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Last night was a bit of a rowdy one. Our downstairs neighbors who like to leave little blue crack baggies at the foot of the staircase decided to start setting off fireworks on the landing in front of our door.

Is it me, or what?

This just after their friend was arrested for his pit bulls attacking a young girl. I’m hoping to see a truck rental pull up and pull them out of here pretty soon.

One solution until then: contact local police and invite them to have their officers on horseback have full run of the apartment complex.

For those who haven’t followed my blog, one of the roles I have is as a member of the Board of Directors of the Emergency Services & Homeless Coalition of Jacksonville, Florida, Inc (ESHC).

The following was received as an attachment yesterday, and it’s self explanatory. I had a phone conversation with Diane Gilbert, ESHC Executive Director, shortly after noon today. At the moment I’m preparing and brainstorming some Black Hat and literal Online Guerilla Warfare tactics to get my message across.

I haven’t had this much fun since I replaced Kevin’s MyBlogLog community avatar with one of my own choosing. I wonder if they ever figured out how I did that over at Yahoo Central.

Read the following and you’ll get an idea of how serious things are.

Me, I’m not saying what I’m planning…but it’s gonna be some great content and video that’ll get attention! (more…)

Sometimes when I’m sitting back thinking over the years about different computer systems I’ve seen come and go, it makes me realize we’re still in the dark ages of this young revolution.

It took years to go from a GUI created in DOS to WinX. It took how many versions since the first to see Vista. And it’s never good enough. One big marketing ploy.

The next generation will not rely on the Operating System, but rather the ability to view through browser technology across multiple platforms. For now we’ll still need to continue to pursue a memory upgrade every once in a while.

Friend of mine’s dealing with issues from his employer violating federal laws protecting the job rights and security of reserve military service members while on active duty.

It’s now involving JAG. He’s been told be could lose his job due to standing up for himself.

Don’t put your eggs in one basket. Yes, you can stand up for your rights…and yes, if your workplace is bone headed enough to violate protected rights of Service Members this should have been a call sign to get your resume ready months prior to being activated.

If they don’t get what they want, ultimately they’ll get rid of you. Don’t look at this as a failure, one door closes and another better one’s available…IF…you plan ahead.

According to Wired, the following was NOT broadcast during Pearl Jam’s rendition of Pink Floyd’s ‘Another Brick In The Wall’ during last Sunday’s Lollapalooza in Chicago.

“George Bush, leave this world alone.”
“George Bush find yourself another home.”

Click the image to the left for the story.

The funny thing is it was probably the President that caused one broadcast company to change it’s whole name! Was it truly Corporate America that killed the Frog, or something more insidious?

The real question is will the festivities in the future be censored by the people entrusted to relaying it to the public again? Was this in fact due to AT&T; or it’s third party affiliates; enforcing ’standards’? Was this in fact due to pressures imposed by Chicago political forces currently in house?

Maybe it was just someone afraid Pearl Jam was going to expose a nipple if they thought they weren’t monitored, or at worst a die hard fan of Pink Floyd’s getting pissed.

No, I don’t need ‘em. If you read the prior posts, you know what I mean.

Went back to work today, things went well, matters were dealt with so there wasn’t a backlog domino effect, and then Jacksonville did it’s usual.

It rained, after being really muggy and icky. Pretty much it came down around 1:30 after a cold front came in that was really refreshing, but still making me wonder if tornadoes would form. Lasted until just when I had to leave work.

Normally with my commute time and work, I end up away from the house 12 to 14 hours a day during the weekdays. That sucks. What makes it worse is when someone suckered my wife to ‘just take a moment to show you something’.

Kirby Vacuum cleaner guy. Someone interrupting my off time with a $1,500.00 USD machine, about to vacuum my floor to prove my wife’s not doing her job, just as I walk in with grocery bags in each hand at 6:35pm. The guy pictured isn’t the one who was here, but his picture links to their site. NOTE: THEY DO NOT GIVE PRICES ON THEIR SITE!

Again…this bunch of plastic costs $1,500.00 American Hard Earned Dollars!

WTF? He must not read my blog!

I ignored his college pushing butt, took the bags to the kitchen to offload, making sure to close it’s door. I love my kitchen. Saw my families dinner on the stove, while hearing my kids who he was hyping up giggling with glee.

I tried to consider the justifications of so many things, but opted to put things away.

I ate my dinner while standing, and just listened. Shampooing my living room, doing my daughter’s room, if he thought I’d buy a vacuum when I don’t even have a car?

I went to the porch, sat with a drink, and smoked looking at green trees. I overheard him ask my wife why I wasn’t smoking inside.

This is when I considered the height of the banister to the drop below on the ground

My wife came outside to get a light, and he followed. Asked for a cigarette to bum.

Enter my home, interrupt my meal, and smoke my tobacco?

I kept silent and meditative. He started small talk on my balcony, like he knew me well enough. He didn’t realize I’d forgotten more sales training than he’d ever learn in his life. He couldn’t shave properly. And then he probed about my income.

What kind of work do you do….ah, big bucks…

I turned to my wife, pulled my teeth out and told her I needed to go take a Loratab. Anything to keep the focal point of taking a human life in front of my children.

I only take my dentures out in public after I take off my glasses first. Needless to say, they were off before he had come out on my porch.

Went to the bedroom, called the office who had already left. Answering service didn’t come on. We live in a gated community, but ‘no gate’ since they leave it open rather than repair it. I was going to get them to call me back and confirm how to put a ‘Trespass Warrant’ out.

Yep, I could have confronted him and told him to leave…but it would have been a bad example in front of my kids since mom had invited/allowed him in graciously. On the other hand you don’t know who’s REALLY at your door when they claim to be ’salesman’. Talked to my wife afterwards without getting upset or angry.

She honestly didn’t have any idea a Kirby Vacuum cost that much, and thought it’d be cool if they could get up a spot on the rug that she wasn’t able to the last month.

Tomorrow I’ll get clarification of the office and explain there’s been an elevated amount of solicitors in the complex, and find out exactly what ground we’ve got to stand on before calling the law out next time people are canvassing.

I’ll also get clarification of how to post on my door solicitors aren’t covered under my insurance, and to enter at their own risk of life and limb.

Then again, maybe they should read my blog and get a real job.

Find information on Diversity recruiting at DiversityJobs.com.

It was the moment I discovered it had a section under CNET.com >Download >Webware.

Soiled feeling looking at this page, especially since getting in 8apps.com just last night.