June 2005 Archives

Jack K.ilby
1923 - 2005

Jack St. Clair Kilb.y passed away June 20, 2005, in Dallas following a brief battle with cancer, at 81.  Jack is the pioneer of the Microchip.  He worked at T.exas Ins.truments for many years.  Jack can be known as the founding father of Information Technology as we know it today.  Thank Jack for the use of all your cool electronics like your, Tivo, DVD player and ipod to mention a few!

Did you know Jack invented the calculator?

Oh, and that internet we love so much...thank Jack!

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For me Father's Day comes and goes just as any other day of the week. Although I do think about my father on Father's Day.  My father passed 30 years ago. I was told growing up that I was the spitting image of my father.  Everyone in the little town in Louisiana where he grew up called him "Chip".  After he passed we would go to Minden to visit and people would say "laaawd, she looks just like Chip!"
I was a young girl when he died.  I remember when he died, I felt I had lost my best friend and that I had no parent that I could "connect" with.    Growing up, my mother was closest to my brother, because of his illness - he had cancer  I bonded with my father.  I sat on his lap and watched tv.  He would get me to pick bones that got stuck between his teeth while he ate fried fish.  I remember his mouth open as I went past the partially chewed fish and cornmeal to reach and pull the tiny bone out of his teeth.  I loved my dad and would do anything for him.  I enjoyed learning  Tak-Won-Do moves and how to swirl Nunchucks around from him, thinking I was sooooo tough .

I remember my dad use to love to listen to his Tina Turner albums in the basement.  He loved playing with his electric guitar and watching Star Trek .  I remember how helpful he was to my mother, helping her do the laundry, iron clothes, cook dinner - even though she often complained that he made the food to spicy for me and my brother.  My dad would even try to comb my hair to help my mother out on Saturday mornings.  I wore my hair in two ponytails parted down the middle.  He would brush my hair, and pull it into extremely tight ponytails that sat way to high on each side of my head .  When my mom saw it she said "Willie, you got her hair too tight! You gonna break her hair off."  I didn't care!  My dad combed my hair, and I loved it.

My dad could have been considered a little man, only 5'7, very thin and wore a size 7 shoe.  But, let me tell ya - he was only little in size! He smoked Marlboros and drunk Budweiser beer.  The man was rarely seen without his black leather jacket on - my dad was was tough as hell!  He was in the Army, served in the Infantry, as a nurse and his last duty was as a Drill Sergeant - he retired after 20 years of service .  He died 3 days after he retired. 

It's been 30 years since I saw you last.  I wish you were here.  I will always love you!

• Early TGIF!!  I've been working like an indentured  servant!
• I need a hair cut.
• Last weekend we tried this new place called  Asian Mint.  It was wonderful!  I had the Pad Thai, boy was it good.  I noticed that a lot of people were having this delicious looking soup.  I asked our waitress about it - she said it was a curry soup, called Spicy Thai Tom Yum.  I've been dreaming about it all week.  I think I will pay them a visit this weekend .
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• I am jammin the new Black Eyed Peas album,  Monkey Business.  My brother introduced me to them a couple of months ago.  I was at his place and he popped in the Elephunk CD.  I've been in love errr since!  Today I bought their first two albums on A.mazon.

• I want a PSP!  I'm seriously thinking about securing one.

• I looooove this movie! "What are you looking at ass eyes!

• This dude cooks with soul! G. Garvin.  He cooks the fancy smancy stuff, but he'll thro down on some Oxtails in a heart beat.  G keeps it real in the kitchen. He is cooking in a fitted  "A's" cap tonight lol. I actually tried a black eyed pea soup recipe during the holiday and it was off da chain!

• Lawd one of my dogs is gay- Bentley LaTrell aka Pretty Tony.  He isn't happy unless he is lappin in Berlin's balls.  Where did we go wrong lawd, where did we go wrong .

• Well, I had to break down and buy another Mac.  It was necessary to support my Mac formatted ipod.  I got a Ma.c mi.ni.  It well be used primarily as a music server.   I'm thinking about getting a M.ac Min.i installed in my car.  Of course I will have it professionally done (so I can blame someone if they f*ck up my car) so that it will be intergrated nicely into my dash.
• My Bluetooth wireless headset sucks!
• We went to B.arnes & N.oble this past weekend to look for books.  C got the prequel to the Da Vinci Code, Angels and Demons, T got The Notebook.  I got some raunch  the newest Zane novel.  Yeah, I know it won't help broaden my knowledge, but what the hell!

~Peace

**new job is going well, My boss is holding no punches - no "honeymoon" period with her :) She done gave me a long list of shit to do already - kinda of a downside of her already knowing me. I thought I could just show up and look cute all day....at least the first couple of weeks..um no, she actually wants me to work! It's all good tho. I must confess... I am a lazy MF :)

**"C" and I went to Busters Mexican Grill a few days ago! I love their chip/salsa, and especially the drankie dranks! That's my margarita on the rocks there on the right.

**We recently visited our local "no kill" animal shelter Operation Kindness I had to laugh at this damn dog! The pic doesn't show how bad this dog's underbite really was!!! And can you believe it had the NERVE to bark and growl at perspective owners. And what the hell is this? He so ugly, he's cute... I guess lmao!

**My Bentley (ok, the 300) has new tires and shoes. Mesh grille up next.....

**Have you seen the latest issue of XX.L and/or Ki.ng magazines??? This is the biggest ass I've seen on a female! She goes by the name Bu.ffie the ASS slayer!, oops I mean Bu.ffie the Body. Seeing is believing.

**I'm gonna start reading more! After reading other blogger's response to the recent meme circulating around about books I told "C" that I don't feel "well read". Although, I actually am. It just takes a lot to get me to settle down and open a book. Am.azon.com I'm headed your way.

**"C" hurry up and git you ass home!!!! Your job is becoming a bit too demanding!!!