New Website

I dont usually give new websites but I found this one and I would have to say this is pretty cool. My buddy Andy likes to draw cartoons but I can’t draw worth a lick so it was great when i found this.  So Oh happy day to you.

This is the stripgenerator. You can make your own three panel cartoon. It’s pretty cool You will see more of these show up here and you can make your own so enjoy and enjoy your hump day. My lovely lady lumps. I use the word “So” a lot. That may be my new catch phrase.

Random Music

For some reason I’ve been hearing new songs and when I like it I buy it. Kudos to the marketers that put original artist songs on tv shows.  I have a second song …not really album for you. I think I know what it is. Why Ive been doing songs lately. Its not the song but the scene that I remember.  There is a particular show that I’ve getting into. My tv watching goes in spurts much like my writing. Oh I’ll get to the song in a minute just hold on.

The show is the Cleaner. I think I’ve written about it before. I didnt really say why though. The Cleaner is about a guy who is an ex-addict who goes around taking on  clients who have no where to turn when their loved ones are on drugs.  He gets them into rehab and off drugs. Dont worry I dont have a drug or alcohol story about my self. Trust me though I have stories of my family but that’s a little too deep.  Mom if you happen by not us. Anyway I had a friend or maybe a friend of a friend that I grew up with. She drank her self almost to death… was in the hospital and the first thing she did when she got out was get another drink. I still remember visiting her in the hospital…twice…I dont know what happened to her.

I dont believe in throw away people.  Maybe that’s why I have a heart (I think that’s the super  chrish thing to say) But at the time I didn’t really do anything (I dont do anything)  maybe it’s guilt for that. Maybe by watching this I can make some kind of sense to that.  Addiction pretty much sucks.  Oh and in this story (tv show) the father who is our hero is slowly losing his family.  By the end of the season he has moved out. How about that hitting home.

So I watch the cleaner and now the song.  Oh first the scene. The father makes it home just in time for dinner. He has been out all day saving the world while he loses his family. Enjoy The song is called is there a ghost. Now enjoy.

What are you good at?

I sometimes get caught up in that question. Well I don’t know if I get caught up in it… is the right word. Lets just say I sometimes ask myself that question.  So what am I good at?  I think I will make a short list. Pleas feel free to add.

1.  TV  I can watch and remember entertainment very well.

2. Cooking.  I wouldn’t say I’m the best but I do think I’m good at it.

3. Web research.  I actually enjoy it. Weird I know.

4. Missions. I dont know if its a skill but I like doing it so therefore I’m good at it.

5. Technology. I like to figure that kind of stuff out.

6. Creation. I like art..design.. I don’t know if Im good at it but I like it.

2/8 Life, New Albums, Tonight

So I was turned on to these guys a couple days ago by the great Steven Bush activist, father, musician, lover fighter…ive now worn it out. There is a particular song that causes me to pause.  Poison and Wine. Maybe one day I’ll figure out why.

I had an interesting conversation this week about blogs. Whether they are diaries or not.  Its a good conversation. It came to mind this week when I started watching 2/8 life. Interesting online show. It starts out with a girl wanting to chronicle her life through a video blog. Now these kids were in middle school while I was in highschool but I dont think we are too different.  We all were raised by parents that believed that a nice home a good job and a beautiful mate is who and what we were meant to have.  I think some of us have disappointed. Some of us are right on track.  So how does the conversation on blogs or this show fit. Well I don’t know if it does. Here is what I think.  There are a few of us that have realized that, that dream isn’t what we had in mind. We sit up at night and contemplate the meaning of life through our blogs or website or whatever you call it. (there is some debate on what a blog is).  Maybe its because we are wired that way or we are trying to channel what our parent’s once dreamed of until their parents snapped them back into reality.  Now with our single families we see that that 50′s family is broken and some of us cling to our faith while other just blow in the wind. Moving from one cause to no cause to nothing. Maybe its a little bit too late.  And this album may be getting a little sad. I may need to put on some Black eyed peas before too long.  Lets have some fun. Tomorrow I’m going to try something.  I’m going to think of just what I will do for the next hour. Baby steps.  Well check out those links. You wont be disappointed.

Oh and sometimes we write here because its better than doing and saying nothing. Too bad we have to be grown ups some times. I’m listening to a new album right now but i’ll let you know about that later.

drew

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Compassion Website

So today I got real bored and decided to redesign the compassion website. I know nothing really about building a website. I’m sure there are rules that your are supposed to follow. Oh well. You will just have to live with it.  So here it is. And while you are looking at this take a look at this www.compassion.com and sponsor a kid.

very dirty post

How’s this for a pretentious narcissistic. I’m going through re-branding moment of myself.  I really dont know what that entails. I think it starts with a t-shirt or if you work where I work I think i’m supposed to put up a website. I really know what it entails. I did read “your marketing sucks” so I have all the answers …you know. Oh wait I also read purple cow and permission marketing so I know exactly what I should do.  When it all comes down to it. I really dont know anything about marketing or design or branding or anything this guy knows a ton more than I could ever know.  Anyway I’m re-branding myself. Oh and those shirts I’ve put aside some money to invest in it. Ive also been given another idea that I’ll put up tomorrow…. that I may use. For now Chappy who took that other photo also took these below. I was going to work on that thing but as I said before he is a lot faster and he finished the project I was working on. I was going to do it a little different but hey why work when you can steal right….. I just realized to re-brand I would have to have branded at some time.  Nope that never happened. Hmmm.  Any way Peace

We interrupt your regular programming for this important announcement

So to close out this inauguration season I have one more bit of change.  Dr. Allen and I had a lengthy discussion last night on generational shifts from the 1920 through today or yesterday.  One aspect of that discussion that stuck with me and also has influenced what I’m about to show you is this: the start of the end of the rule of the Baby Boomers. Gen X they put between 1961-and 1981 some have said 1965. Either way with the election of a person outside of the baby-boom generation a changing of the guard is coming.  I dont make this a good thing or a bad thing.  I dont make a is this the end of Christendom or not?” statement.  I won’t make huge statements of “too may people like him… he’s too popular” Or ” He will change how politics is done”  I’ve kinda had enough of that facebook status to fill me up for a life time.  I spent the morning in my office watching the inauguration which I now believe was  a good choice. Uninterrupted.  Dont tell anyone but I think I may be a limp left, baby killing, gay loving, take people’s money never worked a day in his life, government loving, capitalist hating , not even born here, handout, agitator  liberal…Not so fast. It would surprise you who Ive voted for over the years.  Its a funny thing when the sand starts shifting. Ive started a phrase for a video I’m working on. “Know me not my Label”  So know me.  Now to something that Ive never done.  I am posting and linking the new Whitehouse.gov. I do this to show an example of part of that shift.  I’ll tell you one thing that I think is better.  You can see the before and after here.  And now commence to poking holes in that statement.

We now return you to our regular scheduled program.

Drew is still on Water  January.

Warning!

I am about to put something up that I did take some pause on. But hey we are all adults here.   The video if you choose to watch it does have language in it.  Why do I show you this? Well, first I like the story. I don’t really understand it yet but I like it. Second, I like a good independent film that appears to be a little different. So if you are looking for a good adult laugh take a look.  Also Meagan sent me http://www.passiveaggressivenotes.com if you are looking for a new bookmark. More on her later.  Keep them coming.  Oh and if you have an independent movie trailer that I got to check out let me know.