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So many abused dog stories have sad endings especially when it involves pit bulls. Here's a puppy who made it against all odds, thanks to some pretty wonderful people.
I love happy endings.
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger plans to sign an executive order next week that will temporarily reduce pay for more than 200,000 state workers to the federal minimum wage of $6.55 per hour to preserve cash in the midst of a month-long budget standoff, according to a draft copy of the order obtained by The Bee.
"It also is likely to have a serious political effect on lawmakers, who will feel the heat from public employee unions."
And there's the real reason because no one can get by with their pay cut to federal min. wage. What's worse, they can't try to pick up side work because they'd have to do their full time jobs for the min. wage.
The worst crisis previously lasted 64 days with the then Gov. issuing (I shit you not) IOUs to workers (a practice now deemed illegal).
What's worse about this, employees potentially wouldn't get money back. So if it were done for two weeks during the crisis, they're simply out that money.
The order, which would take effect for the August pay period, envisions that state workers would be paid their full back salaries once a budget is signed.
The order 'envisions' that people would get back pay...but there's no guarantee of it. Meanwhile, while banks back in the 1990s had issues with the IOUs, creditors today are certainly going to have more issue with a lack of even that. I doubt I can tell my mortgage provider that our state is in a budget crisis and wouldn't they mind waiting a few months because we might get back pay...
If it happens, we have some savings. I have my car which is a mustang convertible and always can be sold for a good chunk of change. Worst case scenario, we have family and friends who could help too. We could float long enough to survive.
We're lucky. Lots of people in California won't be so lucky if this shit happens. There are people with families that will lose their homes over this political horseshit.
I'll do them even better next time.
Stuff I'll do differently:
-smaller potatoes
-thicker slices
-make sure EVERY slice gets spiced
-get full leaf parsley (bought the wrong shit)
-check date on thyme (eek) and all herbs
-use sea salt instead of kosher (and use a little more maybe)
-MOAR PEPPER (but not too much more...I used a lot)
-less butter (wish it was easy to thin slice it and let it melt on, that would be ideal)
I also would try this with some onion salt, or perhaps some chives baked on
Perfect for red meat dinners, would be okay with chicken too, but it's kinda a 'heavy' potato if that makes sense.
And is zomg good. Then again most recipes are zomg good if you use fresh herbs.
They were also a tad bit oily but I think I overused the olive oil. They'd almost do better on a rack where they oil could drain thru. /shrug. Wouldn't be bad to use a lower calorie olive oil...if they make such a thing.
A really great blog called Wordsoup. Has a lot of things I've seen, but the things I haven't are absolute gems. It had me at Doppleganger fucking. (Yes, I would. Wouldn't you?! Would it be masturbation? I think not unless there was some sort of mind to mind link...)
57 Things We Know Because We Game
I'm going to translate this as "Fucking Alien Tourists"...(I have no idea what it really says)
Great interview in Playboy 1964 with Ayn Rand (yes some people do read the damn thing for the articles). I also COMPLETELY agree with her assessment of Faulkner, the fucking hack.
Fantabulous article on how to take pictures of people with your camera. Please, for the love of whatever you hold sacred...go read it. Should be mandatory for everyone who takes pictures of themselves for MySpace.
City of Ember:
"A 35 acre subterranean Cold War City that lies 100 feet beneath Corsham. Built in the late 50s this massive city complex was designed by Government personnel in the event of a nuclear strike. A former Bath stone quarry the city, code named Burlington, was to be the site of the main Emergency Government War Headquarters - the hub of the Country's alternative seat of power outside London."
- Mood:whimsical
And also saved behind the cut, for myself. Geez I write too much about some things...
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The goggles on Dr. Horrible, they're the ones I bought to steampunk modify. Mwhaha.
Beats the price of a new one. And I'm glad they moved the stuff and carried it out, it's like 32 inches box unit and heavy.
DING! I just unlocked ...
World of Warcraft’s achievements system will launch with more than 500 individual achievements covering every aspect of gameplay, including world exploration, PvE, PvP, professions, and character development; from the purely whimsical to the truly epic, there will be something for everyone. Some achievements come with in-game rewards such as tabards, vanity pets, and titles. All of these rewards are purely cosmetic and just for fun, but you’ll certainly stand out when you proudly display them.
And don’t fret about running out of achievements anytime soon. The list is easily expandable, so you can expect additional achievements with each new World of Warcraft content update.
- Mood:The hammer is my penis...
They were upfront about that though.
So we'll see, if it's under $100 then repairing it is worth it. Hopefully it's a quick turn around time since Al is unhappy with the lack of television in his life.
Me? I can live without it.
So I called. I thought maybe there was something I could adjust if it wasn't (and should be).
Their immediate response?
"We'll replace it immediately"
Um, what?
"We'll replace it immediately"
My 'new' new kindle will be here Friday at the latest. I can use that box to ship back the old kindle, at their expense, so sorry etc. It will probably avoid problems if I deactivate this one before sending it back just in case...and once I activate my new new one, my entire library will be uploaded immediately, so sorry for the trouble.
Granted, for as much money as I spent, I'd expect good service and all, but color me impressed. Hopefully the new new one doesn't have any button issues. And these button issues on this one, they're just slightly wonky. (But enough to drive someone like me batshit in a short span of time heh).
I <3 kindle.
I'm absolutely in love with the kindle. I've renamed mine Miranda (for now).
It is one of the best things I have ever had.
Only one complaint, the upper right hand button isn't flush and so if my finger rubs it, it feels very wonky. I'll be contacting Amazon to make sure the button isn't damaged somehow.
The box it came in was half crushed (gogo UPS) but the packaging inside is genius and it protected the kimble. I love the box it came in, it was really cool. I'll take pics of that later. It has a nice leather case you can put it inside, and reading it is just like reading a book.
The only drawback initially is that when you turn a page you get a page 'flash' (all to back, text goes grey for a second as it 'turns'). This is super annoying for the first two hours. So much so that there's FAQs online assuring people that it's a "feature" and cannot be shut off.
After a few hours, you no longer see it, your brain finally learns to tune it out. I can make the text any size I want. Since there's no lighting in the unit (something I thought sucked at first, but realize now is BRILLIANT) I don't have to fuck with lighting the unit, I simply adjust the light of the room like I would with ANY REAL BOOK.
I have an LED book light which clamps onto the kindle coming in a week, it has rave reviews too. I've purchased two old favorites so far, and those two books will be released.
And you can pop memory cards in and out, so I can manage a virtual library that way, or via hard drive and USB cord.
Oh...it also has a feature for audiobooks (So I can xfer my entire audiobook library over too) and music. So you can listen to music in the background while reading. So it's also an mp3 player.
And I can access my google homepage, which means I can do quite a bit on the net, without any hacks.
I'm in love.
No.
It's Kindle.
The name amuses me, like kindling, like burning books, etc.
But I still feel stupid for not remembering the name of something I blew so much cash on. *headdesk*
Mine should arrive later today.
Sparky Marie's (Noble Pig's) Smokin' Red Roasted Potatoes
8-9 large red potatoes (about 7-9 ounces each)
6 Tablespoons extra virgin olive oil*
Salt*
Pepper*
Smoked paprika (regular is fine too)*
1/4 cup butter (1/2 a stick), melted
Dried Tarragon*
Fresh flat-leaf parsley, chopped*
Fresh thyme, chopped*
Place each potato in the bowl of a wooden spoon. Using a very sharp knife slice each potato until the knife cannot cut further. This will give you the characteristic sliced look.
After slicing place the potatoes on a microwave safe dish and cover with wax paper. Cook on high for 12 minutes or until they are easily pierced with a fork.
Place the potatoes on a baking sheet and drizzle with extra virgin olive oil, trying carefully to include each slice. Sprinkle each potato with salt, pepper and smoked paprika (regular is fine too). Place in a 450 degree oven for 23 minutes or until golden brown.
Once removed from the oven melt a 1/4 cup butter and drizzle over each potato. Top with tarragon, parsley and thyme.
*Quantities used for this recipe will vary depending on how much you want to put on each potato.
These potatoes can also be made with other fresh herbs. Use whatever you like, the possibilities are endless.
Enjoy!
I ordered a Kimble. I feel like an utter consumer whore, and it was hard to spend so much money on something like that.
But I plan to get rid of my paperbacks and some of my hardbacks to save space. So my first purchases on Kimble will be 'cannot live without titles' that I always MUST own. Which are many Heinlein books, among others. Each time I buy one, the cooresponding book will be set free.
To wit my husband incredulously wondered just how much space the Kimble has!
What finally sold me on it? Wikipedia access for free, forever. Fuck yeah. Between that, book downloads in minutes, and pretty much any newspaper I'd want to subscribe to, it's a slice o' heaven.
The naysayers can scream the iphone and the like are better, I don't care. I really like this technology and have wanted it for a long time now. Plus they dropped the price $50, which also nudged me further. And I can take it back east which is a biggie.
And apparently it's also a boon to people with arthritis. I get palsy in my hands from my medication sometimes (not a biggie, it goes away pretty quickly) but between that and the KD pain I had for years, I know how debilitating it can be. My mom has arthritis in her hands, so I'm going to introduce her to the Kimble and see if that is better for her. If so I'll get her one for Xmas.
SRSLY
YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED
http://www.vintagepornvideos.net/
It's like a Family Ties orgy in there.
EDITED TO ADD:
Someone couldn't figure out how it was funny. So I 'shopped out the naughty bits of this image. How is this not hysterical?!
Do you need a caption? Okay...
"Sheila was happy to let Jim try out his Do It Yourself Pap Smear Kit"
Not edgy enough? Hmm...Replace "Pap Smear" with "abortion".
Remember me bragging about buying
And I've now turned the top of my computer into a tableau of horror! Here's the promised pics. Sorry it's a shitty cell phone picture because I suck.
I am now Queen of the Vicodin, my least favorite thing on the planet. And everything is annoying the everliving fuck out of me. I tried to play some Indiana Jones Wii Lego, and started bitching at Al constantly for not moving his little Lego guy FAST ENOUGH OH MY FUCKING GOD C'MON MOVE...DO YOU NOT SEE THE POISON ARROWS FLYING? GOD!
Then I turned my Indy around and beat him to death.
No I'm not kidding.
Al has left the house to go get me an offering of In and Out to appease the Angry Mar-Mar. Hopefully eating will make me feel better, sometimes it does. But I think I'm in for a shitty couple of days with the head pain, plus the fun side symptoms of diamox increase.
PS: People who called, I'm not dead I'm just turning off my cell 90% of the time.
