Wednesday, December 26, 2007
Gingerbread
I didn't want to build a gingerbread house. I had been dreading building this damn thing for as long as I've known about it. It was a competition between everyone in my husband's family. But anyway, here it is... I think we did pretty good. It took about a day and a half to do. This was a lot of friggin' gingerbread.
Friday, December 7, 2007
VSO Image Resizer
One of the major annoyances of Vista is lacking a couple programs that I used religiously in XP. I have found a replacement for my image resizer powertoy though! It's free and works essentially the same as the XP powertoy.
http://www.vso-software.fr/products/image_resizer/
http://www.vso-software.fr/products/image_resizer/
Sunday, November 25, 2007
Christmas
I'm not a big fan of the holidays. I'm extremely thankful to be closer with my family this year though. Anyway, I put up my Christmas tree. This is probably the 3rd or 4th time in the last 10 years that I've done so. I bought the silver & blue decorations a few years ago. I used them once before now.
Wednesday, October 24, 2007
Sex I.D. (do you think like a man or woman?)
I apparently think like a man. I'm not surprised with these results.
Take the test yourself at http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/humanbody/sex/
Take the test yourself at http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/humanbody/sex/
Tuesday, October 23, 2007
The Citizen - Article about Michigan
George Bush doesn't like Michigan People
by Don Rush (The Citizen - Sherman Publications)
September 12, 2007 - Recording artist Kanye West was wrong when he said something to the effect, "George Bush doesn't like black people."
George Bush doesn't like people of any color if they come from Michigan. It seems clear to me the future of Michigan (near term) is murky at best -- and we can thank, in part, United States President George W. Bush. As a lifelong Michiganian (We are not Michiganders -- that was a term thems in Ohio coined for us. History buffs will remember, as we were becoming a state, we wanted the Federal government to make our southern border down-round Toledo, Ohio. The Feds didn't give us that, instead we got what would become the Upper Peninsula. Since we squawked like geese, Ohiahooligans gave us the Michigander label. But, enough of history . . . ) I see a trend that is scary.
I guess I am squawking.
I'm just calling it like I see it, and I see this administration does not like Michigan. I don't know why. Maybe the prez, a graduate of the real, one and only Harvard, is whizzed off because the University of Michigan thinks of itself as the "Harvard of the West." Maybe he doesn't like fresh water, which we are surrounded by. Maybe he simply prefers gloves to mittens. Like I said, I don't know why. I do know every time this damn-depressioned state looks for a boost from "W", we get one in the form of a Texas-sized boot, applied directly to our posterior.
In August, Michigan (the most economically straped state in the US) applied for a Fire Management Assistance grant to help cover the costs of fighting the UP Sleeper Lake fire. Costs are estimated to be about $6 million. The state was turned down for the grant by FEMA on August 9th. Criteria for funding includes whether or not the fire was threatening lives, a large amount of personal property, and critical infrastructure. Apparently FEMA considered the Sleeper Lake fire to be a remote, wilderness fire that didn't meet these criteria.
When folks in charge of protecting the Great Lakes told the administration it needed $8 billion to protect and clean the world's largest surface freshwater system, $34 million was budgeted -- that was in 2003. For 2007, $70 million was budgeted, a mere drop in the proverbial bucket, when you consider 30 million Americans depend on the Great Lakes for fresh water.
This past year, when the president wanted to talk about fuel efficiency and "green" vehicles, who did he schedule his first press conference with? Foreign automakers, that's who. Weeks later, crumbs were throw this way and Bush lauded U.S. auto makers on their similar efforts.
Last month, the U.S. Health and Human Services opined in its quarterly newsletter, e-mailed to 67,000 Federal bureaucrats (with American-taxpayer funded wages), should buy eco-friendly vehicles. A noble cause, if left at that.
Unfortunately, the brainiacks under George Bush's leadership umbrella, listed 12 vehicles our workers should consider. Not one American car was listed -- Hondas, Nissans and Toyotas are the beltway favorites. Now, I know it is a free country and you can say what you want, but come on, shouldn't there be a little love shown to those who at least pay taxes here (read: American auto companies and Americans who work for the American auto companies).
You would hope a Federal employee would at least say, test and compare with our American brothers. You would hope this, when you consider Generous Motors has 23 models that get over 30 miles per gallon -- the most of any automaker. The 2008 Ford Escape hybrid gets 32 mpg.
Can you imagine a Japanese bureaucrat telling 67,000 other Japanese bureaucrats to buy American cars? Somebody's head would roll. There would be a nationally televised Hari Kari ritual. It wouldn't happen. And, it should not have happened here.
Our state is now the weak-link in the Union and we can't get any help from the Feds. Why? The way I see it, either George Bush doesn't like people from Michigan or he doesn't like the Canadian leading the people from Michigan. In either case, it ain't pretty here.
Which leads me to a joke I received.
Four doctors were golfing one day, discussing their countries' medical advancements.
The Japanese doctor said, "Medicine in my country is so advanced that we can take a kidney out of one man, put it in another and have him out looking for work in six weeks.
The German doctor said, "That is nothing. We can take a lung out of one person, put it in another and have him out looking for work in four weeks."
The British doctor said, "In my country medicine is so advanced that we can take half a heart out of one person, put it in another, and have them both out looking for work in two weeks."
The Canadian doctor, not to be outdone interjected, "You guys are way behind. We took a woman with no brains, sent her to Michigan where she became governor, and now half the state is out looking for work."
by Don Rush (The Citizen - Sherman Publications)
September 12, 2007 - Recording artist Kanye West was wrong when he said something to the effect, "George Bush doesn't like black people."
George Bush doesn't like people of any color if they come from Michigan. It seems clear to me the future of Michigan (near term) is murky at best -- and we can thank, in part, United States President George W. Bush. As a lifelong Michiganian (We are not Michiganders -- that was a term thems in Ohio coined for us. History buffs will remember, as we were becoming a state, we wanted the Federal government to make our southern border down-round Toledo, Ohio. The Feds didn't give us that, instead we got what would become the Upper Peninsula. Since we squawked like geese, Ohiahooligans gave us the Michigander label. But, enough of history . . . ) I see a trend that is scary.
I guess I am squawking.
I'm just calling it like I see it, and I see this administration does not like Michigan. I don't know why. Maybe the prez, a graduate of the real, one and only Harvard, is whizzed off because the University of Michigan thinks of itself as the "Harvard of the West." Maybe he doesn't like fresh water, which we are surrounded by. Maybe he simply prefers gloves to mittens. Like I said, I don't know why. I do know every time this damn-depressioned state looks for a boost from "W", we get one in the form of a Texas-sized boot, applied directly to our posterior.
In August, Michigan (the most economically straped state in the US) applied for a Fire Management Assistance grant to help cover the costs of fighting the UP Sleeper Lake fire. Costs are estimated to be about $6 million. The state was turned down for the grant by FEMA on August 9th. Criteria for funding includes whether or not the fire was threatening lives, a large amount of personal property, and critical infrastructure. Apparently FEMA considered the Sleeper Lake fire to be a remote, wilderness fire that didn't meet these criteria.
When folks in charge of protecting the Great Lakes told the administration it needed $8 billion to protect and clean the world's largest surface freshwater system, $34 million was budgeted -- that was in 2003. For 2007, $70 million was budgeted, a mere drop in the proverbial bucket, when you consider 30 million Americans depend on the Great Lakes for fresh water.
This past year, when the president wanted to talk about fuel efficiency and "green" vehicles, who did he schedule his first press conference with? Foreign automakers, that's who. Weeks later, crumbs were throw this way and Bush lauded U.S. auto makers on their similar efforts.
Last month, the U.S. Health and Human Services opined in its quarterly newsletter, e-mailed to 67,000 Federal bureaucrats (with American-taxpayer funded wages), should buy eco-friendly vehicles. A noble cause, if left at that.
Unfortunately, the brainiacks under George Bush's leadership umbrella, listed 12 vehicles our workers should consider. Not one American car was listed -- Hondas, Nissans and Toyotas are the beltway favorites. Now, I know it is a free country and you can say what you want, but come on, shouldn't there be a little love shown to those who at least pay taxes here (read: American auto companies and Americans who work for the American auto companies).
You would hope a Federal employee would at least say, test and compare with our American brothers. You would hope this, when you consider Generous Motors has 23 models that get over 30 miles per gallon -- the most of any automaker. The 2008 Ford Escape hybrid gets 32 mpg.
Can you imagine a Japanese bureaucrat telling 67,000 other Japanese bureaucrats to buy American cars? Somebody's head would roll. There would be a nationally televised Hari Kari ritual. It wouldn't happen. And, it should not have happened here.
Our state is now the weak-link in the Union and we can't get any help from the Feds. Why? The way I see it, either George Bush doesn't like people from Michigan or he doesn't like the Canadian leading the people from Michigan. In either case, it ain't pretty here.
Which leads me to a joke I received.
Four doctors were golfing one day, discussing their countries' medical advancements.
The Japanese doctor said, "Medicine in my country is so advanced that we can take a kidney out of one man, put it in another and have him out looking for work in six weeks.
The German doctor said, "That is nothing. We can take a lung out of one person, put it in another and have him out looking for work in four weeks."
The British doctor said, "In my country medicine is so advanced that we can take half a heart out of one person, put it in another, and have them both out looking for work in two weeks."
The Canadian doctor, not to be outdone interjected, "You guys are way behind. We took a woman with no brains, sent her to Michigan where she became governor, and now half the state is out looking for work."
Sunday, October 21, 2007
Another horoscope
Today's horoscope is another one that makes sense to me. I start my other job tomorrow that I don't know if I want or not. Ugh. Why can't I figure out my damn life?
You may think that you know what needs to be done, but making it happen could be difficult. Don't blame anyone else if you feel frustrated. With Mercury retrograde, it's a good idea to think about a past action that has contributed to your current dilemma. It's hard to stay focused though, so don't struggle if you cannot put it all together yet.
You may think that you know what needs to be done, but making it happen could be difficult. Don't blame anyone else if you feel frustrated. With Mercury retrograde, it's a good idea to think about a past action that has contributed to your current dilemma. It's hard to stay focused though, so don't struggle if you cannot put it all together yet.
Tuesday, September 25, 2007
Confusion
Someone recently said to me
Confused is a good state of mind because a decision is about to be made.
I'm sure that's not word for word, but however it was said made a lot of sense to me.
Confused is a good state of mind because a decision is about to be made.
I'm sure that's not word for word, but however it was said made a lot of sense to me.
Thursday, September 13, 2007
Horoscopes
I'm not a big horoscope reader, but I do have it on my iGoogle. It's funny how it's made a lot of sense lately.
Today: It's hard to find a pace that works best for you these days. Although you are doing better than you realize, you might think that you are moving either too fast or too slow. Concentrate on slowing down enough to sustain your forward movement without burning out and without running roughshod over anyone else. There are still challenges ahead, so conserve some mental energy for later.
Today: It's hard to find a pace that works best for you these days. Although you are doing better than you realize, you might think that you are moving either too fast or too slow. Concentrate on slowing down enough to sustain your forward movement without burning out and without running roughshod over anyone else. There are still challenges ahead, so conserve some mental energy for later.
Wednesday, September 5, 2007
This whole myspace world...
If you know me, you know I haven't felt like I've had much family in a long time, especially since I lost my mom. I would call a couple people once in a while, but a 10 minute conversation 2 or 3 times a year doesn't exactly make me feel "included". My family tree isn't exactly um... pretty, and though it's not my fault, I'm the weird branch that makes it complicated. Anyway, to make a long story short, I've been hanging out with some of my family the last couple weekends and it's been nothing short of amazing.
Out of boredom today, I did some searching and found a coworker from my last job, my cousin down south, and a couple other relatives. Tom, I give you serious props for coming up with this whole Myspace world.
Out of boredom today, I did some searching and found a coworker from my last job, my cousin down south, and a couple other relatives. Tom, I give you serious props for coming up with this whole Myspace world.
Friday, August 17, 2007
Ah Pikdid Me Sum Wahturmelonz
Hubby and I have our first garden this year. It got quite over run with weeds and looks like hell right about now, but still, we've gotten some good stuff out of it. I picked my first watermelon tonight. It's yummy. Dan's gotten one tomato so far - the rest are just starting to turn red. We've got jalapeno's and chili peppers like crazy. The cantelopes are close. I think I'll probably pick one next week.
It's cool growing your own stuff. The watermelon is super-juicy and full of seeds like we used to eat before we all got so damn lazy.
It's cool growing your own stuff. The watermelon is super-juicy and full of seeds like we used to eat before we all got so damn lazy.
Wednesday, August 15, 2007
wallpaper
It had been quite a while since I did any serious wallpaper hunting. That's so 5 years ago, right? Trouble is now that I'm sporting a good sized laptop with a 17" widescreen at 1440x900 resolution, my collection of 1024x768 wallpapers is a bit obsolete. I have been surfing through InterfaceLIFT for a couple days now and have gotten started on a shiny new collection of widescreen wallpapers. It's definitely worth a look - wallpapers are available in widescreen and regular screen sizes.
Also, here's a useful article at Lifehacker:
Also, here's a useful article at Lifehacker:
Top 10 Free Desktop Wallpaper, Fonts and Icon Sources
Monday, August 13, 2007
Thursday, July 26, 2007
iGoogle
Wanna see my iGoogle? I thought it would be cool to save a screenshot (ya know just in case). Not that this shows everything...
Header shrunk with a greasemonkey script. Beach theme (looks better in the evening).
Header shrunk with a greasemonkey script. Beach theme (looks better in the evening).
Tuesday, July 24, 2007
Timing & Vista & Stuff
Every once in a while life gets overwhelming. Sometimes I have several weekends in a row when I don't get to truly relax. I get frustrated and mentally exhausted. When my 'to do' list piles up with things I haven't found time for, it drives me crazy. I become grateful when I get an extra couple days to 'catch up'. That was the case this weekend. The circumstances are not the best - hubby having his seizures. However, it gave me some time to start reading the new Harry Potter book and catch up on other stuff. It's stressful in other ways, but all in all, it gave me the break I needed.
I am now using Vista on my laptop. I spent a good portion of yesterday customizing lappy. In some ways, I like it a lot. In some ways, it's irritating (the Mac vs. PC commercial where the PC keeps saying "continue" sums it up perfectly).
I had to completely rebuild my Firefox (kinda sucked). Restoring a profile from XP to XP is no biggie, but Vista puts it in different places (yea, places). I had gotten it to work kinda half-assed, but at that point, I decided I'd just rebuild it cuz I had bunches of add-ons I didn't need anyway... so kinda like spring cleaning.
I am now using Vista on my laptop. I spent a good portion of yesterday customizing lappy. In some ways, I like it a lot. In some ways, it's irritating (the Mac vs. PC commercial where the PC keeps saying "continue" sums it up perfectly).
I had to completely rebuild my Firefox (kinda sucked). Restoring a profile from XP to XP is no biggie, but Vista puts it in different places (yea, places). I had gotten it to work kinda half-assed, but at that point, I decided I'd just rebuild it cuz I had bunches of add-ons I didn't need anyway... so kinda like spring cleaning.
Friday, July 20, 2007
Not Fair.
The highly anticipated final book in the Harry Potter series comes out tonight at midnight. Yeah, technically, I could go brave the crowd at Meijer (or whereever) and be one of the first ones to get ahold of it. As exciting as that sounds, it would just be taunting myself. I would absolutely love to stay up all night and read it. But, that would make for a tough day tomorrow. I have to go to an all day birthday party for hubby's grandpa who is turning 80. Gawd, I wish it was one of the 'regular' events with the people we see all the time so I could just not go. Not just for the sake of the silly book, but because I could really use a day completely to myself. Between birthday parties, weddings, baby showers, family vacations, and whatever else, I'm just so drained. It always leads me to feeling sorry for myself. I love the inlaws. But, that's what they are is inlaws. I get depressed that I don't have my own family. And I am 28 years old and don't have kids and I have to wait until I'm 29 before I can even start trying again. I can't seem to get ahold of my half-sister. I talk to my aunt about twice a year. Those are two 'families' that I'm 'related' to. But let's face it, I'm not exactly a golden branch on anybody's family tree. If I were them, I probably wouldn't make any extra effort to talk to me either.
Sorry to the readers who say I only complain and bitch in my blog. Yeah, that's what I'm doing today. At least I didn't crosspost this one to Myspace.
Sorry to the readers who say I only complain and bitch in my blog. Yeah, that's what I'm doing today. At least I didn't crosspost this one to Myspace.
Thursday, July 19, 2007
Sunday, July 15, 2007
The Family Computer
I was at a family event yesterday and was told that bro-in-law's computer is effed up (again). These things don't surprise me. I'm not sure when I'll have time to get over there and get it running again, however. They've been in their new house for nearly a year. They own two additional computers, which aren't hooked up yet (older, but usable). The idea when they got this newer one (which I built), was for it to be the 'adult's' computer. Um. Yeah.
Now, don't get me wrong here. I love kids. I especially love their kids. But ya think for a second that when I have kids they are going to touch "my" computer? Dun think so.
Kids + internet = coughing, gagging, spyware & adware laden needstobeblownouttwiceayear computer. Again, don't get me wrong. I think kids should be able to surf, experiment, and ultimately learn. Just for goodness sake, not on the 'adult's' computer (yeah, some adult's aren't much better).
If you don't have the option of a second computer, then here's some advice. Not that it will completely prevent the needstobeblownouttwiceayear syndrome. Do this anyway. Do it on ALL of your computers. Do it.
Now, don't get me wrong here. I love kids. I especially love their kids. But ya think for a second that when I have kids they are going to touch "my" computer? Dun think so.
Kids + internet = coughing, gagging, spyware & adware laden needstobeblownouttwiceayear computer. Again, don't get me wrong. I think kids should be able to surf, experiment, and ultimately learn. Just for goodness sake, not on the 'adult's' computer (yeah, some adult's aren't much better).
If you don't have the option of a second computer, then here's some advice. Not that it will completely prevent the needstobeblownouttwiceayear syndrome. Do this anyway. Do it on ALL of your computers. Do it.
- Get a decent virus scanner (I currently recommend avast free version).
- Download, UPDATE, Immunize, & run Spybot Search & Destroy once a week.
Saturday, June 30, 2007
Stupid Effing Fireworks
I swear my dog is going to have a heart attack. It doesn't usually bother the cats, but they were so loud and close tonight that the cats freaked out too. Yeah, even Merlin. Lydia was the only one that didn't run and hide. Peanut is shaking so bad the whole damn couch is shaking.
Friday, June 8, 2007
Presidential Humor
If you've seen lolcats, etc... you gotta see this...
"Even his staunchest supporters admit that George W. Bush is a President
prone to verbal blunders and awkward moments. "LOL President" is a
hilarious blog that does not limit its presidential lampooning to our
current leader, but is bi-partisan in its ribbing of past
Commanders-in-Chief including Nixon, LBJ, Taft, Teddy Roosevelt, Herbert
Hoover, Gerald Ford, Bill Clinton, Ronald Reagan, and "Bush 41"."
http://lolpresident.com/
"Even his staunchest supporters admit that George W. Bush is a President
prone to verbal blunders and awkward moments. "LOL President" is a
hilarious blog that does not limit its presidential lampooning to our
current leader, but is bi-partisan in its ribbing of past
Commanders-in-Chief including Nixon, LBJ, Taft, Teddy Roosevelt, Herbert
Hoover, Gerald Ford, Bill Clinton, Ronald Reagan, and "Bush 41"."
http://lolpresident.com/
Thursday, May 24, 2007
Michigan Man Charged for Using Free WiFi
I guess if you're going to use a coffee shop hot spot, you better buy a cup of coffee. This seems a little harsh, don't ya think?
"Sam Peterson II was charged with unauthorized use of computer access for using a coffee shop's free WiFi. He is facing a 5 year felony charge and a $10,000 fine but apparently got off lucky and received only a $400 fine and 40 hours of community service because he was a first time offender. 'it seems few in the village of Sparta, Mich., were aware that using an unsecured Wi-Fi connection without the owner's permission--a practice known as piggybacking--was a felony. Each day around lunch time, Sam Peterson would drive to the Union Street Cafe, park his car and--without actually entering the coffee shop--check his e-mail and surf the Net. His ritual raised the suspicions of Police Chief Andrew Milanowski, who approached him and asked what he was doing. Peterson, probably not realizing that his actions constituted a crime, freely admitted what he was doing ... [the officer] didn't immediately cite or arrest Peterson, mostly because he wasn't certain a crime had been committed.'"
Source: http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/119049832/article.pl
"Sam Peterson II was charged with unauthorized use of computer access for using a coffee shop's free WiFi. He is facing a 5 year felony charge and a $10,000 fine but apparently got off lucky and received only a $400 fine and 40 hours of community service because he was a first time offender. 'it seems few in the village of Sparta, Mich., were aware that using an unsecured Wi-Fi connection without the owner's permission--a practice known as piggybacking--was a felony. Each day around lunch time, Sam Peterson would drive to the Union Street Cafe, park his car and--without actually entering the coffee shop--check his e-mail and surf the Net. His ritual raised the suspicions of Police Chief Andrew Milanowski, who approached him and asked what he was doing. Peterson, probably not realizing that his actions constituted a crime, freely admitted what he was doing ... [the officer] didn't immediately cite or arrest Peterson, mostly because he wasn't certain a crime had been committed.'"
Source: http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/119049832/article.pl
Monday, May 21, 2007
Saturday, May 19, 2007
LOLCATS
These are so fun... I've got to start taking more pics of my cats...
If you've got some time to blow, check out icanhascheezburger.com
If you've got some time to blow, check out icanhascheezburger.com
Wednesday, May 16, 2007
Tuesday, May 15, 2007
Dear Tech Support
This one is old, but one of the best forwards out there...
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Dear Tech Support:
Last year I upgraded from Girlfriend 7.0 to Wife 1.0. I soon noticed
that the new program began unexpected child processing that took up a
lot of space and valuable resources.
In addition, Wife 1.0 installed itself into all other programs and now
monitors all other system activity. Applications such as Poker Night
10.3, Football 5.0 , Hunting and Fishing 7.5 , and Golfing 3.6.
I can ' t seem to keep Wife 1.0 in the background while attempting to
run my favorite applications. I ' m thinking about going back to
Girlfriend 7.0 , but the uninstall doesn ' t work on Wife 1.0 . Please
help!
Thanks,
Troubled User.....
______________________________
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Dear Tech Support:
Last year I upgraded from Girlfriend 7.0 to Wife 1.0. I soon noticed
that the new program began unexpected child processing that took up a
lot of space and valuable resources.
In addition, Wife 1.0 installed itself into all other programs and now
monitors all other system activity. Applications such as Poker Night
10.3, Football 5.0 , Hunting and Fishing 7.5 , and Golfing 3.6.
I can ' t seem to keep Wife 1.0 in the background while attempting to
run my favorite applications. I ' m thinking about going back to
Girlfriend 7.0 , but the uninstall doesn ' t work on Wife 1.0 . Please
help!
Thanks,
Troubled User.....
______________________________
REPLY:
Dear Troubled User:
This is a very common problem that men complain about.Many people upgrade from Girlfriend 7.0 to Wife 1.0, thinking that it
is just a Utilities and Entertainment program. Wife 1.0 is an
OPERATING SYSTEM and is designed by its Creator to run EVERYTHING !!!
It is also impossible to delete Wife 1.0 and to return to Girlfriend
7.0 It is impossible to uninstall, or purge the program files from the
system once installed.
You cannot go back to Girlfriend 7.0 because Wife 1.0 is designed to
not allow this. Look in your Wife 1.0 manual under
Warnings-Alimony/Child Support . I recommend that you keep Wife 1.0
and work on improving the situation. I suggest installing the
background application "Yes Dear" to alleviate software augmentation.
The best course of action is to enter the command C:\APOLOGIZE!
because ultimately you will have to give the APOLOGIZE command before
the system will return to normal anyway.
Wife 1.0 is a great program, but it tends to be very high maintenance.
Wife 1.0 comes with several support programs, such as Clean and Sweep
3.0 , Cook It 1.5 and Do Bills 4.2
However, be very careful how you use these programs. Improper use will
cause the system to launch the program Nag Nag 9.5 Once this happens,
the only way to improve the performance of Wife 1.0 is to purchase
additional software. I recommend Flowers 2.1 and Diamonds 5.0 !
WARNING!!! DO NOT, under any circumstances, install Secretary With
Short Skirt 3.3 This application is not supported byWife 1.0 and will
cause irreversible damage to the operating system!
Best of luck,
Tech Support
Dear Troubled User:
This is a very common problem that men complain about.Many people upgrade from Girlfriend 7.0 to Wife 1.0, thinking that it
is just a Utilities and Entertainment program. Wife 1.0 is an
OPERATING SYSTEM and is designed by its Creator to run EVERYTHING !!!
It is also impossible to delete Wife 1.0 and to return to Girlfriend
7.0 It is impossible to uninstall, or purge the program files from the
system once installed.
You cannot go back to Girlfriend 7.0 because Wife 1.0 is designed to
not allow this. Look in your Wife 1.0 manual under
Warnings-Alimony/Child Support . I recommend that you keep Wife 1.0
and work on improving the situation. I suggest installing the
background application "Yes Dear" to alleviate software augmentation.
The best course of action is to enter the command C:\APOLOGIZE!
because ultimately you will have to give the APOLOGIZE command before
the system will return to normal anyway.
Wife 1.0 is a great program, but it tends to be very high maintenance.
Wife 1.0 comes with several support programs, such as Clean and Sweep
3.0 , Cook It 1.5 and Do Bills 4.2
However, be very careful how you use these programs. Improper use will
cause the system to launch the program Nag Nag 9.5 Once this happens,
the only way to improve the performance of Wife 1.0 is to purchase
additional software. I recommend Flowers 2.1 and Diamonds 5.0 !
WARNING!!! DO NOT, under any circumstances, install Secretary With
Short Skirt 3.3 This application is not supported byWife 1.0 and will
cause irreversible damage to the operating system!
Best of luck,
Tech Support
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Thursday, May 3, 2007
And all was right with Idol...
.... for now.
Ok, I would've rather seen Lakisha go home than Phil, but if it had been that way, he would've went home next week. Just glad Jordin's bad Bon Jovi week didn't send her packing.
At this point, I think any of the top 4 could be a successful winner. Last year was just ridiculous with Taylor. I still can't imagine how he came to win.
Ok, I would've rather seen Lakisha go home than Phil, but if it had been that way, he would've went home next week. Just glad Jordin's bad Bon Jovi week didn't send her packing.
At this point, I think any of the top 4 could be a successful winner. Last year was just ridiculous with Taylor. I still can't imagine how he came to win.
Wednesday, May 2, 2007
It's official, Dell to ship Ubuntu loaded PCs this month
Wow, a step forward in the mainstream pc market....
"Rumblings and rumors surrounding pre-installed Ubuntu on Dell machines have been flying over the last few days, and it looks like the rumors are true. According to Desktop-Linux, Dell will begin shipping systems with Ubuntu Linux pre-installed, and -- finally -- without Windows (or the cost of a Windows license).
Ubuntu senior support engineer Fabian Rodriguez wrote,
"Many people have been involved in this and I can only say I am excited
to be a tiny small part of it: Ubuntu will be officially supported on
Dell computers. Any other details will come on www.ubuntu.com, check it for the official press release, but we can now all put the matter to rest and go about our normal lives - or can we?"
Source: http://feeds.downloadsquad.com/~r/weblogsinc/downloadsquad/~3/113273816/
"Rumblings and rumors surrounding pre-installed Ubuntu on Dell machines have been flying over the last few days, and it looks like the rumors are true. According to Desktop-Linux, Dell will begin shipping systems with Ubuntu Linux pre-installed, and -- finally -- without Windows (or the cost of a Windows license).
Ubuntu senior support engineer Fabian Rodriguez wrote,
"Many people have been involved in this and I can only say I am excited
to be a tiny small part of it: Ubuntu will be officially supported on
Dell computers. Any other details will come on www.ubuntu.com, check it for the official press release, but we can now all put the matter to rest and go about our normal lives - or can we?"
Source: http://feeds.downloadsquad.com/~r/weblogsinc/downloadsquad/~3/113273816/
Saturday, April 21, 2007
Desktop Calendar
I just read an article on Lifehacker that is friggin' awesome. I love having a desktop calendar... I haven't had one since I switched to Google Calendar. As it turns out, I can sync my Google Calendar with Rainlendar which is a nice little desktop calendar.
http://gcaldaemon.sourceforge.net/usage2.html
http://gcaldaemon.sourceforge.net/usage2.html
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Friday, April 13, 2007
Free Speech
"I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death
your right to say it." -Voltaire
What the hell happened to that attitude? Take my previous post about the Dixie Chicks for example - they said something negative about the president and ended up having cd's burned and received death threats. Now, most people agree with them.
Don Imus just got fired after he called some female basketball players "nappy headed hoes". That to me translates to "ugly bitches" - how is that racial? And his title, "shock jock" - doesn't that mean he can pretty much say what he wants? How can someone be a shock jock and not be able to speak freely?
your right to say it." -Voltaire
What the hell happened to that attitude? Take my previous post about the Dixie Chicks for example - they said something negative about the president and ended up having cd's burned and received death threats. Now, most people agree with them.
Don Imus just got fired after he called some female basketball players "nappy headed hoes". That to me translates to "ugly bitches" - how is that racial? And his title, "shock jock" - doesn't that mean he can pretty much say what he wants? How can someone be a shock jock and not be able to speak freely?
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Monday, April 9, 2007
ha! what a geek
This was super easy. I learned how to create my own gadget for my Google start page. I used it to put my Meez on my page. It can be used for anything... feel the power :-). LOL! Feelin' geeky tonight.
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Thursday, April 5, 2007
(Idol) Another favorite gone
Jordin, Blake, Gina, Sundance
From People.com April 2- "Ryan Picks Jordin to Win Idol - Seacrest says Sparks could win because "she's a great singer and a pretty girl"
".
Hope he's right.
From People.com April 5 - "The emotions spiked unexpectedly high because 24 hours earlier the
judges a) were clearly bored out of their gourds with Phil Stacey; b)
seemed more impressed by Haley's dress and legs than her actual
singing; c) were actually quite complimentary of Gina's subdued
performance. She really deserved to stay longer – and Phil should be
gone – but ultimately she never had a style that fit naturally on the
show: Did you ever buy her as an authentic rocker, even with the
pierced tongue? One sneer from Pat Benatar would have demolished her.
But singing those old standards took too much of a deliberate effort
from her. (That was Chris Daughtry's downfall last season.)
"
So sad that Phil, Haley, and Sanjaya are still there and Gina is gone. She should've stayed a few weeks longer.
From People.com April 2- "Ryan Picks Jordin to Win Idol - Seacrest says Sparks could win because "she's a great singer and a pretty girl"
Hope he's right.
From People.com April 5 - "The emotions spiked unexpectedly high because 24 hours earlier the
judges a) were clearly bored out of their gourds with Phil Stacey; b)
seemed more impressed by Haley's dress and legs than her actual
singing; c) were actually quite complimentary of Gina's subdued
performance. She really deserved to stay longer – and Phil should be
gone – but ultimately she never had a style that fit naturally on the
show: Did you ever buy her as an authentic rocker, even with the
pierced tongue? One sneer from Pat Benatar would have demolished her.
But singing those old standards took too much of a deliberate effort
from her. (That was Chris Daughtry's downfall last season.)
"
So sad that Phil, Haley, and Sanjaya are still there and Gina is gone. She should've stayed a few weeks longer.
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Thursday, March 29, 2007
LOL, don't use Hotmail to apply for a job...
Ooh, I love this...
"Hotmail users deemed too dumb for employment at firm
A guy, who works in the department of a Human Resources consultancy
company, says they made a selection process in which, among other
things, they asked for a person with ample experience in using the
internet (navigation, searches, formats...).
They received 50 candidacies, from which 30 came from Hotmail-directions, all of them erased as they entered.
The reason: You can't pretend being an internet expert and use a Hotmail account at the same time.
Heh. Definitively no "internet expert" would use Hotmail as the default e-mail application."
Source: http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/104980649/hotmail_users_deemed.html
"Hotmail users deemed too dumb for employment at firm
A guy, who works in the department of a Human Resources consultancy
company, says they made a selection process in which, among other
things, they asked for a person with ample experience in using the
internet (navigation, searches, formats...).
They received 50 candidacies, from which 30 came from Hotmail-directions, all of them erased as they entered.
The reason: You can't pretend being an internet expert and use a Hotmail account at the same time.
Heh. Definitively no "internet expert" would use Hotmail as the default e-mail application."
Source: http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/104980649/hotmail_users_deemed.html
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Thursday, March 22, 2007
The Top 10 Worst PC's of All Time
My first computer falls at #5 on this list. It was only 12 years ago that I got it. I bought it second hand from a friend of my mom's. It wasn't so bad for someone pretty computer illiterate as I was at the time. I sure dissected that sucker to see how it ticked. Could've been worse - I could've been stuck with a Packard Bell (#1 on the list) as were several people I knew.
The PS/1 was IBM's second stab at creating a consumer PC for the masses, following the disastrous PCjr (#13 on our list of the all-time worst products), but it wasn't much of an improvement.
Among other brilliant moves, the original PS/1 featured a power supply inside the monitor, which made swapping out displays impossible, and it couldn't accept standard ISA cards, preventing upgrades. (Later models were more compatible.)
In 1994 IBM abandoned the PS/1 and tried again to capture the consumer market by introducing the Aptiva line, but this too was largely a disaster. IBM gave up the whole Aptiva idea in 2000.
The PS/1 was IBM's second stab at creating a consumer PC for the masses, following the disastrous PCjr (#13 on our list of the all-time worst products), but it wasn't much of an improvement.
Among other brilliant moves, the original PS/1 featured a power supply inside the monitor, which made swapping out displays impossible, and it couldn't accept standard ISA cards, preventing upgrades. (Later models were more compatible.)
In 1994 IBM abandoned the PS/1 and tried again to capture the consumer market by introducing the Aptiva line, but this too was largely a disaster. IBM gave up the whole Aptiva idea in 2000.
Monday, March 19, 2007
Digg
I don't use Digg, nor have I done more than glance at it. I was reading an article on PC World's website about the 50 most influential people on the web, and check this out - Kevin Rose started Digg - he comes in as #32 in that article. How cool is that? The same Kevin Rose that was on Tech TV - on The Screensavers before it became Attack of the Show and went completely to gaming... and don't get me started. Kevin has some great web shows - Systm and The Broken. I had no idea he was behind Digg. I will have to give it more of a chance.
Sunday, March 18, 2007
Recommended Movie
I wanted to see this movie since it first came out. I finally watched it last night. It's one of the better movies I've seen in a while.
"Karen Effiel is an author writing her latest novel about an isolated
man named Harold Crick. What she doesn't know is that her fictionalized
character is real. The real Harold Crick is an IRS agent who has lived
a dull existence and one day begins to hear Karen's voice as she
narrates what she puts on paper to what Harold has and is doing.
Because of this Harold enlists the help of a literary professor to find
out what is happening and ends up changing things about his life
including beginning a relationship with his IRS client, a
government-hating bakery owner named Ana Pascal. Harold, however, finds
trouble when he hears that Karen plans to kill him."
"Karen Effiel is an author writing her latest novel about an isolated
man named Harold Crick. What she doesn't know is that her fictionalized
character is real. The real Harold Crick is an IRS agent who has lived
a dull existence and one day begins to hear Karen's voice as she
narrates what she puts on paper to what Harold has and is doing.
Because of this Harold enlists the help of a literary professor to find
out what is happening and ends up changing things about his life
including beginning a relationship with his IRS client, a
government-hating bakery owner named Ana Pascal. Harold, however, finds
trouble when he hears that Karen plans to kill him."
Thursday, March 15, 2007
Burned Out
You Are 74% Burned Out |
 You are very burned out.You need a huge break from your responsibilities, starting as soon as possible.And you need this time to reevaluate what you really want out of your life. Because you're working hard and going no where... and that would burn anyone out! |
Friday, March 9, 2007
This season's Idol n' stuff
I finally decided that my blog didn't have to be in the wrapper of my main site - so I'm using this cool new template. Guess I should've done that in the first place.
Watch Idol? Who doesn't? Who the hell votes for Sanjaya? I know Sundance had some rough weeks, but Sanjaya has been crap since he got there.
My picks:
Gina, Jordin, Blake,Sundance
Yeah, I know they won't win - the chick from Flint has a better chance, as do a couple others that I don't like very much. But, that's who I'm voting for. And, I have a Cingular cell now, so I am actually voting.
Watch Idol? Who doesn't? Who the hell votes for Sanjaya? I know Sundance had some rough weeks, but Sanjaya has been crap since he got there.
My picks:
Gina, Jordin, Blake,
Yeah, I know they won't win - the chick from Flint has a better chance, as do a couple others that I don't like very much. But, that's who I'm voting for. And, I have a Cingular cell now, so I am actually voting.
Tuesday, February 20, 2007
Daylight Savings Time
I bitch about it every year (well, every 6 months). I hate daylight savings time. Now, this year they're changing it. What about all the devices that change automatically like VCR's and pocket PC's? I keep seeing articles about Pocket PC's and how to fix it - but it's more than a 2 step process. Stupid Microsoft doesn't just send auto updates like they do with PC's. I have alarm clocks that auto update. What about those? Argh. I think they changed it just to piss off and confuse people.
"This March, Daylight Saving Time (DST) changes for the United States,
starting the time change 4 weeks early. Congress in its infinite wisdom
changed DST in the Energy Policy Act of 2005.
Other countries such as Australia have followed suit. For most people,
this will come as an early relief from winter doldrums, but for IT, the
DST change is a major headache. After Year 2000, IT vendors were smart
enough to start using 4-digit date codes, but DST changes are still
hard-coded for the 1st Sunday of April and the last Sunday of October...." entire article here.
2007 DST is from March 11 - Nov. 4
"This March, Daylight Saving Time (DST) changes for the United States,
starting the time change 4 weeks early. Congress in its infinite wisdom
changed DST in the Energy Policy Act of 2005.
Other countries such as Australia have followed suit. For most people,
this will come as an early relief from winter doldrums, but for IT, the
DST change is a major headache. After Year 2000, IT vendors were smart
enough to start using 4-digit date codes, but DST changes are still
hard-coded for the 1st Sunday of April and the last Sunday of October...." entire article here.
2007 DST is from March 11 - Nov. 4
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Sunday, February 11, 2007
Chicks
Wow. I'm sitting here tonight and just saw the Dixie Chicks win song of the year for "Not Ready to Make Nice". That is so incredibly cool! It's just so sad that they had to go through what they did back when Natalie said what she said about that moron in the White House. Americans can be so damn two-faced.
UPDATE: The Dixie Chicks swept all five categories in which they were nominated, including song of the year, album of the year and record of the year. (Woohoo!!)
Wednesday, February 7, 2007
Reba
Damn CW. Reba is being canceled because it 'supposedly' didn't fit into the demographic of viewers it wants. The desired demographic is from 25 to 35. Last I checked, I fit almost right in the middle of that. It's one of their highest rated shows even though its been in a piss-poor timeslot. Oh well, let's be honest... I'm surprised it lasted as long as it did.
"Reba's" end comes in spite of ranking as the
CW's most-watched comedy (3.67 million viewers), ahead of all four of
its Monday entries - "Everybody Hates Chris" (2.92 million), "All of
Us" (2.67 million), "Girlfriends" (2.71 million) and "The Game" (2.45
million). Source 1, Source 2
"Reba's" end comes in spite of ranking as the
CW's most-watched comedy (3.67 million viewers), ahead of all four of
its Monday entries - "Everybody Hates Chris" (2.92 million), "All of
Us" (2.67 million), "Girlfriends" (2.71 million) and "The Game" (2.45
million). Source 1, Source 2
Tuesday, February 6, 2007
Lasik Update
I went to the doc today for my 2 week follow up. Things are looking good. My left eye is nearly perfect. He says my right eye looks like it will change a little yet. I was told to use the eyedrops for another week and come check in with him again. I can't tell ya how glad I am that I got this done.
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Wednesday, January 24, 2007
Lasik
Thanks to everyone for all the well wishes for my long awaited Lasik.
It was one of the weirdest experiences I have ever been through, but also one of the best decisions I've ever made in my life. I'm sitting here this morning and I can see just about as well as I could before with my contacts. I'm told that my sight will fluctuate over the next few days. I was a little concerned last night because of the amount of blurriness I was experiencing. I thought that I may have to have my eyes adjusted which really would've been no surprise and it's covered in the price I've already paid for the whole procedure. I took off my eye shields this morning and was very pleasantly surprised. I've always felt that having horrible eyesight has been one of the things that defines me. It's wonderful to finally be able to change that.
The surgery itself was relatively painless. All I felt was some pressure and I had to try to stare at a blinking red light. I saw the things they were moving over my eye. There were a lot of eye drops. Each eye took no more than 5 minutes from start to finish. The next couple hours were the worst. My eyes were draining like crazy and it kinda hurt to open them. They were extremely light sensitive. I came home and got comfy in the recliner part of my couch and went to sleep for a couple hours. When I woke, they weren't draining nearly as bad and it just felt like I had a up-side-down contact in each eye (basic discomfort). I dosed off a couple more times in the evening. I watched Idol and closed my eyes during the commercials. This morning, my eyes are relatively dry. I see myself using the artificial tears a lot today. I have two other types of drops that I have to use 4 times a day for 7 days.
It was one of the weirdest experiences I have ever been through, but also one of the best decisions I've ever made in my life. I'm sitting here this morning and I can see just about as well as I could before with my contacts. I'm told that my sight will fluctuate over the next few days. I was a little concerned last night because of the amount of blurriness I was experiencing. I thought that I may have to have my eyes adjusted which really would've been no surprise and it's covered in the price I've already paid for the whole procedure. I took off my eye shields this morning and was very pleasantly surprised. I've always felt that having horrible eyesight has been one of the things that defines me. It's wonderful to finally be able to change that.
The surgery itself was relatively painless. All I felt was some pressure and I had to try to stare at a blinking red light. I saw the things they were moving over my eye. There were a lot of eye drops. Each eye took no more than 5 minutes from start to finish. The next couple hours were the worst. My eyes were draining like crazy and it kinda hurt to open them. They were extremely light sensitive. I came home and got comfy in the recliner part of my couch and went to sleep for a couple hours. When I woke, they weren't draining nearly as bad and it just felt like I had a up-side-down contact in each eye (basic discomfort). I dosed off a couple more times in the evening. I watched Idol and closed my eyes during the commercials. This morning, my eyes are relatively dry. I see myself using the artificial tears a lot today. I have two other types of drops that I have to use 4 times a day for 7 days.
Thursday, January 11, 2007
Made me laugh... shit in a box
In a rather unseemly new interview with Life Style Extra, braindamaged rocker offspring Kelly Osbourne reveals that her mother used to force her to defecate in a box, which Sharon would then send to her enemies in the media. Say what you will about Kelly's candor, but this story fills me with a fuzzy feeling of nostalgia for my own youth, specifically those perfect Saturday mornings when my mom would drag me away from cartoons long enough to poop into an empty kleenex box that she would later mail to Sally Jessy Raphael for not taking a tougher stance with all those heathen teenagers.
Source: http://www.bestweekever.tv/2007/01/11/sizzler-kelly-osbournes-sht-in-a-box/
Source: http://www.bestweekever.tv/2007/01/11/sizzler-kelly-osbournes-sht-in-a-box/
Monday, January 1, 2007
Global Warming
This picture was taken on Christmas out a window looking at my back yard. Reminds me of winter in TN. That was a great winter (except for when we got stuck in an ice storm trying to drive back to MI).
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