Post #277,632
3/7/07 3:47:27 PM
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Where did you hang out while z was closed for renovations?
I spent some time at the [link|http://joelonsoftware|Joel on Softare] forums. Very different audience, but interesting. Much narrower focus on software and its creation. Plus a bit about IT management, design, blogging, from which I found a bunch of blogs I've been reading: Paul Graham, Paul Glen, Christopher Hawkins, BigPictureSmallOffice.com, Information Technology Dark Side, Don Norman, Dave Winer, Copyblogger, Scott Berkun, Johanna Rothman.
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Purveyor of Doc Hope's [link|http://DocHope.com|fresh-baked dog biscuits and pet treats].
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Post #277,640
3/7/07 4:01:15 PM
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Jabber.
Otherwise, nowhere special. I've enough other things to distract me that I didn't need to fill the void with especially much.
-YendorMike
"They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety."
- Benjamin Franklin, 1759 Historical Review of Pennsylvania
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Post #277,644
3/7/07 4:18:06 PM
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Good old fashioned telephone
And email. Lots and lots of email.
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Post #277,646
3/7/07 4:20:39 PM
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Corner bar
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Draft Clark [link|http://draftwesleyclark.com/|now].
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Post #277,648
3/7/07 4:44:54 PM
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Yahoo instant messenger and AIM
And email and phone.
Smile,
Amy
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Post #277,653
3/7/07 5:05:52 PM
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I got work done.
Too much of today's music is fashionable crap dressed as artistry.Adrian Belew
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Post #277,654
3/7/07 5:35:46 PM
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Real life.
[link|http://www.aaxnet.com|AAx]
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Post #278,128
3/13/07 10:05:35 AM
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Amen, bro!
Alex
When fascism comes to America, it'll be wrapped in a flag and carrying a cross. -- Sinclair Lewis
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Post #277,655
3/7/07 5:57:08 PM
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My own self-centered, sarcastic world.
-- [link|mailto:greg@gregfolkert.net|greg], [link|http://www.iwethey.org/ed_curry|REMEMBER ED CURRY!] @ iwetheyFreedom is not FREE. Yeah, but 10s of Trillions of US Dollars? SELECT * FROM scog WHERE ethics > 0;
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Post #277,667
3/7/07 9:18:25 PM
3/7/07 9:20:07 PM
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Mostly offline
I spent the last couple of months helping my mom out, she's having medical problems and I've been helping by communicating with doctors, finding out about medications, etc. Most of the time I was online I was researching information for her or about her. I had been involved to the point of trying to make sure she was doing the things the drs told her, but I gave that part of the job up after a conversation with my brother and sister and have stepped back from active watch to a more passive watch. But I'm still helping her a lot, and can help anytime she asks, I just don't have to try and convince her to do this or that, or feel responsible or guilty if she doesn't. I just tell someone else (relatives who have agreed to help).
She had an MRI and was diagnosed with Small Blood Vessel Disease of the brain (hardening of the arteries), and Osteoporosis/Osteoarthritis of the neck head and jaw. So she's been suffering from pretty bad headaches for months, and we finally convinced her to get to a neurologist whom she saw last Friday. She had a bunch more tests done today and will be starting pain management next week.
It's a relief to have time to hop in here and post, to be honest. I was overwhelmed for awhile there. Prayers are definitely welcome, as we are still not over all the hurdles yet. But the worst things have been ruled out like dementia, Alzheimers, and Parkinson's and they say her current condition is treatable.
I sure missed you guys/gals though, this place is a great escape!
Glad you're all back!
Brenda
"When you take charge of your life, there is no longer need to ask permission of other people or society at large. When you ask permission, you give someone veto power over your life." -- By Geoffrey F. Abert
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"Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind, don't matter - and those who matter, don't mind." -- By Dr. Seuss
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"Sometimes it takes a whole lot more strength to walk away than to stand there and fight." -- By the character of John Abbott: said on Young & Restless on 5/19/06
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March 7, 2007, 09:20:07 PM EST
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Post #277,678
3/7/07 10:17:54 PM
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Lots of...
....roller blading and extra napping time too. So, that would be 'weeeeeeeee' and 'zzzzzzzzz', respectively. Glad we're back. Thanks, Scott!
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Post #277,682
3/7/07 10:58:54 PM
3/7/07 11:04:47 PM
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Cancun.
Well, for a week. I love my folks.
Works sucks badly though. Maybe karma, after my trip to paradise?
I actually took pictures (I'm not a photo kinda guy, forgive the quality)
[link|http://cancun.netphenomena.net|http://cancun.netphenomena.net]
I DID miss this place, though.
Imric's Tips for Living
- Paranoia Is a Survival Trait
- Pessimists are never disappointed - but sometimes, if they are very lucky, they can be pleasantly surprised...
- Even though everyone is out to get you, it doesn't matter unless you let them win.
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Nothing is as simple as it seems in the beginning,
As hopeless as it seems in the middle,
Or as finished as it seems in the end.
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Edited by imric
March 7, 2007, 11:04:47 PM EST
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Post #277,702
3/8/07 8:52:33 AM
3/8/07 9:04:11 AM
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Hey!
That's the Royal Caribbean, if I'm not mistaken! I've stayed there a few times in the past. I happen to know someone who has a timeshare there as well. Nice place, what with every single room with a view of the ocean, and all...
(Edit below)
[link|http://cancun.netphenomena.net/Chichen-Itza/p1240025.jpg|http://cancun.netphe...Itza/p1240025.jpg] -- Are you kidding me? They've blocked off the steps of the pyramid there so you can't go up it anymore? Damn! Good thing I went up the one time I've been there previously. Too damn bad my kids won't be able to go up there. It's amazing.
-YendorMike
"They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety."
- Benjamin Franklin, 1759 Historical Review of Pennsylvania
Edited by Yendor
March 8, 2007, 09:04:11 AM EST
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Post #277,789
3/8/07 8:13:35 PM
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Royal Sands, now!
Imric's Tips for Living
- Paranoia Is a Survival Trait
- Pessimists are never disappointed - but sometimes, if they are very lucky, they can be pleasantly surprised...
- Even though everyone is out to get you, it doesn't matter unless you let them win.
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Nothing is as simple as it seems in the beginning,
As hopeless as it seems in the middle,
Or as finished as it seems in the end.
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Post #277,791
3/8/07 8:15:51 PM
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Yeah - the only one you can get to is the observatory...
Imric's Tips for Living
- Paranoia Is a Survival Trait
- Pessimists are never disappointed - but sometimes, if they are very lucky, they can be pleasantly surprised...
- Even though everyone is out to get you, it doesn't matter unless you let them win.
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Nothing is as simple as it seems in the beginning,
As hopeless as it seems in the middle,
Or as finished as it seems in the end.
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Post #277,705
3/8/07 9:09:29 AM
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Drool!
Ok, I wanna go there. It looks like heaven.
Smile,
Amy
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Post #277,707
3/8/07 9:27:19 AM
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Re: Drool!
[link|http://www.mikevitale.com/Camera/Cancun/small/|http://www.mikevital...era/Cancun/small/]
The ones named "Sands*" are pictures of that hotel/timeshare groups' latest (as of 2002) vacationing spot, the Royal Sands. I think that one was completed in 2001, but don't quote me on that.
Oh, and those pictures were all taken with [link|http://lwf.ncdc.noaa.gov/img/climate/research/hurricanes/isidore_pg.jpg|Hurricane Isidore] parked right on top of the Yucatán Peninsula. You can see where the eye of the storm is. Looking to the right of that, you'll see an island off the east coast of the peninsula. That's Cozumel. Cancun is directly north of Cozumel, at the little jaggy tip that is the easternmost part of the mainland. It's gorgemous even during a hurricane.
-YendorMike
"They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety."
- Benjamin Franklin, 1759 Historical Review of Pennsylvania
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Post #277,776
3/8/07 6:15:39 PM
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Definitely someplace I want to see in person.
Thanks for the pics. Now I have a new desktop wallpaper :)
Smile,
Amy
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Post #277,779
3/8/07 7:36:43 PM
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Speaking of new wall paper
This is mine.
Slightly NSFW.
[link|http://www.androidblues.com/gallery/onelasttime3d.jpg|http://www.androidbl...onelasttime3d.jpg]
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Post #277,785
3/8/07 7:56:57 PM
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Is it time for another round of 'show us your desktop pic'? (new thread)
Created as new thread #277784 titled [link|/forums/render/content/show?contentid=277784|Is it time for another round of 'show us your desktop pic'?]
Is it enough to love
Is it enough to breathe
Somebody rip my heart out
And leave me here to bleed
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Is it enough to die
Somebody save my life
I'd rather be Anything but Ordinary
Please
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Post #277,790
3/8/07 8:14:37 PM
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It is!
Imric's Tips for Living
- Paranoia Is a Survival Trait
- Pessimists are never disappointed - but sometimes, if they are very lucky, they can be pleasantly surprised...
- Even though everyone is out to get you, it doesn't matter unless you let them win.
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Nothing is as simple as it seems in the beginning,
As hopeless as it seems in the middle,
Or as finished as it seems in the end.
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Post #277,690
3/8/07 12:28:32 AM
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Lindy hoppin with lots of hot babes and a few ugly ones.
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Post #277,691
3/8/07 12:45:11 AM
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in a dark corner with a bottle of vodka
--
Steve
[link|http://www.ubuntulinux.org|Ubuntu]
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Post #277,706
3/8/07 9:22:44 AM
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Moving
From Minnesota to Wisconsin.
Took my step-daughter's stuff, her bf, and his truck to NC
Slept
A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort. (Herm Albright)
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Post #277,711
3/8/07 10:13:48 AM
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haaretz
abusing the ultra zionists and PAL's with equal zeal
thanx,
bill
Any opinions expressed by me are mine alone, posted from my home computer, on my own time as a free american and do not reflect the opinions of any person or company that I have had professional relations with in the past 51 years. meep
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Post #277,855
3/9/07 3:07:47 PM
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Darwin Award Forums
Matthew Greet
Choose Life. Choose a job. Choose a career. Choose a family. Choose a fucking big television, choose washing machines, cars, compact disc players and electrical tin openers. Choose good health, low cholesterol, and dental insurance. Choose fixed interest mortgage repayments. Choose a starter home. Choose your friends. Choose leisurewear and matching luggage. Choose DIY and wondering who the fuck you are on a Sunday morning. Choose sitting on that couch watching mind-numbing, spirit-crushing game shows, stuffing fucking junk food into your mouth. Choose rotting away at the end of it all, pishing your last in a miserable home, nothing more than an embarrassment to the selfish, fucked up brats you spawned to replace yourself. Choose your future. Choose life... But why would I want to do a thing like that? I chose not to choose life. I chose somethin' else. And the reasons? There are no reasons. Who needs reasons when you've got heroin?
- Mark Renton, Trainspotting.
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Post #277,887
3/9/07 7:58:34 PM
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didn't know it was down
until lincoln called to tell me it was back up. I'd been on an iwethey break since October. Good chunk of that time was spent finishing my [link|http://z.iwethey.org/forums/render/content/show?contentid=277803|Atari 2600 game].
Darrell Spice, Jr. Trendy yet complex\nPeople seek me out - though they're not sure why\n[link|http://spiceware.org/gallery/ArtisticOverpass|Artistic Overpass] [link|http://www.spiceware.org/|SpiceWare]
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