2/16/2008

We the Robots…

http://www.wetherobots.com/

Go read - you won’t regret it.

sparta at 1:46 pm

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2/6/2008

Happy Anniversary to Us!

Today is our 14th wedding anniversary. What do you give on a 14th anniversary? According to this entry at Wikipedia, it’s ivory if you follow older traditions, gold jewelry if you go modern.

Take a look at that list - go on - I’ll wait - now, everything from the 20th up makes sense to me. I mean, granite, I think, is very symbolic if you’ve made it to 90 years! But below 20…most of them are a bit confusing. I mean….paper? sugar? turquoise? BISMUTH?! And if you look at the 7th - maybe that explains the 7-year itch…WOOL?! “Hey, honey, it’s been 7 years. Here’s a wool sweater.” Who came up with this list anyway?

Actually, I think it’s all Emily Post’s doing. Stemming from one of her books on etiquette. Probably trying to help out some poor guy who felt clueless about what to buy for his wife.

Luckily, my hubby needs no such advice. All the gifts he gives me (throughout the year, I might add) are all chosen with thought, consideration, and care. I’m very very lucky to have him as my husband, and this is probably the best gift of all: he continues to share his life with me.

I love you, AJ! Happy Anniversary!

sparta at 1:14 pm

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WTF Spam….Example 22

Okay - tonight this was in my inbox:

Russian Spam 22

WTF? Everything was in Russian, of course, so I have no idea what the message actually way. I mean, it could be anything from:

“Do you find this man hot?”
to
“Does your friend’s cooking taste like this?”
to
“It’s a dessert topping, a floor wax, and a sealant!”

Does anyone else get this freaky messages?

sparta at 12:47 am

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2/5/2008

A very sad, real-life example of irony

After reading this story at Fox News, Andrew and I realized it is a true example of irony:

I’m going to remove this safety equipment from this pole to use as a sled - and then slide down the mountain and crash into the same pole - and so die from injuries from which the same equipment was supposed to be protecting me.

sparta at 9:55 am

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