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  • Humpday Hilarities

    Number of comments: 1

    Today’s funnies start off with these from Furry Talk:

    Feline Physics Laws

    Law of Cat Inertia
    A cat at rest will tend to remain at rest, unless acted upon by some outside force — such as the opening of cat food, or a nearby scurrying mouse.

    Law of Cat Motion
    A cat [...]

    Posted: November 25, 2009, 8:47am EST
    by Nicki
  • I’m not sure, but I think I’ve been promoted

    Number of comments: 3

    Jessie came to work with me yesterday and we had several good discussions throughout the day on various topics. Inevitably, the topic of her mother always comes up one way or another and yesterday was no exception. Jessie shared a profound thought, likening the story of [...]

    Posted: November 24, 2009, 12:06pm EST
    by Nicki
  • Humpday Hilarities

    Number of comments: 2

    Today’s funnies start off with this one from Don:

    A guy is driving around the back woods of Montana and he sees a sign in front of a broken down shanty-style house: ‘Talking Dog For Sale ‘ He rings the bell and the owner appears and tells him the dog is [...]

    Posted: November 18, 2009, 9:11am EST
    by Nicki
  • Humpday Hilarities

    Number of comments: 1

    Today’s funnies start off with this one from Cookie:

    A husband had just finished reading a new book entitled, “You Can Be the Man of Your House.”

    He stormed to his wife in the kitchen and announced, “From now on, you need to know that I am the man of this [...]

    Posted: November 12, 2009, 12:03am EST
    by Nicki
  • Humpday Hilarities

    Number of comments: 5

    Today’s funnies start off with this one, courtesy of my pal Cookie:

    Tom retired in his early 50’s and started a second career. However, even though he loved his new job, he just couldn’t seem to get to work on time. Every day, he was 5, 10, 15 minutes late. [...]

    Posted: November 04, 2009, 7:34am EST
    by Nicki
  • Call me ‘Proud Momma’

    Number of comments: 7

    Wow, tomorrow’s Halloween already. How time has flown! We’ve been uber-busy over the past few months. Jim is doing ok, still looking for work. I’m doing ok at my new job. Things are finally starting to settle down and I think I’m getting the hang of things. I’ve been there [...]

    Posted: October 30, 2009, 4:20pm EDT
    by Nicki
  • Humpday Hilarities

    With this weekend being Halloween, I thought this might be a fitting funny to pass along to y’all. (courtesy of Cookie)


    This is a post from Nicki Faulk’s Birthplace of the Process of Illogical Logic

    Copyright © Nicki Faulk · All [...]

    Posted: October 28, 2009, 9:26am EDT
    by Nicki
  • And this is where my head asplodes

    Number of comments: 9
    asplode — (verb) To explode; to self-combust or become structurally compromised in a most likely spontaneous manner; a mixture of an explosion and implosion, usually affecting only a person’s head, though anything is subject to asploding.

    This is a real conversation that I had with a real client earlier today:

    Customer: I [...]

    Posted: October 26, 2009, 5:25pm EDT
    by Nicki
  • What we know, and what we don’t

    Number of comments: 6

    Napoleon Bonaparte once said, “History is the version of past events that people have decided to agree upon.”

    Apparently said version tends to change from time to time. I was talking with a friend about how I’d noticed that the school textbooks that Jessie’s had over the past few years [...]

    Posted: October 22, 2009, 3:25pm EDT
    by Nicki
  • Humpday Hilarities

    Number of comments: 3

    These funnies come courtesy of Cookie:

    Four Catholic men and a Catholic woman were having coffee..

    The first Catholic man tells his friends, “My son is a priest, when he walks into a room, everyone calls him ‘Father’.”

    The second Catholic man chirps, “My son is a Bishop. When he walks into a [...]

    Posted: October 21, 2009, 9:23am EDT
    by Nicki
  • Grouping Manners or Common Sense? (Aion)

    Number of comments: 2

    The concept of MMOs is one with which I’ve been familiar for quite some time. I’ve tried a few over the years but never had one win me over like Aion has. That said, I will admit that even though I’ve learned quite a bit about the MMO culture over [...]

    Posted: October 20, 2009, 3:03pm EDT
    by Nicki
  • Humpday Hilarities

    Number of comments: 3

    Today’s funny comes courtesy of my mother:

    A day at the pharmacy

    A nice, calm, and respectable lady went into the pharmacy walked up to the pharmacist, looked straight into his eyes, and said, ‘I would like to buy some cyanide.’

    The pharmacist asked ‘Why in the world do you need cyanide?’ [...]

    Posted: October 14, 2009, 9:47am EDT
    by Nicki
  • Two years ago today

    Number of comments: 6

    I awoke this morning to roses and breakfast in bed. My wonderful husband had gotten up early, and went to get groceries, stuff to make for dinner, my flowers, and breakfast for both me and Jessie — all without waking either of us (which is a real accomplishment as I’m [...]

    Posted: October 13, 2009, 9:01am EDT
    by Nicki
  • Humpday Hilarities

    Number of comments: 5

    This first funny is courtesy of my mother:

    Better than a Flu Shot

    Miss Beatrice, the church organist, was in her eighties and had never been married. She was admired for her sweetness and kindness to all. One afternoon the pastor came to call on her and she showed him into her [...]

    Posted: October 07, 2009, 8:50am EDT
    by Nicki
  • Humpday Hilarities

    Number of comments: 1

    Courtesy of Cookie:

    Only the Irish have Jokes Like These

    Into a Belfast pub comes Paddy Murphy, looking like he’d just been run over by a train. His arm is in a sling, his nose is broken, his face is cut and bruised and he’s walking with a limp.

    “What happened to [...]

    Posted: September 30, 2009, 8:42am EDT
    by Nicki
  • I got down with my sickness

    I’ll say this: Thank God for the scheduled posts ability in WordPress and the WordPress application on my iPhone. Without those, absolutely nothing would have been posted here last week.

    I had been ill off and on all last week, but it hit hardest Friday. [...]

    Posted: September 29, 2009, 3:48pm EDT
    by Nicki
  • This so reminds me of Hobie

    Number of comments: 3
    happy_tb:

    I can remember playing Descent and Doom years ago and she would lay on top of my monitor trying to “catch” things on the screen.


    This is a post from Nicki Faulk’s Birthplace of the Process of Illogical Logic
    [...]

    Posted: September 25, 2009, 1:54pm EDT
    by Nicki
  • Football Funnies!

    Number of comments: 6

    I couldn’t resist posting these football-related funnies. This first set is courtesy of ALCrimsonTide:

    Q: What do you call Arkansas when they find out they can’t throw the ball on Alabama?
    A: GroundHogs.

    Q: What would happen if pigs could fly?
    A: Bacon would go up.

    Q:What do you call a pig [...]

    Posted: September 23, 2009, 4:53pm EDT
    by Nicki
  • Humpday Hilarities

    Number of comments: 2

    This morning’s first funny is courtesy of Uncle Monster:

    A man died and went to heaven. As he stood in front of St. Peter at the Pearly Gates, he saw a huge wall of clocks behind him.

    He asked, “What are all those clocks?”

    St. Peter answered, “Those are Lie-Clocks. Everyone on Earth [...]

    Posted: September 23, 2009, 9:05am EDT
    by Nicki
  • Soaked and sunburned, and zombies, and Aion

    Number of comments: 3
    )

    Wow, what a weekend. Right now I’m sitting here waiting out the remaining two hours until the Aion Head Start event. I figured this would be a good time as any to post a few things.

    Jess, Teresa and I spent yesterday in T’town. We went [...]

    Posted: September 20, 2009, 1:07pm EDT
    by Nicki
  • Humpday Hilarities

    Number of comments: 1
    )

    Today’s funnies are courtesy of Cookie (who incidentally just celebrated his birthday, so be a sport and go wish him a good one! )

    The Navy Chief & New Guy

    The Navy Chief noticed a new seaman and barked at him, “Get over here bilge scum!

    What’s your name [...]

    Posted: September 16, 2009, 8:54am EDT
    by Nicki
  • Where were you?

    Number of comments: 5

    I stayed home Friday. After having it out with my insurance company over the phone, I broke down and decided that I needed a day off — a “mental health day” as my mother likes to call it. I had been vaguely aware of the date, but [...]

    Posted: September 15, 2009, 3:59pm EDT
    by Nicki
  • What are your mood lifters?

    Number of comments: 6

    On days where I bring my lunch to work, I usually sit at my desk and read my feeds. With all the things going on, I’ve found that most days I want stuff to keep me in good mood — or if I’m in a particularly bad one, to [...]

    Posted: September 10, 2009, 1:23pm EDT
    by Nicki
  • When the music stopped

    Number of comments: 1

    My mother-in-law sent me this lovely piece. I get so many military jokes and stories that often Snopes is one of the first places I hit after receiving these types of emails. Don’t get me wrong … it’s not that I don’t believe in tales of valor and honor [...]

    Posted: September 09, 2009, 11:27am EDT
    by Nicki
  • Humpday Hilarities

    Number of comments: 1
    )

    Today’s funnies are of the furry variety.


    This is a post from Nicki Faulk’s Birthplace of the Process of Illogical Logic

    Copyright © Nicki Faulk · All Rights Reserved[...]

    Posted: September 09, 2009, 11:04am EDT
    by Nicki
  • Humpday Hilarities

    Number of comments: 2

    Today’s funny is courtesy of Don:

    Two medical students were walking along the street when they saw an old man walking with his legs spread apart. He was stiff-legged and walking slowly.

    One student said to his friend: “I’m sure that poor old man has Peltry Syndrome. Those people walk [...]

    Posted: September 02, 2009, 8:50am EDT
    by Nicki
  • To-Do List helps me keep it together

    Number of comments: 2

    I’m a “list person”. I like lists. Especially “To Do” lists. I like outlining my goals and enjoy the sense of accomplishment I feel when I get to cross those items off. So naturally, I’ve been looking for a “list” type app for my iPhone.

    I had spent several weeks looking [...]

    Posted: August 30, 2009, 8:22pm EDT
    by Nicki
  • Seen in the mall today

    Number of comments: 3
    utterli-image
    I wandered down to the food court in the mall during lunch, and a group from the new Lego store were setting up this little guy.


    Mobile post sent by nitallica using Utterli Replies.


    [...]

    Posted: August 28, 2009, 7:47pm EDT
    by Nicki
  • Just one more week ’til football!

    Number of comments: 7
    jittery_tb:

    It’s almost here. Are you ready Tide fans?

    ROLL TIDE ROLL!


    This is a post from Nicki Faulk’s Birthplace of the Process of Illogical Logic

    Copyright © Nicki Faulk · All Rights Reserved



    Just one more week ’til [...]

    Posted: August 28, 2009, 12:10pm EDT
    by Nicki
  • Humpday Hilarities

    Number of comments: 3

    Today we’re starting off with some funnies shared by my pal Cookie:

    Staff: Golf course, may I help you?
    Caller: What are your green fees?
    Staff: 38 dollars.
    Caller: Does that include golf?

    Staff: Golf course, may I help you?
    Caller: Yes, I need to get some information from you. First, [...]

    Posted: August 26, 2009, 6:05am EDT
    by Nicki
  • Dreams are cruel

    Number of comments: 5

    It’s been a while since I’ve posted “personal stuff”. There are a myriad of reasons, the biggest being that I work for a company that has a huge online presence — including blogging and social networking. Being at UAB, I was always selective with what I shared, but I’ve found [...]

    Posted: August 22, 2009, 8:44pm EDT
    by Nicki
  • Humpday Hilarities

    Number of comments: 2
    D

    Sorry that this is being posted a day later than normal, a few snags prevented me from posting yesterday. However, said snags have been sacked.

    Without further ado, this funny is courtesy of my Cotillion sister, Fausta:

    The Funniest Staff Meeting Ever

    The boss of a Madison [...]

    Posted: August 20, 2009, 8:40am EDT
    by Nicki
  • Aion beta weekend: My thoughts

    Number of comments: 4

    The final Aion closed beta weekend has now come and gone. I have had a TON of fun playing the last couple of months and absolutely CANNOT wait until the headstart! (those who’ve pre-ordered get to play a few days prior to game release, isn’t that [...]

    Posted: August 17, 2009, 7:29pm EDT
    by Nicki
  • Humpday Hilarities

    Number of comments: 4

    This morning’s edition starts off with a couple of funnies from my mother:

    Three Women in Mexico

    Three women go down to Mexico one night to celebrate college graduation, get drunk, and wake up in jail, only to find that they are to be executed in the morning, though none of them [...]

    Posted: August 12, 2009, 9:30am EDT
    by Nicki
  • Getting ready to Roll …

    Number of comments: 1
    utterli-image
    Check out the wallpaper I created last night.

    Mobile post sent by nitallica using Utterli Replies.


    This is a post from Nicki Faulk’s Birthplace of the Process of Illogical Logic[...]

    Posted: August 11, 2009, 5:16pm EDT
    by Nicki
  • Seen in the parking deck at work

    Number of comments: 4
    utterli-image

    Mobile post sent by nitallica using Utterli Replies.


    This is a post from Nicki Faulk’s Birthplace of the Process of Illogical Logic

    Copyright © Nicki Faulk · All Rights Reserved


    [...]

    Posted: August 10, 2009, 3:28pm EDT
    by Nicki
  • Humpday Hilarities

    Number of comments: 4
    )

    We have quite a few this morning, so let’s get started! These are courtesy of my pal Don:

    A senior citizen said to his eighty-year old buddy, ‘So I hear you’re getting married?’
    ‘Yep!’
    ‘Do I know her?’
    ‘Nope!’
    ‘This woman, is she good looking?’
    ‘Not [...]

    Posted: August 05, 2009, 7:26am EDT
    by Nicki
  • A random act of kindness

    Number of comments: 5

    When I pulled up to the drive-through window at Burger King this morning, the manager told me that my meal was already “taken care of”. Apparently the customer in line ahead of me had paid for my meal. The manager told me that the lady said, “This is from an [...]

    Posted: July 31, 2009, 9:09am EDT
    by Nicki
  • Humpday Hilarities

    Number of comments: 2

    This morning’s funnies are courtesy of my mother:

    Out of the Mouths of Babes

    These have to be original and genuine. No adult is this creative!

    JACK (age 3) was watching his Mom breast-feeding his new baby sister. After a while he asked: ‘Mom why have you got two? Is one for hot [...]

    Posted: July 29, 2009, 7:49am EDT
    by Nicki
  • 3’s of Me

    Number of comments: 9
    Smiley Tongue Out (Razz)

    I was tagged by the lovely Angela on Facebook, but I’m a goober and wanted to post it here instead.

    These were the original instructions:

    You’ve been tagged, you are supposed to write a note with the 3’s of YOU. At the end, choose [...]

    Posted: July 28, 2009, 5:56pm EDT
    by Nicki
  • Humpday Hilarities

    Number of comments: 2

    Today’s edition starts off with a couple of funnies from my pal Cookie:

    Two old ladies, Maude and Mable, are outside their nursing home, having a drink and a smoke, when it starts to rain. One of the old ladies pulls out a condom, cuts off the end, puts it [...]

    Posted: July 22, 2009, 7:30am EDT
    by Nicki
  • Why so serious?

    Number of comments: 6

    I know I’ve been pretty quiet lately. There’s been a lot going on lately, and I’ve been unplugging more and more to deal with everything going on. There’s plenty of family drama going on with Jim’s ex … but that isn’t exactly anything new is it? Work is still going [...]

    Posted: July 21, 2009, 6:01pm EDT
    by Nicki
  • Humpday Hilarities

    Number of comments: 7

    Happy Humpday everybody! Let’s get started with these from my pal Don:

    Alabama

    A group of Alabama friends went deer hunting and paired off in twos for the day. That night, one of the hunters returned alone, staggering under the weight of an eight-point buck. ‘Where’s Henry?’ the others asked. [...]

    Posted: July 15, 2009, 12:19pm EDT
    by Nicki
  • If you want to walk the heavenly streets of gold, you gotta know the password, “Roll, Tide, Roll!”

    Number of comments: 3

    There are many days where I will spend my lunch time surfing the web … sometimes with purpose, but usually aimlessly. Facebook is pretty good at helping with the latter. I jump from a friend’s link to another, then another, and half an hour later I’m on a “wild tangent [...]

    Posted: July 09, 2009, 5:08pm EDT
    by Nicki
  • Humpday Hilarities

    Number of comments: 4

    This one is courtesy of my friend Joseph:

    I recently asked my friends’ little girl what she wanted to be when she grows up. She said she wanted to be President some day. Both of her parents, liberal Democrats, were standing there, so I asked her, ‘If you were President what [...]

    Posted: July 08, 2009, 9:24am EDT
    by Nicki
  • Happy 4th of July weekend

    Number of comments: 2

    I hope everyone is having a happy and safe holiday weekend. July 4th is without a doubt one of my favorite holidays. It is the birthday of our nation — or, as I see it, the birthday of the greatest nation on earth. To quote President Ronald [...]

    Posted: July 03, 2009, 12:09pm EDT
    by Nicki
  • Alabama Tea Party

    Number of comments: 3

    It looks like the upcoming tea party will be much larger and accommodating those bringing their families. Nice! So, who all is going?


    This is a post from Nicki Faulk’s Birthplace of the Process of Illogical Logic

    Copyright © Nicki [...]

    Posted: July 02, 2009, 3:01pm EDT
    by Nicki
  • Goodbye, Helio

    Number of comments: 1
    sad waving goodbye

    As of 3pm today, Jim and I are no longer Helio members. (yes, I know they are now Virgin Mobile, but apparently accounts are still separated in their system and for all intents and purposes, it’s still “Helio”) Wow, I can’t believe that [...]

    Posted: July 01, 2009, 4:43pm EDT
    by Nicki
  • Oh Lord, where did I go wrong?

    Number of comments: 7

    This weekend, Jess and I were out and about taking care of errands and somehow our conversation gravitated to football. In the past, I’ve always loved when she would bring this subject up because it meant she was curious about what I thought about specific players, or when football season [...]

    Posted: July 01, 2009, 10:21am EDT
    by Nicki
  • Humpday Hilarities

    Number of comments: 2
    )

    I have quite a few funnies for this week!

    This first one is from Deb:

    First Degree

    A married couple were asleep when the phone rang at 2 in the morning. The wife (undoubtedly blonde) picked up the phone, listened a moment and said, ‘How should I know, that’s [...]

    Posted: July 01, 2009, 8:50am EDT
    by Nicki
  • Humpday Hilarities

    Today’s funny is courtesy of Don:

    Why Men Can Pee Standing Up

    God was just about done creating humans, but he had two parts left over. He couldn’t decide how to split them between Adam and Eve so He thought He might just as well ask them. He told them one [...]

    Posted: June 24, 2009, 11:17am EDT
    by Nicki
  • Stock your iPhone with knowledge

    Number of comments: 7

    Earlier this week, I ran across an interesting article by Sean Aune titled “40 Essential iPhone Applications For Web Designers.” It’s a very impressive list, but I didn’t realize until I started looking for the apps in iTunes that the majority of them were not free. Granted, I certainly [...]

    Posted: June 18, 2009, 12:04pm EDT
    by Nicki
  • Humpday Hilarities

    Today’s funny is courtesy of Don:

    IRS Audit

    The IRS sends their auditor (a nasty little man) to audit a synagogue. The auditor is doing all the checks, and then turns to the Rabbi and says, “I noticed that you buy a lot of candles.”

    “Yes,” answered the Rabbi.

    “Well, Rabbi, what do [...]

    Posted: June 17, 2009, 9:21am EDT
    by Nicki
  • It’s What They Don’t Tell You

    Number of comments: 12

    Well, it’s been an interesting experience. I learned that no matter how many times you re-read the literature the doctors give you, talk to friends who’ve had a procedure done, or ask questions of anything and everything you can think of … you’ll still learn a few things. If you’ve [...]

    Posted: June 15, 2009, 3:00pm EDT
    by Nicki
  • Recovering, and thank God for drugs!

    Number of comments: 5

    Welp, I made it through the surgery OK. My stint in the recovery room took a little longer than expected because the anesthesia made me sick, so they wouldn’t let me leave until I felt that I could keep the coke and crackers they kept shoving under my nose down. [...]

    Posted: June 11, 2009, 1:37pm EDT
    by Nicki
  • Humpday Hilarities

    )This week’s addition is posted a little early, as I’ll be having surgery tomorrow and expect to be out of it for the next few days. Enjoy!

    This funny is courtesy of Don:

    The Harley-Davidson Facts

    The inventor of the Harley-Davidson motorcycle, Arthur Davidson , died and went [...]

    Posted: June 09, 2009, 9:45pm EDT
    by Nicki
  • Surgery is next week!

    Number of comments: 12

    I saw my surgeon yesterday — well, actually I saw tons of people. My surgery is scheduled for next Wednesday morning. I’ve already had my pre-admission blood-work done, talked to the anesthesiologist, spoke with several hospital staff who were going to be involved in various things. I’ve been given a [...]

    Posted: June 04, 2009, 9:32am EDT
    by Nicki
  • Humpday Hilarities

    Number of comments: 4

    This one is from my mother:

    Why I was fired

    For the Annual Company Picnic, management had decided that because of liability issues, we could have alcohol, but only one drink per person …

    … I was fired for ordering the cups.

    This one is via Don:

    Skinny Dipping

    An elderly man [...]

    Posted: June 03, 2009, 8:48am EDT
    by Nicki
  • Update on my health …

    Number of comments: 5

    I just got off the phone with my doctor’s office, they finally received my test results — I have gall stones, and will need to have them removed. They’ll be referring me to a surgeon, I requested Brookwood Hospital because they took care of Jim when he was [...]

    Posted: June 01, 2009, 2:44pm EDT
    by Nicki
  • She left me love

    Number of comments: 3

    As I mentioned in my update, Jessie came to work with me Tuesday. I hadn’t realized she had left me this on my pin board until I got back in the office this morning:

    She’s so sweet.


    This is a [...]

    Posted: May 29, 2009, 10:31am EDT
    by Nicki
  • Pain is bad, mmkay?

    Number of comments: 2

    Looking back, I guess it should have struck me as strange that I wasn’t at all hungry Tuesday evening. I’d taken Jessie to work with me Tuesday and we had Stix for lunch. I just assumed because I’d had a huge greasy meal that I was a little out [...]

    Posted: May 29, 2009, 10:27am EDT
    by Nicki
  • Humpday Hilarities

    Sorry these are so late, I have a good reason I promise! (will post more on that later today)

    This funny is courtesy of my Cotillion sister, Deb:

    World’s Greatest Liar

    Pinocchio, Snow White, and Superman are out for a stroll in town one day. As they walked, they come across a sign: [...]

    Posted: May 29, 2009, 9:37am EDT
    by Nicki
  • Site Maintenance

    My host will be moving my account from PHP4 to PHP5, so just a head’s up: my site may be down for a little bit. (hopefully not long at all)

    Update: Move went smoothly and everything seems to be working. Please let me know if you have or see any [...]

    Posted: May 26, 2009, 10:50am EDT
    by Nicki
  • Updated WordPress Theme: Black Hat

    Number of comments: 12

    This update contains several fixes and enhancements.

    Details

    Black Hat is a dark minimalist theme based on Adrian Diaconescu’s Corporate Sandbox, which is of course based on the Sandbox framework. It is has been built specifically with WordPress 2.7 in mind, but is also backwards [...]

    Posted: May 26, 2009, 8:48am EDT
    by Nicki
  • A Day of Remembrance

    I hope everyone is having a wonderful holiday weekend. May we all remember why this day is so important and never forget those who are serving and have served to protect the freedoms that we hold so dear.

    Remember folks, freedom is not free.


    icon[...]

    Posted: May 25, 2009, 5:20pm EDT
    by Nicki
  • Humpday Hilarities

    Number of comments: 3

    Today’s edition starts off with a contribution by Don:

    Bill and Sam

    Bill and Sam, two elderly friends, met in the park every day to feed the pigeons, watch the squirrels and discuss world problems.

    One day Bill didn’t show up. Sam didn’t think much about it and figured maybe he had a [...]

    Posted: May 20, 2009, 9:05am EDT
    by Nicki
  • Taking Humpdays a step further

    I’ve been working my way down my various “to do” lists for this site and finally finished something I had meant to do a while back: create separate feed and email subscription options for the Humpday Hilarities. Fueled by Feedburner, it took a little re-coding to get things arranged [...]

    Posted: May 19, 2009, 3:35pm EDT
    by Nicki
  • I like Safari, but …

    Logo by John Slater

    Logo by John Slater

    For a while, I’ve been following the progress of Mozilla’s mobile browser project, codenamed Fennec. As the Mozilla team’s efforts push the project forward, I can’t help but hope that one day soon it will be available [...]

    Posted: May 14, 2009, 10:39am EDT
    by Nicki
  • New iToy: Pogo stylus

    Number of comments: 2
    laugh_tb:

    Last week I had discovered something: I can’t type worth a flip on a touch screen when I’m mad!

    Jessie had suggested getting a stylus — well, in a round-about way, after discovering that her Nintendo DS stylus would not work with my iPhone. LOL! I thought [...]

    Posted: May 14, 2009, 9:35am EDT
    by Nicki
  • Humpday Hilarities

    Today’s funny is courtesy of my Cotillion sister, Kat:

    A Redneck from North Carolina walked into a bank in New York City and asked for the loan officer. He told the loan officer that he was going to Bakersfield on business for two weeks and needed to borrow $5,000 [...]

    Posted: May 14, 2009, 9:19am EDT
    by Nicki
  • Happy Mother’s Day!

    Number of comments: 2

    I hope all you moms out there are having a wonderful day. I’m sitting here enjoying the quiet (and trying my best to stave off the headache that accompanies the rains like we’ve been having so much of lately!). I’ve called my mother and spoke to her [...]

    Posted: May 10, 2009, 2:47pm EDT
    by Nicki
  • Businesses lending a hand to job hunters

    I’m sure y’all don’t need me to tell you that finding a job is hard work. I know that I am extremely lucky to have found another job within a month of being laid off. Jim was laid off last week, so having me working again so soon was a [...]

    Posted: May 07, 2009, 9:32am EDT
    by Nicki
  • Humpday Hilarities

    This one is courtesy of Don:

    Getting Married in Heaven

    On their way to get married, a young Catholic couple was involved in a fatal car accident. The couple found themselves sitting outside the Pearly Gates waiting for St. Peter to process them into Heaven. While waiting they began to wonder, [...]

    Posted: May 06, 2009, 7:07am EDT
    by Nicki
  • Rest in peace, dear friend, Fravia+

    Number of comments: 5

    I came home tonight to find a message from Father Luke bearing sad news — Fjalar Ravia, the man better known as Fravia+, has passed away. I had posted a while back with news of his illness, and he had posted a Spring Update [...]

    Posted: May 04, 2009, 9:14pm EDT
    by Nicki
  • Figuring out the iTricks

    Learning a new device always takes time. I’ve spent some of my spare time lately seeking out all the iPhone tips and tricks for various functions that I couldn’t figure out on my own. (Manual? What manual?) Apple actually has a pretty comprehensive list on their site, but [...]

    Posted: May 01, 2009, 10:23pm EDT
    by Nicki
  • Humpday Hilarities

    )

    Late again, my bad. So far the new job is going well. Everyone seems really nice and the facilities are a LOT nicer than those I had at UAB. I’m not crazy about the commute, but I’m hoping that maybe I’ll be able to switch to [...]

    Posted: April 30, 2009, 8:56am EDT
    by Nicki
  • I’m sorry, I drank the Kool-Aid

    )

    After a long round of BS with Helio Virgin Mobile, today Jim and I took the plunge and drank the Apple Kool-Aid — we dumped Helio Virgin Mobile and got iPhones.

    I won’t post the details, but I will say that I am [...]

    Posted: April 25, 2009, 10:45pm EDT
    by Nicki
  • Welcome to the home of FOOTBALL

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    It’s rainy and chilly — GREAT football weather!


    Mobile post sent by nitallica using Utterli Replies.

    Edit: Changed post date … I’m not sure why this didn’t post on A-Day.


    This is [...]

    Posted: April 24, 2009, 7:27pm EDT
    by Nicki
  • Humpday Hilarities

    Today’s funnies start off with these from my Cotillion sister, Janette:

    The Atheist

    An atheist was taking a walk through the woods. “What majestic trees! What powerful rivers! What beautiful animals!” he said to himself.

    As he was walking alongside the river he heard a rustling in the bushes behind him. He [...]

    Posted: April 22, 2009, 8:57am EDT
    by Nicki
  • Open call to Black Hat theme users

    Number of comments: 12

    Having all this time off lately has afforded me something that I hadn’t previously had — an opportunity to spend a great deal of time on my Black Hat theme. I’ve taken the last update further by incorporating more theme options. As of right now the [...]

    Posted: April 21, 2009, 1:52pm EDT
    by Nicki
  • Humpday Hilarities - Birthday Edition

    Number of comments: 5
    king_tb:

    Before I get started, I’d like to thank everyone for the warm birthday wishes. Y’all really make my day.

    This first funny is courtesy of Don:

    How did you break your arm?

    Even if you aren’t a skier, you’ll be able to appreciate the humor [...]

    Posted: April 15, 2009, 9:47am EDT
    by Nicki
  • Who’s going to A-Day?

    Number of comments: 1

    With the job-hunting-related hurricane flurrying around me, I’ve almost forgotten about this upcoming weekend: A-Day game!!!!

    Jess and I have made this a yearly tradition and plan on meeting up with some friends and loved ones this Saturday in T’town. Also, I was just reading an announcement on The [...]

    Posted: April 13, 2009, 6:12pm EDT
    by Nicki
  • Updated WordPress Theme: Black Hat

    Number of comments: 3

    I normally don’t post updates to my themes here on the blog, but I think this one warrants an update post for a variety of reasons. This update has been so extensive, I want to post a little more information on this its features as well as its development. I [...]

    Posted: April 13, 2009, 3:18pm EDT
    by Nicki
  • Hoppy Easter

    Happy Easter everyone! I’ve two cute things to share today:

    The cutest little rapper I’ve ever seen:

    And by far one of the funniest Easter Eggs I’ve seen:

    (H/T: For the Lose)


    This is a post from Nicki Faulk’s Birthplace [...]

    Posted: April 12, 2009, 4:52pm EDT
    by Nicki
  • Humpday Hilarities

    ;)

    Sorry this is late again … my mind has been on another planet lately.

    This week’s edition is courtesy of my pal Don:

    A Senior Moment

    ‘WHERE is my SUNDAY paper?’ The irate customer calling the newspaper office loudly demanded, wanting to know where her Sunday edition was.

    ‘Ma’am,’ said [...]

    Posted: April 10, 2009, 3:37pm EDT
    by Nicki
  • It’s not personal

    Number of comments: 11

    Wow, it’s been a week already. I think last week was the longest week I could remember in a long time. *shrug*

    I had a chance to have lunch with some of my (now former) co-workers Friday and someone remarked, “Wow, you’re handling this so WELL!”

    Well, not really …

    I’ve [...]

    Posted: April 06, 2009, 9:39pm EDT
    by Nicki
  • Welcome Finn Alexander!

    My mom just called to let me know that my nephew has finally arrived. Finn Alexander Sherer weighs in at 7lb 10oz and is 20.5″ long.

    Mom and baby are doing fine. I’m hoping to swing by to see everyone after my interview tomorrow.

    Congratulations, Jeremy and Christy!

    [...]

    Posted: April 06, 2009, 9:08pm EDT
    by Nicki
  • Humpday Hilarities

    Number of comments: 1

    Today’s edition is courtesy of my pal Don:

    It is important for men to remember that, as women grow older, it becomes harder for them to maintain the same quality of housekeeping as when they were younger. When you notice this, try not to yell at them. Some are oversensitive, and [...]

    Posted: April 01, 2009, 7:17pm EDT
    by Nicki
  • Here I go again … I’ve just been laid off

    Number of comments: 12

    I’ve always said that you know the situation is bad if you’re called into a meeting and both your supervisor and the head of HR are attending.

    That was exactly the case today. I was just about to grab my things and head out to lunch and my boss came by [...]

    Posted: March 30, 2009, 2:19pm EDT
    by Nicki
  • Humpday Hilarities

    Number of comments: 3

    This funny bit is courtesy of my mother:

    A little boy wanted $100.00 very badly and prayed for weeks, but nothing happened. Then he decided to write God a letter requesting the $100.00. When the postal authorities received the letter to God, USA, they decided to send it to the President. [...]

    Posted: March 25, 2009, 8:34am EDT
    by Nicki
  • Do you see what I am saying?

    Number of comments: 3
    ;)

    “And my shoes began to squeak…”

    5 points to whomever gets that reference!

    I’ve had a lot going on lately, but honestly hadn’t had the energy or desire to sit down and write — or type, as it were. For anyone who hasn’t been reading/following me for a [...]

    Posted: March 24, 2009, 10:11pm EDT
    by Nicki
  • It’s bring a munchkin to work day

    Number of comments: 2
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    Mine’s playing her DS and asking everyone who walks by if they’re going to lunch with us.


    Mobile post sent by nitallica using Utterli Replies.


    This is a post from [...]

    Posted: March 20, 2009, 11:12am EDT
    by Nicki
  • Humpday Hilarities

    This one is from one of my co-workers:

    What a loving husband

    A man and his ever-nagging wife went on vacation to Jerusalem. While they were there, the wife passed away. The undertaker told the husband, “You can have her shipped home for $5,000, or you can bury her here, in the [...]

    Posted: March 18, 2009, 8:41am EDT
    by Nicki
  • New WordPress Theme: Black Hat

    Number of comments: 12

    My newest theme for WordPress 2.7. I think this one has been my biggest challenge due to all the features I had wanted to incorporate. As I had previously highlighted in my post the other day, this theme includes a detailed “read me” file covering its various features and [...]

    Posted: March 17, 2009, 2:35pm EDT
    by Nicki
  • The perfect chimichanga

    Number of comments: 2
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    It’s nom time at El Carreton!


    Mobile post sent by nitallica using Utterli Replies.


    This is a post from Nicki Faulk’s Birthplace of the Process of Illogical Logic:

    The [...]

    Posted: March 13, 2009, 7:51pm EDT
    by Nicki
  • Seriously miffed at WP.org

    Number of comments: 8
    UPDATE!!

    OK, things have been explained a little more clearly and I see now where they are coming from. I spoke with Joseph Scott, and he explained that WordPress doesn’t “include themes with links to sites that break the licensing terms of WordPress, or sites that support them.”

    He also mentioned that [...]

    Posted: March 12, 2009, 7:57pm EDT
    by Nicki
  • Humpday Hilarities

    Number of comments: 4
    )

    This morning’s edition is courtesy of my mother-in-law

    What is Generation Y?

    Hmm, I’ve always wondered this myself. Now I know.

    The Silent generation — people born before 1946. The Baby Boomers — people born between 1946 and 1959. Generation X — people born between 1960 and 1979. Generation Y — [...]
    Posted: March 11, 2009, 9:02am EDT
    by Nicki
  • Theme improvements

    Number of comments: 2

    I’ve been working on a new theme for the past 3 months and hope to have the kinks worked out soon so I can release it. In doing so, I’ve taken the time to assess what this new theme will have that my current releases do not.

    And it’s [...]

    Posted: March 08, 2009, 3:22pm EDT
    by Nicki
  • NeoVizion Silver Award

    This arrived last night:

    Thank you for submitting for the 2009 Gold Award. We enjoyed reviewing your website.

    We are presenting you with the Silver Award. All we ask is if you decide to accept this award please link the award back so others like yourself can submit [...]

    Posted: March 07, 2009, 11:37am EST
    by Nicki
  • Humpday Hilarities (belated edition)

    Number of comments: 2
    )

    My apologies for being a day late with these, my head is finally starting to clear and it just hit me that today’s Thursday.

    These are from SmileZilla:

    After having dug to a depth of 10 meters last year, Scottish scientists found traces of copper wire dating back [...]

    Posted: March 05, 2009, 9:06am EST
    by Nicki

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