Three Dimension Luck and Power Test

You Are Internal - Believer - Empowered

You feel your life is controlled internally.If you want something, you make it happen.You don't wait around for things to go your way.You value your independence and don't like others to have control. You are a true believer in luck, fate, and karma.You believe that life is a game of chance - not a game of skill.You either consider yourself very unlucky or very lucky.No matter what, you don't feel like you can change the hand you were dealt. You have a good deal of power, but you also know the pecking order.You realize that working the system does get you further.You know who to defer to and who to control.When it comes to the game of life, you play things flawlessly.

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Your Personality Profile

You are dependable, popular, and observant.Deep and thoughtful, you are prone to moodiness.In fact, your emotions tend to influence everything you do. You are unique, creative, and expressive.You don't mind waving your freak flag every once and a while.And lucky for you, most people find your weird ways charming!

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What kind of rocker are you?

You Are an Emo Rocker!

Expressive and deep, lyrics are really your thing.That doesn't mean you don't rock out...You just rock out with meaning.For you, rock is more about connecting than grandstanding.

What Kind of Rocker Are You?

Another good one from Gina

Young Doug lived in the country and couldn't find work, so he moved to the city, and found a job as salesman in a huge megastore. At the end of his first day, the boss came up and said "How did you go, Doug? How many sales did you make?" Doug said "One, sir". The boss frowned and said "Thats not good enough. How much was it for?" Doug replied "$100,000, sir". The boss did a back flip: "Tell me how you achieved that".
Doug explained. "A man came in to the store and I sold him some fishing hooks. I asked him what kind of fish he was after and he said "big ones", so I said he would need a bigger rod than the one he had. I asked him where he was going to go fishing and he said 'Down on the bay". I told him he would need a boat, and took him to the Marine dept. where I sold him a 40' cruiser. He said his car wouldn't be able to tow that, so I took him to the car sales dept and he bought a four wheel drive."
The boss was astounded. "And this came about because he came in to buy fishing hooks?" Doug replied "No sir. He came in to buy some tampons for his wife, and I said "Well your weekend is stuffed. You may as well go fishing".

Top 10 real reasons Harriet Miers withdrew her nomination

By Jeff Fisher, Nancy Grace Addicts

Top 10 Real Reasons Harriet Miers withdrew her nomination
#10 Didn't want to miss Desperate Housewives
#09 Refused to sit on Clarence Thomas' lap at Supreme court Christmas parties
#08 Was hired to be Martha Stewarts' new Apprentice
#07 Was asked 1st to be Scooter Libby's Lawyer
#06 Didn't want to miss the Nancy Grace Show on Headline News
#05 Didn't want to miss her weekly Slumber parties with Condi Rice and Karen Hughes
#04 Was offered a position at Fox to be the New Supernanny
#03 Couldn't find a robe in her size
#02 Couldn't find a seat on the court in her size either
And the #1 reason Harriet Mier withdrew her nomination

#1 SHE FOUND LOVE AT A K-MART STORE!!!!!

Top 10 least likely supreme court justice

By Jeff Fisher, Nancy Grace Addicts

Top 10 Least likely options for President Bush's New Supreme Court Justice
#10 Ashley Simpson
#09 The Judge from My Cousin Vinny
#08 Lance Ito(OJ Judge remember)
#07 Randy Jackson of American Idol
#06 Simon Cowell of American Idol
#05 Senator Ted Kennedy
#04 Barney Fife
#03 Elmo(of Sesame Street)
#02 Paris Hilton
And the #1 Least likely Supreme court Nominee

#1 Gumby!!!!!

You know when you live on the Gufl Coast when...

Let me explain this before someone gets mad at me. My aunt sent me this, she lives in the Gulf Coast region. I figure if she can make it all feel better by having a laugh, then why the hell not.

*You have FEMA's # on your speed dialer.
*You have more than 300 C and D batteries in your kitchen drawer.
*Your pantry contains more than 20 cans of Spaghetti Os.
*You are thinking of repainting your house to match the plywood covering your windows.
*When describing your house to a prospective buyer, you say it has three bedrooms, two baths and one safe hallway.
*Your SSN isn't a secret; it's written in Sharpie on your arms.
*You are on a first-name basis with the cashier at Home Depot.
*You are delighted to pay $3 for a gallon of regular unleaded.
*The road leading to your house has been declared a No-Wake Zone.
*You decide that your patio furniture looks better on the bottom of the pool.
*You own more than three large coolers.
*You wish that other people get hit by a hurricane and not feel the least bit guilty about it.
*You have 2-liter coke bottles and milk jugs filled with water in your freezer.
*Three months ago you couldn't hang a shower curtain; today you can assemble a portable generator by candlelight.
*You catch a 13-pound redfish... in your driveway.
*You can recite from memory whole portions of your homeowner's insurance policy.
*You consider a "vacation" to stunning Tupelo, MS.
*At cocktail parties, women are attracted to the guy with the biggest chainsaw.
*You have had tuna fish more than 5 days in a row.
*There is a roll of tar paper in your garage.
*You can rattle off the names of three or more meteorologists who work at the Weather Channel.
*Someone comes to your door to tell you they found your roof.
*Ice is a valid topic of conversation.
*Your "drive-thru" meal consists of MREs and bottled water.
*Relocating to South Dakota does not seem like such a crazy idea.
*You spend more time on your roof than in your living room.
*You've been laughed at over the phone by a roofer, fence builder or a tree worker.
*A battery-powered TV is considered a home entertainment center.
*You don't worry about relatives wanting to visit during the summer.
*Having a tree in your living room does not necessarily mean it's Christmas.
*Toilet Paper is elevated to coin of the realm!
*You know the difference between the "good side" of a storm and the "bad side."
*Your kids start school in August and finish in July.
*You go to work early and stay late just to enjoy the air conditioning.

Hey all

Don't forget to check out my MySpace page as well. I've had a lot of fun creating my space.
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One of my favourite pieces

"Female Trouble" by Leann Marie Zafuto
http://www.designmindatlanta.com/the_artist.php

Today in Sports, thanks Kathy

Mazzone nixes Yanks, talks to O's

By DAVID O'BRIEN

The Atlanta Journal-ConstitutionPublished on: 10/19/05

Leo Mazzone's flirtation with the New York Yankees ended Wednesday, but the venerable Braves pitching coach may be closer than ever to jumping ship — to the Baltimore Orioles.
The Orioles emerged as the likely destination for Mazzone, and a person familiar with negotiations said the only thing holding up a deal is the Braves' demand for a specific Orioles minor leaguer as compensation The Associated Press, quoting an anonymous source, reported that Mazzone has agreed to a three-year contract with the Orioles.
A resolution could come before the start of the World Series on Saturday and perhaps as soon as Thursday. Mazzone, a close friend of Baltimore manager Sam Perlozzo, once again did not return messages left on his voicemail Wednesday.
The Orioles have been negotiating with Mazzone's attorney since receiving permission to do so Tuesday from Braves general manager John Schuerholz.
"He and Sam are boyhood friends," attorney Jack Reale said. "They played American Legion together. He knows Sam, so that's certainly a big factor. We'll have to wait and see how it all plays out here the next couple of days."
Schuerholz previously granted the Yankees permission to talk to Mazzone, but their three-business-day period to negotiate closed Wednesday at 5 p.m.
"The window for the Yankees to speak with representatives for Leo Mazzone closed at 5 p.m.," a statement from the Yankees said. "Both sides agreed to end discussions without resolution."
Asked about the window closing, Schuerholz said, "That is correct." He wouldn't comment on the status of the Orioles' talks with Mazzone.
When asked if the situation might be resolved quickly, "I'm not real good at guessing, but it may. And that's more than a 'no comment,' so that's all I'm going to say."
The Orioles technically have until Friday to negotiate with him.
Reale said Tuesday that Mazzone, who's been with the Braves organization since 1979, had reached a point in his career where he needed to explore all his options and do what was best for him and his family.
His $250,000 salary with the Braves in 2005 was more than $150,000 below the top of the pay scale for pitching coaches, and Mazzone wouldn't make significantly more if he accepted the Braves' offer to return in 2006.
While that remains an option, it's one that Braves officials don't sound confident would be exercised.
Mazzone is under contract with Atlanta through Nov. 15. He could wait until Nov. 16 to sign with another team, but the Braves could argue a deal was already in place before then.
"We're just kind of laying low and waiting for the Braves or someone to tell us what the situation is, waiting for the field to be cleared," said Reale, who wouldn't confirm whether compensation was an issue.
Mazzone, who has served as manager Bobby Cox's pitching coach since 1990, could return to the Braves in 2006 — but at a salary previously agreed upon by him and Schuerholz.
The Braves don't give multi-year deals to coaches.
The Baltimore Sun reported the Orioles were prepared to compete with any offer the Yankees made to Mazzone. The Yankees paid Mel Stottlemyre more than $400,000 before he stepped down after 10 seasons as their pitching coach.
Mazzone, 57, and Perlozzo, 55, knew each other as teenagers, and became closer while living on the same block in Cumberland, Md., in the 1980s.
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Reasons to NOT have Michael Jackson on a jury

Submitted by Don Dunham, Nancy Grace Addicts.

"Jeff, I only hope I can approach your ususl level of greatness here." - Don Dunham

1. Jacko couldn't sit still that long without having a little boy on his lap
2. The harsh courtroom lighting would melt Jacko's wax nose
3. Jacko's entourage would take all the other seats in the jury box
4. He couldn't complete the juror questionnaire; it lists check-boxes for "male" & "female," but there isn't a box for "androgynous."
5. Our legal system separates Church & State -- therefore no "Jesus Juice" in the jury room
6. Jacko would insist on international TV trial coverage, but most California judges wouldn't allow cameras in the courtroom
7. Jacko couldn't speak for himself in jury deliberations; he'd have to make a home video expressing how he felt about the case, or get Geragos to speak for him
8. Jacko believes conflicts shouldn't be resolved in court. You just get the 2 gangs together and lead them in a dance
9. Now that Avian Flu is about, Jacko's been wearing 3 surgical masks & hiring people to breathe for him. He'd never come out!
10. The $22 per diem Jacko would receive for jury duty would put him into a higher tax bracket.
11. BJ would show up, but he wouldn't have Diane Dimond to pick on

Two reasons TO have Jacko on a jury:

1. If jurors had to be sequestered, Jacko would purchase a luxury hotel, saving the county considerable expense.
2. We'd get to see more of Latoya's gorgeous breasts.

TOP 10: submitted by Jeff Fisher, Nancy Grace Addicts

As most of you probably have heard by now, former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein, not only pleaded innocent to the chargest against him but got a trial postponement until November 28, which begs the following list.

Top 10 reasons why Saddam Hussein wanted a trial postponement

#10 It'll take him a whole month just to shave himself (and not just his face)
#09 Wanted to see if he'd won the latest Powerball Jackpot lottery
#08 Wants to see who shot JR
#07 To get Mark Geragos as a defense attorney
#06 To request Judge Judy preside over his trial
#05 Wanted to see the next season of Desperate housewives
#04 He wants to date CNN's Christiane Amanpour
#03 He wants to date Catherine Crier
#02 Wants to wait until he's a guest on The View

And the #1 Reason Saddam wanted his trial postponed

#1 He fears Nancy Grace would become the lead prosecutor

My sports info for the day

Thanks Kathy! Quite a good pick-me-up!

Mazzone may be New York-boundBraves pitching coach negotiating with Yankees
By DAVID O'BRIEN
The Atlanta Journal-ConstitutionPublished on: 10/18/05 The New York Yankees are negotiating with Braves pitching coach Leo Mazzone and could be close to getting him to trade in his tomahawk for pinstripes.
Hours after Yankees manager Joe Torre gave Mazzone a ringing endorsement Tuesday, Mazzone's attorney confirmed talks with the Yankees began several days ago and had progressed.
"We have been talking to the Yankees, that's correct," said attorney Jack Reale, who said he's negotiated with the Yankees and also had discussions with the Baltimore Orioles about their interest in Mazzone.
Mazzone, 57, didn't return messages left on his voicemail. He has been with the Braves organization since 1979 and been their major league pitching coach since 1990, coaching six Cy Young Award winners and nine 20-game winners in that span.
"Leo has great affection for the Braves organization and Bobby Cox but has reached a state in his career where, for his benefit and his family's benefit, he has to consider all his options," Reale said. "That's what he's in the process of doing right now. We're proceeding in a formalized manner."
One day after news spread that the Yankees received permission from the Braves to speak to Mazzone, Torre said he had recommended him as his next pitching coach.
"Leo is very good at what he does," Torre told reporters at a news conference Tuesday at Yankee Stadium, his first public comments since the Yankees were eliminated by the Los Angeles Angels in the first round of the playoffs. Torre also announced he will return as manager of the team next year.
"I was managing the Braves when Leo was in the minor league system over there. So he wouldn't be a stranger to me. . . . I'm going to be consulted. I hope that what I have to say goes a long way."
Mazzone's contract expires in mid-November.
"All we're saying right now is 'no comment,' " Braves manager Bobby Cox said from Florida, where he's been in meetings with top Braves officials and scouts to begin planning the construction of next year's team.
"He's been invited back here. There's a verbal agreement."
That agreement, however, between Mazzone and general manager John Schuerholz only addresses what Mazzone would be paid if he's back with the Braves in 2006.
Like other Braves coaches, Mazzone works under one-year contracts. The team won't do multi-year deals with coaches.
The Orioles are interested in Mazzone, a friend of Baltimore manager Sam Perlozzo for many years. But that interest was initially complicated by the condition of highly regarded current Orioles pitching coach Ray Miller, who was still hospitalized after surgery for an aortic aneurysm.
Reale said the Orioles' situation had become clearer by Tuesday, though he declined to elaborate. "We have spoken to Baltimore," he said. "They're definitely in the picture."
Mel Stottlemyre, who quit last week after 10 seasons on the Yankees coaching staff, was the top-paid pitching coach in the majors at more than $400,000 annually — about $200,000 more than Mazzone was paid by the Braves.
Cox and Schuerholz are signed through 2006, and management uncertainty beyond that may have contributed to Mazzone's consideration of other offers.
Torre, who has two years left on his contract, considered stepping down after a season in which his staff came under frequent criticism by management. But after several days of positive meetings with team officials, he decided to stay.
The pitching coach job was discussed in those meetings.
"They asked me about what are my thoughts," Torre said. "I said I had no problem [with Mazzone]. I know him. A good guy. Obviously he's very good at what he does because of his track record in Atlanta."
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Oh I've been playing with this...

...all day. Click on the link below. What fun!
http://www.yeeguy.com/freefall/

This is one of my favourite jokes, thank you Gina.

Every Saturday morning he's going fishing. He gets up early and eager,makes his lunch, hooks up his boat and off he goes...all day long. Well, one Saturday morning he gets up early, dresses quietly, gets his lunch made, puts on his long johns, grabs the dog and goes to the garage to hook up his boat to the truck and down the driveway he goes. Coming out of his garage rain is pouring down; it is like a torrential downpour. There is snow mixed in with the rain, and the wind is blowing 50 mph. Minutes later, he returns to the garage. He comes back into the house and turns the TV to the weather channel. He finds it's going to be bad weather all day long, so he puts his boat back in the garage, quietly undresses and slips back into bed. There he cuddles up to his wife's back, now with a different anticipation, and whispers, "The weather out there is terrible." To which she sleepily replies, "Can you believe my stupid husband is out fishing in that?"

You must be crazy!

In this photo released by the Discovery Health Channel shows the Duggar children and their father Jim Bob Duggar, top center, gather as their mother Michelle holds the 16th addition to the family Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2005, at St. Mary's Hospital in Rogers, Ark. The girl Johannah was born Oct. 11, at the hospital.
http://www.duggarfamily.com/default.php

Joke of my day

THE BLIND WAL-MART CLERK

A woman goes into Wal-Mart to buy a rod and reel for her grandson's birthday. She doesn't know which one to get so she just grabs one and goes over to the counter. A Wal-Mart associate is standing there wearing dark shades.

She says, "Excuse me, sir. Can you tell me anything about this rod and reel?" He says, "Ma'am, I'm completely blind; but if you'll drop it on the counter, I can tell you everything you need to know about it from the sound it makes.

She doesn't believe him but drops it on the counter anyway.

He says, "That's a six-foot Shakespeare graphite rod with a Zebco 404 reel and 10-LB. Test line. It's a good all around combination; and it's on sale this week for only $20.00."

She says, "It's amazing that you can tell all that just by the sound of it dropping on the counter. I'll take it!" As she opens her purse, her credit card drops on the floor.

"Oh, that sounds like a Master Card," he says.

She bends down to pick it up and accidentally breaks wind. At first she is really embarrassed, but then realizes there is no way the blind clerk could tell it was she who tooted. Being blind, he wouldn't know that she was the only person around.

The man rings up the sale and says, "That'll be $34.50 please. "

The woman is totally confused by this and asks, "Didn't you tell me it was on sale for $20.00? How did you get $34.50?"

He replies, "Yes, Ma'am. The rod and reel is $20.00,
but the Duck Call Is $11.00 and the Catfish Bait is $3.50."

Ireland

My parents in front of St. Patrick's in Dublin, Ireland. What fun!

I think I'm liking her now too

I think I'll have to buy Greta van Susteren's book too. I think I'm liking her a little more each time I get to see her show.

More...

Pictures from my parents' trip to Ireland. Isn't this just beautiful?

Family

These are the only pictures I have of my grandfather. He is the man in the top right, and below that is him with my Grammie when they were young, and a few other scenes with him and Grammie's family. Happy Birthday Grammie and miss you Grampa!

Nancy Grace

Here's my girl, Nancy Grace, on the cover of her wonderful book, Objection! She is such a great person all around, she autographed my copy of the book.

Diane Dimond

Diane Dimond, I sure do miss you on TV! You are such a great investigative reporter!

YANKEES WIN!!!!

New York Yankees players celebrate with champagne in the dressing room after they defeated the Boston Red Sox 8-4 in their game in Boston October 1, 2005. With the victory the Yankees clinched first place in the American League east division to advance to the playoffs.