http://damnpamn.multiply.com/ Thu, 17 May 2012 18:32:37 -0000 Thu, 17 May 2012 17:43:55 -0000 http://multiply.com/mu/damnpamn/logo http://damnpamn.multiply.com/ 100 100 http://damnpamn.multiply.com/journal/item/3397/Heres_What_Happened_Yesterday I left the parking building at 2:00 for my 3:30 hearing.&nbsp; I parked in the building right above the courthouse so I wouldn't have to go far.&nbsp; I took my oxygen because I was getting nervous and it was affecting my heart.&nbsp; I hardly ever wear my oxygen in public anymore.&nbsp; If I am feeling so bad that I have to have it I just stay home but I couldn't avoid the hearing.<br><br>I took my time walking there and there was a nice long wait for the elevator so that helped.&nbsp; I went into the building and stood to the side because I had a metal oxygen tank and I also took the cans of beer and energy drinks so I could show the magistrate.&nbsp; Getting through the metal detectors was no problem though and they had a bench there so I set down and had a nice little rest before proceeding to the magistrate's office.<br><br>When I got the the magistrate that is when they told me I was in the wrong building.<img src="http://images.multiply.com/common/smiles/sad.png">&nbsp; I had to go the building across the street.&nbsp; For a normal person this is no pro... http://damnpamn.multiply.com/journal/item/3397/Heres_What_Happened_Yesterday Thu, 17 May 2012 17:43:55 -0000 http://damnpamn.multiply.com/journal/item/3396/The_Drama_of_my_Life_Doesnt_come_from_Normal_Places. First of all my heart is trying to mess up right now.&nbsp; I knew it would after what happened yesterday.&nbsp; Well, crap, I was going to blog about yesterday.&nbsp; whew, I dodged a bullet with that one.&nbsp; It only lasted a few minutes. now I feel sick and weak instead of bad so I'll make this short.<br><br>the judge wouldn't even let me speak&nbsp; yesterday.&nbsp; She told me I had to either plead guilty or apply for a public defender because of potential jail time.&nbsp; so I applied for apublic defender. I go back on June 13.<br><br>The drama comes from all the problems I had getting to court because of lack of handicap access.&nbsp; I will have to blog about that later.<br> http://damnpamn.multiply.com/journal/item/3396/The_Drama_of_my_Life_Doesnt_come_from_Normal_Places. Thu, 17 May 2012 10:08:53 -0000 http://damnpamn.multiply.com/reviews/item/252 http://damnpamn.multiply.com/reviews/item/252 Wed, 16 May 2012 13:49:12 -0000 http://damnpamn.multiply.com/journal/item/3395/Todays_the_Day I will find out how much my fine is for selling beer to a minor.&nbsp; They probably won't even give me a chance to explain.&nbsp; I know if I fight it the fine will be increased.&nbsp; If I just pay it, it will be $152 probably.&nbsp; Fruth had a notice on the board the other day that they are making people pay double the maximum fine which would be $1000.&nbsp; I have no way to pay that.&nbsp; I will tell them to just put me in jail.&nbsp; It's not like I do anything anyway.<br><br>For those of you who don't know I got caught in a sting about a month ago.&nbsp; I sold beer to a minor.&nbsp; I did not do it intentionally.&nbsp; I thought he was buying an energy drink.&nbsp; On the left is a picture of the energy drink.&nbsp; On the right is a picture of the beer.<img class="alignleft" src="//multiply.com/mu/damnpamn/image/Zy1gyPISlwwD9hgh14V2ZQ/photos/1M/300x300/1510/41qXgp5RyUL.-AA115-.jpg?et=p8Tu4CpCSxpHYAFqPmEaYg&amp;nmid=0" border="0"><img class="alignright" src="//multiply.com/mu/damnpamn/image/HlkQ1AjXsLBacC5aiJ3Nhg/photos/1M/300x300/1456/imagesb.jpg?et=lCdAnMTrZC2MdBihQ4sa0g&amp;nmid=0" border="0"> http://damnpamn.multiply.com/journal/item/3395/Todays_the_Day Wed, 16 May 2012 11:49:59 -0000 http://damnpamn.multiply.com/journal/item/3394/What_Color_is_his_Money There aren't many black trainers in the dog business, just like there aren't many female ones.&nbsp; Anyway one day Bernard came to the compound to train.&nbsp; He was looking for a helper and I was looking for a job so we got together.<br><br>I went to the guard shack and all the guys wanted to know how I could work for a black man.<br><br>I asked them, "what color is his money?"<br><br>They said, "green."<br><br>I said, "that's all I care about."<br><br>Bernard and I proceeded to kick all their asses! <img src="http://images.multiply.com/common/smiles/wink.png">&nbsp; (at the races - and that is all that matters in the dog business)<br><br>Years later Bernard and I ran into each other in Palm Beach.&nbsp; We were talking and his son was coming to meet him.&nbsp; He told me he had just gotten a divorce.&nbsp; When I asked what happened, he said, "when my boy graduated, his mom came to me and told me he wasn't my son.&nbsp; I divorced her and kept him.&nbsp; Afterall I already paid for him."&nbsp; hahahahhahahaha<img src="http://images.multiply.com/common/smiles/star.png"><br> http://damnpamn.multiply.com/journal/item/3394/What_Color_is_his_Money Tue, 15 May 2012 20:49:24 -0000 http://damnpamn.multiply.com/journal/item/3393/Mommys_Birthday_June_1986 <p> <a href="http://damnpamn.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/1M/1509"><img class="alignmiddleb" src="//multiply.com/mu/damnpamn/image/-E0K5oiNQ6h7bK94vEfiRw/photos/1M/300x300/1509/scan0028.jpg?et=lbxMFWcy8D7U3O29zOypzQ&amp;nmid=0" border="0"></a>The cake says, "Happy Birthday Grandma, Love Rebecca".&nbsp; </p><p>Becca is 6 months old.</p> http://damnpamn.multiply.com/journal/item/3393/Mommys_Birthday_June_1986 Mon, 14 May 2012 18:30:54 -0000 http://damnpamn.multiply.com/journal/item/3391/Random_Pictures_from_Earlier_in_my_life <p> <a href="http://damnpamn.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/1M/1483"><img class="alignleft" border="0" src="//multiply.com/mu/damnpamn/image/m3h2BSwb+V3CA-RMDgzAuA/photos/1M/300x300/1483/scan0001.jpg?et=VBd%2C44sicK9yjkzN0twKYQ&amp;nmid=0"></a><a href="http://damnpamn.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/1M/1484"><img class="alignright" border="0" src="//multiply.com/mu/damnpamn/image/pJdKcL4sk238NWfK7upldg/photos/1M/300x300/1484/scan0002.jpg?et=DvK0OSAvX6c4Cp5vmls7sw&amp;nmid=0"></a><a href="http://damnpamn.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/1M/1485"><img class="alignleft" 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src="//multiply.com/mu/damnpamn/image/nlcH4sZuZB4VIK5JEIrRhw/photos/1M/300x300/1502/scan0020.jpg?et=D7aw1x6xn%2BZ%2C0vr2bWIFyQ&amp;nmid=0"></a><a href="http://damnpamn.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/1M/1503"><img class="alignleft" border="0" src="//multiply.com/mu/damnpamn/image/ctb3HDNFUNlTutzoeNdeaw/photos/1M/300x300/1503/scan0021.jpg?et=FZXqwvX0ajgx44jfBInkiA&amp;nmid=0"></a><a href="http://damnpamn.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/1M/1504"><img class="alignright" border="0" src="//multiply.com/mu/damnpamn/image/UzaZyFr61k3NwGMFVwYLyw/photos/1M/300x300/1504/scan0022.jpg?et=CqJLdf6Ka7elwp3RnAI4%2BA&amp;nmid=0"></a><a href="http://damnpamn.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/1M/1505"><img class="alignleft" border="0" src="//multiply.com/mu/damnpamn/image/aoxMxrU5DM1NNsKVcMD4pg/photos/1M/300x300/1505/scan0024.jpg?et=hO99X4XfduYMaRzi6FueLw&amp;nmid=0"></a><a href="http://damnpamn.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/1M/1506"><img class="alignleft" border="0" src="//multiply.com/mu/damnpamn/image/3Uv-8+BIgQWx+JE2tLUOOA/photos/1M/300x300/1506/scan0025.jpg?et=vnu0pcNJzd%2BqieDkPi4dHw&amp;nmid=0"></a><a href="http://damnpamn.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/1M/1507"><img class="alignright" border="0" src="//multiply.com/mu/damnpamn/image/kvPWGmxiESmH71h6vR7hPg/photos/1M/300x300/1507/scan0026.jpg?et=eVassRiBAim6detUevuVow&amp;nmid=0"></a></p><p><a href="http://damnpamn.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/1M/1508"><img class="alignmiddleb" border="0" src="//multiply.com/mu/damnpamn/image/4C8MJaMs9YJh3bSNEcKMOQ/photos/1M/300x300/1508/scan0027.jpg?et=H1icHIaQf2A4K9ReTHnupg&amp;nmid=0"></a>1. Granny Farley beside her house</p><p>2. Daddy and Becca (March 1986)</p><p>3. Becca (March 1986)</p><p>4. Mommy and Becca (April 1986) with the Chow named Clayton Meade Brennan.&nbsp; This is probably the day that Clayton ran off and mommy and daddy were so busy with Becca that they didn't go get him.&nbsp; They said he would come back on his own.&nbsp; He didn't.&nbsp; After that they said somebody stoled him?????</p><p>5.&nbsp;March 1986.&nbsp; My sister, Rhonda, is leaning on the back of my chair. I don't recognize the woman on the far side of the dining room table.</p><p>6. May 1983. My mom, Betty Brennan, and her sister, Edna Mitchem, at there Nurses Graduation Ceremony. That is my Aunt Edna with the big smile on her face. My mom is on the other side of her peeping around her. <img src="http://images.multiply.com/common/smiles/smile.png"></p><p>7. Patty and Gerald Brennan, my Great Aunt and Uncle. That is probably their baby, Sarah</p><p>8. Me and Lisa, picture says March 1986, Looks like Lisa is opening a Christmas present to me.</p><p>9. Lisa, my brother's wife, and me at Chri... http://damnpamn.multiply.com/journal/item/3391/Random_Pictures_from_Earlier_in_my_life Mon, 14 May 2012 18:25:18 -0000 http://damnpamn.multiply.com/notes/item/460 http://damnpamn.multiply.com/notes/item/460 Mon, 14 May 2012 11:26:53 -0000 http://damnpamn.multiply.com/journal/item/3390/GONE_TO_THE_DOGS_-_Waynes_bitter_end <p>Wayne was partying like a rock star and I was doing all the work.&nbsp; I didn't have the experience to do the work though and the kennel stopped running.&nbsp; The more it didn't run the more depressed he became and the less he would show up.&nbsp; When he did show up he did nothing but complain and we smoked&nbsp;a lot of dope.&nbsp; The work was getting done because I was doing it (kennel maintenance) but I didn't have the skill yet to get any run out of the dogs.</p> <p>Then Wayne's girlfriend left him and&nbsp;Sal sold the kennel.&nbsp; I still feel to this day that Sal didn't actually sell the kennel, I think he had someone fronting for him because he gambled too much and owed thousands of dollars around the track.&nbsp; The couple who bought the kennel were out of Alabama and I had met them many times because they were Sal's&nbsp;friends.&nbsp; They were good sturdy people but one of the first things they did was to tell me I had to take a pay cut or they&nbsp;would let... http://damnpamn.multiply.com/journal/item/3390/GONE_TO_THE_DOGS_-_Waynes_bitter_end Sun, 13 May 2012 15:12:41 -0000 http://damnpamn.multiply.com/journal/item/3389/Pictures_of_Available_Dogs_at_Logan_County_Dog_Pound_-_a_HIGH_KILL_pound <a href="http://damnpamn.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/1M/1474"><img class="alignleft" src="//multiply.com/mu/damnpamn/image/BFLNhGVcXwNfE1qIppHWow/photos/1M/300x300/1474/181199-352189951511608-228525813878023-985599-849234664-n.jpg?et=bWbZfkhsD9rns5H%2CqzXBBg&amp;nmid=0" border="0"></a><img class="alignright" src="//multiply.com/mu/damnpamn/image/uEAzTngWcItGhpItPzMy6g/photos/1M/300x300/1475/380211-352191954844741-228525813878023-985648-71263559-a.jpg?et=qyjMZoK8dMln97OuTkKRug&amp;nmid=0" border="0"><a href="http://damnpamn.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/1M/1476">These dogs are currently available (as of 12 noon Saturday).&nbsp; About 90% of dogs are killed at this pound.&nbsp; It is the pound in my hometown of Logan, West Virginia.&nbsp; Currently there are people organizing and trying to improve both the conditions and the adoption rate.&nbsp; The phone number is 304-752-1876.<img class="alignmiddleb" src="//multiply.com/mu/damnpamn/image/hGgJoOFgZ0KocgOoEeb+Zw/photos/1M/300x300/1476/528862-331581370239133-228525813878023-928389-845520087-n.jpg?et=CSdcB6w5vIglysFGlAL64A&amp;nmid=0" border="0"></a><a href="http://damnpamn.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/1M/1477"><img class="alignright" src="//multiply.com/mu/damnpamn/image/mRTbXCV46x3LezJ2cCTHQw/photos/1M/300x300/1477/531402-352190438178226-228525813878023-985610-504611235-n.jpg?et=2yoIrRu%2B%2Bhs5Ct4Z6atSgg&amp;nmid=0" border="0"></a><img class="alignmiddleb" src="//multiply.com/mu/damnpamn/image/DixsAqFOpOY-U-Ls-wNyCA/photos/1M/300x300/1478/539926-331581350239135-228525813878023-928388-904226687-a.jpg?et=CulFJkT5TZhb7%2CJqtSjIJQ&amp;nmid=0" border="0"><a href="http://damnpamn.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/1M/1479"><img class="alignmiddleb" src="//multiply.com/mu/damnpamn/image/Kh1ava9QfuG4RiAHRGmHQg/photos/1M/300x300/1479/546718-348079238589346-228525813878023-974701-47032762-n.jpg?et=Yi%2BGaFxCbEhUS7RtRMY12w&amp;nmid=0" border="0"></a><a href="http://damnpamn.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/1M/1481"><img class="alignright" src="//multiply.com/mu/damnpamn/image/AwRXfq9vLd-ygceBTjVD6Q/photos/1M/300x300/1481/560685-345979112132692-228525813878023-969063-1765467886-n.jpg?et=5Af1KhBW4FmwbSMniSH1Rg&amp;nmid=0" border="0"></a><img class="alignleft" src="//multiply.com/mu/damnpamn/image/vzBCk2VUlzP2gLSEr1CsjA/photos/1M/300x300/1473/578036-345974622133141-228525813878023-969042-480590381-a.jpg?et=q2Mf0NaS%2BFg6ZaDKohcm2g&amp;nmid=0" border="0"> http://damnpamn.multiply.com/journal/item/3389/Pictures_of_Available_Dogs_at_Logan_County_Dog_Pound_-_a_HIGH_KILL_pound Sat, 12 May 2012 22:58:20 -0000 http://damnpamn.multiply.com/journal/item/3388/PEOPLE_OF_LEE_TERRACE_-_Arts_encounter_with_a_UFO I had a wonderful conversation with Art last night.&nbsp; He happened to catch&nbsp; sight of some strange cloud formations and immediately started to investigate them.&nbsp; Once satisfied that they were nothing out of the ordinary he told me about his encounter with a UFO.<br><br>He had been drinking a twelve pack of beer and he went to the store to get a 6 pack of tallboys.&nbsp; He cracked one open as he left the store and placed it between his legs to drive home.&nbsp; When he got to his hollow he started towards home and turned his headlights out as was his usual habit.&nbsp; When he rounded the curve, lo and behold, right in the middle of the road, hovering between the trees was a fully lighted UFO.<br><br>He got out of his car, beer in his hand, walking toward the UFO, yelling "TAKE ME!&nbsp; TAKE ME!"&nbsp; That is the last thing he recalls.<br><br>He woke up in his driveway in front of his house.&nbsp; He said his engine was revving full speed and he was sitting there with the beer between his l... http://damnpamn.multiply.com/journal/item/3388/PEOPLE_OF_LEE_TERRACE_-_Arts_encounter_with_a_UFO Sat, 12 May 2012 13:32:05 -0000 http://damnpamn.multiply.com/journal/item/3387/GONE_TO_THE_DOGS_-_a_problem_I_couldnt_handle For the first month Wayne and I worked together&nbsp;I did get my time off.&nbsp; After the dogs started running he started to miss work.&nbsp; At first I was picking up a little extra then I was doing extra turnouts and then I was only getting one turnout a week off and sometimes not even that.&nbsp; Basically it was&nbsp;no different from&nbsp;working with Sal except that the dogs were winning.&nbsp; In the meantime he was missing days at a time except for weigh in's which he was required by law to do so I couldn't do them for him. <p>Then one day there was a dog fight.&nbsp; One of the dogs had her ear cut which wasn't severe but when a dog's ear gets cut it bleeds like crazy.&nbsp; He was there when it happened and I watched him doctor it.&nbsp; That afternoon when we came in for turnout she had gotten the bandage off and Wayne redid it. This time he wrapped the bandage around her whole&nbsp;head instead of just her ear so that she couldn't get it off.</p> <p>That night when ... http://damnpamn.multiply.com/journal/item/3387/GONE_TO_THE_DOGS_-_a_problem_I_couldnt_handle Sat, 12 May 2012 11:09:46 -0000 http://damnpamn.multiply.com/journal/item/3386/GONE_TO_THE_DOGS_-_one_at_a_time <p>Wayne came in the next morning and helped to do beds, sprint dogs and of course we went to Shoney's for breakfast.&nbsp; As we were getting to know each other the other&nbsp; trainers kept stopping by our table.&nbsp; I was fascinated that they all seemed to know each other despite the fact that they all came from different areas of the country.</p> <p>We went back to the compound after breakfast and Wayne said, "This is where your training begins.&nbsp; I don't care what anybody has told you before, you do things my way.&nbsp; You got a problem with that?"</p> <p>"Nope."</p> <p>"Good.&nbsp; First we are going to change second turnout to after we feed.&nbsp; It is crazy to turnout and then feed.&nbsp; If you turnout first then the dogs don't&nbsp;get to clean out.&nbsp; Feed first then&nbsp;they don't have to wait until afternoon turnout at two o'clock."</p> <p>"Two?&nbsp; We've been turning out at four."</p> <p>"Well, now it's two.&nbsp; Like I said things are different now. When we come back for weigh-in ... http://damnpamn.multiply.com/journal/item/3386/GONE_TO_THE_DOGS_-_one_at_a_time Fri, 11 May 2012 10:05:54 -0000 http://damnpamn.multiply.com/journal/item/3385/Alls_Well_that_Ends_Well It's funny now but at the time it scared me silly...the news positively sent my head reeling.&nbsp; I felt like I was being sucked into a tunnel.<img src="http://images.multiply.com/common/smiles/omg.png">&nbsp; <br><br>I went into work and I was waiting to clock into work when I saw a coworker that I don't necessarily see every day.&nbsp; She asked me how my mom was.&nbsp; I told her fine as far as I knew but I hadn't spoken to her for awhile.&nbsp; She said, "Didn't you get her message?"<br><br>"What message,"&nbsp; I asked?<br><br>She said, "Your mom called a couple of days ago and said it was an emergency that she needed to speak to you."<br><br>I couldn't comprehend what I had just heard.&nbsp; How in the world could my mom call and tell someone that there was an emergency and no one told me.&nbsp; Lynn told me that she thought someone else had told me.<br><br>My mom was a nurse and she didn't use the word "emergency" lightly.&nbsp; I knew something was desperately wrong if she had called me.&nbsp; She usually doesn't pass on news to me so the call was highly unusual. So I g... http://damnpamn.multiply.com/journal/item/3385/Alls_Well_that_Ends_Well Fri, 11 May 2012 03:33:29 -0000 http://damnpamn.multiply.com/journal/item/3384/GONE_TO_THE_DOGS_-_super_trainer_introduces_himself <p>Wayne Simpkins was the first super trainer that I ever worked for.&nbsp;&nbsp;Word got around the compound fast that he was coming&nbsp;and I was intrigued by the fact that all the "old timers" were in awe of him.&nbsp; Their reaction to the mention of his name was one of fear and glee all rolled into one.&nbsp; Fear because they fully expected the kennel to take off the second he hit the compound and glee because the man could party with the best of them.&nbsp;Apparently I had a true rock star coming to be my boss.</p> <p>A good trainer is treated like a rock star at the track.&nbsp; People swarm to buy them drinks and dinner and they hang on to every word hoping for&nbsp;a good&nbsp;tip.&nbsp; Women throw themselves at them.&nbsp; They are treated like celebrities.&nbsp; Some of them even have fan clubs.&nbsp; I learned early on to not get involved with a trainer on a personal basis.&nbsp; They have a habit of hiring young girls and passing them from kennel to kennel when they... http://damnpamn.multiply.com/journal/item/3384/GONE_TO_THE_DOGS_-_super_trainer_introduces_himself Thu, 10 May 2012 15:44:07 -0000 http://damnpamn.multiply.com/journal/item/3383/pictures_of_white_german_shepherd_family <p> <a href="http://damnpamn.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/1M/1469"><img class="alignleft" border="0" src="//multiply.com/mu/damnpamn/image/dWUEJaet1-5T49i5FMq+CQ/photos/1M/300x300/1469/scan0003.jpg?et=iE841Tn5a9mTd7%2Cnrrr8Dw&amp;nmid=0"></a><a href="http://damnpamn.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/1M/1470"><img class="alignright" border="0" src="//multiply.com/mu/damnpamn/image/abi4tfL4pWH6RGxtvsz-3Q/photos/1M/300x300/1470/scan0006.jpg?et=WjxP1%2CTFAUW7b8pCAmUSZQ&amp;nmid=0"></a><a href="http://damnpamn.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/1M/1471"><img class="alignleft" border="0" src="//multiply.com/mu/damnpamn/image/Fl+LGkZhjxgvCRZU3F7U8w/photos/1M/300x300/1471/scan0004.jpg?et=P4GYAsQu9hGk1JD24FsEag&amp;nmid=0"></a><a href="http://damnpamn.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/1M/1472"><img class="alignright" border="0" src="//multiply.com/mu/damnpamn/image/OdpmbDFoef8pWQArZIw0IQ/photos/1M/300x300/1472/scan0005.jpg?et=k7hG322%2CPI0HAoXTyP%2BjIg&amp;nmid=0"></a>1. puppy at 2 1/2 months</p><p>2. puppies at 5 1/2 weeks</p><p>3. Skye (mother)</p><p>4. Maxx (father) </p><p>pictures don't do them justice. they were magnificient animals. <img src="http://images.multiply.com/common/smiles/smile.png"> </p> http://damnpamn.multiply.com/journal/item/3383/pictures_of_white_german_shepherd_family Wed, 9 May 2012 19:31:28 -0000 http://damnpamn.multiply.com/journal/item/3382/the_lemon_yellow_living_room <p> <a href="http://damnpamn.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/1M/1468"><img class="alignleft" border="0" src="//multiply.com/mu/damnpamn/image/TWloIij+v8z3XJ4COQZTXg/photos/1M/300x300/1468/scan0002.jpg?et=e1aqmYmbhGrdG1BcNzSl2w&amp;nmid=0"></a>My mom had a lemon yellow living room that we adored.&nbsp; The picture doesn't do it justice but it is nice to see because it is the living room of my childhood.&nbsp; On the wall is the picture of the matador fighting the bull.&nbsp; On the other wall is a giant gilded mirror.&nbsp; </p><p>The couch came from the furniture store across the street from my parent's insurance agency.&nbsp; My mom fell in love with it the day they put it in the window and my dad surprised her and bought it for her.&nbsp; The coffee table is octagon shaped and has a giant slate inlay.&nbsp; </p><p>The chandelier had a dimmer switch which was new gadget in those days.&nbsp; The idea for a lemon yellow living room came when we visited my Aunt Wanda and her husband in Martinsburg, WV.&nbsp; They had a lemon yellow living room and my mom fell in love with it.</p><p>Pictured from left to right are my sister, Rhonda, me, Aunt Mary and Aunt Robin. I think that is my Aunt Rhonda Kay smoking but I am not sure.</p> http://damnpamn.multiply.com/journal/item/3382/the_lemon_yellow_living_room Wed, 9 May 2012 19:21:20 -0000 http://damnpamn.multiply.com/journal/item/3381/Picture_of_my_mom_and_dad_in_happy_times <a href="http://damnpamn.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/1M/1467"><img class="alignleft" border="0" src="//multiply.com/mu/damnpamn/image/ZJqxsIEob1O42yErOAEetA/photos/1M/300x300/1467/scan0001.jpg?et=fg906lOs9XiOsBYs4%2BoOJQ&amp;nmid=0"></a> http://damnpamn.multiply.com/journal/item/3381/Picture_of_my_mom_and_dad_in_happy_times Wed, 9 May 2012 19:07:59 -0000 http://damnpamn.multiply.com/journal/item/3380/GONE_TO_THE_DOGS_-_Im_getting_some_help <p>Weeks dragged into months.&nbsp; Three months to be exact.&nbsp; No days off, not even a turnout.&nbsp; I was working seven days a week, twelve to eighteen hours a day.&nbsp; I was becoming a burned out mess.&nbsp; About this time Jeff hired a new helper named Bobby.&nbsp; He told him to come to me with any questions.&nbsp; Bobby and I became good friends.&nbsp; He would come get me when I was done with the first part of my morning work.&nbsp; Instead of breakfast at Shoney's we would smoke a joint for breakfast and go have fun sprinting the dogs or playing with them in the turnout pen.</p> <p>We knew we wouldn't get caught because our bosses were too lazy to get up in the morning.&nbsp; It was nice not to be the newbie for once and Bobby was fascinated that I could get through the morning routine so easily.&nbsp; We had the same background too.&nbsp; Our parents had money.&nbsp; Enough money for us to be pariahs around the good ole country boys who generally worked around the k... http://damnpamn.multiply.com/journal/item/3380/GONE_TO_THE_DOGS_-_Im_getting_some_help Wed, 9 May 2012 11:23:42 -0000 http://damnpamn.multiply.com/journal/item/3379/I_always_concentrate_on_my_heart_and_not_my_lungs Here is what the pulmonary specialist says is wrong with me.<br><br>1.&nbsp; Organic Idiopathic Sleep-related Nonobstructive Alveolar Hypoventilation - apparently this caused my heart failure<br><br>2.&nbsp; Health Maintenance - I am too fat<br><br>3.&nbsp; Restrictive Lung Disease - I think this is from breathing too much paper dust and sand and animal dander in the dog business<br><br>4.&nbsp; Obstructive Sleep Apnea - My blood oxygen levels drop into the 40% levels without my bipap machine.&nbsp; They drop into the 80's with it.&nbsp; Levels below 90% cause brain damage.<br><br><br> http://damnpamn.multiply.com/journal/item/3379/I_always_concentrate_on_my_heart_and_not_my_lungs Tue, 8 May 2012 21:18:29 -0000 http://damnpamn.multiply.com/journal/item/3378/PEOPLE_OF_LEE_TERRACE_-_Jeremy_tells_the_best_stories <font size="5">Jeremy lives in 807.&nbsp; He has been here for about 2 years.&nbsp; He has caught snakes since he was 7 years old.</font> &nbsp; <font size="5">One time he went hunting with his brother.&nbsp; He was walking across a field (alone) when all of a sudden he heard a rattle.&nbsp; He froze.&nbsp; He looked down and there was a 5 foot rattlesnake coiled right between his feet.&nbsp; </font> &nbsp; <font size="5">He knew better than to move so he just stood there.&nbsp; His brother came along and wanted to know why he was just standing there.&nbsp; Jeremy couldn't respond because he didn't want to disturb the snake but he looked down at his feet.&nbsp; Then his brother saw the problem</font> &nbsp; <font size="5">He directed Jeremy to stand still (which Jeremy didn't have a problem with).&nbsp; Then he said, "When I say "When"&nbsp;jump back!"&nbsp; He raised his gun and yelled, "Now!" and fired directly between Jeremy's feet!&nbsp; Jeremy flew backwards and the rattlesnake disintegrated into a thousand pieces!</font> &nbsp; <font size="5">It was the&nbsp;most&nbsp;sc... http://damnpamn.multiply.com/journal/item/3378/PEOPLE_OF_LEE_TERRACE_-_Jeremy_tells_the_best_stories Tue, 8 May 2012 16:06:39 -0000 http://damnpamn.multiply.com/journal/item/3377/PEOPLE_OF_LEE_TERRACE_-_an_example_for_all &nbsp; Ricky lives on the 4th. floor.&nbsp; He enjoys living at Lee Terrace and taking part of all the activities.&nbsp; Whenever someone needs help and Ricky sees it, he jumps right in.&nbsp; No one has to tell him or even ask him for help.&nbsp; I have even seen him encourage others to help.&nbsp; He is always bright and cheerful and friendly.&nbsp; If everyone were as quick to help as Ricky the world would be a better place. &nbsp; Ricky does not let his disability keep him from working.&nbsp; He works 3 days per week at the Capitol for Goodwill.&nbsp; He enjoys his coworkers and fellow residents at Lee Terrace.&nbsp; He also enjoys music and playing his guitar and keyboard.&nbsp; He has several sisters and a brother and he can't wait to go on vacation&nbsp;to Myrtle Beach with them&nbsp;this year.<br><br>(postscript:&nbsp; I didn't need to say in in our newsletter because everybody in the building already knows.&nbsp; Ricky is mentally retarded.)<br> http://damnpamn.multiply.com/journal/item/3377/PEOPLE_OF_LEE_TERRACE_-_an_example_for_all Tue, 8 May 2012 16:03:52 -0000 http://damnpamn.multiply.com/reviews/item/251 I love this movie. I have played it over and over this weekend. http://damnpamn.multiply.com/reviews/item/251 Sun, 6 May 2012 03:57:37 -0000 http://damnpamn.multiply.com/reviews/item/250 This lightweight but sturdy mouth guard is so comfortable you barely know it's there. I had my doubts about buying it because it looked so tiny but it does the job. Also it is available at Dollar Tree for a dollar instead of $10 to $100 that other mouth guards http://damnpamn.multiply.com/reviews/item/250 Fri, 4 May 2012 12:03:13 -0000 http://damnpamn.multiply.com/video/item/175/Lee_Terrace_Gardens http://damnpamn.multiply.com/video/item/175/Lee_Terrace_Gardens Mon, 30 Apr 2012 17:10:01 -0000 http://damnpamn.multiply.com/reviews/item/249 In April of the year 2000, a six-mile sphere centered on Grantville, West Virginia was displaced in space and time to Germany and May, 1631. The inhabitants of Grantville decided to start the American revolution early; the nobility of Europe were not amused. I thoroughly enjoyed this book. It had a little of everything in it from romance to war. I like to think it accurately depicts how true American's would act if the same situation came up in real http://damnpamn.multiply.com/reviews/item/249 Sun, 29 Apr 2012 04:30:04 -0000