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7721 – House check day!

Well second life is fun, but I guess it doesn’t support dial-up users so much. Still free to join, though for any high-speeders out there. Look up Scottobear Bergson if you’re out and about!


Checking out the Deerfield place today after work. I’m pretty enthused… as long as the walls don’t drip blood, I’m probably in.


Copied from annina_writes

Pass it on!!! Fake Red Cross Solicitations!
ABC news just ran a story that spoof email solicitations for donations to the Red Cross are being emailed to people all over the world. They look just like the Red Cross, right down the to secure site verify logo. If you fill your personal info into the form, which was ripped from the genuine Red Cross site, and then click on the donate button, you’ve been had; the bad guys have your credit card information. To make it worse, victims are then forwarded to the real Red Cross site, which makes it look even more genuine.

The bottom line? The Red Cross has stated categorically that they NEVER send email solicitations. Never! If you get something like described above, delete it. You may want to forward it first to the FTC’s spoof address [UCE@ftc.gov]. If the crooks are in the U.S. they can be prosecuted, and others turned into the authorities in their respective governments. Thus far spoofs have been traced to third parties in Brazil, Korea, China, and the US. Note: If you forward the emails to the authorities, please copy the addressing information (found in the Message Options in Outlook…click on View, then Message Options, then copy and paste the Internet Headers area).

Please take a moment to pass this on to people in your flist! Thanks!


You may have time to download ’em all before Halloween. I suppose I should switch to the October website colors and background soon.

The Voice of Vince – Selected OTR shows starring Vincent Price (Including classic episodes of Suspense!). There is a boatload of ’em. (Presented by The Crime in your Coffee [Not work safe])


Moment of Lyric (mp3via)

Dedicated to all the teachers that read my journal… Danny, Firpo, Kerby, The Turtle Whisperer, Pilar, Huertero, and the rest. Careful of the Johnny’s out there!

No time to transcribe, but suffice to say that Jordan’s precocious and swingin’ ode to apple-polishing one ups Van Halen in every way. “Can you take what I can shake”? Indeed!


1 year ago – Work power out, disco-hitler, Ivan, WoW, Chocolate 3-d printer, making fiends, America’s army, Giant strip-miner of dooom,

2 years ago – Meredith moves out, Frankie mooch’s wank machine, saw Ray-I, Dubai-mail, some cool links

3 years ago – Got dave into mage knight, Saw Mark Archilla, 12 dragons smells of cat pee, I got some perfect pre-dyed sheets.

4 years ago – If I were, nice night, purple monkey dishwasher

5 years ago – rant and UB-X

7713 – FEMA issues

Bush poses in front of a fake food display
Fake levee repair?
FEMA will not accept Amtrak’s help with evacuations
FEMA turns away experienced firefighters
FEMA turns away supply trucks from WalMart

FEMA will not let the Red Cross deliver food
FEMA prevents morticians from entering New Orleans
FEMA blocks 500 boat citizen flotilla from rescues and delivery of aid
FEMA fails to utilize 600 bed US Navy hospital ship
Chicago offers massive assistance. FEMA to Chicago: “Send one Truck”
FEMA turns away generators
FEMA: First responders urged NOT to respond
This is how Michael Brown got this job that he is totally unqualified for

7711 – Music, how I love thee.

Last night’s fortune cookie –

“Pride is a good thing to have, but don’t overdose on it”
Lucky numbers 12,20,25,30,31,49
Learn Chinese – Pot sticker – Guo-tie

Hmm.. So far, I’ve mostly learned words for food, and baseball. I like the cookies at the China Panda, because they have a faint citrus taste to ’em.

Dinner was a splurge, because I’m under house arrest for the who weekend. I got General Tso’s Tofu (extra crispy and spicy). Yum… also, the broccoli was plentiful and super-fresh.


Talked to bro briefly last night, and he sounds a little congested. He’s taking sleep meds and stuff for depression, and I’m concerned that there will be abuse of one or both of those. He seems quite lucid at the moment.


“There is an Indian Belief that everyone is in a house of four rooms: A physical, a mental, an emotional and a spiritual. Most of us tend to live in one room most of the time, but unless we go into every room everyday, even if only to keep it aired, we are not complete.” – Rumer Godden


Moment of Lyric – The Allen Brothers – Jake Walk Blues (m4a file)

I can’t eat, I can’t talk
Been drinkin’ mean jake, Lord, now can’t walk
Ain’t got nothin’ now to lose
Cause I’m a jake walkin’ papa with the jake walk blues.

7708 – The Buzzin’ of the Bees

Google created a special satellite view of New Orleans using imagery taken on Wednesday, August 31st. Search Google Maps for New Orleans to see it (you can then switch between “Map”, “Satellite”, “Hybrid”, and “Katrina”).


I thought that I got my reprieve at 8pm last night, but lost it again at 9pm, when En’s cable went out. So much for walkabout, or checking out that property in Deerfield after all. I’m guessing I’m in for the long haul for the holiday weekend. I’m not going to let it tick me off… just going to accept the situation and move on.


Weezle was trying to negotiate a trade of baked goods for genetic goods, and made me eep. I got to gab with Lisa-Lisa over google talk, and they got it set up without Naser-Guru’s assistance, which is pretty impressive.


Two versions of the current music. I love ’em both, for different reasons.

7703 – Saturday Morning

Due to Eric’s Comcast internet service sucking yet again, I had to take call last night, and again this morning. So, no movie with Dan though we did have sushi and hang out at my apartment of a few hours. I may get a reprieve today… we’ll see.

We spent most of our time talking about fluff. Lost, Discworld, etc. A little about current events, too, of course. The topic of martial law came up, and I was surprised that we basically agreed that it was a slippery slope.


Working with missing children is especially hard at this time, but we’re doing everything we can. The situation is really too large for any and all agencies in existence to handle… National Center / Clearinghouses are processing quite a lot of information and I fear weakened accuracy and utility due to burnout, overburdens and fatigue.

Even though most of what we handle is telephony and the phones are out in the worst areas, the outlying regions as far as Texas, Georgia and Florida have significant bleed over.


color/citizen test

7701 -PSA – contact your representatives.

In response to the disintegrating scene in New Orleans, Kevin points out that email, faxes, and phone calls are needed — not just money.

All it takes is for you, and others you can reach by email or journal, to contact your two senators and congressperson and demand immediate action as begged for by New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin. When Mayor Nagin was asked how we can help, he said contact your Senators and Congressperson now. Here is a site you can just click on your state or put in your zip code to reach a link for a form email to go to your Senators and Congressperson. If you do not have time to do an email, feel free to use the one I give you below.

Please take 5 minutes:

  • Email your Senators and your Congressperson(s)
  • What to say? Use your own words or cut and paste this: New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin needs the federal government’s help today. He has told me through the media that people are dying by the hundreds, his police are being overrun and that he needs troops & lots of them, he needs buses (500 or more), he needs health care support and he needs water and food. Things in New Orleans are worse today than yesterday. The President is traveling to the gulf today and ending his day in New Orleans. Please contact him and tell him he, with your support, needs to act today to help Mayor Nagin and the people of New Orleans.
  • Tell the White House directly at: comments@whitehouse.gov
  • Spread the word by email or journal; pass on this message