A Grocery Tragedy

This will be a play in two acts.  The first act is a tragedy.  The second will be a comedy.

Act I

When I moved to my town they had a brand new grocery store that opened about the same time that we moved in.  It was called Bi-Lo.  This place was great.  The prices were good.  They carried regional products.  Even their store brand was quality.  The store was located in a great spot with easy access in and out.  We shopped for groceries there primarily and only ventured away for advertised sales that we couldn't resist. 

About six months ago, they announced that the chain had been bought out by Southern Family Market.  The store closed for one day, the sign changed, and everyone flocked to see what was going to change.  Everyone had optimistic assumptions about the change.  When I went in I noticed that they had taken down the train that went around the store on a track suspended from the ceiling.  Next, I noticed that the prices were higher.  Not only were the regular prices higher, but the sales were not as good.  Upon later visits and the initial Bi-Lo inventory went out and was replaced, the quality of the products carried decreased.  We started shopping more at food lion and Wal-mart.

Act II

I had to pick some things up for dinner on the way home on Tuesday night.  The convenience of shopping at the Southern Family Market has not diminished, so I stopped in to pick up some ground beef, cold medicine, and bread.  A sign on the door said that the store was closing.  They did not have any bread, ground beef, or children's cold medicine.  The prices were actually higher on most things than they were originally. 

My community voted with their dollars and got Southern Family Markets booted out.  It is bittersweet because there are no Bi-Lo stores anymore and no chance that it will come back.  I do hope that someone moves into the location that I can enjoy shopping with.  It is funny that a buy out can take an economically viable store and bring it to ruins.

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Science Fiction VS Fantasy

Why are these two genres lumped together as if they are one? I like science fiction and I like some fantasy. When I go to a book store or an online store I usually have in mind what I am in the mood for. What I hate is looking through all of the fantasy books to find the few science fiction novels. It seems that with the popularity of the Lord of the Rings, Harry Potter, and Chronicles of Narnia movies, fantasy is all that you see in these sections. A lot of it seems to be assembly line books that are produced on a schedule. Why can I find every volume of every fantasy series in existence and the book store not carry Neal Stephenson or William Gibson.

The Library is the same way. Dewey must be rolling over in his grave about lumping two different subjects together in one section. I realize that there are a lot of crossover fans, but that could be said about many different genres. Women who read romance novels tend to also read true crime books. Why not lump those two together. Sci fi and fantasy fans tend to like computers so lets just move the computer section over. Yes, it is silly. Just as it is silly to put science fiction and fantasy in the same section.

When I want a sci fi novel I want to go over to the science fiction section and browse through nothing but sci fi. I hate picking up a book with a nondescript cover and realizing it is fantasy when I want hard sci fi. The problem isn't so pronounced with fantasy because nine out of ten books in the section will be fantasy.

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QotD: Warning:

If you came with a warning label, what would it say?
Submitted by chris.

Warning:  Subject is immature.  Prolonged exposure to subject may cause immaturity, laughter, or death.  In the case of death, subject is not to be held responsible.

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QotD: Childhood Frights

What were you afraid of as a child that seems silly to you now?
Submitted by navelgazer.

Ventriloquist's Dummies.  I had Howdy Doody at my 4th birthday and it freaked me out pretty good.  I understood that the puppet shouldn't be talking. 

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Top 50 Sci-Fi/Fantasy

Thanks Jar!

This is a list of the 50 most significant science fiction/fantasy novels, 1953-2002, according to the Science Fiction Book Club. Bold the ones you've read, strike-out the ones you hated, italicize those you started but never finished, put an asterisk beside the ones you loved and put a '#' next to the ones you intend to read some time.

1. The Lord of the Rings, J.R.R.Tolkien*
2. The Foundation Trilogy, Isaac Asimov 
3. Dune, Frank Herbert  *
4. Stranger in a Strange Land, Robert A. Heinlein  
5. A Wizard of Earthsea, Ursula K. Le Guin
6. Neuromancer, William Gibson*
7. Childhood's End, Arthur C Clarke
8. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?, Philip K. Dick
9. The Mists of Avalon, Marion Zimmer Bradley #
10. Fahrenheit 451, Ray Bradbury
11. The Book of the New Sun, Gene Wolfe
12. A Canticle for Leibowitz, Walter M Miller Jr
13. The Caves of Steel, Isaac Asimov
14. Children of the Atom, Wilmar Shiras
15. Cities in Flight, James Blish
16. The Colour of Magic, Terry Pratchett
17. Dangerous Visions, edited by Harlan Ellison
18. Deathbird Stories, Harlan Ellison
19. The Demolished Man, Alfred Bester
20. Dhalgren, Samuel R. Delany
21. Dragonflight, Anne McCaffrey
22. Ender's Game, Orson Scott Card  **
23. The First Chronicles of Thomas Covenant Unbeliever, Stephen R. Donaldson
24. The Forever War, Joe Haldeman*
25. Gateway, Frederik Pohl
26. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, J.K. Rowling
27. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Douglas Adams
28. I Am Legend, Richard Matheson #
29. Interview with the Vampire, Anne Rice
30. The Left Hand of Darkness, Ursula K Le Guin
31. Little, Big, John Crowley
32. Lord of Light, Roger Zelazny
33. The Man in the High Castle, Philip K. Dick
34. Mission of Gravity, Hal Clement
35. More Than Human, Theodore Sturgeon
36. The Rediscovery of Man, Cordwainer Smith
37. On the Beach, Nevil Shute
38. Rendezvous with Rama, Arthur C. Clarke
39. Ringworld, Larry Niven 
40. Rogue Moon, Algis Budrys
41. The Silmarillion, J.R.R. Tolkien
42. Slaughterhouse-5, Kurt Vonnegut 
43. Snow Crash, Neal Stephenson  **
44. Stand on Zanzibar, John Brunner
45. The Stars My Destination, Alfred Bester
46. Starship Troopers, Robert A. Heinlein  **
47. Stormbringer, Michael Moorcock
48. The Sword of Shannara, Terry Brooks
49. Timescape, Gregory Benford
50. To Your Scattered Bodies Go, Philip Jose Farmer

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This I Believe Redux.

"This I Believe" is a radio essay series on NPR.   

 

In life, there is not much you can be sure about. In fact, I went through life unsure of everything until I opened a science book one day and found the element Plutonium.

Plutonium jumped right out at me with its atomic number of 94, white color, and mass of 244 g/mol. This is the element of the atomic bomb. This is the element, in it's most stable form (244Pu), that has a half-life of 80 million years. So, plutonium isn't just going to up and leave you early in a relationship.

Furthermore, Plutonium is warm to the touch, never cold and distant. This is due to the heat given off by the alpha particle emission. I am not sure what that means, but like Plutonium, it makes me feel all warm and fuzzy inside.

Plutonium can be used for peace bringing nuclear weapons and is used in the space program as well. Future uses of this fine element have still yet to be discovered. I would one day like to build a house out of plutonium.

With all of these things going for it, I only regret that I did not find out about Plutonium sooner. Plutonium has lead me to other elements like Uranium.  Although named after the now non planet Plutonium is sure to have a longer shelf life.

Everyone should be warmed by the naturally heat bringing Plutonium.

This. . . I Believe.

 

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QotD: Tasty Thanksgiving Treat

What's your favorite Thanksgiving dish?
Submitted by Brennan.

I love country ham.  We always have one along with the turkey.  Our family does white beans on thanksgiving as well.  White beans cooked with hog jaw served with johnny/hoe cakes (corn bread in the pancake style not the loaf or pie style). 

Hoecakes

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QotD: I'll Have Two Boxes, Please

What's your favorite kind of Girl Scout cookie?
Submitted by My Lovely One.

Sumoas, hands down, no doubt about it!

Samoas

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Vox World Tour Essay Competition

I like the way Vox allows me to post video, music, and pictures with ease.  The community rocks!  The best part is that Vox lets you know when someone has responded to a comment that you left in their post.  Vox rocks!, so please pick me to go on a cool vacation.  Thanks Vox!

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Super Star

Nov,2006 009

My oldest (center), sporting her super star award and her perfect attendance ribbon.  My youngest (right), trying to get in on the attention.

She looks pretty proud of herself.

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Does Dwight Deserve Happiness

On The Office last night Andy was hitting on Angela. I thought that was okay. I mean Dwight deserves better than Angela, right? Or does he? Maybe Dwight's personality is so abominable that he doesn't deserve happiness. Maybe the Schrute line should end.

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QotD: I Rock The Mic

What song makes you rock the karaoke mic?
Submitted by Ann.

4 Non-Blondes What's going on.  I don't know why, but I can't help singing this song.  Oh and I sing poorly, so I don't know if I am rocking the mic or not.  Also I am Southern, so, I guess, Freebird and Sweet Home Alabama. 

Bigger, Better, Faster, More!

4 Non Blondes

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QotD: Top 5 Video Games

What's on your Top 5 video games list?
Submitted by mileena.

Centipede

Street Fighter II

Star Ocean

Contra

Tetris

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Why Don't Black Books Sell?

BLADE9403

The guys over at Silver Bullet Comics asked some comic creators a couple of really good questions

1. Why are there not more comics featuring minority characters?

2.  Why don't "black books" sell?

Most of the guys that answered stated the obvious.  They said that comics are written by white males and are read by white males. 

Maybe asking the creators was dumb.  If you want to find out why the consumer isn't buying something you don't ask the people producing the product, you ask the people not buying it.

I don't read "black books" for the same reason I don't watch "black movies."  They are poorly written and full of stereotypes.  They get a pass on quality because they are "black entertainment."  Not to say that there are not some good that comes with the bad.  But for every Harlem there are twenty Undercover Brothers.  Shock humor and drug references seem to be a cancer that is eating "black entertainment" from the inside.  I imagine that the books that do this don't sell well amongst black people as well as whites.  I think it is also harder for me to identify with black characters.  A well written character can overcome this by letting you experience all parts of the characters life and you feel like you went through it too. 

I think books are doing a good job of putting more minority characters in.  I mean I grew up loving Jubilee.  Do I like her because I have an affinity for Asian women or do I like Asian women because of Jubilee.  The X-Men in general have always done a decent job of being inclusive. 

I don't think you should write a character as a black character.  You should write a good character and race doesn't matter.  Look at Blade and Spawn, both great characters that happen to be black.  You could interchange the races of these characters with other races and it would not change the fact that they were good books.  Is the world ready for a black superheroe of the caliber of Superman?  If it is written well, then of course we are ready.

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Gay Marriage

Wedding Bands

If marriage will make you gay, go ahead and get married.  Marriage makes some sad that were gay before though.  Always be prepared before getting married.  I think if you are going to get married, you should definitely be gay about it.  Gay marriage will lead to gay children and a gay life overall.  I hope marriage brings gayness to all who enter into it.

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QotD: Pickup Artist

We Love Pizza

What's the worst pickup line you've ever heard?
Submitted by ShellEy.

You ask the girl if she wants to go out for sex and pizza.  If she says no (she will, likely in a violent way), you say, "what is the matter, you don't like pizza."

Sad thing is that I have seen this line work.  The girl usually gets jipped because there is seldom pizza.  This line facilitates one night stands with no breakfast.  How many children don't know their fathers because there mother was offered the irresistible combo of sex and pizza. 

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Who Watches the Watchers

Watchmen is a comic epic. Alan Moore creates a world straight from the crime pulps of the 30's and 40's and makes the hero's that police it outlaws. If you want bright shiny colors and heroes that save the day with a smile and a handshake, you may want to look elsewhere. Watchmen is dark, the heroes do not have superhuman powers (except for one), and they are not afraid to kill the bad guys, be they henchmen, thugs, or masterminds.

The story takes place in New York City in the year of our Lord, 1985. In the late 30's vigilante justice sprung up, inspired by comic books, to take back the streets. As the first wave was calling it quits, a second generation came forth inspired by the first. By 1977 public outcry forced the government to take action and make vigilante justice illegal. New York is a cesspool of crime and corruption. People stand by and watch as neighbors are raped and killed in front of them. Drug use, child pornography, and gangs run rampant. The police are impotent, it is time for the heroes to make another stand.

This story is a dystopia. Whatever could go wrong, has and is continuing to do so. There is no Superman, no perfect boy scout to light the way. The heroes are flawed and some are even mentally unstable. They are not noble and they are not kind. This story is Dark. Not recommended for anyone under 14. They wouldn't really get it and it is too graphic and dark anyways.

Budd
http://budd.vox.com

Who Watches The Watchers

 

Watchmen

Alan Moore

Watchmen is a comic epic.  Alan Moore creates a world straight from the crime pulps of the 30's and 40's and makes the hero's that police it outlaws.  If you want bright shiny colors and heroes that save the day with a smile and a handshake, you may want to look elsewhere.   Watchmen is dark, the heroes do not have superhuman powers (except for one), and they are not afraid to kill the bad guys, be they henchmen, thugs, or masterminds. 

The story takes place in New York City in the year of our Lord, 1985.  In the late 30's vigilante justice sprung up, inspired by comic books, to take back the streets.  As the first wave was calling it quits, a second generation came forth inspired by the first.  By 1977 public outcry forced the government to take action and make vigilante justice illegal.  New York is a cesspool of crime and corruption.  Poeple stand by and watch as neighbors are raped and killed in front of them.  Drug use, child pornography, and gangs run rampant.  The police are impotent, it is time for the heroes to make another stand. 

This story is a dystopia.  Whatever could go wrong, has and is continuing to do so.  There is no Superman, no perfect boy scout to light the way.  The heroes are flawed and some are even mentally unstable.  They are not noble and they are not kind.  This story is Dark.  Not recommended for anyone under 14.  They wouldn't really get it and it is too graphic and dark anyways.

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QotD: ROFL

What comedian makes you pee your pants laughing?
Submitted by pookieb.

I have no sense of humor and if it makes you pee your pants, then I don't want one.  All these people on TV with their funny guy routines.  Why do they want me to laugh, do they need others attention that much.  If they want to make me laugh, the last comic standing needs to be a battle to the finish.  Roz would eat everyone on stage, a few would give her disentary.  She would die too.  The last comic standing would be that southern guy that hosts the show and was funny in a sitcom several years ago, but hasn't been remotely funny since.  And since he is incapable of being funny, comedy and funny guys would die out completely and leave us with a world where we are forced to face with the overwhelming depressiveness of it all.  Thos slackers that commit suicide would get depressed way easier and kill themselves sooner, taking themselves out of the gene pool and not passing on that I am so depressed crap to their kids.  Generation will be saved from realizing that there is no hope at a late time in life and get it right from the start.  I know you want to laugh, junior, but there is nothing funny, lets focus on the aids epidemic.  I hope you feel better now.  the gun is in the top drawer.  Please put doen a towel so it is easier to clean up. 

 

Yeah, comedy sucks!

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QotD: My Fictional Counterpart

What character in a book can you connect with or relate to the most? 
Submitted by Eating A Book.

I wish I could say Ender Wiggin, but I am not that smart.

I will settle on Felix from Armor, although Haruki Murakami's main characters always strike a chord with me.

Armor

Norwegian Wood (Vintage International Original)

Ender's Game (Ender, Book 1)

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Office Space: the horror movie

This is very good.  

Office Space Recut

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QotD: Current Mood Music

What song best describes your current mood?
Submitted by Section31.

Joydrop-Sometimes Wanna Die

Viberate

Joydrop

Sometimes Wanna Die

Joydrop

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A Joke Too Far

At work, the girl that sits next to me (R for now on) moved to a slower traffic cube.  People from other floors will sometimes come and visit, so I thought it would be funny to make like she quit.  I set one person up (M from her on out) that has been looking for another job.  He has applied and almost been hired at a certain place twice and they have assured him that if another position opens up it is his. 

First the set up.  I made sure R was okay with it.  I had her email the plan to her friend that worked on the floor with the M.  I then emailed M and told him I would not be able to make lunch the next day.  When I asked why I stated that we were having a belated going away party for R.  The response was, "I just saw her yesterday."  I told him that she had put in her notice two weeks ago but her and our supervisor had kept it under wraps until she left because she had got a job at the place M had applied.  The rest of us came in and her cubicle was empty.  5 minutes later M is down here checking R's old cube.  M saw that it was empty and walked away.

Next day:  M talks to R's friend on his floor.  M talks to another person that has been applying at the same place.  The person M talks too is pretty upset that R got a job where he was applying and he didn't.  The story of her getting another job hits the building like wild fire.  One problem R is interviewing for an in house promotion.  Word gets around to the people interviewing her that she doesn't work here anymore. 

Time to call the joke.  We let M know that she is actually still here and the reverse rumor mill starts.  We think everyone is aware that she isn't leaving until the second in command of our department is heard saying that she is.  It is now known that during her interview they will be asking her if she has already or will be taking a position with the other company. 

Needless to say R is freaking out and it is all my fault.  A harmless prank on a mutual friend (M) hit the office rumor mill and grew wings.  You would think people in high positions, especially the second in command whose job is to do exit interviews would check the facts, but nope. 

If she gets the promotion, greatest joke ever.  If she is passed up, I suck!

SNY sketch submission

I submitted this to Saturday night You.  Supposedly lorn micheals visits the site looking for talent.

The scene would open in a boardroom with several people sitting around a table.  One person would have his back to the audience.  The board at the end of the table says Gecko Insurance.  

Moderator:  We need a slogan that allows us to show how simple it is to use our service online.
Employee 1:  How about, "It's so easy a caveman could do it."
Moderator:  I like it, but I think the caveman may be too smart.
Employee 2:  A monkey then.
Moderator:  Nope, still too smart.
Employee 3:  A dog!
Moderator:  Aren't dogs smarter than monkeys.
The character with his back turns around revealing himself to be John Kerry.
John Kerry:  I've got it!  "It is so easy a U.S. soldier could do it. 

I want to marry

I want to marry Claire, the cheerleader, from the show Heroes.  We would be very rich within a very short time. 

I would simply take out multiple huge insurance policies on her, stab her in the brain with a sharp stick.  Have her pronounced dead, collect the checks, remove the stick, fly away with her now living and healed body to an Island nation were we will live like gods, and then toil the rest of my life away. 

I just need away to make the stick through the brain thing look like an accident and keep the doctors from prematurely pulling it out.

A Joke Too Far

At work, the girl that sits next to me (R for now on) moved to a slower traffic cube. People from other floors will sometimes come and visit, so I thought it would be funny to make like she quit. I set one person up (M from her on out) that has been looking for another job. He has applied and almost been hired at a certain place twice and they have assured him that if another position opens up it is his.

First the set up. I made sure R was okay with it. I had her email the plan to her friend that worked on the floor with the M. I then emailed M and told him I would not be able to make lunch the next day. When I asked why I stated that we were having a belated going away party for R. The response was, "I just saw her yesterday." I told him that she had put in her notice two weeks ago but her and our supervisor had kept it under wraps until she left because she had got a job at the place M had applied. The rest of us came in and her cubicle was empty. 5 minutes later M is down here checking R's old cube. M saw that it was empty and walked away.

Next day: M talks to R's friend on his floor. M talks to another person that has been applying at the same place. The person M talks too is pretty upset that R got a job where he was applying and he didn't. The story of her getting another job hits the building like wild fire. One problem R is interviewing for an in house promotion. Word gets around to the people interviewing her that she doesn't work here anymore.

Time to call the joke. We let M know that she is actually still here and the reverse rumor mill starts. We think everyone is aware that she isn't leaving until the second in command of our department is heard saying that she is. It is now known that during her interview they will be asking her if she has already or will be taking a position with the other company.

Needless to say R is freaking out and it is all my fault. A harmless prank on a mutual friend (M) hit the office rumor mill and grew wings. You would think people in high positions, especially the second in command whose job is to do exit interviews would check the facts, but nope.

If she gets the promotion, greatest joke ever. If she is passed up, I suck!

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QotD: Total Transformation

What's the most drastic change you've ever made to your appearance?
Submitted by Laurie.

When I was in High School I had long hair on top and had it shaved underneath. My hair was really long though.  I could put it into a ponytail and everthing.  Well, when I decided I was going to join the Army, I shaved it all.  a clipper with a one guard.  Did it myself, too. 

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QotD: Pizza Preference

How do you eat your pizza:  folded, flat or with a fork and knife?
Submitted by danimass.

I usually eat my pizza flat, but will fold it if it is a large piece.  The only things I use a forks and knives on are candy bars.

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SNY sketch submission

> I submitted this to Saturday night You. Supposedly lorn micheals > visits the site looking for talent. >
> The scene would open in a boardroom with several people sitting around > a table. One person would have his back to the audience. The board > at the end of the table says Gecko Insurance.
> Moderator: We need a slogan that allows us to show how simple it is > to use our service online. > Employee 1: How about, "It's so easy a caveman could do it." > Moderator: I like it, but I think the caveman may be too smart. > Employee 2: A monkey then. > Moderator: Nope, still too smart. > Employee 3: A dog! > Moderator: Aren't dogs smarter than monkeys. > The character with his back turns around revealing himself to be John > Kerry. > John Kerry: I've got it! "It is so easy a U.S. soldier could do it. >
>
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QotD: OS Preference

Windows, Mac, Linux - What's your preference and why?
Submitted by ramblingsbymark.

I use windows at work and home.  It is convenient due to practically everyone writing for it.  If I had a little more desire to program I would say linux, but I am too lazy to just learn that stuff on my own.  People who use macs make me not want to use macs.  That and the IPod/ITunes.  Maybe they just make them act retarded when they are running on a windows system.

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I want to marry

I want to marry Claire, the cheerleader, from the show Heroes. We would be very rich within a very short time.

I would simply take out multiple huge insurance policies on her, stab her in the brain with a sharp stick. Have her pronounced dead, collect the checks, remove the stick, fly away with her now living and healed body to an Island nation were we will live like gods, and then toil the rest of my life away.

I just need away to make the stick through the brain thing look like an accident and keep the doctors from prematurely pulling it out.

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QotD: My Dream Career

What's your dream career? 
Submitted by Something.

I would love to work as a writer for comic books or tv shows.  I don't know if I have enough talent for it, but that is why it is a dream and not a reality.  I have written a few short stories but have not been published.  Yet!  I need to write more and NaNoWriMo should help with that.

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QotD: My Dream Address

If you could live anywhere in the world, where would you live?  Why? 
Submitted by abcdefg81.

Personally, I would prefer to live on the surface of the world not in it.  But, in the world would have to be Mammoth cave.  on the surface of the world, I think a smaller community in Australia or Japan.  My wife would love to go back to Korea, but it is so crowded there. 

Agharta seems like it would be cool for "in" the world.

 

Hollow_Earth

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QotD: My Vox Name

How did you pick your Vox name? Does it mean something? 
Submitted by LeendaDLL.  

My Vox name is the name I go by in real life.  Notice, I did not say my real name. 

My first name is William (after my grandfather) and my middle name is Dolan (father).  My parents thought that William was too long and complicated to say.  They were not going to call me Will, Bill, Willy, or Billy.  My dad however was a fan of the TV show Gilligan's Island.  Hew would call me his little buddy just like the skipper called Gilligan.  Little Buddy caught on until it just became Buddy.

I took a lot of flack for this growing up as can be imagined.  I lived through My Little Buddy dolls and that era where generic things were called Buddy.  Pauly Shore was a bright light in my past because of the "Hey Buuuuudddddyyyyy" thing. 

I changed schools my junior year of high school and decided that my name needed to be more grown up.  Like my parents I really didn't care for William, Will, or Bill.  I decided to start going by Budd.  Insert married with children joke here, yes I got plenty of those and being short didn't help.  Budd is versitile because it can be pronounced Bud or Buddy (Bud-D).  A lot of people called me Bud already so it was a logical leap.  I still have family and friends that still call me Buddy.  Thats fine.  That is one of the reasons it is spelled two ways.

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Pathetic Effort

Took the kids trick or treating last night.  I live in a neighborhood with over 1,000 houses, no exaggeration.  I got home from Ashli's TKD lesson at about 6pm, put the costumes on the girls, and headed out. 

I told Ashli that we weren't going to stay out too long or go to far because of her sister, but I changed my mind quickly.  Only three houses on our street had porch lights on.  I would say that only one out of every ten houses was giving out candy.  A problem with this was that about three out of ten had porch lights on.  Ashli was a princess and had heels on and I had to carry Ally.   Ashli was getting upset. 

We stayed out for a little over an hour and the girls got less than a quarter bag each.  There were not many trick or treaters out so the houses usually gave us big handfuls when we did get candy.

I would like to thank everyone that was giving out candy last night.  I appreciate your effort of decorating, answering the door, and the cost that you spent on supplies and candy.  Even if we didn't knock on your door, there was a kid going through the same frustrating night that appreciates you.

Pathetic Effort

Took the kids trick or treating last night. I live in a neighborhood with over 1,000 houses, no exaggeration. I got home from Ashli's TKD lesson at about 6pm, put the costumes on the girls, and headed out.

I told Ashli that we weren't going to stay out too long or go to far because of her sister, but I changed my mind quickly. Only three houses on our street had porch lights on. I would say that only one out of every ten houses was giving out candy. A problem with this was that about three out of ten had porch lights on. Ashli was a princess and had heels on and I had to carry Ally. Ashli was getting upset.

We stayed out for a little over an hour and the girls got less than a quarter bag each. There were not many trick or treaters out so the houses usually gave us big handfuls when we did get candy.

I would like to thank everyone that was giving out candy last night. I appreciate your effort of decorating, answering the door, and the cost that you spent on supplies and candy. Even if we didn't knock on your door, there was a kid going through the same frustrating night that appreciates you.

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