wedding registries v. straight cash homie

I head to lots of weddings these days and I've formed an opinion on the gift protocol. I think its inappropriate to ask for cash. When people say no boxed gifts they want you to give them money. Perhaps a gift card goes well here, but there's no real personal giving. And I'm against wedding registries. That's absurd... You want me to go and buy your domestic goods for you? That's even worse than giving cash. Now you want the cash and you want me to go to the store and buy it for you. I love getting gifts that are surprises. Can't we go back to that model??

michami dukkadum

theres more than just football going on... a belated eid mubarak to my muslim homies, happy rosh shananah to my jewish friends, a happy start to ganesh chaturthi to my hindu friends and family. and hope all who sacrificed during the jain tradition of paryushan are well and strong. michammi dukkadum to those who i may have hurt through my thoughts, actions, and speech. and on the remembrance of 9/11 im grateful that in my little word there is tremendous tolerance. most of the world lives in some form of chaos and we're extremely fortunate.

buy booze for the underage in CA, get terminated!

- None of you underagers are getting me to buy again!

The Tower of Terror, a popular ride at Disney's California Adventure, was a scene of real terror for some as a man fell roughly 25 feet from a platform while waiting for the ride.

A 20-year-old man fell last night while waiting in line for The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror ride, billed by Disneyland as a haunted elevator ride through a formerly elegant hotel.

MetroNet of Anaheim, which dispatches for the Anaheim Fire Department, received a call at 10:31 p.m. Wednesday reporting that a man had fallen after climbing over a rail.

The man was treated for minor injuries at University of California, Irvine, Medical Center and released.

Disneyland released this statement:

"Last night a 20-year-old male guest fell in the queue line at the Tower of Terror attraction at Disney California Adventure. The guest was standing in line with friends on a second-floor platform when he climbed over a barrier to the area below and lost his balance and fell approximately 25 feet. The guest was transported by ambulance to the hospital."

The underage drinking event is being used to amplify Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's signing of legislation today that holds adults in California liable if youth they serve alcohol to are injured or killed.

"California becomes one of just a few states with a social host liability law that hold adults accountable for underage drinking," reads a statement from conference organizers. "Underscoring the significance, the signing comes one day after a 20-year-old who Anaheim police say had been drinking fell 25 feet from a Disney theme park ride, injuring himself."



Read more: http://www.thirdage.com/news/tower-terror-man-falls-25-feet-drinking-related-accident_8-19-2010#ixzz0x6JvMdEc

PR from Liberty Tax

Jackson Hewitt announced their fiscal 2010 results today. And, while they made a valiant effort to spin some things to look positive, overall the news was as we expected, very bad. In the financials that were posted on the internet today Jackson Hewitt’s auditors said “the uncertainty regarding the Company’s ability to have sufficient funding to meet its obligations raises substantial doubt about its ability to continue as a going concern.’ A company is required to disclose in their financials whether there are any factors that may put the company's status as a going concern in doubt. Clearly, this has happened to Jackson Hewitt.

Perhaps even more important is that Liberty Tax Service had a higher profit than Jackson Hewitt for the fiscal year which makes us #2 in profit and the fastest growing (21st Century) in the tax industry. An amazing accomplishment and we have you our franchisees and employees to thank. The coming tax season looks to hold a lot of opportunity for Liberty Tax Service so hang on and enjoy the journey.

rut

Been stuck in a rut for a few weeks now. It took me a while to realize that and it took me another bit of time to try and reverse it. Was on track today until allergies ruined me. Always something... but never a good enough a excuse!

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