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Legacy for Unloved Lizards - The Assemblagist

Sat, 08 Aug 2009 06:16:26 -0700

Aging Major takes care of first wife's lizards as the younger second wife looks on. - assemblagist

http://www.ettajames.tv/videos/view.php?id=ADDigK8LwyE

Thu, 15 Jan 2009 16:15:38 -0800

I loved this clip.

Dead Mule School of Southern Literature

Thu, 08 Jan 2009 16:32:34 -0800

The home of Southern Literature online. After 13 years they must be doing something right.

What is Ephemera?

Thu, 08 Jan 2009 16:30:28 -0800

Ephemera means fleeting, transient objects -- items that don't last. Like postage stamps, books or photos. Old receipts, deeds, warrants, postcards and newspapers are ephemera. Paper collectibles are often displayed in shadow boxes, framed carefully utilizing archival materials. Old diaries and journals are popular items for collectors. They can be bought at auctions as well as in antique stores. Private individuals, libraries and many museums seek out historical papers. Original source materials provide a unique glimpse into the past.

http://ubuntube.net/compiz-fusion-ubuntu-810-desktop-sphere/

Tue, 06 Jan 2009 11:57:12 -0800

Ubuntu Linux Video Demonstration of Compiz Fusion Sphere

I've always been a huge fan of Ubuntu Linux. Since Wary hit the scene several years back they had my attention. Moving from Debain 2 to Ubuntu seemed the natural thing to do. Debian's release cycle was years in the making whereas Ubuntu updated on a regular schedule.

Through the years I became tested differing windowing systems before selecting Beryl. Mostly because my video card couldn't handle Compiz. When Beryl and Compiz merged to become Compiz Fusion we all rejoiced at how far we'd come in bring the graphical user interface to Linux. Ubuntu easily surpasses Windows with Compiz Fusion as seen in this video clip found on Ubuntube.net.

The Compiz Cube has been modified as seen in this Ubuntu 8.10 desktop using the Sphere. You can now turn it into either a cylinder or a sphere. This is a test video of the sphere. Edit: The flickering is an artifact from the desktop recording program. No flickering is present while using this feature.

http://www.jetttravolta.org/

Sat, 03 Jan 2009 17:28:02 -0800

More details have emerged on how John Travolta's son, Jett Travolta, died.

And it's even sadder than you can imagine.

TMZ spoke with John Travolta's lawyer and close friend Michael McDermott and family attorney Michael Ossi, who are with the actor in the Bahamas.

How to lower insurance costs

Sat, 03 Jan 2009 10:12:23 -0800

Inner workings of the Insurance business? Great once again we see that an industry is all smoke and mirrors! Is there nothing sacred in the 9 to 5 world?

This is exactly why we live in a small town with two dogs and a cat. Life is easy, quiet (except for the dick head redneck away a prison sentence in 10 years when he turns 18) and predictable.

Pitchdom

Wed, 31 Dec 2008 21:35:29 -0800

The term "pitchdom" as used in referring to marketers like Vince Offer was coined by Seth Stevenson in his Slate article "Sales Jerk". Meet the next great TV pitchman says that Vince is a jerk you'll want to buy rags from. Andy Wibbels pointed me to this article with his Seth Stevenson Extracts Marketing Advice from the Shamwow Guy. Pitchdom.com spreads the glory of Shamwow! front man Vince Offer with Shamwow! Vince Offer videos. In December of 2008, Offer appeared in another infomercial originating on the internet for the kitchen utensil SlapChop, in which Offer adds the following double entendres: "You're gonna love my nuts." and "Don't have a boring tuna." His sales pitch also advertises a bundled hand operated cheese grater, the Graty.

http://macewan.stumbleupon.com/review/28877211/

Wed, 31 Dec 2008 21:21:12 -0800

Offer appeared on infomercials for his movie and also sold kitchen utensils at a swap meet. Currently he is featured as a spokesman in a commercial for ShamWow! absorbent towels that began airing in the spring of 2008. Offer's work on the ad received some comment in the media. Slate.com's Seth Stevenson praised Offer for his "impressive and subtle mastery of the pitchman's art" and wondered if Offer's "abrasive manner might also mark a unique, new strategy in the annals of pitchdom." Stevenson compared Offer to earlier, "more upbeat" television pitchmen like Billy Mays and the Home Shopping Network hosts and concluded that Offer's "smooth-talking condescension" was more suited to the present zeitgeist than the "earnest fervor" of spokesmen like Mays and Ron Popeil. Other Vince Offer sites are found on Wikipedia. Sites such as the Vince Offer video site.

Best Cell Phone Battery: Reviewing the best Cellphone Battery

Tue, 23 Dec 2008 14:11:24 -0800

It says "several models" - pft, more like all models. Plus if you look at who's climbing the charts with cellphones Ericson is all but disappearing!

Go with iPhone, Blackberry or Samsung - hell even Motorola is kicking strong these days. Better yet turn the damn thing off and spend time with the family. Now that's the best battery saving advice I can think of.