If anyone who reads this used to subscribe to my twitter blog, then you'd know, but I have vista issues
too many to list know, but may become a video project in the future
Tuesday, November 25, 2008
Monday, November 24, 2008
The Economic Status: My Opinion
My belief as far as the way he economy is rolling is this; White-collar CEO's have embezzled so much money, that they have driven their companies in to the dust. These white-collar guys forgot that their companies stats influenced millions of working-class citizens, who now have to take the fall for these companies. In fact, 3 local factories have gone under in the past month, one of them an automotive wheel manufacturer. The large loss of jobs has upped the crime rate, which has caused a larger need for civil servants such as police, to do their job double-time. Given, that is their job, but they are being paid by their city or state, and if that state is losing it's industry OR tourism, then obviously, their pay is going to go down, and there will be many a layoff there, too. So while you've got white-collar, stuff-shirt CEO's with a nice big Washington, DC. pocket liner, blue collar America is dying, and fast. If we don't stop this almost cancerous spread of job loss, I believe that America's economy will dive so far, that not even a complete reform may dig her up. If congress continues to give dumb-ass bankers money to fall on while it lets the 2.5 million worker strong auto industry go under, you've got to start thinking of where you could be employed. Barack Obama wants to redistribute the wealth. Well, Mr. SOON-TO-BE-HOT-STUFF president, it is my civic duty to tell you that by January, there may be no wealth to distribute. Your beloved Democratic congress has leeched the American peoples' pockets dry, and there is nowhere to turn to. Why don't you march your rear into Washington TODAY and go flip your congress over. Expose every little bit of corruption, re-establish the basics, and please, try to save something more important than investment banks, save the auto industry. Detroit is burning, and it needs the help of the Capitol Hill Fire Dept. to save her. If our big 3 go under, there will be an unemployment spike larger than ever anticipated. Sure, the car companies only have 2.5 mil. workers, but think of the other companies associated with those companies. Superior wheel, Bekaert radial belts, Autolite glass, all of these companies will no-doubt collapse, and their factories will sit, longing for her employees to come back. So, Barack Obama, instead of walking around so proud to be elected, why don't you calm right down, sit, and start writing a reform plan, because it is going to take every bit of time you have to do such a thing.
For anyone who read this, post your thoughts, get involved, write your congressman
Dave
For anyone who read this, post your thoughts, get involved, write your congressman
Dave
The good music
As you may or may not know, I love classic rock, and right now, Night Moves by Bob Seger is on. I figured I'd write about why I like this genre. It lets me think of the years when my parents were teenagers, and what the past must have been like. The top reason I like most of the music is because of the velvety, smooth tones most of it has. Granted, some classic rock is a little hard, but nothing compared to the music that most of my generation listens to, where you cant even hear a word they're saying, and the guitar gives you a headache. Classic rock tells a story better than most of today's music does, case in point, the song "I kissed a girl." The song's lyrics are mostly that line, and that's just what it is, it is nothing but a girl singing about how she kissed another girl. Well, look back at bands such as CCR, the song Lodi. The song tells the story of a struggling musician who left home with big dreams, and ended up stuck in a small town playing in bars. In my book, that is better than talking about two girls kissing. Another good song that tells a story is the song, "The Weight," by the band. Levon Helms' voice, combined wit the piano, make the song sound amazing. Plus, it tells the story of how a man came in to Nazareth, PA. feeling tired, and just wants to sleep, then ends up helping half of the town.
So, if it's not blatantly obvious, my generations music SUCKS, so I listen to music of the past.
Peace,
Dave
So, if it's not blatantly obvious, my generations music SUCKS, so I listen to music of the past.
Peace,
Dave
Saturday, September 13, 2008
Willy Monster, April 18, 2008 - September 5, 2008
My weimaraner puppy willy passed away of parvo about a week ago, so i thought i'd make him a memorial on my blog.
Tuesday, August 5, 2008
Silent Hill, Real or Fake, Or Both?
First, The story of Silent Hill (complete fiction, as it is a video game plot)
I SAY AGAIN, THIS PART OF THE ARTICLE IS FICTION
The town of Silent Hill, in Toluca County Pennsylvania, was Founded as a Village in the 1600's, and registered as a US City in the Early 1800's. Prior to the 16th century, the Native American tribe who resided there would perform their religious ceremonies in the area, and prospered until the mid-1600's when the American colonists decided to colonize the town as Silent Hill. Thus the town was born. Silent Hill was a booming town with industry until around 1702 when a strange epidemic breaks out and the entire town is deserted. Over 100 years later in 1810, Silent Hill was once again recognized as a city and registered with the US roster. This time, though, the town had precautionarily built a Hospital and a pirzon to help better the conditions of living in the town. The prizon remained open until 1840 when it was demolished due to dilapadated conditions and lack of funds, and the prizoners were transferred to a Pennsylvania State Penitentiary. Later in the decade, a coal field is discovered and the mining business made silent hill explode into a prosperous place once again.After the Civil War was started, the town built a prizon camp for POW's known as Camp Toluca, and had many prizoners during and shortly after the war, and was then reopened as a state penitentiary renamed Toluca prizon. After the war, the Town had a mysterious secret it was keeping, all of its residents started to go missing one after another. Toluca prizon was closed and Silent Hill, along with the neighboring Toluca Lake became a sightseeing area, until a boat on the lake vanished without a trace. People populated Silent Hill until 1972, when the then defunct coal mine was accidentally ignited. The state police had believed they evacuated all of the residents, and sealed the town off with fences and dirt walls to prevent people from entering the highly-toxic carbon monoxide gaspockets in the area. These are the events leading up to the game, which is horendously gorey and disgusting, and I will not discuss it on this blog.
AND NOW THE NON FICTION
Centralia, PA, The real Silent Hill.
Founded in the 1800's, Centralia, PA, was a small town with less than 1000 people in it's entire span as a town. In the 1860's, a large anthracite coal mine was dug in the city and it prospered for 100 years with the mine. However, on May 27, 1962, Centralia was about te endure one of the biggest disasters in Pennsylvania History . It all started as a regular week in centralia, the miners went to work, the businessman wore their fine suits to the offices, and the local Fire Dept. was ordered to clean out the town landfill. In the years before 1962, the dump was located in a valley towards the outside of tow, away from the mine, however, just months before the fire, the mayor had the dump relocated to an abadoned granite strip mine closer to the town. The fire was controlled to the best efforts of the Volunteer fire dept., But to the Firefigters and mayors dismay, a seldom used coal vein had been exposed to the granite quarry, and quickly caught fire. This affected the town very little until the early 1970's when several people were suffering from Carbon Monoxide poisoning. These people were relocated and their houses condemned, and life returned to normal, until 1979, whn the owner of the local gas station stuck a stick into his underground tank to measure the level, when he pulled it out, he found that the stick was hot, so he lowered in a thermometer, and to his dismay, the gasoline had a temperature of 179 degrees F. The townspeople mostly stayed put and the gas station was closed. National attention was brought to Centralia in 1981 when a 12-year-old boy fell in to a sinkhole four feed wide by 150 feet deep. He held on to an exposed root and was pulled out by his cousin. in 1984, Congress gave $42 million to the town to relocate, most people left, but a few families stayed. In 1992, the state of Pennsylvania took ownership of all the buildings in Centralia, which were all condemned except for populated residences. The last day of the official city of Centralia was in early 2002 when the USPS revoked its ZIP code. As late as 2005, though, 9 people still live in Centralia, making it the smalles town in Pennsylvania to date.
I SAY AGAIN, THIS PART OF THE ARTICLE IS FICTION
The town of Silent Hill, in Toluca County Pennsylvania, was Founded as a Village in the 1600's, and registered as a US City in the Early 1800's. Prior to the 16th century, the Native American tribe who resided there would perform their religious ceremonies in the area, and prospered until the mid-1600's when the American colonists decided to colonize the town as Silent Hill. Thus the town was born. Silent Hill was a booming town with industry until around 1702 when a strange epidemic breaks out and the entire town is deserted. Over 100 years later in 1810, Silent Hill was once again recognized as a city and registered with the US roster. This time, though, the town had precautionarily built a Hospital and a pirzon to help better the conditions of living in the town. The prizon remained open until 1840 when it was demolished due to dilapadated conditions and lack of funds, and the prizoners were transferred to a Pennsylvania State Penitentiary. Later in the decade, a coal field is discovered and the mining business made silent hill explode into a prosperous place once again.After the Civil War was started, the town built a prizon camp for POW's known as Camp Toluca, and had many prizoners during and shortly after the war, and was then reopened as a state penitentiary renamed Toluca prizon. After the war, the Town had a mysterious secret it was keeping, all of its residents started to go missing one after another. Toluca prizon was closed and Silent Hill, along with the neighboring Toluca Lake became a sightseeing area, until a boat on the lake vanished without a trace. People populated Silent Hill until 1972, when the then defunct coal mine was accidentally ignited. The state police had believed they evacuated all of the residents, and sealed the town off with fences and dirt walls to prevent people from entering the highly-toxic carbon monoxide gaspockets in the area. These are the events leading up to the game, which is horendously gorey and disgusting, and I will not discuss it on this blog.
AND NOW THE NON FICTION
Centralia, PA, The real Silent Hill.
Founded in the 1800's, Centralia, PA, was a small town with less than 1000 people in it's entire span as a town. In the 1860's, a large anthracite coal mine was dug in the city and it prospered for 100 years with the mine. However, on May 27, 1962, Centralia was about te endure one of the biggest disasters in Pennsylvania History . It all started as a regular week in centralia, the miners went to work, the businessman wore their fine suits to the offices, and the local Fire Dept. was ordered to clean out the town landfill. In the years before 1962, the dump was located in a valley towards the outside of tow, away from the mine, however, just months before the fire, the mayor had the dump relocated to an abadoned granite strip mine closer to the town. The fire was controlled to the best efforts of the Volunteer fire dept., But to the Firefigters and mayors dismay, a seldom used coal vein had been exposed to the granite quarry, and quickly caught fire. This affected the town very little until the early 1970's when several people were suffering from Carbon Monoxide poisoning. These people were relocated and their houses condemned, and life returned to normal, until 1979, whn the owner of the local gas station stuck a stick into his underground tank to measure the level, when he pulled it out, he found that the stick was hot, so he lowered in a thermometer, and to his dismay, the gasoline had a temperature of 179 degrees F. The townspeople mostly stayed put and the gas station was closed. National attention was brought to Centralia in 1981 when a 12-year-old boy fell in to a sinkhole four feed wide by 150 feet deep. He held on to an exposed root and was pulled out by his cousin. in 1984, Congress gave $42 million to the town to relocate, most people left, but a few families stayed. In 1992, the state of Pennsylvania took ownership of all the buildings in Centralia, which were all condemned except for populated residences. The last day of the official city of Centralia was in early 2002 when the USPS revoked its ZIP code. As late as 2005, though, 9 people still live in Centralia, making it the smalles town in Pennsylvania to date.
Sunday, August 3, 2008
I got $3050.00 today!
In Iraqui Dinars, that have saddam husseins face on the front, now worth nothing but sentiment to some and resentmen to others.
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