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Sorry I have been gone so long. There has been a lot going on here at Palace Inside Out. I changed jobs, and Mrs I/O got a huge contract so I have been working two full time jobs. Once i get home I have to run the books for our business so I feel like i am working 24/7. with whatever spare time I have I have been putting into my children's activities. My oldest is in golf, choir and dance. The middle child is in Karate and soccer, and the little one is my ballerina.

I will try to get on once in awhile so I can at least say hi.

Inside Out's animal rescue

Here is the Yellow Lab that we have named Scoot.

I wonder if I can get state funding? We have 2 more members that joined us this weekend. the first being a Rhodesian Ridge back/Pitt bull mix that our Vet estimates is 8 months to a year old. She is the sweetest dog I have ever know, and believe it or not it wasnt me that insisted she stay it was Mrs I/O. That just doesnt happen people! She is not the animal person that I am at all. The second is a Quaker Parrot that was given to us by a member in the church. Seems her son had her stashed in a dark corner of his dorm room with a cover over the cage 24/7. She took the bird from him and called us. I went to her home and loaded up the cage, stand and bird and brought her home. As soon as I opened the cage she climbed out latched hold of my shirt and climbed up to my shoulder and stayed there until I went to bed. Now no one in the house but me can handle her. She has bitten everyone that tries but as soon as I come home she screams until I come get her. The craziest thing is she puuuurs in my ear like a cat while sitting on my shoulder. My wife was joking that she has a crush on me :). I never thought myself a bird person, but I have also never had an animal claim me like this parrot has.

Anyway back to my little Doctor Doolittle theme at the house. I walked in the house after work and of course headed to the bird cage. Chica climbed out and headed for her perch on my shoulder. after talking to her for just a moment I turned around and there before me are my two dogs and out Calico cat positioning themselves for my for my attention. The whole while my wife was sitting on the couch just laughing and shaking her head. Maybe I will wake up one morning and be able to talk to them. LOL until I actually take some pictures you'll have to take my word for it that we are a motley bunch.. Happy Thursday everyone...I/O

Immigration Law

1. There will be NO special bilingual programs in the schools, NO special ballots for elections, and all government business will be conducted in our language.

2. Foreigners will NOT have the right to vote, no matter how long they are here.

3. Foreigners will NEVER be able to hold political office.

4. Foreigners will NOT be a burden to the taxpayers. No welfare, NO food stamps, NO health care, nor any other government assistance programs.

5. Foreigners can invest in this country, but it must be an amount equal to 40,000 times the daily minimum wage.

6. If foreigners do come and want to buy land that will be okay, BUT options will be restricted. You are NOT allowed to own waterfront property. That property is reserved for citizens
naturally born into this country.

7. Foreigners may NOT protest; NO demonstrations, NO waving a foreign flag,
NO political organizing, NO "bad-mouthing" our president or his policies. If you do you will be sent home.

8. If you do come to this country illegally, you will be hunted down and
sent straight to jail. Harsh, you say ?

The above laws happen to be the immigration laws of....MEXICO !

Friday Rants carried over to Saturday

The only thing saving today is its Friday. Today although I am also thinking its one day closer to Monday. Past couple of weeks I feel like I am stuck in the B rated version of "Ground Hog Day" with the only difference being there is a different song on the radio in the morning, and Bill learned to play the piano. Come on you remember Bill Murray in that one... I love that movie.



Last night I watched Madagascar <--- not spelled right but all those with kids or young at heart know the movie. The penguins.. still crack me up "cute and cuddly guys, cute and cuddly" cracks me up. I would actually go to the theater to see them if they made a movie staring them only.



I cant sleep lately and I cant seem to spell either. yesterday I spelled anything with an E for god sakes. I know you loose a lot as you get older, but do you get dumber with age? Do they make a pill for that? According to commercials you can get cured from anything if you take the right pill. Or until you start seeing the lawyers advertising that they are suing someone and if you have ever taken this pill you are going to die, but call us so we can get you money.. WTF?



I am going to test Crabby's theory on chocolate! She swears it works to cure a shitty mood. I am here to tell you I am in rare form today. I don't think I would go out of my way to pee on someone if they were on fire.



As most know I am a logistics director.. Kinda like calling a garbage man a sanitation engineer. He's a garbage man and I am on overpaid babysitter to a bunch of under educated people driving an 80,000 lb bullet down the interstates of America. I am serious people if you cut in front of a big truck on any road and hit your brakes tell your family to send an address and I will send flowers. I recovered a truck earlier this week from a shop up by Huntsville Tx (were we keep all killers and rapist in Tx) and drove it 30 miles back to the terminal. You would not believe some of the dumb shit cars did in front and behind me.

Well now its Saturday, I was so busy I forgot to post this. Now that I was called into work on my day off I can finish and post. That also means that I probably wont post Monday, but hey miracles do happen. I/O why are you at work on you day off? Well refer to the paragraph above. We had a fatality accident early this morning involving a car. Seems our driving was driving down I-10 heading west and all of a sudden his rig jerked really hard and he pulled over. When he got out he discovered a car wedged under his trailer. Seems a guy accelerated to almost 100 MPH on the entrance ramp and drove under our trailer. He was drug aprox 300 feet until the driver pulled over. So I had to drive out to the sight to pick up the driver. Poor guy was devastated and blaming himself. He did nothing wrong, but will probably hang it up after this. Its humbling to realize a guy in his mid 20's decided to go out and party then get in his car and hot rod around. Now his family will have to deal with the loss of a loved one. Also the driver will bear a feeling of responsibility for the rest of his life.

Wild card Wednesday

WITH THE LETTER "R"

Ass Rapped at the Pump

After Recovering from the Rolling Stones concert. RJ went to the gas station to fill up his tank and Reeled over as the Reality of Gas Rape at the pump hit home. After filling up and making the long trip home RJ was determined to Retire his RX7 and go Green. He swore to Ride his bike or Roller blade whenever possible.

tuesday trash

I was commanded to Blog today. I really wasn't going to because ummmm I'm lazy like that. So we are going to talk about people that annoy the crap out of me. Be patient, I may jump back and fourth, but now that I am started I have a bunch. Lets start with the garbage man that comes by the house throwing cans and making as much noise as humanly possible at 6:30 in the morning. Oh and lets not forget about the asshat down the street that thinks the no huge freaking RV parked on the street doesn't apply to him. I have been thinking about driving by with my key out the window to leave my mark. Note that I didn't say a key with my arm stretched out. You don't have to because there is just enough room to squeeze you car by. Oh oh then there is the lady driving 30 in the 45 MPH zone that has 2 miles of traffic behind her and a cell phone stuck in her head AHHHHHHHH. Sorry that had to be done, hope I didn't scare you. Moving on to the multiple asshats merging onto the interstate at 45 MPH when the speed limit is 70. The police should be just as aggressive with driver being stupid and slow as they are with speeders. I swear they cause the road rage that makes a driver floor it to 80 to get around them while showing them a finger that leaves doesn't leave him wondering how you feel about them. Oh oh Crabby had a good one... Isle blockers in the grocery store or better asshats in Wal-mart with 10 kids walking down the isle at a pace that an 80 year with a walker could lap them.. Oh oh the fish tank guy in Wal-mart?? is there such a person. Has anyone ever seen this elusive person or do they just stock there tanks with fish for looks? Oh oh how about the convenience store clerk who wants to tell you their life story.. uhhhh shut up and give me my beer and cigerettes so I can go home and try to forget what a shitty day I've had...

Good gracious is it Friday yet?

I want to retire...

Weekend gardener

It all started with a cobble stone path from the driveway to the front porch. As simple as moving some pavers from the backyard to the front, weeding and finally new mulch. I employed my six year old as my designated water girl. "Your job is to keep daddy supplied with a glass of ice water whenever needed." She did an awesome job to. No sooner would I put the glass down and she was off to the kitchen to refill it.

About 1 o'clock in the afternoon I decided that I wouldn't waste such a fine opportunity to get a tan. Off went the shirt and there I was sporting my overly white body to the neighborhood. For any of my neighbors that might read this I apologize for scaring your kids. Anyway back to the story, as simple a plan as I had layed out it turned into an all day ordeal. There were several times that I almost gave up. Ex specially after hearing the A/C cycling on and off, and looking through the windows at the family walking around in air conditioned paradise. I stayed at it though, and must say the flower beds look awesome. I however have third degree burns on the top off my ass from the plumber look I had going, and I am here to tell you it has been a long time since my ass has seen daylight. That story is for another time and place. Suffice it to say that the project I had lined up for Sunday didn't happen.

This morning back at work I am so sore I cant walk. Once again I pushed it to the extreme and forget that since the accident I am not the man I used to be, but I am getting there. For now though I had to break out the cane to get around. Happy Monday everyone..

Wild card Wednesday

The story below is fictional and no animals were harmed while making it up for Wild Card Wens.

Wednesday night WDC police were called to the Winston residence. Upon arriving they discovered Winky and Wrangler entangled in a heated dispute. Upon breaking up the couple Wrangler insisted that Winky had torn and destroyed his only pair of Western Jeans.

I played did you......

2 year old Lab

The vet seems to believe that the dog that adopted us this past week when the A/C was out is a full blooded Yellow Lab.. Other than a mild ear infection and fleas he is in good shape, and already becoming a integral part of the family. The vet scanned him for a micro chip, but there was none. We haven't gotten a reply to our add in hopes his family would claim him so the flyer's and the add have stopped and "Scooter" is now an official Inside Out in Houston to! I know "Scooter"...... Well as you know I have 3 girls so one has got to expect that any animal we get wont come out with a cool name like "Harley"...sigh.

Update on Scooby the New Mexico dog that my father has inherited.. They are both doing great. I knew that was a perfect match. We invited Gram pa to Sunday lunch and sure enough he showed up with Scooby in tow. He actually looks healthier and the reason is he now has a reason to get out of bed and not just sit in his chair drinking Gin all day. Scooby makes him get out and walk. That 17 hours car ride was well worth it.

Its Monday!!! quit surfing and get to work people!!!! That goes for me to! Like usual I am slammed. Have a tolerable Monday and just think you are one day closer to the weekend....

worthless trivia

A shrimp's heart is in its head.
The "sixth sick sheik's sixth sheep's sick" is said to be the toughesttongue twister in the English language.
Rats multiply so quickly that in 18 months, two rats could have over amillion descendants.
Wearing headphones for just an hour will increase the bacteria in your earby 700 times.
If the government has no knowledge of aliens, then why does Title14,Section 1211 of the Code of Federal Regulations, implemented on July 16 1969, make it illegal for U.S. citizens to have any contact with extraterrestrials or their vehicles?
In every episode of Seinfeld there is a Superman somewhere.
A duck's quack doesn't echo, and no one knows why.
23% of all photocopier faults world-wide are caused by people sitting onthem and photocopying their butts.
Most lipstick contains fish scales.
Like fingerprints, everyone's tongue print is different.
If you sneeze too hard, you can fracture a rib.
If you try to suppress asneeze, you can rupture a blood vessel in your head or neck and die.
If you keep your eyes open by force, they can pop out.
In a study of 200,000 ostriches over a period of 80 years, no one reporteda single case where an ostrich buried its head in the sand.
It is physically impossible for pigs to look up into the sky.
A pregnant goldfish is called a twit.
More than 50% of the people in the world have never made or received atelephone call.
Horses can't vomit.
Butterflies taste with their feet.
In 10 minutes, a hurricane releases more energy than all of the world'snuclear weapons combined.
On average, 100 people choke to death on ballpoint pens every year.
On average people fear spiders more than they do death.
Ninety percent of New York City cabbies are recently arrived immigrants.
Thirty-five percent of the people who use personal ads for dating arealready married.
Elephants are the only animals that can't jump.
Only one person in two billion will live to be 116 or older.
It's possible to lead a cow upstairs...but not downstairs.
Women blink nearly twice as much as men.
It's physically impossible for you to lick your elbow.
The Main Library at Indiana University sinks over an inch every year becausewhen it was built, engineers failed to take into account the weight of allthe books that would occupy the building.
A snail can sleep for three years.
No word in the English language rhymes with "MONTH.
"Our eyes are always the same size from birth, but our nose and ears neverstop growing.
The electric chair was invented by a dentist.
All polar bears are left handed.
In ancient Egypt , priests plucked EVERY hair from their bodies, includingtheir eyebrows and eyelashes.
An ostrich's eye is bigger than its brain.
TYPEWRITER is the longest word that can be made using the letters only on one row of the keyboard.
"Go," is the shortest complete sentence in the English language.
If Barbie were life-size, her measurements would be 39-23-33. She wouldstand seven feet, two inches tall.
A crocodile cannot stick its tongue out.
The cigarette lighter was invented before the match.
Americans on average eat 18 acres of pizza every day.
Almost everyone who reads this bulletin will try to lick their elbow.

Admit it did you try..

Appreciation for the little things

Little things, like A/C in Houston Texas in the middle of the summer. We however do not have any right now. Seems that our compressor outside took a direct hit from lightning Sunday night and completely fried the whole system. The weird part was that nothing else in the house was affected. In fact when I woke up I assumed that it was just the old thermostat that had finally given up the ghost.

I called in a personal day and headed to Lowe's with all the confidence needed to be the man of the house and save money while being the hero and restoring the lovely cold air in the increasingly hot day in Houston. I expertly removed and installed the new device, and everyone held their breath as the LED display brightly glowed from my efforts. The moment had arrived, my finger gently relocating the switch from off to the heavenly coolness position........ waiting........ waiting...... nothing!! except however from the very cold looks from my family.

The next thing I see is my wife in shorts, t shirt and hair in a ponytail on the phone with the A/C repair guy. " Yes Mrs Inside Out I understand how hot is is". " We will try to be out there today before 4 PM" As my wife put the phone down and I glanced at the clock on the wall we both sighed deeply as it was just 8:26 AM. It was going to be a long day.

While we sat around sweating and feeling sorry for ourselves we noticed that we had some company in the back yard. It seems that a yellow lab with no collar and no obvious home had taken up residence on our back porch. The girls of course were right there to welcome him with a huge bowl of water and welcome pets and scratches. I sat down with them and let them know that this was not his home and that we would allow him shade and water but he was welcome to leave anytime after he had rested. When I woke up this morning I was greeted by him staring at me through the window wanting in. Looks like we are adding a new member to the inside out family. He has chosen to adopt us and stay around. So before work there was a trip to the store for food and of course a collar. then the dreaded call to the vet to get him a check up and shots. I guess good thing come from dire circumstances...

seperation of home and church

Tithing!!!

I should have known that this would be a hot topic when my wife read it. What I didn't know was that it would lead to marital problems of epic proportions. Without going into much detail I was forced to delete Inside Out in Houston and create a private blog.

Blogging in the past had created issues with people getting their feelings hurt after reading a few of my posts, and would further cause problems when i advised them that if they didn't like what they read don't read it. I am not the Burger King of blogging so I don't write it your way. I have always been the you get what see kind of person.

The only issue I have right now is that i have never felt the need to keep something private from my wife. I just cant and wont stop blogging because it the only therapeutic outlet that I have. I enjoy writing and having a place to get my frustrations out.

So for all of my three or four blogging friends I am back with a new page..

To Blog or not to Blog that is the question I am answering here. I choose to BLOG!!!!!