January 17, 2009
January 16, 2009
My Painting
(click graphic for larger view)
Nah, I didn't paint that; it was a photo I took last year of Ford the Mustang, but I used a new program called FotoSketcher on it.
My IrfanView has a similar feature, but without as many changeable parameters. I also liked the pencil sketches the program is capable of creating. It is extremely easy to use and the learning curve is barely one at all.
The results look cool, and I can't wait to try it on a few other favorite photos I've taken.
Download FotoSketcher
Shoulda Been "Ctrl+Alt+Del"
You Are "enter" |
 Some people might try to say you're impulsive and rash. You like to consider yourself decisive and committed instead. You don't have a lot of trouble making very final decisions. You trust your instincts, and you don't waver. You just go for it! |
January 15, 2009
Free Leg Cramps
And a dollar off earaches.
That's what it says:
Some free stuff at the Hyland website.
January 14, 2009
Alternative Uses for Vodka
From the email archives:
1. To remove a bandage painlessly, saturate the bandage with vodka. The solvent dissolves the adhesive.
2. To clean the caulking around bathtubs and showers, fill a trigger-spray bottle with vodka, spray the caulking, let set five minutes and wash clean. The alcohol in the vodka kills mold and mildew.
3. To clean your eyeglasses, simply wipe the lenses with a soft, clean cloth dampened with vodka. The alcohol in the vodka cleans the glass and kills germs.
4. Prolong the life of razors by filling a cup with vodka and letting your safety razor blade soak in the alcohol after shaving. The vodka disinfects the blade and prevents rusting.
5. Spray vodka on vomit stains, scrub with a brush, then blot dry.
6. Using a cotton ball, apply vodka to your face as an astringent to cleanse the skin and tighten pores.
7. Add a jigger of vodka to a 12-ounce bottle of shampoo. The alcohol cleanses the scalp, removes toxins from hair, and stimulates the growth of healthy hair.
8. Fill a sixteen-ounce trigger-spray bottle and spray bees or wasps to kill them.
9. Pour one-half cup vodka and one-half cup water in a Ziplock freezer bag, and freeze for a slushy, refreshable ice pack for aches, pain, or black eyes.
10. Fill a clean, used mayonnaise jar with freshly packed lavender flowers, fill the jar with vodka, seal the lid tightly and set in the sun for three days. Strain liquid through a coffee filter then apply the tincture to aches and pains.
11. Make your own mouthwash by mixing nine tablespoons powered cinnamon with one cup vodka. Seal in an airtight container for two weeks. Strain through a coffee filter then mix with warm water and rinse your mouth. DonÂ’t swallow.
12. Using a q-tip, apply vodka to a cold sore to help it dry out.
13. If a blister opens, pour vodka over the raw skin as a local anesthetic that also disinfects the exposed dermis.
14. To treat dandruff, mix one cup vodka with two teaspoons crushed rosemary, let sit for two days, strain through a coffee filter and massage into your scalp and let dry.
15. To treat an earache put a few drops of vodka in your ear. Let set for a few minutes. Then drain. The vodka will kill the bacteria that are causing pain in your ear.
16. To relieve a fever, use a washcloth to rub vodka on your chest and back as a liniment.
17. To cure foot odor, wash your feet with vodka.
18. Vodka will disinfect and alleviate a jellyfish sting.
19. Pour vodka over an area affected with poison ivy to remove the poison oil from your skin.
20. Swish a shot of vodka over an aching tooth. Allow your gums to absorb some of the alcohol to numb the pain.
21. If all else fails, just turn the bottle up and drink it, nothing will matter anymore anyway
January 13, 2009
January 12, 2009
It's Girl Scout Cookie Time!
From the GS website (with a hat tip to Don't Mess With Taxes)
* Yes, if the customer leaves the cookies with Girl Scouts. Many Girl Scouts ask customers to pay for one or more boxes of cookies for use in their community service project, for example, collecting for a food pantry. The customers not receiving any Girl Scout Cookies do not benefit directly from paying for them. Those individuals may treat the purchase price of the donated cookies as a charitable contribution.
Lemme tell ya something; I got a Thin Mint addiction, like big-time, man. I'm jonesin' right now just thinkin' 'bout 'em. I need a Thin Mint fix.
I bought several boxes last year, intending to share them with my family as well as with some online friends in other countries.
They didn't make it...and I almost didn't either, what with the one long, continuous sugar coma I was in.
Thin Mints aren't my favorite cookie; that would have to be a fresh-baked chocolate chip. I could probably live with only having but a store-bought Oreo® for the rest of my life, but Thin Mints are RARE.
Once a year and only once they come in the lovely green GS boxes with pictures of cute smiling Girl Scouts on them, delivered by cute and smiling Girl Scouts, but what's best is when you open the box: Two foil covered sleeves of Thin Mints.
I always try to eat no more than half a sleeve at a time, I really do. My problem is I only allot five minutes in between the portions.
They're not really a dipping cookie as the chocolate covering is too hard to let milk soak through, but hot liquids, such as tea or coffee will melt the shell a bit and penetrate the cookie. It takes several cookies, thank goodness, to finally gauge just how long to let them soak. Too long and the cookie will break off right at the "waterline" and settle down to the bottom of the cup.
That's OK, though, because the cookie is so delicious, it flavors the coffee/tea and after drinking the liquid, there's a lovely gooey mass to consume at the end.
I've learned to be careful because a few years ago I was trying to coax the sodden cookie crumbs into my mouth, tapping on the side of the cup with my free hand - because it's easy to knock out a tooth if you use your lips to bang the cup against - when all of a sudden I had an mini-avalanche of Thin Mint dregs in my mouth and half-way down my throat.
Surprised, I did the reflexive thing and gasped...way wrong thing to do. It didn't take long for me to cough out the obstruction, but it seemed like an hour or two while I tried to get a breath and all the while I was thinking of the headlines and if it would hurt GS cookie sales.
Good Eggs
Remember, people will judge you by your actions, not your intentions. You may have a heart of gold but so does a hard boiled egg.
- Anonymous
Kate & Edith 2
From the email archives:
Take this cake personality test; then, send this e-mail on to others.
When you send this e-mail on, put your cake in the subject box above. No cheating. Pick your cake then, look to see.
If you were buying a cake and you had your choice of the following, which would you choose:
Angel food
Brownies
Lemon Meringue
Vanilla with Chocolate Icing
Strawberry Short Cake
Chocolate on Chocolate
Ice Cream
Carrot Cake
NO...you can't change your mind once you scroll down So think carefully, what your choice will be!!!
OK - Now that you've made your choice, this is what research says about you:
Angel food ... Sweet, loving, cuddly. You love all warm and fuzzy items. A little nutty at times. sometimes you need an ice cream cone at the end of the day. Others perceive you as being child-like and immature at times.
Brownies... You are adventurous, love new ideas, are a champion of underdogs and a slayer of dragons. When tempers flare up, you whip out your saber. You are always the oddball with a unique sense of humor and direction. You tend to be very loyal.
Lemon Meringue... Smooth, sexy, &articulate with your hands, you are an excellent after-dinner speaker and a good teacher. But don't try to walk and chew gum at the same time. A bit of a diva at times, but you have many friends.
Vanilla with Chocolate Icing ... Fun-loving, sassy, humorous. Not very grounded in life, very indecisive and lack motivation. Everyone enjoys being around you, but you are a practical joker. Others should be cautious in making you mad, however, you are a friend for life.
Strawberry Short Cake... Romantic, warm, loving. You care about other people and can be counted on in a pinch. You tend to melt. You can be overly-emotional and annoying at times.
Chocolate on Chocolate ... Sexy, always ready to give and receive. Very creative, adventurous, ambitious, and passionate. You have a cold exterior but are warm on the inside. Not afraid to take chances. Will not settle for anything average in life. Love to laugh.
Ice Cream... You like sports, whether it be baseball, football, basketball, or soccer. If you could, you would like to participate, but you enjoy watching sports. You don't like to give up the remote control. You tend to be self-centered and high maintenance.
Carrot Cake... You are a very fun loving person, who likes to laugh. You are fun to be with. ! People like to hang out with you. You are a very warm hearted person and a little quirky at times. You have many loyal friends.
Personally, I don't think you should tell people in the subject line but instead put your choice at the end of the test, THEN send it along. Seems to me as though knowing someone else's choice might influence your own answer.
OTOH, who cares?
LIKE MIKE TYPE CAPS
You Are a Ski Cap |
 You are a comfortable, low maintenance, and even practical person. You use fashion to look good, and you don't stray too far from the mainstream. You are friendly and accepting. You don't really judge other people for their fashion choices. You enjoy clothes and accessories as much as the next person, but you're not superficial about it! |
I love sock caps, especially during the winter and most especially since I've been shaving my head. When I had hair I liked them, but my hair is so thin and fine it would practically tie in knots under the cap.
Back when I was a kid, there was a TV show called "Then Came Bronson" which starred Michael Parks who often wore a sock cap.
He wasn't a bad singer, either. I remember my big sister having this album:
I specifically remember "Long, Lonesome Highway" from the television show, plus he did a great version of "Oklahoma Hills".
Here's a couple of clips I found on YouTube:
Opening sequence
Closing Credits
Michael Nesmith of The Monkees (mentioned in a recent post) was another Mike who wore sock caps:
January 11, 2009
The British Invasion
Noticed that this blog was getting quite a few hits in a short period of time, most from places in the U.K. Went and checked and sure 'nuff, the movie "Cast Away" was just on BBC 1 (think it was) A few have found this site via searches and others by a link I left at IMDB.
Welcome to ToTG!
Wonder if I could make money by selling authentic dirt from the intersection?
2 Google Searches = 1 Cuppa
From the UK Times Online:
Revealed: the environmental impact of Google searches
Physicist Alex Wissner-Gross says that performing two Google searches uses up as much energy as boiling the kettle for a cup of tea
Performing two Google searches from a desktop computer can generate about the same amount of carbon dioxide as boiling a kettle for a cup of tea, according to new research.
While millions of people tap into Google without considering the environment, a typical search generates about 7g of CO2. Boiling a kettle generates about 15g. “Google operates huge data centres around the world that consume a great deal of power,” said Alex Wissner-Gross, a Harvard University physicist whose research on the environmental impact of computing is due out soon. “A Google search has a definite environmental impact.”
Shoot, I use Google so much it's probably the daily equivalent of making a barrel of tea. It wouldn't surprise me to find that my computer habits waste the energy it takes to broil a cow. Come to think of it, I drink a couple cups of tea per Google search anyway, so I'm doubly dangerous to the environment.
Good Grief.
EDIT: Anytime "tea" is mentioned is the time for my tea joke:
Didja hear about the Indian chief who drank a hundred cups of tea?
They found him dead the next morning, drowned in his tepee.
EDIT: Also read where there was "outrage" over Prince Harry's recent remarks. My callous and insensitive joke above where I referred to Native Americans as "Indians" made me realize that I'm just as bigoted as "the spare".
Good.
God Bless Harry, God Save the Queen, God Bless the U.K., God Bless us one and all except for the ragheads who want to kill us.
Just saw this:
STRANGE AND GOOFY HOUSES! - TEA CUP?
January 10, 2009
Aermotor Windmills
From Texas Country Reporter (YouTube Channel)
The location is quite a bit south of here, not really in the Panhandle, but certainly could be in regards to the landscape and particularly the wind.
My sister's in-laws used to be haying & fencing contractors and one summer hired a couple of young men who stayed with the family. One guy had a beautiful old pickup and had under the dash the only record player "deck" I have ever seen. It very seldom skipped, only when he hit a pothole.
The other guy was pretty much a greenhorn and I remember something very funny he said to one of the family "Sure are a lot of air motors around here." "Air Motors"??? The mystery was solved when he pointed to a windmill with "Aermotor" stenciled on the vane.
I certainly did not know Aermotor was the sole windmill manufacturer in the United States.
There's a lovely old wooden windmill about five/six miles out of town and I'd love to photograph it in the morning because there's nothing behind it to the east and I think it would make a fantastic shot with the sun rising in the background.
The only problem is that I'd have to pretty much be on the farmer's porch when the sun came up!
EDIT: Poking around the windmill vids at YT, I found this one:
What I Learned From Windmills
January 9, 2009
Dinky Bird
From the KFDA NewsChannel 10 feed in the right-hand column:
Rare, 'dinky' bird migrates to US for first time
The "dinky" bird reminds me of my childhood friend Joe Bill; we were about 13 or so and he asked me if I had ever heard of a "dicky bird". I told him that it seemed as though I had and he told me I'd know it if I heard it, its call was:
"Sc-rooh! Sc-rooh!"
If you don't "get it", even after saying it out loud, then I'm not explainin' it to ya
eclectic
eclectic \i-KLEK-tik\, adjective:
1. selecting and using what seems best from various sources or systems; made up of selections from various sources
2. broad in acceptance of ideas or approval from other sources
I like this word because I think it describes me and how I try to do things. In fact, I think the world would be a much better place if we all were a bit eclectic.
In other words, I want everyone else to be like me.
Not very eclectic of me, is it?
Don't Click This Link
Unless you want to read a truly gruesome story:
Death row inmate pulls out eye, eats it
VIRUS WARNING!!!
From the email archives:
If you receive an email entitled 'Bedtimes'
Delete it IMMEDIATELY.
Do not open it.
Apparently this one is pretty nasty. It will not only erase everything on your hard drive, but it will also delete anything on disks within 20 feet of your computer.
It demagnetizes the stripes on ALL of your credit cards. It reprograms your ATM access code, screws up the tracking on your VCR, and uses subspace field harmonics to scratch any CD's you attempt to play. It will program your phone auto dial to call only 900 numbers.
This virus will mix antifreeze into your fish tank.
IT WILL CAUSE YOUR TOILET TO FLUSH WHILE YOU ARE SHOWERING.
It will drink ALL your beer.
FOR GOD'S SAKE, ARE YOU LISTENING? ?
It will leave dirty underwear on the coffee table when you are expecting company.
It will replace your shampoo with Nair and your Nair with Rogaine. If the 'Bedtimes' message opened in a Windows 95/98 or Windows XP environment, it will leave the toilet seat up and leave your hair dryer plugged in dangerously close to a full bathtub.
It will not only remove the forbidden tags from your mattresses and pillows, it will also refill your skim milk with whole milk.
***WARN AS MANY PEOPLE AS YOU CAN. ***
And if you don't send this to 5000 people in 20 seconds, you'll fart so hard that your right leg will spasm and shoot straight out in front of you, sending sparks that will ignite the person nearest you.
Send this warning to everyone!
THERE'S A LOT OF SADNESS IN THE WORLD!
Right now, as you read this, 17 Million people are partying
And look at you - you're on the computer
January 8, 2009
I'm A Flour Child
You Are Buttermilk Pancakes |
 Your prefer traditional, old fashioned foods. You shy away from anything fake, and you like meals with simple ingredients. It's not likely someone would find margarine or diet soda in your kitchen. Instead, someone might find a loaf of homemade bread baking or a soup simmering. |
This was today's Blogthing; just last night The Food Network's Alton Brown had several shows on pancakes, popovers and muffins.
I once had a very good friend who was manic-depressive and when he'd start going into a manic phase, he'd say " I'm goin' to see Aunt Jemima."
That was his way of saying he was starting to flip out.
If you'll go to the Wiki entry linked to above, and then visit the official site, you can see how Aunt Jemima has changed over the decades. (thank goodness) She still has some fine pancake mix, good for bachelors and kitchen failures everywhere, such as myself.
That said, I've always preferred Mrs. Butterworth for her syrup, even though she's now shilling for a corporate giant:
...but have always had the hots for Betty Crocker. (official website)
She not only had great cake mixes, she lent her name to the most-wished for and prized possession of many American pre-teen girls.
See how she's changed at Who was Betty Crocker?
This is one of my first memories of Betty Crocker:
I've always pictured her married to me, adoringly fixing me something in the kitchen.
R.I.P. India
The Bush family cat, a female black American Shorthair named India (often called “Willie” or “Kitty”) died at home at the White House on January 4, 2009 after 18 years of love and devotion to the First Family.
India often let Barney and Miss Beazley, the Bush’s two Scottish Terriers steal the show as she preferred more aesthetic pursuits such as music (shown here listening to a piano serenade). But she was obviously a good sport about it all as you see in the photo above of her being licked by Miss Beazley while Barney looks on.
(shamelessly stolen from Flopping Aces)
January 7, 2009
Natural Born Citizen
From the email archives:
The following is a funny and true story occurring in an AP Government class at Santa Fe High School.
In one civics class, the young adults were discussing the qualifications to be president of the United States. It was pretty simple. The candidate must be a natural born citizen and at least 35 of years of age.
However, one girl in the class immediately started in on how unfair was the requirement to be a natural born citizen. In short, her opinion was this requirement prevented many capable individuals from becoming president.
The class was just taking it in and letting her rant, but everyone’s jaw hit the floor when she wrapped up her argument by stating…
“What makes a natural born citizen any more qualified to lead this country than one born by C-section?”
… and they walk among us and vote.
Birds of a Feather
These are, anyway.
Top 10 Birds That Could Kick Your Ass
When I was a kid, we used to have a rooster that would kick mine every chance he got. Geese can inflict some painful nips, too. I once worked for a guy who raised fighting cocks and he had a hen that took a dislike to me and would spur me as I walked by. He used to move her around from her tethered position just so I would bypass her spot and walk right by where she actually was.
Dad quit raising chickens after leaving a coffee can full of sodium hydroxide (often called "caustic soda", it's a very concentrated form of lye, was used to "scrub" our house gas supply which came directly from a well) out in the rain, rusting it and leeching the contents into the surrounding soil. He said one morning he looked out and saw several of the chickens flopping around in the driveway...because the caustic substance had pretty much dissolved their feet.
New 7 Wonders of Nature
Didn't see a single place I've been, so I didn't vote. The photos are worth the visit, though.
From the website:
You have one voice, and you have seven choices
My Word!
This is my word?
Whodathunkit?
Your Word is "Love" |
 You see life as possibility to form deep connections with a few people. Relationships are the center of your world, and you always take time to bond with those you love. You are caring and giving. You enjoy helping those you love. And when it comes to romantic love, you feel passionately ... even in a very long term relationship. |
Amen to This
Never tell anyone that you're writing a book, going on a diet, exercising, taking a course, or quitting smoking. They'll encourage you to death.
- Lynn Johnston
January 6, 2009
Navel Contemplation
You Are Puzzled Over |
 You are quirky, complicated, and brilliant. You tend to feel a bit misunderstood by everyone, and that troubles you. It's likely that you will have four or more children... whether you use birth control or not! You are easily effected by the world around you. You are emotional and even a bit moody. You are a bit lazy. You sometimes don't shower or brush your teeth all day. You are quite conservative. You are neither a flirter or a flaunter. |
January 5, 2009
abstinent
From the Word of the Day:
abstinent \AB-stuh-nuhnt\, adjective:
abstaining, especially from self-indulgence
I thought I was this, thought I knew the definition because I always think of s-e-x when I see this word. Then again, I think of that fairly often, especially since I've been abstinent.
I'm fairly self-indulgent, though. Completely, actually.
Meat in Your Mailbox
Get a free sample of beef jerky by going to LavernandLarry.com and then clicking on their contact page and asking for a taste of their product. (you'll have to leave your mailing address, of course)
Tell 'em PETA sent you. (j/k)
Free Wondertime Magazine
Get a free two-year subscription of the child development magazine Wondertime (a Disney product, visit their website) by filling out a deodorant survey at RewardsGold.com
(the site requires some info from you and feel free to use my address for the "tell a friend" portion. If I don't like what they send me via email, I'll relegate 'em to the spam folder, easy enough to do)
100 Greatest Hard Rock Songs
According to VH1. (view their other "top" lists)
Me, I can't accept any greatest rock song list that doesn't have "It's a Long Way to the Top" by AC/DC. I'm serious.
You CAN watch 70 of the vids, though, beginning with "Back in Black".
January 4, 2009
Amazon Selections
I was just at Amazon, thinking I might replace the old set of headphones I use on this computer. I plugged in "headphones" into the search box and these results came up:
That second entry, the "earbud" type, sure looks to me like they'd hurt like heck when you stuck 'em in your ear.
More Free Music
Three songs from Cloud Cover at esurance
You may recognize "Lucky Today" from the esurance tv adverts.
Population Control
Or Holy Guacamole, Batman...you sure can gross a fella out.
Went to the grocery store late Friday night; I wanted something special to eat for supper, so I bought some fried chicken. I also wanted something to munch on while I watched the weekend's football games, so I got some chocolate covered peanuts and some celery and guacamole dip, some apples.
Since it was so near closing time, most of the registers were closed, so I got in the shortest line (which doesn't mean it will be the speediest). The cashier was a young, otherwise personable girl, but she had the annoying habit of commenting on nearly every item I had. She made a remark about the three different types of apples I had purchased, how the aroma of the chicken was making her hungry, then she got to the small bag of candy.
"Not much in here." she said as she weighed my purchase. I shamefully mumbled that I shouldn't even be eating them at all. She didn't seem to hear me, flipping through the "cheat sheet" for the bulk candy code. I probably should know it by now, but told her the candy was $3.99/lb. and she could ring it up that way. (I think I know most of the codes of the stuff I normally buy and always know the price per lb. or unit)
"Not for sure if it'll work that way." she replied in her perky voice, smiling at me like I was a doddering old fool. (I'm old, and a fool, but not doddering) She leaned over to look more closely at the figures on the laminated sheet, trying to find the number the store used for the candy.
As she leaned over, her blouse gaped open and I looked away....I really did, she was about sixteen for cryin' out loud....but my gaze went to the sack boy and since he was about seventeen, his eyes were glued down her shirt. (reminded me of this game)
"Found it!" she announced, straightening up, her head nearly hitting the young man's. As he tore his eyes away from "whatever" he was looking at, he caught my gaze and immediately knew that I had seen him peeking. His face turned red.
"You wouldn't, would you?" I asked him in a low voice, a wicked grin on my face.
"Yessir," he replied. " ' Fraid I would."
I laughed and turned my attention back to the young woman as she commented on my celery and dip.
"Oh, I just LOVE guacamole!" and went on talking about the dip, how she loved Mexican food, how good avocados are for you.
Yet once again, as I so often do, I spoke without really thinking:
"You probably won't after you've had a baby."
Her eyes narrowed and her eyebrows bent into a "V" shape, showing the first signs of confusion. The boy immediately burst out laughing and explained to her "Poopy diapers." . The confused look went off her face, replaced by one of revulsion. You know the kind, the one only teen-aged girls can get.
"Ooh, gag. Ooh, gross, that'll be $21.65, can't believe you said that, that's sick, oh gosh."
"Sorry." I told her, not meaning it.
Why stop now? I thought.
"Chocolate-covered peanuts used to gross me out, too." I told her. She didn't say anything, but relaxed the "I'm fixin' to vomit" look to one of semi-curiosity.
"Yeah," I went on. "I was over at this neighbor's house one time, an old lady. I was turning on the pilot light on her water heater and after I got done, she offered me something to drink and said I was welcome to the peanuts in a bowl sitting on her coffee table. I accepted and was sitting there with my ice tea, munching on peanuts when she told me " I love those chocolate-covered peanuts, but I can't chew the nuts because of my dentures...."
Both young people looked at me as I drew out the punchline.
"So I just suck the chocolate off of 'em."
I Don't Like Spiders and Snakes
So, I wouldn't have any need for the software from JC Software, particularly the Exotic Keeper’s Record v1.2
(from the website)
Keep track of your exotic animal collection with Exotic Keeper’s Record.
Amphibians, invertebrates and reptiles are all covered, with a comprehensive list of scientific names ordered in an easy to navigate hierarchy for your convenience.
Details, such as feeding, molting, maintenance , breeding, health treatments and personal injury can all be recorded with a full history.
View your animal’s growth progress with an easy to use chart page. You can even compare the growth rate with another animal!
Custom and standard reports are generated in your choice of either HTML or text files.
You can keep track of purchases and sales and even breeding loans with a built in contact manager.
They LOAN out snakes? Sheesh.
If you don't like or have a need for that software, you might opt for The Tarantula Keeper’s Record v2.3
Spiders and Snakes - Jim Stafford
January 3, 2009
Acrobots
Acrobots
One of the best "time-wasters" I've ever seen. There's something hypnotic about watching the acrobots twirl in the air and then "caught" by one lower down.
Adjust the gravity with the slider control, the background color with the light bulb and add or take-away acrobots with the postive/negative icons. If they're not moving fast enough for you, flip them over with the arrow circle.
January 2, 2009
Don't Mess With Taxes
I have a daily Google alert that notifies me every time another website links to this blog.
To be honest, it's been few emails and far between those few, although I was surprised to see that the award-winning financial blog Don't Mess With Taxes has put me into their "Fun beyond finances, really!" blog roll.
I've already written the owner of the blog, one Ms. S Kay Bell, thanking her for including me on her blog list. I also told her I probably should ask if she'd like her site listed here, but that it would be like me asking Tiger Woods to play a round of golf or challenging Jimmy Conners to an old-timer's tennis match.
I didn't ask about her reasons for slumming. I think I probably should warn her that hanging around joints like this can damage her reputation.
Like most anyone, I'm almost always grateful for any attention, but I'm wonderin' if there's gonna be ramifications to this.
The good news is this blog might very well double the avg. daily number of first-time visits from four to eight. ("first-time" because most people don't ever come back) I probably can handle the traffic and activity.
The bad news is I might get audited. I'm already having second thoughts about my Google alert for "Obama's Birth Certificate".
I don't wanna get sent to the death camps.
EDIT: I did some research on Ms. Bell and found out she's extremely cute, successful and a Texan, so I was thinking that since I'm one out of those three things....but it sucks to be me, she's married.
It would be nice to be married to a woman who knows how to handle and manage money. My ex, bless her heart, was the worst at that, even worse than me.
January 1, 2009
Free Gold Bond Sample
At WalMart.com
Gold Bond Ultimate® Soothing Skin Therapy Lotion
Too bad they allow only one sample per address; I could've given these out as stocking stuffers for all those folks whose asses I chapped.
