My Life In SciFi and Fantasy

This is a very large and open topic, it can cover a whole range of things. At least once in everyone's lifetime they have read ,watched or play something that involves either scifi or fantasy. Now i personally love these to   subjects as I am huge fan of several books,game,movies, and TV shows that  fall into these categories. I am a huge StarWars fan as well as Firefly. Most of my friends are geeks in one way or another. One of my great friends and his wife are huge Star Trek  fans. Me  and Andy grew up together and were nerds from the very beginning  Now he moved away for a couple of years , but returned back in the 6th grade. We picked up right where we left off and spent a lot of time doing different weird and fun things. He is one of my friends that I can truly say I don't think that we have ever had a disagreement ever, if we did we always found our middle ground. Now the thing about me and Andy is when we got together is our imaginations were equal in every way. We like to dream big about some of the stuff we did. We started to play Dungeons and Dragons in about the 8th or 9th grade. We had an awesome group of people we played with, and would spend hours playing. In order to play a true role playing game like this , imagination is a must. There is no telling how many hours just flew by without us even realizing it. That was probably one of the most defining moments in my teenage life. It allowed me to find my self and know that I wasn't the only weird guy out there.  Now this was a time when I remember that the main topic of kids was sports in school . That just could be only what I remember also. But one thing was for sure I never felt like an outcast because of what I did. Let me tell you this Andy had one of the most amazing minds out there when we were kids, he still does. He has an imagination that is matched by very few,and he is not afraid to use it. We decided one day that we wanted to make our own role playing game. This started an adventure that I will never forget. I bet we spent close to almost  2 months planing ,read,writing, and drawing (Andy did the drawing) this game. We had a great start and gathered a bunch of friends and started to play. It was so awesome,  to see people enjoying something that you co-created . I remember just about every time we played , it is still etched into my brain like it was yesterday. One day many years later after we moved on with our ADULT lives , I grabbed a note book  and just out the blue started to write about some of the adventure we played in this game adding some stuff along the way. By the time I had finished the first time I had filled the entire notebook without even realizing it.. To my amazement I still had so much more to write about. That is how much of an impact this time had on me. I still believe that what we created so many years ago would totally make some of the most amazing books and movies you would ever see or read. That is if I ever get around to finish writing them and transferring them to the computer so everyone can read them. One of the big problem I have is that my brain is running way faster than I can type or write. So I know what it is that is supposed to be written , but  Ill  forget to write some stuff . I have to reread it several time in order to make sure it makes sense to everyone else.  I would most definitely would have to get Andy to help me finish it. Of course then we would be instantly rich and famous from having bestsellers and movie deals. I really need to set a goal to  finish  this in the future, it would be awesome just to complete it . If for nothing else than to publish only a couple of copies for Andy and me. I think that every parent should encourage  their children to embrace their own  imagination and let it flow. For myself and Andy ours did and today it has made us both unique individuals.Our children are exposed to experiences that foster and nurture this . I see this with both of us, and I believe that  both of our girls will grow up and change the world in their own way. If not for imagination all of the things you surround yourself with would not be there today. This is one of those topics that I could honestly go on forever about. So imagine big ,imagine often. Write it down, draw it out and change the world.


Peace , Love, and Chicken Grease

The Evil That Hides Among Us

With the recent events the transpired in Boston I decided to watch the local news for a change. I wanted to get live coverage of the tragedy that  had happened, because as I had mentioned in one of my earlier posts that news sources varied online . Now I know that they are still looking for answers as to what happened , why, and who. So I can totally understand the reason for the confusion of the details . And I also certainly understand not disclosing all of the details ,because of ongoing investigations. Plus the fear of copycats acts would happen else where. Now my daughter was also watching and was really having a difficult time understanding why some one would or even could do something like this. It is even harder as a parent to explain when at this point no really knows a real motive as of yet. Also this presented an opportunity to educate my daughter on some of the evils out in the world. As Americans we live our lives with our eyes half open. We don't want to believe the evil is out there until it hits home. Now you can ask anyone that knows me , anytime I take my daughter any where  I hardly ever let her out of my sight. Am I  an over protective parent? maybe , maybe not.  We have to look  at the world with our eyes wide open. Be aware that our world and our country have evil people in it. The question is why do people do these terribly acts of terror against other people. That is what I was asked last night, talk about tough questuion to answer. That fact is people around the world hate the US as a country. Some because of how we live, some of what we have done. In general  some people hate other just because they can or it could be they way they were raised. Who knows why, it just happens that way. Our children need to be taught that our country isn't as safe as we would like it to be. Also people can be evil ,so trust must be earned not given..Now understand its not easy to have your children watch such acts of terrible scenes off terror. But by denying them of these experiences we are allowing them to enter the world with a false sense of security. As a parent I feel obligated to prepare my daughter for what may lay ahead. That includes all the good as well as the bad. This is a very difficult task accomplish when you never know what the future has in store for our children. I wish I didn't have to include this in to my parenting , but predators are everywhere. My heart goes out to all the tragedies that are happening all around the world. It use to only be we would do drills in school for fires or bad weather, now we have to include for a shooter situation. There will always be people who resent us for what we have,what we believe in,  and who we worship. I don't have all the answers , I also don't believe our government has them either. Although they may have good intentions , there methods and solutions leave many doubts to are they doing more harm than good.. I think that it is up to me to  as  a parent to educate my daughter in certain subjects the way I believe. When the time comes that she is mature enough to understand all situations to make her own decisions in life. May the Good Lord above be with us all as parents and as a country as we set forward on this amazing and scary  journey ahead o us I think thats good for now.
.God Bless all my friends and family

The News

Every morning I have a routine just like most people do. One of those is I check several News sites to try to catch up on the latest news available. Which got my brain to thinking about the whole news industry as we have it today. I hate to say it in this manner, because of course it makes me sound old LOL. But when I was growing up as a kid there were very few mediums that provided news. Now you can get your daily fix anywhere. It is just so mind boggling of the fact that now all you have to do is pull out your smart phone and BAM there it is. I read 98% of my news from various sites and mostly tech blogs. But it is absolutely mind blowing to the amount of information that is at the touch of a button now. I remember having to go to the library or use the encyclopedias in order to do a school report. Now kids just Google or Bing and right there it is 15 million pages of info. Now don't get me wrong you have to get your info from a reputable source  and do some fact checking ,but its still way easier. Anyone can start a blog and throw up info based on their  opinion any time any where. It kinda makes you wonder how valid all this info that is being presented to us is. Even some of the major news companies use blogs and the Internet as a source now. I have honestly read the same story told 3 different ways on different sites. And I am not talking some Joe somoe site but big sites like yahoo and msn. Plus you know that almost all of the news is padded up to bring flare to them. We are living in the age of real time now,moving faster than ever. My father who has recently in the last few years joined the 21st century acquired his first smart phone here in the last year or so. While talking to my Mother last night she was telling me how it was storming and Dad has an app on his phone , that when lightning strikes it can tell him how far away it is. lol I really don't have a point or complaint here just making a simple observation that made me think. It kinda makes me wonder what things will be like int the next 10 years, heck even the next 5. Just something to ponder. Everyone have a great day and week. I am outta here.


Peace, Love, and Chicken Grease

Why???

Why? This is a question that will gain you knowledge and also get you in trouble. LOL  I posted this on my Facebook page a few days ago. The amazing thing is that in our society the people who tend to ask this question on a regular basis are considered difficult or even anti-social.  I am a little bit of a conspiracy theorist  on certain things. But I wont get into that for now. People who believe or even trust our government whole heartily are very naive. Now I am  not anti-government , but like every house sometimes its good to clear the trash out once in a while. Some of you say, well we vote. This is true but look at the choices that we have. Not exactly what I would call cream of the crop. These people are supposed to represent us, but are they really? Could they just be attending to their own agendas? Of course they are and if you cant see it then you are either turning your head or blind. Now here comes part of the conspiracy, our media doesn't tell us the whole story all the time. This is an example of like history books, only the winners write the ending. Sometimes we have to dig deeper in order to see the whole picture. This is where the question WHY? is so dangerous, most people know better but still believe what they are told. You know that logically it could never be true the way it is presented. Common sense kicks in and throws up a red flag, but yet we brush it aside and go with the flow. Only in the last maybe 6-8 years have people started to wake up and seeing whats in front of them. People have always been around questioning things. Now the numbers are starting to grow in leaps and bounds. As a middle aged man I have seen a lot in the short time I have been here. When people start to challenge what this country was founded on it is very scary. There is a reason that we are taught history in school. Its so we know the mistakes that were made in the past and hopefully not make them again. To me it seems that the people running our country forgot this or was asleep  during history class. Now I don't have all the answers on how to fix all the problems, but I do know a few thing that just make common sense to me. And here are a couple 1. If you want to balance the budget allow the people to vote whether or not the senate and the house of reps get a raise. In most companies you get a raise based off your performance and how well you do you job. Why not them , They work for us ,we are the ones who pay them. Makes sense doesn't it? 2.First if my house and my neighbors house is broke, I'm gonna fix mine first. It should be the same  for this country. We have problems here that need to be resolved ,then and only then should we take care of other countries.  I could go on with an entire laundry list of things , but this enough for now.  Now I read the other day our president is taking a 5% cut in pay per month I believe. I know that some people believe this is his way of making an effort. But in reality its a joke, he is worth millions. So the approximately $1200 a month is like him buying a pack of gum at the gas station. Bill Gates one of the richest men in the world gave Half....yes I said Half of his fortune to charity. There are CEO's out there that have reduced their yearly salary to a $1 in order to help their company . I think the people in our government to take a lesson from some of these people. But hey what do I know, right. This is all my opinion you may or may not agree and that is fine. I have no Idea how to get our country out of the problems that we are in , but  I think that have some good ideas of where to start. Or maybe I am full of it. Who knows, all I know is what they are doing really isn't working very well. Until next time .


Peace, Love and Chicken Grease

Title Change

There might be some confusion as to what I change the title to my blog to. This is to clarify what I mean. There is a saying that goes" The Only Easy Day Was Yesterday" . I chose to put my title to "The Hardest Day Was Yesterday". The reason for this is I need to try to keep as positive as I can in my situation. And if I believe that any day I have cant be any harder than the day before it keeps my spirits up. When dealing with life you just have to believe tomorrow is going to be better. Because of my daughter I can not afford to let my problems bring me down. She is aware of most everything that is wrong with me. And I am trying to use myself as an example of why you have to take care of your body better. I am sorry but we lack in areas of teaching our children how to take care of themselves. I know this,and I am guilty of this. So I am working on changing it. I never want anyone to have to go through or experience some of the things I have or am going through now. Dont get me wrong I know there are a lot of people who have it worse than I do. But still it is my duty and responsibility to my daughter to direct her in the right direction. I have and continue to keep moving forward even if the world starts spinning on me lol. Out for now ..

Peace,Love and Chicken Grease

New Month New Start

Well we are into April all ready , Boy how time flys when you having ummm fun ya...lol   So I went to the Dr. last week to get check up on my diabetes. and levels are coming down but still not where they should be. So my med were readjusted. Well I am happy to report for the first time in nearly a year or more my blood sugar levels are almost maintaining a normal level. WOOOOO HOOOO still have some work ahead of me but hey we are heading down the right path. I also got some assistance with weight control , which I really need. This is because as some of you know weight and diabetes are connected in ways, I need to loose weight for my diabetes, but it's hard cause of the diabetes to loose weight . If that makes any sense.  I did have one scare this week where I miscalculated my insulin and took just a little to much and it dropped way lower than I have ever had , below normal and while I was sitting in my chair I passed out. Now my daughter tried to wake me up several times and couldn't  get me awake. She thought that I had just fell asleep. So the next day after talking to my AWESOME mom , My daughter and I had a training session on what to do if something like this happens again. With the way my situation is with my blood sugar  this could have been very very bad. Thank the good lord that it all turned out fine. So now I check and recheck and recheck again before I take my shot. With the weight assistance so far according to my scales I have lost approx. between 8-10 pounds all ready and I am hoping to shed some more off  before the end of the month. I have changed my eating habits drastically. Contrary to belief I dont mind being big , I know that my weight is consider fat. But I look at my self as chubby and like who I am. The reason for me loosing weight is I would really like to not have to take 4 shots a day. So i figure if I can do this it would be one less thing I would have to worry about. Now I have to say I have an awesome Dr. who is just amazing period. She not only saved my life once already, but she has been through a great deal in her life in the past year and she shows such strength. I don't know personally what goes on behind the scenes . But you can just tell she is a strong person, and very caring. Plus she puts up with me when I am there. The main thing is she treats my daughter great. Also the whole office everyone in there is amazing they work really well together. I just wish that I could see them all while I was at Walmart or something instead of the Dr. office , if you know what I mean..lol  This week has been a week of stressful phone conversations with insurance companys and getting ready to change insurances cause I am coming off of COBRA. Yeah I thought my premium was gonna drop , Well thank you pre-existing conditions. So that's about all I want to get into on that one or this will be a 20 page soap box rant. I also have to say I happen to have the greatest Family an Friends in the entire world, Hands down. I really am fortunate to have all of these great people in my life, even if we dont see eye to eye all the time. I know I can count on them when times get tough. I dont think that I can ever express that enough. Even if all it is,is a conversion over the phone to bring my spirits back up that makes a tremendous amount of difference. Just the fact that I can chat with great friends I use to work with on the Xbox really makes my day sometimes.  The fact that I probably never get rid of the dizzy spells sucks. I know my path has been chosen for me, and i shall walk it . I will keep moving forward and trying to get the most out of life that I can. And i will always be thankful for what I have. Well I'm out for now.


Peace,Love, and Chicken Grease
Just remember to watch out for Bigfoot, He is out there???????