Drunk Flying!!!

You have GOT to see this stunt. I got this in an e-mail.

> Unbelievable
>
> Phil Leslie has been a very good friend of mine for 35 years and was a
>
> prize-winning stunt pilot (now retired).
>
> He sent me the attached video of a performance by another stunt pilot who
> is, in real life a Delta Airlines pilot. His act at Air Shows is to pretend
> that he is a drunken spectator who rushes from the stands and jumps in a
> Piper Cub and takes off without any understanding of how to fly a plane.
>
> The Piper Cub is actually specifically built to withstand enormous stress
> and has a very powerful engine.
>
> Phil advises me that this is actually the most dangerous of Air Show acts
> because of the low altitude at which the pilot performs. Phil points out
> that this pilot possesses unbelievable skill, which becomes obvious in the
> attached video.
>
> http://www.franklinairshow.com/Video/Comedy%202010%20Net.WMV

Hump Day

It has been a helluva Hump Day today. We relocated all of our offices and equipment this past weekend to a new place. It only took one day to pack up and move but it took most of 2 to unpack. I am beat. While I am short on time today, I couldn't go without this one Hump

Hump the guy that thought he was cool. When the year 1969 was mentioned in a conversation at work, I mumbled "Good year!" while hoping to break up all the tension everyone has been under because of the chaos and all our technical difficulties. Instead, I hear "I like 77 cause I get eight(ate) more!!!"

First off, with all that facial hair and deep voice I was assuming that you were male. Trying to be funny in the midst of all the craziness was an epic fail for me, but Bubba got plenty of laughs.

I hope I spelled everything OK. I'm sleepy.

Hump Day

Hump Day.

1) Hump Google for having the balls to boot China because of their strict internet censorship policy. It hasn’t happened yet but I admire them for making a stand.

2) Hump that Cameron guy for making Avatar in 3D. I got a $20 movie ticket for Christmas and couldn’t wait to run out and see it. It was phenomenal! A whole world of new plants, animals, and terrain like floating animals.

3) Hump anyone who has a Parrot AR Drone. I envy you. That thing is the coolest thing I think I’ve ever seen. I anything RC that flies.

4) I already gave Google a good hump in #1 but now I have to give them a bad one. Why, Google, have you not come out with a blogger app in iTunes? GRRrrr It would be nice to be able to go to my dashboard without having to use the tiny browser. (If there is one and I missed it, please let me know!

5) Hump everyone that believes in the FEMA concentration camp theory. Geez. I’ve been arguing all morning with a guy here at work. I you know me at all, you can trust that I have looked into it and it’s a hoax. I’m not even going to post a link to anything related to it because it’s just something to get people scared. A bunch of the satellite photos claimed to be here are actually from North Korea forced labor camps, the photo of mass coffins are from a coffin manufacturing site in Georgia, and the lady that made this story up was kick out of her own group for being too extreme.

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In other news, American Idol had some hilarious moments. One of my favorite being the Fabio/Hippie guy that was in touch with nature while flutes played in the background. He went to blow a flower out of his hand and it was an epic fail. Then there was the "Hollaaaa" guy. LOL. I can't wait till tonight when they go to the ATL and get some of the dirty mouth south. A lot of people in the south think they are IT and get pissed when people teel them that there not as special and grandma says they are. I should know because I work with several. (see #5 above)

Cold

It's been below freezing temps here and people don't know how to act. The Schools have shut down for days, not because of snow. It was just cold so they cancelled school. The trash people have a clause in their contract that says they don't have to go to work but still get paid for a half day if its below 15 degrees or something so the metro area is flooded with overflowing garbage. The roads are perfectly fine except for the fact that it's cold for us that are used to it always being only mildy cold. I talked to my boss in Chicago today and he was laughing because i told him I had gloves on. It's 30 and sunny here and 27 and windy there. Does he not wear gloves when he goes outside? HMMmmm?

I've enjoyed the cold weather this year. I dunno why but I'm usually the kind of person that like the wood burning fireplace. (wish we had one now) Crystal's sister came to visit on New Years and complained constantly about how cold it was in the house. The electric and gas bills are pleasant compared to last year. We had a $320 gas bill when we moved in. It's colder now than it was back then and our bill is about a third of that. We kinda have to make the cut anyway till Crystal gets her business off the ground.

Anyhow, I am feeling kinda spunky today and can't wait for the American Idol tryouts tonight. I hope they have more FUBARs than actual talent on. The panther audition is one of my all time favorites. I can't wait!!!

If you watch the video, don't click out of it until after you hear what Randy has to say. Simon and Paula are the same but I've never seen Randy so bug eyed! Priceless!

The First Hump Day this Year

Man I tell ya... This year has been a bitch already. I brought in the new year sick as a hell, then my boss was angry I guess and told me I had to take one of the days without pay instead of letting me use a vacation day. That's 2 short weeks back to back. GRrrrr. Then Crystal and I were at each other and yesterday my transmission messed up in my truck. So... this hump day are humps for the whole year. Also, I made a resolution. This year I'm going to lose 30 pounds. You wait and see...

I have to say that there is an angel looking out for us though. We wouldn't have made it through December or even the first few weeks of January without our angel.

The hump list!

1) Hump being sick.

2) Hump arguing. Let's play nice and be respectful.

3) Hump vehicles messing up.

4) Hump unhealthy lifestyles.

5) Hump worrying about bills.

These last all year. You can make 'em part of your resolutions if you wish. I'm going to shoot for all year with these. If I make it through the end of February, I'll be surprised.

Happy *cough* New Year!!!

I hope everyone is having a better year than I am. GRRRrrr. It's been a bitch so far. You guys have any resolutions this year?

Merry Christmas!!

I've put together a few of my favorite things for Christmas.

You can go HERE and turn your photo into THIS! (Free)

And you can go HERE and make movies like the one below. (It cost you $4.99 to download but not to make.)







Also my Mom sent me this really cool Christmas thing!


I want to wish the world a Merry Christmas. (I'm not politically correct.)

Hump day

-) Hump the media for making me aware. For years I’ve had a little thing called “faith” in my bank. When my account got wiped out, they put the money right back in my account. Now this particular bank is under all kinds of scrutiny. My faith has been shaken. Although they have been a good bank to me, it adds a little more unnecessary stress to my daily life. I guess on the other hand I can be thankful for knowing what to look out for.

+) Hump our soldiers. Many of who have had to, or will, go through the holidays without their family. Some will even miss being home this Christmas. I want them all to have a great Holiday Season. Especially one very special soldier named Paul. Here is a poem I’ve gotten a few times in my e-mail. If you haven’t seen it already I’m posing it here.

TWAS THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS,
HE LIVED ALL ALONE,
IN A ONE BEDROOM HOUSE MADE OF
PLASTER AND STONE.

I HAD COME DOWN THE CHIMNEY
WITH PRESENTS TO GIVE,
AND TO SEE JUST WHO
IN THIS HOME DID LIVE.

I LOOKED ALL ABOUT,
A STRANGE SIGHT I DID SEE,
NO TINSEL, NO PRESENTS,
NOT EVEN A TREE.

NO STOCKING BY MANTLE,
JUST BOOTS FILLED WITH SAND,
ON THE WALL HUNG PICTURES
OF FAR DISTANT LANDS.

WITH MEDALS AND BADGES,
AWARDS OF ALL KINDS,
A SOBER THOUGHT
CAME THROUGH MY MIND.

FOR THIS HOUSE WAS DIFFERENT,
IT WAS DARK AND DREARY,
I FOUND THE HOME OF A SOLDIER,
ONCE I COULD SEE CLEARLY.

THE SOLDIER LAY SLEEPING,
SILENT, ALONE,
CURLED UP ON THE FLOOR
IN THIS ONE BEDROOM HOME.

THE FACE WAS SO GENTLE,
THE ROOM IN SUCH DISORDER,
NOT HOW I PICTURED
A UNITED STATES SOLDIER.

WAS THIS THE HERO
OF WHOM I'D JUST READ?
CURLED UP ON A PONCHO,
THE FLOOR FOR A BED?

I REALIZED THE FAMILIES
THAT I SAW THIS NIGHT,
OWED THEIR LIVES TO THESE SOLDIERS
WHO WERE WILLING TO FIGHT.

SOON ROUND THE WORLD,
THE CHILDREN WOULD PLAY,
AND GROWNUPS WOULD CELEBRATE
A BRIGHT CHRISTMAS DAY.

THEY ALL ENJOYED FREEDOM
EACH MONTH OF THE YEAR,
BECAUSE OF THE SOLDIERS,
LIKE THE ONE LYING HERE.

I COULDN'T HELP WONDER
HOW MANY LAY ALONE,
ON A COLD CHRISTMAS EVE
IN A LAND FAR FROM HOME.

THE VERY THOUGHT
BROUGHT A TEAR TO MY EYE,
I DROPPED TO MY KNEES
AND STARTED TO CRY.

THE SOLDIER AWAKENED
AND I HEARD A ROUGH VOICE,
'SANTA DON'T CRY,
THIS LIFE IS MY CHOICE;

I FIGHT FOR FREEDOM,
I DON'T ASK FOR MORE,
MY LIFE IS MY GOD,
MY! COUNTRY, MY CORPS.'

THE SOLDIER ROLLED OVER
AND DRIFTED TO SLEEP,
I COULDN'T CONTROL IT,
I CONTINUED TO WEEP.

I KEPT WATCH FOR HOURS,
SO SILENT AND STILL
AND WE BOTH SHIVERED
FROM THE COLD NIGHT'S CHILL.

I DIDN'T WANT TO LEAVE
ON THAT COLD, DARK, NIGHT,
THIS GUARDIAN OF HONOR
SO WILLING TO FIGHT.

THEN THE SOLDIER ROLLED OVER,
WITH A VOICE SOFT AND PURE,
WHISPERED, 'CARRY ON SANTA,
IT'S CHRISTMAS DAY, ALL IS SECURE.

'ONE LOOK AT MY WATCH,
AND I KNEW HE WAS RIGHT.
'MERRY CHRISTMAS MY FRIEND,
AND TO ALL A GOOD NIGHT.'

While not all soldiers carry a rifle over their shoulder, they all play an equally critical part in our lives whether you think they do or not. Most of us don’t worry about terrorist attacks and war on our own soil. And for that alone, I thank you. Peace of mind is priceless.

+) Hump my wife for trying for 6 months to make sure I had the best birthday party ever. She worked really really hard to keep it a secret form me and to insure that it would be as spectacular as possible.

-) Hump the people at our Knoxville terminal that was told to send 2 scales to Memphis and sent the 2 ugliest most damaged scales I have ever seen. They cost us over $1,500 a pop to fix. I can’t wait for the day they ask us to send you something. I’ll probably set it on fire and put it out with a wet hammer before I put a label on it and ship it out you...

+) Hump the Paint Lady for sending us these cool sites for free stuff. Thank You!!!
Walmart.com - Free Samples
Freebies and Giveaways - Spoofee Forums : Discuss Coupons, Deals, and More
AbsurdlyCool Freebie Finder
Free Toothpaste
Awesome Freebies & Deals - Home
Coupons, Grocery Coupons - The Grocery Game
Anything you want 100 percent FREE! No fees No prices No credit cards
Family Daily Deal, 1 Sale A Day
Online Coupons Deals from DealTaker.com
TeenFreeway - New Freebies Page 1 (You may have to be a teen to get this one to work)
Hey, It's Free! Daily freebies, free stuff, and free samples!
AllYou.com Monthly Giveaway
Printable Coupon Database
Woot : One Day, One Deal (SM)
Grocery Coupons
P&G eSAVER
http://www.neverpayretailagain.com/
Kids Eat Free List of Kids Eat Free Restaurants - November 2009
13 Deals
SlickFillers.net - Amazon Filler Item Finder - Filler Items
Amazon Filler Item Finder - Get Free Shipping on Amazon.com
The last 2 are if you are a few dollars short of getting free shipping on Amazon


P.S. To the people that hate war and/or dislike our troops... Get over yourself. Everyone is anti-war. Sometimes war is the only thing that protects your right to keep being a douche bag without consequences.
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In other news, The season finale of Dexter was extremely sad. It really did end with a twist. I won't say much else except that nobody guessed it.

Ambien Story

I love hearing some of the things that people do on this stuff. It is nuts. Please share your story. Thank God none of us have driven on the stuff.

I once decided (at midnight, after taking my nightly dose at 10 pm) that my husband was lost in a cornfield. So I crossed a busy highway by our house (in my nightgown) and wandered a corn field calling his name. Then there was the time that I carried on a complete conversation with an overnight guest (30 minutes after taking the prescribed dose), then decided I was talking to a ghost and freaked out. One time I decided I wanted a Dairy Queen Blizzard at 3 am, and was actually in the car (again in my nightgown) about to head out. Luckily, my husband was present every time I had an ‘episode,’ and ended up going to the doctor with me after flushing my Ambien after the DQ debacle.

I was then put on Lunesta, which, after six months, my insurance declined to cover, so I was put on Ambien CR. It seems to work better (no hallucinations anyway), but I only take it every other night. I’m still very worried about how crazy it may make me.

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P.S. Still can't wait for the new Dexter!!!

Hump Day

1) Hump those cotton pickin' mice. I think I just about got 'em all. 17 in a week. I grosses me out to think that I had 17 critters running around in my house. Thanks to Babs and her tip about reduced fat peanut butter, I don't have to worry about it any more. It's been 2 days and no mice!

2) Hump everyone smarter than me. If you can read this, you are a good candidate. You need a good humping for all the hard work you've put into studying. Besides if someone humps your brains out, you may just get dumbed down enough that we could hang out. That could be cool, unless you think you're smart. And if you think you're smart... well... you can finish #2 smarty pants.

3) Hump whatever factors are making it damn near impossible to find some ammo to hunt with. What the hell is going on? I can't find 270 shells which means no hunting which means no deer meat. This sucks!!! What happened to the days when you could just walk in Wal-Mart and buy some ammo?

4) Hump this southern weather. Why is it that we can have a ton of ice storms every year but rarely ever have snow on Christmas. I remember several years ago we got snow at Easter. GRRrr. Somebody needs to flick the right switches on the weather machine cause I want some snow for Christmas this year. (without flying to Denver)

5) Hump CenturyLink. Our Internet goes down and we sit on the phone through 8 menus only to talk to a tech that hangs up on me because I don't have my account number. Helloooo. I pay my bills online. If I had Internet, I would have my account number. So I get on my cell to look up my account number call back. Again there are the 8 menus one stating "If you are having problems logging on, you can visit our website at W W W DOT CENTURYLINK DOT COM." OMG! I wanted to turn into a digital signal, travel to that machine, and kick it's ass. The first menu a lady says "press 4 if you have qwerst-shuns about ya bill." Then after sitting on hold for another 20 minutes I'm told that it will be 24 to 48 hours before a tech will be dispatched. GRRrrr. Whatever happened to same day service. It was a blessing in disguise though because I borrowed a copy of Modern Warfare 2 and if the Internet was on, I probably wouldn't have gotten the attic and garage straightened up.

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Do any of you watch Dexter? I have just recently started watching it and I am friggin HOOKED. It is probably the best series I have ever seen or could imagine. It is NEVER boring and always leaves you wanting more. I started watching about 5-6 episodes ago and this is season 4. They are talking about the biggest twist in the history of the show. Any guesses on what it might be? I thought the "Hi daddy!" was a huge twist/shocker. I absolutely cannot wait until Sunday night. If any wants to leave a guess in comments I'd appreciate it. If anyone guesses it correctly, I'll send you a prize or something. John Lithgow has to be eligible for some kind of award for his role. DAMN!!! That's all I can say.

Ambien Story

Here is another installment in the Ambien series. If you have been affected or know know someone that has done something crazy on this stuff and don't mind sharing, Let me know.

My sister mixed her Ambien with Methamphetamine to help her come down from her days of being awake. When she ran out of Meth, she downed a few Ambien, except she didn't remember how many she had taken and she would often overdose. But even without the overdose the days on Ambien were HELL. A scary nightmare that I didn't think would ever have a happy ending. I knew my Sister was going to die if we didn't find help for her. The problem is - the doctors and the addict - They contradict each other. My sister had to WANT help and the doctors had to understand the situation. We were not allowed to talk to the doctors (patient confidentiality) and my sister was not about to tell them about her addiction. Not the truth anyway. She would tell the doctors that she was hearing voices, seeing things, having trouble sleeping etc. And in turn the doctor would dish out more drugs and her primary care doctor would dish out some more on her first follow up after leaving Psych. Then she was back in the same living situation she left with all the access to Meth that she could ever ask for. Lets just say we had to remove the source of the drugs to make sure my sister was safe. This took a nice little beating to someones face and a warning that he would not see the outside of a prison anytime soon if he ever gave my sister another form of any drug, legal or not, for the rest of his living days.Long story short, I almost lost my only sister and she almost lost her mind. She was slowing killing herself and brain cells. My sister is forever changed mentally and my family is forever changed emotionally. I am glad that my sister is alive but she will never be the person she could have been.

Mixing it with Meth can lead to nothing good. I have been asked many time if I knew if crystal had already taken her Ambien. I think we have it down to a science now. Take it then really to go bed. Don't take it with just intentions on going to bed. Go! I was on it for 2 months. (not consecutively) I can remember company came over late that Saturday night just after i took one. I remember walking into the wall in the kitchen and feeling drunk but do not remember anything after that. I was told that I was fairly odd. Just zoned out... saying random stuff... and laughing. Apparently nobody was laughing but me. I asked "How is that any different than any other day? I always say stuff that is funny only to myself and laugh while everyone else just stares." Sounds like a good time. Too bad I don't remember it.

Hump Day

I hope everyone had a splendid Thanksgiving.

1. Hump the lady from the "Hoarders" show yesterday. You gave up your son and have had dead cats in your house for 10+ years. WTF! It was comically sad that the maids were having a prayer meeting before entering the house. I am AMAZED. That show cannot be exaggerated. It is the worst of the worst. I cannot get it out of my mind. *shiver*

2. Hump the mice in my attic. I've killed 5 of you in the last 2-3 days and some of you bastards are licking the peanut butter completely off the trap without setting it. Well... I hope you are on your little mouse book leaching off of my wireless network and reading this. I will get you! There is nothing like sitting in a perfectly quiet living room and hearing what sounds like a wiry hairbrush scratching from one side of the room to the other. Could you at least tip toe through the attic at night so I can get some sleep?

3. Hump Duncan Hines for putting misleading directions on the back of their cookie mix. Yeah, I go into Dollar Tree and see some Chocolate Chip cookie mix. I figure for a buck it was a steal. After dinner I forgot what I was doing and asked Crystal, who was reading a book, if she could make the cookies and for about a half hour kept getting the same response. "OK, I will in a second." Finally, to make a point, I storm in the kitchen, pull out the box and decide to make them myself. The directions show a stick of butter and an egg. I start mixing and it really looked like a powder covered clump of butter. That's exactly what it was. I reckon those picture instructions weren't for us men to pick up on because below the picture of a whole stick of butter was the fine print that said I only needed a teaspoon or two. Why not put a picture of 2 teaspoons of butter? Crystal was having a field day with it all and asked, "Why didn't you just put the whole egg in there. That's what the picture shows."

I guess I had it coming.

4. Hump Windows 7. It already has a screen of death. Dang... didn't take long did it. I still have had ZERO problems from my iMac. I couldn't get the disc to eject once but finally figured out how. That's it and it's going on 3 years now. I love that Mac commercial where they go through the various eras of windows and the guy is saying "This isn't going to have ANY of the problems the previous versions of windows had." L O L

5. Hump Black Friday. I know why they call it black Friday now. You have to get up at midnight and stand outside in the freezing pitch black cold hours before the sun comes up so you can be able to get you kids the stuff they like at a price you can manage. Last year we got to Toys R Us at 4 a.m. and were about the 260th people in line. I'm not kidding either. The line went from the door to the edge of the shopping center, made a left hand turn went down the side of the shopping center past the alley and drainage ditch bridge all the way to the complex backed up to the other side of the ditch. It didn't open till 6 and even then they were counting how many people could go in at a time. Grrr. The things people will do for their chillins. This year was a little less hectic but still crazy busy.

Wow. 5 came fast. until next time.

High.

I came across something on the net that boggles my mind. I have been in the Sears Tower in Chicago and it is pretty dad gum high. At one time I think it was the tallest building in the world. I can't imagine something being almost twice as high. (if you don't count the antennas) Take a look at the Burj.

Yes, those are "sky scrapers" below this thing.



Check out the comparison chart.

Hump Thanksgiving Day

1. Hump the Government for giving us this wonderful holiday. It’s one of the things I actually like about our political nation.

2. Hump a few things I’m thankful for:
My family
A roof over our head
Our troops & our freedom
My job (as bad as I resent it sometimes)
Grandma’s dressing
O2 and H2O
Indoor plumbing, electricity, and central heat and air
Fire
Friends
My health

I have left out lots of stuff. I use this holiday as a time to be thankful for the things I have that I sometimes take for granted.

3. I wanna hump the people who commented on this “toy” I saw at the store last night. Crystal said it was probably a "Will I have a boyfriend" type deal. Nope. It's a "real" Ouija board. Nothing says Merry Christmas like summoning demons. I dunno if a pink one is in response to keeping things politically correct and/or that paranormal activity movie or not but some of the comments are… well… you decide. I am having a hard time telling if some of them are serious or not. Here’s a link to the comments.

4. Hump all of the support we have seen over the last few weeks. It’s seems that the more people try to bring us down; we are showed more love by people that want just the opposite. Thank you! You know who you are. You guys are the reason I was able to go to the store in #3. Our kids will have some Christmas this year.

5. Hump the GI lab tech that gave me at least 3-4 hours of good laughs. Oh how I wish Crystal were blogging again because she can tell it way better than I could. When she was asking for a stool sample she said “Would you like to drop it now or send it in later?” Ok, first of all… “Would I like to drop it NOW?” What! Like I’m just holding onto it for the right moment. Okayyy. If I were saving it for later, how would you prefer I “send it in?” You want a stamp on a Ziploc baggie right above your address written in sharpie? Gross! Needless to say, yesterday was a crappy day full of shitty puns.

I hope #5 doesn't ruin your holiday appetite. Have a Happy Thanksgiving. More Ambien stories to come.

Happy Thanksgiving

Even though it's Christmas stuff....

Send your own ElfYourself eCards

Ambien Story

I have several more stories to post. If you don't see yours, don't worry. If you want to send me one of your experiences with ambien or people on it, I would love to post it. Directions are here.


As a result of chronic insomnia, and combined with some of the heavy-duty psychotropic medications I take, my doctor had me on ambien CR for about a year. It seemed to work okay for a while, but lately it's started getting scary. I've had telephone conversations when I'm asleep. I've written blog posts and status updates on facebook when I'm asleep. I've waken up in the morning to find that I'd eaten a whole box of cookies in my sleep. I ate half a pizza in my sleep. It's terrifying. There's nothing like waking up in the morning and being told you talked to someone the night before, and you can't remember a lick of it.

My husband travels a lot for business, and we have two dogs. The big dog can make it through the night without having to go outside, but the little dog can't. The little dog also has a very persisent whimper that cannot be ignored. I can't tell you how many times I have gotten up in the morning to find my back door standing wide open. Apparently I'd gotten up during the night to let the little dog out, opened the back door and left it open and went back to bed. Our back yard is against a busy street. It's truly scary.

I can't tell you how many times I've been asked "Who did this?" or "Who got this out and left it out?" or "Who ate all the (whatever)?" when there was only one person it could have been. We have come to blame it all on the mythical leprechaun that hides behind the dryer and steals at least one sock out of every load.

There was one time I was asked, "What day did I get back from Texas?"

"UMMMmm.... You never went to Texas."

"Ha ha. Seriously, when did I get back?"

"Babe, you never went."

"Whatever! I hate it when you do this. I'll call my sister and ask her."
And that is during the day after the crap had worn off.

God Bless. Have a great weekend!

Hump Day

Hump Day List

1. Hump the economy for making our company cut back. I mentioned it before but in crunching some numbers, the unpaid furlough days I have to take are really going to suck during the holiday seasons. We had Crystal’s birthday yesterday. Thanksgiving is next week, Dad's birthday the second week of December, Christmas, then Harmony's, Devon's, and my birthday and within 10 days after Christmas.

2. Hump the people that think I owe them proof of something or anything. The only people that need proof have proof. Yeah, proof for you would be nice but it would also be feeding a small group of trolls that would dispute any proof offered because it's their agenda. I can her it now. "Oh it's photo shopped. You need to go out there with the news station, while God himself makes a public speech about it all in front of an audience of 10,000, and have CSI do DNA testing." ... It's pointless to attempt to convince people with that much hate in their heart. Especially to people that appear to be experts on something they know absolutely nada about. Makes you look smart. *wink*

3. Hump the corporations that are actually paying back the bailout money. (Mainly GM) I didn't put a lot of faith behind all of that working out but as least some are doing the right thing. I applaud thee.

4. Hump your friends and those unique unwritten guidelines that make your friends special ones. Some people, including myself, have taken a simple thing like friendship for granted. Its only when you think outside the box that you realize what a major factor friends and family can play in your life. I have recently looked at this one, constantly miserable, person and asked myself how one person could be so unhappy on a daily basis. I have been all but studying different ways to cheer her up but none of them have seemed to last more than about 5 minutes. Then it hit me. She always mentions going home to her cats and that's all she has. Wow. A life without friends. All she has to look forward to is going home, opening a can of tuna for cats, and talking to other bitter women on the net . It is hard for me to comprehend that people can live being unhappy and miserable when it's such an easy choice. I came from a really REALLY poor family that was too proud for government assistance. We had holes in out floor and opossums would crawl up through it and get into the house on a regular basis. The only heat we had came from the wood stove we had in the living room and we only had one window A/C unit for our whole house yet my mom, a single mother of 2 kids managed to work her way up, without assistance, to being able to move us to the city where we would eventually be shell shocked by what assholes city folk can be. As broke as we were, I don't remember many, if any, unhappy times. Too many people put their happiness in money, material tings, or whatever else but the things that make the happiest of all are friend and family. I love you friends and almost all country folk. You make me happy. (Crystal, Mike, Brian, Dan, Carrie, Jamie, Barbara, Mom, Hannah, Virginia, Harmony, Devon, Julio, Anthony, Granny and Grandpapa, Uncle bobby, Vanna, Dad, Vicki, Brittney, Dan, Amber, Jason, Maw maw, Glenda, Eli, Gene, Don, Becky, Ken, Rachel, Scott, Jenna, Lisa, Sylvester, Uncle Lynn, Debbie, Jacklyn, Whittney, Tonya, Tracie, Jeremy.... and everyone I left out. I could go on and on for a while.)

5. Hump deer season this year. I have unpaid furlough days and very little money, might as well use that time to stock the freezer. Venison Spaghetti is my specialty. Mmmm MMmmm. Can't wait to get in touch with nature again and remember my forefathers that have gone before me. It's been 4 years since I've sat in the woods listening to the trees while watching the squirrels dance and turkey march. It really sets me at peace with the world.

God Bless You. Enjoy he rest of your hump day.

Ambien Story

Crystal has decided to take a break from the Internet and to make sure she shut her blog down. Probably not forever but at least for a little while. I don't know when she will be back up because she knida does this stuff without letting me in on anything. She is grateful for all her supporters and wants to let you all know that she isn't done.


If you have an Ambien story and want it posted, see the details here.

This person was in a similar situation as Crystal as far as mixing Ambien with other (mood altering) meds. Sometimes I wonder who gets hurt worse, the people on it or the people that have to endure what those people put you through. The effect this stuff has on some people is nuts and it's still something we battle against every now and again. You can NEVER imagine some of the things said during those times. Things that cut straight through you and bleed forever.

"I used to be on Ambien as well. I didn't drink while I was on it, but it made me hallucinate. I got up one night, dressed in nothing more than a t-shirt and underwear, grabbed my husband's lunch box (thinking it was my purse), put on one Croc and one high heel (imagine that outfit), and started out the door, convinced that I had an important appointment at Wal-Mart. My husband caught me as I opened the car door and brought me back in (literally kicking and screaming, because I was convinced that I was in the right and he was going to cause me to miss a very important appointment). I was very mean to him that night, for no reason at all. I didn't have a clue about why he was so pissed at me until I talked with him the next day."

And one from her husband.

"I work third shift. I came home from work one morning, and saw carrots everywhere. My wife was curled up on the couch asleep, but the cats were awake, running around chasing pieces of carrots that they were batting around the living room. I followed the carrot trail to the kitchen, where I saw an open bag of baby carrots and the largest knife in the house resting on the cutting board. My wife had taken about half the bag and cut the carrots up. Some carrots were cut into sticks, others in circles. I started to panic, because I knew that she wouldn't have done this if she was awake. I looked around and didn't see any blood, but I wanted to be sure, so I uncovered her and checked her fingers and hands. All of her fingers were there, and she didn't have any cuts, so I cleaned up the mess in the living room and kitchen before waking her up. When I woke her up, she thought I was joking until she saw the carrots in the trash. She didn't remember any of it."

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I have gotten all kinds of emails from people who have stories about either being on Ambien or dealing with someone on it. I would love to post some of them to give the uneducated some perspective. It's crazy because this was the hot topic a few days ago no the radio. I sent them something that happened a while back and they read it on-air. I thought I was the only one that had had to deal with this type of thing. There were dozens of people with stories similar to some of mine and that's just within the reach of the radio wave.

If you have an Ambien related story and don't mind if I post it, Please shoot me an e-mail with "Ambien Story" in the subject line to mrmcknob@gmail.com. Please let it be your final copy. (i.e. edit out names and other stuff you don't want out there) The goal is to be able to cut and paste at least a few of these a week over the next few weeks until I run out. Hopefully I'll never run out because as long as there is Ambien, there will be stories. People deserve to know.

If you have already sent your story to Crystal or myself and would like to share, you are going to have to send it with "Ambien Story" on the subject line. Thank all of you for your support on this.

Also, I want to thank the overwhelming amount of sympathetic e-mails and donations. It soothes my heart to see people giving in the spirit of good will. There is so much negativity out there and so many people trying to "bring others down." How low does one have to be to make THAT their main mission in life? I can't comprehend the negativity that some people possess.

Thank you all again for all the support and love you have for my family.

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