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Weekly Tweets for 2009-06-28

  • My captivity is ended but where am I? FLORIDA?! How the eff did I end up in Florida in a thunderstorm? Damn flies… #
  • Westbound thru FL, doing another O/D load. soon to be in AL, but won’t do the Mobile I-10 tunnel, not on my route, bummer. Stupid fly avatar #
  • Yesterday, I was working in pouring rain and still sweated my testes off (I got better). Is Florida weather weird or what? Ha? HA? #
  • Mobile Bay Bridge: http://twitpic.com/8dsiy #
  • Mobile River Bridge: http://twitpic.com/8dtbp (a different one) #
  • Listening to Camouflage Monkey by the Cows, taking pics http://twitpic.com/8dxy4 #
  • Farrah Fawcet dead at 62. There, I’ve said it. Can I go now? sheesh… #
  • RT @isfullofcrap: “Move over, #Neda. You’re yesterday’s news. Unless you’ve got a soft-porn poster like #Farrah somewhere, it’s been real.” in reply to isfullofcrap #
  • RT @CobraCommander: “Played the Cosby Show theme song during morning executions and it was hysterical!” LOL in reply to CobraCommander #
  • RT @TheOnion: “BREAKING: Last Piece Of Michael Jackson Dies” LOL in reply to TheOnion #
  • RT @PatFrmMoonachie: “”ABC ..it’s easy as Bury Me!..”" LOL, again! in reply to PatFrmMoonachie #
  • RT @eatatmilliways: “Michael Jackson and Farrah Fawcett in one day? God hates old white women” lol in reply to eatatmilliways #
  • RT @antichrista: “As we mourn, we should remember that biggest problem still lies ahead: sorting the various grades of recyclable plastic.” in reply to antichrista #
  • RT @_KNY_: @ReidAdair She not a douchebag… shes a “Baggette”. I think the term your looking for is “Bleeth!” ;) #
  • .@Skezzie The flies can work on their grammar in the 7th ring of purgatory, where I sent them all! ;) #
  • RT @crackbarbie: “Michael Jackson died from eating a 10 year old wiener?” LOL #
  • with jacko, farrah, and cap-and-trade all shoved up our ass, continuously and repeatedly, 24/7 no radio or twitter for me today. meh… #
  • RT @IMAO_: “For every terrorist we kill, we create 10 more. Then we kill those 10 and eventually they run out.” Don’t forget all the virgins in reply to IMAO_ #
  • @RightGirl Drain static? I’ve never heard of such a thing! What’s that about? in reply to RightGirl #
  • Sup twits! Guess who’s spending the weekend in quaint, picturesque Ardmore, OK? And who’ll be twittering stupidity for the next 60 hours? #
  • Q: Whaddya get when you cross a brown chicken and a brown cow? A: A pr0n soundtrack… (say it loud, brown chicken, brown cow) get it? HAA? #
  • Do you think the Iranians wacked Jacko? It sure took the world’s attention off them eating their own young. Even Fox News. Stupid Greta… #
  • .@TerenceSmelser “WHERES MY GLOVE, WHERE’S MY GLOVE?!” Rosannadannadad was jealous because he couldn’t moonwalk, mullahs frowned upon it. in reply to TerenceSmelser #
  • .@ImWendy Bug in the couch? That’s it, time for a new couch! ;) in reply to ImWendy #

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Star Trek Meets Monty Python

An old but a goody from Youtube…

“Well, on second thought, lets not go to Camelot. Tis a silly place…”

I’m a Photographer Now?

Notice the capital “P.” Seems one of my photos (see below) was used in a Yahoo Spark article about The Language of the New Economy. It won’t make me rich (it won’t make me any money) but this is my third Flickr image used in someone else’s work. I’m up to two websites and one book! Woo hoo!

Array

Cool!

Weekly Tweets for 2009-06-21

  • Still at home, waiting for freight. If I have to be anywhere doing nothing, I night as well be doing nothing at home! #
  • Thinking of getting an new FauxPod. Requirements: Plays Audible audiobooks, 4+ Gb storage, color screen. Evil Empire (Apple) need not apply. #
  • Back on the road. Almost got washed out tying down cargo in a thunderstorm. Kept an eye peeled for flying farmhouses. Real tornado weather. #
  • RT @gypsyhooker: “YTF would anyone drive one of these death traps???? http://twitpic.com/7kz7i" A Smart Car for Stupid People ™. in reply to gypsyhooker #
  • @Skezzie I’ll just have to stick with my fauxPod, my fauxPhone and my fauxMac… ;P At least till the contract is up on my BlackJack2. in reply to Skezzie #
  • The Wife found the obituary for the man I saw have a heart attack in the Walmart parking lot, very sad… #
  • RT @SKYTANK: DECEPTICON TESTICLES IN NEW TRANSFORMERS MOVIE. IF SKYTANK WANTED 2 GLIMPSE GIANT METAL BALLS, WOULD LOOK 2 YOUR MOTHER’S CHIN in reply to SKYTANK #
  • RT @Heydriver: “Arrgh! Me spots a Fail Whale upon the vast horizon. Feels like a glitch in the force Luke!” Argh! And you’re mixing genres! in reply to Heydriver #
  • RT @JimNorton: “Ft Lauderdale, one show tonight. My balls are stuck to my forehead.” Coach seats 2 small? Fancyman didn’t fly 1st class? ;) in reply to JimNorton #
  • @Korv_N Old, crusty followers say hi, too! ;) in reply to Korv_N #
  • @Korv_N Sorry, never did… I guess I’m stuck in my musical ways. ;) in reply to Korv_N #
  • Watched Gran Torino on DVD last night. excellent flick. Now, what to watch (or rewatch) tonight… Hmm… #
  • .@HeavenLeigh123: “@Greeblie I’m rewatching Season 2 of Drake & Josh…” I’m so out of touch I don’t even know what that is… ;) in reply to HeavenLeigh123 #
  • .@gypsyhooker: “Death Proof?? Loved that movie.” Excellent choice! Maybe I’ll hit that and Planet Terror, make it a double feature! in reply to gypsyhooker #
  • .@Skezzie ugh… Never seen a Segal movie I could get past the 15 minute mark. how he and Chuck Norris have careers, I’ll never know… in reply to Skezzie #
  • Soon picking up an O/D load in IL. But must find a Streakin Beacon, my truck has a severe case of the creeping cruds it picked up in Gary. #
  • .@slackadjusterr Of course it will rain, I just washed my truck! in reply to slackadjusterr #
  • @edouglas528 How bout putting up an avatar? The default one sorta looks like you… ;) in reply to edouglas528 #
  • Loose fly in the cab of my truck, despite all attempts at murder. Sucker’s been here all day. Where’s Obama when I need him? #notmyflykiller #
  • .@TerenceSmelser Thanks for the RT, good buddy! ;) Stupid fly is distracting me from my Tweeting and driv [NO SIGNAL] in reply to TerenceSmelser #
  • RT @TerenceSmelser: “@Greeblie ROFL, I’LL BE your “Good Buddy” ANYTIME, darling…” #RWRTF (or aren’t we doing that anymore… ;) in reply to TerenceSmelser #
  • @TerenceSmelser Is #rwrtf so last week or what? Back to the road now… in reply to TerenceSmelser #
  • Rogue fly musta got the idea that it was unwanted. Escaped thru window when I stopped to scale my O/D load. PETA would be proud of me… #
  • GAWD DAMMIT! Rogue fly left but the 2ND SHIFT “FLIES” showed up to take over! Fuck me running… #
  • @KerryES Well, being as I have never in all my born days seen a fire ant, I’ll have to call flies the clear winner here… ;) in reply to KerryES #
  • @PhilMadsen Chicago is not a good place to spend a weekend. Good luck to you driver! in reply to PhilMadsen #
  • @juliarygaard Never trust food from anyone with two first names… ;) in reply to juliarygaard #
  • There’s a hole in the sky: http://twitpic.com/7upam #
  • @juliarygaard Darned if you ain’t right. But really Ruth’s Chris sounds like two different people. Does Ruth own Chris? in reply to juliarygaard #
  • RT @askspikeonline: Why old dogs are the best dogs http://bit.ly/BgBR2 Every word is true, and you may want to grab a tissue. <- true words in reply to askspikeonline #
  • @juliarygaard LOL backatcha! Why didn’t I see that coming, I’ve only been married for 18 years. in reply to juliarygaard #

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Weekly Tweets for 2009-06-14

  • .@Skezzie Asshole birds were not on duty when I went to my truck at 3AM. Not only are they assholes, they are “slackers” too! ;) in reply to Skezzie #
  • Commencing to play in Chicagoland traffic. Fun, fun, fun. #
  • Our Lady of Perpetual Construction, don’t fail me now… #
  • Up an at ‘em at 3am, its time for me to formally and unconditionally surrender to the Axis of Entropy. Don’t forget to tip your socks… #
  • here I am http://pic.gd/8f5be9 #
  • RT @Greeblie: “here I am http://pic.gd/8f5be9” Tweetphoto doesn’t know where I am… probably the phone. in reply to Greeblie #
  • On the Indiana Toll Road, eastbound – http://twitpic.com/6z9wk #
  • Indiana Toll roads IZOOM “mascot” is female superhero in skintight suit, big knockers and bed head. Those always make me think of concrete. #
  • Started in Milwaukee, picked up in Joliet and delivered in Toledo today. Nice full day of work. Maybe another tomorrow? meh… #
  • Just ate one of the Cup-O-Noodles wife discovered in laundry closet and passed on to me. Tasted like chicken and SOAP! Packaging FAIL! #
  • @Skezzie Hi Dad! Twitter Note: Preface your tweets with @Greeblie when they’re directed to me, otherwise I don’t see them for a few days ;) in reply to Skezzie #
  • .@Skezzie Terry just reported 1000s of bird settling for the night in some trees behind the complex. Migration, I guess. Get the birdfeeder! in reply to Skezzie #
  • .@TerenceSmelser You getting back behind the wheel soon? in reply to TerenceSmelser #
  • @TerenceSmelser Hope you get setup where you want to be. Good thing about truck driving, you can work for just about anyone, if a jobs there in reply to TerenceSmelser #
  • @TerenceSmelser The converse of that means the rest of the world is safer if you’re not “concentrated” in one place too long ;) in reply to TerenceSmelser #
  • @TerenceSmelser A damn good thing! Well, Mista T, I gotta crash now. I’m going blind from… soap… poisoning! Won’t they be sorry then ;) in reply to TerenceSmelser #

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Weekly Tweets for 2009-06-07

  • Morning twittereses! Lets all cross our fingers that I will have some freight (work) to do today. Otherwise I’ll cry. You don’t want that. #
  • @JimNorton With the tags still on? in reply to JimNorton #
  • Goodbye POSSUM FART! now hauling freight to MO. Its a short run, but it gets me moving. Cuz if I ain’t moving, I’m not earning! #
  • @gypsyhooker Sounds like you have really have pissed off the Gawds… Maybe e? Hell Marys and a sincere act of retribution might help! ;) in reply to gypsyhooker #
  • Down for 10 in the Show Me… Delivering tomorrow, but no freight setup for afters. Color me surprised… #bbrcardholder #
  • Cheesus H. Crust! Can’t those short-bus riders that work at McDs EVER get the cheese in the MIDDLE of the bun! Youth is wasted on the young. #
  • @slackadjusterr Strafford, MO but not at the TurdAmerica. Can’t eat there. they should call their cafe the TurboLax Express! RROLF! in reply to slackadjusterr #
  • RT @slackadjusterr: “AGREE ON TA … want me to send some lot lizards down there ?” Get thee behind me, Slack! No “commercial” for me! ;) in reply to slackadjusterr #
  • Contestant died while filming the bulgaria version of “Survivor.” I guess he just didn’t grasp the concept of the Show! #groan #
  • .@Morticia626 Eminem just followed the script, I think. Why else would he be miked for sound? ;) in reply to Morticia626 #
  • @Morticia626 On wwtdd.com they said the stunt was most likely staged & Paris Hilton was first choice. But the thong WAS NOT in the script ;) in reply to Morticia626 #
  • RT @lisarahmat: “Whenever stupid schoolboys block the walkway, I curse them. Like…Damn you, future McDonald’s crew!” LOL in reply to lisarahmat #
  • @ReidAdair According to wwttd.com, neither the thong or the 69 were in the script. That was all SasHa Cohen! ha ha in reply to ReidAdair #
  • not wwttd.com, I meant wwtdd.com, my bad… #
  • RT @sween: “a workplace haiku: an errant pube rests / leisurely on my spacebar / I pray you are mine” in reply to sween #
  • Scaring Myself! Couldn’t see from right eye, left eye showed same scene no matter what I did. Starting to panic, did I have a stroke? … #
  • No, I was asleep and dreaming with one eye open. Swear to GAWD this is true! Still shaking and calling myself a dumbass! Tricky Brain… #
  • RT #OpiesMoney @Opieradio from Opie and Anthony show dropped dollar bill on the streets of NY http://tinyurl.com/m6lqu3 Find it win $10000! #
  • RT @benmarvin Hey .. guys, I need a job. Something where I can smoke cigarettes and play with my phone all day would be nice” truck driver? in reply to benmarvin #
  • Told wife about earlier “dream-stroke.” She commiserated with my plight, all the while giggling like a schoolgirl. That’s why I love her! #
  • Just finished off Carrion Comfort by Dan Simmons, a favorite author of mine. Very weird freaky book about mind vampires. A real page-turner. #
  • RT @sokeri: “This is Hank. http://twitpic.com/6i4f6” So cute! awwww… in reply to sokeri #

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Did I Have A Stroke?

It was scary! Couldn’t see much at all from right eye, left eye was frozen on same scene no matter what I did, I could not move or blink it. I was disoriented, almost paralyzed and was really getting into a fully scale panic! I might have even cried a bit wondering what I was going to do now! I couldn’t find my phone must less call 911. How am I going to get out of this helicopter?

Helicopter? WTF!?

And then I discovered something very important! My right eye was closed because I was ASLEEP! My head was resting on my left arm and had peeled my left eye open. The unchanging scene was my arm, my watchband and the inside of my truck. I was paralyzed because I was napping, but I thought I was awake. My eyes were wet and red, especially the left one because it was propped open by my arm…

All the above is 100% true! I’m still a little shaken but apparently I just HAD to Twitter and blog about it… What a dumbass I am!

And, just how tricky can your brain be when you’re “not looking?”

Weekly Tweets for 2009-05-31

  • Back on the road, heading to SC… Had a great weekend, saw lots of people I hadn’t seen in a long time. Good times, good times… #
  • The Law is working overtime in TN, handing out tickets with both hands today. Everyone is subject to their attentions, not just big trucks. #
  • Driving under the Smokies (1 of 2) http://twitpic.com/5y392 #
  • Driving under the Smokies (2 of 2) http://twitpic.com/5y3hz #
  • @jinime Awesome synonyms: tubular, gnarly, bitchin’, sweeeeet, zomg. And of course, greeblie… ;) in reply to jinime #
  • RT @isfullofcrap: If I want to see rednecks drive in circles for 500 miles, I’ll go to a sale at a Wal Mart with a really small parking lot. in reply to isfullofcrap #
  • Feeding the ducks at a TS in SC… Then they went under my truck to hang out for a while. NOTE TO SELF: Check under truck before leaving. #
  • Truckstop Ducks – (trying to post pics, but apparently Twitpic is fubar) #
  • Southbound thru the liquid sunshine. http://twitpic.com/601rk #
  • Hiding out for the night behind a WallyWorld, picking up my freight in th am. Got some shopping done, now I can eat! #foodisnice #
  • I just farted so bad it drove me out of my truck and close to the exhaust stack, where I could get some fresh air. TMI, yeah sure… #
  • Reading Cryptonomicon by Neal Stephenson. But I’m slowly slipping into timewarps and have been rereading a lot… Time for bed, I think… #
  • Passing thru “makin jawjuh” on my way to Texas. Unrelated: Is anyone else creeped out by my avatar? The peanut M&M in my nostril too much? #
  • @Kalli us motherfuckin amurrikun done ruint everthing, huh… ;) in reply to Kalli #
  • @deadvoter Piercing? Not a bad idea! Well, except maybe for the blocked sinus and the inevitable decomposition. Oh, and the blue dye ring ;) in reply to deadvoter #
  • @melissakeyes So far popular consensus is not good. I’ll have to change it soon. I wonder if its lost me any followers? That’d be kewl! #
  • @Kalli LOL! Imagine, if you will, the world DID revolve around the US. Then people in Australia would be flung off into space! ;) in reply to Kalli #
  • @melissakeyes Yes, I’ll have to be subtle with next pic… I know just the one! hee hee! in reply to melissakeyes #
  • RT @verwon: You have got 2 be kidding, why would you post this pic as your avatar? Not going to watch that popup in my stream all the time! #
  • RT @Sternenfee: “if you want me to follow you back, introduce yourself, make yous presence known.” I’m the one snorting M&Ms in reply to Sternenfee #

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Link Love

A trip around the blogosphere:

  • John Scalzi interviews a stick of butter. [via Whatever]
  • Work continues on a full scale Gundam Robot in Japan (with pictures). I’m not sure why… [via Danny Choo]
  • Get back to nature with your nasty black “assault weapon.” Give your AR-15 the woody treatment! [via The Smallest Minority]
  • Andrea Harris battles “those roaches that fly at you OH MY GOD GET ME A GUN” (AKA palmetto bugs). [via In Between Days]
  • A 1964 interview with Ayn Rand done by Playboy magazine and put online. Love her philosophy, hate her writings… [via The Real Gun Guys]
  • Apropos of nothing: Frank Zappa’s Little Umbrellas off the Hot Rats album is a really beautiful instrumental… (Would love to post a sample but Firefox pukes every time and neither Blip.fm nor Last.fm have it… argh!)

Laters, people…

Photography Is About the EYE!

Mike at The Online Photographer had a great idea for sharpening a photographers ability (or maybe even helping with photographer’s block), take a manual film camera (a Leica, for instance) and shoot only black and white for a year. I assume this was an exercise in seeing the light, not just the color and learning exposure values the same way most people type, without thinking about it.

Like I said, great idea but it was quickly consumed in a “why a Leica?” war that completely got off the point of the exercise. I’m pretty sure he meant to simplify and shoot, shoot, shoot and practice makes perfect, etc. Later, the exhausted Mike came up with variations on a theme post that outlined ways to achieve the same thing with different equipment, film, etc.

I’m by no means a professional photographer, as a matter of fact I consider myself a rank amatuer at this stuff. But I think someone lost the whole point of photography, “ITS NOT THE EQUIPMENT, ITS THE EYE” that makes a great photograph. Ask Ken Rockwell, if you don’t believe me. I’ve seem people make great pictures with ancient cameras and light leaking pieces of… plastic. And I’ve seen uninspiring pictures taken with multi thousand dollar rigs.