This is amazing!

Matt Eddy, a 31-year-old disabled man that is driving across the country in his wheelchair will enter Erie at the end of this week. Matt has muscular dystrophy and is on a ventilator. He set out on this journey to raise awareness, and needs your help! Averaging 30 miles per day, Matt began the trip at Long Wharf in Boston and will end in Long Beach California. For further information on his journey, check out his blog.

http://obcrip.livejournal.com/

I used to live in Erie and watch the blogs - this is how I heard about Matt - Check out his blog and write him a note!

    My apologies to all - if you received a message to purchase something from me outside of eBay - I DID NOT SEND IT - My account was hacked - I have not had anything listed on eBay for many months.

I apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused. I received the information from eBay this morning about my account.

Please forward anything you received to the trust and resoloution center if it looks suspicious which I am sure it will. I received emails  of this type this morning my self.


Thanks, and I am again sorry for the inconvenience.

EMk

Okay - I admit it - I am an addict.

E-mail - MySpace - Facebook - Yahoo Messenger - My Jimdo Page - my website at www.edkindle.com - even eBay blogs.

I get up - I fire on the pc - I open outlook - I open Mozilla - Facebook, myspace, yahoo - what is wrong with me - I leave the house - I come home - jump right to the computer to see if I have any new email - then right to my pages to see if I have any new messages or friend requests - hell I even get excited to see my profile views go up...

I hate to admit it but even cooking dinner in between steps while waiting for something to heat - I will run back into my office to check to see if anything has changed - This is nutsy fagen - Arrgh! I haven't even turned the tv on in a month - Well I do at around 3am but then there is nothing on, so I go back to the computer...

2 months ago I did none of this - Yea I was on the computer for several hours a day -  but that was just plain old surfing the net -

Then my daughter was instant messaging my son at Fort Bragg - and he had a web cam...It was great (he is hilarious by the way) we could see him, but he couldn't see us - so off to my home away from home (Staples) to buy a couple of web cams - one for my daughter and one for me...

You would think I am a junkie - I bet meth is less addictive than this stuff! At least you get to keep your teeth with this habit...

So now I can keep up with some of my old friends and meet lots of new ones online. I either have to get off the computer and mow the lawn or buy some goats. This is ridiculous the amount of time I am online now – It is like I am a drunk and the computer is my still.

 

If all that was not enough I happen to find an endearing little program called Stumble Upon…

 

www.stumbleupon.com

 

This little jewel has allowed me to waste more productive hours than anything else I have found to date…If you don’t believe me try it – Just be sure to delete all your old bookmarks before you start – Why? ‘cause you will have so much new stuff book-marked by the end of the first two hours you won’t believe it. I must have added 150 bookmarks that first night – So many that I can’t even remember what half of them are...

 

But that is another story..

 

See ya on the web

EMk

33 Names of Things You Never Knew had Names

1. AGLET - The plain or ornamental covering on the end of a shoelace.
2. ARMSAYE - The armhole in clothing.
3. CHANKING - Spat-out food, such as rinds or pits.
4. COLUMELLA NASI - The bottom part of the nose between the nostrils.
5. DRAGÉES - Small beadlike pieces of candy, usually silver-coloured, used for decorating cookies, cakes and sundaes.
6. FEAT - A dangling curl of hair.
7. FERRULE - The metal band on a pencil that holds the eraser in place.
8. HARP - The small metal hoop that supports a lampshade.
9. HEMIDEMISEMIQUAVER - A 64th note. (A 32nd is a demisemiquaver, and a 16th note is a semiquaver.)
10. JARNS,
11. NITTLES,
12. GRAWLIX,
13. and QUIMP - Various squiggles used to denote cussing in comic books.
14. KEEPER - The loop on a belt that keeps the end in place after it has passed through the buckle.
15. KICK or PUNT - The indentation at the bottom of some wine bottles. It gives added strength to the bottle but lessens its holding capacity.
16. LIRIPIPE - The long tail on a graduate's academic hood.
17. MINIMUS - The little finger or toe.
18. NEF - An ornamental stand in the shape of a ship.
19. OBDORMITION - The numbness caused by pressure on a nerve; when a limb is 'asleep'.
20. OCTOTHORPE - The symbol '#' on a telephone handset. Bell Labs' engineer Don Macpherson created the word in the 1960s by combining octo-, as in eight, with the name of one of his favourite athletes, 1912 Olympic decathlon champion Jim Thorpe.
21. OPHRYON - The space between the eyebrows on a line with the top of the eye sockets.
22. PEEN - The end of a hammer head opposite the striking face.
23. PHOSPHENES - The lights you see when you close your eyes hard. Technically the luminous impressions are due to the excitation of the retina caused by pressure on the eyeball.
24. PURLICUE - The space between the thumb and extended forefinger.
25. RASCETA - Creases on the inside of the wrist.
26. ROWEL - The revolving star on the back of a cowboy's spurs.
27. SADDLE - The rounded part on the top of a matchbook.
28. SCROOP - The rustle of silk.
29. SNORKEL BOX - A mailbox with a protruding receiver to allow people to deposit mail without leaving their cars.
30. SPRAINTS - Otter dung.
31. TANG - The projecting prong on a tool or instrument.
32. WAMBLE - Stomach rumbling.
33. ZARF - A holder for a handleless coffee cup.

This is my blog - There are others like it but this one is mine.

in today's litigious society I fell that I should have a few disclaimers attached to my writing so I don't get sued.
So, here goes,

Not valid with any other offer.
Batteries not included.
Do not drop.
Do not fold, spindle or mutilate.
Shipping and handling not included.
Low monthly payments.
9 out of 10 dentists recommend.
Do not take internally.
May cause drowsiness.
Caution, contents may be hot.
Keep out of reach of children.
Not intended for children under two.
May include moderate to mild side effects.
Park closes at dusk.
Do not enter.
No parking.
No admittance.
Under 17 not admitted without parent or guardian.
No talking.
No eating.
No smoking.
Turn off cell phones.
Banned in 17 countries.
Warranty void if label removed.
No user serviceable parts inside.
Caution! high voltage.
Deer crossing.
Do not molest wildlife.
Do not feed the bears.
No trespassing.
Speed limit 65 mph.
Curb your dog.
No littering.
No loitering.
No passing.
No cheating.
No stopping or standing.
No parking between signs.
No weapons beyond this point.
If you keep making that face - it will freeze like that.
It's all fun and games until someone loses an eye.
All unattended vehicles with be towed at owner's expense.
All items not claimed after 30 days will be sold.
Don't leave the butter on the table - the cat will lick it.
Choking hazard - not suitable for children under two.

Well that should cover things here for a while.
New disclaimers will be added as situations warrant.

Later
EMk