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June 22, 2003 - Sunday
There's nothing like good belly rub, so thinks our cat right now. This is Muddy at the moment -- with my daughter. Click to enlarge.
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We saw the Hulk movie yesterday. I liked it -- well acted, well-directed, excellent music and the kind of movie that critics would praise, I think. On the other hand, there was little action until the end. We kept looking at the time. We were not on the edge of our seats -- until the last half hour, that is. The last part was so exciting that I decided all the buildup at the beginning was worth it -- a good movie. When I came out, I had to say, "Whew!"
The monster was kind of cute. Sometimes he looked short and sometimes he looked very tall -- the perspective kept changing. He was a computer-animated character when he changed -- and really kind of sweet in his anger. I even laughed at a scene that was not supposed to be funny -- nothing campy about this film and almost no humor until the last line at the end which was the line I had been watching for all throughout the show -- very satisfying to hear it.
I was annoyed by the constant flashback scenes to his terrible childhood -- enough with the pathos, already! It was not entirely true to the original comics. He had no father, then, but I have not kept up with the more recent issues where one might have appeared.
Overall, I'd recommend it to adults. It's definitely not for little children. I can see it winning some kind of Academy Award. I had a friend tell me that the publicity drove her nuts. Every time she went to the Weather Channel page, she'd get blasted with Hulk ads. |
June 21, 2003 - Saturday
This is an interesting newspaper article. Ministers of several faiths were interviewed. Some ministers say yes, others no and others do not take a stand. I like the picture here of angel cats sitting on clouds. Personally, I believe animals have spirits and souls and can be in heaven.
About once a week, a group of about 8 men jog down the greenway together. Most of them don't wear shirts and some are well-buffed and good-looking, a wonderful sight. They are impressive, forming a tight group and keeping a good fast pace together. I was with 3 more people going the other way. We saw them coming and knew we'd meet up at a narrow part of the trail so we decided to stop and wait to let them run by. We stood to the side and I said to my friends, "Let's applaud them." As they came by, we clapped and cheered and I shouted with a big grin, "We're just enjoying the scenery!"
When Buzzy leaps into my lap, he meows a lot at first - as though begging me to pet him. I was able to record a few sounds. I don't know if the recorder picked up the purring, too.
Buzzy Meows (wav)
Yesterday when it was so hot and sticky, a bird bombed my hand. I never even noticed it until later and could not figure out where it might have happened. Byuk! I wonder how long I was walking around with that poop.
This poor place has reopened for the 3rd or 4th time as a Chinese restaurant. Previously, it was known as China Palace. Before that, it was Eastern Pearl and before that, it was a name I don't remember. Originally, it was a Shoney's. We enjoyed having breakfast there once a month or so since they had a decent breakfast buffet. One morning, Jim Neumann and I gave a genealogy speech to the retired GE workers there -- much fun!
China Castle opened last week. Every time it is a little different, but again this time, I don't think they will survive - but who knows, with the new Home Depot going in, maybe they have a chance. We ate there last night with a coupon from the paper.
First, the good points -- the crab legs were superb - big, thick and meaty. A side-dish, "crab fingers," was also very well made. The hot and sour soup -- delicious. The sushi was good (so my eating companion said). A good selection of fruit was offered.
The bad points -- as with almost every version of this restaurant before, they do not keep the food WARM! Much of it was cold. The cheese rings could have been good if they were warm. The noodles looked good -- but again, they were cold. The fried shrimp was very different -- a bit tough and chewy but not too breaded like most places do, but too chewy for me. They made a fried peppery buttered shrimp (with no coating) that looked good except, the head and all the legs were still intact! It was looking at me. The lady next to me in line took a close look, couldn't believe her eyes and said, "Ugh!" The cold peel and eat shrimp were too tiny to bother with.
I will never go there again. For the cost of dinner, Meteor Buffet on 72 East, China King III on Jordan Lane or even China Wok across the street are the better Chinese buffets in town.
June 20, 2003 - Friday
Genealogy Success - Myron Manwaring
A relative of my husband's wrote us with wonderful additonal information on this family in his line. Yay! I added her notes (with permission, of course) to the bottom of my George Manwaring page. I hope this is a trend and that I can add notes others send on our common lines. I have over 6,000 pages on my Matson.info site - that was a job - whew - but a labor of love.
I carry my entire pedigree (about 20,000 names) around in my PDA -- wherever I go I can find out if I am related to someone. This is useful on business trips -- and well, especially family reunions.
... Saw this on another blog -- a random past entry. I liked the idea and I hunted around for a workable script. I like it, but it's not perfect -- I would rather just the title show as a link instead of listing the actual link below the title.
Portraits Hanging in the Living Room
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This is the biggest of the pictures hanging in our living room. It's titled "Be Not Afraid" by Greg Olsen. I saw it in an art store at Parkway Place (when it was known as Parkway City Mall). It was the first time I had seen anything by this artist and I was struck by the beauty of his picture.
You can't tell, but the peaceful and sweet expression on the child's face was what sold it to me. Later, I find this artist everywhere and this picture in a friend's home! I never realized Greg Olson was so popular.
Another picture hanging in the living room is titled "The Painter's Honeymoon" by Frederick Lord Leighton -- so romantic.
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Maybe it was some kind of psychological reaction because my neighbor (whose house also flooded) had her walls painted white and put even less on them than I did. Today, I find certain classic prints appeal to me. (The print hanging above our bed.)
June 19, 2003 - Thursday
It's ripe and it's so-so-so good! Richard planted Silver Queen corn around the end of March. Thanks to a great spring, we were able to pick a few ears today. It's good to be able to harvest early before the bugs and worms get too numerous. Richard cooked it by microwaving an unpeeled ear for about 4 minutes. It was GREAT! All of his early work paid off. (Photo: The Backyard Cornfield)
I am listening to Paul Harvey on the radio right now and the commentator subbing for him, Doug Limerick (sp?), says that 5-day weather broadcasts are a sham. He used to be a TV weatherman, he explained, and its just not possible to predict 5 days ahead of time with any accuracy, he says. Ha! I knew it!
I took an umbrella on the morning walk along the greenway, saw that it was not going to rain and hid it behind a tree as I've done before. W.P. was worried that I would forget it there. He was right. I did.
I went back out to the greenway in the drizzle to get my umbrella and to (finally!) take mimosa tree pictures. They are in full bloom right now and look wonderful. Well, most of them look wonderful -- one of the trees further down the greenway did not have pink blossoms -- they were very white or faded. I wonder if some nutrient is missing in the soil. It was awkward to hold an umbrella and a camera at the same time -- but the best closeup shots came out from it. The lighting was perfect for these kind of shots and I was proud of the way my Sony DSC F717 picked up the pink. That's one reason I chose this camera over its main Nikon competitor -- it does reds better.
I also saw a tailess squirrel. He had a short bob like he might have once had a tail. I stood with my camera aimed in the spot where he disappeared and waited a long time hoping he'd come back. A father and a son walked by, the father was carrying a fishing pole and wading boots and probably wondering why I standing with my camera aimed at an empty spot. The tailess squirrel never came back.
A.L. wanted me to take photos of the mimosa trees. I included those photos along with others taken this morning.
Ugh! It was hot and so humid today. The greenway seems more like a jungle -- thick, unceasing green growth everywhere. A few things bloom - those are most appreciated. The bright pink mimosa blooms are exquisite and a relief to the endless green. We had no breeze, but even a slight one would be an answer to prayer. A.L. said she'd rather walk in the too cold of winter than in this heat.
Many people walk in the heat while very few are seen in the winter. I can't decide which I prefer. I like the lighter clothing of the summer, the brighter mornings and more animals, flowers and people to chat with, but I like the winter, too - less bugs, quieter mornings, a longer view into the woods. Winter is when more deer are spotted out there.
Last night the city mosquito truck sprayed our neighborhood. Bless them. That alone makes Huntsville a nice place to live. I've seen more mosquitos in Idaho than here.
...Been seeing a lot of these ads lately. It's an expensive way to store things. I tried using a plain garbage bag to store some things in the attic, pushing out the air and rolling it up as tight as I could. It did pretty well. Who needs Space Bags when you can use Hefty?
On a trip, I found an "As Seen on TV" store. The junky look and poor quality of items offered for sale were amazing. I see why they were sold on TV -- if you saw and handled them in person, they would look like they could instantly fall apart -- sometimes they do.
On TechTV, they talked about a program that quotes Einstein. I liked some of the quotes such as, "Sometimes one pays most for the things one gets for nothing." Better than a program is a website with all the quotes at a glance. ....Interesting to see how he thought.
Before I got caught up with clip art and graphics programs, I used to collect rubber stamps. I had cases of them that I eventually gave away to families with children, but one stamp I kept -- the one of Albert Einstein. It's a nicely-detailed stamp. He was funny-looking for a genius.
Einstein Quotes or try the fancier one with a picture a random quote -> Einstein Random Quote Machine.
June 18, 2003 - Wednesday
O-o-o-o-o-h, I like this site. Get the real scoop on what's going on with the different TV and radio stations around here. It tells it like it is. Karen Peterson would come outside to walk her dog and cross paths with my husband as he took his afternoon walks - it's a shame she was fired from WAAY. She was his favorite newsperson.
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Dandelion as he looks right now - in my lap. This is often the case. It's very hard to type. What gives him the idea that I appreciate it? The way I stretch over him to see the screen and type? If I stop petting, he rubs his nose all over the desk or licks my arm. He's one bossy feline, making sure I realize that I am his pet, not the other way around. Oh well, his fur is soft and he is nice and warm.
When he decides that he is supposed to get petting, he will come scratch my leg until I move the chair back. Now Buzzy, that is another matter. He steps back, takes a flying leap and lands on whatever body part I have exposed. |
Got this from SeaDoc.net yet again -- so many good tidbits over there. One person wrote me and said she likes to read my blog but if she wrote one of her own, it would be very dull because she felt that her life was so ordinary. I referred her to this site. It's dull in a hilarious sort of way -- and the rest of the world seems to be reading it. There are around 150 comments posted to each entry! Wow!
Our neighbors planted a rosebush or vine which is growing on the front of their fence. So far, it has only produced one bloom -- a very pretty one. I stood back about 20 feet and used the camera's optical zoom (Sony DSC F717).
Fan Not Working, Overheating Chip
That's why the computer dies about once every 10 days. The replacement fan does not always start up. Frankly, I am glad it just shuts off instead of causing a motherboard meltdown. Now installed is a program to monitor the fan speed and chip temperature.
Since my husband is always trying to overclock, this has been an important program for him all along. As for me, at least I will know if the fan does not start up with the computer.
Life Under the Mountain Gap Bridge
Today it was a little murky from the rain earlier. Yesterday, C.L., A.L. and I were staring down into the water. We saw a turtle -- pretty big with a shell probably at least a foot long. He was thrashing around, sticking his head out of the water. A.L. said, "He's injured!" His shell looked a little weird and he was having a hard time keeping upright. I tried to see the injury when C.L. spoke up, "Oh, he's making little turtles!" Stupid me -- my first thought was that he was a she, laying eggs in the water like a frog, then A.L. pointed out the OTHER turtle. Duh!
There's much life in the creek. Under this bridge swim large fish, turtles, and small schools of fish that turn in the water, flashing silver sides. I've also seen harmless water snakes, mallards, geese and sometimes the great blue heron will be found this far up the creek. Once I saw a large snake at the water's edge.
When its not raining, the water is clear. People bring bread to feed the fish and turtles. Others throw garbage as they drive by. I know the creek is officially rated as polluted, but it sustains an active animal population.
The bridge also holds a station that measures water flow, depth, rainfall, etc., and broadcasts it online - so handy to check before walking out there to see if it is flooded.
June 17, 2003 - Tuesday
Life in 10 Square Feet of Soil
This is hard to believe -- (from "Life Counts" by Michael Gleich). What you will find in 10.76 square feet and 1 foot deep of meadowland soil:
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700 Spiders
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2,000 earthworms
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900 beetles or beetle larvae
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40,000 small wingless insects (springtails)
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9 million threadworms (oh c'mon!)
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1,800 millipedes
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400 ants
That's hard to believe unless they are counting microscopic critters. How many
bugs can fit on the head of a pin?
I can almost believe the spiders part. I hate being the first person out on the greenway in the summer mornings. Spider webs are strung across bridges and anything less than 10 feet apart. The unlucky first person out there gets to break through them all. If you see joggers in the early morning and wonder why they run in the middle of the road when there's a perfectly good walking bridge across the same road, that's why.
Some spiders leave things hanging seemingly in midair. I found a worm hanging on a thread and in another spot, a leaf which looked like it was defying gravity in the middle of the trail -- not to mention the dog poop under foot. It's an obstacle course.
Folks, it is AGAINST THE LAW to leave dog poop behind. It says so on all of the greenway entrance signs. Responsible owners will bring a bag and a scoop - and a leash. These are all rules of the park.
This is floating around the Internet. I got it from C. T.
"You must learn to pronounce the city name. It is "Burmin'ham."
Driving Information: Forget the traffic rules you learned elsewhere.
· Burmin'ham has its own version of traffic rules...the truck with the loudest exhaust goes next at a 4-way stop.
· The truck with the biggest tires goes after that. (Note: Blue haired ladies driving anything have right of way anytime.)
· To find anything in the city it is required that you know where "malfunction junction" is...which is the Alpha and Omega. The beginning and the end. It is one of only two "cloverleaf" formation interchanges in the world. We invented it and only one other city was stupid enough to implement it again-Atlanta-making them dumber than we are.
· The morning rush hour is from 6:00 to 10:00. The evening rush hour is from 3:00 to 7:00. Friday's rush hour starts Thursday morning.
· If the term "merging delays" is ever used by the person reporting the traffic, even in passing, call in to work and tell them that you will be at least 30 minutes late regardless of where you are in your commute.
· If you actually stop at a yellow light, you will be (at the very least) rear ended, cussed out, and possibly shot. This applies to male and female drivers alike.
· You must know that "I-459", "I-59", "I-20", and "I-65" are the same road they just loop around the city. We think this was a ploy to confuse outsiders and discourage visitors after the War of Northern Aggression.
· Always, always, always, find out if it is a race weekend before you get on any of these 'roads' to travel somewhere. If it is a race weekend, stay home or go to the races. You won't be going anywhere else. (EDITORIAL NOTE: "Race" refers to anything NASCAR)
· Construction is a permanent fixture in Burmin'ham.
· The barrels are moved around in the middle of the night to make the next day's driving a bit more exciting.
· Watch very carefully for road hazards such as deer, skunks, dogs, barrels, cones, cows, horses, potholes, cats, pieces of other cars, opossum, truck tires, raccoons, squirrels, rabbits, and crows or vultures feeding on any of these items.
· Turn signals may give information away to the enemy and so are not used in the state of Alabama. If someone actually has their turn signal on, wave them to the shoulder immediately to let them know it has been "accidentally activated". If they are a Yankee - then it is your born duty to shoot them down like the carpet bagging skum that they are!
· The minimum acceptable speed on "I-65" (see item 6 above) is 85 mph. Anything less is considered downright sissy.
· This is Alabama's State Highway Sponsored version of NASCAR. Especially during rush hour (see item 4 above) when it's 85 and everyone in the city is driving at once, bumper to bumper
· Never honk at anyone. Never, ever!! Seriously!
· If you are in the left lane, and only going 70 in a 55-65 zone, you are considered a road hazard, and will be "flipped a bird" accordingly.
· Ground clearance of at least 12 inches is recommended for city driving.
· Do not gawk at the woman in the car beside you in traffic who is applying make up, drinking a Diet Coke, smoking a Marlboro, and maintaining a steady speed of 85 mph on I-65 in rush hour traffic. If she is coming from North of Burmin'ham she might be packing.
· If she is coming from South of Burmin'ham she IS packing and is not afraid to use it.
Weather Information:
· If it's 90 degrees, Thanksgiving must be next weekend.
· If it's 20 - 25 degrees and sleeting/snowing, then watch out, Burmin'ham residents consider this "demolition derby" day and will be all over the roads (front ways, back ways, etc). Please proceed with caution as you could be their next target.
Seasonal Information:
· If you stick to the seats in your vehicle, it is Spring.
· If you need to let the car "get some air" standing next to it with the doors open for a minute before you can stick your upper body inside to crank it and get the air going, it is Summer.
· If you are sweating even with the windows down, driving 55 mph, it is Fall.
· If you finally turn the AC off and roll your windows up, it is Winter.
General Information:
· If anyone offers you "chitlins" or "fat back" just say "No thank you."
· Do not ever speak during the song "Sweet Home Alabama" unless it is to sing along with the lyrics. This is like the State Song and will erupt in a brawl if everyone doesn't show "proper respect" to the band who gave us "Free Bird." This is especially true if alcohol is present. (Notice I didn't say "sold at this event" but present.)
· Yes, we know that Vulcan is mooning the city of Homewood. It's not funny to us anymore.
· If you ask someone for a "coke," they will immediately ask you "what kind"? This is not a trick question. Tell them what you want: Sprite, Dr. Pepper, Root Beer, Pepsi, etc-it's all "coke."
· All tea is sweet. If it's not sweet, you have crossed the Mason Dixon Line and are in the North.
I am still working with my company on this. I paid for the "pro" version so that I could receive e-mail when a comment is posted, but that has never worked. As of this morning, the comments option is not even appearing on my page. At least they have been good about answering my e-mail and trying to work things out. One of these days, it should work right. I also think this page is loading slower today because of a problem on their end.
Found some sophisticated Flash templates. I love them! They are not free -- but they would make a great page. Now, if I could only find a reason to buy one -- ha! I've been drooling over these, especially the ones with a touch of sound.
This morning, after my computer booted up and I tried to open a file, it suddenly cut off. This happened once before about 10 days ago. I thought it might be a bit of static or an overheated chip. Otherwise, everything was running fine.
I tried to restart it but it would not respond to the "on" button. I let it sit for an hour and now it works fine. I've been using it now for almost another hour with no problems. That clicking is back, though. My husband's computer had it, too. I have turned off the downloading abilities with my browser until I need them.
I can't find out what program is doing this, but I am always finding cookies to remove. I need some program that will show me what is going on as the "working in the background" symbol appears. My task manager list is so huge that I can't follow it, but I have been looking up several of the tasks -- will keep doing that. Here's a GREAT site that tells you what each task manager item is doing (those that run in the background constantly) and which are safe to remove.
June 16, 2003 - Monday
This link was posted in the Huntsville Newsgroup -- explains why some folks attract the pests more than others. With all the rain we've had this year, its a big problem here, especially along Aldridge Creek. Thank goodness we have a spraying program.
Mosquitoes have discriminating tastes (from CNN)
I am not switching - I am staying here, but since Angelfire hosts my sites, I thought I would play with their new blog program. I was trying to find a way to get this blog listed on their "new" and "recently updated" blog page, but it won't work since I do not use their own blog building program -- phoo!
I'll just post a blog there that points to here and get attention that way.
Their blog program is not as versatile as this one, but I might post a note to it now and then pointing to here. It's very easy to use and I could update it readily from any computer. They don't offer a lot of designs, but who cares? It's just a toy at this point and I can change blog formats there with a click of a mouse. It might be a different color every day.
That Other BamaBlog (NOTE: This blog has since been erased and replaced by Cat.BamaBlog.com.)
Creative Blog Names - Even More
Argh! Ad-aware's deep scan got rid of it for a while, but the background downloading just came back. Obviously, some kind of parasite program is checking my system on bootup and rewriting itself.
I turned off my downloading abilities for now. Maybe I will get a message about the program when it tries to download a new set of popup ads so I can find and delete it from the registry. In the meantime, I ran Ad-aware again and found three more tracking cookies. Supposedly, Spybot has immunized this computer against most of those cookies.
I watched The Screensavers this morning (a replay of the weeknight before). There was an interview with Rebecca Blood, author of "The Weblog Handbook: Practical Advice on Creating and Maintaining Your Blog."
Leo made one comment that got my interest. Just that morning I posted a note about planning waffles for breakfast and having cookies instead. That was the day I visited Leo's site, getting my own blog listed in his referrals page which made me wonder if he had visited my site prior to the interview. Leo said something to the effect of: "Who wants to read a blog about if you had waffles for breakfast?"
Well heck, I do if it is someone interesting. If they weren't interesting, I would not be going to their site in the first place. I have a kazillion relatives that I'd like to get to know better. I wish they all kept blogs. I think it is fun to read what music they are listening to or what they are cooking. One blogging friend often states what she has been eating. (If you are ever on a diet, you have to enjoy food by proxy.)
Speaking of waffles, I have a great recipe for whole wheat waffles. Don't be grossed out -- these are better-tasting than can be imagined due to the wheat being ground fresh on the spot. (I think that's why The Alabama Bread Company and Great Harvest breads taste so good, freshly ground wheat being the secret.)
By the way, The Alabama Bread Company was originally a Great Harvest Bread Co. store, but they left the franchise to become independent. The Alabama Bread Company used to have a website and domain name of their own, but it is gone right now. (http://www.alabamabreadco.com/)
About 25 years ago, my uncle dragged home a sack of whole wheat flour and ordered my aunt to make everything with only wheat flour. (He was a bit autocratic.) Later, when I was alone with him, I said, "I am never going to marry a man who would do that." (I can't remember his reply if he made one - but I hated the thought of so much all-wheat food.)
As for the wheat, what used to gross me out has changed. If the wheat can be fresh-ground, it makes a world of difference. A health food store should stock the whole dried wheat kernels. (That or find a practicing Mormon who always has wheat kernels on hand.)
Whole Wheat Waffles or Pancakes
1 cup wheat kernels
1 & 1/2 cups milk
1/2 cup vegetable oil
2 eggs
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 Tablespoon baking powder
Put the cup of wheat and 1 cup of milk in a blender. Blend well until all of the wheat looks ground up. This may take a couple of minutes on top speed - a good quality blender is useful. Add the other 1/2 cup milk and let it run at top speed for 60 more seconds.
Add the oil, eggs and salt. Blend for a few seconds until it looks completely mixed in. Add the baking powder and let blend for a few seconds.
The batter will be runny, at first. It will thicken upon standing.
Pour the batter into a pan or waffle iron and cook. If you save batter for the next day, add a pinch or two of baking powder and a little milk before using.
June 15, 2003 - Sunday
What a sweet group we have! They had very soft voices today when they sang to their fathers in church. We need to get a good microphone system set up for next time. The ministry are unpaid volunteers, so all of this was put together in spare time. Our chorister, S.H., is wonderful with the children. Excerpt from Children Singing (mp3 file).
Emily's Birthday & Father's Day
Like any two-year-old, she enjoyed getting messy. That was one darn good 4-layer chocolate cake with buttercream frosting (from Publix). The only problem was that my brother wore a white shirt (he had a meeting right afterwards). Emily stuck her fingers in the frosting and turned them blue, her mouth blue and anything within grabbing distance blue including my brother, her father.
Dad is a great father -- the best. He loves to tell jokes - and laughed at the humorous cards we like to give him. He is extremely good-natured, almost without a temper at all. I can't remember the last time I ever saw him angry -- maybe 20 years ago?
During the celebrations, I walked across the street from my sister's house to visit a friend. I was all dressed up in Sunday clothes with makeup on, contacts in and hair styled. This friend and I only meet out on the greenway in the mornings, no makeup, no hair style, no shower as of yet and I just had to show her that I can look nice (and smell nice) sometimes. She was beautiful -- and in a dress, too! We both laughed.
My New Domain Name: BamaBlog.com
You can get to this site by going to BamaBlog.com. The other address will still work, too - Terry.Matson.info - but BamaBlog.com has personality!
Domain names are so darn cheap these days - I found one registration site charging only $8.88 a year. I hold two other main domains -- Matson.info for genealogy and MuddyPaws.info for cats. Those break down into a lot of associated domains. (See the Links.)
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My daughter wanted to get a cake and card for her cousin, Emily, who turned 2. Since it is also Father's Day and soon to be my twin sisters' birthdays, we are all getting together for dinner and to celebrate everything in June. (Coming from a large family of 7 children with most of us married providing plenty of nieces and nephews, we usually have a cause to celebrate every week.) |
I can make a good-tasting cake, but I have no decorating ability at all. We decided to get a professional-looking cake at the store. I like this one my daughter picked out -- the children enjoy bright colors and it makes for good photographs. We plan to add candles later.
My daughter has the unique position of being the oldest grandchild on my side of the family and the youngest grandchild on my husband's side.
I've been trying several browsers and I am back to SlimBrowser. I got used to the tabbed browsing. In IE, when a new window opens, it goes off to the side of my screen and does not stay in the place I want it to be. At least SlimBrowser kept it in the window and just tabbed it instead.
My husband uses SlimBrowser and has not noticed clicking on his computer. I'd been running SpyBot which did not find anything, but when I ran Ad-aware and downloaded the update, it found a popup program in my registry keys. I had my "Windows Messaging" turned off the last time I got a parasite so it may have been downloading and trying to pop up all this time.
I ran SlimBrowser again and it was quiet for a while, then all of a sudden, the clicking began again, clicking every 10 seconds and when I tried to close the browser, it said that I would be halting the "download in progress." I had no purposeful download going. My McAfee is updated and running so I am pretty sure this is a parasite program that reinstalled itself.
As a customer service representative and message board manager for years with a website, I have been very aware of viruses, scams, etc., but parasites are a whole new world. <sigh>
I ran the "deep scan" version of Ad-aware and it found 5 more problems! Well, I have learned something - run Spybot, then run the "deep scan" version of Ad-aware. Also, I found a website that automatically checks for parasites on your browser as soon as you get to the page and gives a report as soon as the page comes up: AllenTech.net.
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