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March 1 Links 2008
2008-03-01 06:06:00
They say March comes in like a lion and goes out like a lamb. The lion part is right, at least! My daffodils are sprouting through the snow. The snow hangs on through the rain, because it’s a darn cold rain. Leap Day only makes the winter seem longer (and it is, by one day). March slams our year into fast forward. Daylight Savings Time begins on March 9th, earlier than ever. Palm Sunday is the 16th, and Easter is the 23rd, earlier than I can ever remember. The vernal equinox is the day before Good Friday. There is some talk in the Catholic church of moving St. Patrick's Day to another day before Holy Week begins, which would fall right in line with this weird month. The daffodils don't keep calendars or holidays. Still, they know what to expect, and they'll survive anything. There's some inspiration for ya! Cut the Cheese 6 Restless Corpses. This article has nothing to do with the supernatural; it’s about real bodies that just can&rsqu...
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Leap Day
2008-02-29 06:50:00
If I don’t post something about Leap Day today, I won’t have a chance to do it again for four years! February 29th is some sort of magical day that appears and then disappears for a long time. If a year has one, then you can bet that someone is getting ready to host the summer Olympics, and someone else is running for president of the United States. On February 29th, Leap Year babies (also known as “leaplings”) are partying hard enough to last them through three more years of no birthday. Imagine, getting your driver’s licence after your fourth birthday, and retiring shortly after your Sweet Sixteenth! There’s a lot of interest in the tradition of women proposing to men on Leap Day; thanks to search engines, my post on Sadie Hawkins Day has been the most popular page here for a week! Leap Year Since today is an “extra” day, how about I use it for a little housecleaning. Meaning, telling you about my aw...
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Time Travel
2008-02-28 06:05:00
If you could travel in time, would you? Would you go back, to be with someone who is no longer here? Or maybe go back to relive your childhood, either because it was pleasant, or because you wanted to change something? Perhaps you would like to travel into the future, so as to see what's going to happen, in order to prepare for it. Of course, we'd all like to go just far enough ahead to see the winning lottery numbers before we select ours! But haven't you heard about the danger in messing with the fabric of the space-time continuum? If you've never had a discussion about that, then you haven't hung around such geeky people as I have.  The Essay (via Dark Roasted Blend) You'll enjoy at least some of these Photoshopped anachronisms. Time travel spam. The Time Travel Fund wants you to invest in "the future". Or a bridge in Brooklyn. This game is called Slow Motion, but the only thing slow about it is the load time. Its was fun, and easy to figure out. A ...
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Scientists
2008-02-27 06:29:00
Princess wanted help with her science. She said she had to make a sentence out of each term, without repeating the definition. OK. “Transpiration, the process by which plants give off water through their stoma.”  Hmm. The Department of Transpiration announced new water saving incentives today. “Respiration, the process of releasing energy from food.” Hmm. My stupid mother thought respiration meant breathing. “Water cycle, the process by which water moves through the environment.”  Hmm. I always wear my helmet when I ride my water cycle. She doesn’t ask me for help much anymore. Stephen Hawking is soooooo bad . . . . A duet of singing Tesla coils. The 10 Most Bizarre Scientific Papers. 41 Hilarious Science Fair Experiments. And they are real, unlike the one to the right. Research LOLcats. String Theory explained in two minutes. They explained it, but I still don&...
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Children
2008-02-26 06:24:00
I am not inclined to pay a lot of money for children’s shoes, as they will either tear them apart or outgrow them in six months. This past week, I bought Princess a $40 pair of moccasins. She has reached the point where our shoe sizes are the same, so when she outgrows these, I will wear them for at least a decade. The same thing with the $45 maryjanes we bought for back to school last fall. She’d better enjoy my generosity while it lasts, because when she goes up one more size, it’s back to $10 shoes for her. Meanwhile, I’ve threatened her with sanctions if she dares to scuff those high-priced adult shoes. Or walk through mud in them. Oh, she’s no bigfoot, I just have small feet. Still, I have a hard time coming to grips with a kid who’s feet are bigger than mine. They grow up so fast! Cooties Shameful things I have eaten as a Mom. pla. (via Everlasting Blort) Ryan and Andrea of Rattle-n-Roll create...
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Star Trek VII: The Seventh Post
2008-02-25 06:10:00
Yes, I realize that eventually I will rerun an old Star Trek post and this title will suddenly make no sense, but when has anyone ever accused me of making sense? The first incarnation of Star Trek is 42 years old, and it doesn't make any more sense now than it ever did. But we love it, no matter how cheesy, because it was an optimistic look at the future. Humankind not only dropped the old prejudices, they reached out to other communities. They had respect for the natural developments of other planets (the Prime Directive), even if they managed to break those rules every once in a while. OK, constantly, but at least they had the rule! They had cool machines that would do anything and everything. They traveled through time, transporters, and wormholes. Yep, that's still cool. Star Trek XI Trailer Star Trek XI was scheduled to open this Christmas, but has been pushed back to May of 2009. The marketing has already begun. Four webcams are set up at the “shipy...
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Mars and Venus: Literature
2008-02-24 06:06:00
For this entry in the continuing series, we'll look at the differences in taste between men and women. We seek different types of entertainment, pastimes, and edification. Its such a broad subject, men's and womens's taste in movies and television will have to be addressed separately. Today, lets talk about the printed word, whether in books, periodicals, or online. For women, the printed word can be all things and anything. Its perfectly suited to a woman's imagination, which can paint a better picture than any photograph or illustration. Men read for information. Men who read a lot tend to lean heavily toward history, theology, engineering, and other non-fiction. The glaring exception is science fiction, which is after all, sort of science. For men, emotional topics are better served up through visuals, i.e. movies. This difference between men and women goes a long way toward explaining how woman can enjoy erotica with no pictures; therefore maintaining the fantasy that...
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February 23 Links 2008
2008-02-23 06:10:00
While I was preparing the post on Manly Men, I jotted down some thoughts on what made a man seem manly and attractive to me. I stopped when the list was long enough for the paragraph, but no doubt there are other things I could have included. But that’s just my opinion... I’d like yours. I want to put together a totally unscientific survey about what women find attractive in a man. So let me know! You can leave a comment here, or if you’d prefer, email me at radiofox@gmail.com. Let me know what makes a man attractive to you -in as little or as much detail as you like, and please include how old you are, and whether you want your name (or internet pseudonym) used. I can always make up fake names. I’ve made up enough for myself! When I get a decent amount of response, I’ll put it together in some meaningful fashion for you. Or at least, I’ll put it together. I’ve already posted this at YesButNoButYes, but I need a variety of opinions. Feel fre...
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Death and Dying
2008-02-22 06:02:00
No, I’m not obsessed with death. At least, no more than the next person. Honestly, I haven't done any more posts on death than I have any other subject. Worrying about death wastes your time, and time is all you have between right now and death. Still, I’ve been to way too many funerals the last few years. They come in all kinds. Ove the years I’ve reported on many that had brawls, some with police involvement. Remind me to do a post on redneck funerals some day. But today, it’s just plain death and the jokes we make about it to ease our nervousness. Isn't it humam nature to joke about the things that scare us the most? Sex, rejection, and yes, death (just don't joke about it in an airport). After all, death is just part of life, albeit the last part. Silence of the Seniors The story of Oscar, the LOLcat of Death , has been made into a movie. Loyal to the end. Video: The Business of Death. Top Ten Bizarre Hollywood Deaths. (v...
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Golfers
2008-02-21 06:16:00
Somewhere recently I read that a lot of men aren’t as crazy about golf as they seem. For them, golf serves as an excuse to get away from home and family. I read somewhere else that men can turn off their brains and think of nothing, which is how they can spend do much time playing golf. That obviously doesn’t describe every golfer, because some enjoy golf so much they watch it on TV. THAT I’ll never understand. Golf tournaments don’t even have cheerleaders! Golf is Different in Australia Watch Tiger Woods give away new cars to people who probably already drive new cars. (via Phil’s Phun) Crazy Golf Balls. Play a prank on your golfer friends! One ball explodes, one won’t roll straight, one dissolves into water, and one shoots a stream of ribbons on impact. I wouldn’t recommend using more than one per golfer or outing. (via J-Walk Blog) Forgive me for going off-topic, but a kidnapping can totally ruin your day. Golf Goofs...

Fairy Tales
2008-02-20 06:04:00
A parents group I belong to jokes about Disney’s willingness to kill off all the mothers in their movies. I made an offhand remark to Princess at lunch one day about it. She was totally surprised! She went through all our animated movies in her head and realized it was true, and she’d never even noticed. Even those protagonists who had mothers weren’t with them -Sleeping Beauty was sent away to be raised, and Dumbo’s mother was incarcerated. The only exception was Mulan. Why? she asked. I told her it was because mothers tended to protect children from the trouble they get into in fairy tales. And that made me realize that Disney is doing it right. We can tell our kids that the frightening things that happen in fairy tales could never happen to you, because mama protects you. Maybe cinema matricide isn’t such a bad idea after all! Fling: Forever is Overrated (via Super Punch) Something to remember when y...
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Manly Men
2008-02-19 06:05:00
As many jokes as I make about men, I still think they are wonderful. Not perfect, of course, but what fun would a perfect man be? Well, maybe a lot, but it’s no fun waiting your whole life to find out whether he exists or not. There’s certainly nothing wrong with being manly. But what makes a man manly depends on who you ask. If you ask me (which of course, no one did), it has nothing to do with your muscles, or your bank account, or the number of women you’ve banged. The most awesomely manly man is the one who feels no need to prove his manliness to the world; he just lives it. He excels without tearing down others. He takes life by the horns. He doesn’t classify everything as “cool” or “not cool”. He looks you in the eye and doesn’t play games. He knows some things are more important than others. Find a man like that, and you’d better hang onto him! MANtage The Art of Manliness. More than a parody si...
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Presidents Day
2008-02-18 06:09:00
Presidents Day is a holiday shrouded in mystery. Ha! That’s overstating it a bit, but people are confused about what we are celebrating. When I was growing up, we celebrated Washington’s birthday and Lincoln’s birthday in February, but we didn’t get either day off from school and we used the days to learn about the two presidents. Washington’s Birthday has been a federal holiday since 1885, although it was celebrated since his presidency. Lincoln’s birthday was never an official federal holiday, but has been a recognized holiday in some states for a long time. In 1968, the federal government moved Washington’s Birthday to the third Monday in February, as part of the Monday Holidays Act. Of course, this made no sense because birthdays don’t float. So people started calling it Presidents Day. Most states adopted the new Washington’s Birthday holiday, while other states recognize it as Presidents Day. Fans of other presidents jumped...
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Redneck Engineering Exam
2008-02-17 06:31:00
This subject hits close to home. Around here, the main industries are the stripping of our natural resources, logs and coal. The manufacturing sector has gone from moonshine to marijuana to methamphetamine. I know from whence I speak, because I have a bathtub on my front porch and a litter of puppies underneath. Redneck Power Windows (via Bits and Pieces) OK, we need to set the mood for the test. Watch this squirrel and penguin to get the tune stuck in your head. Redneck Engineering Exam 1. Calculate the smallest limb diameter on a persimmon tree that will support a 10 pound possum. 2. Which of the following cars will rust out the quickest when placed on blocks in your front yard? a) '66 Ford Fairlane b) '69 Chevrolet Chevelle c) '64 Pontiac GTO 3. If your uncle builds a still that operates at a capacity of 20 gallons of shine per hour, how many car radiators are necessary to condense the product? 4. A pulpwood cutter has chain saw that operates at 2700 r...
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February 16th Links 2008
2008-02-16 06:01:00
The lady from the transmission shop called and said my van was ready. At 4:45 PM on Friday. They close at five. Sure, I could come right out, but there’s no way I could find someone to take me there so I could drive the van home. I went out in my borrowed Mustang and picked up the keys, amongst driving various kids to three different parties in one evening. Maybe I’ll get lucky and find someone available this weekend. Usually I’m the one anyone calls when they need a ride. Sigh. The van has been in the shop for three weeks this time, for a total of eight weeks in the tranny shop this winter. At least they aren’t charging me this time. I’d better knock wood since I haven’t driven it yet. Wish me luck! A Game Show Moment (via Bits and Pieces) Coney Island Freaks of Yesterday and Today. The freak show is not dead, it's just different. The classic connundrum. He wants to get laid, she wants to be loved. In this video, he tri...
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Cold
2008-02-15 06:00:00
Yesterday, the temperature was in the upper 60s. This morning I woke up and saw that snow had fallen. The car was covered in ice, with snow on top. The temp was in the single digits. What a difference a day makes! And spring all of the sudden seems so far away. I have a small space heater at my desk aimed at my feet. Sitting here lulls me into a false sense of comfort, then I get up to get coffee or use the facilities (one follows another) and get a rude shock. If I actually leave my room to get a sandwich or something, I start to shiver before returning to my little corner. It’s COLD! If I could get the entire house up to 60 degrees, I’d feel like a queen. And that’s just inside. I hate hate hate scraping the car windshield. I’m too short to reach the middle, no matter what kind of car I’m driving. But my kids go to parochial school, and they have no bus service, so I gotta do it. Brrr!   Winter Recreation The Col...
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Valentines Gone Bad
2008-02-14 06:14:00
For years, I told myself that Valentines Day meant nothing, it was just a way to sell flowers and candy and diamonds. And I believed it. It didn’t bother me when I got no cards or gifts, because I had a man right there. It didn’t matter that he always forgot Valentines day, or else just neglected to do anything for the occasion, because he was there. Then I became single, and I continued to tell myself that it’s a lame holiday that doesn’t matter. But it’s different when you are alone. My brain still tells me that it doesn’t matter, but now I have no one here to say, “Valentines Day? It just snuck up on me. Come here and give me a kiss.” For a lot of us, Valentines Day is the one day you are forced to confront the fact that you are alone, with no cards or flowers or kisses. Yeah, its stupid, but its the honest truth. I’m going to go gorge on leftover Christmas chocolate. Honest, I’m OK with it the rest of the ye...
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Old Age
2008-02-13 06:09:00
Many times I’ve read about how old folks are happier. Young people wonder how that can be, considering your looks fade, your energy falls, your career ends, your kids move away, and you have more health problems. The older I get, the better I understand. Old folks have learned to let go of things that aren’t important, and focus on finding happiness in what you have. After all, you’re only as happy as you decide you’re going to be. There’s no profit in worrying about things you can’t do anything about, which includes regret about the past. And there’s no point in stressing about things in the future, when all we’ve got is right now. Young people stress about decisions that will affect the rest of their lives, while old folks are busy just living theirs. And I don't care what you say, Harrison Ford still looks pretty damn good to me! Hip Hop Grannies (via I Am Bored) Wu Ying was in her sixties when she fell in ...
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Sex Ed
2008-02-12 06:24:00
The older I get, the more I realize that you never stop learning about, well, pretty much anything. Sex is no exception. When you’re young, you learn how to do it. As you age, you learn how to do it better, or at least differently. About the time you think you know it all, you find out that other people look at it quite differently. And the way it’s done changes over history. I’ve learned a lot hanging out on various internet forums. It’s gotten to the point where I can tell how old a person is by the things he/she says about sex -whether they are eager, angry, cynical, rigid (in thinking, that is), concerned, shocked, bemused, or judgmental. And there’s a bright line drawn between those who became mature before and after the advent of AIDS. But we all still have some things we can learn. Harry Potter and the Sex Ed Coach Third Base Ain’t What It Used To Be. A recommendation for a realistic book on educating your children....

Dental Work
2008-02-11 06:08:00
The plight of toothless Kentuckians made the New York Times. According to the article, Kentucky has the highest proportion of adults under 65 without teeth of any state. And half of them don’t have dental insurance. I was surprised to learn that people in other states are more likely to have dental insurance... it just always seemed like a real luxury to me. Where I used to work, no one had dental insurance, with the possible exception of management, who didn’t talk to us about such things. I’ve had dental insurance about two years in my whole life, through a job in Tennessee. Of course, during that time I had extensive work done, but I’ve never let lack of insurance keep me from trying to save my teeth. That’s what credit cards are for! Safe and White (via the Presurfer)   A video collection of dental nightmares. Not for the squeamish. Strange clip where Kramer accuses Seinfeld of bigotry... against dentists. ...
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Toddlers
2008-02-10 06:03:00
When your child learns how to walk, you get an in-your-face lesson in the difference between knowledge and wisdom. A 1 to 3 year old child has the knowledge of how to reach things and go places, but not the wisdom to see the danger. Applying the brakes is totally a parent's job, and it WILL wear you OUT. The reward comes many years later, when you see that child struggling with his own toddler. Meanwhile, your kid is learning about free will and how to throw his weight around, without the constraints of empathy or authority. Its enough to drive you stark raving bonkers. I had two toddlers at once, since my girls are very close in age. Lucky for me, I also had a Stay-At-Home-Daddy, who bore the brunt of the craziness... and the toilet training. Toilet Training humor: The Constipation Song. The only thing cuter than a laughing baby is a baby that gives you the Evil Look. What the cool babies are wearing this winter.Note on the bathroom door.  Not really effective for todd...
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February 9 Links 2008
2008-02-09 06:03:00
These stupid pictures were made with PicHacks Funny Face Maker, which lets you see how symmetrical your face is. I know mine is not, even if the picture had been properly upright. Ha! Truth is, I don’t much look like the original picture anymore, either. I haven’t had a haircut in a year. The stuff is almost to my waist, and at my age, that looks positively Pentecostal. I should start putting it up in a bun, like Granny in The Beverly Hillbillies. Or Aunt Bee on The Andy Griffith Show. Or just get a haircut. I always think about making an appointment in the evening, when the salon is closed. I’ll do it eventually, and I’ll post before and after pics (I promise)! Also, there’ll eventually be before and after picks of the kids, since we have tooth issues and hair issues and such in that generation as well. A Love Poem   Computer Sex on video. 12 Website FAQs We Suspect Aren't Asked That F...
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Fish Tales
2008-02-08 06:23:00
I vividly recall the first time I caught a fish. I must’ve been about five or six years old. My dad made all the preparations for the trip. He collected all the gear, packed the car, drove to the fishing spot, unloaded the gear, baited my hook (and my brother’s) and then his own. I stood there silently. It was probably about 30 seconds, not even long enough for me to wonder if I should be doing something, when he said, “Look! You caught a fish!” Wow! Then Dad helped me reel it in. He took it off the hook, made sure everyone saw it, patted me on the back, and threw it back (it was too small to eat). Somehow, that made me a fisherman! Dad threw most of his own catch back, but kept a few of the bigger fish. He loaded up the car, drove home, unloaded the gear, and cleaned the fish. But somehow I was the hero of the day. And that’s why I still remember it. Now that I have kids, it makes some kind of sense. Shark Ten of the Strangest Thing...
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Valentines Preparations
2008-02-07 06:25:00
The last time I received Valentine flowers, it was a few days before Valentines Day, which is a great idea, because a) even if I was expecting a Valentine gift, this would have been a surprise, and 2) no danger of florist overload leading to a late delivery or inventory problems on the actual holiday, and 3) if your sweetie is expecting a valentine gift and you’re LATE, you’ll be in the doghouse. The downside was that they were delivered in a box by the US Postal Service. Which means they were left on the porch in subfreezing temps for hours before I found it. Yeah, I called FTD about it. They listened to my story, and sent more flowers. By mail. In a box. Left on the porch in freezing weather. So call a local florist. You can find one by googling the town and the word “florist”. Florists will actually knock on the door! But don’t limit yourself to flowers, because there are plenty of ways to celebrate VD, especially if you plan ahead just a little. ...
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Flu
2008-02-06 06:25:00
I will seek and find you. I shall take you to bed and have my way with you. I will make you ache, shake & sweat until you moan & groan. I will make you beg for mercy, beg for me to stop. I will exhaust you till your relieved when I’m finished with you. And, when I am finished, you will be weak for days. Yours, The Flu It was interesting as long as you didn’t know the sender, huh? There’s nothing funny about the flu... or is there? I’ve been there, and I feel for you, but there are still some laughs to be had. The Man Cold (via Arbroath) Man Flu is not a joke!Written by a man. More on Man Flu, from a man and from a woman. A CNN report on this year’s flu season. NyQuil, Fortified With Powerful Narcotics! The Big Picture Book of Viruses. Select a virus by the sidebar, and see what the enemy looks like. (via the Presurfer) Way more more germs and viruses are spread by hands than by m...

Dates
2008-02-05 06:07:00
An anxious college kid borrowed his roommate's car, scraped together every penny he could find, picked up his date at her parent's house, and took her to a nice restaurant for dinner. But he got more and more upset when she proceeded to order everything pricey on the menu: fancy mixed drinks, lobster, champagne, the works. Finally, he couldn't stay silent any more, and blurted, "Does your mother feed you like this at home?" "Nope," she replied with a demure smile, "but my mom's not trying to get lucky either." ****** A part of me longs for the old days when we at least pretended that both parties were looking for something loftier, like a long term partner. Too much time on the internet had caused me to see dating as a deal. He wants sex. She sets the price, anywhere from a lobster dinner to a lifetime commitment. Color me cynical. Graham Norton Investigates Speed Dating My life as a hot woman. Th...
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Movies
2008-02-04 06:04:00
The 80th annual Academy Awards will be presented Sunday, February 24th at 8PM EST (5PM PST). That’s a good enough excuse for me to bring out another post on movies. I haven’t seen any of the nominees (exept Ratatouille), but I have recently seen Ma and Pa Kettle. You see, I couldn’t get my kids to sit still for any black-and-white movies til a couple of weeks ago. I was jumping on them for not getting their homework done. I reached over and turned the TV off. Then I said, no, a better idea would be to put it on something I want to watch! So I flipped it to Turner Movie Classics and continued my tirade. There was a Jimmy Cagney movie on, and he was auditioning dancers for a show where they had to dress as cats. The kids were fascinated! It was a breakthrough, just not in their homework habits. So the next time we went to the video store, I looked for old movies and found... nothing but the Ma and Pa Kettle series. I rented the first one (they didn’t ha...
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Tech Jokes 1.0
2008-02-03 06:25:00
Its been too long since I've posted any computer jokes! Maybe because my own computer has become a running joke. Who ever heard of a blogger who can't load her own site? I've got geeks from all over the world pondering this with no answers so far. Do I get some kind of award for coming up with the unsolvable problem? I'm sure some of these guys would rather see me just find a new pastime so I'll leave them alone! But really, thanks for your consideration and your time and trouble (y'all know who you are). Update: This intro was written two years ago. Since then, Blogger2 came about and fixed everything, but not before I brought this baby over to Squarespace. I still have my old Blogger blog, which is working fine now, and I post daily at Miss C Recommends. Bill Gates wrote a book called "The Road Ahead", predicting what computer technology would produce in ten years. That was in 1995. Read which predictions were spot on and which weren't. (hint: Tivo, cel...
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Bloggers Big Bang
2008-02-03 06:21:00
 Today is Blogroll Amnesty Day! Check out the history behind the commemoration and links to many fine blogs that you'd never know existed otherwise at Jon Swift. RennyBA from Norway suggested I join in something called the Blogger's Big Bang . There's a list of blogs that have joined, and I think I will, too. It gives me a huge bunch of new links to check out -maybe you'd like to try some, too! The list is at a blog called Attitude, the Ultimate Power.1-Attitude, the Ultimate Power 2-Juliana's Site 3-Rusin Roundup 4-Grow Rich Along With Me 5-Comedy Plus 6-lynda's loft 7-Amel's Realm 8-MAX 9-Speedcat Hollydale 10-Mariuca 11-Complain Complain Complain 12-Mariuca's Perfume Gallery 13-Life Is A Roller Coaster 14-Sugar Queen's Dream 15-First Time Dad 16-Life 17-My Life 18-The Painted Veil 19-My Thoughts 20-DatCurious.com 21-Little Aussie Cynic 22-A Nice Place in the Sun 23-DatMoney.com 24-The Down Side OF Up 25-Ladyjava's Lounge 26-Cat Tales 27-moms.....check nyo 28-Colorad...
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February 2 Links 2008
2008-02-02 06:19:00
Happy Groundhog Day! I posted about it once, Groundhogs and Other Critters, so if you’re into the holiday, you can check that out. February snuck up on me. I guess I should start collecting all those little slips of paper to do my taxes with. Actually, I don’t do my own taxes. You’d think that since I don’t itemize, it would be easy enough, but NOoooo. Since I don’t have a “job”, I have several small sources of income. Ten to be exact. I think. Then there’s that self-employment tax and two kids and the cost of “doing business”, and... uh, I didn’t do my own taxes even before all that. Just collecting the neccessary paperwork is enough stress for me. I can’t even remember to pay my monthly bills lately, so I’d never trust myself to navigate a 1040A. And I need to plant my tomatoes. Everything Poops (via Fuzzytopia) A tarsier takes a good look at you. With the clever audio, this could eas...
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