Something F'ed Up This Way Comes

This weekend, I have come to find out that somebody I know only by reputation (he's a freakin' boy scout, people!) is in trouble. As best as people close to the situation have conveyed to me, he has been charged with burglary and assault for hanging out in a gal's room in a co-ed dormitory.

Apparently, it's not uncommon for the young adults at this New England college to spend time in each others' rooms, hang out, drink, socialize, etc. However, in this particular instance, the people involved had been drinking and two of them had had recently stopped dating one another. The young lady in question supposedly called a friend and indicated that she was either scared, afraid or intimidated. HOWEVER, she did not ask the two young men to leave or otherwise indicate that she would like to be left alone.

The young woman's friend called the campus police which then involved the local police department. The guys were unceremoniously hauled off to the police station and some luckily escaped incarceration and were released on bail from the police station, however there were other guys involved who were not as lucky.

Why am I talking about this for everybody to see and read about? It's to use my blog as a platform to help illustrate the unfairness of the socio-political system in place today. All a woman has to say is that she feels threatened before men are unceremoniously pronounced guilty until proven innocent. I don't have all the information as to what happened and I sure as hell don't believe that the guys were doing anything too out of the norm...

Please keep these folks in your thoughts and prayers because I'm afraid that they are going to need them. Once the truth comes out, I have some confidence that things will work themselves out, however if OJ can be pronounced innocent, anything could happen...

Special Horoscopic Investigation Team

05/18/2004 - Request changes if you don't like something. Don't suffer in silence.
Suffer? I don't believe in suffering in silence. I'll do something about it first before I run around looking for assistance, though.

05/17/2004 - Don't resist the urge to act with spontaneity. You know you want to!
Spontaneity is overrated... I prefer planning things out to a certain degree with good contingency plans for every foreseeable outcome.

05/16/2004 - Devote all the time you need to the issues you care about most.
Moved... Unloaded a number of vehicles... I was sore by the end of the day and still needed to unpack a number of boxes, move furniture, etc. etc. etc.

05/15/2004 - What you do is not exactly reflective of how you truly feel.
Eh? What? I really am scared of cicadas??!?

05/14/2004 - Complaining people will get on your nerves today. Avoid them.
I dislike people who complain about inane things. However, there are some things that deserve to be complained about (taxes, government, neo-cons and so on). Additionally, there are people out there that I don't mind listening to them complain because they are friends and are deserving of somebody to listen to them...

International Meatatarian Society Announcement

I'm in the process of writing the charter for the second Chapter of the International Meatatarian Society in the United States. The original Chapter is in the Seattle, WA area on the west coast of the United States. The second one will be in Baltimore, MD area on the east coast of the United States. In fact, here's an interesting factoid to keep the vegans at bay!

More people catch food-borne diseases from fruits and veggies than from tainted meat.
-- Maxim Magazine --

Long Overdue Horoscopes

05/13/2004 - Don't continue to emotionally punish others for something long ago.
I wonder... Who have I punishing? If I am, there's probably a good reason for it and therefore it's probably deserved. Right?

05/12/2004 - Take a break every once in a while, to do something good for yourself.
Mmm... General Tso's chicken..

05/11/2004 - If you don't do it now, make a promise to yourself to do it later.
Looking at the current costs of living, my income and other variables; I've decided to take care of business now and save up for a greater opportunity later! Also promised to myself is a motorcycle within the next year or so.

05/10/2004 - Reveal your sarcastic humor. You'll have people rolling with laughter.
My mission, should I choose to accept it, is to infiltrate a common social group and spread some humor and laughter...

05/09/2004 - Do whatever you can to avoid direct confrontation with others.
Noted.

05/08/2004 - Acceptance from others will be your motivating force at this time.
Yes... Love me!! Pay attention to me!! Make me happy and I'll return the favor...

05/07/2004 - An argumentative struggle begins today that will last a while.
These aren't the 'droids you're looking for.

05/06/2004 - Don't make any bets or speculation today. You judgement is off.
Luck be a lady tonight...

A Top 11 List! (Because ten just isn't enough...)

The Top 11 Benefits of being the MSN Butterfly Guy
by Network Computing Magazine, 04/29/2004

11. Better compensation package than the FreeBSD Daemon guy.
10. When having problems with Word, you can visit Mr. Clippie in his cubicle.
9. Ultimate pickup line: "Wanna go to my cocoon and metamorphose?"
8. Gone are those awkward teenage days as Caterpillar Boy.
7. Finally, something appropriate to wear on Friday nights in Greenwich Village.
6. A fully indexed list of every porn site known to man.
5. Can now afford to move out of Mom's basement.
4. No safer place to be a bug than Redmond.
3. No need to change clothes before Joffrey Ballet tryouts.
2. Not likely to be presumed sexually threatening to anyone.
1. Finally, men who drive minivans have something to wear.

6AM?!?

Okay... Really... Who gets up this early?!? I guess I do now because of work and living on the east coast.

Speaking of living on the east coast, we're still awaiting the cicada invasion. I still think that the whole matter has been blown way out of proportion. Just because there will be (literally!) billions of these funny looking critters flying about, buzzing and running amok... It doesn't bother me yet because I can't conceptualize it. HOWEVER, here's a game to give you your cicada fix until the soil warms up sufficiently to trigger their emergence.

OH OH OH!!!!

I'm sitting here up late tonight because there is thunder and lightning! How cool is that? For those of you used to this kind of weather, to heck with you... I think it's just neat and I'm sitting here enjoying the show. If only I had remembered to buy microwave popcorn at the store earlier...

Horoscope With A Vengeance

05/05/2004 - Lately you've been taking more backward steps than forward ones.
Well, there's good news and bad news. I definitely feel like I've made some negative progress but it's only been in an effort to put myself into a better position and strategically place myself for success in the future... Yeah, that's it...

05/04/2004 - You mean business! Other people should know to get out of your way.
Look out, world!! I'm on my way to becoming a big fish in a big pond in order to take over the world...

And So It Begins!!

I have it on good authority that the cicadas participating in the current 17-year cycle of Brood X are beginning to break through the surface. Soon we will be swamped and enveloped by these bugs. Admittedly, I can honestly say that (this time, at least) I am NOT responsible for bringing down a "plague o' locusts o'er the land". They were here before I got here and they will be here long after humans have left. Apparently, they have even outlived the dinosaurs that lived millions of years ago as well. So, when it's the end of the world, it'll be the locusts and the cockroaches. Which, incidentally, happens to be perfect since they deserve one another!

Why I HATE Cats...

This cartoon pretty much says it all. (Good job, Tom!)

The Perfect Gift

So what do you give the kid that knows-it-all and there's nothing that seems to pique their interest? How about this?

Horoscopes for the Moving Professional

05/03/2004 - Small errands will turn into long journets today. Enjoy the ride.
Umm... I don't have any clue what this could actually be about but it's intriguing none the less... Perhaps it is a prophesy of things to come that will be an enlightening adventure. Or something.

05/02/2004 - Avoid jumping to conclusions. Your facts are only partial truths.
Oooh... This could be bad... However, I managed to survive the night without too many challenges, although the lack of sleep is certainly something I will need to catch up on!!

05/01/2004 - Success is right around the corner. You are on the right track.
How fitting a horoscope. Wasn't Saturday the Kentucky Derby? Hehehe...

The Joys of Technology

So, here I am, sitting an airplane in Denver, CO. I'm actually on the Internet live making this post. I love technology!! So here's the deal... In just over three hours, I will be arriving at my new home city of Baltimore, MD. The lab equipment and other essentials for McKinley Enterprises has already been sent and is awaiting my arrival at a warehouse. I'll probably arrange for delivery, etc. once I've found a place to live. Beyond that, it's just the little things like being connected when it matters the most that keeps me going. That and the love of some very special people!! :) That's all for now!