Ms. Ann Thrope

( 8:48 PM ) sisoflexx

This isn't for my 2 readers, it's for me. I called my Mum earlier tonight and we talked, rather, she talked about Spaz, I sobbed. When I lived with my Mum, Spaz would nip her ankles as she walked through the kitchen. " Would you feed this bloody cat !? " she'd yell at me.
Jay kept talking abut her too, I asked him why later, and he said that he thought I wanted to talk. NO !
I can write, though, and even that's hard to do. I'm fucking up my keyboard here with all this water. I just wanted to post this ' before', as it won't be the same 'after'.
Jay had the idea to take some pictures, so we did. I won't be up for this later, so I'm doing it now.

I just wanted to say I love you, and until another time, goodbye.

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( 7:57 PM ) sisoflexx

My pics are working again ! I must've typed in something wrong, huh ?
Anyway, once again they're working because somebody took the time to look out for me, without being asked, again !

I really appreciate that !

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( 1:51 PM ) sisoflexx

Todays Funny

At a recent COMDEX, Bill Gates reportedly compared the computer industry with the auto industry and stated: "If GM had kept up with technology like the computer industry has, we would all be driving twenty-five dollar cars that got 1000 miles to the gallon."
In response to Bill's comments, General Motors issued a press release stating: " If GM had developed technology like Microsoft, we would all be driving cars with the following characteristics " :

1. For no reason whatsoever your car would crash twice a day.
2. Every time they repainted the lines on the road you would have to buy a new car.
3. Occasionally your car would die on the freeway for no reason, and you would just accept this, restart and drive on.
4. Occasionally, executing a maneuver such as a left turn, would cause your car to shut down and refuse to restart, in which case you would have to reinstall the engine.
5. Only one person at a time could use the car, unless you bought "Car95" or "CarNT." But then you would have to buy more seats.
6. Macintosh would make a car that was powered by the sun, reliable, five times as fast, and twice as easy to drive, but would only run on five per cent of the roads.
7. The oil, water temperature and alternator warning lights would be replaced by a single "general car default" warning light.
8. New seats would force everyone to have the same size butt.
9. The airbag system would say "Are you sure?" before going off.
10. Occasionally for no reason whatsoever, your car would lock you out and refuse to let you in until you simultaneously lifted the door handle, turned the key, and grab hold of the radio antenna.
11. GM would require all car buyers to also purchase a deluxe set of Rand McNally road maps (now a GM subsidiary), even though they neither need them nor want them. Attempting to delete this option would immediately cause the car's performance to diminish by 50% or more. Moreover, GM would become a target for investigation by the Justice Department.
12. Everytime GM introduced a new model car buyers would have to learn how to drive all over again because none of the controls would operate in the same manner as the old car.
13. You'd press the "start" button to shut off the engine.

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( 11:57 AM ) sisoflexx

I think I should give up on the picture gallery on the right...

In other news...

I'm very disheartened about Spaz. It breaks my heart that I have to force water down her throat with a syringe. She looks so miserable while I'm doing that, as if to say , " For fucks sake ! Are my last days going to be spent in this agony ?! There's a reason I'm dehydrated, I'm not drinking ! Why the hell do you think that is ? Because I don't want to ! Now let me die in fucking peace !"

Tomorrow is a follow-up exam, followed by peace.

It's the peace my old friend deserves.

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( 9:18 AM ) sisoflexx

HOW DID YOU SLEEP LAST NIGHT?

Bed a little lumpy ?

Toss and turn any ?

Wish the heat was higher ?

Maybe the a/c wasn't on ?

Had to go to the john ?

Need a drink of water. . .?

Remember the next time ...

...the other car cuts you off and you must hit the brakes,
or you have to park a little further from Wal-Mart than you want to be, or you're served slightly warm food at the restaurant, or you're sitting and cursing the traffic in front of you, or the shower runs out of hot water,

Think of them...

Sent from Ameena

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( 3:02 PM ) sisoflexx

From the pages of Forum's Straight White Guy:

"Area horse owners, especially those around Echo Lake, may want to keep a close eye on their equine companions after two recent instances of abuse and theft."

I'd wondered where Jay had left his boots...

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( 2:52 PM ) sisoflexx

No weapons of mass destruction, but plenty of Mass Graves.

I thank Rob , and he thanks Susan Luty for the link.

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( 2:15 PM ) sisoflexx

Here's your angst !

Good 'ol Spaz

I got a phone call from the vets, telling me I could come and pick up Spaz. I feel okay now, knowing today's not the day I have to shove her in a box and throw her in a hole in the ground. It's not today, but it will be within a few weeks, maybe less. They've diagnosed her with feline leukemia, and she has a mass on her pancreas. I had no idea feline leukemia was contagious, so where she got it, I don't know. She can't go outside, ever again, so if the tumor doesn't kill her, being shut inside will be the death of her. If she doesn't start eating again, I'll have to take her in. The vet had said she can get a referral to have the pancreas fucked with, so I guess I'll have to live with the guilt of not wanting ( or even be able to afford ) to dole out thousands on an operation. You tell yourself, well, she's led a happy life, and a long life at that, and by all rights, that cat should have died years ago, with the capers she's gotten her self into. We've seen her take on dogs, and I mean "big" dogs. ( Poor Basha, Spaz is so lucky that doberman is a big baby ) Jay's seen her chase a german shepard off our driveway. And I've been scared she'd get it when I came up the steep driveway of our old house in my car.
She catches everything. When we lived in Va, I found seagull feathers all over the deck. ( Do you know how big seagulls are ? ) She's caught a frog, ( which Morg and I nursed back to health with his one eye, and returned him to the wild, where with his 50% vision was probably picked off the very same day ) a baby copperhead snake,( which thank bog she didn't bring it into the house alive, like the bird at my Mum's house) mice, and the best of all : a hummingbird. I only say that because it takes a pretty fast cat to nab one of those.
She's been hospitalized for an infected cut/bite on her paw about 5 years ago and an infected ear earlier this year, which was another scare of having to put her down in case it ended up being a polyp, which the vet guessed wrongly.

I can't hope for the best now, but I can hope she doesn't get worse, at least for a little while.

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( 2:14 PM ) sisoflexx

The flavor of Xmas

Courtesy of Ameena

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( 2:09 PM ) sisoflexx

Foot in mouth disease

This is an e-mail Ameena sent me :

Ever spoken and wished that you could take the words back...or that you could crawl into a hole? Here are a few people who do....

1. I walked into a hair salon with my husband and three kids in tow and asked loudly, "How much do you charge for a shampoo and a blowjob? I turned around and walked back out and never went back. My husband didn't say a word... he knew better.

2. I was at the golf store comparing different kinds of golf balls. I was unhappy with the women's type I had been using. After browsing for several minutes, I was approached by one of the good-looking gentlemen who works at the store. He asked if he could help me. Without thinking, I looked at him and said, "I think I like playing with men's balls."

3. My sister and I were at the mall and passed by a store that sold a variety of nuts. As we were looking at the display case, the boy behind the counter asked if we needed any help. I replied, "No, I'm just looking at your nuts." My sister started to laugh hysterically, the boy grinned, and I turned red and walked away. To this day, my sister has never let me forget.

4. While in line at the bank one afternoon, my toddler decided to release some pent-up energy and ran amok. I was finally able to grab hold of her after receiving looks of disgust and annoyance from other patrons. I told her that if she did not start behaving "right now" she would be punished. To my horror, she looked me in the eye and said in a voice just as threatening, "If you don't let me go right now, I will tell Grandma that I saw you kissing Daddy's pee-pee last night!" The silence was deafening after this enlightening exchange. Even the tellers stopped what they were doing. I mustered up the last of my dignity and walked out of the bank with my daughter in tow. The last thing I heard when the door closed behind me were screams of laughter.

5. A lady picked up several items at a discount store. When she finally got up to the checker, she learned that one of her items had no price tag. Imagine her embarrassment when the checker got on the intercom and boomed out for all the store to hear, "PRICE CHECK ON LANE THIRTEEN, TAMPAX SUPER SIZE." That was bad enough, but somebody at the rear of the store apparently misunderstood the word "Tampax" for "thumbtacks." In a business-like tone, a voice boomed back over the intercom. "DO YOU WANT THE KIND YOU PUSH IN WITH YOUR THUMB OR THE KIND YOU POUND IN WITH A HAMMER?"

6. Have you ever asked your child a question too many times? My three-year-old son had a lot of problems with potty training and I was on him constantly. One day we stopped at Taco Bell for a quick lunch in between errands. It was very busy, with a full dining room. While enjoying my taco, I smelled something funny, so of course I checked my seven-month-old daughter, and she was clean. Then I realized that Danny had not asked to go potty in a while, so I asked him if he needed to go, and he said "No." I kept thinking, "Oh Lord, that child has had an accident, and I don't have any clothes with me." Then I said, "Danny, are you SURE you didn't have an accident?" "No," he replied. I just KNEW that he must have had an accident, because the smell was getting worse. Soooooo! I asked one more time, "Danny, did you have an accident?" This time he jumped up, yanked down his pants, bent over and spread his cheeks and yelled. "SEE MOM, IT'S JUST FARTS!!" While 30 people nearly choked to death on their tacos laughing, he calmly pulled up his pants and sat down. An old couple made me feel better by thanking me for the best laugh they'd ever had!

7. This had most of the state of Michigan laughing for 2 days and a very embarrassed female news anchor who will, in the future, likely think before she speaks. What happens when you predict snow but don't get any....a true story...We had a female news anchor who, the day after it was supposed to have snowed and didn't, turned to the weatherman and asked: "So Bob, where's that 8 inches you promised me last night?" Not only did HE have to leave the set, but half the crew did too they were laughing so hard!

As for me, (siso), I've had a couple of humdingers myself. It must be subconscious.

1. Searching through my over night bag in a New York city hotel for a pack of cigarettes , my auntie inquired what I was looking for. " My cancer sticks ", I replied, to which she got a look of distaste on her face. " Oh ! I am SO sorry ! " I said, just realising she had lost her husband to cancer a few years back.
Not one of my better moments.
2. A few years later, my relatives came for a visit from England ( jolly old ), and as we were horseback riding in the Jawja mountains, I had Morgan in front of me, as he was too young to ride by himself. Well, the saddle horn kept jabbing him in the nuts, and my chin kept hitting the top of his head.
At one point, a jarring motion slammed my insides up my throat and down to my hips painfully. I yelled, "Argh ! My uterus !" Then immediately felt awful because my cousin riding nearby had just recently had a hysterectomy, which she wasn't too pleased about. ( I don't know if she heard it, but it didn't make me feel any better.)
3. I had to go to court and speak with a social worker about supervised visitation for my ex. The social worker had half an arm, which I suppose may have been amputated at the elbow. He was shuffling papers around with his stump, and at times I had to resist the urge to get up and help him. He asked me a question about my ex, and I replied, " Well, personally, I don't think he has a leg to stand on .." And to my credit, I remained cool and continued the conversation without pasting a look of dismay on my face.

Here's a couple of my sons' :

1. In the grocery store, I'm pushing my 4 year old around in a cart, and he loudly farts. We're talking breaking the sound barrier, here. And that little fuck had the nerve to yell, " Mommy !" in a shocked tone.
2. My Mum came for a visit here in Jawja, and she was supposed to leave the day before, but Jay and I talked her into calling in sick, which we had to go over it with her, train her, because she never calls in sick, even when she's dying, she goes to work. And when I say never, I mean, ' Never ! ' And she felt so guilty doing it. ( Probably she got over it after the call. ) Well, she brought my son up to my workplace, so she could get a tour, and see how we make teeth in a lab. I took her up to meet the boss,( the owner ) a fellow who makes everyone nervous, in other words a real prick. ( No, I don't work there anymore .) I introduced my Mum, and the boss asked her if she was on vacation. My son pipes in : " No, she called in sick ! And she's not ! " Which it was my turn to say in a shocked voice, " Morgan !" And that ~~bastard~~ angel had the nerve to yell , " Well, you do it too !" ( Which I'm sure the boss ran and looked up my file as soon as we left. Thank bog I'd only had one sick day in the past two years. Still, that was embarrassing for me and my Mum. She was mortified, as she already felt guilty for lying in the first palce, and we put her up to it. I guess the lesson is to keep your mouth shut around that kid.)

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( 6:55 PM ) sisoflexx

I talked to the vet and she said they're waiting for the blood tests to come back, but the x ray showed something abnormal on her ( Spaz's) stomach or liver. They're going to do an ultrasound tommorrow.

Needless to say, I'm preparing for the worst.

O shit, here I go

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( 6:52 PM ) sisoflexx

Thank you !

I'd like to thank Flash for completley re-writing my code for my daily pics.

And I didn't even ask !

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( 2:59 PM ) sisoflexx

Not a good day so far...
This is the third day the cat has showed no interest in eating.
She just lays curled up in a ball, sleeping.
I've just got back from the vets, and they're going to run tests, they say she's dehydrated, and has a temperature.
They'll call me later, and probably keep her overnight.
I'll let you know...

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( 10:24 AM ) sisoflexx

Todays Funny

NORTH POLE (API) - MICROSOFT announced an agreement with Santa Claus Industries to acquire Christmas at a press conference held via satellite from Santa's summer estate somewhere in the southern hemisphere. In the deal, Microsoft would gain exclusive rights to Christmas, Reindeer, and other unspecified inventions. In addition, Microsoft will gain access to millions of households through the Santa Sleigh. The announcement also included a notice that beginning Jan 1, 2004, Christmas and the Reindeer names would be copyrighted by Microsoft. This move was facilitated by the recently acquired MS Court. Microsoft stated its commitment to "all who have made Christmas great," and vowed to "make licensing of the Christmas and Reindeer names available to all." It is believed that the guidelines for licensing these names, due before Halloween, will be very strict. When asked "Why buy Christmas?" Bill Gates replied "Microsoft has been working on a more efficient delivery mechanism for all of our products for some time, but recognized that the Santa Sleigh has some immediate benefits. We'll use it first for the release of WindowsMe and FrontPage." In a multimedia extravaganza, the attendees were shown a seemingly endless video stream of products that make up the deal. It ended with a green and red version of the Microsoft logo, and a new Christmas ME'03 trademark, leading into the announcement of the first product from the deal. Vixen, the new Director of Holidays and Celebrations said, "The first step is to assimilate Christmas within the Microsoft organization. This will take some time, so don't expect any changes this year." She continued, "our big plans are for next year, when we release Christmas ME'03. It will be bigger and better than last year." She further elaborated that "WindowsMe users who sign up with MS Network will get previews of Christmas ME'03 as early as November first."

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( 2:44 PM ) sisoflexx

Eww! He was right ! :
"Jesus, don't CLICK THIS if you have a weak stomach..."

By CLICK THIS he meant
CLICK THIS.

It's funny, and I mean 'weird' strange, not ' funny, (ha ha) ' strange, but I'm not a politically minded freak. ( Go on, you say ! ) But this Mickey Moore fellow is just creepy. Can someone who claims to be so full of love thy brother and peace to all idiots be so effin' hateful and biased ?

Oh, sorry, I just plagarised that from the Webster's Dictionary description of
" Democrats " .

My bad.

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( 1:32 PM ) sisoflexx

Rob has been posting about his new dog, Oddball.

For years, Jay and I have discussed getting a dog, after our cat is gone.
Lately, he's admitted he'd rather have another cat, as they are less hassle.
ie: The lazy mans' pet.
True, they go out, come back, crap in a box, don't kill the neighbors kids,etc...

I've had four cats and one dog in my life.

The first was the dog.
Tuffy

This is my brother , Tuffy, and yours truly, circa 1976.

My Dad worked nights back then, and I awoke pretty much most of the time when he came home.
I had the nightly ritual of going to the bathroom, getting a hug, and going back to bed.
One night, after I'd finished in the bathroom, he was waiting for me with his hand in his coat, telling me he had a surprise for me. ( Get your mind out the gutter for a minute )
He pulled out a wriggling puppy.
I was told to get back to bed, now that I was excited as I would be on xmas eve, but I remember the next day we looked around for a bed for the puppy, and we found a shoebox, with the words " Tuff " on it. I suggested the name " Tuffy " for the puppy, and that was that.
Memories are vague, as I was only 6 at the time, but I remember a few things about Tuffy.
I remember my Mum would walk us down to the end of our road, where we would have a nightly walk through the vineyard there. There was a gate, but we'd all climb over the short wall there and on we'd go. My Mum always had to bend over and pick Tuffy up, and hand hm to one of us already over the wall. One day, she bent over to pick him up, and he leapt over the wall by himself. We all were laughing about that one.
The other memories are not so fond.
We were leaving for England, soon, my Mum told us, and dogs had to be quarantined for 6 months, and that wasn't fair to the dog. She explained that we couldn't keep Tuffy. My brother and I set off nightly through the neighborhood, asking people if they wanted a dog. The usual answers were : My wife's allergic to dogs, we have a cat, or just plain no.
My Mum tried to explain, though I don't remember how or what, that Tuffy was going to be put down.
Of course, you think, I'd do it differently, I'd tell the kids I've found a home for it, lucky for Tuffy !
But, that wasn't the way it happened. I remember being told a man was coming for Tuffy, and when he came, my brother and I were bawling. The man led Tuffy away with a piece of rope he tied around his neck, and we bawled louder. Mum ended bawling too, all of us huddling and hugging each other.

Looking back, I'd say it would have been alot gentler on us to take Tuffy away, come back home , and lie to us.

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( 11:39 AM ) sisoflexx

From the MJ Morning Show

Here's an age progression of Michael Jackson. Had he been kidnapped as a child, this would have been an important tool in searching his whereabouts, and finding his abductors.

Here is a progression of Wackos nose, shown in a sequence of about eight pics, like a slide show.

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( 11:36 AM ) sisoflexx

Tips from BLOGGER -

How Not to Get Fired Because of Your Blog.

I would say it's a good thing I can't blog from work, but I rarely even blog from home, so I guess I'm somewhat safe !

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( 9:41 AM ) sisoflexx

Here's another cat picture for Rob .
Cat pic for Rob

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( 9:27 AM ) sisoflexx

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( 9:11 AM ) sisoflexx

Hey ! What do you know ?
I found the archive where Acidman introduced me to Dax .
I also pondered at that time why there wasn't a Jawja Blogger list.

History in the making !!!

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( 9:05 AM ) sisoflexx

You know that I don't blog every day, that's not a shock to you all, is it ?
But if there's one thing that pisses me off, it's when I finally do get my fat ass in front of the keyboard , spend an hour writing an inch long blog, publish it, and it doesn't show up 'til the next day. Maybe there's cobwebs in there, slowing it down, all I know is that anyone of you 2 people visiting my site will see nothing new, think to yourselves, " Oh well, maybe tommorrow ", then by the time the new stuff comes up, it's pushed down to the bottem of the page by newer stuff ( some of it crappier than others, I might add ).

Never ceases to amaze me.

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( 7:49 AM ) sisoflexx

From the Laurel and Hardy: Leave 'Em Laughing! site.

I shamelessly robbed an idea from Da Goddess on her Buster Keaton story.
Here's the comment I left :

I rented Laurel and Hardy's 'Bonnie Scotland ' a few weeks ago. I happened to see it at the video store and remembered watching them with my Dad. At first I thought, now, will it really take me back, bring up fuzzy , lovely memories ? Or will it just remind me that there is a chasm of cultural differences between both generations ?
I asked my son to watch it with me , but he had no interest. I had fun watching it, and was pleased to find myself laughing out loud. Morgan finally ventured out and watched the rest with me, and he was laughing too.

And it wasn't just mushy sentiment, I really did enjoy it. In fact, those funny guys will be added to my video library.
Another entertainer my Dad introduced me to back in the day was this dashing fellow:

From the The George Formby Society

Dad would sing ,"When I'm Cleaning Windows" to me, and later I found ( or I should say, 'Mum' found a copy of that song on a cd for me.
It just brings back old memories, and makes me feel good.
When Jay and I went to Paul McCartney's concert last year he told a story of George Harrison's collection of ukeleles, some of which actually belonged to Formby. Paul played a song with a ukelele in honor of Harrison that night.

I found this while searching Formby :
McCartney - live review:

"A tribute to George, Something played on ukelele (George was an enthusiast of the uke and George Formsby, Paul informs us, in a great story about Harrison, without pathos or melodrama). "

I don't expect anyone to run out and buy these classics, but it just pleases me to remember them, and the great memories they helped create.

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( 10:26 AM ) sisoflexx

It's a mad, "Mad World"

This picture was sneakily thieved from Braylen

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( 10:09 AM ) sisoflexx

Todays Funny

A new priest at his first mass was so nervous he could hardly speak. After mass he asked the monsignor how he had done.

The monsignor replied, "When I am worried about getting nervous on the pulpit, I put a glass of vodka next to the water glass. If I start to get nervous, I take a sip."

So next Sunday he took the monsignor's advice. At the beginning of the sermon, he got nervous and took a drink. He proceeded to talk up a storm.

Upon his return to his office after mass, he found the following note on the door:

1. Sip the Vodka, don't gulp.
2. There are 10 commandments, not 12.
3. There are 12 disciples, not 10.
4. Jesus was consecrated, not constipated.
5. Jacob wagered his donkey, he did not bet his ass.
6. We do not refer to Jesus Christ as the late J.C.
7. The Father, Son, and Holy Ghost are not referred to as Daddy, Junior and the Spook.
8. David slew Goliath, he did not kick the crap out of him.
9. When David was hit by a rock and knocked off his donkey, don't say he was stoned off his ass.
10. We do not refer to the cross as the "Big T"
11. When Jesus broke the bread at the Last Supper he said, "Take this and eat it for it is my body." He did not say "Eat me."
12. The Virgin Mary is not called "Mary with the Cherry."
13. The recommended grace before a meal is not: Rub-A-Dub-Dub thanks for the grub, yeah God.
14. Next Sunday there will be a taffy pulling contest at St. Peter's, not a peter pulling contest at St. Taffy's.

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( 9:18 AM ) sisoflexx

Todays Funny

25 facts of life

1. The badness of a movie is directly proportional to the number of helicopters in it.

2. You will never find anybody who can give you a clear and compelling reason why we observe daylight-saving time.

3. People who feel the need to tell you that they have an excellent sense of humor are telling you that they have no sense of humor.

4. The most valuable function performed by the federal government is entertainment.

5. You should never say anything to a woman that even remotely suggests you think she's pregnant unless you can see an actual baby emerging from her at that moment.

6. A penny saved is worthless.

7. They can hold all the peace talks they want, but there will never be peace in the Middle East. Billions of years from now, when Earth is hurtling toward the Sun and there is nothing left alive on the planet except a few microorganisms, the microorganisms living in the Middle East will be bitter
enemies.

8. The most powerful force in the universe is gossip.

9. The one thing that unites all human beings, regardless of age, gender, religion, economic status, or ethnic background, is that, deep down inside, we all believe that we are above-average drivers.

10. There comes a time when you should stop expecting other people to make a big deal about your birthday. That time is age thirteen.

11. There is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness."

12. People who want to share their religious views with you almost never want you to share yours with them.

13. There apparently exists, somewhere in Los Angeles, a computer that generates concepts for television sitcoms. When TV executives need a new concept, they turn on this computer; after sorting through millions of possible plot premises, it spits out, "THREE QUIRKY BUT ATTRACTIVE YOUNG PEOPLE LIVING IN AN APARTMENT," and the executives turn this concept into a show. The next time they need an idea, the computer spits out,
"SIX QUIRKY BUT ATTRACTIVE YOUNG PEOPLE LIVING IN AN APARTMENT." Then the next time, it spits out, "FOUR QUIRKY BUT ATTRACTIVE YOUNG PEOPLE LIVING IN AN APARTMENT." And so on. We need to locate this computer and destroy it with hammers.

14. Nobody is normal.

15. At least once per year, some group of scientists will become very excited and announce that: * The universe is even bigger than they thought! * There are even more subatomic particles than they thought! * Whatever they announced last year about global warming is wrong.

16. If you had to identify, in one word, the reason why the human race has not achieved, and never will achieve, its full potential, that word would be "meetings."

17. The main accomplishment of almost all organized protests is to annoy people who are not in them.

18. The value of advertising is that it tells you the exact opposite of what the advertiser actually thinks. For example:
* If the advertisement says "This is not your father's Oldsmobile," the advertiser is desperately concerned that this Oldsmobile, like all other Oldsmobiles, appeals primarily to old farts like your father.
* If Coke and Pepsi spend billions of dollars to convince you that there are significant differences between these two products, both companies realize
that Pepsi and Coke are virtually identical.
* If the advertisement strongly suggests that Nike shoes enable athletes
to perform amazing feats, Nike wants you to disregard the fact that shoe brand is unrelated to athletic ability.
* If Budweiser runs an elaborate advertising campaign stressing the critical importance of a beer's "born-on" date, Budweiser knows this factor has virtually nothing to do with how good a beer tastes.

19. If there really is a God who created the entire universe with all of its glories, and He decides to deliver a message to humanity, He will not use, as His messenger, a person on cable TV with a bad hairstyle.

20. You should not confuse your career with your life.

21. A person who is nice to you, but rude to the waiter, is not a nice person.

22. No matter what happens, somebody will find a way to take it too seriously.

23. When trouble arises and things look bad, there is always one individual who perceives a solution and is willing to take command. Very often, that individual is crazy.

24. Your friends love you anyway.

25. Nobody cares if you can't dance well. Just get up and dance.

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( 9:15 AM ) sisoflexx

I'm terrible, I know.
Flash asked about the light bloggage, and I told him it's because I have a new computer game.
Whenever that happens, all other tasks cease to exist. Last week Morg and I were out shopping and came home with a bunch of fluff and Jay reminded me that xmas wasn't too far away.
I sadly glanced at the bags around my feet, and realised all the shopping was for us, not friends and family.
But I got over it quickly, and let him know I wasn't waiting until xmas to play The Sims ' Makin' Magic ', no way !
And now, even though the newness is abating, ( somewhat ) I have to clean house this weekend as we have guests coming to see the house.
At least Judi and Charles warned me a few weeks in advance. They have friends flying in for Thanksgiving.
I'll be back !

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( 9:07 PM ) sisoflexx

We've just got back home from the movies.
We watched the new " Matrix ". Instead of being enlightened, ie: finally finding out what it was all about, we've come away more confused than ever.
It seemed to me like they were in a rush to finish a script that they just threw in anything. As Mr. T would say ,"Jibba Jabba ".
They threw in new actors playing well known parts, and a death scene went on for so long that I started fidgeting in my seat. My son said next to me :
" Die already !"
So here we are, laughing, in the middle of this poignant moment.
It's a good thing we were the only ones in the theater or we may have pissed others off!
The fight scenes were great, but during one of them, I closed my eyes and asked Morgan to tell me when it was over. Scared ? No. It was flashing so much I was afraid I was going to have an epileptic seizure.
After I picked a spasming Morgan off the ground, we resumed where we left off.
We only go to the theaters once or twice a year, so I guess I was more disappointed that I paid so much to go see it. A matinee, no less.
At least I won't have to rent it. It was a shame, but it wasn't a total crapfest:
we enjoyed leaving.

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( 7:24 PM ) sisoflexx

Cooking With Siso When you're adding a stick of butter to bowl containing two cups of flour, cut the butter into smaller chunks, and add them , one by one. Don't unwrap the stick of butter six inches above the bowl and gently push the butter off the wrapper.

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( 7:09 PM ) sisoflexx

I was making chicken and dumplings in the kitchen ( where else ? ) tonight, and I heard Jay having a shower, getting out, getting ready for work, etc.

He passed by me to put a new trashbag in the can, and I caught this acrid odor.
" I smell bug spray, or something ." I said.
" I haven't sprayed anything. Maybe it's my deodorant ." he replied.

I made a mental note to get new stuff for him and get rid of whatever Raid he had under his arms. It is really bad.
( And no, I'm not going to end out this story with Jay pulling a totally buffoon move and spraying actual bug spray on his pits !
( You know who you are .)

After a few more minutes, I still could smell a strong pungent odor, alot like bug spray. I stepped out of the kitchen and yelled into the living room :
" Did you spray around the outside of the house today ?"
" No !" he was now sounding annoyed . Better drop it, I thought.

But I couldn't drop it, dammit ! I 'm standing in this kitchen, trying to prepare vittles, all the while gagging on this scent of fallout. I realised the time I started smelling it, other than when Jay walked into the kitchen, was when he put the bag in the trashcan.
I put my face near the liner, and the smell was strong there.
Thinking maybe a can of raid burst or sprayed on the bags in the pantry, I checked there.

I didn't need to smell them ; I can read : ' Odor Shield ' by Glad.

No more to say. They're gone.

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( 6:56 PM ) sisoflexx

Happy Veterans Day

It is the VETERAN, not the preacher,
who has given us freedom of religion.

It is the VETERAN, not the reporter,
who has given us freedom of the press.

It is the VETERAN, not the poet,
who has given us freedom of speech.

It is the VETERAN, not the campus organizer,
who has given us freedom to assemble.

It is the VETERAN, not the lawyer,
who has given us the right to a fair trial.

It is the VETERAN, not the politician,
Who has given us the right to vote.

It is the VETERAN,
who salutes the Flag,

who serves under the Flag

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This was an email sent from Ameena, she always sends ones that are designed to tug at heartstrings. And mostly, I delete them. ( I really can't take the fluffy stuff ! )
The end of the email had this insightful message :

I don't know if you saw this in the news but it really impressed me. Funny, our US Senate/House took 2 days off as they couldn't work.

On the ABC evening news, it was reported tonight that, because of the dangers from Hurricane Isabelle approaching Washington DC, the military members assigned the duty of guarding the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier were given permission to suspend the assignment.

They refused. "No way, Sir!"

Soaked to the skin, marching in the pelting rain of a tropical storm, they said that guarding the Tomb was not just an assignment, it was the highest honor that can be afforded to a serviceperson.

The tomb has been patrolled continuously, 24/7, since 1930.

We can be very proud of our young men and women in the service no matter where they serve.

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( 4:03 PM ) sisoflexx

I think I got it ...

Nice.

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( 3:58 PM ) sisoflexx

Don't even ask me what's going on on the right side over there !
I'll see how long this takes...

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( 2:05 PM ) sisoflexx

This is a hoot !

Stolen from : Straight White Guy

Morgan and Granny

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( 12:06 PM ) sisoflexx

Here's another account of the Blog Meet. Has it already been a week ?Key Monroe called me clever !
I haven't been called that before !

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( 11:34 AM ) sisoflexx

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Ms. Ann Thrope

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Soft Scorn