Bacon, sausage egg and cheese french toast sammich. Mmmm.
Friday, March 13, 2009
My not-so-guilty pleasure
Fixins for a french toast breakfast sammich @ the Lucky 7's buffet
Omelette, sausage, bacon and french toast.
So wrong, yet so tasty.
Tuesday, March 10, 2009
Monday, March 09, 2009
Rocks of the West
Pictures dont begin to do this justice.
The distances and scale is bigger than it appears and the textures are amazing. You have to see them in person.
(To demonstrate the actual scale, there are about 20 people standing among those rocks.)
ONL vs RL
A general guideline Ive gone by over the years is not to consider anyone who Ive known for less than a year a friend, for I feel it takes about that time to get to know someone. It works pretty well, but that was before The Internet introduced the concept of online friends.
Someone gave me some sage advice when he said "If you and someone arent having an eye to eye experience, then you dont really know each other." I am paraphrasing, but he was absolutely right. If you dont know someone in real life, you dont really know them.
This past week I expected to see 2 people in Vegas. Ive known them both about the same length of time (over 10 years), but one Ive known from NYC and the other - Ive never actually met. Naturally, the only person I saw was my Real Life friend, which is the norm. Not so with the online folk. I remember getting into San Francisco, and all the online friends disappeared. I took it personally then, now - eh. In fact, I now try to discourage meeting the ONL people, having become less than enthusiastic about the experience. The RL people on the other hand - I am always happy to see.
I once had a woman who knew me through Flickr in San Francisco literally beg me to come to her birthday party, even though I had other plans. I finally went. I got there, and she was distracted by the guy she went home with. She did apologize as she took off, but I was not happy about wasting my time and breaking plans.
This is why Id rather deal with the people Ive known from Real Life. We've met. They are aware I am a Big Black Man, they arent nervous and dont flake and I dont have to deal with silliness. They also know my I may be sociable, but grumpy and anti-social in real life, and generally understand that theyre not doing me any favors forcing me to be social.
Not to say there arent those ONL folk who are gracious and hospitable, far from it. Ive met 'em and enjoyed the experience. But give me RL over ONL.
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Now, about Vegas.
People come to Vegas, and once they come they find there are other things theyd rather be doing than social calls. I totally understand. Go forth, have fun.
But please, dear god - dont waste my time. Dont make plans and then make excuses.
Its nothing personal. I just have other things Id rather be doing. My time IS precious, thank you.
Youve come to Vegas. Enjoy it. Just leave me out of it.
Im starting to think I should really be more direct about how I feel about all this.
Monday, March 02, 2009
Thursday, February 19, 2009
Tuesday, February 03, 2009
Sunday, February 01, 2009
Thursday, January 29, 2009
You are likely to spend a lot of time today daydreaming about the future -- but it will be time well spent! It's never too early to make a plan, especially one that you think could help you achieve a major goal. Thoughts about where you want to live next, who you want to grow old with, or what kind of family you want will be swimming around your head, and you should give them some thought whenever you can.
Be open to change -- what you think you want desperately today might seem silly tomorrow.
Yes indeedy, my mind is working a mile a minute. Its becoming increasingly clear as to why I am where I am right now.
Be open to change -- what you think you want desperately today might seem silly tomorrow.
Yes indeedy, my mind is working a mile a minute. Its becoming increasingly clear as to why I am where I am right now.
Wednesday, January 28, 2009
For an epiphany to resonate, it has to touch upon what is true and be congruent to you..
The epiphany I had today fitted into the slot waiting for it, felt right and was congruent. Ive always thought that to find the answer that you already know, you have to search for the right question.
Still that epiphany has opened up a hornets nest of hard work to an avenue I hadnt really considered. How is that business organized, what skills do I need to acquire. Exactly what path do I take. Will it take away from or be congruent with what Im already doing. How willing am I to do the work that this entails.
Still, it is exciting, even though it is prpbably something I wouldnt have considered before, it feels right.
However, I still feel there are other answers awaiting the right questions in the near future.
The epiphany I had today fitted into the slot waiting for it, felt right and was congruent. Ive always thought that to find the answer that you already know, you have to search for the right question.
Still that epiphany has opened up a hornets nest of hard work to an avenue I hadnt really considered. How is that business organized, what skills do I need to acquire. Exactly what path do I take. Will it take away from or be congruent with what Im already doing. How willing am I to do the work that this entails.
Still, it is exciting, even though it is prpbably something I wouldnt have considered before, it feels right.
However, I still feel there are other answers awaiting the right questions in the near future.
Tuesday, January 27, 2009
Sunday, January 25, 2009
Saturday, January 24, 2009
Gambling on the Strip
On a whim, I decided to risk a dollar gambling 5 cent video poker.
I lasted awhile on that dollar, but then the odds on the strip took me down.
Whats funny, I got my dollar back, for as I was leaving the machine, I looked down and there was a gambling token by my feet - worth one dollar. :)
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