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I’m Going To Throw Up

2008-02-07T17:07:00.000-07:00

I’m Going To Throw Up

Please, please, please help me understand!

Why do bands/musicians take a perfectly (in most cases) good song and screw it up. What is the obsession with covering songs? Okay, I can understand when you may take a song that is not that good (maybe this is all relative) and you make it better or at the least, don't trash it. Apparently this is too much to ask for a lot of bands. I know that imitation is one of the highest forms of flattery or maybe the original musicians don't really own the songs and that is how they end up getting raped, for lack of a better term, by some girly hip-hop band.

I just recently listened to a cover of "Such Great Heights" - Postal Service, by some group, if you want to call them that, called Iron & Wine. Terrible (said like Charles Barkley for added effect)!!! Don't take a great poppy, electric, entertaining and up beat song and turn it into a funeral procession. Why, why, why must great songs be ripped from their original genre or worse yet, put on some commercial about mood enhancing drugs. I always used to hear that music was not for the money, but for the music. I don't think this exists any more. I am not a musician. I have no musical talent. I have not been on the inside of any bands or around the business, so I am not informed at the least. I still want to understand why this happens. Is it just about the money? Is it because you are flattered that someone likes your song that much? Is there some sort of musicians' code that makes you okay with this? What is it?

For those that cover songs. Is it because you are not able to come up with songs of your own? You want to create some early notoriety? I once heard a band say they did a cover, because they were a huge fan of the band/song they were covering. What the HELL!!! Are you serious!?! You just slaughtered the song of the band you claim to be a big fan of? WOW!!! If I were a fan, I would want to do some kind of justice to the song/band I say I am a FAN of!

Please someone help me obtain some answers. Are there any musicians or someone that is more in the "know" than I am, that can help me with this struggle? I just don't understand. I bet I am blind to a lot of cover songs that are played by some of my favorite bands, but at least they sound good. Is it just my own bias toward my favorite bands and musical tastes that makes me see past this? All I know is when I hear bad covers, I hear BAD covers. Please let me know what you think.

- Dr. Worm

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Starting the New Year off right, with a “cold”

2008-01-04T18:16:00.000-07:00

HAPPY NEW YEAR... and then it hit me. I was enjoying a great New Year day. Slept in, kicked it around the house, and went to a movie, without a care in the world. Work the next day, but that is okay, because I am having fun. I felt fine, or so I thought. I bit of a scratch in the back of my throat and a runny nose, but it is just a cold. Wrong, wrong and wrong. The movie theater was a little cold. THE MOVIE THEATER WAS A LITTLE COLD!!! Oh cruel world! Why have you bestowed upon us such things as bacteria?

No sooner than I had exited the movie theater did the uncontrollable chill hit me. You know what I am talking about if you have ever had any spectacular illnesses. It’s the chill that will not go away. You pile on blanket after blanket and then lay there trying to convince yourself that this is not happening. I will just sleep it off. I have to warm up soon, right? Then your wife comes in, touches you on the head, and says you are on fire. Huh? I am freezing. Temperature is taken and it is way higher than it should be. Damn. Wife looks at throat and there are white spots all over it. DAMN. Time check; it is after ten at night. DAMN! Do we go to the doctor? Not a big fan of hospitals, but the decision is easy when you are shaking so bad you can barely stand and throat is so swollen you cannot talk. Off to the ER. Funny, didn’t I spend Christmas evening in an ER as well?

Covered in many layers of clothing and blankets, I felt like the kid from The Christmas Story (didn’t watch that this year, damn). I got in, filled out the paperwork, and they took me back to a bed rather quickly. Thanks to the nice nurse and her magic, heated blankets, seriously these blankets were awesome, I warmed up rather nicely. Took about an hour for a doctor to get to me, but I didn’t really care, because I was covered in magic blankets. The doctor took one look at my throat and said, “strep”. What I already knew, but did not want to hear. Straight penicillin was prescribed and I begged for something to take the pain and swelling from my throat. A couple Lortab and we were out of there.

I get dropped off at home, another trip through the freezing cold – should have asked for magic blankets to go - and my wife and sister in law are off to get my prescription. I don’t let my wife know enough that I love her. It is times like these that she truly needs praise. My wife is a super hero. I love her so much for helping me through this. She made me soup, brought me medicine, stayed up late with me and just put up with a whiny sick guy. Thanks sweetheart.

Well, it is three days latter and I am ready to do New Years all over again. This time without the ~GRAPHIC~ bloody phlegm balls, raw and savaged throat, having soup for every meal and forcible coach zombie syndrome (look it up). Today I actually went and got some solid food and a shake. I was very sick of soup. I have tried to do a little more today, not too much though, to get myself going again. I will have to have some fun this weekend, if I am up to it, and then it is back to work.

All in all, I consider this a great start to the New Year. Things can only get better from here. The ones I love the most, were there for me. That is the most important thing. I can always count on them and I will need more of it this year. So, I will start of the New Year with a “thanks”, not a whine, whimper or complaint. Thanks. Thanks for my newly found and increasing health. Thanks for my wife and family. Thanks for all that I have, because there are plenty of people who don’t have much. Oh, and (insert sound of phlegm being hacked up as throat clears) HAPPY NEW YEAR HIPPIES!!!!!

- Dr. Worm

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Reflections on laziness

2007-12-20T15:04:00.001-07:00

Isn’t my life and that of my family pretty important? Is this a question I really need to ask? The answer to both of these is, yes. I have been thinking lately, about life, and what I will be in the future. To set some ground work, I will tell you what I am now, lazy. Yep, I am really lazy. I need lots of motivation and direction to do just about anything, unless it is something for me and I have a passion for. Why don’t you just find things or more things you are passionate about? Great question and I think I am trying to answer that right now. I have been pressing more and more into specific areas that I am interested in. Why specifics? You see, I am a man of many talents. A Jack of all trades, so to say. I am good at too many things I try and I try too many things. This creates a problem, in that I get bored or have too many things to do and never truly master anything. I am good at many, but master of very few. Is this a bad thing? Not in and of itself, but it does bug me. You see I bounce around with no real direction. Not sure what I want to do or who I want to be. Not saying I don’t know who I am as a person, because I do more than ever, just what I should make of it.

Why does laziness factor into this, because I have a lot of wasted time. I think I get overwhelmed and rather than vent this constructively, I let it out by becoming a lazy lump. I will watch TV, play video games and do several other non-constructive forms of entertainment. Not bad, as there are many other vices that could be worse, but still not what I want to continue doing. Maybe it is a mind body thing. I am pretty chunky lately and way out of shape. If my mind did not have to keep compensating for all of this, maybe I could turn things around. If anyone knows a good entry level work out routine, please let me know. I also find that laziness is a big impact to my relationship and home life. Why take out the trash, when I could be beating the Ice Castle? Why clean up the living room, when I could watch another episode of Myth Busters? Sigh, why not do all of this stuff first and clear the table of stress and wife backlash, then read a book or write something?

On top of all of this, I procrastinate. I almost did not write this last sentence, because I could do it later. I am wearing a shirt my wife gave me. Written on it is:

Top ten reasons I procrastinate:
1.

That is all. Funny, funny stuff! Lucky for me, my wife knows me and still loves me for who I am. More than that, she centers me. She always gets me to where I need to be. Whether it is through gentle persuasion or excessive use of force, she will bring me back down to earth. I love her so much, just for hanging in there.

Why am I bringing this up? Well, I will be losing my job I have had for the past seven years and it is time to move on. Will I get another job? Will I go back to school? Will I move to the country and become a Hill-Billy hippie? Who knows? These will all be things that will weigh heavily on my mind, going into next year, and neither laziness nor procrastination are going to be much help. Direction and clarity is what I need right now. What will I be going forward? Who knows, so just sit back and enjoy the ride?

Happy (Early) New Year!

- Dr. Worm

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They Might Be Giants: The Experience

2007-12-02T08:36:00.000-07:00

Yeah, you have all probably abandoned this BLOG a long time ago. I need to update more often, but right now I have an event that must be BLOGed about. I had a once in a life time experience this past September and need to tell you about it. Yep, a once in a life time experience and I will now share it with y’all (going to start using this contraction).

I have to start from the beggining to really do justice to the story. It all started with news that my favorite band, They Might Be Giants, was going to be coming to my town. SWEEEEEEET!!! I was excited. We are lucky to get them every two years and I think we had waited that long or longer to get them to come this time. I have gone to every show I could, since I was 12. When I was 12, I went with my sister to my first concert of theirs. I was not tall enough to see the band. I had to stand on a chair and my sister convinced security to let me. I was 12 and that was back during better times. It was a life changing experience, but not the one I mentioned before. To wrap up this sub story, as the entire band was leaving the stage, I found myself in their path. I was a small 12 years old and was prepared to get moved aside, but that was not the case. The band stopped and shook my hand. The whole band! Then to my wonder and awe, my sister asked them to sign my shirt. I was expecting them to shoot her down. Nope, again I was amazed. The whole band signed my shirt. I wore that shirt into the ground. Not a good idea, in retrospect, but hey I was 12. This experience is what solidified my never ending love for this band.

Well, back to the main story. My favorite band is coming to town. YEEEEEESSS!!! Wait, there is even better news. The concert is free. Wow! The concert is FREE!!! I would gladly pay a pretty penny for tickets, but FREE!!! This is all too good to be true. Sadly, that was the case. It was too good to be true. The tickets to the concert were being distributed by a local radio station, 101.9 The End. I did not have anything against them, going into this whole thing. That would soon change. How hard can tickets be to get? It is a free show I just have to show up and get tickets, right? WRONG!!! I soon find out that in order to get tickets, I would have to perform insane tasks and getting tickets would be next to impossible.

You see, there are people who love to jerk people around. Maybe they don’t have a choice. Maybe they do it because they enjoy it. We have all been around it in some fashion or another. In our personal and work lives, we are always going to have to deal with these people. Then there are the people who take this whole process to the extreme. The term for them, is radio DJs. The worst of which, are those with 101.9 the end. Sure you can get tickets, just come on down to our remote location. Oh, you want to know where the remote location is, too bad. You must listen to our station. Okay, that is annoying, but I don’t care I will do anything for tickets. So I am off to Mordor, to get tickets. Oh, sorry you cannot just get tickets. We need to enter you into a drawing because we have a limited amount of tickets, but thanks for coming to Mordor. That sucks! Oh, you should easily be able to get tickets. We have plenty and everyone who enters into this drawing will get some. We will call you if you win. Okay fine, as long as I get tickets.

Wait, wait and wait some more. No call. No tickets. Listen to the radio more. There has to be another way to get tickets. Radio is terrible. The DJs are terrible. I wanted to hurt myself several times. Okay, not a big deal. Hey, anyone that wants tickets plays our games and wins them. Keep listening to our ridiculous show and you can win. If you can swallow a gallon of water while tap dancing on a 3 inch wide pole, you can win too. Crap!

After all of this and still not being able to get tickets, I gave up. Yep, I gave up. Yeah, I know. You say that if I really am such a true fan I would go through anything. Well, I had to draw the line somewhere and I reached the line. I consented to not being able to see my favorite band when they came to town. I had one last act to admit everything was over and come to grips with my situation. I posted a comment on the TMBG MySpace site and told them what I thought of the situation. How I probably would not be able to go to the show. Whiney? Maybe, but I am not one to whine. Just getting the facts out and pleading my case. I did not post it with the intention of getting anything out of it, or even expecting them to care. I seriously did not think I would get a response at all. It was just my last way of giving in to defeat.

A week passes and that is when things take an interesting turn. I get a message back from the TMBG MySpace people. They ask simply what is happening with the SLC show. I reply with a little more description than what I put in the MySpace comment. Again, I don’t feel I am being overly whiney. Another week passes and they reply that I need to send an e-mail to one of the main TMBG accounts. Of course I am not going to give it out here and if you asked I would not give it either. I email this new account, copying information from my last e-mail, and send it on. Within a day or so I get an e-mail that says something to the effect of “you are on the list”. Okay, but I have never been “on the list” and what is this all about. I reply back just asking for a little more info. They tell me that if anyone gives me any trouble at the show, talk to the tour manager and tell them that I, plus one guest, are on the list.

This is pretty sweet, but I am still pretty skeptical given the entire process I had gone through. Several weeks pass by and the day of the concert arrives. I am traveling with a friend who happens to be listening to the above mentioned radio station. What to our wondering ears would they say? Oh, we have a lot of left over tickets that we are giving away. We did not give away enough of them so there are plenty of extras. ASS HATS!!! You put everyone through all this shit, claiming that you would not have enough tickets, only to find out you poorly miss managed the whole thing and now have excess on the day of!!! Did I already say ASS HATS!?!

Quickly I call my friends and family that have been suffering along with me, so they are aware of the situation. They hurry and go to the location, as I am still far away from the area. I tell them to get my wife and myself two tickets, because I want tickets in hand, in case “the list” thing does not work out. Besides, they have plenty of tickets left over. I arrive at the venue and they were able to get two tickets for us. Sweet, we are going no matter what. We are hanging with our friends in line and are just happy to know we get to go to the show. Then another twist. The band is about an hour late and we are all still standing in line. Crap. Well, should we test the list thing? What is the worst that can happen, since we already have tickets in hand?

We walk up to the VIP line, which had just barely cleared out. Go up to the desk there and tell them that we are “on the list”. The lady at the counter looks at us kind of funny and like we are from another planet. She starts checking lists and asking us if we are from the media or part of the band crew. We say no and she keeps looking. Then I say, “They told us to talk to the tour manager and let them know we are on the list.” She says, “Oh, you must mean the BAND list.” She turns around and gets a small list, maybe four to five names on the list, and asks for my name again. There I am! Top of the list! The lady completely changes. All smiles now. Here is your VIP pass. “Would you like to attend the meet and greet with the band?” Uh, yeah!!!! Gives me a special sticker to meet the band and hang out until they arrive.

We get to sit in the private bar and eat tasty food. The owner of Ken Garff auto comes and shakes our hands and thanks us for being there. My wife and I are having an awesome time. We are on cloud nine, but that is not even the best of it. After waiting about a half hour to forty-five minutes, the band arrives. They announce to everyone in the bar that if you want to meet the band, then to go to the room next door. We go in and they have several gifts for us, including a TMBG foam finger. After we get our gifts and hob knob with the pretty people, it is time to get autographs. The band signs the said foam finger and the VIP passes we got. They also allow us to take pictures with them. My wife pulls out the trusty camera phone; thank goodness we had that, and she snaps some photos. Flans put his arm around my wife. I sat next to Linnell and he told me not to spill his coffee. Did I hear that correctly, Linnell told me not to spill his coffee? WOW!!! The band was great. They were really nice and patient as everyone badgered them for photo shoots and autographs. They were real champs about the whole process.

After the meet and greet, everything else was gravy. We could not come back down from our high. The concert was incredible. They did not disappoint. I had my doubts given the free concert status, but they rocked the house. The venue was great. We were so dazed from our VIP experience that we did not even sit in the VIP section. We stayed with our friends in the back of the venue and had a great time. I would have probably liked that better than the VIP section anyway, but it did not matter, we got to meet the band! They played all of our favorite songs. I don’t think they left a single song out that I wanted to hear. Great stuff! So great, that I have since purchased the concert from the TMBG website. I can relive the experience. Well almost, since I cannot meet the band again when I listen to it.

Jealous does not even describe how everyone felt about our experience, but I did not rub it in anyone’s face. Nothing could taint that night. Nothing could make it less of an incredible time. To top it all off, I used a trick that Flip taught me and was able to escape with a set list. SWEEEET!!! After the concert we bought our shirts, CD’s, etc… Flip and I took a moment to do some weird poses outside the venue and then it was off to home, so we could soak in the greatness of what just happened. Here are the pictures of the stuff we received. Also, I have included the pictures of us with the band.

Thank you TMBG!!! Thank you TMBG MySpace people!!! Thank you TMBG crew and tour people!!! Thank you sponsors for paying for the free show!!! You all came together to make this a great show and a once in a lifetime experience. I went from thinking there was no way I would be able to attend this concert, to getting the VIP treatment. I will never forget this and you have further solidified my love for this great band. Thank you!!!

- Dr. Worm

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Indie Pop/Rock

2007-08-14T10:43:00.000-07:00

As promised, here is my radio station for Indie Pop/Rock bands. I still am not sure what it is about this kind of music that makes me like it so much. Maybe that it is so different and out there. I really like music that has several layers and depth. Not noise necessarily, but structured layers and components. More than just a song, but something that is built up. Maybe it just makes me happy and I am a sucker for music that lifts the spirits. The lyrics are usually simple. Not a whole lot of thinking required. My wife says it brings out the inner 12 year old girl inside me. I have never really been a big fan of pop music, well most anyway. This is more than that, though. Not pop, not rock, not techno, but something in between.

Okay, enough with the rambling. Here is the station. Again, I have tried to weed out the stuff I did not like, to leave the good bits. Have it a go and let me know what you think. I didn’t have any responses on my last post, so step it up hippies.

Great bands of note:
Architecture in Helsinki – Thanks Flip. I really like this band.
Psapp
New Buffalo
Stereolab
Playradioplay
Ms John Soda – “tidy up my binary” – I’ll tidy up your binary!
The Blow
Yo La Tengo – have not listen to it much, but liked what I heard – really different stuff
The Postal Service

There are many others, so just listen to the station.

- Dr. Worm

2007-08-01T08:08:00.000-07:00

I love Celtic music. I really love the sound of female Celtic singers. More than that, I love Celtic Rock and Celtic Punk bands. Using the awesome power of Pandora, a great online music site, I have been able to expand my base of bands exponentially. I have created a great little station and weeded out most of the crap I didn’t like. There are a bunch of great bands in this station, so enjoy (Click Here).

Some bands of note:
Flogging Molly – My first taste of Celtic Punk and will always be my favorite. Their live shows are awesome!
Oysterband
The Real McKenzies – Not those stupid fake ones
Dropkick Murphys
The Young Dubliners
Street Dogs
The Elders
Carbon Leaf

I know a few of you may have already heard of most of these bands, but if that is the case why didn’t you share with me. Hippies, every last one of you! Well give them a go. Listen to my Pandora Radio station.

Next time, some Indie Pop and Indie Rock!

Later hippies

- Dr. Worm

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The Bed Bugs (Day Three)

2007-06-26T08:41:00.000-07:00

You know that instinctual reaction that you get when someone mentions Head Lice, Leeches, Tics or any other fun parasite? Your skin begins to crawl, you get goose bumps all over and your mind plunges you into an indescribable paranoia. You itch all over and it never really stops until your mind is some how put at ease by finding out that you do not have any of these parasites. We have all been there; admit it. No one likes these things and as a result our brain goes into a panic state that is hard to put at ease. Well, welcome to my recent hell.

My work, which is a very, very big building, recently made it known on Friday that we have a Bed Bug infestation. Five, yes FIVE, cubicles were completely covered in the little buggers and it took about a week, reportedly, to reach this state. It was said that when the maintenance crew went to assess the situation, they were getting covered in them. Yep, you heard me correctly. Fortunately, I sit on the other side of the building from this main outbreak. This, by no means, has put any of my nerves at ease. I few bugs spotted here, a few there and a cube mate stating one crawled across her foot are a few of the things we have to deal with. Yeah, this could be peoples' minds playing tricks, or their own paranoia induced responses. The mind is a funny thing.

I will tell you right now, I better not get an infestation of these things in my house or cube. All of the above is serious. This is no lie. An old cube mate of mine got an outbreak of these in his apartment and it nearly drove him insane. They sprayed the building over the weekend, and reportedly last night. Will that fix the problem? Are they still wondering the building? They lay about 5 eggs a day, can go nearly 7 months without eating and can hide in any space that a credit card will fit. Exterminators have said that they, next to termites, are the most difficult pests to get rid of. That is just what I want to hear as I am trying to scratch my skin off.

When you think about how bad your job may be or you are just sick of work. Just think about that itch on the back of your leg. Is it just an itch? Things could be a lot worse.

Sleep tight hippies and don’t let the Bed Bugs bite.

- Dr. Worm

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Drive your self crazy with this Bed Bug information: (Click Here).

The Silver State Claims One More

2007-06-22T10:37:00.000-07:00

What is it about Nevada? Legalized gambling? Legalized prostitution (See Mr. Me’s BLOG for reference)? Lots of revenue from Gambling? Desert climate? Elevation? Proximity to CA? Driest state in the US (yep, look it up)? Silver mining? Why am I even asking these questions you say? Well, another of my best friends will be moving to Nevada. Okay, this is not the end of the world, but it is the combination of this recent move and the moves of two of my other best friends (one of which is also my cousin) that has made this more perplexing.

The reason my friend is going to be moving to Nevada is not a hard one to figure out. He has aspirations of being a professional poker player. This is not something you can do in Utah, for obvious reasons, so the move here is one of necessity. I cannot be mad at someone for this. I am happy that they are getting on with their life. I am just always thinking about me, because I am selfish like that.

Three very close friends living in Nevada, and some in other states. I am kind of running out of male friends and friends in general. I think this is just a by product of growing up. We are all busy with our own lives and families. I am not mad at anyone and am not asking for anyone to feel sorry for me. Everything happens for a reason. Some friends move on and others come in to fill the gaps. I have been in contact with several old friends, that I really did not think I would see or hear from again, so that helps.

More importantly, I have my own family. I am lucky enough to be married to my absolute best friend in the world and this is a great thing to have in a marriage. We look after each other and support each other. I would wish this upon everyone, even my enemies, as it is such a great thing. This is why I am glad that you are all moving on with your lives and your families. Those without families, maybe the moves will help you with that. Who knows. I certainly hope you all find happiness.

In summary, I miss you all and will continue miss you. I do think about you constantly, even if I don’t always pick up the phone, respond to an e-mail or reach out to you. I miss just hanging out and ‘chewing the fat’. The crazy and geeky conversations. Completing each others’ sentences and the insane laughter that can only be stirred up between close friends. I love you all and look forward to visiting you soon. I know I will always have a place to stay and great company to be with.

May the road rise to meet you,
May the wind be always at your back,
May the sun shine warm upon your face,
The rains fall soft upon your fields and,
Until we meet again,
May God hold you in the palm of His hand.

- Dr. Worm

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Having a cold sucks!

2007-06-08T08:18:00.000-07:00

Wow, what a great topic after going so long without posting anything. What is up with being sick? Why is it that microscopic organisms still rule over our advanced species. A cold virus can bring a man to his knees (okay, not that bad). Stupid cold!

We may not have found a way to concur this virus, but at least we have some great drugs! MMMMmmmmmmm, sweet life enhancing drugs. Before you think I am some sort of pill popping weird-o, let me assure you that I only use drugs when I am sick or in severe (very SEVERE) pain. My stomach is a very sensitive organ. Add any sort of strong medication and really bad things happen. I avoid taking any medication, unless I absolutely have to. We all remember that great scene from the alien movies. Yep, the one where the alien baby explodes out of that poor space guy’s gut. Well, my alien larva is still growing in there, waiting for its chance to rip my belly into pieces and I would rather not speed up the process. Enough about my belly and back to the drugs. It amazes me how we can drink a few tablespoons of some nasty liquid (and I mean nasty… settle down little alien baby) or a tiny little pill and go on working. It is not a perfect pill, but I can continue to work. The phlegm, mucus, body aches, sneezing and throat issues (too graphic? We have all been there so settle down) seem to melt away. I am a work-a-holic, as you can tell by the fact I am posting this on company time, and really hate to miss work. It is true. I have not taken a sick day in almost a year. If I can make it to September, without taking any sick time, it will be a whole year. Not really sure why this is so great, and my cube mate is quick to point out I should just go home, but take it for what it is worth. Well I will wrap this up by thanking all you drug, vitamin capsule, energy booster and remedy inventing guys out there for making my end of the week a little better. I love the simple things in life and when a simple little cold cannot stop me from going to work, life is sweet. I know, I know, I must be really crazy to say I am glad I did not miss any work, but give me a break, I’M SIIIIIICCCCCKKK!!!!

- Dr. Worm

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2006-12-01T16:37:00.000-07:00

Attention Holiday shoppers! Hey hope your holiday shopping is going as well as mine has. I just purchased a new GPS and it rocks! I got lost driving around parking lots, but no more. I am hooked up and directionally competent, thanks to a tiny box with a screen and digital voice. Sometimes electronic devices are the only friends a guy can get, and this little guy does not disappoint.

In other news, I have been thinking about how crappy most chick flicks are. I think this is on my mind since my wife has been watching the Gilmore Girls way more than is healthy for a husband to be exposed to. I love my wife, and am glad she is happy watching it, but I am suffering from second hand exposure. It has gotten to the point, get ready to go into super mocking question Dr. Worm's manhood mode now; that I am actually concerned about what is happening in the plot line. Yep, please kill me now. This is how you know when you have reached rock bottom. The friggin’ Gilmore Girls. Please someone help me. This is not the good kind of guilty pleasure. This is the wash my brain out with soap kind of guilty pleasure. I do not, I repeat, DO NOT; watch this show on my own. If I did, I would have to hurt myself. I will go to a chick flick with my wife, because I love her and have a good time being with her. I also want her to be happy and not have to be exposed to all my geeky pleasures, all the time. They are pretty sappy and very cookie cutter. I just wish sometimes they would mix it up a bit, so I have composed a list of possible chick flick titles I would like to see in a theater near me. Hope you enjoy, and if I do not post again before the holidays, HAPPY FREAKIN' HOLIDAYS HIPPIES!!!

The list of NEW chick flicks:

We Met at a Train Wreck
I’m Dating Your Plumber.
The Vacuum Salesman and I
She Fixed My Motherboard
Awkward in Arkansas
Alone During an Autopsy
What About Your Mom
Your Friend Has More Money
The Lady From the Convent
Our Summer on Probation
He Was Still There When I Woke Up
Pretty Enough For a Second Date

- Dr. Worm

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Your homework is to go look for some fun holiday flash sites, and report back to me. I may have some spare time to kill at work and will need something to do.

Who opened that box!?!

2006-03-09T13:37:00.000-07:00

Hey, I was pointed to a cool site that I wanted to let all of you know about. I swear this thing can read my mind. Just put in your favorite band or song, and it creates a radio station with songs of the same type or interest. Pretty spot on so far.

Some new bands, well new to me, are as follows:
The Pogues
The Shins
Tarkio
Flogging Molly

I like them all, and you can check them out too! Just try out www.pandora.com.

Later hippies, and keep on rocking.

- Dr. Worm

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DR. WORM – Now with one-third less right index finger!!!

2006-03-01T13:14:00.000-07:00

So there I was. Standing over the edge of a lava pit somewhere in the middle of Mount Doom. Clutched in my hand was the ONE ring. You know, the one I found in that homeless guys money hat. I had to have it, IT CAME TO ME! Anyway, I opened my fingers and looked at my prize, my PRECIOUS. I stared down into the fiery abyss before me. Sweat beading down my forehead, I began to hear the evil words, so loud they nearly drove me to madness, “Girl shake that laffy taffy…THAT LAFFY TAFFY!!!” I knew that this had to end now. The fate of all mankind hung in the balance. I rubbed the tiny trinket…so shiny…so precious…one more time, in fond farewell. Such good times we had. Spying on women dressing, tripping people as they walked down the street and pretending to haunt my friends houses. Ahhhh…such good timesessss…my precious…my precious… I slowly began to turn my hand. I had to let this terrible piece of forsaken metal, fall to its doom. Painstakingly slow, it began to slide from my palm, when something overtook me. Against all rational thought, I began to put the ring on my extended index finger. I could not control myself. I started walking away from the edge. “I want to live…I WANT TO LIVE”, I began repeating over and over. The ring had just slipped onto my right index finger, when the unthinkable happened. The homeless man, whom I had first stolen the ring from, bit off my finger. Fear and pain overwhelmed me. I screamed out in agony as I stared down at the bloody mess of a finger, that still remained. Then, anger overtook me. The kind of murderous anger you get when you look at your gas bill. I had to have it back. My precious!!! My body, happily complied, with my minds demand for the rending of flesh. With cat like dexterity, I kicked the dancing homeless guy in the face. His nose exploded in a fountain of blood that made me weak with relief. Now, I just had to get it back…my precious…but it was too late! Cruel fate, why do you mock me!?! The man had already walked blindly to the ledge, and slipped off. I franticly tried to save my secret lover, from impending destruction, but I could not. My outstretched hand missed the falling mass, and I watched as it fell to meet it’s fate. I was left all alone, except for the beautiful elf maiden I call my wife. Left there crying and bloody. “LAFFY TA…..” The never ending voice, was finally silenced. The world was saved, and evil had been vanquished.

Well, that is all. “A Dr Worm’s Tale,” by me, Dr Worm. This completes the story of how I lost the tip of my finger, and saved the world. (Well, it sounds a lot better than “I cut the tip of my finger off with a chop saw”, anyway.)

So long for now, until the next exciting adventure of…DR WORM!

- Dr. Worm

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BLOG? What BLOG? ...Oh that BLOG!

2005-09-15T10:14:00.000-07:00

Wow-ly crap! I have been in a comma for about 5 months and man do I have to go to the bathroom. Just kidding, I haven’t been in a comma (anyone who has been in a comma or knows someone in a comma, I apologize for this bad joke. Comedy is cruel sometimes). I was sitting at work today and I was like, "hmmmm....there is this thing on the web...a thing I used to post updates and stuff on...Man I feel like playing a little Nethack...Oh, WAIT...I have a BLOG!" Yep, my brain has been paving over the fact that I have a BLOG. I have recently had a lot of stuff going on in my life, so if you have not been keeping in touch with me, call me and we can discuss. I would post some updates on this site, but it would take to long, and I just remembered that I have a BLOG, so I don't want to push myself. Hopefully, if you are lucky and don't get on the naughty list, I will update with future adventures. STAY TUNED, and welcome back to the world that is me.

- Dr. Worm

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TMBG Concert Update

2005-05-27T06:56:00.000-07:00

Hurray!!! They Might Be Giants concert tickets are now available. I have my tickets, do you have yours? What are you waiting for? Join in the TMBG love fest, hippies.

Click Here for additional information.

- Dr. Worm

Star Wars Episode III Day

2005-05-20T09:54:00.000-07:00

Wow, what a day. I was able to participate in a moment of geek history that will last throughout time. I saw the last installment of a cult dynasty. The cycle is now complete and my geeky life now has greater meaning.

The adventure began with me going to the Jordan Commons Movie Theater at about four PM on 5/18/05. Once there, I was greeted by Obi-John, my friend, who graciously supplied the tickets and set up this viewing. As I walked towards the building I was met by a multitude of nerds, geeks and dorks; unlike I have ever experienced before. It was like entering a whole new world. ‘Lipe had a great line about the galaxy of geeks, but I can’t remember how it goes. Hopefully he will post a comment with this great quote. He was also saying how this screening of Star Wars was like a shining beacon for all different types of nerds. As soon as he said that we saw a grown man, dressed in a Harry Potter outfit, walk by. It was kind of scary. There were other great moments like seeing the oldest Star Wars nerd, ever. The guy was like 60 something and dressed up in full Jedi outfit. We did not confront him to ask his age, because we were worried that he might be “special” in addition to being a nerd. I also had my picture taken with Chewbacca, well a great costume version of Chewbacca. I will post the picture when I get a chance. It was taken on my cell phone, so it is not that great.

The theater was packed. It was like watching the new clone armies assemble on Geonesis, but replace the clones with nerds. We waited in line FOR EVER. What seemed like an eternity? Dumas and I played some Canasta, in remembrance of the good old days. The highlight of the theater line experience was when one of the theater workers started telling everyone to unplug their electrical devices from the wall outlets. Yep, that tight wad, stingy Larry Miller was worried about losing too much money off the use of his electricity. What an ASS. He is probably making several millions of dollars off that nights showing alone and he is worried about losing money. Have you ever tried to pry an X-Box controller from a nerd’s hands? It isn’t pretty! The evil man actually made an appearance to our line, so he could enforce his will in person. This was great for-shadowing to what we would see from the Emperor in the movies.

Aside from coming to grips with the fact that I am a Star Wars nerd (no where near Obi-John who actually saw the movie twice before opening night), waiting in line for HOURS, seeing a grown man wearing a shirt that said, “Don’t force me to role initiative!”, Miller’s evil empire and having to stand in line next to hundreds of sweaty and loud Star Wars fanatics; it wasn’t so bad. So, how did I like the movie you ask? Well that will just have to wait until next time. Besides, I need to see the movie again, before I can write a full report. Until then; “May the force be with you!”

- Dr. Worm

A Disturbance In The Force

2005-05-17T12:58:00.000-07:00

A wise alien being once said, “…anger leads to hate, hate leads to suffering…”. Recent talk of Star Wars is leading me down the path of the dark side.

Let’s start by first saying “STAR WARS IS ONE DAMN STORY PEOPLE!!!” Whew, glad I got that out of my system. I just read an article that really, really pissed me off; worse than if I found out that my father was an evil Sith Lord. The article was comparing the original movies with the new prequels. Apparently this is a pretty heated debate between Star Wars true-ests and new generation Star Wars fans that started out with the Prequels. Why can’t we all get along people? If we would just pull our heads out and realize that Star Wars is ONE COMPLETE STORY, we would not be having these conversations. There is no Star Wars: The Beginning and Star Wars: The Next Generation, it is all the same story!!! Man, is there an echo in here.

Back to the article; this genius columnist is trying to compare characters in the first three movies to characters in the last three movies, to see which movie comes out on top. Stay calm, control your feelings…don’t give into anger. Does this sound wrong to anyone else? Let me give you an example: In the heroes column they list Luke Skywalker versus Anakin Skywalker. Let’s think about this for a second. Can we really call Anakin the hero of the prequel movies? An evil Sith Lord’s apprentice that ultimately ends up hunting down and killing Jedi, leading up to his own horrible self destruction and turn to the dark side? PLEASE, someone give me a galactic sedative. I can no longer stand reading this crap. Why are we comparing these things when they are all part of the same story people.

If this does not tell you the craptasticfullness of this article, take exhibit number two into consideration. Grand Moff Tarken versus Emperor Palpatine. I’m speechless…anyone else? To use an old cliché, “comparing apples to oranges”. I always thought that Palpatine was the villain in ALL the movies. Grand Moff is considered the villain for the original movies? Somebody help these poor people. Did someone force this guy, no pun intended, to write this article?

One Star Wars fan, if you can call him that, from this article said, “There is no personality in the new movies. The new movies, it seems that they are trying to win you over with fantastic special effects.” Did he even see the first three movies or learn anything about their making? Were they not about spectacular special effects, most would say “ground breaking” special effects? The intention of the original movies is the same as the movies today when it comes to this department. This guy’s age is listed as 39, so he was only 11 when the first movie even came out. The majority of the population thought Star Wars was a flop when it first came out and probably said the special effects were to overwhelming.

I could go on and on about how crappy this stupid debate over which set of three movies is better, but I won’t. I will bring balance to the force. I love these movies, yep that is plural meaning more than THREE, and will not taint the whole of the parts, because of a few things I didn’t like in one or two of the movies. Star Wars is an EPIC and should be taken as a whole; PERIOD, end of story.

- Dr. Worm

Geek-tacular

2005-05-04T06:15:00.000-07:00

This is freaking awesome! I doubt I will be able buy one, but I can dream can’t I?

This is your chance to put your geek skills to the test and help a fellow geek out. I am trying to get a new computer, either through building one or just buying pre-assembled. I know all of you geeks out there are watching the market and using your geek skills for ultimate geekiness, so drop me a line. Let me know what deals our super buys you find. Just post comments to this post. It’s easy.

Thanks

- Dr. Worm

My Evil Twin

2005-05-03T12:28:00.001-07:00

Okay, I do not look like him, but I do share a lot in common with him. We are not the same age, but that aside, we do have a lot in common. He is not my brother, but I am related to him. He is my wife’s cousin and he is incredibly super awesome. Just being in his presence causes me to tremble in unworthiness. I had the chance to bask in his overwhelming awesomeness and absorb the sweet sounds of electric guitar that he graciously shared.

So what makes him my evil twin you ask? Well consider these commonalities if you will:
1. We both have an extreme fondness to the greatest band in the world, TMBG.
2. We both have the same favorite colors and know without a fraction of a doubt that they are the most incredible colors in the universe, Red and Black.
3. We are both geeks. Take exhibit A into your judgment. He built his computer from scratch. Yep, trademark sign of a geek.
4. We both have no shame or fear of embarrassment. This was recently displayed in a recent impromptu guitar performance. I am still laughing at his impersonation of the Diabetes Blues commercial. I am dying here.
5. We are both biological members of the Youngest Kid Syndrome (YKS) support group. This alone contributes to a huge amount of our similarity.
6. Finally, we both know without a shadow of a doubt that we are awesome. Yep, look at me and tremble in my awe-inspiring awesomeness.

Well that said; check My Evil Twin’s BLOG. I do have to point out that he has not updated his BLOG since the dinosaurs once walked the earth, round about circa sometime back in September. He is a very funny guy, and really should post more, build up his geek status and entertain the masses.

That is all for today.

- Dr. Worm

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Party Down

2005-05-02T06:26:00.000-07:00

Another weekend has come and gone. This weekend was a very great weekend. I had a lot of fun. We had a huge birthday party for my wife’s grandmother and it was a big success. I also got to see members of my wife’s family that I have not met before or don’t get to see all the time, because they are in other states.

I had the opportunity to make a photo-slide show video for my wife’s grandmother and it worked out very well. I was told that I should pursue this professionally, which was a great compliment, and I will see what I can do to make this a reality. Maybe this is what I was destined to do when I grow up. We will see. I do want to thank everyone that provided photos, and encouragement, as I put the video together. I could not have done it without you. Anyone that did not provide me with your contact information, or anyone that would like to get a copy of the video to see my work, just e-mail me at the address at the top of the page.

I will be making more videos in the near future, after my house pursuing duties, and will try and complete the videos I long ago promised some of you. I apologize in advance for my flakiness, but vow to finish them as soon as possible.

Until next time, have a great week hippies.

- Dr. Worm

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Bring On The Weekend

2005-04-22T13:58:00.000-07:00

Make fun of Mother Nature and she will reach out and bitch slap you like nobodies business. That is my recent experience anyway. Check out my recent post where I made fun of winter and then he went crying back to Mommy and then the very next day she sent me SNOW!!! Die Winter Die!!! I am so sick of this weather. Hopefully it will not be much longer.

I am at work, if you can call it that, and looking forward to the weekend. Today I was completely wigging out on a combo Sugar and Caffeine high. I really need to kick my recent coffee addiction. I could not sit still. On top of this mess, I had a splitting head ache that went from the base of the back of my head all the way down my back. It was a horrible one-two combination. I am better now, coming off my high, and coasting with a nice Ibuprofen buzz. Life is great; I am off in 10 minutes and will be having a sweet weekend.

Hope yours is as good as mine. Later hippies!

- Dr. Worm

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Bling Bling!!! - Many of you that know me, know that I am not into the whole "Bling Bling" thing. I do; however, love watches. Recently I got a sweet watch. Check it out! If you want a good gift idea for what to get me, and/or have spare cash lying around, get me this: Dream Watch.

Monday, Monday

2005-04-18T10:32:00.000-07:00

Back to work and loving it…yeah, right! Another Monday and another weekend gone kaput. The great news is that it is very warm and has been the last few days. Spring is finally here and winter has died. Yippy!!! I have put my Abominable Snow man into hibernation, the ceremonial sign that winter has ended. I will start fishing in earnest and am looking forward to a fun filled spring/summer. There are a lot of exciting events coming up and I will keep you posted on them when they occur or shortly before.

In other news, I have purchased season five and six of Red Dwarf and watched the first two episodes and part of the third of season five. If you don’t know what Red Dwarf is, what is wrong with you? Just kidding; check out their web site to get to know this great British Comedy.

That is all, until next time have a great Monday you hippies.

- Dr. Worm

They Might Be Giants Concert Update

2005-04-14T06:48:00.000-07:00

TMBG will be in Utah at the Spring Acres Arts Park on 7/8/05 at 8:30PM. I think the concert is free, but have not been able to find any details yet. I will keep you posted. The event address is: 620 South 1350 East, just north of Springville High. Its location in the park leads me to believe it is free and part of a concert in the parks series. Stay tuned for updates.

- Dr. Worm

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Another Year Older

2005-04-11T12:41:00.000-07:00

I know you all missed me. Don’t try and deny it. Yep, I am back from vacation and another year older. If you forgot about my Birthday, don’t worry about it. I will consider it a balancing of the cosmos, because of all the Birthdays I have forgotten about in the past. This includes family members, unfortunately. I am twenty-five years old and am starting to feel old. I should be at my prime. I see the years flashing before my eyes and I don’t like it. Oh well, I have lots and lots of years to go, so maybe I can salvage something.

The rant for today is allergies. Damn I hate allergies. I was suffering before I left to Arizona, but everything was happy in Arizona. Now that I am back, I am suffering again. It is like having a permanent cold. What the yiff is causing this misery. I don’t even have a plant or offending particle to blame my misery on. Curse those of you out there that are genetically superior and do not have to have allergies.

Why couldn’t I just stay in Arizona and enjoy the heat? The lowest it got was 75 degrees. When I came back to Utah it was like 40 something. I want to cry. Die winter die!!!

Sorry I did not post more while on vacation, I was on VACATION. I am back and ready to post.

Talk to you soon hippies.

- Dr. Worm

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Please, please, please check this out. This is awesome. Now this is a true hero and I am related to her. This is my wife's cousin. GREAT WORK!!!

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2005-04-04T12:41:00.000-07:00

Geek Support

2005-03-31T17:14:00.000-07:00

Coffee Addiction

2005-03-29T07:42:00.000-07:00

Well it is official, I am addicted to coffee. I have very few vices, and coffee is now one of them. I am probably destroying my stomach as we speak, but I can’t let the stuff go. I know I am an addict, because I just gave Starbucks a down payment on a coffee keg. Okay, I am not that far gone, but I may be there soon. I am starting to habitually drink coffee. When I am not feeling tired or I don’t need it to go on, I tell myself, “Gee, coffee sounds good right now.” This is the second post I have made in two days, so something is definitely wrong. Damn you caffeine! I was addicted to you once and I vowed never to do it again, especially with something as destructive as coffee. Can’t I just hook a slow caffeine drip to my arm, okay maybe a fast caffeine drip, and run around the building all day. Has any one looked into Starbucks maybe adding crack to their coffee, because man this stuff is good? It’s bad when 16 ounces just never seems to be enough. I need more, more damn you!!! Can’t I just take the whole pot? I promise I will return it when I am finished. Sigh, someone please knock me out of this coffee craze. I need an intervention. Is it possible to ask for your own intervention? I think I am going to go chew on some coffee beans or something.

- Dr. Worm

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Spring Is Almost Here

2005-03-28T09:19:00.000-07:00

Well the last dying gasps of winter are being felt and spring is just around the corner. The triumphant armies of warmth and happiness are slaughtering the feeble remnants of winter’s armies. Soon the banner of spring will be unfurled and we will walk in the spring blossoms and feel the comforting embrace of the suns rays again. Did I mention that I love spring and loath winter. I just wanted to point this out in case you may have missed something.

One more week of work and I am off to see my sister in Arizona. Yep, my first road trip of the year and just what I need to break myself out of this winter funk I have been in. I will be seeing the Grand Canyon for the first time, not counting from the window of an airplane. I am so excited that I do not want to work right now. The days before a long vacation are so hard. I am dusting off my camera equipment and will have plenty of pictures to post. We are also making plans to visit my wife’s aunt, uncle and cousin (AKA: My Evil Twin). I have never been to visit them, so this will be an experience I look forward to. My Evil Twin is known to play a mean guitar and I can’t wait to bask in his incredible awesomeness.

Well that is that and work is work, so I better do what I got to do to pay the bills. Until next time hippies, I bid thee farewell.

- Dr. Worm

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They Might Be Giants (TMBG) Are Coming To Town!!!

2005-03-24T09:13:00.000-07:00

Yep, I just saw today that TMBG.com (click here) shows that my favorite band will be making an appearance in Utah (7/8 Springville, UT). That is not exactly in the neighborhood, but I am more than willing to drive to see them. This is a lot closer than having to drive to another state. I looked on Ticketmaster and they are not yet showing tickets available, but I am sure they will be closer to the 7/8 date. I will keep you posted.

- Dr. Worm

They Might Be Giants (TMBG) On The Radar

2005-03-22T07:53:00.000-07:00

It is not very often that two of my favorite things meet, but when they meet it's a happy land. They Might Be Giants just paired up with The Simpsons. They played a few minutes of Istanbul at the end of last Sunday's (3/19/05) episode (Thank you to This Might Be A Wiki). I of course missed it, because I am not watching The Simpsons like a good boy should.

My favorite band is making a lot of waves recently. Check out the above mentioned site for all of the latest and greatest news. Also, check out TMBG's Free MP3 download site. They are putting out a lot of great goodies.

Later hippies.

- Dr. Worm

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Guest Book

2005-03-22T03:33:00.000-07:00

Welcome to my guest book. I am a person who likes constant feedback and recognition. We all like to know that our efforts are valued. So, I implore you to sign my guest book and let me know how you feel about my BLOG. Your input is most appreciated and I will do my best to incorporate it into my BLOG. You are the viewers and readers and I want to meet your needs as well as my own. What do you want to see more of? What do you want to see less of? Likes, don’t likes and general rants about my BLOG are appreciated. I also like to see who is viewing my BLOG so I can keep in touch with people. I am very bad at this and this is a great vehicle to keep updated. Please don’t make me beg, help a friend out and be a contributor to my BLOG.

Just click the link below and write away.

Sincerest Thanks

- Dr. Worm

Fishing Season Has Begun

2005-03-14T08:00:00.000-07:00

It's official, the fishing season has begun. Yep, my license has been purchased and on Saturday I christened the new fishing year by catching my first fish. The fish was caught using my favorite lure, The Mill Hollow Special, combined with the Powerbait technique. He wasn't a huge fish, but he was a fish. Not just a fish, but the first fish of the year. It was awesome to finally be back outdoors and fishing again. I have created another post, Fishing Tracker, so you can stay up on my fishing adventures. Hope you enjoy it.

In other news, I went to Wendover this weekend. This was one of my best trips to date. 'Lipe and I took off at about 6:30 or so on Friday night. We both started out with Texas Holdem. I got my usual crappy play and lost about $35, total to date $70. 'Lipe finished up about $100 or so, if I remember correctly. He got awesome hands and even one with the job interview tweezers, suited two - three. After Poker we ventured out and played some Pai Gow. We both did pretty good at Pai Gow and I think I got back to about $20. I started with $50 for the night. We then went to convince our other friend; we will call him Bob, to come hang out with us at the bar. NO, I still do not drink, but 'Lipe was quick to indulge. This is where the night took a turn for the worst. We played the most evil slot machine game ever, Leopard Spots. This game makes me cringe just thinking about it. I hate this game, but it is so addictive. Fun little animal pictures bonus spins and our constant chanting of "Spots, Spots". Please if you see me play Leopard Spots again, slap me. We lost about $80 on this game over all. Mostly I helped 'Lipe lose his money, but we still lost a lot. Finally we pulled ourselves away from the bar, one of us was very, very drunk. Me and drunky Dan then headed back to the Pai Gow table. He could barely do anything beyond hold his cards, but he did not need to function, because I was their to back him up. Lady luck really made her appearance here. The very first Pai Gow hand 'Lipe got was a straight flush. A straight freaking flush! This is awesome because he bet five dollars on the fortune bet and this pays 50 to 1. He hit a $250 payout. It was incredible. He then played more games and ended up winning more money. He helped me get back to break even status by giving me some Pai Gow money to play with. I ended up winning $25 dollars and broke even for the night at $50. Where the real amazing luck happened was the Craps table. 'Lipe had never played craps in his life. We played the pass line for $10 a throw, and after about 20 minutes and probably 10 times of throwing the dice off the table, 'Lipe had made $100. It was great luck. After this last gambling string, we finally headed for home. We left at 6:30 am the next morning. I had been up for over 24 hours and was more than ready to get home. This was a freaking awesome time. I don't think I have had more fun in Wendover before.

Well that is all, check out my Fishing Tracker and luck be with you.

- Dr. Worm

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Fishing Tracker

2005-03-14T07:00:00.000-07:00

To get you in the mood: Click To Watch

Total Fish Caught To Date: 1
Lures Lost To Date: 0

Murray Pond
Fish Caught:
Rainbow Trout: 1

Lure Success:
Mill Hollow Special: 1

Sunset Pond
Fish Caught: 0

Lure Success: 0

Mill Hollow
Fish Caught: 0

Lure Success: 0

One Hundred And Fifty Dollars!!!

2005-03-08T07:34:00.000-07:00

Yep, it was only $150. Less than what I paid for my first Play Station II. That's less than my MP3 CD player. Less than the new eyeglasses I just bought last night, very nice I must say. What was only $150 you ask? The mere margin that we missed getting the house we just bid on. $150!!! That’s all. The tiniest of amounts was all they out bid us by. This was the first house I was absolutely in love with. The first of the many houses, and we looked at a lot of houses, that I really liked. I was really sad, but then my awesome wife and great friends helped me see the light.

It just was not meant to be. You never take the first of anything you really like. Things happen for a reason. I really think we were not supposed to get this house, and I believe it. The next house we find we both will really like and it will be perfect.

I had anxieties about this house, because we were paying a little more than we originally had planned on. This is probably another reason we were not supposed to get the house. Long story short, the ongoing search for a place of residency continues. It will be a place to call our own, and live in peace and harmony. I will keep you posted hippies. Just keep your fingers crossed and send us a little extra luck.

Later

- Dr. Worm

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First attempt at audio blogging

2005-03-07T09:43:00.000-07:00

Here is my first attempt at audio blogging. Again I am a sheep and I recognize this. This is no where as good as Mr. Me's first audio post, but I am only testing the waters. Tell me what you think. I know I have a horrible recorded voice, but you will have to deal with it until I can train my monkey to talk for me.

Later hippies

- Dr. Worm

Scout, The Wonder Dog!

2005-02-28T22:33:00.000-07:00

He really is the greatest dog ever. Just look at that face. You would never ever believe that he loves the taste of human blood.

Mr. Me posted his dog's picture, so I am posting mine. Ha! I am such a sheep. Bahhhhh!!!

This Hello service is really cool. Check it out! It's the little icon to the right.

Report Out

2005-02-16T11:26:00.000-07:00

Yo, long time no post huh? Yep, I haven’t got around to it, that’s all. Everything is kind of okay here, with the exception of my wife’s recent accident. Man the bad luck just keeps piling up on this one. Accident, injury, only one car, car-pooling, errors in my wife’s credit report, not being able to get a lower auto loan rate and the list goes on and on. This is causing lots of stress. I will continue to sing the blues until this is resolved and spring triumphantly kicks winters ass. I am so sick of SNOW!

In other news, They Might Be Giants has released a new kid’s album. I purchased it yesterday and it is great stuff, not that I was expecting less. If you have kids, are planning on having kids, or are a kid at heart you need to check this out. They also released a DVD to go along with the CD. These guys make learning fun! Click here to check out this new music.

My wife and I also had a great Valentines Day. This is the perfect holiday to warm you up on a cold winter day and help you get through the depression caused by the worst season of the year. I got a new watch and new shoes. I would have thought it was my birthday.

In case you have not heard, Mr. Me’s grandfather recently passed away. He may not be posting for a while and I did not want you to worry.

See you next time hippies.

- Dr. Worm

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Luck

2005-02-01T08:52:00.000-07:00

Luck has not been on my side lately. It started this weekend with a little trip we took to Wendover. Wendover is just across the Utah border and into Nevada. Not a bad trip. Only about one and a half hours of the most boring stretch of salt flats and nothingness you could ever see. Anyway, that’s not why we are here. We are here to talk about luck. Yep, luck. Sometimes you have it and sometimes you don’t. I know a lot of you hippies don’t believe in luck and say stuff like, “There is no such thing as luck, you are either good or you are not” or “I create my own luck through practice and self discipline.” Blah, blah, blah, blah, BLAH!!! Life has so many twists, turns and nuances, that you cannot honestly believe there is no such thing as luck.

Enough about that, time for my lack of luck report. I was playing Texas Holdem for the first time at a limit table (the maximum raises are fixed, unlike no limit where you can bet it all if you want). My friends Dumas and ‘lipe accompanied me to the poker room and we were ready to win some money. They had schooled me in just about everything I needed to know for play in a real casino. What to watch out for, what rules I needed to follow and how to do pretty well when you are playing against a lot of people. I was doing very good to start out. I was disciplined on what hands I should play and when to play them (SKILL). I was also playing against some very loose players that also happened to be a little drunk (LUCK). I was losing more hands than I was winning, but the hands I did win were pretty big pots. The play continued through the wee hours of the morning, about three or four in the morning. I was up about $55 total, not bad for limit play and since I only started with $35. With a pretty big stack of $90 I was feeling proud of myself. It was about this time that my luck drastically changed. I started to get bored and tired (SKILL). This was the one thing that my friends forgot to warn me about and this little miss on their part, cost me in the long run (LUCK). When you get bored and tired you start playing more hands and are not as focused. I got taken to the cleaners and then went to bed. So, as you can see, skill does play a factor, but luck usually wins out. One lucky or unlucky turn can spell success or disaster.

Speaking of disaster, my beautiful wife was in a car accident yesterday (LUCK). She was rear ended by another guy who was talking on a cell phone and not paying attention. She is okay, but it messed up her car and she has some back soreness. Hopefully we will get enough money through the insurance to fix or buy her a new car (LUCK).

Well that is what happened to me over the last several days. See you later hippies and may luck and skill be with you.

- Dr. Worm

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Poker Loses to date: $35

Pho

2005-01-20T06:58:00.000-07:00

Wow, what can I say? Where do I even begin? I just experienced one of the greatest culinary wonders of the world. Pho! Pronounced like “the” only with an “f” sound, like “fa”. It rhymes with "duh". This is one of the hardest foods to describe. It is a disservice to call it Vietnamese noodle soup, but that is what it is. It is noodles in beef or chicken stock. Simple right? Wrong. This food is like the crack of foods. One try and you will be addicted. The hard part is trying it. I went through this, trust me, it is not easy to muster the courage to eat soup with noodles in it and spend around $6 for it. My friends had been telling me about it for weeks. It is the best soup you will ever try. You have to try this soup. Let’s go get Pho. Why don’t you just try Pho? You can see now why I compared it to crack. The peer pressure was overwhelming. I am usually apt to try new things, so it was a wonder that it took me as long as it did to try this wonderful dish. I lost my Pho-ginity, as I like to call it, last night. I had the steak and brisket Pho. It is such a disservice to even say it like that. If you are ever with me, then I will happily take you to enjoy this experience, even if I have to drag you kicking and screaming. The broth, if you can call it that, is like liquid sex. Not kidding. It is like they sucked the soul out of a cow and mixed it into some water and added some herbs. This is not just eating noodle soup. The whole experience is a culinary and cultural experience. It is almost ritualistic if you will. This is the first time I have ever tried Vietnamese food and I love it. The sauces, the smells, and BROTH!!! I am going through withdrawals already and I have only tried it once. Trust me; this is the kind of food you will be going back for several times. If there was a Pho Nazi, I would be acting just like the characters in Seinfeld. Most notably, the part where Elaine has to sit down after first trying the soup; lets just say I was SO glad I was already sitting down. I have only had Pho at one restaurant, Pho Anh Dao (pretty sad when I can already pronounce this perfectly), but I have heard they are all over the valley. I will try them all soon. Wha, ha ha ha!!!!!! Well I got to go; I have to explain to my Playstation II that I have a new addiction.

If you want to learn more about Pho, here is some interesting reading material about the history of Pho. Pho, glorious, Pho! You cannot miss this masterpiece, I beg you, please try Pho.

- Dr. Worm

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Music That Doesn't Suck

2005-01-17T13:31:00.000-07:00

Hey hippies, long time no see. I have been busy recently searching for the lost Mr. Me. We still do not know where he is and we are quickly losing hope.

In other news, I have been listening to some cool music lately. This is a lot of non-mainstream bands that I heard for the first time recently. Thanks to a good friend of mine at work and my friend ‘Lipe (Pronounced L – ee – P – ee) my musical awareness is ever increasing.

This post is going to be an ongoing tribute to non-mainstream bands that don’t suck. Check them out. Unless you are a cookie cutter, modern music, A-Tonal hippie, and I hope you are not; then you will like these bands. This post will be constantly updated with new bands as I remember them or hear about new ones. Enjoy hippies and remember to try something new and keep an open mind. You may learn something and learning is fun.

Here is the list:
Elliot Smith
Belle & Sebastian
Stephen Malkmus
Manowar (Crazy that I would ever like a hair band, but I did.)
Caroline's Spine

(If you have suggestions for bands that should be added, then please post a comment. The only requirements are that the band not be too mainstream and not suck. Use your judgement and I will have the final say.)

- Dr. Worm

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They Might Be Giants (TMBG) News

2005-01-07T09:34:00.000-07:00

I just got a recent update on They Might Be Giants. They announced a February concert date in PA. I know this is a long way from UT, but I am hoping this means they will be going on a spring tour. I am crossing my fingers that this is the start of a tour. I love this band. Every time I listen to them they get better. They Might Be Giants have been pretty busy. You can download some of their stuff, for free, online. These are commercial clips and other tidbits of things they have recently done. Enjoy. I know I did.

- Dr. Worm

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Check This Out: New Years Tidbit

Happy New Year

2005-01-04T11:39:00.000-07:00

Well hippies, 2004 has come and gone. For the most part it was an un-eventful year. We had two weddings and a funeral. Sorry for the bad movie reference, it is completely unintentional. Time seemed to pass by at rocket speed. I think the speed of time is in direct relation to ones age. I can’t remember any past years going by this quick. Maybe my memory is also in direct relation to my age. Any way, I consider this year overall a B- year. I didn’t really accomplish a whole lot and nothing extremely horrible, with exception of the passing of my Grandfather, happened this year. This accounts for the lower than a B, which I consider sub-par, grade for the year.

In an effort to improve on above noted grade, barring any uncontrollable bad luck or acts of God, I have composed the following list of New Year’s resolutions. I don’t normally do this sort of stuff, but there are a number of things I need to improve on and I heard somewhere that writing down goals and stuff will help you to stay focused and achieve them, or something like that. Feel free to help me in anyway you see fit to achieve these resolutions. I am humble enough to admit that I too need help. Especially with the following lofty goals:

1. Be a man of my word – Many of you have realized that I am slipping in this area. Someone much wiser than I said something like, “If you can’t count on a man’s word, then what can you count on?” I hate brushing people off and breaking plans. I don’t want to be a flake.
2. Be a better husband – This is a very big stretch goal and I left it very vague, because I have several areas to work on and they are too big to fit in this BLOG. I am not a particularly bad husband. No abuse, neglect, infidelity or anything major, but I can improve other areas that are causing a burden on my wife.
3. Video games come last – Hi, my name is Dr Worm, and I’m a video game addict. This is a very subtle addiction, but a very powerful one at the same time. Video games are taking over my life. The first step to fixing a problem is admitting you have one, and I definitely have one. I want to lock my PS2 away in a dark place where I can’t see or think about it. I am planning a 12 step program to free myself from this vice.
4. Improve my physical and mental health – This one goes along with number 3. Playing PS2 for several hours is in no way healthy for ones body or mind. I have a very poor short term memory and I am very absent minded. I have the memory loss, but don’t have the elicit drug experiences to blame it on. I am blaming it on an over-active mind, too many hours playing video games and a lack of challenging thought processes. I think my mind is bored. On the other side, my physical health is going down hill as well. I wouldn’t consider myself a particularly unhealthy person, but in no way is my lifestyle healthy. I am out of shape, lazy and am seeing my waist size slowly increase. My current living conditions are not conclusive to a particularly healthy lifestyle, but I can fix some things. Namely exercise level. Again, see number 3. If anyone knows a good personal trainer or exercise program, please let me know.
5. Be more organized and manage time more efficiently – I often forget that I have a PDA, let alone remember to use the damn thing. This is very sad. The effects of YKS (Youngest Kid Syndrome) are highly manifested in this area. If you can offer any support on how to improve these areas, please let me know.
6. Become more religious – This one is self explanatory. I have become to lost in the world and need to center myself.
7. Get a house – Yep, still looking.
8. Plan – See number 5. This is the same plea for help as the above mentioned resolution. I am terrible at planning and setting goals. HELP!
9. Don’t Procrastinate – Do you see a pattern here? Why do it today when I can do it tomorrow, that’s what I always say? HELP!
10. Be optimistic – This year, more than any in the past, I have noticed a change to my attitude. Normally I am a pretty laid back guy, but recently I have become much more negative and pessimistic. This is a must improve.

Whew!!! What a list. Several of these go hand in hand with others. I can knock out a few birds with one stone. Wish me luck and provide any support you can. I know I will need it. I will keep you posted on my progress. Hope your resolutions go well. Happy New Year hippies! Here’s to a new beginning.

- Dr. Worm

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Mailing List

2005-01-01T22:42:00.000-07:00

- Dr. Worm

Where is Mr. Me?

2004-12-28T07:00:00.000-07:00

Help us find Mr. Me.

We interrupt your regularly scheduled post to bring you the following breaking news.

We have recently been told that my good buddy, Mr. Me, has come up missing. Please help me to find him. He is about six foot, give or take a few inches. He is very skinny and kind of sickly looking. He was last seen on 10/23/04 campaigning or something like that. Click here to view his last known whereabouts.

We are hoping that he is okay and did not disappear in some horrible campaign accident. If you have seen Mr. Me, please tell him to come back. There will not be any reward for any information contributing to the recovery of said missing individual. We are hoping you will help us out of the kindliness of your heart.

If you would like to help out in the search, please post any information about his whereabouts by clicking the “Comments” button after this post or on Mr. Me’s post for Saturday, October 23, 2004.

That is all. Stay tuned for additional updates.

- Dr. Worm

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Monday

2004-12-27T09:23:00.000-07:00

Well, it’s Monday again and I am back to work. I don’t particularly hate Mondays. It’s a fresh start and I am a sick morning person, and Monday is like the morning time of the week. I am very tired though and coffee is my only friend right now. This week should not be too bad. My wife surprised me with a trip to long beach, Wednesday and Thursday. We will be flying there on Wednesday Morning. It is only a few days, wish it was longer, but it is still a trip. I love to fly. I could get on a plane and fly just for the fun of flying. The nostalgia of flying has never worn off for me. I am like a little kid and still enjoy every minute of it.

Christmas was still a success this year, even with the unfortunate events of the week before. Our family pulled together and it was a great holiday. My wife spoiled me, as always, and my attempts to spoil her were feeble in comparison. Oh well, it’s not how much you give or that you give anything at all. It’s the spending time together and loving each other that’s the important part. Love your family and remember them on Christmas. Love is not an expression of wealth or possessions; it’s an expression of time and thoughtfulness. You don’t need to spend a lot of money or any money. You just need to let people know you love them and care about them. It’s hard in the current state of our world to remember this, but our number one focus should be on the greatest gift to mankind. This gift is unconditional love.

Hope you had a happy holiday and remember to hug your loved ones.

- Dr. Worm

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Check This Out: Interesting way to look at the year 2004. (This is a google year end search review. )

Cheifs: 7 - 8 (See you next year. No playoff run for KC.)

Pro Bowl - A few familiar faces for the Cheifs. I forgot to vote this year. Doh!!!

Pa

2004-12-22T13:13:00.000-07:00

Sorry for not posting anything these last few days. I know you have been waiting for more holiday cheer, but we have been low on that this year. My grandfather, Gordon Gilbert Brundle Sr., passed away this past weekend. We have been morning his loss this week and had the funeral yesterday. It was a very nice procession.

I will miss you pa. You were the hardest working man I have ever known. We all said you would work until the day you died and you did just that. My entire work ethic is taken from watching you. I will try and live my life more to the ideals that you taught us all: be honest and fair with everyone, enjoy what you do and treat everyone with respect.

We love you grandpa. I hope you are having fun building extensions on your house in heaven.

Pa’s obituary can be found in the Salt Lake City Tribune or Click Here to view it online.

- Dr. Worm

12 days until Christmas

2004-12-13T11:28:00.000-07:00

Did I mention I love this time of year? It’s like for one month, or around that amount of time, people are happy and festive. They typically stop being mean and for a short time celebrate this peaceful time of year. It’s the only time of year you can hit a guy in the nuts and he will look up, while doubled over in pain, and with a festive look in his eye exclaim, “Merry Christmas, asshole!” OK, so that is an over exaggeration, but it is close to this example. Holiday shopping has not been too bad this year. I have been able to find parking with little to no parking lot brawling. I have got some good deals and will spoil my wife this year. It’s great. The evil winter gods have also looked down on me in this time of cheer. NO SNOW! Yep, not happening and hopefully, knocking on all available wood, it will not until at least Christmas day. This is the one day that snow is exempt from my typically ranting and all around hatefulness.

Anyway, grab a cup of wassail and get your candy-cane ass out and do some caroling. It’s Christmas time.

- Dr. Worm

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Christmas Update

2004-12-10T13:42:00.000-07:00

I am approximately 95% finished with Christmas shopping. I can’t wait for Christmas. This is my favorite holiday. I love the atmosphere and holiday cheer. Yeah, there are some holiday negatives, but for the most part all is good with the world around Christmas. I can even tolerate snow, for the most part. Yep, it is the most wonderful time of the year, as was accurately captured in song. We sang Christmas carols last night while traveling home from a Christmas party. I love Christmas. I am hopping that as many of my family as is possible will be in town for Christmas. I know a lot of them already came for Thanksgiving and will not be able to make it, but holidays are a lot better when spent with family.

If you are wondering what to get me for Christmas, don’t be afraid to be a last minute shopper. Return of the King (extended version) comes out on 12/14/04 and The Simpsons (season 5) comes out on 12/21/04. This gives you plenty of time to buy and wrap these great gifts. Hint, hint. I am easy to please, so don’t feel pressured to get these for me. I would be happy with just spending time with my family and don’t really care if you get me anything or not.

15 days to Christmas!!!

- Dr. Worm

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I LOVE THE WINTER!!!

2004-12-01T15:50:00.000-07:00

Yippeeee!!! Winter is finally here. I am so happy I can barely stand up.

SLAP, SLAP, SLAP!!! Thanks, I needed that. I HATE WINTER! It is so cold that I have to fight polar bears for my own blankets. It is so cold that spiders were ice skating in my shower this morning. It is so cold it makes the Chief’s defense look hot. It is so cold that I can’t move my fingers enough to post something on my BLOG. Yep, it is the worst season of all and a slow spiraling depression that won’t end until after January rolls over and dies. Spring please come sooner rather than later.

Anyway, time to catch you up on things. Thanksgiving was a great success. I ate and ate and then ate again. I love a holiday were gluttony is encouraged. Two thanks giving dinners in the space of a few hours. I am such a pig. Every member of my immediate and extended family was in state for this joyous occasion. It was awesome to see everyone again. We took a great family photo, thanks to the fantastic skills of Mr. Me, and everyone, but a few missing family members, were captured on film. We also got to see our long lost, but recently found, fantastic friend, Baren. We got a great photo, again thanks to Mr. Me, of all the old crew. I almost forgot Black Friday. It was another great shopping year and we survived the most hectic shopping day of the year. We got some great deals and showed off our mad shopping skills. It was great, except for the freaking cold. Can’t complain too much, because this year was mild compared to last year.

The one good thing about the weather getting cold, which is until stupid, black hole, evil and worst month ever, January, gets here, is that we have the holidays. I cannot wait until Christmas. I love the holidays and the gift giving.

Well, I got to go. The penguins are making popsicles out of my raspberry ice tea again. See you soon snow hippies!

- Dr. Worm

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Chiefs: done and done 3 - 8
MWM: also done 2 - 10
UofU: What a Game! 11 - 0
Jazz: What happened? 8 - 7

I Am Not President

2004-11-07T22:00:00.000-07:00

Well, it looks like I am not the next president. Turns out I really was part of the mushroom scandal. It didn’t take people too long to figure out who took the pictures. Oh and the video of me running down the street in my underwear screaming “Who stole my Froot Loops!” didn’t help either. Oh well. As I learned from the ever insightful South Park, it doesn’t matter who you vote for, you’re going to get a turd sandwich or a giant douche anyway. I guess I should start preparing my self for war. I am still well below the age to not get drafted and we are going to need more soldiers eventually. Bush is just stupid enough to reinstate the draft and take us all down with him. I would gladly serve and fight for my country, but fight in a meaningless war is another thing. I’m no patriot, but I love this country and would do whatever it takes to defend it, but only from a clear enemy and for good cause.

Enough with the America rant. What have I been up too? Nothing really, we are just continuing the never ending search for a house. We either find the house we like, but it’s the wrong location. We find the right location, but then the house is all wrong. We are about to give our real estate agent a heart attack, but hey that’s what they get paid for. It will all come together, I hope. Other than that, I’m just staying alive and working. Arrrrgggg….work!!! It is the busiest time of the year for me. Open Enrollment! I loathe this word. Every question under the sun people could ever ask about their benefits and how to change them. Add on the fact that no one ever wants to do anything for themselves and you have a rough picture of the horror that is my job. The good thing is that it only lasts three weeks. The bad thing is I work lots of hours and am very busy.

On a lighter note, I watched the new Star Wars trailer on Friday. Man it was awesome. I got goose-bumps just watching it. “Lord Vader” “Yes, My Master” “Rise…..” This is going to be my new favorite line from all the movies. My wife, much to my personal protest, bought me Star Wars Battlefront. I didn’t want her to get it for me, because I new how much time I would waste playing it. She is an awesome wife though, and bought it for me anyway. I had lots of fun wasting away a Saturday systematically destroying the rebellion with an army of imperial troops.

Well that is about all I can remember from the last few weeks. I will see you hippies later.

- Dr. Worm

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Chiefs: 3-5 (When does the horror end?)
MWM: 1-7 (On track to upset the number two team in the devision!)
Jazz: 3-0 (A bright spot in my world of sports)
U of U: 9-0 (An even brighter spot. I long neglected to throw them on here.)

Mushroom Scandal Exposed!

2004-10-25T19:59:00.000-07:00

The pictures speak for themselves. Obviously my running mates are under the influence of a strong Mushroom based drug (as diagnosed by an outside doctor). How else would you explain the above actions? (bottom left)You can even see Baren consuming said drug. No, this is not a party horn, even though it appears to be one. (top left)Mr. Me is seen in relations with another man. He obviously would only do this under the influence of the above-mentioned drug, unless there is more that we don't know about this candidate. (top right)He also appears in a very strong state of paranoia. This is a common side effect of said drug (as diagnosed by an outside doctor). (bottom right)Motley Crew!?! This one is self-explanatory.

The above pictures are all clear evidence of participation in the Mushroom Scandal by my opponents. Would you trust allegations that come from people whose minds have distinctly been warped from over exposure to elicit drugs.

More importantly, would you want them to be your president. His wife hates mushrooms and so does Dr. Worm.

Mushroom free and ready for Presidency.

- Dr. Worm

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Chiefs: 2-5 (Ran all over the Falcons!)
MWM: 1-6 (Getting ready for the off season.)

BREAKING NEWS!!!

2004-10-25T12:09:00.000-07:00

This just in! Sources close to the Dr. Worm campaign have confirmed that eye-witness pictures were taken of Baren and Mr. Me during the Mushroom Scandal. These pictures prove the involvement of both of the candidates in this scandal. They also exonerate our candidate of all wrong doing, because who is going to trust someone involved in this scandal. When questioned about the incident Baren replied, “I don't remember anything about it, believe it or not”. When questioned about not remembering and this being linked to effects of mushroom use, as confirmed by outside scientists, Baren stated, “just enough to make you forget” and “appaernty, I had enough to make me forget how to type, too”. Note the obvious error in “apparently”. APPARENTLY, the mushroom scandal was not just a thing of the past.

Stay tuned for the campaign breaking pictures…

- Dr. Worm

I Love Halloween

2004-10-18T21:00:00.001-07:00

I finally found a pic of last years Halloween costume. This is my Pumpkin head costume. The head is a real carved pumpkin and the hands are made from real vines. I walked through the mall wearing this and scared the crap out of several children and people. Mr. Me can bare witness of this event. It won me the scariest costume award at my work. My own dog was afraid of me and tried to bite me several times. It is not the world’s best pic and doesn’t do much justice to the costume, but it is all I got.

Now you see my predicament. I have two years of good costumes (I will post the one from two years ago as soon as I can find a pic) but have absolutely no ideas for this year. As I mentioned before, I am pretty good at putting things together at the last minute, but want to make this year even better. Please support me in my effort and e-mail any ideas to the above address.

Thanks hippies.

- Dr. Worm

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Chiefs: 1-5
MWM: 1-5 (Yep, lost to the worst team in the devision. I think I will follow Baren and become a full time gamer instead of a football fan.)

Football Depression

2004-10-17T21:00:00.000-07:00

I know its been a while and you probably want to know what I have been doing lately. Too bad! First you get to hear me rant about football. Ha ha ha ha, cough...hack...sputter...HA!!!

I know not too many of you reading this are as big of football fans, or even like football for that mater, but it is something I really like, so there. You now get to hear me whine about football. In particular the Kansas City Chiefs, incase you have not figured out that they are my favorite team. WHAT THE YIFF!?! 1-5!?! That’s right 1 win and a pile of losses. Last year they get three losses and thirteen wins. What happened? That is something I have asked myself and several Chief hating Broncos fans, you know who you are, have also asked. I can give a few reasons.

The first thing is injuries. Yeah I know, they should not make or break a season. Good teams still prevail even if they are bit by the injury bug. Look at New England last year and Minnesota this year. It hurts a team pretty bad too lose a key piece of a juggernaut offense that plowed over teams last year. The Chiefs were decimated by wide receiver injuries. Just when they think they have a guy who can come in and fill in the gap for a fallen team mate, that player also ends up injured.

Next is winning on all sides of the ball: defense, offense and special teams. Last year the Chiefs were consistent on all sides of the ball, with the exception of defense. The defense still created lots of turnovers, even though my grandma could run 80 yards and score a touchdown on them. The defense is also starting a whole new scheme. With Cunningham returning the D-Fense has to start all over again. This usually takes time. They gave the offense a chance to get more points and score off of the turnovers. Offense, not much to say about this the numbers tell the storey. What happened to Dante Hall? Teams know how to play him now. He is no longer taking them by surprise. Has he lost his magic? I don’t think so. I think he will still amaze us. He is a good football player and that usually doesn’t just disappear.

Finally, and probably the most important piece, offensive line. Yeah they only lost one member, but that is huge. Tait was a key part of this O-Line. Yeah he should not make the difference, but when you have these guys playing for almost three years straight and then split them up. That is tough. Still this is one of the shining stars of the Chiefs team this year.

The Priest, Gonzo, and The Magic Man need some Vermeil magic. Dickey is the man who can keep them on track. The coach is the leader and the one who needs to keep their heads and hearts in the game. They can’t give up. I am not giving up. Not on a team that had 10 straight wins last season. True they are only 2 loses away from a long winter break, but I believe in this team and I know they will come through. Am I right about the above problems, probably? Are their other problems I didn’t address, maybe? I am not an expert, but this team is better than what their record says and we will see that change really soon.

- Dr. Worm

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Chiefs: 1-5
MWM: 1-4 (Still waiting on the results of this weeks game. My opponent is trailing by 26 points, but has three players left to play. Cross your fingers for me.)

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Help Dr Worm Find A Halloween Costume:
Only two weeks to go people and I am still at a loss for what to be for Halloween. I know I am the king of last minute ideas and pulled something off last year, but that was two close for comfort. Only one weekend left to get ready and I am still searching for an idea. Bad news! Please send your support, check or money order, to the Dress Dr Worm Up foundation. J/K :) All I want is your ideas people. Get that grey matter burning. I have a title to defend. I will post pictures of my past masterpieces to let you know of the fame and prestige I have built up in the past.

Reaching Out

2004-10-07T21:00:00.000-07:00

Errr….I have been busy lately. Work, stuff, some other stuff, more work and that thing I had to do. We are also intensely searching for a house. We made a bid on one a few days ago and we are hopping it goes well. I know there is a lot more stuff I should be catching you up on, but no. It’s time for something different for a change.

I seem to experience a very strange phenomenon when it comes to people I know or have known. It happens with friends, family and the occasional acquaintance. I don’t have a word for it or an explanation. It is kind of like a “small world huh” kind of thing, but more than that. So, here is what happens. When I have known someone or met someone that leaves an impact or impression on me, I tend to not forget them. This is a feet in and of its self as I tend to forget everything. They are usually people I have known for several years or months. The first thing that happens is the person leaves. This seems to happen a lot. After the person is gone I start over analyzing their departure. It seems to run through my head over and over again and almost driving me insane. I tend to say things like “I wonder what so and so is doing?” or “Whatever happened to so and so?” Sometimes I try and reach out, but usually it’s too late and I don’t have valid contact information anymore. Time passes on with me obsessing about what happened to the person and then it kind of tapers off. Now is when the said phenomenon usually kicks in. I go through a spell of intense questioning and obsessing about the whereabouts and happenings of this person. It is almost always shortly after this, that this bizarre phenomenon tends to happen. I will get a phone call out of the blue. I will run into the person in a store or mall. I will see them on the news or read about them in the paper. It is a bunch of other weird things like this. Eventually my over analyzing, extreme curiosity and anxiety about this person will lead to a chance encounter or contact. It is like there is some thread or unseen connection that I put on the person and eventually it leads to me getting back in touch with the person. I don’t know if it is me or some higher power trying to ease my trouble mind. We are all connected, I think, in more ways than we know and there is a system more complex than we could ever comprehend, that shapes our lives.

One such resent example of this happened with my friend Baren (He probably does not want me to disclose his real name at this time). We parted on bad terms and he left to join the military. Several attempts to contact him and nothing came of it. I wonder and wonder what happened to him and then, BAM, the phenomenon. I finally get back in touch with him. I now await the physical contact, as he lives some distance from me, I am not sure when this will be. So now you know about this strange phenomenon that happens when I loose touch with people. This is also something to think about when you are like “He never calls or e-mails. He probably isn’t even thinking about me.”

That is all hippies. Sorry for the wait.

- Dr. Worm

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Chiefs: 1-3 (yep they finally won their first game)
MWM: 1-3 (also winning their first game)

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What A Weekend

2004-09-26T21:00:00.000-07:00

I survived another weekend. It’s pretty sad when you have to make it through the weekend rather than enjoy it. Oh well, I made it anyway. The weekend started out great. I got home on Friday and watched the last of the Star Wars movies. It was about this time that I started feeling terrible again. This was the onset of a Cold. I don’t know what it is about the Fall, but without fail I get sick. I know it’s not allergies this time. Nothing, of note and that I can remember, really happened on Friday.

Saturday was split. It started out horrible. I took my car in to get serviced at Larry H Miller Honda. He should change his slogan from “You know this guy” to “You’ll hate this guy”. Terrible service is all I have had since my friend stopped working there. It is pretty sad when you have to know someone that works there in order to get good service. I took my car in for an oil change an alignment. Pretty routine you would thing. Wrong! I got there at 8 AM when they opened. Checked my car in and let them know what I wanted. I was told it would be one and a half hours for my car to be done. I tried to call for someone to pick me up as I did not want to wait. I could not get a hold of anyone, so I decided to wait it out. I had a book, I just started Star Wars (the one that takes place after Episode VI), so I though I would be OK. I waited, and then waited some more. It’s finally 9:30 and I am told that everything was finished and they were putting the car back together. They also say that I had a bent strut and they needed to fix it. I waited some more. Half way through my book and close to 11:30 they finally tell me the car had been done, they just “forgot” to call me to the front to pay. Ridiculous! Yeah, I probably should have went and told them what was up and how long I waited, but I had no idea what was going on and if it was still being worked on. A little courtesy update wouldn’t have hurt. This is also not the first time I have been “hosed” by said dealership. I complained and luckily they gave me the tire balancing and rotation for free and a future oil change for free. Consumers beware! Think really hard before ever doing business with Larry H Miller. I have heard several similar, and often worse, complaints about his dealerships and business. I would only do business with him again if it was a last resort or I was getting a serious discount.

I salvaged what was left of the day and hurried and got my wife’s prescription and ran a few other errands before I met my family to go to our family reunion. The reunion was really fun and I had a great time. Normally I am not too fond of reunions, but there were fun games and good food. I was among fond company and you can’t ask for much more. Unfortunately, it wasn’t all happy news. I found out that my Grandma was hospitalized earlier that morning. Sadly I did not get many details and do not know her current state. I am hoping to visit her on Monday. I will let you know when I get more news.

Sunday, was spent in misery. My cold had reached its peak agony point. I didn’t feel like doing anything other than sit in front of the TV and computer. Cold medicine helped a little to ease the pain, but it was otherwise pretty terrible.

Football did very little to ease my troubled condition. The Chiefs lost their 3rd straight game and are now 0-3. Terrible! My fantasy football team (MWM) did no better and were utterly shellacked. I experienced my worst loss yet. I still have two players playing in the Monday night game, but unless a huge miracle happens I am going to lose. It has not been a good year in football. I need Dick Vermeil to wave his magic hand and make everything better. I know the Chiefs will get out of their slump. It is hard to have faith though. I will continue to try. As for my Fantasy Team, I need to make some better start/bench decisions and find some starters on the waiver wire that can get my team back to respectable status. It’s hard being a former champion, but I know the Chiefs and I will prevail. Talk to you later Hippies.

- Dr. Worm

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Chiefs: 0-3
MWM: 0-3

Star Wars Day Part III

2004-09-24T21:00:00.000-07:00

It was my destiny. Finally, I have completed the Star Wars DVD trilogy. Return Of The Jedi was viewed earlier this evening. After seeing this movie, I am now complete and have an incredible appreciation for this new release.

The changes to ROTJ were also not as drastic as I though they would be. It had the same spectacular picture and sound qualities that appeared in the first movies. Jabba received another makeover, I wonder how much it costs for a Hutt to get a facial, and looked surprisingly better. This movie looked pretty much the same as before without anything taken away or added. I will watch this movie several times and see if I notice any changes. The dialog, no that I think about it, between the Emperor and Luke at the end of the movie seemed a little different. I will try and put my thumb on it and have a full report next time.

Overall, I also give this DVD movie a 5 star rating. This is going to be a classic DVD movie, in additional to a classic movie. I love this movie and the entire trilogy already, and I have only seen them one time each. I hope there a few Star Wars nerds out there that want to get together and watch all the movies together. I will even buy Pizza. Just e-mail me by clicking the link at the top of the page. Thanks hippies, and remember The Force Will Be With You, Always!

- Dr. Worm

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What Is Wrong With Me!?!

2004-09-23T21:00:00.000-07:00

I didn’t watch Return Of The Jedi. What? Yep, didn’t watch it. I watched the season Premier of CSI and then my wife wanted to watch without a trace, I also watched it. Hey, don’t get mad, I messed up. It happens to the best of us. I don’t feel good about it. It just something I am going to have to live with and try to be better next time. We all make mistakes and this is something will be on my conscience for a long time. This administration takes full responsibility for this callous disregard for Star Wars fandom. We hope the rest of the community will accept our deepest apologies. That is all. Any further questions may be directed to the nerf herder in the corner. Thank you.

Today was a decent day. No real complains other than I have been feeling a bit of a cold/allergy, not really sure anymore. Work went by pretty quick and the commute was tolerable. When I got home my wife was gone, getting her hair done, and I had about an hour and a half to kill before CSI started, not enough time to watch Return Of The Jedi. I raided the cooler in hopes of something good to it, but came up empty handed. My sister in-law, seeing my plight, offered to make me dinner and all was balanced in the universe. I then hit the net, wanted to make some last minute changes to my Fantasy Football line up in preparation for the upcoming weekend games. Time ticked by, and finally my wife got home. Well I think it was my wife. Yep, it was my wife. Her hair was dyed a reddish brown. She looked beautiful. I loved the new look. Very sexxy! (X, because it’s extra baby!) I could not stop starring. I felt the way I did when I first met her. She looked fantastic. OK I will stop drooling now.

The season premier of CSI was awesome, not Star Wars awesome, but still pretty awesome. Four dead bodies in one show, you can’t really ask for much more than that. It was one of the better episodes I have seen. I will not give anything away for those that have not already seen it. Take my word for it, it was a great episode. Without a trace was OK. Never really liked the show a whole lot and it was way over the top in adult content. I had to cover my eyes a few times. When that ended it was not feasible to watch Return Of The Jedi. I went to bed.

I owe you a rain check and will have a review of Return Of The Jedi tomorrow, I promise. See you later Hippies!

- Dr. Worm

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The Chiefs and MWM will get their first win this weekend.

Chiefs: 0-2
MWM: 0-2

Star Wars Day Part II

2004-09-22T21:00:00.000-07:00

Wow, it just keeps getting better and better. This Star Wars day has become Star Wars week. I got home from work, which went by a lot faster than yesterday, and was all excited to watch Empire Strikes Back. My wife had other plans. She was watching A New Hope! I was so proud. She was voluntarily watching it. She said she had missed parts of it yesterday when I watched it and wanted to see it again. I almost cried. I will turn her into a Star Wars geek before I know it.

And now it is time for Episode V, which is my favorite. I like it because it is unique. You really get to see the Heroes struggle and overcome adversity in this one. Evil prevails and that does not always happen. It ends on a dark note and you wonder if the good guys can come back and win. You really get to see the characters grow and evolve in this movie. You also get to see Luke really struggle with the dark side and feel the burden that is placed on him. I love this movie.

No overwhelming changes are seen in the DVD version of this movie. There are of course the same colossal changes to the picture quality and special effects that were made to the first movie, but really the movie is left the same as the original. The only big change and it really is not that big, is the replacement of the emperor. They put in the face of the new emperor when Vader is speaking to the holograph. They also changed some of the dialogue but it is minor and still flows really well. I couldn’t really see much else that was changed, so not a whole lot to report. I was pretty observant of the movie, but will continue to watch it over and over and maybe something else will surface.

Overall, I give this movie 5 stars, that is two 5 Star movies so far. Of course I would give it more stars, if I could, to set it apart as my favorite, but that would just be me being bias. You really need to see this movie to understand. I am really feeling the Star Wars magic again and cannot describe how grateful I am that these are not on DVD.

See the movies Hippies! Until next time, may the force be with you.

- Dr. Worm

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Happy Star Wars Day

2004-09-21T21:00:00.000-07:00

Warning this post contains some spoilers about the changes in the new DVD. If you do not want to know about them until you watch the movie, then don’t read this.

Well it’s finally here. The long anticipated Star Wars Trilogy is now on DVD. Thanks to the bestest wife in the whole wide universe, I now have a copy. Today was a great Star Wars day. I had visions of Jawas and AT-ATs dancing in my head. Everyone (OK only us Star Wars geeks) were celebrating this fine day. We were coming up with clever nicknames for each other. (I.e. One of our coworkers is named Felicia and we called her Darth Feliciuos or Fe-3PO) It was great times. I could not wait to go home. The extra half hour I had to stay was torture. I felt like a kid having to stay after school before Christmas break.

When I finally got home I ripped open the DVD package with child like vigor. I basked in the glow of the shiny new DVD box. Each disc was individually wrapped, just how I like it. Mmmmmm….individually wrapped. I loaded up the 5 disc DVD player, and put my new back massager on my chair and got ready to watch. BUT, my wife really wanted me to go to dinner with them. They were going to Café Rio, one of my favorite restaurants and home of the greatest burrito ever. Ever! We ordered our food, after waiting only a few minutes. It wasn’t very busy, which was a big surprise. I sank my teeth into a sweet Pork Barbeqoa (I think this is how you spell it) Burrito and we were soon finished with our food. My wife and sister in-law wanted to go shopping after dinner and asked if I and my brother in-law wanted to join them. Hmmmm…lets see, Star Wars or shopping? I’ll take the shopping. Yeah right! I would rather be run over by a Bantha, than go shopping now.

We raced home like rebels fleeing an imperial raid. First on the docket was A New Hope. We took our seats; I had to take the couch instead of my planned chair as the vibration caused the picture to go funny. We cranked up the stereo system and waited for that beloved intro that is Star Wars. I almost cried. Immediately I was immersed in the galaxy far, far away. The picture and sound quality were stunning. It was almost better than watching it in the theatre. The special effects received a complete make over. The engine bursts, laser blasts and explosions were transformed into incredibly pleasing effects. The light saber blades were revamped and looked more like the newer ones from episodes one and two. The Gueedo vs. Hon Solo fight was also revitalized and looked a little more natural. I still hate that Gueedo has to fire first, SO unrealistic. Jabba the Hutt received a makeover (interesting mental picture) and looked more like the Hutts seen in Phantom Menace. He was still no where near the Jabba from Return Of The Jedi, but a little better for CG. The other thing I noticed is they put in some interesting visual changes in the Millennium Falcon fight seen. When the Tie Fighters are seen from Luke and Han’s perspective, when using the gun stations, subtle flashing red boxes appear around the ships as if being targeted by some new sophisticated equipment. It is hard to notice and at first I thought it was a flaw with the DVD, but this does not happen when the fighters are viewed from other perspectives or camera positions. Speaking of the MF, the jump to hyperspace is phenomenal. It took my breath away, on how much improved this effect was. That is about all I noticed. The rest of the movie was left alone. No scenes cut out or added. It was not as glaring of a change as I expected, except for the stunning changes in picture quality. The picture is indescribably clear. You really have to see it to know what I am talking about.

It really was worth the wait and I have a better understanding for why it took so long for them to put these out on DVD. Trust me, they do not disappoint. It is the same Star Wars we love, only better and put into a crisp new format that will last a very long time. I give the DVD 5 stars, and a few tears of joy. Lots of hours will be spent in front of the TV watching this movie. I feel like a droid after an oil bath.

Watch this movie Hippies, that’s an order. Comming soon: The Empire Strikes Back. If you are interested in a Super Geek night where we can view this and the rest of the movies, please e-mail me. The link is at the top of the page.

- Dr. Worm

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Chiefs: 0-2
MWM: 0-2

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Freaking SNOW!!!

2004-09-20T09:00:00.000-07:00

Yep, you heard me. SNOW!!! There was snow on the mountains today. Soon it will creep on down to the valley and make our lives miserable. That’s all it is there for. Stupid freaking snow!

Today was a good day. Work was not too bad. After work I watched TV with my wife and part of the Monday night football game. We then met my cousin and went to the Corn Maze (Crazy Corn Maze). It was a lot of fun. Instead of wandering aimlessly through a bunch of corn, they had posts set up throughout the maze and you had to find all ten posts. If you did, then you got to spin the prize wheel. We found all of the posts, despite the very muddy course as it had just rained, and all got to spin the prize wheel. My cousin’s son spun for us all and we all won free bowling. He one himself an ice-cream cone and we all left happy. I am getting to bed late, but it was well worth it. That’s about all hippies.

- Dr. Worm

Features
Chiefs 0-2
MWM (Fantasy Football Team) 0-2 Misery loves company.

Tomorrow is the Dr. Worm declared Star Wars Day! - Star Wars episodes 4 through 6 come out on DVD tomorrow, incase you have not already heard. My wife graciously agreed to pick me up a copy as it is her day off. I will post a review as soon as I watch them. I hope you weren't planning on doing anything with me this week, because I will be in front of the TV. I am as happy as a Tuscan Raider in a sand storm!

Ahhh...The Sweet Embrace Of The Weekend

2004-09-19T09:00:00.000-07:00

This was a great weekend. Friday we went to dinner to celebrate my beautiful wife’s birthday. We went with a few friends, supposed to be several friends, but that is what happens on Friday nights. We were also supposed to go to a haunted house, The Haunted Forest, but they do not open until the 24th. Errrr…Oh well, what are you going to do? It was Denny’s with our friend Vicki, the one that performed the marriage of my best friend Mr. Me and my cousin, and her husband. It was fun to just sit back and relax and have a good meal with friends.

The next day it was up early, about 6:30 or so, and off to help my Mom and Dad with the Boy Scout Jamborall (man this is a hard word to spell). For those of you who don’t know, I grew up in a very Scouting family. I learned a lot of cool outdoor and camping stuff and got to build really wicked fires (more about my Scouting excursion at a later time). My parents were very happy I was able to come and help them, and my nephew was doubly excited to spend the day with me. One of the main entertainment points of a Jamborall is trading. There are about 22 districts and each one was given a different pin. You take your 22 pins, all the same, and go around and trade for all of the other pins. Once you have them all, they combine to form one giant pin. It was pretty fun and the pins looked really great.

After that it was time for my niece’s birthday party, remember September is like a super birthday explosion. We then took off to Trolley Square for dinner, this time just my wife and me. We were supposed to go to Rodizio Grill, an awesome Brazilian style restaurant that is like a traveling buffet. Alas, it was not meant to be. We waited almost an hour, after being told it would only be a 20 to 25 minute wait, and each time we checked back it was another 15 minutes. NO FOOD FOR YOU, ONE DAY!!! I was very upset, and unfortunately ruined the rest of the night. I want to apologize to my wife for being such a freak. We went to The Old Spaghetti Factory instead. It was not bad and I have nothing against this restaurant, it is just that the excitement was building for Rodizio Grill. It was pretty late at night and my wife had to work, so we ate in a hurry and went home. My smart moves continued and I managed to make my wife even madder when we got home. Stupid restaurant not being open!

It was also a bad football week. The Chiefs lost to Carolina, I told you they would be good, and are now 0-2. There are still a lot of games left in the season. I have faith, they will prevail. My Fantasy team did not fair too much better. I was down by almost 40 points the whole game, but thanks to some great play by a few key players I pulled to within 21, still a pretty big margin, but it at least gives me some day light. The rest of the weekend was spent watching football and cleaning a bit. That is all Hippies!

- Dr. Worm

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Chiefs: 0-2

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Birthdays

2004-09-16T21:00:00.000-07:00

It’s that time of year again. Birthdays. They are everywhere in September. My wife, my dad, my brother, sister, sister in-law, nieces, nephews, grandparents, cousins, aunts and uncles. Wheeeeeew! Yep, they don’t call it Labor Day for nothing, as my wife would say. I practically have to take out a small loan. It is almost as bad as Christmas.

I bought my wife her present earlier today. I got her a gift certificate to a local spa. She had mentioned that she wanted to get her done and a facial. I though this would be perfect. She also mentioned she wanted to get our pictures taken, so I figured she could get the spa treatment and then we could go get pictures. I also wanted her to be able to relax (very much needed, especially when you have me as a husband). I picked up the certificate at Gardner Village, a local historic site/outdoor shopping center. It was all decorated for Halloween (I love Halloween. More to come soon.). I then headed to my parents house to drop off my Dad’s gift. I forgot to call him on his birthday. Man I am terrible. I got him an NFL Record book and a chunk of change. He was happy and I gave him extra, since I forgot to give him something on Father’s Day. I told you I was terrible. He really liked the gift and was not upset that I forgot.

I could not keep my wife’s present from her as I was too excited. I gave her the gift early and she loved it. It was perfect and just what she needed. Good, because she is very hard to shop for. Not because she is hard to please, but because she has a lot of stuff. I am very glad I made her happy and so was she. She is looking forward to using the certificate and I may have to buy her more in the future. Fine by me, as long as I know what to get her.

That is all Hippies. No birthday cake for you!!!
- Dr. Worm

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Chiefs: Will beat the Panthers this week.

Chiefs Win The Super Bowl!

2004-09-15T21:00:00.000-07:00

Yep, that’s right fans. The Chiefs are my pick for the Super Bowl. Yes, I am very biased toward the Chief’s as they are my favorite team, but they will win it all. They are in the perfect position. Very underestimated by the league, they will fly under the radar and pick up the championship. Don’t let a 0-1 start fool you people, they will prevail. They were neck and neck with Denver and that game could have gone either way.

Now that we have that settled, who will the Chiefs beet in the Super Bowl? That’s easy, the Minnesota Vikings. Yep, you heard here first. The Vikings, also overlooked by a lot of people, will prevail in the NFC.

Oh they don’t have good defenses you say. Well the end of the power defense is here. Again you heard it here first. With the re-enforcement of the no contact rule, the league will undergo a transformation. Teams with high powered offenses will turn the tables on defenses. This is what the NFL wants and fans have wanted for years. No one wants to see a low scoring game in which the team’s defenses shut each other out. NO, they want long ball, high scoring action. Just wait people, the change is happening and starts with this season. KC VS MS, in the Super Bowl.

AFC Championship Game: Chiefs VS Indianapolis (Grudge Match)
NFC Championship Game: Vikings VS Carolina (Yep, I’m Crazy)

- Dr. Worm

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Chiefs: 0 - 1

OK Day

2004-09-14T21:00:00.000-07:00

Today was a day that I was able to survive, but with some effort. My allergies left me with final surge of agony. I woke up with a terrible sinus head ache. It felt like it was penetrating all portions of my head. I would breathe in and my head would throb. I went to my local drug dealer (not really just a friend who sits by me at work) and he hooked me up with a Tylenol sinus relief. That stuff is awesome. In no time it was back to work. As if getting back to work is any real relief either, but the pain was gone so I made it through. My fantasy football team was crushed and this added emotional pain to my physical pain. I was very busy yesterday searching for replacement players to get my team up to full speed again.

After work, was by far the best part of the day and balanced out the crappy beginning. I was greeted by my beautiful wife and I was very happy to see her. We then went to Olive Garden, because my sister in-law wanted to take my wife out for an early birthday present. My headache started to return, but was quickly snuffed by some headache medicine and the sweet aromas of the restaurant. We all got the never ending pasta bowl and enjoyed great food and each others company.

That is about all for today. Stay alert, stay alive hippies.

- Dr. Worm

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"The problem with America is stupidity. I'm not saying there should be a capital punishment for stupidity, but why don't we just take the safety labels off of everything and let the problem solve itself?"

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Allergy Recovery

2004-09-13T21:00:00.000-07:00

Well today was nothing to brag about. It was the typical Monday. Work was work and busy because of said Monday. After work I was informed by my wife that the Internet was still not working. After trying all I know, not very much, I called my best friend and tech support guru, Mr. Me.

Almost an hour later and much headache, we finally got it going again. Reboot, try this, no try that and a few swear words. It was the story book troubleshooting experience. Once the net was back up, I got everything else working. Updated virus files, full system scan, disk clean up and the icing on the cake, defrag! Yeah it was a long night in cyber world. I got way in over my head, like I always do, trying to bite off more than I could chew. I want to apologize to my wife and thank her for putting up with my stubborn ass. She is really good to me and I am the biggest worry wart, stubborn idiot you could ever meet. Someday I will repay her for having to put up with me.

In other news, the Monday night football game was a bust. Not only did the team I picked, Carolina, lose, but my Fantasy football team will also face the same fate. Further insult to injury, literally, Steven Smith (my wide receiver extraordinaire) broke his leg during the game. It’s time for Injured Reserve and me digging for a new receiver. Oh well, I will not give up and will soon be back at top. 0 and 1 just like the Chiefs. We will both storm back and be force to reckon with.

See you later hippies!

- Dr. Worm

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Chief's Record: 0 and 1

Terrible!!!

2004-09-12T21:00:00.000-07:00

Alas, the Chiefs lost to the dreaded Broncos. It was terrible! OK, not terrible, but a loss is a loss. The Chiefs looked great out of the gates and then stalled. Then at the beginning of the 2nd half the Broncos stalled and the Chiefs surged back. It was 27 to 24, Broncos, but the Chiefs came up short on a 3rd down attempt. The Broncos then marched down the field on the tired Chiefs defense and scored a touchdown. That sealed the deal at 34 to 24. Oh well, it is only the first game of the season and it was in Denver. The Chiefs defense did look very improved, but suffered a few injuries. This is not good in the long run. They will bounce back, though, and Priest Holmes will continue to dominate. He is a one man wrecking crew. My fantasy team is behind. I am down by 15 points with one game tonight in which I have a starting WR Steve Smith. My opponent also has one player, the Green Bay MLB. I hope Steve Smith has a career night.

Other than football, my weekend was below well. I have been suffering from terrible allergies, previously believed to be a cold. I visited my grandparents for Grandparents Day and they were very happy to see me. Of course I waited until the last minute to go see them and my wife was pretty upset at me. I had not visited them in a while, I am horrible at this kind of stuff, and I think they were glad to know I was alive. I paid a hefty price. My grandma’s neighborhood is filled with very pollen rich trees. I was dying. Thankfully my cousin, who I spent most of the day with on Sunday, took me to a local grocery store and I was able to get some allergy medicine. Cold medicine does not work very well on allergy symptoms. We also went to the No More Homeless pets super adoption and visited my sister in-law. She just turned 21 this weekend. That was a fun part of the weekend. We took our dog, Scout, with us and he had a lot of fun. I felt pretty much horrible the whole weekend.

Well time to go take some allergy medicine and sleep until the alarm clock shatters my sweet slumber. See you later hippies.

- Dr. Worm

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Chiefs Record - 0 and 1

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FOOTBALL!!!

2004-09-09T21:00:00.000-07:00

Ahhh, today was a beautiful day. Not only did work pass by with flying colors, but NFL football started. It was the Indianapolis Colts VS the New England Patriots. It was a classic match-up. I went with the underdog pick, the Colts, for the win. The game was back and forth the whole time and kept me on the edge of my seat. In the end; however, it was the New England Patriots that prevailed. Payton Manning took a 12 yard sack forcing the Colts to kick a 48 yard field goal for the tie. Mike Vanderjagt shanked it right and the Pats won. I missed this pick, but I think my Fantasy team did really well. My opponent and I both had 4 players in this game, and I think my 4 were better. (Check out my team by clicking on the fantasy football link on the left.) I am very grateful that football started again. It will help me get through the fall and warm me up in the winter. Stupid fall and winter! I said in my last post, "I think I am already getting a cold", well it happened. Freaking cold! I hate it. Oh well, I will see you hippies later. I'm going to go blow my nose and then die.

- Dr. Worm

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Ahhh, The Joys Of Fall

2004-09-08T21:00:00.000-07:00

I hate winter! I hate it! It is by far the worst "season" on this earth. Cold, wet, and miserable! That is how most winter days go. I won't even mention the worst four letter word ever created. That terrible "S" word! You know what one I am talking about. It's that horrible stuff that falls from the sky covering everything and making on big cold, wet mess. What does this rambling have to do with fall? Well fall gets a bad rap because of where it is in relation to summer and winter. Fall is like the usher of bad weather. It's the bringer of ill outside conditions. It is also the destroyer of summer. Fall isn't all together bad; it just gets in a difficult spot because of how hated winter is. Fall brings us one of my favorite holidays and it is also the time I met my beautiful wife. So you see; it is not all that bad. Yeah, but did I mention it obliterates summer and brings in the chill and awful winter. Fall brings us FOOTBALL. It also brings us colds. Crap, I can't believe I said that word. I probably jinxed myself. I can already feel myself coming down with something. Yep, this is the pain I feel people. Poor circulation, week immune system and severe winter depression; I am SO not ready for winter. And so I say, "DAMN you fall", but also "Thank you fall". I am going to go to bed now and hope this cold doesn't escalate. Stay warm and don't forget to wear your jacket. Hippies!

- Dr. Worm

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Acid Reflux Sucks!

2004-09-07T21:00:00.001-07:00

I forgot to refill my prescription for Nexium and it ran out yesterday. Today, I felt like I was dying. It is amazing how much relief one little pill can provide. I hate reflux! No cure and I will have it for the rest of my life. Bad deal! Oh well, I shouldn't complain there are a lot worse things to have that don't have cures. Taking a pill is not so bad and I got the prescription refilled earlier in the evening. Nothing else to report on today. See you next time hippies.

- Dr. Worm

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Three Day Weekend

2004-09-06T22:00:00.000-07:00

Hello again hippies. Oh I know what you are all saying. "You didn't post anything over the weekend!" Yeah, well maybe it was because I didn't feel like it. There, are you happy now.

I had a pretty good weekend. Happy Birthday to everyone I forgot to call this weekend. September is a big month for birthdays in my family. I am very bad at remembering birthdays and staying in touch with family and friends. This is one of my flaws I hope to remedy. Anyway, sorry for not staying in touch and compensation will be delivered via US post as soon as possible.

What did I do this weekend? Well I took it easy most of the time. Played some Madden Football on Playstation 2 and kicked my feet up. I also cleaned up a bit around the house, my wife was happy. My wife worked the whole weekend, much to my dismay, but we were still able to spend some quality time together. We also went up to visit my Grandma at her camp spot. (See POST "What A Busy Saturday") We played cards and had a nice steak dinner. My Iron level is steadily increasing. Maybe I will get an Iron meter to let you know how this is going. (See POST "Bloodmobile Experiences Shortage Of Workers") Anyway, it was good to hang out with my Grandparents. Earlier in the evening we went to my nephew's birthday party. It was OK, but we were there way too late. We ate dinner at about 9:30ish. We had some authentic Iraqi food; my sister-in-law's boyfriend is a US Citizen from Iraq. The food tasted great.

I don't really have a whole lot else to report on mostly because I can't really remember much more. I would just classify this weekend as a 7. Again, I apologize for my poor memory and hope you will forgive me if I forgot your birthday or haven't been keeping in better touch. This is something I am working hard on. I need to slow my life down and remember the things that mater the most.

Until next time, hippie!

- Dr. Worm

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Bloodmobile Experiences Shortage Of Workers

2004-09-02T21:00:00.000-07:00

Hello fans! Yeah right. I know you guys aren’t reading this stuff. Oh if you’re so smart then why don’t you click on one of the little comment buttons below each post and say something? Are you too scared? Hippie!

Well today was another day. Work was brutal and I almost fell asleep at the end of the day. I have been really tired lately. I think I may have found out why. After work I was scheduled to donate blood, something I do on a frequent basis. I got to the blood donation center, read the paperwork and patiently waited for the pre-screening. The nurse did the tests: temperature, blood pressure and blood cell count. The blood test machine beeped, signaling the end of the test, and the nurse reviewed the results. I was then told I could not donate blood. I had too low of a red blood cell count. I needed to have a 38% and I only had a 35%. The nurse said that men usually have higher than 40% blood cell counts and she was a little shocked, but it is not unhealthy to be at 35%. This was not the first time this had happened. The last time I tried to donate, about 6 months ago, I was turned down for low blood cell count. The nurse asked if I had been tired, and I told her yes. She then gave me some paperwork on how to increase my blood cell count. Eat more iron and Vitamin C to help my body absorb the iron, because iron helps in the creation of blood cells. She said try again in 2 months, and if I get turned down again, talk to my doctor. I talked to my wife and we both determined we have not been eating as well as we should be. Now the plan is to eat more red meat, healthy red meat, not burgers, and more cereal high in iron. We also want to eat more low fat foods and fruits and vegetables. I am going to start on a multivitamin of some sort. Hopefully, this is all that is wrong with me.

- Dr. Worm

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TMBG Depression

2004-09-01T21:00:00.000-07:00

Well my favorite band is a no show for the summer. I waited with much anticipation for They Might Be Giants to grace us with their presence, but it was for not. I even signed up for free notifications (Pollstar) in hopes they would update their tour schedule and include my town. Sadly this would never be, for I am not allowed, you see. So it is here that I must sit and wait, for a future date. A date that the sun will shine and the music gods will let flow the sweet sound of accordion and guitar. A date that lives in the depths of my heart, keeping my blood flowing and life going. For on that date, which is destiny, my ears will dance with the musical genius of John and John. Until then I must wait, yes I must wait. Until then, I will turn on my musical lighthouse to guide the lost travelers, safely, back to my soul.

- Dr. Worm

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The Return Of Mr. Me Part II

2004-08-31T21:00:00.000-07:00

Today marked the end of Mr. Me's visit. I was very sad to see him and my cousin go. In case you did not know, Mr. Me is my best friend, almost like my little brother. I have never had a whole lot of friends and he is one of them that have stuck by me from the beginning. He is a wiz when it comes to computers and has provided me countless hours of tech support. We have a lot in common, we get along very well and we can laugh about things that aren't even funny to other people. It's mostly the little things I miss. Oh well, that is what life does to us. It rips us from our nice cozy shells and throws us out into the world naked and exposed. Oh yeah, sometimes it gives us ice cream too.

To celebrate their final night here we went out for ice cream. I ordered a "Brownie" sundae. That's right, a "Brownie sundae. Why the emphasis on "Brownie" you ask? Well it's because they tried to pass off chocolate cake as "Brownie". One of my favorite desserts of all time is "Brownie" covered in vanilla ice cream. Yep, my mouth is watering just thinking about it. But NOOOO, instead I get soggy chocolate cake that they tried to disguise as "Brownie". This is almost as bad as putting Mayo on my cheeseburger. If it isn’t "Brownie" don't call it "Brownie". So I did what any loving husband in this situation would do, I whined and ate most of my wife's ice cream.

Well I will see you hippies later. Have a safe and happy trip Mr. Me.

-Dr. Worm

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The Return Of Mr. Me

2004-08-30T21:00:00.000-07:00

What a happy day. Best friend and his new wife, my cousin, came back to town. After not seeing them since their wedding it was good to see them again. We went to the Old Spaghetti Factory and enjoyed tasty Italian food. The best part was catching up on everything that had happened since we last saw each other. I especially liked the part where they described the horror of seeing their car, which we so graciously decorated, after their wedding. (Picture and Video Coming Soon. Click on Mr. Me's Emporium link in the favorites section for more details.) After dinner we went to Mr. Me's parent's house to look at their wedding photos. We then sat down for a nice family game of Guillatine and then Split. (I will post links to info on these games if I can find them.) We talked and played into the we ours of the night and then we went home. That is all. See you next time hippie.

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Question: What do you think tribal sovereignty means in the 21st century, and how do we resolve conflicts between tribes and the federal and the state governments?

THE PRESIDENT: Tribal sovereignty means that, it's sovereign. You're a -- you've been given sovereignty, and you're viewed as a sovereign entity. And, therefore, the relationship between the federal government and tribes is one between sovereign entities.

Mr. Madison (insert Mr. President), what you've just said is one of the most insanely idiotic things I have ever heard. At no point in your rambling, incoherent response were you even close to anything that could be considered a rational thought. Everyone in this room is now dumber for having listened to it. I award you no points, and may God have mercy on your soul.

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Not A Whole Lot To Report On Today

2004-08-29T21:00:00.000-07:00

Today was a pretty uneventful day. I guess that is good after the day I had yesterday. I just relaxed and took it easy. I hung out at my in-laws house for a few hours and we all laughed at online picture jokes from a website my sister-in-law found. (JollyGoodJokes.com)

Until next time, have a great day.

-Dr. Worm

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What A Busy Saturday

2004-08-28T20:06:00.000-07:00

Hello all, it's me again. Just wanted to give you a snap shot of what I did today. The day started with me preparing for my Fantasy Football draft (Check out my favorites for a look at my team, should be updated soon). After this, it was a trip to my Aunt's house to pick up some medication to take up to my Grandma, who was camping in Coalville. After picking up the meds I went to pick up my brother in-law (from about 13th east and 86th south to about 60th south and 60th west). We hopped back into the car and then zoomed up to Coalville stopping only to grab some grub and drinks at McDonalds. Coalville is located about 20 miles from Park City, if you didn't know. We arrived in Coalville to our very great full and relieved Grandmother. She then had us run her into town for some groceries (about 1 mile away from their camp ground). She bought her groceries and candy bars for us. We then took her back to her camper and went on our way.

It was only a quick stop at the house, we had to grab stuff for the Fantasy Football draft, and then it was off to Cedar Hills (just north of Provo) for the actual draft. One small hook up, we were locked out of the house. The locks on the doors had just been changed and we did not have the new key. CRAP! We had less than 45 minutes to get to the draft. We finally got into the house, thanks to some ingenuity by my brother in-law and some quick thinking. We grabbed the supplies for the draft and jetted down the road. Special thanks to Microsoft Streets (I guess M$ is good for something) for guiding us to a place I had only been one other time (last years draft). We made it safely, despite our unlawful speeds, and even had a few minutes to settle in. The draft went very well and I am pleased with my new team.

It was now time to go home. We are greeted, when we arrive at the our car, by several melted candy bars and watered down beverages. Oh well, just want to get home. Long day...(yawn)...gotta rest. CRAP! Freeway is closed for construction. *&)#^%!!! Detour!!! Well, we are right by my mom's house, so lets stop and say "hello". We are greeted with a warm welcome and pizza. That stopped the obsessive rumbling in my stomach. We then relaxed for a while and watched the Olympics. My dad gave me another Bicentennial Quarter, to add to my collection, and we discussed details of the draft. It was FINALLY time to go home.

We arrived home, OK, and played a little Madden 2005. It was not long after we had settled in, that my sister in-law promptly informed us that there was a high-speed chase that ended in our neighbors yard. A WHAT!?! We walked out side to flashing lights and a crowed of neighbors. Yep, some guy fought the law and the law won. There was his truck, on top of a squad car. OK, not on top, but backed well into the squad car. Broken glass, tons of cop cars and an ambulance crew; everything needed for a good episode of COPS. News crew pulls up, and the crowed starts to dissipate. Time to go inside and see what footage is shown on the news.

Man I am tired, and even more tired after telling this story. The lesson is, when you are sitting at home saying, "Hmmm...I wonder what my good friend is up to and why he never answers his cell phone or wants to hang out", you will understand what some of my weekends are like. Hey, I'm not making this stuff up. This is all factual and can be verified by any of the above named parties. I'm going to bed. If you don't believe me, then you're a hippie. Good Night!

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Who Is This Guy And What's This Dr. Worm Thing?

2004-08-27T15:00:00.000-07:00

Well, I’ll tell you who AND what! Dr. Worm is the name of a song by the most awesome band in the whole world, They Might Be Giants. I stole, with pride, this great name for my BLOG. I wanted Mr. Me, but my arch nemesis already had it and promptly called me a nickname stealing hippie. Oh well, Dr. Worm is better anyway.

Well that long bit of information above says who Dr. Worm is, but who am I? Well hippie read the below information, connect the dots, calculate where Pluto is in relation to Venus and you will have about as much information on who I am as I do.

1. I am not a hippie.
2. I am 24 years old.
3. I do not like Mayonnaise or Miracle Whip. Just ask any unfortunate fast food attendant that happened to slip some on my cheeseburger.
4. I am happily married. Sorry ladies.
5. I do not like watching Soccer.
6. I am a very good looking man, with lots of charm and sophistication.
7. OK, I am none of the things stated in #6.
8. I am very hard to get to know and that is part of the reason for this BLOG.

Sit back, relax and I will take you on a journey through my life: past, present and future. No peaking or using your mind reading abilities. If I don’t want you to know something, I have my reasons.

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In The Beggining, There Was Blog

2004-08-26T13:47:00.000-07:00

Wow, I never thought I would be doing this. Letting people have even a glimpse into the life that is me, is just somehow wrong. I feel dirty and the dirt is not coming off. Oh well, I have started this and I guess I better go through with it. I hope to dazzle everyone with my exciting, action packed, fast and dangerous life. I wish it were all of these things. I hope I can be somewhat entertaining; long enough to keep you reading and hopefully long enough to keep you coming...back for more. This will be especially entertaining for those of my family members who choose to visit this BLOG. Please help contribute to the success of this site. If you think it stinks, let me know. You can help make this a better place and fuel the discussion or something like that.

This is my procrastination disclaimer. I apologize in advance if this BLOG is not frequently updated. I have a hard enough time remembering to dress myself in the morning, let alone write in this BLOG. Does anyone else feel a breeze?

Anyway, please read about my life and hopefully learn something new in the process. Thanks.