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My DVD player (which is new...I bought it in January) has been freaking out this past week.
It will open the DVD tray without being prompted to, or cut itself off and on.
It has my nephew really freaked out.
The lights have also been flickering a bit in the bathroom and dining room.
Yesterday I washed dishes and stacked the plates to the left of the sink.I left the kitchen just long enough to run to the door and get my mail,and when I went back in the kitchen,the plates were stacked on the right and flipped over (from topside up,to bottom side up).Nobody went into the kitchen during that 45-seconds or so that I was away, and I didn't hear a sound.
These have been the first spooky happenings in many days.
(well,my sister said someone pulled her hair while she was sleeping a few nights ago,but I thought she had maybe dreamed it...but who knows?).
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"A Sunday Kind of Love"
by Etta James
I want a Sunday kind of love
A love to last past Saturday night
And I'd like to know it's more than love at first sight
And I want a Sunday kind of love
Oh yea yea
I want a a love that's on the square
Can't seem to find somebody
Someone to care
And I'm on a lonely road that leads to no where
I need a Sunday kind of love
I do my Sunday dreaming, Oh yea
And all my Sunday scheming
Every minute, every hour, every day
Oh I'm hoping to discover
A certain kind of lover
Who will show me the way
And my arms need someone
Someone to enfold
To keep me warm when Mondays and Tuesdays grow cold
Love for all my life to have and to hold
Oh and I want a Sunday kind of love
Oh yea yea yea
I don't want a Monday, Tuesday, or Wednesday, or Thursday, Friday or Saturday
Oh nothing but Sunday oh yea
I want a Sunday Sunday
I want a Sunday kind of love
Oh yea
Sunday, Sunday, Sunday kind of loooove.
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The sixties must have been an amazing time to live through, especially as a young person.
I just missed them by a year or so.
That decade ushered in a lot of changes for society. IMO, not all of them for the betterment of mankind. But many of them were (as with the Civil Rights movement).
The music was unbelievable.
Janis Joplin, Jimmy Hendrix, Credence Clearwater Revival, Jim Morrison (not to mention Sam & Dave, Otis Redding, Sam Cooke, etc) ...I love them all, and own all their albums on CD (or casette tape).
I think the 1960s will always inhabit a unique spot in history. What other decade was comparable?
I watched the PBS special on Bob Dylan last night.
Good show.
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Reading my e-mails.
Apostle Radio, an internet-based Christian radio station (in Texas) has added my websites to their ministry links....which is very cool.
I have also received very warm e-mails from several other Christian websites encouraging me in my work online, and pledging support (such as adding my links on their sites as well).
All in all, I am very pleased right now.
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These are in no particular order.
House on Haunted Hill (with V.Price)
Dracula (with B. Lugosi)
Bride of Frankenstein (with E. Lanchester)
King Kong (with F. Wrey)
Night of the Living Dead (1968)
Thirteen Ghosts (1960)
Dawn of the Dead (original)
Day of the Dead (original)
Return of the Living Dead (1985)
In general any horror film Bruce Campbell or Jeffery Combs is in......
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Texas Justice.
I also like Judge Joe Brown.
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Me too.
I have no problem with fuller figured women.
Take Rachael Ray on Food Network.She's not fat (well, I wouldn't say she is), but she is fuller figured.She has the most gorgeous smile.I think I watch her show just to see her smile a time or two.That and she has an obvious joy for life and is comfortable in her own skin.That's always attractive.
The older I get the more beauty has to do with personality than physicality for me.
A definite sign that with age comes wisdom.
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Life, as in a social life with friends and girls and parties and fun?
Not for a while.
I used to go out and cruise the strip clubs with my buddies, but since becoming a Christian I don't do that anymore (which really irritates them, since I was always the designated driver...I've never liked drinking alcohol).
Now we will occasionally get together to shoot the bull at my house, but that's about it.I don't know any Christians my age here where I live now, so there's no opportunity for me to socialize with them.
As for work.My job can be done online, so I don't have to leave the house for that.
I'm pretty much a boring homebody.
But that's allright.It doesn't bother me.
Much.
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"Photograph"
by Nickelback
Look at this photograph
Every time I do it makes me laugh
How did our eyes get so red?
And what the hell is on Joey’s head?
This is where I grew up
I think the present owner fixed it up
I never knew we ever went without
The second floor is hard for sneakin’ out
This is where I went to school
Most of the time had better things to do
Criminal record says I broke in twice
I must’ve done it half a dozen times
I wonder if it’s too late
Should I go back and try to graduate
Life’s better now than it was back then
If I was them, I wouldn’t let me in
Every memory of looking out the back door
I had the photo album spread out on my bedroom floor
It’s hard to say
It’s time to say it
Goodbye, Goodbye
Every memory of walking out the front door
I found the photo of the friend that I was looking for
It's hard to say
It’s time to say it
Goodbye, Goodbye
Remember the old arcade
Blew every dollar that we ever made
The cops hated us hangin’ out
They say somebody went and burned it down
We used to listen to the radio
And sing along with every song we’d know
We said someday we’d find out how it feels
To sing to more than just the steering wheel
Kim’s the first girl I kissed
I was so nervous that I nearly missed
She’s had a couple of kids since then
I haven’t seen her since God knows when
I miss that town
I miss their faces
You can’t erase
You can’t replace it
I miss it now
I can’t believe it
So hard to stay
Too hard to leave it
If I could relive those days
I know the one thing that would never change
Look at this photograph
Every time I do it makes me laugh
Every time I do it makes me
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I was hooked on those danged scratcher tickets when I was in my early 20's.
I'd waste $50 during the week on them, win back ten or twenty by the weekend and feel as if I'd came out on top.
No more of that.I only play now when the jackpot is really high.And then, only a few numbers. Never more than $5.
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About to log off and go to bed.
It's just past 3 a.m. here.
I spent several hours creating skins for my websites tonight.
A friend of mine who is a Mod at one of Invisionfree's graphics sites is teaching me all about it. And I'm starting to catch on.
Most were ugly, but 2 came out pretty good. I'll be making more tomorrow. It's addictive.
*(my nephew is better. He has a head cold,I think. The Doc' prescribed antibiotics and cough syrup).
Kid hates them.
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My uncle used to post here in '03.
He was a much more fanatical Trek fan than I am. I think he had every line of dialogue from every episode of TOS memorized. He'd deliver the dialogue right along with the regular cast whenever we'd watch a show together (which wasn't often enough).
He went by "SubCommander Beavis" (he was also a Beavis & Butthead fan).
He died of stomach cancer about a year ago.
Also, earlier this year my youngest brother, Conundrum posted here for maybe two weeks?
I think those are the only two I know personally.
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"The Voice of Truth"
by Casting Crowns
Oh what I would do to have
The kind of faith it takes
To climb out of this boat I'm in
Onto the crashing waves
To step out of my comfort zone
Into the realm of the unknown where Jesus is
And He's holding out His hand
But the waves are calling out my name
And they laugh at me
Reminding me of all the times
I've tried before and failed
The waves they keep on telling me
Time and time again. 'Boy, you'll never win!'
'You'll never win!'
Chorus:
But the voice of truth tells me a different story
The voice of truth says, 'Do not be afraid!'
The voice of truth says, 'This is for My glory'
Out of all the voices calling out to me
I will choose to listen and believe the voice of truth
Oh what I would do to have
The kind of strength it takes to stand before a giant
With just a sling and a stone
Surrounded by the sound of a thousand warriors
Shaking in their armor
Wishing they'd have had the strength to stand
But the giant's calling out my name
And he laughs at me
Reminding me of all the times
I've tried before and failed
The giant keeps on telling me
Time and time again. 'Boy you'll never win!'
'You'll never win!'
But the stone was just the right size
To put the giant on the ground
And the waves they don't seem so high
From on top of them lookin' down
I will soar with the wings of eagles
When I stop and listen to the sound of Jesus
Singing over me
I will choose to listen and believe the voice of truth
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I feel terrible for Favre and the Pack.
I'm no Cheesehead, but watching them this season has been like watching a train wreck....painful.
My Cardinals are oh-for, so everything with me is pretty much business as usual.
On a better note, both of my fantasy teams are undefeated into month 2 (so that's awesome).
Back in July I ended up with Cadillac Williams and Sean Alexander at RB (I was really mad back then, since I wanted Priest Holmes, Ahman Green or some other "better" backs).
Cadillac, Ben Roethlisberger, Hines Ward, and the Colts Defense are chewing up the other teams in my league. :)
Next week will be rough though, as fully half of my big point scorers are on a "bye" week. I've been scrambling to find descent replacements. If I pick up a loss this season, it will be this coming weekend. :)
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Most religious threads end up in flame wars?
Not recently.
Actually, since the big Kronos Scandals of this summer, the tone at STF has really settled back down to one of mutual respect and thoughtful discussions (for the most part).
As for my religious topics.
Religion interests me, as I am a Christian, and as long as VBG has no problems with my posts they will continue (and possibly increase in volume).
Nobody says you have to participate in the discussions my topics start, MANVERU.
Though you are always more than welcomed.
I think you have a bit more interest in them than you let on, and perhaps that is the source of your irritation and not the subject matter itself.
Anytime you want to learn more about the Lord and discuss Him, I'm here for you.
:)
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I don't really care for the new BSG, but I watched the show because I heard Forbes would be on it and I wanted to see if she could pull of Admiral Cain (since I remember Lloyd Bridges Cain from my childhood).
I have to give MF a hand.She did a better job than I expected she would, and I enjoyed the show (for the most part).
I may watch the first few ep's next season.
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School band from 7th grade through my junior year in high school.
I wanted to play jazz sax, but since I was a wee bit FAT...I got stuck with a trombone.The band teacher figured a big ol' boy like me had to have big lungs.
At least I wasn't fat enough to be awarded a "tuba".
I eventually quit because I wasn't allowed to play sax.
As for a rock band?
Nope.
I don't think anybody in my family was in a band.
:)
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I asked my sister.
She said neither one.
She likes Chakotay.
If I remember right, my mom once said she thought Riker was "cute" while I was watching TNG (though, she later said Ben Sisko had Riker "Beat ten ways to hell" in the looks department about an hour later, while I was watching DS9).
When my beard first started to grow in during my senior year in high school I tried to imitate Riker's look on TNG, to impress the ladies....
it didn't work. :)
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My nephew had a very high fever earlier tonight (about midnight).
He's 18-years old,but very childlike.He was afraid.
So I sat up with him and gave him some tylenol and a cool cloth for his head.He asked me to pray for him, and I did.By 2 a.m. (about an hour and a half ago) the fever broke (Thank God) and he is now resting comfortably.
I'll sit up another hour or so (more to work at my websites than anything) and then go to bed.
Tomorrow morning I'll take him to see our family doctor.
:)
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No.
The only things I still have from high school are my letterman jacket and my freshman yearbook (1987-88).The other things,like individual awards and citations (even my diploma) have been lost during various moves across country and back again over the years.I've never bothered replacing them.
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Three that I can remember.
The biggest (6.7) being the one that rattled Coalinga,California back in '83.
Earthquakes really don't bother me.
I'd take a quake over a Hurricane,flood,or tornado any day.
Which is funny,since my relatives down south have completely the opposite opinion.The idea of sitting through a quake terrifies them.
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I say northern Florida.Somewhere near the Georgia state line.
Or along the panhandle.
There's a difference (albeit subtle) between northern and southern Floridians.
Northern Floridians being a little more "down home,country".Trip's definitely a north Florida boy.
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I won't watch it,if Kutcher is playing Ash.
To be honest,I probably wouldn't watch it anyway.
I hate remakes of great old films (especially horror films which are near and dear to my heart).
The only horror remakes I can think of that I liked were "Night of the Living Dead" (1990) because Tony Todd and Patricia Tallman nailed their performances."Dawn of the Dead" (2004), Sarah Polley,Ving Rhames,and others on that cast were enjoyable to watch...and the story had an interesting new direction, and Thirteen Ghosts (2001) because I am a fan of both Tony Shaloub and Matthew Lillard.
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"El Shaddai"
by Amy Grant
(one of the most beautiful songs I've ever heard)*
El Shaddai, El Shaddai,
El-Elyon na Adonia,
Age to age You're still the same,
By the power of the name.
El Shaddai, El Shaddai,
Erkamka na Adonai,
We will praise and lift You high,
El Shaddai.
Through your love and through the ram,
You saved the son of Abraham;
Through the power of your hand,
Turned the sea into dry land.
To the outcast on her knees,
You were the God who really sees,
And by Your might,
You set Your children free.
El Shaddai, El Shaddai,
El-Elyon na Adonia,
Age to age You're still the same,
By the power of the name.
El Shaddai, El Shaddai,
Erkamka na Adonai,
We will praise and lift You high,
El Shaddai.
Through the years You've made it clear,
That the time of Christ was near,
Though the people couldn't see
What Messiah ought to be.
Though Your Word contained the plan,
They just could not understand
Your most awesome work was done
Through the frailty of Your Son.
El Shaddai, El Shaddai,
El-Elyon na Adonai,
Age to age You're still the same,
By the power of the name.
El Shaddai, El Shaddai,
Erkamka na Adonai,
I will praise and lift You high,
El Shaddai.
El Shaddai, El Shaddai,
El-Elyon na Adonai,
Age to age You're still the same,
By the power of the name.
El Shaddai, El Shaddai,
Erkamka na Adonai,
I will praise and lift You high,
El Shaddai.
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in The Cotton Candy Factory
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I'm listening to some of my dad's old albums.
"Precious Lord"
B.B. King.