Wit, Wisdom, and Whimsy. (your mileage may vary)
April 2, 2012
commentary, Personal day sleeper interruptions, gender neuteral names, phone calls Leave a comment
Early one morning:
ring ring
“(groggy) Hello”
“Is Tracy there?”
“(annoyed) No”
“Oh… OK. Please tell Tracy that Eric called”.
“(dismissive) Ok”
click
Late night a day or two later:
ring ring… same conversation, without the groggy, but still with the annoyed and dismissive.
This afternoon: ring ring “Hello?”
“Is Tracy there?”
March 21, 2012
commentary, Personal blogging, Facebook, Jim Reeves, jimmiejoe.com, Twitter, vacation 1 Comment
This is a bit embarrassing. I’ve been telling myself I should get up a bit earlier each day, and get some work done.
Instead, I’ve been lounging in bed later and later, and blogging and Facebooking and Twittering.
Damn.
March 19, 2012
commentary, Personal Fresno, jimmiejoe.com, Teazer Tea, The Fresno Express, visalia 1 Comment
Technically not anything “vacation-y”, since I go up to Fresno almost every Sunday and hang out with the guys at The Express for the “Sunday Funday” BBQ/beer bash. Afterwards, Ted and I hang out at Teazer Tea shop in the Tower for a couple of hours, chatting and catching up. Sometimes various characters in the Fresno scene join us, and we see if we can’t solve the worlds problems over hot tea. (Or at the very least carry on about the drama that seems to infiltrate the community at any opportunity.) Maybe living 45 miles away from all that is a good idea, after all! 😉
We did have a friend of Ted’s join us last night, and it was nice to meet him. He seems like a nice guy, and it was enjoyable to sit and chat with him and Ted.
I’m already well into Day 2, and haven’t even gotten out of bed yet! The only thing that’s happened so far today, is the power supply to my Macbook appears to have died, forcing me to retreat to my Compaq laptop to maintain my much-important connection to the Interweb machine thingy.
Can’t be without that!
March 17, 2012
Personal jimmiejoe, lazy days, Tulare County, vacation, visalia 1 Comment
One more work shift to go. Then, it’s vacation time, and I’m outta there!
Four weeks off, with nothing planned at all.
Looking for suggestions…
Requirements are simple:
Cheap. Fun. Easy. Company welcome, but you’ll have to pay your own way.
Ideas?
Let me know.
February 26, 2012
commentary, Humor, Personal odd dreams, small town parades, subconcious mind 1 Comment
OK, no more full meals just before bed.
I just woke up from one of the strangest dreams I’ve had (or remembered I’ve had) in a very long time.
This one involves a road trip, a parade, a “stolen” car, and a screaming angry woman.
It also manages to include HAM radio, a CB shop, two gay men winking at me, and my walking down a street in a bath robe.
February 25, 2012
commentary, Gay, geek, Personal computer dreams, dreaming, RAID 1 Comment
Meet Ted.
I’ve known him for about 16 years now, and a better friend nobody could want or have.
A hottie, yes?
Well, the other day I had a dream about him.
Not so much about *him*, but he’s the reason for the subject matter of this particular dream.
Before I met him, I had a smidgen of computer smarts, hardly enough to even call them that, but a bit. I’ve learned a lot since then, and 99.9% of it from Ted. I’m sure he’s had to bite his tongue a time or two, and probably wonders why it takes so much repetition for me to finally learn something so simple! But after 16 years of his expert tutoring, I’m actually seen by others (folks at work, family, a few other friends) as being a computer geek who they can turn to if they need computer help. Generally, I can help them, and not blow up their machines in the process. If I don’t know the answer to what are usually fairly simple issues, I can refer them to someone who can.
The dream? I only remember a bit of it. (I’m not one who wakes up with a clear memory of my dreams) It did have to do with sliding something in and out.
February 22, 2012
commentary, geek, Personal Hearing loss, iPhone 4, vibrate 1 Comment
Today’s experience with my iPhone demonstrates that I am losing the ability to hear certain tones/pitches. I was shaving, with an electric razor (buzzing noise inches from my ears) when my phone rang. I was in the bathroom, and the phone on a table next to my bed in the next room. The ringer volume was set to maximum, but I did not hear the ring. I did, however, hear the phone vibrating as it lay on the table.
I thought it was a bit odd, that I completely missed the ring-tone, but could hear the vibrating noise well enough to turn off the shaver to see where that odd buzzing was coming from.
The moral of the story? If you call me, and I don’t answer, be sure and leave a voicemail! I might simply have not heard the phone!
February 21, 2012
commentary, Gay, Personal being out, jimmiejoe, LGBT Life Online panel, Tulare-kings pflag 3 Comments
Sunday was the LGBT Life Online panel held at the PFLAG (Parents, Family & Friends of Lesbians and Gays) meeting here in Visalia. The Tulare-Kings PFLAG invited this group to speak on blogging and online activities of the LGBT community in the central valley. From left to right, Andrew, web manager for Tulare-Kings PFLAG‘s website and Facebook pages, Melissa of GayPorterville.com, Brooke of GayVisalia.com and GayCentralValley.com, Justin of My LGBT Plus, myself representing QueerLandia.com and the soon to be discontinued QueerVisalia.com, and Ted of My LGBT Plus sat on the panel. Each gave an overview of the history and objectives of their respective organizations. A question and answer period allowed the audience a chance to ask about the various groups and how they operate.
This is the first time I’ve been on such a panel, and it was not too long ago that you’d never have gotten me up in front of a crowd like this. I was amazed that I was completely calm, and was looking forward to the event before hand, and enjoyed being before the group. The past few years have seen quite the change in my personal growth, even if I do say so myself, in that I’m much more relaxed and confident. That’s a big change for me, and I think much of it has to do with deciding to be an out gay man.
February 17, 2012
9-1-1, Personal 911, TCSO, tulare county sheriff 2 Comments
Working channel two tonight. You can listen on smart phone apps like 5-0 Radio, online at radioreference.com (California, Tulare County Sheriff, ch 2), or locally on your scanner at 453.650 MHz.
JimmieJoe / KC6YRU 
A little taste of Visalia
April 7, 2012
Jim Reeves commentary, Personal historic Visalia, Taylor Bros Hot Dogs, Taylor's Hot Dogs, Visalia history 1 Comment
A little taste of historic Visalia. Taylor Brother’s Hot Dog stand, at Center and Encina in downtown Visalia. For years located across the street to the west, the stand was moved and expanded (yes, expanded!) on this lot some years ago. You can get hot dogs here. Chili on them if you like. Soft drinks and chips. That’s about the extent of the menu, and always has been. Like I told someone today, it’s not gourmet, and you can certainly find better quality ‘dogs elsewhere, but this it Taylor’s, and it’s a Visalia institution and tradition, so we cut it a lot of slack. I can take up to two at a time, and find that a visit every year or two is sufficient for my needs. Others make it a family occasion, and the lines at times stretch well into the parking lot. Give them a try. Don’t worry about telling them JimmieJoe sent you, they won’t know who I am! 😉
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