Lately, I've actually felt better, so I've been working on a project. My wife found an old bed frame, so we've been painting it for the boy, so he can get rid of his bunk beds.
It wasn't in the best shape, but we sanded it down some, and primered it, and then the quest for a color. We decided on a metallic purple. Actually he did. I was all for it, my wife didn't like it, but it's his bed, so why not. I told her he could always repaint it if he didnt like it. I have the bed 3/4 of the way painted, and it looks great.
It feels good to be semi productive, and actually be able to do something around the house.
My greed has screwed me. This fine, long holiday weekend, I'm stuck working. I tend bar Saturday, which will be good. It's a huge wedding, so the tip potential is good. Here's hoping it is anyway. Sunday, I agreed to help a friend DJ. No, I will not become DJ13. I am basically helping him set up, being his gofer during the wedding, and helping him tear down. I thought it would be a few hours at most. 13 hours is my estimate. And for my cut...It really isn't worth it. But he is my friend, and was in a pinch, so I'm there.
Now onto other thoughts and whatnot. A 9 year old boy was banned from his little league, because he throws too hard, and the other kids can't hit his pitching. He threw the ball fast, was accurate, the other little kids just couldn't hit it. So the "league administrators" decided since he was ruining the other little kids self esteem, they banned him and his team from playing.
Congratulations to the league for sending the message to the kids that when life gets too hard, don't try harder, somebody will take care of it for you. Whats worse, the little boy made a statement apologizing for ruining the fun of his teammates and the other kids in the league.
When I was a boy, we had a kid in the league who was the same way. He was my friend, so at the fair, we'd go to the pitch game, and he would hit 80 on the speed gun. He was 11. He threw sidearm. He was scary. He gave up two runs all season long. BUT.. he couldn't pitch every day, so their team did lose some. They were good anyway, so they won the league, but they never thought to kick him out.
It has now come out that all permits to protest at the Olympics were either denied, or never gotten to to approve them. In fact, two Chinese elderly women got year long prison sentences, when they applied. They were put under house arrest while the Olympics were going on. Nice choice IOC. I can't wait for the Iraqi games.
Victor Conte was in the news, saying that the IOC should look into the Jamaican success in the sprints, because they were a big user of his products and science. I'm sure a few years from now, they'll get around to it. And then strip them of medals that. If anyone would know who's on the juice, it would be him, get on it now.
Hillary has thrown herself behind Obama, telling her troops to rally behind him, that "we're all on the same team". As a McCain supporter, I am hoping that the Clinton's still have another sneaky trick up their sleeve, to blow it for Obama.
If I know the Clinton's, they are secretly supporting McCain. Why, because if we elect Obama, he'll be there for 8 years, and by then, Hillary and Bill will all but be forgotten. Four years, not so much, and she could say Obama didn't get it done, and push herself into the Democratic nomination.
Oprah claims that she's tired of being on the cover of "O" magazine every month. Not nearly as tired as I am of seeing her.
Avril Levigne, the self proclaimed "face of punk", has a clothing line sold in Kohl's. Could you imagine them approaching Johnne Rotten ne Lydon, and asking him to come up with a clothing line for JC Penney's in his time? It's official, punk is dead as we know it.
