Willy Nilly on Life http://riker17.posterous.com Vague and not-so-vague reports on my life and times. posterous.com Wed, 21 Oct 2009 23:38:00 -0700 Corral Hollow office space http://riker17.posterous.com/corral-hollow-office-space http://riker17.posterous.com/corral-hollow-office-space

This is where I sit to eat and do paperwork while on the job at the Corral Hollow site in Tracy.  Not much of an office, but it works.
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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/7185/Picture_9.jpg http://posterous.com/people/groOncrwK Will Robertson Riker17 Will Robertson Mon, 12 Oct 2009 21:28:56 -0700 Michael Jackson This Is It http://riker17.posterous.com/michael-jackson-this-is-it-12 http://riker17.posterous.com/michael-jackson-this-is-it-12 I suggest that everyone listen to Michael's last musical number, it is
tremendous!

The critics may not like it, but what do they know about popular music?

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/7185/Picture_9.jpg http://posterous.com/people/groOncrwK Will Robertson Riker17 Will Robertson Sun, 11 Oct 2009 17:05:04 -0700 The Rose Pavilion office http://riker17.posterous.com/the-rose-pavilion-office http://riker17.posterous.com/the-rose-pavilion-office
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This is where I work on the weekend.
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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/7185/Picture_9.jpg http://posterous.com/people/groOncrwK Will Robertson Riker17 Will Robertson Sun, 11 Oct 2009 13:15:00 -0700 Butters is sooooooooo cute! http://riker17.posterous.com/vid-00005-20091011-1307 http://riker17.posterous.com/vid-00005-20091011-1307

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Butters at the top of the stairs, always so cute and adorable!

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/7185/Picture_9.jpg http://posterous.com/people/groOncrwK Will Robertson Riker17 Will Robertson Wed, 30 Sep 2009 10:06:40 -0700 A poll a day... http://riker17.posterous.com/a-poll-a-day http://riker17.posterous.com/a-poll-a-day I have created a poll on FaceBook.  I would like everyone who reads my blog here to go and vote.  Here's the link: The Obama-rama Poll.  I think it is a harmless and timely question.

Thank you,
WJR

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/7185/Picture_9.jpg http://posterous.com/people/groOncrwK Will Robertson Riker17 Will Robertson Thu, 24 Sep 2009 12:34:06 -0700 One week http://riker17.posterous.com/one-week-48 http://riker17.posterous.com/one-week-48 It is one week until my 30th birthday.  Sadly, I will be working the night before and and the night of, so I will have a party on the Monday after, or the fifth of October for those of you who are brain-dead and cannot think for yourselves.  I am inviting no one to this party and it shall not be considered a pity, I will enjoy the solitude and the time away from the rat race of civilized society.  I will ponder many things and pose many queries to the trees and the squirrels, none will be answered and not a word to be spoken.  I will enter a deep thought process and magically return with a full stream of consciousness to be bombarded by the universe.  Life can be so grand and the answer is 42.

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/7185/Picture_9.jpg http://posterous.com/people/groOncrwK Will Robertson Riker17 Will Robertson Wed, 12 Aug 2009 23:10:00 -0700 Pro-gun vs. Anti-gun: Blown Away! http://riker17.posterous.com/pro-gun-vs-anti-gun-blown-away http://riker17.posterous.com/pro-gun-vs-anti-gun-blown-away

Here is a clip of a typical liberal meathead host:

Visit msnbc.com for Breaking News, World News, and News about the Economy

Chris Mathews is that meathead and should be disparaged at every opportunity. The guest does an excellent job of reinforcing the intelligence of all pro-gun, pro-freedom Americans. As usual, Mathews doesn't allow the guest to answer a single question without interrupting and attempting to make himself appear smart when he is really a dumb-f**k. Mathews must go! He is among the many reasons I don't watch MSNBC and wish it would die.

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/7185/Picture_9.jpg http://posterous.com/people/groOncrwK Will Robertson Riker17 Will Robertson Tue, 11 Aug 2009 21:25:26 -0700 Posterous | Re: Remember Sam the Koala http://riker17.posterous.com/posterous-re-remember-sam-the-koala http://riker17.posterous.com/posterous-re-remember-sam-the-koala Here is the story link that I forgot to include with my original post.
Bushfire survivor Sam the Koala loses fight for life

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/7185/Picture_9.jpg http://posterous.com/people/groOncrwK Will Robertson Riker17 Will Robertson Tue, 11 Aug 2009 13:30:33 -0700 Remember Sam the Koala http://riker17.posterous.com/remember-sam-the-koala http://riker17.posterous.com/remember-sam-the-koala Sam the Koala

Great video.

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/7185/Picture_9.jpg http://posterous.com/people/groOncrwK Will Robertson Riker17 Will Robertson Mon, 10 Aug 2009 19:40:00 -0700 Superman needs help... http://riker17.posterous.com/superman-needs-help http://riker17.posterous.com/superman-needs-help

Okay, Superman never needs our help, I just wanted to draw your
attention to the plight of the fully enclosed phone booth, as seen in
this video:

Embedded video from CNN Video


I think more should be built, make them high-tech, with cameras and
security systems. If a bum begins to urinate, zap him with a bolt of
energy, smokers would get doused by an overhead sprinkler system, and
those that wish to sleep over night would be charged for the room. I
think this is doable and I would encourage a local entrepreneur to get
right on it.

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/7185/Picture_9.jpg http://posterous.com/people/groOncrwK Will Robertson Riker17 Will Robertson Mon, 20 Jul 2009 10:48:00 -0700 Apollo 11 + 40 http://riker17.posterous.com/apollo-11-40 http://riker17.posterous.com/apollo-11-40

Today is the day that we mark the historic landing of man on the moon.  Forty years ago, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin stepped out of the lunar module and placed footprints on a foreign celestial body.  A very riveting time for our nation and the world as a whole.  I applaud NASA for replaying the tapes from those history-making days in real-time, I have been listening to them and have found much interesting material.  No doubt that Buzz and Neil were very excited about the important and improbable feat that they were to accomplish on this day.  

As I have been listening to the real-time feed that I mentioned above, I have also been following along with the transcript that is posted of the communications between Houston and the Apollo spacecraft.  Though at times the 40-year-old live feed and the transcript do not match up time wise, it is still fun to read along as the crew goes about flipping switches and pressing buttons to be able to land on the moon.  As for historic points on the trascript, I have found a few.  The separation of the lunar module from the command module occurs on page 318, the landing occurs on page 337, and the first footprint by Neil occurs on page 382.

I encourage everyone to pause for a moment today to reflect upon the masterful and unlikely events of today and send a message to Congress that we need to return to the moon and go to Mars and beyond.  It is our destiny as humans to seek out what is beyond our grasp and to explore what is beyond our reach.  Godspeed Neil and Buzz and all of our astronauts.

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/7185/Picture_9.jpg http://posterous.com/people/groOncrwK Will Robertson Riker17 Will Robertson Sun, 12 Jul 2009 18:49:09 -0700 Butters dancing http://riker17.posterous.com/butters-dancing http://riker17.posterous.com/butters-dancing This is what is considered dancing by our pom, Butters.
 Will Robertson will@riker17.com riker17.com

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/7185/Picture_9.jpg http://posterous.com/people/groOncrwK Will Robertson Riker17 Will Robertson Wed, 08 Jul 2009 20:12:00 -0700 Flying http://riker17.posterous.com/flying-158 http://riker17.posterous.com/flying-158

Recently, I flew from Missoula, Montana to Fresno, California via Delta Airlines.  My journey was pleasant and, for the most part, uneventful.  The employees were all very polite and helpful and the worst that happened was them not getting one of my two checked bags back to me until the next day.  My first flight by myself and they misplace one of my checked bags.  Not a big deal, 'cause when I did get it back, all was in order and no complaint needed to be filed.  Not so for Dave Carroll.  Watch the video he created and follow his story.


An airline destroying a guitar and then not paying for its negligence is absurd and cause for a boycott.  You won't see me on United anytime soon.
Will Robertson of Livermore, CA

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/7185/Picture_9.jpg http://posterous.com/people/groOncrwK Will Robertson Riker17 Will Robertson Sun, 05 Jul 2009 08:23:19 -0700 Montana http://riker17.posterous.com/montana-24 http://riker17.posterous.com/montana-24 I have had a wonderful time in Montana. Well, as wonderful a time as can be had while working with the bees.  I have managed to avoid being stung, accomplished by wearing a bee suit and deftly handling boxes and frames.  The weather has been mostly hot with a cool spell happening in the past 24 hours or so.  Will be glad to return to California tomorrow, on what will be my first time flying alone.  I will be walking through security, finding the gate, and changing planes, all by my lonesome.  Now, I know that for a 29-and-a-half year-old like myself to be saying this may sound weird and even a bit stupid to some people, I think it is a highlight of my life that I am able to do this on my own.  Not that I am in any way physically or mentally handicapped or the least bit stupid or retarded, I am just a normal male who realizes the enormity of the world and all its wondrous ways.  It should be noted for the record, that I am married and I am fully capable of living the good life if I weren't just so damn lazy and bored of life.  I attempt to find the fun, but it is hard and I like to make things easy and to do so while maintaining the highest quality is not so simple after all.  Am I just rambling, perhaps, but this all needs to be said.  I will sign off now, enjoy the day!

Will Robertson of Livermore, CA

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/7185/Picture_9.jpg http://posterous.com/people/groOncrwK Will Robertson Riker17 Will Robertson Wed, 10 Jun 2009 10:54:00 -0700 Nazi http://riker17.posterous.com/nazi http://riker17.posterous.com/nazi

The Nazis are alive and well on the Internet and we must support their ability to spread their hate-filled message, lest our message of peace and love be stopped by the very people who we request to stop the Nazis. Be very careful what you wish for, it may come back on you someday.

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/7185/Picture_9.jpg http://posterous.com/people/groOncrwK Will Robertson Riker17 Will Robertson Sat, 06 Jun 2009 21:32:23 -0700 A new message for the masses http://riker17.posterous.com/a-new-message-for-the-masses http://riker17.posterous.com/a-new-message-for-the-masses I am writing today's post from my office in Livermore, a few days before I depart for Montana with my dad to work the bees and earn a living doing something, because no one is hiring in this area.  Or at least not hiring for a full-time position at a pay-rate necessary to sustain a family (or in my case, myself and my wife and her brother).  
I am sorta excited about Montana.  Being I have been to the state before, it won't be new territory, just a new part of the state.  So, in a way, it is new territory, just not a new state to me.  That's what I mean, yeah.
Anyways, I will have limited internet access while there and will post updates when able.  Pictures as well.  So, until my next post, have a safe and happy day.

Will Robertson

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/7185/Picture_9.jpg http://posterous.com/people/groOncrwK Will Robertson Riker17 Will Robertson Tue, 19 May 2009 07:11:42 -0700 GPS system 'close to breakdown' http://riker17.posterous.com/gps-system-close-to-breakdown http://riker17.posterous.com/gps-system-close-to-breakdown
via guardian.co.uk

I don't think the government would allow the GPS satellites to fail, mainly because the military uses them and so do many billionaires who are important to the everyday function of our system of government. Long live the GPS!

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/7185/Picture_9.jpg http://posterous.com/people/groOncrwK Will Robertson Riker17 Will Robertson Sat, 16 May 2009 19:50:54 -0700 'ANGEL' FARRAH FAWCETT CROSSES THE FINAL FRONTIER OF REALITY TELEVISION - New York Post http://riker17.posterous.com/angel-farrah-fawcett-crosses-the-final-fronti http://riker17.posterous.com/angel-farrah-fawcett-crosses-the-final-fronti
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I did not watch this, nor do I give a wit about Farrah. I am sick of hearing about her and her so-called friends and I cheer her eventual death. Just be gone, will ya? Please? No more Farrah!

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/7185/Picture_9.jpg http://posterous.com/people/groOncrwK Will Robertson Riker17 Will Robertson Wed, 01 Apr 2009 18:17:02 -0700 Barack must go! http://riker17.posterous.com/barack-must-go http://riker17.posterous.com/barack-must-go Why do we tolerate such an imbecilic and arrogant buffoon in our White House?  President Barack (not my President) Obama has idiots working for him if the iPod is the best they could do for the Queen of England.  Especially when a quick web search would show that she already one.  Why?  Are we this stupid in America?  Are we really this dumbed-down that we accept laziness from our commander-in-chief?  We must be 'cause that is what we have.

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/7185/Picture_9.jpg http://posterous.com/people/groOncrwK Will Robertson Riker17 Will Robertson Sun, 22 Mar 2009 13:18:25 -0700 The flying car is here... http://riker17.posterous.com/the-flying-car-is-here http://riker17.posterous.com/the-flying-car-is-here Well, not just yet.  A roadable airplane will be available soon, though.  I am looking forward to it.  Wish I had the ten grand to reserve one, but, being that times are tight and I do not, I kindly ask that you, my loyal readers, donate to this important cause.  Just send the $10,000 to me and I will immediately invest in this road-worthy plane.  Just a thought.

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