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So far, the only 'odd' thing for me is the MUST. HAVE. DAILY. BOWL. of Cocoa Puffs.

Do not get between me and the Cocoa Puffs and everything will be all right. ;o)

by Margi on October 18, 2005 09:41 PM

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Heh. Eat while you can. Eat a bowl for me :D

by Rae on October 18, 2005 10:17 PM

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Rae, I know what you mean about the rubber bands. I think its that squeeky noise they make when you chew on them. It sounds neat!

by Sally on October 18, 2005 10:39 PM

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Hi Rae

Lovely site :)

Code above as requested.

by Miladysa on October 19, 2005 02:42 AM

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Code now on my blog!

by Miladysa on October 19, 2005 08:44 AM

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This applies to your post above.

Blacklist should stop the attack in its tracks if you're successfully adding the URLs to your private blacklist. You will, of course, have to clean up all the crap after the fact (if you're using the older version of Blacklist as I am, anyway). If you despam without adding the URL, then it won't stop future spam with the same URL.

You should also ask the mu.nu admin to change the file names again for comments and trackback scripts.

I plan to install MT-CloseComments when the personal drama dies down. That will sweep the archives and close comments on any post over X days old.

by Andy on October 19, 2005 11:09 AM

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Sally- that's what Nick says.

Miladysa-why thank you :D

Andy-the problem comes from when I took some time off in the spring. Blacklist didn't recognize my blog. Papa Pixy fixed that.

by Rae on October 21, 2005 10:03 AM

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I'm sure that this will come as no surprise to you; however, the picture of you on the masthead of your blog is stunning.

Also, your blog is put together very nicely.

8-}

by Marcus on October 21, 2005 05:47 PM

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something is wrong with your comments box when there are no previous comments, it comes up blank

go see "everything is illuminated" very good directed by liev schrieber

by Nick on October 24, 2005 04:34 PM

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by wluyyab on November 30, 2005 05:06 PM

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Strange.........

by sally on July 19, 2005 11:15 AM

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I know; bizarre.

by Rae on July 21, 2005 07:24 AM

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Sometimes I break out into my native Northern accent. Even though I lived there the first five years of my life, I can speak it well. It's all about the nose.

Hey! Someone ordered you a computer!!!!!!!! I came home and K was on the Dell web site looking at computers and talking with R.

May your freedom from icky keyboards come quickly.
AMy

by Amy Jo on December 3, 2004 06:38 PM

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DUDE! You're getting a DELL!

by Jeremy on December 6, 2004 04:19 PM

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***greedily rubbing hands together***

I know!

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Due to the shortage of flu shots, they've been handing out hand sanitizer by the barrel-full at my office. I've not yet had the heart to tell them that an anti-bacterial soap isn't going to do much against a virus.

(But at least we won't get bacterial meningitis - yay!)

by andy on November 17, 2004 08:49 PM

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Ran into Sheena over at the Kommisar's. She's really getting some miles on her

by jeff on November 17, 2004 11:16 PM

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Actually hand santizer is usually just alcohol in a gel. Alcohol is capable of inactivating some viruses, not sure about the flu though. I think that influenza is an enveloped virus so alcohol probably works. But I think the flu can be transmitted by cough aerosols over a short distance anyway. However hand sanatizers are kinda silly for things like colds and the flu since most people probably scratch their face and their nose or chew on a pen etc. within 5 minutes of using it and simply recontaminate themselves. I seriously doubt that hand santizers make any real dent in the communication of many diseases unless you do what doctors are supposed to do and wash hands/sanatize directly before interacting with every single patient. And even that is not so great for the cold virus which can remain active on surfaces for long periods ( around 30 min ) of time and are passed by touch and inoculation of your nose. In addition a cold virus generally only requires a small innoculation to cause an infection. So in addition to your hand sanatizer you should wash every single object that may have been touched by someone else with a 70% alcohol solution and a 10% bleach solution and let it sit for 5 minutes. Then you'll be safe, might slow things down though.

by ctob on November 18, 2004 02:47 AM

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Sheena's getting miles. Hah! Funny.

Seriously, germs, viri(?) ok, viruses, cooties, whatever. Come on people, was your hands. cover youth mouth. Stay at home if you're sick and give the rest of us a break.

Rae, this is the only place I could find to vent my frustration with inconsiderate sick people who spread their germs.

by Patrick on November 18, 2004 11:16 AM

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I was told a long time ago by a dermatologist that using anti-bacterial soap isn't necessary, just washing your hands vigorously with soap and water, and especially before food prep or consumption, should be enough. However, as a faucet isn't always available and as I have been, as of late, spending a lot of time at the public library, hand-santizer is the next best thing.

I beg your pardon, Jeff. Sheena isn't that kind of jungle queen.

Patrick, I so know what you are talking about and gripe accepted. I hate walking K into Sunday School and there is some child with pea-green, thick "stuff" sliding out of his nose and he is hacking like a lifetime smoker. I typically opt to keep her with me when I see that, but I can't understand why the parent doesn't just stay home. One Sunday missed won't send you to hell in a handbasket.

by Rae on November 18, 2004 03:16 PM

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Anti bacterial soap is like marketing "cholesterol free" peanut butter. Rae is right don't pay extra for special soap. Just wash. By the way, washing is effective against potential virus infection, killing some and the washing helps with mechanical removal of any pathogen as well. If you want a good laugh just ask a chemist about anti bacterial soap.

by R on November 22, 2004 10:18 PM

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One of my favorite ways to quirk people like this:
Them: "There is no such thing as an absolute truth."
Me: "Is what you just said an 'Absolute Truth'?"

(They hate that!)

by Jeremy on November 12, 2004 06:26 PM

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So true Jeremy.

by Randy on November 13, 2004 10:55 AM

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