From CNN:
Experts: Hackers to step up 'cyberwar'
Democrats pronounce cyberwar 'lost,' urge pullout
From CNN:
Ohio's Kucinich announces Oval Office bid
Wants Lyndon LaRouche's job
From CNN:
Green Lantern creator dead at 91
Power ring finally gave out
From CNN:
U.S. agency: We did not target Princess Diana
Death called 'lucky accident'
From CNN:
Booed tenor treated 'like monster'
Throws girl in well, climbs windmill
From WTAE:
Judge dismisses teen's meowing charges
Accused of acting like a pussy
From KERO:
Brush fire covers 5,000 acres
Combs considered safer
From KPRC:
Teen gets 90-year sentence in sodomy attack
Will get all the sodomy he wants
From KPRC:
Plane makes belly landing at airport
Will try cannonball next
From KMGH:
Parents upset over peanut segregation in lunchroom
Tennessee Red, White seek joint seating
Tuesday, December 12, 2006
Blogrolling 2006-12-12
Items of interest from the blogroll.
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- Right Wing News's 2006 Warblogger Awards include at least one blog of questionable repute. (And thanks!)
- Good Will Hinton takes up the cause of Eric Volz.
- Gun Toting Liberal (2006 Weblog Awards finalist for Best Centrist Blog) sees a more conservative Congress.
- The Jawa Report (Best Conservative Blog finalist) finds a sign that spells disaster for Cindy Sheehan.
- Michelle Malkin (Best Conservative Blog finalist) tells Kofi to not let the door hit him...
- Ace of Spades HQ (Best Conservative Blog finalist) wonders about Kirstie Alley's promise.
- Captain's Quarters (Best Conservative Blog finalist) says Golda Meir was right.
- Sean Gleeson (2006 Weblog Awards Best of the Top 5001 - 6750 Blogs finalist) offers a kickback for those looking for a Web host.
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Monday, December 11, 2006
Sears Auto … They Sure Oughta …
The car needed an oil change. So the Wife and I took it to Sears on Saturday.
What was I thinking?
Now, to be fair, we'd had car work done at Sears before. Got a set of Michelins from there. And they've done oil changes for us before.
And since we'd been there before, and since there was a movie we wanted to see playing at the theatre next door, and since the Wife wanted to pick some things up from Sears, and since we were hungry and Chili's is close by ... we went to Sears.
After we left Chili's, we pulled into the Sears Auto Center lot, then walked inside to open a ticket.
The guy asked me my information, located me in the computer, printed the work order out, and went to work.
Last time we got the oil changed, I gave them my cell phone number in case they needed to contact me about a problem.
Silly me, I thought since I previously gave them my cell number, they would have my cell number. What was I thinking?!
After we got back from the movie (Deja Vu, which I might review for you later), I found the car still in the bay.
Turns out they ran into a small problem. Had to do with the coolant. They had to ask me if I wanted it flushed. And they didn't call me.
Actually, they called my home phone. Only, I wasn't at home. They number they had for me said "home phone" ... which indicates it was my home phone. And they called my home phone.
The home I couldn't get to ... because they had my car in the shop.
They did not call my cell phone.
I asked them whey they didn't call my cell.
They didn't have it, they said.
"I gave it to y'all last time I got the oil changed," I said.
And he showed me in the computer where they didn't have a number.
"Well, if I was in charge of running that keyboard, I'd have put it in. But I'm not. And I thought when I gave it last time, the person running that keyboard might have used it," was my response.
To his credit, he did put it in at that time. Which means next time I'm there, they'll have my cell number.
Now I got to decide about getting the coolant flushed. And if I want to deal with Sears Auto to do it.
Heck, it's Christmastime. Why not.
What was I thinking?
Now, to be fair, we'd had car work done at Sears before. Got a set of Michelins from there. And they've done oil changes for us before.
And since we'd been there before, and since there was a movie we wanted to see playing at the theatre next door, and since the Wife wanted to pick some things up from Sears, and since we were hungry and Chili's is close by ... we went to Sears.
After we left Chili's, we pulled into the Sears Auto Center lot, then walked inside to open a ticket.
The guy asked me my information, located me in the computer, printed the work order out, and went to work.
Last time we got the oil changed, I gave them my cell phone number in case they needed to contact me about a problem.
Silly me, I thought since I previously gave them my cell number, they would have my cell number. What was I thinking?!
After we got back from the movie (Deja Vu, which I might review for you later), I found the car still in the bay.
Turns out they ran into a small problem. Had to do with the coolant. They had to ask me if I wanted it flushed. And they didn't call me.
Actually, they called my home phone. Only, I wasn't at home. They number they had for me said "home phone" ... which indicates it was my home phone. And they called my home phone.
The home I couldn't get to ... because they had my car in the shop.
They did not call my cell phone.
I asked them whey they didn't call my cell.
They didn't have it, they said.
"I gave it to y'all last time I got the oil changed," I said.
And he showed me in the computer where they didn't have a number.
"Well, if I was in charge of running that keyboard, I'd have put it in. But I'm not. And I thought when I gave it last time, the person running that keyboard might have used it," was my response.
To his credit, he did put it in at that time. Which means next time I'm there, they'll have my cell number.
Now I got to decide about getting the coolant flushed. And if I want to deal with Sears Auto to do it.
Heck, it's Christmastime. Why not.
Headline News 2006-12-11
From ABC News:
Mom Says Talking Doll Called Daughter 'a Slut'
Insists she's actually a whore: "She gets paid every time"
From ABC News:
McDonald's Employee's Workplace Ordeal
Constant question: "What was Obama like to work with?"
From ABC News:
'Peace Mom' Convicted of Trespassing
Charges include getting on people's nerves
From ABC News:
NYC Case of Taco Bell E. Coli Confirmed
Originally thought illness was normal, post-Taco Bell illness
From ABC News:
Scientist Examines City Squirrels' Lives
New HBO series, "Sex and the City and the Squirrels" debuts in August
From ABC News:
Prince to Entertain at Super Bowl
Has already perfected wardrobe malfunction
From ABC News:
Police Question Singer Doherty on Party Death
Cops want to know why parties die when he shows up
From ABC News:
School Shuns Tech, Teaches Fountain Pen
Tech disappointed, bans fountain pens from Gator Bowl
From ABC News:
11-Year-Old Delivers Baby Cousin
Felt it was duty, since he was also father
From ABC News:
Woman Allegedly Steals to Impress Beau
Beau not impressed, Jeff Bridges tells woman "Call me"
Mom Says Talking Doll Called Daughter 'a Slut'
Insists she's actually a whore: "She gets paid every time"
From ABC News:
McDonald's Employee's Workplace Ordeal
Constant question: "What was Obama like to work with?"
From ABC News:
'Peace Mom' Convicted of Trespassing
Charges include getting on people's nerves
From ABC News:
NYC Case of Taco Bell E. Coli Confirmed
Originally thought illness was normal, post-Taco Bell illness
From ABC News:
Scientist Examines City Squirrels' Lives
New HBO series, "Sex and the City and the Squirrels" debuts in August
From ABC News:
Prince to Entertain at Super Bowl
Has already perfected wardrobe malfunction
From ABC News:
Police Question Singer Doherty on Party Death
Cops want to know why parties die when he shows up
From ABC News:
School Shuns Tech, Teaches Fountain Pen
Tech disappointed, bans fountain pens from Gator Bowl
From ABC News:
11-Year-Old Delivers Baby Cousin
Felt it was duty, since he was also father
From ABC News:
Woman Allegedly Steals to Impress Beau
Beau not impressed, Jeff Bridges tells woman "Call me"
Blogrolling 2006-12-11
Items of interest from the blogroll.
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- Steve H. (Hog On Ice) is going to enjoy growing old.
- Oak Leaf (Stop the ACLU) says wiretaps without warrant are nothing new.
- Iowahawk reviewed the week.
- Sean Gleeson reviews the year.
- Heidi (Euphoric Reality) explains how to tell what to do.
- Public Eye looks at Obama's experience.
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Sunday, December 10, 2006
Gum Branch
I was worried that Gum Branch was gone. Because in the eyes of the wizards running the state of Georgia Department of Transportation, lots of little towns and communities needed to be removed for the map.
You see, they've released a new official map for the state of Georgia, and lots of little towns and communities are not there. And, depending on the news source you check, they've deleted from 488 to 519 places from the map.
And it looks like they actually did this back in June. At least, that's when the DOT announced [PDF] the new maps were produced. But, the electronic (online) versions of the maps are dated December 6, and the June announcement mentioned nothing about the deletions.
Why does this matter?
Well, it depends on where you live. If you live in one of the larger cities in Georgia ... or in another state ... it might not mean much to you at all.
But if you live in a small town, it might make a difference to you.
For example, let's consider Gum Branch.
You can still find it on Yahoo! Maps. And on Mapquest. And, despite some news reports, it's still on the state map. Unlike Midland, Upatoi, Ellerslie, Po Biddy Crossing, Westville, and others. Different news reports listed different places that are gone from the map.
I'm glad Gum Branch made the cut. That area has some memories for me.
For instance, my great-grandparents lived in the Gum Branch area. In a little log cabin. We used to go there about once a month on Sunday after church.
Ma and Pa -- that's what we called our mother's mother's parents -- would have the family over. Or much of the family. I don't think everyone showed but a time or two. But we'd make the trip to Gum Branch to the little log cabin and eat Sunday dinner.
Ma cooked it on her wood-burning stove. And we sat in the dining room that was built on to the back of the cabin, and ate until we were full ... or tired.
I don't recall what all we had, but there was usually chicken involved. Sometimes, we children would sneak a peek at the cooks (Ma, or one of her three daughters, or one of the other women in the family, usually) chasing a chicken around the yard, then doing the whole wringing of the neck and using of the hatchet and such, that was necessary to put a chicken dinner on the table.
We'd have sausage, too. But we never snuck a peek at that process.
Ma would cook biscuits. And we'd have "Happy Young'Uns" syrup. Actually, the brand was "Happy Kids" but Pa wouldn't call it that, because "a kid is a goat, not a young'un." And we'd eat syrup and biscuits.
And whatever vegetables Ma had cooked. And cornbread. And all the southern cooking we could eat.
The cabin's no longer there. But the memories remain.
And so does Gum Branch.
But for some people, the places that hold memories no longer exist.
You see, they've released a new official map for the state of Georgia, and lots of little towns and communities are not there. And, depending on the news source you check, they've deleted from 488 to 519 places from the map.
And it looks like they actually did this back in June. At least, that's when the DOT announced [PDF] the new maps were produced. But, the electronic (online) versions of the maps are dated December 6, and the June announcement mentioned nothing about the deletions.
Why does this matter?
Well, it depends on where you live. If you live in one of the larger cities in Georgia ... or in another state ... it might not mean much to you at all.
But if you live in a small town, it might make a difference to you.
For example, let's consider Gum Branch.
You can still find it on Yahoo! Maps. And on Mapquest. And, despite some news reports, it's still on the state map. Unlike Midland, Upatoi, Ellerslie, Po Biddy Crossing, Westville, and others. Different news reports listed different places that are gone from the map.I'm glad Gum Branch made the cut. That area has some memories for me.
For instance, my great-grandparents lived in the Gum Branch area. In a little log cabin. We used to go there about once a month on Sunday after church.
Ma and Pa -- that's what we called our mother's mother's parents -- would have the family over. Or much of the family. I don't think everyone showed but a time or two. But we'd make the trip to Gum Branch to the little log cabin and eat Sunday dinner.
Ma cooked it on her wood-burning stove. And we sat in the dining room that was built on to the back of the cabin, and ate until we were full ... or tired.
I don't recall what all we had, but there was usually chicken involved. Sometimes, we children would sneak a peek at the cooks (Ma, or one of her three daughters, or one of the other women in the family, usually) chasing a chicken around the yard, then doing the whole wringing of the neck and using of the hatchet and such, that was necessary to put a chicken dinner on the table.
We'd have sausage, too. But we never snuck a peek at that process.
Ma would cook biscuits. And we'd have "Happy Young'Uns" syrup. Actually, the brand was "Happy Kids" but Pa wouldn't call it that, because "a kid is a goat, not a young'un." And we'd eat syrup and biscuits.
And whatever vegetables Ma had cooked. And cornbread. And all the southern cooking we could eat.
The cabin's no longer there. But the memories remain.
And so does Gum Branch.
But for some people, the places that hold memories no longer exist.
Blogrolling 2006-12-10
Items of interest from the blogroll.
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- Dragonlady (Dragon's Den) reviews The Dead Next Door.
- Louisiana Conservative inteviews GM Roper.
- GM Roper (GM's Corner) is a warmonger.
- Sportslady (From Peaches to Beaches) says ponies aren't such a bad idea after all.
- Beth (MY Vast Right Wing Conspiracy) responds to an athiest.
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