I knew I was getting older, but holy sh*t!

According to CareerBuilder.com, this is what my job is doing to me...





Scary!!!!!!!! Click HERE to see what your job is doing to YOU!!!

Be afraid. Be very afraid.


(of course, waiting for that page to load will aslo make you look older too)

Funny Stuff From George Carlin

People Who Should Be Phased Out

- A celebrity couple who adopt a Third-World baby and call it Rain Forest.

- Old people who tell me what the weather used to be where they lived.

- Actors who drive race cars.

- Athletes and coaches who give more than 100 percent.

Phobia of The Day

Xerophobia: fear of dryness

Random Fact of The Day

Fine-grained volcanic ash can be found as an ingredient in some toothpastes.

Stupid News Story of The Day

(Taxes? I won't pay your stinkin' taxes!)

Armed U.S. tax evader barricades self in home

BOSTON (Reuters) - An armed man who has refused to pay U.S. federal taxes for a decade has barricaded himself inside his hilltop home in New Hampshire with 20 supporters for a week after resisting an order to show up in court.

Edward Brown, 64, and his wife Elaine Brown, 65, of Plainfield, New Hampshire, were found guilty by a federal jury on Thursday of owing the U.S. government more than $700,000 in unpaid taxes dating back to 1996.

Contacted by Reuters by telephone, Brown said he has paid all his taxes to his town but does not want to pay the federal government.

"The industry and the military are working together to control everything. People don't even know it. Little frogs sitting in boiling water," he said. "The United States of America now is a fascist country."

Assistant U.S. Attorney Bill Morse said Brown and his wife were both looking at "a substantial jail sentence."

The tax bills piled up mostly because Brown's wife, who owns a dental business, failed to pay income tax and payroll taxes for her staff, Morse said.

U.S. Marshal Stephen Monier said authorities were speaking with Brown by telephone but have so far stayed away from the house.

Elaine Brown, who was in court when the guilty verdict was announced, was released to the custody of her son in Massachusetts on condition that she would have no face-to-face contact with her husband.

Outlander!

Well, I stayed home from work today. Had a fever and still felt really lousy. I slept most of the day - lazy me! lol.. I do feel much, much better now and will definitely go to work tomorrow.

I watched Kairo (Pulse) today. It was one freaky movie. But I didn't really understand it all. Could be cuz of the subtitles and all. I will have to watch it again sometime. The Japanese can make some freaky-ass movies.

American Idol was on again tonight. Holy crap. Seattle had some of the worst singers I had ever heard. That dude that sang "Unchained Melody"...what was with his eyes?!?! He had this expression on his face that looked like someone came up behind him and rammed a broomstick up his ass. And he never even moved. He looked like he was glued in place. But the worst one was "Red" - the one that looked like Malacchi from Children of The Corn. I kept waiting for Simon to yell, "OUTLANDER!" Cuz that is the first thought that came to my head when I saw him. His voice.....well, it was beyond horrible. I can't even describe it. Just plain wrong.

I am sick of this cold, cold weather. The highs have been in the low 50's and the lows in the mid to high 20's. The Grapevine is shut down cuz of ice and snow (that probably makes my brother happy - since he has to drive over it to get to work, which means he probably gets to stay home from work). They said there was even some snow in Malibu. That is crazy! I will be happy when it gets back to the 60's again. It is too brrrr outside for me.

I am green, but not from envy

Oh good lord. I hate being sick. I was so sick today that I had to go home from work at noon. And that was pushing it. I wanted to take care of my appointments before I left, and that I did. But holy hell. I had to leave one of my interviews, not once, but twice, to go to the bathroom. And I tell you, it is simply not fun to be violently ill at work. I would rather be at home puking in my own toilet, thank you very much - lol. I feel somewhat better now. Still sick, but not puking anymore, thank gosh. I think I might be able to make it to work tomorrow. We'll see how tomorrow morning goes.

Speaking of being violently ill, American Idol began tonight, and there were more than a few contestants who nearly made me puke again. I don't know what it is with these people thinking they can sing. Hell, I think I could even sing better than some of them (and I am a self-proclaimed horrible singer!). There were a few who did a good job, but no one really stood out. It should be an interesting season, to say the least.

Oh, and HELLO! My favorite tv doc won a Golden Glob the other night. Yes, Hugh Laurie (in my opinion, the sexiest celebrity on the face of the earth) won a Golden Globe for Best Actor in a drama series. You go Dr House. You go!!!

I am off to bed. I can't sit up here anymore tonight. Let's hope this bug goes away soon. I am tired of being sick!

Funny Stuff From George Carlin

"You know the good part about all those executions in Texas? Fewer Texans."

Phobia of The Day

Onomatophobia: Fear of hearing a certain word or of names

Random Fact of The Day

Stannous fluoride, which is the cavity fighter found in toothpaste is made from recycled tin.

Stupid News Story of The Day

(Make the police's job easier - be stupid!)


Burglary suspect picks bad hiding place

SYRACUSE, N.Y. - Brian Valentino sure picked the wrong hiding place to elude police. The 33-year-old burglary suspect was being transported yesterday to the Onondaga County jail in Syracuse when he kicked out a back window of the police car and dove headfirst through the opening.

Still handcuffed, Valentino ran a short distance and ducked into a building, where he ran down a hallway and hid behind a door.

There was one problem. His hiding spot was inside the headquarters of the county sheriff's office. Apparently, Valentino didn't notice the big yellow star on the entrance.

A retired deputy working part time in the building noticed the snow-covered, handcuffed man dash into the lobby. He followed him down the hall and held onto Valentino until the officer he escaped from arrived on the scene.

Valentino now faces additional charges for the escape attempt.

I am sooooooo pissed!!!!!!

I feel like computers are just against me these days. First, there was the mess with the computers at work on Monday. Then, today, then the program we use to complete our cases crashes on my computer today - not everyone's, just mine and a few other unlucky people's computers. After restarting twice, the thing finally came back up. But that was just the beginning. About 2:30 pm today, EVERYONE's SAWS system went offline. And it was offline til 5:30 when we went home today. I am not even sure if it will be back up and running tomorrow morning when I go to work. UGH! I just know my clients will be calling me wondering when their cases will be done - good lord. Sometimes computers are more trouble than they are worth.

Oh, but my computer problems didn't end at work. Nooooooo. They followed me home, too. My computer is being a butthead. I can't get my E drive to work. GRRRRRRRRRR. That is where I have all my photos and scrapbooking stuff stored. I will be beyond pissed if I can't get it back up and running. I am so ready to just take the damned thing and throw it out the window. But I won't. I am sure that won't get it up and running. I am soooooooooooo ...... infuriated! GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!

I have been messing with this damned computer for hours now...restarting and shutting down and this and that, trying, in vain, to make it work.

Arghhhhhhhhhhhhhhh! Kiss my ass, E drive.....kiss my ass!

Funny Stuff From George Carlin

"What about these cretins at the airport gift shop who think somehow they're in the Mall of America? It's an airport! I'm standin' there with one newspaper and a pack of gum; I gotta get to my plane. Why does the genetic defective ahead of me choose this moment to purchase a complete set of dishes and a new fall wardrobe? What is this, fuckin' Macy's?"

Phobia of The Day

Nucleomituphobia: fear of nuclear weapons

Random Fact of The Day

Until 1834, it was illegal for any soldier of the U.S. Army to carry the American flag into battle.

Stupid News Story of The Day

(Oops! My bad.)

Police: Teen seeking kiss rams wrong car

BAY CITY, Mich. - A lovers' quarrel and a case of mistaken identity has landed a teenager behind bars after police say he repeatedly rammed a teenage girl's car, thinking it was his girlfriend.

State police told The Saginaw News that the victim — a 17-year-old from Pinconning — called 911 early Sunday when the suspect smashed his car into the rear of hers.

The 17-year-old suspect struck her car about 15 times and pushed it through stop signs at intersections, the victim told police.

Dispatchers advised her to lead the suspect toward police units who were en route to intercept them, police said.

State police troopers and Bay County sheriff's deputies caught up with the suspect and pursued the Bay City teen at speeds of up to 90 miles per hour, police said.

The teen told police he thought the driver was his girlfriend, who left a party after the couple quarreled. He said he wanted to talk to her and get his goodnight kiss, so he went searching for her, police said.

He told police he was talking to his girlfriend on his cell phone, telling her to stop her car. She told him she was stopped and didn't know what he was talking about, officers said.

The teen likely will face charges including assault with a vehicle, fleeing police and drunk driving.

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Information from: The Saginaw News, http://www.mlive.com

Sesame Street!

You Are Bert

Extremely serious and a little eccentric, people find you loveable - even if you don't love them! You are usually feeling: Logical - you rarely let your emotions rule you You are famous for: Being smart, a total neat freak, and maybe just a little evil How you life your life: With passion, even if your odd passions (like bottle caps and pigeons) are baffling to others

The Sesame Street Personality Quiz

Sometimes I wish I was invisible...oh yeah....I already am!

I hate it when a client comes in with an emergency just a few hours before we close. UGH! That has happened to me the last 3 working days...Wednesday, Thursday and today. Today was the worst though. I had a doctor appointment scheduled for 3 pm, which meant that I had to leave by 2:45 at the latest to get there by 3:00. Well, one of my clients comes in at 2:05 and tells me that she has an emergency and needs to get her case granted today so she can get her prescription. Well, this entails of course entering the pending information, running the case, making case comments, turning it in to the supervisor to approve.THEN you have to do an online transaction request and email it to another department and then wait for it to get inputted into that system so you can print her out a temporary medical card. Well, this was all entirely possible for me to accomplish by 2:45 - I am fast! - lol (except for the waiting part - that I left up to the supervisor to do - hehe). But - BUT - NOOOOOOOOO. It was after I had run the case that our computer system decides to up and quit on me - well, on everyone in the building, but it felt like it was targetting me personally! lol - So that left the case is sitting in limbo....but the time kept on ticking. Finally, the damned computer system comes back up and I was able to get the thing done. With no time to spare. I barely made it to my appointment on time. No pressure there.....NONE - HA! I swear my blood pressure must have been sky high by that point. I was so pissed at the computer today. I was really ready to kick it! But I didn't. Somehow I think the IT department would have frowned on that.

Well after that ordeal, I had another one to contend with. I really REALLY am absolutely convinced beyond the shadow of a doubt that I am either invisible or completely forgettable. Because when I got to the doctor's office, the receptionist told me I was not on the schedule. GRRRR. She then proceeded to tell me that if I indeed did have an appointment, they would have called to remind me, something they "always" do. (that statement is complete horse doo-doo because there have been several occasions where they hadn't called me....but I digress). Seems funny cuz if I hadn't showed up to my appointment, they would have surely billed me for a missed appointment. She then tells me that they hadn't gotten my referral (HMO's suck ass - GRRRR - but I digress again). So she tells me to have a seat and wait. Then she tells me that my referral , SURPRISE, is actually there and that she can "fit me in." I had a freakin' card with the appointment time and date on it, yet I wasn't on the schedule - INVISIBLE I tell you!!!! Invisible!!!!

So, after about an hour, I was finally seen. Being that my knee hasn't improved any, the doctor gave me a cortisone shot in my knee. It was surprisingly painless .... at first. The initial shot didn't hurt at all. But now.....oh lord. My knee is throbbing. Ouch. I am sitting here with a heating pad on it, debating if I should take an ultracet or not. Shots suck ass! But I hope it makes the damned thing feel better. It has been killing me for months now.

After the appointment, I went out to the reception desk to make my next appointment. The lady told me that she had overheard what happened to me this time and wanted to assure me that I was, in fact, in the computer.

I will believe it when I see it - lol.

I am so cynical.

Funny Stuff From George Carlin

"Honesty may be the best policy, but it's important to remember that apparently, by elimination, dishonesty is the second-best policy."

Phobia of The Day

Hoplophobia: fear of firearms

Example: Jeff can't watch the news because of his hoplophobia.