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1. How much time do you spend online in a given weekday? What about the weekends? I've never stopped to count the hours - plenty. 2. What time(s) of day do you go online? Is it the same every day? Periodically throughout the 9am-5pm Eastern time work day, and then almost always in the evenings. And weekends, well, whenever I feel like it...which is often. 3. When you first get online, what do you do first? What sites do you visit every day? Check email. Check Facebook to see how friends are doing, and then check the Mousehunt game I'm playing within FB. Open Tweetdeck & check tweets, possibly tweet myself (friends are now tweeting so it's another way to keep up with people.) Check the Farm. 4. How many online journals/blogs do you read regularly? What are some of your favorites and why? So far I don't read many online journals or blogs. I do enjoy the genealogical humor at http://www.genealogue.com And an author friend of mine blogs at this site - http://amberpolo.blogspot.com/ 5. Other than reading e-mails and journals, what else do you do online? (shopping, chatting, research, posting on message boards, etc.) Shopping, research, genealogy, networking, play games, waste time. 6. Take this quiz - How Much Do You Know About Blogging? You know a lot about blogging - you got 5/8 correct! You're not a total blogging geek yet - give it time.

^^Precisely what WFNJ says. AC is on if it's annoying muggy. Otherwise I like to keep it off.

((Farmers)) I will probably be visiting with my mom on Sunday - it will be a whole family get together, I imagine. Haven't heard anything official yet, though.

It doesn't creep me out, though I can understand why it might. Now that I'm used to Twitter and and Facebook status lines, they remind me of posting a message on a newsgroup or here at The Farm: I post, you read, (or vice versa) We don't really know each other, and yet we do.

I succumbed last night. I'm interested in the experiment of twitter - what's it leading us as a society to? What purpose will it serve in my life? Right now it's a fun way to shout to the world, even if no one hears or pays attention. And I work at being conscientious and poetic in my tweets (there have only been a few so far.)

Gorgeous! And they make me want to jump on a plane and go, too.

1. Would you return to high school life for a week? Why or why not? (If you're currently in high school, would you redo your experiences in high school so far?) Noooooo, please, no. 2. What is/was your favorite subject in high school? English/Creative Writing 3. What is/was your favorite high school hangout? What do/did you do there? Hangout? Probably my room. I do go to my room at my parent's house periodically - LOL! 4. Who are/were your favorite three teachers in high school? My English teachers. 5. What was the craziest thing you did in high school? Umm, nothing. I was a good girl then, too. 6. Take this quiz - Who Were You In High School? You Were the Brainy Kid: In high school, you were acing AP classes or hanging out in the computer lab. You may have been a bit of a geek back then, but now you're a total success! (How true - my class voted me "Most Likely To Become A Brain Surgeon.")

I have Sunday mornings to myself, too. Visiting the Farm and other sites I frequent, sipping Earl Grey tea, eating scones, listening to birds, watching cats. It's a gentle morning, cloudy, threat of rain. Makes me want to curl up with a good book all day long.

I'm not sure if she actually is involved with the website. A domain name search at godaddy.com reveals: Registrant: (That is - who registered the site with GoDaddy) paul wood, 20 ridlington way, hartlepool, ts24 9qa, United Kingdom Registered through: GoDaddy.com, Inc. (http://www.godaddy.com) Domain Name: SUSAN-BOYLE.COM Created on: 11-Apr-09 Expires on: 11-Apr-10 Last Updated on: 11-Apr-09

Happy Birthday, Ryan! Thank you for all of the hard work you do on this website - what a delightful place you've created for us all!

Brought tears to my eyes, too. Beautiful song, touching story.

In the "Odd Appearances Category," please add -- "Stories in Stone: A Field Guide To Cemetery Symbolism and Iconography." It's a great little book you can pack and take with you when you (the family historian/genealogist) head out to cemeteries to look for the graves of ancestors. In the "Celebrity Graves" section is a mention of the grave marker for Def - Def Jam Records that Rick Rubin founded.... In 1993 Rubin changed the name of Def Jam to American, and held a New Orleans-style funeral to put the name "Def" to rest. There were about 2000 mourners, and apparently The Amazing Kreskin performed his mind-reading act on a grieving TOM PETTY... After the ceremony 500 or so of the bereaved retired to a bowling alley for an 'after party."

From the Mount Pleasant Morning Sun this morning: Sound like a broken record? You’re talking retro By David J. Foster You know you’re old – okay, maturing – if you’ve ever been “stuck in a groove” and “sound like a broken record” when you ramble about coworkers “drinking the Kool-Aid” of one political party or singing “Kumbaya” with another. Face it. If you know Kool-Aid as the suicide cocktail from the Jonestown Massacre you were probably listening to the Bee Gees on the vinyl that gave us expressions like “groove” and “broken record.” “Kumbaya” marks you as a member of the “flower power” generation. “Retrotalk is a slippery slope of puzzling allusions to past phenomena,” says Ralph Keyes as only a Trustee of the Antioch Writers’ Workshop could. “Such allusions take the form of retroterms, verbal artifacts that hang around in our national conversation long after the topic they refer to have galloped into the sunset.” While some phrases are eternal and easily understood – we still “dig our own graves” and “skate on thin ice” – others are generational wedges. If you blurt “There you go again” with a Reaganesque head tilt or advise a coworker to psyche out the boss with an Ali-style “rope-a-dope,” you’re likely seen as a “senior” member of the office. Keyes, from Yellow Springs, Ohio, treks down the “Yellow Brick Road” to the “Emerald City” of retrospeak in “I Love it When You Talk Retro” (St. Martin’s), where he provides the “scuttlebutt” on the verbal “sacred cows” that leave your kids so “shell-shocked” they can’t tell if you’re “live or Memorex.” “Language is a potent weapon in the generational wars,” he says. Thongs shift from lightweight footwear to minimalist underwear; parents used lipstick, their daughters have lip gloss. Kids fire slang to stand apart from their parents; moms retaliates with retrospeak. Younger people may know Rush Limbaugh’s devotees as Dittoheads, a sign of solidarity with the talk radio firebrand, but how many remember when the Ditto Corporation produced duplicators that made sniffing pop quizzes the best part of the test? Some retrophrases have stood test of time. There really was a “Goody Two-Shoes.” She was born in a 1765 novel about a well-behaved girl who grew into a woman of worth. The phrase “on the nose” began when radio producers tapped their beaks to signal anchors that the show was on schedule. It makes Keyes wonder which current phrases will be relevant decades from now. His predictions: the Energizer Bunny will always mean something that keeps going and going and going. “The Perfect Storm,” even when the book and film are forgotten, will represent the convergence of different forces to create a super catastrophe. And “Xerox,” Keyes believes, will always mean to copy long after the company has faded from memory. “What won’t change is the pervasiveness of retro terms themselves,” he says. “We enjoy using them too much.”

Peeps!

I actually had a guy write a song about me... We were in a "what's your dream business" type of workshop together. As part of the class we had to offer up our skills to other class members. Some people received consultations or massages. I got the "I'll Write A Song About Your Life" prize. The guy interviewed me to learn more about me. And then sure enough, not too long after that I received a cassette in the mail with this cute acoustic song that was built around that interview.

That was pretty funny - thanks!

Don't have enough room or enough direct hours of sunlight. That said, I do have inside plants that will summer outside on the balcony. I also have one of those new hydroponic Aerogardens that is currently producing blooming petunias and little phlox; when those are done, I'll try cherry tomatoes next.

I do know what Twitter is. Don't tweet myself but have heard of interesting uses: 1) Found an old diary? Tweet the daily entries. This site is the diary of a teenage girl in the 1930s-40s. Look for a tinyurl link on the right of the page to learn more about who the girl is/was. 2) Own a home health care business? Tell your caregivers about a newly available shift immediately by sending out a tweet like, "Shift available today, 4-8pm." Otherwise, I think it's a lot of people looking for their 15 minutes...

1. What was the first concert you ever attended? How old were you? Where was it? I saw the Bay City Rollers at the Michigan State Fair in my teens - waaay back in the 70s. 2. What was the most recent concert you attended? Where and when? That would be TPATH last summer in Ohio. 3. Have you ever seen your favorite artist/band in concert? Did the show live up to your expectations or were you disappointed? LOL - yes! Anytime I've been lucky enough to see my favorite musicians, the shows both live up to and surpass my expectations. Being familiar with the music/artists before you attend the show makes a huge difference in your experience at that show. 4. Ever been to a concert where you were pleasantly surprised at the performance? Ever been to a concert where you were totally disappointed? Name 'em! I can't think of anything off the top of my head. 5. Name five bands that would headline your own personal festival. (Along the lines of Oz Fest or Lollapalooza) Just five? Today's mix would be R.E.M., Love & Rockets, TPATH, Jamie Cullum, Jason Mraz. 6. Take this quiz How's Your Taste in Music? Eighties: Highest Influence Classic Rock: Highest Influence Adult Alternative: High Influence Nineties: High Influence Alternative Rock: Medium Influence

Happy Birthday! I hope you have a wonderful day.:sun_smiley:

Exercise, veggies, and cleaning. I could use a little extra help with each!

Beautiful!

Awwwwww - so cute! And I love that cat tower....

1. Are you a fan of soup? Yes! 2. What is your favorite kind of soup? Chicken Noodle, Butternut Squash with Apples, Pork & Cabbage, Ham & Bean - so many to choose from... 3. Are you a fan of nuts? So-so 4. What is your favorite kind of nut or dish containing nuts? Cashews. 5. If you had to eliminate either soup or nuts from your diet for the rest of your life, which would you choose? Nuts, no question about it.

Depends how 'sick.' Sleeping on the couch with the TV on. Trying to eat something. Drinking fluids. If I'm feeling better I'll read or look at the computer.