Thursday, February 25

would you still have a job, if this was you?

Image (c) The Associated Press  (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)
"House Minority Leader Lawrence F. Cafero Jr., R-Norwalk, far right, speaks while colleagues play solitaire on their computers as the House convenes to vote on a new budget for the fiscal year in the Capitol, in Hartford, Conn."


Rep. Barbara Lambert, D-Milford, and Rep. Jack F. Hennessy, D-Bridgeport, play solitaire.  The guy sitting in the row in front of them is on Facebook, and the guy behind Hennessy is checking baseball scores.

Confirmed true by www.snopes.com, November 2009.

Wednesday, February 24

Thursday, February 18

what is RED all over and $57,362 per house?

Why, it's Obama's $5 billion for greening-of-America-to-create-jobs stimulus money, of course!

According to this article, the Green Energy program is 98.5% behind on its goal to weatherize 593,000 homes and create 87,000 energy jobs.  At it's current pace, the program costs $57,362 and 10 employees PER HOUSE...to re-caulk windows and replace weatherstripping.

(Reminds me of the joke "how many people does it take to screw in a light bulb?"...except, I'm not laughing.)

If I was 98.5% behind at my job, my sorry rear-end would be on the street! 
If I wasn't able to make 98.5% of my personal budget projections, anybody reviewing my notes would think I needed a refresher course in remedial math!

If I can't get away with it, what's their excuse?

RED TAPE.  Apparently the government is full of it...  really?!  who knew?!  I guess not Pelosi-Reid's budgeting committee, nor the two Nobel Prize winners: head of the country, Obama, and head of Dept of Energy, Steven Chu.

Yeah, right.

And as I lay in my bed sick at home, I think to myself:  "and you want to manage our healthcare????"

Quick, help me think about something else - that last thought just made me feel sicker...

cvo

Wednesday, February 17

winged hero slays angry apples...

Being sick is the pits.

So while my body tries to get well and turn from its current pale shade of yellow back to its normal rosy glow (come on red blood cells! let's rally!)...I'm trying to make the most of my time cuddled under blankets with Dallas (she hasn't left my side) by tinkering with a free trial version of a program I wish to own and to actually be skilled at someday: Photoshop!

It's been a great distraction between nasal irrigations, gargling salt water, downing fluids and pills, and basically not having much of a life at all this week. ;)

So welcome to my nerdom, where brave, winged rescuers on horseback are always victorious...


(click picture to see enlarged)

...and are always on guard to protect us from the fierce, saber-toothed, angry apples...

(click picture to see enlarged)

Ha-ha!  ;)

If you'd like to practice along with me, just download Adobe Photoshop CS4 30-day trial here and check out these tutorials at Tutorial9.net and o0FullAperture0o to create your own epic storybook graphics!

I'd love to see your creations...please include a link to them in your comments below!

Here's to hoping tomorrow's a stronger day...I'm off to see the wizard...

cvo

Tuesday, February 16

what chefs do when they're bored...

My dad forwarded this email to me today - thought you might enjoy it as well.  Isn't this amazing food art?  Definitely some creative chefs behind these masterpieces...

(and let's try this again...)

pick-me-up lines

So the latest on me is that I had a fabulous Valentine's weekend, busy with going to an awesome baby shower at our neighbor's and a trip through wine country with my folks (an early birthday present for my dad so I could be their DD on the the Red Wine & Chocolate weekend), but it ended with a crash when I went to bed sick on Sunday night.

I've been home-bound with this horrible, good-for-nothing, cold ever since.  :(  Blech!!!  And I'm about to start some antibiotics...joy.

One of the only reprieves to keep my mind off being sick has been watching some of my favorite YouTubers and their funny videos.  Here's another terrific one from EdBassMaster that I've called "pick-me-up lines"...because it's done just that for me to today!  Hope his characters put a smile on your face too (and when you get a chance, you should check out some of his other vids on his channel:  http://www.youtube.com/user/edbassmaster)...

Thursday, February 11

new favorite: hot spot computer art program

Feed: marketing: Fast Company
Posted on: Tuesday, February 09, 2010 2:27 PM
Author: Cliff Kuang
Subject: Infographic of the Day: Your Computer Use, Visualized Like a Jackson Pollock

 

Anatoly Zenkov

Very cool heat map art of mouse-trails on your desktop after a hard day's work (or play?); tool (toy?) by Anatoly Zenkov and available on a Mac or PC.  

Kind of reminiscent of Jackson Pollock, huh?  I love it!

View article...

Tuesday, February 2

ewwww... Purell, anyone?


South Australian Department of Health's new advertising campaign urging flu shots.