Blog Feed: The Universe Is Between Your Ears

My art, framed.I kept destroying frames and Tracia would always repair them with tape. She tried to repair me, but I wasn't ready to be fixed.Dear Miss Muffet, > read more

Schools's Out for Summer

Published on 2012-05-17 16:27:00

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If you vote for Obama, you are part of the reason for our downfall (?).

Published on 2012-05-17 10:45:00

If you vote for this guy. YOU are part of the reason for our downfallWall PhotosTHE INCESTUOUS TIES BETWEEN MARXIST PROGRESSIVE OCCUPIERS AND BARRY BARACK HUSSEIN SOETORO OBAMA IS UNRAVELED RIGHT BEFORE YOUR EYES ..... READ ON AND BE NOT FOOLED!!!!! ........ Be sure to read to the last sentence. A story for what ever you make of it. You can't make this stuff up. Read the NY Times Oct 13, 2011 to verify ownership. Do you know the park in NYC that the Wall Street protesters occupied? It's Zuccotti [..] > read more

My First Russian Spy: is Named Gosha

Published on 2012-05-17 10:09:00

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Dear Kristi, My Appreciation for You Grows Everyday

Published on 2012-05-17 09:45:00

I just found that I have the original frame and glass for that birthday thing you made for me.I grumbled every time you said today was the day to get out decorations, sorry.I've not decorated any place I've lived since, until this one.I'm finally home again.I used to be angry at you.Then I realized I was angry at me.So I forgave you.And then I forgave me.Now I'm thankful for you.And I'm thankful for me.Mucho love!Thanks to Kristi for making these things for me when the babies were small. And tha [..] > read more

Happy Birthday, Daddy from Baby J

Published on 2012-05-17 09:36:00

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Good Morning, God!

Published on 2012-05-17 07:30:00

Joe Winett58 minutes agoGood morning, God!","type":22}" name="like" title="Like this item" type="submit">Like > read more

Funny How I'm a Big Hairy Spider

Published on 2012-05-15 12:19:00

Here's how I chose the Quake gamer name "aBigHairySpider:"When Quake came out in 1996, you had to choose a player name. > read more

Tumblr and the Founding Fathers

Published on 2012-05-15 11:15:00

[11:08:31 AM] Joe Winett: Tumblr is another brilliant idea. Those guys can't be making very much money, if any. They make a commission on themes, I think. BUT way back when, when I started this dreaming,I realized that it was the free exchange of information that would set people free. > read more

Bulten's Refutation of the Winett-Conley Rule of Infinity

Published on 2012-05-15 09:16:00

Click Image to Read22 minutes ago, I received this email from Lori Chester :I no longer seem to have the original Theorem/Rule, but maybe Bulten's Refutation of it will be an interesting memory. Closing another school year out and ran across both it and your email address :)Formerly Mrs. Goolsbay, now and forever Lori Chester!Thank you Lori!Winett and Conley were students together at Union High School in Tulsa, Oklahoma in the 80's. > read more

Dear Kim

Published on 2012-05-15 08:49:00

I can't express how much I appreciate the time we spent together and I want to spend more time, but I cannot follow you through what's going on right now -- I have lots of people depending on me... And I want to be able to create the job that will be waiting for you when you return.We discussed that there might be nothing after death, but there is; > read more

Lilly Walked Me to the Quick Stop

Published on 2012-05-14 07:35:00

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David Receives Word of the Second Coming

Published on 2012-05-13 23:17:00

Dear David,In 2007, I approached you about a job and you treated me to a steak lunch. > read more

5/12/12 - Project Lilly is Go

Published on 2012-05-13 19:54:00

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Sleeping Arrangements

Published on 2012-05-13 19:03:00

I thought I would document for my babies what the living arrangement is around here.I rent a room in Stephanie's mobile home. > read more

I was going to rest today, but I'm writing great stuff.

Published on 2012-05-13 09:52:00

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Stoney Mothers' Day

Published on 2012-05-13 07:38:00

Oh my lord. Better legalize before 30% of the workforce moves to California. ahhahahSTONEY SUNDAY #81: Mother's Day Episode 2012www.youtube.comThanks for watching! See Coral's mom on last year's Mother's Day episode: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Ffk_-1ecuo Sign up for email alerts, watch past epi...","type":22}" name="like" title="Like this item" type="submit">Like > read more

Dear Mike

Published on 2012-05-13 06:33:00

Mike,I apologize for putting so much pressure on the situation yesterday. On the surface, I know that seems unfair – and it was certainly outside the social norms on which we all rely for stability and tranquility.I apologize for upsetting your mother and making her life, for the moment, a little more stressful. I'm also sorry for upsetting your girlfriend. I tried not to directly argue with her, because I felt like I had put her in a situation where she felt like she had to defend her hono [..] > read more

Here's What I Learned Tonight

Published on 2012-05-12 01:39:00

In a bar of 100 people, I'm definitely the alpha male.I'm so alpha, in fact, that when one dude out of a group of three or four starts to talk to me, the relationship is shut down by the group leader when he notices.I'm so alpha that women half my age will walk over and ask for a cigarette in order to strike up a conversation.Now, however, I'm > read more

Touch The Power of the Human Voice

Published on 2012-05-11 07:29:00

In spite of all our communication technology, no invention is as effective as the sound of the human voice.When we hear the human voice, we instinctively want to listen in hopes of understanding it. > read more

So why go back to school?

Published on 2012-05-01 07:38:00

I am going to run for President of the United States when I'm in my 60's.Right now, I couldn't vote for myself. > read more

I Fell In Love With Two Girls

Published on 2012-04-20 17:55:00

I was a very odd child. I understood atoms. > read more

Intel® Core™ i7-3960X Processor Extreme Edition (15M Cache, up to 3.90 GHz)

Published on 2012-04-17 08:45:00

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From Baby J to Daddy

Published on 2012-04-12 22:13:00

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Voting is Your Civic Duty

Published on 2012-04-10 12:17:00

I was taught in 7th grade civics class that voting is my civic duty. If you think voting is everyone's duty, no matter who they like, then please like this page and share the video.https://www.facebook.com/VotingIsYourCivicDutyI created this Facebook page today. > read more

About the President

Published on 2012-04-10 07:10:00

I'm going to make good on this Eric, but I wouldn'tstart spending the money any time soon. > read more

DO NOT PANIC

Published on 2012-04-10 07:00:00

This is a face my daughter madefor a photograph many moons ago.This I know:-- None of this is exactly what I think-- None of this is exactly what you think-- I'm not in any danger-- You're not in any danger from me-- Everything turns out for the bestThe reason I no longer have any of my old time friends, I think, is because they think they need to help and they can't help, but I don't need help. > read more

It's like boiling a frog.

Published on 2012-04-09 07:09:00

Anyone can stand to give up their power as long as you do it like you're boiling a frog. > read more

I briefly toyed with the idea of being a marketing genius.

Published on 2012-04-09 06:54:00

But then I decided I'd work for my living.Love you! :)http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SX0zwjPozhQThat was a joke... the working for a living part, not the loving you one. > read more

Calvin is a brave man.

Published on 2012-04-09 00:01:00

I recorded this video at Taco Bueno this evening.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_zGd2SRnKhkI'm not going to contact Calvin. > read more

She's Smart

Published on 2012-04-08 22:59:00

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Nemesis Status

Published on 2012-04-08 20:56:00

I think I learned something.I think I learned that smart people don't jump into other people's problems when their problems are themselves.Some people don't have time.:)Anyway, I'm going to show up her marketing genius tonight before midnight. > read more

Why Pinterest is Interesting to Me

Published on 2012-04-05 07:04:00

I have done more than 300 of these abstract art pieces. > read more

The Was No Creator of Everything

Published on 2012-04-02 08:41:00

This was originally entitled, "There Was No Creator of the Universe," but that seems open to interpretation. A kid's universe is pretty small, but seems like enough, your idea of the universe might be everything you see in the sky at night, I don't know.People sometimes use "creator of the universe" to mean God.So, who created God? > read more

Cool to 3D Flash Experiments: UnitZeroOne by Ralph Hauwert

Published on 2012-04-01 07:29:00

If you'd like to see some cool 3D Flash things, visit Ralph Hauwert's blog UnitZeroOne's labs page.http://unitzeroone.com/blog/labs/I gather that a lot of this computationally expensive work (like rendering video with particles) is done through Alchemy, Adobe Lab's way of compiling C/C++ code to run on the virtual machine that runs Flash Player and AIR.http://labs.adobe.com/technologies/alchemy/You'll also see experiments with Pixel Bender, Adobe's way of executing shader bytecode through AS3.ht [..] > read more

Read and Listen to A TRIP TO THE MOON - Online Audio Book

Published on 2012-03-31 21:55:00

I digitized A TRIP TO THE MOON, a book and record set released in 1971.A TRIP TO THE MOON is the story of Cindy and Bob, who stand in for their father on the big moon mission, when daddy comes down with a case of > read more

US want to extradite UK citizen for not breaking the law!

Published on 2012-03-30 01:11:00

In the end, we'll all be victims of extreme lawmaking, lawmaking done to save us from terrorists.US want to extradite UK citizen for *not* breaking the > read more

I Concentrated Deeply on Two Things

Published on 2012-03-29 20:48:00

For a whole year, I concentrated deeply on two things, fucking and World Enterprises. > read more

I'll be #1's Uncle

Published on 2012-03-29 06:01:00

Hey, man, in 1999, you looked at me like I was insane when I said that I thought people would pay for cards with pictures and descriptions of characters they could play in a chat room. > read more

Sex and Death 101

Published on 2012-03-28 21:48:00

These shots are from the movie Sex and Death 101. > read more

Fear After Graduation

Published on 2012-03-28 18:26:00

I'd always been telling myself that it was fear that kept us apart after graduation. > read more

Much Unhappy Face Movies and Puking My Guts Out

Published on 2012-03-28 17:19:00

My best friend was upset about something this morning. > read more

No Contact

Published on 2012-03-28 10:36:00

I was going to make a negative observation of this chart, but screw it. > read more

I'm Very Sick

Published on 2012-03-28 00:12:00

I think I started getting sick last Wednesday and then I sort of undertook an intense program of not sleeping nor eating well nor drinking much water until I slept on Sunday morning for like two hours and then slept overnight Sunday night and woke up still sick, DUH.I feel like I've been sick forever, but it's been two days of being sick while taking care of myself.You might think I'm sick because I was kinda hoping I might die this weekend, just to give myself a little light at the end of the t [..] > read more

A Trip to the Moon

Published on 2012-03-27 10:14:00

Thank God, I still have it.This was one of the most thoughtful, loving gifts anyone has ever given me. > read more

Hey You, Bigot (with respect)

Published on 2012-03-27 08:19:00

Hey, you biggots (I know you're not reading this, just talking) -- you people who begrudge some descendant of slavery, with darker skin, because they're expressing some in-your-face jubilation and pride... CHILL, YO!!It hasn't been very long. > read more

Why I Don't Read This Blog

Published on 2012-03-27 07:10:00

I thought this image was visually interesting.It does not indicate posts I like or do not like.Here's why I don't read this blog: > read more

Not In Chicago, Spring 2013

Published on 2012-03-27 01:48:00

I won't be in Chicago next spring. > read more

Hot Chicks Eating Food: Update

Published on 2012-03-27 00:08:00

Hot Chicks Eating Food by Joe WinettMade from Stolen Images from Around the NetSource Links on the Blog Post, Hot ChicksThere's some new, really interesting text at the bottom of my blog postHot Chickswhich includes pictures of hot chicks, eating foodhttp://abighairyspider.blogspot.com/2012/01/hot-chicks.html > read more

I'm Still Sick, and Disturbed

Published on 2012-03-26 23:40:00

Thomas Kelly is on Lockerz.http://lockerz.com/s/192146429 > read more

Love is the Highest Power We Possess

Published on 2012-03-26 18:02:00

Love is the highest power we possess to be in complete harmony with the law of attraction. The more love we feel the greater our power. The more selfless love we feel, the more unfathomable our power. The law of attraction has been called the law of love, because the law itself is a gift of love to humanity. It is the law by which we can create incredible lives for ourselves.The more love we feel the greater our power to create a magnificent life of love, joy, and harmony.May the joy be with yo [..] > read more

Baby J Plate

Published on 2012-03-26 12:00:00

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What War-Gaming Taught Me about Me

Published on 2012-03-26 10:37:00

Lifted from:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WOPR > read more

Intelligence is not Genetic

Published on 2012-03-10 01:21:00

Intelligence is not genetic. I'm not smart because of genes, I'm smart because of people and me.Anyone, ANYONE, can be as smart as they want to be. Intelligence is built up by pouring information into a baby. She plays, she asks, she asks again. > read more

Support Tanner Berryhill's NASCAR Racing Dream

Published on 2012-03-07 07:33:00

Man, the Berryhill family hired me to work for them when no one else would, and after I had been a total jerk to them (for which I have and do now again apologize profusely).They're very excited about racing, always have been, and I know some people reading this blog know some people who know people who do things. Frankly, some of you are relatively wealthy. Through all of my hassles, I don't believe I called begging on anyone's doorstep. If you sponsor things, would you please consider sponsor [..] > read more

This week's goals.

Published on 2012-03-05 06:42:00

Anyone who knows me and my clothes can probably deduce that I think buying anything to upgrade or replace something I have is a waste of money, especially clothes and shoes.But, I think I need to have shoes that don't smell bad.I'm thinking I might upgrade to grown up shoes.I'm saying that perhaps I don't need to be a 43 year old man walking around in smelly tennies.I'm going to wear clean socks today. I need another bag of socks. Oh, I have 11 socks and that adds up to 5 good days, but I shou [..] > read more

God spede you, Dee

Published on 2012-02-27 17:48:00

When we pulled up to the gas pump, I asked Dee if she had enough money for the rest of the trip. She said she thought she had 50 cents in the bottom of her bag and she started rummaging around for it. She thought I was asking for money for gas and she was going to happily help out.Dee's been hitchhiking for three days on a journey from California to Kentucky.Those of you who know me know that I'm usually living in a fairy tale where nothing bad ever happens to me.I've rubbed shoulders with some [..] > read more

I wrote this because you're reading it now.

Published on 2012-02-23 23:18:00

I did one of these when I got home.I did a few more than 300 pieces in 2007, then I stopped in 2008.I was going to write a bunch of stuff tonight about my escape from mental justice and the events that led up to that adventure, but now I've decided to hold up.Anyway. > read more

Amarillo

Published on 2012-02-20 06:37:00

Much unhappy face.Nothing to read here. Just reminding myself of something. > read more

Project Elbow: File Manager / Weak References to BitmapDatas in Actionscript Flash.Utils.Dictionary

Published on 2012-02-08 22:16:00

The FileManager was written to run FileManagerTasks which run FileLoaders. The FileManager keeps a queue of tasks waiting to run and a list of the tasks running. The FileManager will not run another task if there are too many already running. It also won't run a task if we're already loading something with the same name or ID.The FileLoader class checks first to see if we have the file on disk. If not, the file is downloaded and put on disk.The FileLoader returns either the content as an a [..] > read more

Flash Art: Study 7

Published on 2012-02-01 19:01:00

I did this Flash thing. Click the link to see it:http://www.winett.com/study7/ > read more

Project Elbow: FileManager

Published on 2012-02-01 04:40:00

Another night of programming.Since it's just not a good idea for loaded modules to be calling the FileLoader (or SQLManager) classes directly, I've created the FileManager class to load files for them.The FileManager also limits the numbers of files being simultaneously loaded to a preset number so in case the files are actually being downloaded there won't be too many service calls being done at once.Also, the FileManager class makes sure that the file being loaded isn't already being loaded. [..] > read more

Weird Universal Stuff I Said on Twitter and Don't Want to Forget I Said

Published on 2012-01-28 12:39:00

I swear that one of life's wisest is reflected in the airline warning: If the masks drop, put yours on first, then put one on your child.I mean, if it comes down to you or your child, then you're going to save your child.....but so often people get zeroed in on helping other people and don't take care of themselves, ......so their whole life degrades over something that's not life or death.And, if you don't put your mask on first, then you might not be able to get your kid's mask on,and then you [..] > read more

Project Elbow: Files Collection

Published on 2012-01-27 01:02:00

I've added a separate collection to map names to files.Two reasons:First, the GridFS collection will eventually be sharded and I'm pretty sure I read somewhere that you don't want to be adding indexes to sharded collections -- you want a separate collection to contain your indexed items and then use the primary shard key to get the payload.Second, I need to support multiple links to a single file.Anyway, I also created the first administration script -- this one just uploads files.Also: Earlier [..] > read more

Project Elbow: Files by Name

Published on 2012-01-26 15:58:00

The SQLManager class was extended to manage a table that maps a logical filename to a cache ID.The FileLoader class was extended to accept either a FileId or string (filename) in its constructor. Once FileLoader.load() is called, if the class was instantiated with a filename, then it will search the database for a mapping to an ID. If there is a mapping, and if the file is still in the cache directory on the PC's file system, then it will call the service provider and send both the filename and [..] > read more

Project Elbow: Using the Adobe AIR SQLite Database

Published on 2012-01-26 06:25:00

Much happy face this morning.Yesterday I worked from like 1:30am 'till 5 on trying to store the media files downloaded from the Elbow service provider in the SQLite database provided by the Adobe AIR platform. In my mind, this was a better alternative than caching the file on the PC's file system, but I had one problem and there were two drawbacks:Problem: I could store the ByteArray in the database, but when I retrieved it, it always had either 5 or 10 extra bytes, and the Loader class refused [..] > read more

Referrer Spam

Published on 2012-01-24 06:34:00

I'd like to acknowledge the new, ingenious spamming method: Referrer Spam.Here's how it works...You find a blog or site authored by someone who's probably in your target market.You visit the site and report the HTTP REFERER (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HTTP_referer) as being your site selling something.Then when the author checks his Google Analytics or other log reporting method, he sees your site and wonders what your site is doing referring traffic to his site, then he goes to your site and [..] > read more

Project Elbow: Working with flash.data.SQL

Published on 2012-01-24 06:25:00

Joe Winett32 minutes ago near ShawneeGetting back into 100% gear mode today, less spaz, more bacon. Trying to learn AIR's on-board SQL server before work.Like · · ShareJoe Winett And, wouldn't you know it, it's easy. I swear, everything Macromedia and then Adobe did with Flash/Flex/AIR is easy.about an hour ago · LikeJoe Winett And, of course, all SQL operations can be done asynchronously. As far as I can tell, there's not really a threading system in a Flash application. There are just asyn [..] > read more

2011 + 18 Days - Joe Winett's Year in Review

Published on 2012-01-19 06:45:00

This blog is full of negative posts. As an alternative to gloom, sometimes I elected for crazy, so this blog is also full of crazy posts. I thought today I'd start the day by writing down a few positive things about 2011 plus another 18 days.And now I'm finding this difficult. I don't like talking about myself which is why this blog is full of negative and crazy -- from times when I was desperate or crazy enough to write down things about myself, some of theme completely fictional.The summer [..] > read more

The Story

Published on 2011-07-06 03:37:00

The story is static. It always is, always was, and always will be. The story differs from the perspective of the observer depending on where he starts, the direction he is going and the rate at which he consumes it. He can change direction and spe > read more

Mission to Quik Stop

Published on 2011-07-05 21:28:00

I wanted to do something difficult today, so I decided it should be to walk 1 1/2 miles and cross a highway to buy a Coke. Then walk back. It was hot out, like the sun was slapping my skin.This is what I looked like when I got back.Anyway, I ha > read more

Letter to My Babies: Explanation

Published on 2011-07-04 14:51:00

Dearest Little Man and Baby J,I love you more than life itself and now that's saying something because just 5 1/2 years after we last spoke I've learned to love my life and everything around me.Loving everything is a skill I hope you've developed or > read more

Letter to Carlton Pearson, New Dimensions International

Published on 2011-07-04 09:01:00

Carlton, this is exactly what I was wearing when we met.I was a little younger then and I'm a little older now.Independence Day, 2011 Bishop Carlton Pearson, DD New Dimensions International P.O. BOX 35190 Tulsa, Oklahoma 74153 Dear Carlton, Please fo > read more

City of Dreams

Published on 2011-07-03 14:07:00

At the end of the movie, True Stories, David Byrne says this:Well, I really enjoy forgetting. When I first come to a place I notice all the details. I notice the way the sky looks, the way people walk, door knobs, everything. Then I get used to the p > read more

Dream Operator

Published on 2011-07-03 12:15:00

When your story is done, your dream is always remembered. You'll never forget it.It's all already been written, but it's in parts and you think they're just words.When you were littleYou dreamed you were bigYou must have been somethingA real tiny ki > read more

How I Write

Published on 2011-07-01 19:55:00

Holy crap, I’ve written a bunch today. But, I’ve just written it down today… it’s been in my head for seven years. I’ve retold it to myself hundreds and hundreds of times before.Trying to write it down was literally driving me crazy. > read more

Worship

Published on 2011-07-01 19:32:00

Continued from Using The Force...The idea that you would worship the One Universe is simply absurd.The concept, a slave should worship his master, is complete bullshit on two counts: the manifest, that a slave should endure more than his soul can bar > read more

Using The Force

Published on 2011-07-01 18:56:00

Continued from Individuality...It was determined that it’s more important for people to have an avenue over which to not believe, so the message is embedded in fiction.Telling people, “This is true,” is the surest way for them not to buy it. F > read more

The Porch Puppies need a home.

Published on 2011-07-01 18:17:00

These guys need a home. They were abandoned by their family, former neighbors and now live on my porch in Shawnee, Oklahoma.SpotBodieBodie and SpotSpot and Bodie > read more

Individuality

Published on 2011-07-01 13:23:00

This picture was borrowed from this teacher's interesting blog.Continued from Retelling the Story...Individuality is the root of all evil as well as the cornerstone of valuable experience.When you're alone, eventually the whole universe is the same s > read more

Retelling the Story

Published on 2011-07-01 13:05:00

Continued from String Theory of Everything...Universe isn’t perfect, yet.Every time the story was told, the best possible attempt was made to communicate to the messenger a telling in a way that was designed to get the desired effect.But, it’s ha > read more

String Theory of Everything

Published on 2011-07-01 12:17:00

Continued from Past Lives...But it goes deeper than all being the same person. That person isn’t a person at all, it’s everything.Everything there is is a different expression of the same stuff, which is the one thing.The universe didn’t crea > read more

Past Lives

Published on 2011-07-01 11:05:00

We have all lived every story ever because we are all new aspects of the same person.When we die, we do live forever because we remember being who you were and we add that experience to our own, remembering then a zillion stories +1, yours.This is th > read more

I'm posting this so you can read it.

Published on 2011-07-01 10:12:00

Click image for readable version...I'm posting this so you can read it. You know who you are. I wonder what you're like.Oh, and these:You know what's so cool about Avid Studio's export to YouTube?Probably the reason I'm so good at this.I > read more

Nacho is a cat.

Published on 2011-07-01 01:43:00

Nacho and I get along because I let Nacho be Nacho. I don't try to make Nacho into a human and she doesn't try to make me into a cat.She doesn't destroy anything and she never smells bad. She's not a prisoner, but she doesn't ask to leave > read more

Scanning Money for the Million Dollar Ball: Moire Patterns

Published on 2011-06-29 05:15:00

See the colors? Click on a bill for a larger image.I was trying to pick out colors for the http://MillionDollarBall.org website from my original low resolution scans of the $1 bill (http://abighairyspider.blogspot.com/2011/06/million-dollar-bal > read more

Best Thing About IPv6, IMHO

Published on 2011-06-28 10:22:00

The Internet Protocol version 6 will eventually replace the IPv4 that most of you are using right now.You can get a complete explanation of the technical details from this article on Wikipedia, but I'm writing this blog to point out the greatest > read more

Million Dollar Ball - First Scans

Published on 2011-06-27 19:19:00

These are the first tests of the scanning for the Million Dollar Ball Project I'm doing. You can click on an image for the life-size version if you are so inclined.I'm requiring the following be done to a bill if it is going to be included > read more

President Joe!!

Published on 2011-06-25 15:58:00

** 2024 IS TOO EARLY **Ok, I have to admit I still want to be President of the United States (POTUS), but it's going to have to be in my 60's because I've got lots of studying to do and right now I don't even have the temperament to pay attentio > read more

Winning the Championship

Published on 2011-06-25 12:05:00

The guys were having a few beers after their softball game when Jack had everyone rolling about that time way back in school when they were playing for the district championship.They were one run down in the bottom of the 9th. Ben represented the wi > read more

When One of Us Has a Problem, We All Have a Problem

Published on 2011-06-25 08:54:00

The human race is a gigantic team. We meet the most important criterion of a team - we all want the same things.When one member of the team has a problem, the whole team has a problem.The Drug Problem is not about the drugs, it's about the prob > read more

Beauty Lives in Our Mind's Eye

Published on 2011-06-25 08:15:00

The bulk of the beauty of the Pyramids resides in our minds, a memory of accomplishment, not in the piles of rocks we see today. In that most important sense, nothing of great value resides in the physical world. > read more

The Divine Source of Enlightenment

Published on 2011-06-25 07:57:00

Although none of them are entirely accurate, I believe all vehicles of faith are divinely inspired and that developing faith is your first step on the road to enlightenment.When you teach a three year old to say that the United States of America is t > read more

Fat Clothes, Show Some Respect

Published on 2011-06-25 07:29:00

Kevin Smith in his fat clothes.It seems to me that we need to show more respect to the people who can more efficiently store extra food in their bodies. Back in the times of feast-or-famine, they were the evolutionary super stars.Imagine a tribe, wa > read more

Odyssey of Mr. Maude's Biology

Published on 2011-06-25 06:52:00

This is a biology class at Grey College.You might have learned it in literature studies, but I learned the word “odyssey” in Mr. Maude’s 9th-grade biology class at the Union 9th Grade Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma.In Mr. Maude’s class, we studies > read more

Million Dollar Ball

Published on 2011-06-23 08:38:00

One day on this spot I'm going to press one million $1 bills into a ball. I don't know how to press a million dollar bills into a ball, but I'm sure I'll have plenty of time to figure it out while I'm scanning both sides and cataloging each of > read more

Law of Attraction

Published on 2011-06-13 03:49:00

Bora BoraTwo days ago, I watched a movie produced by the lady who runs http://thesecret.tv/ about the Law of Attraction.Here's what I was surprised, shocked, freaked out, and excited to realize: I'd thought all this up myself a few years ag > read more

Future: Today I sold my book!

Published on 2011-06-11 00:25:00

The feeling of accomplishment I felt when I finally finished my book could only have been topped by getting a publishing deal and now it's going to happen!I was in the shower. Having just lathered and rinsed, I was in the process of considering > read more

Deleted

Published on 2011-06-10 23:46:00

Apparently I've been ignoring the idea "The Universe is Between Your Ears," which to me means that we create our own reality, literally.Although I've written before that I refuse to remove past posts, I did delete two recent articles. While I d > read more

How to Fight with Nacho

Published on 2011-06-08 10:37:00

A little sparring match with Nacho Kitty can quickly turn ugly if you don't allow her to win a few rounds. The sooner you let her chew on you, the less it's going to hurt when she does.You might be tempted to assert your human being-ness and ap > read more

There Once Was a Guy

Published on 2011-06-07 14:14:00

There once was a guy who learned how to flybut nowhere to go he sat there and solearned to deny itdecided to fry itand wanted forever to die > read more

There's Still No Picture

Published on 2011-06-07 13:04:00

Here's one of the posts I don't like:There was No PictureThere are no details because there was nothing to detail. There are no instructions, certainly not coming out of me. There is no plot. The story doesn't go anywhere.Weirdness > read more

Neither Pansies Nor Bees

Published on 2011-06-07 12:40:00

Neither pansies nor bees know the big yellow trees and the horrors they hold inside. Horrors so small, they fit in us all, and live until we have died. A green tree is better, the horrors don't get her, but oh how the horrors have lied. & > read more

Properly Censored Pornographic Images

Published on 2011-06-07 11:04:00

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"You yanks and your foul language!"

Published on 2011-06-07 10:36:00

Hey, bite me, non-yank.I have a strict policy of not substantially revising or removing my past posts. I'm sure I've deleted something over the last couple of years, but I don't remember what. Oh yeh, I do. I had to go through and e > read more

I'd Like to Kill Myself, Right Now

Published on 2011-06-06 18:06:00

I'm not going to do it, but I've cleared all the mental hurtles to killing myself. I've decided my "not while I'm 42" policy is stupid and I'm no longer going to fall for the "I could kill myself tomorrow" routine. It's sort of a joke, pr > read more

Lucy Liu - Shrine of Liu-ness

Published on 2011-05-29 16:12:00

In the fourth part of my wildly successful series on hair colors, Black Hair, I mentioned that I probably needed to erect a shrine to Lucy Liu. Some might have thought I was kidding, that it was some kind of joke, that I was bluffing, but let me > read more

Black Hair

Published on 2011-05-29 09:10:00

Welcome to the Black Hair Page.This is the fourth page in my series, after Brown Hair (3rd), Red Hair (2nd) and Blonde Hair (1st).As I've made clear before, black hair is not dark brown hair nor vice versa. Black hair doesn't reflect a lot > read more

Brown Hair

Published on 2011-05-29 08:42:00

Welcome to the Brown Hair Page.This is the third page in my series, afterRed Hair (2nd) and Blonde Hair (1st).Also known as "brunette," let it be known that dark brown hair is not black hair. Black hair is black hair. My hair is > read more

Red Hair

Published on 2011-05-29 08:23:00

Welcome to the Red Hair Page.This is the second post in my series trying to see which hair color draws more random searches from Google users.The first post was Blonde Hair.Now I have to wonder if there is some psychological aspect to my choice > read more

Blonde Hair

Published on 2011-05-29 07:38:00

The biggest draw to this blog is Some Persians Are Women, Too -- there are more than 20x more visits to that page every day than any other page. Most of the visitors are searching for terms like "Persian Women" in Google and most of those peopl > read more

Well, Fuck

Published on 2011-05-28 19:03:00

It's not fair that people who want to live die and then I have to endure another fucking fifteen minutes here. I'm an organ donor -- it's marked on my driver's license... Kill me now, brain dead, and take my organs, please.For weeks now I've be > read more

Nacho Kitty's Best Friend

Published on 2011-05-28 10:35:00

Nacho Recently, I've become Nacho Kitty's best friend, a.k.a. attack dummy. She follows me around and everything. She's probably just hunting, but I'm going to anthropomorphisize her behavior into friendship.Joe's Right ArmJoe's > read more

Happy Birthday, Mom

Published on 2011-05-28 07:22:00

This is a picture of a bronze on the Walk in front of the Shrine of Freedom in Floral Haven Memorial Gardens cemetery in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma. My mom, Cathe, is depicted on it, along with flags and text memorializing the activity she dreamed > read more

Happy Happy Happy

Published on 2011-05-27 18:27:00

Happy, Happy, Happy,Joy, Joy, JoyOk, I didn't make it up, but I should get credit for posting it. I'm doing my part. > read more

Damned

Published on 2011-05-27 08:33:00

About 18 months ago, I was telling someone that everything always works out for the best.I don't believe that anymore.I don't believe in damnation, but yesterday I thought:I have been damned and Hell is on Earth, right inside my head.My mother's birt > read more

Dark Clouds

Published on 2011-05-23 18:32:00

Congenitally unhappy. It can't be fixed and won't get better.** It's been a couple of hours since I posted this. I hate posts like these.I was distracted for a few minutes while Nacho Kitty attacked me. I let her chew on my arm for > read more

Happy Birthday Again, Little Man

Published on 2011-05-22 13:27:00

I'm not writing anything these days. I work stuff up in my head then just let it go.I've been thinking about you a lot. You're ten today. This morning it was warm. I sat outside on the back steps, soaking up sunshine while I gave Du > read more

Kidocial Begins

Published on 2011-05-18 10:49:00

Starting final implementation of new project today about which I've been dreaming since 2004. Luckily, cloud services like Amazon EC2 make getting started with $0 a lot easier.I hear the value of the US Dollar has been falling. That makes > read more

What's Going On?

Published on 2011-05-14 10:02:00

This picture was taken at your sixth birthday celebration your Grandpa and Grandma treated you to at the bowling + pizza + arcade place. In about a week, you're turning ten!The last time we saw each other in person was at the same place, about eighte > read more

Karen Kenworthy Has Died: I miss you, Karen!

Published on 2011-04-30 07:24:00

Author of the Karen's Power Tools Newsletter and fellow computer programmer, Karen Kenworthy, died on April 12, 2011.Karen was one of my first customers at Vigoris Technologies. I had the pleasure of visiting the KarenWare global headquarters t > read more

9-year-old Sister Raising $1,000 for Juvenile Diabetes Research

Published on 2011-04-28 07:06:00

"My name is Lizzie, I'm 9 years old and in the 3rd grade."Lizzie's little sister Becca might have diabetes, so Lizzie set out to fold 1000 cranes and built a website to try to raise $1,000 for juvenile diabetes research.You can check out her we > read more

SlickSurf.com - Replacement Mouse Feet

Published on 2011-04-25 17:28:00

I got my SlickSurf.com replacement mouse feet today for my beloved Logitech G5 gaming mouse and they're awesome.I had basically ruined my original feet when I had to take my mouse apart to repair a break in the USB cable. Since the original pad > read more

This isn't cutting it.

Published on 2011-04-13 10:55:00

I started writing this blog a decade after other people started writing their blogs. I think I did it because I wanted to try out Blogger to see how it worked and to have a place to keep longer pieces of stuff I was sharing on Facebook or Twitt > read more

Joe Feels

Published on 2011-04-11 20:08:00

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Misusing "Gay" is Wrong

Published on 2011-04-10 14:26:00

I found this picture on someone's blog.I was tempted to entitle this post, "Misusing 'Gay' is Gay," but the use of "gay" to mean "screwed up," or "crazy, " or "wrong," or "weak," or anything other than "favoring love with a person of same sex," > read more

Dear My Babies: New Baby Cousin

Published on 2011-04-08 22:04:00

My DaughterMy SonDear My Babies,I'm not allowed to write your names in my blog for another couple of years, but I expect you'll find this one day.Chad and Erin, my cousin and his wife, are about to become parents.How exciting for them!Adding a baby t > read more

Sexy Blue

Published on 2011-04-03 12:22:00

Blue is my favorite color. I like blue hair. I thought I would look for some pictures of women with blue hair to "borrow" for this blog, but most of what one finds when searching for "blue hair" are pictures of young, emo girls and/or Katy Perr > read more

Top 5 Most Effective List Item Lengths

Published on 2011-03-31 15:10:00

The smart people who claim to make money blogging will tell you that you absolutely must put things into lists if you want the guy with the second grade reading level to click on your link.Today, The Universe Is Between Your Ears is disclosing the mo > read more

Angelina Jolie Creeps Me Out

Published on 2011-03-31 09:17:00

Her intentions could be sexual or predatory, so don't fall asleep.Dumb ass, you fell asleep then she cut your strawberry out.She doesn't know the first thing about disposing of a body.I'm going to steal your boyfriend!! (or whomever)She sto > read more

Some Persians Are Women, Too

Published on 2011-03-29 06:41:00

This morning, my celebration of Spring took me again to Google, to search the term "beautiful woman" to find a bunch of pictures to steal for my blog. I found out last year that virtual, online searches and collections belay the requests from m > read more

Alyson Hannigan

Published on 2011-03-28 14:38:00

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Converting Adobe Swatch Exchange Format (.ase) into ActionScript (.as)

Published on 2011-03-23 21:57:00

Here's a c#.net program that reads an .ase file and spits out an ActionScript array of objects.This isn't meant to be a tutorial or a product, but you're welcome to use it! It shouldn't break anything, but use at your own risk, blah, blah, blah > read more

Creating an HSV Color Picker in ActionScript 3 for Flash

Published on 2011-03-18 21:37:00

Ok, so you want to know how to mess with HSV (or HSB or HSL) colors, how to do sliders, and/or organize things into classes in ActionScript. Perhaps you just need a cool little color picker.You're welcome to download the source code for the sam > read more

Securing Apache for Hosting Multiple User Accounts

Published on 2011-03-16 11:42:00

Securing Apache on a linux server for safely hosting multiple users running php scores about a 9.9 on the complexity scale. I'm not going to explain all the steps, but these are the things you'll have to accomplish. I'm using Debian Lenny. Thes > read more

Dream Weirdness

Published on 2011-02-10 12:24:00

In one dream, I was lying in bed in a hospital, talking to someone. I lost consciousness. I woke up and was being given oxygen. I felt weird, light headed, like I was drugged.I think this was two firsts for my dreaming: Losing consciousness, and f > read more

Bright Roadside Lights

Published on 2011-02-06 02:58:00

Okay, here's my weird story.Many years ago, I was driving back from Missouri with a group of friends. It was late at night and we had had a long day. My friends were sleeping.My thoughts were suddenly interrupted by a bright light on the > read more

Sight is Subjective

Published on 2011-01-28 09:59:00

I've recently shied away from writing anything new that would reveal more of the controversial things I've done in my life, but these things I have experienced taught me a few things about the nature of reality and perhaps the reality of na > read more

Dies Irae - Dr. McMurtry

Published on 2011-01-21 13:49:00

I only enjoyed one class in college. It was a music history class for non-music majors at Oklahoma State University instructed by Dr. McMurtry. This was also my hardest class, ever... and I'm more proud of that A than any grade I ever ear > read more

Man and Daughter

Published on 2011-01-03 02:17:00

I've been watching a movie about a guy who's busy, but lonely. He gets to spend a few weeks with his daughter.Not a day goes by that I don't miss you and your brother. I think about you often.Sometimes I feel bad that I'm not writing more > read more

Merry Christmas

Published on 2010-12-25 10:01:00

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Rain on the Windshield

Published on 2010-12-23 21:04:00

I drove across the country to see your mother in 1992.She said she liked this band called The Posies, so I bought an album and packed it along with 100 or so other CDs of mine for the trip.The only thing that varies between McDonalds in this land is > read more

Poker GUTS!

Published on 2010-12-19 16:39:00

Hello My Babies!!I still miss you.I wrote this Flash game called Poker GUTS!http://www.winett.com/PokerGuts/I'm working on a Facebook integration for it now so people can use their Facebook login to save their scores and interact with each other.I lo > read more

ClickyTwisty

Published on 2010-12-13 22:26:00

Hi, kids!!I don't know if this will still be up when you find my blog, but I've been working in Adobe Flex on a project I'm calling ClickyTwisty.ClickyTwisty uses a set of rotating widgets to draw shapes on the screen. It's mesmerizing, I think > read more

I'm Missing Something

Published on 2010-12-08 03:33:00

Kids, I love you.You need to know that in my early twenties my appendix was surgically removed.Just before they removed my appendix, a doctor poked it with his index finger, causing me to experience a sharp, searing pain. The pain was so sudden > read more

Hopelessness

Published on 2010-12-07 00:23:00

Babies, I feel hopelessness most of the time. I am so far under, I am usually sure I'll never make it back to the surface. Any period of time I don't feel this way is due to distraction.I don't blame the world, or circumstances, or luck, > read more

אלוהים גדול. God is Great. الله أكبر.

Published on 2010-12-06 13:01:00

אלוהים גדול. God is Great. الله أكبر.Ok, so the Jews, the Christians, and the Muslims all think God is great and they all think He is the same God as in the stories of Moses, Noah, and Abraham. To me, that makes the curre > read more

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