Not sure why I am writing this however thought maybe I could give some input on this great program we call twitter . The title of my blog actually came from a actual tweet today. Meaning it get’s my creative thought process going and makes me write blogs (editorials) for no apparent reason. Seriously, great program .When I first came across this program it was somewhat complicated. It takes some getting used to at first. Couldn’t figure out why I wasn’t getting a influx of followers. It took a little while to get the big picture. Even till this day I learn something new everyday. When I first started tweeting my purpose was to find followers. So I would randomly would go on the twitter directory and go from state to state. This is why I to this day, have a overflow of people in one particular state. Not that I didn’t find your tweets interesting , or to hurt your feelings . Seriously didn’t know what I was doing . Until one day the twitter program actually stopped me and suspended me for a few hours. This is when I started to get more of a concept of the whole program. You see it’s not about finding followers it’s more about having them come gradually . There’s no particular need to have 5,000 followers . Me personally am really happy with my amount of followers. Weeding out the spammers, and not so legitimate tweeters is always a challenge. To this day I really don’t mind you trying to sell your product or whatever occasionally . However if all you do is spam , spam , spam . Then I usually will unfollow you. Tend to like real life people that just tweet something simple every now and then like “The dinner’s in the oven , and will ready in 10 minutes”. Something simple . The tweeters I found when I first started to look from state to state. Actually have become some of my favorite followers. Some of those folks follow me, and some don’t. You can’t take it personally, if someone doesn’t’ follow you. However to me those folks that I tweet, and don’t come back to me, for one reason or another. Are actually kind of interesting or mysterious in some ways. And some of them that don’t come back to me. And don't have any interest in following me, doesn't really bother me. Not everyone is for everyone , we all have are different opinions and such. Sometimes opposites attract sometimes they don’t . It’s a very complex program this twitter program . However I really enjoy it, and you must too, to have a account here. Anyway take care all, and see you on twitter.

was just going to put this on a post on Twitter, but didn't think there was anyway i could get it in 140 characters. does anyone besides me post things on Facebook that you wouldn't put on Twitter or vice verses? Meaning sometimes i take a picture and i think oh i will put my post on twitter , but not sure it would be appropriate to put on Facebook. Well ,Facebook is mainly folks i personally grew up in my hometown and family members so i actually know them . However twitter is more of a place to remain anonymous, don't really know most of my twitter friends so  just kind of more put random things on there , however i seem to reveal my true inner thoughts. which isn't always good either, because folks can take your thoughts and use them for their creative endeavour's or whatever , i mean is it better to just keep to yourself ? there's no pay incentive to tell every one your inner thoughts. Meaning  you may gain or lose a follower cause your post was a little off or whatever the reason.Some folks link all their accounts so they have to only have to post once.Me i post things separately on Facebook, Twitter, my Flick account are my main applications i use. Someone showed me how to use Vine, haven't' had  a chance to use that, but looks interesting (sure i will at some point)I know it is affiliated with Twitter, then there's instr gram which i know nothing about?How does anyone keep up with all these applications?Maybe just me, just blogging some thoughts on this Monday morning, everyone dreads Monday, however usually a off day for me. so usually a good day for me.Thanks for reading and leave a comment on what you do. would be good to know , maybe some more applications i should check out? thanks. let me find a picture to make this post a little nicer, was just in Las Vegas, let me pick one now. have a great day and thanks for reading my random thought of the day.oh and audio boo,haven't' used that forever, maybe i should make a quick boo. check it out (audio boo ) it's a British based application (meaning think it's based in England) anyway take care. girls in front of Paris hotel in Vegas (my pic).

There are people in your life who've come and gone
They let you down, you know they hurt your pride
You better put it all behind you baby; cause' life goes on
If you keep carryin' that anger, it'll eat you up inside, baby


Don Henley-heart of the matter- this is brilliant writing on Don's part and it kept ringing in my head tonight driving down the 118(the Ronald Reagan freeway) . song makes so much sense sometimes.

was up at the airport yesterday(LAX) and saw some guy imitating a traffic officer.. he clearly wasn't a officer he was a guy in  a suit with a flashlight (assuming he was a driver or something)telling a car to move out of the crosswalk .. just one of my pet peeves , one of those wanna be cops.. pretending to be someone he's not.  looking awkward and silly. reason for my post , Don't assume someone else's job because of your own fantasies.. if it's that important to ya.. get a real traffic officer & make him aware of the situation..just a personal opinion.. feel free to leave a comment if you disagree...

OK was trying to get on the 405 south coming from the Santa Monica area(10 east) about 1am PT last night: anyway did see a detour sign telling me to take National , however thought it would be better to go North(kind of a quick bad decision i found out) and just exit Santa Monica Blvd. and get back on the 405. Santa Monica CLOSED, proceeded to Wilshire West  : exited :405 South exit closed : made a quick decision to go back to Sepulveda Southbound (back towards Santa Monica Blvd) got to Santa Monica Blvd 405 south CLOSED , took Sawtelle to National and got back on the 405 south...what do you want from us  angelenos Caltrans!

OK made it to the gym today, my old Sony bean still works which is unreal, i bought it when i lived in the city like seven yrs ago. this is what i was listening too , didn't give it too much thought just kind of picked em randomly , quite a good set of tunes.. nice day for me so far, hope yours is going well too and thanks for inquiring about my blog..
Bruce Springstee/Backstreets
Carole King_Tapestry_So Far Away.
Dolly Parton_The Essential Dolly Parton_ Volume 2_Here You Come Again.
Firefall_The Essentials_  Firefall_Just Remember I Love You (LP Version)
Firefall_The Essentials_  Firefall_You Are The Woman (LP Version)
Guns N' Roses_Greatest Hits_Ain't It Fun
Jimmy Buffett_Songs You Know By Heart_ Jimmy Buffett's Greatest Hits_Changes In Latitudes_ Changes In Attitudes
Jimmy Buffett_Songs You Know By Heart_ Jimmy Buffett's Greatest Hits_Cheeseburger In Paradise
Jimmy Buffett_Songs You Know By Heart_ Jimmy Buffett's Greatest Hits_Come Monday
Kansas_The Ultimate Kansas_Dust In The Wind
Leo Sayer_Very Best Of Leo Sayer (Remastered)_When I Need You
Live_Awake_ The Best Of Live_Lightning Crashes
Musical Cast Recording_Godspell - A Musical Based Upon The Gospel According To St_ Matthew_Day By Day
Puddle Of Mudd_Come Clean_Blurry
Red Hot Chili Peppers_Greatest Hits_Otherside

worried about today's generation:waiter told me they were out of the soup of the day. then i see a big bowl of soup go buy after i had eaten. asked the waiter what that was ? he said the vegetable soup. i said, well you just told me you were out of the soup of the day. yes he replied , we are out of the Manhattan clam chowder , you asked me about the soup of the day. not about the other soup we still have available  hmmm true story, god help him, the salad i subsisted for it was really good, and i haven't been to this establishment forever.. so i let it ride.oh i 'll tell ya  the establishment Jerry's famous deli in the Marina..   it's hard to get(good)  food after 10:00 pm in Los Angeles , and just wanted to relax after a grueling day , where i had  a Whopper going thru the drive thru for lunch and a bag of peanuts to hold me over. .. meaning was too busy to eat , (my fricking job sometimes).

OK , so i finally went out and got a fan , i think i tweeted twice about it .. my  new fan rocks , it's a quiet fan , and has a sleep mode, even has a remote control. However no can't write a blog about my new fan. I mean i could but may bore y'all to death. and think i need to take a new hobby other then blogging. Seriously the reason for this blog. When i went to the local big chain (no names yet) bought my fan for fifty bucks . That's $50.00 dollars , and also bought some other miscellaneous items. Mainly some food products . This chain who has food products. Actually surprisingly has some OK prices ..So my bill was like $135.00 dollars   .Anyway just when i got home i glanced at my receipt. Bought three things of soup(will include a pic of the soup). It's a great new soup from Campell's so give it a try. Anyway the receipt said i had purchased two

sep·a·rately and two at $2.49. Making a total  of Four (well i only bought three).The cashier messed up and i caught it . in the store's favor. and i payed $2.49 to the corporate big wigs in Minnesota. This chain is based out of MN. OK so the cashier wouldn't be able to pocket the mistake . It's not set up that way in the retail environment. Just a F--k Up on her part.  Meaning if she was a bartender or something in a small bar , possibly she could of , but the error was just plain in the store's favor and not me the customer. I actually used to process data for a gourmet grocery store in Southern CA. yrs. ago. hence my outstanding computer skills(big ego today).. that make me no $. kidding not kidding about being a data processor about the money part , i actually was for five yrs. a data processor... anyway my job or part of it was to make sure the price on the advertised items matched what was selling in the store. Like if they have something on sale and you are getting charged for the item before it went on Sale or the non-sale price. my job was to change that. among other things.Anyway check your receipts and go back to store and make a fuss about it. if you want to be a real stinker you can report it the weights and measure. and the store can be fined .. and those damn corporate bosses may have to lay off the limo service or whatever they spend their big salaries on . Seriously Beware of the big chains and watch those receipts...the store ,well when you go hunting you need a T-----T , like a bulls eye....did the hint give it away, out of MN. remember.actually now that i read my post , there possibly was no malicious intent on the store's end. And actually may have a chip on my shoulder about corporate america. That i do, only the 2% of the company makes a good salary and the folk's below them lower there living standards and don't give back to the struggling economy by going to sporting events , concert's , vacation everything that pumps our ecomonyl  for there corporate greed (profit). Same Goes to those  small -mid sized company that do not  care about their  employees or increasing morale that is oh so important.

Actually was going to have this on my second day there , that being Tuesday ,however closed on Tues. so i settled for it on my way out. it was really good. give it a whirl if your ever in the area. oh except the waiter called me buddy one to many times/ I HATE when guys say that.. although i let it ride , it really bothers me , oh he called me big guy too at one point.. do you get the point.?. he was a actually a pretty good server , I was actually a server in my twenties for yrs. to me it's better to leave out the buddy and not say anything or sir would be OK with me, the server was friendly .  and kind of young don't even think he knew he was annoying me. Just last week i went to Norm's in Santa Monica for lunch had a young male waiter that was really professional and attentive. at least by not buy  calling me bud-die , every time he approached the table, don't even think he called me sir.he just did his job .and didn't try to call me any nicknames  too me it's a bit derogatory  , Anyway you all know my pet peeve now, don't call me buddy , Chief, big guy .. you get the point ..  So waited for the temperatures to cool down a bit (till the sun set anyway) and made my way back to Los Angeles, when you have been out of Los Angeles for a few days. i  noticed right away the heavier traffic. I mean it's something you just adapt too. Being in the desert area . not nearly as much congestion. OH what can you do . It was a great getaway and hope i can get back real soon .. I mean before the triple digit heat , that will be in that region soon enough. Anyway my little three day weekend in a small blog. Hope you all enjoyed it. it was so relaxing and encourage you all to get out to that region and relax for a few .... it's so worth it. 

OK day two where was I?Oh after my bike ride , heading back to the hotel and took a quick swim in the hotel pool, it was getting late in the afternoon and wanted to swim while the sun was out. After the swim  , was getting hungry so thought i would get something by my hotel . There was a Thai restaurant called Chada Thai Cusine  (no, my memory is not that good, i am looking at the receipt i have). Had some chicken lemon grass soup that was really good and the entree, think i had curry chicken (well the soup was better)had better curry chicken. Was the only one in the restaurant at the time . nice waitress no complaints on the service on this one.After dinner just walked around my hotel snapping pictures as i recall, it's just a hobby of mine. It's like a release for me. And like to share em online. Unfortunately never made any money from my photography. Which is a shame , cause i take   some nice pictures. It's the same with blogging, twitter, Facebook, and all the other things I do online. it doesn't pay , I mean you get recognition on Twitter , you might get someone really important , or a rock star or something might follow you but it is really a way for some of your ideas and pictures to get taken for free. just my opinion , i mean ya i could stop all these social networking sites , however i am waaay to addicted to all of it. have actually tried to give it a rest it's damn hard. Anyway where was I ? Oh think i went into town and had some non-alcoholic drinks, wasn't in a drinking mood and was driving so i took it easy. Nothing exciting for sure. Anyway woke up early the next day and had the continental breakfast at the hotel. There apparently were some security folks staying at the hotel that were working the Stagecoach festival coming up for the weekend. Had a conversation with one of em  at breakfast , that's how I know this.Anyway just checked out of my hotel at 11am and was in no rush to get back to Los Angeles , so thought I would ride it out another day in Town , without a hotel. Went into town and did a little clothes shopping (bought a bathing suit) Wanted to get a T-Shirt at this British store however all the shirt's were to small for me. It was a British shirt with a flag on Great Britain on it . looked really cool,Anyway didn't fit. So I went into a coffee shop and hooked up my laptop , and started this blog you are reading now.

Day Two, what did i do day two ? Kind of getting vague here, should of written when it was fresh in my mind , but still can give it a whirl. Was on good behavior in Palm Springs (well as well as can be expected). And didn't do any wild drinking or anything. So the next day was able to actually do something productive. That being,  thinking of renting a bike , first i thing i did was go get myself some breakfast . There was a Irish establishment by my hotel called Dickie O'Neals , that caught my eye ..Me being Irish (i am half Irish) knew it wasn't a option , it was a requirement .not really , it's hard to explain, but being in a Irish establishment makes me feel at ease. something like that. Growing up on the east coast  around the Boston area. There was no shortage of Irish folks . lot's of em , sadly when i moved west , doesn't seem to be as large a population of Irish . Just trying to say try to say,feel comfortable in a Irish establishment something like that!! So  made it to Breakfast there , it was less than a quarter mile from the hotel i rented.Got some corned beef hash   and eggs and toast . Me being a late , mid -morning kind of person. Not a early riser , something like that.My receipt says i was there at 11:09 am . That's seems about right for me ,Prime time morning , that s about the time i having my morning coffee.My server was really good and attentive , the restaurant wasn't very busy , maybe like 5-6 people in there. So my server gave me some pretty good service.no complaints. After Breakfast , I had thought about renting a bike. At one point was going to bring my bike with me from Los Angeles. Didn't happen . So when i pulled into town the first night spotted a bike shop (rental) So thought i would give it a try. Made it to the bike shop it was called, Bike Palm Springs right on Palm Canyon. Got something like a beach cruiser , for twenty dollars for a half day. Thought that was a fairly good price versus lugging my racing bike all the way from Los Angeles. The clerk (think his name was Bart if i am not mistaken-will explain later).Gave me bottle of water to bike with. Doesn't seem like a big deal a bottle of water , but let me explain.When i left the bike shop it was about quarter to one something like that.As i was leaving the rental bike shop i had my headphones on , playing some music on my mp'3 player , didn't hear my water bottle drop. I was only about  maybe 1500 or 2000 feet from where i dropped it . Doesn't seem like a big deal losing a water bottle now does it? Well actually it is in Palm Springs, because it was like Ninetie degrees outside! In Los Angeles you don't really need as much fluids as you do in the desert found myself drinking triple the amount of fluids i would drink back by the coast. guess i am trying to say, it's cheaper to live out in the desert i am sure . But in the hotter months be expecting to stop by the local 7-11 and  buying water and soda every few hrs.So add five - seven dollars a day to keeping hydrated in the hotter months. i mean if you lived there. I actually noticed that because i  don't get out to the desert to often . OK so where was i ?Getting my bottle that i dropped , re-traced my path on the bike and found it . I was stoked , because really you CANT  do any physical activity without water, you would actually get heatstroke or something to that effect, it's not a option it's really a necessary! So I continued my journey on my bike , it was really a great way to see Palm Springs. You cant' really ride in Downtown Palm Springs so to speak . They will give you a ticket riding in the center of town. However Bart gave me a map of the the bike paths and they were really awesome. Really enjoyed the bike ride, only almost got run over once by  a pickup truck. Remember i was listening to music through my headphones.Zoning out in the hot sun , not a good thing to do not staying to the right,Other  than that every thing went fine , the bike had a lock included .. so was a able to stop at a hotel on my bike and refill my water bottle. Actually a really cool bartender gave some free water. Like i said before , constantly need fluids to be doing thing's in the heat.And also  made a stop at a coffee stand for some iced coffee. Anyway had the bike till like 5 pm but i was getting pooped out , in that hot sun , so thought i might head into the shop a little earlier then 5 pm .Bart said the shop was open till 5 pm and i sure he wanted to get out of there too. Anyway finished my bike ride and got into a conversation with Bart for like 20 minutes. He was really interesting, Think he was German-actually he was - i asked him (he looked kind of German , and he drove a German make car) part of our conversation . He was way cool and told me some things about the desert and where he used to live , Houston or something like that. I lived in Houston when i was teenager briefly.Anyway enough of that . It was a good bike rental store if your ever in the desert .. Check em out and maybe you'll talk to Bart . he rocked. the folks in the desert are really accommodating and service oriented it's there livelihood so to speak . It's a  great little desert community  (town) to visit even for a day or a few day's ..so if your reading this check out Palm Springs and the surrounding communities.. Palm Desert, Rancho Mirage, La Quinta...

. Went to a wedding in Portsmouth NH in Sept. and have not really got out of town  since. My birthday is in April , April 21^st to be exact and thought this may be a good time to pack on up and get out to the desert, that being Palm Springs. Didn't come out on my birthday because of the Coachella Festival. Really didn't want to deal with the crowds so thought the day after would be much better.  I mean my  job takes me out of town, from time to time for work reason’s . May get out of Los Angeles for the day  but I have to return back to town because I have a company vehicle . So this little three day jaunt was WAY due. Got out about noon on Mon. for a Much needed  three day weekend ! you see I work a tremendous amount of hrs. usually twelve hr. shifts. And not much time for rest and relaxation. So this was  a much needed break,. Day one: packed up and. and didn't have to be anywhere till Thurs morning.. as I am writing now I am in a small coffee shop in Palm Springs called Espresso Cielo. Something as  simple as writing on my blog in a coffee shop .. Mainly because when I am in Los Angeles doesn't seem like I have to much free time. So this time is really precious for me, and really enjoying it to say the least.

OK got out of Los Angeles at noon and pulled into Palm Springs about 2 pm. Whenever I come into town. Don’t ask me why , but always stop at this Mexican Cantina in downtown. It’s called Las Casuelas, don’t ask why, but I can even pronounce this restaurant correctly, it's pronounced Loss Cause way las.. I mean  Spanish is not my native language. . Don’t ask me what is means.. think it’s something to do with the family . Something to that effect.Think when I first came to Palm Springs in my twenties . Came into town with my mom and a few friends and think we came to this establishment. So I have been coming here ever since. It’s still the same restaurant as it was 25 yrs. Ago. Hasn't changed much. OK after lunch checked into my hotel . Booked my hotel on AAA’s  website. Didn't really know to much about the hotel itself but looked at the map and the rating 3 stars good enough for me . And it seemed OK to me. The room was actually really nice and they had  a adult pool and a separate pool for children . The spa wasn't working, the sauna or the steam room (or the hair dryer in my room for that matter). Did actually use the exercise room one day, had my gym clothes and my mp 3 player so got a quick workout in.However still a fairly nice hotel not complaining , just think they should have a little better maintained at the hotel, However would stay there in the future because it was really peaceful , Wasn't very crowded and very relaxing.

OK so i wanted to get some dinner last night at 8:40pm last night in the suburbs of Los Angeles last night, first establishment I stopped at in Hawthorne Ca.That i have been too several times. Luigi's Italian Restaurant told me didn't want to serve me because they had already broken down the kitchen. Ahh a Friday night again at 8:40 pm. not especially a late dinner and it was going to be a to go order. They apparently closed at 9:00 pm.I mean they were still technically open! So i moved on second establishment was a new Mexican restaurant in Redondo Bch (Lawndale town line) that being Chile Verde. They DID take my order however they were closing and requested i did not sit in the dining room. jeez what ever happened to Customer service?.. anyway just letting out a bit of frustration. thanks for reading. if your a associated with Luigi's you may want to think about getting out of the restaurant business and start a dry cleaning business or something. However if a customer came in five minutes before you were closing you may not take their dirty shirts!

well think it has been resolved. he ended up getting some helpers.so never mind about my little problem. things are looking really good today. the sun is out and it's my Friday.. this week has been really smooth at work(don't want to jinx myself) I mean i have one more shift till i am technically free.. but they (work) gave me a preview of what i am doing this evening.. doesn't look to bad.. So ready for a few days off out here. The weather report is looking good for my off days.Not sure why i like this program (twitter) it's odd my followers are more stranger's on this site .. then my other application i use being Facebook. Those tend to be folk's i actually know and most are relatives or friends i grew up with back on the east coast.So i tend to be more discreet about what i post on Facebook then i do on Twitter . on twitter you are more stranger's so tend to post whatever the F---k is on my mind. So your getting a look at how i think. Because i might be doing the dishes or something and just get a thought in my head and just walk over to my desktop and write it down in a tweet. folk's must like it . Because i have a fairly good following, but i was actually just restricted on who i follow, I hit the 2000 limit and i am not able to follow anyone (till i get some more followers)it put's a strain on the application .so they say.so if your a new follower, that's the reason,more than likely i didn't follow you back(or it could be i didn't like your tweets, more than likely it's the latter the blockage issue). anyway probably need some more balance , better ratio on here anyway.. it's off i follow like 2000 and only have like 560 followers.. anyway thanks for reading have a great day . wherever you may be and keep tweeting(it's definitely keeps my typing skills up to date if anything).

so offered to help a friend move, i sent him a message about a week or two ago , "you know my day's off. let me know if you need any help".. now he has a moving van coming Sunday morning(not my day off) and he want's me to take time off from my job . to help him.. jeez, who's in the wrong here? he's helped me countless times moving and now he has put me in a spot.ahh who's in the wrong here?there really is enough stress in my life during the work week.. this is just added stress for no reason. #nonsense