Brother O Mine

Well, haven't been here in a while. Wish I was a better writer, how do you become a better writer?
Write...

My brother passed away suddenly this past summer. His stepson called me to tell me the news.
Hit me with a bag of hammers. How? Why? All I know is I have been missing him desperately.
Just a week or so before his 63rd birthday. Life sucks. And then some. His widow is devastated.
As we all were. However, life goes on no matter what.
So much I want to tell him, and do with him. And now I can't.
Not that we're all getting out of here alive, we're all growing older. And one step closer to joining him and my parents and other close relatives that have already passed.
Miss him so much.
You would think if he had a heart operation just over a year ago that he would have been good to go.
Did they miss something? Was his heart just that weakened? He was at the hospital the day before because his foot was swelling something fierce. I know that's a sign of heart disease from an aunt of my wife who didn't believe the docs and left the hospital only to die there a few weeks later.
His wife was not with him. He was alone, but I like to think he went peacefully which is all any of us could wish for. He had his bad foot up on a footrest (hassock) half a beer beside him on the table and his laptop open still on his lap. So I know it was not violent or painful otherwise he would have moved something. I like to think he just fell asleep and his heart and everything else just stopped.
Very peaceful...certainly sudden. So totally unexpected but that seems to be the way with death.
Unless you have a terminal illness which in itself is still very sad when the person leaves.
Something like this just catches you so off-guard.
Perhaps it's that we all think we will live forever, I still had plans for us. Fishing, visiting, being with him. Maybe one day winding down and expiring. But not like this. No, never like this.
Got a tattoo in his memory. Because he was that important in my life. I don't know if he did.  I hope he knew. Hope he knew just how much he was loved.
Miss you brother. rest now. I'll see you someday. Just not now. Have my own family to live out my life with.  Just as I wish you had the opportunity to live out yours with your family.
xoxo
Blue.

Sign Me Up!

I bet they are all hot! I hope my wife is ok with this. I do whatever the internets tells me. 

Hope they don't look like this though...

Spam R Us

Wow, has it been that long since I've posted. What a useless twat I am. Can't even blog on a continuing basis.

I've been getting a lot of spam for the past few months. Casino's, Viagra, and oh yes, TD Waterhouse asking for my password and debit card number. And also CIBC ditto.
You pretty much name it and I've gotten it. Think I have finally managed to get my email set up so unless they know my actual name it won't come through.
Few days ago, I received this one from my internet provider (supposedly):

We are deleting all unused ROGERS email account to create more space for new accounts.email account owner that refuses to update his or her account within 48hrs of receiving this warning will lose his or her account permanently.to prevent your account from closing.please send us your email and password to update your email account.confirm your email and password below.

Email :
Password :
Telephone :
Country :
Warning!!! account owner that refuses to update his or her account before 48hrs of receiving this warning will lose his or her account permanently.


I soooooo want to reply to this. But know it will just open me up for billions of more spam coming in. 
Here's samples of more krap I've gotten recently. 

FedEx
Order: SGH-3043-1910427344
Order Date: Monday, 2 December 2012, 12:32 AM
Dear Customer, Your parcel has arrived at the post office at December 7.Our postrider was unable to deliver the parcel to you. To receive a parcel, please, go to the nearest our office and show this postal receipt.
	GET POSTAL RECEIPT
Best Regards, The FedEx Team.

Ah, yes the old "Get postal receipt in the email trick!"
and 

You're receiving this note as a Certified Public Accountant and a member of AICPA. Having problems reading this email? See it in your browser.

Suspension of Public Account Status due to tax return fraud prosecution

Dear accountant officer, We have received a denouncement about your potential interest in income tax fraudulent activity   for one of your employers. In obedience to AICPA Bylaw Head # 740 your Certified Public Accountant status can be cancelled in case of the aiding of submitting of a sham or fraudulent tax return for your client or employer.  Please be notified below and provide explanation of this issue to it within 21 business days. The failure to respond within this time-frame will finish in decline of your Certified Accountant Career. SubmittedReport.pdf

The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. Not quite sure what to make of this one, but since I didn't ask for it, figure there's a scam in here somewhere.  And lastly, my favourite...

From Mr. David Morris

My greetings of the day to you,

I know that this mail will come to you as a surprise as we never met before. 

I am aware that this is certainly an unconventional approach to Starting a business relationship but I believe knowing each other starts from a step of which I believe I am not making a mistake exposing this very important business deal to you? it is my urgent need for a foreign partner that has caused me to send this to you. I apologized if you find this intrusive, but there is an opportunity for both of us to work together and make clean money that is left over for nobody to claim.
Firstly, let me start by identifying myself. My name is Mr. David Morris. I am the Auditor general of the bank. I am writing to solicit your assistance in the transfer of Ten million seven hundred fifty thousand POUNDS (£10,750.000.00). 

This fund is the excess of what my branch in which I am the manager made as profit during the last three years. I have already submitted an approved End of the Year report to my Head Office here in Ghana and they will never know of this Excess. I have since then, placed this amount of (£10,750.000.00) On a SUSPENSE ACCOUNT without a beneficiary. 

As an officer of the bank, I cannot be directly connected to this money thus I am impelled to request for your assistance to receive this money into your bank account. I intend to give 35% of this fund to you while 65% shall be for me. I do need to stress that there are practically no risk involved in this. It is going to be a bank-to-bank transfer to your nominated bank account anywhere of your choice. All I need from you is to stand as the beneficiary of this fund by sending your account details for the immediate transfer of the fund to the account.If you accept this offer, I will appreciate your timely response so that we can proceed with the transfer immediately.

Regards,
Mr. David Morris.

People Are Dumb

Well that's just silly! Everyone knows cameras only take 2 dimensional pictures.

Lust for life

This is your life, do with it what you will. It comes with no directions or owners manual other than feed it, water it, breathe.
You can abuse it any way you like.
Drugs, alcohol, food, self mutilation, suicide attempts.
Whatever you desire.
You can be happy all the time, or miserable. It's your choice.
But know this, you only get one.
____________
So I don't know if I'm plagiarising the above or bastardising of same. Was just thinking while walking the dog, after a night shift. After all the calls I've seen come through the comm. centre.
Suicide attempts, some are jokes, while a few are serious.
The people who have died in various ways from car accidents to homicides to letting your loved one find you swinging in the basement or garage.
From the people who haven't been heard from in a few days and are found deceased in their residence. To the ones passing away suddenly for no reason.
People of all ages, the elderly who make it to a decent age and have lived a full life to the ones that don't and should have. To the ones taken away suddenly and the ones that should be.
You still only get one.
I've heard officers deliver 2 babies on my platoon. Over the phone as the babes aren't waiting for no hospital and have come too suddenly.
It brings tears to my eyes to hear a new baby come into the world. I don't know and never will know these people.
So why do I get emotional? Because I recognize the sound of life, of hope and dreams.
Also because I'm a train wreck when it comes to things like life/death. Maybe I never acquired the skills to handle it. I always get sad at death, even when it's people I barely knew. I guess I realize the value of life.
And yet we still only get one. Maybe that's what makes it so special. Because you know whenever you have more than one of anything its not special anymore.
Cheers,
Blue

Random And Old Navy

All stolen from The Chive KCCO BFM!

Weird

Have you been walking on the street, pass somebody and for unexplained reasons have an overwhelming urge to turn around?
And when you do, the other person also turns and looks as well? At you?
Just had it happen to me. Whatthehellisthat?
Some kind of extra sensory perception we unconsciously do?
And then there's this.