tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6977066716752806170.comments2011-03-24T10:57:09.407-07:00Thad's Take on ThingsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6977066716752806170.post-2468752027256434452011-03-24T10:57:09.407-07:002011-03-24T10:57:09.407-07:00CORRECTION: Judgment Day is May 21, not May 22! ...CORRECTION: Judgment Day is May 21, not May 22! That's one less day you have to get straight.Thadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16442882084369759953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6977066716752806170.post-28042041453189520192011-03-09T06:33:57.004-08:002011-03-09T06:33:57.004-08:00While I wholeheartedly agree that people need to c...While I wholeheartedly agree that people need to control their dog I don't necessarily agreee that it always is the owner of the dog who is at fault (Maybe it wasn't your intention to say that, but it was what I read from this statement: "They will claim their dog has never hurt anyone or anything before, and that the dead dog or maimed child must have done something to provoke the attack.") <br /><br />What I mean to say is that people should be able to control their children and themselves around dogs as well.<br /><br />My sister's family (wife, husband, 2 young children) has a 180lb mastiff that is as mellow as they come. During a BBQ party that they hosted, one of the guest's "little darling angel" tore at this dog's head and finally he let out a loud bark that scared the kid and she fell down. The mother freaked out and tried to sue my sister's family for their "dangerous dog." Nevermind that the the other 15 kids at the party played with the dog with no incident or that the dog truly never did growl or snap at anybody before that day. My sister still had to bring the dog to a specialist to get it evaluated--by the way, the specialist agreed the dog was not aggressive. It turns out that this guest is a sue-happy freak so I guess another lesson that my sister learned is to never invite someone like this to your home. <br /><br />OK, I'm rambling now. Sorry.<br /><br />Anyway, I do agree that you just shouldn't have a dog you can properly train and control and especially if you can't avoid public areas. I would just add the caveat that people need to be responsible for themselves too. I almost think that puppy kindergarten should be mandatory for dog owners.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6977066716752806170.post-91416594651144311542011-02-23T08:06:34.942-08:002011-02-23T08:06:34.942-08:00I worked with a large group of firefighters in Den...I worked with a large group of firefighters in Denver and they all said its hard being a cop. When the fire department shows up at your door chances are they are there to save you or another heroic duty. If the police show up its to give you bad news, question you or arrest you...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6977066716752806170.post-58079947974521426792011-01-28T07:26:20.066-08:002011-01-28T07:26:20.066-08:00You're going to work at the CIA library?! Or a...You're going to work at the CIA library?! Or aren't you allowed to say anything? ;) (I know, that wasn't the point of your post, but...)Nathannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6977066716752806170.post-9399901527857219312011-01-26T21:23:43.518-08:002011-01-26T21:23:43.518-08:00tatters, I understand. I think it is often suprisi...tatters, I understand. I think it is often suprising the the things that effect us. and those we thought would understand often do not especaillay if you are not the one to cry at movies.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6977066716752806170.post-47049121940099996802010-10-11T20:07:27.333-07:002010-10-11T20:07:27.333-07:00Poor Chico! People who abandon dogs like that real...Poor Chico! People who abandon dogs like that really suck.Ruby Olivas Zunigahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03678267668423609630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6977066716752806170.post-31528751791031065962010-02-19T13:38:48.943-08:002010-02-19T13:38:48.943-08:00Dont' forget these olympic "sports":...Dont' forget these olympic "sports": archery and rifle/pistol shooting.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6977066716752806170.post-29595097665651177292010-01-22T11:42:20.504-08:002010-01-22T11:42:20.504-08:00We were talking about this at home this week and I...We were talking about this at home this week and I agree with you. If the bankers are doing their job well, why shouldn't they get bonuses? Even if the banks were loaned money by the government, if they have paid it back, what's our beef if they pay out bonuses with the rest of their profits? Bankers don't enter the profession for altruistic reasons (i.e., let's donate the first $100 million of profits to relief efforts in Haiti). Those entering professions for altruistic reasons often join the non-profit sector where, hmmm, there aren't any profits (!) from which to pay out bonuses.Nathannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6977066716752806170.post-87741929366080141352009-12-03T07:22:20.248-08:002009-12-03T07:22:20.248-08:00I don't think it's a matter of judging as ...I don't think it's a matter of judging as much as it is a matter of opinion. You know that even in your close personal lives, you gossip and conjecture about your friends, neighbors, co-workers, etc. Just as it's "human nature" to have affairs, it's just as much "human nature" to relish in talking about them. I don't care that he cheated on her. But I do have an interest in why -- just because it's a good story.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6977066716752806170.post-77186247289248221512009-12-03T05:51:24.264-08:002009-12-03T05:51:24.264-08:00"i just think he got too full of himself and ..."i just think he got too full of himself and thought he could get away with it!" with all due respect, i think that's a stereotypical female response. "oh, there must be something wrong with him because there's clearly nothing wrong with her." how can you make that assumption without having personal knowledge of their marriage? maybe she's overbearing and controlling; maybe she's emotionally abusive; maybe she's not the person he married. there may be a whole host of reasons for his "transgressions" (whatever they may be) that don't include his ego.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6977066716752806170.post-80923270277411814802009-12-02T20:40:55.982-08:002009-12-02T20:40:55.982-08:00you reap what you sow? marriage is a bonding of so...you reap what you sow? marriage is a bonding of souls and when that bond is broken how will she ever forgive and forget? that is the million dollar question? i myself have no flipping idea why he would ever cheat on her, she is amazingly beautiful and has supported him throught is dad death and given him 2 beautiful children and has allways been there for him? i just think he got too full of himself and thought he could get away with it! assume we all know what that word really means? don't we???<br />Alissa ZimmermanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6977066716752806170.post-1316002398544328022009-09-03T19:45:05.045-07:002009-09-03T19:45:05.045-07:00i'm going to pretty much guarantee you that co...i'm going to pretty much guarantee you that commercial aviation refueling is more lucrative and exciting than librarianship. i see what your guys do on the tarmac. combine that with my love for a fire, and...<br /><br />i forgot to eco-terrorist to my list.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6977066716752806170.post-12026086035352879162009-09-02T12:32:20.698-07:002009-09-02T12:32:20.698-07:00Have you ever considered a career in the lucrative...Have you ever considered a career in the lucrative field of commercial aviation refueling? Neither had I until 10 years ago. Infact I don't recall ever thinking about how fuel got on an airplane, but here I sit 10 years into a career that I didn't plan either. I know very few people who can say that they are doing now what they wanted to do when they were in High School or College. We have a mutual friend who worked in a ski and bike shop in the mountains in Colorado, got bored and decided to get his MBA. Having accomplished that we all expected him to go into business. Fast forward 8 or 10 years and he has just graduated from Medical school. Life being in flux is what makes life interesting. Just to sum up my list of things I thought I'd do....firefighter, history teacher,career in the military, geologist, teacher (again), lottery winner. Here's to sampling Thad's Maple Syrup (patent pending)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6977066716752806170.post-55318088887915700182009-08-20T11:44:53.109-07:002009-08-20T11:44:53.109-07:00I too love Cat Stevens and completely agree with y...I too love Cat Stevens and completely agree with your assessment of his lyrics. I think its a product of my "hippie" parents but I love all the Singer/Songwriter artists; Harry Chapin, James Taylor, John Denver, Jim Croce, Gordon Lightfoot and the sort. Cat Steven "Father and Son" is one of those songs that always affects me when I hear it played.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6977066716752806170.post-92143573514422293002009-06-22T14:29:13.165-07:002009-06-22T14:29:13.165-07:00Try again; I just deleted that old one.Try again; I just deleted that old one.Thadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16442882084369759953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6977066716752806170.post-41924851199382293212009-06-22T09:15:36.787-07:002009-06-22T09:15:36.787-07:00Hey, I can't add this to my RSS feeds. It goes...Hey, I can't add this to my RSS feeds. It goes to your old blog.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6977066716752806170.post-23300041033638453462009-05-12T08:51:00.000-07:002009-05-12T08:51:00.000-07:00Similar situation. My 9th grade bully, KA, fright...Similar situation. My 9th grade bully, KA, frightened the crap out of me throughout my first year of high school. She transferred, thank goodness. But 5 years later, when I was 19, I opened up the local section of the newspaper and read about a horrible accident where the female passenger was ejected through the front windshield and it was presumed she died upon impact. It was KA, my bully. Exactly two seconds after the initial shock, I felt nothing. She was a horrible person and death does not bring virtue to the deceased in any way.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6977066716752806170.post-48678636817869531212009-05-08T08:43:00.000-07:002009-05-08T08:43:00.000-07:00There is an old souther comic named Jerry Clower I...There is an old souther comic named Jerry Clower I believe, who was also lamenting the fact that people like this exist in the world. He came to the conclusion that as these people continue to progagate the only recourse that the rest of humanity will have is to make it legal and acceptable to walk up to these people and slap them in the head. I sit quietly stewing, waiting for that day to arrive.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6977066716752806170.post-44073406667545790992009-05-08T08:38:00.000-07:002009-05-08T08:38:00.000-07:00I think Eartha Kitt may have had similar notions:
...I think Eartha Kitt may have had similar notions:<br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tQ5VaBgXzuMJulie LaDell-Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02723927844482608275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6977066716752806170.post-55891291828716142892009-05-07T13:30:00.000-07:002009-05-07T13:30:00.000-07:00"I want to work in a cubicle environment, have a c..."I want to work in a cubicle environment, have a cell phone, turn the volume on the ringer all the way up, choose the most annoying ring tone ever, have kids who call me every five minutes, leave the cell phone on my desk, and then go to a two hour meeting." <br /><br />I want that job too, but I don't want to leave for a meeting. I want to stay and argue on the phone with my kids every time they call in my most high pitched whiny voice. Then I want to complain to my co-workers about hard my life is and then while I surf the web, read chain emails with inspirational prayers, and IM my mother I'll go on about how I'm just so busy I can't get my work done.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12035363572308765071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6977066716752806170.post-51835025284157795332009-05-07T09:08:00.000-07:002009-05-07T09:08:00.000-07:00I want to work in a cubicle environment, have a ce...I want to work in a cubicle environment, have a cell phone, turn the volume on the ringer all the way up, choose the most annoying ring tone ever, have kids who call me every five minutes, leave the cell phone on my desk, and then go to a two hour meeting.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6977066716752806170.post-89897390129434883802009-04-29T20:21:00.000-07:002009-04-29T20:21:00.000-07:00I'm not lucky; I just read the fine print. ;-)I'm not lucky; I just read the fine print. ;-)Thadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16442882084369759953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6977066716752806170.post-32312592488773861202009-04-29T11:55:00.000-07:002009-04-29T11:55:00.000-07:00The victim part comes in when the credit card comp...The victim part comes in when the credit card companies LIE to or DEFRAUD you. Don't think they don't. And if they never have to you -- you're lucky. I once transferred a balance and the credit card company that I was abandoning charged me a hefty FEE for transferring the balance. Them: Shysters! Me: Victim! A few years later, a big official LAW FIRM told them they had to pay me that fee back. They did.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6977066716752806170.post-59452682004338541812009-04-15T10:04:00.000-07:002009-04-15T10:04:00.000-07:00I agree with you, Thad. Attending church is not ne...I agree with you, Thad. Attending church is not needed for our salvation. It is not about church attendance or keeping rules, it is about our relationship with God. Interestingly, more and more mainstream Christians are saying no to church. See http://www.biblicalrecorder.org/post/2009/03/25/Saying-no-to-Sundays.aspxJeanne Richhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01338402575790756426noreply@blogger.com