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Amuse Me

Honesty is the Best Policy…

I worked for one of the top 10 law firms in the nation for over 5 years. That’s where I first dove in to the Internet & web development, and I even helped work on one revision of the firm’s website. Too bad they didn’t follow Powers Phillips, P.C. – an real law firm – in their candid honesty about what their firm is really about! Here is just the first paragraph:

“Powers Phillips, P.C., is a small law firm located in downtown Denver, Colorado within convenient walking distance of over fifty bars and a couple of doughnut shops. Powers Phillips also maintains a small satellite office-in-exile on the cow-covered hillsides near Carbondale, Colorado, where it puts out to pasture some of its aging attorneys.”

It gets better from there. [via WOIFM]

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Birthday Wishes

Happy Birthday!

Happy Birthday to Erika of snazzykat! Hope you’re having a fantastic day! We’ll have to have a drink to celebrate! Best wishes for a wonderful year ahead!

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Amuse Me

All About the Cats…

I wondered a few weeks ago which animal they would pick for O’Reilly’s Essential Blogging – considering all the fuss about blogs with cat-related post, it amuses me that that’s just what they picked… 5 cats, in rather playful poses. Good choice, in that extremely ironic way.

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Meme Me

Who I Am…

Time for a fun new game with Google! This one will help you figure out who you are. Type in your name with the word is after it with quotes around it and see what gems you find! After entering in “Christine is” this is what I came up with!

:: Christine is involved in a number of educational projects with Angus Council and Highland Council.
:: Christine is Going To In 2002 (I bet I’m the only person who did my name and hit a Christine that I actually know.)
:: Christine is still a closet Celine fan.
:: Christine is a celebrated concert vocalist and national recording artist, delighting audiences across the country and abroad with her “natural melodious”.
:: Christine is a talented writer and the author of many books, including the MageLore Trilogy, the ElfLore Trilogy and the Trinity Bay series of horror novels.
:: Christine is dedicated to famous
Pittsburgh filmmaker George Romero, for whom King wrote Creepshow.
(Yes, that would be Stephen King. I knew his “Christine” would have to come up. Christine like the car…)
:: Christine is the vocalist with The Saturday Night Live Band.
:: Christine is active in the Technology In the Practice of Law Committee of the Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis.
:: Christine is a myth buster. She’ll answer by saying, “Oh, really?? and is loved by everyone who knows her.
:: Christine is a contributing author to Chicken Soup for the Survivor’s Soul, Chicken Soup for the Golfer’s Soul, Chicken Soup for the Writer’s Soul

[via Robyn and Michele]

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Amuse Me

My Gold Box…

Well, they let me down again. Here are the amazing and awesome contents *cough* *cough* of the Gold Box full of things you would never buy:

:: Outdoor Recreation Tool Set List: $49.99; Our Price: $34.99; Gold Box Price: $29.74
:: Vanilla Sky (DVD) List: $29.99; Our Price: $18.99; Gold Box Price: $5.70. $5.70!!! Damn, did they end up with 10,000,000 copies that they need to move fast?
:: American Tool Strait-Line Laser Line Generator No list; Our Price: $49.97; Gold Box Price: $34.48.
:: Shop-Vac 1.5 HP Wet/Dry Vacuum List: $49.99; Our Price: $44.99; Gold Box Price: $38.69.
:: Drill Doctor Precision Drill Bit Sharpener List: $169.99; Our Price: $129.99; Gold Box Price: $116.99. Irony? I’ve never owned a drill in my life and wouldn’t have a clue how to use one even if I did.

Yeah, they missed the mark this time. By a long shot.