Good Riddance 2007.

This year just hasn't been worth shit. I don't want to go into any details but suffice it to say, I'm not the only one who feels this way. Here's hoping of better days to come in 2008 and beyond.

Themovingfingerschristmasstory

Thought you might enjoy a little Christmas story from another blogger...themovingfingerwrites. Best local blogging I have read to date. Click on the title above to be directed to the link.

Happy New Year from Leon, Johnny, and yours truly...Floatydevice.

We are sure hoping for a better year in 08. Cheers.

Have a Holly Jolly Christmas!

Floaty here...
wishing you all some Christmas cheer
we're headed north whereth the wind dos blow
the warmth of our family surrounds us tomorrow
So here's to all friends who read this blog
light a match under that yule log.

Greetings from Route 66

This pic was actually taken back in 05' somewhere between Vegas and the south rim of the Grand Canyon. Amazingly, this is the same Route 66 that I was traveling on in Joplin, MO earlier this week. Anyway, when I saw the 66 sign it reminded me of this trip and the great time we had. From lucking into a great rental car, seeing one of the most beautiful places in the world, and laughing my ass off to the bedroom sounds a couple was making opposite one of our hotel room walls. What a great trip.
If you ever find yourself in Las Vegas and become disenchanted with the bright lights...the route 66 trip to Grand Canyon is the way to go. Out.

Words of Wisdom

IL Mostro

The Darrin McFadden of the canine world. You may think your making a tackle but he's the one taking you down.

Evel

R.I.P.

Diggin'

Long time no post. Sorry. Been busy. So sometimes you find little things in your life that you really dig. On this site I will, from time to time, allow the reader into the world of Floaty so they can see what i'm diggin' on at present time. Sometimes this will be trivial bs such as an article i've read. Sometimes it might be concerning stem-cell research or something of other world importance.
Today, i'm keeping it light. Today, I want to tell you about something that I bought at the grocery store a week ago and it just blew my mind. Today, I want to be the one to introduce you to the new "FRITOS HOT BEAN DIP". I have always enjoyed the Fritos bean dip on top of a nacho cheese dorito of old. It reminds me of times camping in the ozark wilderness as a child. The smell of a campfire. As I got older, the smell of campfire and stale Old Milwaulkee's Best.
Now, a new century brings a new flavor. Why didn't they think of this sooner. Jalapenos and bean dip. A comination that rivals the reeses chocolate and peanut butter combo. That gets full on RESPEK!

Huckabee dosen't have a chance

I can guarantee that anyone who votes also has to consider who will be the first lady of our nation. There are alot of front runners for this coveted spot. This job typically consists of the First Lady coming up with some program or charity to help kids learn to read or "Just say No."
I would sure like to know what these two would come up with as thier soapbox.
The first is Fred Thompsons wife. He went to Hollywood, got an acting job, and picked this one up.
The second pic is one of Dennis Kucinich's wife. She must have come down out of that UFO that he claims he saw. He must have told her that the alpha males on this planet had enormous ears and stood around 5'4".
...and you always thought the Tom Cruise/Nicole Kidman relationship was fake/strange.

Gimme something to break

Why is it that most things that I own that are mechanical or electronic tend to fail when they are not in use. Case in point...we finally turned on our heat last Wednesday. Well, it wouldn't come on upstairs. A service call and $300 later, we find that we need a new circuit board for the furnace.
What I'm saying is that this is the first time we turned it on since last winter. When we turned it off last spring it was working fine.
Same thing happened to my home stereo a couple of years ago. I hadn't used it in a few months since I had been using the comcast music choice channel instead. Then one day I put in a cd...i think it was the latest Wilco (this was back when Being There came out.) Nothing. Nada. Nil. the stereo just wouldn't work. I took it to some place over in NLR. They needed sixty bucks just to analyze it and find the problem. I gave them the money and two days later they called me and said it would cost too much to fix it.
People, we now live in a world where everything we buy is disposable. No item you buy that is electronic or mechanical will last beyond 10 years. Well, except for my mini-ipod that is now obsolete.

Words.

"The question is not 'Can they reason?' nor 'Can they talk?' but 'Can they suffer?'
Jeremy Bentham The Principles of Morals and Legislation

ExtrovertedIntrovert Theme Song

I actually had the floaty moniker for quite some time before anyone else used it. I also was using it well before this song came out. However, when I heard this tune, I thought it was one of the best I had heard in a long, long time. Gravitys Gone by Drive By Truckers.

Travelin'

Floatydevice's alter ego, Bluechip Johnson, has been a busy business traveler the past few days. Beginning on Tuesday he headed up hwy 65 into Missouri. Then he worked his way west into Oklahoma. Even though there was grave concern for a meeting he had to attend, all ended up ok. As usual, Bluechip was worked up more than he needed to be.
This morning he worked his way back through Oklahoma via Indian territory tollroads enjoying the warm fall colors of Arkansas as he entered Siloam Springs. Currently he is residing in his recliner back in LR AR.
Oh yeah, this pic is of the Cherokee Indian Casino in Catoosa, Oklahoma. Go play some bingo.

This time change has got us all out of sorts

Cash, Helm, Twitty, Denny. Arkansas bred.

You can say you knew him when. Christopher Denny.

Making memories...uh...yeah...

"30 Reasons Girls Should Call It a Night"

What Facebook group boasts nearly 150,000 members and a collection of nearly 5,000 photos of young women passed out on the pavement, collapsed in shrubbery, peeing in bushes and vomiting in toilets (or on themselves)? "30 Reasons Girls Should Call It a Night."

Don't be fooled by the name -- the group heralds out-of-control drunkenness as a badge of cool. We're not just talking about slurred declarations of love, getting loose on the dance floor or vomiting in public, but, in some cases, a-couple-of-drinks-away-from-dead incapacitation. For instance, under the group's discussion of "worst place you ever woke up," one woman writes: "the hospital ... nouf said." The group also celebrates the, oh, minor embarrassments of drinking too much -- like having a photo of yourself taking a squat on someone's lawn published for the entire Facebook community to see.

Or, you know, having that photo republished in the Daily Mail. That's right: Along with an article about "ladettes who glorify their shameful drunken antics on Facebook," the paper published a handful of photos posted in the group's photo album (often by the subjects themselves). In one photo, a young woman is shown passed out in a bathtub, her miniskirt falling aside to reveal her underwear. Today she posted to the group's message board, "haha ... never expected to be in a UK newspaper when i posted pics here" and then a few minutes later, "almost famous I guess." She has a point -- when an up-the-skirt photo of you surfaces on the Internet you're in famous company.

The Daily Mail article is a public shaming piece, of course, despite being thinly disguised as compassionate concern about women's drinking habits. But it does bring up an obvious question: Why are young women posting blackout photos and drunken crotch-shots on Facebook for the world, including their friends, classmates and co-workers, to see?

-- Tracy Clark-Flory


SO...WHERE IS THE WORST PLACE YOU EVER WOKE UP?

Live to Ride. Ride to Live.

Saw this dude cruising up the interstate over in North Little Rock yesterday. From a distance it looked like he was riding with his hands off the handlebars and up in the air. It was only when we got closer that we realized he was on his handlebars. How can that be comfortable?

Happy BD to TB

Not to mince words.

I really enjoyed Letterman back in his heyday, even after he moved over to CBS. He's stil got chops...especially when it comes to Bush or Paris Hilton.

Lets Ride

2006 Pinarello Galileo

On a day like today...

Nothing much better than a Sunday afternoon with John Prine. Enjoy.

I'm Ready...

My beautiful wife just got me a RL Winston rod and an Orvis Battenkill reel. She didn't forget the line and leader either. I'm ready to go! I would like to at least get a little day trip in before the first of November. Little Red River better get ready. We shall see. This is me and my friend/fly fishing instructor/guru DW a year ago this week.

Archey Fork

"You have already learned from the river that it is good to strive downwards, to sink, to seek the depths."
-Herman Hesse, Siddhartha

Blue Mountain - Wink @ Proud Larry's

Saw these guys (and gal) back in 1996. Vinos in Little Rock, AR. Having a slice of pizza and a brew with some buddies and in walk Blue Mountain. Looked like they had been on the road for about 730 days. Straight. In a van. That night they put on one hell of a show. I remember thinking to myself that "this is how it is supposed to be done." I've seen alot of rock shows in my time and this show rates right at the top. This clip is from a recent show during a "reunion" tour. Haven't seen thier show since the reunion but they sound as good as ever. Thanks for that night.

Load 16 tons and whaddaya get...

Very interesting technological advances...

I'm usually very behind the times when it comes to new techno product. However, I was instantly intrigued when I came across this link. This could be huge.

How we doin' so far?

Well hello there

How DO you do? Its been awhile. This is going to be a random list of thoughts, meanderings, lists, rants, and other things that i can just vent and riff on. I might hop on here once a day. I might hop on here once a week. I might not hop on here after this post. Who knows. Anyway, if you happen to come across this blog, take a look around. Leave a comment if you wish. I want this to be like the friendly little diner just down the street. You know the one that smells like pancakes, coffee, bad perfume, and cigarettes.
later.