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I think I just became a fan of the Storm.  Brenda got us free tickets from her work and we just got back from a very good time at the Key.  I wants to go again!

It seems that this is a bad month to be a celebrity: Ed McMahon, Farah Fawcett, Michael Jackson, and now Billy Mays.

We have finally reconnected the intarwebs after about two and a half weeks of no service whilst rearranging the living room and relocating the desk with La Machine on it which also resulted in us noticing that the spot we were going to hook up the cable modem to was no longer functional.  sigh..... After a couple of visits by the cable guy and lots of moving furniture about we have the living room almost completed- although there is still a ton-o-work to do.

I have recently been producing several bits of art using Photoshop- some of which I think might well be salable. (see the picture in this post)

The question I have is where would I go to produce quantities of prints at a reasonable price.  I know the first obvious choice is to go to a camera shop that also produces images on the scale I need/want, but should I allow them to print all of the images or should I have them do one and take the print elsewhere to have the remaining quantities produced?

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And how does one set a reasonable price? I really do not want to put an exorbitant price on any of my work, nor do I wish to cut myself short.

These are but a couple of thoughts I am entertaining right now and any assistance would be appreciated.

One of today's clues: #14 across, five letter word- Neopagan belief.  Answer- Wicca.

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There is a whole set of how bad ass Captain Robau (skipper of the USS Kelvin in the New Trek movie) really is.  Some are funny that those of us that aren't hard core ST geeks can get them and then there are some that simply require a level 20 or higher in Trek Geek to get.

Facts about Capt Robau


(BTW, the actor, Faran Tahir, was the terrorist bad guy in Iron Man.)

First we have the return of the 80s:



But then we have the truly scary:

( Look only if you dare )


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I feel incredibly lucky that I went over to the theater at lunch and picked up our tickets then because when we got to the movie the lines were insane and Brenda says it looked like all the shows were sold out.  This movie will almost definitely break some kind of records this weekend.

One word review:  WOW!!!!

Recommendation: Must See!!!

Rep Jim Moran (D-VA) is offended by advertisements for erectile dysfunction and so has introduced a bill that would ban these ads as "offensive,"  Lovely, a Democrats is attacking free speech.

BTW, I am not offended by the ads, I am simply tired of seeing them.  Should we introduce a bill to ban every ad that someone finds offensive?  I mean really now, I am offended by many ads for Christian programming, but as much as I don't like them they are protected speech and these groups have the right to advertise.  If someone succeeds in banning one ad what is next?  How free will our free speech be then?

Trek Yourself....

However, because it is sponsored by Kellogg's (you know, the same people, in fact the only people, to tell Michael Phelps they wouldn't renew his contract because of the now infamous bong-hit pic) I will not participate.

However, do not let my choices deter you from having fun with this if you so choose.

sigh... It isn't enough that Brenda has all her medical issues, or that Mariko is lucky that she didn't break her toe a few weeks ago. Nooooo... I have plantar fasciitis which now gets treated with inserts in my shoes. (And the doctor said the bone spur in my right heel wasn't all that big- really? It looked f'ing huge to me!)

And then poor Mariko, who several months ago tripped and hurt her knee has been diagnosed with a partially torn ACL and a possibly torn meniscus. Result, we have to schedule her for surgery sometime in the coming months. Probably in August after she gets back from her trip to Japan.

sigh..... No more, really! I don't want any more medical shit this year- really!

OMFG!  We are the proud owners of a 2009 Dodge Grand Caravan.  We must be a family.

The toe is not broken.  However, she does need to learn to not kick large rocks in anger.

Off to get daughter from scool as she may have broken a toe.  Don't know how or which one yet.

has a pet kitteh!

it is 4/20 I had to post the Snopes article

It always feels odd to be collecting urine drug screens on 4/20.

It's the Flaming Bacon Lance of Death!