June 1, 2007

• A Cast of Two, Pretty Pictures & Two Fat Pigs :-)

  
  

  

  Chris and Marc in Xanga Support worked for 2 days trying to figure out why my site wasn’t able to be viewed in Internet Explorer 6 and lower.  They really stepped up to the plate (as usual) and the problem was solved.  Thanks guys!!
  

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  From Marc & Chris @Xanga, To Carey:

  Hi Carey! Took a while to figure this one out, but I think we may have nailed the bug… We just rolled a fix – I’m looking at your site in IE6 right now, and it seems ok!  Sorry for any frustrations – and thanks for all your effort (and persistence!) on this theme. Hope it’s working for all your visitors now. Cheers, Marc

  From Carey, To Marc & Chris & Xanga:
  

  You guys are the BEST!!!  I take back every bad thing I ever said about you   LOL.  But seriously, as usual, the Xanga staff went above and beyond the call of duty.  I think I might just get “Xanga For Life” because of this.  Of course, I still have Chris’s cell phone number, which is my ace in the hole.  Ha Ha.  I just got off of Skype with a friend in the Philippines and after he pressed Ctrl F5 it worked likea charm in IE 6.  Thanks again for your patience with my persistence.  Have a great weekend!  –Carey

  

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  I saw Tommy today for the first time since he broke his arm.  He was in incredibly good spirits and we had a great dinner at B.J.’s topped off with Pizookies (like I need them!).  Anyway, Tommy proudly showed off his cast, and as you can see, Andy really enjoyed the Mozzarella sticks!!  LOL

  

  

  

  Notice me gingerly holding Tommy’s cast up for the camera, LOL, and notice that Andy is only into his mozzarella sticks and not the picture! 

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  If any of you live in the Los Angeles area and want some amazing photos taken of your kids, check out Trish Reda.  She’s a local photographer with a truly stunning body of work.  She did a portfolio recently for a friend of the family, and the photos took my breath away.  I contacted her about something on her website and told her I would try to throw some business her way, as I know many of you have babies.    Check out her website and give her a call!

  

  ©Trish Reda, all rights reserved. 

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  The Cost of the War along with the Deficit, continues to climb 

  When I was driving to work this morning I heard that the operational commander of American troops in Iraq is seeking ceasefire deals with insurgents and that he believed most would agree to the proposals.  My first reaction was, “Great, that means they think we’ve gained the upper hand in this bloody war and they want us out too”.  Then I turned from NPR to Rush Limbaugh…just because I like to keep tabs on the enemy so I know their weaknesses.  (Keep your friends close…)  Anyway, apart from him insisting he’s been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize, he said this:

  RUSH: Folks, there is another possibility for this cease-fire, a little float that the terrorists are engaging in here in Iraq, and it could simply be this.  It could be something totally unrelated to our analysis up to this point.  The terrorists suggesting that they’re interested in talking cease-fire could simply be their way of telling the Democrats in this country that they’re unhappy with the Democrats providing more funding without a withdrawal timetable.  The terrorists might have looked at the latest vote in the House where the Democrats retreated from retreat and surrendered from surrender and said, “Well, my gosh, we’ve lost our allies in Washington.  As long as we’re going to support ‘em, we’re going to hang tough over here. We’re going to try to beat Bush for them,” and so forth, as long as they come up with a definite withdrawal date to get the army outta here.  But now the Democrats have caved, and so the terrorists are saying, “Well, we don’t know where bin Laden is. Zawahiri is a nonfactor. We’re all over the place in Afghanistan and Pakistan. Jihad is not the organized thing it used to be. Now we’ve lost our big allies, the Democrats, what are we going to do?”  It could be that, ladies and gentlemen.

  I had to turn off the radio when I heard that (just like I almost crashed my car a few weeks ago when he said the Virginia Tech. shootings could actually be good for Iraq ????).  Go take some more OxyContin Rush, you pompous ass!

   

  And finally, speaking of fat pigs….

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  Do You Feel Lucky Pig?  Do You?

  If I hadn’t seen this on the A.P. and Yahoo News, I’d swear it was Photoshopped.

  

  “I want my baby back, baby back, baby back”

  A few highlights:

  • The “Monster Pig” was chased down and shot to death by an 11-year-old boy, Jamison Stone of “Pickensville”. Alabama.
  • Officials also will review whether the hunt complied with the state’s “fair chase” law…
  • The boy said he shot the huge animal eight times with a .50-caliber revolver and chased it for three hours through hilly woods before finishing it off with a point-blank shot.
  • Andress said there is nothing illegal about a child hunting in Alabama.

  The fact that this happened in Alabama is classic.  The fact that the town’s name was “Pickensville” is even better. Throw in an 11 year old boy with a .50 caliber revolver and it’s pretty easy to see why most people in the South voted for Bush!    Umm, and who knew that this kind monster hog/hippo lived in the U.S.?  Holy pork tenderloin!!

  By the way, this is a .50 caliber revolver:

  

  

  And these helpful tips from the “Shooting USA – Handgun Hunting” website:

  Two tips to keep in mind: Look for a place to rest the handgun to steady your shot. Use a branch of a tree or a walking stick-rest. Find something to help you achieve the shot you want to bring home that trophy.

  And bring enough gun to do the job. What you need for light skinned game, like white tail or mule deer, is not the same as for elk, which requires more caliber and more energy.

  I find it unfathomable that there are still parts of the United States of America that find this kind of thing normal.

  Ah, to be young and innocent!  (P.S. Thanks for input David )

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  Song of the day

  I loved the world when we were poor, when winter banged on summer’s door and pain was april rain upon my skin.  I sheltered as each friend was tamed and shackled by the wedding game, now life has left this stain upon my skin.
  
  Soldier boy, soldier on
  Your eyes are cold and the spark has gone.
  
  My blackest days were bandaged white I prayed upon my darkest night,
  and bible dreams the lives of former whores.
  I slept beside this angry calm, kept faith alive and far from harm,
  torn I’ve lived, I’ll die a boy stillborn.
  
  Soldier boy, soldier on
  Your eyes are cold and the spark has gone.
  They’ve chosen you to bear the stain
  But God has left this world bereft and the scars remain.

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