Gone, but not forgotten...

Time this morning for my tri-weekly shearing. I'd decided before I got there that it was time to put an end to my experimental hair color. So, for anyone with an interest (an you know who you are) the "red" hair is gone! Sorry, boss...you'll have to come up with another nickname for me to replace "Rusty"! Heheh.....

Jaydog

Time to get naked!

And the weaver said, "Speak to us of Clothes."
And he answered:
Your clothes conceal much of your beauty, yet they hide not the unbeautiful.
And though you seek in garments the freedom of privacy you may find in them a harness and a chain.
Would that you could meet the sun and the wind with more of your skin and less of your raiment,
For the breath of life is in the sunlight and the hand of life is in the wind.
Some of you say, "It is the north wind who has woven the clothes to wear."
But shame was his loom, and the softening of the sinews was his thread.
And when his work was done he laughed in the forest.
Forget not that modesty is for a shield against the eye of the unclean.
And when the unclean shall be no more, what were modesty but a fetter and a fouling of the mind?
And forget not that the earth delights to feel your bare feet and the winds long to play with your hair.
-The Prophet - Kahlil Gibran

Everyone who's seen it says I need to add this bicep pose to my blog. Uggghhhhh! 

When graphic artists get bored.... 

Uh-oh...

He's getting closer. My evil twin. Another sighting last week. A co-worker thought she saw me walking near my office started to put down her window to yell at me before realizing this guy's hair wasn't quite the same color as mine (no one's is, BTW). This has happened before, but never this close. The last experience like this was when I was having my eyes checked, and a guy who worked in the doctor's office asked if I remembered him. When I responded that I didn't think so, he said he was certain that I used to work in the Kaiser Permanente clinic in Aurora. I've been a patient there, but never worked there. Another time I was at a club with some friends from work and happened to glance in what I thought was a mirror on the wall about 30 feet away. I caught my own reflection, I thought, but when I looked back again I realized there was no mirror on the wall. Again, my twin, apparently. I occasionally get quizzical looks from people I don't know, almost as though they know me, but can't understand why I don't acknowledge them. The situations just get stranger, and my evil twin keeps getting closer.
-Jaydog

A banner day...

The day should have been a typical Monday morning. Me, slightly hungover from the night before (check), "spazzos" running loose all over the office (check), too much to do and not enough time to do it (check), VP on the East coast stirring up discontent (check). But then there was the news about Verizon and MCI (doing my happy dance right now), and the boss's ecclectic choices in the wardrobe and personal appearance department (still feeling a little woozy). That makes it a day to highlight on the calendar! Woo-hoo!

By now everyone not living under a rock has heard about the impending purchase of MCI by Verizon. As a former employee of MCI who was downsized by MCI after the Worldcom buyout a few years ago, I can only hope that they all BURN IN HELL! There, that sure felt better. And NO, I'm not bitter! Heheh! 

THEY WILL NOT GO AWAY! THE SHOES JUST KEEP COMING BACK! AGGGHHHHHH! 

And then there was the tie. If there's a God in heaven, we'll only see this one once a year. If his wife happened to give it to him....hey, I'm sorry D! Oh, and a little side note: looks as though you're getting a little bit of a bellythere, buddy! Time to start hitting the gym with me.

Finally, for those of you who feel that you didn't get enough Valentines today, take a look at some of these http://www.capnwacky.com/valentines/ You may be glad you didn't get as many as you hoped for!

Thanks for the book, Matt! It's beginning to pay off in a big way! 

We have to revisit the boss's shoes, I'm afraid. Friday afternoon we have a meeting with people from our I.T. support team. One of them is a big guy, probably 6'4" or taller. Guy wears a size 13 shoe. Against all of my previous predictions, the boss is wearing his elf shoes. So what does he do? After the meeting he goes up to this guy and puts his foot up against the I.T. guy's to compare the size. Guess what? They're about the same length, and the boss only wears a size 10-1/2 shoe! Does that tell you something about these shoes? 

Kinda how I feel today....duh! 

A Salute to the late Jimmy Smith who passed away today...Thanks for the music!

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Cutting loose...

It's been a couple of days since I updated my ramblings. I'll confess that, for the most part, I've been taking the easy way out by publishing chapters from Kahlil Gibran's "The Prophet". I know there are a couple of people who read this whom I had discussed the book with, and since it's my all-time favorite book of prose, I thought I might share a chapter a day throughout the month of February. That's boring. Time for my true villanous personality to re-emerge. And slowly, but surely, it is. Baby steps, you know.

That explains some of the insanity that follows. Well, almost.

Before we get to that, a serious item to share.

Sometimes, when the A.D.D. isn't flaming, I'll sit here at the PC and surf other people's blogs. Most are a waste of my time, but there are a few that have caught my attention, and I try to follow those on a daily basis. Either I recognize a fellow master villan, and their treachery or humor captures my attention, or there is something that touches my heart. This is one of the latter. The blog is published almost daily by a gentleman whose wife is in what sounds like perhaps the middle stage of Alzheimer's. He writes about what, to most people, might seem to be trivial events in their daily lives. But what describes is very precious to him as he watches his beloved wife slowly slip away from him. I feel almost guilty peering into the intimate moments of their lives, but it is very moving. Perhaps it will have the same effect on you, too. Check it out when you get the chance.... Alzheimers: Living With An Impostor

Alright, that's the last serious thing you'll see out of me today. There's plenty of time for that. Wallow in my insanity!


Jaydog

P.S. My friend and fashion consultant has been under the weather lately, so a shout out to her.....Get well soon, DL! There's a lunch in our future!

Okay....here's the story. Boss buys some new shoes, proudly wears them into the office the next day. I, of course, ask him why he isn't wearing the elf costume that came with them. Haven't seen them around the office since. Bet I don't get invited to his Super Bowl party NEXT year! And a side note to the good friend who gave me the book, "How To Be A Villan".....it's paying off BIG TIME! 

Where can I find balloons like this? I can imagine myself flying down the Valley Highway during rush hour....okay, maybe not flying....but I'll bet the other commuters would get out of my way! LMAO! 

The other day I went to Galyan's website to shop for some new jockstraps. This is what greeted me. Those of you who understand my twisted thought processes will likely understand why I nearly fell out of my chair. 

Okay, it's been awhile since I've posted any bicep pics, although I've got quite a few piling up. But how much can anyone take of that? Well, one more, apparently. This makes me feel like a wimp. 

Profound

Saw this on another blog earlier today, thought it was pretty profound, and thought I'd share it....

"Love is that state in which another person's happiness is essential to your own."