Halloween tricks & treats

When I was little I loved Halloween. Got older, thought I was to cool. Now I can't wait. I have a couple pumpkins ready to carve and a killer costume idea. A couple parties to hit & plenty of fun to be had. The breathalyzer costume will be a wing man onto itself. You heard me breathalyzer! cardboard box, paper towel roll, and spray paint. Can't wait

Respecting (some) Laws

I'm going to be a little hypocritical here, sorry deal with it.
What has happened to our town. Now I'll be the first to admit that there has always been violence in our mountain town, but damn! Am I the only one that has noticed that in the past few years, the number of violent crimes has boomed. It seems rare these days to turn on channel 9 or log on to chattanoogan.com and NOT here about another stabbing, shooting, robbing incident. Brawls in school, knife fights on the corner seem like the norm. Why?
I present this theory, lack of respect/fear. I'm not going to list ideas around the old farts that are out there mis-behaving. They are old enough to know better and are set in their ways. Education is rarely effective on adults, prison terms are all they understand. Leave them to it and lets concentrate on correcting the behavior of children & young adults. By targeting the behavior before it becomes pattern we stand a better chance of correcting it.
Now for the respect/fear portion, parents listen up. You goofed. When little Johnny or Jenny started acting up you bribed them to behave. So what did they learn, not shit. They end up acting like the world owes them something. Everyone remembers the JFK phrase, 'not what your country can do for you , but what you can do for your country...' What should have happened more ooften was mommy & daddy acting like PARENTS and telling the kid if he/she wanted something then they would have to save up and buy it themselves. This will teach a world of lessons that will benefit the child for the rest of their life. Not the least of which will be respect for hard work & appreciation for the work of others.
If people weren't always looking for shortcuts to their desires, a lot of pain & suffering could be avoided.
side note: what kind of message does vandalizing political signs send?

Breaking for now...

Halloween Stunt on 153

http://www.chattanoogan.com/articles/article_137652.asp

I love Halloween, women get to dress slutty and get a way with it. Guys stage horrificly gruesome scenes and get praised as creative & festive. Props to the guys at Goodyear for shocking the mouth breathers out of their daily rut. I have a ton of pumpkins waiting to be carved, not to mention multiple scare sites to visit and judge before I take my niece around to them. I love to remeber the days that outr neighborhood was flooded with kids running door to door in their costumes. Sadly over the past few years that trend has died, at least in my neighborhood. I think last year we had something like maybe 2 dozen kids all night. 20 years ago it would have been closer to 200. Oh well, times & tides. I hope that this year is different. I already have my costume ready for a buddy's bash & door sitter to pass out teeth rotting goodness... if anyone shows up that is. Otherwise I suspect I'll be finishing off candy up until x-mas.

New Ink

I got my batman logo. As soon as it heals and I get a decent pic, I'll post it here. I think I might have finally found a reason to get a flickr account so tat I catalogue my ink, but I'll wait on that for now. Anyways thanks to Chad over at Standard Ink for the great work. I'll be heading back over there in a month for touch-ups and another month after that for my captain america shield. As usual it hurt some but as always the resulting endorphin kick made it soooooo worth it. I read the stories of some pansies crying out and not wanting to finish it but I can't imagine. People its simple relax, concentrate on your breathing and whatever you do, DON'T TENSE UP!! If you stay relaxed there is no reason you shouldn't enjoy the whole experience.
t-shirt design in an ad for Tattoo magazine
"It's all about the pain,
the jewelry and ink are just souvenirs"
fuckin' a.

22,000+

I have to admit that for a change I am proud of Chattanooga. Even if most of the sheep voted republicrat, at least we are seeing an increase in voter turn-out. I also want to give credit to the election commission, or at least the staff at the Northgate location. No badgering from the volunteers was a welcome relief after the primary (next to TJ Max) where the a*hole working decided to educate me as to which party I should support. The people working were friendly and courteous. Even with the long line, it moved at a steady pace, I made it from the food court to the front of the line in only about 20 minutes.

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Now for election outcomes. First off even though McCain will probably take TN, we all realize that Obama will most likely when the election. What worries me is how long it will take some jack-ass to attempt to shoot his ass. I sincerely hope it doesn't happen but am preparing myself for the headline now. I just hope it is a black guy that shoots him, otherwise all you old-timers thought MLK's death sparked riots. If Obama is assassinated by a white guy, then there will be outbreaks of violence like our generation has never seen.

A "waste" of a vote...

Why do some a*holes insist that voting for an independent candidate is "wasting" my vote. Anytime someone has the courage to express their views, that expression (be it a vote, a speech or even a blog) is never a waste. Personally I feel the 2 major candidates are a much bigger waste of a vote. No matter who is elected we (the American people) are still screwed. Neither of these guys give 2 shits about us. One wants to create a socialist, entitlement society & the other wants to keep sending us to die for a bunch of people who hate us because our society has prospered while theirs has been shattered by in-fighting. I'll "waste" my vote on someone I actually think could shake up the DC power structure and represent my views in how our nation is run. After that mess last night, I am more sure than ever that I will be voting independent.

Let's here it for Barr '08

btw: I'm a traditional republican but the ultra-conservative direction of the party in recent years has called even that belief into question.

Downtown Privelge Parking

Check out this woderful little blog from chattarati.com

http://chattarati.com/2008/10/13/no-parking-but-i-work-for-the-mayor/

If all us lowly taxpayers have to pay the hugely increased parking rates, what makes her special? Surely not her crooked politico father's influence. You all remember him for grabbing headlines in the TN waltz scandal. Or maybe it was her previous film notoriety that beckons a personal pass...

by the end of the week, I'll update with my own rendition of Missy's parking pass for all us taxpayers.