New KSE

Posted in Metal, Music, Pleased, Rock on July 2, 2009 by martineden

The new Killswitch Engage album is as bad ass as one would expect from this fricking band.  They bring it on every track like the last several albums as these guys just don’t waste a track.  Howard is at his peak and anyone who says these guys have gone soft can go fuck their metalcore selves.  Check out the single and video for Starting Over -

Health Defined

Posted in My Guilt on July 2, 2009 by martineden

Generally the land of the belligerent man is a place for sarcasm and side notes that go along with my quite happy life.  I mean lets face the truth.  I have a great weefe that I have been with for well over 10 years and I am happy today as the first day we met.  I have 2 lovely daughters who are much brighter and more colorful than I could have ever dreamed of and I am expecting a 3rd in the coming months.  My mother lives with us and although that sometimes drives us all a little batty (probably her the most) it is wonderful for all of us.  I have a great job that I enjoy and I like my small group of comrades as well.

All in all I have very little to complain about.  I would say I lead a mentally healthy life overall.  Of course it has some pitfalls (Every time I type or say that word I think of swinging over some alligators while racing against a pointless clock!) with most of them being lodged deep inside my own terribly flawed brain but such is life.  

However, one area I need to get on the stick – physical health.  True I have no health problems.  I see the doctor 2 times a year for check ups and my blood pressure and cholesterol check out just fine.  I can still keep up with my kids and my clothing size has not changed in the last 5 years.  Age though is catching up.  My ability to bounce back and recover every day or every hour is not as great as it once was.  So I can either get on HGH and lie to congress, very tempting or get my ass in some better shape.  I do verbalize this ever and I am hoping by typing this out it will give me a little more motivation to stay on course.  Nothing crazier, eat better, daily exercise.  Simple, right?

I Need One Of These

Posted in Homes on June 30, 2009 by martineden

My wife has been looking for the right decoration for our entryway and this might do the trick.  

 

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7,788 Miles To Get It

Posted in OBAMA on June 23, 2009 by martineden

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It is quite a nice shirt but I am guessing I can get one to my liking a little closer that 7,788 miles / 12,533 kilometers /6,767 nautical miles.  Just a guess but I think the gift shop at Shenzhen Bao’an International Airport might be considered out of the way.

Creepy Day

Posted in La Nostra Casa on June 20, 2009 by martineden

It gets a little creepy out here weather wise at times, such as last night, but overall I love our area.  I like being out in the open more than ever.  This photo was taken on June 1 and no enhancements or changes were made to it all.  Pretty creep and pretty impressive I think.

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Rainy Day Not Needed

Posted in Uncategorized on June 13, 2009 by martineden

I really did not need rain today.  Although it is nice for the lawn this seriously constricts my plans with the kids on this solo style weekend.  Ugh.

A Picture Is Worth 1000 Words?

Posted in Big Fraud on June 8, 2009 by martineden

 

Hmmm...Who's Hand Is That?

Hmmm...Who's Hand Is That?

No, not really as this one is worth two words …. Fuck You.  500 cartons of shit, gone forever.  You stupid fucking idiots that keep everything with no concept of cost or worth.  Let me explain it – Cost — How much you pay for the shit – Worth — How much you can get out of it.  After 10 years of getting nothing out of it you thumbsuckers you can safely say it has no worth. 

Oh wait that is not exactly true.  It is worth and big FUCK YOU and SMILE on 2 particular faces.

Axis of Crapola

Posted in Just Plain Crappy, Music on June 8, 2009 by martineden

On the topic of shitty bands let me throw out my axis of crapola.  Anytime I hear any of these bands I want to stab myself in the ear with a dull letter opener - 

  • Blink 182 – The true definition of douchebags.
  • Greenday – Nice eyeliner.
  • The Offspring – Oh yeah your very counter-culture.

Bands That Should Have Never Appeared

Posted in Just Plain Crappy, Music, Not My Thing, Overrated on June 7, 2009 by martineden
  • The Fray
  • Stone Temple Pilots
  • Jane’s Addiction

Enough said.

Top 10….Books

Posted in Authors, Books on June 6, 2009 by martineden

So if you got stuck on an island what would be your Top 10…..Books.  That’s right books.  Music is a little easier but think about what books would you be willing to read to Wilson for a few years in a row.  With that in mind here are my own in no set order -

 

  • Martin Eden – Jack London
  • Moby Dick – Herman Melville
  • Adventures of Kavilier & Clay – Michael Chabon
  • True North – Jim Harrison
  • Dune – Frank Herbert
  • Galilee – Clive Barker
  • A Separate Peace – John Knowles
  • Interview With The Vampire – Ann Rice
  • Fortress of Solitude – Jonathan Lethem 
  • Night Watch – Sergei Lukyanenko
  • The Master And Margarita – Mikhail Bulgakov

Keep in mind that this might be a slightly different list if I was asked to list my Top 10 books of all time as the above all have great value beyond the initial read so they would be a perfect compliment in my travels further down the road of insanity.

And you?  I am hoping I can get one good suggesstion out of this as I am dying on the book vine currently.