Little Bastards...

I'm sitting in the Capresso Cafe, one on my favorites, and the little kiddies have swarmed in and are loud and amazingly stupid. It's weird, people think that "kids today" are disrespectful. I don't think so. Disrespect implies ill will. I don't think they are intentionally disrespectful, but I think they are dumber than I pile of monkey-shit. I think some parents need a good caning. 

I'm still in Pandora Radio, blasting HENDRIX into the earbuds, but the little boogers are still coming through, obnoxiously loud. I've asked them once if they could keep it down a bit, and they looked at me like I was from Mars, which I might be, but nevertheless...

I know that the manager would like to say something, but she's sort of in a pickle. It shouldn't have to be her, or my, job to discipline spoiled bumpkin kids. 

Why am I the only adult who's said anything to these snot-faced rats? You can see it in everyone else's faces that they are annoyed, but they are scared of freakin'' twelve-year olds. 

Most people complain about the government, their bosses, whatever, but they won't take a simple step and help a kid not be an asshole in public. 

There is no hope, is there? 

Don't go givin' me a headache...

I'm at the local truckstop, working on stuff for clients. Been here since 4 am. Couldn't sleep. I wish we could get DSL at home, but there is no service up our road, so when I have to do a lot of work on the web, I have to come down here. Our satellite connection is faster than dial-up, but it's still frustratingly slow when you have a lot of work to do. 

Can't get Skype calls on satellite, because of the up and downlink speeds. So it was nice to get a call from a friend in Barcelona this morning on Skype. 

The big downside of being here (besides the fact that it's not home) is the unbelievable crap music they play at the truckstop. Ah for the days when truckstop music was Lefty Frizzell, Jimmy Rogers, Hank WIlliams and Marty Robbins (and of course, Dave Duddely and Truck Stop). But now its trendy bullshit and some pitiful "oldies". Normally I love oldies, if they are a) good and b) oldies (anything before Buddy Holly died). 

The audio-trash that's on now is "Don't Go Breakin' My Heart" by Elton John and Kiki Dee. It must be among the top ten worst in "rock" history. Kiki Dee - her act is the only one I ever got a ticket to with the expressed purpose of going to boo her. It was some time in my college days in the 70s. Probably '74 when she played at the college in Oneonta. 

What a shame! That stage hosted the likes of Dave Bromberg, The Dixie Dregs, Harry Chapin and other great acts. Kiki Dee?!

Thank Zeus for Pandora Radio and my earphones. I got Lefty Frizzell radio on now. 

Happy listening. 

http://concretecentral.net

Just worked on an account for a company that makes some pretty cool furniture. They specialize in custom concrete design. Hard to believe, but they do real artwork with cement. They make concrete countertops, vanities, fireplace surrounds and mantels, tables, etc. The stuff looks like marble, granite, you name it. They also do concrete floors that look like beautiful stone. Check out the pictures on their site.
It was really easy going working with this client. It's nice to be appreciated.

How to get an affordable website that ranks high in the search engines

Just wrote about how to get an affordable website that ranks high in the search engines on my blog at http://tinyurl.com/highrankingwebsite

Beatlemania remembered

While trying to take a break from depressing news, I came across this piece of Rock 'n' Roll history that should bring back memories: 

1964 : Thanks to media coverage and a publicity campaign by Capitol Records, thousands of screaming fans greet The Beatles when their plane lands in New York at 1:20 pm. The scenes become iconic images of Beatlemania.

Egypt squaring the circle?

My buddy, David Steinberg, recently sent me this observation:

"What conclusion should we draw from the fact that Cairo's Tahir Square, which every news outlet reports is the main protest site, is, in fact, a circle?"