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Poetry of the Sexes

FEMALE POEM:

I want a man who's handsome, smart and strong

One who loves to listen long.

One who thinks before he speaks.

One who'll call, not wait for weeks.

I want him to be gainfully employed,

When I spend his cash, be not annoyed.

Pulls out my chair and opens my door,

Massages my back and begs to do more.

Oh! For a man who makes love to my mind

And knows what to answer to "how big is my behind?"

I want this man to love me to no end,

And always be my best friend.

MALE POEM:

I want a def-mute nymphomaniac

who owns a liquor store

And a bass boat.

I know this doesn't rhyme and I don't give a crap.

Internet Addicts

"31 Million American adults show signs of compulsive internet usage."

I find this sorta disturbing. When I think about it....there are probably almost 12 web sites that I check daily. Granted, some of them are for work and checking to make money doesn't count right? So that takes me down to about 9 but that's still strange to think about. I know that if I go a day or 2 without checking my email I'll spend 30 min. deleting all the junk that has built up in there. It's strange to think back to the time before all this...internet, cell phones. It's like having a whole new section of life to keep up with. Sometimes I think we need some time away....like a vacation where the cell phones don't work and there's no WiFi. I'd still want my GPSr though ;)

"30% Percentage of US businesses that have fired an employee for problematic Web surfing, such as gambling, watching porn, and shopping."

They are currently building China's first in-patient rehab center for internet addicts at the Beijing Military Clinic.

These statistics are all taken from Popular Science (www.popsci.com) January 2007 issue.

"Talk about not getting the hint."

This is from a letter to Congress by Michael Moore. Titled Cut and Run, the Only Brave Thing to Do ... I can be found at www.michaelmoore.com

Exhausting- Black Friday

So I was one of the crazy people that was up all night and in line at the store right after Thanksgiving but this time I got someone crazy enough to stay up with me and freeze all night. It was much better with someone to talk to this time! It's almost like I sport for some of these people. It just gets crazier every year but we keep doing it. I can't believe some of the stories of violence that I've read this year! And to see the people that bring babies and kids out here all night is just awful!

I know that no one is polite that day and everyone is in competition to get the stuff before it sells out but it's just gotten way out of control!

Apparently Devon is as crazy as me since she came over and stayed up all night on Thanksgiving with me. We spent hours making and organizing lists and then mapping out what route would be best. We were in line by 3 am (hats, goves and all). Apparently people have started camping in line outside these stores days in advance. This is a pic of customers sleeping in line at Best Buy. It was below freezing that night. There were tents set up in the lots before we even had dinner at 5! People are sleeping in line!

Why do I do this every year? I can't believe how violent Black Friday has become. Some of the incidents below are just scary!!

"The holiday shopping season began early today with a 73-year-old Josephine Hoffman being knocked down as a crowd at BrandsMart USA in Sunrise, Florida pushed their way under a metal security gate to get inside, forcing dozens of people against the walls and trampling the woman."

"A bargain notebook computer was the catalyst for trouble at a Wal-Mart in Orlando, Florida, where a man was wrestled to the ground by plain-clothed security guards after cutting in line to buy one. Many customers simply carted their stuff out of the store and passed right by the man in handcuffs, without any reaction."

"A woman was stepped on by several people after she fell when dozens of frenzied shoppers stampeded into a Grand Rapids, Michigan area Wal-Mart store around 5 o'clock this morning. When the rush ended, the woman and a 13-year-old girl suffered minor injuries."

"Extra officers were called to a Renton, Washington Wal-Mart to help control crowds of shoppers who pushed their way into the electronics department shortly after the doors opened. The shoppers even knocked counters out of position as they fought over a limited supply of notebook computers."

Violence mars PlayStation 3 launch
By PETER SVENSSON, Associated Press Writer Sat Nov 18, 6:19 AM ET

HARTFORD, Conn. - Two armed thugs tried to rob a line of people waiting for the new PlayStation 3 game system to go on sale early Friday and shot one man who refused to give up his money, authorities said.

In Sullivan, Ind., a man was in critical condition after emergency surgery for a stab wound after he and a friend tried to rob two men of consoles they waited 36 hours in line to buy, police said.

Nationwide, short supplies of the PS3 and strong demand led to long lines of buyers, some waiting for days outside stores. Once the doors opened Friday, they pushed and shoved their way to the shelves in several cities to get at the limited supply.

Two people were arrested in Fresno, Calif., after a crowd trampled people in a parking lot.
It was about 3 a.m. when the two gunmen in Putnam, a town of about 9,000 residents in northeast Connecticut, confronted 15 to 20 people standing outside a Wal-Mart store and demanded money, said State Police Lt. J. Paul Vance.
"One of the patrons resisted. That patron was shot," Vance said.
Vance said the gunmen fled after shooting Michael Penkala, 21, of Webster, Mass., in the chest and shoulder. Penkala was in stable condition at the University of Massachusetts Medical Center in Worcester, Mass., with injuries not believed to be life-threatening, Vance said.
Police were searching for the suspects, both believed to be in their teens, Vance said. He said one was wearing a ski mask and brandishing a handgun, and the other had what appeared to be a shotgun.

About 30 miles away, another shopper was beaten and robbed of his new PlayStation 3 just minutes after he bought it at a store in Manchester, police said.
The shopper told police five men surrounded and beat him as he left the Shoppes at Buckland Hills.
Police Sgt. Chris Davis said the attackers pushed one of their cohorts out of the car as they drove away. That man, a 17-year-old from Windsor, was charged with robbery, larceny, assault and breach of peace.
Four other teenagers were arrested, and more arrests were expected, police told WTNH-TV late Friday.

Andrew Templeton, 20, and David Wiggins, 28, of Sullivan, Ind., were assaulted by two teens after waiting for 36 hours at a Super Wal-Mart, police said.
They were unloading their PlayStation 3s from their car when two teens approached them carrying a chain and a tire iron and demanding their consoles, said Sullivan Police Chief David Story.
A fight broke out. Wiggins' nose was broken, and he stabbed one of the attackers, Dylan Moss, 19, police said. Moss was in critical condition after surgery, officials said.
Sullivan County Prosecutor Bob Springer said he plans to charge Moss and accomplice Dustin Fagg, 19, with felony robbery.

Elsewhere, two men wearing black ski masks and sunglasses made off with five consoles after holding two employees at gunpoint at an Englewood, Ohio, video game store Thursday night, police said.

A Pennsylvania teenager was also robbed of his new PlayStation by a man who tapped on his car window with a handgun in Allentown, police said.

In Lexington, Ky., someone fired BB pellets from a passing vehicle at people waiting outside a Best Buy store, according to WKYT, whose own reporter said she was among four people grazed while she interviewed buyers in line.

Police fired a talcum powder ball at the ground outside a Target store in Henrico, Va., to get the attention of an unruly crowd of about 350 people who were waiting to buy one of the shop's eight consoles, police said.

In McLean, Va., police fired pepper pellets Friday morning to subdue a rowdy crowd of about 200 people outside a Circuit City store at Tysons Corner Center mall. One person complained of shortness of breath after the pellets were fired and was taken to the hospital, authorities said.
A Best Buy store in Boston, aware it had only 140 of the consoles, got smart about the big sale — its employees gave out tickets to the first 140 people in line so everyone could go home until the store opened.

The Big Game

"Hello, Columbus
You're afraid. You're afraid of us, you're afraid of
change...I don't know the future...I didn't come here to
tell you how this is going to end, I came here to tell you
how this is going to begin. Now, I'm going to show these
people what you don't want them to see...That the illusion
of Buckeye invincibility is just that- an illusion. And
where we go from there is up to you..."

Your goals, minus your doubts, equal your reality. I think the Buckeys are full of doubt when it comes to Saturday's game. I think the intimidation factor will play the biggest part here.

Q: How do you keep an Ohio State player out of the endzone?

A: Put a classroom there

Q: What does a tornado and an Ohio State Grad have in common?

A: They both end up in trailer parks.

Q: How many Ohio State players does it take to screw in a lightbulb?

A: One, but he gets three credits for it.

A young man hired by a supermarket reported for his first day of work.The manager greeted him with a warm handshake and smile, gave him a broom and said, "Your first job will be to sweep the store.""But, I'm an Ohio State graduate," the young man replied indignantly, "I even played football there!""Oh, I'm sorry. I didn't know that," said the manager. "Here, give me the broom, I better show you how."

Personal Update

Okay,....I've had a few people email me to let me know that I haven't updated my blog.."since the summer". That's not quite true but I guess it kinda is. I feel like I've been really busy but I'm not sure what it is that I've been busy with...When I try to think about it I'm not coming up with much but work.

This pic is from our annual Halloween party at Harrison Lake. Mikayla dressed up as an iPod but is missing most of her costume here so I had to add the pic below. Her and I made the costume the night before the party.

I'm still working at T-Mobile in Toledo. When I left Sprint and took this job I swore to myself that it would only be very temporary. I figured maybe 6 months to give the real estate market time to turn around and get us a guaranteed paycheck and insurance for a while. Well, the real estate market hasn't improved much and now it's over a year later and I'm still at T-Mobile.

One of the benefits at T-Mobile is college tuition reimbersement so I'm finally taking advantage of that and studying business at the University of Toledo. I transferred all my credits over from the University of Michigan and Waubonsee in Chicago and I'm going to finish my Bachelors degree.

Funny how many of the credits at U of M aren't going to count since I got C-'s or worse in the classes so UT won't accept them. A couple classes on the transcripts from U of M had "E" as a grade. The UT advisor asked "what is an E?" I said "I don't know" even though I did. So she contacted U of M for them to tell her an "E" at U of M is the same as an "F" everywhere else. I wonder how I could have possibly gotten some of these grades while I was in Ann Arbor! ;) Seems like it should be somebody else's transcripts (must have gotten mixed up in the Registrar's office or something) Yes, GO BLUE!

I think we start college too young before we really know enough about life and I think a lot of students, like myself, were just too young to appreciate being there. I would love to be able to go back and do it over. A lot of what would have been considered mistakes that I have made I would never change. However I would change my priorities around and spend more time studying and make that time and all that money count toward something. I appreciate all the friends that I made, especially the ones that would stay up all night bringing me coffee and making sure I stayed awake and helping me cram for exams the next day that I wasn't never ready for and sometimes slept through! I guess that happened a few too many times since I didn't know how to prioritize or budget my time. Lets just say, I would put in a lot more effort this time.

So once all my credits were transferred they made me a sophmore at UT. After 3 yrs at U of M and a couple semesters at Waubonsee. Thats a lot of time and money for not a lot of credit! So I'm just finishing my "Managing in a Global Economy" class and starting in January I'm taking Financial Accounting, Business Principals and Technical Report Writing. So we'll see how well I can handle 3 classes while still working full time! When I told Tom what I was taking he said "good luck with that". I don't think he thinks I can handle it. I think I'll be okay, that is until I have to fill the Calculus requirements. I don't think I can pass the basic Algebra test so I'll be taking a couple years of elementary Algebra before I can even get into the classes I need.

Still spending time Geocaching www.geocaching.com. I have over 200 finds now and can't wait to make it to 1000. It's very addicting. Makes me wish we lived out west like some of you lucky people. I think the caches there are much more challenging from what I've read, due to the terrain. Maybe someday we can afford to take a vacation out west and find some caches in the mountains. It would be nice to log some with a terrain rating higher than 3! Halloween was our 6th anniversary (Tom and I), not married yet but 6 years together. I got him 11 gifts/cards and set up a geocaching type hunt. He had to start with coordinates in the 1st card and use the GPSr find each one in turn and they were scattered all over Toledo all the way down to Maumee. It was an interesting way to spend the day. I think we might do it for the kids birthdays in the future.

The kids are doing well. Joe did cross country and Mikayla is still in gymnastics. They actually clean up pretty well. This is them making chocolate truffles one night. They tasted a lot better than they looked! ;) Well, this has already gotten to be a lot longer than I anticipated so I will continue another day.

Coke Machine

A man and his young wife were in divorce court, but the custody of their children posed a problem.

The mother leaped to her feet and protested to the judge that since she brought the children into this world, she should retain custody of them.

The man also wanted custody of his children, so the judge asked for his justification.

After a long silence, the man slowly rose from his chair and replied..."Your Honor, when I put a dollar in a vending machine and a Coke comes out, does the Coke belong to me or the machine?"

Movie Night

Not really appropriate for all ages but I couldn't resist, couldn't stop laughing either!-Magickal

5 Good Reasons to Vote by Michael Moore

Voting day!! Hope the nasty cold rainy weather doesn't keep people from going out to vote. Below is a letter from Michael Moore that I got in my email today. Time to go sweep out all the old criminals to make room for the new criminals!


"November, 7th, 2006

5 Good Reasons to Vote Today

1. IT'S A NATIONAL REFERENDUM. Although candidates' names will be on the ballot today, this election is NOT about this candidate or that candidate. Make no mistake about it: This election is nothing less than a National Referendum on George W. Bush and his War. Don't waste your time trying to learn about who the schlump is that's running for office. You know they're all pretty much the same, a few are better than others, but... please. They is who they is. THIS election is not about them. It's a simple up or down vote on staying the course.
To vote in favor of the war, vote for the Republican. To vote against the war, vote for the Democrat. As crazy as it sounds, even if the Republican is against the war, or the Democrat is for it, it doesn't matter. All that will matter by midnight tonight is the math on the big tote board. Did America say YES to Bush or NO to Bush? The ONLY way they're going to add it up is by counting the number of votes under the big D and the big R. The only way to take a stand against Bush today is to vote for the Dems on the ballot.

2. IN ORDER TO CATCH THE REPUBLICANS STEALING YOUR VOTE, YOU FIRST HAVE TO VOTE. There are huge and valid concerns about the new electronic voting machines that must be addressed. It is far too easy to use new technology to rig the vote. But if your fear of that leads you to decide that you shouldn't bother voting, well, then, I guess they've succeeded in snuffing out your voice without having to rig the machine. Make them break the law if they want to win. Vote. We'll catch them if they do. I promise.

3. WITH THE DEMOCRATS IN POWER IN THE HOUSE AND/OR SENATE, WE CAN GO AFTER THEM! These spineless Democrats who enabled Bush to start this war and funded it ever since are due for a shellacking from all of us. For nearly 6 years, they've hidden behind the cop-out of, "Hey, we're the minority, we have no power." As of tomorrow, hopefully, they will have no mask to hide behind. And it will be up to us to go after them.

4. I'LL PUT YOU ON MY WEBSITE. That's right. You can appear on my home page and be seen by millions later today. All you need to do is bring a broom when you go to vote. The broom is our mascot today because we're going to sweep the crooks and the warmongers outta office. Take a picture of yourself holding a broom outside your polling place, e-mail it to me, and I'll put as many of you as I can up on the home page of my website. People all around the world will see you! Government files with your name on them will be initiated! What better way to celebrate this historic day?!
And the final reason to vote today...

5. 2,836 + 655,000. Each one of them, American and Iraqi, are no longer with us because of the decision by one man to start a war. Each one of them represented a precious, God-given life that no man had the right to take away. Each one of them had a mother and father, sisters, brothers, husbands, wives, friends and loved ones, little boys and little girls. It's mad, my friends, utterly mad, this senseless loss of human life.
So, do it for them. Call up whoever you know and tell them to meet you at the polls. And tell them to bring a broom, real or imaginary, with a big D on it. It's the only true American thing to do.

See ya at the victory party tonight!

Michael Moore www.michaelmoore.com
P.S. Forward this to all your friends. Today is the day."

Cedar Point

We finally made it out to Cedar Point! Haven't been there in years. Went on Thursday the 29th. Picked a good day since the lines were so short.

The longest we waited was almost an hour for the Raptor but most rides had less than a 15 minute wait.

This pic was taken in line for Wicked Twister (pictured above in yellow) , which is now one of my favorite rides, straight up and down backwards and forwards!

"Wicked Twister is the tallest and fastest "double-twisting" impulse roller coaster ever created. This steel giant is comprised of a U-shaped track with the ends reaching 215 feet into the air and is powered by a linear induction motor. Riders sit two abreast in specially designed seats suspended from the track above. Then, without warning, Wicked Twister launches riders forward out of the station and up a 90-degree, twisting steel track. Once the train slows to a stop, it streaks back down the structure and into the station before being launched backward up another twisting track. The train races up and down the track a total of five times at an amazing top speed of 72 mph! But that is not all. Each tower twists 450 degrees, providing one of the most unique ride experiences ever. "

The other one that I liked enough to ride multiple times was MaxAir. (pictured above in red and blue) "Riders on this ultimate thrill ride sit in outward-facing suspended seats that form a giant circle of 50 passengers; their legs dangle freely. maXair swings riders back and forth in a seemingly out-of-control pendulum motion while rotating counterclockwise. At the peak of the pendulum movement that reaches a maximum speed of 70 mph, riders are upside down 140 feet above the ground and experience airtime, that coveted feeling of weightlessness that is popular for thrill-seekers on roller coasters. The dynamic return drop generates a variety of sensations on riders depending on their specific position in the counterclockwise rotation, creating a different ride experience each time."

The Raptor is still my favorite but these two are very close! We'll be going back soon if we can find the time!

The new one this year is SkyHawk. This is the first ride that has scared me in a while! Even the second time when I knew what to expect! "Skyhawk features two giant swinging arms, each 84 feet in length, with 20 seats on each arm. Each set of 20 seats consists of two rows of 10 seats, positioned back to back, that provide each rider with a “front row” view. Using pneumatic technology similar to that used on Power Tower, riders are thrilled as they are pushed toward the sky, then experience weightlessness as they reverse direction and rush back toward the ground – just like the drop side of a roller coaster – with no ride structure in their path. At the peak of the arc, riders on Skyhawk are more than 125 feet in the air and reach speeds of 60 mph in both directions! The $6 million ride gives nearly 800 rides an hour.
“Skyhawk is the world’s largest swing ride. It’s a simple concept, but it is an amazing ride experience,” Hildebrandt said. “All of us have ridden swings as kids. Imagine riding a swing that is higher than a 12-story building and goes faster than many roller coasters.”

I actually went and saw 2 shows. I don't think I've seen two shows at Cedar Point, ever, in over 20 trips there. I'm always trying to get on as many rides as possible and never tok the time to see the shows. That's what Tom wanted to do so we saw 2 of them and they weren't too bad. I can't wait to go back!!

Blonde

A couple I hadn't heard yet:

A young man was performing a ventriloquist show in a small town in Arizona.With his dummy on his knee, he starts going through his usual dumb blonde jokes when a blonde woman in the front row stands on her chair and starts shouting:
"I've heard enough of your stupid blonde jokes. What makes you think you can stereotype women that way?What does the color of a person's hair have to do with their intelligence and worth as a human being? Its guys like you who keep women like me from being respected at work and in the community and from reaching our full potential as a person- - you and your kind continue to perpetuate discrimination against not only blondes, but women in general.
"The embarrassed ventriloquist begins to apologize,and the blonde yells,
"You stay out of this mister! I'm talking to that little shit on your knee."

A Blonde is overweight, so her doctor puts her on a diet. He tells her, "I want you to eat regularly for two days, then skip a day,and repeat the procedure for two weeks. The next time I see you, you'll have lost at least five pounds."When the Blonde returns, she's lost nearly 20 pounds."Why, that's amazing!" the doctor says. "Did you follow my instructions?"The Blonde nods and answers, "I'll tell you, though, I thought I was going to drop dead that third day."
"From hunger, you mean?" asks the doctor.
"No", replied the Blonde, "From skipping".

More Cool Quotes

"The United States is a nation of laws: badly written and randomly enforced."-Frank Zappa

"Nothing causes self-delusion quite so readily as power."-Liu Binyan

"Success seems to be largely a matter of hanging on after others have let go."-Joseph Addison

"A fanatic is one who can't change his mind and won't change the subject."-Winston Churchill

"True happiness is not gained through self-gratification, but through fidelity to a worthy purpose."-Helen Keller

"One can choose to go backward toward safety or forward toward growth."-Abraham Maslow

"No one can earn a million dollars honestly."-William Jennings Bryant

"Love looks through a telescope; envy, through a microscope."-Josh Billings

"The man who can drive himsef farther once the effort gets painful is the man who will win."-Roger Bannister

"Technology: The knack of arranging the world so that we don't have to experience it."-Max Frisch

"I'm proud to pay taxes in the United States; the only thing is, I could be just as proud for half the money."-Arthur Godfrey

"The problem with cats is they get the same exact look whether they see a moth or an axe murderer."-Paula Poundstone

"The best index to a person's character is how he treats people who can't do him any good."-Van Buren

Fuk Mi

"Hello. FUK MI. May I take your order please?"

PEBL-Pink Issues

This just may be my next phone. This is the Motorola PEBL which launched a little while ago in black and is now "coming soon" in colors! They also have matching bluetooth headsets. Motorola is also making this phone in bright bubble gum pink, but are we gonna carry that one? No....I work for T Mobile who's signature color is PINK and we're gonna carry this great new phone in every color except PINK. I guess I'm gonna have to start liking green or blue or "pumpkin" as they're calling it.

Maybe I should get a marketing degree and then I could come up with great ideas like this. T-Mobile has worked so hard and spent so much $$$ to raise brand awareness with our signature color.....and pink phones have been wildly popular since they were first introduced by us and all the other carriers followed and then they come up with a curve ball like this. "We'll launch this great new phone and take all the colors except PINK".

I think that is kinda like the University of Michigan producing a new line of shirts and memoribilia and saying, we'll make it in every color EXCEPT blue and yellow, definately no maize and blue, were here to confuse people.


Maybe I just have some slightly girly wardrobe tendencies. I do go a little overboard with the pink. Tom and I were in Best Buy last week and a sales guy walked up and said "PINK, ever time I see you, You're in pink!" Tom tried to tell him "She wears blue sometimes too" but he insisted that my wardrobe must consist of only pink items. Tom says I have "branded myself". We don't know this guy, he's just helped us a couple times and we're only in Best Buy maybe once month so it was kinda strange to realize that a stranger would notice and remember something like that.

The rain that just won't QUIT!

Rain

"I opened my eyes
And looked up at the rain,
And it dripped in my head
And flowed into my brain,
And all that I hear as I lie in my bed
Is the slishity-slosh of the rain in my head.
I step very softly,
I walk very slow,
I can't do a handstand--
I might overflow,
So pardon the wild crazy thing I just said--
I'm just not the same
since there's rain in my head. "

Shel Silverstein

It's been raining here for two weeks straight now. I'm not sure how much more we can take. We can't open the pool, we can't cut the grass, we can't keep the dogs from getting mud all over the house but worst of all, we can't go Geocaching!!!

Mr. President

"MR. PRESIDENT, I'M HEADED TO MEXICO
David M. Bresnahan

April 1, 2006 NewsWithViews.Com

Dear President Bush:
I'm about to plan a little trip with my family and extended family, and I would like to ask you to assist me. I'm going to walk across the border ! from the U.S. Into Mexico, and I need to make a few arrangements. I know you can help with this. I plan to skip all the legal stuff like visas, passports, immigration quotas and laws. I'm sure they handle those things the same way you do here. So, would you mind telling your buddy, President Vicente Fox, that I'm on my way over?

Please let him know that I will be expecting the following:

1. Free medical care for my entire family.
2. English-speaking government bureaucrats for all services I might need, whether I use them or not.
3. All government forms need to be printed in English.
4. I want my kids to be taught by English-speaking teachers.
5. Schools need to include classes on American culture and history.
6. I want my kids to see the American flag flying on the top of the flag pole at their school with the Mexican flag flying lower down.
7. Please plan to feed my kids at school for both breakfast and lunch.
8. I will need a local Mexican driver's license so I c an get easy access to government services.
9. I do not plan to have any car insurance, and I won't make any effort to learn local traffic laws.
10. In case one of the Mexican police officers does not get the memo from Pres. Fox to leave me alone, please be sure that all police officers speak English.
11. I plan to fly the U.S. Flag from my house top, put flag decals on my car, and have a gigantic celebration on July 4th. I do not want any complaints or negative comments from the locals.
12. I would also like to have a nice job without paying any taxes, and don't enforce any labor laws or tax laws.
13. Please tell all the people in the country to be extremely nice and never say a critical word about me, or about the strain I might place on the economy. I know this is an easy request because you already do all these things for all the people who come to the U.S. From Mexico. I am sure that Pres. Fox won't mind returning the favor if you ask him nicely. However, if he gives you any trouble, just invite him to go quail hunting with your V.P.

Thank you so much for your kind help.

Sincerely, David M. Bresnahan© 2006 David M. Bresnahan - All Rights Reserved"

Moments

"Life is not measured by the breaths we take but by the moments that take our breath away."

I've had a few of those moments lately and it's left me wanting more!

Personality Questionaire

My Answers

3 names you go by:
1. Christie
2. (I'm sure Tom could come up with at least a couple more
3. but I don't claim any of them;)

3 screen names you have:
1. Magickmoon
2. Magickalgirl
3. Compton747

3 things you like about yourself:
1. My ability to argue/explain with logic.
2. The way I look.
3. My maturity/sense of responsibility.

3 things you hate/dislike about yourself:
1. I am easily distracted
2. I think most people are stupid (I can be mean and harshly judgmental.)
3. My lack of motivation most days.

3 things that scare you:
1. Failure/embarrasment
2. Loosing my family
3. Airplanes

3 of your everyday essentials:
1. Music
2. Coffee
3. Internet access

3 things you're wearing right now:
1. Pink Tee Shirt
2. My SidekickII
3. Silver Heart necklace

3Hottest Celebrities
1. Keanu Reeves
2. Jessica Alba
3. Christopher Meloni


3 of your favorite bands/artists (today):
1. Kenny Chesney
2. Miranda Lambert
3. Gwen Steffani

3 of your favorite songs at present:
1. Young
2. Stupid Girls
3. Kerosene

3 new things you want to try in the next 12 months:
1. Travel Overseas
2. Get in Shape!
3. Stop Smoking

3 things you want in a relationship (love is a given):
1. A partner to actually listen and consider my point of view.
2. No fighting about stupid things that just sound ridiculous when you look back.
3. The intangible quality that you get with real love or sometimes lust that makes you want to jump out of your clothes and into theirs.

2 truths and a lie:(no particular order to keep ya guessing)
1. I dated someone for a few years (till my best friend stole him;) who was later convicted of murder and is in prison now.
2. I started college at U of M at 16.
3. I have owned over $200,000 worth of vehicles in the last 7 years(not all at once).

3 physical things about a love interest that appeal:
1. Light Hair
2. Blue eyes
3. Strength

3 things you just can't do:
1. Remember everything
2. Fix all the stuff that needs to be fixed on my house.
3. Stop spending money

3 of your favorite hobbies:
1. Reading
2. Traveling
3. Watching movies

3 things you want to do really badly right now:
1. Go Shopping
2. Play Texas HoldEm
3. Go to Club Sin and have a drink

3 careers you're considering:
1. REALTOR
2. Psychologist
3. Lazy, Rich, Snotty Trophy Wife

3 places you want to go on vacation:
1. Any Sandals Resort
2. Venice, Italy
3. Caribbean cruise

3 kids names (either boy or girl):
1. Zachary
2. Taylor (girl)
3. Kylie

3 things you want to do before you die:
1. Spend an entire year traveling without worrying about paying bills.
2. Play with my great grandchildren
3. Make/Save over a million dollars.

Here's Your Sign

Wouldn't it be nice if we were all smart enough that we didn't need all the warning labels on products these days? Like the hairdryer label that warns you "do not use while bathing"? For those of us who like to get wet and dry at the same time repeatedly!


Seen on the bottom of a Coca-Cola bottle: "Do not open here."

On a bottle of spray paint: "Do not spray in your face."

On a bottle of bathtub cleaner: For best results, start with clean bathtub before use.

On a container of lighter fluid: WARNING: Contents flammable!

On a box of household nails: CAUTION! - Do NOT swallow nails! May cause irritation!

The golf carts on the course I worked at have warning labels saying, "Not for highway use."

I once saw an ad for some type of contest on a candy bar. The wrapper said "No purchase necessary - Details Inside."

Seen on a container of salt:Warning: High in sodium.

On a hose nozzle there was a warning that said: "Do not spray into electrical outlet."

There is also a stroller on the market with the warning, "Remove child before folding."

I saw a car ad depicting cars driving in the water with fins like sharks. At the end of the ad in small letters it read: "Caution, do not drive underwater"

My Life in 1 Song

Lyrics for Song: Good To Go

Lyrics for Album: Jason Aldean

Waitin' at a stop light yesterday

As a funeral procession made its way

Through a field of greenWith white headstones

All in a row

And it made me think about where I'm at

On my not so straight and narrow path

All the generous and mostly undeserved

Blessings that I've had

CHORUS

I had an all-american mom and dad

Some of the coolest friends you could ever have

Found love I thought I'd never find

Sometimes I can't believe this life in mine

And I'm not plannin' on leavin' yet

But the truth is you just never know

And if this is as good as it gets

Man, I think I'm good to go

I'm good to go

I said a prayer for the dearly departed

And the loved ones left broken hearted

Then traffic started

And I drove away a little more able

To see the good things on my table

And for that I'm grateful'

Cause I've had my troubles and my trials

I've hit the mark and I've missed by miles

Had days that I've been fightin' mad

But the good times have more than

Outweighted the bad

CHORUS

Got to hold my newborn baby girl

And the hand of a man as he slipped from this world

I've laughed so hard I couldn't stop

Seen the sunrise from a mountain top

And I'm not plannin' on leavin' yet

But the truth is you just never know

And if this is as good as it gets

Man, I think I'm good to go

Yeah, I've been thinkin' bout where I'm at

On my not so straight and narrow path

And I wouldn't wanna change nothing about

This roll with the punches life I've had

CHORUS

I had an all-american mom and dad

Some of the coolest friends you could ever have

Found love I thought I'd never find

I can't believe this life in mine

And I'm not plannin' on leavin' yet

But the truth is you just never know

And if this is as good as it gets

Man, I think I'm good to go.

You know, lots of times I hear songs I identify with. I know that's the writers intent but there's usually a couple of lines that just don't apply. That's why this one kinda got my attention, when I read the lyrics, there isn't anything that couldn't apply to me so that's why it's here, mostly so I can go back and look at it when I need some inspiration or cheering up.

Illegal Downloading

I saw this cartoon and it reminded me of the commercial that the movie studios have been putting at the beginning of all the DVDs we rent that says something like "You wouldn't steal a car... you wouldn't steal a handbag... you wouldn't steal a cell phone... Downloading pirated films is STEALING!" Then they have the intimidating music playing in the background. I think its kind of strange that the only place I see this commercial is on the DVD's that I PAID to rent! If I was downloading pirated films, I wouldn't be renting them! I think this ad belongs on cable so the people that are stealing cable can see it because they aren't renting movies!

The Mission

Okay, I think this is a little exagerated but still funny and at least partially true! I try to buy the things I need at stores that are not inside the mall and are easy to get in and out of. Simple task, drastically different results!

Skipping out on Work

Gotta love the blonde jokes!!!

There were three women, a Brunette, a Red Head, and a Blonde. They all worked together at an office. Every day they noticed that their boss left work a little early. So one day they met together and decided that today when the boss left, they would all leave early too. The boss left and so did they. The Brunette went home and straight to bed so could get an early start the next morning. The Red Head went home to get in a quick work out before her dinner date. The Blonde went home and walked into the bedroom. She opens the door slowly and saw her husband in bed with her boss, so she shut the door and left.The next day, the Brunette and the Red Head are talking about going home early again. They ask the Blonde if she wants to leave early again."No," she says, "yesterday I nearly got caught!"

EPC tags at the local WalMart

Close up of Lexmark printer RFID tag on WalMart shelf.






Example of an Alien/RAFSEC "I" tag placed inside the cap of a Procter & Gamble Pantene shampoo bottle.

We NEED to stop this!