Archive for November, 2005
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Fall Fashion Tip
Oldest and Youngest may have a clue on this fall’s fashion trend – layers.
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(vw bug on Dec 2, 2005 8:06 PM) Layers work for me!
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That’s how many emails I had in my work email account. We had a virus get into our network and it caused many problems and multiple notifications of these problems. (There has got to be a better word than multiple.) I ended up working from home today since it came to a head around the time I should have been on the road. Can’t do much in a car.
I did not have the problem figured out at 1:00 am last night so I slept for a few hours until our morning shift comes in at 3:30 am. Wooo hooo! The guy who calls has a DJ voice and can be very calming.
By the time we figured it out and had the problem under control, I would have only been in the office for 3 hours since the girls had a dentist appointment. So I worked the rest of the day at home.
Now I am off to take Youngest fufill her sleeping stuffed animal request and then slide into bed with my soft quilt on me. And sleep.
Sigh.
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Workforce Safety – not for kids or weak stomachs!
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(PrimoDonna on Nov 28, 2005 9:40 PM) The first two were funny. I didn’t even get a fourth of the way through the video. Yuck!!!
Wooo hoooo!
Here are some recent posts that I like:
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(PrimoDonna on Nov 27, 2005 8:07 PM) I like your new header!
Review of "Chicken Little"
When it comes to kids movies, I am very easy to please. And this one did not let me down. Great story, good adult jokes, great soundtrack, and characters that you grow to love. My Mom and Dad went with us – hubby and girls. I heard everyone laughing at some point in the movie.
I had read a review with some concern over preschoolers and a scary sceen, but my girls watch Teen Titans and few other “battle” shows, so it was not anything new to them. They were fine, but anyone under 3 may need some hand holding.
If I had the chance to go again, I would. A definate future DVD buy.
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Barely a Pre-Game Summary – Texas A&M
Presenting this week’s PreGame Summary for the Novices. Tomorrow, Texas plays Texas A&M in College Station, TX. Every year we play them the day after Thanksgiving.
Mascot: American Border Collie. Reveille, the first lady of Aggieland, is the official mascot of Texas A&M University. She is the highest ranking member of the Corps of Cadets, and she is a Five-Star General.
All Reveille’s are buried at the north end of their stadium where they can see the score board.
Members of this school are nicknames “The Aggies”, since they are know to be an agricultural school.
Colors: Maroon and White
Location: College Station, TX. The roads into this town are only two lanes. TWO. LANES.
Main Rival: Texas. They pretty much hate Texas.
Unique Tradions/Misc: Tradition should be an Aggie’s middle name. Every Freshman is required to take a class be brainwashed on the school and it’s tradtions. They even have a Tradions Council. All tradtions listed here.
Thumbs Up is their hand symbol.
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Misc: The Head Coach, Dennis Franchione, made many enemies when he came to A&M. I found this article explaining the controversy behind his move. Text below quoted from it.
Everyone was deflated a few months later when the NCAA pounded the program for misdeeds by Franchione’s predecessor: a two-year bowl ban, 21 scholarship cuts over three seasons, five years’ probation — and threats of more.
But Franchione stood strong. He vowed to last through it and convinced players to stay; not one transferred. The school showed its appreciation by offering a 10-year extension reportedly worth $15 million, even though Franchione had four years left on his original contract.
He never signed the new deal, but nobody seemed to care — especially not once the Tide started rising. By mid-November they were 9-2, ranked No. 9 and had already clinched the best record in the SEC West.
Then, as Alabama was preparing for Auburn, reports surfaced that A&M was going to fire R.C. Slocum, the winningest coach in school history, and hire Franchione. Franchione called the notion “idiotic” and indicated he’d sign the extension soon.
He continued denying interest all the way until boarding a private jet bound for College Station on Dec. 5.
Franchione left for an interview and never came back, not even to say goodbye to his players. He told them via video teleconference, a final act of betrayal that powerful booster Lee Roy Jordan, a former star linebacker for Alabama and the Dallas Cowboys, calls “the biggest complaint we have.”
Franchione insists he “always cared deeply about the players.” That’s about as in-depth as he’s willing to get on the issue.
“No matter what I say, I’ll end up on the negative side,” Franchione said. Later, he added, “When you make a move, there are a lot of things that not everybody understands or sees. You have to know that and not let it bother you. I never let it bother me.”
Good thing, because the backlash was severe.
A Birmingham radio station let fans torch, chop and mangle Franchione bobblehead dolls. Newspapers ridiculed him for false promises and for having touted loyalty, honesty and accountability on his Web site.
Part of the venom was because Alabama had never been jilted like this. Franchione’s two-year tenure was the shortest since 1910. He was only the second coach since 1930 to leave for another college.
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Famous Players: None of note.
Spread:-28 (If you bet with a spread on Texas, they have beat A&M by 28 points for you to win.)
How they have been playing: They are currently have 5 wins and 5 losses.
What we have to watch for: We need to avoid injuries and turn overs.
My Comments: The Aggies take their traditions very seriously. Below are stories:
The most notorious incident involving a Corps of Cadets member and a visitor came in October 1981, when senior Greg Hood wielded his saber at an SMU cheerleader on the field after a 27-7 Aggies loss on Halloween. Picture here.
On a very sad note, there is this story.
There are many other stories, but we would be here forever. When I asked my husband what he would tell someone who did not know about A&M about the school in general, he replied with one word: cult.
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(MICHAEL MANNING on Nov 26, 2005 12:53 PM) How well I remember reporting that on radio with Curt Lewis. Quite sad. I didn’t think their solution was safe enough eiher. But good to see how spirited you are!
(GradualDazzle on Nov 26, 2005 11:06 PM) Although I am not and never will be a Longhorn fan (God bless you, Amy, I love you, but we’re never going to see eye-to-eye on college football so it’s probably better left undiscussed) (Boomer Sooner), I do see your point about A&M being cult-like. It’s definitely a culture all its own.
(Antonio on Jan 20, 2006 10:32 PM) A&M is full of tradition indeed. I never once took a “Class” at A&M to show me any of them. I learned them all from my grandfather, father, uncles and cousins. It is no wonder they call them traditions, because they are! I am proud of Texas A&M and the unity they have brought to the school and my family. It looks like you are talking out of anger and, well, almost JEALOUSY. At least we don’t proud ourselves in being wierd, because let me tell you, that is all that you will see at t.u.
On the other hand, I congragulate you guys on your national title. But you know what they say, the bigger they are, the bigger they fall. From ‘84 to ‘94, A&M won 10 of the 11 games. From ‘95 to ‘05 t.u. won 9 of the 11 games. We are just in a fluctuation. Our time will come. ON the other hand, your time is past so I hope you enjoyed it!
Happy Thanksgiving!
Happy Thanksgiving to everyone!!!
We are heading over to my anti-MIL with my parents to gobble, gobble, gobble! I am thankful that all my family will be together today. Even my brother and his new girlfriend. Wooo hooo!
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(Sissy on Nov 24, 2005 1:17 PM) Have a fun and festive Thanksgiving!!
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Feedback Please
For the past month or so, I tried to get a side business going. I did not put much into it and things out of my control helped it fizzle out. I am looking to make just a few extra dollars to fund getting my nails done on a regular basis and paying for Weight Watcher meetings.
And I keep coming back to blog design. I am working on someone’s site now who mentioned I should make it a business. Since I can’t do it full time and would find it somewhat difficult to deal with alot of volume and hard deadlines, I was thinking of going with the “cheap pricing but you get it when it is done” business model. Not that it would take 3 months to get a design done, but if something comes up with my family and day job, it will come first.
My pricing would be something like this:
$ 25: Basic Blog: Includes graphics, section headers, basic template customization
$ 15: Graphics only: Headers and section headers
$ 10: Header Only
I would offer additional services like install plugins, major cutomization, or anything special at rates similiar to above depending on the task.
Looking at other blogs designers, their services range from $50 to $200. I also don’t think I am at the level to charge those prices. Not yet! But my target is the casual blogger who just wants a nice blog that is personal.
What do you think? Would you consider it cheap? To those I have worked on before, would you have paid the prices above or just dealt with the blog you had? Any feedback would be appreciated!
Note to those bloggers I am currently helping, don’t worry, I won’t ask for money. Just mulling it over.
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(Sissy on Nov 23, 2005 9:26 PM) I thought you should have done this a long time ago!
(Ben Myers on Nov 27, 2005 7:19 PM) Hi Amy. Personally, I would have happily paid these prices for your work on my blog, and I would have considered it a real bargain. So I reckon it’s an excellent idea. Let me know if you decide to go ahead with this as a business venture, and I’ll give it a plug on my blog.
Hubby Vacation = Variety
This week my daughter is out of Kindergarten and my husband has taken vacation. He will be staying home with both the girls. I opted to not take vaction since we went live with an application I have been working on last week. Still some loose ends.
How much variety could a vacationing hubby bring? More than usual. Since we carpool to take advantage of the HOV (High Occupancy Vehicle) Lane (and savings on gas), I will not be able to do so this week. And I heard blow up dolls don’t work. But even if it did, I would not take that route since it is not a direct route to my office. (Trust me on this one and I don’t feel like explaining it.)
So I drive a different route. And I get FULL control of the radio!!!! FULL!!!! I can listen to my CDs! Or the yacky talk show I like. Or maybe even one of the kid’s music CDs!!! Wooo hoooo!
Since we don’t have to get the girls to school before our trek into work, I get to sleep in!!! A whole 30 minutes. Doesn’t make up for the naps that I usually take while my hubby is driving, but I will cope.
Variety, here I come!!!
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(PrimoDonna on Nov 21, 2005 6:02 AM) I like full control of the radio too! Enjoy listening to what you want to hear, but don’t take a nap. Ha, ha, ha!
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