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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Thu 
07/06/2006 09:13:36
 Jim  Its been almost 5 years of my blog activity
Nobody else that I know has kept these kind of records of their life.
I started it all as a memorial to Rob...wow...has it been that long? I miss him.
Wed 
07/05/2006 08:41:28
 Jim  Talked to Newberry yesterday
He said Leavelle is now living in Dallas. Leavelle didn't tell me.
Wed 
07/05/2006 08:31:43
 Jim  I’ve got Becky, I’ve got Sonny
I've got a world. To me, this is everything I've ever wanted. It is my universe.
Wed 
07/05/2006 08:19:23
 Jim  At fifty years old...I gotta say
Life has been everything I wanted. I can't exactly go into it...but life is good!
Wed 
07/05/2006 08:10:52
 Jim  Now as far as July 4’s go
We had a blast....I really don't care what other people did. We indulged on crab bisque, we enjoyed life to the fullest. I partied too much though. Whoops. That's twice in one month. I've got to watch out for that. It was fun to let go though.
Wed 
07/05/2006 08:07:19
 Jim  I like that song...every day is a winding road..
We get a little bit closer...
Wed 
07/05/2006 08:02:30
 Jim  No calls...but we had fun last night
The neighborhood rocked with what personality it has left. It was a lot of fun. Me...I'm hungover. I indulged myself.
Tue 
07/04/2006 08:34:33
 Jim  No calls from the kids.
Aint that the way it goes?
Damn...so sad. We may call. They'll respond as if it were a canned test. How are you? Okay. How's school? Okay. Do you have a boyfriend now? Kind of. Its all hearse. And we're in the middle of it.
Tue 
07/04/2006 07:00:00
 Jim  Boulder City Damboree Parade and Fireworks
Festivities begin with the traditional 7 a.m. Rotary Pancake Breakfast in Bicentennial Park.
The parade down Nevada Way begins at 9 a.m. and travels to Central Park at Fifth Street and Avenue B.
At 7 p.m. the entertainment begins and at 9 p.m. the Fireworks Show takes place.
After the fireworks, there will be more entertainment until 11 p.m
Tue 
07/04/2006 04:12:58
 Jim  Been to Montelago in a truck with no name
It was excellent. The sound stage was great. Christopher Cross and America were GREAT!
Neil Young even sang Horse with No Name. It couldn't have been more perfect.
AND...the fireworks display was completely awesome.
Becky and Sonny went off to get some refreshments and they didn't show back up for 30 minutes.
Becky's cell phone, as usual, wasn't working.
Mon 
07/03/2006 18:00:00
 Jim  James Seastrand Park
6pm James Seastrand Park, 6330 Camino Eldorado, North Las Vegas.
The 7th Annual Independence Day Jubilee will be held July 3, 2006 at Seastrand Park (6330 Camino Eldorado.) This year's event will feature a variety of food vendors, great music, kids activities including the only 15 ton Snow Mountain in July, along with give-aways and much more. This year's event will be from 6:00pm-9:30pm and is free to the public. Families are encouraged to come and enjoy the festivities
Mon 
07/03/2006 16:45:28
 Jim  Becky and I added Arizona pictures
I am so proud of her. She did a GREAT job.
Mon 
07/03/2006 10:06:02
 Jim  Red, White ’N Boom
Clark County's Red, White 'N Boom Fourth of July Celebration
When: July 3 & 4
Where: Desert Breeze Park, 8275 W. Spring Mountain Road
Admission: One day pass is $17.50 general admission, $30 for two days. Day of show is $22. Children 12 and under are admitted free.

Mon 
07/03/2006 07:18:14
 Jim  Children teach us physics
For example: I'd never guess that a whole box of raisins could fit inside my cd player slot.
Sun 
07/02/2006 18:50:56
 Jim  .better
That is just so sweet, Joy! How'd the song go?
Com'n people now! Smile on you brother...everybody lives together so gotta love one another right now.
Sun 
07/02/2006 11:42:02
 Jim  All we see in our barn yard mentality
We don't touch anything. If our atoms touched another atom, it would be castrophic.
Matter is a byproduct of Energy...I believe this is all a show for us.
Life is hard to explain. I've seen it in my mind, and thats where it will stay.
Within all of us, within every cell of our being, is the knowledge of life.
Why we aren't allowed access to it is a mystery to me.
Did you know, that the brain is responsible for most of the construction of our bodies when its forming.
Why doesn't our conscience have access to that knowledge?
:^)
Sun 
07/02/2006 11:30:59
 Jim  I missed having children
I suppose that's some people's view of immortality...to leave distorted genes behind for future generations to copy.
I pondered that thought. The thought that having children could extend your life in some magical way.
However, I don't feel I am anyone but myself.
If I was an incorporation of my relatives, wouldn't I have memories of a their past stored somewhere in my sub conscience.
If so, I don't feel their influences, as far as I am aware of.
I know the universe is young...they say 8 billion years young.
And I know, it may last a trillion times longer than what we see.
So anything is possible. I believe in these possibilities: That we don't die. That we chose to be here for some reason.
It could just be whim. Or is that just a fantasy...a fantasy built within this fantasy.
Sun 
07/02/2006 10:14:12
 Jim  Jack and the Bean Stalk
We were talking about Revelations in the Bible. I mentioned how if you substitute nouns with other nouns, you could make any verse seem like any prediction. These are the tactics of con men. IE-Your preacher.
EG: Jack was the US. The Giant was Russia. The Beans were nuclear weapons. The stalk was communication.
SEE...it it all makes sense now.
He (the US) used the stalk (communcation), advertised the beans (nuclear weapons) and stopped the evil giant (Russia).
yayada...my point is...if you substitute words from an old prediction, you can make them match anything.
It's poetic bullshit.
My advice is, you follow your heart. You are a product of god, not vice versa. You were natures creation. Live with that.
We are neither supreme, or all encompasing.
We, our species is a step to some kind of perfect being...but, unfortunatly, its not us.
It would be great if we simply survive as a species and leave something behind, and not destroy the planet for the next million years.  Life always finds a way. If it isn't on this planet, it will be on another.
I'd rather life survives here.
Sun 
07/02/2006 10:01:51
 Jim  I suppose, if I were a trust fund baby
I'd fight for causes
In the end, I'd drain the trust fund, and end up having my picture on TV for dying causes.
The greenhouse effect, people starving in Africa, missing children...that kind of thing.
These things are going to happen, no matter how much money you throw at them.
Human nature is just like that of any creature on this planet.
Including the 30 trillion cells that make you...you.
They all want to survive. They all have the desire to influence your behaviour.
There's obviously a group of cells in your brain that constitute your soul
Don't you think? All of the neurons report to that group...and they you are, forever changing..with every experience.
I know that is true for myself. I'm not the man I used to be. I'm always changing.
There's a deep message here if you read this and think about it.
I'm saying today...you are you.
Tommorrow, you are a different person.
It all makes you wonder what you've ever stood for, doesn't it. Your solid beliefs are different than what you they were 10 years ago. You've changed.
So, in that vision of Heaven you have, you should include how old you were.
Sun 
07/02/2006 09:34:06
 Jim   *PRIVATE* Sexual Deviance
We were talking about deviant behavior this morning.
It seems to me that deviant behavior happens with the most normal, fit-in kind of people.
I've slept with a lot of women. This is, after all, Las Vegas.
But I've noticed the most deviant behavior comes from the most seemingly innocent kind of girls.
The innocent have slept with animals, the animals (girls) have slept with few people.
If that ain't a paradox, I don't know what is.
Why is it, when we hop in bed with a stranger, we become multi-personalitied?
Is it an underlying force that motivates us? Is this motivation a self-destructive force? hmmm.
Me, I'm just me. I've slept with a lot of people and I don't hide it.
But, I've noticed with others, particularly those innocent housewives, they show a side of themselves that they hide from their spouses. In a sense, they've ripped off their husbands. They show strangers how satisfying they can be.
Its just a curious behavior that I've noticed in this town.
Sat 
07/01/2006 23:51:35
 Jim  Today was a passive day
I just watched TV in the bedroom and on the big screen.
Living a life of leasure is just too easy. Everything becomes simple when you're not struggling.
I like it alot! It may not compare with other people's lives...but its very satisfying.
I didn't rent the condo out. I didn't read all the stuff I should have read. I didn't call anyone. I got self absorbed.
Forgive me lord for saying this, I enjoyed squandering my life today. It is addictive.
I've found I don't always have a purpose and its heaven to me when I don't.
When I die, I hope things will be like this (having purpose, then having none).
Fri 
06/30/2006 22:01:28
 Jim  We went to Monte Lago Village and saw Jazz
We also bought tickets to the Monday night show with America/Chris Cross. Saved a bunch.
Monte Lago Village had:
An outdoor Jazz Festival by the lake (bring your own blanket and cooler). They do it every Friday night.
The Checkmates were playing inside. It was great to see a bunch of grey hairs line dancing to Barry White music.
Two other bands, one at an Irish Pub, the other next to the Ritz Hotel.
Robert called me to tell me about a fire on the northern mountains.
I was surprised, because I'd already noticed it. Matter of fact, I took pictures of it.
Fri 
06/30/2006 00:31:39
 Jim  Hung a fan. Made some Flan
Made some FLAN...I love FLAN...I like to say FLAN, FLAN, FLAN.
Flan rhymes with FAN, too.
Tue 
06/27/2006 00:46:04
 Jim  We compiled some Arizona pictures today.
Mainly because you were looking for them.
We'll throw them out on the net tommorrow.
We have some pretty cool pix of Cottonwood, Grand Canyon, Sedona and Pheonix.
Tue 
06/27/2006 00:26:35
 Jim  .family how it is supposed to be
That is SO COOL Robert!
Right now, you guys are your mom's and me's (lol) only friends.
Funny...how the world had 8 billion people in it, and all I need is 5 people to make my life complete.
Mon 
06/26/2006 22:13:40
 Jim  Good backgammon games babe.
You play great these days!
Sun 
06/25/2006 20:06:24
 Jim  Kewl Zach. I’m glad you found this site!!!
The 4th of July holiday is coming up for most people so I'd think this is going to be one-helluva weekend!
Sun 
06/25/2006 15:13:59
 Jim  Hey Becky...check it out
This is looking so cool. If you hover over a calendar day, it tells you what happened on that day (from your log).
Sun 
06/25/2006 15:12:56
 Jim  Hey Robert!!!
Check it out...this is looking so cool. If you hover over a calendar day, it tells you what happened on that day (from your log).
Sun 
06/25/2006 15:19:30
 Jim   (Reply)..Hey Robert!!!
Thanks!!!
Is it slow though?
Sun 
06/25/2006 00:19:31
 Jim  Check this out
Sat 
06/24/2006 14:18:07
 Jim  How do you like my new layout?
With these ads...we've already earned $5...yahoo...
All we need is another 1,000 people on here.
Fri 
06/23/2006 15:04:21
 jim  Vegas,NV-Condo-5034 MtVista-Inside
Fri 
06/23/2006 15:03:21
 jim  Vegas,NV-Condo-5034 MtVista-Outside
Tue 
06/20/2006 00:30:46
 Jim  Baby, I want you!
Tue 
06/20/2006 00:29:53
 Jim  Hey Babe...check this out!
Sun 
06/18/2006 00:00:00
 Jim  Fathers Day
If you are a father, that is.
Fri 
06/16/2006 12:44:28
 Jim  The man with the healing eyes - from dad.
July 2005 IssueRollie Hillesland. Call 1-701-306-2525, pay him $500, and he'll heal all your ailments.
He bumped his head in an accident. Now he can cure people.
Thats funny, cause I usually have to resort to hitting something to make it work. Take my TV for instance, well one of my old ones, hitting it usually clears up the picture. Forget about all those confusing knobs and dial thingies. Just hit it! See now...my dog is jumping on my leg barking, wanting to play. I can just hit him, and he'll do the right thing and lie down.
But, Rollie can now make body's heal through a frequencies,
like the ones used by Royal Raymond Rife (who invented the worlds most powerful microscope, the univeral microscope, in 1932, and could heal things with light frequencies).
But lets talk about this Royal Raymond Rife guy and his amazing cure all machine.
It was supposed to cure ALL ailments, cancer included. However, the American Medical Association came in, destroyed the machine and all of his notes, cuz they are SO STUPID. They didn't, like, aim it at themselves before axing it to pieces, cuz they are SO STUPID. They didn't save it. They didn't copy his notes. Nope, those guys want to die painful deaths, knowing they destroyed the cure for their sicknesses. That's because they, not the story about Rife, are SO STUPID.
The world is a very mystical place to some people, I guess.
I'm amazed at the beautiful simplicity of this universe and I often wonder why other people don't see what I see.
Shucks, I'm still awestruck by a blade of grass. I wonder why people think the pyramids were built by UFO's.
Wed 
06/14/2006 12:15:35
 Jim  Becky WON!!!

See Becky
Fri 
06/09/2006 23:10:12
 Jim  Great lightning show!
Did you like that last night babe?
I really enjoyed it. I love that ozony air smell.
Fri 
06/09/2006 00:08:24
 Jim  Roberts DMV test
Going to the Class A
Thu 
06/08/2006 18:21:35
 Jim  Bought a camera - Olympus Stylus 710
Nice little camera. I don't know much about it yet, but it takes great indoor shots without a flash.
It also does stitching, but, I need a web reader to display it decently.
Also bought Underworld Evolution.
It was pretty good.
Tue 
06/06/2006 19:11:53
 Jim  Bought an Olympus Stylus 710 today
Its a very nice little camera with a great price. I like it's low light sensitivity.
Also, picked up Underworld-Evolution.
It was good. The plot seemed kind of thin, but there was lots of action.
Nevada Power never showed up.
Tue 
06/06/2006 12:10:09
 Jim  Nevada Power is coming out to calibrate my meter
I called 367-5555x1x6 on 5/19/2006 to arrange for this. They'll look at the meter, and if there it is miscalibrated, then they'll take it in for recalibration.
Mon 
06/05/2006 20:33:10
 Jim  Talked to Beckys people today.
Renee
Talked for a minute, but she had to cook dinner. When she came back on later, she said she ran out of things to say.
Dustin
Said he liked the San Diego Zoo. He liked the Gorilla a lot, but he got his ball stuck under a rock.
Jennifer
She's doing GREAT in school. Guess thats why she's being pulled out for home school.
GMa
She's curious about how we're doing, but still has never asked for our address. I don't think any of them have.

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