The Life and Times of Jim
Hi, there. I'm Jim. Welcome to my phlog!
This site was written for Las Vegas, then LouisVille. Now, it seems to be about anywhere. In these phlogs, you'll see a lot of my personal notes and pictures. I like to post my observations here to remember life and celebrate it. I'm not religious. I don't pray for good fortune. I'm ecstatically grateful for the gift of life and I think our time should be remembered and not taken for granted. I'm not a writer. I think pictures tell stories so much better than words. I love just about everything in this life, and, I guess that would have to include you. So, if you've seen me, don't be surprised if your picture is in here somewhere. Of all the critters, people are absolutely the most interesting. 
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Fri 
11/27/2009 03:28:59
 jim  If a tree falls in the forest
If a tree falls in the forest, and no one is around to hear it, does there a sound?
For most of my life, I thought that was a stupid question. Of course there is a sound.

I didn't realize the depth of that question.
My answer now is, "No, it does not make a sound". Without perception, the universe does not exists.
Thought, as it turns out, is reality. Dimensions exist within thoughts and without thought, nothing matters.
There was no time before the big bang. There was no space. I can see it now. There was nothing.

I think it was a thought that created this universe.
And when we die, our universe will cease to exist.
In a very real sense, this universe exists because we are here.
And it just may be, if you wish there is a heaven to go to when you die, that is where you will go, and that may be another illusion.
I'd like to hang around. To discover the universe is to discover the dreams of the creator.
Perhaps God did create you in his own image. Perhaps you are here to discover the beauty this creation.

I got this from a dream.
In my dream, the spirit of death wasn't a separate entity.
Now that I think about it, I realize it was me.
When he told me to come, I told him no. I told him I'd like to stay here.
This creation is my heaven, complete with beauty, magnificense, awe, happiness, sorry, horror and delight.
Ane even in an eternity wouldn't be enough time to understand all that there is out there.
Thu 
11/26/2009 14:05:47
 jim  A Dream of the Angel of Death
I lay down to sleep, and dreamed I that died in my sleep.
I was in a city and the angel of death came to me. I didn't like his voice or his personality.
He said  "You have to come with me".
I said, "I think I'm just going to hang out here, and watch the animals, plants, and sky. I won't bother anything".
Then he changed the world into fire and said "You must come".
I said, "I think the fire is beautiful, I'd like to stay here if that's okay".
Then he changed the world to empty space, and said "This will be your eternity"
And I said, "This is wonderful, all of those solar systems with planets like ours. Please, I'd like to stay here".
And he said, "You Must Come".
And I said, "I'm staying here".
I remember feeling fear about going with him. He was going to take me to a place that I didn't understand.
Then I woke up in my bed with a smile.
I love this life. I love my dreams.
Sun 
11/22/2009 21:01:01
 jim  Vegas,NV-Annette
Sun 
11/22/2009 14:29:00
 jim  Vegas - 20 years ago
Sun 
11/22/2009 10:51:47
 jim  I gotta see 2012 cause I love scary movies
Scary Movies - I gotta see 2012.
I love scary movies.
I love the previews, with the earthquakes and all. Course, none of that makes sense.
I'd think we'd either get a really nasty suntan, run out of breathable air for 10 minutes, or something not nearly as dramatic as bridges and buildings falling down.
And that is why I love scary movies. They're aren't possible.
Dramas scare me for just the opposite reason
Because they are possible. Divorce, unemployment, heart attack, car accident, hunger, disease...those are the real monsters.
They're horrifying! I'll take a horror movie any day over a drama.
Fri 
11/20/2009 19:04:50
 jim  Some Personal Notes
  • I think part of a best friend's job should be to immediately clear your computer history if you die.
  • Nothing sucks more than that moment during an argument when you realize you're wrong.
  • I totally take back all those times I didn't want to nap when I was younger.
  • There is great need for a sarcasm font.
  • How the hell are you supposed to fold a fitted sheet?
  • Was learning cursive really necessary?
  • Map Quest really needs to start their directions on #5. I'm pretty sure I know how to get out of my neighborhood.
  • Obituaries would be a lot more interesting if they told you how the person died.
  • I can't remember the last time I wasn't at least kind of tired.
  • Bad decisions make good stories.
  • You never know when it will strike, but there comes a moment at work when you know that you just aren't going to do anything productive for the rest of the day.
  • Can we all just agree to ignore whatever comes after Blue Ray? I don't want to have to restart my collection... Again.
  • I'm always slightly terrified when I exit out of Word and it asks me if I want to save any changes to my ten-page research paper that I swear I did not make any changes to.
  • "Do not machine wash or tumble dry" means I will never wash this -- ever..
  • I hate when I just miss a call by the last ring (Hello? Hello? Damn it!), but when I immediately call back, it rings nine times and goes to voicemail. What'd you do after I didn't answer? Drop the phone and run away?
  • I hate leaving my house confident and looking good and then not seeing anyone of importance the entire day. What a waste.
  • I keep some people's phone numbers in my phone just so I know not to answer when they call.
  • My 6-year old grandson asked me in the car the other day "Grandpa what would happen if you ran over a ninja?" How the hell do I respond to that?
  • I think the freezer deserves a light as well..
  • I disagree with Kay Jewelers. I would bet on any given Friday or Saturday night more kisses begin with Miller Lites than Kay.
    • Wed 
    11/18/2009 06:26:47
     jim  Saying Goodbye to Georgia

    Her last day is December 4th.
    What a great gal!!!

    Georgia organized:
    My 31st birthday party. I know, I must have accelerated decrepitude, lol.
    Jeffs going away party.
    Contractor lunches every Wednesday.
    It was her fun spirt that pulled the consultants together after, and during hours. You created memories.
    Thank you  very much Georgia.
    Sun 
    11/15/2009 12:47:24
     jim  VBScript Classes
    <script language=vbscript>
    Class     clsPic
    Public Size, FileName
    Private img
    Public Property Let SetImage(fname):FileName = fName:msgbox(xxx.FileName):End Property
    Public     Property Get FileSize:FileSize=Size:End Property
    Public     Sub Display:msgbox("Pic:" & Size):End Sub
    Public     Sub Init:Size = 1:End Sub
    End     Class set xxx = New clsPic
    xxx    .Init
    xxx    .Size = 30
    xxx.Display()
    xxx.SetImage = "jim"
    msgbox(xxx.FileSize)
    Dim PixImg, MyError
    </script>    script language=vbscript>
    Class     clsPic
    Public Size, FileName
    Private img
    Public Property Let SetImage(fname):FileName = fName:msgbox(xxx.FileName):End Property
    Public     Property Get FileSize:FileSize=Size:End Property
    Public     Sub Display:msgbox("Pic:" & Size):End Sub
    Public     Sub Init:Size = 1:End Sub
    End     Class set xxx = New clsPic
    xxx    .Init
    xxx    .Size = 30
    xxx.Display()
    xxx.SetImage = "jim"
    msgbox(xxx.FileSize)
    Dim PixImg, MyError
    </script>     xxx = New clsPic
    xxx    .Init
    xxx    .Size = 30
    xxx.Display()
    xxx.SetImage = "jim"
    msgbox(xxx.FileSize)
    Dim PixImg, MyError
    </script>
    Sun 
    11/08/2009 14:51:04
     jim  Atrias - Georias Party
    Sun 
    11/08/2009 14:50:48
     jim  Apt - Fallen Leaves
    Mon 
    11/02/2009 09:00:00
     jim  Wexford-Apt Frost
    Sun 
    11/01/2009 15:09:32
     jim  Biblical Marriage Delima
    Exodus 31:15
    Six days may work be done; but in the seventh is the sabbath of rest, holy to the LORD: whosoever doeth any work in the sabbath day, he shall surely be put to death
    Mathew 5:22
    Whosoever shall say, Thou fool, shall be in danger of hell fire.
    Matthew 19:9
    I tell you that anyone who divorces his wife, except for marital unfaithfulness, and marries another woman commits adultery.
    Mark 10:11
    Anyone who divorces his wife and marries another woman commits adultery against her."
    Mark 10:12
    If she divorces her husband and marries another man, she commits adultery."
    Luke 16:18
    Anyone who divorces his wife and marries another woman commits adultery, and the man who marries a divorced woman commits adultery."

    Exodus 20:14
    "You shall not commit adultery."
    Deuteronomy 22:22
    "If a man is found sleeping with another man's wife, both the man who slept with her and the woman must die."
    Leviticus 20:10
    "If a man commits adultery with another man's wife--with the wife of his neighbor--both the adulterer and the adulteress must be put to death."
    Proverbs 6:32
    "But a man who commits adultery lacks judgment; whoever does so destroys himself." He destroys himself by being put to death as shown above.
    Leviticus 21:9
    And the daughter of any priest, if she profane herself by playing the whore, she profaneth her father: she shall be burnt with fire.
    Deuteronomy 25:11-12
    If two men are fighting and the wife of one of them comes to rescue her husband from his assailant, and she reaches out and seizes him by his private parts, you shall cut off her hand. Show her no pity.
    Thats just for starters...
    I'm told Becky's soul won't be saved because we don't have a Wedding License. hmmm....looks like we won't be alone!
    Fri 
    10/30/2009 01:01:01
     jim  Vegas 2008-I wonder what has changed
    Wed 
    10/28/2009 07:41:17
     jim  When America was Discovered
    Its estimated between 2 million to 18 million people lived in North America
    Sat 
    10/24/2009 19:37:11
     jim  Cleveland: Barnum and Baily Circus

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