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If You See Daffodills, It Worked

April 26th, 2005 · No Comments · Photos and Shutterblogs, The Never-Ending Bloga

Whee! It works! First time! David is a genius! MTGalleryLink is da bomb! Slickeroo!
There are more tricks that it can do, like a random image, but the doc page says it only refreshes the image on a rebuild. Hah. I have a true randomizing script that makes the moblog images change on every refresh. It’s [...]

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My Busy Day At Home

April 26th, 2005 · No Comments · Food, Glorious Food, Health And Long Life To You, Home Truths

So, week of vacation at home, day two.
Where to start? Well, I got up earlier this morning. That was good and boded well. I fixed some tea (Twinings English Breakfast, and I’ll need more to get through the week) and had rather a lot of toast. Kind of on the Douglas Adams model of [...]

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Stupid Greedy People

April 26th, 2005 · Comments Off · Wonderful Spam, Beautiful Spam

One victim, Kevin McCrary, a 56-year-old Manhattan business consultant, would not dispute that. After falling prey to a fake postal money order scheme, he said, "I couldn't reach around far enough to kick myself." Single and lonely, Mr. McCrary joined an international online dating site, Elitemate.com. In late January, he was contacted by someone [...]

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Alooooha!

April 26th, 2005 · 3 Comments · Uncategorical Weirdness

Okay, okay, ***Dave did it and now so must I:

American Cities That Best Fit You:

65% Honolulu

60% San Francisco

60% Seattle

55% Portland

50% Atlanta

Which American Cities Best Fit You?

The first time through, I was a little too enthusiastic about theater districts and museums and zoos - all things I enjoy doing, but they’re a long haul from where [...]

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And My Mom Wonders Why I Moved Away

April 26th, 2005 · No Comments · Notty Problems: Even Leaving Doesn't Solve Them, Only in Utah..., Uncategorical Weirdness

Wilson’s original goes:
“Well I ain’t never been the Barbie doll type
No I can’t swig that sweet champagne
I’d rather drink beer all night
In a tavern or in a honky-tonk
or on a 4-wheel-drive tailgate. . . . Let me get a big ‘Hell Yeah!’ from the redneck girls like me.”
The Eagle’s version:
“Well [...]

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