What we’ll do is to end corruption in a corrupted system (by peaceful means) and then spread the message that we’re all human and that we’re all equal.

Lets hate the bad people and love the good ones, you in?

Of course I know why I’m feeling this way. Normally I don’t give in to depression, but this week was very hard. I’m missing my dad very much and knowing that this is one more holiday that I will never spend with him again. I know each holiday will bring the same heart wrenching feelings and tears, but I hope the good memories will soon bring smiles instead.

Margaret takes some very picture-esque pictures. I know I might sound biased, but it’s true.

She has an eye for scenes, nature, and oddities; to which are all beautiful. I swear, her and my dad have an eye for things.

Anyway, as you peruse this site, please take a look at some of the pics she’s taken. Yeah, not all of them are worthy of a book of “Margaret Photos,” but you’ll find that most of them are absolutely stunning. She has a knack for catching popping colors, dreary (which we find are gorgeous) states of nature, and happiness in a family collective.

Sweety, I love you and I think you take some of the most beautiful pictures. I’m glad that we have so much history that your pictures tell a story of us.

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This is going to be a tote for me!!!

This is going to be a purse for my niece Allie

Unsure what I’ll make out of these… maybe skirts for my two older nieces Ash & Bec

This is going to be my computer bag… so excited about this project!!!!!!

I’m thinking these will make good table runners for this year… lost of colors and they span summer, spring, fall, & winter.

He started digging really quickly and with great intensity until he pulled back with a big fat gray mole in his mouth.

I said, “Drop it!” and he dropped it on the ground immediately. The poor critter was close to death, cause its hind legs were moving. I had to quickly say “good boy” to Luke so he would know what he did wasn’t bad. Well as I went in closer to look, Lucas darted down real quick and he had that mole right back in his mouth. This time when he dropped it, it wasn’t moving.

I think his taste of blood he got while kenneled at the vet gave him that lust for furry flesh. He apparently found a nest of baby bunnies and devoured them.

Silly dog.

Crashing Before Big Papa

okay okay, sleeping animals are cute, but coupled with sleeping spouses is just beyond cute!

I really enjoyed this documentary. I love John Cleese so of course I had to add it to my instant queue, but he was actually very informative. I’m not really a wine connoisseur, but I love a glass of Cabernet or Merlot every now and then. This show actually presented the information in layman’s terms so it’s easier to understand. The best thing is it didn’t make me feel stupid because I didn’t know the “catch phrases” of wine. If you’re a wine lover then check it out.

An unusual explorer named Gum (Richard Griffiths) and his kindly niece (Emilia Fox) adopt three orphans — Pauline (Emma Watson), Petrova (Yasmin Paige) and Posy (Lucy Boynton) — and raise them as sisters in 1930s London. But the girls must fend for themselves when Gum doesn’t return from one of his adventures. Together, they nurture their passions for acting, aviation and ballet in this charming TV adaptation of Noel Streatfield’s novel.

It’s okay… felt really rushed at the end. Not a movie I would buy, but not bad for an instant queue watch.

WRONG!!

Fast forward to the current release of the Sony Playstation 3. The controller has a helluva ton of buttons. You have 4 analog “trigger” buttons, 4 regular digital buttons (for your right thumb), and 2 analog thumb sticks that also double as buttons. So all in all (excluding the select, start, and Sony buttons) that’s a grand total of 10 buttons!!!

10 damned buttons. Why? Why do we need that many buttons? I would say that the point of diminishing returns has hit with this controller for quite some time. I never ever wanted to own a Playstation because of how many buttons the controller had and the functionality of it always seemed overwhelming. Now after owning a PS3 and playing certain first person shooters (FPS’s), racing games, and role playing games (RPG’s), I can say that all them buttons are not necessary. Give me a mouse and keyboard if you’re gonna make a game that extensively uses all buttons logically.

(side note, the reason I own a PS3 is due to the fact that the Nintendo Wii wasn’t doing it for me anymore and I wanted a console and Blu-Ray player that wouldn’t be obsolete due to new newer profiles)

I guess my question is, why can’t we have just 2 analog trigger buttons and two digital buttons on top? The analog sticks and digital pad (d-pad) are nice, but whatever. The original Nintendo and Sega Master System did fine with just 2 buttons, so why can’t we go back to that?

Now, lets tackle the “me too” factor of the Playstation 3 controller. One nice thing about getting away from the Wii was the waggle that came with it. The motion gimmick was fun while it lasted, but I was ready to move on. What did I find though with the PS3? A retarded version of the waggle because they had to have the “me too” factor. Do you know how annoying it is while playing an FPS that you have to stop what you’re doing, because there’s a huge controller graphic on the screen telling you to rotate your damned controller from left to right? It’s so annoying that I stop, take a piss break, and grab another beer, because I know time stands still at those moments. And I contemplate turning off the game to never to return to it ever, because of that shit.

So if that isn’t mildly annoying enough, Sony has introduced dual wielding dildos to control games (called the move). I kid you not, these black sticks have dildonic tendencies with one having a ping pong ball on top (I’m assuming that vibrates for her pleasure). Now I got away from the Wii, because of the waggle. But now Sony is bringing their version of the waggle to this damned system. They say that not all games will be affected by it, but I don’t believe them. I hope that gimmick dies a horrible death. Maybe down the road Sony will look back on this and say, “We shoulda just stuck with the machine that we originally decided to make without bandwagon jumping.”

btw, the most comfortable controller I ever used was the original large X-Box controller, seconded by the Dreamcast’s controller.

But I no longer feel that way. Nope, money isn’t where it’s at for me anymore, it’s family time. I’ve really enjoyed spending time with Margaret’s family down in Tennessee and my dad and Monique here as of late. We’re already talking about trips to seeing the rest of our family that’s spread out across the United States.

Family is where it’s at and I’m thankful that at my young age that I’ve come to realize that. Sure money is nice to have, but that’s not where my happiness lies anymore.

I’ll have to chalk this life lesson as a learning experience and I’m happy that I’ve learned it.

I wish we could have our days off together on the same days. I just hate that she’s going to be running errands without me…..especially when putting Luke up at the vet. Poor pup.

Anyway, I hope everyone has a happy and safe Memorial Day and remembers what that day was founded upon. Lord knows those were different times, though behind the scenes it seems things are just the same.

btw, Margaret is making a purse/bag and it’s alright. The outside; to me; is ugly, but the inside; to me; is pretty. Chalk it up to man mentality with no sense of style.

LOVE YOU SWEETY!!!!!!

btw you can find this wonderful piece of machinery @  Etsy (Darryl I’m talking to you!!!!!!!!)