Darn my hair got long.
Friday, February 20, 2009
Tuesday, February 17, 2009
Optical illusion
Regular morning routine, coffee, ecig, surfing. Today's highlight:
This optical illusion was created by Crazycueball.
Start the video and look directly at the center cross. Do you see the green dot moving around the circle??
Actually, the green dot doesn't exist. Your brain creates it to fill in the void. If you don't believe me, start and stop the video at various points. You'll see how it's done.
Yeah, you're right, this is definitively grasping for blog fill-ins. Hey, give me a break, it's early AM for me, I'm not awake yet.
This optical illusion was created by Crazycueball.
Start the video and look directly at the center cross. Do you see the green dot moving around the circle??
Actually, the green dot doesn't exist. Your brain creates it to fill in the void. If you don't believe me, start and stop the video at various points. You'll see how it's done.
Yeah, you're right, this is definitively grasping for blog fill-ins. Hey, give me a break, it's early AM for me, I'm not awake yet.
Monday, February 16, 2009
I laughed, how about you?
Once again early morning, coffee, ecig, surfing. Actually found these on EBay Discussion Board.
Don’t know how old they are - this was the first time I saw them. Just couldn’t resist, they are too good not to share.
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A 'heads up' for those men who may be regular Home Depot customers.
This one caught me by surprise...Over the last month or two I became a victim of a clever scam while out shopping. Simply going out to get supplies has turned out to be quite traumatic. Don't be naive enough to think it couldn't happen to you or your friends.
Here's how the scam works: Two seriously good-looking 20-21 year-old girls come over to your car as you are packing your shopping bags into the trunk.
They both start wiping your windshield with a rag and Windex, with their boobs almost falling out of their skimpy T- shirts. It is impossible not to look.
When you thank them and offer them a tip, they say 'No' and instead ask you for a ride to McDonalds. You agree and they get in the back seat. On the way to McDonalds, they start undressing. Then one of them climbs over into the front seat and starts crawling all over you, while the other one steals your wallet.
I had my wallet stolen December 4th, 9th, 10th, twice on the 15th, 17th, 20th, 24th & 29th.Also January 2nd, 4th, twice on the 8th, 16th, three times last Saturday and very likely again this upcoming weekend.
So tell your friends to be careful!!
P.S. Wal-Mart has wallets on sale for 2.99 each.
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Why women should not take men shopping
After I retired, my wife insisted that I accompany her on her trips to Target. Unfortunately, like most men, I found shopping boring and preferred to get in and get out. Equally unfortunate, my wife is like most women-she loved to browse. Yesterday my dear wife received the following letter from the local Target.
Don’t know how old they are - this was the first time I saw them. Just couldn’t resist, they are too good not to share.
_____________________
A 'heads up' for those men who may be regular Home Depot customers.
This one caught me by surprise...Over the last month or two I became a victim of a clever scam while out shopping. Simply going out to get supplies has turned out to be quite traumatic. Don't be naive enough to think it couldn't happen to you or your friends.
Here's how the scam works: Two seriously good-looking 20-21 year-old girls come over to your car as you are packing your shopping bags into the trunk.
They both start wiping your windshield with a rag and Windex, with their boobs almost falling out of their skimpy T- shirts. It is impossible not to look.
When you thank them and offer them a tip, they say 'No' and instead ask you for a ride to McDonalds. You agree and they get in the back seat. On the way to McDonalds, they start undressing. Then one of them climbs over into the front seat and starts crawling all over you, while the other one steals your wallet.
I had my wallet stolen December 4th, 9th, 10th, twice on the 15th, 17th, 20th, 24th & 29th.Also January 2nd, 4th, twice on the 8th, 16th, three times last Saturday and very likely again this upcoming weekend.
So tell your friends to be careful!!
P.S. Wal-Mart has wallets on sale for 2.99 each.
_____________________
Why women should not take men shopping
After I retired, my wife insisted that I accompany her on her trips to Target. Unfortunately, like most men, I found shopping boring and preferred to get in and get out. Equally unfortunate, my wife is like most women-she loved to browse. Yesterday my dear wife received the following letter from the local Target.
Dear Mrs. Johnson,
Over the past six months, your husband has
caused quite a commotion in our store. We cannot tolerate this behavior and have
been forced to ban both of you from the store. Our complaints against your
husband, Mr. Johnson, are listed below and are documented by our video
surveillance cameras.
1. June 15: Took 24 boxes of condoms and randomly put them in other people's carts when they weren't looking.
2. July 2 : Set all the alarm clocks in housewares to go off at 5-minute intervals.
3. July 7: He made a trail of tomato juice on the floor leading to the women's restroom.
4. July 19: Walked up to an employee and told her in an official voice, 'Code 3 in Housewares. Get on it right away. This caused the employee to leave her assigned station and receive a reprimand from her Supervisor that in turn resulted with a union grievance, causing management to lose time and costing the company money.
5. August 4: Went to the Service Desk and tried to put a bag of M&Ms on layaway.
6. August 14: Moved a 'CAUTION - WET FLOOR' sign to a carpeted area.
7. August 15: Set up a tent in the camping department and told the children shoppers he'd invite them in if they would bring pillows and blankets from the bedding department to which twenty children obliged.
8. August 23: When a clerk asked if they could help him he began crying and screamed, 'Why can't you people just leave me alone?' EMTs were called.
9. September 4: Looked right into the security camera and used it as a mirror while he picked his nose.
10. September 10: While handling guns in the hunting department, he asked the clerk where the antidepressants were.
11. October 3: Darted around the store suspiciously while loudly humming the 'Mission Impossible' theme.
12. October 6: In the auto department, he practiced his 'Madonna look' by using different sizes of funnels.
13. October 18: Hid in a clothing rack and when people browsed through, yelled 'PICK ME! PICK ME!'
14. October 21: When an announcement came over the loud speaker, he assumed a fetal position and screamed 'OH NO! IT'S THOSE VOICES AGAIN!'
And last, but not least:
15. October 23: Went into a fitting room, shut the door, waited awhile, then yelled very loudly, 'Hey! There's no toilet paper in here.' One of the clerks passed out.
Thank You.
Sunday, February 15, 2009
Trouble brewing in San Diego
First thing in the morning, got my coffee, am happily vaping my ecig, checking my Email and browsing thru local news. Came across this little jem:
http://www3.signonsandiego.com/stories/2009/feb/15/1m15noise224854-neighbors-locked-dispute-over-nois/?metro
Started reading it and almost abandoned it cause it sounded like a boring neighbor dispute, but toward the end it got interesting. What do you think of this little tidbit of information that came from interviews with city officials:
“Budget cuts have eliminated a public information clerk and three compliance officers from Neighborhood Code Compliance, leaving it with two clerks and three compliance officers.
As a result, the department curtailed certain kinds of enforcement and now lists 14 complaints that won't result in any action. Last year, the list was half as long.
…the focus is now on the most serious code issues involving health and safety“ (1)
Whoa, I can see where that could lead. If they won’t come out for noise complaints, things could get out of hand. The fall-out could be disastrous.
Can you imagine the increase of loud parties going on into the wee hours of the morning. Bleary eyed people - that still have a job - getting into their vehicles heading to work., their concentration and reaction time down to less than half of normal. I see pile-ups in the future.
How about the reaction of cranky, sleep deprived people. Tempers will flare. Noise disputes could escalate from over the fence shouting matches to shovels and tire irons.
On the other hand, this does give us the opportunity of turning on the hose and flooding the neighbor’s yard, put up strobe lights directed toward the neighbor’s bedroom, put up outdoor speakers broadcasting our favorite Swiss yodeling mixes - earsplitting volume of course, how else would we be able to enjoy it inside our sound proofed home??
Who’s going to stop us from doing that?? As long as we keep to the health and safety code, there won't be any repercussions. The only thing we would have to worry about is the slightly off survivalist down the block, you know, .... the one with the loaded shotgun hanging in the entryway.
(1) San Diego Union Tribune, Feb 15, 2009 by Matthew T. Hall, Staff Writer
http://www3.signonsandiego.com/stories/2009/feb/15/1m15noise224854-neighbors-locked-dispute-over-nois/?metro
Started reading it and almost abandoned it cause it sounded like a boring neighbor dispute, but toward the end it got interesting. What do you think of this little tidbit of information that came from interviews with city officials:
“Budget cuts have eliminated a public information clerk and three compliance officers from Neighborhood Code Compliance, leaving it with two clerks and three compliance officers.
As a result, the department curtailed certain kinds of enforcement and now lists 14 complaints that won't result in any action. Last year, the list was half as long.
…the focus is now on the most serious code issues involving health and safety“ (1)
Whoa, I can see where that could lead. If they won’t come out for noise complaints, things could get out of hand. The fall-out could be disastrous.
Can you imagine the increase of loud parties going on into the wee hours of the morning. Bleary eyed people - that still have a job - getting into their vehicles heading to work., their concentration and reaction time down to less than half of normal. I see pile-ups in the future.
How about the reaction of cranky, sleep deprived people. Tempers will flare. Noise disputes could escalate from over the fence shouting matches to shovels and tire irons.
On the other hand, this does give us the opportunity of turning on the hose and flooding the neighbor’s yard, put up strobe lights directed toward the neighbor’s bedroom, put up outdoor speakers broadcasting our favorite Swiss yodeling mixes - earsplitting volume of course, how else would we be able to enjoy it inside our sound proofed home??
Who’s going to stop us from doing that?? As long as we keep to the health and safety code, there won't be any repercussions. The only thing we would have to worry about is the slightly off survivalist down the block, you know, .... the one with the loaded shotgun hanging in the entryway.
(1) San Diego Union Tribune, Feb 15, 2009 by Matthew T. Hall, Staff Writer
Saturday, February 14, 2009
How to Start
How does one start a new blog? I don't have the faintest idea. So, let's just do what comes natural....HEY YOU, LISTEN UP!!!!
I just might have something interesting to say - or not - maybe I'll just be rambling, or maybe I'll relate what I came across while surfing the net. Don't have too much else to do, being unemployed, 3 webstores with lots of lookers but no buyers, 1 website where only the freebies seem to attract attention. So, what to do.....surf, surf, surf.
You never know what you come across. I found a lot of free pictures and graphics, all public domain or creative commons. Like http://public-domain.zorger.com/ , http://www.pdclipart.org/ , http://karenswhimsy.com/public-domain-images/ , just some I came across while searching for new ideas for picture bead patterns. Of course I won't share the best ones, those are mine......mine.....mine....
I just might have something interesting to say - or not - maybe I'll just be rambling, or maybe I'll relate what I came across while surfing the net. Don't have too much else to do, being unemployed, 3 webstores with lots of lookers but no buyers, 1 website where only the freebies seem to attract attention. So, what to do.....surf, surf, surf.
You never know what you come across. I found a lot of free pictures and graphics, all public domain or creative commons. Like http://public-domain.zorger.com/ , http://www.pdclipart.org/ , http://karenswhimsy.com/public-domain-images/ , just some I came across while searching for new ideas for picture bead patterns. Of course I won't share the best ones, those are mine......mine.....mine....
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