I Cannot Believe My Ears

     You tell the mechanic at the shop the noise I'm hearing is on the right side of the car. He tells you we'll have a look at it. Then you're stumped. Why won't he agree with you? Because, it is what it is.
     Here are some things you need to understand about cars. Inside the car sounds bounce around on the glass. The angle it's coming from could be off as much as 180 degrees. Listen and look for sounds either outside the car or with the windows rolled down.
     If you hear a strange persistent noise don't ignore it. Look for what is causing it yourself or have a mechanic look for it. It may cost you some time and money but it is better to be safe than sorry.
 Here is an example of that. Before the winter set in I changed the brake pads on our car. I thought what I determined was a "rubbing" sound inside the car was because I didn't turn the rotors. Boy was I off base. I figured the sound would go away when they got worn in a little. It sounded like it was on the driver's side. I kept looking close at the driver's side. Everything seemed OK. Apparently I fitted the wheel on the passenger side incorrectly. It fell off finally.
     A parking lot attendant was driving it at the time. It scared the hell out of the kid. He ran as fast as he could. I'm glad he didn't get hurt. I warned him to take it easy though. I am also glad that wheel didn't come off at high speed on the expressway. It would have ended in tragedy. It is possible that by not rotating the tires at regular intervals the studs became fractured when I removed the wheels. It is difficult to determine a root cause. Whether it was that or fitting the heavy aluminum rim properly I won't ever know.
     One way or another I had to fix my car yesterday and I got a pretty decent video of the repair job. Which I felt all of us geeks could benefit from. Especially those gear heads (who cannot get enough car info). Here is a link Rich M Doing Things Carfix

Sore Losers Tear Everyone Down

     When I was a small boy I was not really very good at baseball. I tried out for the West Pullman Little League but it was a complete fail. My Dad always taught me to be a good sport though. We often played for hours on the lot next to the tracks. No clean uniforms or mowed grass and NO adults. So when we tried out it was no surprise as we had our own game. We still learned about sportmanship. It's not whether you win or lose but how you played the game. So when I think about baseball I think about that. We played with broken bats and sometimes sticks and no gloves. In fact I really didn't own a glove until my Dad wanted us to try out for the team.
     Recently I auditioned for the job of announcer at Wrigley Field the home of the Chicago Cubs. Now, I just wonder how many of the 2900 other people who auditioned feel about what came next. I got an e-mail this week that promised me free tickets to one of three games next week. I jumped on it. The interesting question though is how many people did that? How many people can say I had fun trying out and thanks for the chance to audition? It was my pleasure and I would love to go to the game as a follow up. I wonder.
     I also wonder the percentage of people that became angry about not getting the job and I ask myself, did I just see 2900 sock puppet accounts go into effect at You Tube? I checked as this was going on to see if any of these people had videos up there besides the one for the audition. It is not a pretty picture.  They really didn't have a You Tube channel until they tried out for the job. I can see the possibility of there being trolls coming out of this as a result of those hard feelings. Look for yourself at my video and you'll see the other videos in the related column, here is a link Chicago Cubs Audition .
     Recently an online acquaintance lost his Adsense privileges. That is not a pretty picture there because he is now attempting to make videos to get himself banned. I am wondering why he just doesn't walk in on cam naked and play with himself like SummerDaySweet did?
     Then I saw videos at You Tube about a thing called "click bombing" which is basically sabotaging someones Adsense account by using a click bot to run up exorbitant clicks against it. It really has happened to some of the You Tubers in my age group more than others. It could happen to anyone just like all the troll comments we You Tubers get. I suspect they may be related. Trolls think they are funny. So does mainstream media or old media as I call it. We as members of the new media we have a responsibility to police ourselves, even if it costs us a few ticks down in the ratings. Of course as I post this I just got my 700th subscriber, Xeroxxed.  Ironic isn't it?                  
               To date I have 226 blocked users though. How many do you have?
     

You Tube Ads Exploit Disasters

     Recently there were some very serious floods in Queensland Australia. A fellow named Pete Finn runs a channel there called TheFatAussieBarstard. He made a few videos about it and turned off the ads. He also made a video discussing how he was disgusted and felt people were exploiting the tragedy by collecting money from those ads. I tend to agree.
     Here in the US we have a lot of charitable organizations and a lot of them are so top heavy very little money actually goes towards the cause. Big You Tube partners should either turn off the ads or put a disclaimer in the video stating at least a portion of the revenues from the ads are being donated or given to the people in the video. That would make some sense.
     I am seeing several You Tube celebs jumping on this World Water Day. Hopping a plane and flying off to Haiti to show you the poor people there. But it just occurred to me they video recorded these people without their understanding what is happening to their images. Are they being exploited so someone can sell ads on You Tube channel pages? Are there release forms signed or aren't these people entitled to the same basic legal rights afforded most Americans? I knew if I appeared in a Lisa Nova video I'd like to be compensated somehow. Not just lip service as it would appear is going on here. Think about it we are not seeing any of their AdSense accounts so how would we know.
     Here watch this video at You Tube Kenya #MusicForRain See, no ads. You can do that too. Turn off the ads it is supposed to be non-profit. Perhaps You Tube can come up with a category label "Non-Profit" that automatically turns off the ads for you.
     Please don't get me wrong I like to feel like I'm doing some good by watching these warm fuzzy videos of celebs crusading around the globe but it seems like that is where it ends for them and when the cameras are shut off they have little or no interest in it. I imagine them saying, " You got your footage? Good, get me the hell out of this God forsaken place NOW."  and ,"Where is my check?" I sincerely hope this isn't true.
    

I Have Been Using Electronic Cigarettes For Over a Year

That's really not news now is it? Anyone who knows me really has heard about it from me and some of you have even bought them from me. I recently was noodling around my Chinese Wholesaler's site and discovered something I hadn't noticed before. I can make money off of this. Sure, if I can get my friends or readers to register and buy from this site I can get a commission. If you are reading this then, how about that, you can help me out by buying from this site. Their prices are the best I've seen. If you want you can talk to me or e-mail me about them. The delivery times aren't the greatest but hey it's coming all the way from China. Here is the link! Tell them Rich sent you!
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The verification code on the page is a captcha number that will appear when you click inside the box to type it in.

Wow I Can Blog on My Phone

I have downloaded this app to my phone so I can keep in touch even if my home internet service goes down.

Why Is That Video Getting So Many Views?

     I don't understand what is the attraction here? This thing is entirely in Spanish. Is he the Mexican version of Ray Williams Johnson? I usually don't watch trending topics but I found a link to a thing called You Tube Charts. This shows the most viewed videos for this day this week this month and all time. I thought I'd write this to have something to talk about. What's your deal You Tube viewers? Not even one English subtitle. Full 11:46 minutes no English?? Here look at it.

I'm thinking because of the wrestler making an appearance there. What he say, "Rey Mysterio"??I think that is why it is so popular guys.

Trademark Infringement Is Really Serious

     I guess it could be profitable too. I got an e-mail from a law firm up in New York yesterday. It seems like they are really miffed about finding a needle in a haystack. I won't mention the name of their client or their name for that matter. It is good to see all the money I spent through the years on his client's product going to good use(sarcasm). I hope they don't miss it now that I've quit using it. I hope his client saved and invested it wisely as I won't be buying their product anymore.
     I will talk about something good I got going on and a thing I use and I don't think I am going to stop using it. Personal vaporizers are now my thing after using them for over a year. I set up a web site visit it here Smoke E Zone . I promise I will refrain from using the "c" word, but that isn't the problem. The biggest problem is getting traffic to my site and getting sales. You can solve that problem by visiting the site and tell me what you think. It is a little bit of a different approach because I look at things differently. Oh and tell your friends too.
    The story here is I actually have been approached by a law firm and they may or may not try to sue me. I guess it depends upon what? I'm not too sure. I'm really broke. That is why I'm trying to sell this product. We don't have money to heat our home or buy food but sure I got money to pay a lawyer, no problem.
     Really, I am still not believing what I'm seeing here. I printed it out, that's wild. How did they find that it was even in small print. I changed and updated the web site to not include the offending material. You really got to be on your toes around here with this stuff and let this be a lesson to you be very careful about what you post to your web site folks. You even have to be careful on these blog entries too.

Blocked on Facebook? Why? Who?What?

My Facebook friend and You Tube friend sent out this mass e-mail on March 3, 2011. Somehow one of his meaner crabby other friends reported and blocked me. Please look over the thread and contact this person and tell them whoever they are they need to take that back I don't need a report against my name. The only things you can report and block someone for at Facebook is threatening or sexual behavior. Whoever this was reported me erroneously. Who else did he/she report? Was it just me? I dunno look at the thread!

Kevin Hill March 3 at 6:17am Reply • Report
Alright, I NEVER send videos through facebook but I had to make an exception on this one. PLEASE check this out and let me know what you think in the comments. I think its hands down one of my greatest creations! Thank you SOOO Sooo much!

Talk to you later!
Kevin :D And thanks Again!!!!

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Ghost Prank Goes Bad
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Devin is Scared to Death of Ghosts! So I had to! But, I never thought...
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Bobbie Lynn Steen March 3 at 7:53am Reply • Report
lol to funny good work dude

Nahshon Tribuzio March 3 at 9:02am Reply • Report
Yeah I watched it and commented on it on Youtube when you posted it. I also thought this was one of your Best Editing jobs and vids ever as far as this type of video. Well done Kevin & also Devin....can't forget your peeps.

Utnaru Fiorello Butnaru March 3 at 9:14am Reply • Report
grazie

Brent Demarco March 3 at 10:52am Reply • Report
I seen it
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Rich Munnich March 3 at 10:53am
Quit hitting "Reply All"

Ben Hall March 3 at 10:57am Reply • Report
Okay! Got it! ;-)
Hi Ya'll!!

Homeling Nos March 3 at 11:08am Reply • Report
GAAAHHH!!!!
Crazy hoomans....

Rich Munnich March 3 at 11:51am
While you at it you can watch my video too!

Chicago Cubs Audition
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HEY HEY HOLY MACKERAL NO DOUBT ABOUT IT A DREAM JOB
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Brandon McGlothlin March 3 at 11:54am Reply • Report
Why do I keep getting this

TesSie HubBard March 3 at 1:27pm Reply • Report
I liked it a bunch. Thanks Kevin! I featured it on my YOuTuBe!

Ben Hall March 3 at 2:32pm Reply • Report
Shhhh! Evrybuddy be wary wary quite. I tink I taw a pooty cat!! Over der------------------->>>>

Rich Munnich March 3 at 2:44pm
nope no putty tats here tweety

Brent Demarco March 3 at 2:55pm Reply • Report
awesome video

Kevin Hill March 3 at 7:04pm Reply • Report
Hey, Panty Pants!

Thank you so much Tessie!!! :D It seems like it's been forever since someone featured one of my videos! THat really means a lot! Thank you Thank you Thank you!!!

Talk to you later!
Kronci-Pants

Tara Germiquet March 3 at 7:12pm Reply • Report
:) Tess is awesome isn't she?

March 3 at 9:04pm Report

Quit sending me shit! YOu have been reported!

Tara Germiquet March 3 at 9:13pm Reply • Report
WHAT IN THE WORLD WAS I REPORTED FOR EXCEPT REPLYING TO AN E-MAIL THANK-YOU VERY MUCH I DID NOTHING WRONG.. Gosh complain to the person who sent out the e-mail not me. No one told me to stop replying thank-you

Bill Thompson March 4 at 12:12am Reply • Report
your message is going to 182 people kronci pants.

Rich Munnich March 4 at 12:30am
If you want to reply to Kronc click the reply, the word reply next to his name otherwise it goes out to 183 people hahahahaha which is really funny because this is about the 7th time we've seen this because people are clicking on Reply All box in the lower right hand corner. STOP IT!!!

Jake Snover March 4 at 6:49am Reply • Report
Stop what Rich?
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Homeling Nos March 4 at 9:19am Reply • Report
Indeed this may be too much for your puny hooman brains to comprehend, but how does one take one's self OFF THE FREAKIN MAILING LIST?
:)

Ben Hall March 4 at 9:53am Reply • Report
I just woke up....Thought you'll would like to know that!

Rich Munnich March 4 at 10:51am
Now I confused again, is it Friday? It is nice to know that Ben, thanks for the "will would" contraction. "Thought you will would"???? whaaa

NaughtyPuppet Show March 4 at 10:52am Reply • Report
LOL I was getting misc replies from this email about every hour, slowed down since yesterday.. but still... For the Love of Cher..... how does one remove themselves from further replies to this individual subject? I have deleted it several times.. also have done a Windows "find on this page" search for my name, to remove it from the list. It did not find me. ;-/ Help? I would enjoy being informed of future emails/events for the group.. but am satiated with further replies to this endless comment stream. -Thanks . David/Nps ;-) -ps... I know I hit "reply all", as I am hoping someone has an efficient answer.

Ben Hall March 4 at 12:41pm Reply • Report
Sorry NPS...We got you babe! Whoo! *Whips hair and puckers mouth*

Rich Munnich March 4 at 12:48pm
And it's right where we want him too Ben bwaahahahahaha

John Burnap March 4 at 1:21pm Reply • Report
The way you get off this list is to STOP REPLYING FOR GODS SAKE PLEASE STOP REPLYING TO THIS THREAD BEFORE I GO CRAZY.

DO NOT REPLY! DO NOT REPLY ALL!!! like i am about to do.

i hope this comment is the last on the thread... cant we agree mutually to never talk about this again? AND DONT ANSWER THAT!! DONT BE FUNNY!! DO NOT REPLY

Nahshon Tribuzio March 4 at 1:26pm Reply • Report
Ok but just to Cheer you up - This is how I make your Pizza's!


Ben Hall March 4 at 1:53pm Reply • Report
Could you make a how to video John?

Rich Munnich March 4 at 2:15pm
A how to video would be greatly appreciated John! I'd also like to see Nahshon making that pizza he's talking about.

John Burnap March 4 at 6:10pm Reply • Report
funny thing is, i dont mind these messages... i thought it would be funny if i said i was going to kill myself or something. but thats just too serious. so instead, i am going to kill one baby seal and a polar bear cub for each subsequent post to this thread. also, i will eat kittens and puppies with salamander sauce. but thats just for fun.

also, that IS going to be good pizza. i cant wait to find the mystery topping!

NaughtyPuppet Show March 4 at 6:39pm Reply • Report
TheBurnap 4tw!

Rich Munnich March 4 at 10:13pm
I saw that how to get a rugburn on your forehead video so now on to the secret mystery topping

J.t. Smith March 14 at 6:46pm Reply • Report
r u all talkin to me

Louis Joseph Anthony Gill March 14 at 7:19pm Reply • Report
I don't know who you are as you are not on my friends list

J.t. Smith March 14 at 7:46pm Reply • Report
ok

March 14 at 7:48pm Report
Stop replying to this message. It's annoying.

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Jake Snover March 14 at 7:49pm Reply • Report
I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT I'M DOING HERE.

AmyRose Heyboer March 14 at 7:53pm Reply • Report
I DON'T KNOW WHAT WE'RE YELLING ABOUT
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AmyRose Heyboer March 14 at 7:54pm Reply • Report
I DON'T KNOW WHAT WE'RE YELLING ABOUT
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Ben Klahn March 14 at 7:55pm Reply • Report
LOUD NOISES!
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Ben Klahn March 14 at 7:56pm Reply • Report
LOUD NOISES!
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J.t. Smith March 14 at 8:36pm Reply • Report
wat

Rich Munnich March 14 at 10:27pm
I diDn'T hEar a wOrd tHeY sAid!?! sO dOn'T aXe mE.

Rich Munnich March 14 at 10:28pm
and hey who farted in here

Bobbie Lynn Steen March 15 at 2:26am Reply • Report
lol i did not do it :)

Rich Munnich March 15 at 2:43am
I'm guessing it was Kevin or one of the pugs! hahahaha

Bobbie Lynn Steen March 15 at 3:06am Reply • Report
hahahahahah maybe so idk lol

March 15 at 3:12am Report

This is ridiculous. I'm tired of getting messages because you all keep responding. stop please!!!
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Rich Munnich March 15 at 3:53am
if you're tired go to sleep

Joe Wood March 15 at 5:03am Reply • Report
how do i remove myself from this thread

Crys Gail March 15 at 6:05am Reply • Report
Please whowver is responsible for this mass email please do not send me anymore!!!! Tired of this crap! Thank u!
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Sally Jean March 15 at 10:47am Reply • Report
you dont remove yourself, just quit responding!

Rich Munnich March 15 at 12:30pm
This whole thingy is brought to you courtesy of Kevin Hill. YOU'VE BEEN KRONC-ED! hahahaha


John Burnap March 15 at 4:36pm Reply • Report
How do I remove myself from this thread?
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Ben Klahn March 15 at 4:38pm Reply • Report
You can't. Even if you delete it, it'll come back if someone posts on it again. So everyone should just let it go and not post on here anymore lol.
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Ben Klahn March 15 at 4:38pm Reply • Report
You can't. Even if you delete it, it'll come back if someone posts on it again. So everyone should just let it go and not post on here anymore lol.
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Rich Munnich March 15 at 4:44pm
It had sat idle for 10 days and because of J.T Smith it has now come back to life. It's the e-mail that wouldn't die!!!

Rich Munnich March 15 at 5:20pm
Who the hell is that and why did he/she block and report me for?

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New Kid in Town

There is a new web site out there too with that new kid. It is a lot of fun, you can ask me silly questions and I can make up silly answers. Or you can ask serious questions and I can answer them sillily. Or you can ask a silly question and I can answer it seriously. or any other combinations just look below. I look like I'm trapped.

Making Clever Response Videos

     All too often we watch things on TV and talk back either to a news broadcast or a show. It is likely that if you are watching shows with other people they will begin talking before there is a commercial break often times interrupting the very broadcast you were trying to watch. Of course they are there with you so what they have to say is way more important.
     The monkeys at You Tube (I mean the monkeys they refer to in the error messages, you know, the highly trained ones.) have a nifty solution. Response videos are the modern answer to all that.

     When making a response video on You Tube you need several things that can enhance the experience for you and your viewers. First and foremost you need a web cam. Not a problem as most new computers come with one built right in. Second you need a sense of what the viewer will see. It's good to position the camera directly in line with the video feed you are looking at so your viewers get the notion that you are looking at them and not a little piece of glass about the size of a dime. Just imagine that is a person there. Avoid painting a face on the lens as this will inhibit the view of your face. Definitely use props. Silly hats, sunglasses, swords, wigs, and cigars can really enhance your project.  

    Here let me show you a few so you get a good feel for how to do this.
     Basically you just turn on the camera and say what's on your mind. It's fun and can enhance your channel with content that just wouldn't be there if you didn't have anything to say about what you just saw. It also stimulates you to watch more videos because now you can talk back instead of just shouting at the screen where no one will hear or see you. This will also keep you from interrupting the show for others in the room watching with you.

Please try not to be embarrassed if you don't get it right the first couple of tries. You can re-do it before you publish it and delete it if you get bored with it or just leave it up there for fun. The monkeys wouldn't want it any other way. Remember the key to popularity at You Tube is consistent content addition and loads of it. 

I'm Naked and I'm Going To Die!

I thought I would discuss some stories today being Sunday, the first Sunday of Lent. When are we supposed to give it back? I don't know and I don't know who lent it to us either. I get the Gospel (or the Good News) emailed to me everyday. I read that today. Normally, I would just leave it sit there in my inbox and not even look at it. I've got 331 e-mails there in that section unread, by the way. 

     I had been going to Mass every day back about 2 years ago. The Church I was going to had the readings in Spanish "only" several times so I was missing out a lot on the experience until I got the readings e-mailed to me. If you go to Mass every day you will have gotten the entire Bible read to you in three years. So I had gone a total of 18 months every day until my wife had quit her job and was home with me. Then getting up early and heading out of the house for 8am Mass became troublesome.  I'm not sure if I miss the experience.
     Today's readings were Genesis 2:7-9.3:1-7, Romans 5:12-19, Matthew 4:1-11 just in case you have the sudden urge to look them over. Please use the New American Bible which is the Catholic version to avoid any confusion.
     There is two very separate and distinct stories involved. The first that comes up is the garden of Eden story. Now, the gist of the story is a theme I like to call original sin. Basically the belief that we know the difference between right and wrong, good and evil and will die as a result of knowing. Yet not knowing things can kill you. This creates a paradox. It isn't really thinking we know the difference between good and evil that is deadly dangerous as attempting to control the two.
      Last year around this time I watched my Dad die. It is really something to see as strong a spirit as his is pass into the next world. He was also very strong physically. His death was not pretty or graceful in any way.  It sort of tore at me to watch as all we knew scientifically got reduced to mere voodoo. Nothing could help. The atrophy that occurs as a result of three solid years of living with emphysema had ravaged his body beyond anything the team of doctors could fix.  Although he was not in the waiting room with us I felt I could tell when he was gone and not coming back.
      Now humans are hard wired for survival. If someone or something tries to kill you, you will do whatever it takes to stay alive longer.  Instinct takes over, we cannot control it. Even though most of us understand and accept that we are all going to die. But that isn't by any stretch of the imagination the original sin mentioned in the letter to the Romans. That is where the second story comes in. What specifically is the original sin? Here let me quote the letter to the Romans,"For just as through the disobedience of one person the many were made sinners, so through the obedience of one the many will be made righteous."Through our savior we've been released.
     The second story is about Jesus fasting in the desert for forty days, the very thing we are kind of emulating during Lent. It is a term of reflecting upon who we are and our significance in the whole scheme of things. Take special note of the dynamics of the three questions posed to Jesus and His responses. These are the release that gives us our freedom as believers to believe. Even though common sense should dictate that there is no archaeological proof that either one of these events ever happened. Jesus' final response forced the Devil to give it up and leave. Who does it serve to have to prove these things? Attempting to prove the challenges given up here in this story is the original sin we are all born with and the original sin Jesus relieves us of. Give up all control to Love.
     Here is an example of people who are reverting back to original sin. The control issue per Se.There is going to be people saying it, I know, just wait for it and you'll see. You'll hear,"The Japanese are not Christians so God is punishing them." An alarm should go off in your head and you'll remember this article. Remember me saying they are trying to control God. Any Christian who would say that is not allowing God to control them.  Any Christian who would say my Dad deserved to suffer so and die because he smoked is also not allowing God to control them. We all die and only God knows why.

OK Something I Gotta Try

Hi,
     I now have a blog. I had one several years ago at AOL but no one seemed interested. I hope to get a little more mileage here at Google with the catchy URL and all. When I got something on my mind I'll write.
     We used to have pen-pals when we were children. Today I am not too sure if that goes on anymore. This modern era no longer requires us to actually write things on paper and mail them. All of this can be printed out though. It saves a bunch of trees and postage and the postal workers sweat.
     Enough of that now let me tell you a little about me. I may start an about me section if I stray off on a fictional bend and not publish autobiographical stories. Would it be alright to play around with fictional stories? You let me know. I'll try some and see if I get any response. In the meantime here is the scoop on Rich Munnich.  The entire blog is going to be "about me" so relax and get set for a wild ride. I'm a fifty year old white man from Chicago. Now this is going to date this entry so it cannot be a general thing. Right now I'm fifty, by the time you end up reading this I may be older. I'll always be white and a man rest assured that will not change. Please don't dwell on it we all get older. You will get older too. That is what is awesome about you.
    I chose this Awesome Inc. template because I'm awesome too, thanks. You should be completely enthralled by this. HEY WAKE UP!  Right now, today is Saturday and we got nothing going on. I'm struggling financially. As a matter of fact I have been living really below the poverty level since 2002. In two years I will have lived a decade of poverty. You're doubting that because I have a computer and an internet subscription but those things are a facade.  How did I end up here? Well you get to read all about it.
     It is pointless to live your life for things. Things have always been a problem for me. I first learned things were going to be a problem a long time ago. One story that jumps out at me right at this moment about things is the one about my Brother Marty's glasses. Fences were built with a patterned chicken wire and two by fours nailed to posts. These chain linked all metal fences we have today weren't around in 1970 when I was nine years old. We had a swing set in the backyard of our house on Normal Ave. Those two by fours made a great place to set things during the summer. For example a cup of water. If you drag out the garden hose and the sprinkler on a hot summer day it makes a dandy place to set a pair of glasses too. Marty and I used to set up the sprinkler just under those swings and the slide. Marty didn't want to get a towel to clean off his new glasses so he set them there on the opposite side of that fence so they wouldn't get wet. It was more or less in the next door neighbor neighbor's yard. We had so much fun running around in the sprinkler that day we lost track of the time and had to go in. We were doing just fine until Mom asked Marty where his glasses were. Neither of us could remember. We each got spankings and sent to our room. No dinner either. Mom and Dad were REAL mad as those stinking glasses cost a lot of money. Both of us were grounded and could only come out of our room to do chores under direct supervision until we remembered. It took three miserable days for the glasses to turn up. The next door neighbor lady named Audrey found them and gave them to Mom. I can picture that damned fence right now and all of it's subtle nuances. I should draw you a picture. I'll end my little story right now and do that and post it here. Maybe the next entry will include a photo instead of a sketch. Thanks for reading this far.