Happy Birthday Jesus

An acquaintance of ours thought it would be nice to give our children some Christmas gifts.My daughter was given a Daily Study Bible for Women and a P.O.D. CD.Both of my sons were given the same book, Extreme Teen Bible. My oldest son was given a Rebecca St. James CD and my youngest son given a BarlowGirl CD.

Hmmm...I think I've identified a common theme here. I think this jackass wishes to expose our children to Christianity, even though he knows what our beliefs are.

My kids didn't know what do with the gifts, so we donated them to a local church.

The Greatest Store On Earth

A friend of mine told me about this really cool website, United Nuclear.You can buy all kinds of crazy stuff there:

• Nuclear Isotopes


• Anti-Radiation Pills


• Invisible UV Marker Pens


• Neodymium Magnets

I love the magnets page. A product that has the following disclaimer is just begging to be purchased:

"1.5 times stronger than our previous SupermagnetsIf you really need unbelievably powerful magnets, here they are. Uses include magnetic steering of nuclear particles in homemade accelerators, levitation devices, magnetic beam amplifiers, scrap iron separators, etc.

Beware - you must think ahead when moving these magnets.

If carrying one into another room, carefully plan the route you will be taking. Computers & monitors will be affected in an entire room. Loose metallic objects and other magnets may become airborne and fly considerable distances - and at great speed - to attach themselves to this magnet. If you get caught in between the two, you can get injured.

Two of these magnets close together can create an almost unbelievable magnetic field that can be very dangerous. Of all the unique items we offer for sale, we consider these two items the most dangerous of all. Our normal packing & shipping personnel refuse to package these magnets - our engineers have to do it. This is no joke and we cannot stress it strongly enough - that you must be extremely careful - and know what you're doing with these magnets. Take Note: Two of the 3" x 1" disc magnets can very easily break your arm if they get out of control.

Axially Magnetized (the top & bottom flat faces are the north & south poles).

We can only ship these magnets by ground UPS - they cannot be shipped via air as it will interfere with the aircraft's navigational equipment.

These magnets are rated at Grade N45 - the most powerful there is. Ni-Cu-Ni Plated with Matte finish."

Sherry, if you were looking for that one last gift...look no further.

Yahoo Flocks to del.icio.us

You have probably already read the news about Yahoo! buying del.icio.us and Flickr.I wonder if this means that Yahoo! will soon invest in donate to Flock?Speaking of del.icio.us: There's a great new Firefox extension for tagging web sites. It's not perfect, but it's the best one that I have found so far.

My New Coat

A few weeks ago I bought myself a coat. Much to my dismay, when I left the store with my new purchase, the anti-theft alarm went off. The cashiers and manager looked my direction. The manager paused and waved me through saying, "She just forgot to disable the sensor." OK, fine by me. No problems here...or so I thought.Since that fateful day, I've been setting off the anti-theft alarms everywhere. Nice. Now everyone thinks I'm trying to steal something. Luckily, no one seems to care enough to search me. It goes something like this:

1. I enter the store and the alarm sounds. "BEEP! BEEP! BEEP!"


2. The clerks look at me, but noting my direction (remember, I'm walking *into* the store at this point), quickly go back to whatever they were doing.


3. At the conclusion of my shopping experience, when I try to leave the store, the alarms sounds again. "BEEP! BEEP! BEEP!"


4. I stop walking and turn around, looking for someone who gives a shit. Crickets. The people who should give a shit, don't. Apparently there is a shortage of people who give a shit.


5. I leave the store, setting off the alarm one more time. "BEEP! BEEP! BEEP!" Hey --- hat trick.

One of the clerks at Barnes and Noble asked if I was stealing something. Would a real thief answer anything other than, "no"?

So, I've been thinking, maybe I should take my coat back and get it disarmed.