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What the #%@$#!!

It's bad enough they have Uncle Sam touting foreclosed properties, but they gave him a British accent! www.hammerblock.com/ .

Hidden HP printer feature?

My HP PSC1210 inkjet was awfully low on black ink, couldn't much read the output... I took it out to see what number it was, OK, #56, unfortunately I couldn't find one anywhere, but I needed to print. Now. So I whacked the cartridge on the desk a few times and re-installed it. This time a message flashes by, something about "reserve mode"... And the printouts are coming out great. How much "reserve" ink have I wasted over the years? _

Dadgum Paypal

This just in; Dear PayPal Member, We've noticed suspicious activity coming from your paypal account. We have gone ahead and limited your account Well, I reckon it's for the best.

Before it starts...

A man came home from work, sat down in his favorite chair, turned on the TV, and said to his wife, "Quick. . . bring me a beer before it starts." She looked a little puzzled, but brought him a beer. When he finished it, he said, "Quick. . . bring me another beer. It's gonna start." This time she looked a little angry, but brought him a beer. When it was gone, he said, "Quick. . . another beer before it starts." "That's it!" She blows her top, "You bastard! You waltz in here, flop your fat ass down, don't even say hello to me and then expect me to run around like your slave. Don't you realize that I cook and clean and wash and iron all day long??" The husband sighed. "Oh crap! It's started."

CONSUMER WARNING: Best Buy Magazine Scam

I don't know if this is still going on, but Best Buy had a scam where cashiers were specifically instructed to lie to you and get recurrent-billing (extremely)overpriced magazine subscriptions for "Entertainment Weekly" among others to go on your credit or debit card. I personally stopped shopping there a long time ago because I didn't like the generally pissy attitude of the people that worked there, but this is much worse than that. Read on... http://www.theconglomerate.org/2005/07/update_on_best_.html
Here's a good reason not to do business on ebay, as if the astronomical fees and cumbersome, time-consuming processes, and the scam artists, weren't enough to put you off, now it's more kindegarten nonsense... (From skipmcgrath's Ebay newsletter at skipmcgrath.com) 1. Look Out --Report This Auction Has Arrived I have always been a big supporter of eBay's Trust & Safety group, but this is one policy I really hate. I warned you about this last month, but it is finally here. Earlier this year eBay announced its plans to make it easier for members to report possible listing violations. Starting the first week of April, every eBay listing will have a Report this Item link at the bottom of the listing page. Using this link will bypass eBay's normal Contact Us procedure, which is notoriously hard to navigate, and take you directly to a list of reasons why a listing needs to be brought to eBay's attention. This will make it far easier for all of the busybodies w...

TV Generation

Like it or not, we "Baby Boomers" are also "The TV Generation"... We have invited hundreds, maybe thousands of people into our homes via TV and radio. We sort of feel like they are family, and when people like Don Knotts pass away, we grieve... Someday Jerry Mathers (The "Beaver") will pass away, and then I will *really* feel old. There are a lot of cultural icons from the 60's and 70's who are getting up there in years, so brace yourself. I found a handy tool for answering that morbid "dead or alive" question. Because sometimes you just want to know who is just out of the limelight and who won't be coming down for breakfast. Here's the website. whosaliveandwhosdead.com The most recent entry is Gene Pitney. He sang overwrought pop hits of the 60's like "24 Hours from Tulsa". He passed away in a hotel room while on tour. I think he would have wanted it that way. . .

POPE HAS IT

THE POPE HAS THE BIRD FLU ... I understand he got it from one of the cardinals

Watch your clock Wednesday!

Don't know why this is so interesting to me, but, on Wednesday of this week, at two minutes and three seconds after 1:00 in the morning and in the afternoon, the time and date will be 01:02:03 04/05/06. I like that sort of thing. I almost crashed watching my car odometer go to 100,000 a few years ago. .