Chronic Stupid

My Radio Show.

So I have a secret... I've been in the studio recording a raido show.
















Go to DjMiked.com and check it out. Please be kind, we are very new at this. The shows are fairly low brow but it's alot of fun.

posted by HazMatt @ 8:14 PM 0 comments

Cross Your Rubicon

'Been thinking alot this week. About Love, life choices and doing the tough stuff as well as the effect of the media on our perception of the moment. I wanted to write these thoughts down earlier this week, but I just couldn't organize all these disparate threads, until Tuesday. I was driving home while deep in disscusion with my friend about the idea of "Tough Love". During our conversation a song by Rich Price came on about "Crossing the Rubicon". It wasn't a really profound moment, but it got me thinking in the right direction. Way back in the day, Julius Ceasar was looking to take control of Rome. He gathered a large army and prepared to attack. It was reported that he told his troops that once they crossed the Rubicon, there was no turning back. It was an irreversable step, hence the phrase was born. My friend had to tell his wife some really hard stuff in order to mantain true, honest, selfless love. And in my life, I've been mulling over the pain and joy that comes with the care and raising of my 2 sons. Today i heard a snippet of a poem that really touched me. It was about the seemingly thankless job of being a parent, as seen from a now grown child. "What I didn't know then, of the cold, austere. and lonely offices of love." This quote conjured up the image of Jesus, waiting in Heaven for us, waiting for the call of gratitude that too often never comes. "The Cold Offices of Love" I wanted to pull all these thoughts together into one, cohesive piece, but alas, this was just not possible. The best I can offer is this; Getting married, being a parent, and chosing to love, Dying on the cross, these are all in one form or another a crossing of the Rubicon. Once those soldiers followed Ceasar across the river they were guilty of treason. Whether they fought or not was irrelevent, they would forever live with that choice. Once I became a father I would always be one. There is no escaping it. The same goes for being a husband, whether our spouse dies, leaves, or we screw-up, we will always have that mark on our soul. The Creator joins us into one flesh. One person! I mean really sit down and think about that! I hope this post hasn't been too Insane, I just, like usual, have to get this junk out of my head. Oh and speaking of the "pain" of fatherhood, check out Isaac's eye. He fell on a milk crate. Well thats all from the crazy ward for today!

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Crazy Aiden and Fun in Graveyards.

Took more pictures last night, 2 are my son Aiden and the others are from a cemetery near my house. I was hoping to capture the beautiful statues against the moonight.

posted by HazMatt @ 10:12 PM 0 comments

Another Parade?!

Yup, I took my boys to another parade. This one was much better, marching bands, mini monsters, fire trucks, CANDY!, all that good stuff. The boys were a little dissapointed that the shriners didn't bring out the camels. Come to think of it, I didn't see the double ended car either. As you can see i took some pictures, i always take pictures. In fact i think I take too many pictures. I don't know why I take so many. I guess I'm looking for "The Picture". That's Probably the same reason I make so many posts to my blog. Sometimes I feel like I am "creatively constipated". I have so much junk in my head and no way to get it out. I haven't found any one art form that i'm really good at, one that I feel gets the point across. I have songs in my head, but I can't sing, paintings, I can't draw, Music, I cant play that well, ....you get the idea. Writing and taking pictures are very cheap and easy for me so this my newest attempt at sillencing the voices. On a different note, Isaac has started listening to baseball on the radio. I didn't realize that my 4yr old could hear the radio in the kitchen from his room. Friday night when I was tucking him in he asked me if the Yankees were going to be playing that night. Just tonight he asked me about their schedule and what days this week they would be playing. Well... I don't think I'm in the middle of writing "The Post" so I will close.

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More Pics...

I realize these are odd pics, but I like it that way:)

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Some Questions...

Not much to say today. I had a job interview today at 11. I had to take the day off which gave me time to do several things. The first was listening to the radio. I must have heard every kind of pundit give every kind of view on everything. This just reinforced two of my very strong opinions. One: All politicians are clinically insane, period, enough said. And secondly, too many people try to look at logistical problems and issues along certain party lines. I see this at work all the time. I have absolutely no interest in proving myself to anyone else right or wrong. My belief is that we must attack all issues with the sole goal of finding the perfect solution. This solution must One: address the immediate need and secondly: it must be feasible for the long term. Then, after a history of fixing problems and fighting battles, we can sit back in our rockers and compare records. I still don't know where my allegiance lies politically. After 60 years of voting, I promise I’ll go back and review my record, and then maybe I'll have a better idea. I do though; have some questions about the current world Issues that I'd like you to consider.
1. What defines a "group" as it relates to civil rights and how broad are we willing to take it?
i.e. law breakers, pediphiles, and animals?
2.Why do we place so much pressure on Iran over the nuclear issue? Isn't Korea and China just as much of a danger?
3. Why must we be tolerante of other religions (even if they promote oppresive behavior...) but it's okay disscriminate against governments? Arn't they both basically a set of values and ideals?
4.If global warming is really happening, and the oceans are rising, why aren't costal cities being prepared? and if they do flood, will President Bush be blamed?
5. If taxpayers help pay for the majority of ballparks around the country, whats wrong with congress doing an investigation into steroid use?
6. What is going on in Mexico that people feel the need to sneak across the border?
And Why doesn't America take Mexico task on this?
7. Why is it so hard for Canadians and Mexicans to get citizenship when Cubans just have to set foot on American soil?
Well I hope those made you think or even made you mad. I don't really care about your feelings, I just hope you start coming up with answers with me. The other thing I got to do today was take pictures. They are the ones up top.

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