Guess I won't be auctioning off my vote after allUSATODAY.com - Authorities halt man's eBay offer to sell vote

It's official. Got laid off yesterday. I get wages in lieu of notice untill sept 15th, then I get severance pay for 6.8 weeks after that. also my unemployment starts on sept 15th as well.
The plan Cathy and I have is to use the unemployment to live on and save the severance package to use to move on. We're planning on moving to Boise in November. (that should be when we have all the severance pay in the bank) I'm arranging for a trailer to be dropped at our place on Nov. 9th, we'll load it up and it'll be picked up the next day. We should be on the road to Boise on the 10th or 11th, arriving that weekend. we'll find a place and have our stuff delivered there. Then I find a job and we're all done. I'm calling it "operation B.O.B. (boise or bust)
It was kind of a bummer day......nobody I know enjoys losing their job, but it gives us a chance to get out of El Paso. JT is planning on moving himslf and Alana to Tacoma WA. after he gets his income tax return this spring.

when life gives you lemons......make lemonade :) we're fixin to make a big ole batch of it too.

It's true! it really is him! 

For those of you that paint...this one's for you!
"How Chocolate Can Be Good For Your Painting"

FOOD FUNNIES: Things Every Kindergartner Knows About Food
=========================================================

9. If it tastes really yucky, the teacher knows a song about how
great it is!

8. In a pinch, glue is an acceptable condiment.

7. Absolutely everything tastes better with chocolate syrup or
ketchup on it.

6. Most blue food you find in the fridge will make the puppy sick.

5. Mom's M&M cookies are worth two sandwiches and a dead frog.

4. Dr. Pepper supplies the best on-demand burps.

3. Most foods can be used as fingerpaints when necessary.

2. Your dog, your cat and your one-year-old brother all look the
same eating peanut butter.

... and the #1 Thing Every Kindergartner Knows About Food ...

1. Happy Meal french fries last longer than the Happy Meal toys.
But the toys taste better.

Send off for Jim our drummer on his trip into marital bliss last night. The Limo was a ton of fun. We all drank too much and partied as hard as we could (For a bunch of old guys)I sustained a minor pole dancing injury too the head but I think I will live. A guy could really get used to riding round in a limo.Got home at 4:00am what a long night!

Hello there - Check out this joke - How does the other sex experience pleasure - from the Avolites.com Website. You can view this joke at: http://www.avolites.org.uk/jokes/pleasure1.htm

A woman stopped by unannounced at her recently married son's house. She rang the doorbell and walked in. She was shocked to see her daughter-in-law lying on the couch, totally naked. Soft music was playing and the aroma of perfume filled the room.

"What are you doing?" she asked.

"I'm waiting for my husband to come home from work," the daughter-in-law answered."

But you're naked!" the mother-in-law exclaimed.

"This is my LOVE dress," the daughter-in-law explained.

"LOVE dress? But you're naked!"

"My husband LOVES me to wear this dress," she explained. "It excites him to no end. Every time he sees me in this dress, he instantly becomes romantic and ravages me for hours on end. He can't get enough of me."

The mother-in-law left. When she got home, she undressed, showered, put on her best perfume, dimmed the lights, put on a romantic CD, and lay on the couch waiting for her husband to arrive.

Finally, her husband came home.

He walked in and saw her lying there so provocatively.

"What are you doing?" he asked.

"This is my LOVE dress," she whispered, sensually.

"Needs ironing," he said. "What's for dinner?"

Joey has been on disability for quite awhile now for his bi-polar condition. He's taking meds for the condition and only seems to have problems with it when he's off his meds.

I found Robbie. He lives in Texas. RJFoelsch1967@yahoo.com

(I didn't know Joey was disabled. Did you guys know that?)

Anybody know how to contact Robbie?

You know that all potatoes have eyes. Well, Mr. and Ms. Potato had
eyes for each other and got married. Eventually, they had a little
one - a real SWEET POTATO - whom they called "YAM".

They wanted the best for little Yam, telling her the facts of life.
They warned her about going out half baked because she could end up
labeled with a name like Hot Potato or worse yet, nailed, and end up
with a bunch of Tater Tots.

However, she told her parents that they need not worry ------ no Mr.
McSpud would get her in the sack and make a Rotten Potato out of her!
But she wouldn't stay home and become a Couch Potato either. She
would get plenty of food and exercise so as not to be like her
Shoestring cousins.

Mr. and Mrs. Potato warned her about the dangers of going off to
Europe because they were overprotective as, parents tend to be with
their young sprouts. They told her that she needed to aware of those
Hard Boiled guys from Ireland and that greasy gang called the French
Fries. "Those spuds are just mashers," her parents exclaimed, "don't
let them peel you with their eyes and be sure to keep your jacket on
at all times!"

With trepidation, they also warned her about the dangers of going to
the American wild West because they were afraid she might be
Scalloped. She assured them she wouldn't associate with those snooty
Blue Belles or the other ones from the wrong side of the tracks who
advertise their trade on the trucks you see around town that say Frito
Lay.

Mr. & Mrs. Potato wanted the best for their precious Yam, so they sent
her to "Idaho P.U." - that's Potato University, because "Old P.U." is
the alma mater of many Big Potatoes. They hoped that a superior
education combined with her unique breeding and talent would put her
in the Chips after graduation. But, one day she came home and said
she wanted to marry Walter Cronkite.

Mr. and Mrs. Potato were quite upset and advised her not to marry him
because he's just a.......






(Now wait on the punch line)






(a watched pot never boils)






(patience is a virtue)






(just a little longer)
































COMMON TATER

In 1966 (the year Tami was born)

Lyndon B. Johnson is president of the US As part of nationwide protest against the Vietnam War, demonstrations are staged all over the US In Miranda vs. Arizona, the Supreme Court rules that criminal suspects must be apprised of their rights before interrogation US planes begin bombing of the Hanoi area of North Vietnam Controversial American comedian Lenny Bruce is found dead of a drug overdose in his home John Lennon says, "We are more popular than Jesus" sparking controversy in the US The first black Senator is elected to the United States Senate Cindy Crawford, Janet Jackson, Mike Tyson, Halle Berry, Adam Sandler, and Kiefer Sutherland are born Baltimore Orioles win the World Series Green Bay Packers win the NFL championship Montreal Canadiens win the Stanley Cup The Good, the Bad and the Ugly is the top grossing film Valley of the Dolls by Jacqueline Susann is published Pet Sounds by The Beach Boys and Sounds of Silence by Simon and Garfunkel are released Star Trek and The Newlywed Game premiere

What Happened the Year You Were Born?

More cool things for your blog at
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Tami!!! Happy Birthday!!!

'TOTALLY OBSESSED': THE GAINING GODDESS

VH1 is taking you into the world of the "Totally Bizarre" with its new show, and ET has a peek at another of the unusual subjects -- The Gaining Goddess! Watch tonight's ET to get all the details on the strange new program, and an in-depth preview! NICKI ROBERTS is the goddess in question on Wednesday night's show. Over the past year, she has doubled her weight and is now at 363.5 pounds, with her goal weight between 500-600 pounds.


I may be OCD...but, I have to ask some of these "Totally Obsessed"....WHY??

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, TAMI JEAN!

World's saddest picture. Look closely 

The Top 10 Rules of Chocolate

10. If you've got melted chocolate all over your hands, you're eating it too slowly.

9. Chocolate covered raisins, cherries, orange slices and strawberries all count as fruit, so eat as many as you want.

8. The problem: How to get 2 pounds of chocolate home from the store in a hot car. The solution: Eat it in the parking lot.

7. A nice box of chocolates can provide your total daily intakeof calories all at once. Isn't that handy?

6. If calories are an issue, store your chocolate on top of the fridge. Calories are afraid of heights, and they will jump out of the chocolate to protect themselves.

5. Eat equal amounts of dark chocolate and white chocolate for a balanced diet. They actually counteract each other.

4. Money talks. Chocolate sings.

3. Chocolate has many preservatives. Preservatives make you look younger.

2. If not for chocolate, there would be no need for control top pantyhose. An entire garment industry would be devastated.

And the #1 Rule of Chocolate...

1. Put "eat chocolate" at the top of your list of things to do today.
That way, at least you'll get one thing done.

So ... here's what I've been working on. http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~marlerbonell/I'm still trying to figure out a few of the glitches & how to make it easy to read/understand, but whatcha think so far?

http://myweb.cableone.net/rmarler/

FIGHTING BACK
Now, as a spate of ill-conceived Web ventures are failing, some Internet entrepreneurs, in desperation, have turned to pop-unders, an ad technology originally conceived by the online pornography industry. The law may allow it, but the good news is that Web users can fight back.
The key to blocking most pop-under (and "up") ads, it appears, is to disable JavaScript on your Web browser. Doing this universally, however, prevents certain types of sites – such as online banking – from performing properly. The trick is to disable JavaScript selectively on a site-by-site basis. It was David Lerner, proprietor of Tekserve, the New York City Apple Computer specialist, that helped me find a realistic solution to block the ads when he passed on this URL: http://user.berlin.de/~Stefan.Ram/consoles_pop-up_windows_screens.html. In it, I found an answer that can reduce the ad plague for both Mac and Windows users.
In a nutshell, using browser preferences creates a "security zone" around offending sites. Within this zone, you can selectively disable JavaScript for the specific sites whose ads you wish to block. On Internet Explorer 5.0 for Macintosh, I went to "Preferences," selected "Security Zones," and then selected "Restricted Sites Zone." I then entered the custom settings panel and disabled scripting, plug-ins and Active X controls. Then I selected "Add Sites" and listed the URLs of those sites that send me the ads.
Bingo, it worked. This virtual flyswatter zapped the pests dead!
Frank Beacham is a New York City-based writer and producer. His Web site is at www.beacham.com. E-mail: frank@beacham.com

For those pesky Pop Ups and Pop Unders....this software promises to take care of it!
http://stopspam.4t.com/popupbuster.html

Apparently Joe Piscopo wants to run for Governor of New Jersey. Yeah, that's what we need.

Jersey Joe

So, I was browsing the web, minding my own business, doing a google search on Polly actually just for fun. Well, I go to this website and I see in my program bar that there's another page open. I think that's weird, I haven't had popups since I've been running AdAware. this thing called itself a popUNDER and was installing something on my computer!!! I couldn't click out. I couldn't choose NOOOO. So I turned off the computer. I re-booted and I ran AdAware, found it, deleted it, ran Live Update etc etc etc and then re-booted. It keeps re-installing itself. I run AdAware AGAIN and it finds it AGAIN and so I quarantine/delete it... Then go looking for it on my computer and can't find it, even in hidden files, but it keeps coming back and now I'm plagued by pop ups. Grrr. It's like that WhenU search thing that I finally got rid of (thank you AdAware), but this one keeps coming back to life.

3 women in a Hot Tub

THREE WOMEN -- ONE GERMAN, ONE JAPANESE AND A HILLBILLY -- WERE SITTING NAKED IN A SAUNA. SUDDENLY THERE WAS A BEEPING SOUND.

THE GERMAN PRESSED HER FOREARM AND THE BEEP STOPPED. THE OTHERS LOOKED AT HER QUESTIONINGLY. "THAT WAS MY PAGER,"
SHE SAID. " I HAVE A MICROCHIP UNDER THE SKIN OF MY ARM."

A FEW MINUTES LATER, A PHONE RANG. THE JAPANESE WOMEN LIFTED HER PALM TO HER EAR. WHEN SHE FINISHED, SHE EXPLAINED, "THAT WAS MY MOBILE PHONE. I HAVE A MICROCHIP IN MY HAND."

THE HILLBILLY WOMAN FELT DECIDEDLY LOW TECH. NOT TO BE OUTDONE, SHE DECIDED SHE HAD TO DO SOMETHING JUST AS IMPRESSIVE.

SHE STEPPED OUT OF THE SAUNA AND WENT TO THE BATHROOM. SHE RETURNED WITH A PIECE OF TOILET PAPER HANGING FROM HER BEHIND. THE OTHERS RAISED THEIR EYEBROWS AND STARED AT HER.

THE HILLBILLY WOMAN FINALLY SAID, "WELL, WILL YOU LOOK AT THAT. I'M GETTIN' A FAX."

Alana loves preschool! I had to pick her up today because her daddy (J.T.) was applying for food stamps. Texas gives you a card that says "Lonestar" and looks like a credit card. I guess this system doesn't let you sell your foodstamps for cash now!
He's going to get $210 a month for the two of them.

I asked Alana what she learned today and the little 4 year old said "Everything!"
I told her that I didn't know everything and she said "Yes...you DO!"

She can be so funny and at times makes me count to ten and scream! LOL!

Beer in the Butt Chicken

1 whole chicken
1 can of beer
2 tablespoons chopped onion
2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
3 cloves garlic minced

Preheat smoker. Wash and trim chicken. While the smoker heats up, open the beer and drink half and only half. With a can opener, cut the top of the beer can off. Add onion, vinegar and garlic to beer. When the smoker is read place the beer in the middle of the rack. Carefully place the chicken over the beer standing up. You might need to get a little creative to make it stand up properly. Make sure the beer can is completely covered by the chicken. Smoke for about 4 hours or until the skin is a dark tan, the meat is pink and juices run clear.

(The name is funny...but it tastes gooood!)

As an empty nester it's out with the old twigs and feathers and in with the new.
With the exception of hanging a door the remodel of Dusty's old bedroom to a craft room for Jeannette is complete. New paint and shelves and a new tile floor...Stylin'


Last night I patched the walls and took up the carpet in my music room.(a former hang out of a gang of teenagers) I'm committed now! I broke out the acoustic and checked out the room's verb last night I think I'm going to like it in there.

I like your fountain, I have one too I like the way it sounds. but the water is always turning green.I think I need some lilly pads.
P.S. I resized your pics so they would fit in the formatted blog you might look at hello.com George and I use it for posting pics on blogs it's all integrated

Pictures of my water Garden. I am making progress. Remember what it looked like in May of 2003 Dad.

Frank & DeeAnna Marler
527 Wetmore Dr
Wichita, KS 67209

316-214-1760

Please send money!

I am looking for sponsors too. I am looking at some new guitar gear that I can't afford. Here is a donation link to my paypal account if anyone is interested in helping out.

I'm walking in the Walk to Cure Diabetes on September 19th and I'm looking for sponsors. You can go here to sponsor me online with a credit card, or you can just send me the cash ;) See how easy I make it for ya? The kids and Richard will probably walk with me, although they haven't registered yet. When they do, I will provide their links in case you want to sponsor them instead/as well.

You'll probably all get emails from me too, sorry about the duplication :)

Thank you in advance :)

Did Frank and DeeAnna go to California? I haven't heard from them.

Pray for us, that we'll find a health insurance provider to cover us in the next 2 days. Otherwise, we will lose our coverage.

nospam___ronnie@marler.com
nospam___rmarler@gmail.com
8781 W Cory Ln Boise ID 83704 (send cookies)
(208)376-0606

Can everyone please send me their addresses & phone numbers? The battery in my Palm went dead and I lost ALL information. Thanks. my email is mmarler@surewest.net

Rich and I are murderers (say that word like Golum, I know I always do) ... murderer.

We got some burrow bombs and decimated 4 different woodchuck nests. This morning instead of seeing the usual 16-20 woodchucks grazing in my back yard there was only 4 or 5 of them. I feel so evil, though. Maybe now the Caddyshack dreams will go away.

Summertime
And the living is easy
Fish are jumpin'
And the cotton is high

Oh, your daddy's rich
And your mama's good lookin'
So hush little baby now
don't you cry

One of these mornin's
You're gonna rise up singin'
Then you'll spread your wings
And take to the sky

But til that mornin'
Ain't nothin' can harm you
With your daddy
And your mammy
standin' by

---

Just feeling summer-ie

great gifts for the germophobe in your life:

www.infectiousawareables.com
www.giantmicrobes.com

Check out this fun site!
See how good your sandwich knowledge is. I got 5 out of 10. I'm a "Sandwich Slacker"!!

It looks like you all had more fun than I had with a broken ankle....NOT!
It's been so hot and uncomfortable here. I can't wait for the cooler temps of Idaho!

Looks like ya'll had so much fun! Yay, you!

George, Could you post a list of caches we got in CA?

Ron, can you please email me your reunion pictures? anyone else too that took pics, please. (I obviously did not have my camera out enough!)

Good times 

let's not forget Karoke night 

Hill Billy musuc in the park "My brother Bill has a still on the hill where he runs off a bottle or two"  

Ahhh shade 

Fun out of the sun 

Scuba Divers 

There was Geocaching 

To thank Mom and Dad for putting up with us. Curtis had a great Idea and so we all pitched in to give the folks a Burried Treasure Adventure 

Yes, we had a wonderful time. Got lots of sun and some beach time also. Richard and Nettie learned how to scuba dived. Shopped alot and visited with the folks. It was nice. Thanks to
George and Mom for driving us around everywhere.

I'm glad you're all home safe. Did you have a wonderful time?

We are home too. Sure enjoyed the visit, guys :)

Made it home safe thought I would do a quick blog to say thank you to the folks for putting up with us I'll post ore later