8 Things that Annoy her! Are you kidding?

Ok, so now I have reached a new low!

I was cruising the net while waiting for my SEC system to warm up. What I happened to stumble across was an article about what makes women mad. Now I know a lot of this from the start, don’t cheat, clean up your stuff, and never ever say a different name while in bed with your wife. But this article is the COSMO “how to get a man to cheat on,” of the internet. I am not surprised to see that on MSN, I mean they really don’t have anything else to report objectively, so they might as well give a job to some mediocre english major in college.

Accourding to Lisa Jones of Men’s Health (the author of the MSN rant,) her number one annoyance with her boyfriend/unsuspecting victim is “not picking up after himself.” Now I stated that to begin with, women want men to pick up their crap and put it in the dirty close or whatever, but Lisa seems to have found a winner. She states that she does not mind that her victim leaves a shirt here or a shoe there, what bothers her is that he leaves a pile of chewed up sunflower seeds on the counter.

If this is as bad as she claims maybe she should find a man who was not raised in a barn. OR . . . She has over played something and is trying to make things sound worse than it really is. Most likely she was nagging her victim one night while at dinner (probably in front of his friends in hopes to embarrass him,) and he said, “Hey Lisa, it was just one shoe in the living room, it wasn’t like I dropped chewed up sunflower seeds on the counter and left them there.” Lisa then most likely thought, “Damn he is right, when I write about this I am going to make him sound like a pig, that will teach him.” Unfortunately for her, it doesn’t, it just makes her sound like she has horrible taste in men, and has no problem bedding those who have hygiene problems.

Annoyance #2

On this one she complains that men nag her about how much money she spends on a purse or shoes. She goes on to say that the man should complement the purchase and then say, “I guess dinner is on me tonight!” Hell no, that is like giving candy to a toddler because she just colored on the wall. “Hey baby I am going to pay for dinner because you can’t control your urges and you have just spent your spare change on a purse!” Hell NO! The reason the guy says something is because he is realizing that she is a crazy spend-aholic and he is hinting at her to get help at a local 12 step program.

Don’t get me wrong, if she saved up and was waiting to make this purchase, then she is good to go, and any victim is lucky to have her as a girlfriend, but I don’t think this is the case. I have a close friend that has the same problem. She spends and buys because it is such a great deal or it is on sale. Her husband is a good guy and is close to being a financial wizard. I feel bad for him, he saves and saves to keep the family out of debt, and my friend spends because she knows that he is saving. For awhile he drove a 15 year old Julopi because it was free, while she drove a nice new SUV.  I know that she came from humble beginings and could not buy the things she wanted when she was younger, but out of control is out of control.

Annoyance #3

Lisa now complains that her victim is talking to her as if she is one of the guys. This says a couple of things. First her victim really likes her and wants her to know that she means something to him, and second he is comfortable discussing daily events with her. She is so lost that she doesn’t know that the victim is trying to impress her.

One of the things that I got a lot while dating is that I did not share with my girlfriend. They had problems that I didn’t discuss my life with them, or that I didn’t talk very much and that they would feel out of place. Yet here is a guy who is committing himself to her, and she is getting mad that he is not talking about her.

In my family we have a saying: “Women hint. Men say what they mean.” So here is this guy saying, “Hey Lisa-honey-poo, I can bench 300 pounds.” Which is to say, “Hey Lisa I am strong, be impressed.” What Lisa hears is, “Lisa -BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH,” and is wondering when he is going to shut up so she can tell him what she ate today. Here is a hint, when your man is talking, listen, he is telling you how much he likes you.

ANNOYANCE #4

Men speak of the future vaguely.

I can’t help it, this one is just too easy. Of course this man is going to talk about the future vaguely! Lisa is a self centered, shop-aholic, nut job. This man is not sure he wants to shackle himself to woman who won’t stay with in her financial plan, or listen to what he is saying.

The reason that this man is talking about the future without including you in his plans is because he does not want you there. He is afraid that if he uses the all enclusive “we,” when he talks about the future, you will never leave. He will be fourty, living in the Suburbs, with a wife and an few children, and Lisa will show up at his door, (with a new exepensive hand bag,) asking him why he hasn’t called in the last ten years.

http://men.msn.com/articlemh.aspx?cp-documentid=6804752>1=32001

Russians or Soviets?

For those of you who do not know me, let me make something clear: I am a news whore! Especially if it is about European Politics. I have always been interested in how Russia has controled a majority of the political craziness that is what is now the E.U. and Briton.
With that out of the way, take a look at the below link.
For those who are too lazy to do so, let me sum it up. Russians have a new President and a new Prime Minister (<- well kinda).
Now that Russia has enough oil to control most of the Eastern world they have become bolder in their show for a willingness to return to the “Old Victorious Ways of Mother Russia.” (Putin) The article talks about a Nuclear Missile Parade in Red Square for the first time in 18 years.
I am not a conspiracy nut, and I do not believe that it is one organization that controls the world.
I am a realist, and I have no problem admitting how one organization can control a country. The former KGB has had its hands in the economical growth of Russia since “Communism,” magically evaporated from the USSR. They control actions from the black market to the car market. Or am I wrong?

http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=080509113625.2fytcrew&show_article=1

Internet Scams

Once again I feel the need to let people know how dangerous it is to accept ANYTHING over the internet. I am a fan of Criagslist, but there has to be some common sense in all of this. I was listening to my radio as I sat at my desk and protected the free world. 
If you have not heard anything about this I suggest that you go to the link at the bottom of this blog and read up.  For al l  3 of my readers I am going to have to say, DO NOT DATE ON THE INTERNET. Apparently what happened was this man put a posting on CL and when the women showed up, he raped them. They finally caught this pig, and when they did they found out that he has AIDS.
SO. . . Now the question is, how many people have this disease because of this guy? Women have a better chance of getting it than men do, and only 2 reported that they were raped. How many have not reported it? Have the victims had any relations to anyone else since contraction?
Most people would say “No,” because they were just raped. However it is common for the victim, whether it is a man or woman, will go and “re-instate,” their control over their sexual life. That means they go out and have sex.
This man is being charged with “Sexual Assualt,” which is legalese for Rape, as well as “Reckless Conduct,” which is a law that was instated just for this reason.
The ultimate question is, does this man get the death penalty? He has willingly killed two women with a disease, as well as violated them in the most personal way.
http://news.mywebpal.com/partners/680/public/news900038.html

Okay, let me switch soap boxes, back to the internet scams that happen. I am surprised at how many calls I am getting from friends and family about how someone just offered them a job by email. They are told that if they “transfer,” money from a Cashier’s Check, Money Order, Traveller’s Check, or Personal Check to a wired account.
First of all, no matter how you are getting this money, it is illegal. It is called “money laundering.” I have never heard of anyone ever getting the money out of this. The checks are fake. ALL OF THEM. So in the end you become responsible, your bank is going to want to get their money back, and they will go to court to get it. I talked to a woman in Denver who actually went to jail because she refused to pay the bank back.>

Second, and most importantly. No one is going to pay you to handle their money. It sounds so good, and times are hard, but no one is just going to give away money for free.  Now I can hear some of you saying that it is not free, you have to cash the checks and then wire them. Ok, so you spend 30 minutes driving around to get a 5000 dollar cut from 100,000 dollars worth of checks?
If I was to show up at your door and say, “Hi Bill, I have these checks that I need cashed. I can’t do it, there are too many taxes and I wouldn’t get all of my money. Will you cash it? I will give you 5 % for your trouble. Here are the checks, call me when you are done and I will pick up the remaining 95,000 dollars.”  -  You would call the cops and probably beat the crap out of me for trying to scam you. So why are you doing it over the email.

If you happen to get these emails and you think one might be legit, call your local FBI office, they will quickly let you know that you need medication for your problem.

Finally I have time to write. . .

We have finally made the move to South Western Montana. I am now working a desk job during the day. I like my job for the reasons that I am able to be with my family more now that I am working four days a week. We have moved into our CRAPPY apartment where it is easier to walk to the moon, then it is to get our bathroom to have cold AND hot water.
We love where we are. South West is probably the most beautiful place in the world. NO JOKE. Yesterday, we went hiking in the mountains that are just a 5 minute drive from our crappy apartment. I don’t think I have ever been to a place that had such a beautiful access to nature.
Ok enough about this place. . .
Sunday my wife decided that we needed to go for a walk to the park. Of course as anyone who has a child knows, the statement went something like this. Hey, do you want to go to the P-A-R-K? At that point I knew that I had no choice whether I wanted to go to the park or not.
I could say yes and we would take off with Skipper and Scooter nearly dragging us the whole way.
OR
I could say “No I think I would like to rest tonight, maybe tomorrow, no?” and my wife in her ever wifely ways would say, “Are you sure you don’t want to go to the PARK (not spelling it this time).”
There is something that is faster than light, it is a toddler that thinks that she is going to the park. Both of my girls would be getting on their shoes and coats and telling Daddy that he has no choice, and to make their point they would start to whimper, almost as if the word NO would kill them.
So. . . We went to the park. While there we saw a dog, local children, and lots of sand and grass. As I was sitting on a bench enjoying the spring temperatures of 59 degrees, we noticed an elderly woman with her son and grand daughter walk towards the play ground. As their four year old assualted the wooden death trap of a castle we started up a conversation with Grandma.Her name is Sharon, and she was here in Butte visiting. At first I thought she was visiting her son and grandchild, but come to find out she was here visiting the hospital. Her husband had fallen down the stairs and broke his femur at the ball joint. He had just gone through a repiaritive surgery were he received 3 screws to re-attach the bone. Sharon was just getting out and her son (who lives about 35 miles west of our town,) was in town to see how things were going. Sharon explained that she lived close to Idaho Falls, Idaho. Her husband had fallen down a set of stairs when he was bringing in their luggage while visiting their son.
I could not help but feel sorry for them. I know how it feels to be a long ways away from home and to be hurt. It amazes me how life lessons seem to pop up in the everyday places. I was thinking that the park would be a good place to relax and maybe get some sun, but instead it helped me realize how important it is to have family near by as you go through the hard parts of life. When there is no family around life gets harder. I am eternally thankful that my family and I  are able to make this job transfer together. Even though we are currently adjusting and changing to adapt to this new area, we have each other. If I have a problem I can go to my wife, or hold my girls when I seek comfort at the end of the day. What a great blessing my family is to me!