Monster Thoughts

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Attention everyone who finds themselves out of work and hurting in the wallet. I have quite the present for you. Turns out I found the people responsible for the possible misfortunes you are facing right now. So instead of taking any frustrations out on yourself or anyone around you, try looking up where these inconsiderate pricks currently reside. There are only so many people I do not have any remorse for but these thieves are definitely on the top of that list. Sure its easy to assume a plush and lucrative job, I'm sure it takes no time at all to decide whether or not you wish to be the big head man at the top of the corporate ladder. Just remember all the people "under" you are counting on you for a level head that will feed, clothe and have the best interest in their families futures. So before you go and run out with the preverbial bank vault try and think about how your decisions could affect the American nation and its populace. In leaving I hope that all of you jackasses who did not fulfill the above find a nice six foot hole and trip into it. As for any investigations that follow me should anyone actually "deal with" any number of the scum found in this news article just know that I do not normally condone torture or murder, but I'll make an exception in this case.

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Have any of you been tracking this story about South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford? This guy is a true "piece of work". Leaving unannouced to any of his security detail or colleagues after a stimulus bill package hearing at the SC Capitol. Gets spotted at the Atlanta Airport the day of his return. Come to find out that he was in Buenos Aires, Argentina cheating on his wife whom he told was taking a break from their four children (on Father's Day weekend mind you) by hiking on the Appalachian Trail. This guy was suppose to be the 2012 Republican National Canidate. Before this happened he was clouted as a 'different kind of politican' always doing the right thing for the nation. Just goes to that you truly cannot believe everything you hear in the media. He even had the balls to say that Buenos Aires was and I quote, "A great city". Like that matters, what is he trying to get future voters from Argentina with that comment? This does not help voters that choose not to vote anymore (myself included, get a look at my job title before you call me un-American in doing so), if anything non-voters like me are just being responsible for not being responsible for putting policitians like Mark Sanford in office. You cannot put all the blame on Sanford since this type of crap happens all over America without anyone knowing everyday. Its almost as if you need to be corrupt in order to hold office these days. America needs a breath of fresh air and it needs it in a hurry.

   
World's First Controllable Molecular Gear At Nanoscale Created

ScienceDaily (2009-06-22) -- Scientists have scored a breakthrough in nanotechnology by creating the world's first molecular gear of the size of 1.2 nanometers whose rotation can be deliberately controlled. ... > read full article
 
  I've always been fascinated with nano technology. Being able to control something that small (1.2 nanometers, beyond tiny) has vast amounts of room for experimentation. Imagine if a dangerous operation needed to be preformed on someone and regular sized instruments severally increased the risk for failure. Instead of rolling the dice you send in these little guys to do the dirty work instead. What if scientists were to link billions of gears together forming a human suit that could monitor vitals and repair injurys on the fly or just have them injected inside of you. Yes, I too also thought about the fact that i could have billions of these little bots inside me sometime in the future. What happens if they go haywire and decide to turn on you? Buts that all for future speculation since we can only get to that when it becomes truly applicable. At current we already have nanobots that can clean windows by themselves and LED lighting that is more energy-efficient thanks to them. What about if we had vehicles that self-maintained themselves through these nanobots. You would not have to worry about getting ripped off at the dealerships anymore. Think about the applications they could have in the justice, military, education systems or even environmental uses. Whatever happens with this technology look for it to be big in the next 30 years or so down the road.


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William Michael Hardy was born April 16, 1952 to William and Evelyn Hardy of Sylacauga, Alabama. On December 1, 1984 his first child whom he would call Michael Blake Hardy was born. Mike Hardy would have one more son by the name of Jarrod Wesley Hardy who was born July 13, 1988. What Mike Hardy didn't know at the time was how much of a challenge parenthood was going to be. From the time one of his sons (not going to say which one it was, cough* Blake cough*) ordered 600 dollars worth of pornographic movies over Direct TV's pay-per-view. Sorry again about that one Dad, at least I ain't gay. Or the one time when his younger son threw a large rock at the older son in anger with the end result being broken glass everywhere on the sun room floor. Then there was the time when Jarrod broke several window panes while practicing golf in the front yard. Not to forget that both sons wrecked two vehicles plus managed to get themselves arrested at two separate times. Maybe we were inadvertently striking out for grounding us so much even though looking back and realizing we totally deserved it. At the time when my father uttered those famous words, "You'll understand why I'm doing this when you get older son" we both figured he was just smoking crack but dammit if i don't get it now. It was not all discipline with him though. He taught us how to fish, hunt, shoot, play baseball, football, golf (badly), drive, and fight. Turns out Mike Hardy was just the stubborn, corny, socially embarrasing, strong, caring, mentoring father figure that both his sons needed.

Happy Father's Day Dad!

Blake and Jarrod

Today I was wondering what to blog about before taking a nice little 8 hour nap. When I awoke from my proverbial mini-coma the answer was so simple. Only remembering what seemed like a few seconds of "dream time" and researching the effects of sleep on the body and mind it struck me how little we really know about dreaming states and how they occur. Hell, most people cite and study the works of Sigmund Freud who did most of his work during the late 19th century. His work breaks it down into three categories involving id,ego and super ego all of which stem from certain parts of one's personality. The information I gathered was solely based on theory which got me thinking how amazing it would be perhaps in the future when the pocket protector posse finds a way to actually look into the minds of the subconscious. Now that I think about it, perhaps the world may not want to know the full extent of what humans dream. According to dream analyst Craig Webb, "Usually we define a dream as an experience remembered upon awakening that comes through nonphysical channels. Basically, it is an altered experience we have when we are sleeping and that we remember when we wake." (http://www.essortment.com/articles/what-causes-dreams_4411.htm) Other theories discuss that dreams are just a simple perception of the outside world around you. This one I personally can vouch for in a small way since during one nightmare i woke up grabbing an ACE bandage box which in my dream state was in fact a 357 magnum pointed at my face. Another funny thing about dreams is you can never willing replicate them through your own wishes. What I mean by this is say you were having a just a spot on dream about (insert fantasy) and someone wakes you up. After cursing them for waking you from such a pleasurable experience you try as hard as you can to replicate that dream as you lay your head to rest again but all for nothing. Nightmares seem to have the opposite effect especially when we are young. I remember having an episode featuring my favorite childhood monster which just so happened to be a costumed creature for the show 'MacGyver'. It could unlike in the show change his size at will. As far as I can remember that every time I would have an episode with my favorite bedtime buddy I would try as hard as i could too NOT fall back to sleep. This is just a small factor of what the fascinates me about the subconscious and how little we still know about the subject.

Sweet dreams.

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I found myself reading this story of a graduation ceremony where a student was refused his diploma for bowing and blowing a kiss to his family. The superintendent citing 'misbehavior' and 'showboating'. Now I would be lying if I told you I did not know a thing or two about rambunctious behavior. I'll tell you right now that taking a bow and blowing a kiss to your loved ones definitely does not add up to any form of lude behavior as was the hot terminology back in my day. As there were also reports of beach balls and giant inflatable rubber ducks...wait, hold on a second. Giant inflatable ducks!? Where the hell do you even get a giant inflatable duck and how did these kids sneak these items into the building anyhow? Is there some guy with a mini electric pump sitting in the nosebleed section pulling off these feats of oxygen? However it is happening I want to personally congratulate the person behind the madness. So after reading the story and googling where one might procure giant inflatable rubber ducks I found myself in the chow hall eating some ice cream when the story popped up on Headline News with viewer comments. Why don't you take a big stab where the person was from that agreed with the gross over-reaction by the school superintendent. If you guessed Birmingham (Vestavia Hills), Alabama you would be correct! Thanks Alabama for further alienating yourself from the rest of the world. As if the movie Deliverance had not already sent us over the edge. I have one last word of advice for anyone in a position of power at a public school system, public because those snobby private school brats can go jump into a pool of acid for all I care. Let the kids be kids since they will be growing up soon enough when the real world hits them like a ton of bricks.

One thing about the infantry that they do not tell you before coming in is the countless hours of guard duty you have to pull especially on a deployment. You sit, stand, sing, think about the cosmos, anything really just to pass the time. But the truth of the fact is that everybody no matter what their demeanor is going up into the towers loses a bit of their mind at some point during the eight hours shifts. The towers themselves have a sort of power over whomever happens to occupy them at the time. It is as though whatever negative energy is carried into the tower stays there and continues to fester consuming the individual(s) pulling guard. I can attest to this theory because on some days when I was feeling as fine as one could being stuck in Iraq but as soon as I got up in the tower feelings of angry would wash over me instantly. It seems like the only thing that would make you feel better is just getting down immediately. But that is not the only thing preying on the guardsmen. You have the exhausting heat of the desert, the real chance of falling down the ladder, misquotes, gnats, unrelenting sandstorms, screeching cats, and last but not least, camel spiders. If you want to see grown men turn into a bunch of pansies throw a creepy looking camel spider into the mix. Besides all of that the real thing that gets me is the way time seems to come to a standstill while you pull guard. But its a part of what we do, it is what makes us who we are because if we did not do it others who had would dog us on how it "use" to be, even though they already find ways to do so anyhow. At least when I get old and I hear some whipper-snapper complain about having to wait in line I can remind him on how I use to have to pull guard with full body armor in 115 degree heat, misquotes, gnats, falling down the ladder, unrelenting sandstorms, screeching cats and nasty camel spiders.