Michael Kane

So yeah, when I die, quote me as having said;

I stand, when standing isn’t easy.

Yeah, that’s all.

I’m no scientist and no I have not figured out a way to turn back time, nor do I have a theory (watching people close this window now) but don’t you wish you could sometimes? You know…turn back time? I’ve been a huge believer in NEVER regretting things in life for so long now, but I’m starting to doubt myself I think. I’m regretting things more and more every day, which is not entirely bad…I guess.

I know I can make some things right again with a little clarity, a little effort, suppose I will but there are things that break real bad, not like humpty dumpty you know? More like if he had swallowed a grenade, doubt any one could put that sucker back together again right? Well yeah, things to that extent, just, something so messed up and ruined and spoiled with time that no amount of effort can fix. Wish I could turn back time for many reasons, wish I could be young again with no responsibility, not a care in the world, wish I was part of a real family again, you know, them passing away and all doesn’t help with that. I guess I’m mostly wanting to turn back time for things that can never be again, but all the same I find myself trying and failing, and then trying again. Stubborn ass fool, I know.

So wait, I guess I do have a theory on turning back time, maybe. It does not involve shaving off all your pubic hair and strapping high voltage wires to your arse, nope, nor does it involve a machine, sorry for spoiling that moment for you eli. But yeah. So my theory goes something like this;

Forget the past.

Yeah that’s all I came up with, but you know, it’s a point im trying to prove to myself, forget the past. What’s done is done…look forward (no not into the future) but fix what you still can (telling that to myself not you, although feel free to take this all in). So to fix what’s still bugging me is going to take one hell of an effort, a lot bugs me, suppose I have to start somewhere.

To the few reading this blog still that I truly care about, and are genuine friends, and who i’ve either told to sod off or shut out, read whats below and try to match which message is to you, best I can do…

• You flew right by me and didn’t see me U turn mate, you kept speeding off, I never had anything against you, still don’t, you chose left I chose right, no one is at fault there, Promise, I don’t hate you, I don’t hate anyone.

• What can I say, you’re like family, but push came to shove and you shoved all my buttons at the same time, you knew better and it just ticked me off, miss the bar, the pool rounds and the spilled beer, oh and that beauty of a tank you drive. call me sometime.

• I swear I love your music, never meant to not show up at the special gig though, I just could not stand to be around the person you know I have problems with, would have ruined the night for you and I could not do that. Hence why I never showed up…he went hoping I’d come, you know how he gets, you still owe me a fucking beer you cheap bastard. = )

• I’m ok with you doing what you did now, I get that life was hard, times were tough and you had a family to take care of, don’t even sweat the rest, consider it an early birthday present or something, so stop avoiding my calls, i’ll even give you that in writing you slimy fucker haha. We’re good.

• 
• No hard feelings, I guess you always wanted me to explain why, see, there was no why…I just had to shut a lot of good people out because of what was going on, I doubt I even explained things well, I doubt I acted like the person you thought you knew, i’m sure I probably upset and confused you, what can I say that wont sound too corny or lame…let’s be friends? didn’t work did it? We’ll work on it.

Lot’s of other stuff I’d like to get off my chest, all in due time.

Oh, Wired, Jake, Amber, I know you guys were/are counting on me, i’ll be back in full form really soon, i’m also sure you know that though.

Keep it real boys and girlies, go turn back the hands of time

Who knows anything about Sarah Palin? She’s a Mayor of a tinny fucking town? governor of freaking Alaska for what less than 2 years? Political plot or what? This is a fucking bad movie, what’s worse is there’s a scary fucking chance it’s going to turn into a reality, oh and the bullshit does not stop there, no way.

Mccaine probably wont survive his first term if he gets elected, come on people the guy is in his 70’s and it only goes down hill from here, grampa is in sixth gear…can’t you see that? He drops and the hockey mom from Alaska becomes president. We might as well just…I can’t even say it…it’s sad, not not sad…

THIS IS ABSURD. A TERRIFYING POSSIBILITY THAT NOT ENOUGH PEOPLE ARE TALKING ABOUT.

I have NOTHING against women, and I have NOTHING against a woman running our country, but for the sake of this entire fucking country, Sarah Palin? Why? How? How is she prepared to run our country? I mean I sit here and I wonder how she would act as president you know? As a woman she’s probably adorable, as a mom she’s probably the best around, a wife? heck ok she could make the best meals for her hubby and love her family with all her heart, I understand she could be a great woman, I understand she knows how to govern Alaska, oh Alaska sounds like a huge state right? 600k alskans…come on, there’s more people living in detroit city. WTF.

She’s going to have the nuclear codes, she’s going to run our country, now for all the hockey moms out there, I understand you feel for her, that’s fine, and honestly, im not saying she’s a bad person, but think about your country, about your kids, their kids, heck think about what YOU would be like as president? See?!! You couldn’t picture yourself as president, not because you’re a bad person or not successful, or independent…the presidency is just out of your league…just as it is Sarah Palins league….

I mean the woman herself said a hockey mom is a pit bull with lipstick…? What? Come again?

Years ago in Michigan, I met a friend, one of my cousins best friends had moved to live 5 blocks from where I was. We became close friends even though we were both living different lives, we could always let go and just be ourselves. Matt is a great son to his mother, he is his brothers keeper, there for his friends no matter what and when his country cried out for help, he put his life on the lines so you and I could sleep at night knowing the bravest are over there at their doorsteps protecting us. Fighting for what this country stands for, freedom…but it all just does not seem right.

Matt loves everything about life, got by with studies all the way to graduate, worked hard and loves his girl friend with all his heart. A loyal man he is, a loyal friend and a caring son. He stood by his mother for 2 years till she won the fight with cancer, came out a winner, told me without her baby boy, she would have never had the courage to go through it all. His younger brother follows in his footsteps, Matt was and always will be there to guide Jake right, that’s what brothers are for.

As loyal a friend as he is to my cousin growing up, he is someone I know I can forever depend on.

Matt was hit twice in the leg, and once the shoulder in the midst of a hail of bullets exchanged by our boys and rebels wile on escort duty. His brother said, he was told that Matt is in critical condition, but fighting, and that they are doing everything they can to keep him alive. I remember him saying “Mom said she wanted to break my legs so I don’t go. She understands why I need to do this, but she hates me for leaving her like this. She’s afraid, I’m afraid.” (parts too personal to share were removed from this conversation, quoted to the best of my memory).

Come back home damn it Matt….

The reality of the war in Iraq has suddenly become all too painfully real for Matts family and friends, and we are once again reminded of just how serious the situation in Iraq has become. Yet we do nothing about it but speak out in disapprove? Are we that insignificant? Are we that weak? Useless? Are we, the American citizens not the ones fueling this war with tens of billions a month?

You are to blame for this. I am to blame for this. Unless we do whatever it is we can to make a difference, the slightest difference, however insignificant, then we shall forever live with the fact that, we are indeed aiding this treacherous inhuman act against what we do stand for, our freedom, our brothers, sons, fathers, friends freedoms, those risking their lives every second, for what? For who? Us? We would rather they do it on their soil, where they were born and raised, right here.

I love you matt, bro, I still owe you a beer mother fucker, and I plan to pay it up. Get well soon.

God bless our soldiers.

Car Console’s are a must, yeah. What am I on about? The Car Console is what I’m on about. Little car bins that make everyone’s life easier. I ordered one recently because of the damn mess I was making in my cars, the SUV was becoming more like a huge dumpster on wheels and I wont even go on about the others. Let’s just say this little car bin did wonders. For what,? $20? come on that is so insanely sexy! I get a bin to throw my junk in! Such a useful little gadget (if i can even call it that, um how about Auto accessory ? yeah sounds better) to have in there, and if you add like a little plastic bag in there it makes cleaning the bin even easier, specially if you spill something in there.

If that was not enough, it’s such a sexy design, go check it out over at http://www.autobin.com ! It’s simplicity at its best.

Now I don’t have to lean down to the passengers side and chuck empty soda cans back when someone gets in to go for a ride with me or something ha! I know, so bad! So yeah, i’m helping you here, so go ahead and get yourself a little bin, and if you do then let me know, if you don’t you honestly suck

Get a bin and come ask me for a PR9 backlink for cleanliness! Ha! I’m so serious, this is my fav car accessory of the month, and I KNOW all you dudes need it to impress the ladies as much as you ladies want it to clean up after your kids. I know, i’m just that good

Several years ago, my mother passed away after 3 failed breast cancer operations. It was/has not been easy ever since, it’s like losing a part of you, the biggest part of you. She never once let her smile fade away, she never once lost hope, she never showed signs of weakness, except physical signs that were obvious at times.

She taught me everything I know, she taught me how to survive and how to make the best out of anything life throws my way, no matter how devastating or heart breaking. My mother is and forever will be in my heart.

To all those that have gone, or are going through the same, my heart aches for you. You have to stay strong, you’re their support, there for them to lean on in time of need.

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Friend of mine has been busy blogging over at consideropen.com only to be slammed by the phenomena I like to call ‘retarded CEO of LoopFuse comment shower’, whos marketing and sales automation software sucks, not that I even care to read about it really. CEO of LoopFuse, Roy Russo has proven several things by commenting the way he did, one being that he has zero people skills. I’m not only going to go on about how rude, immature and fucking stupid this dickhead was in replying the way he did, I’m also going to talk about how NOT to promote your product, LoopFuse can learn from this, really, they can’t get any worse so here goes.

This guy is beyond being a complete fuck up, he’s arrogant, has an ego that needs to be chopped down a notch and owes Lauren a fucking apology for the way he acted in a LoopFuse Review . Once he publicly apologies to her on her blog post, this will go away. Otherwise, get ready for a little ripple that I like to call, pin the tale on the moron. What do you think 1400+ unique blog posts about how crap a service LoopFuse is, not to mention how crap a personality it has running it will do to his company? Yeah, I see this going to the shitter pretty fast too.

“LoopFuse is a Marketing Automation Suite, NOT a web analytics package. Hence the price, hence the “extra functionality”.

… and you can view the click-stream. Trial’s are free, brain-cells aren’t.

Thanks for the plug, though. ;)”

You like sarcasm Roy? Guess what, there are over 37thousand BH’s/SEOs/Webmasters in my personal network alone that would love to share their sarcastic comments with you. I KNOW you’re thrilled to hear that.

It’s no secret, my people skills are pretty fucking awesome, you don’t get invited to the googleplex every day for having shit for skills, to talk at seminars if you were not good at what you do, but when something bothers me, when someone gets under my skin, i’m NOT afraid to say so, and I will tell it how it is. I don’t mind throwing around a few threats either, and like I’ve told many before, call my bluff if you think it is one, do it, make my day that much better.

So promoting yourself online, well one point you need to keep in mind is to never ever lash out at negative reviews, conduct yourself professionally online, or as my friend Jeremy over at shoemoney.com once said, ‘blog comments travel faster than the speed of light’…whada ya know!!! He was right

Keep in mind, not all publicity is in fact good publicity. If you get 500 people chanting the same review, you’re most likely going to get shit for clients if those reviews start ranking, sure one or two wont matter much, but when word gets out, you’re in the dog house. Period.

Always remember that it’s the client that feeds you, just because you have made enough off past clients, that does not mean you’re safe to bash new ones, on the contrary, ‘what makes you, can break you’ and in this case, it’s your paying customers and potential ones. Bashing them means you’re simply hacking away at your own life chord.

Guys, use LoopFuse’s poor behavior as an example, instead of effectively tackling the review and spinning it around to their advantage by possibly changing the reviewers mind about the product, or at least fixing it with a professional discussion so users reading both the review and the comments side with you, Loop Fuse went ahead with a piss poor job of a come back and insulted not ONLY the blogger in question, but all the blog readers.

Roy, ray, whoever you all are, fix this or take it to another level by slamming me with a sarcastic reply too Go on, make my fucking day, and Lauren, don’t worry, we bloggers stick together no matter what!

That’s right, naked sushi, I mean really where do I come up with this crap. Ok so i didn’t not this time, what after the whale sperm trip and the sort of spam comments I got as a result i think i’ll lay off the dumb titles for a bit. I was contacted by a friend to cook up a logo, a sushi related logo, a naked sushi related logo at that! He had me slap up an Eat in China logo not too long ago, now he added to his menu and wants the logo changed.

What did he add to his menu? Naked women. That’s right, really hot naked women that lay on a table covered in sushi while customers at his restaurant eat off their sizzling bodies.

Hot right? I’m definitely paying him a visit later this week, and I know what i’m going to order, naked wome…uhhh…naked sushi!

So anyway, the logo was not supposed to be changed all that much just have the word naked sushi added in there somewhere, he’ll only have it up till he decides on whether he’s gonna keep the naked sushi clad women on the menu or not. So here’s the logo, what do you guys think? Simple? Modernish? The fork was his idea although I wanted to go with chopsticks to make it feel more Chinese like, his restaurant is a trendy modern one so I guess it goes well with it.

Anyway if anyone is interested in naked sushi recipes, you’ll find one below;

Ingredients

• some sushi
• a hot female body (Asian, African American or Caucasian you’re free to choose the color)
• 3 cups sumeshi
• 1 cucumber
• 4 oz cream cheese
• 6 jalapeño peppers or a bunch of sliced jalapeños from a jar
• a leaf of some sort, big enough to fit some sushi on top of

Cooking Directions

1. Cook sushi rice.
2. Cut cucumber into sticks.
3. Slice jalapeños… but be careful! Don’t get the oils in your eyes! Discard the stem.
4. Roll the sushi, using a few sticks of cucumber, some cream cheese, and a sliced jalepeño
5. place sushi on leaf
6. place leaf on the womans body
7. If you’re really hardcore when it comes to your naked sushi smother the naked ladies body with some sushi rice and eat right off the body.

And there you have it, a naked sushi photo, a naked sushi logo, a naked sushi recipe and one very hungry dude who’s gonna get some naked sushi this week!

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Till the fight and i’m really feeling the pressure. I twisted my ankle today so who knows, if I blog tomorrow and the day after that means I missed the fight, if I vanish again, either I got hit by a drunk driver again or went and got my ass kicked Wish me luck.