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Gmail Emoticons

I usually don't use the "rich formatting" editor at my online Gmail, instead preferring to use my OE program to read / send mail.

Cleaning out the spam Checking my mail a few minutes ago, I noticed Gmail has now added emoticons to insert into mails, so I may have to rethink how I acess my email.

After all, ya can't beat this emoticon for to show folks just how you really feel:

In All Sincerity

Sometimes when I'm told to "Have a nice day!" and it doesn't seem particularly sincere, I will reply:

"Thanks anyway, I've made other plans."

Image Chief

I recently stumbled across Image Chief, one of those graphics making sites I enjoy.

There are loads of options, and all allow the user to input text and personalize them as desired.

Here's a Las Vegas sign I created.

(It certainly is a gamble as to if there's ever going to be anything worth reading in here)



Quite a few people have uploaded their own creations; here I used a user-created Texas symbol in one of their road sign offerings:



One of the neatest things I've ever seen is the ability to create a "movie".

Actually, ToTG's "birthday" was the end of last month, but...who cares?

We really don't, so why should you? We're lucky to have lasted this long.

1955 Texas Literary Map

Click on map for much larger view:



From the Library of Congress website.

You can d/l the large version (8+mb / .jp2)
(bottom left link)

I'm the same age as this map.

Chinese Caption Clipart Contest

On second thought, there's really no need, is there?

Curious Chinese Clipart

Note: These could very well be Japanese characters, but I couldn't get the alliterative title if they were. Just play along, 'kay?

I recently ran across these Chinese character graphics. It was neat to see my name in Chinese.




If I ever make it big in China, I'll be able to sign autographs. I'll need to brush up on my calligraphy, though.

Of course, my name doesn't have any lucky symbols in it.

There was even a female name, although the Michelle I dated should've had the character for "devil" in it. (maybe it does, I just don't know)




Found several other men's names:











It's funny--to me--that Carl and Bill look very similar, having the exact same second character. (which looks like a milk can, doesn't it?)

I'm not for sure if this next is for the name or religion.



I tend to think it means the religion, because I then found these:







It Luke like they left one out.

Signature Collection - Haiku

I'll have to take the credit blame for this one.

Don't hate her because she's beautiful.

I've a friend who is the white, Texas, female version of Sanford of that old TV show Sanford and Son. This was in her front yard with tons of other junk. I tried to talk her out of it her, but she - the female Sanford, not the mannequin head - didn't want to part with it her.

This effects me on some level, but I'm afraid to try to figure out just what that level is. It might be deeper than I've ever gone before.

I'm a fairly shallow person, so that's not really saying all that much.

None of the Above

That would describe just about anything/anybody other than the author of this blog.

Your Vote DOES Count!

I've pretty much voted Republican since I became of voting age and when I didn't like the candidate that particular party put forth, I would either leave that selection blank or vote Libertarian. I have voted for a Dem. representative a few years back, an incumbent that was doing a decent job. I also used to vote for a few local offices held by "Democrats"; they usually ran unopposed. (it's a small town)

It was the election of '92 and while I had voted for Bush (sr) in '88, his "Read my lips..." fiasco made me turn away from him on his re-election. I was also disappointed he (Bush) kept Dan Quayle as his V.P. I didn't want to vote for Clinton because his sexual escapades were beginning to come to light. (I was just jealous.....just kidding.) Even though Perot was a Texan, I didn't think much of his candidacy and his reliance on charts and graphs to "prove" his points. (Shades of Al Gore!) I also didn't like his accent. -grin-

So, I cast my ballot for the Libertarian candidate, even though I knew nothing about him. (I like the Libertarian party's platform, but I'm not convinced it is realistic) I vote Libertarian a LOT for the state races, especially against an incumbent. I simply don't like someone staying in office too long.

I vote in Precinct 10, and when the results were published in the newspaper, I could see my vote REALLY counted, it was out there in black and white for all to see!

The Buck Stops Here

Well, not really; sometimes it swims the Rio Grande, cuts through the fence, etc.

# 59

"59" would be the number of a linebacker on the defensive side in football.

It would also be the age of a linebacker playing college football.

37 years after he was kicked off his college team, Sul Ross (Alpine, TX), Mike Flynt has decided to finish out his senior year of elgibility.

READ THE ARTICLE

There comes a time in every man's life, a very sad day; It's the day when the last man our age retires from the NFL. Most of us know deep-down we'd never have stood a chance of making an NFL roster, but as long as there was some old fart our own age playing, we could harbor the illusion that we COULD have played pro ball.

For my dad, that guy was George Blanda. For me, it was Joe Montana. I'm more than old enough to have a boy playing in the NFL but the sad thing is I'm old enough to have one in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. -sigh-

The following is NOT a photo of Mr. Flynt; it's a photo of the oldest person in professional football, Saul Good, the trainer for the Women's Pro League franchise in Texas, the Houston Ho's.

Saul specializes in shoulder pad adjustments and after-practice rubdowns.

Don't let him get you alone in the towel closet.

Free Cowboys Wallpaper

If you're a Cowboys fan, there are some great wallpapers on the Dallas News website.

This is some schedule wallpaper I'm using right now, with Tony Romo.



There are other Cowboy stars from which to choose, such as Marion Barber, Julius Jones, Jason Witten and others. (even T.O.)

Here's one of Tom Landry I plan on using during the offseason.

(or DURING the season if Wade Phillips has a meltdown)



For some reason, they still offer up a Drew Bledsoe wallpaper:



Drew last played for the Cowboys near the middle of last season and was let go shortly after the season ended and now is out of football.

His wallpaper shows him running for his life towards the sideline and getting creamed by an Eagles linebacker.

Appropos

Montage-a-Google

From the website:

Montage-a-google is a simple web-based app that uses Google's image search to generate a large gridded montage of images based on keywords (search terms) entered by the user. Not only an interesting way of browsing the net, it can also be used to create desktop pictures or even posters.

Nifty website! I've made quite a few of these since discovering this site, but some would not be appropriate to upload to my blog. (or any other blog, for that matter)

Here's one I did from using "Groom Cross" as the search terms:



Montage-a-Google

Saturday Night Headache

Look at this! (you'll probably have to click on the following two graphics--yes, there's two--to be able to really make out the shows.

There's nothing on!




I've got the Texans/Bears game on behind me, but it's the preseason...and it's the Texans.

Ten o'clock is rapidly approaching and there's nothing on. The shows in red are the ones I have scheduled to highlight when they come on, but I've seen them, they're reruns. Seen them several times, actually.

I don't care about the Springsteen concert coming on PBS; the Boss ain't so boss to me these days, and it's a concert from 1975. I KNOW he was born to run in the USA, big deal, so was I.

Seinfeld, Roseanne, I'd watch a rerun of them but not for the twentieth time. Iron Chef is good, but it's the truffles show and I ate my pig I had trained to find them, so....

Silly movies, "Air Bud"???? I can always count the flowers on the wall, clean out the closet that I just cleaned yesterday, do something worthwhile, I might call the ex.

BET has a movie, but I bet there's black people in it doing black things. That's cool, I'm glad there's a good variety of channels, but I'm not black nor do I do black things. Actually, all the black people I know have lives, whereas I don't, so there's another way I can't identify with "them".

"Flip this House"? Come flip this one, I'll split the profits. There's a tie I've got my eye on at WalMart, my share will just about cover it.

I might watch the Pride Fighting Championships, but I'm not feeling particularly violent and bloodthirsty tonight. It always gets me worked up, too, and I want to kick someone in the head. That's not good for my b/p.

Rescue Me, Nip Tuck, Sex in the City, never seen 'em, ditto for The Real World, except for that time I rolled over in my sleep on the remote and it tuned into MTV. I had nightmares that night and for many nights to come after that.

There's the Pauly Shore movie coming on, but I've seen that one before and I've had my Pauly Shore quota for the day week month year century eternity.

Baseball Tonight? I don't really like watching the games, but maybe the highlights might be nice.

Nah. I might re-arrange my stereo-wires, did it just last week.

I've made up my mind: Saturday Night Fever it is. I think that little short chunky gal that drools all over Travolta is much cuter than the one he wants.

Amost on! "....been kicked around since I was born."

Sure need to work on my falsetto.

Lord help me, I liked disco. I even had a cream colored polyester suit, matching belt, shoes, cream colored flower shirt with little brown highlights to match my eyes and even then thinning hair. I didn't dance in it; hell, I was afraid to SMOKE in it.

Gotta go, I hear the BeeGees! "Stayin' Alive"

I got night fever now and a craving for some strobe lights and Donna Summer.

Harry VS Hairy

Dog-gone it, this is funny...

(click for larger view)

First Troubles

Yep, my first major troubles with Blogger...

But they weren't too bad; I was posting a couple of videos last night and they wouldn't show up on the "front page". I get notifications of new posts (and since I'm the only one that can do that, it's no surprise ) and replies and the posts showed to have gone through, but even after clearing cache and cookies (shades of Comms/Groups!) they still wouldn't show up.

They finally posted later, and I deleted one because I didn't want to have two vids in a row. Actually, I had posted the second because the first wouldn't show up and that's why I had two.

On the Blogger "home page", the "dashboard", they have links to a help group and known issues. At least they have people who will answer questions.

Rave On!