Archive for July, 2004

The chain reaction to a new fridge

We are in need desire of a bigger fridge.  Our current one is 10 years old in August.  Since our income was limited we purchased the smallest one with an ice maker.  Now our income is not so restrictive (plus a recent bonus doesn’t hurt). We are now getting the biggest baddest one in town. […]

Saturday, July 31st, 2004

I am a dead beat!

I learned today that I am a dead beat, thanks to the 2nd smartest manmike.   Check out his latest post on debt.
As a general rule, if I post on a similar subject a few times and expect to have more in the future, I create a category.  In honor of Mike of miniluv and Eat […]

Saturday, July 31st, 2004

The ordeal goes on……

Me hubby suggested that we go ahead and put the freezer in the garage and let it drain out there, instead of empting a bowl every 10 minutes.  So we head to the In-laws to get the dolly and thier truck.  The girls stay with them while we go back.  Freezer is out after moving […]

Saturday, July 31st, 2004

Amen, sister!

A must read!
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Tuesday, July 27th, 2004

Review of RSS Aggregator Tools

Purpose:  To find a good RSS Blog Aggregator within my tool requirements and guidelines.  There were many news aggregators out there, but they did not work with blogs.
SharpReader - Works with all versions of RSS, very easy to install and use.   Will autodetect rss feed.
Amphetadesk - Bleh!  Not very easy to figure out, did not like the […]

Tuesday, July 27th, 2004

Another reason why I had a deprived childhood (updated)

(Original post on July 24, 2004 - update at bottom)
I will NEVER forgive my Mother for cutting my hair short in the second grade.  It does not matter that I am very tender headed and cried like a banchee everytime she brushed my hair.  She should have bucked up and coped with it!Â
Yesterday, I realized what […]

Tuesday, July 27th, 2004

You had what?!?!?!?!

Planned Parenthood is selling t-shirts that say “I had an abortion.”Â
“They have finally arrived! Planned Parenthood is proud to offer yet another t-shirt in our new social fashion line: ‘I Had an Abortion’ fitted T-shirts are now available. These soft and comfortable fitted tees assert a powerful message in support of women’s rights. Order […]

Monday, July 26th, 2004

What is a RSS Aggregator?

I was going to put this in my own words, but a professional writer, Ryan Singel of Wired News, has done a great job.  I am currently testing Sharp Reader since it is free and has good referals from other websites.  I had heard of RSS but had not looked into it until Dana from Note […]

Sunday, July 25th, 2004

How I Review Tools

Review Rules and Guidelines

5/5/10 Rules

I only look at the first 5 google pages
I should be able to figure out if it meets my requirements on thier website in 5 minutes or less.
I should be able to download, install, and configure in 10 minutes or less.

The tool should be free or really cheap.
If […]

Sunday, July 25th, 2004

Eat The Lettuce

Dana (my inspiration to start my blog) and Mike (the second smartest man in the world) have started a joint blog called “And Then I Will Eat The Lettuce!” If the saying is two heads is better than one, then with those two heads, we should get three plus!!!!
On a sad note, Mike’s site miniluv […]

Saturday, July 24th, 2004