Rants, Raves, and Rhetoric v4

Month: December 2006

  • Blog Crush: Part II

    Following up on my blog crush post. The Internet is a much bigger place than just the blogosphere. My previous comments were solely about blogs and strictly within the definition of “blog crush” provided in the qotd, not any of the many other forms of communication offered by the Internet. I have made lots of…

  • Ewww?

    Ewww?, originally uploaded by sneezypb. Mom’s cat named Misty licking Mom’s TV. Its been up on Flickr for a bit. Thought I would repost it here.

  • Vox Hunt: I’ll Never Forget This

    Show us an unforgettable memory from 2006.   Popular Minutes after arriving back home in Valdosta from a 3 day trip to Arkansas for a funeral, my good friend Cat called to tell me she, Dusty, and Sharon were in town for the weekend. They wanted to get together for lunch and go out later.…

  • QotD: My Vox Blog Crush

    Who's your 'blog crush' on Vox? The problem with most is that it gives one an excuse to shirk responsibility. Unless it means, non-hostile, I don't have any intentions of making friends in the blogging world. There isn't the desire to develop real friendships. I have a problem wanting to be friends with people I've…

  • Pick Me! Pick Me!

    NPR : ‘Star Wars’ Celebrated in the Tournament of Roses Parade: The 501st Legion will be marching in the Tournament of Roses Parade on New Year’s Day. That would be an international legion of Star Wars fans. This year, George Lucas is the grand marshal of the parade. The Star Wars director is celebrating the…

  • Fake + Kidnapping = Bad Idea

    Woman fakes kidnapping to avoid work – Yahoo! News: A 21-year-old German woman who did not feel like going to work at a fast food restaurant sent her parents a text message saying she had been kidnapped. Police in the Bavarian town of Straubing said Wednesday they had launched a massive search throughout the region…

  • What I am reading Pt II

    I’ve started playing with Google Reader. Maybe I will use it instead of Bloglines? A cool feature of both is the ability to share with others the posts I find interesting. Sharing with Google Reader is easier and prettier than blogging with Bloglines. Though Bloglines also allows others to see my public subscriptions.

  • QotD: It’s Better To Give

    What's the best present you gave this year? Ha, the funny thing is I don't celebrate Christmas. I'm a Baha'i. Since my work's offices were closed for the holiday, I did take several days off to go back home and visit with family. However, I didn't give any presents for Christmas. Read and post comments…

  • Unplugged for the Holidays

    How to spend a long holiday weekend – Lifehacker: Whether or not you celebrate Christmas, most likely you’ve got the day off this coming Monday. I hope you’ll spend it doing as little as possible. Forget the email, the IM, the RSS feeds, the Google searches, what Wikipedia has to say about the origins of…