Odds and Ends

Still have no time, so just dropping by for a quick post. Things going okay so far. Everything's cherry but my lack of sleep. It's really starting to catch up. I already submitted my proposal and I'm waiting for another party to make it happen.

There still is tons of work to do before the funding starts. When it happens, it will all pay off and we'll be together as a family again instead of living in two different cities. Thanks you jack*ss CEO's for sending so many middle class jobs to India, while you all gave yourself bonuses. I'm severely disappointed that none of these jerks got tarred and feathered. We still don't have the net worth we had in 2002 because of it. Other families I know of are in far worse situations, so I can't complain too much.

If you're wondering why kids in America aren't going into computer science, it's because kids aren't stupid. Nobody wants to be treated as disposable.

The anti-zombie compound

Mrs. Z and I still haven't decided which blueprint to go with for the anti-zombie compound. I'm going to submit another one to her soon and see what she thinks of it. It's really hard to tell her tastes.

I can't wait for it to get built. Yeah, I know it's still several years off...

Success

I got an email from a friend of mine that I offended with my last post, so I want to make one thing clear. Success and money are not the same thing. If you like what you're doing, if you have a good family, if you're an asset to your community, you're successful.

I made a list of successful traits awhile back. It made me realize I still have work to do on myself. Yes, I do have flaws. Of all those successful traits, only about 10% had anything to do with money.

Violent crime

One of my pet peeves is when someone tells me how to do something but has no immediate experience with it. It's like, would you like me to remove your gall bladder? No, of course not. I don't like some dork who can't change a tire telling me how to fix my engine.

The same is true with people who never experienced violent crime who tell me what I can and can't do to protect myself and my family. We've lived in ghettos, and now my wife and son are in a nice, safe area while I'm by the refineries again. Although we've lived in much worse places, it still sucks.

I just learned the other day that when someone breaks the window to steal your car stereo, don't grab anything within the car. The nice thing is glass cuts cleanly, so I was able to take the bandages off in only two days. Yeah, I know. I'm kind of stupid like that some times.

There are evil people out there; some real twisted bastards who get off on doing violent acts to innocent people. If one of them attacks you, your best two choices are to do greater violence to him or flee. Either way is fine. Calling the police won't work, because you'll be dead before they get there. That's just reality.

I don't care that Mr. Thug was abused as a child. I don't care if Mr. Thug's daddie was an alcoholic or his mother used to make him wear dresses and belittle him. Mr. Thug attacking me or my family dies. It will be better for you too, because that's one less thug for you and your family to worry about. Plus, saves taxpayer money.

Violent crime is a fact of life in bad neighborhoods. That's why normal people who live in bad neighborhoods do everything in their power to get out of them as soon as possible.

You can't reason with violent criminals. The sad thing is, you just have to protect yourself from them. I've found one thing I have in common with thugs is none of us want to die. That's why the good guys having guns is such a good deterrant. When a thug gets shot and killed by a normal, hard-workin', tax-payin' family man or woman, it makes me happy. In case you haven't figured it out yet, I hate thugs.

Two more weeks and I'm out of here though and in a good neighborhood where I don't need weapons. I like it that way. Until then, I'm armed at all times.