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Monday, January 31, 2005
Outsourcing Review
Religious services outsourced to India
India's cost advantage eroding
Congress announces the outsourcing of the presidency
McDonald's outsources the drive-thru
Death to outsourcing - pioneer outsourcer Conseco returns to America
And of course, if you need help outsourcing contact SI Designs.
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India's cost advantage eroding
Congress announces the outsourcing of the presidency
McDonald's outsources the drive-thru
Death to outsourcing - pioneer outsourcer Conseco returns to America
And of course, if you need help outsourcing contact SI Designs.
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Woof! Woof!
The car remains on blocks (put up 1/15) helping to preserve my membership into Rednecks of Knoxville. On the positive side yesterday I took off the calipers and disks so getting the car back together should be easy now. By midweek Cathy should be mobile again.
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Once again I am faced with the infamous "String DLGASKDESTTS_MSG1 was not found in string table." while trying to install Macromedia's ColdFusion Studio 5. I'll repost from November 13
Time to install some software.
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Once again I am faced with the infamous "String DLGASKDESTTS_MSG1 was not found in string table." while trying to install Macromedia's ColdFusion Studio 5. I'll repost from November 13
"String DLGASKDESTTS_MSG1 was not found in the string table."
The solution is provide in a comment on Uninteresting.info by Gianluca Neri of http://www.gnueconomy.net:Here's what I've just found using Google Groups (God Bless Google):
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The "String DLGASKDESTTS_MSG1..." error message that you received may have been caused by other running applications when you launched the Install Wizard. I suggest that when you install,
close all other applications including any applications that are running in the background. If you have an anti-virus installed in your system, temporarily disable this while doing the installation.
As an additional safeguard that will minimize the chance of having those error messages again, I also suggest you follow these instructions:
1. Please delete the Program Files\Common Files\InstallShield\Engine
folder
2. Clear out the Temp folder
3. Delete the following folders (IF they exist):
\Program Files\InstallShield Installation
Information\{b8d35119-e9ce-4258-9813-9715dacdca0a}
\Program Files\InstallShield Installation
Information\{a4d64993-5175-4534-8583-355f925644d4}
\Program Files\InstallShield Installation
Information\{53437f29-e703-11d4-a51f-0010b541cdae}
\Program Files\InstallShield Installation
Information\{94492602-f802-48fa-a5ab-ac13dc358475}
Note: Please make sure you can view hidden files and folders before
trying those steps
Uninteresting.info has this to say about his stats and this error.
Time to install some software.
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Sunday, January 30, 2005
Rehash the past
I really had hoped to do more productive things with my evening than this but my wife's character has been wrongly attacked (within the comments) by people I have loved and cared about from my past no less.
I spent roughly $6000 in therapy, a bunch time and swallowed a lot of Pfizer's best to move beyond January 2, 2000. I do not want to go there again but for the sake of getting the facts straight I have dusted off some old journals and flipped through some pages. The end result of my therapy is that I have moved beyond my first marriage. I'm not going to take one fifth of my life and wipe it from memory but it is now behind me. I still wish good thoughts on all the people that touched me during my first marriage including my ex. A big problem I had with my divorce was how it may affect my relationship with the other people I grew to know and love, my ex-inlaws, our mutuals friends, etc. I post the following to set the record straight with no intent to enrage, hurt or defame.
I have lived many lives. One them was a seven year span of time with my first wife. She came into my life after I had sworn off seeking serious relationships. I wanted to date around and after one of our early dates (my journal on April of 1993 states that we had been dating 2 months) my first wife stayed over at my apartment and didn't leave until the year 2000. I'm not going to try to sum up those 7 years in a couple of paragraphs. We had many good times and there were other times that we were at each other's throats. I gave all my love to her. Many people to this day did not understand why we were together. The rumors of my ex-wife's infidelities throughout our relationship did not escape my ears and on at least one occasion she told me directly the sordid details of an incident just 3 weeks after our marriage. We lived together for roughly 4 years and were married roughly 3.
At the end of 1997 or the beginning of 1998 I was laid off. I had $38,000 in the bank , some mutual funds and another $14,000 in a 401k. Between my credit cards, my ex-wife's credit cards, and our joint credit cards we had roughly $30-40k in debt then there was the house and one car loan. I had a decision to make. I'd recently started a business endeavor that was primarily marketing dialup Internet service and required almost no infrastructure or capital investment. I could invest the $38,000 plus cash in the 401k to make the business work OR I could pay off our debts, live debt free but immediately have to go back to working for someone else. My ex and I discussed the pros and cons heavily. With the business there was a greater chance of reward (more money to be earned!) but a risk of hardship on our relationship. We discussed the possibility that entrepreneurialship could hurt us. Together we decided to take the chance.
The business floundered. I ended up destroying my perfect credit history. I skipped mortgage payments to make payroll for my employees. I worked every waking moment. I worked in my sleep. I gave up sleep to work. I did neglect my wife in the name of providing us an awesome future. In the name of riches to come. I promised a little sacrifice then would pay in the long run. I begged for her support. Client deposit checks would come in and she would say, "Good! Now we have money for a vacation!" while I would think "Thank God I can pay the staff!" I felt her support lessening and at one point was so burdened by her that I sent her and friend to Cancun so I could have a week of undisturbed work. Yes, there was no balance between work and family for me.
In October 1999 we threw one of our famous Halloween parties. They were fun! It served as a dual 30th birthday party for me. My ex's previous boyfriend was there. My ex flirted and danced with most of the guys while I flirted with the girls. Cathy was there. It was the first time I met her and we spoke all of 3 or 4 sentences. I remember thinking "I'd like to get to know her better but I could never cheat on my wife." And that is no lie!
In November 1999 my ex announced to me that she wasn't getting the love and attention from me that she needed. She said she had rented a cabin in the mountains and was going to spend the weekend with a guy that had caught her eye. She told me in detail just what she planned to do with this guy. It was enough detail to get a person on the 6 o'clock news from an over-the-top jealous reaction. I had deadlines to meet that if I failed to meet the bank would take our house. I told her she had to make her own decisions. That weekend I cried hard. She had already been dating him for awhile. Had I said, "tell him you and I will be using the cabin" would she have cancelled her date? Would it have saved our marriage? Probably not. And we would have lost everything we owned which in the end she took anyway except for the house which she ended up asking for and I said no.
In December 1999 the guy who had described my ex in terms of golf balls, hoses and chrome needed a place to stay because his wife/partner of 10 or 15 years had kicked him out over his relationship with my ex. He lived in my house for a week. I drew the line when one day his car was in my driveway being worked on with my tools. I declared to my ex "it's one thing to use a man's wife but to use a man's tools is wrong!"
On January 2, 2000 it looked as if my wife and I were going to patch things up. We held hands and looked deeply into each others eyes and she said, "I want a divorce. Our marriage is irreconcilable."
On February 18, 2000 some friends had Cathy and I get together for pool and drinks. She was going through a divorce as well and they thought we could help be moral support for each other. My journal for February 2000 shows my ex as already having moved into another place with her boyfriend and packing her things well before my first date.
On May 23, 2001 my divorce became legal. My ex had dragged out for almost a year and a half a divorce for a couple that owned nothing and had no kids. On August 25, 2001 I remarried and for anyone that has ever questioned it, no, Cathy was not pregnant.
In summary, Cathy and I were not dating until long after my ex had requested a divorce and not until long after the details of her relationship during our marriage had been made clear to me. "Makes you wonder what type of woman it takes to step in and help break up a marriage that is hanging on by a thread…" There was no thread. Cathy did not have anything to do with the end of my first marriage!
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I spent roughly $6000 in therapy, a bunch time and swallowed a lot of Pfizer's best to move beyond January 2, 2000. I do not want to go there again but for the sake of getting the facts straight I have dusted off some old journals and flipped through some pages. The end result of my therapy is that I have moved beyond my first marriage. I'm not going to take one fifth of my life and wipe it from memory but it is now behind me. I still wish good thoughts on all the people that touched me during my first marriage including my ex. A big problem I had with my divorce was how it may affect my relationship with the other people I grew to know and love, my ex-inlaws, our mutuals friends, etc. I post the following to set the record straight with no intent to enrage, hurt or defame.
I have lived many lives. One them was a seven year span of time with my first wife. She came into my life after I had sworn off seeking serious relationships. I wanted to date around and after one of our early dates (my journal on April of 1993 states that we had been dating 2 months) my first wife stayed over at my apartment and didn't leave until the year 2000. I'm not going to try to sum up those 7 years in a couple of paragraphs. We had many good times and there were other times that we were at each other's throats. I gave all my love to her. Many people to this day did not understand why we were together. The rumors of my ex-wife's infidelities throughout our relationship did not escape my ears and on at least one occasion she told me directly the sordid details of an incident just 3 weeks after our marriage. We lived together for roughly 4 years and were married roughly 3.
At the end of 1997 or the beginning of 1998 I was laid off. I had $38,000 in the bank , some mutual funds and another $14,000 in a 401k. Between my credit cards, my ex-wife's credit cards, and our joint credit cards we had roughly $30-40k in debt then there was the house and one car loan. I had a decision to make. I'd recently started a business endeavor that was primarily marketing dialup Internet service and required almost no infrastructure or capital investment. I could invest the $38,000 plus cash in the 401k to make the business work OR I could pay off our debts, live debt free but immediately have to go back to working for someone else. My ex and I discussed the pros and cons heavily. With the business there was a greater chance of reward (more money to be earned!) but a risk of hardship on our relationship. We discussed the possibility that entrepreneurialship could hurt us. Together we decided to take the chance.
The business floundered. I ended up destroying my perfect credit history. I skipped mortgage payments to make payroll for my employees. I worked every waking moment. I worked in my sleep. I gave up sleep to work. I did neglect my wife in the name of providing us an awesome future. In the name of riches to come. I promised a little sacrifice then would pay in the long run. I begged for her support. Client deposit checks would come in and she would say, "Good! Now we have money for a vacation!" while I would think "Thank God I can pay the staff!" I felt her support lessening and at one point was so burdened by her that I sent her and friend to Cancun so I could have a week of undisturbed work. Yes, there was no balance between work and family for me.
In October 1999 we threw one of our famous Halloween parties. They were fun! It served as a dual 30th birthday party for me. My ex's previous boyfriend was there. My ex flirted and danced with most of the guys while I flirted with the girls. Cathy was there. It was the first time I met her and we spoke all of 3 or 4 sentences. I remember thinking "I'd like to get to know her better but I could never cheat on my wife." And that is no lie!
In November 1999 my ex announced to me that she wasn't getting the love and attention from me that she needed. She said she had rented a cabin in the mountains and was going to spend the weekend with a guy that had caught her eye. She told me in detail just what she planned to do with this guy. It was enough detail to get a person on the 6 o'clock news from an over-the-top jealous reaction. I had deadlines to meet that if I failed to meet the bank would take our house. I told her she had to make her own decisions. That weekend I cried hard. She had already been dating him for awhile. Had I said, "tell him you and I will be using the cabin" would she have cancelled her date? Would it have saved our marriage? Probably not. And we would have lost everything we owned which in the end she took anyway except for the house which she ended up asking for and I said no.
In December 1999 the guy who had described my ex in terms of golf balls, hoses and chrome needed a place to stay because his wife/partner of 10 or 15 years had kicked him out over his relationship with my ex. He lived in my house for a week. I drew the line when one day his car was in my driveway being worked on with my tools. I declared to my ex "it's one thing to use a man's wife but to use a man's tools is wrong!"
On January 2, 2000 it looked as if my wife and I were going to patch things up. We held hands and looked deeply into each others eyes and she said, "I want a divorce. Our marriage is irreconcilable."
On February 18, 2000 some friends had Cathy and I get together for pool and drinks. She was going through a divorce as well and they thought we could help be moral support for each other. My journal for February 2000 shows my ex as already having moved into another place with her boyfriend and packing her things well before my first date.
On May 23, 2001 my divorce became legal. My ex had dragged out for almost a year and a half a divorce for a couple that owned nothing and had no kids. On August 25, 2001 I remarried and for anyone that has ever questioned it, no, Cathy was not pregnant.
In summary, Cathy and I were not dating until long after my ex had requested a divorce and not until long after the details of her relationship during our marriage had been made clear to me. "Makes you wonder what type of woman it takes to step in and help break up a marriage that is hanging on by a thread…" There was no thread. Cathy did not have anything to do with the end of my first marriage!
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Lottery Results Posted
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Man did I ever have vivid, full color strange dreams last night!
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Man did I ever have vivid, full color strange dreams last night!
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Saturday, January 29, 2005
Out of milk!
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Knoxville worked itself into a panic last night as forecasters warned of people destined to be stuck in their houses. Knowing we were low on milk I thought of turning into Weigel's but the parking lot was packed. Their shelves probably bare anyway. Oh! As I type this I realize we have more milk in our extra fridge.
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Knoxville worked itself into a panic last night as forecasters warned of people destined to be stuck in their houses. Knowing we were low on milk I thought of turning into Weigel's but the parking lot was packed. Their shelves probably bare anyway. Oh! As I type this I realize we have more milk in our extra fridge.
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Friday, January 28, 2005
My Famous Wife!
The Knoxnews' Blog linked to my wife on her road rage post! I hope she doesn't forget the kids and I in her celebrity.
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I'm on my last day of this Plumtree Portal contract. I'm disappointed because the project did not achieve the desired goals. A co-worker assures me that I had a daunting task in front of me and that I did great work. I don't like leaving something incomplete.
On a big positive we are beginning week 23 of the wife's pregnancy (click here to offer name suggestions) (and a discussion on vasectomies) and I finally got the nerve to tell my parents. Funny how we grow older and still fear our parents judgement! They reacted well but I bet they had some interesting conversation when the phone hung up. My mother asked "how are you going to get by?" I assured her we will although with no predictable income I sometimes wonder myself.
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I'm on my last day of this Plumtree Portal contract. I'm disappointed because the project did not achieve the desired goals. A co-worker assures me that I had a daunting task in front of me and that I did great work. I don't like leaving something incomplete.
On a big positive we are beginning week 23 of the wife's pregnancy (click here to offer name suggestions) (and a discussion on vasectomies) and I finally got the nerve to tell my parents. Funny how we grow older and still fear our parents judgement! They reacted well but I bet they had some interesting conversation when the phone hung up. My mother asked "how are you going to get by?" I assured her we will although with no predictable income I sometimes wonder myself.
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Thursday, January 27, 2005
Maybe I have ghosts..and they were smokers
I get the weirdest smells in the house sometimes. Rarely but from time to time I could swear that I smell cigarette smoke. A quick check of the kids shows they aren't sneaking smokes. The wife doesn't smoke and neither do I? So I conclude it must be the fire place or a leaky window and a strong wind current carrying it from a neighbors house.
Well for the first time I'm sitting here swearing up and down that I'm smelling a cigar! Very faint. But there is that sweet yet pungent smell in the air. Could it have something to do with the Jasmine and Peppermint oils I've been putting in the incense burner?
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Well for the first time I'm sitting here swearing up and down that I'm smelling a cigar! Very faint. But there is that sweet yet pungent smell in the air. Could it have something to do with the Jasmine and Peppermint oils I've been putting in the incense burner?
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From the mouths of babes
From the mouths of babes
Amy staggering into the kitchen way before she should be awake.
Dad: "You need to go night night."
Amy: "No. I need to be awake."
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Dad: "You need to go night night."
Amy: "No. I need to be awake."
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Wow! I woke up at 2:30 to begin documentation work and because MS Word was crashing and this machine is so dog gone slow it is now 4:30 and I'm just getting in gear. That's what most of my days are like. I spent hours getting to the point of being able to do something only to be distracted by something else or redirected to other efforts. It's very frustrating.
On the positive side, the lottery numbers are posted.
Today's challenges:
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Wow! I woke up at 2:30 to begin documentation work and because MS Word was crashing and this machine is so dog gone slow it is now 4:30 and I'm just getting in gear. That's what most of my days are like. I spent hours getting to the point of being able to do something only to be distracted by something else or redirected to other efforts. It's very frustrating.
On the positive side, the lottery numbers are posted.
Today's challenges:
- 8 hours of coding (PHP)
- 72 hours of documentation (Plumtree)
- 8 hours of security setting adjustments (Plumtree)
- 3 hours training other staff (Plumtree)
- 1.5 hours mundane name and setting changes in system (Plumtree)
- Spend 6am-8am getting the kids off to school (I'll get to the office at 9am)
- leave office at 2pm for bank and pick Tommy up from school
- by 4pm have Tommy in Lenior city for STAR until 5pm with a 20 minute drive on either side
- plan a Scout meeting and have materials ready for a 6:30-7:30 meeting (I'll get out at 8pm)
- Cook remaining 2 lbs of ground beef or throw it away
- prepare dinner and feed family (can you say McDonald's!)
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Wednesday, January 26, 2005
Now that's some hose work!
Firefighters Suspended for Sex on Duty
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...three men, including a captain, admitted to having sex with a fourth firefighter, a woman, while on duty..."They even conspired to keep it secret by putting one person on watch so they wouldn't get caught."...The probe follows an investigation after city firefighters attended a local porn-star costume ball last July.Hehe! They had the balls to type "The probe" within the context of that article!
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Worse Day of the Year
Situational 20/20
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Mishandled Tommy this morning causing problems with the wife.
Need to buy gas for the grill and a new cpu fan. Went to the inlaws to be there while their chimney was inspected and I left oranges and Tommy's homework there so I suppose I have to run out that way too. I have days of documentation to create and programming to do.
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Mishandled Tommy this morning causing problems with the wife.
Need to buy gas for the grill and a new cpu fan. Went to the inlaws to be there while their chimney was inspected and I left oranges and Tommy's homework there so I suppose I have to run out that way too. I have days of documentation to create and programming to do.
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Tuesday, January 25, 2005
Gettin' hot
The CPU fan on my development server is dying. I've shut the machine down to save its life.
I smell a storm a brewin'!
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I smell a storm a brewin'!
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Holy cow the short term is gone! I was just sitting down to post something inciteful complete with a good title and wham! it's gone.
Things on my mind:
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Holy cow the short term is gone! I was just sitting down to post something inciteful complete with a good title and wham! it's gone.
Things on my mind:
- Invoice client
- Fix son's scout uniform and my scout uniform
- Work on project 1, 2, 3 and 4 all at the same time
- Balance budget
- Fix car
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Monday, January 24, 2005
Rip Van Wannabe
Sunday, January 23, 2005
The government knew
In 1972 our government first conceived the 2001 terrorist's attack as written in a 1977 report summarizing 5 years of research and suggestions that "is a sound plan which will curtail the risk of hijacking substantially."
How many organizations dropped the ball?!
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How many organizations dropped the ball?!
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Life (and death) Immitates Art
Husband Commits Suicide, Then Wife Wakes from Coma and asks for husband in an Italian town just 40 miles from Verona, where star-crossed lover Romeo killed himself believing Juliet to have died but minutes later Juliet woke up and seeing Romeo dead, stabbed herself.
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My computer is moving so slow that if it gets any slower I'm going to have to start programming on paper! I think it is all related to my having installed MS One Note. I've considered uninstalling it but I like the concept of the program and don't want to go through the hassle of recovering the license. It's time for some memory upgrades. It's really time for a new desktop but other things, like food, must come first.
I have lots of computer work to do today. Man is it ever cold!
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My computer is moving so slow that if it gets any slower I'm going to have to start programming on paper! I think it is all related to my having installed MS One Note. I've considered uninstalling it but I like the concept of the program and don't want to go through the hassle of recovering the license. It's time for some memory upgrades. It's really time for a new desktop but other things, like food, must come first.
I have lots of computer work to do today. Man is it ever cold!
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Saturday, January 22, 2005
Someone heard a thud?
Half-Ton Man Drops 500 Lbs I didn't know someone could be 1,072 pounds and still be alive. Unreal! It seems like your floor joists would have to reinforced among other technical difficulties.
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Money for smart people; dumb people just write a check to the author
$1 million treasure hunt hidden in pages of fairy tale
The jackpot is actually 12 jewels hidden in very public places around the United States. Think diamonds, think rubies, think the rarest, most perfect Kashmir sapphire.
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"A Treasure's Trove: A Fairy Tale About Real Treasure for Parents and Children of All Ages" is the realization of the author's 25-year-old dream to create a puzzle sandwiched between the pages of a classic, timeless fairy tale. He was inspired by 1979's "Masquerade," for which author Kit Williams hid a necklace made of rare gems and gold that was found in the English countryside three years later.
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It's rare, but not unheard of, for self-published works to become big successes...
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But will readers ever find it? Stadther, who acknowledges that he's not great at word puzzles, thinks so: "It's not rocket science. It's all in front of you."
This week's clue: "Hint: Tackle repositories."
The CNN article also reveals two of the treasure pieces as an "ant" has 4 1/2 carats of pave diamonds for legs and a beetle with black diamonds to encrust its head, a canary diamond for they eye and more diamonds on the insect's belly. Then there are the moveable parts: The jaws depress and the wings open to show a 10-carat blue tanzanite with surrounding diamonds and latticework.
See also: 100 puzzles,clues,maps,tantalizing tales,and stories of real treasure by Michael Stadther
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Friday, January 21, 2005
Now why didn't I think of that?!
Bidder sells Absolutely Nothing Current bid: £50.02
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For Sale: Absolutely Nothing.
Do you have too much stuff? Nowhere to put all your auction buys? Too much money?
Well this auction is for you!
This is a fantastic, once in a lifetime opportunity to buy absolutely nothing! The successful bidder will receive absolutely nothing direct from me.
The perfect gift for the person who has everything.
Takes up no space. Easy to store.
Helps fight capitalism. Possibly.
No postage required.
Environmentally friendly, 100% organic and edible.
(Note. It is not recommended that you eat absolutely nothing for prolonged periods.)
Bid now on this once in a lifetime opportunity!
Please note. This is a genuine auction, and the successful bidder will receive absolutely nothing.
Questions from other buyers for this listing
- Q: What is it good for? Answered on 21-Jan-05
- A: Nothing.
- Q: Will I be able to return nothing, if not completely satisfied? Answered on 21-Jan-05
- A: No, because you will receive nothing in the first place.
- Q: The great Buddha stated: "Nothing is permanent". So does that mean if I win this, I'll never be able to shift it should the need arise? Answered on 21-Jan-05
- A: Nothing could be further from the truth.
- Q: I'm a bit concerned about your feedback rating of nothing. Will you accept escrow? It's not lack of trust, just sensible caution. Answered on 21-Jan-05
- A: The answer to this should be obvious. I have no feedback rating, as I have absolutely nothing to sell. My friends say I'm nice though, if that helps.
- Q: i asked my wife if she'd like a diamond ring, she said she'd like nothing better, can you re-assure me that this is the nothing she is referring to? Answered on 21-Jan-05
- A: Nothing is certain, but it seems likely.
- Q: What happens if I win this auction and nothing arrives damaged? Will the GPO accept a written signature for absolutely nothing? Perhaps if you were to not send a sausage then I could confirm that is what I had received.... Answered on 21-Jan-05
- A: If you receive nothing damaged from the Post Office, you should consider yourself very lucky!
- Q: hello, does the Absolutely Nothing also include f*ck all, for free? ta uncle.wilco Answered on 21-Jan-05
- A: Sorry no. This offer includes nothing.
- Q: Hi, You state this is a once in a lifetime deal. Can I assume that this is a special edition? I'd hate not to receive common, general purpose nothing. Thanks CCM Answered on 21-Jan-05
- A: You can assume nothing. Hope this helps.
- Q: Can you confirm that I will not receive feedback were I to win this? This may have some value for me. Answered on 21-Jan-05
- A: You will receive absolutely nothing from me. You may receive something (fame, notoriety, strange looks in the street) as a consequence of bidding, however they will not be from me.
- Q: Could you provide some photos I have always though i had aboslutely nothing already but would appreciate knowing if yours is the same. Answered on 21-Jan-05
- A: Sorry, I have absolutely nothing to take a photograph with.
- Q: I want to bid on this. Can you totally guarantee that if I win the bidding I will receive absolutely nothing? It would be just my luck to pay and then receive *something* Thank you. all_day_breakfast. (I've been searching for nothing for a long time now) Answered on 21-Jan-05
- A: Nothing is guaranteed.
- Q: Is the absolutely nothing you are offering new or used? and if it's the latter how long was it used for and to what end? Regards, Peztone. Answered on 21-Jan-05
- A: It's pre-owned. I've had absolutely nothing for a few years now, and thought it was time to get rid of it. Being nothing, it's in exactly the same condition as when I first received it.
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My Life
My Life is broken up like chapters in a book. Each chapter corresponds to a place I was living.
The major chapters are Wilmington, NC; Cary, NC; Kenner, LA; Medford, NJ; Germantown, TN; and Knoxville, TN. Some of the chapters have significant subsections.
Wilmington, NC - Initiation
I was born at 7:08am on October 24, 1969 at New Hanover Hospital in Hanover County, Wilmington, North Carolina. I was the first child in the family so I came at any time. My parents lived in an efficiency over someone's garage until I was nearly 3. At that time the termites dropping into my crib combined with the expectant arrival of my brother prompted a move to a house my grandfather rented to my parents. Of all places, we lived on Park Avenue!
Wilmington is a beautiful city that today only sports a citizenship of 60,000. It reminds me still of Mayberry from the Andy Griffith show. The roads have large medians lined with moss covered trees which give the streets the appearance that you are driving through tunnels with sunbeams for lights. Many of the streets have an appearance similar to what you would see in a movie about the old south. Behind the houses runs a gravel alleyway for trash pickup and many houses have their garage access from behind the house to give the front a cleaner appearance.
My oldest memory is of the playground across the street from the efficiency. I simply remember being on the swings on a sunny day. I also remember our orange cat and if I am told the story correctly when my brother was born the cat found a new home at the docks.
I was in the efficiency from birth to roughly the age of 3. We stayed in the rented house from 3 to 6 (maybe approaching 7). My character, that would define the choices I would make in my life, first began developing in the rented house. Our next neighbor, Spy Farmer, was a Grand Dragon in the KKK. He was a wonderful person by my memory and I would have never guessed him to be involved with the KKK. His granddaughter (or was she his daughter?) Kim Farmer and I were cutting clay with cookie cutters. I really liked the small one in the shape of a chicken so I decided to keep it. My first theft at roughly age 5. I had a great moral issue with my action. I didn't like the feeling of having stolen and I returned the cookie cutter. I walked an honest and righteous path from that day forth.
Cary, NC - Fundamentals
Kenner, LA - Spirituality
Medford, NJ - Lust and Desire
Germantown, TN - Deterioration
Knoxville, TN - Rebirth
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The major chapters are Wilmington, NC; Cary, NC; Kenner, LA; Medford, NJ; Germantown, TN; and Knoxville, TN. Some of the chapters have significant subsections.
Wilmington, NC - Initiation
I was born at 7:08am on October 24, 1969 at New Hanover Hospital in Hanover County, Wilmington, North Carolina. I was the first child in the family so I came at any time. My parents lived in an efficiency over someone's garage until I was nearly 3. At that time the termites dropping into my crib combined with the expectant arrival of my brother prompted a move to a house my grandfather rented to my parents. Of all places, we lived on Park Avenue!
Wilmington is a beautiful city that today only sports a citizenship of 60,000. It reminds me still of Mayberry from the Andy Griffith show. The roads have large medians lined with moss covered trees which give the streets the appearance that you are driving through tunnels with sunbeams for lights. Many of the streets have an appearance similar to what you would see in a movie about the old south. Behind the houses runs a gravel alleyway for trash pickup and many houses have their garage access from behind the house to give the front a cleaner appearance.
My oldest memory is of the playground across the street from the efficiency. I simply remember being on the swings on a sunny day. I also remember our orange cat and if I am told the story correctly when my brother was born the cat found a new home at the docks.
I was in the efficiency from birth to roughly the age of 3. We stayed in the rented house from 3 to 6 (maybe approaching 7). My character, that would define the choices I would make in my life, first began developing in the rented house. Our next neighbor, Spy Farmer, was a Grand Dragon in the KKK. He was a wonderful person by my memory and I would have never guessed him to be involved with the KKK. His granddaughter (or was she his daughter?) Kim Farmer and I were cutting clay with cookie cutters. I really liked the small one in the shape of a chicken so I decided to keep it. My first theft at roughly age 5. I had a great moral issue with my action. I didn't like the feeling of having stolen and I returned the cookie cutter. I walked an honest and righteous path from that day forth.
Cary, NC - Fundamentals
Kenner, LA - Spirituality
Medford, NJ - Lust and Desire
Germantown, TN - Deterioration
Knoxville, TN - Rebirth
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Thursday, January 20, 2005
A New Day!
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This Morning
I could really use an assistant today.
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This Morning
I could really use an assistant today.
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Wednesday, January 19, 2005
A favorite picture
Good Puppy!
Oops. I left Molly outside for an hour unattended. When I opened the door, there she was in the middle of the yard sitting patiently!
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A New Day!
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In that half awake place wierd things go through your head. In mine those things are mostly practice dialogs with people with whom I work. It is irritating because it feels like I'm working when I am asleep and it is not good rest. Also sometimes I solve problems but can't remember the solutions upon fully waking.
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This Morning
In that half awake place wierd things go through your head. In mine those things are mostly practice dialogs with people with whom I work. It is irritating because it feels like I'm working when I am asleep and it is not good rest. Also sometimes I solve problems but can't remember the solutions upon fully waking.
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Of Grasshoppers
Tuesday, January 18, 2005
True Life Comedy
My life is filled with those moments that sitcoms are made of. Like a few minutes ago with the theme song to Scrubs "I can't do this all on my own. no I know I'm no supperman... I'm no supperman" running through my head, I gleefully saunter into the kitchen and perk up upon seeing someone has conveniently left the hat box sized Christmas cookie tin of sugar cookies that I so enjoy munching on out on the stove. I pop the lid to see the litter of cup cake like wrappings that once held about 4 cookies each but fear not for the tin has looked like this for a few weeks but never fails to yield a tasty delight. I dive my hand in and swoosh it around to score...a diaper! Not the kind of cookies I expected to put my hand into. But funny none the less! "da da DAAaa da I'm no superman!
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I wish I could afford drugs
You know. Sometimes I wish I could pop some happy pills. You know. Pick a flavor: prozac, zoloft, wellburtrin..whatever. They should dispense these meds in gumball machines in the grocery for a quarter a pill.
Of course, then I remember that the body produces natural antidepressants and such. You simply have to trigger it with exercise! Or a clean desk. Or completing a task.
Now what pill do you pop to inspire yourself to get up and exercise?
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Of course, then I remember that the body produces natural antidepressants and such. You simply have to trigger it with exercise! Or a clean desk. Or completing a task.
Now what pill do you pop to inspire yourself to get up and exercise?
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Forgive and Forget Stress
Not only is being able to forgive divine, it can be a blessing to your mental and physical health, says an article in the January issue of Harvard Women's Health Watch.
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- Forgiveness reduces stress
- Your heart will benefit
- Stronger relationships
- Less pain
- More happiness
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"It's a pretty rare injury"
"If you're going to have a nail in the brain, that's the way you want it to be"
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Lawler didn't realise a ... nail had shot through his mouth...
"This is the second one we've seen in this hospital where the person was injured by the nail gun and didn't actually realise the nail had been embedded in their skull," neurosurgeon Sean Markey told KUSA-TV in Denver. "But it's a pretty rare injury."
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VDD
My wife points out the Knoxnews article on Vacation Deficit Disorder ( )
I want to move to Europe!
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Americans take just 10 vacation days a year. ... Europeans ... take five to eight weeks of vacation time annually. ... Japanese, who exhibit similar workaholic tendencies to Americans, get away from the office about 18 days a year.
I want to move to Europe!
... Nine nights is the ideal vacation length ... Vacation Deficit Disorder is killing us. Medical studies point to more instances of irritability, insomnia, hypertension and heart disease among those who have too little playtime. The bottom line: vacations make us live longer. That's the best reason to go away and have fun.I have had one vacation that I can think of since 1997. That was a week at Disney World where everyone, including Cathy, expected me to propose to Cathy. Prior to reading this I had actually made a commitment to myself that I am going to budget for vacations. My kids need the experience of travel. The other day Noah was in a conversation and vacations came up he matter-of-factly blurted out "we don't take vacations." That made me sad.
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Of Grasshoppers
A New Day!
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This Morning
I arose at 3am. Actually got out of bed. Could not keep myself awake. Laid in bed from 4:30-5:30 trying to convince myself to get up. The fire died.I allowed too much entertainment and not enough work this past weekend. I shall pay the price today. The weekend was packed with some computer work, computer maintenance customers, car repair, Tommy's D&D, car repair, dog walking, cooking, quality time with wife, and I allowed myself some downtime which I should reserve for when I finally die. "There will be plenty of time for sleep when I'm dead."
Now I spend the next 30 minutes building a new fire, or blogging, or programming. My mind wants to do all 3.
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This Morning
I arose at 3am. Actually got out of bed. Could not keep myself awake. Laid in bed from 4:30-5:30 trying to convince myself to get up. The fire died.
Now I spend the next 30 minutes building a new fire, or blogging, or programming. My mind wants to do all 3.
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Monday, January 17, 2005
More Internet Fame Seekers
Another person with flash seeking Internet fame. Warning! It loops. You could become mesmerized and accidentally watch this ALL DAY!
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New Dog Training
Today I started Molly's new house breaking program. She soaked one of her Super Puppy Pads (which saved the floor-they really work great!). It happened to be the one closest to the door. I folded it up and it was a miracle that it didn't drip my whole sprint. I ran out the door and to her "preferred spot" where I turned the pad on edge and let it drain. I spread it around a bit in a 2 foot square area. Hopefully this will "mark" her spot and she will start getting the idea.Next, I move the solid stuff out. What fun!
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