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Interesting history
LJ just posted about their Email Manager tool because some accounts have had hotmail email address recycles that allowed them to steal the account.
And I was reminded of the incident where ashmckena @ 2003-07-22 14:40:11 had stolen my blog. Ah, the joys of stupidity and criminal acts. My life is so much better since I am removed from the inane ( Read more... ) -
Christmas is expensive....
Why, it can cost between $21K and $90K, depending on how many pear trees you want to give out. Yes, PNC Bank has published their annual Christmas Price list, based on the 12 Days of Christmas. Find out how much your true love spent on those gifts. -
History
11th Hour
We often speak of the 11th hour as being at the last minute. It can be traced as far back as the Parable of the Workers in the Vineyard by Jesus 200 years ago, it can be traced back to any governor choosing to commute a death sentence at the last minute, or it can be traced back to the early part of the 20th Century. The centuries ( Read more... ) -
Voting 2008
This morning, I woke up, hugged Nae, went to Caribou Coffee to get her a pumpkin spiced latte to make sure she was awake then checked email while she showered. Then I showered and we hopped in the car to head over to our voting location.
vote! vote! vote! vote! vote! vote! vote! vote!
We got there about 15 minutes after the polls opened and there ( Read more... ) -
Appearances
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December 8-11, 2008
Register online or call 800-280-6218 using Priority Code SPFIN and receive $300 off the package of ( Read more... ) -
Koalas? What does this mean?
I had a strange dream last night. It was made stranger by the fact that it had tactile portions to it. In the dream, I actually petted a koala and could feel it. When I woke up this morning, I realized it was probably Sheba's fur. But I posted the first part on my finsel.com blog, which, if you want to post comments, does support OpenID so you can ( Read more... ) -
McCain Campaign "out of control" admits Palin!
In an interview with Fox's Greta von Susteren, Governor Palin had the following to say:PALIN: Yes. Like Mario Andretti said, though, if everything's under control, you're going too slow. And we're not going too slow and all is well. No, it's been energizing.
Which implies that, since they aren't going "too slow" then things must not be under control ( Read more... ) -
Palin meets Lear
From Edward NilgesENGLISH 101 TERM PAPER
Mr. Nimrod Idaho State University
Sarah Heath (smiley face)
A FEMINIZT READING OF SHAKSPER'S KING LEER
I dint have time to read King Leer so I red parta the Spark Notes, doggone it. And I gotta tellya, that guy Leer is an old poop. I'd give that mealy-mouth twerp Kordelia a punch in the snoot, because she don't ( Read more... )