My Dailies 2007

MARCH

Saturday, March 31, 2007

Today I went and did a little shopping over at Lowe's, Office Depot, Staples, Aaron Brothers and Rite-Aid. And I cooked a big pot of food for the cats. And I did some Online banking.

Then tonight I went over to Pomodoro Cucina Italiana restaurant and put a pound or 2 in me. Dinner tasted extra good tonight. I had the garlic bread with arribiata sauce, a dish of Spinachi, and their Ravioli de zucca. Their Ravioli de zucca is the best tasting ravioli I've ever tasted. I like eating it on it's own,.. and I like dipping it in the arribiata sauce too.

Friday, March 30, 2007

Popularity,.. I have seemed to be a very popular guy at times in my life. I don't really notice it so much out in the real world. I do seem to be somewhat popular due to my quality of work in some places. And that's cool. And then I have had times where friends have insinuated that I am somebody special to someone right in front of me. And I don't like that at all.

Actually,.. one time,.. It wasn't even necessarily a friend that did it. It was my new Boss that I hardly even knew. It was me, him and another guy that all flew out to New York to start a housing project job on Fort Drum military base. I was supposed to be the Foreman on the job and the other guy was going there to work with me. Our Boss was going to leave us there after he got everything situated.

It was our first day on the job site,... and us three all had to go to a construction meeting where we all sat there with all the Superintendents and Boss's that were building the project.

None of the people in there cared to even talk to me,.. like they would hardly even look at me,.. and they all preferred to talk to the guy that was going there to work with me.

At one point our Boss,... insinuated that I am someone special,.. (Jesus Christ are the words he used),.. and if I remember right,.. I got up and left the room.

The other guy that ended up being the Foreman on the Job was OK,.. even as the Foreman,.. he was doing OK as I was there. And I probably would of stayed there and finished that job with him,.. but when I got my first check, I noticed that they lowered my pay. So I called them, they said,. That's the way it's going to stay, so I quit, and came home.

So on the subject of Jury Duty... It really wasn't bad having to sit there and listen To everybody,.. and getting to know a little bit about how those people think.

I see it as a good thing getting to know how people think there.

And I'm all for Jury Duty if it can be done in a more cool and less strict way.

When I said yesterday that maybe people should all get together and discuss the topic Of Jury Duty,... I was thinking that it should be done in an understanding way towards we the people,.. and the Courts,.. Or Court system,.. in a feel free to say exactly what you think sort of way with no worries about being in trouble for what you think.

I added that last part there because I talked to a guy about Jury Duty today,.. and I don't know if he would of been saying the things he told me to just anybody and everybody.

One thing I was thinking about today was about how the possible Jurors were being asked if they would be OK with it,.. If the accused never took the stand to have a say. As if the accused never has to say a thing.

And I didn't think nothin of it really as I was there. I thought "whatever". But today I was thinking as if I was the Judge,.. and it seemed more right to me if the accused has to take the stand so that every one can get to know him or her as much as they like.

Like,... "your being accused of a very bad crime here,… so we are all going to sit here and get to know you,… very well if we have to"...

On to another subject,... Yesterday,.. I had a heartburn affect going on,.. so I chose to drink milk all day long instead of my usual Dr. Pepper.

And there seems to be something about milk that causes me to gain more pounds than I do by drinking Dr. Pepper. When I sat on the edge of my bed getting ready to go to bed, it was like my stomach was bloated out like I really got full yesterday. Then I weighed myself and I weighed in at 131.

Which is up compared to how I've been weighing lately.

It wasn't like I drank more milk that day compared to how much Dr. Pepper I would usually drink. And it seems like there is just something about milk that really bloats me out.

Well,.. If I'm not mistaken,.. I think this weekend has been 2 weeks. So I get to have a meal this weekend. And I think I'm going to do it over at Pomodoro Cucina Italiana this time.

Today was just another work day. I got more materials for one job,.. and marked all the rooms for the paint colors they are going. Then I went over to another job and got started preparing their exterior handrails for paint.

Thursday, March 29, 2007

Today I got payed from a couple jobs and it looks like a day and a half of Jury Duty isn't going to cause me to have to barrow money to pay my bills this time. If Jury Duty would of lingered on,.. it would of caused me to have to barrow money though. I was low on money at the time when they called me in.

Today I finished a job for now. Which means there is more work there. And I looked at a possible new job. And I worked on getting all the finish paints for another job that I have going right now.

I still had Jury Duty on my mind today. I didn't mean to,.. it was just there. I thought that Jury Duty seems like a good thing for everybody to be discussing. Like they could make a TV show dedicated to just that.

Well,.. it's 5:00 pm here now,... I've got a headache,... and I'm thinking that I get to go to bed early tonight.

I heard the Goo Goo Dolls being interviewed on the radio today on a past moments show. They sounded like cool people. I thought I heard them say that they were from New York,.. but they didn't seem to have New York accents though.

Wednesday, March 28, 2007

Well,.. today I had to spend,.. like a half day in Jury Duty. From 10:00 am to 2:00 pm. I got to learn about how they go through the Jury selection process which is also like a strategic event that goes on between the prosecutor and the defendant.

I don't remember seeing anything like that on Ally McBeal.

Today I had to tell everybody what I thought about me doing Jury Duty. Now,.. I like the Judge we had. He was humorous, good, and he let everybody say what ever they had to say and never appeared to have a problem with what anybody else was saying.

But after I had my say,.. I got dismissed pretty much,.. "right away",.... (LEAVE).

I couldn't help but get nervous in there while I was talking to him. But as I thought about it while I was walking back to my vehicle,... I got a good laugh out of it. Like everybody else,.. I was just telling him how I thought,... but I was the only one that he seemed to have a problem with.

And I think I'll add that,.. how I think goes along with the law too,... "innocent until proved guilty without a reasonable doubt". I doubt "I think I know the person is guilty". I don't doubt "knowing the person is guilty". Which for me requires either seeing the person do it,.. or the person admitting it.

Although,.. it may be in very few cases where just because somebody admits their guilt,.. it doesn't mean that they actually did it.

They could be taking the rap for somebody else.

I did that when I was a teenager for a friend that later became a Police officer. I was the driver. It was me and him and another friend. We drove up on top of a hill and there was a Jeep parked up there where there were 3 men getting ready to hang glide down the hill.

When they took flight,.. my friend goes: "hey,.. lets go over there and go through their Jeep then push it down the hill". I was against it and said "No",... knowing that those people saw my car. But him and my other friend went over there and stole some things out of their Jeep.

Days later,.. the other friend felt guilty and called the guy saying that he found some of his stuff. The friend that had the idea,.. told us,.. what ever you do,.. don't tell on me,.. my dad's a cop,.. and he'll kill me.

So we both never told on him,.. and me and the friend that felt guilty were the ones that got in trouble for that day.

Well,.. it's almost 4:00 pm here now,.. and I still feel a bit wound up. But I'm thinking that I can start thinking about and doing other things now. And maybe wind down a bit.

Tuesday, March 27, 2007

This morning I weighed in at 126 pounds. It's the first time I've dropped below 127 since I started checking my weight back when I recently purchased a new bathroom scale. And it looks like I really am losing weight by eating one meal every 2 weeks. Maybe I'll be able to eat one meal per week and stay at the same weight. I don't know yet. I'll probably try that too though.

Today I worked on one job just finishing little odds and ends. Picked up materials for another job. And dropped off some drawings for another job.

Monday, March 26, 2007

Today I spent a long day at Jury Duty. It was cool in the beginning when a Judge talked to us before we went in to the court room and said how she don't want to have to go to Jury Duty either. Made me feel like I was among a bunch of people that thought the same as I do.

Being in the court room was a bit like being locked up in a room and having to watch court TV all day long to me. But along with having to participate too. No offense meant to Court TV,... it's just not something that I'm into. It reminds me of having to go to court because I was the one that was in trouble.

The Judge in our room comes across as a good one. They are not being understanding about people that may have financial difficulties this year. And if they keep me there long enough,.. I just may be late in paying some of my bills. So far I'm being told to come back on Wednesday.

It's possible that I'm going to have to tell them Wednesday that I will be that problem Juror. The only one out of the 12 Jurors that is still saying "Not guilty". I'm against putting someone in jail that is not guilty. And cant say that a person is guilty unless "I know" (not "think I know") that the person is.

To tell the truth,.. I really don't want to be there,... and I don't want to be judging people in this way. I've had a bit of a lousy life myself,.. and I don't want to be the person that makes somebody else's life lousy. I really don't like being a part of it these days. Cant say that I ever will.

Now if I was in there for a Murder trial,.. and the person would be put to death. "It's wrong for me to decide to put that person to death". No matter what the laws are.

Well,.. I just finished my cat cooking,.. and I've got a headache,.... and still have a bad attitude,... and think that I should stop thinking about this stuff now.

Sunday, March 25, 2007

Well,.. I called and found out that I'm supposed to go to F'n Jury Duty tomorrow. Gave me a reason to have a bad attitude for the rest of the day and tomorrow too. Like a thorn in my side every time the thought of it cross's my mind.

There is something that I totally disagree with about Jury Duty. I think it's wrong to treat people like criminals if they don't go to Jury Duty. They are not criminals,.. they are just people that don't want to go somewhere. And some day somebody or the majority ought to change that part for sure. I think so anyway.

Today I drove down to where Jury Duty is going to be to find out where the H I'm going to be able to park and to get familiar with where I'm going. Then I went over to BestBuy and got me a new Karaoke machine to try out.

And it seems like I've just been piddling around in my office all day.

I did figure out how to fix my Wireless adaptor on my Tablet PC today though. But then I found out that my printer that scans wont scan anymore in Windows Vista and there is no new driver for it either. So I may have to purchase a new Vista compatible printer now. I don't know.

Saturday, March 24, 2007

Another Saturday is just about finished here for me. And I ended up spending a lot of the day installing a Vista Upgrade to my new tablet PC. Everything was going pretty good up until it wouldn't install a couple things. So now it looks like I'm not going to have wireless internet until that issue is resolved,.. and I'm not sure what else hasn't installed correctly yet,.. but I'm sure I'll find out.

I may have to buy a new wireless card that works with Windows Vista now just so that I can get Wireless internet again,.. I don't know. I can see how creating a new operating system like this sure creates a lot of work for a lot of people. And how it would of been nice if the new operating system could of been compatible with all the programs and hardware that I use to use in Windows XP.

Today I didn't get much done working on my house. I just did a little patch work on the exterior. And I went over to a friends house and helped them install the wiring of their new jacuzzi.

Friday, March 23, 2007

Today I did some more touch up painting and I installed a new door knob and installed a new bathroom sink drain kit.

Today I was thinking how Fridays can be just the opposite of what they use to be back 20 years ago where they were days that were always nice to get off early. But now days,.. if I have Saturdays off,... Fridays are the best days for working late on the job,... because I don't have to think like I've gotta get up early and come right back.

Well,.. I've got a couple calls that I've gotta make about work,... and then I think I'm about ready for bed.

Thursday, March 22, 2007

Today I worked on some touch up painting, and got started on another painting job too.

Today I was stopped at a stop sign on my way to the gas station,.. and there was a couple walking down the street with their arms around each other. A guy and a girl,.. and they looked like they were on their way to High School. They looked so very comfortable with each other, smiling and talking to each other as they were walking. They even looked like they matched up looks wise to me too.

I liked what I saw. It looked real,... and like a really good thing. Cant say whether they will last or not as a couple. But they sure looked like a great one to me.

Wednesday, March 21, 2007

Today I worked on painting a couple bathrooms again, doing some detail painting along the edges where 2 colors meet. And I went and checked on another job for readiness.

Man,.. this morning after I got up out of bed I got such a bad packed stuffed up nose that it was soooo miserable being alive.

"Noses suck"

And I don't think I've ever mentioned it before,.. but I've certainly thought it,...

"Teeth suck too".

I was going to come home sick due to a stuffed up nose today (for the first time ever with that reason) and see if I could just black out (sleep),... but it got better shortly after I had that thought,.. so I was able to work all day.

Tuesday, March 20, 2007

Today I was still finishing up a couple bath room paint jobs. And I found out that I got the job that I was estimating yesterday. It was pretty cool to find out that I was right in there price wise with the other guys bidding the job. I haven't bid a job off a set of plans in a long time.

Now that I'm home,.. it's already starting to get late,.. and I've still gotta take a shower and cook dinner for the cats.

Monday, March 19, 2007

Today I worked on getting a couple Bath rooms finish painted. Then I had to come home and work on an estimate for a paint job on a home that is in the process of being remodeled.

And I just finished cooking dinner for the cats,.. and once I get my dailies here all updated I think I'm ready for bed.

Hi Mariah,.. you have a new note in your private place in my web site here today.

Sunday, March 18, 2007

Today I did some patch work on my house. Mostly roof patching where some areas on my roof are allowing water to get to the wood of my overhang on my house.

And I wrote a new page dedicated to what the city I live in is now doing to the people that live here. I put it in my website here in My Thoughts for the Day. It's page 39.

And now I'm still in the process of finishing my laundry and updating my web sites.

Hello Mariah,.. I put a new page in your private place in my web site here. It's on the front page called: NOTES.

Saturday, March 17, 2007

Today I installed new fascia boards on parts of my house. And I'm in the process of cat cooking right now,.. and I've made a video for today.

Hi Mariah.

When I saw the movie "Ray",.. about Ray Charles. While I was watching some of his drug scenes my brain comes out with this thought,... "your not going to be like that".

I'm going to have me a dinner tonight. I'm gonna go over to P.F. Changs China Bistro again and probably get take out. Seems like they're always crowded over there.

Friday, March 16, 2007

Today I finished re-varnishing at my uncle Tom's house, and I went over to another job and got some pictures of some areas that I may be working on in the future, then I went over to the Paint Store and got some paints to make samples for the possible new beam colors over at my Uncle's house.

Now that I'm home,.. I've still gotta feed the cats,... and then I'm going to bed.

Hello Mariah,... if your looking.

Thursday, March 15, 2007

Today me and friend that's working with me went over to my Uncle Tom's house and prepared and re-varnish some exterior doors.

And now that I'm home,.. I'm sitting here thinking that,.. I don't really like this day,.. and that I'm going to finish what I've got to do here,... and go to bed.

Wednesday, March 14, 2007

Today I went over to one job to get started on preparing and painting some new exterior windows,.. and they didn't even have them all installed yet,... so I went over to another job and re-textured some walls in the Master Bathroom.

Today while I was at the Paint Store,.. a Roy Orbison song was playing on the radio there,.. so I was singing that song most the day,.. and it sounded like I was sounding very good,... but by the time I got home to put it onto video,.. it was like I forgot how to sing it all of a sudden.

But I did get one video that I'm OK with to show.

Hi Mariah... As I was singing your song yesterday and listening to my self as I was singing it,.. it was seeming like I may need to Man Up some day,.. and sing it with a manlier tone. But when I listen to it on video,.. I think it sounds good the way I was doing it there though.

"Had to remove these videos. New server doesn't allow any room for videos."

Video - Me singing a Roy Orbison song called "You got it".

Tuesday, March 13, 2007

Today I worked on getting a Master bathroom finish painted. Then I came home and made videos that I wasn't that happy with,.. so I decided I better go get my cat cooking done and have a shower. Then when I came out of the shower I was able to come up with a video that I'm OK with.

Hi Mariah,... I decided to sing your song acapela today. I'm not that crazy about the way I am looking facially in the video below,.. but I'm not sounding too bad to me.

"Had to remove these videos. New server doesn't allow any room for videos."

Video - Me singing a Mariah Carey song called "Allways be my baby" (acapela version).

Monday, March 12, 2007

Today I turned in a couple bills and got paid,.. and I worked on getting a couple bathrooms finish painted. And when I came home I got involved with making a video for today,... and I'm in the process of doing a load of laundry, and I've still gotta cook dinner for the cats.

Last night I noticed a problem with my new video pages. Like you can't play a video until all the videos have loaded onto the page. So tonight I decided to put the videos on separate pages,... small, medium and large.

Hi Mariah,... the video that I made today was made for you,... and I would of put it in your private area,... but I think this video is OK for anybody to see.

"Had to remove these videos. New server doesn't allow any room for videos."

Video - Me singing a Mariah Carey song called "Allways be my baby".

Sunday, March 11, 2007

Today I worked a little more on my house. I did some patch work up in my overhang,.. and primed all the area's where I'm going to be installing new fascia boards, and also primed the new fascia boards.

Now it's 3:30 pm here,.. and I've just finished making a couple videos for today,.. and I've gotta go shower then cook dinner for the cats,... and then I've got another Invoice to make up,.. and I've got to update my other web site too.

Hi Mariah... So,.. I think the last time I ate Pringles potato chips (besides now), was back when they first came out. They were like the new thing,.. all perfectly shaped potato chips. It was probably the Original version of plain potato chips,.. and I tried them and never bothered eating them again. But now days,.. I've noticed that Pringles potato chips have a good special flavor to them. My favorites are,.. "Pizza-Licious" and "Jalapeño".

"Had to remove these videos. New server doesn't allow any room for videos."

Video 1 - Me singing an Alice Cooper song called "Department of Youth".

Saturday, March 10, 2007

Well today I got started on getting my house ready to sell. I worked on getting some new fascia boards installed and did a little bondo work on my bathroom sink. And I kind of looked around my place and got a better idea on all the things I need to fix and how I'm going to go about it.

Also today I made up a couple invoices for a couple jobs.

Hello Mariah... Yesterday my mind asked me somethin like,.. "how are you doing with your weight loss?". And I just kind of blew it off,.. thinking that it's probably not you. But since it keeps coming back to mind,.. I'll go ahead and answer it here anyway.

Well,.... I think I could be losing about .1 pound per day maybe. And that's eating no meals each day. The last meal I had was the last time I mentioned that I tried P.F. Changs China Bistro. I think it was last weekend maybe.... No,.. looks like it was last Monday.

Anyway,.. so what I have been eating every day since is some pringles potato chips and I might have a six pack of Dr. Peppers and a few glass's of milk per day.

Last night before I went to bed,.. I weighed 130 pounds exactly. Then when I woke up in the morning,.. I weighed 128 pounds exactly. I've been staying in the 128 to 131 pound range for a couple month's it seems,.. or ever since I bought that bathroom scale.

I've decided that I can have one meal every 2 weeks. And I'm going to see how that goes.

I'm just going to go to bed tonight. I'm not really prepared to sing anything else yet.

Friday, March 9, 2007

Today me and a friend,... Dana,.. worked on getting this TV stand job completed. And we got that portion of the job finished. Then I had to go check out a new job for Flanigan Construction.

Hi Mariah...

Today I decided to sing a song for video.

"Had to remove these videos. New server doesn't allow any room for videos."

Video - Me singing a song called "Time of the season".

Thursday, March 8, 2007

Today I worked on installing some more wood trim on this job I'm working on,.. and I got it all stained also. Then when I came home I got involved with designing web pages, and it's taken up the rest of my day.

Hi Mariah...

I put another new video in your private place for you today. It's on the front page, marked new video and today's date. And I also worked on a new Videos page too,.. which is in there now also.

Wednesday, March 7, 2007

Today I worked on staining the new wood work that I've been working on. And I installed a bunch of missing base boards in a bath room and kitchen area.

Hello Mariah,.. I guess...

I put a new video in your private place for you today. It's on the front page, marked new video and today's date.

Tuesday, March 6, 2007

Today I pretty much finished the custom TV stand that I'm working on. All the hard parts are finished now anyway.

So I've decided to sell my house. And I've got a lot of work to do around here now to get my house ready for selling.

Hello Mariah,.. I guess...

Monday, March 5, 2007

Today I worked on 3 job. Me and a friend that I have working with me. Most of my day I spent working on the custom TV stand job though.

Last night I went over to P.F. Changs China Bistro. It looked very crowded, so drove over to The CheeseCake Factory, and they looked very crowded too. But I couldn't tell if it was people just hanging out over there or people waiting to get seated, so I decided to go in and check it out. It was people waiting to get seated,.. so I decided to walk over to P.F. Changs China Bistro.

As I was walking to get to the front door I noticed a side door that said: P.F. Changs Take Out. So I thought,... Hey,.. right on,.. and went in and ordered some take home food. I decided to try a bunch of things and came home with a grocery bag full of food.

I liked the Spring rolls,.. and the lettuce wraps,.. and my favorite was the Double Pan Fried noodles with vegetables. It tasted worth going back and getting again.

It reminds me of something my Mom use to make. She would take left over spaghetti without the sauce and pan fry it in oil. She called it fried spaghetti,... and it was good. I've made it a few times my self.

Hi Mariah I guess. Saw your picture on the AOL welcome screen today.

Sunday, March 4, 2007

Today I went over to a job and worked on building a custom TV stand. It's a TV stand with a flat panel TV on each side of it. One viewable from the dining room and kitchen and the other viewable from the living room.

Hello Mariah I guess... I got around to cutting my hair yesterday. I thought I messed up yesterday. But today it's looking like maybe I didn't. And I went over to P.F. Changs China Bistro last night but they were quite crowded and I decided not to bother and had a few Pringles potato chips for dinner instead. So I think I'll go check them out tonight.

Saturday, March 3, 2007

Today I scraped and painted the front fascia boards on my house. And I called my Real Estate agent about selling my house and buying a new one. And I've been over to a friends house fixing some computer problems they've had.

Hi Mariah. Thought I might try out that P.F Changs China Bistro tonight if it's not to awful crowded over there. And I'm going to go back over to some friends house,.. Dana and Bobby,.. and set up their new wireless router they just purchased.

Friday, March 2, 2007

Hey,.. it's everybody else's Friday night again already. Today I worked on some house touch ups for selling the home purposes,.. then I went and got started on building a custom TV stand. And then I had to go over to another job and put another coat of patch on a bath room ceiling.

That new Chinese restaurant that I wrote about some days back here is actually called,.. P.F. Changs China Bistro,... not what ever it was that I said before. And I just noticed they have a web site too. And their menu looks good. I think I'll give them a try one day.

Dictatorship. To me it seems like there could be good Dictators and or bad Dictators. I don't know. But usually when people talk of Dictators or Dictatorship it comes across as if it's a bad thing. So I'm going to use it here today in that way. My city that I live in is all of a sudden going around house to house and telling people they have to do things on their house or else they will fine you. And they are only giving everybody 7 days to comply. This is a new thing around here. And to me it seems like we are all of a sudden living under a Dictatorship.

Hi Mariah. So your dog Jack is seeming human like. I've heard that said before. My Uncle Scott that lives with me here,.. he says it all the time about our dogs,.. Bobby and Sandy.

I've never been to Tennessee. Tennessee is where my first best friend Tom Martin that's pictured on the front page of this web site moved to back some where around our 9th grade of High School.

Thursday, March 1, 2007

Today I worked on patching up some holes in one house, then I went to another job and got started figuring out all the paint colors over on that one, then I went over to another job and it was too late in the day to really get started on that one.

So here in Riverside, California where I'm living they are just now trying to do something around here that I disagree with. They are trying to force everybody around here to do things on their houses. My parents have lived here for over 40 years and never had a problem like this. But now they are being told things like "you need to take that temporary style carport down or we will fine you $300.00." Mine at this time is "water and mow my lawn and paint my fascia boards. And if this is the way things are going to be here in Riverside now. I will not be happy living here. And I think I'm going to have to move for sure.

Hello Mariah if your looking. I listened to your new voice mail on your web site today.