Underbelly's World

Another day, just another day

2010-03-11T05:23:00.000-08:00

Watching Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein as I write this. A guilty pleasure from my past.

Anyway, got a big weekend coming up. Just need to get through the next couple of days. Have to justify my job a little by explaining to the CEO just what I do.

The weekend has me filming a couple bits for Coffee With Jeff, seeing a Southern Rock band on Saturday Night with a bunch of old friends, some I have not seen for 25 or 30 years! And I Sunday, POKER! It is a poker league and we go into the forth week out of 12, and I'm tied for second.

So, sorry about the lack of Daily Jeff's, but I'll try to so better. Probably not.

Back to the movie, I remember, when I was a youngster, staying up very late with a huge amount of anticipations to watch this on WGN's Creature Feature. I tend to think that even then the film was a disappointment.

Milly Meier and UFOs

2010-03-04T04:43:00.000-08:00

Have you heard of this guy, Billy Meier?

He is a dude from Switzerland who claims to be in contact with aliens since 1942. I have a few problems with this. First, he has been aboard their ships yet all his photographic evidence is video of ships from a distance, and they all look like picture and video a child would take. HE has picture of two alien women that tuned out to be from an old Dean Martian show. Of course, Billy has an explanation about the Men in Black.

Billy has hundreds, if not thousands of followers and I would like to point out just how stupid these people are by bringing up one points!

There are no aliens or space ships from other planets. Duh!

Coffee With Jeff

2010-03-03T05:52:00.001-08:00

Just wanted to make a quick post thanks on Sundays Coffee with Jeff this weekend, I will give a explanation of why I know believe in Flying Saucers and a great conspiracy that no one but me has noticed.

Me and Dawkins Day 1

2010-03-02T03:35:00.000-08:00

Started reading Richard Dawkins The Blind Watchmaker today. Don't know if I have the brain capacity for Dawkins, but I'm going to give it a go. I', also watching American Splendor as I read, and I'm blogging. You know, I'm not bright enough to understand Dawkins when I focus just on the book, so why am I attempting multitasking.

Anyway American Spender is a fantastic film. It is the story of Harvey Pekar, the man who wrote the comic book if the same name. It stars Paul Giamatti, a great actor, and also has the real Harvey Pekar. Anyway, it sort of jumps around between Giamatti as Harvey as well as other actors playing real people, to the real people.

Another Hour Gone

2010-03-01T05:03:00.000-08:00

How is that game going. You know, the one of Facebook, Farmville or Mafia Wars? Or that Xbox war game you are playing with that little headset on, talking to you buddies as you kill the enemy. Look at the clock. 7pm. Now look. It is after 8pm.

Tomorrow you will go to work and bitch about how you life never gets any better. It's not you fault you say. What about those hours you wasted last night. You are you because of the choices you make. The smart people makes the games and the sheep play the games.

Albert Einstein and Time

2010-02-26T04:02:00.000-08:00

Here is the story as it is told by Michio Kaku on the wonderful podcast, Radio Lab. Michio Kaku is an American theoretical physicist specializing in string field theory, and a futurist.

"well is actually starts when Einstein was a child. He read a children's book, perhaps the most important children's book ever written in the history of the human race, which asked the question, what would it be like to out race a telegraph message in a telegraph wire?"

He goes on to say that Einstein asked his own question, "What would it be like to out race a light beam? What would it look like?"

And then, one day when Einstein is 26 years old, he is on a bus on his way to work at the patent office when he looks at a giant clock in the center of town. He was traveling on the bus away from this famous clock when he had a thought. He wondered what the clock would look like if the bus was moving at the speed of light. "He said. now wait a minute, if this bus is moving at the speed of light than light from the clock will never reach me. There for the clock will be at rest. The clock will be stationary. And then he said quote 'a storm broke in my mind', these are his exact words, 'a storm broke in my mind' and the very next day he went to his friend, Besso, and said, 'I have solved everything.'"

I understand that time behave differently depending on how fast you go. It has been proven time and time again. If fact, artificial satellites that whip around in space have to account this but I am confused about this example that sparked everything. You see, what if water was pouring from a faucet and youwere underneight it, and let's say you could travel downwards for an unlimited amount of time. (I know that is impossible but for the sake of auguement). Now you turn on the water and you travel downwards looking up and you fall as fast or faster than the water is falling. The water will never reach you but that doesn't mean the water is not falling, right?

Trust me on this, I know I am missing the big picture here. I know I have a lot to learn.

Daily Jeff - Nothing Today

2010-02-24T06:08:00.000-08:00

Yep, the post title is accurate! I've got nothing. Today I am just waiting your time. It is a joke! Can not you take a joke? Well, fuck you if you can't take a freakin' joke, jerk!

Anyway, I'll be back tomorrow for something to say!

Daily Jeff - Life & Nanotechnology

2010-02-23T04:51:00.000-08:00

Do you know right now, as we speak, scientist all over the world are working on Nanotechnology.

Do you know what that is? That's the science of creating machines at the an atomic and molecular scale. This about it! Little devices, too small to be scene with the naked eye. The benefits of something like this could be tremendous. Little workers injected into the body and doing surgery from the inside. Robots getting rid of cancer, working like microscopic warriors inside the body, going right to were the problem is.

But what if some evil government develop their own Nanotechnology? Tiny armies could be created that could enter our bodies and we'd never know it until it is too late. Who knows what these little things could be programed to do. Suddenly people just start dropping dead and no what can figure out why. Or they get into the brain and people start killing each other! These things are self replicating and soon, life as we know it is gone!

You might thinks I'm going to come out with a post begging scientist to stop working on it. STOP NOW BEFORE IT IS TOO LATE!

Nope.

Here is what I think everyone must understand. It is going to happen! Everything that can be created will be created, eventually. So do it and get it over with. We can only hope that this technology can be used wisely. Probably not, but we can hope. And if it destroys all of us? We'll, if you believe in God, you OK. You'll be in paradise forever, right? And isn't that what the man upstairs has in mind anyway? Why should we wait for him do finish us off when we can do it ourselves.

The bottom line is, it is going to happen. Just like Rock and Roll. Many tried their hardest to keep in down but it strange up stronger, louder, and wonderfully vulger than could ever be imagined. If something can happen, it will happen, so grab the handle, keep arms and legs in the car and enjoy the ride until it's over.

Daily Jeff - More Freakin Snow

2010-02-22T05:26:00.000-08:00

Tired of it! Really I am. Here is a vid eby some friends from a few years ago!

Daily Jeff - The Talking Llama

2010-02-18T02:47:00.000-08:00

I've been working on a story about a world in which apples are an illegal drug but I'm stuck at a "what next" moment. I'm thinking about added a talking llama.

What to hear a joke? Why do Vampire have to brush their teeth? Because they have Bat-Breath. Bad huh? Yes I know but the assholes who keep spamming my website keep added these "jokes" at the end. I don't know why. I guess they think if they add a little content I won't delete it WRONG!

I'm watching Gandhi right now.

So back to solving all the problems of the Universe. First let me explain. I am
fascinated by the science of explaining the Universe but something just doesn't sound right. I mean, it makes a lot more sense than a mystical creator snapping his fingers and creating it, but still something about the whole concept just doesn't seem right. I still can't handle space/time.

OK, The so-called "Big Bang" came from a singularity, one dot in which contained everything. And by the way, it was not big and there was no bang. There was no space or time until this little speck exploited. That's what I can't put my head around. No space or time. And the universe has been expanding ever since. What is beyond the expanding universe? Again, I believe you come up to a place with no space or time. Huh? How can there not be space or time? How can there be a limit on the size of space and how could the universe go on forever? Neither of these things make any sense, or about as much sense as a god.

These are the issues I plan on trying to make sense of. Not as a number crunching scientist, or a soul committed to blind faith but as an opened minding human who needs to think outside the box for answers.

Daily Jeff - Not So Daily

2010-02-17T03:50:00.000-08:00

I'm watching the Odd Couple right now. No the TV show but the original Jack Lemmon, Walter Matthau 1968 film. A bit dated but still very funny.

Anyway, The Daily Jeff has not been so daily.

Been very busy at work lately. I won't complain. I did a while back. I bitched about not having enough work, now I;ve got too much. That's good! I'd rather be to busy than too slow.

Now for the more important stuff. I feel I'm close to unlocking the secrets of the universe. I know what sounds weird and I wonder myself sometimes if I really an as close as I think I am or if I am going crazy. I mean, I'd bet you average mental institution is filled with poor souls who think they have figured out the secret of the universe.

More on that later!

Daily Jeff - Snow, Day Off & The Cube

2010-02-10T03:57:00.001-08:00

I took the day off from work to help a buddy on a independent film. Unfortunatly, the shoot was called off due to bad weather. I still am off work, so I can use the time to try to shovel some of this stupid white stuff! Damn I hate snow.

Right now, it is about 6am, still dark out and I'm wondering if it is still snowing out as I watch the strange Canadian film called "The Cube"

Daily Jeff - Snow and Cold

2010-02-09T05:09:00.000-08:00

It doesn't look like we got the snow I was hearing about last night but we did get an inch or so and it is still snowing.

I am sitting here watching the Superbowl from Sunday as I burn a DVD of the game. IS that legal? It's for personal use. In fact, I hope it is illegial! I'm sticking it to the man!

I think shoveling can wait until I get home!

I'm so glad the Colts lost after pulling that crap at the end of the season!

So, it is time for a shower and off to work. I am beginning to think about the Next Coffee with Jeff episode. If you have not seen my show, so a search on YouTube for Coffee with Jeff!

Jay Kelley

2009-12-18T16:13:00.000-08:00

Just wanted to have a post using the name as I was known in school. Why? Why not!

Joke of the Day! 12-4-09

2009-12-04T02:58:00.000-08:00

How many Microsoft employees does it take to screw in a lightbulb? None. We’ll just declare darkness the new standard.

Joke of the Day! 12-3-09

2009-12-03T03:55:00.000-08:00

What is Beethoven doing in his coffin right now? Decomposing.

Joke of the Day! 12-2-09

2009-12-02T05:26:00.001-08:00

What type of fish play poker? Card sharks.

Joke of the Day! 12-1-09

2009-12-01T03:35:00.000-08:00

How do crazy people go through the forest? They take the psycho path.

The Chicago Bears

2009-11-08T10:15:00.000-08:00

I am watching this game as I type this and this team blows. No line, offense or defence, the secondary is the worse I have ever seen. Still I watch!

Bad Photoshop

2009-09-03T05:46:00.000-07:00

Here is a wonderful site that really pays tribute to those professionals who think they know how to use Photoshop It's Photoshop Disasters!
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Underbelly's World

2009-09-03T05:40:00.001-07:00

Go Bears! That's all I have to say!

So You Suck At Poker

2009-06-09T14:05:00.000-07:00

Here is a site to help you with your hold'em Game. They are running a series of articles called
I Suck at Poker! Check it Out!

I Suck at Poker - Part 1
I Suck at Poker - Part 2

Java With Jeff May 9th, 2009

2009-05-11T04:46:00.000-07:00

Another trilling adventure with me, Jeff. New feature on today's show is "One Drink Too Many." Thanks!

My Drive to Work

2009-05-07T07:44:00.000-07:00

Have some coffee with me . . .

2009-05-02T08:21:00.000-07:00

My weekly "Coffee With Jeff" has been posted. This video is for laughs only.

COFFEE WITH JEFF

The Many Worlds of Underbelly

2009-05-01T05:08:00.000-07:00

Hello There. It's been a long while since my last post. Actually, I've posted a lot, just not on this site. I run many blogs and I thought I'd explain them all, and many generate some traffic.

My Main Site is WILLINOIS. It is called Willinois because me and the guy who started it live on the Wisconsin-Illinois border. On this site you'll find music, movies, and much more. visit it please!

If your from the Deerfield, IL area, you might mike Hometown Place. This is my tribute to the town I grew up in.

The Podcast Place is my site where I talk about all the great Podcast's I listen to. I actually love podcasts. If you want to find a good one, please go there!

There is a site that me and a friend named Brian make video's to try to make each other laugh. You might find it funny too! Every Thursday I do my ride to work, and at least once a week, Brian does the News! FUNNY FUNNY FUNNY! Well, we think so! It's called, THRESHOLD OF PAIN!

COFFEE IN THE MORNING is my site dedicated to java and my video's "Coffee With Jeff" This is my newest site and have yet to have a visitor.

And lastly, my Venture Brothers site. If you don't watch the Venture Brothers, you should. It's the best cartoon on TV. No Question! This, strangely enough, is my most popular site.

Cheesy Theater

2009-03-29T07:50:00.000-07:00

This is Underbelly!

You can find any of my famous Cheesy Theater Movie Reviews in the Cheesy Theater section of my other blog, WILLINOIS!

You'll find such classics as
Invasion from Inner Earth (1974)
The Manster (1959)
The Doomsday Machine (1972)
and more . . .

Just click here!

Welcome back Mr. Underbelly

2009-02-12T05:30:00.000-08:00

I know, it's been a while since I've updated the site! Sorry!

Been working on another site called "Threshold of Pain" You might want to check it out.

THRESHOLD OF PAIN!

Thursday Night TV

2009-01-23T06:04:00.000-08:00

Ok, I bitched about my job yesterday but when I get home, I got to watch NBC.

My Name is Earl was ok. This show had a great first season and have never been able to really capture the comedy magic. Sometimes I think the show is trying to hard to go other directions. Of course, if not, I'd probably be saying "they always do the same thing!"

Kath and Kim. I don't really like this show and I watch The Colbert Report instead.

The Office - Great. This was a great episode. For the first time in a long time they got away from all the relationship BS and got back to just being funny!

30 Rock - Really Good. The thing I find about 30 Rock is it's always really good. I don;t know if I've ever seen a great show, but I've never seen a bad show. Unlike The Office and Earl, they realize they are just there to make people laugh and don't try to go beyond that.

After 30 Rock I went to bed. (yes at 9 p.m., I get up a 4 a.m.) with a better attitude. I still be totally frustrated at work, but at least I've got a job!

Award Shows Really Suck

2009-01-21T03:05:00.000-08:00

Everyone Wants to Win!

No matter what you do if life, you need a chance to win something. And Award! Trophy! Certificate! Something!

Let’s look at the Academy Awards. These awards are given to people in the movie industry by people in the movie industry. This is the industry patting itself on the back, brag about what a better life they have then everyone else, and get cheers for it. When they get in front of the camera and the female actor, showing all her surgically enhanced cleavage, and shows off her dress that cost more money than most of will make in year, it makes me sick.

We've all grown up watching this, dreaming of the day in which we can get in front of a podium and thank Mom, Dad and God for giving us a award to worship. Therefore awards are created for everything. It doesn't matter what activity you choice to participate in, every gets a change for a hunk of metal. And one award is not enough! Category after category gets created in order to make sure everyone gets a chance. “Best Chewable Dog Toy for Small Canine’s Under Ten Pounds and Made of Raw Hide or a Raw Hide Substitute”.

I write this because I listen to podcast all the time and I’m already getting sick of these guys begging for votes on Podcast Alley or whatever award website that gives away awards. Isn’t just doing what you do and knowing you do it well enough? Do we as humans really need to be loved that much?

Remember Sally Fields saying “You like me, you really like me.” and getting all kinds of crap for it? Wasn’t she just being honest? That’s what you are all saying every time you strive for an award!

Arizona In The Superbowl

2009-01-20T17:59:00.000-08:00

Get the F**K OUT

Work Work Work

2009-01-20T05:46:00.000-08:00

WORK
SUCKS!

Underbelly's Weekend!

2009-01-19T04:41:00.000-08:00

Not a bad weekend. Played a poker tournament of about 27 people and finished fouth. Blinds were gettting high when I was holding King/Ace suited, spades I think, and got it all in against pocket aces. That was all she wrote!

On Turner Classic Movies, they showed three films Friday night that I recorded and watched, Terror in Tiny Town, The Unholy Three and Freaks! Is is wrong to laugh at Tiny Town?

Car battery died Friday. It was only 2 years old but it was neg 17 degrees out. It was a Die Hard, so I took it back to Sears. It tested bad, so they gave me a new one for $32. GREAT! Car works fine now.

Watched a bit of Football yesterday, I did want to see the Eagles win. Don't know why, really. Maybe it's all the crap Philly fans keep giving McNabb. Though it's sort of cool that Arizona got into the big game but it makes the Cubs look even worse!

Monday morning and I really don't feel like going to work.

Looking for a good Podcast?

2009-01-18T08:32:00.000-08:00

I would like to suggest this site.

The Podcast Place!

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Oh, Global Warming, Where Art Thou?

2009-01-14T06:09:00.000-08:00

Come on now! 8 degrees and snowing! Someone tell me why I live in the Midwest?

Eating the Naga Jolokia (Hottest Pepper)

2009-01-13T05:51:00.000-08:00

Ok, this took guts! But there is a fine line between bravery and stupidity!

Yes, I Can See It's Snowing and It's Cold. Duh!

2009-01-12T11:57:00.000-08:00

Someone has to say it!

Look, no one cares that it took you 42 extra minutes to get to work, or how many cars you saw in the side of the road. We all see the two feet of snow out there and we can all feel the cold and we don’t need you to state the obvious! So, you heard we are going to get 27 inches of snow tomorrow. Big freakin' deal. The weather people are wrong as often as they are right. If I want a forecast, I’ll watch the weather channel.

It’s wonderful your back hurts from shoveling, or you poodle can’t find a place to pee! N news flash, that’s what happens when we have a blizzard! Get a damn snow thrower and a real dog!

I haven’t had my coffee yet and you’re already at my desk! I just went through the same thing as you and I don’t bitch! I keep it bottled up inside and someday I going to explode. Do you want it to be today!

Oh those eyes . . .

2009-01-06T05:58:00.000-08:00

This is my mother-in-law's dog. While out in the Kansas City area over Christmas, we all went for a walk late one night and I snapped this picture of him. The flash caught his eyes in a wonderful way. The first image is the actual picture as taken, and the second is lightened in Photoshop!

Prince Obvious has this to say .. . .

2009-01-05T06:02:00.000-08:00

Well Duh! Good job CNN! You told the world that the parents of a dead child are sad. WOW! I can tell you took the , "Headlines made easy" class at your local community college.

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The Adventures of Princess Obvious

2009-01-04T14:15:00.000-08:00

This is from a site called "ehow". As you can tell by this extremely informative video, they go out of there way to really give us valuable information.

A Washing Machine Commercial With Nudity

2009-01-02T08:42:00.000-08:00

In uptight America we could never have a commercial like this one from Denmark! Click on the image below to be taken to the TechCrunch site were I found this. Normally I would have it on this site but I can't due to Google Rules!

Happy New Year

2008-12-31T05:20:00.000-08:00

I'd like to wish everyone a happy new year and all that. Remember, Don't drive home if you've been having too much of a good time.

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How Often Should I Do What? Spend How Much?

2008-12-30T05:57:00.000-08:00

"You should update your kitchen every ten year, including cabinets and appliances." I just heard that on the DYI network. Really? How rule is this? Home Depot or Sears?

"Change your oil every 3000 miles" Do you know who says this? Those guys that get paid to change your oil. Any new car can go a minumum of 5000 miles without a oil change, most more that that. You know why they get away with this? No one reads their owners manual. Read it. It will tell you right in there how often you need to check you oil.

Boss's day, sweetest day, grandparents day . . .FU Hallmark

Wedding Rings, "Jewelers recommend that you spend two months salary" who recommends?

Sorry. Needed to get a few things off my chest!

Happy New Year

2008-12-29T03:59:00.000-08:00

Was away for Christmas without any Internet access. I'll start posting regularly once the the new year has begun! Hope you enjoy yourself!

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The Wombats - Is This Christmas? Video

2008-12-22T04:16:00.000-08:00

Ho Ho, freakin' ho! It's that time again!

Impossible Phrases To Say While Drunk

2008-12-21T09:07:00.000-08:00

This is from the Tasty Booze website and it's pretty funny.

Tasty Booze

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Flight of the Conchords Season 2

2008-12-19T03:47:00.000-08:00

The best and funniest show on TV is returning for a second season and the season premier is on the internet. If this doesn't make you laugh, see a doctor!

Season 2 Online Premiere - Flight of the Conchords (US Only) - watch more funny videos

Ice melting across globe at accelerating rate

2008-12-17T03:14:00.000-08:00

I read this in CNN the other day. According to NASA.

About 2 trillion tons of ice has melted in Greenland, Antarctica, Alaska since 2003
Lost amount of water could fill up Chesapeake Bay 21 times, NASA scientist says
Most came from Greenland, where losses raised global sea levels .5 mm annually
Scientist says sea levels rising 50 percent faster than 15 years ago

I know people who still clam this is all a creation of the liberal media. I hope they are right but I am getting an uneasy feeling that bad times are ahead!

The Great Shoe Assissin

2008-12-16T04:31:00.000-08:00

We’ve all seen the video of the infamous shoe assassin! I’ll give it to the President, he stood tall and barely flinched. For a moment, I wondered if we were going to see a Martin Sheen, Dead Zone moment. Not this time, Mr. Bush faces the terror with bravery!

Here is the thing. Two shoes are thrown before the secret service jumps into action! Do you know how many bullets a assassin could have gotten off in the time it takes to throw two shoes?

Even if they were sure that no one in the crowd could have had a weapon because of careful screening, I’m sure there was something a determined person could have gotten in there.

You must ignore my ignorance in thinking that the secret service snap into action in the blink of an eye. Maybe I’ve seen too many movies.

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Kelly Abdo - Sex with a Student?

2008-12-15T12:34:00.000-08:00

Do you know about this story? At first it seemed like another teacher having sex with an underage student. Kelly Abdo is a attractive 27 teacher. You can Google her (no pun intended) if you want to see her. It turns out the male student was 18 years old, and I guess there could have been another that is 17. I have no problem with a 27 having sex with a 18 year old. The fact she was the 18 teacher might be a poor choice on her part, and probably she deserves to lose her job, but it is not worth all the hoopla.

There has been many stories lately about young female teacher having sex with students, usually around the ages of 14 or 15. I find it odd that there are rarely a story of a male teacher having sex with students. I'm sure it happens.

Here the the thing about the female teacher . . . where were they when I was in High School!

Damn, The Cowboys Won . . .

2008-12-15T10:04:00.000-08:00

Just when all things seem to be going right in the world, the Dallas Cowboys win! Maybe there is no god?

The Dallas Cowboys - The Joke of the NFL

2008-12-14T04:41:00.000-08:00

Nothing is sports make me happier thank seeing the Dallas Cowboy disintegrate into chaos. Over the years to see Jerry Jones grab every exiles player in the NFL just in the hopes of getting a championship makes me sick.

How many last chances to these losers get? As many as it takes to give Jerry Jones a ring.

Oh, look at Terrell Owens, how many teams is this selfish loser going to destroy. Cowboy fans should have known they were in trouble when he was singing “I got my money” after being signed by Dallas. Remember a while back when T.O, was crying over Romo! Boy did that change quickly!

Tank Johnson? The Chicago Bears had the class to get rid of this loser even though they needed him. That’s because they know there is something a little more important than winning.

Speaking of trouble makes, Pac Man Jones, and yes, he is still Pac Man no matter what he says. A rose by any other name, right? When he came to Dallas, it was suppose to be his last chance, but no, he is given another. The bad part is he is hurt now so we might not see him f-up again.

Anyone with kids who love sports should be disgusted by Jerry Jones. He has shown that you can do anything you want, in many situations that put other peoples lives in jeopardy and there will always bee some jackass to give them tons of money.

I could go on but what’s the point. This collection of misfits do enough on their own. I just really wish they would go away!

$13,084.59 in Pennies

2008-12-12T10:45:00.000-08:00

I was watching a show on the History Channel about venting machines. They had a segment on the company that makes those coin exchange machines that you see in grocery stores. It said the record for exchanging coins for bills was $13,000 in pennies!

Right away I thought about how many pennies that would be in weight and size? How many filled coffee cans would that be?

So I did a search and I came up with the story on BBC news.

Read the Story!

The Headline Reads "US man makes $13,000 from pennies" This headline is not exactly accurate since he is just exchanging one form of currency into another. In fact, I believe these machines take out a percentage, so the fellow actually lost money, he did not make money.

The bottom line is the coins weighed about 4 tons and filled seven large oil barrels.Another problem, I've seen those machines and they aren't big enough to hold that many pennies!

I found this story in the Black Sun Journal and it explained it.

He hoarded pennies for nearly four decades as a hobby. He ended up with more than 1.3 million of them — 4.5 tons — in several drums in his garage. His bank refused to take them all at once; he finally found a coin-counting company, Coinstar Inc., that wanted the publicity.

In the biggest known penny cash-in, the company sent an armored truck last year, into which Knowles’s pennies were loaded. Knowles watched helplessly as the truck sank into the mud in his yard. A tow truck rescued it. His years of collecting brought him about $1 a day — $13,084.59 in all. Knowles, however, no longer saves pennies. “It’s too big a problem getting rid of them,” he said.

So he really didn't use the machine as the guy on TV suggested. It was more like a big publicity stunt.

Worship Me Now or I'll Cry!

2008-12-09T05:15:00.000-08:00

Personally, I could couldn’t care less about Jennifer Aniston. She’s an actor, she’s rich and she’s totally unimportant in my life and probably yours. At least she should be unimportant in your life.

I don’t read People Magazine nor do I watch ‘E’. If she would disappear tomorrow, I wouldn’t think twice about it. This is nothing against her, I feel that was about all actors. I don’t go see movies or watch television shows because of them. I’ve gone to see a movies because it’s a Cohn brothers move, but never an Aniston movie.

I see that Jennifer Aniston is getting sick and tired of the prying eyes of the public.

I would like to ask her one question! WHAT DID YOU EXPECT! It’s only been this way since entertainers turned into worshiped idols. And don’t tell me she hasn’t enjoyed this worshipness! When you see her being interview at an awards show with a dress that cost more that I will make in ten years, it’s hard to not believe she is getting a little big of the thrill.

Here a few facts that any aspiring actor or singer should think about. If you want to be successful, that means you will be loved by large group of the public. When the public loves you, they will want to know everything about you. When ‘E’ TV interviews you and seems generally interested in what you think, it’s because the public wants to know. This is a love affair, a two sided love affair. You want it and your public wants it. But this love in conditional and just like most relationships, it won’t end well. Soon you will do something or say something, that will turn some of your public away.

It maybe not right but that’s the way it is.

I don’t really blame her for crying about how unfair life is. I think once you make enough money to were you job is now a hobby, and you are followed by an entourage of people who constantly remind you of how great you are, it must be hard to keep perspective.

Top 10 Drinking Achievements Before You Die

2008-12-07T09:49:00.000-08:00

tastybooze.com — Even booze hounds need to have goals in life so, I decided to come up with a list of the 10 things that every true drinker should accomplish before they die.

Read It At Tasty Booze.

That's Not My Wife!

2008-12-07T05:40:00.001-08:00

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The Joy of Giving - Let It Be Cash!

2008-12-06T03:05:00.000-08:00

A small box, wrapped in a colorful paper is carefully taken from under the tree. The ribbon which is wrapped around the gift is slowly pushed aside to reveal the name underneath. It’s for little Sara. You can see her eyes widen and glow as the present is walked over to her. She quickly grabs the gift and shakes it for a short moment before quickly rips the paper off. It’s an ipod! “It’s just the one I wanted!” she yells and thanks her brother, Billy. Grabbing the piece of paper she keeping next to her, she checks off “ipod” That’s eight of the 22 items on the list taken care of.

And as the morning passes, one by one she checks off each item on her list, the only surprise being who got her the gift and possibly what color it is, unless that was requested ahead of time as well. There is bound to be a few gift’s that go unfulfilled but that’s ok, the gift cards will take care of that.

I always thought that the idea of wrapping and giving gifts was the surprise. I heard this the other day, “My mom asked if I had got her a gift yet and I said, ‘Mom, you haven’t giving me a list yet, how am I supposed to get you a gift.’” The perfect gift is something that they want and can use, but don’t expect. There use to be an art in trying to do this but I guess that’s lost. No time to put any effort into holiday shopping,

And when all else fails, grab a gift card. The idea of the Gift card wasn’t always bad. If someone had a special love of something like a local restaurant, so you got his a gift card, which is like buying him dinner, that was a wonderful gesture. But that the Walmart card came in, and then the American Express card that is good everywhere. Look, if you’re giving a card that’s good everywhere, you’re giving cash! These cards say one thing, “I’m too lazy to actually look for something for you, so here is a handful of cash!

Among the list of gift and gift cards, why don’t we just buy our own stuff. I mean, if I tell you to buy me the recent big DVD release and you tell me to get you that new video game, wouldn’t it just be easier to shop for ourselves? Or maybe that it, really. Most of us know we shouldn’t be spending money on ourselves, so this was we can feel better about messing up our finances by pretending that we are actually buying a gift for someone else. I’ll buy you what you can’t afford “wink wink” if you buy me what I can’t afford.

It's Cold Outside, Damn it, and it's just getting started

2008-12-05T03:56:00.000-08:00

Do I hate the cold or what? Why do I live in the Midwest, near Lake Michigan? It's beyond me. Probably because I grew up here. My son, who is in the Navy, plans on loving in California when he gets out. I don't know, it the earthquakes and fires a good trade off for sixth months of crappy weather?

On the brighter side, there is a new Tiki Bar TV today. If you have not seem Tiki bar, check it out, Very funny. Just Google it and you can help but find it.

And it's Friday, which means tomorrow is the weekend, Don't know why I can. It goes by all too quick.

Blogspot Site of the Day - The Carrot Revolution

2008-12-04T15:17:00.000-08:00

The Carrot Revolution is an art education weblog and a resource page for art educators, art students, and artists in the digital age. Our goal is to fight the tyranny of the ordinary and to liberate from the status quo.

Sir Underbelly will be visiting this site often!

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Blogspot Site of the Day

2008-12-03T12:42:00.000-08:00

If you like good, fun art, check this site out. The site is not in English, but the drawings are still great!

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Do Women Like Bad and B-Movies?

2008-12-03T08:48:00.000-08:00

The reason why I ask is I've go to The Bad Movie Forum once in a while. I notice a thread that seem tremendously larger that any other on the site.

You see, the Hottest Actress thread seems to be a bit bigger that the rest. Maybe I'm stereotyping a bit but I can imagine a bunch of lonely boys up in there bedroom typing away while the rest of the kids in High School are going something like, I don't know, having fun.

Helen Tucker in Maxin? Who's Helen Tucker

2008-12-02T03:44:00.000-08:00

Here is some picture of the star of . . . ? Ph well, She looks sexy in her underwear anyway!

Check it out at On 205th Magazine

Wednesday is Friday

2008-11-26T05:57:00.000-08:00

Yes, today is Wednesday but since there is a four day weekend, it seems like Friday. Ad to top if off, we have no plans for Thanksgiving (just me and the wife) and Friday night we have a big poker game to go to!

Got a movie script idea. Might start on it this weekend! More on that later.

Good News - Bad News

2008-11-24T04:58:00.001-08:00

The bad news is I woke to this:

That's a picture from outside my bad door! I hate snow! Why do I live in the Midwest!

The Good news is, I won both poker games I played this weekend. This is a group of 8 people that play every week and I've managed to win 4 out of the last 5! Nice but I know it won't last. Texas Hold'em is a game that can make seduce you into thinking you are actually good and that you know what you are doing and then it will crush you! Now that I am on a roll I expect the drought to set in and for me to go through six months without cashing.

Another Fallen Barn

2008-08-19T05:57:00.000-07:00

I came across this once might but now dilapidated structure on the way to Harvard, IL from Gurnee, IL

Big walk buttons in Norfolk

2008-08-18T09:07:00.000-07:00

While walking about the main business district of Narfolk, we kept pushing this large, parhapes silver dollar sized, button to activate the walk-don't walk light. I couldn't help myself and took this picture.

FoamHenge - America's Stonehenge

2008-08-14T12:16:00.000-07:00

On our way back from Norfolk, my wife, for her genealogy research, need to spend time at a cemetery in Lynchburg, VA. My daughter and I decided to give her a little piece and quiet and drove to see the natural bridge. In our way we pasted "Foamhenge" a full size replica on England's Stonehenge. We laughed as we drove by, assuming it was just another tourist attraction, but to our surprise, we discovered the viewing on Foamhenge was free! You can't beat free! So we stopped. Later, after my wife was finished, we dragged he to see Foamhenge!

A Tractor in Norfolk

2008-08-14T03:10:00.000-07:00

During my visit to Norfolk, VA, me and Mrs. Underbelly were going for a walk. Norfolk is an interesting place. Withing a few block, you can go from the poorest of neighborhoods to old apartments, to nice expensive homes. This image was taken in one of the nicer area's. This was parked in front of a real nice house.