Thank you everyone for commenting on my blog, its really nice to get on and hear from you after getting Dales stuff. I came home after that and went to sleep till 9 tonight as soon as I got home, didn't really mean to take that long of a nap but guess I needed it. Hopefully I will be able to go back to sleep in a little bit. I've talked to mom and she really would like to comment back to all of your responses but just doesn't have the energy right now.

Within Without, thanks for your kind words and I know you have been there on the phone and email with my mom through all of this, she talks about you quite a bit and how much of a help you have been through all of these realy rough times and I really want to thank you for that.

Thank you Mary for your comment, I have watched you post on my moms journal and looked yours over from time to time at work *though I cant comment on blogs at work for some reason its blocked* and have enjoyed everything Ive heard. Thank you for your support of our family and I appreciate your words.

Cuppa, Thank you for commenting and your words do mean a lot. I wish I had got more of a chance to build that relationship but really am glad for the chance I got to get to know him, I still want to cry thinking about the time the nurse started asking if my mom would be in to visit her husband any time soon and asked if they were devorsed. It took me a moment to understand what she was asking and was about to corrected her when Dale beat me to the punch and said "He's my nephew but If he were my son I would definatly be proud to call him that." I will always have that to remember.

Courtney, I may, I always have wanted to be a writer and may do that but right now I just am too exhaused to think too hard about it. I appreciate your reply and thank you for keeping us in your thoughts.

Helen, I love your blog name by the way. I hope if I ever had to go through something like that I could keep the same attitude and as positive. He really did his best to keep us going even though he was the one who was ill. I am not really any religon but I strongly believe we go somewhere good when we pass away and I know Dale is there now and never will be truly gone.

Laurahinnj, Thank you for your comment, I am relay greatfull for the time I had with him as well even if it was illness that brought us together. I will do my best to be there for my mom, I really wish I could have been there to hug her when she found out, and for her to hug me as well. I am planning on heading up to montana as soon as I find out when the wake or whatever its called will be and will give her lots of hugs then.

Cathy, I will always remember him like you say and remember him for his strength, In a touch situation I could dig that deep and fight like he did. I am realy glad that she had shared this with everyone, she really does a good job and I know a lot of people used it who knew him before to keep up on things. Thank you for the long distance hug.

Sometimes Saintly Nick, Thank you nick for commenting and for your words. I know as well my mom has talked with you several times.

I think I'm going to try and go to sleep now, I feel like I can and hopefully I am right, work tomorrow is going to be hard enough with out lack of sleep. Thank you again from me and my mom everyone.

Dale

I don’t post very often to my blog due to a lot of things, and I don’t know how many people read it. But I know it’s linked off of my mom’s blog and hopefully some of you who read her blog look here, I will also leave a post on her blog after I write this. Last night at 2 am Dale passed away. We don’t have the details or much information yet, my mom found out this morning about an hour and a half ago and let me know. We really appreciate all the support and prayers and everything you all have done for our family, I know every time I have read over the comments on my mom’s blog it has made me want to cry because of all the support and kind words. I really want to thank everyone on there for being with our family through this and most of all for Dale. One of the last things he said to me was talking about he was ready to be famous now because so many people new about him from the blog and he was planning on making his own and wanted to write a book about everything he had been through and more and said he was going to put the thank you’s for the cards into the beginning of the book. I know we all would really like to have been able to read that book.

My mom right now is going through a lot; she just lost her best friend in the universe, someone she had spent nearly every day for the past 4 months with. I am not sure when she will be able to get herself to post again but I hope it is soon because I know how much you all mean to her. She has been so strong through this and done so much for Dale I cant even begin to write out how wonderful she has been for him and for the rest of the family, she really has been the glue holding us all together and been there for everyone and kept everyone who has known Dale up to date on how he is doing. I am always in awe of her strength. Please keep us in your thoughts in prayers the next while and I will do my best to keep the updates going while my mom is not able too. Again I want to thank you all for Dale and from my mom and me as well, I can’t really say how much this has meant to me. I will possibly post again when I get back; I am going to the hospital in a little bit to collect Dale’s possessions.

Its True

Its mine! All mine! Muahahahahaahahah

I just purchased...


A "New " Car!

This is my new car, my family is helping me get the loan for it and I will be picking it up this friday in Montana and driving it back to Colorado! I cant wait! We are going as well have our christmas finaly which will be awesom! Here are the picks my mom took of my car! It has 23000 miles and is awesom!

Really Random Happenchance

My mom put some pictures up on her blog of me as a little kid and I swore vengeance just as a joke. I really don’t mind pictures of me as a kid; everyone was small and supposedly cute. So today I was bored and cleaning and found a stack of old cd's and was going through them seeing which ones I could throw out and which ones I should save. By the time I had gone through them all I had a huge pile to throw out and only a couple to save, the last one I found pretty much was one that I had forgotten about. It had a bunch of pictures I had photo edited as a present a few years ago for my grandfather when I was in college in one of my Photoshop classes. I was going through there and though I should share a few since I found them, I probably could have done better now but I still like my old work. All the pictures were black and white so I tried to make them look like the old fashioned hand tinted post cards. The little kid pictures are mostly of my mom and my uncle, there is one that is me and her in the 80's opening presents at Christmas There is also one that is a postcard from Norway where most of my family is from. Seriously these weren’t revenge, I wanted to put them up somewhere safe incase something happens to the disk or my hard drive fails and I hope my mom enjoys seeing them up here.

Ok.... Well... Maby that last one is a bit of revenge...

Just wow...

I have had the best two weeks in a very long time. I recently got a job with GE Access after having gone without a job for a month and I am making nearly three times as much as I was at my last job. I am currently hired as a temp but I've already been told a couple times that as soon as they legaly can they want to hire me which is in 5 weeks. Then I will get another pay increase and benefits. I only have to drive two miles to work and they are very flexable with schedules and am now working from 8:30 to 5:30 with an hour lunch. I realy enjoy the work right now and there is lots of room for advancement in the company. My current boss was a temp in the position i'm in now three years ago! I realy cant believe it, I make my rent in one weeks pay. The rest all is all for me. I am planning on as soon as possible traiding in my car and getting a new one because its realy begiing to break down. I get about 15 miles to the gallon i figured out right now and it has half the power it usto. Its time for a new car. I plan on gettting something gently used. I am just so overwelmed right now and keep thinking it cant be real. I'm currently in training right now and they told me just to dink around on the web for a little bit while they work on getting me the correct permissions so I can realy start working. Life is good!

Take two... can you see it this time?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0dK224Ppbmc&mode=related&search=

Wow... Just wow...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0dK224Ppbmc&mode=related&search=

Halloween

Halloween is definatly my favorite Holiday, it always has just because its unasuming. Its not pretending to be about something greater and you hear people on TV constantly blabbing about how were forgetting the real spirit of Haloween and getting lost in comercialism. Because Haloween is kinda whatever anyone makes of it. I'm persionaly of the giving out candy and decorating your home like a haunted house (even more of one as usual) and get a costume for yourself and go to a party or something. Its just a time of year I can let some of that kid wonder out because no one put any false face up that was later crushed. Hell I still would trick or treat with out feeling guilty or give candy to anyone no matter what there age that came trick or treating at my door. I love getting to dress up and let my imagination out and just cut loose and let out that childhood wonder that maby those ghost storys you heard when you were a kid were true. Part of the fun for halloween is curling up with a good horror novel or maby watching scarry on TV and just getting that sortof scared feeling deep in my chest. Pulling out that feeling I usto get as a kid when a strange shadow would cast itself through my window and into my room, imagining a boogy man standing outside stairing in. I guess it could be the adrenaline or something but its rare when something like that can get me and for some reason I relish it when I find it. And honestly I kinda feel it right now. I have to give thanks for this scare to Wallgreens. Yes your everyday mini stoore that sells perscritions and amost anything else, Including plug in pumpkins. I loved carving pumpkins and still do to this day, but im always depressed when they begin to wilt and die. So this year like many in my past I purchased a light up pumpkin I could put in my appartments front window, having lost my old one through many moves. But I gleefully brought this yellow monstrosity home and began the work of evening the hight of my desk through stacks of old college textbooks so that the pumpkin could rest on it and the ledge and not tip. I even plugged it to an unused lightswitch near my door so I could turn it off while leaving for the day. I turned the globe on and enjoyed the way it reflected in the screen back into my appartment and the creepy orange glow. I ran acrossed my appartment to turn all the lights off to see what I would be seeing on a midnight run to the restroom and as I flicked the lights off the pumpkin went dark. I turned the lights back on and it still remained dark. I played witht the lights for a few moments before turning them all back on then walked over to the switched the pumpkin was on and give it a few flips and still nothing. I decided maby the bulbe was loose in the casing and with all the lights on picked the pumpkin up and gave it a shake.
The appartment I live in is kindof old. the breaker box is probably twice my age and im just lucky most of the outlets in the place are grounded. I wouldnt have been suprised if the lights had gone out and the breaker snapped over but thats not what I got. Directly above me lay my Ceiling fan with four bulbs and in the kitchen and living room there were about four more bulbs, as well as the one i was giving a gentle shake in my hands. I remeber the flash as suddenly the room grew much brighter and all the sudden there we 9 distinctive popping sounds followed by a shower of sparks and broken glass as well and all ended with the blinding flash of the pumpkins light exploding as well. I cant say how far I jumped in all this but I distinctly remember the ground moving away from my feet and when i started the window was a lot closer infront of me. After recovereing from that shock and taking stock with my emergency flash light I unplugged the pumpkin and took a look at the bulbs in my appartment. The casualties are staggering, only the light in my bathroom and the one in my bedroom remain. Only three bulbs actualy burst, one above my head and another in my hand and one in the light fixture in my kitchen. I unfortunaly tonight have no extra bulbes but will be making a purchase tomorow before i head out I imagine. And as for the breaker? The master one appears to be the only one that flipped though there are no less than 8 breakers for the 1 bedroom appartment I live in. I plan on taking the pumpkin back tomorow as well for a new one but I do have to say, still sitting here in my darkened appartment I cant help but give the shaddows in the rooms that second glance I always gave as a child.

I dont even know what to say to this

How is this possible?

Do you believe in Iraqi "WMD"? Did Saddam Hussein's government have weapons of mass destruction in 2003?

Half of America apparently still thinks so, a new poll finds, and experts see a raft of reasons why: a drumbeat of voices from talk radio to die-hard bloggers to the Oval Office, a surprise headline here or there, a rallying around a partisan flag, and a growing need for people, in their own minds, to justify the war in Iraq.

People tend to become "independent of reality" in these circumstances, says opinion analyst Steven Kull.

Reason #60 to be gay (not work safe)

#60

I'm honestly not sure what to say

I would love to put something witty and amusing in responce to finding and reading this article. But its just the sheer stupidity of this guy speeks for itself. This realy shows what the republican/conservative phelosophy is behind the scenes if this is what these people realy believe and feel a need to share with others. If you click on the picture it will take you to the original story and you can read information on the previous emails he sent out.


Welker blasted again for e-mail

By April M. Washington, Rocky Mountain News
July 20, 2006

State Rep. Jim Welker is once again drawing criticism for forwarding an e-mail in which black conservatives and religious leaders blame "black culture" for problems surrounding Hurricane Katrina.

The Loveland Republican forwarded an article to constituents titled "Black Culture is responsible for Hurricane Katrina woes."

The article from CNSNews .com is about an upcoming conference in Washington, D.C., sponsored by ministers and political conservatives.

It quotes them as saying black New Orleans residents rely too much on government, and, in the words of the Rev. Grant Storm, who is white, "When the government doesn't come and help them, frankly all they do is yap and complain."

Welker didn't write the article, but legislative leaders warned him in March to stop forwarding e-mails they said foster racism. Three months ago, Welker apologized on the House floor for forwarding a racially charged essay from a conservative black commentator who called Hurricane Katrina victims "welfare pampered" and "immoral."

On Wednesday, Welker made no apology for passing on the e-mail, saying it simply reflects conservative values, which encourage hurricane victims to pull themselves up by their own boot straps. He dismissed allegations he is a racist.

"I have black people who work for me," said Welker. "Some of my good friends are different colors."

Lawmakers expressed outrage and dismay at the recent e-mail, some accusing Welker of hiding racist attitudes behind black conservatives' controversial writings.

"These kinds of comments are heartless and hurtful," said House Speaker Andrew Romanoff.

Sen. Peter Groff, D-Denver, echoed those sentiments. "Only Jim Welker and God knows if he's a racist or not. But just because somebody says they're not racist, doesn't mean you're not a racist," he said.

House Minority Leader Mike May, R-Parker, said the GOP caucus neither shares nor condones Welker's views.

"It's not what my party is about," said May.

Scary Stuff

Racist extremists active in U.S. military
July 7, 2006 -- Under pressure to meet wartime manpower goals, the U.S. military has relaxed standards designed to weed out racist extremists. Large numbers of potentially violent neo-Nazis, skinheads and other white supremacists are now learning the art of warfare in the armed forces.

Department of Defense investigators estimate thousands of soldiers in the Army alone are involved in extremist or gang activity. "We've got Aryan Nations graffiti in Baghdad," said one investigator. "That's a problem."

Southern Poverty Law Center President Richard Cohen urged Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld to adopt a zero-tolerance policy regarding racist extremism among members of the U.S. military.

"Because hate group membership and extremist activity are antithetical to the values and mission of our armed forces, we urge you to adopt a zero-tolerance policy when it comes to white supremacy in the military and to take all necessary steps to ensure that the policy is rigorously enforced," Cohen wrote in a letter to Rumsfeld.

Military extremists present an elevated threat both to their fellow soldiers and the general public. Today's white supremacists become tomorrow's domestic terrorists.

"Neo-Nazi groups and other extremists are joining the military in large numbers so they can get the best training in the world on weapons, combat tactics and explosives," said Mark Potok, director of the SPLC's Intelligence Project.

"We should consider this a major security threat, because these people are motivated by an ideology that calls for race war and revolution. Any one of them could turn out to be the next Timothy McVeigh."

And this article

Stolen from Bob

Was bored so though I would redo my math on driving now that I live closer to my work. Im sure this is boring but dont have anything else I feel like talking about so Suffer!

22 miles Per day too and from work

x

5 times a week

+

20 miles on weekend (Live a lot closer to friends and games)

=

130 Miles per week

/

24 mpg (Average mileage since I filled my car last on my 4banger)

=

5.41 Gallons a week

x

$3 a gallon

=

16.23 dollars a week WOOT!

As compared to 41.25 dollars a week

Still REALY! wish gas would go down in price!

Making a Mountain out of a Molehill

Taken from an article.

The next step: The U.S. military plans to test Viagra, at high altitude, on about a dozen soldiers later this summer.

Made you look.

Got to love getting strep throat 3 days before pride fest... hope im feeling better by then... ugg...

create your own visited states map
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And the award for Dumbest FUCKING Comercial Goes to...

Watch for yourself. Ya, all the sceintists are just making it up to see our reaction. There going to have a press release any day now and say "Got ya! Scared you!"

New Apartment and stuff

Well I got my new apartment all set up and furnished. Got it all done for a fairly decent price considering that when I moved in all I brought from my old apartment aside from boxes of stuff was my bed and a computer desk. So now i have a fully set up 1 bedroom appartment. Yay for me. Here are some pictures my mom took when she came and helped me move which I realy apreciated, plus she loves any chance to come to Denver.
















That is the outside, its a bit dark in the pick and its an older building but the price is nice and I love how quiet it is.


























The kitchen is prety tiny as far as counter space but I have a nice new fridge and stove which has a lot of features im not usto, wish they had left me a manual. probably can find one on the web














here's my living room.

LTNS

It’s been awhile since I’ve updated my Blog. Am in the process of moving into an apartment, will be weird living on my own again, but will be good to have my own space and such. As far as news, I’ve still been reading it and still can feel my head threatening to break at some of the things I have read but there has also been articles and points that make me feel a little bit better about the country I live in and the people who are in it. I have to link to an article on Tom Tomorrow’s Blog, someone there was having fun with graphs comparing Nixon and bushes approval and disapproval ratings so click here if you want to see it. A lot of talk about the immigration debate has been going on all over the country and as well within my circle of friends and want to put my opinion out seeing as its my Blog and my place to release the tension between my ears like a pressure release valve. So I believe that if there is going to be immigration reform it should be in the form of enforcing laws already on the books making and making it illegal and have real repercussions if you hire someone who is here illegally, rent to someone who is here illegally or hide and harbor someone who is here illegally. I also believe that if anyone is discovered here illegally they are sent back. I also believe after all this is done and we have cut down on the amount of illegal people here we can probably make it a bit easier to become a legal citizen, I don’t know for sure but I bet part of why its so hard to become one that everyone complains about is because so many people are doing it illegally. I’m sure this is not a very popular opinion but most of the legislation I’m hearing from bush and his people who are pushing for the guest worker program make it sound more like there wanting to create a sub class of workers without the same rights to make it so that the rest of Americans have to work for even cheaper to compete with these now legal illegal workers. The cost of everything in this country has gone up from buying a home to the cost of food and rent and almost anything has gone up with inflation but if you look at the average pay rate, especially for lower paid people it has nowhere near grown in proportion that everything else has. Bush seems to want to do everything in his power to turn America into a country where your either lower class or higher class and destroy the middle class American. That way there will always be cheap labor to make him and his friends more money. This is bullshit and illegal immigrants are making this so much easier on him and making it a lot harder for the rest of us to survive. I come from a pretty small place where I know a lot of people doing the jobs that Bush says "Americans wont do" that illegal will do. And there are real Americans who will do it but bush really should have said that there are jobs that "Americans won't do because we wont pay them enough to live."