Misconstrued Thoughts : Yesterday's Misconstrued Thoughts Today

Well before I left New Mexico, I had a few moments, to myself. So what did I do? Well I tried to see everything possible I had never seen. So what all can you fit into a 19 hour day? Yes I said 19 hours, 700 miles of road covered. Well you can see quiet a few parks.

For instance:

New Mexico is the home of the Very Large Array Radio Telescope. It has made more scientific discoveries than any other telescope in history. But honestly, its not all that impressive to see... but hey I have been there. While here I also heard of the Lightening field for the firts time.

I also saw Gila Clif Dwellings National Monument, ancient cliff dwelings, which is feet from the birthplace of Geronimo.

I also visited the three River Petroglyph site, its amazing they done know why people drew thousands of shapes on these rocks. Aliens? ha...

I headed up the road and went to Canyon De Chelley National Monument. Its interesting, there is a kingdom hall right outside the park and has writing in both english and navajo (this park is on the navajo reservation). By the way this is an amazing park, it is like a mini grand canyon, next time I visit I hope to be awake... I also visited the Navajo capitol, where I saw a WWII veteran, that in itself is signicant since it was Navajo indians which were used as Code Writers for WWII in the pacific, because the Japanees decoded every other code, but not the navajo language.

Over I went to Hubble Tradeing Post National Historic Monument. Little did I know that the common silver you see in Navajo jewelry was started with the help of Hubble, who became friends to the indians after they were treated horrible by the US Government.

I then headed up and visited Hovenwep National Monument in the middle of the Utah Desert. (Man 3 times in Utah in one year). It is home of the remains of an ancient castle like building built by native americans.

Over to Colorado I visited Mesa Verde NP. (Yep one more NP visited). This to is an amazing park, to think of the people who lived in these buildings 100's of years ago.

Finally I headed down to Aztec Ruin National Monument. (Its not really Aztec, just confused early setelers). And then to Chaco Culture NHP. This is an amazing place, where a 6 story huge temple was built nearly 700 years ago. I didnt even know Native americans built road systems but 400 miles of roads have been found in the New mexico desert, and all lead to this place.

There is so much to see and learn in this world it will take an eternity to take it in. (It'll be nice not to fit it into one day... one day).

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Reggie: Man! I'm awesome!
Jeremy: What?
Reggie: Well you know you are what you eat.

Add your quotes.

All of this stems from my recent trip to New Mexico. In New Mexico there is a fast food Chain Called Blake's Lottaburger. Its pretty good (especially there shake). But there motto is: If you are what you eat, you must be awesome! Funny stuff. I find it intriguing to see what restaurants grow into chains. Why are the so special that they end up in such a position. Why is the food that much better? And how did Jack's; Roy Rogers; and Pizza Plus end up with chains? Last week I concluded there needs to be a field guide to fast food restaurants. So maybe in the future I'll head out and embark on understanding every chain in this country... and no doubt I'll return 50 lbs more intelligent. (A book everyone will want... right?)

And speaking of, while making this post I ran across Hungry Jacks its the name for burger king in Australia odd eh? (its a trademark dispute so no burger king there).

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So, two things I'm down with... Free, and Music

Good music at that....

Atlanta is having free concerts the next month, with some awesome acts! So take note!

You do have to get membership to a radiostation, but hey big deal!

Shows coming:

July 9th: Cake, Stereophonics
July 16th: Weezer
July 30th: Ben Folds
August 13th: Garbage

Sweet Eh?

GO here to check it out...

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Well the question was asked? Who won that contest with the boys in Nashville?

Well at the official close of polls (18 hrs 27 minutes after start)

Here were the standings.

This brings question to the Tie... So where are the standings now if you look?

From this it looks like the Alex Devotees are more persistent in there enamor with the upper lip coverage.

Therefore Misconstrued Thoughts her-fore declares, with his half wing in place, Alex the winner.

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Well everything in New Mexico was complete. I finished an 80 hour work week last week. Tiring? Yes, indeed. But an adventure is more the theme.

I've never been in a helicopter before. And hey, why not do it for legitimate reasons?

As we arrived in the Gila National Forest (the first designated Wilderness area in the US), we knew we were in trouble. We had been radioed by the chase plane that the gondola had landed in a Raven, 3 miles from the nearest access location. Since this thing ways 4000 lbs, we knew there was going to be a problem. However, the Forest Service proved very helpful, they quickly offered up there resources (crew and helicopter) for our use. Great people indeed. We got on our flight suits, and headed to the skies.

As we landed on the mountain, it was apparent that this wasn't going to be easy work. We landed the nearest location we could find, and walked up the mountain about .5 mile caring roughly 100 lbs of gear.

Looking over the crash site. It was apparent our design had held up well and worked just as planned. I know you're thinking, that looks bad, but that was much better than what we had expected.

After about 4 hours of prep work the helicoptor returned to pick up the gondola. The mission was a success. The temeratures of 105, the rattlesnakes, and the cactus just added to the element of well pain in it all. But an adventure none the less.

The vehicle is now ready for its next flight. Antarctica was originally the plan, but it appears that has been bumped. The next flight will probably be next year in Scandinavia. So we wonder from the South to the North pole... and on we go.

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Nothing like 19 hour work days... I have returned from recovering our payload from the Gila National Forest. We had to work with the Forest Service, was flown in by helicopter (full flight suits and all) worked till dark, flew out of the mountians, stayed in some of the smallest towns left in this country (and it is the real old west) (NOT ONLY NO INTERNET, NO CELL PHONES, NO TELEPHONES!... AN ARCHAIC OLD WORLD). We were informed by locals they hate "The Government." Had at least one crazy lady track us down and tell us she saw an alien jump from our payload and that she knows we are covering it up.

And much much more..

As time permits I"ll tell more the story.

But for now.

WOrk to be done . (and many cacti spines to pull out of my legs).

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So on that last post someone asked? Why are you up so late. I'm sorry but in reality its so early. I am in New Mexico now, I'll be here till the DSTB flies... I'll be on the recovery crew. What does that mean? Once the balloon flies, it reaches 120,000 feet. After a few hours it returns to earth.

Someone has to go find it then, be it in a canyon, a cow pasture, a mountain stream. I and 3 others will head out to acomplish this once the vehicle flies.

But the hours are crazy here, you have to be at work at 2AM, and they last until well into the afternoon. Its 7AM now, and well I'm exhausted, the 3 cups of coffee has hardly done anything. But its an interesting experience. Tailess scorpions abound, and also I've already caught and been bit by a horny toad.

Ah the great west. 150 years ago Billy the Kidd was shot a couple of miles from here. Today, well NASA does science to get us to Mars one day.

Also you can see the other entry for links to live video feeds etc.

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Well here I sit at 2 in the morning in the middle of nowhere in New Mexico. This is the city where Billy the Kid got shot, including two graves and an arguement on which is real. Hopefully DSTB flies soon so I'm not stuck forever outhere. More updates when I am conscious.

Jerm

BTW...

As of the official poll closing it was a dead tie, between Alex and Andrew. But it appears upon public knowledge that Andrew is the user of Sharpie's ... Alex appears the true winner. Now yall owe me a steak dinner... oh wait how did that work.

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I once made the mistake of plunging into the world of mustache. It was an act I had to do to prove to myself I can do things against my own will to myself. It was something I had to do, at least once in my life, and now that is complete. I'll never forget going home and being commanded by Darcie to shave it before we ate because she couldn't eat with me looking like that.

The Boys from Nashville have now completed their contest. So its now time for you to vote, who has the best stach... the winner, the winner has declared they will wear it for the next 2 years. (OK, so maybe I added that last declaration).

Anyways,

Yes the time has come. The time for you the people to raise your
collective voice and declare who it is you want to lead you. To declare
which man the manliest. To judge us not by our character or by deeds,
but by hideous displays of facial hair. There are no standards no
pre-requisites here. You are not picking best, or most beautiful, or
even scariest. You are just going to pick your personal favorite. It is
obvious that each mustache has its own pros and cons (lists to long for
me to spell out here) each mustache its strengths and weaknesses. After
almost three long and arduous weeks of mustache brandishing, behold....
our babies.

bonus: Jonathan Pearson
(ben's and my 10 year old brother), unfortunately too late to enter the
contest officially, but definitely a strong contender. (No you can't
vote for him, so don't try) Perhaps a young Johnny Depp can be seen in
this too cool for school pose. Or maybe a young gang member just before
hitting his prime. I'm getting veklempt, discuss amongst yourselves.

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Well here we are still waiting to fly DSTB. When will it? Who knows, but my assignment has now changed, it seems I may be supporting from New Mexico now. If we don't fly by Friday, I'll be on a plane to the middle of nowhere in New Mexico. Supporting the flight for the next couple of weeks.

Two days, for good weather. Will it happen? Who knows, ya never know what tomorrow brings, especially in my job.

"Flexibility its a requirement for life"

OK just made that quote. Add yours if you have any.

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Check out todays music review...

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With this plugin you can make your computer see gmail like a drive. Therefore, you can drag and drop files into your gmail account just like moving files on your computer (Gmail does have a limit of 10MB per file). This is like a 2GB net storage drive, thats easy to use! Amazing. Check it out, its great!

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Pink Floyd is getting back together... we're talkin Roger Waters n crew... amazing.

Of course only one concert... Live8... to stop hunger in africa. Or well make a comment on the problem.

So who wants to go?

we have 19 days.

Live 8.

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Smells are an interesting thing. They can bring back memories, put you in a good mood, a bad mood, give you a sinus headache! Anyways, cologne is an interesting concept in itself. I've always thought well men need manly smells... ya don't want to be smelling all feminine do you (well some of you "modern" men may want to)... but really shouldn't a smell prove your consistent manliness?

With that in mind I've thought of various smells that should in reality be colognes...

57 Chevy Engine Cologne for men - This cologne will really get the ladies engines running. A mixture of motor oil and engine starting fluid (which you are probably having to spray down the carburetor to get the car agoin often)... will remind everyone that you are a classic motor man.

Sea Salt Spray Cologne for men - With a touch of the ocean in its rawest form, your lady will know you've been hard at work at the docks, but you have returned for she is the true catch. Not potent but not perfectly pleasant, this unique blend will confuse and invigorate the ladies letting them know you are a hard working man.

6PM on a Summer Day for men - A unique blend of sweaty earthy tones and smells. The expected abrasiveness of afternoon sweat has been tapered down to hold its attractive manly value. Your lady can enjoy the unique smell of her hard working man, while he is in clean, showered, ready for an evening on the town.

The Real Cowboy for men - A combination of the smells of a rustler on the range. Passing smells of leather, cowboy boots, and sweat on his brow. He's came in on his steed; and its all encompassed in this one unique sent. No woman can resist a cowboy.

So there you have it: What other smells can you think we need to add here? Real scents for men, look for it soon in a store near you.

(Oh and for you "Modern Cowboys" I'm guessing this would be nothing like that described in the last scent. Get yourself a free sample)

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Well today may be the test flight of Deep Space Test Bed, in New Mexico. This is a test flight before we send it down to Antartica. I had a part in the design, and I'm also working with one of the student groups which will perform test on this flight at 120,000 feet.

But now its wait. Unlike many jobs where you come in and know what your day will be, at NASA its always real time, dependent on so many things (kinda like life huh?). So today may be the flight.

The students I am working with have a small website. They will be recording VLF waves. These are produced by lightening and such, and when lightening strikes anywhere in the world, it can be heard in the rest of the world. Learn more here. The students will record real time while the DSTB is recording data at altitude. Lets hope for good weather.

You can watch the launch here, click the fort sumner links.

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Terpitude

The thoughts overwhelming
takes my mind
Digging deeper looking through
what I find

Hoping for explicit answer
for my thought
Rigid bondage of self
is where I’m caught

I look ever deeper
to understand my way
Dig ever deeper for
the words that I say

I think of turning hither
to another world
But stiffness creeps within me
I cant be hurled

To rise from this slumber
overlaying me
What could cause this error
from which I try to flee

It doesn’t matter what I desire
for I’m trapped inside
Living with thoughts and feeling
I wish had died

Add yours....

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Javann:

I don't want to die, because then I would probably be resurrected with a different body. I like this body, I know where everythings is.

Jeremy:

What? Do you think you are going to be resurected as a woman?

Javann:

If I was I would be a manly woman. I would be a good manly woman.

Jeremy:

What?

Add your quotes...

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Today's post is about something we all are familiar with... but often don't describe. Yet upon further conversation (with many) I've found most are not afraid to go this place of conversation... Where you ask?

Well this stems back to conversation with one of my friends... we often delve into random in depth conversations about truly useless matters... Yet we can turn these useless matters into deep thoughts of actual usefulness. (In our own little world... and in Seinfeld).

Of what do I speak? Well the need to use the "necessary room" in public. That's right if you have to use the restroom in public, what method do you employee. Well not only did we discuss this we came up terms.... and the most confusing part of the whole conversation, a method I'd never heard of was described...

So new definitions for every ones edification:

Packing: That's when you decide you can wait, the restroom is just a bit to unkosher, and you'll wait to get home.

Wrapping: When you use the tp to create the needed protective barrier, before use.

Hovering: Requires good leg muscles, and sometimes use of handicap bars.

Close Encounter: When you have no time to take necessary protective action. Not recommended, usually only an experience in dire circumstance.

and finally:

Vulturing:

Vulturing you ask? Yes I did too, this is what I had never heard of... it is a method of placing the feet on the porcelain and creating a stance that of a vulture.

I have never heard of this last method, and honestly don't see how its possible?

Has anyone else heard of this?

So there you have it, a chapter out of the book (100 things everyone knows but doesn't talk about)... but as we've learned sometimes some people have footnotes in there own books we've never read.

Interesting? ... or is scary the word?

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Yesterday I was asked that question, and I'm not sure the answer to the question really. I do know that I like to get good ol fashioned dirty. Maybe it stems from living on the farm? I dont know. There have been several moments where I have fully found the glory of mud fighting.

Early on I remember going down the river with Larry Franklin, I remember, my first mud fight ensueing... good times, and noted forever.

Then several years later we decided to walk toward the back of the farm, in the heaviest rainstorm ever. We once again broke out into a redclay mud fight, and also swam across the pond. Good times!

Yet even recent years. I remember taking the boys in Knoxville camping right before I left that there city. We muded it up... to the point you couldnt tell who we were. Of course the one kid was a feared of his mother, and requested no mud to the hair. We agreed">.
This then brings us the huntsville days. Tommy took me on a nice adventure into a cave, where crawling and slinging led to much mudness. Yet, it also led to sculpting; face sculpting that is">.

Then there was the other cave expereience last summer.... brining in a whole host of increased mud appreciation.

This takes us to this weekend where Phil, Tommy, Kat n I walked down a stream for another round of mud slinging goodness. Some of the most pliable mud I've ever seen, it led to a nice recreation of Valerie (Miracle Max wife from the Princess Bride). Man good sculpting mud... (and good mud slinging fun!

So you slung mud lately? If not its time to go get dirty, and enjoy a good time. Don't worry, it'll wash off... (its just hard to get out of the ears).

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So here we go... two of the coolest gals in Nashville... OK Hendersonville... OK Tennessee.... We'll put it there.

Anyways, its Autumn and Mallory Friday. Recently as we recounted last week, I took a voyage up to the great north and these two gals set sail as well. Good times were to be had, all you have to do is look at last weeks images, and last weeks quotes. But these two are one of a kind.

Sorta like the odd couple, they somehow mesh together and make things happen. They are roomies there in the Hendersonville estate. For certain two creative girls. Both have artistic ability... Autumn even pulls in quilt making. And Mallory, she has a creative flare for the unique art. In fact one of her pieces of art graces my living room (it contains mysterious hidden faces) and has enjoyed such comments such as "You need new friends" "Why did you put that up" and "That is awesome!" The final being what I agree with.

They are both generous and spirtual too. They have given there time by helping the elderly in local homes, they also have a fine share and attitude in the ministry.

These two gals are fun two... up for a new different creative idea. Want to go to Philidelphia? Sure. Want to go eat at as many restaurants as possible? sure. Want to get multiple tickets in the city? Well that wasn't planned. Or Do you want to get paintballs and shoot at each other with slingshots... who cares if its raining? OK only Mallory jumped on that one. Good times.

Oh one final interesting ability, Malory can cry at will! amazing, and very useful. (Plus she can talk to anyone.... actually she'll often disappear off on a conversation with a random person... (often homeless).

Well Mallory and Autumn if you don't know them ur missing out. Fun to be with and good girls...

(oh and they have the perfect taste in music!)... they'll even go to a live techno concert).

Leave ur Comments.

(Oh and get a free donut today to celebrate!)

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Well I meant to bring the quotes... and well they sit at home... so we'll combine quotes wed creative write Thurs.

I Meant

I meant to quote your words
But I forgot them in my head

I meant to quote that humor
Yet I remember something I read

The two things i mention are nothing alike
But I've been forgetful since a lil tyke

I meant to quote your words
To keep them was my endeavor

I meant to quote that thought
But its in my head lost and gone forever

But to desire to do is not the same
to come through with completion that gives fame

I meant to quote your words
I would write them to remember

I meant to quote your ideas
Yet I loss everything as if its touched an ember

Maybe next time I'll know what you said
But one things for certain its sure not in my head

But it was funny.
I think?
I don't remember
Honestly
Sorry.

You said some funny words

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Quote Wednesday will be coming tomorrow on a pseudo Wednesday-Thursday. However today a special post. Seems a few weeks ago as I traveled the roads of California I received a call from a friend in Nashville. It seems they were having a mustache contest. These "man-o-meters" (see below) I have already experienced. (and I'll post such images in the future... when the boys below get caught up to my such stage...) But as for now... watch the whisker unfurl... as the boys in Nashville travel the path less traveled.

(Oh and as for others, feel free to send in your mustache images for the comparison)

For the past ten years the mustache has been labeled "uncool" and had a reputation as undesirable; and that is exactly why we are growing them. You may have thought your northern brothers did not have the gusto to pull it off, but if you thought that, you will have been horribly wrong. Yes, Andrew, Ben, D.A. and myself have put aside any natural concern about our own outward appearance for a test of pure humiliation. A test that will once and for all prove who among this quartet of boys is truly a man. And what a better way of measuring one's manliness then to grow out his god given upper-lip mouth brow? Heck with calling them mustaches, I think they should be called manly-o-meters. Sure, some challenge each other with tests of whits, strength or speed, but here in Hendersonville, Tennessee USA we challenge each other's endurance of pure self-inflicted facial hideousness (I've already received at least one very awkward and possibly horrified stare. I say "at least," because who knows how many went undetected). For all the ladies that view these graphic images, we can only hope that you are not too superficial/weak of stomach, so as to forever stereotype us as the trailer trash that we appear to be (not that there's anything wrong with living in a trailer (double-wides are pretty sweet)).

For those of you who do not know us by name or face I'll give you a quick-reference guide to our one-week growth photo. Andrew would be the Cro-Magnon character residing bottom left, Ben is the one with a hair monument worthy of ancient Greece, D.A. is the guido, and I am the one that looks the most like Moby. Oh and Andrew, Ben and I are all related (Pearsons of Swedish decent) D.A. is practically a family member, but not quite (D'Elia of Italian decent). So you can see that the competition is going to be heated at the very least. Let the games begin...

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