Check out this site that allows you to remotely control holiday lights and watch them dance! The man is raising money to fight Celiac disease, since his children suffer from the illness. Donate to the organization and have some fun with the lights.
“Twitter” is 2009 Word of the Year December 1, 2009
Via Guy Kawasaki’s awesome blog at AllTop, Holy Kaw!, which features lots of fun news items. The Global Language Monitor has named “Twitter” the top word of 2009. I fell in love with Twitter this past summer and I have been expressing myself in 140-character blurbs ever since! I have the twidget app on my Android G1 and it makes tweeting and following tweets so simple. For my computer I use TweetDeck, another awesome app that allows for duplication to Facebook and other social networking sites. Twitter is the bomb (to borrow an expression from the 90s)!
Other big words include Obama, healthcare, stimulus, hadron, and unemployed. Linguists and verbophiles should check out the article here.
Surprised Kitty made me LOL! December 1, 2009
I literally laughed till I cried, and I re-played the video over and over, laughing at this adorable kitten with its little white paws and wide eyes. If you need a happiness boost, this is it!
Adorable-ness! October 25, 2009
So Thursday night I was sitting on the couch watching Jeopardy! and I saw a little critter creeping up to my storm door. At first I thought it was a squirrel since they tend to frequent my front yard area. BUt when I stood up to investigate I realized it was an adorable puppy! I went out and brought her in. She was shaking and cowering, but didn’t make a peep when I picked her up. She looks to be about 2 months old and is a cinnamon brown color. I think she is some kind of Pitt Bull mix. Lucky (my Lab) loves her, but I can’t keep her. I made her a bed in a box with an old towel and she has been happy eating Lucky’s organic dog food. Please help me find her a good home before I fall in love with her!
For once I don’t give a crap about Sarah Palin October 23, 2008
Everyone is all up in arms, making a big to-do over Sarah muy expensivo wardrobe makeover. I know, I know…don’t use our valuable publicly-funded campaign dinero to buy Armani suits. Whatevs. I don’t care what she wears. Gee, if she weren’t in the national spotlight all the time, she might go back to wearing bear-skin coats or hats made from wolves or something like that. But seriously, I really don’t care how much money she spends on her clothes or what she is wearing. If this is all people have to criticize her for, they should focus on other things. I mean, let’s criticize her for forcing rape victims in Alaksa to pay for their own rape kits, or for her desire to see a constitutional amendment banning gay marriage, or for shooting wolves from helicoptors or taking her kids all over the country and charging their travel to Alaska taxpayers. But leave the woman’s wardrobe alone. Jeez!
Presidential Debate Bingo October 15, 2008
Watch tonight’s debate at 9:00 pm EST and pay close attention!! Use this Debate BINGO card and see what you come up with! (I’m testing my scanner so I apologize if it looks wonky.) bingo card
Poverty Effects us All October 15, 2008
This is a really simple, yet powerful video that demonstrates how important girls are in the world. We can make a difference, we do make a difference. Let’s stand up and support each other. Girl Power!!
Milk October 15, 2008
I can’t wait to see this movie!! I got teary-eyed watching the trailer. Enjoy!!
I’m BAD! October 15, 2008
Today is Blog Action Day. In celebration, I am going to try to concentrate my posts on changing the things that we have control over. The biggest and most important person each of us has control over is ourselves. As Michael Jackson said, “I’m gonna make a change for once in my life….Gonna make a difference, gonna make it right.”
So how can we make a difference? For one thing, each and every American can vote on November 4th. We’re talking a mere three weeks away, people! In many states, early voting has already begun. So if you are registered (of course you are, right?) get out and vote early to save time on Election Day. There will be long lines on this historic Tuesday, so we want to make everything as efficient as possible. One way to do that is to vote early!
And when you vote, think about the candidates you are voting for. Think about what they stand for, what they support. Don’t just toe the party line and pull the “Democrat” or “Republican” lever. Does she support choice for women? Does he support gay rights? Does she support diplomatic relations with other countries? Does he believe in health care for everyone?
If you live in one of the states with initiatives on the ballot regarding gay marriage, please consider your sisters, brothers, children, friends, and acquaintances who want equal rights. We just want the same rights as everybody else to have legal protection via marriage. Marriage affords many automatic rights to couples, such as inheritance and financial rights, immigration rights, visitation rights, and many others. Why deny people these rights when they love someone? The “family” as Americans see it has changed and evolved over the centuries, and now we are in the 21st century. We embrace interracial couples, we support women working outside the home as well as stay-at-home-dads, let’s continue to support families by making sure that all families enjoy the protections and freedoms that straight families currently do. Vote NO on Proposition 8, Californians (even the Govenator is opposed to this measure)!
We can also strive to be nicer to each other. Let us all help our friends in need. The economy is not the greatest right now, and we may all be facing tough times this holiday season, but if we stick together and support one another, we can do great things! Be nice to your spouse, boyfriend, children, pets, and neighbors. Send a sympathy card or just a “thinking of you” e-mail. Remember our men and women- civilians and military- who are overseas working on behalf of our country. Keep in mind our educators who are here at home teaching our children. Be thankful for the beautiful fall weather and that we live in a country where everyone can vote and has a say in the governmental process. Recycle that Coke can instead of tossing it. Use less energy. Drink more water. Get a mammogram, HIV test, cholesterol test, or other health screening. Donate to your favorite cause. Think positively and reach out to others with a handshake and a smile. When you give a smile, you are guaranteed to get one back. That is a 100% return on your investment. Who can beat that?
When we become better individuals, we make the world a better place simply by being better, because “No man is an island, entire of itself; every man is a piece of the continent, a part of the main,” John Donne. So let’s look in the mirror and make a couple of small changes today. I’m going to take my advice from Michael.
Reading The Pictures: Citizen Anger, Pakistan slam, Michelle Love, And McCain As A Blur October 8, 2008
Ha ha. Check out the young guy in the tie from the second pic. He looks scared to death of McCain. “OMG, he’s standing right there!” My wife and I joked that if McCain had been standing that close to us speaking, we’d have a hard time containing our laughter.
More on Presidential Debates
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