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Songs and Musings.
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Please indulge me one more time
Posted:Dec 4, 2018 2:56 pm
Last Updated:Dec 5, 2018 6:14 pm
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He was always the smartest in the class through school. Though he sucked at English. I wrote all his English papers for him, through high school and college. Though with math and science, he was a genius. I remember him telling me how boring Calculus was in high school. I probably told him he was a dick and to shut up.

Even though he was still pretty heavy into drugs, alcohol and partying after college, he landed a great job with Southwest Research. Worked there for over 10 , before the drinking finally got him fired. From there, it was all downhill.

As a brother, we were close as can be up until I was in about the 7th grade. Wasn't long after that we fought a lot, like most brothers do. Except ours were sometimes a little more severe than the typical sibling fight. I've always felt bad about those fights. But he also told me, a few ago, how it embarrassed him cause I was 3 grades behind him. But now, he appreciated all the times I would fight anyone, to defend him. He was my brother.

I didn't always like him, but I always loved him. I found myself avoiding him at times, because of his arrogant and know it all attitude, but I learned a lot from him. I had given up quite a while ago on him ever getting his life together, but he was always my brother.

As I wrote about this weekend, he's been in the SICU since last Thursday night. Kidneys were shut down, liver was way out of whack. Due to seizures, most probably, he wasn't responding to commands or voices. We knew he would never want to live like this, from conversations with him, so we made the decision to pull him off of life support. He lasted for an hour and forty minutes when we took him off life support today. But in the end, his life is over.

You weren't always the best brother, but God knows I wasn't either. I hope you find the peace, that eluded you for the majority of your life. Even in death, you will always be my brother.
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Rudy- Virtual Symposium # 48
Posted:Dec 2, 2018 9:56 am
Last Updated:Dec 5, 2018 6:12 pm
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Rudy the rude ole member (member)
Never had nice things to say. (none at all)
But he posted a dick pic. (dick pic)
That he loved to show all day. (cute little thing)

The ladies they just ignored him, (ignored him)
If they tried to turn him down . (Go Away)
Rudy would go all ape shit, (Rudy)
Show himself to be a clown. (just a clown)

Then one night he got a yes, (Yes)
Sure it was no mistake.
She said she really wanted sex,
But turns out she was a fake. (Go figure)

So now ole Rudy's leaving .(he's leaving)
Least that's what he has to say. (on his post)
Rudy the rude ole member, (member)
Back to bitch another day.
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Self Destruction
Posted:Dec 1, 2018 3:08 pm
Last Updated:Dec 4, 2018 2:32 pm
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It's sad watching someone self destruct. It's even worse when it's a slow process and it's someone close to you. I'm sure some of you can relate to this, hell some might even have been on that path.

My older brother was a brilliant . Tested at high genius IQ levels. But like me, he never really liked to follow the rules. And like me, during his teens and early twenties, he was heavy into drinking and drugs. Difference is, by 25 I had quit all drugs and could almost call myself a social drinker. He continued on.

By thirty he had contracted Hep C, so it convinced him to quit most of the drugs. Still smoked a little weed, but it was alcohol that he used to fill the void. So he drank. And he drank a lot. I refer to him as a binge alcoholic. Yes he drinks everyday when he's off the wagon. But it's a binge drinking session every day. Like black out , shit faced drunk every day. A bottle of Vodka can get him through the morning, but by night he's looking for some more. This has gone on for the last 30 years

He'll sober up from time to time. One time he lasted almost 6 months. Most of the time it has seemed to be a pattern of 3 weeks on the wagon, then fall off hard.

This past Monday, he started a sober up period. For those who know about these things, cold turkey withdrawal this bad can have some nasty effects. By Thursday he was having seizures, heart stopped in the ambulance on the way to the hospital. They got it going again, but now he's laying in a ICU. Medically induced coma. Liver tests look like hell, brain scans show some anomaly's. They've put him on dialysis, cause his kidneys aren't working. And last I heard this afternoon, that wasn't even going that well. Still unsure where this goes..but they're gonna try to wake him up by Monday. If they can get him "more stabilized". I asked the Doc, what that meant, and his reply was , functioning better than he is right now. Ok...

We were close when we were real young. Fought like mortal enemies when we were older, into our teens. I mean,full on fist fights, not just arguing. So as years went by, we really weren't what you'd call close siblings. But he's still my brother, and I'd fight to defend him. It's been a really sad couple of days though, thinking of the times we did have fun together. And thinking about a wasted life, watching him self destruct.

To be honest, I'm not sure how I feel. It's like I know he's done this to himself, and we've all tried to help him through the years, with no success. I'm angry at him for putting Mom through this pain, and that's keeping me from really feeling pain. But I'll still be sorry to see him go, if it continues on like this.

Have you been through this, or watched someone close to you just defy all advice and destroy themselves?
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Just stop already.
Posted:Nov 30, 2018 3:12 pm
Last Updated:Dec 17, 2018 7:26 pm
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Over the last few days, it seems like everyday there's a new "I'm offended" article being written about Christmas stuff. I know we're living in a I'm offended because the wind is blowing in from the north today society. But come on...really?

Some examples. Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer. I really thought this one was gonna be about the color of his nose. But nope..it's cause his dad was too hard on him, and tried to make him hide is nose. He should be proud of his red nose. And after poor Rudolph runs away, his mom wants to help go look for him. Donner tells her, no, this is mans work. So of course that's sexist. It's a cartoon with talking Reindeer!! Does anyone really take life lessons from a Christmas cartoon movie?

Today I read a article where a radio station stopped playing a song...Baby it's cold outside, because it's offended some listeners. Some of the lyrics that offended

I really can't stay
(But baby it's cold outside).......cause this insinuates he's trying to force her to stay.

Say what's in this drink
(No cabs to be had out there)...cause this sounds like he's drugging her drink.

But here's the part that gets me..The station polled it's "listeners" asking whether they thought the song should be played. 92 percent out of more than 600 voters were in favor of playing the song while 8 percent thought it was inappropriate.

So they pulled it. LOL, how does that make any sense. You pull a song written in the 40s, because it sends the wrong message. Yet, stations continue to play music that totally demeans women. (I know , I know, not all music)

We're living in one crazy society, and seem to be letting the small minority make decisions on what should offend us. Personally I think I can make up my own mind if Rudolph offends me with that damn red nose of his. And if it does, I can just not watch it. LOL

Maybe I'm just getting old, but I just see this as silly.
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LOL...The Saints went marching out.
Posted:Nov 29, 2018 9:01 pm
Last Updated:Dec 2, 2018 6:20 am
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I don't usually make these posts...but I've been drinking wine. Fired up watching the game with my and nephew. And we just beat the New Orleans Saints. 13 to 10.

Our offense looked like normal. sub par. But......our defense shut them down. Shut out the Saints for the first time in a half, in 72 games. Held Brees for under 100 yards passing in the first half..

LOL....If we don't get better scoring, I can't see us going far in the playoffs, but damn our defense is playing lights out.

And with that rant....good night to all.
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HNW-Movember
Posted:Nov 28, 2018 1:00 pm
Last Updated:Dec 4, 2018 2:30 pm
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Well I wanted to do at least one Movember for HNW and it's just hard for me to show my work outs or me out moving in November. Oh..I'm still moving and working out during the cold months..but I'm rarely even close to half naked doing it.

So I decided to post something from this summer. I cut the granddaughter out of the pic, but it depicts my motivation for getting back into shape. Being able to not only see my grandkids grow, but to have fun with them along the journey. Staying active, eating right and yes..Moving. It looked silly with my face cut out, so..here's a face pic too. Just came in from body boarding with my only grand .

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I'm getting older too.
Posted:Nov 27, 2018 1:00 pm
Last Updated:Nov 28, 2018 12:17 pm
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So all the phrases being tossed around these days to the effect of 50 is the new 40, gets me thinking. Does that conversely mean that 40 is the new 50? That doesn't sound so hot. Does it have an upper limit? Like is 20 really the new 10? While I have seen some 20 year olds that might fit that mentally, basic biology would say that can't be true physically. What with puberty and all.

I'm going to use the assumption they're talking about physically. I stay in pretty good shape for a guy in his 50's. Actually I'm in better shape now then most of my 40's. I'm hoping it's just physical attributes they're talking about. I'd like to think mentally, I'm wiser than when I was in my 40's.

Anyways, I do find some conflict in the studies and reports around this train of thought. We know it wasn't a magical wand, so I would assume they're saying we're in better shape. So we're working out and eating better? Well that sorta fly's in the face of the story's on the higher percentages of people that are overweight. Or wait...does it mean that being overweight isn't that big a deal? You're still 10 years younger.

And of course a plus to this line of thinking is your diet plans. If you were planning on losing some weight and getting in better shape at 50, now there's no rush. You can just wait till your 60. Cause at that point, you'll be the new 50.

Now in reality, I say most of this in jest. I know there's some scientific data that we're living longer. But I think a lot of these story's are around because people hate the idea of getting older. Well at least after they hit the drinking age. So we try to find stuff that makes us feel better about aging.

Personally, I don't like the idea of getting old and dying. But I don't really fret about getting older. So far, there's nothing I can't do now, that I did in my 30's. And there's a bunch of things that I'm much better at now. If the family genes hold true, and I wasn't a product of a extra service provided by the milkman, I should live quite a while still. I'm looking forward to it.

Does it feel like your really your chronological age? Does it slow you down with anything? Certainly not with sex, right? Does it really bother you that you're getting older? Or is it one of those things you don't give much thought to? Well, at least not till some bozo comes along and posts a blog about it.
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It's just a Hobby!
Posted:Nov 26, 2018 1:08 pm
Last Updated:Nov 27, 2018 7:19 am
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I was actually ready to get back to work today. Don't ask me why. And it didn't last long. The day was just chaotic to say the least. Left me just brain dead by the time I got home. So I'm thinking today would just be a good day to ask a question. Let the mind rest for a bit, or try to figure out what the hell made me all excited to get back to work.

SeaGirl posting pics of her pottery got me thinking today while I was driving around for work. Wondering things about having hobbies that can attract the opposite sex, (ok, I guess that needs to be same sex too). Hobbies that could lead to sex. The pottery made my mind jump immediately to the scene in Ghost. The pottery hobby certainly lead somewhere there.

I play guitar and sing. I write songs and sing them to people. I've been known to write songs about a lady or three. Certainly my hobby has led to some "attraction" of ladies. And yeah, some of those led to sex. So I would say, the guitar hobby would qualify.



Body boarding at the beach has led to a few meets. Seeing some good looking lady trying to board, and offering some help. Or ladies asking me where I got my board. I'm not sure that qualifies though, because maybe that one is just a "ice breaker" for them.

Hmmm, yoga I guess could. Any kind of hobby that involved getting around groups of people. But like I said, I'm feeling brain dead this afternoon, so I can't think of specifics.

Do you have any hobbies that have led to meeting people and/or relationships? Any that just led to sex? Maybe I could add to my hobby list. ?
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It could be worse.
Posted:Nov 25, 2018 12:34 pm
Last Updated:Nov 26, 2018 1:19 pm
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I hear women on here, from time to time say they can't find a date. Well apparently, it could be worse. You could have hooked up with this loser. Apparently he left at least 10 women with the check, some with a bill over 100 dollars. Not sure if I can put his name on here, so lets just call him PG.

I remember reading something about this clod a while back. It appears they finally caught him. This dude was on multiple dating sites. He would ask women out, take them to a fancy restaurant and order expensive meals. Then skip out before the check came, leaving the poor ladies to pick up the tab. What an ass.

Well, the judge sentenced PG to 120 days in jail, and three year's probation. He's also banned from multiple eating establishments. Here's the part I found hilarious. The judge also banned him from all dating sites, and Bumble. (thought that was a dating app). He's subject to an electronics search for phones and computers without notice, to make sure he complies.

So basically, a judge did what the sites don't seem to be able to do. Ban the bastard. LOL

I honestly believe that if this happened to some lady on here, the dude would still be around. I'm not sure exactly what the criteria is for banning on all the dating sites, but it must be set pretty high.

Another dipshit out of the dating pool. Well, at least for three years. I like what one of the ladies who he defrauded had to say, "He doesn't have to worry about any meals now. He's gonna get three square meals a day." And hopefully some amorous visits from the jails dating pool.
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I'm not gonna make it....Oh, wait!!
Posted:Nov 24, 2018 11:46 am
Last Updated:Dec 2, 2018 4:28 pm
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Do you tell people story's about yourself , that maybe make you look foolish? Things that might be a little embarrassing? I was talking with some neighbors last night. Had over, grandsons, and we were all doing christmas lights. One of them mentioned a near death experience he had. So of course I told him one of mine...but his response was "man I'd be too embarrassed to tell anyone that story". I laughed and told him, maybe he needed a little work on his self esteem. Not sure he liked that. LOL To me, the ability to laugh at yourself is an important part of life.

So, I thought I'd share the story.

There is a lake near San Antonio, called Canyon Lake. They call it that because they dammed up the river and it created a lake throughout all the surrounding canyons. Lots of area's around the shore drop off to really deep water.

As teenagers, we used to go camping there on the weekends. 10 to 20 rowdy ass teens, with lots of weed, plenty of alcohol. Funny, in those days, we never got hassled for partying there. Off the shoreline where we camped, about 500 yards out was a island. If you knew where to walk, or the water levels were down, you could walk out a peninsula all the way to the island. Which is what a of us had done that day.

When it was time to head back, a friend and I decided, we were going to cut across the "shortcut". Just swim back. Hell, couldn't be more than a half mile. And both being strong swimmers we thought, no problem. Wonderful logic seeing how we were both toasted out of our gourds. About half way, I start getting a cramp in one of my legs. I tell my buddy and we slow down a bit. Another hundred yards, and my other leg starts cramping. Being a avid swimmer, I realize at this point I'm in trouble. I holler out, and my buddy stops. We're treading water trying to figure out what to do. He suggests floating for a bit. Which is the perfect thing to do, except I have no body fat. I "float" about a foot under the water. But I try a dead man float anyway. Cramps aren't going away and I realize I have to make a run for it.

So we take off again. About 100 yards or so to the shoreline, my sides are cramping. Arms are going jello'd. Legs are just dragging along behind me like anchors. I out to my buddy. We talk for a sec, he tells me he's about to go down too and can't help. I tell him, I understand, and he should continue on. Told him, I couldn't go anymore and think this is it. He's looking scared. I always figured I'd die young, and I'm not half as scared as I should be. I tell him to take off, I'm gonna let go and just sink. He looks at me, can't seem to find the words or the breath to say anything, then takes off. I roll over on my back. I take a few seconds to look around, remember looking up at the sky. Beautiful. Then, just let go and start sinking.

I sank for just a few seconds when I hit bottom. We were in about 7 feet of water. I hit the bottom and sorta crawled a bit ..then pushed off to the surface. Grabbed some air and hollar for my buddy. Then sink again, pull myself along the bottom, and repeat. Did this twice more and realized I'm now standing in a little over 5 foot of water. I'm hollering at my friend, but he won't stop. Later he told me he thought I was drowning and didn't want to watch. LOL

Finally I yell out, STAND UP DUDE, we're in the shallow water here. He finally stopped and turned to look at me. We started laughing . Laughed so hard we almost drowned again. Walked into the shore where I had to lay for a half hour before I could walk back the hundred yards to the camp. Luckily, my friends all brought me some more beer, lit up another joint and had their fill of laughing at me and my buddy. We laughed right along with them.
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One of my favorite days of the year.
Posted:Nov 23, 2018 1:07 pm
Last Updated:Nov 26, 2018 1:26 pm
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One of the traditions that fell to me, cause my only sister has a hard time boiling water, is making Kolaches. It starts Wedsday night making the dough, cause it has to rise over night. Then up early Thanksgiving morning to roll them out and bake em. Then after the Thanksgiving day is over, we hit one of my favorite days of the year. The Friday after , when we go pick out a tree.

The favorite around my house is Poppy Seed and Cream Cheese Kolaches. And we make them in rolls, as opposed to individual Kolaches. So I made a batch for my daughters to take to the Thanksgiving dinner yesterday. I decided not to go. No sinister or depressing reason. I just really needed some alone time. Made myself a giant Porterhouse Steak , watched the game, drank some wine, and enjoyed a peaceful quiet day . Anyways..the Kolaches.

In following our tradition. They have to be made in a bowl my grandmother got as a wedding present. Here's some pics of the process .








Then this morning it was off to pick out a tree. Wish I could post pics of the tree selections, but not putting pics of the grandkids on here. LOL

Anyways...tree is up and decorated. We have always bought the a new ornament every year, so there are no two ornaments alike. Some homemade ones from the . This year, I got some from a great friend on here. To commemorate the puppy. LOL



Though, wondering how long it's gonna look good, cause the puppy is already interested. I give it a week before somethings chewed up or the tree is missing all the bottom limbs. That damn puppy is a goat.

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Woot
Posted:Nov 22, 2018 5:10 pm
Last Updated:Nov 24, 2018 6:26 am
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Well, just a quick post this evening. No meaderings of the mind, no rambling ranting of the woes of life. Way too much wine for that. LOL

Just a thanks for all those who make this a great site. Thanks for all those who post pictures, stories, or just sharing life. And thanks for the grape...without which, there would be no wine.

Happy Thanksgiving to all of you fine people. Hell even the fakes..
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HNW-Guitar in Fall Colors
Posted:Nov 21, 2018 2:07 pm
Last Updated:Nov 25, 2018 4:50 pm
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