While at work today I saw this cactus at the corner of the patio and the first thing I thought of was,
"Now there's a limp prick"
Thursday, February 4, 2010
Saturday, January 30, 2010
Whistle While You Work
Since so many of you have asked, I thought I'd share with you what it is I do for work. OK, that's a lie. No one has ever asked... that I can remember, but what the heck, I'm gonna share anyway.
About six years ago I started transitioning by business away from general contracting (remodels, painting, drywall, etc.) to a more specialized field. Now, along with my brother Mark, I transform blah or downright ugly concrete floors into ones that the owners can be proud of.
These are all finishes applied over concrete slabs.
Cool no?
About six years ago I started transitioning by business away from general contracting (remodels, painting, drywall, etc.) to a more specialized field. Now, along with my brother Mark, I transform blah or downright ugly concrete floors into ones that the owners can be proud of.
The pictures below are very often a representation of what we find when we show up.
(Concrete floors with failing paint, oil stains, etc.)
After a significant amount of surface preparation and a variety of
products, these are some of the results we achieve.
products, these are some of the results we achieve.
Residential Garage
Epoxy with colored chip broadcast into the finish
Acid Stain
Paint Store
Epoxy with colored chip broadcast into the finish
& Clear epoxy combo
& Clear epoxy combo
Residential Garage
Epoxy with colored chip lightly broadcast into the finish
(Ultra high gloss finish)
Residential Garage
Epoxy with colored chip broadcast into the finish
Fire Station
Gray urethane w/ yellow urethane safety stripe
Cool no?
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
Yepee...More Taxes
Way to go Oregon voters. 55% of you decided you haven't donated enough money to the government and as an act of boneheaded stupidity kindness passed measures 66 and 67 tonight.
Oh, but wait, by passing these measures we will be helping the schools you claim. Riiiight. Seems to me the same argument/reasoning was used in 1984 when the state lottery was passed. Let's see...how has that worked out? Well, guess what? It hasn't! The classrooms are still without many of the necessary essentials to operate on their own on a daily basis. Every year the list of items that has to be supplied by parents grows, and grows, and grows some more. The teachers very often find themselves dipping into their own pockets too trying to provide items that should be on hand, but aren't because the funds aren't there. Is this because no money is being spent on the lottery? Hell no! It's because B.S. stories of how money will be funneled into the school systems with the likes of the lottery and measures 66 & 67 are just another bunch of lies perpetuated by government officials, school administrators and other money hungry pukes for the sole purpose of padding their retirement funds.The money is there alright, it's just not going to where it should.
With an unemployment rate at 11% currently, the way to insure that it will rise is to do exactly what you have just done. Raise taxes on business owners and corporations.
Yeah I know, politics on this blog... Every once in a blue moon I go there.
For 99.9% of you reading this, these measures passing in Oregon will have little to no impact on you. I know it may not apply to you, but I just had to vent my displeasure with this particular vote.
GRRRRRRRR!!!!!!
Oh, but wait, by passing these measures we will be helping the schools you claim. Riiiight. Seems to me the same argument/reasoning was used in 1984 when the state lottery was passed. Let's see...how has that worked out? Well, guess what? It hasn't! The classrooms are still without many of the necessary essentials to operate on their own on a daily basis. Every year the list of items that has to be supplied by parents grows, and grows, and grows some more. The teachers very often find themselves dipping into their own pockets too trying to provide items that should be on hand, but aren't because the funds aren't there. Is this because no money is being spent on the lottery? Hell no! It's because B.S. stories of how money will be funneled into the school systems with the likes of the lottery and measures 66 & 67 are just another bunch of lies perpetuated by government officials, school administrators and other money hungry pukes for the sole purpose of padding their retirement funds.The money is there alright, it's just not going to where it should.
With an unemployment rate at 11% currently, the way to insure that it will rise is to do exactly what you have just done. Raise taxes on business owners and corporations.
Yeah I know, politics on this blog... Every once in a blue moon I go there.
For 99.9% of you reading this, these measures passing in Oregon will have little to no impact on you. I know it may not apply to you, but I just had to vent my displeasure with this particular vote.
GRRRRRRRR!!!!!!
Monday, January 25, 2010
Happy Birthday Old Friend
Today marks Bubble Wrap's 50th Birthday!!!Wahooo!!!
Who has not enjoyed a sheet or two of this during their lifetime? Ha, just thinking about this stuff puts a smile on my face. I've poked at the little bubbles one by one, put them on the ground and stomped on them and even twisted a sheet of them to get that machine gun like effect. Each and every time it's brought out my inner twelve year old.
And to think, some people even use them to ship things with. What fun is that?
Don't have any Bubble Wrap lying around to enjoy? No worries, click here. Once there scroll down and click on "Pop Some Virtual Bubble-Wrap Now" and you can have a virtual piece of your very own to pop. You use your mouse or touch pad to pop the bubbles (hint- hold down the shift key while popping to pop a bunch of them at a time).
Enjoy
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