http://www.genxposterchild.com Where slacking is a sport, reading an addiction, and underachievement a birthright Mon, 22 Sep 2008 19:14:37 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I am not thrilled right now.  On Facebook.com, they have this whole application which allows you to send and receive virtual tokens of good karma.  It's just one of the many things on that site that can dominate your attention for far, far too long.  I'll admit, I log on there ... http://www.genxposterchild.com/2008/09/19/waitin-for-good-karma-to-come-back-to-you/ They had to happen on the same day. Two years ago today was the day that my life changed forever when I had say goodbye to my beloved, Rufus Palmer.  And true to The Pet Psychic's words:  "We never get over the loss of a pet.  We just get used ... http://www.genxposterchild.com/2008/09/11/sad/ I've often said 'There are people who are born to lead, and there are people who are born to wait in line,' and I believe it's in my genetic coding to be among the former. However, it appears that the line itself is making a comeback. I watched the line and its meaning dissolve ... http://www.genxposterchild.com/2008/08/07/waiting-in-line-a-history/ For most of my life, I have been blessed weight-wise.  I have been able to eat anything and everything, as much or as little, and I would not suffer from any negative ramifications.  Food hasn't really been a big 'thing' in my life-it's not my friend, I don't eat when ... http://www.genxposterchild.com/2008/06/19/a-question-you-shouldnt-be-askingever/ "Could you do this project for me?" she asked as she headed to the elevator.  It was something trivial, but something with which I had no familarity regardless.   I visited many a website, made tons of calls, all to no avail.  In Hawaii, there exists the phenomena known as ... http://www.genxposterchild.com/2008/04/23/justify-my-job/ I got into an interesting conversation with a friend recently, he's very 'conversive' when talking about Tibet, a topic of which I know little.  I wrote back, talking about the near impossibility of finding any sort of truly objective information, for the simple fact is we are all incluenced ... http://www.genxposterchild.com/2008/04/16/87/ This is a papaya.  It's a tropical fruit that makes life worth living here.  We have two papaya trees at the house, but they aren't ripe yet. You cut them in half, scoop out the seeds, and fill it with lime or lemon juice. It's wonderful, and apparantely very ... http://www.genxposterchild.com/2008/03/25/ahhhhhhhh-papaya/ When I started this, I was told that almost all websites/blogs, etc. don't last longer than a year, that most people start a site, get all fired up about them and write all the time for a month or so, but then they lose steam and end up abandoning them just as quickly.  And what ... http://www.genxposterchild.com/2008/02/22/one-year-and-im-still-here/ OK, two things happened in January that were just so wrong I was just stunned; they were that far beyond my comprehension.  First, in Kailua, a woman's boyfriend beats her to death in broad daylight with people watching.  The people watching are excused because the guy had a gun and so there was ... http://www.genxposterchild.com/2008/02/04/paradise-beyond-lost/ I am not entirely thrilled today.  No, it's not the traffic or the crowds or anything like that, it's not even the gaudy decorations on some houses.  That's all well and good.  Except for one thing.  The Christmas Cards Ok, I get the idea of sending out christmas cards on a ... http://www.genxposterchild.com/2007/12/19/84/ Well, after months of planning and passing tests and memorizing things, my super-beloved Dale has been installed as the highest ranking officer in his fraternal organization (the one that supposedly rules the world).  The fact that HE specifically has been placed in the position is important because he is ... http://www.genxposterchild.com/2007/12/04/of-handshakes-and-air-kisses/ This is Daisy Peanut when we first got her in April.  She was such a tiny thing.  I always said "She's as pretty as a daisy and growing like a little sprout."  She's grown a lot now.  She is extremely smart.  Dale and I are such dorks that we'll ... http://www.genxposterchild.com/2007/11/13/our-daisy-peanut/