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6765 I'm hot-blooded, check it and see…

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my body’s thermostat seems out of whack… my core temperature is overheating a lot when I’ve first awakened the last couple of mornings. It generally passes within the first half hour of being up.. but what is that, hot flashes?

cockeyed.com has been consistently entertaining to me for years now. I’ve always dug the “How Much is Inside” and other articles… (don’t even get me started on herbalife MLM scams…I yank those signs down every time I see one.), and is where I first discovered the 3-servings per container ramen factoid, to boot.

I just fired off a set of images to Rob over there, helping him to document locations of known spammers. The one I tracked down,

BVM
6278 N. Federal Hwy Suite 187
Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33308

was in actuality a Mailboxes, Etc., and not a real office.

I took pictures of the outside, the “suite” in question, which was really just a mailbox, and the ID stuff on the back of one of the MBE fliers. It was a lot of fun to go out on a little ninja mission like that, even if it turned out not to be an actual spammer’s place of business.

Note to self… next mission, rather than using the satellite map to draw up directions, actually gather intel on the area.

Upon my return from the trip, I stopped off at my nearby sub shop, and the guy had *ANOTHER* black eye. I wonder what he does to get ’em?

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6765 I’m hot-blooded, check it and see…

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my body’s thermostat seems out of whack… my core temperature is overheating a lot when I’ve first awakened the last couple of mornings. It generally passes within the first half hour of being up.. but what is that, hot flashes?

cockeyed.com has been consistently entertaining to me for years now. I’ve always dug the “How Much is Inside” and other articles… (don’t even get me started on herbalife MLM scams…I yank those signs down every time I see one.), and is where I first discovered the 3-servings per container ramen factoid, to boot.

I just fired off a set of images to Rob over there, helping him to document locations of known spammers. The one I tracked down,

BVM
6278 N. Federal Hwy Suite 187
Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33308

was in actuality a Mailboxes, Etc., and not a real office.

I took pictures of the outside, the “suite” in question, which was really just a mailbox, and the ID stuff on the back of one of the MBE fliers. It was a lot of fun to go out on a little ninja mission like that, even if it turned out not to be an actual spammer’s place of business.

Note to self… next mission, rather than using the satellite map to draw up directions, actually gather intel on the area.

Upon my return from the trip, I stopped off at my nearby sub shop, and the guy had *ANOTHER* black eye. I wonder what he does to get ’em?

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6760 – museum pix, waiting for news on my condo, misc

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The condo owners are out of town… silly for them to list it and not be available until later, but, whatever. I’ll know more today, I think.

Did the guy that invented combos see a snausage, and think it would be tasty for people to have a snack like that.. or was it the other way around, benefiting dogs?

Intelligent observation overheard ages ago – “Knowledge is knowing a tomato is a fruit; wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.”

I can’t believe that a single packet of ramen noodles is considered to be “three servings”. That’s almost as bad as the “two fig newtons per serving” rule. Who decides this stuff? Very full people who aren’t so hungry and don’t like the product?

Random ramen factoids –

  • “Ramen” is the Japanese pronunciation of the Chinese characters lo mein, which means “boiled noodles.”
  • Ramen was popularized in Japan by a 17th century samurai named Mito Komon. You can see Mito’s actual ramen bowl and a reproduction of his favorite meal in the Momofuku Ando Instant Ramen Museum in Osaka, Japan. The museum that attracts 1500 visitors a day–more than Japan’s national art museum.

I’m in the mood to watch the Rockford Files again.

Random Scotto Factoid: I had trouble remembering the difference between definitions for vertical and diagonal, until I learned the word vertigo. Likewise, horizontal was never a problem, because I already knew the word horizon. I learn better by association, rather than simply by rote.

Planetarium Trip Pictures

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6757 – put a bid down…

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Last night I reviewed and put a bid down on a condo. Nice neighborhood, the place is a very roomy one bedroom (much bigger than my last apartment, let along my little studio) in excellent physical shape, and in a nice neighborhood.

I’ll know if my offer was accepted this afternoon…it just came on the market yesterday morning, and nobody was in line in front of me, as far as I know.

I’ve got my fingers crossed.

Hm… I thought that they weren’t doing any more There-upgrades, but I just got notification that I’m back in the beta, and it’s been upgraded. Maybe it’s not going dark as soon as I thought.

Yet More Vizcaya

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6755 – Journey, part 3 – brides, brides everywhere, and not a one to wed

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Many women in bridal gowns or the like were there on Saturday. I suspect a photo shoot for a magazine, but there wasn’t a lot of camera technology there.. just handheld cameras, none of those wacky reflector-umbrellas, makeup folks or people with light meters that I saw at the last shoot I witnessed in Fort Lauderdale. Maybe they didn’t need it with all of the natural light as nice as it was? Maybe the production values were just lower. In any event, they added a nice ambiance to the visit.

More Pictures, mostly of women in gowns and gardens

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6754 – Journey, part 2 – Vandals, Statues, Lego

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O Muse!
Sing in me, and through me tell the story
Of that man skilled in all the ways of contending,
A wanderer, harried for years on end…

Something worth mentioning about the trip of Saturday… It seemed like every common room had large white urns in them, with remains of someone or other inside. It was interesting at first and later became almost the theme of the house, which was fairly ostentatious.. makes Cinderella’s castle look like a grass shack.

I had hoped that the misting garden was open, but it wasn’t.. it’s a great way to cool off if you don’t mind getting a little wet.

Assorted Statuary from the Vizcaya Trip

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6753 – The day out was lovely, though hot and steamy.

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HAPPY 4th of JULY! I know I’m glad to be as free as I am.

So, Vizcaya it was. I walked the house (sadly, no photography inside was allowed) Outside, however, is another story entirely… so, I took a lot of pictures. )though, not all the pictures below are mine) There was *so* much statuary, and such extensive Mediterranean gardens that I could’ve stayed there all day… but the beating of the sun got to me after walking around in it from late morning to about 3pm, even with the cool breeze off of the water, and the gigantic fruit smoothie I was gunning down at a record pace.

Something nifty was that there was either a photo-shoot for a bridal magazine going on, or three different wives-to-be were all being captured on film in different parts of the outside, too. At times, it seemed as if I couldn’t take a picture without snagging a gal in a white dress and gloves someplace in the shot. (and I took a few deliberate shots, too… it’s to the gal’s merit how composed they were in the aforementioned super-sun beams. There was also a “Red White & Blue” celebration planned for the evening, with some rasta-guys working the soundboard. Unfortunately, I wasn’t up to staying there to the 9pm launch time.

I took so many photos that it’ll take me a while to sort the wheat from the chaff. I’ll toss in a few each entry as I go through ’em. Explanations of each are beneath the picture in question.

The Journey Begins

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6744 – Month’s End… I hope it’s as good as last go ’round!

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What to do this weekend?

This Saturday, I’d like to go on a little expedition… take my camera, enjoy a nice personal walkabout someplace new.

I’m thinking about going on a little journey to Vizcaya, or maybe the Fairchild Tropical Botanical Gardens, if it’s not too sweltering outside. If it *is* overly hot for an outdoor trip, maybe a little journey on the metro rail so someplace indoors with air conditioning.

Big Rock Candy Mountains

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6744 – Month's End… I hope it's as good as last go 'round!

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What to do this weekend?

This Saturday, I’d like to go on a little expedition… take my camera, enjoy a nice personal walkabout someplace new.

I’m thinking about going on a little journey to Vizcaya, or maybe the Fairchild Tropical Botanical Gardens, if it’s not too sweltering outside. If it *is* overly hot for an outdoor trip, maybe a little journey on the metro rail so someplace indoors with air conditioning.

Big Rock Candy Mountains

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6734 – Florida PSA

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http://www.fdle.state.fl.us/voterinfo/

Florida registered voters who have been notified by their county Supervisor of Elections that they are potentially ineligible to vote because of an apparent felony conviction, and who wish to appeal that designation, may contact the FDLE electronically via the Voter Information website and provide specific information for review and verification by FDLE staff. Read more…

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6724 – Father’s Day.

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Extra special thoughts for those I care about, and thanks to everyone who has acted as a caregiver and nurtured a living thing.

I’m sort of fascinated by the subject of this community – atlfanghost, a little graffiti ghost that’s been painted all over Atlanta. This entry showcases a large number of them, with alt-tags on most of the pictures noting locations.

Much more interesting, and legally dangerous than my own city’s blue bikes. I wonder where the pink ones went? The Yellow Shoes are all but gone, too. Someone made a collection of abandoned bikes in New York, too.

The current televised poker trend is more boring than televised golf or fishing, in my book.

Had a nice time co-heroing with dcl yesterday… I think Sammy and whims would get along nicely with him. After logging out, I got a 114 meg update… “through the looking glass” a future chunk of the game. One nice new feature is the ability to tweak your costume post creation now… and of course, I like the addition of instanced outdoor missions. I already know a bit about the new addition.. parallel earths, etc. I dig that the game is growing and evolving with regularity.

My journal is the only hit for Mr Chan’s Chinatown Almond Cookies. That’s a pity, because they’re mighty tasty… I haven’t had ’em since that entry.

Other search terms that have hit my site lately

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6724 – Father's Day.

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Extra special thoughts for those I care about, and thanks to everyone who has acted as a caregiver and nurtured a living thing.

I’m sort of fascinated by the subject of this community – atlfanghost, a little graffiti ghost that’s been painted all over Atlanta. This entry showcases a large number of them, with alt-tags on most of the pictures noting locations.

Much more interesting, and legally dangerous than my own city’s blue bikes. I wonder where the pink ones went? The Yellow Shoes are all but gone, too. Someone made a collection of abandoned bikes in New York, too.

The current televised poker trend is more boring than televised golf or fishing, in my book.

Had a nice time co-heroing with dcl yesterday… I think Sammy and whims would get along nicely with him. After logging out, I got a 114 meg update… “through the looking glass” a future chunk of the game. One nice new feature is the ability to tweak your costume post creation now… and of course, I like the addition of instanced outdoor missions. I already know a bit about the new addition.. parallel earths, etc. I dig that the game is growing and evolving with regularity.

My journal is the only hit for Mr Chan’s Chinatown Almond Cookies. That’s a pity, because they’re mighty tasty… I haven’t had ’em since that entry.

Other search terms that have hit my site lately

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6667 Make way for ducklings

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Dang… big ol’ rainstorm last night! Looks like it’s going to be big and wet the rest of the week.

Lots of piccies this entry. Took a few with my palm, hated them, and went back with my regular one to compare contrast.

I think it’s adorable that ducklings will orbit mama duck… venture foo to explore, but as soon as anything unusual happens, they run like a unit back to mama.

Some ducky-pictures, and a couple of others: