Real World Mom

As a former bank teller, this one is near and dear to my heart. “Oh, Come On. Show Me That Handsome Mug.” (Now available in mug shots!) In York, PA, a hooded-man entered a bank and demanded money. The teller told him to remove his hood, which the idiot man did, allowing police some good videotaped evidence to hold against him in court.
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Police in Portland, ME are looking for a man who uses his car to cut-off vehicles being driven by women traveling solo. He then gets out of his car and shows off his ensemble which consists of a garter belt and black high-heeled boots. The article doesn’t say whether he puts on a performance beyond that. Since this has never happened to me, I can’t be sure how I’d react, but I do think I’d pee myself laughing. Guess I’ll have to wait for the video… “Well, He Was Wearing a Garter and Boots”

 

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Do you know of a child who deserves a laptop? Sarabeth from i once was hp is searching for the right person to give this laptop from One Laptop Per Child to. For all the details, see her post, “Technology or Why the OLPC Laptop Won’t Work For My Children.” The deadline is March 15 at 11:59 p.m. EDT.

 

In the spirit of the day, three Ohio couples tied the knot yesterday–at White Castle (yes, the fast-food burger place)!

The flower girl sprinkled salt and pepper packets.  The grooms wore employee name tags in lieu of flowers on their lapels.  The wedding cake was designed to look like a tray with burgers, fries and a drink.

So, this wouldn’t exactly be my first choice of a setting for a wedding, but I gotta give them credit for uniqueness!

“Ohio Couples Have White (Castle) Wedding”

Yahoo has turned down Microsoft’s $44.6 billion bid to further screw up take the company over. (“Yahoo Formally Rejects Microsoft Offer”.)

Even though the maker of “Windoze” will probably eventually win this war, it’s so nice to see someone tell them “No.”!

Can you tell I’m not a huge fan of Microsoft? Good!

As you may already know, I live with T, who is a Computer Tech God, and he converted me to Linux some time ago.

So far, Ubuntu is my favorite distribution, and the one I’m currently using is Ubuntu 7.10/Gutsy Gibbon. It’s extremely user-friendly, and, unlike “Winblows”, very customizable–which I really like!

If you’d like to see more on Linux vs. “The Evil Empire”, be sure to visit T’s website: The Inflatable Soapbox™.

Misty Dawn at My Dogs Keep Me Sane posted this meme but left it open for anyone to do (rather than tagging them), and I’m going to do the same on this one. So, feel free to have at it if ya want!

The Rules:

1. Link to the person that tagged you.
2. Post the rules on your blog.
3. Share six non-important things/habits/quirks about yourself.
4. Tag six random people at the end of your post by linking to their blogs.
5. Let each random person know they have been tagged by leaving a comment on their website
6. Let your tagger know when you entry is up

My Six Non-Important/Habits/Quirks:

1. Like Misty, I must be at least partially covered when I go to sleep, no matter what the weather is like.
2. Before I leave the house or go to bed, I always check to make sure the doors are locked and the range is off (sometimes more than once–can we say “O.C.D.”?)
3. I absolutely love Wawa’s Original Cappuccino, and I try to get one every day. However, my first does of caffeine in the morning must be just a regular cup o’ joe.
4. If above mentioned first cup of coffee is not exactly the way I like it, I can become cranky.
5. I prefer writing in black ink (when I actually write and not type!).
6. I really hate being late. I think it’s because I don’t like to feel rushed, and if I’m running behind schedule, I’m forced to rush.

“Beer Gets Seatbelt, Child Doesn’t” (Yahoo News)

Just when you think you’ve heard it all…

A woman in St. Augustine, FL was pulled over after going through a red light. Inside the car, police found the driver, a 16-month-old child, the child’s mother, and a 24-pack of beer. The beer was wearing it’s seatbelt–the child was not. Someone’s priorities are extremely f’d up!

This incident reminds me of the time I was driving behind a car with a pro-life bumper sticker, while a young child in the car was bopping around, obviously not seat-belted! I’ve yet to make any sense of that!