And Now A Word From Our Sponsor

Hey Guys and Dolls!

I've been doing some more investigation. My wife, Janice, might call it "time wasting", since she is not totally committed to my online pursuits, but my searching has finally paid off.

Some of you may remember a while back when I was talking about finding a real product
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3.  Real products. Most of the "opportunities" I've seen, the products are all fluff, simply bs, or something that no one has any interest in.  Ask others what their product is, and if they actually use it.

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   - Identity theft.  We didn't think it could happen to us, but we found out yesterday that someone in Arkansas tried to use Janice's debit card number! We went to the bank to find out why it wasn't

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Can You Be In Love With Two People At Once?

Hey Guys and Dolls!

     Lots of crazy crap going on in life and in the world, as usual.  Syria, Russia, Iran, obama, congress,
and who the heck knows what is going on in your local piece of the world.  Murders, robberies,
rapes, fights, drunken brawls, break-ins, you name it, it's going on here.

     But I'm not concentrating on any of that today.  Today I want to talk about the guy who is the
man in charge of arguably the most successful online business in the past two years.  He wrote a blog post, I guess it was, that was and is being passed around amongst all the "little" people.  If you have paid attention for the past two years online, you know who I'm talking about, and if you don't, it really doesn't matter.
   
     Here is the crux of the situation.  His profile used to, and may very well still, call himself a guy who
is "ridiculously in love with his wife".  But yesterday I read a post from him that relates that his wife has gone to Hollywood to seek fame and fortune as an actress.  I guess she has been gone for a month or a little more and the implication was that they were still more or less in wedded bliss at that time.

     However, the post goes on to say that in the time that his wife has been gone, he has met and fallen in love with a local girl, whose whereabouts are currently unknown to him.  Oh, and by the way, the local girl is pregnant.  So, the plot thickens.

     Now the questions come out, at least from me, and believe me, I am not a saint nor an inquisitor.  But having thrust himself into the public eye, this guy, let's call him Dave, has brought himself under public scrutiny.  So, in the same manner as a public figure in the offline world, be it a politico, or the
president or CEO of a large corporation such as Sears, Dupont, Ford Motor Company, or any other entity, he is subject to the scrutiny that all of the "rich in public" have to contend with.

The single burning question (with many parts) that I have for him is this.

If you were in love with your wife, at the time she left for fame and fortune on the silver screen, why did you put yourself in a position to "fall in love" with someone you had seemingly never laid eyes on until your wife left the country?

Can you really fall in love after a month? Or do you fall in love when the object of your lust ends up
pregnant?

Does the fact that you don't know where your pregnant girlfriend is, have a bearing on your new
found love?  In the manner of  absence making the heart grow fonder?  Or fooling yourself into
believing that your little slipup is okay because you loooovve her?

And just exactly how does the "girlfriend" feel about you and more importantly having your baby?
Or having anyone's baby for that matter?  Or could the fact that you are a millionaire come into
play at all?  Is her disappearance due to advice from legal counsel in building a child support
case against you?


Now for the opinion, the moralizing, and perhaps the judgment, if you will.

First of all, Jesus said "judge not, that you be not judged" meaning to me, that if you don't want
to be judged, then don't judge anyone else.  That notwithstanding, I believe that you CAN judge,
based on your own morals, beliefs, tenets, and the teachings you hold dear in your life from your
church, your parents, your ancestors and society in general.

Number One.  If you are married and you love your spouse, you are supposed to be faithful to them.

Number Two.  If you have split and you have a pretty good idea that you aren't getting back together, then stay away from all members of the opposite sex.  Rebound relationships are statistically doomed even more than first marriages.  And nobody gets pregnant.

Number Three. If either you or your spouse found a playmate prior to the split, they are not coming back and chances are that their new relationship is going nowhere.  Some will be successful, but most will not.  In general the playmate is someone who was just that, looking for play. The "player" was looking for something they weren't getting in the marriage.  Too late now, but whomever wasn't happy should have told the other person and they should have gotten counseling to determine if the marriage could be fixed or not.

I could go on and on, but I have seriously gotten away from the topical question.  Can you be in love with two people at the same time?  I believe that you can, to a point.  I believe that you can want to
be with two different people and enjoy their company, and yes, be in love with them both.  In order
to do this however, I also believe that they actually have to have many of the same attributes.  So
that your feelings are really about a certain type person as opposed to a specific person.

Happiest are obviously those who have found what can truly be called a "soul mate".  Unhappily,
I believe that most people do not find their soul mates, but that they can still be happy with the
person they married.  I know a lady who married a man so effeminate that he is as close to
gay as any man can be without actually admitting to it. They have had a couple of kids.  I seriously
doubt that they are "in love" but they are both reasonably happy.  Neither of them had much of
a chance finding a partner who was a soul mate, he being so effeminate and she being homely
and not having much of a personality.  They settled for each other and perhaps rightly so.

Most people I know that are happily married are not married to their "soul mates" but are not
necessarily unhappy either.  Most are married to those whom they know are good people
and they love that person. They wish that they were "in love" with their mates but they are
content that they don't have a worse lot in life.

Those who are not married, but are playing house, shacking up, are fooling themselves and
each other.  They have no commitment to each other, no matter how much they protest that
they do.  I have been in so-called "committed" relationships and I have been married.
Marriage is a whole different ballgame.  It is far easier to walk away from a "committed" relationship
than it is to walk away from a marriage.

Okay, enough of my rambling. I've left lots of loose ends and lots of room for comment and
criticism.  Let's begin!

Rain, Criminals, and Grass Cuts

Hey Guys and Dolls!

    After 15 straight days of freakin' rain, we are supposed to have sunshine for the next two days. The weather guessers aren't going to commit past that.  I predict that we will either get rain or we won't. My chances of being correct are about 50/50 according to my calculator. Wish me luck!

     On another subject, are you guys and dolls experiencing an uptick in the number of robberies, shootings, burglaries, and bank robberies in your area? These jackasses are going crazy around here. Same bank robbed two days in a row, 4 convenience stores robbed all within about 4 miles of each other. And all the criminals in each case are different. I think 2 of the c-stores were robbed by the same guys.  We are happy that we have our concealed weapons with us at all times now.  We are having to go into some really dicey areas lately, and all this crime crap happens in broad daylight, just as much as at night.

     We have a property maintenance business for those who don't know and right now it mainly consists of property inspections and grass cuts.  It is fun for the most part, but when we have to go do an initial inspection, lately it is in the ghetto and a little nerve racking.  The ante has been upped as to whether we run into a bunch of crack heads or not in what is supposed to be a vacant house.  Hopefully I am just being melodramatic, we haven't been in any danger yet and I don't want to be either. However, our vigilance is majorly increased.  We literally cover each other with our pistols and shotgun in a few of these places.  Better to feel foolish with no incidents than to have to shoot someone I say.

     On another subject, many of you got an invitation to check out what I am doing online.  I have seemingly found a winner.  Early indications are that the plan that I have been introduced to  is quite lucrative and fingers are crossed that in about 60 days we'll be in a position to go part time "day job" and full time online, then in 90 to 120 we'll go full time online and forget about doing the manual labor stuff. Real retirement is coming down the line at last!
That's all for now.

Y'all take care and take care of each other!

I'm Back But Not Happy About It

Hey Guys and Dolls!

     After the past few days, I have gone from stunned and shocked to numb.  I have to continue

my work, whether I like it or not.  Productivity, as weak and lame as it is right now is the only way

to move forward.  So, regrettably I am back.  It will start off slowly, but life goes on and God is

good.  It's just that he will have some explaining to do.

Y'all take care and be nice to each other!

No Pity Party - Life and Death, But Mostly Death, Part One

Hey Guys and Dolls!

     When I say that I have been thinking about my death lately, I mean I started thinking

about it when my son died in 1989 at 13 years old.  This story will have a lot of death in it,

but it is not that I want a pity party.  It is just that it is necessary to know the background

that has taken me to this point in my life, and the facts are what they are, regardless of

how much I wish that they weren't.

     I first really became aware of death when my paternal grandmother died.  I was nine years

old and really never knew her.  I had seen her on maybe half a dozen occasions that I recall

between my birth and the day she died.  I do remember that we probably exchanged about 4

words during that time and that I didn't see her as a particularly pleasant person.  Not

unpleasant, just that there was really no warmth coming from her.  I guess you could say

neutral, no like or dislike toward me, just well........nothing.

This was not a huge surprise in retrospect as I never heard the words "I love you" from

my mother when she was alive or my father who is still living.  So it wasn't a stretch for me

to not remember any warmth from my grandmother or grandfather either, for that matter.

(Sure is sounding like a pity party isn't it? lol  I told you, these are just the facts, they are

what they are.)

The bottom line here is that my grandmother's death meant nothing to me.  She was,

and then she wasn't.

     When I was in, I don't know, I think 7th grade, maybe.   A classmate of my sister, who

is a year older than me, drowned on a field trip to a county park.  That was weird since I

knew him and it was hard to imagine that he was just gone from the earth.  I did see him

in his coffin and it was not a picture that I have ever forgotten.  I remember thinking that

he didn't look anything like he looked when he was alive.  I remember being pissed off

because all future field trips to the county park were cancelled forever, and I never got

to go the next year like all the 8th graders before me.  Come to think of it I have never

been there to this day.  But I digress, which will probably happen a lot in this tale.  I tend

to use a lot of words to get to the point.  If you are still here, then I'll get back to the story.

     As I said at the beginning, I started thinking about my own death when my 13 year old

son, Michael, was killed trying to cross a highway in front of a car.  The absolute horror

of this event and all that went with it, I will spare you, maybe for another time. But I

doubt it. (Okay, I'm taking a moment for a pity party here.)  I'll be right back.

End of Part One

Preview Of Coming Attractions

Hey Guys and Dolls!

     I have been thinking a lot about life and death lately, death mostly.  And mostly mine.

Now don't get your hopes up, I am interested in prolonging my life as much as possible, but

there are a lot of things that need to be said.  I think that this is the time to be saying them.

It's going to take a first draft and some editing to get across what I'm thinking and to get it

right so it will take a few days since we have been bombed with work once again and my

old ass takes time to recover after an eventful day.  Stay tuned, I think it will be worth

your while.

Y'all take care and be safe!

I'm back to posting, and staying busy busy!!

Hey Guys and Dolls!

     Sorry I've been out of the loop for a few days. Our offline business is booming, keeping us

whipped at the end of the day. Same old story, too much work and not enough money.  So I am

working on a brand new online marketing plan and will be rolling it out next week.  Lots of study

and a couple of things to create before it goes.

     In other news my awesome incredible wife, Janice, had a birthday on June 12th.  Although

I couldn't give her a big party due to our workload, at least I was able to buy her a cake and we

had a quiet celebration over a beer, cake, and ice cream.  No, not all at the same time.

     Additionally, we are loving our "new" house.  The doggies are loving their new fenced in yard

and we continue to have to play frisbee or fetch the ball when we get home at the end of the day.

We are actually nestled in a "hidden" wooded area of the urban area, somewhat surrounded by

criminals of all ilks, from drug dealers to prostitutes, and an occasional robbery takes place at the

convenience store about a block and a half away.  We never leave home without our buddies,

Smith and Wesson, and their big brother Ruger.  Their uncle Mossberg always rides behind the

driver's seat in case we need to call on him for assistance.  So far so good, but we are prepared.

We never feel threatened or in any danger as we both can hit whatever we are aiming at, and

we are vigilant.  Life is not only good, it is great!  The only complaint we have is that we are

too old to do all the manual labor required to complete our bigger jobs and have to hire young

lads with muscles to do the heavy lifting.  By next June, we plan to be fully retired on my Navy

pension, and social security, filling in with our online business.  Actually, the online business plan

is on track to eliminate social security as a factor.  At any rate, since we can't go back to our

twenties and do it all over again, we have to keep moving forward.

Nobody has got it better than me!

Y'all take care and be safe!