dayum! in the same building! thats cool as hell......

Don't forget KD6AAJ is my FCC amateur radio license. I also hold a General Operators license which entitles me to work on aviation, marine, and radar communications as well as other types of radio equipment.

But, you have to have an amateur license to work on amateur equipment! Isn't that funny?

About privacy and paranoia.

All a person has to do is visit your site, or use a data miner to get email addresses off of web pages, then they can use a program to spam those email addresses. Very annoying.

To avoid the programs picking your address from a page, just write something like "kd6aaj at yahoo dot com" or "kd6aajATyahooDOTcom"

No, i am not a criminal, but it is anoying when you shop somewhere and some company sends you unsolicited mail about products you just purchesed.

I used my VISA debit card for reseving a motel room at Holiday Inn (I paid in cash after arriving, but had to use the card to reserve the room before I arrived there. Now I keep getting mail for frequent guest discounts (like "stay here this many times, and earn rewards")

Or, one time, I get some notice from a credit company who mistook my name for someone elses, and the company has info like my social security number, address and phone number! My number is unlisted. It is scary that people can get info about you just by paying money to the right people.

I actually had a short law enforcement career, and hold a low level security clearance. A am a licensed Security Guard when I don't do electrical work. Security guards get to go to concerts and get paid for it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

A couple of gems from my work friend, the first to contemplate, the second for chuckles!! #1:

1. Money isn't made out of paper, it's made out of cotton.

2. The Declaration of Independence was written on hemp paper.

3. The dot over the letter i is called a "tittle".

4. A raisin dropped in a glass of fresh champagne will bounce up and down continuously from the bottom of the glass to the top.

5. Susan Lucci is the daughter of Phyllis Diller.

6. 40% of McDonald's profits come from the sales of Happy Meals.

7. 315 entries in Webster's 1996 Dictionary were misspelled.

8. The 'spot' on 7UP comes from its inventor, who had red eyes. He was albino.

9. On average, 12 newborns will be given to the wrong parents, daily.

10. Warren Beatty and Shirley MacLaine are brother and sister.

11. Chocolate affects a dog's heart and nervous system; a few ounces will kill a small sized dog.

12. Orcas (killer whales) kill sharks by torpedoing up into the shark's stomach from underneath, causing the shark to explode.

13. Most lipstick contains fish scales (eeww).

14. Donald Duck comics were banned from Finland because he doesn't wear pants.

15. Ketchup was sold in the 1830s as medicine.

16. Upper and lower case letters are named 'upper' and 'lower' because in the time when all original print had to be set in individual letters, the 'upper case' letters were stored in the case on top of the case that stored the smaller, 'lower case' letters.

17. Leonardo da Vinci could write with one hand and draw with the other at the same time ... hence, multi-tasking was invented.)

18. Because metal was scarce, the Oscars given out during World War II were made of wood.

19. There are no clocks in Las Vegas gambling casinos.

20. The name Wendy was made up for the book Peter Pan; there was never a recorded Wendy before!

21. There are no words in the dictionary that rhyme with: orange, purple, and silver!

22. Leonardo Da Vinci invented scissors. Also, it took him 10 years to paint Mona Lisa's lips.

23. A tiny amount of liquor on a scorpion will make it instantly go mad and sting itself to death.

24. The mask used by Michael Myers in the original "Halloween" was a Captain Kirk mask painted white.

25. If you have three quarters, four dimes, and four pennies, you have $1.19. You also have the largest amount of money in coins without being able to make change for a dollar (good to know.)

26. By raising your legs slowly and lying on your back, you can't sink in quicksand (and you thought this list was completely useless.)

27. The phrase "rule of thumb" is derived from an old English law,which stated that you couldn't beat your wife with anything wider than your thumb (sign of a true civilized society ... not.)

28. The first product Motorola started to develop was a record player for automobiles. At that time, the most known player on the market was the Victrola, so they called themselves Motorola.

29. Celery has negative calories! It takes more calories to eat a piece of celery than the celery has in it to begin with. It's the same with apples! (Guess what I'm buying on my next trip to the grocery store?)

30. Chewing gum while peeling onions will keep you from crying!

31. The glue on Israeli postage stamps is certified kosher.

32. Guinness Book of Records holds the record for being the book most often stolen from Public Libraries.

And #2:

"20 Ways To Maintain A Healthy Level of Insanity"

1. At lunch time, sit in your parked car with sunglasses on and point a hair > >dryer at passing cars. See if they slow down. > >2. Page yourself over the intercom. Don't disguise your voice. > >3. Every time someone asks you to do something, ask if they want fries with >that. > >4. Put your garbage can on your desk and label it "In." > >5. Put decaf in the coffee maker for 3 weeks. Once everyone has gotten over >their caffeine addictions, switch to Espresso > >6. In the memo field of all your checks, write "For sexual favors." > >7. Finish all your sentences with "in accordance with the prophecy." > >8. Don't use any punctuation > >9. As often as possible, skip rather than walk. > >10. Ask people what sex they are. Laugh hysterically after they answer. > >11. Specify that your drive-through order is "To go." > >12. Sing along at the opera. > >13. Go to a poetry recital and ask why the poems don't rhyme > >14. Put mosquito netting around your work area and play tropical sounds all >day. > >15. Five days in advance, tell your friends you can't attend their party >because >you're not in the mood > >16. Have your co-workers address you by your wrestling name, Rock Hard. > >17. When the money comes out the ATM, scream "I won!, I won!" > >18. When leaving the zoo, start running towards the parking lot, yelling >run >for your lives, they're loose!!" > >19. Tell your children over dinner, "Due to the economy, we are going to >have to >let one of you go." > >And the final way to keep a healthy level of insanity....... > >20. Send this E-mail to someone to make them smile..It's called therapy!

Civgeek:

Well, in case you wonder I'm not a cop because I'm too nice. They also won't let you head-bang in uniform, hahahaha!!!

Lets just say, I don't fit the personality profile of the good ol boys. I have plenty of friends in law enforcement, but I am not a very aggressive person, I have more of a ministry type of attitude. I like to help people when I can, and I just wanted to make a difference in my community.

I also discovered that I am not much of a multitasker. I can play music for hours, or take a computer apart and put it back together. I can even program a VCR! I just can't do several tasks at the same time.

I definitly can't type and listen to my wife at the same time. She hates it when I am on the computer, because I miss half of what she says to me. :)

Steve Wild: I know that Keith Green song you mentioned, but now I forget the title. My short term memory is suffering from lack of sleep, with the excitement of a new baby niece, too much caffeine, and yada-yada-yada.

Well, I am rambling... Hi Joe, and welcome to the new members!!!

Cuthbert1776

"You've been pretty scarce here lately, pard'. I hope all is well."

I’ve been here just lurking. I have also been really busy with business. We have a new store under construction, and I just acquired a small real estate portfolio from an investor that is going bankrupt, which I didn't expect to fall in my lap. My hands are tired from signing so many contracts that I haven't had the desire to type or play the guitar. Thanks for the concern but all is well.

How’s the family?

Wow, If I deliberately did something like mispelling words, I'd probably get sued.

That would be like Microsoft actually marketing software with security holes, or processing flaws in their program code! They would never do something like that.

steven...good morning to yu...yu have mail bro...guess yu are very busy and thus could not mail me...cheers and god bless.

zenny....why is snowfall so expensive on yu...how do yu lose cash coz of the snowfall...so yu are jammung on the 26th,,,all the best.

jazzy...buy ganja from me.......what is this about yu eating pieces of shit for breakfast...lol..is it true.

lucy sorets.......michelle........cheese.........austin....alexandre.......artanis..........suzie2000..guys have a nice day............... cheers and god bless.

Cuthbert

"There is actually a huge expose' on one of the local stations how the IDOT doesn't oversee the funds properly and allows bid collusion (not proven to be intentional) to occur, driving up the cost of construction. Couple that with the fact that many states give preference to union labor (when they don't restrict projects to such labor) and it is no surprise that costs are sky high."

IDOT are a bunch of church nuns in comparison to the city of Boston. Did ya eva hear of da BIG DIG? That whistling sound you hear is the air blowing through the dilated sphincters of the Massatooshits tax payers. (All of a sudden I picture Ted Kennedy with a rosy bulbous nose standing with a monster dildo in one hand and a copy of your check stub in the other)

Namm Man

Stevee, Windsor St. it is. You win the prize! Oh wait, there is no prize...nevermind... lol!

Alexandre, a liver crisis sounds serious. Prayers and good vibes to you honey. I hope you're feeling better soon.

Jazzy, I was driving to the grocery store after work and I had Pantera blasting. I had the window open a bit, bit figured I better close it back up. I was singing so loud ~ It’s time to change, It can’t stay the same, Revolution is my name, It will never change, So here it stays, Forever is my name! lmao! I didn't want to scare anybody. LOL! I'm tellin' ya bro, ya gotta get that "Best of" cd/DVD I told you about. It's killer! I'll be checking out the one you mentioned earlier. Hope you're feeling better to :)

SupaaDave, since I'm on the mom side of the "daddy's in a band" thang, it's tough to be home alone on weekends taking care of a baby while dad's out having a blast. Every great once in a while we would get a babysitter, but I hated that because it had to be an overnight thing. Weekends were the one time we had to be together, and the band was killin' it. Two nights a week for band practice, then 2 nights on the weekend, all for maybe $25 to $40! It just wasn't worth it and he finally gave it up. I was really proud of him and loved to see him on stage, but the timing was bad. He tried again a few years later, but the group of people who hung out with the band sucked. They were more interested in getting fall down drunk in an old barn where the practices were held with so much cigarette smoke in it you could barely breathe. The women would just let their kids run wild because they were to drunk to care and playing cards was more important. It was ugly, and I wound up being the uptight bitch because I chose to stay sober and take care of my kids. Needless to say, my husband went to most of the practices and gigs himself. He eventually quit that band too. To much time invested for hardly any money or happiness in the band. My daughter wasn't a newborn during the first band he was in as a parent. She was about 6 months old. I'm sure some mom's have great experiences when their guys are in a band. Unfortunately, I wasn't one of them. Did I mention that the leader of the band had no kids? You could always see how it goes, but SupaaMom & Supaababy should be priority #1. By the way, I'll shoot for March 8th as the baby's due date ;-)

Hi estrela!!

Mari, are you sick again?? Geez man, crank up the echinachea (sp?) girl!!

hello Davey!!!

bbm 1889, I have the Guitar World, Revolver, and Guitar Legends magazines with a tribute to Dimebag in them. I have to read them in small doses because it is so sad :( Your tent thing sounds like it would be a cool hang out. Sorry you got busted...for nuthin.

Mike, Cuth,Namm - Here's a pretty good Civil Engineering web site.

Lots O Goodies

hey joe, could u give me some tips on getting ur speed and accuracy up, and also on improvising (making up scales on the spot at a gig)

Hey Joe,

Is there a change that you visit Europe this year to give some concerts. If so.. please let me know when and where. I'll be there!!

wow Joe, youve travelled to pretty much every continent this past year!

michelle: Thanks a lot. I was indeed planning to get the best of pantera. I really want to get that dvd and cd too. I have been listening to a lot of pantera lately, for some odd reason, but whatever it is, its a great feeling! I am really enjoying yesterday dont mean shit and Death rattle. and i commend you for attempting to sing pantera! I am such a horrible singer I cant even sing along to any of the music I listen to. Thats why I listen to to satch often. no singing, lol. Do you like Pink Floyd? If you do, try to get this In Absentia by Porcupine Tree. Its this fantastic band from England. You can listen to them here have a good night :)

ocps: thanks man, I will definitely email you for more q's. thanks a lot once again for the demo. It's pretty slick.

Hi boys and girls!

Bahduh: no, I haven't been hopping around lately. Just getting sunburnt playing drums outside.

Angie Read: that game is awesome, I love it. Right up my alley. The Joe one was pretty easy for me! Try playing it with a band who only has one album out, especially when they use a similar sound for the different songs! I got 9/10 twice for them...bah!

ahhhh i'm 20pgs behind!

Re: Artanis 1

i have 'Cats & Dogs' on dvd ;D i love Mr. Tinkles he's a riot - and his sidekick, the one voiced by Jon Lovitz.

i have never laughed so much in a movie theatre - when Mr. Tinkles offers up the entire continent of Australia - i lost it, most of the room did.

something tells me the rest of the world wouldn't of found it as funny - but being an Aussie it was hilarious

'black cloud? is that what it's called?.....STORM yes because like a storm......'

civgeek

congrats on your new guitar! :)