tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30939862011-07-28T18:49:34.905-05:00Mostly my musings, web wanderings, digressions and the like.Joannoreply@blogger.comBlogger5511100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093986.post-91034881366653659672009-10-11T02:29:00.000-05:002009-10-11T02:29:55.696-05:00<div style='text-align:center;margin:0px auto 10px;'><a href='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_OEL47xpmFTg/StGJcfAvR9I/AAAAAAAAAQs/bgtBTA2mTA0/s1600-h/chamberpot.jpg'><img src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_OEL47xpmFTg/StGJcfAvR9I/AAAAAAAAAQs/bgtBTA2mTA0/s400/chamberpot.jpg' border='0' alt='' /></a>&nbsp;</div><div style='clear:both; text-align:CENTER'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3093986-9103488136665365967?l=joansjewels.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Joannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093986.post-39345125096573839872009-05-19T03:04:00.003-05:002009-05-19T03:09:23.242-05:00I didn't realize that my final post on this blog somehow was lost in cyberspace. Anyway, I've moved on to a self-hosted WordPress blog at: </br> <a href="http://www.chaos-management.net/wordpress/">Joan's Jewels</a> </br> C'mon over, the water's fine!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3093986-3934512509657383987?l=joansjewels.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Joannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093986.post-14913372300212600892006-09-02T07:23:00.000-05:002006-09-02T07:23:57.260-05:00<a href="http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/06_37/b4000001.htm?campaign_id=rss_null">Nightmare Mortgages</a> Reminiscient of the FHA 245 Plan III that we, the mortgage bankers (not brokers) of the 1980s also called the "neutron loans." Unfortunately, the predictions came true, and the carnage was unbelievable.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3093986-1491337230021260089?l=joansjewels.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Joannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093986.post-33191258808409460642006-09-02T06:30:00.000-05:002006-09-02T06:30:23.378-05:00<a href="http://www.fda.gov/cber/safety/drs083006.htm">FDA/CBER - FDA Public Health Notification: Donor Referral Services</a> How did this happen? What recourse do these patients have? Why is the press release so vague? Rhetorical questions, all!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3093986-3319125880840946064?l=joansjewels.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Joannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093986.post-29535012946089240682006-09-01T16:28:00.000-05:002006-09-01T16:28:59.709-05:00<a href="http://assimilatedpress.blogspot.com/2006/09/bush-cites-barney-as-proof-that-man.html">Assimilated Press: Bush Cites Barney As Proof That Man & Dinosaurs Coexisted</a> And now I know why. Damn.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3093986-2953501294608924068?l=joansjewels.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Joannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093986.post-31220964670167976472006-09-01T06:17:00.000-05:002006-09-01T06:17:28.426-05:00<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2006/09/01/us/01confession.html?ref=technology">Intimate Confessions Pour Out on Church Web Site - New York Times</a> I wonder if these poor souls know that their ip address is being logged at these sites, and that tracking them down via the isp is a relatively simple matter. There is NO such thing as anonymous.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3093986-3122096467016797647?l=joansjewels.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Joannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093986.post-5727474640765153022006-08-26T07:04:00.000-05:002006-08-26T07:04:01.085-05:00<a href="http://www.rawstory.com/showoutarticle.php?src=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.tpmcafe.com%2Fblog%2Fcoffeehouse%2F2006%2Faug%2F25%2Fwar_widow_to_bush_youre_here_to_serve_the_people_and_the_people_are_not_being_served_with_this_war">War Widow To Bush: "You're Here To Serve The People. And The People Are Not Being Served With This War."</a> Not that it's like to make any difference in policy, mind you. It merely serves as one more illustration of who really calls the shots in Washington.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3093986-572747464076515302?l=joansjewels.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Joannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093986.post-91058242604235413872006-08-26T06:54:00.000-05:002006-08-26T06:54:27.411-05:00<a href="http://www.wsoctv.com/politics/9735828/detail.html">Urgent Fundraiser? Bush Wanted Carpool Lanes Closed</a> Good for you, VA Dept of Transportation!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3093986-9105824260423541387?l=joansjewels.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Joannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093986.post-80849078698153361022006-08-22T04:01:00.000-05:002006-08-22T04:01:10.193-05:00<a href="http://www.mlive.com/news/fljournal/index.ssf?/base/news-38/1155912603135740.xml&amp;coll=5">Organ donor flap continues</a> I have only one question: Since when was an autopsy not performed during an organ donation? Surely this procedure would answer any questions an investigation may have, or does this police department have another way of determining cause of death that the rest of the world doesn't know about? I'd be interested in hearing more about their criminal investigative techinques, but then again, maybe not. In any event, it seems this particular law enforcement agency has some serious explaining to do, and for good reason.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3093986-8084907869815336102?l=joansjewels.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Joannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093986.post-91347590192629962632006-08-21T10:09:00.000-05:002006-08-21T10:09:01.338-05:00<a href="http://www.newshounds.us/2006/08/21/fox_news_decides_it_needs_to_negotiate_with_terrorists.php">News Hounds: Fox News Decides it Needs to Negotiate with Terrorists</a> I, too, pray for the safe release of the hostages. However, I can't help wondering how the "we won't negotiate with terrorists" footware rubs on the achilles heel of the die-hard, stay-the-course, we're-just-following-orders crowd at fox news. Just wondering.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3093986-9134759019262996263?l=joansjewels.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Joannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093986.post-1155812048335432462006-08-17T05:54:00.001-05:002006-08-17T05:54:08.356-05:00<a href="http://www.bernardbelanger.com/computing/NaDa/">::: NaDa :::</a> Gratitude and humility are so inadequate in the face of such incredible genius.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3093986-115581204833543246?l=joansjewels.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Joannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093986.post-1155509739345680472006-08-13T17:55:00.000-05:002006-08-13T17:55:39.470-05:00<a href="http://www.orovillemr.com/news/bayarea/ci_4163125">Oroville Mercury Register - Kaiser fined $2 million for botched kidney program</a> Seldom seen in the world of big insurance, and a wake-up call to the complacency of their peers. Thank God.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3093986-115550973934568047?l=joansjewels.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Joannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093986.post-1155386703765702562006-08-12T07:45:00.000-05:002006-08-12T07:45:07.016-05:00<a href="http://www.tombridge.com/rta/2006/08/dateline_vatica.html">Pope Announces "Rocket Hat" with Spectacular Spearing</a> Holy Moses!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3093986-115538670376570256?l=joansjewels.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Joannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093986.post-1155380106925012162006-08-12T05:55:00.000-05:002006-08-12T05:55:09.570-05:00<a href="http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/ams/">Army Map Service - Perry-Casta?eda Map Collection - UT Library Online</a> Still one more collection @ the PCL that I had no idea existed. Definitely worth a look!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3093986-115538010692501216?l=joansjewels.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Joannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093986.post-1155204618300144512006-08-10T05:10:00.000-05:002006-08-10T05:10:18.370-05:00<a href="http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&amp;sid=aDi1culeoWPo&amp;refer=home#">Oil Falls After U.K. Police Foil Plan to Blow Up Planes to U.S.</a> I'll let you draw your own conclusions. It does seem rather odd, though, doesn't it?<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3093986-115520461830014451?l=joansjewels.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Joannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093986.post-1154965326158092272006-08-07T10:42:00.000-05:002006-08-07T10:42:06.243-05:00<br /><a href="http://www.riehlworldview.com/">Riehl World View</a> <br /> <blockquote><p><strong>Update</strong>: <strong>Reuters </strong><a href="http://michellemalkin.com/archives/005674.htm"><strong>pulling all photos by Adnan Hajj.</strong></a><strong> Over 900 of them.</strong></p></blockquote><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3093986-115496532615809227?l=joansjewels.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Joannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093986.post-1154963103784874342006-08-07T10:05:00.000-05:002006-08-07T10:05:03.940-05:00<a href="http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L06301298.htm">Reuters AlertNet - Reuters drops freelance Lebanese photographer over image</a> Yeah, right. Just tidying up a bit, were you? Sure, fella.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3093986-115496310378487434?l=joansjewels.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Joannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093986.post-1154949431772258352006-08-07T06:17:00.000-05:002006-08-07T06:17:11.843-05:00<a href="http://bingo.adactio.com/">Buzzword Bingo</a> A new twist on the Bullshit Bingo game, but the idea's still the same...poking fun at the buzzwords, and more importantly, those people who feel compelled to use them with such abandon.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3093986-115494943177225835?l=joansjewels.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Joannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093986.post-1154603910449234882006-08-03T06:18:00.000-05:002006-08-03T06:18:30.540-05:00<a href="http://forums.fark.com/cgi/fark/comments.pl?IDLink=2197062">FARK.com: (2197062) Photoshop theme: What if everything were advertised in the style of "HeadOn: Apply directly to the forehead"?</a> And with good reason. The photos ARE funny, though, check 'em out.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3093986-115460391044923488?l=joansjewels.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Joannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093986.post-1154553425930808392006-08-02T16:17:00.000-05:002006-08-02T16:17:05.960-05:00<a href="http://www.vanityfair.com/features/general/060801fege01">VANITY FAIR : FEATURES : GENERAL</a> Disturbing, enlightening, and very much a commentary on the secrecy and lies of the current administration. And now for today's rhetorical question: did they really think they could keep us in the dark forever?<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3093986-115455342593080839?l=joansjewels.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Joannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093986.post-1154552737717516332006-08-02T16:05:00.000-05:002006-08-02T16:05:37.796-05:00<a href="http://www.atoptics.co.uk/">Atmospheric Optics</a> Excellent photo gallery!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3093986-115455273771751633?l=joansjewels.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Joannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093986.post-1154084131635566622006-07-28T05:55:00.000-05:002006-07-28T05:55:31.670-05:00<a href="http://www.newscientistspace.com/article.ns?id=dn9620&amp;feedId=online-news_rss20">New Scientist SPACE - Breaking News - Mysterious quasar casts doubt on black holes</a> Or just the beginning of another complex, difficult-to-understand, debate that will rage on for years in the scientific community? My money is on the latter...<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3093986-115408413163556662?l=joansjewels.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Joannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093986.post-1153392015173784902006-07-20T05:40:00.000-05:002006-07-20T05:40:15.253-05:00<a href="http://truthlaidbear.com/mideastcrisis_map.php">Crisis in the Middle East: Mapping the Conflict</a> The so-called mainstream media may want to sit up and take note...<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3093986-115339201517378490?l=joansjewels.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Joannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093986.post-1153390329388223102006-07-20T05:12:00.000-05:002006-07-20T05:12:09.460-05:00<a href="http://secretdiaryofstevejobs.blogspot.com/">The Secret Diary of Steve Jobs, Aged 51 1/2</a> Excellent job, "Steve"!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3093986-115339032938822310?l=joansjewels.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Joannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093986.post-1152916225725180972006-07-14T17:30:00.000-05:002006-07-14T17:34:05.073-05:00<a href="http://www.networkworld.com/columnists/2006/071006backspin.html?page=1">Starting up in 2012</a> Be afraid. Be very, very afraid.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3093986-115291622572518097?l=joansjewels.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Joannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093986.post-1152822291183244632006-07-13T15:24:00.000-05:002006-07-13T15:24:51.260-05:00<a href="http://community.livejournal.com/vintage_ads/88173.html">Vintage Ads: Drugs</a> Kind of makes me wonder what the world will be saying about the ads we're seeing these days...and whether they'll be laughing and or crying. Or both.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3093986-115282229118324463?l=joansjewels.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Joannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093986.post-1152788072384600632006-07-13T05:54:00.000-05:002006-07-13T05:54:32.466-05:00<a href="http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/060711_science_tuesday.html">SPACE.com -- Scientists Question Nature's Fundamental Laws</a> Interesting read--brings up a lot of interesting questions that remain unanswered...if the speed of light was slower/faster in the past, will the rate of change be the same, or will it vary as well?<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3093986-115278807238460063?l=joansjewels.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Joannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093986.post-1152724700134795112006-07-12T12:18:00.000-05:002006-07-12T12:18:20.216-05:00<a href="http://arstechnica.com/journals/apple.ars/2006/7/11/4592">Users find .Mac underwhelming, overpriced</a> After eight or so years with the same dot mac address, watching it go from "free lifetime email" to subscription, and waiting for something, ANYTHING to justify a hundred bucks a year, I'm quitting. No more, thank you very much. I'm done with the crappy email service (ie, spam from all directions), the ultra-slow idisk, and the general lack of return on the what I've spent (actually, wasted). If you, too, are fed up--one caution: figuring out how to cancel your account is the worst runaround of all. The dot mac website, the apple support website, the emails from apple...NONE offer any clues as to how to get their hands out of your credit card account each year with their oh-so-convenient automatic renewal. Solution? Remove the automatic renewal on your account page at dotmac (keep digging, you'll find it eventually), save the change, and cross your fingers. It's not like they have a tech support number that you can call and make sure the change was recorded...heck no, that would be too much like customer service, and we can't have that, now can we, apple? PFFT...<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3093986-115272470013479511?l=joansjewels.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Joannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093986.post-1152623652558730652006-07-11T08:14:00.000-05:002006-07-11T08:14:46.180-05:00<a href="http://bloggerstatusforreal.blogspot.com/2006/07/stolen-computers.html">The Real Blogger Status: Stolen Computers</a> But, then again, why would they?<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3093986-115262365255873065?l=joansjewels.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Joannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093986.post-1152531729002568942006-07-10T06:42:00.000-05:002006-07-10T06:42:09.123-05:00<a href="http://www.neworleanscitybusiness.com/uptotheminute.cfm?recid=4912&amp;userID=0&amp;referer=dailyUpdate">Transvestite gang pesters Magazine Street</a> What an amazing array of mind-pictures this story brings up...<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3093986-115253172900256894?l=joansjewels.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Joannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093986.post-1152355467720521022006-07-08T05:44:00.000-05:002006-07-08T05:44:27.813-05:00<a href="http://www.pbs.org/mediashift/2006/07/digging_deeperyour_guide_to_rs.html">MediaShift . Digging Deeper::Your Guide to RSS | PBS</a> An excellent primer on rss, with some great resource links. A must read for anyone trying to figure out what the all buzz about rss means.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3093986-115235546772052102?l=joansjewels.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Joannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093986.post-1152263302957613042006-07-07T04:08:00.000-05:002006-07-07T04:08:23.023-05:00<a href="http://www.physorg.com/news71411843.html">Statins stop hepatitis C virus replication</a> Why hasn't this been more widely broadcasted? This affects millions of people all over the world, and could have even greater implications if pursued.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3093986-115226330295761304?l=joansjewels.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Joannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093986.post-1152203072945160172006-07-06T11:24:00.000-05:002006-07-06T11:24:32.956-05:00<a href="http://www.theepochtimes.com/tools/printer.asp?id=43601">The Epoch Times | Report to Affirm Organ Harvesting Claims in China</a> A follow-up to my previous post.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3093986-115220307294516017?l=joansjewels.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Joannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093986.post-1152202888969135222006-07-06T11:21:00.000-05:002006-07-06T11:21:29.043-05:00<a href="http://www.theepochtimes.com/tools/printer.asp?id=43575">The Epoch Times | Organ Transplants in China—the Numbers Tell the Truth</a> Organs harvested from unwilling so-called donors is wrong. Talk about your basic bad karma...seriously bad karma.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3093986-115220288896913522?l=joansjewels.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Joannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093986.post-1152182906152673732006-07-06T05:48:00.000-05:002006-07-06T05:52:01.013-05:00<a href="http://www.ifex.org/en/layout/set/print/content/view/full/75510/">House of Representatives adopts resolution supporting Bush administration against the press</a> The outright audacity of the government to ignore the US Constitution has gone beyond laughable, and is more frightening every day. Will they be asking Google's "assistance" in blocking potentially negative websites next?<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3093986-115218290615267373?l=joansjewels.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Joannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093986.post-1152140188318068682006-07-05T17:56:00.000-05:002006-07-05T17:56:28.320-05:00<a href="http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2006/07/03/huge-kettle-affords-tea-room-customers-hot-stimulant/">Modern Mechanix ? Huge Kettle Affords Tea Room Customers Hot Stimulant</a> Hoax alert! Hoax alert! Still worth a look, though.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3093986-115214018831806868?l=joansjewels.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Joannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093986.post-1152139826918994012006-07-05T17:50:00.000-05:002006-07-05T17:50:26.920-05:00<a href="http://www.ohgizmo.com/">OhGizmo!</a> Their byline, "Deliciously Geeky" pretty much says it all. All things strange, new, and so new they haven't even been invented yet. Very cool.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3093986-115213982691899401?l=joansjewels.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Joannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093986.post-1152139562599119762006-07-05T17:46:00.000-05:002006-07-05T17:46:02.656-05:00<a href="http://www.disneyexperience.com/wwench_model.html">The Disney Experience</a> Let's get out those scissors and glue, kiddos!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3093986-115213956259911976?l=joansjewels.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Joannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093986.post-1152098945982852952006-07-05T06:29:00.000-05:002006-07-05T06:29:06.050-05:00<a href="http://www.planetthoughtful.org/">PlanetThoughtful.org - Lost in thought since 2003</a> Definitely worth a second look.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3093986-115209894598285295?l=joansjewels.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Joannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093986.post-1152097966369850092006-07-05T06:12:00.000-05:002006-08-02T16:19:07.550-05:00<a href="http://today.reuters.com/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=technologyNews&amp;storyID=2006-07-04T172951Z_01_L04777905_RTRUKOC_0_US-GOOGLE-NETNEUTRALITY.xml&amp;archived=False">Google says bill could spark anti-trust complaints?|?Reuters.com</a> Talk about waking a sleeping giant...this could turn out to be quite a fight! Google and its army of geeks vs. the overfed (on our tax dollars!), inept legislators and even chubbier telco suits. Yee-haw!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3093986-115209796636985009?l=joansjewels.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Joannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093986.post-1151848559159246612006-07-02T08:55:00.000-05:002006-07-02T08:55:59.216-05:00<a href="http://www.defenselink.mil/transformation/articles/2006-06/ta062906b.html">Blogs Study may Provide Credible Information - U.S. Department of Defense Transformation News Story</a> Yet another data mining opportunity for the feds to exploit...yee-haw!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3093986-115184855915924661?l=joansjewels.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Joannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093986.post-1151846070560660252006-07-02T08:14:00.000-05:002006-07-02T08:14:30.653-05:00<a href="http://www.text-image.com/index.html">TEXT-IMAGE.com</a> Very cool toy...<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3093986-115184607056066025?l=joansjewels.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Joannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093986.post-1151764325648418612006-07-01T09:32:00.000-05:002006-07-01T09:32:05.706-05:00<a href="http://www.alternet.org/module/printversion/38257">AlterNet: An Epic Week of Cutting and Running</a> Molly Ivins...what a treasure! You go, girl!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3093986-115176432564841861?l=joansjewels.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Joannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093986.post-1151667618387399852006-06-30T06:40:00.000-05:002006-06-30T06:40:18.493-05:00<a href="http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060630/NEWS07/606300453/1009&amp;template=printart">Study: Hands-free phone not safer on road</a> What I find most interesting is the number of accidents--three?! And you say they were all chatting on the phone? And the drunks weren't involved in any accidents? This is even scarier than I had imagined...<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3093986-115166761838739985?l=joansjewels.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Joannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093986.post-1151344071054875272006-06-26T12:47:00.000-05:002006-06-26T12:47:51.056-05:00<a href="http://todaysinspiration.blogspot.com/2006/06/illustrating-water.html">Today's Inspiration: Illustrating Water</a> Excellent blog!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3093986-115134407105487527?l=joansjewels.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Joannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093986.post-1151343790748168132006-06-26T12:43:00.000-05:002006-06-26T12:43:10.810-05:00<a href="http://www.billdavenport.com/owls/owls1.html">A Treasury of Macrame Owls</a> Don't ask. It's there, it's seven pages of excruciatingly awful macrame, and I felt compelled to warn you. Be afraid. Be very, VERY afraid.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3093986-115134379074816813?l=joansjewels.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Joannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093986.post-1151239400920629412006-06-25T07:43:00.000-05:002006-06-25T07:43:20.996-05:00<a href="http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060625/NEWS07/606250589/1009&amp;template=printart">Cell phones may make people lightning rods</a> As if even the thought of being zapped would cause some folks to hang up and drive, or walk, or otherwise engage in life...not a chance, I'm sorry to say.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3093986-115123940092062941?l=joansjewels.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Joannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093986.post-1151095961697406362006-06-23T15:52:00.000-05:002006-06-23T15:54:54.080-05:00<a href="http://macmikenews.com/apple/top-ten-reasons-im-glad-i-am-a-mac-switcher">Top ten reasons I'm glad I am a Mac "switcher"</a> All valid reasons...but let's not paint too rosy a picture either. The three-fingered salute has gotten me out of a few scrapes, with no loss of data, no severe damage to life or limb (or hard drive), and no re-install of the operating system. Drastic measure? Yes, but it's better that staring at a spinning beachball of death when I'm trying to catch up on my newsfeeds, download my email and check the weather forecast with only five minutes to go before I run out the door to work.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3093986-115109596169740636?l=joansjewels.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Joannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093986.post-1151052206625640032006-06-23T03:40:00.000-05:002006-06-23T03:43:26.706-05:00I spent a little time updating the template, installing a new blogroll (furl was no longer playing nice with Camino), and generally tidying up. A fresh coat of paint, and the place looks brand new!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3093986-115105220662564003?l=joansjewels.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Joannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093986.post-1150977958551856702006-06-22T07:05:00.000-05:002006-06-22T07:05:58.620-05:00<a href="http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2006/06/21/BUG9VJHB9C1.DTL&amp;type=printable">AT&T rewrites rules: Your data isn't yours</a> Coming soon to every company's privacy policy disclosure...a model for how to screw the customer.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3093986-115097795855185670?l=joansjewels.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Joannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093986.post-1149417687615098172006-06-04T05:41:00.000-05:002006-06-04T05:41:27.616-05:00<a href="http://www.explodingcigar.com/article1991.html">First Alert smoke detectors cause Duracell batteries to explode</a> Holy crap. This is terrible...why hasn't this been more widely reported?<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3093986-114941768761509817?l=joansjewels.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Joannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093986.post-1149417601389727802006-06-04T05:40:00.000-05:002006-06-04T05:40:01.390-05:00<a href="http://www.pixel2life.com/">Tutorials - Pixel2life.com Tutorial Search Engine</a> Looks fairly comprehensive...nice site!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3093986-114941760138972780?l=joansjewels.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Joannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093986.post-1149417512684310782006-06-04T05:38:00.000-05:002006-06-04T05:38:32.686-05:00<a href="http://www.icryptex.com/">iCryptex.com - Welcome to the Cult of Apple</a> Nice job...I just wonder how long it'll take Apple to shoot this one down.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3093986-114941751268431078?l=joansjewels.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Joannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093986.post-1148221289070473372006-05-21T09:21:00.000-05:002006-07-05T07:02:07.393-05:00<a href="http://online.wsj.com/public/article_print/SB114808152438358490-d2afgc_Jjqve_55Tj_bHj_iNCu4_20070519.html">WSJ.com - Requests for Corporate Data Multiply</a> Wasn't it Dubya that said a FISHING trip was the highlight of his presidency? Perhaps he meant a different kind of sport...the pastime of invading the privacy of American citizens.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3093986-114822128907047337?l=joansjewels.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Joannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093986.post-1146488351113842952006-05-01T07:59:00.000-05:002006-05-01T07:59:11.113-05:00<a href="http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/printstory.mpl/ap/nation/3827801">HoustonChronicle.com - Stolen Body Parts Blamed for Illnesses</a> And I thought the previous story I posted was chilling...this is terrifying.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3093986-114648835111384295?l=joansjewels.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Joannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093986.post-1146487929516382862006-05-01T07:52:00.000-05:002006-05-01T07:52:09.653-05:00<a href="http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2006/04/25/EDGNSGUC3N1.DTL&amp;type=printable">American vampire</a> A chilling story, with some even more chilling questions...and few of my own...why do some people feel that they have the right to push everyone out of the way in their quest for a transplant? What part does compassion play in this trampling over the bodies of others? And what manner of karma will this type of behavior hold?<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3093986-114648792951638286?l=joansjewels.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Joannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093986.post-1136116267731032852006-01-01T05:51:00.000-06:002006-01-01T05:51:07.786-06:00<a href="http://www.fortwayne.com/mld/fortwayne/news/local/13523852.htm?template=contentModules/printstory.jsp">Hangover remedy is left hanging</a> I can't imagine how this has escaped the attention of so many doctors, patients, family members...unless, the claims are completely false, of course. My skeptical hat is firmly in place, and for good reason.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3093986-113611626773103285?l=joansjewels.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Joannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093986.post-1134464176866353652005-12-13T02:47:00.000-06:002005-12-13T03:02:03.623-06:00<span style="font-style:italic;">Hi Blogger, I found your blog informative. While out blog surfing today for specific info on mortgage tables <http://www.floridamortgagelender.com> , I ended up on your page. Your A Day in the Life of Joe Republican shows that I ended up a little off base, but I am certainly glad I stopped by. I will bookmark your site for a future visit, and should you ever need it, there is plenty of information on this site about mortgage tables. </span> <span style="font-style:italic;">From: "Dale Castaldi" <noreply@floridanetservices.com> To: "Joan Vassar" <xxxxxxx@gmail.com> Subject: Re: FW: [Joan's Jewels] 12/11/2005 02:17:32 PM Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="=====_113439765930726=_" X-HELO-Warning: Remote host 70.121.33.142 (142-33.121-70.tampabay.res.rr.com) incorrectly presented itself as fis X-PopBeforeSMTPSenders: adsense@homebasedwebbusiness.com, adwords@floridanetservices.com, affiliate@floridanetservices.com, auction@floridanetservices.com, dale@besthomebizever.com, dale@elearnexpress.us, dale@ezhomebusinessforyou.com, dale@floridanetservices.com, ebiz@floridanetservices.com, florida,homebiz@floridanetservices.com, info@hotstockpro.net, info@lutzgolf.com, links@ezhomebusinessforyou.com, links@homebasedwebbusiness.com, links@lutzgolf.com, links@stocktradingsecret.com, noreply@floridanetservices.com, promo@floridanetservices.com, safecontact@floridanetservices.com, safelist@floridanetservices.com, sales@floridanetservices.com, sales@hotinternetsecrets.com, sales@howtogetmorehits.com, support@floridanetservices.com, warrior@floridanetservices.com X-AntiAbuse: This header was added to track abuse, please include it with any abuse report X-AntiAbuse: Primary Hostname - svr28.edns1.com X-AntiAbuse: Original Domain - gmail.com X-AntiAbuse: Originator/Caller UID/GID - [47 12] / [47 12] X-AntiAbuse: Sender Address Domain - floridanetservices.com</span> Morons. Oh, and the comments word moderation has been turned on, even though it was for members only, which obviously didn't matter since some robot spamware has been passed off as a member. Bleh.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3093986-113446417686635365?l=joansjewels.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Joannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093986.post-1133008428097679512005-11-26T06:33:00.000-06:002005-11-26T06:33:48.103-06:00<a href="http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2002645321_normdicks25m.html">Defense hawk Dicks says he now sees war as a mistake</a> How many voices will it take before George and his cronies will be forced to take their fingers out of their ears, and stop with the "la-la-la-la-la-la, I can't hear you" nonsense?<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3093986-113300842809767951?l=joansjewels.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Joannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093986.post-1133005993974961392005-11-26T05:53:00.000-06:002005-11-26T05:53:14.016-06:00<a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/11/24/AR2005112400477_pf.html">The Phony War Against the Critics</a> It's unfortunate that the folks in BushCo will dismiss them all as treason. When will the American public finally wake up and see the current administration for its true colors? <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3093986-113300599397496139?l=joansjewels.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Joannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093986.post-1132399546248354042005-11-19T05:25:00.000-06:002005-11-19T05:25:47.140-06:00<a href="http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/story?id=1325274&amp;CMP=OTC-RSSFeeds0312">ABC News: New Pill Could Change Hair</a> Never mind all that, what's this about turning gray hair back to its original color?!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3093986-113239954624835404?l=joansjewels.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Joannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093986.post-1132171773015298352005-11-16T14:09:00.000-06:002005-11-16T14:09:33.063-06:00<a href="http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/gate/archive/2005/11/16/notes111605.DTL&amp;type=printable">Let Us Blow Up Bill O'Reilly / Of course the PR-sucking Fox News blowhard is off his nut. Again. Question is, Should you care?</a> My hearty congratulations on a job well done, a column well written, and a voice that deserves to be heard. Thank you.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3093986-113217177301529835?l=joansjewels.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Joannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093986.post-1132148726308374802005-11-16T07:45:00.000-06:002005-11-16T07:45:26.416-06:00<a href="http://www.newscientist.com/article.ns?id=dn8317&amp;feedId=online-news_rss20">New Scientist Breaking News - Meditation builds up the brain</a> A link to the study would have been helpful, but this is good news anyway.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3093986-113214872630837480?l=joansjewels.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Joannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093986.post-1131808950680880192005-11-12T09:22:00.000-06:002005-11-12T09:22:31.186-06:00<a href="http://www.boston.com/business/healthcare/articles/2005/11/10/fda_limits_tomato_cancer_claims/">FDA limits tomato cancer claims - The Boston Globe</a> What exactly is tomato cancer?! Jeez, who wrote this headline, for crying out loud? Of course, the use of the word "wrote" is purely conjecture...but I do feel sorry for the poor vegetables. Maybe there's a rubber wrist band opportunity in all this, though, and a fund for the tomatoes could be set up. Then again, maybe not. Never mind.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3093986-113180895068088019?l=joansjewels.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Joannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093986.post-1131795618122416062005-11-12T05:40:00.000-06:002005-11-12T05:40:19.206-06:00<a href="http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2005/11/12/COIT.TMP">SAN FRANCISCO / Local leaders unleash vitriol at O'Reilly</a> No amount of "editing" of the transcripts will keep the hysterical hyperbole from seeping out and allowing the whole world to see what a complete moron you really are.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3093986-113179561812241606?l=joansjewels.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Joannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093986.post-1131794430189889152005-11-12T05:20:00.000-06:002005-11-12T05:20:32.280-06:00<a href="http://deseretnews.com/dn/view/0,1249,635160132,00.html">deseretnews.com | Y. professor thinks bombs, not planes, toppled WTC</a> Interesting story, and the published paper (see link in article) doesn't have the hysterical tone of the usual conspiracy theorists. Reading the professor's draft report gave me an eerie feeling that he may be on to something. If so, we can be sure his draft will not see the light of day.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3093986-113179443018988915?l=joansjewels.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Joannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093986.post-1131631617489683602005-11-10T08:06:00.000-06:002005-11-10T08:06:57.543-06:00<a href="http://www.knva.com/global/story.asp?s=4092199&amp;ClientType=Printable">KXAN.com - Lawmaker sets meeting to discuss lottery allegations</a> Will the answers be forthcoming, or will it be "buried" along with the rest of the inconsistences in the state agencies? Rhetorical question, obviously.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3093986-113163161748968360?l=joansjewels.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Joannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093986.post-1131065133876987902005-11-03T18:45:00.000-06:002005-11-03T18:45:33.926-06:00<a href="http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20051103/ap_on_fe_st/toilet_seat_lawsuit&amp;printer=1">Man Sues After Using Glue-Covered Toilet on Yahoo! News</a> As for the allegation that "They just let me rot," all I can say is that fifteen minutes is not what most reasonable people would consider sufficient time for the human body to decompose. Bleh.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3093986-113106513387698790?l=joansjewels.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Joannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093986.post-1129321766247518222005-10-14T15:29:00.000-05:002005-10-14T15:29:26.303-05:00<a href="http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/gate/archive/2005/10/14/notes101405.DTL&amp;type=printable">How To Endure Disaster Fatigue / Too much death and catastrophe and war? Spirit overloaded? There is one thing you can try</a> Thanks again, Mark, for your incredible, uncanny ability to shout out what needs to be heard by so many.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3093986-112932176624751822?l=joansjewels.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Joannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093986.post-1126952246768399432005-09-17T05:17:00.000-05:002005-09-17T05:17:27.706-05:00<a href="http://www.gainesville.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050916/APN/509161097&amp;cachetime=5&amp;template=printart">Jeb Bush's son arrested for public intoxication, resisting arrest</a> Honor students, no doubt, never been in trouble...blah, blah, blah. It would appear the Bush kids (cousins included) are about as clueless as their parents. Don't think about it too much, though, or it'll scare the daylights out of you.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3093986-112695224676839943?l=joansjewels.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Joannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093986.post-1126356543385249092005-09-10T07:49:00.000-05:002005-09-10T07:49:03.916-05:00<a href="http://blogs.chron.com/domeblog/archives/2005/09/delay_to_evacue.html">DomeBlog: DeLay to evacuees: 'Is this kind of fun?'</a> Are the politicos THAT out of touch?! Sorry, rhetorical question.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3093986-112635654338524909?l=joansjewels.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Joannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093986.post-1126354160478802062005-09-10T07:09:00.000-05:002005-09-10T07:49:51.786-05:00<a href="http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/news/local/12610176.htm">FEMA director says media made him a scapegoat</a> His intentions may be good, but his abilities are not, and that's why he's been fired.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3093986-112635416047880206?l=joansjewels.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Joannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093986.post-1126350169126894532005-09-10T06:02:00.000-05:002005-09-10T06:02:49.126-05:00<a href="http://www.alternet.org/columnists/story/25267/">AlterNet: George Bush Investigates!</a> And I, for one, am truly grateful!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3093986-112635016912689453?l=joansjewels.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Joannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093986.post-1126349687281973422005-09-10T05:54:00.000-05:002005-09-10T05:54:48.130-05:00<a href="http://www.eyewitnessmuse.com/musings.php?p=147">The Color of Chaos</a> Actually, it makes MORE sense, but that's not saying much.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3093986-112634968728197342?l=joansjewels.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Joannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093986.post-1126179475361131332005-09-08T06:37:00.000-05:002005-09-08T06:37:55.366-05:00<a href="http://www.boingboing.net/2005/09/07/katrina_jasmina_tesa.html">Boing Boing: Katrina: Jasmina Tesanovic's account, Austin Convention center</a> Thank God for people who care.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3093986-112617947536113133?l=joansjewels.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Joannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093986.post-1126178760683485822005-09-08T06:26:00.000-05:002005-09-08T06:26:00.690-05:00<a href="http://www.emsnetwork.org/artman/publish/article_18337.shtml">Hurricane Katrina - Our Experiences</a> God help us all.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3093986-112617876068348582?l=joansjewels.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Joannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093986.post-1126177899814007542005-09-08T06:11:00.000-05:002005-09-08T06:11:39.820-05:00<a href="http://rightwingnuthouse.com/archives/2005/09/04/katrina-response-timeline">KATRINA: RESPONSE TIMELINE: Politics served up with a smile… And a stilletto.</a> Even more chilling...<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3093986-112617789981400754?l=joansjewels.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Joannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093986.post-1126175890781424462005-09-08T05:38:00.000-05:002005-09-08T05:38:10.840-05:00<a href="http://www.thinkprogress.org/katrina-timeline">KATRINA TIMELINE</a> Truly mind-boggling.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3093986-112617589078142446?l=joansjewels.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Joannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093986.post-1126103090183016652005-09-07T09:24:00.000-05:002005-09-07T09:24:50.236-05:00<a href="http://www.sltrib.com/portlet/article/html/fragments/print_article.jsp?article=3004197">Frustrated: Fire crews to hand out fliers for FEMA</a> And the frustration continues to mount...the impending crisis is beginning to feel a lot like waiting for a category 5 hurricane to come ashore.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3093986-112610309018301665?l=joansjewels.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Joannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093986.post-1125963551588831642005-09-05T18:39:00.000-05:002005-09-05T18:40:20.926-05:00<a href="http://ngs.woc.noaa.gov/katrina/KATRINA0000.HTM">Katrina Photo Index Coverage Areas</a> Mind-boggling isn't strong enough to express the enormity of the destruction.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3093986-112596355158883164?l=joansjewels.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Joannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093986.post-1125867035992490292005-09-04T15:50:00.000-05:002005-09-04T15:51:17.593-05:00<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2005/09/02/opinion/02krugman.html?incamp=article_popular"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">A Can't Do Government</span></a> <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2005/09/04/opinion/04brooks.html"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">The Bursting Point</span></a> <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2005/09/03/opinion/03dowd.html?incamp=article_popular"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">United States of Shame</span></a> And, finally, the one that speaks volumes to anyone who's ever visited New Orleans... <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2005/09/04/opinion/04rice.html?pagewanted=all"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Do You Know What It Means to Lose New Orleans?</span></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3093986-112586703599249029?l=joansjewels.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Joannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093986.post-1125747424549640002005-09-03T06:37:00.000-05:002005-09-03T06:37:05.366-05:00<a href="http://www.wonkette.com/politics//nagins-nightmare-full-transcript-123683.php">Nagin's Nightmare: Full Transcript - Wonkette</a> One man's anguish, frustration and anger...and with good cause.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3093986-112574742454964000?l=joansjewels.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Joannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093986.post-1125663346848303122005-09-02T07:15:00.000-05:002005-09-02T07:15:46.966-05:00<a href="http://www.cnn.com/2005/WEATHER/09/02/katrina.response/index.html">CNN.com - The disaster response: 'Magnificent' or 'embarrassment'? - Sep 2, 2005</a> Just as "disasater" and "devastation" cannot begin to describe the horror that has become New Orleans, it is a disgrace to even consider the idea that the federal government has done anything even remotely constructive to help the citizens of its own country. Our elected ("purchased" and "hand-picked" are probably a bit more accurate) officials are busy patting each other on the ass, congratulating themselves while thousands of people along the Gulf coast haven't had anything to eat or drink in days, not to mention that their lives and homes have been washed completely away. My heart hurts with the pain of knowing how deeply wounded our country is right now, and how things will never be the same.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3093986-112566334684830312?l=joansjewels.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Joannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093986.post-1125647986789606132005-09-02T02:59:00.000-05:002005-09-02T02:59:46.826-05:00<a href="http://www.alternet.org/story/24938/">AlterNet: Where to Donate</a> Earlier this week, I called the Red Cross and volunteered to help on the phones. If their office is any indication of the level of incompetence at the national level, I pity the people left homeless and desperate by Hurricane Katrina. There are ways to help, many ways to help, other than the Red Cross, thank God, and I sincerely hope that the American people think twice about where and how their generosity is spent.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3093986-112564798678960613?l=joansjewels.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Joannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093986.post-1125572094982816472005-09-01T05:54:00.000-05:002005-09-03T06:47:37.116-05:00<a href="http://magma.nationalgeographic.com/ngm/0410/feature5/">Louisiana's Wetlands @ National Geographic Magazine</a> The nightmare has become a reality for New Orleans, and the Gulf coast from Louisana to Mississippi to Alabama and even as far away as Florida, is reeling from the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. The most difficult part about reading this article is trying to remember that it was written almost a year ago, and that it could have been alleviated, if not avoided, had someone had the courage to do what was right and decent. May God bless us all.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3093986-112557209498281647?l=joansjewels.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Joannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093986.post-1125325464483900142005-08-29T09:24:00.000-05:002005-08-29T09:24:24.536-05:00<a href="http://health.dailynewscentral.com/content/view/1568/">DNC: Health News - Study Finds Coffee the Richest Source of Antioxidants</a> For medicinal purposes, of course!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3093986-112532546448390014?l=joansjewels.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Joannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093986.post-1125267542296470132005-08-28T17:19:00.000-05:002005-08-28T17:19:02.360-05:00<a href="http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/gate/archive/2005/08/26/notes082605.DTL&amp;nl=fix">What's On Your iGod? / Your answer to the religious homogeny now clogging the nation like cosmic oatmeal? DIY divinity</a> And one that answers the cosmic question, "Why not?" in simple, eloquent words.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3093986-112526754229647013?l=joansjewels.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Joannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093986.post-1125230506502879692005-08-28T07:01:00.000-05:002005-08-28T07:01:46.503-05:00<a href="http://www.capitolhillblue.com/artman/publish/article_7267.shtml">Capitol Hill Blue: Bush's Obscene Tirades Rattle White House Aides</a> Of course, he'd have to ask for help first, and that's not likely to happen anytime soon from the looks of it. Pity.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3093986-112523050650287969?l=joansjewels.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Joannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093986.post-1124377173832364062005-08-18T09:59:00.000-05:002005-08-18T09:59:33.880-05:00<a href="http://csmonitor.com/2005/0815/p13s01-stct.html">Web access may be as close as an electrical outlet | csmonitor.com</a> The outcry from the cable and phone companies would be deafening, however, not to mention the smear ads that would show up on every tv screen in the nation. Shudder. Scary thoughts.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3093986-112437717383236406?l=joansjewels.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Joannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093986.post-1124285761481581942005-08-17T08:36:00.000-05:002005-08-17T08:36:01.560-05:00<a href="http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/chi-0508170154aug17,1,7426214.story?page=1&amp;coll=chi-newsnationworld-hed">And the customer service award does NOT go to ...</a> But is it really worth losing your job? On the other hand, it's not all that difficult to understand how a csr could go over the edge. The provocations are countless, and this is only the tip of the iceberg, I'm sure.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3093986-112428576148158194?l=joansjewels.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Joannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093986.post-1124231451587159912005-08-16T17:30:00.000-05:002005-08-16T17:30:54.423-05:00<a href="http://www.business2.com/b2/web/articles/print/0,17925,1093558,00.html">Free Wi-Fi? Get Ready for GoogleNet.</a> Or does this sound a bit ominous?<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3093986-112423145158715991?l=joansjewels.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Joannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093986.post-1124021001266051552005-08-14T07:03:00.000-05:002005-08-14T07:03:24.303-05:00<a href="http://www.newscientist.com/article.ns?id=dn7845&amp;print=true">Erotic images can turn you blind</a> Or is it just some evil plot by those wooden ruler toting nuns from every Catholic kid's nightmares?<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3093986-112402100126605155?l=joansjewels.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Joannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093986.post-1123588794623818042005-08-09T06:29:00.000-05:002005-08-09T06:59:54.653-05:00I came to work this morning, only to find that someone had stolen my extension cord. Sounds trivial (does the "red stapler" saga come to mind?), but this is a chronic problem in the building where I work. I've had a number of items stolen from my desk--mostly small stuff, like pens and post-it notes, but I've also had a book stolen and now my extension cord. This wouldn't be such a big deal, except that I have a plate in my leg and crawling around on the floor to find a free outlet is not an option right now. If I want to use my laptop, or charge my cell phone, or just listen to a cd, an extension cord is a necessity. Maybe the same person who stole my book has taken the extension cord as well...and will plug in a light and read "Real Stories from the Old Testament," which just happens to be the book that came up missing. Perhaps a little bit of spirituality will help this person see the difference between right and wrong. Or not. Hope springs eternal, Alice Springs, Australia, and all that. Oh well.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3093986-112358879462381804?l=joansjewels.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Joannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093986.post-1122727928161618892005-07-30T07:52:00.000-05:002005-07-30T07:52:08.226-05:00<a href="http://www.windowsdevcenter.com/pub/a/windows/2004/10/26/MacEnvy.html">WindowsDevCenter.com: Stop Mac Envy Forever</a> Why not just dump the windoze box and get a Mac? Seems to me it would be a WHOLE lot easier in the long run.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3093986-112272792816161889?l=joansjewels.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Joannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093986.post-1122282667977441752005-07-25T04:11:00.000-05:002005-07-25T04:11:08.026-05:00<a href="http://www.liverforalife.com/">Help Shari Kurzrok</a> And for the rest of us, who patiently wait and know that all is well in God's world, I can only say, "Wait your turn in line with the rest of us."<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3093986-112228266797744175?l=joansjewels.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Joannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093986.post-1120999829220298622005-07-10T07:50:00.000-05:002005-07-10T07:50:29.293-05:00<a href="http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2005/07/08/BUGF1DKKFM1.DTL&amp;type=printable">Wired subscriber gets a jolt</a> And I thought the medical collections folks were sleazy. The folks at Wired magazine have taken questionable business practices to a new level of harassment. <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3093986-112099982922029862?l=joansjewels.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Joannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093986.post-1120920200719375482005-07-09T09:43:00.000-05:002005-07-09T09:43:20.913-05:00<a href="http://www.london.gov.uk/mayor/mayor_statement_070705.jsp">Mayor of London - Mayor's Statement 7 July 2005</a> But this is one exception I am honored to post...the last paragraph is the most incredible statment of courage I have heard in a long, long time.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3093986-112092020071937548?l=joansjewels.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Joannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093986.post-1120912212888902182005-07-09T07:30:00.000-05:002005-07-09T07:30:13.423-05:00<a href="http://www.werenotafraid.com/">We’re not Afraid!</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3093986-112091221288890218?l=joansjewels.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Joannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093986.post-1120121178450135212005-06-30T03:46:00.000-05:002005-06-30T03:46:18.490-05:00<a href="http://blogorahmah.blogspot.com/2005/06/home-repair-tip-oh-27.html">Epiphomatic Machinations: Home Repair Tip #, oh, 27.</a> And gives a very accurate account of a common household project as well. Good stuff!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3093986-112012117845013521?l=joansjewels.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Joannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093986.post-1120082693378111832005-06-29T17:04:00.000-05:002005-06-29T17:04:53.426-05:00<a href="http://www.hilton.com/en/hi/promotions/hi_unitedkingdom/index.jhtml?adld=unitedkingdom,redirect,21">Special Offers</a> How do you suppose the Brits feel about this? Probably a bit stronger than "sorry," I would imagine. Indeed.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3093986-112008269337811183?l=joansjewels.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Joannoreply@blogger.com