By the way....

I did NOT receive $500 from mom for Christmas. I was just trying to piss you all off & cause a rift within the family. You're all too jolly!

Insider Information

Any of you out there with insider information on good stocks, let me in on it. Especially you there 'Grammarian'. Up in the north there must be some new companies looking to make it big in mining.

Ford (NYSE: F)

So what do you think Mom... $8.40/share a bargain? I was gonna buy @8, but decided to wait. Similar to my decision to hold off on buying Microsoft when it was $23. Now it's at $31. I'm thinking my "Ford" decision will turn out the same way.

The Good & The Bad

Well folks, I've found a problem with the upcoming movie "Alpha Dog" starring the one and only Justin Timberlake. I know what you're all thinking "C'mon, even a pessimist like you couldn't find a down-side to JT starring in a flick", but you're wrong. You see, with all the time Justin has been spending on the film set he now has very little time to spend in the studio cranking out hits like "Sexy Back" and "My Love". Then again, he does do some shirtless scenes, so I suppose it may be a fair trade-off.

Name Change

OK, you have all freaked me out to the extent that I have gone back & removed my name from this site. This does not mean I no longer think this notion is a stupid one. I would think that those almighty people in the heights of government would be able to track me down if they really wanted to. After all, if Jack Bauer can track people down using nothing but 3 seconds of a phone conversation, I'm sure CTU could figure out where this Blog's coming from.

Blogging 202

I'm sure I share memories of last years Florida trip with the rest of my family. In my mind, we all seemed to have a pretty good time. It turns out that some family members will return there this March. I will not be amoungst this group. Why??? You see, absence makes the heart grow fonder. When we all came together last year, many of us hadn't seen or really even spoken to eachother in years.

So what's changed? BLOGGING!! You know how when you live with people, you can kinda get a little sick of them? Well, this wonderful world of Blogging has allowed us to butt shoulders while remaining thousands of miles apart.

Technology is an amazing thing. It enhances dialogue and communication. But can we bring this too far? Can we know too much? Can we see too much? I'll bring you all back to a place called 'not too long ago'. I'm sure you all remember it.... You know what I'm talking about.... Britney's up-skirt, pantyless photos!

At the time we all thought we had seen too much, but I feel I can speak for every human being on the face of this planet (yes, the ladies too) in saying it feels like a huge weight has been lifted off our shoulders. Finally things are falling into place. I can now say with complete confidence that I understand the meaning of life and my place in this world.

I know this article may seem to have taken an unexpected turn, but if you think back I'm sure you'll see it was a necessary one. Despite our first conclusions, all technology is good.

Thanks Mom!

You'll be happy to know I spent the 500 bones you gave me for Christmas on a set of drums! I've wanted a set for quite a while, but could never bring myself to spend the $. I'm hoping they'll require less talent to play then my guitar, which is collecting dust in the corner.

Rights (Privileges) & Responsibilities

First I must let you know how painful it is for me to use the word "Right", but I'm giving humanity the benefit of the doubt (not that we've earned it) in saying we all have the "right" to live (really just to not be killed).

But that's ALL I'm giving you. The rest you must EARN. I don't care about the fact that you were lucky enough to be born into a society (yes, I was lucky in that sense also), it's not my 'right' and it's not yours.

This is a great privilege that has been bestowed upon us, and with great privileges comes great responsibility. HA! Gotcha! As amazing as it may seem, this great privilege comes at very little cost. In fact, all you have to do is (**) not interfere with others' Right, or the privileges they have earned based on the responsibilities they have undertaken (**). However, if you want to eat, or avoid being outside in the cold, I must suggest you take on a few responsibilities that will earn you the privilege of having access to food & shelter.

I don't even mind if you are able to coerce someone else into taking on enough responsibilities to cover you, but my second suggestion is to not even attempt trying to coerce ME. I promise you I will not budge!

Ah, but therein lies the trickery... I see a man take hundreds of the 'privileges' I earn every week, then turn around and give it to you. I'll refer back to my earlier statement **, and accuse you of interfering with the privileges I have earned via the responsibilities I have undertaken. You couldn't even follow the most fundamental of all responsibilities.

PRIDE

I'll be the one to break the news, because I believe the truth has been largely diminished. Pride is why you are all here today. I'll go so far as to say that Pride is one of the fundamentals of the human race.

Ya, Ya, say it..... "Love"... But when that kid of yours does something stupid like shooting up a school you still Love him, you're just not Proud of him. So for now I'm telling you to take your Love & stick it! We care about the things we're proud of anyways, and it's besides the point.

I'm bothered by what Pride has become, and I'm bothered by you people who are Proud.
I'm not talking about those "hoity-toity"-proud people, or even the "cocky"-proud people. While I don't condone acting like a Dick, I can't argue with the fact that they may perhaps have something to be proud of. I'm saying there's far too many of you out there throwing around the phrase "I'm proud to be American/Canadian/Newfoundlander/....Whatever"

And If you truly are, that's fine. However, I do wish to argue that if you are proud to be something you should probably embody the essence of whatever it is you are proud to be. If you are a Republican, that's fine, but if you are Proud to be a Republican, then you should probably be out there participating in thier cause.

If you're proud to be a Newfoundlander (yes, this is what I've been getting at), then you should probably embody the same qualities that earned Newfoundland its Pride. IE: Be a hard-working fisherman, work on high-rises in Toronto/the US, be working in "the patch", or really just be a hard-worker in whatever you do.

If you don't embody these qualities, you don't really deserve to be Proud, and you don't really deserve the title you think you're so proud of. You, my friend, are not proud of yourself, you are proud of ME.

Guess Who's Back...

Well, I'm back from the Great Beyond, and oddly enough it seems life has gone on without me. I don't even know where to begin... The things I've seen, the horrible & wonderous things I've had to do, the issues I've solved... I left as a Man, so there's no telling exactly what I've come back as. BEWARE!

Bye For Now...

Well, my fellow bloggers, It will be a few weeks until my next post, as I am heading to a camp in the Great North (or balmy south for you in the NWT) for work. Perhaps this will give STEVE a chance to forget about his gay "josh" character (I assure you all, there is no dude out there after little ole me). Hopefully I will also be able to think of another topic or two while I'm away... I'm sure I'll remember a few more things that piss me off during that time, and I'll be sure to enlighten you all when I return. Until then.............