How is Uncle Carl?
Last year, he had some chest pains and a quick angioplasty. Is he better now?

Check this one out...it took me a while too! I was able to find 2 before I
gave up ... have to look close ... look at the town. Let me know how many
you find!
There are two pictures identical to each other, you have to find three
differences. If you can find three differences, then you are part of a
very astute group of individuals. This has been tested on 8000 people,
and only 190 people out of 8000 found the three differences.
There is no trick, all three differences exist. Try it!! click on the link

Can you find the 3 differences in these pictures?

good luck!

for those of us who Geocache.....another one bites the dust.
this is from the geocaching forums.


Toy figures really get a lot of action Container found at school blown up by bomb squad
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By ROSALIO AHUMADABEE STAFF WRITER
Last Updated: October 29, 2004, 04:43:48 AM PDT
Bomb squad technicians exploded a small plastic container found outside a Modesto elementary school Thursday. The blast revealed the contents: toy action figures.
Authorities said the container might have been part of a high-tech scavenger hunt.
Lakewood Elementary School officials called police about 12:30 p.m. after a janitor found the container under a tree, said Jim Pfaff, associate superintendent for Modesto City Schools.
Lakewood is just north of Scenic Drive in east Modesto.
Pfaff said authorities moved the school's 510 students to a safe distance on the opposite side of the campus, and classes continued while the police investigation continued.
Sgt. David Chamberlain said the container had been wrapped with olive-colored duct tape and had what looked like military markings.
Police called in the Stanislaus County Sheriff's Department bomb squad, and it detonated the container about 2:30 p.m. on campus.
School administrators believe the container was part of a scavenger hunt involving the use of global positioning system devices. In some of those games, coordinates are posted on the Internet to guide players.
Investigators said they are trying to determine who placed the container near the school.
Bee staff writer Rosalio Ahumada can be reached at 578-2331 or lahumada@modbee.com.

they also destroyed one in Indiana this month too.

I got the job :) Start November 15th. Gail took it really well. I haven't told the big boss yet, though. I feel all guilty, but I'm glad that I'll be working somewhere else anyway.

Just in time for Halloween! Make sure your speakers are turned up...ghosts can be very quiet!Check out this Ghost Cam!

Ed got his SAT scores back last weekend. He's a genius :) He got a total score of 1360 (610 math and 750 verbal) The highest you can get in each section is 800. I imagine he'll be flooded with college applications soon. We're going to visit York in Pennsylvania on Saturday. I'm rooting for that one.

Tami -
Need help!! I cannot find the recipe for Funeral Potatos. Can you please send to me? I am making them for potluck Thursday and cannot find my copy. Please help me!

I think I got the job. He said barring some unforseen problem with my background check I can expect to hear back soon, possibly by week end. I'm obviously not terribly concerned about a background check. Oh, unless they find out about the bodies, you know. ;) They all seem like such nice people and into being organized which is a big big plus in my book. I've had about enough of chaos in the workplace. Pay isn't quite what I thought it would be, but more than I'm making now and better bennies. So, all in all still crossing fingers, but the tension headache is already easing up. Gonna be hard to break it to Gail.

I talked to my friend with the sick little boy last night. They still can't stay away from the ER - 3 visits in 2 days. The pneumonia has filled both lungs. And now he's developed this really weird skin thing that causes odd-shaped welts to appear wherever he's touched. Freaky. And nobody knows why.
She said to thank everybody for their prayers & asks that you keep them coming.

I got a call back interview :) Monday I meet the paralegal and two attorneys I would (will) be working for.

The friend who does my hair is a newly singled mom of 2. Her ex is an ass (aren't they all?). Her youngest boy will be 8 years old Halloween. He's asthmatic & has been having troubles with his tonsils for the last couple years. Lately it was getting real bad, so he had a tonsillectomy last week. During the surgery, he aspirated some fluid which settled into his lungs & became severe pneumonia with a mass the size of 2 baseballs with several smaller masses. He's throwing up (& diarrheaing) blood. He was unresponsive & limp & running a fever of 105.4, then it would drop to 87, then spike back up to 106ish. They gave him IV antibiotics ... which he had an allergic reaction to so he had to have IV benadryl & more/different antibiotics. Then the point where the IV enterred his little body became infected. And on top of all of this, he's got the flu. Yesterday was the 1st day all week (knock on wood) that they didn't end up in the ER. They even spent a night at Primary Children's Hospital. His poor mom.
Please, say some prayers for them. They really need them right now.

Did Ra do the breaking up or did he? How is she taking it?

Good luck Tami!!

Indy is doing fine. Henry loves her. They play and wrestle and chase. Lolo still isnt' sure about her. I'd post a photo if I knew how. tee hee

I have an interview on Thursday morning with the legal dept. of Hanover insurance. A real company with real benefits. Wish me luck. I really would like to get out of family law and I liked insurance defense work. Of course, I've got no idea what kind of pay they are offering.

Ra broke up with Christopher Lloyd yesterday. We are all sad. :-(

I'm almost free. I just dropped the girls off at school - what a blessed place. Luckily their parents are coming back a little earlier. After I am relieved of duty, I get to drive to San Jose to get Indy. It's puppy time!!! A huge rain storm is coming in so it should be an interesting drive. UGH! I want to go as early as possible so I can get out of San Jose and home before it hits the worst.

FOOD FUNNIES: The Top Lies Told About Navy Food
===============================================

9. Seagull tastes exactly like chicken.

8. Sorry, there are no retired Admirals working as mess hall
maitre d's.

7. Navy coffee is *NOT* used to remove paint from ships. The EPA
shut down that practice *years* ago.

6. Your Chef trained at Le Cordon Below -- Submarine Culinary.

5. Nightly seafood buffet? Heh, so what else did the recruiter
tell you?

4. Seagulls around the base do *not* disappear whenever chicken
is served. They just move upwind to escape the smell.

3. Those jokes about "Purina Squid Chow?" Uhh....

2. Sure, you can use the reactor room to microwave your popcorn.
And the Admiral would be happy to share some if you ask.

... and the #1 Lie Told About Navy Food ...

1. No, swabby, Navy kitchens are *not* where they make Chips Ahoy!

I found this on a message board I frequent. after seeing it I thought...." I think everyone ought to see this, it looks like most of the nation has forgotten" Anyway, here's the link.

tribute

A word of warning, I found this to be a VERY emotional flash presentation. I would probably even go as far as to say if you don't want the kids to see the images of 9/11, you'd be best to not watch whilst they're around.

it reminded me why we're doing some of the things we're doing in the world.

I almost forgot. this is an extreamly large download, (7 meg), so if you're on dial-up you might not want to click the link.

Pray for me. I am babysitting all weekend. I am watching my friend's 2 daughters - 8 & 5. Keep in mind, I haven't done the overnight thing in a long time. Last night went okay. Only 2 meltdowns for the 6 year old. They were minor fits. School drop off went okay. It was so cute when Amanda gave Samantha a hug when she dropped her off in the kindergarten line.
Only 4 days til puppy time. yay!!!
Kids can live on happy meals, right??

Click here for my latest recording Behind_Blue_Eyes

The Presidential Horror Show!

Jeannette and I went to Seattle this weekend some of her family and A friend of mine. the girls went shopping and Dave and I went to the Air musium at Boeing field.
then we went to the EMP center (expirienc music project) at the needle we had a great time

Link to my webpage with all the pictures I took in seattle

a life llong dream of mine was to travel on the concorde. well I got to travel from the door in front of the wing to the door behind the cockpit it was smaller then I thought (about the size of a DC8) 

Nettie Spears 

Ground control to major Ron 

I'm getting a puppy. She is almost 9 weeks old. Her name is Indy. She is a Peke/Spaniel mix. She looks like a brown Peke. Too cute. I will pick her up in about a week and a half. Yay!!

Jib Jab Does it again!AtomFilms: Good to be in DC!

Why Lawyers should never ask a witness a question if they aren't
prepared for the answer:
In a trial, a Southern small town prosecuting attorney called his first
witness to the stand, a grandmotherly, elderly woman. He approached her
and asked, "Mrs. Jones, do you know me?" She responded, "Why, yes I do
know you, Mr. Williams. I've know you since you were a young boy, and
frankly, you've been a big disappointment to me. You lie,
you cheat on your wife, you manipulate people and talk about them
behind their backs. You think you're a big shot when you haven't the brains
to realize you never will amount to anything more than a two-bit paper
pusher. Yes, I know you."
The Lawyer was stunned. Not knowing what else to do, he pointed across
the room and asked, "Mrs. Jones, do you know the defense attorney?" She
replied, "Why yes, I do. I've known Mr. Bradley since he
was a youngster, too. He's lazy, bigoted, and he has a drinking
problem. He can't build a normal relationship with anyone and his law practice
is one of the worst in the entire state. Not to mention he cheated on his
wife with three different women, one of whom was your wife. Yes, I
know him."
The defense attorney almost died. The judge ordered the counsels
to approach the bench, and in a very quiet voice, said, "If either of
you bastards asks that bitch if she knows me, I'll throw your sorry
asses in jail for contempt."

Flour and Water

How come when you mix water and flour together

you get glue..

and then you add eggs

and sugar...

and you get cake?

Where did the glue go?


NEED AN ANSWER?
You know darned well where it went!

That's what makes the cake...
Stick to your BUTT

Upside-Down Apple Gingerbread Cake
Ingredients:
1 TBL butter, melted
1/4 C packed brown sugar
2 C thinly sliced peeled baking apple
1 1/4 C all-purpose flour
1 tsp ground ginger
1 tsp ground cinnamon
3/4 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp ground nutmeg
1/8 tsp salt
1/8 tsp ground cloves
1/3 C sugar
1/4 C butter, softened
1/3 C molasses
1 large egg
1/2 C plain fat-free yogurt
1/3 C chopped pitted dates (or raisins)
3 TBL chopped walnuts (optional)

Directions:
1- Preheat oven to 350F.

2- Coat bottom of a 9-inch round cake pan with melted butter. Sprinkle brown sugar over butter. Arrange apple spokelike over brown sugar, working from center of pan to edge; set aside.

3- Lightly spoon flour into dry measuring cups; level with knife. Combine flour and next 6 ingredients; set aside.

4- Beat granulated sugar and 1/4 C butter at medium speed of a mixer until well-blended (about 5 minutes). Add molasses and egg; beat well. Add flour mixture to sugar mixture alternately with yogurt, beginning and ending with flour mixture; beat well after each addition. Stir in dates & walnuts (if using).

5- Pour batter over apple slices. Sharply tap pan once on counter to remove air bubbles. Bake at 350F for 40 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pan 5 minutes on a wire rack. Loosen cake from sides of pan using a narrow metal spatula. Place a plate upside down on top of cake pan; invert cake onto plate. Serve warm.

Ronnie Dave and George Went ceocaching in Twin Falls we had fun wish you were there. 

Bush Whacked 

George in the Briar patch 

Wow What A View! 

FOOD FUNNIES: The Top Ten Signs You're Too Fat
==============================================

10. Only thing you read: takeout menus.

9. You've had a garage door installed in your bedroom.

8. Got cable just for the Food Network.

7. You skip your son's wedding because you don't want to miss
Blimpie's 2-for-1 sale.

6. Red Cross changed your blood type from "O" to "Pancake batter".

5. Scientists won a Nobel Prize for measuring your gravitational
field.

4. Blinking leaves you winded.

3. You buy ham by the square foot.

2. Southwest Airlines makes you purchase 3 tickets.

... and the #1 Sign You're Too Fat ...

1. You start every day with a nice, steaming cup of gravy.