Jim!

Found this the other day. It reminds me a lot of my friend Mark, but sentiment rings true for a lot of people.

A Letter To My Closest Friends

There’s an old adage that says “if you can’t say anything nice, don’t say anything at all”. It was drilled into my head as a child and teenager. Not to mention that it’s never, ever cool to criticize something that’s based on a personal preference, i.e. tattoos, piercings, hairstyles, clothing, music, etc.

For example, I recently posted a photo of my new tattoo on my Facebook page. Most of the comments regarding the image were complimentary, as Tami Jo did an absolutely fantastic job of replicating the source image that I gave her.

Read more after the jump.

It was ten years ago today that my mom passed away.

My Mom

Since I find it hard to say anything I shall simply post what I wrote on a very early version of my website about 9 years ago.

Another sadness that has struck my family is that on June 2, 1999, 14 days from what would have been her 55th birthday, my Mother died.  This was  a tremendous, sudden blow to our Family, and a change that I’ll never be able to fully get over.  She was different than most mothers, and was more than just a mother, but a friend to many, many people, especially to me.  There are things that happen to me daily that remind me of her and that I would love to bring to her attention, but forever, now, they will live inside of me, waiting for the day when I can see her again.  Now, over a year after her death, I still find myself thinking about her every day.  It hasn’t really gotten any easier, and my heart hurts when I think of her.

I Miss You, Mom.

Situation:  Someone asks for you opinion regarding a certain thing.

Action:  You give them your opinion, thinking it may spark a conversation or lead to an exchange of information.

Reaction:  The person who solicits the opinion then informs you that your opinion is wrong and cites evidence in support of their opinion.

Result:  The questioner negates your opinion, reducing it to rubble.

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Why ask someone a question that is so subjective, only to try to knock it down?  It’s very inconsiderate and rude to solicit personal/preferential information from someone and to then disregard it and, instead, try to supplant it with what you already had in your mind.

It’s like telling someone that their favorite color is wrong.

Next time don’t even bother asking, since the answer is already in your head anyway…

You decide which adjective best describes Denise Richards’ recent rendition of “Take Me Out to the Ball Game”.

Today is New Tattoo day!

Below is the original image and the completed image of my new tattoo.

Sword Girl

Sword Girl Complete

P.S. Tami Jo Urban is an incredibly talented tattooist.  You can find her online at Art of Skin and Bones.

The funny folks at Funny Or Die have done it again, this time using Adam West to sell some of Batman’s used stuff.

It also looks an awful lot like the actual location that was used for the exit from the Batcave.

On Saturday, April 18 my wife and I booked passage on the Star Trek Cruise!

Star Trek Cruise

On October 11 we’ll be flying from Flint, MI to Los Angeles and then taking a shuttle to the dock where we will depart on a seven-day voyage on board the Mariner of the Seas.  We debated on this for quite a while, but decided that 1) we’ve always wanted to go on a cruise and b) This would be a great First Cruise to go on.  Since we’re both big Star Trek fans we couldn’t pass up the opportunity.

On board the cruise will be Star Trek actors Garret Wang, Marina Sirtis, Chase Masterson (YOWZA!), Tim Russ, and Alan Ruck (”when Cameron was in Egypt’s land”…).

The countdown for the cruise in on the upper left corner of this page…and it’s moving much too slowly…

Click Here for more information about the cruise.

If you ever needed  a reason to like Hulk Hogan…or to simply appreciate him…you will find it below.

Brooke Hogan

Can she really sing and act?  Does it really matter?

Photo from PopCrunch.com, where you can find the entire article about this amazing creation.

My friend Pam passed this along via Twitter and I found it absolutely amazing.  You may want to read about it in order to understand the video fully.  I’m not sure if it was a class project, a task of curiosity, or a social experiment, but the results are incredible.