My π

Posted on March 14, 2013 by Mandie

I woke up this morning to view my Facebook feed and see the following image of my Dad. Happy, smoking a cigar in one of his favorite places, The Outer Banks. Today marks four years since I last saw him, and I miss him terribly.

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When Akismet Fails

Posted on October 29, 2012 by Mandie

Sometimes I like it when my spam filter is broken. If it worked 100% of the time, I would miss out on gems like this:

“My name is DR HOLY ENABUNENE and I am a Professional Traditional Spells Healer, specializing in the fields of Love, Money, Power, Success, Luck and Witch Craft. I can help you with any problem or wish that you might have.

I have more than 32 years experience in the field of Spell Casting / Spiritual Healing. Over the years I have worked for thousands of clients in more than 50 countries all over the world. My services are hugely in demand which is proof of the success I am achieving on a day to day basis. Continue reading →

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San Diego Fireworks Fail (With Videos)

Posted on July 5, 2012 by Mandie

Ever wonder what 18 minutes worth of fireworks in 15 seconds looks like?

San Diego Port authority‘ official statement: Continue reading →

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The First Gay Cookie Supper

Posted on June 26, 2012 by Mandie

Care to join us? There will be plenty of wine, pears and rainbow Oreos for all.

A word of advice to those vowing to never eat an Oreo again:

Might as well not stop at Oreo. There are plenty of other companies that support gay rights. I’ve included a handy dandy list for you here at the end of this post. Hope you aren’t too attached to your iPhone, Coke, Nike shoes, General Motors car or the world’s most popular search engine – Google.

It’s much easier to stop eating a cookie though.

List of Companies That Support Gay Rights

Allstate
Amazon
American Airlines
Apple
Applebee’s
Best Buy
Clorox
Coca-Cola
Costco
Delta Airlines
Ford
Gap
General Motors
Gerber Baby Products
Hilton Hotels
Home Depot
IMB
Levi’s
Marriot International
McDonald’s
Microsoft
Nationwide
Nike
Olive Garden
Pepsico
Proctor and Gamble
Red Lobster
Rite Aid
Sears
Southwest Airlines
Starbucks
State Farm
Target
United Airlines
UPS
Walgreens
Walt Disney Company

Source: Yahoo

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Digital Hoarding, Ron Paul and Expectations

Posted on June 7, 2012 by Mandie

Today I got lost in my email. As I drifted through the typographic sea of airline itineraries, PayPal receipts and words with friends, I came upon an email that made me thankful to be a lax email archiver/deleter.

Bring on the Digital Hoarding; I am hereby volunteering myself to star in first episode airing Spring 2055.

Below is an email I received from my Dad on September 22, 2008:

“Your mom has been busy downloading music on her new machine. She uses my computer to download the CD’s and transfer them to her new machine.

I got your note about Ron Paul and the bailouts. It’s a sad situation we all find ourselves in these days. Unfortunately a good number of CEO’s in leadership positions throughout the country are nothing more than immoral, unethical self centered vultures who have no consious thoughts about anything or anyone other than lining their own pockets. As far as they go, I hope whatever the government does they strip them of every single dime they think they have coming to them. I don’t think it would be a good idea to let the entire economy collapse, (no government involvement) as they used to do it in the days before the Great Depression, as Ron Paul pointed out in his piece. Just remember that in the days prior to 1930, a good number of people in the country either lived on or knew someone that had a farm. Most everyone still had access to food basics. Now days how many of us even know someone with a farm??? Also families used to live close to one another which reduced travelling to a minimum. Not so today. Continue reading →

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