Isn’t it interesting?

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Isn’t it interesting,
how gas prices seem to go down,
at the same time the big oil companies
are being questioned for record breaking profits?
(Linky here.)

Isn’t it interesting,
with the bird flu epidemic threat,
the government strongly suggests that we get this Tamiflu medicine?
Which apparently, the chairman of the makers of this drug,
is a high government official?
(Linky here.)

Isn’t it interesting,
that the government vowed to investigate on
how much red tape there was during the hurricane Katrina relief efforts.
But then a certain individual who wanted to help, was denied.
(Linky here.)

Isn’t it interesting,
that most people only remember today as Veteran’s day,
because, banks are closed.

Isn’t it interesting,
how you do most of your critical thinking when you’re
on the toilet, and you can’t find any magazines to read?

Yeah, it is.
Isn’t it?

A funny thing happened on the way to the backyard.

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Enter scene:

Father and 3 year old son,
walking towards the backyard.

Father, holding his coffee cup,
sat by the patio chairs.

3 year old son,
with toy cars in hand,
also sat by the chairs,
putting his toys on the table.

As Father takes a sip of his coffee,
3 year old son, adjusts his chair to get situated,
accidentally hits his leg under the table.

BAM!

3 Year old son shouts,

“Ouch!”

(Silence)

“Damn it!”

Exit scene:

Father, wiping his mouth,
after spitting coffee.

He must have picked that up from either Blues Clues,
or Dora the Explorer.
Or his Mother.

Because “Father”, still swears in Filipino.
Well.
He tries, at least.

Speaking of Death

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Here’s another song added.

Dust in the Wind
Music by Kansas.
All instruments and Voice by – Ty Martell



Mobile Player here:

I know, I know.
I vowed not to sing in the songs I play.
But I must admit, it makes it way easier,
than playing the vocal notes.

And when I say easier,
I mean I am Lazy.
And by lazy, I mean it Sucks.
And when I say it sucks, I mean my Neighbors.
And when I say my neighbors, I mean “Hate.”

And by hate, I mean War.
And by war I mean Desert.
And by desert, I mean Sand,
And by sand, I mean Dust,
and by dust, I mean Death.

See?
See what I did there?
It came full circle!
Death to Death.

That was clever huh?
And when I say “clever,”
I mean I should shut up.

So, here I am.
Shutting up.

(SHUT UP!!)

Driving around

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A funny little thing I noticed,
while driving around town.
And when I say funny, I mean downright dangerous.

See, I have always been curious.
How come when I am on a stop light,
and the light turns green,
it would probably take at least 5 – 10 seconds,
before the cars in front of me start moving.

Seems like the cars right by the stoplight,
hesitates for a couple of seconds before they
step on the gas.

And when I happen to be up front,
I start going as soon as the lights turn green.
And no car seems to follow me,
for a good couple of seconds.
And I always wondered why.

Any driver out there knows,
that the traffic lights operate sequentially.
So by the time I realize it’s going to be my turn,
I start getting ready to go.

You know, it’s usually clockwise, Taking turns.
Those who are on a straight thru traffic first,
followed by those vehicles turning left.
All these, in a given amount of time.

Anyway, back to my story.
I just thought that the majority of drivers here,
doesn’t pay any attention to the said traffic sequence.
That they are not always prepared to go, as soon the light turns green.
(I mean, besides everyone continuously yaks on their cell phone)

Then I came to realize,
these people are smart.
They got it all down right.

The reason why no one starts moving right away
when the light turns green,
is because,

There will always be one or two assholes
who tries to beat the red light.

It’s true!!
It’s a freaking way of life down here!

They see the light already turned red,
and they still slam on the gas like
a one-legged guy in an ass kicking competition.

No wonder that everyday,
there’s always a car wreck.
Actually as I am writing this,
there was a breaking news flash on TV,
Saying that there was a head on collision
on an intersection about 10 miles from where I live.

You know why there’s a lot of accidents?

Too many drunk drivers.

Too many stoned drivers.

Teens, along with their friends in their borrowed car,
trying to act cool, hollering at people.

Little Mama’s boy over there with his supersonic, bass thumping stereo,
blasting like the asshole he is.
Oblivious to anything that is happening around him.

Super low self esteem guy over there, in his modified bike muffler,
Rev-ving like he wants his bike to fart bullets!
Trying to let everyone know that he’s passing by.

And speed demon over there too,
trying to prove to everyone that he may qualify for Nascar,
weaving in and out of traffic, giving himself a boner
everytime he cuts someone off.

There’s always someone dying from an automobile accident.
I always hear the Ambulance, Fire Trucks and the Police sirens
about 10, 15 times a day.

This may be acceptable if you live near a hospital,
a fire department or
near Danny Bonaduce.

But I am not.

And with the new law Florida has,
that allows you to shoot first and ask questions later,
there are only two things that comes in my mind.

First,
I knew I shouldn’t have skipped anger management classes.

And Second,
My God! I am going to die here!

Anyway.
Here are some cool links for you to enjoy,
to give you the illusion that I am
not scared for my life.

How to swear in different languages —> insults.net – (pop-up)
A free program to get rid of telemarketers —> phonetray.com
Bouncing Panda —> rubytooth.com
Unleash hell —> freeworldgroup.com
Test your lightsaber skills —> lostvectors.com

Another T.N.T!

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(Tyler’s New Thingies)

These ones are not as new as the title implies.
And I just realized, I am never going to be
on time with this.

Tyler has been doing these for quite some time now.
But I am going to share it nevertheless.

As my son grows,
his vocabulary develops quite rapidly as well.

He already knows his numbers and alphabets,
and his shapes and colors.

He even knows oval, octagon and hexagon.

Knows his colors, accurately,
but he seems to call Blue as “Color Blue.”
Yellow is just yellow,
Red is red,
White is white,
Green is green,
Brown is brown,
Except blue.
Blue is always “Color Blue.”

Another thing he has been doing for quite some time,
is that he knows automobile logos.

Walking at the parking lot is always a treat.
And he has to touch the emblems while he says it.
Honda is Honda,
Ford is Ford,
Chevy is Chevy,
Dodge is Dodge,
Toyota is … well, actually sounds more like “Kayota.”
Volkswagen is “Poksbangin.”
Mercury is Mercury,
Acura is Acura.
Except Nissan.
He calls Nissan , “Nissan Bye bye.”
I guess because that’s our car,
and he remembers it as “Bye bye.”

Driving around town is quite entertaining too.
He would point them out as he sees them outside.

“Look!, Red Chevy.”
“Look! Green Honda.”
“Look! Color Blue Kayota.”

Oh, and if he ever sees something he doesn’t know,
or not familiar with,
He calls it “This.”

“Look! This!”

The kid is so cute and funny.
I’m keeping him.

–Also, I put up more pictures of him
from his 3rd birthday and some portrait photos.

Does it really matter?

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Does it really matter,
that besides taking care of my son,
I didn’t do squat today?

Does it really matter,
that I slacked off on every single chore,
I am supposed to do?

Does it really matter,
that I have absolutely nothing done,
with regards to any preparations,
for the coming hurricane?

Does it really matter,
that neither me nor my son,
have taken our baths,
this late in the day?

Does it really matter,
that I don’t care,
with a whole lot of things anymore?
Nor what other people think?

NO!
It doesn’t matter.

You know what really matters to me right now?

It really matters to me,
to know,

If Dr. Sheperd signs the divorce papers,
so he can be with Dr. Grey.

If Dr. Burke gets back together,
with Dr. Yang.

OH! The suspense is killing me!

I bet you the producers and writers of the show,
will delay the unfolding of these revelations,
for a couple more weeks.

They will milk it,
for all its worth.

Why?

Because they are a bunch of mean,
sadistic BASTICHES!

But I love their show.
So if I say,
that they are a bunch of mean, sadistic bitchards,

it doesn’t really matter.

Hurricane Wilma

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– top sustained winds of 175 mph
– most rapid strengthening ever recorded in a hurricane
– the lowest minimum pressure ever measured in an Atlantic basin hurricane (882 mb)

So, how do we handle a situation like this?

We ask the wizard Gandalf.

Ty: Mithrandir, How do we deal with such devilry?

Gandalf: This is a foe beyond any of you. Fly! You fools!
RUN!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TYLER!

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…and Tyler turns 3!

There was this song I used to play a long time ago.
Though it never really mattered much,
nor anything at all.
Until my son was born.

I really do wish I have written this one.
So, Happy Birthday Tyler!
Our son, who gave meaning to it all.

This song is for you.

Just A Word Away
Words and Music by – Chris de Burgh
Voice and Guitars by – Ty Martell


Your Momma and I,
love you very much.

Click here for Lyrics