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http://travel.webshots.com/album/573465096aJzUHw

Also, I now use FACEBOOK Not sure what to do, I enjoy both sites. Guess I will do some double posting for some things.

http://www.facebook.com/markhand58

I am talking to a Real Estate Agent tomorrow. It's almost time to sell my home I think.

I miss my Pooh so much...

I have a plan, that will let me retire December of 2010. I hope I can achieve that.

I will visit Indiana again soon.

I like work, but don't really trust all that is going on, and I don't trust I will enjoy my job over the next several months. I sure hope I do, because with about 18 months left, it would be great if those months are enjoyable.

Our neighborhood "garage sales" are coming up soon, I plan to sell a lot of things.

A 3-year-old boy examined his testicles while taking a bath.

'Mum', he asked, 'Are these my brains?'

'Not yet,' she replied.

“If you have an apple and I have an apple and we exchange these apples then you and I will still each have one apple. But if you have an idea and I have an idea and we exchange these ideas, then each of us will have two ideas.” ~George Bernard Shaw

"A Fool is happy unitl his mischief turns against him. And a good man may suffer until his goodness flowers." -- Dhammapada 199-120

This makes me think of life at work...

Not too many more days now, and I will be jetting off to Thailand for 2 weeks in heaven. I am so in love with Pooh. He makes me feel so good about myself, and about my life. I am constantly working to find a way to retire as soon as possibles so I can be with him, and begin my happy life.

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I attended the Gay Pride Parade this morning. It was a short parade, but a very nice one.

"This mind is an uncertain thing. This body is uncertain. Together they are impermanent. Together they are a source of suffering. Together they are devoid of self."

I am getting very excited about my next Thailand trip. I chat with my BF everyday, and it makes me want to be there with him even sooner. We have many fun things planned, and will be visiting another city I have not seen yet. We are going to Chaing Rai this trip, and I look forward to that for sure. We will also go to "Floating Market" in all my trips there, this ia a major tourist attraction I still have not seen, so this trip, we are going.

The most fun, is Pattaya, and we will spend 4 nights there, on Jomtien Beach. That is where Heaven and Earth meet.

Temps were high today. I woke up early, and went to Homedepot and picked up blacktop driveway sealer. I now have a nice crisp clean black blaktop drive. I spend 3 days filling the cracks and patching a few holes. I think I turned out very nice.

So busy at work. I keep getting so much more added each day, I can't keep up. I hope this can change soon. I want to clean up my to do list before my next vacation.

At work, I take "call" to handle things like sick calls, equipment failures, etc...

I am always amazed how the sick call is planned out. I am awake early today because at 4:30am, I get a sick call for someone scheduled to work today. I was awaken from my much needed sleep, because someone felt compelled to "call in sick" at 4:30am.

Since I rarely call in sick, I just don't understand. I mean, I have never called someone to wake them up to say I would be sick.

Well, the only thing that keeps me spirits up lately, is knowing I can soon retire. I hope to accomplish this within the next 24 months.

So, here we are in May already. We had rain today, and should have rain most of the weekend. I can't complain, since California is so far behind on rainfall. I really don't want to have water rationed.

With the swine flu scare, I think it's best for me to just stay inside this weekend.

SFO -> TPE -> BKK
June 20th 1:30am ->June 21st 12:20pm

I going back to see my man!

I am so happy. The only thing that gets me down now, is real estate value. I wish I could sell my home and move ! I am ready to live in Thailand.

I like this....

How to Fix AMERICA !

(1) 'Press 1 for English' is immediately banned. English is the official
language; speak it or wait at the border until you can.

(2) We will immediately go into a two year isolationist posture to
straighten out the country's attitude. NO imports, no exports. We will
use the 'Wal-Mart 's policy, 'If we ain't got it, you don't need it.'

(3) When imports are allowed, there will be a 100% import tax on it.

(4) All retired military personnel will be required to man one of our
many observation towers on the southern border (six month tour). They
will be under strict orders not to fire on SOUTHBOUND aliens.

(5) Social security will immediately return to its original state. If
you didn't put anything in, you ain't getting anything out. The president
nor any other politician will not be able to touch it.

(6) Welfare - Checks will be handed out on Fridays at the end of the 40
hour school week and the successful completion of urinalysis and a
passing grade.

(7) Professional Athletes--Steroids.. The FIRST time you check positive
you're banned for life.

(8) Crime - We will adopt the Turkish method, the first time you steal,
you lose your right hand. There is no more life sentences. If convicted
of murder, you will be put to death by the same method you chose for
your victim; gun, knife, strangulation, etc.

(9) One export will be allowed, Wheat. The world needs to eat. A bushel
of wheat will be the exact price of a barrel of oil.

(10) All foreign aid using American taxpayer money will immediately
cease, and the saved money will pay off the national debt and ultimately
lower taxes. When disasters occur around the world, we'll ask the
American people if they want to donate to a disaster fund, and each
citizen can make the decision whether it's a worthy cause.

(11) The Pledge of Allegiance will be said every day at school and every
day in Congress.

(12) The National Anthem will be played at all appropriate ceremonies,
sporting events, outings, etc.

Lauren has arrived, and I got to meet her last weekend ! Wow, what a feeling, to see her... and hold her...



Lauren Marie

I want to go one year !!! SOON !!!!

My BF is having all this fun right now without me.

TAKEN THIS YEAR in BANGKOK



2008 Pattaya



2006 Video

I am a Grandpa !
But, I am too young !
I fly to Indiana on Saturday to meet the new arrival.

Well, Thanks to God above, he is ok. No cancer. All the tests came back normal. What a scare I had when he told me the WRONG lab value for AFP levels in his blood.

Now he live happily ever after, even if it's with another lover. Well, he has a part of my heart...

And my heart has found another to love... Now I pray, this time, is really forever. I can't take anymore failed relationships.

I borrowed this idea from a profile on Silverdaddies.com

I am: vibrant, energetic, and charismatic.
I think: therefore I am.
I know: there's more to this world than i will ever know.
I want: love, friendship, companionship, peace
I have: a great sense of humor.
I wish: I was retired and living in thailand.
I hate: prejudice and prejudiced people.
I miss: past lovers.
I fear: dying alone.
I hear: beautiful songs, and they make me wonder.
I wonder: what my future holds.
I regret: every failed relationship.
I love: Pooh.
I ache: when people I care about are sad or hurting.
I care: too much about what people think of me.
I always: Chat with Pooh almost daily, wishing soon, I will be with him.
I never: forget to tell Pooh how much he has made my life happy again.
I feel: happy and content most of the time.
I see: the world through rose-colored glasses.
I try: not to hurt anyone's feelings.
I am not: a queen.
I sing: with the radio when i am alone.
I cry: when I leave thailand to come home.
I do not always: think before I speak.
I fight: with words not actions.
I write: to remember.
I am happy about: my life, my family
I listen: with an open ear.
I need: lots of love.
I should: not procrastinate as much as I do.
I believe: I am here for a purpose.

Well, that was the subject line of an email I got today. One of my few white gay friends, who is also my age, moved away today. Bob has been looking for a job for 15 months. Well, he is off to L.A. to try his luck there... I wish him well.

He put it very nice...... "You have been, and always will me, my friend" Wow, It brought an unexpected wave of emotion to me when I read his good-bye. I know we will visit somewhere, somehow.

I do worry if he doesn't find a job in L.A. soon, his plans are to seek a job in Las Vegas, and that is not too far, but if that fails, then his plans take him to Maine. Damn that is far away.

He leaves behind, a now (recently "ex") boyfriend. There were together a very long time, and the jobless thing got them, they just couldn't get by that. Damn, that is sad. They will both be my friend, one will still live near by.

Life is always changing. If life changes the way I have it planned, I too will be moving away. FAR away....... I don't know if that move is 12 months away, or 4 years away, but as soon as financially possible. I will go to Thailand.

We just had an Earthquake..... 4.3

http://quake.wr.usgs.gov/recenteqs/Maps/SF_Bay.html

Well, I missed it. I was busy, and didn't realize it happened. But, this just goes to show, we never know when one will come.

Feeling blah..... I wish the work week was over with. The weather seems nice, and I want to play in my yard ! Plant some flowers, trim, make it look nice.