How about some news? I know I said I was going to get back into blogging, and I fully intend to. I’ve just been really busy around here lately, what with getting ready to go back to school and all. Want the low-down skinny on what’s been going on the past month? Well, here you go (hope you brought something to play with because this is going to get a little boring). Four weeks ago I was laid off from my job of two and a half years. Yeah, the one I went to after being laid off from a seven year job. In short, the economy sucks and the product we specialized in was nothing more than eye candy for buildings and as a result is usually one of the first … Read entire article »

Last night I went to see my first fireworks show in I don’t know how many years. I’ve never gotten any enjoyment out of them. When I was little I was always forced to go and when I did go, I saw the same thing. People would go to these shows, play their patriotic songs, wear their American flags, and “Ooh!” and “Aah!” at the fireworks. To me it was all just a guise, a way for people to show off and say “Hey, look at me! I’m patriotic!” Where are these people during the rest of the year?Such was my feeling with church, and precisely the reason I don’t go nowadays. That’s another subject for another post though.My wife asked me if I wanted to go last night and … Read entire article »

Yesterday evening I sat down to watch Into the Wild, the story of Christopher McCandless who after graduating from Emory University here in Atlanta in 1990, gave his life savings ($24,000) to charity and abandoned all of his worldly possessions and headed north to Alaska.Oh what the hell, go read about his life here. Too much to type here.Seeing this film brought back from the dead a long-lived desire to do exactly the same thing; abandon my modern life and go live off the land, free of society’s constraints and the dependency on other people to live. That was exactly what I was going to do after I graduated from High School thirteen years ago. I had planned on heading North to Canada or Alaska, even Colorado or Wyoming, in … Read entire article »

Expression of 4 … Your Potential Natural Talents and Abilities Let’s see what this one comes up with. “The height of self-expression for you is when you are caught up on all of your work, the house is clean, the bills are paid and everything is in perfect order.”Um…no. Chaos is my name. “You are the number that covets civilization and all of its contents the most.”True. “If life could be defined as a machine you are the nuts and bolts that holds everything together.”Damn straight. It’s all about me! “You believe that action speaks volumes more than words and express your respect and love for others by using a practical down-to-earth approach. You believe the greatest path to your own personal truth is to live by your personal convictions.”I … Read entire article »

Yep, that’s where I was for a few days last week. I took my wife out there for a short vacation. In lieu of our normal Las Vegas vacation or a trip to my parents’ beach house, we decided it was time we did something different. My wife has always wanted to go to San Francisco, and the last time I was there was over twenty years ago, so I figured I’d take her out there and see some of the old sights again. We thought the flight out was going to be bad; there was a screaming baby right next to us (as in directly across the aisle) on the plane. She cried dramatically, but shut up and fell asleep as soon as we lifted off. The weather wasn’t so great and our … Read entire article »

This afternoon I submitted my third article to a certain yet-unnamed website. Well, fourth if you want to get technical about it. I wrote one this morning and submitted it but I turned around and recalled it when I got home from work. I spent all day thinking about it and decided I didn’t like the way it read. I actually pulled posts from my old blog and reworked them to be more readable to a general audience. In my previous blog I targeted a certain audience and leaned a little too far to the smart-assy side of things in my posts. I don’t think that would go over so well in this new medium. As of right now my articles are under review. I do have more in mind and will … Read entire article »

I decided to do a numerology reading today at lunch. Let’s see if this thing is at all accurate. “Angry Georgian (real name omitted), your Life Path of 7 … “Great. I like the number seven. (Note my sarcasm.) “You are a reserved, analytical and peace-loving soul who is blessed with intuition and intelligence.”So far, so good. “Your ability to concentrate, learn and absorb information far outshines other numbers and you often excel at all forms of scholastics.”Okay, strike one! The only thing I ever excelled in was drafting and electronics. “Usually your intellectual prowess as well as the clarity and foresight of mind is very evident to others at an early age.However at the same time you are also a very spiritual number. This is because you believe whole heartedly in the … Read entire article »

It’s been a long time since I’ve blogged. I thought that since starting this new site, I would keep my entries to writing-related posts only. Truth be told, while I did enjoy the break for a while, it has been wearing on me for some time. I can say I really, honestly miss it. I kept all of my entries from my old blog on private. Last night I went through them all; culled some and trashed a bunch of others. Some of them were too childish and whatnot to bother putting up here. I still have them though and I may go through and do some more culling. In the meantime, my Old Post Promoter will randomly re-post them as it has been doing with my other posts. I am looking … Read entire article »

I found myself in three different states today. I woke up in my home state of Georgia, traveled through South Carolina, and will lay my head in North Carolina tonight. My wife and I are visiting Biltmore Estate this weekend, somewhat of a second anniversary present to ourselves. Two years has gone by quickly. It feels a little weird at times, considering I’m thirty years old and have friends that have been married the better part of ten years and have children that are already in school. Anyway, on to the point of this blog. The house is simply amazing. The architecture of the building simply took my breath away. I spent quite a lot of time outside at the little cafe estimating what it would cost to recreate this house and the … Read entire article »

My wife and I have been in a constant battle every year over who can buy the other the most presents on the same amount of money; not an official battle, but this year I won – for the first time. Of course, I only wanted one thing, and that one thing took up just about her entire budget. That allowed me to go hog-wild this year and get the one-up on her. Next year she’ll most likely continue her reign. We were supposed to get all manner of rain storm on Christmas Eve around midnight, 35 mph winds and 2″ of pouring rain, but we got nothing. I did keep my fingers crossed in hope that Old Man Winter would actually lend me an ear this year and give me … Read entire article »