No More Elvis Trophy
As if the current monsoon season in the Mid South isn’t enough, I learned to day that Dover Motorsports is closing the Memphis Motorsports Park. The oval track 2010 dates have already been rescheduled elsewhere, but I can’t find out [...]
Nah. I’m guessing when the FrugalReader site was created, the founder didn’t intend for users to be such…uh…snits? I’m fairly sure that the majority of the users there are friendly. Just not the ones I was subjected to. After the swaptree debacle, I decided not to stick around for more. [...]
It’s official. Give me an axe. I dumped Swaptree from my list of book/cd/dvd swapping sites. I did let quite a few bad experiences with the site go, chalking it up to experience – but after being asked to remove my listings because I wanted certain books [...]
My Little Gizzy-mo-mo.
Gizmo is the first dog that I ever “rescued”. I didn’t pick him up off the side of the road. He wasn’t given to me by a friend who couldn’t keep a dog any longer. I filled out an adoption application with the [...]
Testing some more – borrowed an article from truebloodnet.com to check some parsing in a longer post.
Anna sat down with h magazine to discuss her character, Sookie Stackhouse, on the new HBO TV series “True Blood” and the storyline behind this new Alan Ball show. Anna [...]
Testing some more – borrowed an article from truebloodnet.com to check some parsing in a longer post.
Anna sat down with h magazine to discuss her character, Sookie Stackhouse, on the new HBO TV series “True Blood” and the storyline behind this new Alan Ball show. Anna [...]
Collars. Not just collars, but some sort of identification ON the collar.
I live in a subdivision that at one time was considered rural – a word that brings about thoughts of gravel roads, pastures, that funny farm smell, and apparently allowing your dog to' [...]
by “we” I mean myself and the 3 pugs that are currently sleeping on me. I’ve finally finished moving to my new (cheaper) host after almost deciding to say ‘forget it’ and delete the entire blog anyway. Not that it was difficult to move – i just felt like I [...]
Tina's Flair
What constitutes a NASCAR fan? Is it someone whose wardrobe consists of 75% or more of driver/team/manufacturer t-shirts? Is there a minimum requirement of driver/team/manufacturer paraphernalia that must be semi-permanent to permanently attached to some visible part of the vehicle used as the primary form' [...](On Wednesday, Feb 4, 2009)
Governor Beebe Signs Animal Cruelty Bill
Governor Mike Beebe today signed a bill that makes aggravated animal cruelty to cats, dogs, and horses a felony for the first offense, punishable by a fine of up to $10,000 and up to six years in prison. The [...]
People in the New England states say stricter leash laws, harsher winters and spay/neuter laws make it difficult to find an average mutt to make a good pet. So they scan the Internet looking for rescue groups willing to let their orphans move up north.
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — The Arkansas Senate has passed legislation making aggravated cruelty to cats, dogs and horses a felony on first offense.
The bill would make the cruelty offense punishable by a maximum penalty of six years in prison and a $10,000 fine. It also includes a five-year sentencing enhancement [...]
Sen. Sue Madison, D-Fayetteville, the bill’s sponsor, said the bill targets only the people it is intended to target.
“When we successfully pass this bill and it’s signed by the governor, the next time in Arkansas that somebody decides to skin a dog alive, set kittens on fire, cattle-prod puppies or [...]
“They were saying in their press release that they watched a television show called ‘Cribs’ where I talked about Memphis barbecue and I specifically pulled out the package of barbecue that I liked, and it's called Rendezvous and I mentioned that on the show,” Earnhardt Jr. said. “If anybody has [...]
Friday, I had to have my hard drive reimaged – correction…I had to give it to the desktop team to get it reimaged. Apparently, the desktop team must be union since it’s taking so long. I have a loaner laptop with none of the applications I need to do my [...]
18 more days until I’m out for Christmas vacation!!!! (That would be 14 business days).
The irony is – after a couple of days at home, I’ll be wishing I WAS at work or on another planet…anywhere.
Two things on my mind while I wait for Documentum to quit being a bitch [...]
What a depressing Sunday it was yesterday. Rainy/Snowy. Cold. No NASCAR. No True Blood. Too much housework to get done in time allotted. Already finished all 8 of these. Ninth one doesn’t come out until May 2009. Wanted to start rereading this but I had too much [...]
A question for all you Sookie Stackhouse novels/True Blood fans…
What do you do if you go upstairs to your bathroom and find a 6′ 4″, 1000+ year old Viking vampire in your bathtub?
Maybe you need a visual to go with that:
[...]I cannot divulge my source for this, nor can I take credit for it. But THANK YOU to the kewl peep who sent it and allowed me use of it 
I started a Dogster Page for Bruiser. Why, I’m not sure. I can’t even find time to write in my own blog, much less keep up a page somewhere else for my dog!
We’ll see how it goes
ok, so maybe not - but for the moment I am!
No, I didn’t go and buy tickets from ebay (not even the private suite).
Today, more tickets were released after the stage configuration was confirmed. A coworker (Erin) who shared my ticket disappointment [...]
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[...]A special shout-out to Leslie, a friend from elementary school who tracked me down on classmates.com.
I really need to create a Satan-o-meter. Satan isn’t so flame-broiled lately which makes me realize I need to find other nicknames for him, variable to his current conduct. I’m guessing his daily trips to [...]
I was notified today that I can’t move out of my cube until next Wednesday. I had been led to believe that I needed to hurry up and vacate the premises because someone else needed the real estate, but… *sigh* the desktop department has to schedule time to unplug my [...]
I did it.
I’m sitting in my cube at work - staring at boxes half filled with data binders and office supplies.
I don’t know whether to laugh, cry, or do a silly happy dance down the hallway.
14 years in the workforce. 10 years at my current company. I [...]
Furl is acting screwy. Flickr is acting screwy. Can’t save articles or view pics right now! Argh!
Here’s Tony on SpeedFreaks - being his usual (smart ass) self Enjoy!
An update on the Cheerleading front:
While childish drama still runs rampant at our sports association, a few of us did attend the “board meeting” (cough, cough…) and voiced our opinions about…everything. After two hours of listening to the biggest pile of bull I’ve ever heard, we managed to
I’d managed to collect quite a few plug-ins and other code that I didn’t need or wasn’t using, so now I’ve got that “clean slate” feeling since I started over with a pristine install of Wordpress.
If I could only manage such a groovy feeling with my latest project at work. [...]
hey there! Just doing a little upgrading and house cleaning. I should be all done this weekend!
I finally found time to perform the latest Wordpress upgrade. So much of the code changed that I’ll have to spend some more time this week getting things to work correctly. I know the category selections on the right and the random pictures aren’t working. I’ll try to get those [...]
Mini-me is on a cheer squad for our local youth sports association. This is her 6th year to participate. The growth of our community in that time is second only to the amount of childish drama demonstrated by the parents and the members of the sports association’s board.
A few times [...]
This is MSgt David Guenthner a.k.a. theStewartfan:
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He is riding in the MS Bike to the Bay 2007 Tour Sept 29-30 - it’s a 150 mile bike ride. (Yes 1-5-0 miles.)
This is his donation page. Go there. Donate a few bucks. Do something that makes you feel [...]
Apparently, this is what I’ll be if I can’t score 2 tickets to the Hannah Montana concert in Memphis.
Of course, Mini-me didn’t actually say that to me. It was the disappointment written all over her face when she said, “That’s ok, mom” when I told her that the concert sold [...]
Cup drivers watching with interest the move by open-wheel champions to NASCAR
“It shows how strong NASCAR is, how much fun the series is and where these guys really want to be,” two-time Nextel Cup champion and former IRL driver Tony Stewart said Thursday.
I know I’m supposed to be working. I would like to finish reviewing a huge requirements document before I leave for Richmond tonight. I’m too distracted.
My suitcase is packed full and resting in the opening to my borrowed cubicle as an announcement to all who pass, “Yes, that’s right! [...]
Evidently, I have developed a repetitive stress injury in my right arm.
Guess how I did it…
The mouse. Can you believe it? Apparently I use the scroll wheel so much that not only have I hit the Million Mile Club, but, I’ve overworked a tendon.
I’ve had to be trained in the [...]
I should know better - the “live” radio show aired last night. Of course, they will replay tonight during it’s normal time. They change the schedule more often than Britney Spears changes personalities.
Can someone kick the ONMC in the ass? The VIP schedule is still showing California info for the [...]
Cute article about a very social pug.
[...]Holy crap! Don’t forget to “catch” this week’s radio show in Sirius:
August 28 Guest: Phil Harris, ship captain from The Deadliest Catch
[...]I suppose that in the grand scheme of life, the fact that my supervisor is moving up the corporate ladder isn’t even a blip on the screen. Why should I care that once again I’m faced with getting a new supervisor, likely one hired from outside - who will micromanage [...]
“This one is for everyone in the stands who pull for me and have to take the bullshit from everyone else.”
[...]“He’s given me some good advice over the years, but probably the best advice he ever gave me was to just remember the people who have helped me, because somewhere along the ladder that you’re climbing up, you’re eventually going to climb back down, and you’re going to meet [...]
In March, my little baby boy (pug) Bruiser had surgery to correct a liver shunt. Yesterday, we went back to the vet for follow up bile and blood screenings. Today I got the news that he is completely normal now! (Well, as normal as a goofy little pug can be…) [...]
Pay per view Late Model dirt track race.
Some of the best racing talent in the world.
All for charity.
No stupid commercials.
I LOVE IT!
(great to see Bill climb out of his car unscathed!)
[...]new post from Tony up at smokevip.com
Q: How is Tony like “the you of NASCAR?”
(Charles) Barkley: ‘Cause he’ll say whatever the hell he wants to say. I’m gonna say whatever the hell I want to say. I’m hoping they’ll fire me here and just keep the check coming.
[...]"I can promise you, racing at night here in the spring feels a lot better than racing during the day in the summer. When I was inside the car [...]
