Matt and I attend a 100 Mile Radius Potluck last night. The premise is that everyone at the potluck brings a dish that is made from ingredients produced, grown, etc. within a 100 mile radius of the selected location. It is quite a challenge and a lot of fun. The potluck was sponsored by Progressive Wayne County.org, and the idea behind it was to get people thinking about where their food comes from and how Richmond can be more self sufficient.
Why didn’t I think of this…
I recently finished my first two sewing projects: a knitting needle holder and a matching bag. This was my first endeavor into sewing, and it was quite an experience. While my projects are by no means perfect, I am very pleased with how they turned out. Sure, some of my seams are less than straight, as much thread may have gone into huge knots as went into the actual sewing, and I may have broken the needle on the sewing machine, but in the end I have two great items I actually made.
I was recently the unfortunate recipient of a fraudulent charge on my bank account. It was not a large amount, quite the contrary, it was only $9.65. The charge appeard to be from “SIGMA; 888-882-6394″ and upon doing some online research, I found out this is a scam. The company is getting individual’s credit or debit card numbers and making small fraudulent charges. When you call the number to dispute the charge, they gather further information from you to use for identity theft.
My bank quickly took care of the problem, and I am getting a new debit card but be careful! Always be sure to check every transaction that comes through your account and be sure you know where they came from. I have no idea how these people got my card number but they did.
Spread the word: Tuesday, June 17, 2008 is the official launch date for Firefox 3, and Mozilla has set a goal to set a Guinness World Record for the most software downloads in 24 hours. All they want us to do is download the newest version of Firefox on the 17th.
For those of you who don’t know, the title of this blog post is an often mis-quoted reference to a 1985 Sally Field utterance when she won and academy award. I can honestly say that I understood the awe and shock that propelled Sally Field to speak these much parodied words this morning when I woke up and realized my blog had received 1600 hits overnight.
Last night Matt was looking through old photos to find some for his new office, and it reminded me that we have been together for 9 1/2 years and married for nearly 5. It was quite humorous to look at us 9 1/2 years ago and us now. We have been through a lot together, and I am happy to say have only gotten closer over the years.
So I thought I would share a few photos from over the years (don’t laugh too hard):
I have been a Microsoft user for a majority of my life. I started out with a 66 megahertz computer running MS-DOS on a very fancy black and green monitor. However, I recently became a self-proclaimed Linux lover. For those of you who might not know, Linux is an open source operating system that competes with Microsoft Windows and Apple’s OS X. My first experience with Linux left me with a bad taste in my mouth, but the distribution of Linux known as Ubuntu 7.10 (aka “Gutsy Gibbon”), the version prior to the current version of Ubuntu, has impressed me enough to convince me to completely switch my personal computer to Linux. It has been a fascinating adventure, and I’ve learned a lot about the inner workings of my computer.
Tomorrow Matt and I will be renewing our cell phone plan with Verizon and getting new phones. With this comes the option to finally get local cell phone numbers, which has not been a possibility in the past. Matt and I have had Virginia cell phone numbers the whole time we have lived in Indiana because we share a cell phone plan with his parents. However, Verizon has now changed their policy, and you can have phone numbers from different states on the same phone plan. This has caused quite a dilemma for me.
