Not too bad...

Wednesday, August 31, 2005 07:02:13 <Jim>
I'm running low on cash, and that's a good thing!!!
It gives me the drive to get my classifieds going. I'm in the do or die mode where failure is not acceptable.
I like the feeling!!! I've been working on this laptop, laying code at Mach 5, with my hair on fire.
STRESS IS BEST!

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Wednesday, August 31, 2005 06:27:50 <Jim>
LVDude Progress
- Added a Categories table for the ads.
It's got flexibility for ad pricing built into it. Plus it has a suggested heading format, and all of the possible ad category names (I got them from the paper).
- Added the pixel height of an ad to the Log table.
The Server has no idea how big the ad is on the Requester's screen. It has to know how many Ad entries it needs to serve up to fill the Ad page. Unfortunatly, I've got to get Becky to go in and update every ad for it to be updated.
- I've still got to come up with a more understandable billing scheme.
FREE is what people respond to. I've got to balance the FREE Ads with competitive ad pricing. No one will enter ads on my site if I don't offer free ads (at least not in the beginning). No one will come to my site if it has no ads.
So I need to balance Free ads with the money ads.
- I realized that all the auto ads can easily go to Google images for pictures using the ad title
EG: If the ad heading says "1999 Ford Mustang", I can plug that into a Google image search and it will pull up 100's of pictures. I've been trying to figure out how to allow a user to copy and paste the Google image into the ad, without getting it's associated link to Google link.
In other words, if someone clicks an ad's picture, I don't want it going to Google.
- I don't want to store images on my site.
The maintenance and bandwidth would cost too much. Besides, the internet has images parked all over it. Why use my bandwidth when I can use Googles!
So, all that said, it will take the rest of September to finish this site.
But, it will be the best ad site on the interent. I should add that it is not my intention to compete with EBay or the newspapers. That would be a battle I couldn't win.
I want to own 100's of sites.
- If one site gets a bad name, the other will continue to operate.
- If someone wants to buy one of my sites, I can sell it.
I'm not going to associate www.LVDude.com with say www.SeattleClassifieds.com.
Who knows...maybe I'll end up selling Franchises!!!

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Wednesday, August 31, 2005 06:10:02 <Jim>
I was sick all day yesterday.
I guess I have been sick and didn't even know it. Coughing thick flim, head feels woozy, throat is sore, nose is wet and scratchy, body feels like it got hit by a Mac truck. BTW-The new word for cool is 'SICK'.
So if I'm sick, I'm cool...hmmm.
I tried to get Paul's PC setup for Internet Sharing...
Monday, I gave Dustin a laptop for home school. All I needed to do was to get Paul's internet sharing working for wireless. His has a wireless card (I gave him), but he can't find the software. Plus he doesn't have his Windows cab files installed so the card won't reinstall itself.
Paul's got pop ups everywhere. What a mess! Frustrated, he said he'd just buy Dustin a new PC. hmmm. I told him Dustin's laptop works fine, getting it on the internet had everything to do with his PC sharing the Internet. sheesh! Some people just don't get it.
I was hoping to get everything up and running in 10 minutes
It's going to take several hours more. This makes me think of that joke where a woman calls Microsoft because her PC wouldn't work due to a power outage.
I've been sleeping long, odd hours. My LVDUDE site is coming along very nicely.
I get up a 2am, do 2 hours of work on LVDUDE, sleep for an hour and get back up. It's kind of handy.
Most of my best ideas have come from my dreams. This way, there's no lag time between sleep and my project.

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Wednesday, August 31, 2005 09:04:15 <Squirty's Alter Ego>
No new entries here from Mr. Jim in three days.
You out there, and ok, Jimmy? I have been without Internet access at the hotel for the past two days. - Their system is a bit wacky. Not as stable as the other hotel chain's.
Thinking of making a change.
Cut my head off and go around as the headless horseman.
Have a dr. appointment for 9/12 (Monday) afternoon
For a physical. Have not had one in about 5 years. I'am dirty minded, so I won't go into hoping the young, attractive nurse does the dirty work. Cough, Cough!!! Sorry Ms Rebecca. I am just in a dirty mind phase in my life.
You hear anything from Jamie?
Interested ears waiting to hear something positive, here in Orlando.

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Sunday, August 28, 2005 19:39:16 <Jim>
I'm am SO Burnt out.
I keep wanting to sleep, catching 10 zzz's here and there. Got so many things to do.
Gotta go gotta go gotta go right now, gotta go gotta go right now.
Sam's Club wouldn't give me the 80" screen my projector was advertised as coming with.
I realized that is had to be a mistake when I bought it. The time I was there before, the display kiosk had a $1,000 projector that came with an 80" screen. When I picked up my projector, it was in the same kiosk, but it sold for $780. Large projector screens cost $300+. If they had any of those screens in receiving, I would've gotten it for free. Anyway, I did my good deed. They tore down the kiosk immediately.
I do have a problem with not having a screen for my projector.
My walls aren't big enough. It could easily be seen with a 20' screen.
If we ever do hit rock bottom.
I'm buying a motorhome, and we're going to go from campgroud to campground showing movies on the motorhome's awning. We'll sell popcorn, cola and beer. LOL

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Sunday, August 28, 2005 17:45:50 <Jim>
Yesterday was a blast! Robert, Joy, Amy, Dustin, Gma were all here.
We had Black Forest cake for Robert's 22nd birthday. I couldn't stay awake (passed out on the couch). Somewhere along the line, I offered Robert my big screen Tv for $700. I've had my eye on a projector system at Sam's Club for awhile now.
I picked one up. I now own a projector screen TV.
Actually, it's a 1,800 lumen, monitor. It hooks up easily to a VCR though. It's awsum. With my speaker array, TV watching is now better than going to a theater.
The screen is over 120". That's twice the size of my Big Screen TV.
Plus the image is brighter. It hooks up to a laptop for easy presentations. The controller acts like a mouse (like a Power Point mouse). The cost....$780, but the extended 3 year warranty brought it up to $850. That's excellent. It weight 3 lbs.
Once again now, I'm throughly burnt out.
I need to sleep for a DAY!

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Friday, August 26, 2005 17:43:24 <Jim>
I know most people are sick of me by now.
I'm obsessing on LVDude. I've coded up an Ad Charge routine.
Next, I've got to set up Ad categories and billing strategies.
Becky read me all of the ad categories from the RJ last night. I keyed them into Access...
When I keyed the categories in, I realized how old their system is.
They've got so many categories and codes. I can see why a clerk has to key in the ads. It's so big, that they had to squeeze Mortgage Loans into Business opportunities.
So that's where my head's been at.
They system just keeps getting better and better everyday. I'm going to take tommorrow off...at least until 9am. I am so burned out.
We're having Robert, Joy, Amy, GMa, Dustin, and Jennifer over tommorrow for Robert's birthday party.
It should be fun. I tried to bribe GMa by telling her I have a 60 cup coffee Urn...haha

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Thursday, August 25, 2005 19:09:52 <Jim>
Man, Tandem Cobol would be a blessing!
Creating something unique on the web is a real bitch. I'm pushing myself to finish this site because I'm going to need $ in my cash account soon.
Working back in the Tandem arena would be a break.
I've been thinking about what I'm getting myself into. This website is going to turn out exactly like every job I've ever had. BURNING OUT!
Insurance turned my down.
They said I have to prove I've gone 10 years without a drink. I don't know anyone that doesn't drink in 10 years. Even Becky does. They said I need to get a doctor to sign a note. What the? I pay $100 to see a doc, and tell him I'm not an alcoholic, he writes it down, and 5 years from now I can get insurance.
The insurance/medical systems are so screwed up.
Becky was logged on to LVDude as me.
I thought I was teaching her how to clean up her menu, and she was deleting mine....shoooottttt! Its not her fault.

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Thursday, August 25, 2005 18:57:10 <Jim>
I'm so burned out. Been working 16 hours a day on this website.
I'm getting ready to do billing. I did a compress on my access database today and it quit working on my Test Server. It turns out that by design (Microsoft says), Access screws up the security. I had to do security modifications and even a regedit. I didn't even realize Registry keys had security on every key. hmmmm.
I had to ready 20 documents to figure it all out. Finally, I renamed the directory, created another on, then copied in the Access database.
Then I went to My Computer|Manage|Services|Internet Services|Websites|Default Websites|lvdude|1and1|db|All Tasks|Permissions Wizard|.
The magical user name to use for IIS access is IUSR_JIM.
PHEWWWWWW! That just seems sooooo DUMB!!!

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Thursday, August 25, 2005 08:32:10 <Squirty's Alter Ego>
Trip to Tampa for a fac-to-face interview
Given the way things are these days, employers not paying for much of the out of towners interview expenses, you're stuck. I only checked one aeroline, my favorite Southwest, and a last minute ticket from LV to Tampa costs $299 one way. So, with taxes and such, and roundtrip, you are looking at $600 to $700. If you stay the night, tack on another $30 to $40 tops for a car rental and $50 to $90 for the room. This money is tax deductable, come next filing, whether or not you get the job.

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Wednesday, August 24, 2005 22:29:38 <Jim>
I told Becky, she was the last person I every wanted to see on this planet.
That was a complement. It should be anyway...
I told Becky I wanted to nail her on the wall.
That's a good thing. When the light starts to cystalize and fade into blackness, I want her to be my last vision.
So why is it on TV, when someone says "I hope they nail him to the wall", it's a bad thing? What does that mean, anyway? Nail someone to the wall...lol.
I worked on LVDUDE from 2am and all throughout the day.
The site just keeps getting better and better. Its the little things that are killer, like trying to find out how big an ad is on the screen. That sounds easy, but it's not. Nothing is easy without a little creativity. I only wish I had someone else to collaborate with. I haven't gotten stumped yet, but I probably will. I keep thinking of when I go public, and a 1,000 users are hitting my site. How am I going to handle the help desk. I don't want to give out my phone number.
I will need a Q&A log at any rate though. That should help a lot.
Plus I'll need a transaction log just to cover my but.
If the design continues to get simpler, it will end up being the best. I will have a thriving business.
I guess I'm going to bet the house on it.
I replied to Jamie (the Headhunter) about the Florida job at JP Morgan.
She said they wouldn't let me work for free, on a two week trial basis, but they would want a face-to-face interview with me. Now lets see, if I worked two week for free, it would cost me around $3,000. If I flew up there and back for an interview, it should cost me $1,500 on short notice....hmmm.
I not only want to make LVDUDE profitable, I have too!
If I don't, I'll be working for pointed headed cretins the rest of my life. I'll have to put up with the humiliation of applying for a bricklayer job, flying across the country for an interview, just to be turned down because I'm not an electrician.
This headhunter submitted me for a Tandem job, and asked me IBM 370 questions. The IBM 370 was the 2nd most powerful business computer in 1970. Now, its a dusty old box that should be sold in a garage sales.

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Tuesday, August 23, 2005 16:31:19 <Jim>
I talked to Skip's cousin and his nephew today.
Separate calls. They both said I'd done more for Skip than anyone else. They both called Dave (Skip's Dad and my Step-Dad) a piece of crap. They both said Skip's mom was pure trash and that Skip was too.
My point is, even if they were trash, is the day after Skip's suicide the right time to say it?
Trash calling trash trash...lol.
I hope these people never give anyone a Eulogy....cause they SUCK!!!
At the very least, when someone dies, you either say something nice or nothing at all.
Some people, like myself, don't go through life hating people, and we really don't want to hear other people spouting their hate out.

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Tuesday, August 23, 2005 14:37:03 <Jim>
I talked to Kevin...
Of course he said they had the experience guy in mind before he even submitted my resume.
It was a nice thought though.
Meanwhile, in the land of Jamie...
I don't know about that girl. She sent me a questionaire for an IBM 370 programmer.
Just today she noticed my resume said that I'm in Las Vegas. She sent me an email to verify it.
In my reply to her I mentioned that I'd pay relocation expenses and work for 2 weeks for free.
She's said the following:
"I am going to work on looking at your resume and start preparing for a manager to view."
Then she wrote "Are you currently in Nevada? Somehow I thought you were living in Orlando…could you please set me straight? ThanksJ
So, apparently she hasn't submitted my resume to JP Morgan yet.
I've always thought that a person's work ethic should be to always do the best job possible.
It kind of looks like Jamies reading my resume at the rate of one line-per-day. wow.
Maybe I'm confused about how these people work. hmmm.

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Tuesday, August 23, 2005 16:49:11 <Squirty's Alter Ego>
What be happening with Jimmy?
I hear Kevin Callanan called you.. Like he told me, hopefully next time. And there is a guy here who claims to be really unhappy, after two short months, because he is a TAL/Base24 person, and he doesn't like Cobol. It's more like hecan't code a line of Cobol, if his life depended on it. So, he is talking about taking a Base24 contract somewhere. Any news from Jamie?

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Monday, August 22, 2005 13:09:49 <Jim>
David Callahan Leblanc Jr. (Skip)
I'm not sure where he was born, but I think it was somewhere in Louisana.
I'm not sure when he was born, I think it was 1942.
His son died in his arms from cerebral palsy.
His Dad (my step-dad) died in 1985. He was hit by a van on his way to a poker parlor.
His Mom died in 1970 from cirosis of the liver.
His brother, Terry, well, I'd be surprised if he's still alive. He favorite thing was stealing from his friends.
I knew Skip in his finer years, when he tour the country as a pool shark.
I've never seen anybody out shoot him in a game of pool. He was San Diego Dave on the circuit.
He told me he beat Minnesota Fats. Skip said Fats was a better hustler than a player.
I met Scatman Cruthers here in Las Vegas. Skip and the Scatman used to hang out.
Skip used to deal drugs, you see. He'd smuggle them from different countries when he was on tour.
He never got caught. He had a way about him, an aura, that let him slide past anything.
Skip lived with me for over a year.
I tried my best to help him. I guess Ol' Granddad got the best of him.
We drove him to San Francisco in February, where he checked into Rehab. He stayed there until a couple of weeks ago. Then he went on a bender.
He called me in a drunken stupor from a hotel room.
Skip said "Hey Jimmy, I love you bro. Can I stay there?". I said "I don't know Skip, Becky and I are probably going to move to Florida."
He said "Well, I guess thats it. Guess I'm gonna jump".
I told him to sleep it off and call me back.
He must have found his way to an elevator, then stumbled up a stairway to the roof.
I'm sure he jumped with tears in his eyes.
I hope his last view of the world was the San Francisco Bay. Its beautiful.
He's dead now, in our lives.
I'm sure, in what will seem like a split second to him, billions of years in the future, he'll be back. Just like something changing the course of the Virgin River 2.5 million years ago, and now there's Zion National Park in Utah, everything has purpose, everything has an effect, and nothing, nothing, is ever wasted.
Life is a force that replicates itself. He'll be back in some other form.

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Monday, August 22, 2005 15:51:03 <Squirty's Alter Ego>
Tell me it ain't so Jimmy
About Skip. Not again, someone in Jimmy's life pulls at his heart and hurts him. Jimmy, I am so sorry to hear about Skip. It isn't your fault, so if you're think that, then stop. You helped him all you could. We are all individually responsible for most of what happens to us. I am sadden that he felt this was necessary. But in the end, there would have been little if anything anybody could have done. I'll call you this evening, Jimmy. In the meantime, consol with Ms. Rebecca.

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Monday, August 22, 2005 11:44:16 <Jim>
SKIP IS DEAD
He called and wanted to move back in. He mentioned me being his last chance. He mentioned taking a jump.
He did it. He jumped. I got a call from the coroner today.
I'm sure he was drunk.
What a waste. I sure will miss him.

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Sunday, August 21, 2005 17:26:24 <Jim>
Wow...it seems people have discovered LVDude and are placing ads in it, already!
I didn't expect that really. Here's the ad.

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Need Resume's
I am in need of good qualified people
with STABILITY, for many job openings
of every kind except labor. Please E-mail
your resume to dduffy@headwaycorp.com

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Isn't that GREAT! I'm not sure how duffy found the site, but appearantly it looks believable enough to fool a job recruiter. I suppose that means I can't wipe out the database anymore. youch!

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Sunday, August 21, 2005 13:43:02 <Squirty's Alert Ego >
I ony went in my lasr entry that...
telling a headhunter that your resume is doctored, can cause them to not want to represent you. And maybe tossing the resume on the spot, without consideration of your talent, enthausaism, etc.
Sunset Park is studly.
A very nice park.

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Saturday, August 20, 2005 22:56:11 <Jim>
Roberts party at Sunset Park was a success.
We had a blast. Becky and I picked up Amy's birthday cake and met them at the park. We played frisbee with 5 frisbees, one of which Dustin threw in the duck pond. That kid is something. I went to Barnes and Noble to pick up some programming books. He picks up a book and reads the title. He totally botched the word "Historical". I asked him what it meant. He said he didn't know...WOW. Then I asked Becky and Jennifer what it meant. Both of them knew, but couldn't come up with a definition...wow...anyway. I was surprised.
Sunset Park has some very interesting ducks and fish!
This one duck, I called Einstein, had a big bush on his head (some kind of fluke by nature I guess). There were albino catfish, all kinds of birds and rabbits. Its was cool.
What I like best, was that everybody was so friendly. I invited some guy walking by to play frisbee with us. He played and was pretty cool. The whole event was a HOOT!
Speaking about HOOT, I bought 9 episodes of Green Acres at the store for $9.99
What a Hooterville Bargain. Green Acres and Get Smart are two of my favorite sitcoms.

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Saturday, August 20, 2005 10:13:31 <Jim>
The kids are here
Talking kiddy talk. wow.
The more I learn about ASP programming, the more I need to learn.
I'm going to end up with one of those Big Fat Books that are three times the size of the Bible, and are only valid for a few years. I keep hoping I'll find some decent documentation for commands on the web.
I have been relying heavily on intellisense to get me through, but it only works half the time. And its easy to get the wrong idea from the command names.
AddNew...how it works:
Wrong: rsUser.Open("Select top 1 * From User") : rsUser.Fields("User")="Jim" : rsUser.AddNew
Right: rsUser.Open("Select top 1 * From User") : rsUser.AddNew : rsUser.Fields("User")="Jim" : rsUser.Update
Somehow, that's just not logical to me.
I would think the AddNew for the right way would get a duplicate key.
I learned AddNew doesn't add a new record, it repositions the current record to the end of the file.
So I need a manual to explain this bizarre logic.
What I'm trying to do is so simple...then I get hung up on some bizarre ideologies for days.
boo hoo damnit!

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Friday, August 19, 2005 14:54:38 <Jim>
I got a questionnaire from Jamie for JP Morgan.
It asked how many years I'd been a Systems Analyst, experience with Cobol, Cobol II, Cobol 370, and MVS.
They said they prefer Systems Development Life Cycle (SDLC).
Cobol II and Cobol 370 and MVS are all ancient IBM terms.
SDLC is Analysis, Design, Coding, Testing, Implentation and Support.
Apparently, there are still dinosaurs out there that still draw projects out for years.
In 17 years of coding, I've never seen the following used:
- Coding Sheets
- Block diagrams for a system.
- Pseudo code from an analyst
- Test specifications.
- I've been a System's Analyst and still don't know what that is. LOL.
I have seen the following used, It works for any idea:
- You meet with the users.
- They present an idea.
- You discuss their ideas and come up with some notes and maybe a few screen drawings.
- They formalize a request.
- You write the code on a test system.
- You enter into an interactive loop: The users try it and you make changes.
- When everyone is satisfied, you implement it.
- You follow up with the users and correct any oversights.
- The users are always more than happy to document the system that they helped design.

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I like this article about Life Cycle Development...because it's true.
Life Cycle Development Doesn't Work!
The waterfall model is well understood, but it's not as useful as it once was. In a 1991 Information Center Quarterly article, Larry Runge says that SDLC "works very well when we are automating the activities of clerks and accountants. It doesn't work nearly as well, if at all, when building systems for knowledge workers -- people at help desks, experts trying to solve problems, or executives trying to lead their company into the Fortune 100."
Another problem is that the waterfall model assumes that the only role for users is in specifying requirements, and that all requirements can be specified in advance. Unfortunately, requirements grow and change throughout the process and beyond, calling for considerable feedback and iterative consultation. Thus many other SDLC models have been developed.
The fountain model recognizes that although some activities can't start before others -- such as you need a design before you can start coding -- there's a considerable overlap of activities throughout the development cycle.

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Creative thought can not happen in a vacuum.
Your input should come from a variety of sources. Your creation should change during development (unless its extremely simple). Testing should always include time from an actual user.
A person designing a system for Bricklayers must know what they need, not what they say they need.
If you design a system without actually getting out and seeing what people are doing, you are dooming yourself to a never ending project. And you will never create great systems solely from a manager's viewpoint, unless the manager is the user. You need people on the frontline, the actual users.

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The first system I ever wrote was a Sports Book system
I thought it worked GREAT! It was logical, fast and extremely easy to use. Then I presented it to the users. I found out real quick, that you can't change the world. They sports betters would stand in line, come up to the clerk and say 110 for $10. The clerks screen was always on the Straight Bet screen, so they'd just key in the number (110 for the Packers), the bet amount, and press enter. Very quick.
My system was designed for ease of use, not speed of entry. In my system, you'd press Straight Bet, Football, select Packers from a list, then enter in the bet amount.
What I didn't realize was what the clerks and customers actually did. That was my first, and only design folly.
I learned my analysis techniques in college. I wrote up the specs, designed the system flow, laid out the files and coded up the system. It was a major FLOP!
Ironically, the specs would be great 15 years later, on the internet. It was simple enough for anyone to use.
My point is, SDLC looks great in a bottle, but its a formula for disaster.

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Friday, August 19, 2005 11:26:30 <Jim>
haha...I just got off the phone with Jamie

Email: JaKaiser@TekSystems.com

Phone: 888-275-2398

RE: JP Morgan MC in Orlando Florida

I can't wait to see her response to my offer. I put my initials on the resume. That alone should make it unique.
Its a contract that's already signed! LOL.
I feel like a puppy chaising a butterfly at this point.

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Friday, August 19, 2005 14:17:03 <Squirty's Alter Ego>
Bow Wow....
SAE is warm, dry and comfy... Me like that. Now, where is that pussy kat I was playing with yesterday.

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Friday, August 19, 2005 10:24:00 <Jim>
No way Mikey. I'm responsible for what I say. :)
And proud of it. All I need is one job. If that requires using headhunter, then so be it.
Besides, I never signed a contract with TSI. I didn't need one. I trust them. I've known them since the 80's.
Did you like the wording on that little addendum?
Ya know, I remember fishing with Rob and his brother at Puffer Lake, UT in 1989.
They used silver lures with red spots on them and they caught a lot of fish!
Now, I know fish don't need to see color, so they probably don't, so I asked Rob why they picked that lure.
He said the lure's reflection and its pattern seemed to catch the fishes attention. hmmm
That's really all I want to do.
I want to draw attention to my resume.
I know that the people examining my resume will talk about my offer. I just hope it's original enough.
All I want is one minute of their time. I want them to make a phone call.

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Friday, August 19, 2005 13:23:18 <Squirty's Alter Ego>
You've made me one proud, happy (somewhat) SAE.
I'd prefer working with you here at M2, but maybe this is the next best thing. Don't turn the headhunters onto my comments about "doctoring your resume" and similiar statements, but you have no background with here, so good.

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Friday, August 19, 2005 08:58:31 <Jim>
I called Headhunters: Kevin and Jamie this morning.
I talked to Kevin this morning. He said a candidate was probably selected for the openning. The candidate has experience with their systems already. I told Kevin, if I were hiring, I'd probably hire that guy.
I called Jamie at Tek Systems and left her a message.
I'm going to send Jamie a resume that includes the following:

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Friday, August 19, 2005 09:43:28 <Squirty's Alter Ego>
What be happening with Jimmy?
Anything happening Jimmy? I just talked to a "Jamie" at a headhumter firm (TEKSystems) about something with JPMorgan Chase bank in Tampa, FL. The reason I bring this up, is if you want to persue what she is talking ot me about, I think that'd work. She's is looking to Tandem Cobol/Scobol/Pathway/Std Utils/etc. She doesn't know about your resume being "doctored a bit", and it sounds like JPMC is doing A LOT of hiring. Might be worth your try, Jimmy. The office # is: 888-275-2398.

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Thursday, August 18, 2005 14:29:59 <Jim>
But I'm not a 100% pure Columbian Supreme Bean...haha
Be happy Mikey, while your coding in Cobol. In the web world, there must be 100 ways to Insert a record.
I got up this morning, intent on coding all day, tweaking and debugging my website.
I got stuck on this one bug, where a new user registers.
This is the bug:
I select top 1 * from USER to prefill any data not included on the screen, then I change some fields,
and do an rsUser.AddNew instead of an insert into.
It sounds good. It looks reasonable...
It adds the new record, right on top of the one I selected. It's must be using the relative key for an update instead. sheesh. I don't even mess with the relative key even.
I know what's happenning, and its not logical. if AddNew finds a record out there with its primary key, it updates it, instead of throwing an error.
I was talking to Lewis about Microsoft last weekend.
He seems to be under the impression that Microsoft usually makes there stuff work. Man, don't I wish that was true. I've found all kinds of commands that exist, but aren't implemented. They are EVERYWHERE in Microsoft's stuff. Its like they had a meeting and said 'Ok, lets do this', they started it, but forgot to finish it.
Its just bizarre.

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Thursday, August 18, 2005 11:40:56 <Squirty's Alter Ego>
Gee, that coffee was well named for you, Jimmy..
You are the sumpreme being? In my book, you are.

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Wednesday, August 17, 2005 18:39:50 <Jim>
Becky is great...she just brought me some Supreme Being, 100% pure, Columbian Coffee.
hehehe...It just sounded funny they way she read it.

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Wednesday, August 17, 2005 18:22:50 <Jim>
We just got back from Sam's Club. Our coffee pot broke.
Two things happened:
-Becky hurt her back lifting a coffee pot. wow.
-Sam's Club offered, and I'm not kidding, "Naturally Flavored Bottled Water".
The world has gone mad.

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Wednesday, August 17, 2005 12:46:17 <Jim>
Becky babe got back from Jury Duty.
They obviously don't read their own mail! The letter says (on top):
IMPORTANT NOTICE
UPON RECIEPT OF YOUR SUMMONS YOU MUST CALL 455-4472.
We did, and it said to come in at noon. The jury manager said Becky was supposed to come in at 8:30am. She said she called the wrong number. LOL.
They obviously don't know what they are telling people to do. There was another number listed (after the TTY instructional paragraph) that gave another number to call. Plus there was an 800 number too.
This world is somekind of messed up. I think its funny.

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Wednesday, August 17, 2005 11:09:15 <Jim>
Thanks Mikey. I sent you an in depth Email
I decided I'd lay my cards out on the table to Susan Stone. I invited her to partner up with me.
I sent her the same plans for the AC unit that you now have.
What can I say...its a shot. There's a lot of things in life that I really don't want to do. I don't like working on cars, fixing plumbing or mowing lawns. I also don't like dealing with business issues, such as tax planning, or setting up meetings. I don't like sales, unless its truely friendly.
Well...I've got to run Becky off to jury duty...
I'll talk to ya in a few.

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Wednesday, August 17, 2005 13:01:34 <Squirty's Alter Ego>
News from SAE, for what it's worth to Jimmy...
Ran into Kevin Short (the programmer here, whose from Hazzard, KY - well, close enough) in the cafeteria today. I asked him if Jeanne had decided on someone yet, like namely, that guy whose worked here before.The reason I asked him is that he got stuck with running all new hires through the paperwork mess the first day here with M2, sometime before I got here. So, if Jeanne had hired some one, he would have been notified to prep for another spiel.
He said he knew Jeanne was talking to people, but no decision...
That's good news for JRC. Not because you didn't belong at the top of the list, just that other beat you there. I have high confidence, that she will get with you in good time.

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Wednesday, August 17, 2005 08:55:16 <Jim>
Las Vegas is this country's oasis for employment opportunities.
If you can't get a job here, there is something wrong with you. You either learn and conquer, or you settle. Skip wouldn't learn job searching techniques. I told Skip that bosses hire, not personel offices. Applications can land you a job. Resumes certainly help. A common reference or having a drink at bar with an employer goes A LOT FURTHER.
Applications generate stacks of paper. They all look the same. Employers will thumb through them and look at one line on the whole application.
Resumes add to that stack of paper. If nothing else, the paper feels different in the stack of apps. Theres a small chance a resume will get your application placed on top of the stack. Some employers would rather read a resume than a bland application form.
A call to an employer from someone he knows gets you out of the stack. Your application doesn't even have to be in a stack. If the employer likes what he hears from his friend, he'll call you and tell you to fill out an application. His friend is a second hand contact.
The best way to land a job is by having a conversation with the hiring boss. First hand contact works. First hand contact can happen at a bar, a grocery store, or even online. People, like animals, seek out familiar surroundings. You can tell a conscientious hiring manager from one who isn't, just by looking at the people who work for him. A happy employer surrounds himself with people like himself.

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Wednesday, August 17, 2005 08:18:04 <Jim>
I got a call earlier. I ran to the phone hoping it would be an interview notice.
It was Skip. He's in motel somewhere, loaded, and he's talking suicide. Sheesh.
Some of the people that I've helped do well. Some don't.
I helped Skip out for one year.
I tried to pull him out of the sewer. I gave him clothes, a place to stay, money, and my time. I got him a Tams card and helped him with his drivers license. I tried to coach him on how to get a job in Las Vegas. He just wanted to gamble and party. He mistook the love I gave him for charity. We could have helped each other, but instead, for a period of time, he wasted both of our lives.
Time can be a commodity. All of us are running out of it. Skip wasted mine.

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Tuesday, August 16, 2005 19:25:53 <Jim>
It's a strange world. The news just said you're better off leaving the country for health care.
They said Singapore offers better care at 1/6th the cost we pay.
Also in the news - People on their second career in life, chosing to drive trucks.
They had an older couple that bought a rig, and now drive their truck for a living.
The news said trucking companies prefer older people, and older people love it because nobody wants to hire them. wow.

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Tuesday, August 16, 2005 12:29:38 <Jim>
Right now, I'm not seeing it...I don't see how these ideas can fail.
I'll let each member sign up other members, using their buddy's email and name.
Once a week, until they respond, I'll send their buddy (from them) an email.
When that person comes into the site, they'll see their name: EG-John's Edition on the paper.
I'll have a special message that asks them to finish registering.
And of course, the email will let them delete their name from the list.

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Tuesday, August 16, 2005 11:25:08 <Jim>
Great ideas keep building up. I'm developing marketting strategies.
I think these ideas will work, and won't cost a fortune. Man, with any luck, I'll be selling franchises in a year.
Here goes the plan:
The attractions for a self starting site.
-I'll offer $20 of free ads just for signing up.
-The balance will show on an Account screen.
-I'll set up a PO box, where ad space can be prepaid. Credit Cards won't be necessary for ad space.
-Checks and credit cards will go directly to Cutlar Enterprises.
-Ads will allow ficticious entities, as long as the client keeps their account current.
-Ads will cost $1 per day. That's at least 80% cheaper than everybody else.
The About Page
-I'll state my purpose for the site in an About page.
-It will be sweet. I'll explain how I created the site for myself.
-I'll explain that I just wanted an inexpensive place to advertise my products.
-I'll state how I didn't want to pay $7 a day for a three line ad.
-I won't supply a phone number. All interactions will come through the site or through email.
-I'll say I wanted to key the ads in myself and I wanted to be able to change or delete them on the fly.
-And finally, I'll state that I wanted a site that would be useful.
  How my site allows links to other sites besides my own.
The Growth Plan
-I'll mention how the success of any ad depends on the circulation of the paper.
-I'll have an area where a person can sign up their friends.
-All ads will be text only, unless paid dearly for. All ads will have an equal chance.
Logs
-The persons log will contain their ad heading.
-Responses will follow the ad.
-Clicking on an ad will take you to the persons log of the ad.
-It will allow you to respond.
-Responses can selected as private or public.
-In the response, details of the transaction can be worked out.

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Monday, August 15, 2005 22:16:55 <Jim>
Coolio. I'm in the loopio. haha
We ate at the great Fiesta. The change girl beckoned us to play slot because they have a Beeg Yumbo Yackpawt. I teased her about the way she talked. It was cool.
What a great deal. It was $26 for three people. The only thing I didn't care for was waiting for a smoking section. I still remember the days when there was a black section. I guess it reminds me of those days. Nothing ever changes much. The smoking section is just 2 feet from the nonsmoking section. 20% of the population smokes. So they dedicate 20% of the tables to smokers. But smokers come in with non smokers. Anyway, the government should not be dictating to small business. In that sense, I'm a republican.
!!!LET PEOPLE RUN BUSINESSES, LET THE GOVERNMENT PROMOTE BUSINESSES!!!
And let consumers regulate supply and demand.
Humanahumana...yip yip haraaaah. LOL.

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Monday, August 15, 2005 17:25:08 <Squirty's Alter Ego>
Now the question is....
If you can do the LVDude thing from Pudacah, could you still do it if you were on the great, eastern side of KY. Say, in Dukes of Hazard country...
My misunderstanding then on the call then.
Just "Be cool man" as one gang memeber says to another in "West Side Story". It may just be a day or two before the call happens. Then I have complete confidence in you. I don't know the way it is in LV, but even there, I bet things don't happen yesterday, all the time. Relax Jimmy, my buddy... You're in the loop now.

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Monday, August 15, 2005 14:25:54 <Jim>
What I am seeing in my latest website format is its enormous potential.
Creating something that is unique gives me a special feeling. I know the site needs a little buffing up, but what I'm seeing in my mind is enormous potential. If I'm not filthy rich by next year, its because I've been incredibly lazy or stupid.

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Monday, August 15, 2005 13:51:23 <Jim>
Oh heck no Mickey...I'm on the top of the world.
I've been thinking about LVDude...and have 100s of thoughts circling my mind. I'm far from being depressed. I didn't mean to sound like that.
I've been stewing around with ideas. Most of them are excellent.
Its kind of nice. If I need a board meeting, I talk to all those little guys in my head...haha.
Advertisement could be expensive, but I've got a very low overhead.
Placing a pretty ad takes a minute, tops.
I could easily set my beta site for somewhere like Paducah.
I've noticed their newspaper rates for classifieds are $6.60 for 2 lines...for 1 day.
There's no reason why I can't compete with $1 for 3 lines for 1 day.
I, HAVE VERY LITTLE OVERHEAD...haha.
I need to add those credit card hooks onto my site. That should be fun. I think I'll make that tommorrows project, though. I'm feeling lazy.

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Monday, August 15, 2005 16:24:05 <Squirty's Alter Ego>
Jimmy.....
I can't stress enough that you are being WAY TOO QUICK to judge the situation. If Kevin or I made it sound like you were going to get an interview without him calling to arrange a date and time, then I apologize for both of us. If you thought the interview was going to be done and over within a day or two, I again apologize. They did speak to their first candidate today at 3PM, someone who worked here before. Several years ago. I cannot predict what sort of result will be forecoming when up against someone who may have left here on good terms. A lot depends on how they like him, and if they think his previous exposure is good enough to stop with him. M2 has tended to react quickly, once "their mind" is made up. But Friday, they were not even 100% they were going to interview/hire anybody. Today at 3pm (Noon Pacific Time), they interviewed their first candidate. Several hours ago, I again put in a good word on your behalf. Kevin is reachable, but in Seattle on business. I spoke to him this morning, and he said he'd check with Jeanne late this afternoon about you. Please (for me and Ms. Rebecca both!!!!) do not equate the lack of a call yet to your worthiness. That call may come in 10 minutes or as late as Wednesday afternoon. When you start thinking that you are worthless because things don't happen at lightening speed, they you're only setting yourself up for suicidal thoughts, and I am too afraid you'll find yourself drinking or pulling a trigger. None of this has to do with your worth to anybody.

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Monday, August 15, 2005 12:12:08 <Jim>
Don't tell me I'm so worthless, I don't even rate a call.
Hmmm. It's noon here, so its 2pm in Florida. I should have gotten a call by now.
Part of me cares. Part doesn't.
Once I get the hooks in for my website, I'll be making money in a different way, and I'll most likely get job offers and contracts awarded. I should have it all wrapped up by Friday. Part of me is questioning the part that wonders if its worth going back to a dying trade.
In 10 years, there will be no offers for Tandem programmers.
If client/server keeps its current pace, the Tandem will be an ADO connection. Old style applications should be history by then. Business logic won't even need to be compiled. Why would it need to be an installed DLL?
When you separate the application from the data, you create a demand for a DBA (data base administrator). When you do that, every field, every column, every table has to be generated via a request to the DBA. When you do that, you slow development down immensely.
I coded LVDude in one week. Its unlike any other site I've seen to date. If I see one like it, and I like its features, I can code my site with its features (improved). I'll be able to do that in hours, not months. That is why I will excel in Web development.
Currently, to change an ATM screen, it takes an act of god. If it were web driven, it could take an hour to change. One hour! With computers, generating an idea should be the time consuming project, not development.
Headhunters have asked me if I have any commercial sites.
I will have one. My site will be commercial. And, right now, its hard to tell if its real or test data being view. That's because it is real.

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Monday, August 15, 2005 10:45:13 <Jim>
The only thing to fear is fear itself - JFK (a phobiaphobic)...lol
Well, here it is, 10:45am, and the only calls I've gotten are from my big dadio.
Dad is all paranoid about my sister driving out here.
I guess he thinks she'll be drinking the whole trip. I really of doubt that. He's worried she might not have enough money for the trip.
I told Dad not to trip any alarms with her.
She's very fragile right now. She's fallen, and just needs to be helped back up. We all fall. It's not pleasant. She's doesn't need to hear how she's fallen or what she did wrong. I believe she would resent anyone trying to think for her.
Background on Kelly. What I'm going to have to deal with.
She mixes things up in her memory. She remembers things that didn't happen. She constructs her memories from bits and pieces of other memories, and then she tells everyone what she remembers.
In 1995, she told everybody I knew that I drove her from Las Vegas to Colorado Springs on LSD. Most people reasoned that that was not possible. LSD makes you hallucinate. You can't drive. I drove her to Colorado Springs taking NoDoz. Its a 22 hour drive. She drove for 25 minutes and got pulled over. The cop told me take over the wheel. I got 25 minutes of sleep. She sticks to that story, even though its ridiculous. I can agree with her, or argue with her. My tendency is to argue, but what's the point. If you challenge a persons memories and they realize that their memory has failed, they may realize that most of their memories are false. Any sane person knows not to depend their on memory. Pencil and paper work much beter. Memory is fallable, and plyable.
That's the kind of mind I've got to deal with.
It shouldn't be a problem. I think of the problem as a gift. Imagine, being able to implant memories into people through suggestion. Imagine what you could do with that ability.
I think my sister and I can help each other.
She comes off as a very polite, very self conscientious person. She's a good thinker at times. When she's not under someone elses control, she can be creative.

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Monday, August 15, 2005 11:57:14 <Squirty's Alter Ego>
Mikeyism
Insanity is a way of life.

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Sunday, August 14, 2005 22:47:50 <Jim>
Genius is the ability to make insane ideas a reality.
Jimism.

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Sunday, August 14, 2005 18:54:33 <Jim>
So now. I have a really good idea. And it works.
I've got maybe 100 more lines of code to write.
Here are my options:
-Submit my site to the search engines and sell affiliated products.
-Sell/install my site to local customers. Charge $500.
-Advertise LVDUDE and let it pull in daily cash.
As it sits, if I scale down the logs for text only (unless you're an administrator), and I go with my own ad site, then administration would be cheap. No involvement.
If I sell my website to business owners, it may be too flexible. In other words, someone could buy my software and create their own LVDude and compete with me. hmmm.

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Sunday, August 14, 2005 14:07:16 <Jim>
Where the HELL do you find Personal Ads these days...
I can't believe I'm having a tough time finding some. The paper doesn't seem to carry them anymore. I haven't found anyone that does. Sheesh!!!

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Sunday, August 14, 2005 14:01:55 <Jim>
Yea...that would be interesting...Kelly moving in while I'm moving out!
I think that's funny. Kelly comes off as a very sweet person. She has manners and she's smart. She has off periods when she gets all religious, or remembers the past totally different from reality. Haha.
However, she could be a good rep for my ad site.
I could put her on my payroll, and since the site is easy to set up, she could do that too.
Right now, it takes me 30 seconds to set up an ad. It takes about a minute to set one up with a picture. It's incredibly simple to do.

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Sunday, August 14, 2005 12:28:55 <Squirty's Alert Ego (SuperEgo and ID)>
I guess I am saying two different things...
First off, the position at M2 is really for Dave, the VP - but I believe Jeanne and Bryan might still do the interview. And I was told (by Jeanne) that the spot will be for both Symmetrix (I'd not sure on the spelling,the other company owned by Mike Muscato, the owner of M2). They are across the hall, and do the Tandem processing on behalf of M2, whose client is JPMorganChase Bank. The main point I wanted to get across was how the interviewing process goes. I can pray that my good words for you helped to keep you on the top of the candidate list. What will NOT happen is M2 calling you without getting a date and time from Kevin, that he has gotten from you, that you are available. And M2, I bet, does not have your phone number until which time a date is made.
Why no "X" rated movies?
Need I say more?
Your sis moving to Lost Wages...
Very Interesting... And if you get in here at M2, you'll be in Orlando, not Tampa. JPMorganChase, the client is Tampa, about 85 miles down Interstate 4 (I4).
Bugs
At Robert and Joy's??? WHy didn't you saving the "bombing" of chemicals, abd just debug the place. HaHa..
Time for me shower. Me dirty from working out, and 3-5-ing..
Howl....

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Sunday, August 14, 2005 07:18:31 <Jim>
So what you're saying is:
I shouldn't act like a puppy with two peters when I get the interview. HEHE. I will tone it down.
Its funny how things flow.
My sister is coming up to live here. That's cool. I offered to come down there to pick her up, but she wants to drive. And that's cool.
The way everything is goind to work is, if I get a job in Tampa, she'll move here, and I'll move there. LOL. Who knows, maybe I'll have her promote LVToys. She'd be good at it. She's got a very nice phone voice.
I told Kelly, I've only got one rule.
Be nice. Do unto others, and everything will be just fine.
Robert, Joy, Amy, Tony, Dustin and Jennifer were our guests yesterday.
I picked up Robert and them. He was bug bombing his apartment. Tony followed us, but he already knew the way. The timing was perfect. I'd just picked up 16 bananas, ice cream, shredded coconut, strawberrys, chocolate chips, and some "G" movies. We pigged out on banana splits.
I populated LVDUDE with ads I found from here and there.
I can't seem to find anything anywhere that has Personal ads, that's cheap/free.
SWM seeks SWF For romance and adventure.
Remember those? They used to be the standard. I think they even made a movie called "SWF". I was looking for the format used in those old ads. Hmmm.
In one hour, I'll have it coded where the person who entered the ad can change it.
If someone else clicks on the ad, an email will pop up, allowing them to send the ad owner an email. It sounds pretty logical to me, and, damned handy.
By the time I get done (in two days), everything in the paper will be clickable.
And it will link to something logical. Sounds cool to me. :)

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Sunday, August 14, 2005 07:36:20 <Squirty's Alert Ego (SuperEgo and ID)>
If you think the world is too complex. How do you think it looks to a Puppy Dog AE!!!!
Howl... I am overwhelmed by the complexity.
M2 Corp
Jimmy.. You make me laugh... The way it woorks, is the manager tells the headhunter that they are interested in someone, and their availabilty for interviews (days/times). The headhunter calls the potential employee and sees which of the manager's days/times fits. One is chosen, and the manager is called back and the phone interview is scheduled. M2 tends to work fairly quickly. At least from interview to offer of employment. Jeanne, the manager who'd be doing the interviewing, told me that Dave Macloud (her boss, the VP) is creating this new position and it is still in question as to how the person who fills the spot will be kept busy. Whereas she and Bryan (the other IT manager) keep us busy most of the time, but this new position will have more direct contact with Dave and the other part of the companies business.
Ms Rebecca - Keep Mr. Jimmy calm and collected so he doesn't sound too hyper (high)
I am looking forward to hopefully seeing you both here in Florida...

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Saturday, August 13, 2005 20:41:07 <Jim>
Now I know this sounds like attitude but
The world is too complex to understand. It's intricacies seem to be designed in such a way that, everything is simple enough for everyone to understand how to survive. Our survival techniques are handed to us.
That being said, if you consider the fact that half the world is below normal, anyone with above average intelligence should be able to flourish.
I don't know how my latest project will work out.
But, everything I've done so far has worked. It would be odd to think that at 49, all of the sudden, my new efforts will be all failures. LVDude should provide enough income to surpass my previous efforts. $1 a day, per ad, at 500 ads, should provide $182,500. That should provide plenty of capital for things like advertisement. Plus there should be plenty of perks, such as permanent ad space, and full color ads that'll kick in even more income.
But my plan isn't to be a local advertiser. I want to hit every major city in the United States with a format that's easy to read, and easy to use.
It starts with one. With faith, it turns into many.
And I've got faith that I'm not going to become an instant failure. I've got balls.

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Saturday, August 13, 2005 05:54:21 <Jim>
An interesting note is that I have 155 entries now and the Access Database (mdb) file is still .568 mg.
I like that...that means I won't ever even come close to the 4 gig maximum.

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Saturday, August 13, 2005 05:47:36 <Jim>
I also need to add descriptions to the pictures.
It'll be kind of like "A day from Las Vegas" kind of thing. Just to keep things interesting.
- I also need to throw in special features for the ads...such as highlighting and borders.
- On the Credit Card side, I need to have a way to reverse charges, in case the site is down, or an entry fails.
Since Ad Menu Items can be created on the fly, I'll need to monitor this system as it grows.
It shouldn't be difficult. I'll handle all interactions through email...maybe, but I doubt it, I'll provide a business contact phone number.

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Saturday, August 13, 2005 05:45:42 <Jim>
Oh...and I need to add a favorites list to the User's menu.
With the ability to bookmark any page that's displayed in the body of the paper.

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Saturday, August 13, 2005 05:40:00 <Jim>
Alright...The LVDude ads are populated
It sure looks a hell of a lot better than the RJ ads. Data entry is simple and straight forward.
- I need to add a format filter and a dictionary to simplify the ads. Otherwise, people will put in all caps, and all kinds of silly things out of laziness.
- I need to put in the hooks for Credit Card processing
- I need to throw in the ability to edit the ad after its been place (piece of cake).
- I'm thinking of making each heading an email link to the ad owner. If the person clicking on it is the owner, then it will let them edit it. Owner ads will be highlighted differently.
All that being said, this site is 80% ready for publishing.
I should probably remove the blog entries, since those things are kind of personal.

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Friday, August 12, 2005 18:49:37 <Jim>
I can't wait Mikey...
Monday interviews are always weird.
Last night, we didn't see any UFO's...
We couldn't even find the croud. Well, that's life. I had my airplane goggles on for nothing!
LVDUDE classifieds works now.
I must have spent a whole hour on it today. But, it's functional. A few more tweaks and I've got it. Somehow, it doesn't seem as big today as it did yesterday though.
My enthusiasm for new things makes me feel happier than a puppy with two peters.

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Friday, August 12, 2005 13:25:47 <Squirty's Alter Ego>
Holly Howl....
I saw something streek over the house (Cutlar Residence) last night, heading west - towards the Silverton Hotel. There were 6 silver bullets, in a diamond formation - that must been traveling Mach 25. From my vantige point from up on the roof, I could see them stop over the Silverton for about a minute, then take a right turn towards Fly's Electronics. Once they appeared over the Fly's store, it looked like they dumped their porta-potties. Then they went vertical and disappeared into the sky. I saw on one of them, as they went by at the Mach 25 speed, writting on the side that said "We're here to visit LVDude.com". Jimmy - That is great advertising. My question is, how did you enlist them to provide this level of exposure? Oh, I know. You've got the ear of Tom Cruise, the actor. And as a Scientologist, he is really an alien from another land some where.
Jimmy
Let me know when you get the ear of the management here in terms of an interview. And knock them dead, Jimmy.

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Thursday, August 11, 2005 20:15:31 <Jim>
We're going UFO hunting tonight, along with 1,000 other people...lol
The Amazing Kreskin (whose book is one of the few I've ever read) has predicted up to four UFO's will hover over Southern Nevada tonight. An area is set up just south of the Silverton Hotel (where Kreskin has a show).
I'm not expecting to see any Unidentified Flying Objects's.
I am expecting to see Uncategorically Freaky Observers. To me, they are the alien life forms!!! I'll be one of them.
C-Ya'll on Pluto!!!

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Thursday, August 11, 2005 19:37:33 <Jim>
I talked to Lewis, Newberry, Becky's Mom, Mikey and my brother.
They all saw my site. Everyone thinks it could be a winner. I know I sure do!
I'm sure its going to make money. Just laying the code, and keeping it simple,
that's all I've got to do. Everything is in place, my corp, my accounts, my abilities.
Every think everything you've done in your life has led you to a particular point.
For me, that would be the point where I'm in harmony with the world. That won't be where this website will put me. I'll come to that point with the money I make off of it. My intentions are good.

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Thursday, August 11, 2005 13:57:01 <Jim>
Sheesh...I'm SO EXCITED....
Whereever I'm working...what I've done with LVDude.com will follow me. I'm looking at the premere page, and I'm thinking of how much money it will make. Each page should pull in over $400 a page in income. And, since I wrote the code, I can reproduce something like this for every city in the US.

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Thursday, August 11, 2005 13:37:19 <Jim>
I'm all jazzed about Florida...this is a Jazzy day...
Florida will be great!!! I'm waiting for that phone to ring...bouncing around in my chair even. I have an interview battle plan, and I think I've rehearsed most of the possible questions and answers in my mind. Things look good.
Check out LVDUDE.com.
It's layout is extraordinary. It's not fully functional, but, for display it is. The major difference will be, I'm going to have User definable sections. Each section wiil be a log (EG:Ad category). The guest category will be predefined.

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Thursday, August 11, 2005 08:55:28 <Jim>
Another note: The classifieds format could be sold.
It will have a better format than any blog I've ever seen. It'll be in columns, not rows.
LVDUDE is special, because the use can customize it.
Right now, the menu is customizable. The page will be customizable next. The sections in the Editions will be whole blogs, in column format. There's no rush on finishing that part.
What it has, is the look and feel of a newspaper. It can be easily printed. Since its almost completely data driven, most of it can be altered by the user.

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Thursday, August 11, 2005 08:51:34 <Jim>
I noticed that I can copy and paste pictures into LVDUDE's blogs.
That seems so strange. I didn't expect that.

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Thursday, August 11, 2005 08:05:43 <Jim>
This is my plan to generate fast income.
I've set up LVDUDE as kind of a half-assed newspaper. It dawned on me that I haven't found a single site that offers classifieds ads that are simple, straight forward, and free.
A 3 day ad in the Review Journal cost $26.
I've been looking around. Any ad costs over $20.
What if, the purpose of having classified ads is to get people hooked.
Here's the idea:
A person keys in their ad, much like they would a blog entry. It is placed immediately on the top of the classifieds.
An email is sent to them for verification. If they don't respond in a certain period of time, their ad is deleted.
As new ads are placed, their ad eventually scrolls off the screen. When this happens, another email is sent, and a notification on their Edition of the classifieds is displayed. At this time, they have the option of upgrading the ad, or letting it drop.
The ads will be free, but to keep them visible, they'll either have to be reentered, or purchased.
This system can be developed in a week.
Every user will have their own customizable Edition.
For example, John Doe can have Automobile ads appear on his front page.
Rich Japanese guys can have Personals appear on their front page.
The ads will be essentially, a scaled down version of my current blogs.
I want to generate immediate income. I think this could do it.
If it works, it could provide income for years to come, with very little maintenance.
Why do I think I can do better than other websites out there?
Because I can actually program any detail I want. I have all the nuts and bolts in place. My design didn't come from a template. It came from raw, completely customizable code.

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Thursday, August 11, 2005 07:59:24 <Jim>
Have you ever just known you are doing the right thing?
I know the AC thing will take off. I also know it's going to take a while for it to turn into income.
What happens if I approach Rainbird with it with a royalty clause and they do nothing with it?
What happens if in those 2,500 worthless patents that get filed everyday, there is something close to it.
What happens if I throw $25,000 into it, and it fails.
I think it will work, but its timing is off.

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Wednesday, August 10, 2005 14:55:40 <Jim>
Now, I know it doesn't sound like much but...I worked on the floor today.
It's a better way to work out and get back into shape. There's something that seems strange about running on a machine inside of a health club that just seems so unnatural.
After touring the atheletic clubs last week, I realized the following:
The YMCA is far cheaper and much better and they don't commit you to years of membership.
Also, it's better just to work around the house. The accomplishments accumulate that way.
My goal for the week is to finish LVirus...its a classified ad paper.
I should be done very soon. Hopefully I can make it turn a quick buck. I can't believe how easy it's turning out to be. If it works, it'll provide a steady stream of income for years. If it fails, all I've lost is time.
Someone else owns LVADS...but its a flop.
It's too hard to use. Mine will have logs, just like LVDUDE although better. Each page will essentially be 25+ entries from a log. Each log will contain grouped items such as Automobiles for sale, Antiques, and so on. My plan is to offer advertisement space and memembership for FREE. For special ads, or for persistant ads, you have to pay. The free ads will scroll off as new ads appear.
In my mind, it seems like a good idea. At any rate, when I finish it, I can move on to something else. It'll be maintenance free.

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Wednesday, August 10, 2005 07:29:32 <Jim>
Me too. I seem to want a nap everyday around noonish.
This growing older stuff stinks. LOL.
At least I'm not growing in Squirt years.
He got ripped off at birth and doesn't even know it!

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Wednesday, August 10, 2005 08:39:34 <Squirty's Alter Ego>
I find myself wanting to sleep at the most unusally times. Convinenced it's medically based.
Bow Wow...

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Tuesday, August 09, 2005 14:47:30 <Jim>
Hush puppies....do they even sell those shoes anymore?
I've even forgotten what distinguished them from other shoes.
I don't know what's wrong with me. I'm sore, surely, but I'm so sleepy today.
Wow...it's 2:45pm. What is wrong with my HEAD! sheesh...WAKE UP HEAD!!!

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Tuesday, August 09, 2005 11:36:12 <Squirty's Alter Ego>
Everytime I see "Hush Puppies", I think
you're eating shoes... Isn't that something a puppy dog is suppose to do? Not humans..
Any kind of physical activity you're not used to
will make you sore. Oh, those unused or underused muscles.
What's the news on the visit with the Scumbag Attorney
About your AC unit?

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Tuesday, August 09, 2005 08:03:21 <Jim>
It was fish night at Hush Puppies again last night.
It's always fun, when we go there.
Every muscle in my body is screaming at me.
Laying the dining room's wood floor was easy, but it was awkward.

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Monday, August 08, 2005 19:14:26 <Squirty's Alert Ego (SuperEgo and ID)>
Howl... Found a new decent mexican restaurant close to the hotel...
Now I know where to go on Saturday afternoons, late, with the intent of staying until midnight, drinking frozen mexican drinks. Yummy.. Jive puppy Jive Talk.
I am looking into several opportunities, among them, one in Tampa...
Jimmy. You want the name and email address of someone (a programmer) at JP Morgan Chase Bank in Tampa. She is the one I replaced at M2. She says JPMB is looking. She may be of help, and since she isn't a headhunter, no headhunter bullshit (at least, until which time, it is necessary..)
Tell ya, her name is Teri Sears (no relationship to the department store) and her email address is: teri.sears@rightbox.com - maybe send her your resume if you're interested, and tell her I sent you.
What'a the latest on the AC unit?
And what did the scumbag (attorney) have to say last week?

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Monday, August 08, 2005 10:10:40 <Jim>
The United States sends mixed messages on drugs.
It seems to me that 1 out of every 3 commercials on TV is about alcohol.
Here in Las Vegas, there is a bar on every street corner. This city is built around alcohol abuse.
We see people everywhere drinking. We drink it in church, at the lake, in the mountains. Every 7-11 sells beer.
So, it's ok to drink alcohol, but its bad to smoke pot?
WHY? Doesn't that sound a little like the pot calling the kettle black?
It's okay for Mommy to pop valiums and take sleeping pills.
But its bad for her son to drink.
Its okay to drink at a bar. Its not okay to drive away.
Isn't that insane?

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Monday, August 08, 2005 09:52:50 <Jim>
I am not an alcoholic.
I abuse alcohol. I don't crave it. I don't drink it everyday. Rehab would never help me.
The best description for my disorder is being a substance abuser.
However, that seems like a slang term to me. A more adequate term would be a thrill seeker.
Honestly, I don't see anything wrong with that.
I enjoy programming, so I write a program everyday. Does that make me a progaholic?
No. That would be a new, and stupid term for what I am.
One problem with todays society is that it tries to lump a people together with a phrase.
Nigger, whore, asshole, gang banger, beaner, smoker, alcoholic, nut, bum, bible thumper, trailer trash, ass kisser are all terms we've heard to describe people in a derogatory way. People go to extreme lengths to avoid being labeled. For instance, a black person might say he's not a nigger, then call another person a nigger just to avoid being labelled.
My problem is that alcohol is so widely available.
It has never been my drug of choice. I don't even like it that much. I'd much rather be smoking pot, tooting cocaine, or popping a valium. However, society deems those drugs as bad. Alcohol, however, is accepted as a national standard for drug abuse.
And that is a mixed message.

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Monday, August 08, 2005 08:50:20 <Squirty's Alter Ego>
Where was I when Frued was looking for patients???
Damn...In those days Cocaine was much more available. Manner of fact, it was even an incredient of Coke, the beverage (Coca Cola). I believe that is why, in part, it got its name. HOWL!!!!
I hate computers... But not as much as Mr. Kevin Short does
Kevin is the the bloke here at work, who is from eastern KY, near the town of "Hazzard" - the home of the Dukes...
No wonder I had dreams I was sliding around or skiing. It was Squirty on the new floor.
Strange dreams...

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Sunday, August 07, 2005 22:27:55 <Jim>
We were watching "Wanted" on TV tonight. It parallels that Chinese movie "Flying Daggers" for stupidity.
In this episode, there's a brutal bankrobbery where a woman, baby and the manager get their heads blown off by a half a dozen guys with machine guns.
The unit finds where a gun was purchased, check the stores reciepts, then go to the address of the credit card owner who purchased the gun.
OK.
So, at that address, they have a big machine gun shootout with an idiot that's too stupid to live, obviously.
Who would be stupid enough to buy a gun on their CREDIT CARD, then use it to rob a bank, and then, and then,...and then...go home. Now that's pretty stupid.
Who write's these incredibly stupid shows. Wow. They're an insult.

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Sunday, August 07, 2005 20:25:09 <Jim>
Freud was a cokehead. He treated his patients with Cocaine.
So much for the Ego, Super Ego and Id. Maslow was my hero!!!! Yip Yip Yip Yipeee!
Hey, insanity should be shared, not kept to ones self. What fun is that.
And to date, I've never heard a single sane joke. They're all based on absurdity!
Meanwhile, back in Sherwood Forest
Squirt keeps sliding all over that wood floor. It sounds like he's tap dancing...LOL

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Sunday, August 07, 2005 21:42:43 <Squirty's Alert Ego (SuperEgo and ID)>
Thanks Jimmy. It's great to know someone cares.
Me crazy.. But not enough to do anything serious. Maybe that's the problem. I am full of problems that need resolving, but I either can't or won't deal with them anytime soon. One thing I won't do is subject any really sane person to my craziness. I don't want to be blamed for taking someone down.

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Sunday, August 07, 2005 17:04:36 <Jim>
Just checking on ya Mickey.
Glad to hear everything is honky dory (whatever that means). lol.

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Sunday, August 07, 2005 17:31:59 <Squirty's Alert Ego (SuperEgo and ID)>
I know have the additional functions of being Squirty's SuperEgo and his "ID" as well.
The responsibility of it all is truly overwhelming. But hell, anything for my little doggy buddy. Psychobabble terms are so much fun to say..
I am still Barking, Howling and licking my belly.
Sorry I missed your phone calls, Mr. Jimmy. I am fine. THe thirty (1.5 litre) bottle of wine aren't helping, but hell, at least my tonque is wet and red. No, all I had was a small glass of the one bottle I've got. I always go through those thoughts when something kicks it off.
Back to "Friends" marathon... Howl...
Howl are Jennifer Aniston, Courtney Cox and Lisa Kidrow!!!!

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Sunday, August 07, 2005 13:15:23 <Jim>
David came by today to visit. He's got a degauzer that I can use for a TV that a neighbor threw away.
That should be fun.
We've got most of our hardwood floor down. It's a snap!
Moving things around is the worst of it.
It's interesting to see what's been on the floor since 1962.

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Saturday, August 06, 2005 09:20:30 <Jim>
I talked to Dad yesterday. Man, he is pretty lucid for 82 years old.
He hears well, is getting around on his own, he see's ok.
He told me he's got diabetes, heart problems, on oxygen and gets physical therapy.
I suppose that's perfect health for an 82 year old.
We talked about Kelly. She must be in rehab. We both think its the best place for her.
She's so screwed up with religion. She's been trying to please a god that's impossible to please.
When will she learn those voices in her head are her own, not God's. And we all hear them.
I told Dad I offered to pick Kelly up and I'd take care of her.
Dad said, "that's asking for trouble".
I said, "I know, but it would be a good thing to do".
Why wouldn't a good person rather go to hell where he could do the most good. He'd just be visiting.
Along those lines, he mentioned "Jim, have you ever asked anyone what their concept of Heaven is.
With all the religions having a heaven, wouldn't you think they could agree on what it is?".
Man, I laughed so hard, he got that from me and doesn't even know it.
I said "Yes I have Dad".
If a person's goal is to go to Heaven, shouldn't they know what that goal is?
When I started asking that people thought Heaven was like, I heard things like:
Its a beautiful place. People will be healthy.
People with missing arms will have them back. For what...what are they going to do with them.
Its got green pastures. Who cares about pastures. When we lived near pastures, we rarely walked in them.
There's a pearly white castle. Castles are cold and nasty.
Angels have WINGS! That's not even a good design. I do love paintings of Cherubs though.
Its funny if you listen to them and watch their eyes when they describe heaven to you.
They have no idea what they're talking about, but they love to hear themselves say it.

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Saturday, August 06, 2005 08:23:23 <Jim>
I talked to Mike (Squirt's Alter Ego) for over an hour yesterday.
He's all concerned about his friend who seems like Dustin in his 50's. From what I've heard, his friend is egotistical, irresponsible, suicidal, and whimsical. In other words, you wouldn't want to be a rider in his car if he was driving.
As far as Mikey goes, I thought of this song by BJ Thomas

I couldn't imagine moving around the country without someone special to share my experiences with.
Mail, telephones, email, blogs, chat rooms and bars all seem to fill the gap.
I guess loneliness is why those things exist.
But when someone special is laying with you at night, and you awaken to touch that someone, it makes everything seem alright. It's a touch of heaven. Health problems, money problems, all the little problems seem to go away because you know your not alone.
Mikey, brother, you're not alone.
But couldn't you go out, find yourself a Florida Daisy Mae, grab her by the hand and say
"BABY, Be My Sweet Lobster!!!".
You're gonna need someone when we take a sail around the world on my yacht. ** Smiles **

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Saturday, August 06, 2005 08:17:51 <Jim>
I'm pretty happy with the look and feel of LVDude.com
But, I need to put a comments section in it. It makes a good looking newspaper and its not hard to update it. With the paper being the first thing you see though, the rest of the site needs to be updated to match.
There are some bugs in it.
- If you have a cookie, but for some reason your user record was overwritten, it bombs.
- It's layout is confusing with the content I put in it.
- I need to figure out how to determine how long an article is. There's no easy way to do that.
- I need to put advertising in it somewhere that fits well.

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Friday, August 05, 2005 12:28:12 <Jim>
Ahhhhh, LVDUDE is almost complete!
All I need to do is a few control entries and advertise it. I think it'll be a hit!

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Thursday, August 04, 2005 21:07:39 <Jim>
So nice! I got my Casio camera back!
They said the camera lens was broke. BS - I soaked the camera in alcohol. hahaha
The inside of the lens had dust on it an the shutter sometimes wouldn't open.

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Thursday, August 04, 2005 19:40:19 <Jim>
We checked out Las Vegas Athletic Clubs today
They are advertising (on TV) $19.95 a month. When we went there, I had dig everything out them.
It is $19.95 a month, but you sign a two year contract. If you pay as you go, then it's $70 enrollment fee, then $45 a month thereafter, but you can quit thereafter. Then the salesrep mentioned how 24 hour fitness charged much more. I told her she shouldn't have said that. Now I needed to see what 24 hour fitness said about them.
I checked out 24 hour fitness's website. Its a worldwide. There's is $50 enrollment, and $45 a month. hmmm.
You know what. The YMCA has everything for $25 a month, no contract.
Now, why would anyone in their right mind join either 24 hour fitness or Las Vegas Athletic Clubs?
YMCA has an indoor AND outdoor pool. Spa, steamrooms, gym, everything!!!
After the first month ($25), they charge $35 a month, which too me means, they think you'll like enough to stay with them. I've been there before, it was the best. Oh, BTW, if you only want to come for one day, it's $15.

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Thursday, August 04, 2005 10:43:31 <Jim>
Evolution - Fiction or Fact?
I believe that in the first 10 years of life, we have enough data to surmise the workings of the nature. I think a genious with no arms or legs could figure nature out.
Of course, thats only what I think.
In the beginning, two cells met. They join to create a unique cell.
They multiply.
In a few days, they form a brain and a heart.
The brain is necessary for the formation of the organs.
A sort of evolution occurs. Blood vessels form, the backbone, hands, feet...all that we are.
When we discover new medical technologies, we aren't creating them, we are recalling what the brain already knows.
I've surmised natures purpose is to excellerate evolution through intelligent thought.
It's not survival of the species that's important, its survival of intelligent thought.
We will create something, that will be able to 'live' millions of years.
We will merge with it, as our beginning cells did to preserve all knowledge. And it will multiply.
It will create something better and join with it, and it will multiply.
At some point, evolution equivalent to what's has occured on this planet will take one second.
It may be something say, the size a single cell or a strand of DNA. Sound familiar?
Survival of the self and of the species is only necessary in this point of evolution.
Intelligent thought, no matter what form carries it, will greet God as a brother.

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Thursday, August 04, 2005 10:20:29 <Jim>
A theoretical XYZ company with 100 shares and intellectual property as its assets.

The company seeks investors for its growth.
Its prospectus shows a mission statement, a cute device, and a nice office building.
It is essentially a shell corporation at this point.
It offers 50 shares to the public, in traded stocks as an IPO for $1
It now has $50 assets in which he is entitled to $25.
If nothing works out, say, the product hits snags
- the owner can now sell a majority of his shares to the public (I think)
- In effect, he has sold his company for $25, and produced nothing but a dream.
If the product flies
- He pays himself an excessive salary, say $10 a year
If he doesn't hire people
- Eventually, there will be a meeting to vote for a new president.
- At this point, they have to buy him out.
- or the company will fold.
I'm sure this idea is wrong. People with experience, like the Enron group, would have figured out the loopholes.
Hmmmm...something to think about.

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Thursday, August 04, 2005 09:55:40 <Jim>
Credit, Interest Rates and the Economy
I learned in Economics that Bond Debt isn't serious.
Its money the government loans to itself.
When the government prints bonds for a project, offers them to the public, the public recieves interest.
The money is paid through taxes. The taxes come from working people.
The projects create jobs for people.
Its a debt that pays itself off. People get employment.
Working people make the dollar work. Anything that creates jobs, increases the value of the dollar.
The dollar has no value, except for what the world places on it. Its a trinket.
Its a medium for barter and thats all.
In todays digital world, everything is turning to computer credits.
When you borrow money to spend on something, you are creating jobs.
We are going through inflation, but not like you'd think.
People are paying off the national debt through their credit cards. The interest rates are low.
Everyone should have money in their savings (except for the stupid ones).
Disposable income is calculated by subtracting expenses from total income.
Guess what, disposable income has gone up.
It looks like everyone is doing better, but they're not. Its a bandaid for an ailing economy.
Total Debt for the American People has gone way out of proportion to their income.
Realestate has shot up phenomenally.
The value of the dollar is shrinking.
Smoke and mirrors is the game being played here.
We've seen depression, recession, inflation, stag-flation.
I wonder what future economist will call this game.
I'd call it Debtflation. LOL.
I think its a cheesy way to pay off the national debt.

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Thursday, August 04, 2005 09:46:23 <Jim>
Discover Card problems:

I got a letter for my Discover Card, again, saying they were charging me $20 for being late.
So I called the people, told them why...Why...WHY...WHyYIEYAaaaa can't you get your billing fixed?
- I pay them 2 times a month, trying to be sure they are paid.
- ALL of my other bills are paid automatically.
- I keep filling out their autodebit papers and nothing happens.
- I have 20 bills a month, around $2,500 sometimes, all are always paid ontime
- I've got a perfect credit score and along they come and ding me with $20 for $190 I'd paid 2 times online.
- They are the only thing that would ever show up on my perfect credit rating.
The guy on the phone said they haven't recieved a payment from me since May 5th.
I paid them by phone once again.
Sheesh

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Wednesday, August 03, 2005 04:15:56 <Squirty's Alter Ego>
HURRAY FOR JIMMY.. HURRAY FOR JIMMY.. AND MS REBECCA TOO...
I am so very glad to hear a few things from you. No more drinking, and you're joining a club and are going to work out. A buffed and toned Jimmy. Oh, my Gosh. You and Ms. Rebecca need to stock up on workout clothes now. No working out in jeans or tuxedos and the like. Maybe if you take up racquetball, we can play sometime. HOWL!!!!!
I wanted to hang myself at work because of the testing.
I am working on a program for the fourth time for one enhancement. It keeps getting kicked back by JP Morgan Chase Bank because with legit test data, it doesn't work. M2's test environemnts are all screwed up, and none of our test environments are well suited for testing because for some reason out timestamps are not in the correct format. So, I am using a special User ID to grab some test data from the bank's database. I spent the whole day looking for specific accounnt #s they had provided us on hard copy. I was looking in their production environment and it turns out it in their test environment. BOW WOW...
Me just want to sleep for a while.
Not my LV english... I have not been able to get a decent night's sleep in the span of 10 hours for a week or so now. I so much want to devote 24 hours straight to try and get caught up on my sleep.
Oh, and don't think badly about the devil (Drinking)...
It is just one of several devils that will kill you (along with cancer sticks) that is an a totally UNNECCESSARY. DOn't feel bad about giving it up. Swallowing nails, drinking house paint or eating rat poisin isn't something you'd do either, so just lump alcohol along with them. I am so happy to hear this revolation from you Jimmy.
Well, time for me to go for my morning workout.
Later, Jimmy and Ms R....

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Wednesday, August 03, 2005 00:24:32 <Jim>
I told Becky how much I love her.
I told her I wouldn't be alive today if she wasn't in my life. I'm right too.
To have a girl like her is truly a blessing. She cried and hugged me. My Becky's a keeper.
My wish is everyone finds love in their life.

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Tuesday, August 02, 2005 23:21:10 <Jim>
I think we're going to take Mikey's advice and join Las Vegas Atheletic Club.
We've got to get back into shape. Can't drink any more. Can't do a lot of things any more.
WE MUST GET BACK INTO SHAPE!
Four years of slumming has made my boney butt saggy.
Anyway, getting health insurance has given me hope.
The hospitals won't be cleaning me out the next time my gut explodes. That was the reason why I started spending down in the first place (four years ago).
Now I can get a host of problems fixed.
Going to a doctor and getting diagnosed with diabetes would knock an old guy me out of most driving jobs.
Doctors scare me. So does the Medical Information Data Base.
What they've done to me should be criminal. The threat of losing everything I've worked so hard for, so easily with one illness is scary. My fear was getting into an accident, getting hospitalized, and them charging me $500 a day for a bed and $5 for an aspirin is scary. I knew in 2001 that if I went in with a heart attack, I'd come out homeless or bankrupt or something else terrible. I think my gut busting cost around $200,000 with charges from people I never even saw. That's pretty terrible.
It's easy to forget how we got to where we are.
The fear, was a hospital wiping me out. I decided that was inevitable. I decided I'd spend my money first and enjoy it, rather than let something simple wipe me out. All it takes is for whatever happens to you TO NOT BE COVERED.
My Step Father, mother and grandfather were killed by the hospitals.
They even asked us to decide if we wanted to kill my Step Dad. Mom died from a heart attack 2 days before her insurance ran out. I find that odd.
A nurse asked my Mom why she wanted to keep my Grandfather alive. He was 92.
Hospitals are a business, not a charity. Try to leave one without paying sometime.

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Tuesday, August 02, 2005 19:23:35 <Jim>
Why are you going crazy, Squirt Doggy Dog?
Sonny just left, we had Domino's Pizza, and I supplied the tube of anchovy paste...yum.
I gave him a Visible Man and he loves it. I told him eventually I'd get him a Visible Woman, and he could glue them both together. haha.
I'm still feeling a bit hungover after four days, so I thought it would be wise not to go out. Last Wednesday is going to be my last time drinking. The stuff's a killer in my hands. I never should have planned it for two weeks. Dumb idea.

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Tuesday, August 02, 2005 17:04:39 <Squirty's Alter Ego>
Where's that rope I need to hang myself...
Some things are harder than they should be, and that's driving SAE suicidally crazy. Where has Jimmy been with all his thoughtful entries in his blog?

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Monday, August 01, 2005 15:32:24 <Jim>
YES...I've found a box for my AC thingy
I have one, but I need 10 more. I think my plan is close to flawless now.
I've just got to patent the idea.

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Monday, August 01, 2005 10:00:30 <Squirty's Alter Ego>
And when CA finally annexs NV, they will outlaw the gaming industry
What the hell am I talking about? I must be crazy... But, it could still happen. Long live my dreams for utopia. Howl.

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Monday, August 01, 2005 08:12:54 <Squirty's Alter Ego>
Electric sales
NV sells the electric power to CA, because Guinn is scared to death of Arnold (and CA in general). Arnold sells the electric power back to NV for 1/2 what CA was charged for it, merely because CA is too busy thinking about annexing (and laughingat) NV. Just kidding, I think...
Og, the pain... The pain...
Just call me Mr Smith...

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Monday, August 01, 2005 05:05:52 <Jim>
Did you hear about Napolean
He blew his bone apart.
It's funny about these recruiters. They always ask if you've got any commercial sites.
If you had commercial sites, would you be looking for a job? People say funny things.

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Monday, August 01, 2005 05:01:11 <Jim>
Hover Dam is quite a trippy place.
It's amazing what they've done. Nevada sells its power to California, then California sells it back to us. I wish I could plug myself into a loop like that.

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Monday, August 01, 2005 04:33:39 <Jim>
As The World Turns - Another day in Jimmy's Little Life
We've just been ignoring the world as it fly's through the universe at 80,000 mph. I've been traveling through my innerspace (the bigger universe between my ears) for several days now. Did you know the word universe comes from the latin roots meaning 'one' 'statement'? hmmmm.
I wonder if Jimmy's brain was born that way, or it learned it in the imprinting stage, or it just learned it.
I sucked my thumb until I was eight. Anyway, I'm kooky. Having Becky's kids here for all that time (with lice) would drive anyone past the brink of insanity. No harm done though. Anyway, I was in control. I'd planned a two day vacation from life a couple of weeks before my little bender.
I would have given my left nut to see that shuttle take off.
That must have been quite a sight. I wonder if the shuttle took any oranges up with them.
They could seed the world...haha.
I'm baffled over how to proceed with the AC thing.
How does one invent super glue or postits and make the world notice? My invention isn't anything great, but it deserves merit. I'll see a patent attorney this week. Maybe he'll give me an idea on how to go. I need access to commercially available parts, and that kind of sux. But thinking about it, building the little units at home would be something Ms. Rebecca could do.
My lvdude site is headed in one direction.
The revolving pictures on Cutlar Enterprises is close to what I intend to do. I want to do rotating ads for the startup page. They've got be attractive. Its taking me forever though. Developing a style isn't easy to do.

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Monday, August 01, 2005 06:58:39 <Squirty's Alter Ego>
My third opportunity to devirginize Jimmy's Blog...
Hello Jimmy.. You there?

Sometimes when I reflect back on all the wine I drink I feel shamed.
Then I look into the glass and think about the workers in the vineyards and all of their hopes and dreams If I didn't drink this wine, they might be out of work and their dreams would be shattered. Then I say to myself,
It is better that I drink this wine and let their dreams come true than be selfish and worry about my liver.
Jack Handy
WARNING: The consumption of alcohol may leave you wondering what the hell happened to your bra and panties.

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I feel sorry for people who don't drink.
When they wake up in the morning, that's as good as they're going to feel all day
- Frank Sinatra
WARNING: The consumption of alcohol may create the illusion that you are tougher, smarter, faster and better looking than most people.

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When I read about the evils of drinking,
I gave up reading.
- Henny Youngman
WARNING: The consumption of alcohol may lead you to think people are laughing WITH you.

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24 hours in a day, 24 beers in a case. Coincidence?
I think not.
- Stephen Wright
WARNING: The consumption of alcohol may cause you to think you can sing.

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When we drink, we get drunk.
When we get drunk, we fall asleep. When we fall asleep, we commit no sin. When we commit no sin, we go to heaven.
So, let's all get drunk and go to heaven!
- Brian O'Rourke
WARNING: The consumption of alcohol may cause pregnancy.

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Beer is proof that God loves us.
He wants us to be happy.
- Benjamin Franklin
WARNING: The consumption of alcohol is a major factor in dancing like a retard.

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Without question, the greatest invention in the history of mankind is beer.
Oh, I grant you that the wheel was also a fine invention, but the wheel does not go nearly as well with pizza.
- Dave Barry
WARNING: The consumption of alcohol may cause you to tell your friends over and over again that you love them.

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To some it's a six-pack, to me it's a Support Group.
Salvation in a can!
- Dave Howell
WARNING: The consumption of alcohol may make you think you can logically converse with members of the opposite sex without spitting.

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And saving the best for last, as explained by Cliff Clavin of Cheers.
One afternoon at Cheers, Cliff Clavin was explaining the Buffalo Theory to his buddy Norm.
Here's how it went:
Well ya see, Norm, it's like this... A herd of buffalo can only move as fast as the slowest buffalo. And when the herd is hunted, it is the slowest and weakest ones at the back that are killed first. This natural selection is good for the herd as a whole, because the general speed and health of the whole group keeps improving by the regular killing of the weakest members. In much the same way, the human brain can only operate as fast as the slowest brain cells. Excessive intake of alcohol, as we know, kills brain cells. But naturally, it attacks the slowest and weakest brain cells first. In this way, regular consumption of beer eliminates the weaker brain cells, making the brain a faster and more efficient machine. That's why you always feel smarter after a few beers.

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A proposal that's in the works may give Mount Charleston a large resort complete with video gaming, a five-story hotel, and even a nightclub.
But many who live on the mountain, don't want it.

Just about everywhere you look on Mount Charleston, you see can why so many people choose to live there. The quiet, peaceful atmosphere is what attracts many, like Ron Clagget and his wife, who said, "We've been coming up here since '85 and looking for something to invest."

Ron has worked to remodel the cabin he bought on Mount Charleston. And the thought of a mega-resort where he now lives in "Old Town" isn't a welcoming idea. "It's not gonna benefit anyone up here or increase land value.
The only people that's gonna benefit are the people building it. The income, it's called greed."

And it's this greed, Clagget says, that will take away from his and others' everyday life. He says, "People downtown might say let's go up to Mount Charleston to gamble. Just gamble down the road, go up to Mount Charleston for what's here -- for the trails, the hiking, the picnics with the family, to stay out of the heat."

And it's a proposal that's bringing a cool reception so far from those already on the mountain, like Clagget, who says, "If it needs approval of the people that live on the mountain, it's not gonna happen."

A Utah company is proposing the resort be built on the slopes of Mount Charleston.
But so far, the developer has not filed applications for zoning changes.

1. Your houseplants are alive, and you can't smoke any of them. 
2. Having sex in a twin bed is out of the question. 
3. You keep more food than beer in the fridge. 
4. 6:00 a.m. is when you get up, not when you go to bed. 
5. You hear your favorite song on an elevator. 
6. You watch the Weather Channel. 
7. Your friends marry and divorce instead of hook up and break up. 
8. You go from 130 days of vacation time to 14. 
9. Jeans and a sweater no longer qualify as "dressed up." 
10. You're the one calling the police because those %&@# kids next door don't turn down the stereo. 
11. Older relatives feel comfortable telling sex jokes around you. 
12. You don't know what time Taco Bell closes anymore. 
13. Your car insurance goes down and your car payments go up. 
14. You feed your dog Science Diet instead of McDonald's leftovers. 
15. Sleeping on the couch makes your back hurt. 
16. You take naps somewhere between noon to 6 PM! 
17. Dinner and a movie is the whole date instead of the beginning of one. 
18. Eating a basket of chicken wings at 3 a.m. would severely upset, rather than settle, your stomach. 
19. If you're a gal, you go to the drug store for ibuprofen and antacid, not condoms and pregnancy tests. 
20. A $4.00 bottle of wine is no longer "pretty good stuff." 
21. You actually eat breakfast food at breakfast time. 
22. "I just can't drink the way I used to," replaces, "I'm never going to drink that much again." 
23. 90% of the time you spend in front of a computer is for real work. 
24. You drink at home to save money before going to a bar.