Craigs List

by Steve on January 15, 2012

It appears that Craigs List has been overrun by people with loose morals. Ever since I posted some items for sale a few weeks ago I’ve been receiving a couple of emails per day that all read basically the same:

Hey I saw your post and it looks fabulous. I don’t have any interest in buying your widgit but I have a proposition for you. I recently caught my husband cheating on me and my shrink says I should get even. You sound like someone….

You get the idea. They all include a for-a-good-time-call number and come from a URL like swingersRus or some such. I’m sure you’ve all heard of the questionable personal ads on CL but when that kind of behavior invades the rest of CL it becomes a useless annoyance at best. If CL doesn’t start cleaning up it will die a slow death. It used to be a useful resource for selling larger items that are best handled on a local level, plus it was free, but I won’t be going back.

Enough! This is the boat I’m trying to sell – I don’t understand how this thing sends out the “looking for a sleazy hook-up vibe.”

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Brigid’s Ballistic Chicken

by Steve on January 12, 2012

(Coffee snort warning!)

HOTR

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VSTOL

January 11, 2012

Helocopters or vectored thrust – not sure which I trust least!

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Shutout

January 10, 2012

For those of you who doubted the validity of the BCS National Championship matchup (or rematch) I hope the total domination of the top-ranked team in the first BCS shutout ever was convincing enough for you. Great game (as expected)!

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Going Forward

January 3, 2012

Seems like the old clutch has been slipping, forward progress hasn’t been what it could have been. As my grandkids continually prove, I’m not getting any younger. There will come a day when I can’t climb mountains or run rivers and I’ll have to be content with telling them the stories from back when, trying [...]

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Happy New Year!

December 31, 2011

I’ve been busy lately. Not much writing. Finishing canoes, starting on others, working up web sites, babysitting (granddad – drool is cool and now I have someone to blame strange smells and noises on). The house is a war zone with the two little ones here for an overnight but everyone is sleeping for the [...]

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Merry Christmas

December 24, 2011

Ready or not, you’re done. The traffic has been insane and the shopping even worse so I hear. It’s time to settle in, enjoy family, and remember the true reason we do this every year. Merry Christmas to all!

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Dogs Love Grandkids

December 23, 2011

Or sloppy eaters of any size! Me: “Go on downstairs with the kids, I’ll clean up the kitchen.” (A few minutes later) Her: “Why do I hear paws upstairs?” Me: “It’s the environmentally friendly floor cleaning crew. Santa has his helpers, I have mine.”

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Reconfiguring

December 12, 2011

My hosting provider tells me it’s time for the annual check so in an effort to clean things up a bit and save a few bucks, I’ll be dropping the old domain name where the Wood Shed was originally loaded: ambrosephotography.net.  It’s a domain I really don’t use any more, my photography needs are handled through [...]

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PC Christmas

December 12, 2011

Another classic from Brigid. And yes, we got the config.php fixed.  In the past I’ve spent several hours searching for such bugs. I’ve learned to admit my limits and defer to others who rarely see the light of day. A quick forum post requesting help and on to my day – the brave few who read [...]

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