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Friday, January 30, 2004 Weblogs

Kimberly, you find the greatest links! Check out her link to the LOTR Dating Manual. My personal favorite:

And finally, the mother of all dating wisdom:

Some people will go to any lengths to get a ring; others, having had one for awhile, will go to any lengths to chuck it into a volcano

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Friday, January 30, 2004 Humor

Oh, we may as well cave in and accept that there is a definite theme this week. Between Dotmoms, Amber, Zeno, Yours Truly, and even Lee, to an extent, we have truly milked the subject for all it’s worth.

With that, I present you with a priceless item from the Best of Craig’s List. My tummy is sooooo sore from laughing. I have an interview in a few minutes and I don’t know if I will be able to stop giggling before then…

Thursday, January 29, 2004

You have just won one million dollars:

1. Who do you call first?
The bank, to make sure it’s there! The my husband, then my mom, then my boss. Very different messages for each of them. But I wouldn’t quit my job ~ not in this Valley!

2. What is the first thing you buy for yourself?
Freedom from my mortgage. Anything else I can buy with the monthly savings. Gee, can you tell I’ve been hit with the Practical Stick repeatedly since the downturn? Unfortunately, after taxes and the mortgage, there would only be about $100K left…

3. What is the first thing you buy for someone else?
I would offer a sizable chunk to each of our parents and siblings, and let them choose how to use the money.

4. Do you give any away? If yes, to whom?
Yep ~ to our parents & siblings, a few children’s organizations, and to several friends.

5. Do you invest any? If so, how?
Centainly ~ I consider all of the above an investment. But at least half of the money, over and above the mortgage payoff, should go to an index fund for taxes until we all get a grip on our good fortune!

Thursday, January 29, 2004 Current Affairs

OK, I will not complain for a while about what I’ve had to clean up around the house lately. Seriously, I am going to go throw up now.

By the way—-did that guy PARK HIS SCOOTER THERE??

3 minutes later: I just looked again (couldn’t help it) and noticed that this was actually an action shot. You can see the gushing… oh, gack, gag, heave…

3.2 minutes later: OK, folks, unless you have a very strong stomach, do NOT view the entire slideshow.

4 minutes later: I can’t leave this alone. Captions, please!

“Ow! Owowowowowow!”

”[sigh] We’d better tape that jaw back up or we’re going to have it coming out both ends!” “I’m not taping it up. You tape it up.” “Naw-uh.” “Yah-huh!”

“Honey? Could you please see what that commotion is outside the kitchen?  EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEKKKKKKK!”

Thursday, January 29, 2004 Family

Major breakthrough last night.