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July 26, 2004
West Herr Picnic Yesterday, I got my bonus, and have already spent more than half of it. ;)  I hardly got anytime this past weekend that wasn't busy, had a family party saturday too.  Today work, and Wednesday through Friday work too, but Tuesday I am taking off to go to the zoo.  I hope this week is a fun one. Alright, well back to work.

July 23, 2004
I have been in alot of police cars lately... If many people were in those cars I would be worried.  I on the other hand was driving them.  Yeah thats right, and quite a lot of them too.  I have driven four of them to and from the Alden correctional facility, and tons of them to and from other places including Schmidt's Garage and the Chestnut Ridge Police Bunker.  I have been driving all of these police cars because the guy I work with, Mike, sells commercial vehicles and I often deliver them with him, it is a nice break from the typical computer work I do as well as a good way to drive fast and talk on my cell phone ;) .  Anyway, I drudging through Darwin's book which is a tough read if you don't have a place to concentrate, but it is very good.  I just began to read Marx today, and I am slowly working on Code when I need a change of scenery.

July 21, 2004
So I finnished i, Robot in one day on Monday, and 451 in one day on Tuesday, but since there is no fricken way I am going to finnish or even come close to finnishing Darwin today, I read the other half of the book by the notorious hacker, Kevin Mitnick, Art of Deception.  451 was a good book, somewhat Orwellian, only with less nightmares.  i, Robot, for those of you who do not know is a series of nine short stories which the movie is based on the principles of.  The stories are good, and are somewhat like a science mystery which you just can't wait to figure out.  Animal Farm was also good, though 1984 is perhaps my favorite novel and Orwell's best book.  If you would like to learn a bit about any of the books, 451, 1984, Brave New World, or whatever, read Animal Farm, while it is not the best of the bunch, it is the shortest and probably the easiest to read and understand.  I recomend reading over seeing the movie of any of these books, because there are lots of things you just can't get from a movie.  So I'm halfway through this week, work isn't so bad.  Had a long chat with my family about going to Orlando last night.  It is going to be an adventure, and it is growing nearer.  Oh well, continuing the week it will be great.

July 19, 2004
The work week has begun once again.  It was another night at the Italian Festival last night.  Animal Farm polished off in one day, Sunday.  I have begun reading i, Robot; for my actual love of future based novels (see list above) and my love of robots.  I have been meaning to read Isaac Asimov for some time now, and it seems pop culture has picked which one of his books I am reading.  Then its onto Bradbury and Darwin. I've added a few books that I have already read parts of to the list, I would like to finnish them as well.  It will be a busy week, so I am not sure how quickly I can finnish these books, but I will try my best.

July 18, 2004
Finnished Brave New World Yesterday and started Animal farm.  Went to the Italian Festival and Pizza Plant for my two ethnic meals today.  I have a new goal of educating myself as much as I can, reading while not all that exciting is a great way of learning alot.  I bought a nice churchill today at Virgil, it will be a good one, its my favorite brand.  (If you know what any of that sentence meant, you're pretty good).  Alright well thats all.

July 16, 2004
The quote of all eternity was in today's Buffalo News:
""Journalist Barbara Ehrenreich, author of "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America," will speak Oct. 27.
UB is requesting all incoming freshmen to read her book, an account of her time spent trying to make a living in a string of minimum-wage jobs.
When the University of North Carolina assigned the book to its freshmen last year, conservative students and some state lawmakers criticized the choice because of what they considered to be Ehrenreich's liberal bias. The book also will be The Buffalo News Book of the Month in October.""
LOL that is all I can say.  Liberal Bias = (Insert Name/City Here) News.  Thank you for finally admitting in Buffalo News, at least you guys are honest, unlike the news fabricators at the USA Today.  Thats pretty much it, finnished reading 1984, began reading Brave New World.  Also on my short list is Animal Farm.  I have also begun studying for the LSAT.  Perhaps I do not plan to go to law school, or perhaps I do, nonetheless it can't hurt to expand your mind.

July 12, 2004
Another good weekend.  Taste of Buffalo on Sunday was packed.  Thats always a good thing to see.  I began to read George Orwell's 1984 this weekend.  While I have read the book before, a refresher of it makes me continue to think that it is by far the best book ever written.  I was thinking that perhaps standardized tests could be based on ones interpretation of the book as a way to indicate intelligence and character.  Another busy week of work lies ahead of me.  It isn't so bad to work when there is alot to do, I may get everything done in the first half, and the last half may be dragging on. This picture was in the paper the other day:

Its kind of funny how when two liberal men hug in this manner its ok.  If George W. Bush was hugging Dick Cheney in this manner (which he never would because they don't hug in Texas) gay remarks would be made, but because the two big supporters of gay rights were hugging this way no one would ever expect that gay supporters would be gay.  Usually in actuality gay opponents are gay themselves, which makes no sense, because this picture of the Democratic presidential candidates lovingly embracing got no wise remarks from the News.  Here are my wise remarks, Edwards and Kerry are gay lovers.  Is this true? Probably not, but if it was two Republicans hugging for some unknown reason that remark would have already been made and I would not have had to have made it. Oh well.  All I can say is:

In all actuality, I like other good patriots will be voting for:

(Unless of coarse Jimmy Griffin Does run for president)

July 6, 2004
Today I would like to wish a very Happy Birthday to George W. Bush, 58, and Nancy Reagan, 83.  So I did end up going to Riverside to see fireworks for the fourth time, with Sarah, Joelle, Nikki and Kira and their friend Paula.  It was another good night of fireworks to end the best Fourth of July weekend ever. Four nights of fireworks for the Fourth it seems.  Now back to work for the week.

July 5, 2004
Three great fireworks shows this weekend, one remaining.  Friday night it was Riverside Park for a carnival and fireworks.  Saturday, perhaps the best fireworks show I've ever seen it was the Bisons game (which they won).  The Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra played after the game to some stunts, including skydivers, and finally when it got dark, to the fireworks, an amazing show.  Last night I went to dinner with Sarah and Jay to Transit Valley Country Club, and went to fireworks afterwards, I was suprized the show went on it all, the weather was so horrible.  Ran into Amanda Geary, and Meg Uplinger there, and yes that ring is really really gawdy.  So now what to do for tonight?  Not sure.  I've got a handful of places to chose from, and a handful of things to do.  I will probably just end up going back to Riverside to complete the Fourth of July weekend.  I still have a ton of sparlers and a bottlerocket to light, while the first degree burn on my hand is scaring me away a bit, it takes alot to scare me away from fire.  Have a great Fourth of July weekend.

July 2, 2004
It is Friday morning, TGIF.  I am here at work, trying to get some stuff done.  Yesterday, July 1st, was Canada Day, but it was also the day in 2000 in which the Confederate Flag was taken off of the South Carolina Statehouse.  What a horrible day.  There were also other other things that happened on that day that were bad.  In 1997 Hong Kong was transfered back to Chinese rule, and in 2000 Vermont began a policy we are all familiar with, Civil Unions. Today, July 2nd was also a horrible day, in 1937 Amelia Earhart disappeared in the Pacific Ocean, and in 1566 Nostradamus died.  I wish something happy would happen one of these days.  Right here I will raise the Confederate flag since it seemingly isn't welcome anywhere else.

Ok, well now that that rant is over I can continue.  For all those who care, Bo is coming most likely the last week of July or the first week of August.  It will be good to see him again.  I have been asked why I don't keep a Blog or whatever.  The reason is is because this website gives me better flexibility, I can insert pictures (see above) and I can do what I want. No you can't comment on this stuff, but thats because I have not inserted a comment box, I could.  If you would like to comment IM me mjt13xx, or email me [email protected].  That way I will be able to find out who wants to actually fess up to telling me that it was a good thing the Confederate Flag was taken down.  I will never see it that way, but its a good thing email is free then right?  I am glad to see Iraq back in the hands of the Iraqi people.  I am glad to see they are going to hang Saddam's ass.  Oh well enough ranting.  I have alot of work to do. 10-4 Over and Out.

June 30, 2004
It is a Wednesday morning, which means I am at work as per typical.  I did, however, take the day off yesterday to go to the zoo.  While a few areas were torn up to build new exibits, it was quite fun.  The remodeling of the zoo is a twelve year project, and we are two years into it, so there were a few brand new exibits.  I did get to see an elephant paint like I told Nikki and Sarah I would.  As I sit here I think... hmmm.... perhaps there should be two one day weekends instead of one two day one.  I think it would make more people happy, and break up the week better.  The day is going by at snail speed.  I watched Schindler's List last night, it was good, but I will have to say Jurassic Park was still the best film of 1993.

June 25, 2004
Well it has once again been a long time since I have written anything.  For one Birdstone (the horse I bet on, see below) won.  I am very upset about that, I really wanted Smarty Jones to win.  Its Friday, and while that usually means I am going to the races, I am not. I'm not super sad or anything, and I will probably go tomorrow.  What do I do?  I work five days a week, only about 30 hours because office work is rediculously boring. The other day I sent in my application for my absentee ballot.  I sure will miss Buffalo, but I will not miss voting for George W. Bush, because I would vote no matter where I was.  I have voted every year I could, and I am not going to stop now or ever.  If right about now you are saying to yourself "He's a conservative?!?" You may have never met me.  I am a registered Republican (even my parents are Independents) and let me tell you, I felt like a communist when I registered Republican, there is not a political party which is as far right as I am.  At least there isn't one that isn't on a quest for global domination or has its own militia.  I do not own a gun, however, I think the 2nd Amendment is THE most important one (don't get me started, and YES over the 1st Amendment because you cannot exercise the first for very long without the second).  My idea of global domination would be feeling safe one an airplane, on a bus, boat, train, or anywhere else without the constant need to fear terrorists. [WARNING: CONSERVATIVE CONTENT AHEAD]  Yes I believe that Ronald Reagan should be on Mount Rushmore, and on the Twenty (who likes Jackson anyway?) He was THE greatest president (yes over Washington and Lincoln, who are sort of mystical characters anyway).  He won reelection with 49 states.  Yeah, which means even you tree hugging, squirrel *&%^ing, communists' parents voted for him (or didn't vote at all which is another thing I hate.)  If you are reading this and are still like "What is Mike's biggest hatred?"  It has to be Phil Revekant.  No no, I'm just kidding, actually me and Phil had a great conversation yesterday.  I wish he was coming back to Buffalo.  My biggest hatred is foreign cars.  Yes that is correct.  Why?  Well for starters I am a huge conservative, I do not agree with unions whatsoever (I was in one once, and they were a bunch of........., obviously I hated them before that though)  It is liberals who love unions, but yet it is liberals who buy foreign cars.  What kind of bizaro world are we living in?  Duh, you like unions, but won't buy union made cars?  Once again proving my idea of the liberal mind to be correct.  I buy AMERICAN cars because I am American.  While it is imposible to buy everything American nowadays (if it weren't I would try to),  it is a good idea to support the US economy, not the economies of contries who tried to wipe us off the map.  Lets take the Mitsubishi Zero for example, What you'ver never heard of that car? I'll tell you why, because it was a fighter plane, it was the plane (lots of them) that attacked Pearl Harbor.  Yes when you buy your God Damn Gallant, you are supporting the country and the Company that attacked our own soil (PS Mitsu's symbol is a propellor).  Then there is the other half, the spinning props,  who are they, well that is the auto industry nickname for BMW.  So when you buy one of those pieces of shit let me just remind you their symbol is a spinning propellor, and not as a fashion statement, but rather because they made Nazi warplanes, thanks for supporting the enemy once again.  Then there is Volkswagen (the people's car) who Hitler himself instructed the construction of the Beetle (yeah J Mays designed the new one ;) )  and they didn't just make crappy little cars, they made Tanks too.  Thanks for you support of the enemies of the United States, those countries and companies who killied MILLIONS of Americans and our allies.  Japan was not our ally, and they are only are hald ass one now because we kicked their ass and then turned around and bought their cheap little electronics.  And the Germans, they killed so many innocent people and you turn around and say "Wow that new Z5 is the coolest thing on earth"  Well you know what I hope that money is going into paying off the bonds that built the concentration camps.  Not to mention the fact that none of that money ever returns to the US because they arent idiots and they buy their own domestic products.  Sorry to go on a rant, its just getting close to election time, and it scares me to think someone could possibly think that supporting a man who changes his mind more than his underwear, someone who was in war but denounced it, someone who said Find those weapons of mass destruction (which exist) and then said Of course there were no WMDs why did we go in there.  Ok, well that was a rant, but it was about an important topic to me.  Even if you are a tree hugger, support the Unions you pretend to support, Buy American.  So now that I have given you a summary of my background, you are probaly saying to yourself "Why would I even wonder?"  I don't know the answer to that.  Nonetheless, I just thought I would write.  I have been golfing a few times this week, and I would like to continue that.  I kept even with Rich, Jay and Rob for several holes and considering I have not been golfing in a long time I thought that was real good.  I also went golfing at the par 3 with Sarah, and then ran into Jay completely on accident at our favorite place, Pizza Plant.  It is THE best place to eat and hang out.  On Tuesday, I am going to the Zoo it will be real fun, I have not been there in a couple of years.  As for this weekend, it is Andrew and Ashley's graduation party, congradulations.  Jay you better bring it in the volleyball game lol.  Well thats all, have a great weekend, call me if you would like to do something.

June 4, 2004
I cannot wait for Tonight/Tomorrow.  It is going to be a very racing weekend. Tonight starts off with some Drag Racing at Lancaster speedway at 6:00PM. My Uncle (well Great Uncle technically) Vinnie Arcadi is racing in a Nitrous car at 7 there, the race will be over in a matter of seconds (the damn car goes 0-100 MPH in one second) Then his second race, and then rush down to Hamburg for Buffalo Raceway, 12 races starting at 7:20, my favorite horse is racing tonight, Little Peaches and she's gonna win. Then tomorrow I'm not sure if I'm going to Fort Erie Raceway to watch the live Thoroughbreds in the afternoon and the Belmont Stakes in the evening, or Buffalo Raceway to watch the Belmont Stakes and then the live Standardbreds at 7.  While Smarty Jones is going to win the Triple Crown, I am betting on Birdstone to Show (1st, 2nd, or 3rd) because his trainer John Zito is amazing and knows Smarty Jones is going to win, I like his honesty.  I guess my new sport is racing, and its awesome.

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