Here is another item from the Lockergnome Windows Daily newsletter (This link is to the issue itself, just scroll down to the “Best Buy: Worst Policy” article under GnomeASSISTANT).

She informed me that Best Buy’s policy was not to match online pricing. I pointed out that this was a Best Buy price; she said that policy did not allow online price matching - even Best Buy’s lower price. I asked why, and again she said it was policy. She suggested that I return the original DVD player and order it through the Web page at the lower price for in-store pickup.

It seems I am not the only one who has had trouble with Best Buy… Who woulda known?

Something interesting from the Lockergnome Tech Specialist newsletter:

10 Words That Don’t Exist, But Should
Forwarded by Wayne Clark

AQUADEXTROUS (ak wa deks’trus) adj. Possessing the ability to turn the bathtub tap on and off with your toes.

CARPERPETUATION (kar’pur pet u a shun) n. The act, when vacuuming, of running over a string or a piece of lint at least a dozen times, reaching over and picking it up, examining it, then putting it back down to give the vacuum one more chance.

DISCONFECT (dis kon fekt’) v. To sterilize the piece of confection (lollipop) you dropped on the floor by blowing on it, assuming this will somehow ‘remove’ all the germs.

ELBONICS (el bon’iks) n. The actions of two people maneuvering for one armrest in a movie theater.

FRUST (frust) n. The small line of debris that refuses to be swept onto the dust pan and keeps backing a person across the room until he finally decides to give up and sweep it under the rug.

LACTOMANGULATION (lak’ to man gyu lay’ shun) n. Manhandling the “open here” spout on a milk container so badly that one has to resort to the ‘illegal’ side.

PEPPIER (peph ee ay’) n. The waiter at a fancy restaurant whose sole purpose seems to be walking around asking diners if they want fresh ground pepper.

PHONESIA (fo nee’ zhuh) n. The affliction of dialing a phone number and forgetting whom you were calling just as they answer.

PUPKUS (pup’kus) n. The moist residue left on a window after a dog presses its nose to it.

TELECRASTINATION (tel e kras tin ay’ shun) n. The act of always letting the phone ring at least twice before you pick it up, even when you’re only six inches away.

I have been working 16-19 hour days on a project that will be finished by tomorrow afternoon. WHEW… Finally… Right now, though, I am taking a break. I deserve it. While my projects compile and upload for further testing, I always read other blogs or news. Of course. Gretchen had a great one today, regarding an email she received about an excerpt from a children’s book. I am going to play along and post it here:

What’s in a name?

Use the third letter of your first name to determine your New first name:

a = poopsie
b = lumpy
c = buttercup
d = gidget
e = crusty
f = greasy
g = fluffy
h = cheeseball
i = chim-chim
j = stinky
k = flunky
l = booger
m = pinky
n = zippy
o = goober
p = doofus
q = slimy
r = loopy
s = snotty
t = tulefel
u = dorkey
v = squeezit
w = oprah
x = skipper
y = dinky
z = zsa-zsa

Use the second letter of your last name to determine the first half of your new last name:

a = diaper
b = toilet
c = giggle
d = burger
e = girdle
f = barf
g = lizard
h = waffle
i = cootie
j = monkey
k = potty
l = liver
m = banana
n = rhino
o = bubble
p = hamster
q = toad
r = gizzard
s = pizza
t = gerbil
u = chicken
v = pickle
w = chuckle
x = tofu
y = gorilla
z = stinker

Use the fourth letter of your last name to determine the second half of your New last name:

a = head
b = mouth
c = face
d = nose
e = tush
f = breath
g = pants
h = shorts
i = lips
j = honker
k = butt
l = brain
m = tushie
n = chunks
o = hiney
p = biscuits
q = toes
r = buns
s = fanny
t = sniffer
u = sprinkles
v = kisser
w = squirt
x = humperdinck
y = brains
z = juice

Thus, for example, George W. Bush’s new name is Goober Chickenshorts. Bill Clinton’s name is Booger Liverchunks.

…Remember that children laugh an average of 146 times a day, adults laugh an average of 4 times a day. Put more laughter in your life!

Uh Oh… Gidgets new name would be Gidget Diaper Buns (or Gidget Waffle Buns)

Intracerebral Hemorrhage (Intraparenchymal hemorrhage, or intracranial hematoma, ICH)

What is it? Intracerebral hemorrhage occurs when a diseased blood vessel within the brain bursts, allowing blood to leak inside the brain. (The name means within the cerebrum, or brain). The sudden increase in pressure within the brain can cause damage to the brain cells surrounding the blood. If the amount of blood increases rapidly, the sudden buildup in pressure can lead to unconsciousness or death. Intracerebral hemorrhage usually occurs in selected parts of the brain, including the basal ganglia, cerebellum, brainstem, or cortex.

What causes it? The most common cause of intracerebral hemorrhage is high blood pressure (hypertension). Since high blood pressure by itself often causes no symptoms, many people with intracranial hemorrhage are not aware that they have high blood pressure, or that it needs to be treated. Less common causes of intracerebral hemorrhage include trauma, infections, tumors, blood clotting deficiencies, and abnormalities in blood vessels (such as arteriovenous malformations).

Who gets it? Intracerebral hemorrhage occurs at all ages. The average age is lower than for ischemic stroke.

miracle

n 1: any amazing or wonderful occurrence 2: a marvellous event manifesting a supernatural act of God.

Slobokan prays.
God listens.
Slobokan asks God, “Sir, may we have another?”

Recently I have made several references to my Aunt Sandy here in my blog. In fact, without my nightly online chats with her I would not have “discovered” some of the interesting things I have blogged about. She always finds the kewl stuff to chat about.

Well, last night she had a massive stroke affecting the right side of her brain, and is in very serious condition. We won’t know the extent of the damage for a while but apparently the cat-scan does not leave much room for optimism.

The physical effects will be painfully obvious. And it is now time to strengthen her spirit.

You see, last year, after weeks of “acting strange”, she was admitted to the hospital. Apparently, her lungs were only working at 14% of capacity. Yes, she was a smoker, but that no longer matters. She was dying. The doctors told us she might live 6 months, if that. Her son moved his family from Maine to Nevada to be there for her. It’s been a year since then. She has had a wonderful time getting to know her grand-daughters (I know, she told me). She has had a wonderful time getting to know her daughter-in-law (I know, she told me). But most of all, she got the chance to be “mom” again to her only son, even if she was “like an invalid with an ornery streak” (I know, she told me). She loves her family, and WE LOVE HER (She knows, I told her).

The hell if a stroke is going to take her now!

Please say a prayer tonight for my Auntie, she could use the strengthening.

They want you to think they are peaceful. It’s easier to inflict your wrath on people who are unsuspecting. A colleague once told me, “Revenge is best served cold.”

They dress nice. They want to appear to be the “everyday” type. It’s easier to inflict your wrath on people who are unsuspecting. A colleague once told me, “Keep smiling, make them wonder what you are up to.”

They are people. Like you and me, they are people. They want to appear like peaceful pretty people. It’s easier to inflict your wrath on people who are unsuspecting. A colleague once told me, “You should alwa..” okay okay, there was no colleague. sheesh.

Hours after the morning attack in Godhra, police were still pulling charred bodies burnt beyond recognition out of the blackened carriage of the Sabarmati Express in western Gujarat state.

Fifty-seven people, mostly women and children, were killed when a trainload of Hindu activists was torched by a suspected Muslim mob in western India Wednesday, authorities said.

Peaceful? My ass. Pretty? Not very. People? Animals.

Things are looking good. It seems Utah is taking a stand against the nuke dump. WOOHOO!

Utah Senate Majority Whip Gene Davis, D-Salt Lake, sponsored the resolution predominantly because of the likelihood that nuclear waste will be temporarily stored on the Skull Valley Goshute Reservation as a result of the Yucca Mountain Project. “The West seems to be targeted the most,” Davis said. “We’ve got a lot of desert land, federal land and reservations, which they think is the best place to store nuclear waste.

It also seems that OTHER STATES might “Just say NO”.

Let’s hope so. Is that nuclear waste in your pocket or are you just green with envy?

Some people NEED TO LIGHTEN UP!

US comedian Jay Leno has angered South Koreans with a joke that many see as pouring oil on fury over a South Korean skater who was stripped of a gold medal at the Winter Olympics.

Leno said Kim Dong-Sung, who was disqualified after finishing first in the 1,500-meter race, must have kicked a dog in frustration, then eaten it after losing the gold medal to US skater Apolo Anton Ohno.

Kim Jong-Pil, a former prime minister who heads the opposition United Liberal Democrats (ULD), called Leno an “ignorant son-of-a-bitch” for telling the joke about speed skater Kim Dong-Sung on his “Tonight” show.

“What an ignorant son-of-a-bitch he is. He appears to have no consideration for the national feelings of another country,” Kim Jong-Pil was quoted as saying by a ULD spokesman.

“It is repulsive to talk about another country in such a foul manner,” he said. “It is not right that such a man without any common decency should host a TV program.”

He thinks Jay Leno is the ignorant son-of-a-bitch? haha… Hey, Jong-Pil, you know you eat dog. Just admit it, laugh at it (the joke, not the dog), get past it, and move on. Sheesh.

Mr. Leno must be a bit more decent that you are. I don’t see you hosting YOUR OWN TV program. haha… Next thing you know Mr. Jong-Pil will claim to be a blonde, Polish, knock knock who takes offense to every joke ever spoken since
someone screwed in the lightbulb. LIGHTEN UP!

When I added the Atomz Search feature to my page, I totally spaced the fact that I am supposed to set it to CRAWL the site from time to time, so needless to say, all of you who have searched my site and gotten frustrated that you could not find anything, I apologize. My bad. haha… We are now crawled. 68 pages, 166,271 words, 3,081,833 bytes. It’s all in there now. ahha… Wow… We really aren’t that big are we? Who cares. Why bother?

Okay okay, SEARCH already.