Saturday, June 24, 2006
Friday, June 23, 2006
"Wheres ya from, and whose yur fadder?"
Thursday, June 22, 2006
Excuses, Excuses!
Tuesday, June 20, 2006
My mother taught me...

My mom taught me TO APPRECIATE A JOB WELL DONE: "If you're going to kill each other, do it outside -- I just finished cleaning!"
My mother taught me RELIGION: "You better pray that will come out of the carpet."
My mother taught me about TIME TRAVEL: "If you don't straighten up, I'm going to knock you into the middle of next week!"
My mother taught me LOGIC: "Because I said so, that's why."
My mother taught me FORESIGHT: "Make sure you wear clean underwear, in case you're in an accident."
My mother taught me IRONY: "Keep laughing and I'll *give* you something to cry out."
My mother taught me about the science of OSMOSIS: "Shut your mouth and eat your supper!"
My mother taught me about CONTORTIONISM: "Will you *look* at the dirt on the back of your shirt!"
My mother taught me about STAMINA: "You'll sit there 'til all that Red River is finished."
My mother taught me about DISSAPOINTMENT: "Well you know, life just isn't fair".
My mother taught me about NICENESS: "Don't let niceness fool you. Even Hitler was nice to some people."
My mother taught me about WEATHER: "It looks as if a tornado swept through your room."
My mother taught me how to solve PHYSICS PROBLEMS: "If I yelled because I saw a meteor coming toward you; would you listen then?"
My mother taught me about HYPOCRISY: "If I've told you once, I've told you a million times -- don't exaggerate!!!"
My mother taught me THE CIRCLE OF LIFE: "I brought you into this world, and I can take you out."
My mother taught me about BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION: "Stop acting like your father!"
My mother taught me about ENVY: "There are millions of less fortunate children in this world who don't have a wonderful dinner like you do! We could feed a whole village with the food you leave on your plate"
My mother taught me about SAFETY in public places: "Don't leave your seat or you will get lost or abducted".
Yep, my mother taught me a lot. But one thing she could never fully prepare me for was men and dating. Oh ya, we had the "sex talks", watched 'The miracle of Life' on public TV- All that stuff. But I don't think I will ever understand a man, and the whole idea of dating for me right now is like thinking of jumping off a huge cliff into a big hole.
I've been single for a while. I even considered myself single the last few years I was married. I have met a varied assortment of men and boys yet not one of the budding friendships went anywhere, and one guy even turned out to be a freaky deak borderline stalker. We went out to a Casino and he drank his face off and kept ordering me drinks at the same pace. It was like "Am I cute enough yet? Or do you need more to drink?...here have another."
He didn't even offer me anything to eat, which he had mentioned but I think he got full on the drinks and it slipped his "mind". Or he thought "Hey, five beers has just as many calories as a burger -- forget dinner!" In any case, he almost got us thrown out because he was so loud and obnoxious.
Actual Conversation:
R...By the way...theres a dog food plant out in (the middle of nowhere) that is hiring, you should get a job there.
W...A DOG FOOD PLANT?? Where??
R...It's out in (the middle of nowhere), Right by my place.
W...Well that's a little far from downtown, darn, I'd have no way to get there.
R...Ya, But It's assembly line and it's good money. You should apply
W...Like how much good money
R...Starting is like $13 to $15 per hour but you can move up quick
W...Well, ya know, darn, I'd just have no way to get there, no vehicle...It's wayyy to far
R...I could drive you. *note* lives 40 min out of Edm
W...you would drive that far, everyday to pick me up and drive me to the dog food plant
R...Well YOU COULD COME AND STAY WITH ME!!
OK. THIS IS WHERE IT ALL ENDS.
WHERE DO I BEGIN??
The dog food plant?!!
CAW!! For people who don't know me, this is my my utterly disqusted call phrase. In other words, EW!
Did he actually think that after one outing, and it wasn't even a real date, I just considered him a friend- OK a "night out" that hadn't even ended yet (but was headed there fast)...That I would pack up my children and move out to (the middle of nowhere) and go work at a dog food plant?
Is this a common dating teqnique? To lure in women with soft whisky slurred promises of good ol' fashioned well water and slopping through ripe meaty dog meal day in and day out? OMG. I could say so much about all of this but I have to end it there. I'm getting creeped out just thinking about it.
Sorry if I look interested...I'm not!
It hasn't all been terrible though.
I did meet someone whom I completely adored, and it didn't work out... but I still hold him in the highest regard. He is one of the funniest men I have ever met and we had the craziest funniest conversations ever.
Here are some of the best quotes from "P":
you're a ying to my yang thing is your vibe really too vibalacious for me? haha! can I triple dog dare myself not to? at least I think it was a Tootsie Roll... I suppose it could have been a brown crayon
I don't lead the choir... I'm more like one of the badass singers in the back... chewing gum
nobody's ever asked me for a refund...of course nobody's ever actually paid me either
Siskel gave mine a thumbs up, but that idiot Roeper said thumbs down. What does he know?
Aww... sounds adora-bubble.
"Eeep," is the exact sound I made at this. :)
You could also use that giant candy cane as a blunt force weapon.
let's go into THE belly of the beast (ie West frickin' Ed)!"
Yelling and kissing strangers is never my idea of a fun time. Except in Singapore. ;)
And Lastly on the topic of dating/relationships, etc, I actually recently went on a date and things went quite well. So far "East Coast" has been nothing but nice, charming and fun and funny at the same time. I call him that cus he's an east coast boy from Newfoundland, and honestly, I really like his accent. It's kinda soft and we talk alot, I can just sit there just to listen to his voice.
He's a total Oiler fan and even serenaded me with the tune of Hockey Night in Canada, you know...
"Na na na na na NAAAAAA
Na na na na na NA na....."
which I can most definately say has NEVER EVER happened to me before. :)
I think it's a pretty good start so far but it's kinda early to say anything. As far as boyfriend material, I can't say yet but hopefully we can just get to know each other. I have too many other things to worry about right now. Anyways that's all I'm going to say for now.
My point is...I do have hope.
I now know that not all guys are lyin', crim'nal, psycho borderline stalker creeps.
But I'll always remember there are ones like them out there. No one knows better than me.
LAST SMILE
OF
THE DAY
NOTE TO TECH SUPPORT
Dear Tech Support:
Last year I upgraded from Girlfriend 7.0 to Wife 1.0. I soon noticed that the new program began unexpected child processing that took up a lot of space and valuable resources.
In addition, Wife 1.0 installed itself into all other programs and now monitors all other system activity. Applications such as Poker Night 10.3, Football 5.0 , Hunting and Fishing 7.5 , and Racing 3.6.
I can't seem to keep Wife 1.0 in the background while attempting to run my favorite applications. I'm thinking about going back to Girlfriend 7.0, but the uninstall doesn't work on Wife 1.0.
Please help!
Thanks,
TroubledUser.....
_____________________________________
REPLY:
Dear Troubled User:
This is a very common problem that men complain about.
Many people upgrade from Girlfriend 7.0 to Wife 1.0, thinking that it is just a Utilities and Entertainment program. Wife 1.0 is an OPERATING SYSTEM and is designed by its Creator to run EVERYTHING!!! It is also impossible to delete Wife 1.0 and to return to Girlfriend 7.0. It is impossible to uninstall, or purge the program files from the system once installed.
You cannot go back to Girlfriend 7.0 because Wife 1.0 is designed to not allow this. Look in your Wife 1.0 manual under Warnings-Alimony/Child Support. I recommend that you keep Wife 1.0 and work on improving the situation. I suggest installing the background application "Yes Dear" to alleviate software augmentation. The best course of action is to enter the command C:APOLOGIZE! Because ultimately you will have to give the APOLOGIZE command before the system will return to normal anyway.
Wife 1.0 is a great program, but it tends to be very high maintenance. Wife 1.0 comes with several support programs, such as Clean and Sweep 3.0, Cook It 1.5 and Do Bills 4.2.
However, be very careful how you use these programs. Improper use will cause the system to launch the program Nag Nag 9.5. Once this happens, the only way to improve the performance of Wife 1.0 is to purchase additional software. I recommend Flowers 2.1 and Diamonds 5.0!
WARNING!!! DO NOT, under any circumstances, install Secretary With Short Skirt 3.3 . This application is not supported by Wife 1.0 and will cause irreversible damage to the operating system!
Best of luck,
Tech Support
Bud and Jim were a couple of drinking buddies who worked as airplane mechanics in Atlanta. One day the airport was fogged in and they were stuck in the hangar with nothing to do.Bud said, "Man, I wish we had something to drink!"Jim says, "Me too. You know, I've heard you can drink jet fuel and get a buzz. You want to try it?"So they pour themselves a couple of glasses of high octane hooch and get completely smashed.The next morning, Bud wakes up and is surprised at how good he feels. In fact, he feels GREAT! No hangover! NO bad side effects, nothing!Then the phone rings... it's Jim.Jim says, "Hey, how do you feel this morning?"Bud says, "I feel great. How about you?"Jim says, "I feel great, too. You don't have a hangover?"Bud says, "No, that jet fuel is great stuff - no hangover - nothing.""We ought to do this more often.""Yeah, well, there's just one thing....""What's that?""Have you farted yet?""No.....""Well, DON'T - 'cause I'm in Phoenix!!!"
Two hunters went moose hunting every winter without success. Finally, they came up with a foolproof plan. They got a very authentic cow moose costume and learned the mating call of a cow moose.
The plan was to hide in the costume, lure the bull, then come out of the costume and shoot the bull. They set themselves up on the edge of a clearing, put on their costume and began to give the moose love call.
Before long, their call was answered as a bull came crashing out of the forest and into the clearing. When the bull was close enough, the guy in front said, "OK, let’s get out and get him."
After a moment that seemed like an eternity, the guy in the back shouted, "The zipper is stuck! What are we going to do!?"
The guy in the front says, "Well, I'm going to start nibbling grass, but if I were you, I'd brace myself!"
HAVE A GOOD DAY!!
Monday, June 19, 2006
Girly-Man Coach needs tissue!
Sunday, June 18, 2006
Nasty pain south of the border?

Graphigirl Digital Design
AWESOME OILERS SONG!!
Saturday, June 17, 2006
Funny email
Thursday, June 15, 2006
A moms worst nightmare!

I'm a believer!
...One more tribute to another awesome hockey
game between the Oilers and Carolina!
I knew we could pull it off.
Sunday, June 11, 2006
They pulled it off again!
There you go, a little piece of local history unfolding, maybe it even gave our beloved Oilers a bit of luck last night.
Thursday, June 08, 2006
20 Ways To Maintain A Healthy Level Of Insanity 1. At Lunch Time, Sit In Your Parked Car With Sunglasses on and point a Hair Dryer At Passing Cars. See If They Slow Down. 2. Page Yourself Over The Intercom. Don't Disguise Your Voice. 3. Every Time Someone Asks You To Do Something, Ask If They Want Fries with that. 4. Put Your Garbage Can On Your Desk And Label It "In." 5. Put Decaf In The Coffee Maker For 3 Weeks. Once Everyone has Gotten Over Their Caffeine Addictions, Switch to Espresso. 6. In The Memo Field Of All Your Checks, Write "For Smuggling Diamonds" 7. Finish All Your sentences with "In Accordance With The Prophecy." 8. Don't use any punctuation 9. As Often As Possible, Skip Rather Than Walk. 10. Order a Diet Water whenever you go out to eat, with a serious face. 11. Specify That Your Drive-through Order Is "To Go." 12. Sing Along At The Opera. 13. Go To A Poetry Recital And Ask Why The Poems Don't Rhyme 14. Put Mosquito Netting Around Your Work Area And Play tropical Sounds All Day. 15. Five Days In Advance, Tell Your Friends You Can't Attend Their Party Because You're Not In The Mood. 16. Have Your Co-workers Address You By Your Wrestling Name, Rock Bottom. 17. When The Money Comes Out The ATM, Scream "I Won!, I Won!" 18. When Leaving The Zoo, Start Running Towards The Parking lot, Yelling "Run For Your Lives, They're Loose!!" 19. Tell Your Children Over Dinner. "Due To The Economy, We Are Going To Have To Let One Of You Go." 20. And The Final WayTo Keep A Healthy Level Of Insanity....... Pass this on to someone else Its Called therapy :)
Tuesday, June 06, 2006
Chinese, anyone??
A couple go for a meal at a Chinese restaurant and order the "Chicken Surprise". The waiter brings the meal, served in a lidded cast iron pot. Just as the wife is about to serve herself, the lid of the pot rises slightly with two beady little eyes looking around before the lid slams back down. "Good grief, did you see that?" she asks her husband. He has not, so she asks him to look in the pot. He reaches for it and again the lid rises, and he sees two little eyes looking around before it slams down. Rather perturbed, he calls the waiter over, explains what is happening and demands an explanation. "Please sir," says the waiter, "what you order?" The husband replies, "Chicken Surprise." The Waiter replies.............. " Ah... So solly .............. I bring you the Peeking Duck".
Sunday, June 04, 2006
Why I read the Sunday Paper It has been a beautiful weekend. The kids have been gone for the weekend since Friday night and I have been FREE! It's been a long time! Friday night, my friend and I went to the Wild West but it ended up really boring. So we went back to my place and veged out on my balcony. What a beautiful night! Yesterday, I cleaned most of the day and had frequent snoozes and catnaps throughout the night. Today has been just coffee and the crossword so far, I sat out on my balcony again this morning and read the paper in the morning sun. I intend to do next to nothing until the kids come home at 7. Life is wonderful...for 4 more hours. Funny excerpt from todays Edmonton Sun: The headline reads
- Unable to get attention any longer goading the Catholic Church, Madonna will drop the crucifiction act and pretend to be Muhammed on stage. She gets attention.
- Paul McCartney will get that notice of divorce proceedings, and it will be, "gentlemen, start your court transcripts." On his website, Paul will write, "You remember when I wrote 'not an ounce of truth' to the rumore Heather was after my money? Well, I was right. It was more like ten stone."
- Charlie Sheens' divorce trial will involve allegations of live porno, dingos, llamas, rubber suits, Kraft Miracle Whip and the entire cast of the O.C. Oh wait, it already does. Next...
- Paris Hilton will release that reggae/hip-hop album that's been announced. The east coast and west coast posses and the Country of Jamaica all vow retaliation. Warned that "somebody's gonna pop a cap in your ass", she replies, "that's hot!"
- The Dixie Chicks seek assylum in Canada but are informed a Conservative Government was recently elected. They get turned away from Mexico for fear of scotching the illegal-worker talks. Tony Blair shuts them out from direct orders from Dubya. Finally, they are put on a boat and travel from country to country, with hilarious results on the new Fox reality TV series, Look Away, Dixieland! 8pm Wednesdays.
- During a party hard weekend, the Olsen Twins marry B.J. and Tyler, the two hippie guys from the Amazing Race. A case of chronic munchies sees the girls gain a much-needed 50 pounds over the summer.
- Paula Abdul is arrested for stalking Elliot Yamin after increasingly disturbing voice mail messages are played on ABC's 20/20. Randy describes the recordings as " a little pitchy, dawg, I'm just keepin' it real."
- While in Toronto this week for her star on Canada's Walk of Fame, Pamela Anderson falls for Loverboy's Mike Reno and they're married in swim attire on the beach. The stolen video of the honeymoon turns up at Blockbuster on Canada Day weekend. And remember, No late charges!
- Tom Cruise, Katie and Suri...well, really, I can't think of anything Cruise could do to get our attention anymore. He could "come out", I suppose. But, nah.
- Phil Spector shoots another waitress and says, "Put it on my tab."
Well, I hope you all have a good day, I'm off to nap...or something. :)
Friday, June 02, 2006
On getting Old
A couple in their nineties are both having problems remembering things. They decide to go to the doctor for a checkup. The doctor tells them that they're physically okay, but they might want to start writing things down to help them remember. Later that night, while watching TV, the old man gets up from his chair. His wife asks, "Where are you going?" "To the kitchen" he replies. "Will you get me a bowl of ice cream?" "Sure." "Don't you think you should write it down so you can remember it?" she asks. "No, I can remember it." "Well, I'd like some strawberries on top, too.You'd better write it down because you know you'll forget it." He says, "I can remember that! You want a bowl of ice cream with strawberries." "I'd also like whipped cream. I'm certain you'll forget that, so you'd better write it down!" she retorts. Irritated, he says, "I don't need to write it down, I can remember it! Leave me alone! Ice cream with strawberries and whipped cream - I got it, for goodness sake!" Then he grumbles into the kitchen. After about 20 minutes the old man returns from the kitchen and hands his wife a plate of bacon and eggs. She stares at the plate for a moment and says -"Where's my toast?
Thursday, June 01, 2006

Math trick Here is a math trick so unbelievable that it will stump you. 1.GRAB A CALCULATOR. (YOU WON'T BE ABLE TO DO THIS ONE IN YOUR HEAD) 2.KEY IN THE FIRST THREE DIGITS OF YOUR PHONE NUMBER (NOT THE AREA CODE) 3.MULTIPLY BY 80 4.ADD 1 5.MULTIPLY BY 250 6.ADD THE LAST 4 DIGITS OF YOUR PHONE NUMBER 7.ADD THE LAST 4 DIGITS OF YOUR PHONE NUMBER AGAIN. 8.SUBTRACT 250 9.DIVIDE NUMBER BY 2 DO YOU RECOGNIZE THE ANSWER?
It's Official!
Mrs. Pie has left the building!! On May 31, I finally did it...I even felt a little shimmer of a tear of JOY...I changed my name back, yes, it's true, now I am officially Mizz Jackson once again! It's kinda wierd, when I was younger I couldn't wait to get married and change my name and now I couldn't change it back fast enough. And I'm happy with it now. And I was just reminded of a funny/strange Miss Jackson story. When I was younger like 20 ish or so I used to get phone calls from people wanting to speak with Wendy Jackson, only apparently, there was someone else in the city with the same name and often had to tell people they had the wrong person. I guess I was a little curious of who she was. On the day I went to get fitted for my wedding dress, the shop had called me to confirm my appointment as it seemed I was double booked. They confirmed a time, and when I showed up the woman was all kinda excited. She told me that they had thought I was double booked until another Wendy Jackson had shown up and they figured out we both booked our fittings for the same day and same time!! Ooh! Coinkydink or what! She was already in the fitting room when I got there and we kept missing seeing each other face to face. But finally I went up and said hello, and she was really pleasant. My mom was there that day too, she wanted to take a picture of us together but I said no. It would have made a great visual for this story, but at least I have the memory! :)

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