The Milburn Name Sake…

When I first found out that I would be a date, I seriously considered changing my name; I’m named after my dad and I honestly want nothing to do with that legacy. I thought long and hard and once I saw Evan for the first time, I decided to change the legacy, not the name.

My dad left when I was a couple years old and even though I’ve seen him a few times over the last 30 years; he isn’t my dad and isn’t a part of my life; he never saw his dad either.

Now it’s my turn to show what I can do as a “Milburn” and I’ve decided to change the legacy that those to fucktards left me.

I’m not the greatest father in the world but I do my best. I realize that my wife does a lot more than her share as far as getting Evan ready, making dinner, etc. but I work my butt off to make sure everything is taken care of, I’m there daily, do my share of diaper changing, playing, cleaning and everything else a good husband and father should.

I’ve recently started changing my outlook on a lot of stuff and want to push my life in a different way…more caring, sharing and trying to make a difference and a little less bitching.

It’s sad that it’s taken me so long to realize that I don’t have to be the “badass” I’ve tried to be for the last 30 years. I don’t think people understand the emotion that comes along with growing up in a single parent home. Sure, I could have started robbing banks and killing people, waste my life away with drugs and blame it all on the fact that my daddy was around but I decided a long time ago to put my anger down on paper (or e-paper, through Word!) and let it out of the world to read and fill and it’s worked pretty well for me. I do have more anger than I should and I do have a temper that I’m not proud of but I don’t do drugs, I don’t beat my family, I don’t spend most of my life in jail…I try to do what is right (as much as I can).

I’m really looking for 2009 to be a changing point in my life…I’m going to lose weight, get healthy, save money and start focusing more on others and less on myself. I think I took huge steps in 2008 to focus on my family. I realize that money doesn’t equal love but I try to make sure Evan has everything he needs and wants and I do realize that could lead to him being a spoiled brat.

I want him to grow up realizing that we did the best we could to make sure he was happy, taken care of and that he truly changed our lives in a better way; he is the sole reason I’m starting to do so much with FatSpace.net, I-Pledge and charities for kids.

I started donating to Prevent Child Abuse in Ky in 2008 and I’m proud to say that I have already set it up to give even more in 2009. I hope Evan grows up to see that no matter how little you have, you can always share some of it.

I consider my family to be upper-lower class or lower-middle class…either way, we make too much to be poor and not enough to be middle class; so if I can donate and try to help…why can’t you?

I’m not saying I’m better than anyone and I’m not trying to pull some self-righteous bullshit; I’m just starting to realize that we really can change the world if we change the way people view the world.

I’m lower class and I’m donating….if your middle or upper class; you have no excuse.

~~~~ShArky~~~~
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My wife and I decided to have a “date night” before we hit the new lifestyle changes in 2009. We wanted to go to RAISING CAINS; which is one of our favorite places, and catch a movie.

We got a babysitter (my sister-in-law) and we headed out. We had a great dinner, did some shopping and was having a great day until we hit the movie theater.

We have already quit going to first run movie theaters because the tickets are extremely too expensive and the over all experience is terrible; now we have decided to quit going to the 2nd run, cheaper movies.

We want to see “QUANTINE” and for the most part, we got to see most of it…didn’t really get to hear as much of it though.

I have always been racist….I hate the human race; period. I hate saying this because in the last few months, I’ve really tried to focus on ways of helping people; but then you go through a situation like this and you have to wonder if people are worth helping.

It was like the perfect situation because it was a nice mix of different colored idiots; if you were in Lexington on Saturday night seeing the 7:05 showing of Quantine; I’m talking about you!!!

Before the movie starts, we are told to be sure to keep our tickets handy because there are some teenagers sneaking in to see movies (remember, this is the 2nd run, $1.50 movie theater!)

We go in and there is only one other person in the theater…this was a great sign that we may actually get to enjoy the movie.

The next folks that came in was a group of black folks, about 7 or 8 being extremely loud, rude and retarded in general and the decide that since the entire theater is empty, they will see a few rows back, right behind us. I try not to be racist but these folks matched every stereotype you have ever heard about black folks in a movie theater…I was thinking they may start shooting at the screen.

Next came the “Indian”, Muslim looking women with the 6 month old baby…seriously. A 6 month old baby in an R rated horror movie. Sure, the baby would have no clue what was going on but wouldn’t the loud noises, sudden “BOO’s” of a horror movie scare a baby??

Finally, you had the family of mixed folks who decided to set between our row and the black folks, right behind us.

These idiots felt the need to kick the back of our row about 40 times when something scary happened; after the 2nd look…they got the message.

We were extremely loud, one lady actually screamed out at the top of her lungs every time anything even close to being scary happened and the stuff they talked about was just pathetic. They also had a kid that was about 10 years old and felt the need to ask questions as loud as he could every time something happened…

“DID SHE DIE?”
“DID SHE GET BITE”
“CAN YOU HEAR ME NOW?”

We then saw the two white teenagers who couldn’t afford the $1.50 price being escorted out.

So which race should we hate the most…the whites, blacks, mixed or brown-ish?? Seriously.

The entire human race is full of idiots and I believe they all love going to the theater…so we have decided to let them have it. We will stick with watching movies at home.

The Quantine movie looked really awesome, when it comes to DVD, we will rent it and actually be able to hear the plot instead of just watching zombie type people attack everyone.

I’m so glad we live really close to a DRIVE IN…I can’t wait till the summer.

~~~~ShArky~~~~
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Alice is someone I met through my wife. She is a very interesting young lady and even though we have completely different views of religion; we seem to get each other on a weird level. I don’t want SharkysWorld.com to be a one sided look on life because we aren’t one sided people. You may have share a lot of believes with me as well as others…which is why we have GUEST SHARKSTERS.

Enjoy.

Check out more of Alice’s stuff at www.xanga.com/art_of_simple_complexity

Double Dawg Dare….

I’ve always been a pretty religious person. My faith was one of the most important things in my life growing up. I’d say for a while it was *the* most important thing in my life.
I’d been in church since I was five, all Southern Baptist affiliated. So it was a no-brainer that when I went to college, it would be to a Christian school.

All my years of Sunday school, youth group, church camps, Girls in Action, Acteens, mission trips, vacation bible school, church choir, hand-bell choir, and of course service attending had prepared me for a life in the bubble of a Baptist College or so I thought.

I never realized how stifling it would become, or how as I got older and started to really learn theology and really study it, how much more personal my relationship with God would become. And in receiving a more personal relationship, how skeptical I would become of the actions of so called Christians.

I wasn’t prepared for the day when I realized I was no longer a spoon fed religious zealot. How ashamed I was of the actions of my childhood and adolescence; of judging people that believed differently, or condemning those that didn’t act as I acted.

I think going to a Christian school can do three things to you….
a.) It can turn you into a holier then thou religious nut.
b.) It can turn you to atheism/or agnosticism or
c.) It can simply straighten you out.

I landed in that third category…I relaxed…I saw so many people who called themselves Christians acting in ways that were so hypocritical and I don’t mean they were going to church on Sunday’s and to the bars on Saturdays. No that was more MY venue…that is my hypocrisy. What I’m talking about is, in my opinion, far worse. They started to think they were perfect; that they had it “right”. They would toss around phrases like “I’ll be praying for you.” and “do you think you are really saved?” left and right with no regard for the fact that they weren’t saying these things with love, but rather with condemnation and judgment.

They were NOT acting like Jesus.

The greatest cause of atheism in the world today is Christianity. Those that profess to believe in God with their mouths but do the exact opposite with their lives.

Now I’m not saying I’m perfect. I KNOW I don’t have it right, but you know what, I reverently love God and I love the creation that he has given us; this world, humans, animals, and nature. I love that we are created in His image and I love that He loves us NO MATTER WHAT. I want to be there to show people that not all Christians are mean and hateful and judgmental. In fact I’m hesitant to even use that name for myself…I’m a Jesus Lover….and that’s about as far as I can go.
I don’t know the answers and I’m okay with that. I don’t know that I’ll ever get my life completely right. But I’m going to be real. I’m going to be transparent.

A phrase I heard a lot in college was, “you have to live your life for the eternity that is coming…” you know…I disagree….I want to live my life for today.

I want to enjoy every moment. I never want to look back and say I have regret. I want to do everything that I desire and experience this world that God has blessed us with. I firmly believe I have salvation and I don’t think God’s going to take that away from me. I’m not saying I have the right to go shoot up cocaine, or kill someone….I’m talking more about those positive experiences…

I’m not going to worry so much about tomorrow. I’m going to live for today. It means being impulsive. It means taking some risks. It means putting my heart out there and knowing that I’ll probably get hurt, but you know what, I’d rather do that a million times over and truly FEEL something, then live my life jaded and guarded and putting up walls and keeping people out because I’m scared of being hurt.

God says we should not fear. I’m trying each day to face those things that terrify me…to look those monsters in the mirror and say, “Oh yeah, come and get me.”
Don’t try this at home, kids. Not if you’re weak, and worried, and one of those conservative Christian types….I’d hate for you to have to leave your bubble and think outside the box….

But you know…if you want to take a risk of truly experiencing life; of feeling God’s presence; of being in touch with Him…personally and not in a way that’s been spoon-fed to you, then, yeah…go for it.

Live a little. Be impulsive. Befriend a person who’s different then you. Try to see the world through a different pair of eyes. Take a walk in another person’s shoes. Let go of your miserable do’s and don’ts list and try to just walk without making a list.

Go ahead, I dare ya.

-ALICE

I have decided to start a “Toy Collection” called PROJECT: SHARKY CLAUS….to kick it off, I have arranged to purchase $300 worth of toys to donate to local kids for Christmas 2009!!!

You are welcome to do the same…and let us know what your doing!!! You are welcome to print out and advertise for PROJECT: SHARKY CLAUS and donate toys in your own community or contact me and I’ll tell you how to donate new toys or you can click below to donate cash. (100% will go towards the purchase of toys)

So…Burger King has created their own cologne…NOT KIDDING; Google it!!!

Or just read the story here  http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,469865,00.html

The fragrance is advertised as “the scent of seduction with a hint of flame-broiled meat”.

Dear Santa,

Please get me some Burger King cologne for Christmas….

Love,
Sharky

For years, I have secretly kept a Whopper hidden under my shirt (I have a different type of Whopper in my pants!) to get that flame-broiled meat scent so this is going to make my life A LOT easier.

I do see ONE negative side of this and that is “fat people attacks”. It sounds like a Stephen King book but I can honestly picture us fat people attacking anyone that wears this stuff; I could actually see me eating the flesh of someone thinking it was flame-broiled meat; so I’m a little leery.

I’m not sure how this stuff is going to mix with Jackie’s Brittney Spears cologne that smells like cotton candy…it’s going to make for some great smells during our many love sessions 

~~~~ShArky~~~~
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SharkysWorld.com and FatSpace.net Present… I-Pledge

I = YOU
PLEDGE = a solemn promise or agreement to do or refrain from doing something:

This is a new way to get people active in THEIR own community.

It’s really simple, members of FatSpace.net can “pledge” to do something good for their community; this will also give others great ideas for what they can start doing.

We have no way to hold people accountable but that is something they have to deal with within themselves.

I truly believe in advertising for people who try to help others. A lot of people donate anonymously and that is fine but I have NO problem promoting people who help their community.

I think these people need to have their picture posted everywhere and should be praised. Even if someone only does good to get the praise; the good is done and that is all that matters in the end.

Join FatSpace.net now and make your pledge!!!!

You don’t have to pledge anything big…any good deed will help the world become a better place!!!

Ideas –

I Pledge To…give $200 to ________ charity
I Pledge To…collect toys for needy children
I Pledge To…compliment one person every day
I Pledge To…be a little more understanding of others situation
I Pledge To…volunteer at a local shelter

Let us know what YOU PLEDGE!!!!