This is not the man himself for this particular blog, but the person closest to him. I am the roommate/best friend he's spoken of many times on his blog. It falls to me to be the bringer of sad tidings. Len passed away late on the morning of January 3rd, 2005 from heart failure. Those who knew him and who's lives were touched by him will always be enriched. He me
Is it just me, or is this year becoming the complete sterilization of the traditional “Christian” Christmas? Lately, the news has been abounding with incidents of cities replacing “Merry Christmas” with “Happy Holidays”, the profound replacement of “Christmas” with “Xmas”, the banning of Christmas Carols at certain schools, etc. No one disputes t
This is "late breaking" news, so my references are weak. There was an item on the news this afternoon, stating that the Virginia General Assembly is currently reviewing a Bill that would place a miniature transmitter in the State's drivers licenses. This transmitter would "broadcast" the information on the drivers license and only persons with the appropri
I had the opportunity to see Braveheart in it's entirety today. I couldn't help but make an analogy to the situation in Iraq. The analogy wasn't so much in regards to the political dynamic between both situations, but more of an insight to the Iraq/Al Qaeda mentality towards "occupation". Even though The Coalition isn't trying to occupy Iraq, as England w
To imajinit: I'm 42, single. I guess you would say that I am a "psuedo-parent". I have a roomate and she is my best friend. We care deeply for each other, but even though we have both stated that we can see the both of us "growing old" with each other, it is not a husband/wife, boyfriend/girlfriend relationship. It is more of a "big brother, little sister" relationship. We have her kids here on the weekends, and they see me as a big brot
To Sallysocks: Yeah, I'm here. Intermitently, but I'm here. LLS
Some years ago, my dad died. It was a very peaceful, graceful passing. A number of my more spiritual friends mentioned that "he would make his presence known" after his passing. Well, other than my personality traits becoming exactly like his, there has been no "sign". No dreams about him, no physical sign....nothing. As mentioned in previous posts, my
Well! I seem to be the tortoise and not the hare. Or do I mean the reverse? I was was going to post my thoughts about the Bush Document/New Times Roman/Superscript fiasco, but after a casual flip through some of the other posts here, I see that it has been well over done. So, tonight, I offer you simple, basic pabulum. Worst of times: Nov
I am completely strapped, drawn and quartered for time right now, but I just had to share...... If you're a television / news junkie like I am, this is the time of the year when all of the local television news stations put their interns in front of the camera for the first time. And maybe behind the camera too! So, this one local station put TWO ne
A rule of thumb to keep in mind - eventually all things computer-related will become obsolete. Unfortunately for the consumer and businesses, the rate at which "things" (OS, software, periferals, hardware etc.) become obsolete is increasing at an exponential rate...almost as fast as Intel ratchets up the speed on their latest and greatest chip. It's not just you, it's EVERYBODY. As a personal example, my company is going through a di
Hmmm......I agree with that and I disagree with that to a certain point. As for my posts, yes I will try to remain within the Joeuser TOS. As for replies to my posts, I do not think I would ever blacklist anyone. I have a completely different view of negative replies. First of all, the "kind", intelligent negative replies are more than welcome. The agressive negative replies are acceptable as well, although, not entirely we
Long story short..... 2004 was an extremely bad year for me, financially. Any individual instance of a financial dilema, happening once per year, I would have been able to handle. Unfortunately for me, I was hit with about 4 or 5 financial dilemas in 2004. I was forced to file for Chapter 7 Bankruptcy. My checking account was garnished by a cr
Things have been getting crazy. In my "So Much To Write About, So Little Time" article, I had mentioned that my time here at Joeuser has been limited due to a combination of domestic and work-related obligations. Well, those "obligations" have grown, and the dreams that I've been having lately aren't helping any. The "real life" obligations I can't
To sandy2 And that is where I'm confused! I live in Virginia, a Commonwealth. The only difference that I can see between Virginia and Puerto Rico is that we (Virginia) are obligated to pay income taxes and are eligible to vote in US elections. Either cut them (Puerto Rico) loose and let them be their own nation, or make them a State. Yes, there is a military strategic benefit for keeping them as a "territory". But if that is the
To: jdjefferson My sarcasm gets the better of me sometimes, as with my last response (border patrol, dangling chads etc.) Don't get me wrong, I think that I need to seriously look at, in the next several days, at all the implications of PR becoming a state. From the links that you provided, I don't see anything wrong with welcoming them as the 51st state. That last link was excellent, btw. I hear your side of the argument (
To: jdjefferson (sarcasm) I know the "Trading Texas" comment was in jest. I hope. You know it will never happen. The logistics are too overwhelming. Staffing the DFW airport (hub) alone would be a nightmare. Not to mention moving the already understaffed border patrol to NM and LA et al would be a pain in the ass. And then there's acres vs. acres. However, your post did encourage me to look at things from a Puerto Rican per
The definition of a U.S. Territory was probably fresh in my memory 25 or 30 years ago in High School or Grammar School, but for me, that definition has become "fuzzy" over the years. It is the latest Olympic news item with the Puerto Rican basketball team spanking......errrr.....I mean beating the US basketball team in the 2004 Summer Olympics, that is the im
To Greenie: Nice! And Oof! I am fortunate in that I have close friends who can put up with all of my goo. "Goo" I define as any bodily secretion, whether it's saliva dripping from my mouth, or gray matter dripping from my ears. "Saliva" would have worked better there. I had considered "mucous membrane", but that implies something projectile, which wasn't the effect I was looking for. So, I chose "Goo". Maybe I n
My thoughts and prayers go out to those devastated by "Charley". LLS
Last year, August 18, 2003, Hurricane Isabel made land fall around Nags Head, North Carolina. Without attempting to look up this information right now, I recall that is was a Cat. 3 or a Cat.4 by the time it made landfall at Cape Hatteras, NC. The center of the storm tracked right over, or slightly to the west of Richmond. The damage that Isabel brought to central
It has been one of those times in my life where everything has "come to a head". I have not had the opportunity to post any of my misguided thoughts lately. I have been drawn and quartered at work, and of course there is the obligatory domestic chores to be done once I get home. Who was it, Ben Franklin who said (paraphrasing) "Nothing is certain ex
Nah, she's not weird by any sense of the word! My room mates kids are here on the weekend, ages 8 and 13. I am often surprised at how media savy they are. lol Often at my expense. Like last weekend, the 8-year-old, out of a clear blue sky said "Hey Len....guess what?" (What, Chelsey.) "I just saved myself a ton of money on my car insurance by switching to Geico!" My stomach hurt from laughing so hard! She certain
To Salamandre(Anonymous User) If you look at the top of CS Guy's aricle, you will see that the "Dicussion" is in the category of "Humor". So, of course it is not to be taken seriously. It is merely the humorous perception that Americans have had of the French since WWII. I'm American, but my ethnic background is Polish. The American humorous perception of Poles is that we are all idiots and have holes in our foreheads from learning
Excellent post CS. But let me ask you this: How is it you can get away with this post, but when I create a post about the qualities of Jewish comedians that I would like to see in our President or Presidential Candidate, I get ripped a new one and called a "racist prick"? Perhaps your standing here is more credible. At least your responses were "kind". LLs
To dharmagrl, Texas Wahine, XX, & Bakerstreet: It's obvious you and I think alike in this matter. Thank you for your replies. In this instance, they are a neccessity. dharmagrl, although belated, thank you for your response on my post earlier this week. To ALL: Of course. as you may or may not know, the anonymous user who has been dogging me lately, will try to make this out to be a whole politi
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