I sat down on the floor next to her bed and settled in to hear what she would come up with.
Here is what she had to say:
Lexi: Once upon a time, there was a boy named Wayne. He was walking around his house looking out all the windows.
Me: What was he looking for?
Lexi: COOKIE TRACKS!
Me: Cookie tracks??
Lexi: Yes, he has a horse named Cookie Dough and he couldn't find her. So he was looking for cookie tracks (meaning footprints). He went outside the house and found some leading over to the lake. He needed to cross the lake so he swam across to find Cookie Dough. Then, there was an old woman sleeping in a house. Cookie Dough was tied up behind the house. Wayne went to untie her and the old woman woke up. Sooooo... he got out his cell phone and called the police. They came and arrested the old woman!
Me: Why did they arrest her?
Lexi: She is a HORSENAPPER! (said in a very ... DUH ... kind of tone).
I was laughing pretty hard at this point and she was loving that I was entertained by her story.
Lexi: So Wayne and Cookie Dough swam back across the lake to go home. And they lived happily ever after, the end!
- Mood:
amused
By Kathy Kristof
Did a gang of greedy CEOs make off with your 401(k)?
A surprising number of seasoned experts maintain they did -- or at least could be held responsible for a substantial amount of your losses.
Now, as the Obama administration attempts to rein in executive pay for companies that take tax dollars in bailouts, it's worth considering how that pay affects everyday investors trying to save for retirement.
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Argh.. I can't help but worry.
- Mood:
worried
I saw this article in the Reading Eagle last week and thought it was really interesting.
http://readingeagle.com/article.asp
http://readingeagle.com/article.asp
John D. Forester Jr., 12/28/08
The average American has something in common with Congress: Give both an excessive amount of money and they will spend it.
Now, Congress does this all the time with our tax money. But people spend only when they get a windfall, such as inheriting a fortune, hitting the lottery, winning a big lawsuit or robbing a bank.
( Read the rest of the article )</div>The average American has something in common with Congress: Give both an excessive amount of money and they will spend it.
Now, Congress does this all the time with our tax money. But people spend only when they get a windfall, such as inheriting a fortune, hitting the lottery, winning a big lawsuit or robbing a bank.
MyHeritage: Family tree - Genealogy - Celebrity - Collage - Morph
This is using an old picture of me from around 1994-95... Gonna see if they'll let me post one using a newer picture then as well.
The Life Experience Test |
| Overall, you have partaken in 95 out of 169 possible life experiences. Your average life experience score is therefore 56%. The average score is 52%, making your experiences more than 60% of the people who have taken this test. The average for your age group (26-35) is 53%. Broken down by category: Art: 8/17 (47%) Career & Work: 10/13 (77%) Civics & Technology: 5/7 (71%) Crime & Disarray: 5/11 (45%) Education: 8/18 (44%) Fashion: 4/10 (40%) Fitness, Health and Sports: 4/7 (57%) Life in General: 9/14 (64%) Relationships: 12/14 (86%) Religion & Politics: 3/4 (75%) Social: 13/22 (59%) Travel: 5/20 (25%) Vices: 9/12 (75%) |
| Take the test and see how YOU compare |
aggravatedThis is a great time to take the kids out for ice cream and contribute to an amazing organization for children. While free ice cream will be given to all customers, this is not just a fun and free marketing campaign to promote a national creamery chain…there’s a very powerful reason behind this promotion.
Something to think about…
How many wishes could be granted to children and families facing UNIMAGINABLE circumstances if we attended this event and donated $1…what if we took our families and donated $1 from each member of our families…what if we each donated the amount we would generally spend on an ice cream outing for our families? With over 30,000 readers last month, the contribution is not insignificant…
http://www.coldstonecreamery.com/promoti
Make-A-Wish paid for my brother (who was dying of cancer) to go to Disney World. I am eternally grateful to them for that trip. Come out, have some ice cream and help Make-A-Wish fulfill some dreams.
Your result for The Heart Test...
Bleeding Heart
The Bleeding Heart
Dependent, Idealistic, Passionate, Indulgent
Matches for the Bleeding Heart:
The Hero's Heart
The Hero's Heart shares your idealistic nature and want for harmony and unity, as well as your fiery passion. The Hero is more independent than you, however, but you will find this to be an honorable quality. The Hero believes in true love and will be there for you, but the more self-reliant nature will be a good contrast to your more neediness.
The Slave to Emotions
The Slave to Emotions shares your neediness and need for harmony in a relationship, and your idealistic values. The shave will show you intimacy that you desire and will go well with your passionate nature.
The Rogue's Heart
The Rogue's Heart is loving and passionate, craving love just as you do. The Rogue is more forthcoming and candid than you, but you will be able to accept this trait, especially if you are more submissive, as Bleeding Hearts tend to be, and perhaps even appreciate it due to the Rogue's other more loving and devoted traits.
Your exact opposite is The Pragmatic Heart.
Avoid Realists when possible. You'll want someone who believes in true love, a true hero to nurture your bleeding heart. Intimates, too, may not be passionate enough for you, though you may appreciate their sense of deep loving. Explicit relationships must also be pursued with caution unless they are balanced with the qualities you appreciate in a mate.
- Mood:
flirty
Customers getting pinched as oil profits go to investors
The Associated Press
HOUSTON - As giant oil companies such as Exxon Mobil get set to report what will probably be another round of eye-popping quarterly profits, just where is all that money going?
Companies insist they're trying to find new oil that might help bring down gas prices, but the money they spend on exploration is nothing compared with what they spend on stock buybacks and dividends.
HOUSTON - As giant oil companies such as Exxon Mobil get set to report what will probably be another round of eye-popping quarterly profits, just where is all that money going?
Companies insist they're trying to find new oil that might help bring down gas prices, but the money they spend on exploration is nothing compared with what they spend on stock buybacks and dividends.
- Mood: amused
| Who You Should Vote For |
 Barack Obama: 87% Hillary Clinton: 53% Ron Paul: 33% John McCain: 27% Mike Huckabee: 7% Who you agree with on the war in Iraq: Ron Paul Who you agree with on the economy: Barack Obama Who you agree with on health care: Barack Obama Who you agree with on taxes: Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton Who you agree with on abortion: Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama Who you agree with on gay rights: Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama |
Beacon's user tracking extends beyond Facebook, CA says
The service captures detailed data about online users and sends it to Facebook
"Beacon captures detailed data on what users do on these external partner sites and sends it back to Facebook along with users' IP addresses, Stefan Berteau, senior research engineer at CA's Threat Research Group, said today in an interview."
Here is the full article: http://www.computerworld.com/action/art
Also of note:
"Facebook is allowing advertisers to use user images and names in their ads. So if one of your friends adds a third-party application, you may see an advertisement that shows their picture, prints their name and says that they've added the application. All of this may be in violation of publicity rights in place in many states that prohibit the commercial exploitation of a person's image and likeness without permission or contractual compensation."
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