Ok who has been shooting missiles off?

I am sure that by now everyone has heard about the "mystery missile" seen over Los Angeles by a news helicopter on Monday night. In case you missed it I have posted a couple of pictures of it here so you can see. Pretty neat huh?

What is it? Is it a military missile or something else. "The U.S. military says it's not theirs. A spokesperson for the Navy says no activities were planned in the area at that time.
Officials at the Pentagon also did not know any details about the launch and said that it could not have been planned military action." NORAD says its not a "foreign missile" So of course speculation is running rampant. Are we under attack? Was this a military exercise they are trying to cover up for some reason? Is it just a an airplane contrail as some civilian aviators have postured? Who knows?

The FAA says that it could have been a projectile launched by a private company although none had been given the required license to do so. With this in mind I have developed a theory. I think that Google did it. We all know that google is trying their best to take over the world and this is the logical next step.

Google has a lot of enemies and needs to protect itself. There is censorship in China and we know the Chinese government is no fan so maybe this missile thing is the way that they can get back at them? Maybe they were trying to show the people of LA the they are far superior to Yahoo! who could never shoot off a missile. Or perhaps Google was trying to blow up Bing and take them out? This actually seems like about as likely a cause as any, so that's my answer. Google shot off the missile.

What do you think?

-Doc

Obsessive Compulsive or Just Cautious?

I’m leaving on an overnight trip for work. I’m usually pretty excited to get out of the office and change the routine my life for a brief period of time. Don’t get me wrong I still am excited for the change of pace. The problem is I have office mate that has spread her obsession and fear of bed bugs on to me. I don’t mind bugs. I once dated a guy that wanted to be an entomologist so I got to learn about bees and beetles and even held his pet Madagascar Cockroach named Andy (the cockroach not the ex-bf). Andy was not a very happy cockroach, and would hiss when petted. It was fun to make Andy hiss. Making the ex-bf hiss wasn't as much fun, and even when innocent I usually got the blame - but it was his female roomate from Germany that was the final nail in the coffin of our relationship. They got married less than a year after we broke up, and last I knew still married. But I digress. The picture surrounded by this paragraph is what a Madagascar Cockroach looks like. I know you probably didn't have the opportunity to date my ex, and may not have an opportunity to know what one looks like.

I’m the kind of person that has considered bringing in a black light to check out the hotel room. Many, many, many people have said don’t do it! Needless to say I haven’t. It would be nice to know – don’t sit in that chair, or even wonder WTF happened here. Unlike my friend JY, I’ve never been shown a room I thought a murder occurred. Yikes!

Because of the office mate I downloaded how to search for bed bugs. Here is my plan of action. I’ve already checked two national registries and they are clear. I’m going to leave all bags zipped and place in the bathroom. This should be my pull bag, purse, lap top, and my backpack will contact the list of places to check and a flashlight. I will check the where the ceiling and wall meet because they like to hang out there. I will try to remove the drawer by the bed, but if I can’t I will look underneath because that is also a favorite hideout. I will then unmake the bed and check out the mattress and a small part of the box springs because they are after all, bed bugs. I would like to pull the headboard off the bed, but since I’m solo this would be a challenge. I will see what I can do to look behind it. Hopefully the bathroom is big enough to leave the bags in there overnight – or at least while I shower. Maybe this will help me get ready and packed faster in the morning.

Am I too easily influenced by others? I had a former boss never get into a hotel hot tub. He told me about someone he worked with that traveled regularly and stayed at very nice hotels. Apparently one time he had a scab on his leg, and got into a hot tub. The hotel didn’t do a good job treating the hot tub, and bacteria in the hot tub that gave him an infection that caused him to lose his leg. Needless to say if I have a scab anywhere on my body I avoid public hot tubs. Well, since I don’t have my own I avoid all hot tubs.

Better off safe than sorry, right? We don’t live long enough to make all the mistakes for ourselves so we do need to learn from others. I really don’t want to lose a leg or another appendage to my body. I also don’t want to spend at least $1,000 for bed bug removal – so maybe it is a good idea to let the phobia of others influence me to take five minutes to check out the room. May I’ll get a black light bulb tonight too.

-Disaster Chick, weekly correspondant

Isn't this the Truth?

-Doc

Motivational Poster of the week 11/6/10

Admiral Akbar is everywhere!

Have a great Weekend

-Doc

Randy Quaid Has gone Crazy

Have any of you all been following the recent news stories about Randy Quaid and his wife Evi? If you haven't been then let me give you a quick recap.

-Last year Randy and his wife were sought on fugitive warrants claiming that he defrauded an innkeeper of more than $10,000 and they fled justice.

-After being caught and sent back to Texas they cleared up the charges but not before Randy brought his Golden Globe award to court to try and show as collateral.

-This year Randy and his wife were arrested for illegally squatting in a home owned by others and accused of serious vandalism of the property.

-Evi had a restraining order taken out on her for threatening and menacing the owner of the home they were squatting in.

-Once again they fled justice and went to Canada, claiming refugee status and trying to become Canadian citizens because, (get this) they are on the run from the "Hollywood star-whackers" who they say may have contributed to the deaths of stars such as David Carradine, Michael Jackson, and Heath Ledger.

OK did you get that? Hollywood star whackers... Yes there are some crazy things out there but thinking that someone wants to knock off cousin Eddie and his wife is ludicrous. First of all if there were star whackers wouldn't they have already done in Lindsay Lohan and Heidi Montag? Yet we are still being harassed by them every day. Even if there are Hollywood star whackers what makes Randy Quaid a target? Are they planning on making another Vacation movie that I am not aware of?

My next thought is that Randy is starting to look crazy too. I almost didn't recognize him in the picture to the right when he got sprung from Canadian jail the other day. When I saw it it made me immediately think of Gene Hackman's paranoid crazy character in Enemy of the state instead of Cousin Eddie. What do you think?

I am thinking that instead of political asylum this pair needs to be locked away in a different kind of asylum.

-Doc

Thursday Random Thoughts 11/4/10

Stuff I have been thinking about:

-My mother in law keeps telling me that I look like I am losing weight. Since My scale doesn't seem to agree with her I wonder what she is up to telling me that?

-Speaking of my in laws. We had a great visit from them last weekend that included a trip to the NC Zoo and other great stuff. They also gave me a new grill for my birthday which is AWESOME!

-I saw this picture to the right last week and thought to myself that the target demographic for drinkers of Olde English 800 sure has changed since the days I was in college.

-Since we are on the subject of drinking here is one for you. My wife's uncle and his new wife are a little bit odd. Here is an example. They recently told the family that apparently drinking wasn't good for them so they have come to a decision. They are going to give up drinking. From now on they are only going to drink wine. WHAT??

-Last week I tailgated (ie. ate food out of the back of a vehicle in a parking lot) three days in a row! Thursday at NC State, Friday at the AL Brown Wonders game, and Saturday at the zoo. Yes folks we tailgated at the zoo! #WIN

-I forgot to tell you all last week that my son got the entire crew of waitstaff at Red Lobster to sing to me for my birthday. He was very upset that I didn't want to be sung to and told the waiter, "NO, you HAVE to sing Happy Birthday to my Daddy" Very sweet, even though I didn't want them too.

-One last thing about my son then I will go. He really got into the trick or treating this year as most 3 and a half year olds will. The cool thing was after his time to be out was over he really also got excited about giving out treats to all the "visitors" that came to our house telling them things like, "Hey weve got candy for you!" and "You are scary, have some candy!" Such a sweet kid.

Until next time...

-Doc

Election finally OVER!

A few thoughts about this election and then we will drop the political stuff and get back to normal.

-There seems to be a good trend showing in this recent election and that is that more people seem to be getting involved in the process. This is a good thing in my opinion. More people in the process may actually get Washington to listen. Eventually.

-The main candidates I was supporting Larry Kissell and Cabarrus county Sheriff Brad Riley were both re-elected. This is a bonus (I actually got to meet the Sheriff at my polling place) because both will work hard for the people they represent regardless of their party affiliation.

-The coverage last night on MSNBC was classic as usual. Cris Matthews tried to get Republicans to answer questions that they ducked all night and Keith Olbermann lobbed softballs at the Democrats. Nothing new to report here.

-Rand Paul, newly elected Senator from Kentucky scares me to death.

-Republicans take back the House of Representatives but the Democrats keep the Senate. Should make for interesting politics in the next few years. Hey Republicans, you got your wish "No more Nancy Pelosi." Be careful what you wish for. Hello John Boehner. #justsayin

-To wrap up my thoughts last night I will say that the best comment of the night came on Twitter from my buddy Jayman. It genius is in the simplicity. After projecting that the Republicans would take back the House I remarked that nothing would get done in the next two years. Jay's comment - "We might be better off with nothing getting done" Truer words never spoken.

What did you all think of the elections?

-Doc

Took my Son to vote!

And he got to help me vote... If you haven't done so yet PLEASE GET OUT AND VOTE, your country needs you!

-Doc