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October 5, 2006

The results of the right brain-left brain test did not surprise me.  Throughout my life I never thought much about my thought process.  My sister is dyslexic and somewhat physically uncoordinated, but I didn't think it related in any way...

September 22, 2006

You Are 35% Left Brained, 65% Right Brained

August 19, 2006

First Draft - 'Chaperone' This is about a service called Chaperone, provided by Verizon in which parents can track the whereabouts of the children through global positioning/cell phone use. Read the post. As we have seen in the years since 9/11, fear is contagious. It's a disease.

March 14, 2006

I don't know who should get the credit for this.  It came in one of those emails that gets forwarded and forwarded 1-  Zero GravityWhen NASA first started sending up astronauts, they quickly discovered that ball-point pens would not work in...

December 31, 2005

generic blender - not mine
edited from original picture by messa at morguefile

I went online to see if I could get a bowl replacement for our EuroPro blender.  Nope.  All I found were sites selling the blender new.  There was a product comment on one site, that the person found it cheaper to buy a new blender than find a replacement bowl.








Update:

Here's another issue related to the discussion below:  When you bought something and had it delivered, it was delivered free of charge.  First, let's talk about major appliance purchases.  The appliance was delivered free; the installation was made free; removal of old appliance was free.  So, today, you get the appliance cheaper, seemingly, but you're paying for all the things that were included in the price before.

December 28, 2005

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Photo by Paulus Rusyanto at Free Stock Photos

While I was Christmas shopping, I went to the watch counter at a department store and asked if they could change the batteries in two watches - one of mine and one of my daughter's.  This is where I usually get my batteries changed







December 10, 2005

Not Bad! I'll take it.

I was hoping for Peter Weir, but I don't even know if he's on the list. Guess which director?

November 16, 2005

TAPPED The only medical expenses I have due to my weight are payments to a mental health professional. And they are not really due to my weight, but due to this kind of knee-jerk prejudice. The politics and economics of...

November 6, 2005

Hows this for some frivolity after moral outrage?  Among the questions, I chose bjork for the music because she's the only artist I recognized on the list. You are Mary Pickford.  You are "America's Sweetheart". Everyone loves you. ...

October 30, 2005

Sneaky thing!

Revisionist Historian

You are a Revisionist Historian.  You are the Clark Kent of postmodernists. 
















September 24, 2005

Well, I must say I'm a little surprised at this, but it puts me in league with Ghandi rather than Stalin or Bush, so I can't complain. I wonder which of my answers tipped me over. The one about small...

September 18, 2005

Thanks to Dylan's Grace Notes for directions to this quiz.  I am Julian of Norwich according to the questions I answered.

Julian of Norwich
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May 14, 2005

You scored as Cultural Creative. Cultural Creatives are probably the newest group to enter this realm.      You are a modern thinker who tends to shy away from organized religion but still feels as if there is something greater...

February 24, 2005

 Alex is our mix-breed Golden Retriever (mother) and Rhodesian Ridgeback (father). As you can see, he's a very serious dog. But sometimes he's mischievous. Yesterday, I fixed myself a cup of coffee and grabbed a donut. I saw Alex looking...
 
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