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 
02/06/2009 20:42:34
 jim  When Places Become People
There seems to be a time when a place just isn't just a place anymore.
Memories of the cold streets, faceless buildings, fields of grass, quiet bridges and empty streams become alive with the people that you shared memories with.
You'd know the feeling if you'd ever lost a love one. Every place you go reminds you of that person.
All of those fun times you had together come back like faint images on a foggy morning.
As contractors we know that we are dispensable employees.
We carry an emptiness inside us where ever we go.
From town to town, from group to group, we know it will end. In our hearts, we are saying goodbye when we say hello.
But sometimes...only sometimes....there are places that feel like home.
I've had that feeling in Louisville, San Diego and Pittsburgh. People knew my name and for a short time I had a sense of belonging.
It's odd that a sensitive person like myself would pick a profession where I'm a drifter, and I fear if I didn't have Becky to come along with me, I'd lose my mind.
Her memories and my pictures tie the times together, seemingly giving them purpose.
Today was a sad day for me.
We're changing offices at work. The people I've grown to like and admire so much, will be separated from us. All of the drifters like myself will be corralled together.
Changing faces, changing places. Memories past.
Once again, work will be just a job with endless computer correspondence and my life will be a cubical, with a monitor for a view.
Sometime soon, I'll be sitting at my desk at home.
I'll have those wonderful morning conversations with my brother, and I'll look in my back yard, and remember those 40 someone odd people that have lived in my home.
I guess, in the end, when everything falls apart, I will have been the glue thats held at least a few things together.
Fri 
02/06/2009 11:53:05
 jim  Packing Up Shop - 2009/02/02
Thu 
02/05/2009 18:58:11
 jim   Smokey Bones - 2009/02/05
Thu 
02/05/2009 15:06:17
 jim  I am going to miss these views - 2009/02/05
Tue 
02/03/2009 06:58:09
 jim  Greed is Good
'The point is, ladies and gentleman, that greed, for lack of a better word, is good.
Greed is right,
Greed works.
Greed clarifies, cuts through, and captures the essence of the evolutionary spirit.
Greed, in all of its forms: greed for life, for money, for love, knowledge, has marked the upward surge of mankind.'
- Gordon Gekko (Gekko was the main character in Oliver Stone's 1987 film Wall Street)
As long as someone has money, they'll spend it, and when they do, we'll have jobs.
Mon 
02/02/2009 02:26:32
 jim  The Steelers Win Their Sixth!!!
Sun 
02/01/2009 13:09:50
 jim  Apt Snow - 2009/01/29
Fri 
01/30/2009 19:54:50
 jim  North Park Lounge - 2009/01/30
Fri 
01/30/2009 11:56:14
 jim  Steelers Party - 2009/01/30
Wed 
01/28/2009 12:10:18
 jim  Wexford Apt Blizzard - 2009/1/28
Sun 
01/25/2009 14:32:26
 jim  Wexford Apt Snow - 2009/01/25
Sun 
01/25/2009 14:32:26
 jim   (Reply)..Wexford Apt Snow - 2009/01/25
When in Pittsburgh, do as Pittsburghers do. That's Becky wearing her Steeler paraphernalia.
Without these colors, our pictures would be on milk cartons.
Sat 
01/24/2009 00:00:10
 jim  Computer Problems
Fri 
01/23/2009 18:14:13
 jim  Heinz Stadium Rally
Thu 
01/22/2009 04:26:52
 jim  Obama Day - I am Jazzed About It
Mon 
01/19/2009 21:30:14
 jim  Martin Luther What?
My alarm clock went off at 6 am.
I got up, took my shower, put on my five layers of clothes, and sat down at the computer, to play with some programs.
The truck was buried in snow.
I had to dig my way through to the windshield. The roads were icy.
I ended up coming into work late.
When I got to work at 8:30,
the parking lot was empty,
I remember thinking,
Maybe my job went bankrupt!!!
The good thing about this morning:
I finished a program that lets me take pictures from my camera and put them almost directly to this website.
That means, most of the 17,000 pictures I've taken will soon be here. Cool, huh. The program is a Visual Basic.Net program. Also, LvDude is finally a .Net website. I converted it today too. What a day!!
Mon 
01/19/2009 13:40:30
 jim  Seattle - A year ago today
glitter graphics
Sun 
01/18/2009 20:20:50
 jim  Another Snowy Weekend has come and gone
Sun 
01/18/2009 20:19:22
 jim  Circuit City is closing...so sad
That leaves Best Buy and Walmart for Electronics.
Of course, there is Ultimate Electronics and Frys in Vegas.
Remember CompUsa?
Remember Chrysler and General Motors?
Hmmm.....Things are happening slowly, so slowly that a lot of us don't even notice.
Fri 
01/16/2009 07:32:29
 jim  Awwwe Cool!!! Its -8 Degrees in Pittsburgh
What we've got here is another ICE AGE !
Questions pop up into my head like:
Will my car battery work?
Will my hand stick to metal?
What temperature does gas freeze at?
Oh, and why is gasoline called gas?
I broke down, and bought a game computer.
It should be in the mail any day now. Its a Wii. My thinking was, its so cold out there, we're not going anywhere this winter. Staying at home could save our lives.
This winter, Wii is saving Us.
Wed 
01/14/2009 21:50:38
 jim  Where have we been?
Wed 
01/14/2009 17:18:16
 jim  20090114 Pennsylvania Snow
Mon 
01/05/2009 22:37:35
 jim  The Netherland Orange Festival

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