tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-56774112012-01-12T23:21:24.486-08:00Donnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10231673593568157989noreply@blogger.comBlogger3861100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5677411.post-67792588825300574542011-11-29T19:35:00.001-08:002011-11-29T20:05:32.371-08:00

His pants are shiny, his bag is black and he’s wearing a U of O football shirt... is that really supposed to be Santa Claus? Looks more like Creeper Claus to me! And don’t even get me started on the way he’s holding that helmet—dollars to donuts he’s hiding more than a candy cane under that thing! If you ask me, it’s all a bit frightening. Then again, I’ve encountered a Santa in creeps clothing

Donnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10231673593568157989noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5677411.post-15420231597704985382011-09-14T17:13:00.000-07:002011-09-14T17:22:55.951-07:00

To all the people who told me mice can’t climb walls...I say bullshit!

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Hmm, I don’t know anyone that needs one of these—so two seems sort of extreme. Then again, given the current state of labor unions in Wisconsin, this might be a great time for a savvy entrepreneur to set up a sweat shop.

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This was posted by a retired stripper selling costumes. Hopefully, she’s moving on to greener pastures, which is great. The ad makes me a little sad though... I guess because of the missed opportunity it represents. I mean stripping for money is one thing. But selling stripper costumes without using "Stripper Clothes, Half Off!" as a headline? Well that’s just bad taste...

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There's a relatively new alterations "store" in the Janesville mall. I stopped in today to drop off a jacket and two shirts I needed shortened. When I walked in, the man at the counter seemed really happy to see me. I guess in his line of work, short woman = big business.

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“Why would he need an iPhone, if he already has an iPod Touch?”Yeah, because they’re exactly the same—other than the fact that one IS A PHONE and the other IS NOT A PHONE! I don’t claim to be much of a “techie,” but I think that might be an important difference if the person in question was interested in making or receiving PHONE CALLS.I’m not saying... I’m just saying.

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Hmm, it’s nowhere near Halloween so why is someone selling this football costume now? Well I’m guessing they listed it in anticipation of Super Bowl Sunday. Cute idea, right? Well, maybe it’s just me... but I’m not sure it’s a great idea to dress your baby like a football during the Super Bowl—at least not in Wisconsin during this particular Super Bowl. Especially if dad is an excitable fan or a

Donnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10231673593568157989noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5677411.post-45908981448154126792011-01-21T21:33:00.000-08:002011-01-21T22:02:17.106-08:00

I scored some awesome Columbia Convert ski pants from a Craigslist seller tonight. They’re a little big, but they were only $10.Not to mention the fact that I didn’t get killed...so overall a great transaction!

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Current Temperature: 16°FNumber of People Wearing Shorts at Pick 'N Save tonight: FiveI can understand how a person might end up at the grocery store in the middle of winter without boots, a warm hat or gloves. But without a proper pair of pants on one of the coldest days of the year?? That’s taking frozen food to a whole new level!

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Sorry, this is just too heartbreakingly adorable not to share.LitanyYou are the bread and the knife,the crystal goblet and the wine.You are the dew on the morning grassand the burning wheel of the sun.You are the white apron of the baker,and the marsh birds suddenly in flight.However, you are not the wind in the orchard,the plums on the counter,or the house of cards.And you are certainly not the

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Okay, let’s give them the benefit of the doubt and assume they must have been having technical difficulties. This is how the story looks today:

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take Han Solo’s advice and stay cozy warm “inside” your very own Tauntaun! *Pre-sliced for easy access!*

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The latch on my car door was frozen when I left work tonight. I was able to get the door open— but it wouldn’t close all the way. This meant I had to physically hold the door shut as I drove home. A process made even more enjoyable by the fact that I was “lit” from above by the overhead light. Since it was dark outside, the spotlight effect made the idiocy of my situation more visible than it

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Okay, I guess it’s not completely outside the realm of possibility for a mother, unsure of her daughter’s size, to buy five bras for her daughter to try on. It’s also possible that one part of the theoretical mother/daughter pair might lose a receipt. That said, the fact that the “mother” in this scenario appears to have purchased four bras in exactly the same size, style AND color raises some

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Need warm winter coatOrdered new ipod insteadHope it doesn't snow

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...but I’m not putting one of these on my head...

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On Thanksgiving eveCorn casserole dish to passI forgot the cornYeah, can you believe it? I forgot the main ingredient to the only thing I have to make (D'oh!). Which meant another trip to the store—apparently the rest of Janesville forgot ingredients too, because Pick N' Save was packed! I ended up waiting in the checkout line behind a woman and her teenage daughter. They were buying a giant

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My job—even though it’s temporary, and I may be out on my ass as of December 31st. Seriously though, this latest gig has been a real lifesaver. I was in pretty dire straits there for awhile. But this job has done a lot to refuel my outlook—both financial and psychological. After being out of the full-time work world for so long, I needed to get back in the swing of things, to feel useful again,

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I still have my Fall decorations up, which seems prudent given the fact that we haven’t even celebrated Thanksgiving yet.My across-the-street neighbors however, have skipped ahead to the next major holiday, and have set multiple strands of Christmas lights ablaze.They also have two snowmen lit up. The whole thing seems like sort of an affront to my Fall display. And the snowmen definitely make my

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Sunday night I heard some activity in the “hamster drawer.” Unlike the other nighttime rustlings, these started at 3:30 am versus 4:30 am. Which leads me to believe that mice (like the state of Arizona and portions of Indiana) don’t acknowledge daylight savings time. At any rate, since I’d heard the noises Sunday night I prepared myself for a “mouse removal” mission Monday night. Assuming of

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Happy Halloween!

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So this week previously unreleased footage from Charlie Chaplin’s 1928 film “The Circus” has everyone talking due to what looks like a woman talking on a cell phone in the background. Leading to speculations that the woman is a time traveler.My first thought was, “Well... who’s she talking to? ” But my second, more relevant thought was, “Damn! Who’s her wireless provider?”Seriously, there are

Donnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10231673593568157989noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5677411.post-77830429062163590562010-10-28T16:42:00.000-07:002010-10-28T20:01:30.139-07:00

Best idea ever!

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Whew doggie, it’s windy outside! There are tornado watches issued for most of the state until tomorrow morning and high wind warnings that extend all the way into Wednesday evening. In case you didn’t know:“A high wind warning means a hazardous high wind event is expected or occurring. Sustained wind speeds of at least 40 mph or gusts of 58 mph or more can lead to property damage.” In preparation

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I’ve heard of a Kid’s Menu, but this is ridiculous!(rimshot)

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Illustrated instructions aside, if you think the used yogurt lids you are receiving are anything more than “licked clean,” you are grossly overestimating the diligence of the American public.

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As a result, I’m pretty sure the people I see each morning at the coffee shop think I’m unemployed—again.

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Last week I put a shit-ton (yeah, it’s a legitimate unit of measure!) of poison and extra mouse traps around the house—including two different types of poison in the “hamster drawer.” In the ensuing days I checked the drawer for signs of activity, but each time found the poison undisturbed.Unfortunately, this morning I opened the drawer ABOVE the “hamster drawer” to get an extra towel, and found

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Okay, it had been a couple weeks since I’d heard scratching in the walls. And in spite of the fancy traps I bought, I never caught a mouse. Good news, right? Well I certainly took it as good news! And as the sweet halcyon days without mice grew in number my brain used a combination of revisionist history and “mis-remembering” to spin the events of the last month. That and the absence of any

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I need to get back into an exercise routine. The whole working one job instead of two (sometimes three!) thing has turned me into a huge couch potato. And when I say huge couch potato, I don’t mean to imply that the couch has gotten any bigger. Although oddly enough, my clothes appear to have gotten smaller.

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I was flipping through a catalog today and came across an ad for Bear Spray.Come to find out Bear Spray is not the “clever” name of a spray-tan product, but really is for bears! Or more to the the point, against bears since it’s actually bear repellent.Yeah, who knew?Apparently Bear Spray doesn’t work like Bug Spray, in that you aim it at the thing you’re trying to keep away instead of spraying

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Tonight I determined that “dry cottage cheese” must be an ingredient of some sort, but is certainly not suitable for normal human consumption, or consumption by a normal human... whichever the case may be.Of course you’d be hard pressed to glean that rather important bit information from the package because the picture on the lid shows the same “peaches covered in cottage cheese” graphic as the

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This Restaurant/Bar Play Set will help your future entrepreneur learn the ins and outs of running a business. Teaches math skills, social tolerance, the subtleties of "for entertainment purposes only," and the fact that sometimes you just can't fight city hall. The limited edition, Janesville—July 5, 2010 model comes complete with smokers' patio!

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A couple weeks ago I began waking up at 4:00 am every night. Not due to age-related bladder issues, and certainly not to go jogging! Nope, I was actually waking up because there was something scratching on—or more precisely scratching INSIDE, my bedroom wall. After a few days it was pretty obvious that there was something in the wall. Probably a mouse, but possibly a ghost... truthfully, I was

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"Mommy, somebody killed Big Bird!" Although it looks like a page out of "Baby's First Book of Medieval Justice," or a story idea for "CSI: Seasame Street," it's actually a Sesame Street Peel and Stick Giant Wall Decal.And while the wisdom behind an item that encourages children to put stickers on the wall could certainly be called into question, it occurs to me that this product is in desperate

Donnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10231673593568157989noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5677411.post-91543800646591588342009-09-28T12:35:00.000-07:002009-09-28T13:21:30.926-07:00

My digital camera requires a constant supply of new batteries. Seriously, it's like parents dishing out Cheeiros to keep a toddler quiet in church. Probably my fault for buying a camera made by Rayovac--but hey, who knew?Anyway, I was out of batteries Sunday. And since I go through so many, I decided to buy more than the two that I'd need to keep my camera going for the 1/2 hour I needed it. I

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I walked past a display of foam pumpkins today. They were called Funkins. I thought about buying a couple, until I looked at the price tag. At that point I decided I'd have to be a Funkin idiot to spend $19.99 on a fake pumpkin.

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I love this story! Not the part about the mayor getting hurt, but the fact that he stood up to (and punched!) an armed attacker to protect an innocent woman and child is cool beyond words. Seriously, get this guy a cape!Milwaukee mayor recovers from pipe attack at fairBy ASSOCIATED PRESS Monday, August 17, 2009 - 9:51 a.m. MILWAUKEE (AP) — Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett was recovering Monday from

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Citizenship Web SiteNear as I can figure, this assumes you're in California. Keep that in mind when it asks for the capital of the "state your in."

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Off-duty police thwart robbery attemptBy TED SULLIVAN Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2009JANESVILLE — In a case of terrible timing, a would-be robber entered Quotes Bar & Grill on Sunday night with the wrong people inside: off-duty cops.Alonzo C. Rucker, 18, Beloit, is suspected of wearing a blue bandana around his face and reaching into his pants like he was grabbing a weapon when two Eau Claire police

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If you were worried about spending the remainder of the summer in a costumeless void; fear not! The Halloween Shop is now open.Although, if you're going to "stock up" on candy before the end of July, you may want to plan ahead and buy a bigger costume.

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This ad selling a set of toddler bedding seems innocent enough. At first glance the reader might assume it was placed because a child grew out of his/her toddler bed, and into a "big kid" bed. It's not until you read the actual text of the ad that the truth becomes clearer. The truth being that some misguided soul inadvertently crafted bedding & curtains out of fabric that should have been

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...unpleasant conversations are bound to be overheardMe: I wonder if seals taste more like cows or fish?Niece: Maybe like salmon steaks.Nephew: No, I bet they taste like pig meat.

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(some assembly required)Apparently we're all supposed to "go green" to help the environment and save trees. Why? Because trees do good things, like:- trees remove 100 to 120 billion tons of carbon each year from man-made sources like (cars, trains, planes, etc)- trees moderate climate, improve air quality, conserve water and also harbor wildlife- trees cut down energy costs- air conditioning and

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Holy crapola! It's been HOT out this week. Something that was made even more apparent Tuesday, when I decided to mow the lawn. I should start by explaining that since my mower was out of commission, I was forced to go with "plan B." Let me tell you, "Plan B" sucked! Mainly because it involved the use of a borrowed reel push mower. I had a feeling that the push mower would be harder to use, but

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Okay, hearing a single woman confess her devotion to a sometimes-corded, electronic device might not be all that surprising. Not particularly appropriate, but not entirely surprising.Alas my TomTom GPS unit has introduced me to a new type of ecstasy and levels of enjoyment previously unimagined. It's also quite a bit more acceptable to use while driving. Ahh... don't ask.Suffice it to say that in

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Lawnmower: Not working.Me: Same as the lawnmower.

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fluoride [(floor-eyed, flawr-eyed)]Any of a number of naturally occurring compounds of the element fluorine. Fluorides have been found to be effective in preventing tooth decay and are routinely added to drinking water in most jurisdictions.With that in mind, do you notice anything funny about the guy speaking out against fluoride in this story?Ahh, yeah. I'm thinking the board might have been

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This is a "Wordle" of my last blog post:Check out the site and make one of your own. I love it!

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Okay, the canker sore cures I've come across are a little dicey. So while I still don't know how to make a canker sore feel better, I know for a fact that eating Tootsie Rolls makes them feel worse. Arrgghhh!! So why, in the face of increasing pain, do I keep eating Tootsie Rolls? Well, I'm mature enough to not only recognize, but also freely admit, that I have Tootsie Roll "issues." Which is a

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Yeah, yeah, I'm alive-- I just haven't posted in a while. That said, I have had more than my fair share of ailments this year. I got through January just fine, but February brought a nasty case of the flu that kept me in bed for three days -- not hanging out on the couch, IN BED. Not good. I thought I'd paid my dues with that one, but apparently the flu left enough snot in the tiny crevices of

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At 7:55 this morning before I'd even finished my coffee, I was asked the following question: "So, are you a basketball coach?"Not that it fully explains the situation, but I was at a subbing gig. Do you remember the show Quantum Leap? Each week the main character would time-travel (ie: Leap) into some ridiculous situation for which he was completely unprepared or unequipped to deal with. The

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just read off the names!Yeah, if it's so easy YOU read off the names. Start with this list of kids I had in class today:MaranyelleyTajaiPorshaylaAntonasiaFilemonStarkeshiaOn'nestyKamillahDai'nariaTellazBrinaJeredTekiraJizelleYiselAnsleighShaniceTurvrusNaidelinChundaraTreannBrevinZha'CorionJaymian JodeciDai'QuonAlieghJyacia

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BAD PETSChimpsAlligatorsBoa Constrictors BAD PARENTSNadya Sulema - The lady that collects children like other equally misguided people collect porcelain figurines. In either case, 14 is at least ten too many!Ronald Cummings - The father of a 5-year-old girl missing in Florida. Now, I'm not saying he's a bad parent because the little girl is lost, and I certainly hope they find her safe and

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OMG, I love this story from GazetteXtra.com! That said, I'd probably love it a little more if I hadn't eaten at Hanson's restaurant recently. Building owner finds scaly surprise in vacant apartmentBy STACY VOGEL Monday, Feb. 16, 2009 BELOIT TOWNSHIP — A tavern owner and his family got the surprise of their lives after a renter moved out of an apartment above the business.It had been about a

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Embedded video from CNN VideoHow can I know these people are idiots? Well, here are a few clues: #1.) They know someone that owns an 18-foot pythonThe case is pretty much proven at this point, but the remaining clues provide significant supporting evidence.#2.) They they agreed, not only to feed but to "keep" their friend's 18-foot python for an unspecified period of time#3.) In the video

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I love the tone of this ad! Posted by a man who is obviously not thrilled with the way his son and daughter in-law are raising their children. Too funny! His disapproval is so evident it's easy to imagine this guy throwing up his hands in exasperation.This is a $200-300 highchair, so I'm guessing he was pretty fed up when he wrote, "$75 come and get it."

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I was substitute teaching for a high school biology class today. Right off the bat, I was a little worried because the teacher's schedule showed hours 1, 3, 4 and 6 labeled "at risk." I wondered who exactly was as risk, them or me? Yikes.I had a co-teacher for all of the "at risk" hours and things were going fine, until 4th hour. It should have been the same as all the other hours. When the

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As dinnertime approaches, I find myself wondering which item in my refrigerator will be less likely to give me food poisoning: 1.) a 6" tuna sub from Subway that I purchased on Thursday, or2.) chili I made last week; not sure which day-- possibly Monday

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Okay, I admit it. I am addicted to Craigslist. I'd be embarrassed to add up the actual amount of time I've spent searching through the endless categories of stuff people are selling. Safe to say the total includes a number of hours. Truth be told, quite a large number of hours. Which probably seems like a huge waste of time, especially since I don't particularly need anything, and honestly

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iCrib Sound SystemThis is basically an iPod speaker system that attaches to the side of a baby's crib. The copy says "...this compact sound system delivers customized music from your MP3 player to soothe your baby to sleep." Personally I can't believe they didn't use, "now you can Rock your baby to sleep!" as a subhead or something, but I digress. Apparently, the less than intuitive strategy here

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In case you haven't heard, it's pretty darn cold in these parts. To illustrate, it was -18°F this morning, which is apparently cold enough to close all the schools in the area. Yikes. We've also had more than our fair share of snow and sleet this winter, so it should come as no surprise to hear that the sidewalks, driveways and parking lots in town are, for the most part, covered in snow and ice.

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Here's an online catalog listing for the same wireless temperature gauge thingy I have in my kitchen:Here's a picture showing the temperature readings mine was displaying before I went to bed last night:When I first looked at it, I did a double-take because the bottom number didn't seem to make sense. Until I realized that 0.5° was another way of saying -5°. As in 5° below zero!Although I guess I

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Arrests-- A 15-YEAR-OLD JANESVILLE BOY cited at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Parker High School, 3125 Mineral Point Ave., Janesville for tattooing of children.

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..From Frisky Dingo, a show that makes me laugh!

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Okay, I FINALLY figured out how to get my Bluetooth-enabled cell phone to "talk" to my computer. Now I can post pictures from my phone! And yes, I know the rest of the world has already been doing this, but whatever! Don't rain on my parade.At any rate, as I was going through the pictures on my phone I found one I took at a party a while ago. The good news is this picture shows bottles of the

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1.) What's the name of the champagne I like to drink when it's mixed with orange juice?

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Do you ever get sick of people? Well let me tell you, last Thursday I subbed for a high-school class that made me think revisiting the whole Eugenics movement might not be a bad idea. At least four of them must have had some sort of untreated ADHD-I. As in "I can't seem sit down and shut the hell up when I'm asked to." I didn't think my outlook on humanity could get much worse, but by the time I

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I don't think the current temperature is a record or anything, but I tell you what, it's more than cold enough to make a tauntaun nervous.

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Here's what he left behind in my driveway:

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But if the weather forecast holds true, drivers in southern Wisconsin may be dealing with slippery conditions like this by tomorrow:Do antilock brakes work in reverse?

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Horn Dog Marshmallow or Hot Dog Roasters.Wow, these are kind of dirty! My internet connection was slow, so I ended up reading the description for these before the photo loaded. The copy says, "Set features male and female hot dog roasters to make outdoor cooking a breeze." Since I hadn't seen the photo, I wondered how you'd know which one was the male and which one was the female. Of course, when

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I'm not sure what type of beast left these prints in my yard. However, the rat cookies I set out in the garage seem to be disappearing at a rather alarming rate. As far as I can tell, there's only one left. Yikes! According to the box, there were enough rat cookies to kill four rats, or make eight rats very angry.(Okay, I made that last part up.)

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I was looking for a pillow. So I went to the Bedding section at Overstock.com and clicked on the "Pillows" link, where I found the following category breakdown:Pillow MaterialsDown (5)Memory Foam (15)Alternative (75)When I clicked on the "Alternative" link I was expecting to find pillows filled with something other than "Down" or "Memory Foam." Oddly enough, this was the fourth item listed:It's

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Last night I noticed that one of "my" outside cats was in the backyard. The reason I noticed was that it had activated a security light on the garage. With the yard lit up, I was able to watch as the cat stuck its tail straight up in the air, and shook its butt around for about thirty seconds. I'm not too familiar with "workings" of a cat, but I'm guessing this one was either urinating in my yard

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Jack Potty ChairWho needs Atlantic City or Las Vegas? The Jack Potty lets you piss away money from the comfort of your own home!!According to the description for this product, The Jack Potty has sensors that activate "winning lights, sounds, and spinning shapes during potty training," resulting in a "fun and interactive potty training experience." Unfortunately it doesn't specify what the

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For some reason the Janesville city workers were unable, or unwilling, to sweep the leaves out of my gutters on the specified date. That's in spite of the fact that they were the ones that actually specified the date!However, tonight the city's snow plows have been past my house at least three times... in the last 15 minutes. Perhaps this is the city trying to make up for their earlier neglect.

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I woke up this morning dreaming about candy. Which is hardly worth mentioning, except for the fact that it made me wonder if other 41 year-olds dream about such things. Although I suppose the "candy" in my dream could represent something else. Perhaps something I want and need that's presently unattainable. You know, an unfulfilled longing or desire of sorts? Hmm...I guess without therapy and

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When I went to look for gloves this week, I found six of the black leather variety. Unfortunately, none of them match. It's hard to see in the photo, but the top row consists of right hand gloves, and the bottom row left hand gloves. What's even harder to see is that none of the gloves from the first row matches any of the gloves in the second row. Seriously!!

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Yeah, I can't say that I'm terribly surprised. But the city crew didn't come to suck the leaves I worked so hard to get into the gutter, out of the gutter. Which kind of, well, sucks! Because over the course of the day quite a few of the little buggers have managed to find their own way out of the gutter, and back onto my lawn. Meanwhile, every muscle in my body aches from all the raking I did

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Tomorrow is loose leaf collection day in my neighborhood. "Loose leaf" in this case refers to leaves that aren't in bags, not three-ring binder paper.According to the city website, citizens wishing to participate in the loose leaf collection "should rake leaves loosely into the street gutter." Presumably the gutter in front of their house, but I guess any gutter would do.At any rate, today I

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We've all heard the real estate agents' mantra "location, location, location." It means that the value of homes with similar characteristics can increase or decrease based on where they're located. These days there are a number of other factors affecting the value of real estate, the most prominent of which may be the number of foreclosed and/or vacant houses in a neighborhood. Alas, in order to

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Yeah, yeah... I know I haven't written anything in a while. By way of explanation I'll say that I've been fighting a cold. Which kind of sucks. But recently I've been making an effort to highlight the "good" in things, instead of focusing on the bad.That said, I think the "silver lining" of my "cold cloud" is that when I have a fever, my eyes look awesome! Seriously, they get all big and glassy.

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I WANT THIS!!!!!I clearly don't have the money right now. Which sucks, because the offer expires before the end of this month. And yet... I really, really, really want it!!!!

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I was pretty excited when I saw this headline on CNN.com:LIZARDS INVADE BOCA RATONI mean seriously, how cool does that sound? Of course I was thinking about about this kind of invading lizard: Unfortunately, but the story was about big iguanas running loose in Florida... which I admit, is sort of cool. But rather disappointing by comparison.

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Hmm, I guess he was trying to tell us something.Smart kid!

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Plumbers optional...Remember to vote!!!

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I mean shoot! I meant to post earlier this week. It was going to be something funny too. Really funny!! Okay, maybe not that funny, but at least it would have been a helpful reminder about digging out all the Halloween clothing items you have. Because really, there's only one day a year you can get away with wearing Jack-O-lantern socks and/or a shirt with a ghost on the front. (I'm wearing both

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Well, apparently there are people out there buying $300 robotic dinosaurs for their preschool children.

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...Anyhow, at the beginning of the trip, the baby must have had a blowout in her diaper, as it was totally obvious from the fragrant smell that traipsed its way through the cabin. The mother got up, took the kid back to change the diaper, and came back. When she got back, the breakfast service had ended, and I noticed that like many Chinese infants and toddlers (like I have mentioned before),

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Oprah's favorite new gadget is the amazonkindle.This does actually seem like a pretty useful item. Unfortunately, it costs $359 so I won't be getting one anytime soon. Greg is spoiled, so I imagine he'll get one. Although now that I think of it, he might already have one!

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Today, like many other days, I received an email from amazon.com. I have to say that I've deleted more email from amazon.com than I've read. But the subject line of this particular message read "Oprah Announces Favorite New Gadget." So of course I opened it! Because, well duh, I wanted to find out about Oprah's favorite new gadget! Unfortunately, after following a number of personalized "

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Dress her up...I dropped a bunch of stuff off at Goodwill last night. I'm trying to get the basement organized because I'd like to gain control over a larger portion of the house. The ongoing battle of Me vs. The House is currently a little one-sided. And now, with the kitchen project stalled until the electrician arrives, the basement seems the next logical space to conquer. At any rate, since I

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Police seek suspect in assaultBy GAZETTE STAFF Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2008JANESVILLE — Local police are looking for leads in the investigation of an aggravated assault and attempted robbery Oct. 16 in the 100 block of South Academy Street in Janesville.The suspect confronted a 44-year-old Janesville man and tried to take the man’s cell phone at 2:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 16. The assailant clobbered the

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Which would be a lot more interesting if I'd previously posted something about the lawnmower not working.

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