It's Like Buying an Ice Cream Freezer if You're Lactose Intolerant...

Kim Comer Jackson

34 minutes ago near Metropolis

I was just looking under the "edit" settings for a relationship status that says, "I'M complicated"... they don't seem to have a setting for that...

This was my updated Facebook status a few days ago around 2:30 in the afternoon. Incidentally, they also do not have "Agnostic" as a choice - although I plan to see if I can 'write it in' later...

Those of you who know me know that I have been in no way, shape, form or fashion on the hunt for a mate, companion, boyfriend, fiance, spouse or any form of any of that mess ... 

I occasionally go on dates.  I prefer to meet the gent out somewhere .. this is evidently

something that comes from the 'control disorder' I picked up amidst the segway into the era of my life I'm currently in.  

Anywho... I'm likely to meet a fellow out for a bit of dinner and chatting and then totally disappear for ... like ... weeks ... or months ... yes, sometimes even years ... it's not something I intentionally do, I suppose it's some sort of defense mechanism ... 

I have a very firm belief on dating - for myself, anyway - It's like buying an ice cream freezer if you're lactose intolerant.  Yes kids, you heard me... I've "been married", so it's not on my "list" to "get married".  I'm extraordinarily selfish with my time and busy with my own projects, so it's not like I'm out pounding the pavement to find a mate who will most likely fragment my time even more.  These two factors alone keep dating pretty much completely off the radar for me.  

The Absolute Single Common Factor of Mass Killings ... and "Modern Sporting Rifles" My Foot!

Sweet Fancy Fritters, folks ... I was thrilled to wake closer to my "usual time" this morning.  My sleep has been seriously out of whack and my preference is to wake in the wee hours of the morning.  Sometimes I've been up for two hours and as the Facebook feed rolls by in my peripherals, I'll see something like, "Oh my God this is

horrible!!! Why did I wake so early?!" Except that it usually says "wake up", because let's face it ... many people in this neck of the woods do NOT know how to use prepositions... I on the other hand delight in waking early.  I like to combobulate myself before dealing with others.

Anywho, it was my intention to begin a chat on the mind blowing topic of dating today.  I realize this is quite a shock and some of you may need time to compose yourselves unless you were rattling around on Facebook yesterday afternoon just after I logged in to look at the "options" for relationshipdom - F.Y.I.. they do not have "agnostic" or "I'M complicated".  I may cocoon myself tonight and write about that, but I saw something this morning that completely freaked me out - for lack of a more flowery exclamation - and I felt I needed to bring it to your attention.  You ... each and every one of you ... and if you share it with your friends, each and every one of them ... and so on ... 

I had the Today Show on this morning as I often do when I'm getting my day underway and I heard a phrase that "caught my ear" as new... "modern sporting rifles".  I googled right away to make sure I was hearing what I thought I was hearing.... and yup - Bob's your Uncle ... An Assault Weapon...

If Assault Is Illegal, Why Are Assault Weapons Not?

*originally published on 12/17/12*

I have no problem with guns.  I was raised in a house with guns.  When I was of a

reasonable age in the eyes of good old DaddyO (who was then probably in his late 40s), he took me out back, gave me a briefer, pointed me towards a target shaped like a man and my lesson began.  

He gave me quite a talking to about safety and taking care of myself in this jacked up world.  He told me that someday I'd have my own place and "Guns'll save your life if you ain't afraid to use 'em.  You hesitate and somebody'll take that thang away and use it on you.." 

This was the same conversation I had heard whispers of in the very early 80s after my grandpa, Barney had passed away.  Grandma was nervous having never lived alone and wanted a hand gun.  In that case, Dad was the final say and he deemed that grandma was safer without a gun than with one.

 

If Assault Is Illegal, Why Are Assault Weapons Not?

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I clearly recall the first night I was in my own home alone as a new bride with a potential intruder on the front patio.  It occurred to me right away that for the first time in my life I was in a house without a gun and might possibly need one.  I was clever enough to

A New Feature in December and A $7 Cuppa Java

IN DECEMBER...

The 2pm Javarific Jolt

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Stop in to the Facebook Like Page every Monday afternoon at 2pm to see the 2pm Java Jolt!

Just a little something java related …
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"I Only Wear Red One Day a Year" is "that Kentucky crap" ... I Beg to Differ... Go Cats!

I was simply devastated to find that one of my friends had referred to my blue santa as "that Kentucky crap" when seeing it go through the news feed earlier this week.  I am truly a Kentucky fan - as you

learned here the day after Kentucky won the Championship - but I haven't always been... 

Way back many moons ago when I was a delightfully optimistic young dahling, I realized very quickly that College Basketball season was going to be quite similar to the hunting seasons I had witnessed growing up at the folks' and if I wanted any quality time with my later-to-be-ex-hubby during the fall I needed to get in the loop.  

Don't Blame Me... I Voted for Johnson...

I'm hoping now that both "major parties" have fallen prey to the Electoral College that people will begin to understand that our voting system as it currently stands is a mess... 

As I said in yesterday's blog...

""The Electoral College voting system is a wolf in sheep's clothing... It's all dressed up like Democracy, we get to vote for "whichever

one we want" after the 'appropriate candidates' are 'filtered in'.  Those 'other guys' (or gals) can run, but they might not be on the ballot in every state, they won't be invited to the "big debates".  They can have their own debate... and they will... and they'll invite 'the traditional candidates' and they won't bother to attend... and you'll never hear it on the news.... ""

Tuesday - November 6th - Election Day - 8 a.m.

I made a definitive choice on a very important decision last night.  

I decided that I will vote for neither "major party" candidate and I will cast my vote for Libertarian, Gary Johnson - as 5% of for Gary Johnson means that we will see more variety on the ballot in 2016.

Some people say, "That's a wasted vote...  

To them I say, "I watched the news just last night and my state is already colored in.. so it's evidently okay." 

Our two party system is a failure ... 

it's the "haves" arguing against the "have nots" and vice versa... 

I personally feel that the largest problem we have is the voting system in this country.  I feel relatively informed on this topic as I've spent a tremendous amount of time lately listening to documentaries while editing pics and googling any little question I had about what I had learned.  I continue to study it because obviously we should never stop learning... 

We're taught about our country's voting system.  If I'm not mistaken, I memorized it as a Senior in High School and regurgitated it onto a test... Just months later I voted in my first election... More on that later... 

The point is, we see it ... but we don't demand that it be changed.  I don't think anyone likes it ((Except of course for the major party candidates that it benefits)) Yet we all just go along apathetically every four years and keep our mouths shut and do it the way we've always done it.  Obviously some would still vote for "major party candidates", but not everyone would.

The Electoral College voting system is a wolf in sheep's clothing... It's all dressed up like Democracy, we get to vote for "whichever one we want" after the 'appropriate

candidates' are 'filtered in'.  Those 'other guys' (or gals) can run, but they might not be on the ballot in every state, they won't be invited to the "big debates".  They can have their own debate... and they will... and they'll invite 'the traditional candidates' and they won't bother to attend... and you'll never hear it on the news.... 

I'll tell you this... if Gary Johnson would have been on the same stage with President Obama and Mitt Romney during any of the three debates, you would have heard some solutions rather than witnessing a pissing match.

Vote for whomever you wish today... Nothing on earth is more important than following what your gut tells you to do.  I'm going to listen to my gut and I hope you'll do the same.

Don't Blame Me... I Voted for Johnson...

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Raw Footage of a Remix - Woodhaven

At the link below a rough walkthrough.. before and during of a remix I've been doing the last couple of days...

Watch "kcojaxremix Woodhaven Lounge, Music and Dining Room" on YouTube

I've started a board on this gig on Pinterest

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The FIRST EVAH DVR Round-Up :: the very best of Sheldon Cooper

The DVR Round-Up is a new feature in Journey to the Nucleus of my Noggin in which I share with you TV clips that tickle my fancy.  Occasionally these will be clips that I've uploaded to my YouTube Channel Flawn Ocho, but for the most part they will be from YouTube, Vimeo, etc...

I'm going to test the traffic times,
but I hope to post them in the afternoon as to lure you into my blog during your afternoon breaks... 

Hands down, one of my favorite shows on TV - 

The Big Bang Theory

Enjoy the clip below...

the very best of Sheldon Cooper

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I Needed Some Inspiration...

I needed just one more splash of inspiration before my timer was to ding and let me know that my Sunday morning of quiet javarific bliss was complete and "time to make the donuts" had arrived... I thought for a moment, googled ... and found my own link to boot ... :) 

Enjoy! 

the Ocho-rific Song 'o the Day: 10/15/2010 - Eastbound and Down - Jerry Reed - 1977

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Have A Grand and Groovy Day!
Be Kind to One Another...
and Don't Text and Drive! 

A Sunday Afternoon Update

I am being inundated lately with strange dreams... I wake up as tired as I was when I fell asleep... haunted and perplexed all day by flashbacks from strange dreams. It's been my intention for a very long time to keep a dream journal, but I've never really started.

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Allow me to delve a little deeper into the Facebook posts below ... 

you may have caught these a couple of afternoons ago on my FB news feed.... 

Kim Comer Jackson

19 hours ago near Metropolis via mobile

Standing on the corner of north avenue in an apron holding 3 pieces of ham... trying to catch a dog. I normally charge more for

this...

Kim Comer Jackson

17 hours ago near Paducah via mobile

I am pleased to announce that run-away-Pop was captured shortly after his escape ... and Mendy don't think for a minute I didn't almost go back for the camera :0) talk about missing some tremendous footage! To top it off I had on 1 of my hippy hats & my superman t shirt with my apron... purple cleaning gloves hanging out of my pocket and flailing in the wind... I can't begin to fathom how ridiculous I looked running down the street..

The breakdown of all of that is that I was on a cleaning and remixing gig and as I sat on the stoop having a ciggy, I attempted to pet the dog through the crack in the door at which time he nudged through the door and slowly meandered onto the stoop.  He sat down, he seemed like he was going to stay... he didn't.


Off we went around Marberry Drive, about six feet at a time... I'd get almost to him and he'd run a few feet more... As I began to hear the sound of traffic grow louder, I looked up and realized that Pop and I were about two houses away from North Avenue... 


A man looked up at me and grinned as he mowed his yard... I made one of those "panicked twisty faces" I like to make and shouted, "I'm trying to catch that dog... and if I catch 'im, I'm gonna ride him back!" ... did I mention this dog Pop weighs probably about 160 pounds? 


I stood on the corner of North Avenue and Marberry Drive watching Pop roam towards the road... I would truly give anything to have video and audio of the event... There was a lot of "Holy F*cking Sh*t, Pop! What the H*ll are you doing to me?" and "Oh this is ridiculous... this just can't be happening..."  


Then... a familiar face in a car turning into Marberry... the teenager who lives in the house that I'm working on... Hallelujah! Except for now, the son of the homeowner knows that I've accidentally let the dog out...


The young man got out of the car and left it running as he chased Pop across North Avenue.  I was now standing beside a running Honda on the corner of the busiest street in town at juuuuuust the time when everyone was traveling home from work, wearing a blue apron, a hippie hat, a Superman t-shirt and purple gloves ... holding a handful of ham.  


As I stood there and pondered if I should move this running vehicle down to the house and call the Mom/homeowner, I saw another familiar face... the Mom, well speak of the little lovey - here she is right now, and who's that with her in the vehicle?  Well, it's the son and Pop, of course... 


As she pulled to a stop, the son and Pop got in the Honda and I relinquished my handful of ham to the son.  I hopped into her vehicle (actually hoping that I was still in good graces enough to get a ride back down to the house) ... on our ride back to the house, we determined that Pop had found a sucker and I had obviously let her come home to more discombobulation that intended... 


In the end, she was in good spirits and Pop was safe... 
If no one's killed or maimed, it can be fixed - a'men?!


Anywho ... I'm about to take off now for what will hopefully be the last day on this cleaning and remixing project.  It's been a bit difficult as the son spends more time in the house than I had realized at the initial consultation - he's a delightfully charming young fella, but he can mess the daylights out of a house... 


As I left the house a couple of days ago, I poked my head into the den to say goodbye as this fellow and his buddy played a video game... I said, "You mentioned you weren't working tonight and I wanted to let you know you could save your Mom a little chunk by doing the dishes in the kitchen..."  
"Okay..", he said.


"Also, could you tell me ... is there anything I need to know about starting the mower?  Your Mom's timeline for project completion is this weekend and I know that was on her list.." 
"I'm gonna do it...", he said.


"Okay ... that and the dishes then ... we've got a deal?" 


"Yup!", he said cheerfully....


Now ... I'll come back later and tell you how that turned out ... 
I think you probably already know... 


Were we really all procrastinating, contankerous, know-it-all teenagers at one time?
Yikes...


Have a grand and groovy day!! 
Don't text and Drive!! 

A Thursday Evening Wrap Up at 12:30 in the A.M. on Friday...

Is it Thursday evening?
The Holiday has me as confused as all daylights...
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I've been working this week on the last phase of a project that began in January.

BEFORE

Immediately After

After Mounting TV on Wall, removing superfluous furniture and
Adding a Second Column of Shelving

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I've also been working more shooting time into my daily routine and I've been putting more focus on Flawn Ocho...  As far as the KCoJax Local Flavor branch goes - I had planned to find a very lofty location from which to capture last night's Independence Day fireworks.

In fact, on Tuesday afternoon as I crossed the I-24 bridge while driving home after a quick trip to Paducah I pondered whether or not there are still any friends of the family working at E.E.I..  My dad's been retired from there for many years, but I've heard many times from him about the phenomenal Fourth of July view from the tops of the decks at the plant and I was wishing then that I would've thought of that location early enough to try and worm my way in somehow.

Tuesday night I crept around town to spy a couple of shots of the moon and continued to wish with all of my might that friends would call with a spot for me on a boat... that would be my ideal location - 

I captured the images below on Tuesday Evening... 

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I returned home in a flurry on Wednesday afternoon from hanging shelves .. still not quite sure where I would perch myself to view the Metropolis Fireworks.  I got cleaned up and readied myself for wherever I might wind up and stepped out onto the back patio to ponder my next move.

I lit a ciggy and scanned the sky as I evaluated the pros and cons of locations.  I'd had invitations to join friends at two different places, one of which I think would've been an incredible view - but I was feeling hermitish and didn't really feel like meeting up with people.

After I found I couldn't get onto the roof of the Ocho without causing a scene, I decided to just hop in my car and see where I wound up - but I went in the direction of Dorothy Miller Park.  I arrived by the 3rd shot of fireworks or so and using my phone to light my path scurried among the people all sprawled out on their blankets in an attempt to get as close to the river as I could.  

My goal for shooting the fireworks was to experiment with shutter speed and aperture settings.  I've been doing that a bit with some night shooting, but as a real test I wanted to try something as vivid and delightfully active as fireworks.  Per usual, my decision to run late was not a good one - causing me to sit by a gaggle of folks who'd brought their cocktails along with them - thus they were extraordinarily and abruptly noisy...  causing me to be a bit jittery... and making me wish I'd brought a tripod along... 

Nervous Firworks

This one reminds me of "Sideshow Bob"...

Getting out of the mess of traffic wasn't "too" terribly bad, although I am really hoping that teleportation becomes a mainstream form of transportation in my lifetime - because obviously that would've made it quicker still...

Until Next Time...

Have A Grand and Groovy Day

and
Don't Text and Drive!

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Tap.. Tap.. Tap... Is this thing on? ...

Here I am gang ... and once again the rumors of my demise are greatly exaggerated... 


I wanted to share something with you real quickly before I take off to revamp an entertainment center ... My site Flawn Ocho, just in case you've never checked it out ... 


Flawn Ocho is where you can find the images and graphics that I create on things like coaster, t-shirts, magnets and whatnot ... Be sure to share it with your friends!

You can click 
Here - www.cafepress.com/flawnocho


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Until next time ... Have a grand and groovy Day!
and Don't Text and Drive!


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