Success! Thanks to the friendly people at BlogVoices, my problem is no more. I take back what I said earlier about tech support. For now ;).

So, how does it work? I'm not all that sure myself, but as far as I can tell, if you would like to post a comment regarding a particular post, click on the comment link associated with that post and a BlogVoices window will pop up. Enter your info and remarks and post your message. If I set things up correctly I should receive an e-mail with your comment and you should be able to view other people's messages. If you have difficulty getting it to work, drop me a line and I'll check into it.

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I've been trying add discussion capability to this blog, courtesy of BlogVoices, but I haven't quite got it right yet. As a result, the "comment" links at the end of each post don't work right now. I'll let you know when they do.

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beansie cam at work



I just love my job

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From The New York Times' "On This Day":

"He did his job to the end as he would want you to do. Bless you all and all
our love. Mother."

Those who have served with the late President in peace and in war accepted
that as their obligation. The comment of members of Congress unanimously
reflected this spirit. Those who supported or opposed Mr. Roosevelt during
his long and controversial years as President did not deviate in this. And
all hailed him as the greatest leader of his time.

President Franklin Delano Roosevelt died on this day in 1945. You can read The New York Times' front page article from that day 56 years ago here. It's a fascinating read and it makes me wonder if there will ever be such a reaction to the loss of a president again.

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A victory for owners of temperamental appliances everywhere. Now if I could only do that with tech support!

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The future is now. The governor of Texas, Rick Perry, makes a holographic appearance. It would have been just that much cooler if he wore a Darth Vader costume.

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Filmwise has put up a new "Invisibles" quiz - #18: Those Darn Kids. I got 6 out of 8 correct - see how you do.

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"Thankfully no-one was seriously harmed during the filming."

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My mother outed me in the Walmart checkout line on Sunday.

We were being rung-up and she started talking to me about the most recent X-Files episode she had seen. She's just now starting to get into the show, after 7 and a half years. She always thought it was "like that Star Trek show", which she never really liked. "It's not all about aliens," she tells me. Thanks, Mommy.

So anyway, there we are in the checkout line and she's gabbing about whatever it was she saw. The cashier asks, "What show are you talking about?" Now, I wouldn't exactly say 'we' were talking about anything; a better description would have been that my mother was talking to the back of my head as I placed the bagged items in our shopping cart. As comfortable as I claim to be in my geeky x-files skin, there are just times when I rather that geekiness not be broadcast to the entire world.

Next thing I know, my mother and the cashier are in the throes of a very LOUD conversation - not only about The X-Files, but about my involvement in it. A couple of examples from my mother's mouth:

"She e-mails with the smoking man, you know. Mhm."

"She has every episode on tape, you know. Mhm."

Things are a blur after that. I have a vague recollection of grabbing my mother's shirtsleeve and pulling her away from the cashier as I launched into a sprint for the door.

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Well, Whadya Know

Why do tennis balls feel fuzzy?

Tennis balls aren't completely bald for two reasons. The fuzz
is there, for one thing, to slow it down. You might find that
hard to believe had you ever had to receive a cannonball
serve from John McEnroe, but there you are. It facilitates
rallies by increasing wind resistance and preventing the ball
from leaving the stadium on one bounce.

The fuzz also increases racket control by holding the ball
against the strings for just a fraction of a second longer
than would happen with a smooth ball.

[source: Just Curious Jeeves by Jack Mingo and Erin Barrett]

If all the blood vessels in your body were laid end to end
they would span the globe. But were this done, I doubt that
you would be in the mood to appreciate it.

If surgeons removed one of your kidneys, a lung, your spleen,
much of your liver, and more than half your intestines, you
could still live. But it wouldn't make you the best doubles
partner for tennis.

[source: 2201 Fascinating Facts by David Louis]

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Hallelujah, Praise the Lord and Pass the Advil!!

Hungover.net rates your favorite poison, allows you to test your memory and win a t-shirt and offers a number of cures, from freaky to classic.

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Could this be My Left Foot?

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What sounds like science fiction was all too real for Dawn Becerra, who found a parasitic worm lodged in her brain after eating a pork taco while vacationing in Mexico.

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I get a daily and a weekly horoscope e-mail from astrocenter.com. I read this in my weekly horoscope when I got into work this morning:

"Mars sextiles Uranus on Tuesday"

!!

I better watch my back today.

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"Together, Wendy, we can live with the sadness, I'll love you with all the madness in my soul..."

I watched the Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band concert on HBO last night. It was exceptional, but can I just tell you how supremely weird it was to see The Sopranos's Sylvio (Steven Van Zandt) up there on stage rockin' out in his full Rock 'n Roll Pirate Regalia? Springstreen lived up to his reputation as the hardest working man in rock 'n roll, and the encore performance of "American Skin" (about the NYPD shooting of Amadou Diallo) was riveting. Especially since the venue was Madison Square Garden.

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