When do you draw the line between being a good family member and just realizing that you are being used?  Many people get used by family members, but at some point you need to step back and evaluate the situation to see if its even worth the stress anymore.  Yeah, you want to help out and you shouldnt turn your back on a family member in need, but at some point you begin to realize that what you thought was helping out is basically only helping them become even more lazy and worthless.  What's even better is the fact that you are expected to do this by other family members who choose to turn their heads to the situation because they are out of their hair.

I am currently at the breaking point with my situation.  I no longer have the strength to deal with it anymore.  I am stressed out every single day over it and I need to get while the getting is good.  I tried.  I can't do it any longer.  I am also fed up with the fact that I am in a dead end job when my peers who are getting jobs doing less than I am are making almost 50% more pay than me.  2007 is going to be a year of changes.  I am outta this hole I call my current life.  See ya on the topside.

It's not easy being a pseudo-geek.  I like to pride myself in the fact that I can pretty much conquer anything that requires knowledge of computers or electronics.  I have never gone to school for these things.  They just come naturally I guess.  But, in the interest of not being your stereotypical "nerd" or "geek", I try and balance out the geeky things I do with things that are not-so-geeky...  like repoing cars or going to the shooting range.  Things that you wouldn't really see a geek doing too often because the Internet is not involved.  I also like to have non-virtual female friends and go out for an occasional drink now and then.  LOL.  People who take the time to get to know the real me know how I am.  I have many interests in various different fields and can hold a conversation about pretty much anything.

So the next time you see some geeky person in your travels just let them know that it's ok to be geeky, but they should try and pry themselves away from it now and then to do some things that don't require a keyboard.  They should become a "pseudo-geek"...  LOL.

There are so many stupid things that people do on MySpace.  Below is a list of my pet peeves.

1. Every one of your pictures is of you and 2 or more friends and the only way to figure out which one you are is by looking at them all in a collage through process of elimintation.
2. You download pictures of a porn star and play it off like that is your real pic.  No, you are not Tiffany Teen or Next Door Nikki so stop using their pics.
3. The only pic of you up there was taken 10 years ago.
4. The only pic of you up there is the size of a postage stamp even after viewing the larger pic.
5. You broadcast your entire life in your comments box.
6. You hold entire conversations through leaving comments.  That's what the messages are for or IM's.

If you have any pet peeves of your own please feel free to email them to me at myspacepetpeeves@rickpinney.com.

What is a man purse (or murse)??  I believe that in today's society, with all the little gadgets and gizmos that everyone is carrying these days, a guy needs some sort of bag to put these things in.  Yeah, you can put your iPod or your iPaq in your pocket, but that just makes it uncomfortable to walk around or you just end up looking like you are happy to see everyone.  Personally, I carry a backpack around with me that I picked up at The Gap a while back.  It is perfect for my needs and I can put things in it that I use on a regular basis.