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Welcome to my personal blog. Thanks to my son for building this neat blog page. I decided I wanted to give my thoughts and words to the world and hope they have some meaning and memories to grandparents (and others) everywhere. I am a retired civil servant (35.5 years with the Department of the Air Force), mother of two and grandmother of five. My maiden name was Scaling and I was married to Tilford N. Tucker. I raised and put two great children through college so I have a lot of experiences to build on. After retirement I became a webmaster (working for my son) for some of our family websites: ShaggyDuck
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Tuesday, March 31, 2009

The Way We Are.....


You are 100% Oklahoman if
1. You can properly pronounce Eufaula, Gotebo, Okemah, Hobart , Battiest, Optima, Vici, Dougherty, Achille and Chickasha .
2. You think that people who complain about the wind in their states are sissies.
3. A tornado warning siren is your signal to go out in the yard and look for a funnel.
4. Your idea of a traffic jam is ten cars waiting to pass a combine on the highway.
5. You've ever had to switch from "heat" to "A/C" and back again in the same day.
6. You know that the true value of a parking space is not determined by the distance to the door, but by the availability of shade.
7. Stores don't have bags, they have sacks.
8. You see people wear bib overalls at funerals, and sometimes one of them is in the casket.
9. You think everyone from a bigger city has an accent.
10. You measure distance in minutes. ("I'm about 5 minutes away.")
11. You refer to the capital of Oklahoma as "The City."
12. It doesn't bother you to use either of two airports named for men who died in an airplane crash.
13. Little smokies are something you serve only for special occasions.
14. You go to the lake because you think it is like going to the ocean, but without Jaws.
15. You listen to the weather forecast before picking out an outfit.
16. You know cowpies are not made of beef.
17. Someone you know has used a football schedule to plan their wedding date.
18. You have known someone who has had more than one belt buckle bigger than your fist..
19. A bad traffic jam involves two cars staring each other down at a four-way stop, each determined to be the most polite and let the other go first.
20. You know in which state "Miam-uh" is and in which state "Miam-ee" is.
21. You aren't surprised to find movie rental, ammunition, a cappuccino machine and live bait all in the same store.
22. Your "place at the lake" has wheels under it.
23. A Mercedes Benz is not a status symbol. A Ford F350 4x4 is.
24. You know everything goes better with Ranch dressing and sweet tea.
25. You learned how to shoot a gun before you learned how to multiply.
26. You actually get these jokes and are "fixin" to send them to your friends.
27. Finally, you are 100% Oklahoman if you have ever heard this conversation:
"You wanna Coke?"
"Yeah."
"What kind?"
"Dr Pepper."

Monday, March 30, 2009

Had Not Thought About Calling 911.....




Questionable 911 calls were not limited to juveniles last week. A 49-year-old woman had called police at 6:08 p.m. Saturday on a call of an unwanted guest. An officer responded and found no problem when he arrived at the woman’s residence in the 600 block of North 9th. Holtzclaw said the woman was warned about false reporting of a crime. However, the woman later called 911 asking for the same officer to be sent to her home again. “The woman had more than a professional interest in the officer,” Holtzclaw said. According to a report, the woman told 911 dispatchers “she needed a man.” That case has been forwarded to the city attorney’s office and charges are pending. “911 is to be used for emergency situations only,” Holtzclaw said. “You’re taking away the possibility of a person in a dire situation getting the help they need.”

Sunday, March 29, 2009

The Snow Was OK..

A person named Ty Thompkins built this snow sculpture and I guess it signifies the snow was just OK with him!!!



By the way I got tagged (by Joe at 70s Child)..........

The Rules (if you have already been tagged or have done one of these skip it and tell me)
1) Link to the person who tagged you.
2) Post the rules on your blog.
3) Write six random things about yourself.
4) Tag six people at the end of your post and link to them.
5) Let each person know they’ve been tagged and leave a comment on their blog.
6) Let the tagger know when your entry is up.

My Random Things:

I am tight with my money.
Now that I am retired, I don't like to clean house or put on make up.
I spaz out if my soap opera is preempted
I have a thing for wind chimes
I lived in Izmir, Turkey for 3 years
I have a '67 Thunderbird in my garage - and it runs!

I am tagging:

Kathy
Tom
Darla
Judy
Jan
Lori

Saturday, March 28, 2009

Weather Service Was A Bit Off......



Well the forecaster was a little off. No huge blizzard but it was a pretty snow. The only bad thing is it rained and froze before the snow so there is a layer of ice under the snow and most of the baby trees, hedges and flowers are weighted down. Hope they don't get broken off. It's like a black and white day outside as you can see. I know folks who had those awful snows this winter are laughing but Oklahoma hardly ever has snow let alone snow in almost April!!! P.S. It has already been 70 degrees here.

Friday, March 27, 2009

April Fools Coming Up


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Thursday, March 26, 2009

Waiting for the Snow Storm


I get emergency weather notifications from the National Weather Service via email and this is what I have been getting since yesterday (guess I better go to the grocery store before Saturday):


MAJOR WINTER STORM LIKELY.

.A POWERFUL LATE-SEASON WINTER STORM WILL IMPACT MUCH OF OK
AND N. TX FROM LATE THUR NIGHT THROUGH EARLY
SATURDAY AFTERNOON. HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL OVER PARTS OF
NORTHERN & WESTERN OK. & STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE
NEAR-BLIZZARD CONDITIONS IN SOME AREAS. STORM-TOTAL SNOWFALL
COULD REACH UNPRECEDENTED LEVELS FOR SO LATE IN THE SEASON. AND
BLOWING & DRIFTING SNOW COULD VIRTUALLY SHUT DOWN MANY PARTS OF
NORTHWESTERN OK BY SATURDAY.

HARPER-WOODS-ALFALFA-GRANT-KAY-ELLIS-WOODWARD-MAJOR-GARFIELD-
NOBLE-ROGER MILLS-DEWEY-CUSTER-BLAINE-KINGFISHER-BECKHAM-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF.BUFFALO.ALVA.CHEROKEE.MEDFORD.
PONCA CITY.ARNETT.WOODWARD.FAIRVIEW.ENID.PERRY.
CHEYENNE.TALOGA.WEATHERFORD.CLINTON.WATONGA.
KINGFISHER.ELK CITY.SAYRE

A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE THUR NIGHT
THROUGH SAT AFTERNOON FOR MOST OF THE NORTHWESTERN THIRD OF
OK. THE WATCH COULD BE EXPANDED FARTHER SO. INTO A LARGER
PART OF SOUTHWESTERN & CNTL OK LATER TONIGHT OR ON
THURSDAY.

THIS WINTER STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BECOME A PARTICULARLY SIGNIFICANT
AND POSSIBLY CRIPPLING WEATHER EVENT IN NORTHWESTERN OK.
WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF VERY HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF A FOOT
OR MORE. & STRONG WINDS LEADING TO MAJOR BLOWING & DRIFTING
ALONG WITH NEAR-WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES.

SNOW IS FORECAST TO BEGIN FALLING OVER FAR NW OK
LATE THUR NIGHT. SNOW WILL SPREAD SE & BECOME HEAVY
AT TIMES DURING THE DAY ON FRIDAY. SOME ADDITIONAL LIGHT SNOW IS
EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FRI NIGHT. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS
GREATER THAN 4 INCHES ARE LIKELY WITHIN THE WATCH AREA. WITH
SIGNIFICANTLY GREATER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE ESPECIALLY IN FAR
NORTHWESTERN OK. STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND
DRIFTING OF ANY ACCUMULATING SNOW. & NEAR- BLIZZARD CONDITIONS
MAY OCCUR AT TIMES FROM FRI THROUGH EARLY SAT AFTERNOON.

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW. SLEET. OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL.
CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.

Wednesday, March 25, 2009

A Mini Post #2


Add a teaspoon of water when frying
ground beef.
It will help pull the grease
away from the
meat while cooking.

Monday, March 23, 2009

Do You Squidoo?


Hey everyone, do you have a Lens on Squidoo? If you don't or don't even know what that is, you are missing out. This is the world's easiest way to make a page online.
Share your interests, get found, and even earn money. (For you or for charity). For free, of course. You can make a lens in a matter of minutes. You can advertise your blog on a lens or give out information.

Squidoo has listed some subjects to get you started: "A lens about you. When someone Googles you, what do they find? Make a HeroRoll lens, or an Acknowledgments lens, all about the people who have inspired you. A lens about the stuff you sell. A lens about the movie you just saw. Or the book you just read. Or how about a list of the 20 best golf books ever. Or the worst monster movies of all time. A Flickr overview page. Go ahead, make that cat lens. Or an ode to your dog. The pet industry is gigantic. Did you figure out how to make the BEST coffee ever? Make a lens for charity. Stay at home moms, you guys are the some of the most creative people out there. Geeks & Gamers, alert! Make a lens for your blog. Introduce your work to new readers. Start a travelogue lens. Did you just get back from a trip to Florence? Post a rant. Better yet, post a rave. What's the best customer service you experienced lately? Who are you voting for, and why? What have you researched lately? Who are you following on Twitter? Why? Teachers, lenses are a godsend for you. Make a hometown lens. Where do you live? You probably know all the secret hangouts and hot spots. Talk about them.

Make a Top List lens, people love Top Lists. Make a 'Top 10 Geeky Gadgets', 'Top 10 Ways to Wash your Dog', 'Top 10 Locations for a Sunny Holiday', things like that! Make a crafty How-To lens. Do a step by step, picture by picture lens about how to crochet rag rugs, or how to make masks. Love cookies? Crazy about spaghetti? Make a lens about your favorite food. Where you can really find true happiness in a crazy world we live in. Make a lens about where you live or where you grew up. Is there a nearby annual bluegrass festival, or a matress race, or sandcastle competition, or Irish Fest? Make a Lens About Your Favorite Cookie Recipes. Make a Lens to Help People.

Quick, fast cleaning tips. Up to the minute cleaning tips and helpful hints for a variety of cleaning routines! Lenses about gardening tips, saving money on the garden, getting nice healthy plants. People are always doing searches for tips and walk throughs to get past some tough obstacle in a new video game."

Squidoo has a page of instructions on how to "Create your own page in 60 seconds."

Two of the many comments on creating a lens are:


Creating a page of your own requires little effort; and could offer a big payoff! -Washington Post

Every author, speaker, expert, blogger, entrepreneur and business person would be crazy NOT to do this! -Scott Ginsberg

Even one of my teenage granddaughters made a lens in a couple of hours on fashion and has listed clothing items for sale from available sources and she is making some spending money. I have 23 different lens. Take a look at one of mine and you will see how easy they are to do then go make yourself a lens.

Sunday, March 22, 2009

Your Guest House is Where?

A Kids (and an adults) Fondest Wish......



What do you think that would be? In my opinion it would be to have a tree house. In fact if I had one right now I would love it!

Can you imagine having one as a home office, an escape place, a guesthouse or a place to read a good book, besides a kids dream house. The USA Weekend supplement in the paper talks about America's new love affair with tree houses. What neat designs you can pull up by googling "tree houses". Check here for more where i got my pics.

Some of these tree houses are just like a real home with running water, electricity and with real furniture. Even in today's economy it says the companies that build these neat houses are doing a land office business. That's it - live in the tree house and rent out your home.
There is a house a few blocks from me that has a really neat tree house and they built a terrific spiral staircase up to it. What would you do if you had a tree house?

Friday, March 20, 2009

Probability?????


What are the chances? What is the definition of the word "probability"?

Probability, or chance, is a way of expressing knowledge or belief that an event will occur or has occurred. In mathematics the concept has been given an exact meaning in probability theory, that is used extensively in such areas of study as mathematics, statistics, finance, gambling, science, and philosophy to draw conclusions about the likelihood of potential events and the underlying mechanics of complex systems.

Here are some laws of probability that we have all experienced at one time or another:

Law of Probability -The probability of being watched is directly proportional to the stupidity of your act.

Law of Close Encounters -The probability of meeting someone you know increases dramatically when you are with someone you don't want to be seen with.

Wilson's Law of Commercial Marketing Strategy - As soon as you find a product that you really like, they will stop making it.

Variation Law - If you change lines (or traffic lanes), the one you were in will always move faster than the one you are in now (works every time).

Law of the Bath - When the body is fully immersed in water, the telephone rings.

Do you have one that seems to have attached itself to you?

Thursday, March 19, 2009

For The Kid In Each Of Us......

For a Good Laugh (from my friend Aud)

1. How Do You Catch a Unique Rabbit?
Unique Up On It.
2. How Do You Catch a Tame Rabbit?
Tame Way.
3. How Do Crazy People Go Through The Forest ?
They Take The Psycho Path
4. How Do You Get Holy Water?
You Boil The Hell Out Of It
5. What Do Fish Say When They Hit a Concrete Wall?
Dam!
6. What Do Eskimos Get From Sitting On The Ice too Long?
Polaroid's
7. What Do You Call a Boomerang That Doesn't work?
A Stick
8. What Do You Call Cheese That Isn't Yours?
Nacho Cheese.
9. What Do You Call Santa's Helpers?
Subordinate Clauses.
10. What Do You Call Four Bullfighters In Quicksand?
Quattro Sinko.
11. What Do You Get From a Pampered Cow?
Spoiled Milk.
12. What Do You Get When You Cross a Snowman With a Vampire?
Frostbite.
13. What Lies At The Bottom Of The Ocean And Twitches?
A Nervous Wreck.
14. What's The Difference Between Roast Beef And Pea Soup?
Anyone Can Roast Beef.
15. Where Do You Find a Dog With No Legs?
Right Where You Left Him.
16. Why Do Gorillas Have Big Nostrils?
Because They Have Big Fingers .
17. Why Don't Blind People Like To Sky Dive?
Because It Scares The Dog.
18. What Kind Of Coffee Was Served On The Titanic?
Sanka.
19. What Is The Difference Between a Harley And a Hoover ?
Location Of The Dirt Bag.
20. Why Did Pilgrims' Pants Always Fall Down?
Because They Wore Their Belt Buckle On Their Hat.
21. What's The Difference Between a Bad Golfer And a Bad Skydiver?
A Bad Golfer Goes, Whack, Dang!
A Bad Skydiver Goes Dang! Whack .
22. How Are a Texas Tornado And a Tennessee Divorce The Same?
Somebody's Gonna Lose A Trailer

Now, admit it. At least one of these made you smile.



Monday, March 16, 2009

Have You Got Green On????

I almost forgot to post for Saint Patrick's Day - gads my Irish ancestors would be sending little green men to get me if I did.....

St. Patrick's Day is celebrated on March 17, his religious feast day and the anniversary of his death in the fifth century. The Irish have observed this day as a religious holiday for over a thousand years.
On St. Patrick's Day, which falls during the Christian season of Lent, Irish families would traditionally attend church in the morning and celebrate in the afternoon. Lenten prohibitions against the consumption of meat were waived and people would dance, drink, and feast—on the traditional meal of Irish bacon and cabbage.

Here are a couple of SPD Brain Teasers for ye:

"Erin Go Bragh," a phrase heard often on St. Patrick's Day, means:

I Love Ireland
Ireland Forever
Brave and Free
Ireland, My Home

This film, shot in Ireland in 1952, was directed by John Ford:

Ryan's Daughter
The Quiet Man
The Dead
The Informer

If you want to be sure you got them right, go to History Made Every Day - Saint Patrick's Day, check out the answers, be sure you have green on, go eat some corned beef and cabbage, drink some green beer, clap at the Irish parade, listen to some bagpipe music and then go home and take a nap!!!!

Thoughts for a Monday


Well all our Bradford Pear trees think it is Spring. Now catch this: Last Thursday it was snowing great big huge flakes. All day it snowed. It didn't stick as it was too warm and today it is supposed to be up to 77. My grandson and his dad are fishing today and my son and his family are planning to leave Wednesday for Colorado to ski. You know it sort of makes you dizzy as to what to think about....Spring or Skiing. Around here a lot of families go skiing during Spring break. I tried skiing once and it was the last time. I was on the baby slope and couldn't stop (until I hit the porch of a small log house). I just don't seem to be too coordinated for things like that.

I am watching the news and I see the Feds are going after Ruth Madoff's assets. Being her husbands bookkeeper there is no way she didn't know what he was doing. I am so glad they are really trying to get some money back to all those folks he bilked out of their savings. I think the SEC should pay some to them as they are the ones who let him get by with that for years, even after they were told what he was doing!!! There is just too much going on to keep up with it all. They said the other day that either 4 or 5 people who were scheduled to be put on the Treasury board, backed out - just how many people in Washington haven't paid their taxes?? Guess they need to check everyone out and I mean EVERYONE! Lets just see who has been saying one thing and doing another.




Saturday, March 14, 2009

My Home Town


I really feel we are very lucky, in the fact that the "recession" doesn't appear to be very visible in Oklahoma.

While no city or state is ever completely immune to downturns in the economy, near the end of '08, Forbes named Oklahoma City (our state capital) the most recession-proof city in the U.S. Crediting a strong housing market and falling unemployment rate, Forbes says that Oklahoma City is “best positioned to ride out the current crisis. We feel this pertains to the whole state. We were in the "city" yesterday and wanted to eat out and all the bigger restaurants had at least a minimum wait time of 1 hour. The shopping centers were full of cars and the usual amount of people seemed to be on the streets and highways.

I see no rash of foreclosures and here in Enid everywhere you look there are homes and condos going up. We do have an Air Force Base here which makes us very lucky and we do have families coming and going every year. We train military pilots to fly and we train members of all the services, not just Air Force. They are building a huge Army Reserve center at the south end of the base which will add many more jobs to Enid soon.

Enid is also the medical center of NW Oklahoma. We have two large medical centers with state of the art medical equipment and lots of good doctors. We always seem to have lots of medical type jobs listed especially nurses. We have two campuses of one state university and one state college and a large technology center.

I would bet there aren't a lot of people in Oklahoma who invest much in stocks and bonds and for sure don't put all their savings in them. We have a lot of local banks and credit unions who seem to be in fine shape. We haven't had a single bank or CU close in Enid. Knock on wood because we have had some of the lowest gasoline prices in the nation for a long, long time. Fast food places always seem to have long lines and full slots, which tells us people are still eating out. We have a lot of neat trivia compiled about our town and an exciting history. We have a symphony and a community theatre, good schools and "thank God" not a lot of crime.

Enid was featured on ABC’s “Good Morning America” Wednesday, 11 Jan 06 as one of the top five “up-and-coming” areas of the United States. judged on location, desirability, new developments, average home prices and percentage of increase over the last two years. Enid competed against 3,700 other communities around the country to earn a spot on the list. Our family are the owners of EnidBuzz.com, a website/blog that covers our town from one side to the other. Over the years we have been chosen as a great place to live, raise kids and build a future.

Wednesday, March 11, 2009

How Old is Grandma?

A friend I grew up with sent this. Linda, I thank you.

How old is Grandma??

Stay with this -- the answer is at the end. It will blow you away. One evening a grandson was talking to his grandmother about current events. The grandson asked his grandmother what she thought about the shootings at schools, the computer age, and things in general. The Grandmother replied, 'Well, let me think a minute, I was born before:
' television
' penicillin
' polio shots
' frozen foods
' Xerox
' contact lenses
' Frisbees and
' the pill
There were no:
' credit cards
' laser beams or
' ball-point pens
Man had not invented:
' pantyhose
' air conditioners
' dishwashers
' clothes dryers
' and the clothes were hung out to dry in the fresh air and
' man hadn't yet walked on the moon

Your Grandfather and I got married first . . . then lived together. Every family had a father and a mother. Until I was 25, I called every man older than me, 'Sir'. And after I turned 25, I still called policemen and every man with a title, 'Sir.' We were before gay-rights, computer- dating, dual careers, daycare centers, and group therapy. Our lives were governed by the Ten Commandments, good judgment, and common sense. We were taught to know the difference between right and wrong and to stand up and take responsibility for our actions. Serving your country was a privilege; living in this country was a bigger privilege. We thought fast food was what people ate during Lent. Having a meaningful relationship meant getting along with your cousins. Draft dodgers were people who closed their front doors when the evening breeze started. Time-sharing meant time the family spent together in the evenings and weekends-not purchasing condominiums.

We never heard of FM radios, tape decks, CDs, electric typewriters, yogurt, or guys wearing earrings. We listened to the Big Bands, Jack Benny, and the President's speeches on our radios. And I don't ever remember any kid blowing his brains out listening to Tommy Dorsey. If you saw anything with 'Made in Japan ' on it, it was junk. The term 'making out' referred to how you did on your school exam. Pizza Hut, McDonald's, and instant coffee was unheard of. We had 5 &10-cent stores where you could actually buy things for 5 and 10 cents. Ice-cream cones, phone calls, rides on a streetcar, and a Pepsi were all a nickel. And if you didn't want to splurge, you could spend your nickel on enough stamps to mail 1 letter and 2 postcards. You could buy a new Chevy Coupe for $600, but who could afford one? Too bad, because gas was 11 cents a gallon. In my day:
'grass' was mowed,
'coke' was a cold drink,
'pot' was something your mother cooked in and
'rock music' was your grandmother's lullaby.
'Aids' were helpers in the Principal's office,
'chip' meant a piece of wood,
'hardware' was found in a hardware store and
'software' wasn't even a word.

And we were the last generation to actually believe that a lady needed a husband to have a baby. No wonder people call us 'old and confused' and say there is a generation gap... and how old do you think I am? I bet you have this old lady in mind...you are in for a shock! Read on to see -- pretty scary if you think about it and pretty sad at the same time. Are you ready ?????


This lady would be only 59 years old!

Tuesday, March 10, 2009

Which have you read?

Did you see the movie "The Bucket List"? Somewhere I saw this list of "10 Books to Read Before You Die". (Just a note: If you liked The Da Vinci Code you need to read Angels and Demons. Angels and Demons is the first book I downloaded on my new Kindle2 and am reading at the moment - it is good!). How many of this list have you read?

#1 - The Holy Bible
#2 - Gone With the Wind
#3 - The Lord of the Rings
#4 - Harry Potter series
#5 - The Stand
#6 - The DaVinci Code
#7 - To Kill a Mockingbird
#8 - Angels and Demons
#9 - Atlas Shrugged
#10 - The Catcher in the Rye

Sunday, March 8, 2009

A Mini Post


Peppers with 3 bumps on the bottom
are sweeter and better for eating.
Peppers with 4 bumps on the bottom
are firmer and better for cooking.

Saturday, March 7, 2009

Fly or Stay Home?


You know I have to wonder about the obvious love affair that Obama has with Marine One and AF One. He is either flying off to make a 30 minute speech (spending a small fortune to fly that huge plane) or whirling off to Camp David for the weekend (burning up a ton of money on that helie - someone said the new Marine One cost as much to fly as AF One.)
I would swear I heard him say EVERYONE had to suck it up and not spend money and the rich should share their wealth. Would that not go for the White House also and especially the cost of all those flying machines??????

Wednesday, March 4, 2009

I Got a Kindle2


I finally broke down and got myself a Kindle 2: Amazon's New Wireless Reading Device (Latest Generation) (this is the new improved Kindle). I was on a waiting list with Amazon when I saw the new one had come out so I contacted them and they moved me to get the new one and I have it. It is so neat!!! It is almost paper thin, I can enlarge the print to suit me and I can take it anywhere I would take a book to read (except I wouldn't take it to read in the bathtub - for sure!) It is a little expensive to drop in soapy water. I picked a book I wanted to read, it downloaded in 60 seconds, wirelessly, and I was ready to read. If you are an avid reader this is just what you need. It will hold over 1500 books and you have over 240,000 books plus U.S. and international newspapers, magazines, and blogs to choose from Amazon.com. If I get lazy it will even read to me. Best seller releases are only $9.99 (none over $9.99) and older books are less. I you realize hard backs are usually around $25.00 and to wait for a paper back takes time, then they are expensive --this is a deal. There is a keyboard so you can make notes. You can browse the store on the Kindle and all you need is have an account with Amazon and they will charge it automatically. I am waiting for the book cover to arrive. A cover did not come with it so if you order one be sure and get a cover. There are some expensive covers and some cheaper ones so check. If you get one I hope you enjoy it as much as I do. Do something for yourself for a change.

Sunday, March 1, 2009

Spam May Be Good For Something!


The following is one of my favorite posts. It was created by my son, that sneaker wearing entrepreneurial cartoonist internet guy.


Spam May Be Good For Something!

Have you ever re-gifted? Well, I'm re-posting. This was originally from June of '08 but I thought any new readers might get a kick out of it.

This post is not about the spam you sneak in into your kids lunch when they least expect it. You know, the mystery pink meat substance that we all had to eat once or twice while growing up in the 70's. This post is about the even nastier spam you reluctantly allow to fill your in box.

As much as we all hate to get electronic spam, I may have found that there are actually a few redeeming values to spam. I know, I know, you can't believe what you are reading. Take a deep breath and see if you might not just agree with me.

Email spam is good because:

1. People without friends that would otherwise never receive an email are now guaranteed to receive an abundance of mail every day!
2. Should you ever need your manly organ enlarged you will know exactly who to contact!
3. We can all say that we've won the UK Lottery!! 167 times in one month.
4. Three names: Nandy Gaskins, Lagina Welty and Dorcas Dull. Should you ever need a baby name you can just use the sender name from your latest spam. These are the last three senders names on three of my latest spams.
5. If you ever need $72,000,000 from a bank in Ghana you know where to get it.
6. You're always sure to get a file full of hysterical cartoons.
7. You can easily kill off 7 people by not forwarding the latest "must forward or else" chain email.
8. You can eliminate friends you don't like by not answering the 20 question chain email and forwarding it back to them and 20 other friends.
9. Deleting spam gives you 20 minutes of break time at work.
10. Deleting spam quickly increases your eye/hand coordination.
11. It gives you something to forward to people you don't like.
12. Has created an entirely new industry in spam prevention.
13. Just getting to say the word spam is kinda fun.
14. You don't have to eat email spam!!!!

That's about it. Please copy and paste this post into an email and forward it to 10 of your closest friends within 1 hour. If you don't you'll have bad luck for 7 days, if you do, you will win an unexpected prize. Be sure to link back to this blog also... curtistucker.com. That is all.



















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