{"id":3089,"date":"2023-04-02T07:06:45","date_gmt":"2023-04-02T11:06:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nathansonweb.com\/blog\/?p=3089"},"modified":"2024-02-14T07:07:30","modified_gmt":"2024-02-14T12:07:30","slug":"rant-n-rave-piss-n-moan-rambles-and-rants-of-an-old-man","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.nathansonweb.com\/blog\/?p=3089","title":{"rendered":"Rant n&#8217; Rave \u2013 Piss n&#8217; Moan \u2013 rambles and rants of an old man\u2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">June 11, 2009 &#8211; renewed April 1, 2023  <strong><em>(no foolin&#8217;!)<\/em><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-large-font-size\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nathansonweb.com\/blog\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Hello!<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>I have come to realize that I am probably a repressed writer of some sort. &nbsp;Mostly, I guess, I have stuff to say, and don\u2019t much care who reads it. &nbsp;That\u2019s why I am gonna post it here.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Comments are always welcome and will be reviewed for trash, and displayed or deleted as I see fit.&nbsp;<em>(\u2026it\u2019s MY blog!)<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Cussing is okay, but \u2018flaming\u2019 will be dealt with harshly.&nbsp;<em>(Fuckin-A!)<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>I apologize in advance for typo\u2019s and other errors. &nbsp;None are meant to offend unless otherwise so stated.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Before going on too much more, I want to define the name of this blog&nbsp;<em>(researched at&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org<\/a>)<\/em>:&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Rant: A&nbsp;rant is a&nbsp;speech or&nbsp;text that does not present a well-researched and calm&nbsp;argument; rather, it is typically an attack on an&nbsp;idea, a&nbsp;person or an&nbsp;institution, and very often lacks&nbsp;proven claims. &nbsp;Such attacks are usually&nbsp;personal attacks.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Rave: In late 1950\u2019s&nbsp;London, the term \u201crave\u201d was used to describe the \u201cwild&nbsp;bohemian parties\u201d of the&nbsp;Soho beatnik underground. &nbsp;The word was later used in the burgeoning&nbsp;mod youth culture of the early 1960\u2019s as the way to describe any wild party in general.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Piss: If you need a definition of this word, please click the following link, but please flush before you go: &nbsp; &nbsp; \u2026GOODBYE! *waving*<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/disneyland.disney.go.com\/\">I don\u2019t like that kind of language so I am leaving<\/a>!<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Moan: Lamentation, complaint; a low prolonged sound of pain or of grief.<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>oddly, I had to go to&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.merriam-webster.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">http:\/\/www.merriam-webster.com<\/a>&nbsp;to get a definition of &nbsp;\u2018moan\u2019. &nbsp;Wikipedia sent me to a page about the human voice.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Ramble: To move aimlessly from place to place; to explore idly; to talk or write in a desultory or long-winded wandering fashion. &nbsp;&lt;===<em>that\u2019s what I\u2019m talkin\u2019 about!<\/em><\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Once again, I had to go to&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.merriam-webster.com%22%20target=%22_blank\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">http:\/\/www.merriam-webster.com<\/a>&nbsp;to get a definition.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>\u2018n\u2019: Contraction for the word \u201cand\u201d. \u00a0It isn\u2019t contracted all that often, but occasionally you see \u2018n\u2019 as in Fish \u2018n Chips, or Chutes n\u2019 Ladders. \u00a0There seems to be no rule for the placement of one or both apostrophes.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>\u2026and finally, the Ellipsis \u2013 \u2026\u00a0<em>*dot-dot-dot*<\/em>:  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. \u00a0An 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. \u00a0I know I use them WAAAAY too much and sometimes in the wrong spot, but\u2026 !<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>What prompted me to attempt this undertaking &nbsp;<em>(a word not lightly used by someone my age)&nbsp;<\/em>&nbsp;is a recent friendship on Facebook to a terrific guy named Michael Davis and his blog called:&nbsp;\u201c<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Something Down The Drain?<\/a>\u201c, which has apparently since been taken off the Web. &nbsp;So here is a link to his video about this drain problem, also titled \u201c<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=k-oSz6E50hQ\" target=\"_blank\">Something Down The Drain?<\/a>\u201d &nbsp;<em>(opens a new window \u2013 as will all my links, so you won\u2019t have to see this statement again.)&nbsp;<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Now, for the past couple of days, I have been burning up his bandwidth on his blog, on his&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/aboutmichaeldavis\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Facebook page<\/a>, and less-publicly via email. &nbsp;I actually may have scared him a bit! &nbsp;Other posts on his sites are maybe 2 or 3 lines at most, praising or commenting on his helpful hints articles and videos.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>His most popular bon mot is a terrific video about how to recover stuff dropped down the drain by accident or curious kids. &nbsp;This was my introduction to Michael and his family.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Here are some of the topics I will be working on:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>\u2018<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nathansonweb.com\/blog\/?p=730\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">That\u2019s Gratitude For Ya!<\/a>\u2018 &nbsp;\u2013 an&nbsp;important&nbsp; video<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>\u2018<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nathansonweb.com\/blog\/?cat=11\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Charlie Manson And Me<\/a>\u2018<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nathansonweb.com\/blog\/?cat=50\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"http:\/\/www.nathansonweb.com\/blog\/?cat=50\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u2018Yeah! He\u2019s the Lone Ranger!\u2018<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>\u2018<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nathansonweb.com\/blog\/?cat=70\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Last Place<\/a>\u2018<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u2018<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nathansonweb.com\/blog\/?p=919\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">My 1939 Plymouth Business Coupe<\/a>\u2018<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nathansonweb.com\/blog\/?cat=56\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u2018I Am A Googler!<\/a>\u2018<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:36px\"><strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nathansonweb.com\/blog\/?p=1371\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"http:\/\/www.nathansonweb.com\/blog\/?p=1371\" target=\"_blank\">&#8216;My StoryWorth&#8217;<\/a> &#8211; <em>it&#8217;s all about ME!<\/em><\/strong> &lt;======<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>\u2018<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nathansonweb.com\/blog\/?cat=55\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Google Earth; What Could Be Better?<\/a>\u2018<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><em><strong>The subjects shown below are on my list of &#8216;things to do sometime soon&#8217;, like when I&#8217;m not busy working on My Ancestry Tree and My StoryWorth.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nathansonweb.com\/blog\/?p=1371\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">My StoryWorth<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>\u2018Gran Turismo 5 \u2013 I LOVE IT! (Now GT6!)\u2019<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>\u2018Search and Re-search\u2019<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>\u2018Buy, not Shop\u2019<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>\u2018I Don\u2019t Build, I OVER-Build\u2019<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>\u2018My Shows\u2018<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>\u2018Look Sharp, Stay Sharp\u2018 \u2013 sharpen almost anything!<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>\u2018Big Daddy\u2019s Little Loan Company\u2018<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>\u2018What\u2019s To Eat?\u2019<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>\u2018Sig-Files To Remember \u2013 You Can Have Them\u2019<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>\u2026more added as I think of them..<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>And finally, I will occasionally post a picture of my Grandsons. &nbsp;It probably won\u2019t have anything to do with my ramblings, but again, it\u2019s MY blog! &#x1f609;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Such as my personal, all-time&nbsp;favorite:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20191228103146\/http:\/\/www.nathansonweb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/IMG_1050.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20191228103146im_\/http:\/\/www.nathansonweb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/IMG_1050-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"08\/10\/2008\" class=\"wp-image-1063\" style=\"width:307px;height:409px\" title=\"IMG_1050\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.nathansonweb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/IMG_1050-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/www.nathansonweb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/IMG_1050.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>08\/10\/2008<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong>\u2026and then, 7 years later\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"255\" src=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20191228103146im_\/http:\/\/www.nathansonweb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/Da-Boyz-02-300x255.jpg\" alt=\"Da Boyz-02\" class=\"wp-image-1291\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.nathansonweb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/Da-Boyz-02-300x255.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.nathansonweb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/Da-Boyz-02.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>09\/12\/2015<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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\u2019t much care who reads it.  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