Monthly Archives: April 2009

Why are farts funny?

Posted on April 26, 2009 by SamuraiMarine

Tonight I decided that, since my stomach was still not quite at 100% since this bout with what I can only assume was a stomach flu, I would go to the Subway Sandwich shop here by my home.  Not a … Continue reading →

Posted in Food and Drink, Humor | 4 Comments

I hope to be the model of a Modern Master Mason.

Posted on April 26, 2009 by SamuraiMarine

So… as of this last Wednesday (22 April 2009), I am now a Master Mason. Masonry has been a part of my family for a few generations now.  Most recently it was my Great Uncle… William Yelland.  He was a … Continue reading →

Posted in Education, Personal Notes | 7 Comments

Mixed signals…

Posted on April 19, 2009 by SamuraiMarine

While walking around work today, I noticed something that just really had not struck me before.  It is the way that there is one set of rules for one group of people, yet an entirely different set for others. What … Continue reading →

Posted in Rants and Raves | 12 Comments

Wait… it gets worse…

Posted on April 18, 2009 by SamuraiMarine

A couple weeks ago I wrote a piece where I bashed the new Jason Statham bomb, in theaters now, for being a very weak effort to draw in money for using a fairly big name action actor, in an already … Continue reading →

Posted in Rants and Raves, Reviews and Critiques | 3 Comments

200th Post

Posted on April 15, 2009 by SamuraiMarine

For some, this may not be important.  But this is my 200th article, so I decided to post it on Tax Day, so that I would make something nice out of an otherwise depressing day. This is as the result … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogging, SamuraiMarine News | 15 Comments

The Lessons along the way…

Posted on April 13, 2009 by SamuraiMarine

When I was growing up, my mother had this thing she would like to tell me… something that she, in turn, heard from her Grandmother. “Wish in one hand and piss in the other, see which gets full the fastest.” … Continue reading →

Posted in Philosophy | 6 Comments

Maybe Salvidore Dali was right!

Posted on April 11, 2009 by SamuraiMarine

This world really is a strange place.  It seems like everything that we do and see does nothing more than prove this point these days.  In fact, I have to stop and wonder if maybe the ones that can truly … Continue reading →

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Returning from Vacation

Posted on April 8, 2009 by SamuraiMarine

Did you ever notice that vacation, in many cases, is more trouble than it is worth? Sure… you are away from work, having a good time and enjoying life.  Times are good, life is good… maybe you might even find … Continue reading →

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Blog appearance…

Posted on April 6, 2009 by SamuraiMarine

I have decided to revert the blog back to a simpler appearance.  While I liked the “Old West” feel of the old theme, it was apparent that this was slowing things down a bit. So…  in an effort to make … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogging, SamuraiMarine News | 4 Comments

Crank??? Really?

Posted on April 4, 2009 by SamuraiMarine

A while  back the wife and I watched a movie called  Crank.  This was not really something that I was looking forward to, but to make the wife happy, I relented.  I knew she had a thing for Jason Statham, … Continue reading →

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