For those of you who have been following the saga of the cable company, here’s part three.

I was disconnected from the internet for the first time since going to cable. I did the usual stuff, reset the browser, rebooted, checked all my connections, then called tech support. The nice lady told me how to reset the modem, then remarked that my signal was pretty weak. Yeah, I know, the guys worked all day to find that when they were here, I said. She wants to send someone out to fix it. I can’t afford that, I said. Oh no, we won’t charge you, she tells me. OK. So we set up an appointment for the next week.

The next DAY, the same two cable guys knocked on my door while I was napping (its a hard life when you’re unemployed). There seems to be some confusion here. I mention that it was supposed to be a free call, and he says the boss told HIM that they HAD to charge me for this call. The cable guys were under the impression that the previous visit had been free... when in fact, I was charged $49 for an installation on my bill. So he left and said he’d come back when he got that straightened out. I haven’t seen him since.

Weak signal. I guess that explains why my broadband is slower than DSL. At least its more reliable! One outage in a month, versus at least 10 outages a day with the phone company. One day, I might even enjoy the speed they advertise!

MISS CELLANIA’S MINI FILM FESTIVAL

This little movie explains the difference between real life and the internet. This is the funniest video I’ve seen this week, and believe me, I’ve seen plenty! (Thanks, Bill!)

Watch Dan Osman, the amazing rock climber scale a cliff in no time! (He’s hot, too!)

Artifical insemination video. No, they don’t show everything! (Thanks, Joe!)

Here’s fascinating video called Sand Fantasy. (Thanks, Lois Lane!)

You must see this strangely appealing movie about a dog and a bubble blower, called Bubbles. (from the Seven Deadly Sinners)

THE WIDOW

A woman's husband dies. He had $30,000 to his name. After everything is done at the funeral home and cemetery, she tells her closest friend that there is none of the $30,000 left. The friend says, "How can that be?" The widow says, "Well, the funeral cost me $6,500. And, of course, I made a donation to the church. That was $500, and I spent another $500 for the wake, food and drinks, you know. The rest went for the memorial stone." The friend says, "It was $22,500 for the memorial stone? My God, how big is it?" The widow says, "Three carats."

Love in the Blogosphere: see what people are saying about it at Love Lines.

Over at Phil Jacobsen’s blog, Molly tells a gripping but true story of how she spent two days stuck in a well.

See your website (or any website) mapped out as a graphic. Its an htmlgraph! (via Omegamom) The dots to the right make up mine.

Teenagers are sneaky. They’ve turned a sonic technology that was used against them into technology to outwit authority figures.

In praise of Car Rentals. Don’t read this while drinking.

A really bad poem about constipation.

I lifted this career quiz from Mad Baggage. I'm certainly not surprised  that I got an F in orderliness!

How to build an igloo. In case you ever need to know.

What kind of blogger are you?

An excellent error page.

KIDS SAY THE DARNDEST THINGS

One day the first grade teacher was reading the story of Chicken Little  to her class. She came to the part of the story where Chicken Little tried  to warn the farmer. She read, ".... and so Chicken  Little went up to the farmer and said, "The sky is falling, the sky is falling!"
 The teacher paused then asked the class, "And what do you think that farmer said?"
 One little girl raised her hand and said, "I think he said: 'Holy Shit! A talking chicken!'"
 The teacher was unable to teach for the next 10 minutes.
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A certain little girl, when asked her name, would reply, "I'm Mr. Sugarbrown's daughter."
 Her mother told her this was wrong, she must say, "I'm Jane Sugarbrown."
 The Vicar spoke to her in Sunday School, and said,  "Aren't you Mr. Sugarbrown's daughter?"
 She replied, "I thought I was, but mother says I'm not."
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A little girl asked her mother, "Can I go outside and play with the boys?"
Her mother replied, "No, you can't play with the boys, they're too rough."
The little girl thought about it for a few moments and asked, "If I can find a smooth one, can I play with him?"
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A little girl goes to the barber shop with her father. She stands next to the barber chair, while her dad gets his hair cut,  eating a snack cake. The barber says to her, "Sweetheart, you're gonna get hair on your Twinkie."
 She says, "Yes, I know, and I'm gonna get boobs too.

Thought for today: Some people say I'm superficial, but that's just on the surface

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