Archive for January, 2006
January 31, 2006 at 9:38 pm · Filed under Personal
This time it was my long time friend Chris’s husband who handed me a CD of music, and a musician I had never heard of. I just played it and I am extremely impressed! Thanks Jim!
Born in upstate New York, Joe Bonamassa started playing on a short scale Chiquita guitar at the age of four, graduating to a full-scale guitar at seven. By the time he was 8, Joe was playing the blues like a veteran. “Stevie Ray Vaughn was a huge influence in my early days,” says Bonamassa, “but not my only one. I was influenced by all the great blues masters – Duke Robillard, Danny Gatton, Eric Clapton, and Robben Ford were all musicians I gravitated towards. I just naturally loved the blues and the seductive sound of the Stratocaster.”
At ten, Joe was performing locally, and at twelve, he was asked to open for B.B. King. After the performance, King would say, “This kid’s potential is so great that he hasn’t begun to scratch the surface. He’s one of a kind….a legend before his time.” The Father of the Blues’ high regard for Joe would be echoed by the guitar greats who would later perform with Bonamassa, including Buddy Guy, Danny Gatton, Robert Cray and Stephen Stills.
In the following two years, Joe established such a name for himself that Fender Guitars invited him to California to participate in a tribute to the company’s founding father, Leo Fender, in a line-up that included Robben Ford, whom Joe cites as a major inspiration and "one of my favorite guitar players of all time."
Great Music!
Joe Bonamassa - 1. Jam (Intro).mp3
Joe Bonamassa - 2. Cradle Rock.mp3
Joe Bonamassa - 3. Steppin’ Out-Rice Pudding.mp3
Joe Bonamassa - 4. A New Day Yesterday.mp3
Joe Bonamassa - 5. Miss You, Hate You.mp3
Joe Bonamassa - 6. Walk in My Shadows.mp3
Joe Bonamassa - 7. I Know Where I Belong.mp3
Joe Bonamassa - 8. Colour and Shape.mp3
Joe Bonamassa - 9. Trouble Waiting.mp3
Joe Bonamassa - 10. If Hearaches Were Nickles.mp3
Joe Bonamassa - 11. Don’t Burn Down That Bridge.mp3
January 31, 2006 at 7:09 am · Filed under General
(this was sent to me by email, and my daughter and I found it humorous)
THIS GUYS KNOWS HIS MATH
He writes:
I was riding to work yesterday when I observed a female driver, who cut right in front of a pickup truck, causing the driver to drive onto the shoulder to avoid hitting her.
This evidently angered the driver enough that he hung his arm out is window and gave the woman the finger.
“Man, that guy is stupid,” I thought to myself. I ALWAYS smile nicely and wave in a sheepish manner whenever a female does anything to me in traffic, and here’s why:
I drive 48 miles each way every day to work.
That’s 96 miles each day.
Of these, 16 miles each way is bumper-to-bumper.
Most of the bumper-to-bumper is on an 8 lane highway.
There are 7 cars every 40 feet for 32 miles.
That works out to 982 cars every mile, or 31,424 cars.
Even though the rest of the 32 miles is not bumper-to-bumper, I figure I pass at least another 4000 cars.
That brings the number to something like 36,000 cars that I pass every day.
Statistically, females drive half of these.
That’s 18,000 women drivers!
In any given group of females, 1 in 28 has PMS.
That’s 642.
According to Cosmopolitan, 70% describe their love life as dissatisfying or unrewarding.
That’s 449.
According to the National Institute of Health, 22% of all females have seriously considered suicide or homicide.
That’s 98.
And 34% describe men as their biggest problem.
That’s 33.
According to the National Rifle Association, 5% of all females carry weapons and this number is increasing.
That means that EVERY SINGLE DAY, I drive past at least one female that has a lousy love life, thinks men are her biggest problem, has seriously considered suicide or homicide, has PMS, and is armed.
Give her the finger? I don’t think so !!
January 30, 2006 at 10:28 am · Filed under News Items
Exxon Mobil Sees Record Profit for U.S. Co.
Exxon Mobil Corp. posted record profits for any U.S. company on Monday — $10.71 billion for the fourth quarter and $36.13 billion for the year — as the world’s biggest publicly traded oil company benefited from high oil and gas prices and demand for refined products. The results exceeded Wall Street expectations and Exxon shares rose nearly 3 percent on premarket trading.
The company’s earnings amounted to $1.71 per share for the October-December quarter, up from $8.42 billion, or $1.30 per share, in the year ago quarter. The result topped the then-record quarterly profit of $9.92 billion Exxon posted in the third quarter of 2005.
Somehow, this is not a headline that thrills me. Perhaps thats because my trips to the gas station increasingly are a sad tale. Perhaps I’d be happier if I were a stockholder.
More on the story…
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January 28, 2006 at 10:30 pm · Filed under Personal
I just took this long test to find out that…
Artisans are the temperament with a natural ability to excel in any of the arts, not only the fine arts such as painting and sculpting, or the performing arts such as music, theater, and dance, but also the athletic, military, political, mechanical, and industrial arts, as well as the "art of the deal" in business.
Artisans are most at home in the real world of solid objects that can be made
and manipulated, and of real-life events that can be experienced in the here
and now. Artisans have exceptionally keen senses, and love working with their
hands. They seem right at home with tools, instruments, and vehicles of all
kinds, and their actions are usually aimed at getting them where they want to
go, and as quickly as possible. Thus Artisans will strike off boldly down roads
that others might consider risky or impossible, doing whatever it takes, rules
or no rules, to accomplish their goals. This devil-may-care attitude also gives
the Artisans a winning way with people, and they are often irresistibly charming
with family, friends, and co-workers.
Artisans want to be where the action is; they seek out adventure and show a constant hunger for pleasure and stimulation. They believe that variety is the spice of life, and that doing things that aren’t fun or exciting is a waste of time. Artisans are impulsive, adaptable, competitive, and believe the next throw of the dice will be the lucky one. They can also be generous to a fault, always ready to share with their friends from the bounty of life. Above all, Artisans need to be free to do what they wish, when they wish. They resist being tied or bound or confined or obligated; they would rather not wait, or save, or store, or live for tomorrow. In the Artisan view, today must be enjoyed, for tomorrow never comes.
Artisans make up between 15 to 20 percent of the population, which is good,
because they create much of the beauty, grace, fun, and excitement the rest
of us enjoy in life.
From the Keirsey Temperament Sorter
and
First found in Tigerblade’s Site
January 28, 2006 at 12:09 pm · Filed under General
(ok folks, just a little humor)
Introducing the new Bio-Optic Organized Knowledge device, trade named: BOOK BOOK is a revolutionary breakthrough in technology: no wires, no electric circuits, no batteries, nothing to be connected or switched on. It’s so easy to use, even a child can operate it. Compact and portable, it can be used anywhere — even sitting in an armchair by the fire — yet it is powerful enough to hold as much information as a CD-ROM disc.
Here’s how it works:
BOOK is constructed of sequentially numbered sheets of paper (recyclable), each capable of holding thousands of bits of information. The pages are locked together with a custom-fit device called a binder, which keeps the sheets in their correct sequence. Opaque Paper Technology (OPT) allows manufacturers to use both sides of the sheet, doubling the information density and cutting costs. Experts are divided on the prospects for further increases in information density; for now, BOOKs with more information simply use more pages.
Each sheet is scanned optically, registering information directly into your brain. A flick of the finger takes you to the next sheet. BOOK may be taken up at any time and used merely by opening it.
Unlike other display devices, BOOK never crashes or requires rebooting, and it can even be dropped on the floor or stepped on without damage. However, it can become unusable if immersed in water for a significant period of time. The "browse" feature allows you to move instantly to any sheet and move forward or backward as you wish. Many come with an "index" feature, which pinpoints the exact location of selected information for instant retrieval. An optional "BOOKmark" accessory allows you to open BOOK to the exact place you left it in a previous session — even if the BOOK has been closed. BOOKmarks fit universal design standards; thus, a single BOOKmark can be used in BOOKs by various manufacturers. Conversely, numerous BOOKmarkers can be used in a single BOOK if the user wants to store numerous views at once. The number is limited only by the number of pages in the BOOK.
You can also make personal notes next to BOOK text entries with an optional programming tool, the Portable Erasable Nib Cryptic Intercommunication Language Stylus (PENCILS).
Portable, durable, and affordable, BOOK is being hailed as a precursor of a new entertainment wave. Also, BOOK’s appeal seems so certain that thousands of content creators have committed to the platform and investors are reportedly flocking. Look for a flood of new titles soon.
January 28, 2006 at 11:39 am · Filed under News Items
In the market for a new job? Listed on CNN site are the 100 top companies to work for:
1 Genentech 20 Midsized 8,121
2 Wegmans Food Markets 7 Large 31,890
3 Valero Energy 5 Large 16,582
4 Griffin Hospital 2 Small 1,049
5 W.L. Gore & Associates 6 Midsized 4,537
6 Container Store 16 Midsized 2,857
7 Vision Service Plan -2 Small 1,915
8 J.M. Smucker -13 Midsized 2,930
9 Recreational Equipment (REI) 9 Midsized 7,443
10 S.C. Johnson 0 Midsized 3,404
11 Boston Consulting Group 17 Small 1,261
12 Plante & Moran 9 Small 1,356
13 Quicken Loans 60 Midsized 2,951
14 HomeBanc Mortgage 9 Small 1,342
15 Whole Foods Market 18 Large 33,248
16 Edward Jones 3 Large 29,197
17 Republic Bancorp -9 Small 1,190
18 Baptist Health Care 0 Midsized 4,003
19 Alston & Bird 3 Small 1,509
20 Kimley-Horn & Associates 24 Small 1,777
21 QuikTrip 6 Midsized 7,819
22 American Century Investments 0 Small 1,778
23 Qualcomm 23 Midsized 7,562
24 David Weekley Homes 18 Small 1,361
25 Cisco Systems 8 Large 26,644
26 Goldman Sachs 3 Large 11,836
27 Network Appliance 26 Midsized 2,712
28 Four Seasons -12 Large 10,625
29 Starbucks 26 Large 91,056
30 SAS Institute 1 Midsized 5,118
31 Robert W. Baird -1 Small 2,125
32 Alcon Laboratories 1 Midsized 6,227
33 Nugget Markets 10 Small 1,091
34 CDW 7 Midsized 3,948
35 American Fidelity Assurance 1 Small 1,385
36 TDIndustries -9 Small 1,297
37 American Express -3 Large 42,453
38 Milliken -3 Midsized 9,300
39 Amgen 6 Large 11,374
40 JM Family Enterprises 9 Midsized 4,114
41 Timberland -2 Small 1,978
42 Microsoft 1 Large 37,746
43 Intuit 6 Midsized 6,516
44 Pella 7 Midsized 8,758
45 SRA International 23 Midsized 3,986
46 Nordstrom 3 Large 45,112
47 AFLAC 5 Midsized 4,034
48 Perkins Coie -4 Small 1,553
49 Nixon Peabody 4 Small 1,563
50 Northwest Community Hospital 1 Midsized 3,089
51 Genzyme 9 Midsized 5,399
52 Eli Lilly -7 Large 21,898
53 Hot Topic 22 Midsized 8,314
54 Arnold & Porter -4 Small 1,383
55 Station Casinos 6 Large 10,967
56 Publix Super Markets 3 Large 129,412
57 Synovus 0 Large 11,860
58 Stew Leonard’s -2 Small 1,819
59 Baptist Health South Florida 3 Large 10,706
60 Vanguard Group 8 Large 11,070
61 Sherwin-Williams 14 Large 27,938
62 Memorial Health 2 Midsized 4,301
63 Russell Investment Group 22 Small 1,092
64 FedEx 7 Large 212,241
65 PCL Construction 26 Midsized 2,543
66 MITRE 4 Midsized 5,575
67 Ernst & Young 5 Large 23,657
68 Bronson Healthcare Group 6 Midsized 3,396
69 Valassis 0 Small 1,803
70 A.G. Edwards 0 Large 15,708
71 PricewaterhouseCoopers 11 Large 26,392
72 Booz Allen Hamilton 9 Large 15,582
73 Yahoo 29 Midsized 5,444
74 Standard Pacific 22 Small 2,317
75 Quad/Graphics 1 Large 10,399
76 Children’s Heathcare of Atlanta 4 Midsized 4,910
77 National Instruments 4 Small 2,148
78 Methodist Hospital System 6 Midsized 8,714
79 East Penn Manufacturing 2 Midsized 4,082
80 CH2M Hill 48 Large 17,770
81 Autodesk 5 Small 2,098
82 Bingham McCutchen 0 Small 1,542
83 Texas Instruments -6 Large 16,102
84 Worthington Industries -4 Midsized 6,233
85 First Horizon National 11 Large 13,228
86 Principal Financial Group 2 Large 12,723
87 Washington Mutual -7 Large 54,396
88 Morrison & Foerster 3 Small 2,145
89 Mayo Clinic 4 Large 38,085
90 John Wiley & Sons 1 Small 2,090
91 Granite Construction 6 Midsized 4,300
92 Men’s Wearhouse 9 Large 10,757
93 CarMax 12 Large 11,400
94 Bright Horizons 8 Large 13,551
95 Wm. Wrigley Jr. -2 Midsized 3,372
96 IKEA (U.S.) 18 Midsized 9,499
97 Intel 1 Large 48,655
98 General Mills -5 Large 17,993
99 Marriott International 3 Large 126,704
100 Nike 5 Large 12,502
It begs to ask though, what makes Genentech #1?
According to Yahoo finanace with Genentech: Wanted: Brainiacs with passion for science and contempt for business-speak. (that sounds good to me already!)
"Work that really matters — it’s what makes Genentech the Best Company to Work For in 2006."
Articles:
Genentech: The Best Place to Work Now
100 Best Companies to Work For
January 27, 2006 at 8:13 pm · Filed under Personal
Wide Angle : National Geographic Greatest Places
by Ferdinand Protzman
Spanning the world, from Northeast Europe to Southeast Asia, North & South America, Australia, and Africa, these 260 photos offer a spectacular view of regions of unimaginable, often haunting beauty. Many of the images, from the National Geographic Society’s 10 million-image archive, have never been published before.
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January 26, 2006 at 8:40 pm · Filed under Personal
My love of music must just shine through. So many times I have been sent music from friends from all over the world. Marta and Pepe, who work at Universal Music always kept me in a big supply of music. Then a fellow I hardly know from Spain, who found out I didn’t have a lot of Dire Straits CD’s, send me a huge package full of Dire Straits. Countless others have sent me music for my enjoyment, and wishing to help me expand my library.
But this is the first time I received music from the band themselves! I saw the Muleman live some years back, and they were really impressive. I hung around after the show and they let me take photos during and after.
I first heard them play when going out to dinner, and they were upstairs of the restaurant. I just had to ask when I left who was that amazing sounding band…they told me,”Why that’s the Muleman!”. After that, I investigated, found their site, and their list of Club Dates, wasn’t too far after that, I contacted them, and was off to see them in Catonsville. They were expecting me and dedicated a song to me.
What a wonderful present to see 2 CD’s from one of my favorite bands, MULEMAN.
I bought their first CD and loved it, but didn’t have this next one, or the one made for Children.
MULEMAN plays “Happy Blues”, they also cover Van Morrison, Jimi Hendrix, B.B. King with their own special style.
I like the Muleman’s style! Thanks Muleman for the CD’s!
Visit Muleman.com
If you live in Maryland, and like “southern fried Rhythm and Blues” and good live bands, then check out the MULEMAN!
January 24, 2006 at 9:07 pm · Filed under General
This is one I don’t mind coming in second with, and didn’t know about this till I saw my stats. and saw that someone found my site just looking for “Barb”
The visitor to my site was using MSN search, and just the word “BARB”. This happened again later in my stats, all in lowercase, “barb”
It got me thinking, why would someone just look for Barb? And where was *I* in the standings? It came as a huge surprise that out of 4,893,428 possibilities for BARB on MSN, my blog was #2.
Go figure. Not sure how long it will last, but for now I will enjoy second place. 
BARB on MSN
January 24, 2006 at 9:01 pm · Filed under General
I went to my old hang-out at WinCustomize this evening and forgot how dangerous the forums could be! There in one of the forums was a link to an online game.
The object is to get a chain reaction going to get a high score. Try as I might, I couldn’t get beyond 1373!
EDIT:
NEW BEST SCORE (hehe, it’s addictive!)
2475
Have a go HERE
January 24, 2006 at 6:13 pm · Filed under General
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It even had an entire section on a recent problem of mine, "Unable to save images in proper format "
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January 23, 2006 at 1:21 pm · Filed under General
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January 22, 2006 at 9:29 pm · Filed under Personal
I love to laugh. Some people make it even easier. My son Miquel always makes me laugh. I think he could have a future in stand up comedy if he had a mind to.
Here are some mp3’s I have collected of comedians, by far my favorite is Brian Regan, who we all imitate daily. No one can mention a Fig Newton, or Pop Tarts, or even the word “Girth” without any one of us breaking out into a Brian Regan routine. As well as Brian’s Pop Tart routine, I can also relate to Paula Poundstone’s routine, too.
1. Adam Sandler - Chanukah Song (3:46)
2. Adam Sandler - The Thanksgiving Song (3:48)
3. Bill Cosby - 200 mph (23:13)
4. Bill Cosby - A Nut In Every Car (3:15)
5. Bill Cosby - Brain Damage (4:20)
6. Bill Cosby - Buck,Buck (9:13)
7. Bill Cosby - Chicken Heart.mp3
8. Bill Cosby - Chocolate Cake For Breakfast.mp3
9. Bill Cosby - Dogs and Cats (2:51)
10. Bill Cosby - Driving in San Francisco.mp3
11. Bill Cosby - For Adults Only - Be Good to Your Wives.MP3
12. Bill Cosby - Go Carts.mp3
13. Bill Cosby - Mothers Will Hit You For Nothing.mp3
14. Bill Cosby - Niagara Falls.mp3
15. Bill Cosby - Noah - (all 3 skits).mp3
16. Bill Cosby - Noah Right!.mp3
17. Bill Cosby - Old Wierd Harold.mp3
18. BIll Cosby - Revenge (5:45)
19. Bill Cosby - the difference between men and women.MP3
20. Bill Cosby - The English Language.mp3
21. Bill Cosby - The Losers.mp3
22. Bill Cosby - Tonsils.mp3
23. Bill Cosby - Wonderfulness- The Playground.mp3
24. Bill Cosby — Froofie The Dog.mp3
25. Bill Cosby — Revenge - 08 - 9th Street Bridge.mp3
26. Bill Cosby -Street Football.mp3
27. Bob Nelson - Rodney Dangerfield HBO Special - Football Routi.mp3
28. Brain Regan Kids’ Party Games.mp3
29. Brian Reagan - (18) Peanut Butter & Jelly.mp3
30. Brian Reagan - (9) Log Trucks.mp3
31. Brian Reagan - 01- You Too & Stuff.mp3
32. Brian Reagan - 03 - Crank Calls.mp3
33. Brian Reagan - 08 - Seatbelts.mp3
34. Brian Reagan - 10 Blasting Zone.mp3
35. Brian Reagan - 11 - Evel Knievel.mp3
36. Brian Reagan - 12 - Fishing on T.V..mp3
37. Brian Reagan - 14 - Flipper & Gentle Ben.mp3
38. Brian Reagan - 15 - Belly Buttons.mp3
39. Brian Reagan - 17 - Big Family Stuff.mp3
40. Brian Reagan - 18 Peanut Butter & Jelly.mp3
41. Brian Reagan - 19 - Donut Lady.mp3
42. Brian Reagan - 21 - Spider Webs & Bees.mp3
43. Brian Reagan - 22 - Elevators & Faces.mp3
44. Brian Reagan - 23 - Animals.mp3
45. Brian Reagan - Animals.mp3
46. Brian Reagan - Dog Barking.mp3
47. Brian Reagan on Jay Mohr show - Rats.mp3
48. Brian Regan - Airplane Food (1).mp3
49. Brian Regan - Airplane Food.mp3
50. Brian Regan - Airplane Snacks.mp3
51. Brian Regan - Blasting Zone.mp3
52. Brian Regan - Chef Boyardee.MP3
53. brian regan - Chess.mp3
54. Brian Regan - Comedy Showcase - 06 - Gate Agents.mp3
55. Brian Regan - ComedyCentral.com - 15 - Airplane Call Buttons.mp3
56. Brian Regan - Computer Work.mp3
57. Brian regan - cup o dirt.mp3
58. Brian Regan - Elevator & Faces.mp3
59. Brian Regan - Eye Doctor.MP3
60. Brian Regan - Fig Newtons.mp3
61. Brian Regan - Flight Attendants (1).mp3
62. Brian Regan - Flight Attendants.mp3
63. Brian Regan - Foot in the Mouth.mp3
64. Brian Regan - Foul Language.mp3
65. Brian Regan - Greeting Cards (1).mp3
66. brian regan - health club stuff.mp3
67. Brian Regan - Hooked on Phonics.mp3
68. Brian Regan - Horns & Windshields.mp3
69. Brian Regan - Horns.mp3
70. brian regan - john madden impression.mp3
71. Brian Regan - Just For Laughs.mp3
72. brian regan - Kids Book.mp3
73. brian regan - lay off dairy.mp3
74. Brian Regan - Local News Shows.mp3
75. Brian Regan - Lousy in Little League.mp3
76. brian regan - Medium soda.mp3
77. brian regan - nick name.mp3
78. Brian Regan - Plurals.mp3
79. Brian Regan - Politicians (1).mp3
80. Brian Regan - Pop Tarts.mp3
81. Brian Regan - Showtime 1992.mp3
82. brian regan - signs.mp3
83. Brian Regan - space exploration.mp3
84. Brian Regan - Staying at a friends house.mp3
85. Brian Regan - STRONGMAN SHOWS.MP3
86. Brian Regan - thomas jefferson.mp3
87. brian regan - Twister.mp3
88. brian regan - UPS, Phone Company & Refrigerators.mp3
89. brian regan - whale noises.mp3
90. brian regan - Wrong Phone Number.mp3
91. Brian Regan - YOGA.MP3
92. Brian Regan Hospital.wma
93. Brian Regan on Dennis Miller.mpg
94. Brian Regan’s stand up.mp3
95. Comedy - Jeff Foxworthy - Drinking Do’s and Don’ts.mp3
96. Comedy Central Presents - Brian Regan.mpg
97. Cosby, Bill - The Lone Ranger.mp3
98. Dana Carvey - Naked Time.mp3
99. dana carvey - oj.mp3
100. Dana Carvey Choppin Brocolli.mp3
101. Dennis Leary - Beer.mp3
102. Dennis Leary - he french&macho guys.mp3
103. Dennis Leary - Lord Of The Dance.mp3
104. Dennis Leary - My Kids.mp3
105. Dennis Leary - When I’m President.mp3
106. Dennis Leary–Asshole.MP3
107. Dennis Leary-Meat.mp3
108. Dennis Miller - Computers.mp3
109. Dennis Miller - The American Education System.mp3
110. Dennis Miller - The Death Of Common Sense.mp3
111. DennisLearyCoffee.mp3
112. Dr. Demento - Hello Mother, Hello Father (2:48)
113. Dr. Demento - There Coming To Take Me Away (2:10)
114. George Carlin - 14 - American Bullshit.mp3
115. George Carlin - Childhood Cliches.mp3
116. George Carlin - Monopoly.mp3
117. George Carlin - The 11 Oclock News.mp3
118. George Carlin - The 7 Dirty Words (7:02)
119. George Carlin - Baseball & Football (2:46)
120. Jeff Foxworthy - Even More You Might be a Redneck if… (2:24)
121. Jeff Foxworthy - Jeff Foxworthy - Family Vacati (3:12)
122. Jeff Foxworthy - Redneck Alphabet (2:30)
123. Jeff Foxworthy - Redneck Olympics (3:55)
124. Jeff Foxworthy - Redneck Spelling Bee (2:00)
125. Jeff Foxworthy - Rules Of Marriage (2:15)
126. Jeff Foxworthy - Sophisticated People vs. Rednecks (6:16)
127. Jeff Foxworthy - True Stuff Is The Funniest (1:47)
128. Jeff Foxworthy - Words In The South (2:15)
129. Jeff Foxworthy - You Might Be A Redneck (2:42)
130. Jerry Seinfeld - Halloween.mp3
131. Jerry Seinfeld - Seintology.mp3
132. Jerry Seinfield - Olympics.mp3
133. Jerry Seinfield - Questions & Answers.mp3
134. Jerry seinfield - Women.mp3
135. Jerry Seinfield- McDonald’s.mp3
136. Jerry Seinfield– Cab Drivers.mp3
137. Lily Tomlin - Ernestine.mp3
138. Paula Poundstone - Pop Tarts.mp3
139. Poundstone, Paula - Cats.mp3
140. Robin Williams - OzzyFudd & The Wabbit Slayers Kill da wabbit.mp3
141. Rowan Atkinson - Welcome to Hell.mp3
142. Steve Martin - King Tut (2:15)
143. Steven Wright - HitchHiking (2:14)
144. Steven Wright - Ice Cream Truck.mp3
145. Allen Sherman - Hello Muddah, Hello Faddah! (2:48)
146. Weird Al - Anakin Guy.mp3
147. Weird Al Yankovic - Brittney Spears - Oops, I Farted Again.mp3
148. Weird Al Yankovic - Eat It.mp3
149. Weird Al Yankovic - Forest Gump.mp3
150. Weird Al Yankovic - Who Let The Cows Out (parody).mp3
151. Weird Al Yankovich - Amish Paradise.mp3
152. Weird Al Yankovich - I’m Fat.mp3
And I love Steven Wright’s dry but often thought provoking sayings…
Anywhere is walking distance, if you’ve got the time
It doesn’t matter what temperature the room is; it’s always room temperature.
What’s another word for Thesaurus?
I was walking down the street wearing glasses when the prescription ran out.
Curiosity killed the cat, but for a while I was a suspect.
A lot of people are afraid of heights. Not me, I’m afraid of widths.
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And sometimes I can laugh hard at Jeff Foxworthy, but then I also get a tad worried, that, indeed, I just might be part redneck.
January 21, 2006 at 2:04 pm · Filed under News Items
War on Terrorism, War on Drugs…now the War on Child Porn. The fight against it seems to have one thread in common, the government wants us to give up our privacy in order to fight them. While trying to fight porn, all of the other search engines have complied with the government, giving over millions of search results in doing their part of the Bush administration’s appeal regarding the Child Online Protection Act. Google has not.
How much privacy are you willing to give up in the fight to protect children from online pornography?
Read more HERE
January 21, 2006 at 1:31 pm · Filed under News Items
Iran’s leader challenges Europe to take back Jews in Israel
Is anyone a little concerned about Iran’s President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad? Some of the things he says combined with his nuclear program in my opinion is definate reason for concern. However, I don’t think those in the USA are paying a lot of attention. Europe sure seems attentive, though.
Ahmadinejad provoked an international outcries last year when he said Israel should be “wiped out” and that the Nazi Holocaust against Jews in World War II was a “myth.”
With some of the provactive things he says, one only wonders what’s next. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, said this recently, “Well he is certainly an unusual one for president. And yes, I think he’s dangerous. It’s dangerous because these are thoughts and words that have consequences.”
With Iran now moving its money out of Europe in a precautionary move, one thinks these “consequences’” might not be too far away.
Just as the price of gas stabalizes here in the U.S., I’ve got to wonder for how long with this new set of issues in yet another Middle East with Oil Country.
January 20, 2006 at 10:19 pm · Filed under Personal
I love my son.
I love Music.
What I have learned though, is that I don’t always love them both together.
In the car he often blasts these songs so loud, we can’t even think.
I have made a CD I have labeled “Compromise”, with songs I can tolerate and some I like.
However, for the most part, he just plays the ones he likes…over and over again.
Here is Miquel’s Mp3 list:
1. 12 Stones - 3 Leaf Loser.mp3
2. 12 Stones - Bitter.mp3
3. 12 Stones - Far Away.mp3
4. 12 Stones - In Closing.mp3
5. 12 Stones - Last Song.mp3
6. 12 Stones - Lifeless.mp3
7. 12 Stones - Photograph.mp3
8. 12 Stones - Shadows (4:02)
9. 12 Stones - Speak Your Mind. (3:45)
10. 12 Stones - Stay (4:30)
11. 12 Stones - Waiting for Yesterday (3:51)
12. Adema - Unstable (3:11)
13. Amber Pacific - Gone So Young (3:24)
14. AudioVent - The Energy (4:13)
15. Avenged Seven Fold - Bat Country (5:13)
16. Avenged Sevenfold - Blinded In Chains (6:34)
17. Avenged Sevenfold - Chapter Four (5:42)
18. Black Eyed Peas - Let’s Get Retarded (3:35)
19. Black Eyed Peas - My Humps (5:27)
20. Breaking Benjamin - Firefly (3:07)
21. Breaking Benjamin - So Cold (4:33)
22. Breaking Benjamin - Sooner Or Later (3:38)
23. Bubba Sparxxx - Ugly.mp3
24. Bullet For My Valentine - Hand of Blood.mp3
25. Chevelle - 01 - The Clincher.mp3
26. Chevelle - Suffocating.mp3
27. Chevelle - Vitamin R.mp3
28. Chingy - Right Thurr.mp3
29. Crossfade - So Far Away.mp3
30. Crossfade-So Cold.mp3
31. dashbord confetional-Vindicated.mp3
32. Disturbed - Awaken (1).mp3
33. Disturbed - Bound.mp3
34. Disturbed - Breathe.mp3
35. Disturbed - Devour.mp3
36. Disturbed - Down With The Sickness (4:38)
37. Disturbed - Fade to black .mp3
38. Disturbed - I’m Alive (4:42)
39. Disturbed - Intoxication.mp3
40. Disturbed - Liberate.mp3
41. Disturbed - Pain Redefined.mp3
42. Disturbed - Prayer.MP3
43. Disturbed - Shout 2000.mp3
44. Disturbed - Stupified.mp3
45. Disturbed - Stupify (techno remix).mp3
46. Disturbed - The Game.mp3
47. Disturbed - TViolence Fetish.mp3
48. Disturbed - UVoices.mp3
49. Disturbed - VTen Thousand Fists.mp3
50. Disturbed - W Just stop.mp3
51. Disturbed - X Deify.mp3
52. Disturbed - yStricken.mp3
53. Disturbed -10000 Fists- 13 Pain Redefined.mp3
54. Dogfight - Standing Still (3:51)
55. Drowing Pool - Step Up (3:19)
56. Drowning Pool - Bodies (3:24)
57. Drowning Pool - Tear Away.mp3
58. Dry Cell - Body Crumbles.mp3
59. Eminem - Lose Yourself.mp3
60. Evanescence - Amy Lee - Are you strong enough to be my man (short acoustic clip).mp3
61. Evanescence - Ascension of the Spirit.mp3
62. Evanescence - Away from Me.mp3
63. Evanescence - Breathe no more.mp3
64. Evanescence - bring me to life .mp3
65. Evanescence - Everybody´s fool.mp3
66. Evanescence - Exodus.mp3
67. Evanescence - Farther away.mp3
68. Evanescence - Going Under.mp3
69. Evanescence - Haunted.mp3
70. Evanescence - Heart Shaped Box (acoustic).mp3
71. Evanescence - Hello.mp3
72. Evanescence - imaginary .mp3
73. Evanescence - Immortal piano version.mp3
74. Evanescence - Listen To The Rain (3:13)
75. Evanescence - missing .mp3
76. Evanescence - Missing.mp3
77. Evanescence - my immortal (4:24)
78. Evanescence - My Last Breath.mp3
79. Evanescence - Silver Rain Fell.mp3
80. Evanescence - Taking Over Me.mp3
81. Evanescence - Thoughtless (1).mp3
82. Evanescence - Thoughtless.mp3
83. Evanescence - Tourniquet (4:38)
84. Evanescence - tourniquet .mp3
85. Evanescence - whisper .mp3
86. Evanescence - Whisper.mp3
87. Evanescence - Zero (2:22)
88. Evanescence -Imaginary.mp3
89. Evanescence -my immortal.mp3
90. Fabolous - Tit 4 Tat (feat. Pharrell) (4:38)
91. Fall Out Boy - Sugar, We’re Going Down (3:36)
92. Finch - Ink (3:35)
93. Foo Fighters - Everlong (acoustic).mp3
94. Foo Fighters - Everlong.mp3
95. Fort Minor - Back Home.mp3
96. Fort Minor - Be Somebody.mp3
97. Fort Minor - Believe Me.mp3
98. Fort Minor - Cigarettes (3:40)
99. Fort Minor - Dolla.mp3
100. Fort Minor - Feel Like Home.mp3
101. Fort Minor - High Road.mp3
102. Fort Minor - Hype.mp3
103. Fort Minor - In Stereo.mp3
104. Fort Minor - Kenji.mp3
105. Fort Minor - Remember The Name .mp3
106. Fort Minor - Slip Out The Back.mp3
107. Fort Minor - Stick n’ move.mp3
108. Fort Minor - The Rising Tied.mp3
109. Fort Minor- Petrified.mp3
110. Fort Minor- Where’d You Go.mp3
111. From First to Last - Note To Self .mp3
112. Get Low (NFS).mp3
113. Gob - Paint It Black.mp3
114. Godsmack - Awake.mp3
115. Godsmack - Bring It On.mp3
116. Godsmack - Bullet with your name (linkin park, godsmack, dis.mp3
117. Godsmack - I’m Doing The Best That I Can.mp3
118. Godsmack - Re-align.mp3
119. Green Day - All By Myself.mp3
120. Green Day - American Idiot.mp3
121. Green Day - Outsider.mp3
122. Green Day - Time of Your Life.mp3
123. Greenday - Boulevard Of Broken Dreams.mp3
124. Greenday - Brown Eyed girl.mp3
125. Greenday - Dookie - 02 - Having a Blast.mp3
126. Greenday - Greenday ~ Eye of the tiger (live) (1:21)
127. Greenday - Hitching A Ride.mp3
128. Greenday - Holiday.mp3
129. Greenday - Insomniac.mp3
130. Greenday - Paranoid.mp3
131. Greenday - Star Wars The Imperial March (Live).mp3
132. Greenday - Wake Me Up When September Ends.mp3
133. Gwen Stafan - Hallaback Girli (3:22)
134. hed pe - Suck It Up (3:56)
135. Hoobastank - Crawling In The Dark .MP3
136. Hoobastank - Out Of Control (2:45)
137. Hoobastank - Running Away(1).mp3
138. Hoobastank - The Reason.mp3
139. J-Kwon - Tipsy (3:51)
140. Jay - Z - Linkin Park - Jigga What-Faint.mp3
141. Jay - Z - Linkin Park - Numb-Encore.mp3
142. Jay - Z - Linkin Park - Points Of Authority-99Problems-One Step Closer.mp3
143. Jay - Z / Linkin Park - Dirt Off Your Shoulder/Lying From You (4:04)
144. JayZ - Dirt off Your Shoulder.mp3
145. Jerk - Sucked In (2:52)
146. Jimmy Eat World - Pain (3:04)
147. Lil John Feat. Usher & Ludacris - Usher f.LilJon&Ludacris (4:08)
148. Linkin Park -figure.09.mp3
149. Linkin Park - Meteora - Nobodys listening.mp3
150. Linkin Park - A Cure for the Itch.mp3
151. linkin park - A Place For My Head.mp3
152. Linkin Park - Abyss (2:24)
153. Linkin Park - Crawling in my skin.mp3
154. Linkin Park - Easier To Run (3:24)
155. Linkin Park - Faint (2:42)
156. Linkin Park - Faint (Piano Remix).mp3
157. Linkin Park - Faint(Piano Remix).mp3
158. Linkin Park - Foreword.mp3
159. Linkin Park - Forgotten.mp3
160. Linkin Park - H! Vltge.mp3
161. Linkin Park - High Voltage (2:45)
162. Linkin Park - Hit The Floor.mp3
163. Linkin Park - In the End.mp3
164. Linkin Park - Meteora - 02 - Don’t Stay.mp3
165. Linkin Park - Meteora - 04 - Lying From You.mp3
166. Linkin Park - Meteora - 10 - From The Inside.mp3
167. Linkin Park - Meteora - 13 - Numb - Abyss.mp3
168. Linkin Park - One Step Closer.mp3
169. Linkin Park - P5hng Me Awy.mp3
170. Linkin Park - Papercut.mp3
171. Linkin Park - Points Of Authority.mp3
172. Linkin Park - Pushing Me Away.mp3
173. Linkin Park - Runaway (3:05)
174. Linkin Park - Somewhere I Belong (real song).mp3
175. Linkin Park - With You.mp3
176. Linkin Park- BREAKING THE HABIT.mp3
177. Linkin Park - By Myself.mp3
178. Lost Prophets - Last Train Home.mp3
179. Lying From You (Piano).mp3
180. Chester Bennington - Home Sweet Home.mp3
181. mack - Freak-a-leek.mp3
182. Manny Fresh - Real Big.mp3
183. Marques Houston - I Like That.mp3
184. Matrix Reloaded.mp3
185. Matrix Score - Karate Training Scene.mp3
186. Metallica - Enter Sandman (5:31)
187. Moonspell - An Erotic Alchemy (8:03)
188. Moonspell - Live in Moscow - 05 - Herr Spiegelmann.mp3
189. Moonspell - Lua D’Inverno (1:48)
190. Moonspell - The Antidote - In and Above Man.mp3
191. Moonspell - Tired.mp3
192. moonspell - unplugged - live in lisbon - 04 - mute.mp3
193. Moonspell - Vampiria.mp3
194. Motley Crue - You’re All I Need (4:35)
195. Motley Crue feat. Chester Bennington - Home Sweet Home (Live on ReAct Now Music Relief for Hurricane Katrina).mp3
196. Mudvane - Cultivate.mp3
197. Mudvayne - Death Blooms.mp3
198. Mudvayne - Determined.mp3
199. Mudvayne - Dig.mp3
200. Mudvayne - Forget to Remember.mp3
201. Mudvayne - Happy.mp3
202. MuDvAyNe - Silenced.mp3
203. Mudvayne - The End Of All Things To Come - 06 - A World So Cold(1).mp3
204. Mudvayne - The End Of All Things To Come.mp3
205. Mudvayne- Not Falling.mp3
206. My Chemical Romance - Helena (3:23)
207. My Chemical Romance - I’m Not Okay (3:08)
208. Nickelback - Someday (3:25)
209. Nickelback - Because Of You (3:30)
210. Nickelback - Never Again (4:20)
211. Nickleback - Believe It Or Not (4:07)
212. Nickleback - How You Remind Me (3:42)
213. Nirvana - Breed (3:03)
214. Nirvana - Come As You Are (3:39)
215. Nirvana - In Bloom (4:14)
216. Nirvana - Lithium (4:16)
217. Nirvana - Smells Like Teens Spirit (4:57)
218. OAKENFOLD - Starry Eyed Surprise (3:14)
219. Offspring - Gone Away.mp3
220. Offspring - Self Esteem.mp3
221. Offspring - The Kids Aren’t Alright (1).mp3
222. Our Lady Peace - Somewhere Out There.mp3
223. Papa Roach - Getting Away With Murder (1).mp3
224. Papa Roach - Last Resort (1).mp3
225. papa roach-scars.mp3
226. Pittbull - toma.mp3
227. POD - Alive.mp3
228. POD - Youth Of The Nation.mp3
229. puddle of mud - She Hates Me.mp3
230. puddle of mud 05. Blurry.mp3
231. Puddle of Mudd - Away From Me (1).mp3
232. Puddle Of Mudd - Heel Over Head.mp3
233. Queen of the damned - Slept So Long (1) (5:28)
234. Rage Against the Machine - Gorilla Radio.mp3
235. Saliva - After Me.mp3
236. Saliva - click click boom (4:12)
237. saliva - Saliva - Always (3:50)
238. Saliva - Superstar (4:05)
239. Seether - Back To The Remedy.mp3
240. Seether - Fine Again.mp3
241. Seether Featuring Amy Lee - Broken.mp3
242. Sevendust - Broken Down.mp3
243. Sevendust - Enemy.mp3
244. Sevendust - Ugly.mp3
245. Shinedown - Save Me (Acoustic).mp3
246. Shinedown - Save Me.mp3
247. shinedown-fly from the inside.mp3
248. Simple Plan - addicted (3:52)
249. Simple Plan - Crazy (3:38)
250. Simple Plan - Perfect (4:36)
251. Simple Plan - Shut Up (3:01)
252. Simple Plan - Untitled (3:56)
253. Simple Plan - Welcome to My Life (3:22)
254. Slipknot - Before I Forget .mp3
255. Slipknot - Before I Forget.mp3
256. slipknot - duality (1).mp3
257. Slipknot - Volume 3 The Subliminal Verses - 10 - Before I Forget.mp3
258. Smile Empty Soul - Bottom of a Bottle.mp3
259. staind-so far away-rns.mp3
260. Stained - It’s Been a While.mp3
261. Static-X - The only.mp3
262. Sum 41 - Chuck - 05 - Some Say.mp3
263. Sum 41 - Fat Lip (3:00)
264. Sum 41 - We’re All To Blame.mp3
265. Sum41 - Still Waiting Single.mp3
266. Super Mario World Theme Song - Yoshi’s Remix.mp3
267. Switchfoot - Meant To Live.mp3
268. System Of A Down - B.Y.O.B.mp3
269. system of a down - Chop Suey (1).mp3
270. System Of A Down - Hypnotize (CD Quality).mp3
271. System of a Down - Question!.mp3
272. System Of A Down - Shimmy.mp3
273. Ten things I hate about U- I Want You To Want Me (1).mp3
274. The All-American Rejects - Dirty Little Secret (3:17)
275. The Presidents Of The United States Of America - Lump.mp3
276. The Presidents Of The United States Of America - Peaches.mp3
277. Thousand Foot Krutch - Move (3:26)
278. Three Days Grace - Home.mp3
279. Three Days Grace - I Hate Everything About You.mp3
280. Three days grace - Just Like You (1).mp3
281. Thrice-all thats left.mp3
282. Trapt - Trapt - Stand Up (3:58)
283. Underoath - A Boy Brushed Red…Living In (4:28)
284. UnderOath - Down, Set, Go.mp3
285. UnderOath - I Don’t Feel Very Receptive Today (3:42)
286. UnderOath - I’m Conent With Losing.mp3
287. UnderOath - Impact Of Reason, The.mp3
288. UnderOath - It’s Dangerous Business Walking Out Your Front Door (3:58)
289. Underoath - Reinventing Your Exit (4:22)
290. UnderOath - Young And Aspiring (3:04)
291. Unloco - Crashing (Madden Football 2004 Soundtrack)2.mp3
292. Unloco - Less Of.mp3
293. Unloco - Nothing.mp3
294. Unloco - Panic.mp3
296. Weezer - Beverly Hills (3:20)
297. Weezer - Perfect Situation (4:15)
298. Weird Al Yankovic - Ugly Girl (Barbie Girl Remix) (1:15)
299. Weird Al Yankovich - Forrest Gump (2:09)
300. Yellowcard - Ocean Avenue.mp3
301. Yellowcard - Only One.mp3
302. Yellowcard - Way Away.mp3
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January 19, 2006 at 10:15 am · Filed under Personal
where Xerraire lives!
Early this morning as I pulled into my driveway after taking Miquel to work, I saw this “X” in the sky, right on top of the roof of my house.
Seemed to say, Welcome home Xerraire!
January 18, 2006 at 7:21 pm · Filed under General
Each day now, I go to my blog control panel and find 2,000 instances of TrackBack spam.
What is it?
TrackBack is a mechanism used in a blog to show, around an entry, a list of other blogs that refer to it.
Some individuals or companies have abused the TrackBack feature to insert spam links on some blogs. This is similar to comment spam but avoids some of the safeguards designed to stop the latter practice. As a result, TrackBack spam filters similar to those implemented against comment spam now exist in many weblog publishing systems.
Such is my case for my Word Press Blog.
What it means for me though is that, each day I have to hit delete 2000 times!
Likely there are ways aorund it, I could:
1. Turn off comments
2. Find a filter for it, which likely would require upgrading my blog, which in the end might mean for me more headaches than the 2000 deletes…
How are YOU dealing with trackback spam?
January 17, 2006 at 8:40 pm · Filed under Personal
It escaped my notice that as of last Friday I have been blogging for one full year.
It has been a fun experience and I have been blogging things I never dreamed I would. Having a space on the net sure makes for incentive to go investigating things that interest a person to share with others, it gives you a place to pass on interesting sites and items, it’s a marvelous place to vent, and lastly it’s sure handy to pass on personal information and updates to all one’s friends and relatives.
I am looking forward to another year.
Thanks to all who have subscribed for updates, all who read it, and all who give me feedback. It sure is appreciated.
Barb
January 16, 2006 at 10:58 am · Filed under Personal
Lastly, to blog all my ‘presents’ for the season, I have saved ‘the weirdest’ for last.
One week before Christmas, and after church (which was a after a precious sermon on doing the Lord’s will), came the request, no, demand, for a divorce.
There was no surprise for me there, really, but the timing was sure odd to me.
I suppose you can say out of the wonderful blogs on Christmas presents that I have made, this one is being a bit sarcastic. Well, yes, it is.
I have rarely got this personal on my blog, but even saying this much, there is a lot being unsaid, and I feel good about that.
What comes next is, though, I don’t feel a bit apprehensive in blogging it at all, is that among the emotions that makes this a tragedy for a family, and truly, the split of a family IS a tragedy…the feelings of lost as to what to do next, and how to handle the technical aspects. I am really at a loss, as it’s an event that on the average, I feel we don’t prepare for. Most of us go into marriage thinking it’s forever.
So next in my life comes the research on what to do, how to find a divorce lawyer I can afford, and yet still have someone look out for my best interests, as apparently I haven’t a clue as to even what they are.
So far in my research, and much to my surprise one can even find Fast & Easy DIVORCES Online 
. What’s next? Getting married online?
Also what I have learned is, the average uncontested divorce runs about $4,000. After that, the figure just goes into the $20,000+ neighborhood. Nice neighborhood if you are a lawyer!
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