The Life and Times of Jim |
Hi, there. I'm Jim. Welcome to my phlog! This site was written for Las Vegas, then LouisVille. Now, it seems to be about anywhere. In these phlogs, you'll see a lot of my personal notes and pictures. I like to post my observations here to remember life and celebrate it. I'm not religious. I don't pray for good fortune. I'm ecstatically grateful for the gift of life and I think our time should be remembered and not taken for granted. I'm not a writer. I think pictures tell stories so much better than words. I love just about everything in this life, and, I guess that would have to include you. So, if you've seen me, don't be surprised if your picture is in here somewhere. Of all the critters, people are absolutely the most interesting. |
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12/18/2009 17:03:00 jim What could be crazier than that | Fri |||||||||||||||||||
From across the lands of the separated oceans, over desert and wilderness terrain, I've been searching for something outside that I can only find inside....
Reality is defined as that which exists, which for us, was created when we were born and will go away when we die. So, it doesn't really exist. Thats crazy. Of course, most believe that when we die, we go to someplace else, which is often described as to have pearly gates and lots of virgins, which seems crazy. We look into the night sky and see the stars they way they looked no less than 4 years ago. So we don't know if any of them still exist. Its crazy. Our birth was started by two tiny cells uniting, that got their instructions from something much smaller than them. Thats insane! We had our Christmas party at work today.. but the owners are Jewish, so the band played Beatles music. It was hilarious!!!! I'm not crazy...the world is! |
12/17/2009 03:04:00 jim Taking next week off | Thu |||||||||||||||||||
Thinking of going to DC for a few nights. Might shake hands with the Prez, and sit in Lincoln's lap if I can get up there. |
12/17/2009 02:58:52 jim Its not much - But I decorated this year | Thu |||||||||||||||||||
12/16/2009 03:24:03 jim ..What could be crazier than this? | Wed |||||||||||||||||||
Jan, you're incredible! You are just simply awesum! |
12/16/2009 03:24:03 jim (Reply)What could be crazier than this? | Wed |||||||||||||||||||
We are on a rock, that's spinning at 1,000 mph, travelling around the sun at 80,000 mph, with rocks the size of baseball diamonds coming at us. with only 2 miles of breathable air above us And we feel safe. What could be crazier than that? |
12/13/2009 23:35:00 jim A memory of from long ago | Sun |||||||||||||||||||
I don't remember what went wrong with Annette and I, back in 1978, but I do remember I was so much madly in love with her. I knew we were too young for a three year love to last and I knew my love wasn't shared as deeply. And it was Vegas. Who falls in love in Vegas? But in my mind, someday we would have had children that were raised with wonderful values, and her parents and my parents would have been excellent grandparents. All I can say is, life could have been so different. Its nice to think about how life might have been. Its been a good life even still, but there was that dream, and I still smile whenever I remember it. I don't remember the love making as much as I remember her whole hearted laughter. She was so much fun to be with. |
12/13/2009 21:11:34 jim To My Love, Becky | Sun |||||||||||||||||||
Around 2002, when I was divorced, I called out to you, with an outer force. I was a drunken net chatter, whose desires were never met, And I remained alone, secure in my motel-like nest. You came in and you smiled, with one of my others. I took your hand, she got mad, and now we are lovers. That was 7 years ago and I no longer drink. The others have gone. I don't miss a thing. Cause each day with you, brings me joy I can't describe. The sound of you voice, the warmth by your side We're still a loving couple and I think thats really something, Cause we're over the hill, and we're still humping. |
12/11/2009 18:54:40 jim ..Time is in a Bottle | Fri |||||||||||||||||||
Well how about that!!! I remember you very well! Your JavaMan, and you name is all over the web with interesting subjects You're a genious dude! I'm wondering how your property in Washington turned out. My Vegas property went from $260k to $60k in value. Anyway, I'm still here in Pennslyvania, wracking up $ after $. Its been a hoot! Its cold here. I need to get back down to the southern belt. It would be nice to know if whats turned blue will turn pink again. Great hearing from you!!! From Jim Cutlar, The Las Vegas Dude. |
12/11/2009 18:54:40 jim (Reply)....Time is in a Bottle | Fri |||||||||||||||||||
OOOoooooh...you're going to love it Jan. We drove the west coast for the heck of it after my last contact in San Diego. I was whale watching along the Oregon Coast when the cell phone rings.. The voice says "Hey Jimmy, how would you like to work in Pittsburgh". I said "whhaaaa?" So I decided to take it. Along the Oregon/California coastal route, I noticed all of these impoverished coastal towns had three things in common...a convenience store, a hair salon, and a church of sorts. Some of the churches were in barns, and trailers. So, I thought, that if this programming gig ever peters out, I'd got ordained as a mininster license. I could go back to Oregon, open up a litte shack. and call it LVDudes Brotherly Love Shack. I could even have one of those drive through red woods people could get married in...hahahaha. You will LOVE Carlsebad. That whole area was made for a convertable. I had a six week contract in San Diego, all expense paid, and we spent each weekend in a different motel next to the ocean. Had the best time of my life there. GOOD LUCK! Jim Cutlar - 702-203-8258 - blog@lvdude.com |
12/11/2009 18:54:40 jim (Reply)Time is in a Bottle | Fri |||||||||||||||||||
If there is only one past, then isn't it only logical that there is only one future. I've heard theories about multiple possible futures, but when it arrives, there could have only been one path to it. So, if there is only one possible future, and one possible past then the present is just a slice of time between in the two. With this reasoning, we can go as far as to say we are just characters in a play. People 100 years in the future will be able to look back and see every you thing did, and know that you had to do it for their world to exist. Everthing that ever will happen in our future, has already happened in someone elses past. Our consciousnes is taking us through an inevitable series of events. And whatever we do, we are supposed to do. Everything is exactly the way it is, because it has to be. And there is nothing that says destiny had to be created from the past to the future. It could have been created in reverse. And I'd be willing to bet that the end of time was conceived first. |
12/08/2009 20:39:42 jim Sometimes a Wedding Ring is for Christmas | Tue |||||||||||||||||||
12/07/2009 12:54:16 jim Cranberry ChristmasTree | Mon |||||||||||||||||||
12/01/2009 22:43:24 jim Christmas Lights | Tue |||||||||||||||||||
12/01/2009 21:55:20 jim Georgias Party 2 | Tue |||||||||||||||||||
12/01/2009 20:09:46 jim Atrias GeorgiasParty | Tue |||||||||||||||||||
11/27/2009 09:47:30 jim PA - First Snow | Fri |||||||||||||||||||
11/27/2009 03:28:59 jim If a tree falls in the forest | Fri |||||||||||||||||||
If a tree falls in the forest, and no one is around to hear it, does there a sound? For most of my life, I thought that was a stupid question. Of course there is a sound. I didn't realize the depth of that question. My answer now is, "No, it does not make a sound". Without perception, the universe does not exists. Thought, as it turns out, is reality. Dimensions exist within thoughts and without thought, nothing matters. There was no time before the big bang. There was no space. I can see it now. There was nothing. I think it was a thought that created this universe. And when we die, our universe will cease to exist. In a very real sense, this universe exists because we are here. And it just may be, if you wish there is a heaven to go to when you die, that is where you will go, and that may be another illusion. I'd like to hang around. To discover the universe is to discover the dreams of the creator. Perhaps God did create you in his own image. Perhaps you are here to discover the beauty this creation. I got this from a dream. In my dream, the spirit of death wasn't a separate entity. Now that I think about it, I realize it was me. When he told me to come, I told him no. I told him I'd like to stay here. This creation is my heaven, complete with beauty, magnificense, awe, happiness, sorry, horror and delight. Ane even in an eternity wouldn't be enough time to understand all that there is out there. |
11/26/2009 14:05:47 jim A Dream of the Angel of Death | Thu |||||||||||||||||||
I lay down to sleep, and dreamed I that died in my sleep. I was in a city and the angel of death came to me. I didn't like his voice or his personality. He said "You have to come with me". I said, "I think I'm just going to hang out here, and watch the animals, plants, and sky. I won't bother anything". Then he changed the world into fire and said "You must come". I said, "I think the fire is beautiful, I'd like to stay here if that's okay". Then he changed the world to empty space, and said "This will be your eternity" And I said, "This is wonderful, all of those solar systems with planets like ours. Please, I'd like to stay here". And he said, "You Must Come". And I said, "I'm staying here". I remember feeling fear about going with him. He was going to take me to a place that I didn't understand. Then I woke up in my bed with a smile. I love this life. I love my dreams. |
11/22/2009 21:01:01 jim Vegas,NV-Annette | Sun |||||||||||||||||||
11/22/2009 14:29:00 jim Vegas - 20 years ago | Sun |||||||||||||||||||
11/22/2009 10:51:47 jim I gotta see 2012 cause I love scary movies | Sun |||||||||||||||||||
Scary Movies - I gotta see 2012. I love scary movies. I love the previews, with the earthquakes and all. Course, none of that makes sense. I'd think we'd either get a really nasty suntan, run out of breathable air for 10 minutes, or something not nearly as dramatic as bridges and buildings falling down. And that is why I love scary movies. They're aren't possible. Dramas scare me for just the opposite reason Because they are possible. Divorce, unemployment, heart attack, car accident, hunger, disease...those are the real monsters. They're horrifying! I'll take a horror movie any day over a drama. |
11/20/2009 19:04:50 jim Some Personal Notes | Fri |||||||||||||||||||
11/18/2009 06:26:47 jim Saying Goodbye to Georgia | Wed |||||||||||||||||||
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