I have come to realize that I am probably a repressed writer of some sort. Mostly, I guess, I have stuff to say, and don’t much care who reads it. That’s why I am gonna post it here.
Comments are always welcome and will be reviewed for trash, and displayed or deleted as I see fit. (…it’s MY blog!)
Cussing is okay, but ‘flaming’ will be dealt with harshly. (Fuckin-A!)
I apologize in advance for typo’s and other errors. None are meant to offend unless otherwise so stated.
Before going on too much more, I want to define the name of this blog (researched at http://en.wikipedia.org):
- Rant: A rant is a speech or text that does not present a well-researched and calm argument; rather, it is typically an attack on an idea, a person or an institution, and very often lacks proven claims. Such attacks are usually personal attacks.
- Rave: In late 1950′s London, the term “rave” was used to describe the “wild bohemian parties” of the Soho beatnik underground. The word was later used in the burgeoning mod youth culture of the early 1960′s as the way to describe any wild party in general.
- Piss: If you need a definition of this word, please click the following link, but please flush before you go: …GOODBYE! *waving*
- Moan: Lamentation, complaint; a low prolonged sound of pain or of grief.
- oddly, I had to go to http://www.merriam-webster.com to get a definition of ’moan’. Wikipedia sent me to a page about the human voice.
- Ramble: To move aimlessly from place to place; to explore idly; to talk or write in a desultory or long-winded wandering fashion. <===that’s what I’m talkin’ about!
- Once again, I had to go to http://www.merriam-webster.com to get a definition.
- ‘n’: Contraction for the word “and”. It isn’t contracted all that often, but occasionally you see ‘n’ as in Fish ‘n Chips, or Snakes n’ Ladders. There seems to be no rule for the placement of one or both apostrophes.
- …and finally, the Ellipsis – … *dot-dot-dot*: Ellipsis is a term in printing and writing that refers to a mark or series of marks that usually indicate an intentional omission of a word or a phrase from the original text. An ellipsis can also be used to indicate a pause in speech, an unfinished thought or, at the end of a sentence, a trailing off into silence. I know I use them WAAAAY too much and sometimes in the wrong spot, but… !
What prompted me to attempt this undertaking(a word not lightly used by someone my age) is a recent friendship on Facebook to a terrific guy named Michael Davis and his blog called: “ Something Down The Drain?“ (opens a new window – as will all my links, so you won’t have to see this statement again.)
Now, for the past couple of days, I have been burning up his bandwidth on his blog, on his Facebook page, and less-publicly via email. I actually may have scared him a bit! Other posts on his sites are maybe 2 or 3 lines at most, praising or commenting on his helpful hints articles and videos.
His most popular bon mot is a terrific video about how to recover stuff dropped down the drain by accident or curious kids. This was my introduction to Michael and his family. I highly recommend it: ‘Family Hack‘ (opens a new window)
When you peruse Michael’s site, you might come across my comments, unless he has deleted them to save space on his server. I will very likely repeat some of them here.
Here are some of the topics I will be working on. They are listed in the right-side column under, “rambles… Select Category“
- ‘That’s Gratitude For Ya!‘ - an important video
- ‘Charlie Manson And Me‘
- ‘I Am A Googler!‘
- ‘Google Earth; What Could Be Better?‘
- ‘My 1939 Plymouth Business Coupe‘
- ‘Last Place‘
- ‘Gran Turismo 5 – I LOVE IT!’
- ‘Search and Re-search’
- ‘Buy, not Shop’
- ‘I Don’t Build, I OVER-Build’
- ‘My Shows‘
- ‘Look Sharp, Stay Sharp‘ – sharpen almost anything!
- ‘Big Daddy’s Little Loan Company‘
- ‘What’s To Eat?’
- ‘Sig-Files To Remember – You Can Have Them’
…more added as I think of them..
And finally, I will occasionally post a picture of my Grandson. It probably won’t have anything to do with my ramblings, but again, it’s MY blog! 
Such as my personal, all-time favorite:
08/10/2008
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Friday, May 6, 2011:
Okay… (*muffled growl*)
I have been TRYING to update this page, and the software INSISTS on rearranging the text and changing the font. I DID do some ‘fixes’ in my stories, such as typos, spacing, etc. today, as this is the first time in over a year that the software would LET me do it!
Yes, it is updated software!
I am learning (slowly) to HATE WordPress!
I give up for today, and might try again tomorrow! But for now, ‘GOODBYE’!
Comment by Bob — May 6, 2011 @ 11:12 am