Muckhead's Chronicle

New Tank Arrangement

Here is the new tank arrangement that I had started just before Xmas. It was part of the kids Xmas presents from us. It is an Egypt themed design that I thought looks kewl; we put in Cichlids again. There are currently 4 fish two each of Lemmon Yellow, and Albino Zebra varieties. As fate should have it, there should be one or two dominant fish that will survive and become our new pets.

M E R R Y C H R I S T M A S ! !

MERRY CHRISTMAS from my family to all of yours and your loved ones. May the holidays be a joyous experience to you all.

Going to post some pictures as soon as I get time, later today. Go forth and enjoy, go forth and give of one’s self, for it is the sense of giving that truly brings happiness to this season.

Return of the King

I will be going to see the movie over the holidays; I have been swamped the last few days by people who have seen it. I just would like to take this opportunity to thank those that have said nothing, and respect my "virgin" status when it comes to the movie.

I am the kind that lets the line-ups die down a tad before indulging, and I of course will not settle for anything short of Mission or Langley to see it on the big screen.

And Now For The News

It turns out that there was something wrong with the local news server, as Bear and I both pointed out to Shaw. They sent me a message saying the problem was with a certain few individuals with "extremely large amounts of bandwidth consumption".

Whatever the problem really was it has been fixed and I can get back to my music.

No News is Bad News

Well something recently has changed and I have been cut off from Usenet. No more newsgroups for me and for a few other people I know of. I was using Forte Agent to collect a great selection of music, until a few days ago when all it does now is time out when trying to retrieve anything.

Is there anyone else having problems getting stuff from Shaw's news server lately?

Ouch!

I know know what it feels like to be kicked in the nuts, really hard, by a 1000 water buffalo!

No need to go into details other than that.. I will be down for awhile it seems. My kingdom for some pain killers.

Happy Holidays ! !

Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire ? ?

Well not exactly chestnuts, actually my nuts!

Today I am taking a big step towards ending the population explosion of earth and getting a vasectomy. Yes they are getting snipped, and cut off from the real world, poor things!

I think it is the right thing to do, after all women have to push out watermelons through their nostrils ( an analogy used by a nurse once when my wife was giving birth and the nurse wanted to paint the picture of how much pain is involved). Putting her through another operation where they basically rip out perfectly working internal organs seems rather sadistic. So a few snips seems like the only answer to no more additions to my family.

At about 2:00pm today please focus some good mojo towards me, in hope the surgeon doesn't slip with the knife! ! !

Justice?

Ok, I am trying to figure things out here; they discover Saddam in what most would call a underground prison cell, with the luxuries of a ground hog. Now they are going to take him, properly cloth, shaves, bath, feed, and keep him in good health.

Should they not have simply kept him in the hole? Of better yet just put a rather large chuck of rock on top of the entrance?

I mean sure, I guess they could try to get him to talk, but wouldn't that have become a given if he were sealed in a hole? I mean apparently he put his hands up and surrendered, seal him in there and would he not sing?

Just a thought, I am big on not wasting good money on shit.

Lights Up Smoker a Smokin

Well I actually dragged my ass out of the computer room and got some stuff done around the house this past weekend. I still haven't tackled the fish tank as we had planned to do, but I did manage to put the majority of the lights up. Also I smoked the Xmas salmon, some of you have experienced this yearly event and others, well you will just have to pop by over the holidays if you want a taste.

The only thing missing at this point is the chocolates, been cutting down on them lately, although I still can't resist a good Lindor.

Still have that fish tank to get done, and oh yes a tree....

Ho Ho Ho ?

It just doesn't feel like Christmas yet! I am usually all over the Christmas thing, with a special fondness for Christmas Chocolates, but this year it just doesn't seem real. I am putting the lights up tomorrow; we have been limping along with a strand that was left up from last year so far. Next comes the tree a few days later, or maybe not until the end of next week (payday).

I am heading out tonight to get some items to refurbish the aquarium, since Jack passed away , the tank ahs been empty so I am going to give it a new look. Will put up a picture of it or two once it is done and maybe even once we put some new fish in it.

Other than that I have been busy working, doing mail outs, brochures, cold calls, and working on some code. Still kicking for those that wondered, going to make a new year resolution this year to more regularly make entries here.

Pardon Me ?

OK, so the plague continues, I try to get into my doctors yesterday, and he is booked until Thursday, and I can't wait. So, after a night of feeling like someone is powering a 5/8's drill bit through my left ear, and waking up unable to hear out that side of my head I decide a clinic is my only hope.

We went to the one in town as the one in the plaza out by my place was standing room only, and I get a break, the one in town is empty. I get into the doctor and he sticks the thing in my ear and I hear "WOW" and then he set it down. OK doc what goes! I say, and he says" I have seen ear infections but this one has got to be the WORST, thats gotta be ready to rupture". Great, I already knew I was good at a few things but this is not good.

I am now taking meds for the infection, so that should clear up. Otherwise, I am working away. Found a bug last night myself that I am fixing. Back at it then….