tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35111312009-07-03T09:40:36.519-07:00We cannot change the cards we are dealt, just how we play the hand.Eriknoreply@blogger.comBlogger4937125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3511131.post-73435827353934916902009-07-03T09:33:00.000-07:002009-07-03T09:40:36.609-07:00

It was five years ago today that our lives changed forever. Today is the day that Graydon was born. I have a hard time believing my little dude is five already but he is and he's an amazing and wonderful guy.Our birthday plans are pretty low key since its also the 4th of July weekend and there are all kinds of other festivities in the works. But we will be having a birthday party for him soon.In

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Oogling - using Google Images to ogle a hot chick or guy.Yes, yes, of course, Oogling will go and join all the other new words I've created over in the Fictionarium. You should go and take a look and rate some words.

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After a day and a half of four kids (my two boys and their two cousins), two big dogs (my Nande and their Murphy) and my wife's brother staying with us, this morning is calm and mostly peaceful. Even with Murphy still staying with us, he's a great big, sweet and goofy black lab/New Foundland mix.My cold sore is about 75% healed up now, which is good because it was a really bad one while it was

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Fumungous - an incredibly huge stink, like when Nande gases out an entire room with her fish oil farts. A mashup of fumes and humongous, of course.And yes, I'm quite proud of this one.To be stored, as always, in the Fictionarium, with all the other new words I've coined.

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So, it seems that I've busted some part of my publishing pipes for this here blog again. It happened while I was getting my photography site up and running and, for the life of me, I can't remember how I fixed it the first time.Which means that, currently, publishing to Intellectual Poison is an annoying multi-step process. I publish here, I go to BlueHost, I log in and then go to the File

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Assome - an awesome ass, in a good way. And yes, this new word will be filed in the Fictionarium with all the others.

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Riffing off of John at Where's My Plan, I thought I'd see about listing fifteen books that have made a strong impact on my life.Before I get into it though, I will note that, with the rise of the internet, RSS feeds and the like, I haven't been much of a book reader for the last few years. I still read a tremendous amount of written material but the majority of it is online.Anyway, on to the list

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I think I must have been about fifteen or sixteen when I can remember actually paying attention to a Michael Jackson song. The reason was because my mother's boyfriend's daughter and I were hanging out in her room listening to music and I was, in a word, enthralled with her. She was a couple of years older than me, bodacious, curvaceous and very, very sexy. Of course, like most other boys

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Angravation - when you get aggravated and angry.Go here for a whole blog full of new words you won't find anywhere else, unless the Washington Post steals them again.

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There's alot going on these days and I don't really have the time to devote full posts to each of them so I'm going to mash up blogging and Twittering and will rapidfire some thoughts out.Jon & Kate - didn't watch their tranwreck but saw this divorce coming a mile away. Why? Well let's see, Kate's a control freak bitch and Jon looked so utterly lost and like a cornered rat with huge eyes, it was

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Truisms that aren't true are called falsisms (at least that's what I'm choosing to call them). Here are some for your consumption.Its always darkest before the dawn - um, no, it isn't. Its darkest when there's no sun or moon in the sky or on the horizon.No pain, no gain - um, no, not always. Pain denotes possible damage and I'm not sure where the gain is in tearing your rotator cuff or blowing

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Time to ake some predictions for this Saturday's TUF Finale. If you just want the short answers, here are my picks: Sanchez, Pearson, Johnson, Diaz, Lytle, Tibau, Dent, Osipczak.Clay Guida vs. Diego SanchezResult: Sanchez by Unanimous DecisionReason: I dig Clay Guida, I dig his energy, his enthusiasm for kicking ass and, yes, his wild head of hair thrashing all over the place. But I think he's

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Michael Savage Threatening Sites That Connect Him To Rockstar Energy Drinks? - Michael Savage's family profits from every can of Rockstar sold. If you buy Rockstar then you are directly supporting Michael Savage and his ugly hate-based rants. Voted Most Likely to Get Her Kids Beat Up on the Playground even though her underlying motivations are honorable. She is fighting against the regular

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It is, as I start this, 8:00 am on the dot. I should be at work, turning on computers, cursing the after school guy for not cleaning up the mess the kids make while he ignores them and surfs Cartoon Network's anime movies. If I'm lucky then I'd have one of my favorite students in the computer lab helping me out, requesting some Johnny Cash on iTunes so she can rock out a little bit.But none of

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With another UFC event just around the bend it is time to put some predictions down on this weekend's UFC action. I've chosen six fights I feel I can make a reasonably informed prediction about.Rich Franklin (24-4) vs Wanderlei Silva (32-9-1)Prediction: Franklin by KO in Round 2Reason: Against anyone not named Anderson Silva, Rich Franklin is a monster. Wanderlei is a legend but he's not Anderson

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Today is my last day of formal employment with the school district. So far this morning there's almost no one else on campus and I'm not expecting too many people here at all today. A good day to wrap up projects and leave things in as good a shape as I can.I thought it would be fun, as I'm wont to do, to list the top ten things I won't be missing in the rolling clusterfuck that is the

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Twitbag or Twithole - someone who follows you on Twitter in order to get you to follow them back and then they unfollow you.As always, all new words of the day are cross posted to the Fictionarium for posterity.

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I thought this week was going to be a pretty easy one, unplug some computers, clean up the computer lab a little and enjoy the last few days of employment peacefully. But, as it turns out, there's a crapload of stuff to do and not anywhere near enough time to get it all done.I'm going to get as much done as I can but there's definitely going to be things that should have gotten done but didn't

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And another opens. The closing door is my work in the school district. It has been illuminating, exasperating, depressing and, sometimes, really gratifying. I will be leaving with a much improved technical support skill set, I've gained a huge amount of knowledge of how networks function, how to fix all manner of computer problems, how to manage a massive pile of disparate work at several

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As the Pornificator's Ford Fiesta has finally given up its wheezing, smoky ghost, it was time to do a little car shopping. Car salesmen are, if you haven't seen any lately, as nervous as crackheads with no more rock in their baggies. They are even more shifty eyed than usual, their white belts over their white pants are cinched extra tight to compensate for how lean their sales have been. Its a

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Toolbag - a slightly more PC version of douchebag, a combo of tool and douchebag. Inspired by one of the custodians at one of my schools who epitomized the essence of a toolbag.And yes, as always, all new words are cross-posted to the Fictionarium for posterity and rating goodness.

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More "help" for Tweeps that don't understand why I stop following you. Seriously though, I rarely follow new people, I'll check out their stream and make a judgment call then. If I follow you and then unfollow you then you've probably violated one or more of the rules below.1. Reference God often.2. Tweet in All Caps.3. Use text speak.4. Following and replying to twitards like Spencer Pratt.5.

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Have come across some good stuff on the internets lately and wanted to share.Need some more wild in your life? Check out Nick Brandt to see some spectacular images of Africa. He has a fantastic eye and has captured a whole host of animals, panoramas and the feeling of the wildness of Africa. Truly inspiring photos.The other is referenced in the post below. Texts from Last Night provided me with

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I curse Ryan Rhodes for inflicting the awesome hilarity of Texts from Last Night upon me via Twitter.Seriously, I can't stop reading, laughing and calling over the teacher in the computer lab to read and laugh with me.The internets are hilarious again! Huzzah!

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I think we've been to three kid's parties in the last three weekends. The one on Saturday was a good one even though our weekend weather lately has been less than stellar. It was a combined party for two kids, a boy and a girl. The boy was a classmate of Grady's from his pre-school so there were alot of his friends from there and that ensured him having a good time charging around and playing

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