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:

Nutbush City Limits - Ike & Tina Turner

This song reminds me of my college days when we'd go to a little disco/dive bar in Amarillo. None of us danced, but we loved to get drunk and play foosball and air hockey under the blacklights.

There were other renditions of this song, but this was the only one I found that was from the era.

Ike got to beatin' on Tina around this time and she left him. Good for her. I used to think she had some of the best lookin' legs in show biz.

Miami City Limits

Thump

(click for a little bit larger view)

I found this after downloading the contents of my MSN Groups storage site which means I have it on one of my many clipart disks. I love these old trippy posters. A friend of mine had one that had so much detail on it, I would see something new each time I saw it. The main theme of his poster was an overpopulated Earth, with people edging out into the water, either to try to find space to live or a peaceful place to die. I think what I really like is the apocalyptic nature of these things.

Speaking of trippy, I need to find my old Freewheelin' Franklin rug.

limn

From Word of the Day:

limn \LIM\, transitive verb:
1. To depict by drawing or painting.
2. To portray in words; to describe.

I don't think I've ever read this word nor seen it used in print.

I've heard something like it, though, here in the Texas Panhandle.

"Ah lak mah catfish wi' a liddle bida lim'n squeez't awnitt. "

Wrong Addy or Spam?

I rec. this email last night; the email address it was sent to was very similar to mine, same name but with some punctuation. Viewing the source /properties of the mail, I found it originated from a "Blackhole server".

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mike i send katherine some money for her birthday and some money for the girls also. i donot have her email address so i am telling you. i also included sydney and conner money for the stuff i ordered and pledge to do. ask katherine to please e mail so i will have her email and i can talk to her. i miss all of you very much. let me know how you are doing with your new job. your daddy was asleep the .other night when you called . he said he had taken a sleeping pill and he just could not wake up. he stated that he had not been drinking since we ate supper at 6:30. your daddy is really cutting back and i wish you and vicki would undersand that he is a really good person. and i love him. we all have our faults and he loves all of you very much. it hurts when i think you don;t want to have anything to do with him. he stated the other day that you never call and he doesn't feel right calling you because he knows you are busy. we know that you are busy and really have grown as a person and your values have changed which is good. just remember that we love you and we are very proud of you and your family / this may not be the correct way to say this but please remember that we did the best we knew at the time raising you and vicky and we have made many mistakes but we have always loved you and have always supported you in what ever you do. love you mom

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I think it's meant to look like a mistake and I'm supposed to write back to them, tell 'em they got the wrong guy, but instead it will only verify that it is a working address.

I dunno. I feel sorry for 'em, though.