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Hatian Problems and a solution

January 14, 2010 By: Phil Category: Phil's Ramblings No Comments →

We already send lots of aids to this country which has a corrupt government, we should just offer them status as a United States territory with all the protections and benefits that come with that status. If they as a free people decided to accept it would fix their inept government situation and I believe better their opportunities in the long run.

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Changes in store for the website.

December 13, 2009 By: Phil Category: Phil's Ramblings No Comments →

This site has lain dormant for far too long. I am planning to make some changes to the website. The current cigar reviews shall remain as they are, but in the future I am going to be trying new formats… probably including pictures if not video. No longer will I place a sponsors link within review posts(not that I make enough money anyhow to cover the bandwidth costs… heh). I will still talk about any random thing that strikes my fancy, as this is not just a review site… I just happen to like to take notes when I have a good cigar.

I am pretty sure the layout will remain as it is, maybe with a graphic change at the top. If you would like to see something not here let me know.

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Not easy to avoid

October 22, 2009 By: Phil Category: Phil's Ramblings No Comments →

It is fricking hard to avoid eating bad while working… if partnered up with another worker. Managed to do it tonight, hopefully can keep the will power. I am sure once I get in to the habit it won’t be so tempting, but right now its difficult as hell. Least work was busy enough to take my mind off it.

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Talk about crappy…

October 20, 2009 By: Phil Category: Phil's Ramblings No Comments →

I just reinstalled Counter-Strike Source and I could not be any worse.

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Thoughts that lead to nowhere?

October 20, 2009 By: Phil Category: Phil's Ramblings No Comments →

WTF? That’s what best describes it. I am lost without solution and need to figure this crap out because it is ruining my ability to function. Avoid dialing my number if you in fact do not actually want to talk to me.

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Be Patriotic. PAY MORE TAXES!!! wait what?

September 19, 2008 By: Phil Category: Phil's Ramblings No Comments →

Mr. Joe Biden seems to be under the impression it is fair to tax one group and redistribute its wealth to another…. on top of it it is PATRIOTIC he tells us. Thats a load of crap. There is already a flawed and unfair tiered tax program in this country that steals more with the larger wealth you acquire, a more unfair system is not needed. News Story, Yahoo. (PSSST its okay we are only taking from the rich… not you. They are some magical class of people who have never worked for anything what so ever and are the reason you can’t seem to be motivated to you know, maybe actually strive to make it financially yourself. Or quite possibly they will get punished for being successful.) Wtf is this? Communism? It is not my responsibility to pay for your lack of effort or success, I am not rich as of this writing, but if I was….. Go fly a kite is what it boils down to Mr Biden. How about you live up to your PATRIOTIC ideals and just get rid of any wealth you have. Attempt to get a bill passed that taxes you (and only you) one time for 80% of your assets… hey its for the CHILDREN!

Wealth redistribution is not American what so ever less it be via charity. What happened to communist ideas being a bad thing for the economy?

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Thrash Unreal by Against Me!

February 24, 2008 By: Phil Category: Phil's Ramblings No Comments →

I like this song…. a lot

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Well I lied

February 12, 2008 By: Phil Category: Phil's Ramblings No Comments →

Things have been quite hectic the past few, have not had much time to put up decent content… or any at all for that matter. Trying to resolve some real life garbage, hopefully things will be back to normal shortly.

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It’s a lazy day.

February 03, 2008 By: Phil Category: Phil's Ramblings No Comments →

Tired but not tired. Want to sleep but have slept over twelve hours already. Don’t want to play Counter-Strike, don’t want to watch a movie. Already caught up on various financial blogs I read (I liked this interview at IWillTeachYouToBeRich). Not feeling at all motivated to do much else. I have some stuff in the great wide world of the Internet I need to finish up including a new affiliate marketing blog but I just don’t want to.

Oh well. Once I hit post I am going to force myself to do one task then I will aloow myself to be useless for the day! That or maybe I will call Kevin to motivate me to be less worthless.

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My inner dandy and the horde of the slob.

January 07, 2008 By: Phil Category: Phil's Ramblings No Comments →

When it comes to clothing myself, I like to dress well.. I always have. A good fitting, tailored three-piece suit is probably one of the larger joys in my life right next to older Porsches. Lately I have not had much chance to dress as I like due to the fact I wear a uniform these days. A suit and a gun do not go too well together in my current line of work, but possibly in my next career assuming I progress upwards maybe they will.

I derive a lot of happiness from the wearing of well fitted clothing and a lot of folks who know this think I am nuts for it… asking who am I trying to impress and there is no need to dress like that, they even go so far as to question my sexual preferences. I dress as I do because I derive joy from it and I have a sense of pride, not to make anyone else happy. Their sentiments are usually based on the current trends in society to dress like a slob. I think many of them would secretly like to dress better, they are just worried as to what their peers would think… which in all honesty would probably be better of them rather then the worse that they imagine.

T-Shirts and jeans have their place and I wear them as well, I however will not wear Ill-fitting clothing as most of the people I meet do. I do not know when it became the the norm to wear shirts and pants two to three sizes too large, but it looks flat out stupid. How hard is it honestly to pick out something that fits? Clothes should be worn as not to stand out on their own, but help the wearer stand out. When you wear things that do not fit, that is what is noticed and the impression about you is made.

People say do not judge a book by its cover, but I do and I am much more likely to talk to the guy or gal who seems to be taking care of themselves rather then the ones dressed in a baggy jersey with shorts down to their ankles and flip flops. When I see someone dressed in ridiculous clothing I make a judgment whether I want to or not about how I think that person takes care of themselves and I tend to not want to associate with people who cannot be bothered to take the slightest care of their person.

Where did peoples pride go?

This post was completely random, has very poor grammar, and was probably a waste of your time. I am not even sure what inspired this half ass-ed rant… time for bed.

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Financial Pro Tip: God I suck.

January 05, 2008 By: Phil Category: Phil's Ramblings No Comments →

Do not ignore the beeping on the atm machine while you try and fill out the atm deposit envelope it just dispensed for you. It is most likely about to keep your card, as it did mine. I know better then this, collecting these cards are part of my daily routine, thus this makes me an idiot. Also do not go asking anyone in the bank can you get it back, the answer is always NO. I hear people asking the tellers for their cards back far too often.

The armored car company who services whichever atm you are at will collect the card and destroy it either on the spot or later. Bitching about it to the bank employees will not help you, so don’t do it. Call the 800 number and report what happened asap and pray it wasn’t right before all of the banking holidays like my incident.

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Yesterday’s DVD purchase.

January 02, 2008 By: Phil Category: Phil's Ramblings 1 Comment →

If you knew me personally, you would know I hate spending money. I have no qualms buying the best of what I really want, but when it comes to minor things such as DVDs I find it to be a waste. I have to really want to see a movie repeatedly to even come close to justifying the purchase of a copy, and even then I still likely won’t because its still a waste of money.

Yesterday I went with my good friend Kevin to Best Buy to use a twenty five dollar gift card he received for Christmas and was locked into using it there. While browsing up and down the aisles for something he would like to purchase with it, I spied a copy of the movie Orgazmo… which I have wanted for quite some time. The movie soon found its way into my hands as the temptation of this movie was too great. I find this movie as hilariously funny as Beerfest, Super Troopers, and Forty Year Old Virgin, Which happen to be the kind of movies I watch over and over again in the background.

I dislike the fifteen dollar price tag but it is a relatively uncommon movie so I had to deal with it. If I wanted it I was going to have to ignore the price and buy it, and that is what I did. I am sure the enjoyment I receive from numerous viewings of this DVD will outweigh my personal hatred of paying for DVDs.

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