Jim Cantore

If Jim Cantore is in your town for hurricance coverage, that means: GET THE FUCK OUT!

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This is a link to a real business here in Lafayette. It cracked me up, especially the testimonials. You must check it out.

I was born in 1980

In 1980 (the year you were born)

Jimmy Carter is president of the US President Carter announces punitive measures and embargos against the USSR in retaliation for the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan Mount St. Helens in Washington state erupts in a violent blast estimated to be 500 times as powerful as the Hiroshima atomic bomb Ronald Reagan is elected the 40th US president in a sweeping victory US Representative Michael O. Myers is expelled from the House for his role in the Abscam scandal Hewlett-Packard announces release of its first personal computer Microsoft announces their version of UNIX, Xenix Christina Ricci, Chelsea Clinton, Venus Williams, Jessica Simpson, Macaulay Culkin, and Jake Gyllenhaal are born Philadelphia Phllies win the World Series Pittsburgh Steelers win Superbowl XIV New York Islanders win the Stanley Cup The Empire Strikes Back is the top grossing film "Lady" by Kenny Rogers spends the most time at the top of the US charts U.S. viewers get caught up in the "Who Shot J.R.?" cliff hanger on the soap opera series, Dallas, which is solved on a November 21 episode, drawing a record numbers of viewers

What Happened the Year You Were Born?

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I Am Bored

Wow...I'm Shocked!!

Your IQ Is 90

Your Logical Intelligence is Average Your Verbal Intelligence is Above Average Your Mathematical Intelligence is Average Your General Knowledge is Above Average

A Quick and Dirty IQ Test

House M.D.

The following conversation took place on FOX's House MD, after an interview for a new intern. Wilson thought she was great; House did not

Wilson: That’s our Hitler!
House: No way.
Wilson: Are you kidding? Her background’s perfect, she’s smart, she can obviously deal with your insanity…
House: Did you see her shoes?
Wilson: Her shoes? What, did your horoscope in Vogue tell you to avoid women wearing green shoes?
House: The eyes can mislead, the smile can lie, but the shoes always tell the truth.
Wilson: They were Prada. It means she has good taste.
House: They were not Prada. You wouldn’t know Prada if one stepped on your scrotum.
Wilson: Okay, well, they were nice, pointy…
House: Exactly, they were stylish, and very painful to wear. Only an incredibly shallow and insecure woman would rather be in pain all day then wear a decent looking, comfortable shoe, and that’s exactly the type I don’t need around here.

The new season begins Tuesday, September 13th!

Keep a knocking, but you can't come in.

OFF

Today I was off work. Oh my...was it nice! I don't ever want to go back. I better not even think like that because I must return to vitamin hell. It was nice smelling normal for a day.

Theme Song

I heard this song today. It is the theme song of all employee's of Company W. I'm not sure if anyone that works there is happy. The song is "Hold On" by Wilson Phillips.

I know this pain
Why do lock yourself up in these chains?
No one can change your life except for you
Don't ever let anyone step all over you
Just open your heart and your mind
Is it really fair to feel this way inside?

Chorus:
Some day somebody's gonna make you want to
Turn around and say goodbye
Until then baby are you going to let them
Hold you down and make you cry
Don't you know?
Don't you know things can change
Things'll go your way
If you hold on for one more day
Can you hold on for one more day
Things'll go your way
Hold on for one more day

You could sustain
Or are you comfortable with the pain?
You've got no one to blame for your unhappiness
You got yourself into your own mess
Lettin' your worries pass you by
Don't you think it's worth your time
To change your mind?

(chorus)

I know that there is pain
But you hold on for one more day and
Break free the chains
Yeah i know that there is pain
But you hold on for one more day and you
Break free, break from the chains

Some day somebody's gonna make you want to
Turn around and say goodbye
Until then baby are you going to let them
Hold you down and make you cry
Don't you know?
Don't you know things can change
Things'll go your way
If you hold on for one more day yeah
If you hold on

Don't you know things can change
Things'll go your wayIf you hold on for one more day,
If you hold on
Can you hold on
Hold on baby
Won't you tell me now
Hold on for one more day 'cause
It's gonna go your way

Don't you know things can change
Things'll go your way
If you hold on for one more day
Can't you change it this time

Make up your mind
Hold on
Hold on
Baby hold on

CMT & Marc Broussard

This morning, I was watching the new Top 20 Countdown on CMT. I like to watch it every week because it gives me a rundown on my favorite songs (usually). Before the number one song came on, the viewers were given a "sneak peek" at a song from "Wide Open Country." I was shocked that this video was from Acadiana's own, Marc Broussard. It was an awesome video, of his song "Home." Shots were taken of his home town of Carencro, and several scenes were filmed at Lake Martin. I was pumped! Still am, for that matter.

"You from here, cher?"

I'm sure that many of you from Louisiana have seen this numerous times, but I always find them funny. I want to post it for everyone who may stumble upon the site, who isn't a native.

You might be from Louisiana when...

As a child, you play games with your friends by knocking down the crawfish mounds, and you get paid for it.

You greet people with "Howz ya momma'an'dem?" and hear back "Dey fine!"

Every so often, you have waterfront property.

When giving directions you use words like "uptown," "downtown," "backatown," "riverside," "lakeside," "cross da bayou" or "down the levee."

When you refer to a geographical location "way up North," you are referring to places like Shreveport, Little Rock, or Memphis, "where it gets real cold."

You've ever had Mello Joy or Community Coffee.

You can pronounce Tchoupitoulas but can't spell it.

You don't worry when you see ships riding higher in the river than the top of your house.

You judge a po-boy by the number of napkins used.

The waitress at your local sandwich shop tells you a fried oyster po-boy "dressed" is healthier than a Caesar salad. [Ceasar salads are healthy?]

You can eat Popeye's, Haydel's and Zapp's for lunch and wash it down with Barq's and several Abitas, without losing it all on your stoop.

The four seasons in your year are: crawfish, shrimp, crab, and King Cake. [Cuz they show ain't no Spring and Fall.]

You "wrench" your hands in the "zink" with an onion bar to get the crawfish smell off.

You don't learn until high school that Mardi Gras is not a national holiday. [It's not??]

You don't learn until high school what a "county" is.

Your last name isn't pronounced the way it's spelled.

You know what a nutria rat is but you still pick it to represent your baseball team.

You have spent a summer afternoon on the Lake Pontchartrain seawall catching blue crabs.

You describe a color as "K & B Purple."

You like your rice and politics dirty.

You pronounce the largest city in the state as "Nawlins." [But if you're really from Louisiana, you say "New OR luns."]

You know those big roaches can fly, but you're able to sleep at night anyway.

You assume everyone has mosquito swarms in their backyard.

You realize the rainforest is less humid than Louisiana.

You learn that a seat belt makes a pretty good branding iron.

You discover that you can get a sunburn through your car window.

When out of town, you stop and ask someone where there is a drive-through Daiquiri place, and they look at you like you have three heads.

You have flood insurance.

Your burial plot is six feet over rather than six feet under.

A Bloody Mary or Mimosa is the perfect breakfast beverage.

You have a monogrammed go-cup.

You get on a bus marked "Cemeteries" and don’t think twice.

You shake out your shoes before putting them on.

The second most festive and anticipated holiday is Mardi Gras.

Your sunglasses fog up when you step outside.

No matter where else you go in the world, you are always disappointed in the food.

You get up in the morning and start cooking a pot of rice before you give any thought to what you'll fix for supper.

You call lunch, "dinner," and you call dinner, "supper."

You ask, "How dey running?" and "Are dey fat?" when you're inquiring about seafood quality.

When it starts to rain, you cover your beer instead of your head.

You call tomato sauce "red gravy."

You eat sno-balls instead of throwing them.

Your house payment is less than your air conditioning bill.

Your grandparents are called "Maw Maw" and "Paw Paw." ["Mom-Mom" and "Pop-pop"]

You fall asleep to the soothing sounds of box fans.

No one eats healthy.

At a crawfish boil, you are told not to eat the dead ones, and you know which ones they are.

You're excited because the Atkin's Diet allows cracklins.

You "save" the dishes and clothes.

You're a Saints fan!

You consider a Redneck to be anyone living North of I-10.

You're in high school before you realize that beaches are supposed to have white sand.

At the first sign of a cool front, it's immediately known as "gumbo weather."

Someone shows up at your house, and you hollar: "Get down!"

RIP Peetu

Well tonight I noticed that my fish died. Cypress bought Peetu for my birthday, this year. I miss her, and now I miss Peetu. Now, I'm all alone in my room.

Everyone in the house laughed at me because my fish died. I don't think it's too funny.

I threw Peetu out in the backyard. I figured another animal could eat him, and the circle of life would continue.

Ignorance

No matter where you travel, ingnorance exists in every corner. It doesn't only exist in the South. It doesn't only exist in the North, in America, or overseas. Certainly, it does not only exist in Louisiana.

Some of the most ingorant people that I know are the same people that think this of everyone else. So, get out and experience life, rather than just hearing it from everyone else. Cuz it ain't what ya heard.

Smile

Dinner and a movie with Beth tonight. We had fun. I recommend Wedding Crashers. I laughed throughout the movie. I wasn't expecting it to be really funny, but it was. Go see it!

Welcome Home!

Beth, you have been gone all summer and now you're home! Welcome back to Acadiana. As I am sure you noticed, the heat is here to greet you as well. Maybe I'll hear from you sometime after tomorrow because I'm sure you are tired as all get out. Give me a call; I have a lot of bitching to catch you up on.

Inspiration

When I was younger, I remember that my mom's oldest sister had a plaque that sat on the headboard of my guest-bed. It was from the peanuts cartoon. (I think she got it at work.) It said, "SMILE! It makes others wonder what you're up to."

It really does work. I rarely smile 8-5 (M-F), but when I do, people always think that something is up.

Also, Dove Chocolates have been putting messages on the inside of the foil wrappers. I just snagged myself a sweet treat, and it says: "Temptation is fun...giving in is even better."

No Comment.

On a separate note, I think the TV show, "Everybody Loves Raymond" is much like my own life. I can see things panning out just that way for me. Thankfully, I'm making the appropriate changes.

Yes, Mrs. Donovan

Blah Blah Blah...

The Answer

I have noticed that as we age our vision fades along with our beauty. I think there is a relationship here. Our sight fades so we don't see how ugly our mate is getting every year, or our ownselves for that matter. It all makes sense.

Double Take

You are F.A.T.

Fabulous And Thick

Highlight for You

I am employed by a company with the highest micro-management I have ever seen. We clock in using pictured identification cards, so at the beginning of each week, we verify and sign our hours worked on a print-out. Well, someone with nothing better to do goes through and highlights discrepancies with our time. Now, the kicker is what they consider a discrepancy. If you are scheduled to be at work for 8:00 am, you will get highlighted for clocking in at 8:01 am. If you are scheduled to get off at 5:00 pm, you will get highlighted for clocking out at 4:59:57. YES! Is this not absolutely ridiculous? (It doesn't matter if you try to make up time in the afternoon, you only get recognized for the bad.) Also, lunch breaks are also calculated to the minute. We have a 15-minute rounding window, but we still get highlighted. Just so we know to be on time. They must not know who I am.

I understand that companies want to cut their costs as much as possible. Hell, I try to do that at home. If it causes extra work, to me, it is worth the price. We recycle weigh-paper that we weigh out our samples on, which compromises our results. We recycle disposable pipettes, which compromises results. We recycle GLOVES, which compromises our health and is a major OSHA violation. We use cheap paper filters instead of glass, which is cheaper, but 10 extra steps have to be taken. I could go on an on...

OH...and any thoughts of a 90-day evaluation should go out the door. Even an evaluation after a year is unheard of. Who needs a merit raise?

Do What I Do

Ok, I have to let you in on what is not a secret. I'm not particularly happy at my job. I know, it may have come as a shock, but I had to put the truth out there.

The trend is that when people quit, they do not hire a new people to replace them. Simply, more work is tacked onto everyone else. However, I think that my station is a wee bit too busy for them to tack on anything more.

My tactic: If you play stupid all the time, eventually they will quit asking you questions. Most importantly, you will not get asked to take on new responsibilities.

Some of you may consider it unfortunate for others to think that you're stupid, but I have found enjoyment in it. Sometimes the more you know, the more you have to do. I don't plan on moving up in the company, so why learn new things. My resume is full as it is anyway. If I perform any new tasks, I will be over the one page limit.