Prayer For Coexistent Unity

Acceptance is finally near,
Trumpets of love I can hear,
Tolerance of each other, not fear.
Along the dusty road.

The sounds of despair shall pass,
Peace shall grow like grass,
No barrier of hate shall last.
On mountain high nor valley low.

Child of God, come one or all,
Together we stand, together we fall,
My hand and yours shall tear the wall.
As one we'll carry the load.

And as the world continues to turn,
Bridges we've walked on will fall and burn,
Lessons in life we all will learn,
Yet together hand in hand we shall go.

On the day of my birth, April 3rd, after the fireworks were over, long after the festivities settled and folks headed back to their caves...

A she wolf named Darhma cradled me under the crescent moon and whispered the lullaby that is my name, softly, sweetly,

Surrender me to the night,
Angels spread wings and take flight,
This moment as any is right,
Carry me to a land of clean sight.

The trees did nothing,
the wind did not blow,
the earth did not shake,
no one cared.

And what a beautiful thing that is.

I have absolutely nothing witty or funny to say so feel free to stop reading this at any point you like. Very much enjoying the new position at the local music store in which I work. Lots of exciting opportunity's. Thinking of putting together an actual band......maybe. So anyway. I've got nothing else, just figured it had been to long since the last entry, but whats it matter anyway when no one is reading it.
GB

Maybe I'm crossing the line here. But I want EVERYONE that reads this to know I'm ABSOLUTELY FED-UP with e-mails of this nature. People to quickly forget that the Native Americans were perfectly happy before we brought them smallpox and the industrial revolution. We are all immigrants to this country. Who the HELL do we think we are to call for the government to "Clean Up The Bird Feeder" How appalling and disrespectful. I'm petitioning you to help me STOP e-mails like this by suggesting that you actually read them before you send them. and if you disagree with the subject, tell the person who forwarded it to you and don't pass it on. I LOVE MY COUNTRY enough that I want this to STOP. I'm tired of this hateful attitude towards immigrants, it absolutely sucks. If you have a problem with the way things are run remember you family were immigrants as well and you are welcome to go back to your home country. I love the melting pot I live in. I'm proud to see people waving flags of other nations and it warms my heart when I walk through the grocery and hear 5 different languages. I'm proud to have assisted refugees from war torn country's, and helped them make a life in the United States of America. It just makes me feel that much better when I pull up to my house and see my American flag out front flying free, and glorious


Proud to be a loving Christian American

Graham Bain

The following e-mail is the one i received today. Appalling as it is.

I bought a bird feeder. I hung it on my back porch and filled it with seed. What a beauty of a bird feeder it is, as I filled it lovingly with seed. Within a week we had hundreds of birds taking advantage of the continuous flow of free and easily accessible food. But then the birds started building nests in the boards of the patio, above the table, and next to the barbecue. Then came the poop. It was everywhere: on the patio tile, the chairs, the table . everywhere! Then some of the birds turned mean. They would dive bomb me and try to peck me even though I had fed them out of my own pocket. And others birds were boisterous and loud. They sat on the feeder and squawked and screamed at all hours of the day and night and demanded that I fill it when it got low on food. After a while, I couldn't even sit on my own back porch anymore. So I took down the bird feeder and in three days the birds were gone. I cleaned up their mess and took down the many nests they had built all over the patio. Soon, the back yard was like it used to be.... quiet, serene and no one demanding their rights to a free meal. Now let's see. Our government gives out free food, subsidized housing, free medical care, and free education and allows anyone born here to be an automatic citizen. Then the illegals came by the tens of thousands. Suddenly our taxes went up to pay for free services; small apartments are housing 5 families; you have to wait 6 hours to be seen by an emergency room doctor; your child's 2nd grade class is behind other schools because over half the class doesn't speak English. Corn Flakes now come in a bilingual box; I have to "press one" to hear my bank talk to me in English, and people waving flags other than "Old Glory" are squawking and screaming in the streets, demanding more rights and free liberties. Just my opinion, but maybe it's time for the government to take down the bird feeder. If you agree, pass it on; if not, continue cleaning up the poop!

Spinelli's pizza is tha shit.

AGHHHHHH....


Another day in the neighborhood.
J&L dropped by this morning kept me company for a while during the slow opening hours. Nothing intresting or flashy to say. check back later.
OH....!!! "The Man" just walked in with a PS2 and Rockband. I probably won't be writign on here later. I'm getting payed to play video games today!!

Dear Emergancy Medical Service Employee:

As a result of the reduction of money budgeted for department areas, we are forced to cut down on our number of personnel. Under this plan, older employees will be asked to take early retirement, thus permitting the retention of younger people who represent our future. Therefore, a program to phase out older personnel by the end of the current fiscal year, via retirement, will be placed into effect immediately.
This program will be known as SLAP (Sever Late-Aged Personnel). Employees who are SLAPPED will be given the opportunity to look for jobs outside the company. SLAPPED employees can request a review of their employment records before actual retirement takes place.
This review phase of the program is called SCREW. SCREW (Survey of Capabilities of Retired Early Workers). All employees who have been SLAPPED and SCREWED may file an appeal with upper management.
This appeal is called SHAFT (Study by Higher Authority Following Termination). Under the terms of the new policy, an employee may be SLAPPED once, SCREWED twice, but may be SHAFTED as many times as the company deems appropriate. If an employee follows the above procedure, he/she will be entitled to get:
HERPES (Half Earnings for Retired Personnel's Early Severance) or CLAP (Combined Lump sum Assistance Payment). As HERPES and CLAP are considered benefit plans, any employee who has received HERPES or CLAP will no longer be SLAPPED or SCREWED by the company. Management wishes to assure the younger employees who remain on board that the company will continue its policy of training employees through our:
Special High Intensity Training (SHIT). We take pride in the amount of SHIT our employees receive. We have given our employees more SHIT than any company in this area. If any employee feels they do not receive enough SHIT on the job, see your immediate supervisor. Your supervisor is specially trained to make sure you receive all the SHIT you can stand. And, once again, thanks for all your years of service with us.

The Anti-Resolution (cool name for a band huh?)

How is it that one who has come to despise Christmas, can look forward to New Years with such religious fervor. Is this what adulthood has come too. Drudging my way through the holidays to get smashed and start all over again?
Well then bring it on.
New Years have typically sucked in my life. As a teenager I was usually trapped in Texas with family on New Years Eve and that sucked for several reasons.
First reason being, even as a 13-14 year old it was my understanding that if you weren't sucking face with a chick that was at least slightly attractive then there was NOT reason to celebrate.
Second being that My grandparents invented the bible belt, and any celebration remotely related to alcohol consumption was evil.

Third and worst of all they went to bed at 9 or 10 and Texas is on a different time zone. Leaving me ALONE watching the ball drop at 11 o'clock, with NO CHICK!!!!!!
Total bullshit!!! Right?
So this situation has greatly improved in adulthood, upon reaching the legal age to consume, and getting married and being a homeowner. This year I will party with family and friends listening to a live band for the first time on a new years. groovy. can't wait.
I've got the hot chick to smooch, the ball will drop at the right time, and I'm not in Texas. (other times however I very much wish that I was in Texas with grandparents)
So...thus...
I've never been one for making New Years resolutions, always thought it was a stupid concept. When I was 14 years old I made a resolution to not ever make another resolution. Everyone else was running to get there gym memberships and swearing to loose weight, or quit smoking, or walk their dog more often, only to fail horribly and give up in two and a half months. I've kept my resolution for 10 LONG YEARS. I've stuck it out, and it's been the best resolution I could have ever made.
So this time I urge all, ye' great citizens of the free world, to make the year of thy Lord 2008 the year you resolute to not resolute.
~GB~

whoa there stevie...

So the end of the year finally makes it's visible approach. The scents of Hot cocoa and Evergreen draw near the memories of wonderful Christmas' past. And all I can think of is What a BITCH it is to grow up. I used to LOVE this time of year. It was the stuff dreams are made of. Now I just can't wait for it to be over. The songs are cool for a day or so, then I want to gouge out my eardrums with a rusty gutter nail. Fluffing fake tree branches is complete and total horse shit. The movies are always cute and I can stand them. And snuggling up with one you love is great all year but somehow more fun when it's 20 below zero. But God forbid anyone need something from Target on a Sunday afternoon. Son-of-a-bitch, don't even get me started on department stores. Anyway I guess where I'm wandering with my thoughts is to wish that like in childhood, Christmas was still a time of excitement that 2000 years ago my Saviour was born. Or the joy of Christmas morning burning excitement in my heart until I thought I was gonna explode, Joy so intense that any annoyances of repetitive music, or bitchy store clerks, or suburban soccer moms fighting over the last X-Box 360 for their spoiled brat, never even registered. I miss the day's of cluelessness of what was going on around me, childhood innocence. Well alright, not innocence, but something like it. I miss the day's of respecting and enjoying the world for what it is, and I guess by writing this I'm reminding myself that those day's may be enjoyed again, but I've got to put forth the effort.
With that I'll conclude, Merry Christmas to all, and to all a good night.

passers-by in the game of life

So....I've finally made it out of the blue collar workforce thank god!! I've gotta find a way to make it financially do-able but fuck uniform's and (take those earrings out, and tuck your shirt in, and cover those tattoo's and get a hair cut) Jesus Christ what a relief. I left my job with EMS probably 3 weeks ago now? I guess. I got a job in the best local music store, working in there coffee shops. Hopefully after the start of the year I'll be able to move into a better paying sales position or maybe run the coffee shops myself. the bosses are tired of the stress and looking for someone to hand the responsibility off to. I'll be that guy, cause they know nothing about coffee shops and I used to run the one at the Seelbach Hotel before getting into EMS.

The best thing is I'm getting to dig loads of great music I'd have never be introduced to otherwise!!! It's amazing.

Yo.

Holy shit I actually figured out how to do something online.
I had a "livejournal" in high school...but this whole "Blog" thing just seams to be trendier.
I think I'll give it a shot. But only because I tend to ramble when talking so on here i won't have to worry about that annoying people cause you can just stop reading anytime you like......Jesus ..your still reading huh? ok then I'll say something of importance since you've made it this far. ...ok I've got nothing really that was just a test to see if you were still gonna stick this post out till it's bitter end. I see you are, ok then.

BITTER END!

~GB