Thursday, December 23, 2004
Vivid Christmas memories...
So, one of the most striking memories I have of Christmas deals with my father. After my partents' divorce, we would do a lot of driving, a lot of talking. He had a black Nissan 410 with no radio. One year, I had to be @11 we were heading along Lake Shore Drive, it's cold, snowy, dark, and he starts singing to me:
Chestnuts roasting on an open fire,
Jack Frost nipping on your nose,
Yuletide carols being sung by a choir,
And folks dressed up like Eskimos.
Everybody knows a turkey and some mistletoe,
Help to make the season bright.
Tiny tots with their eyes all aglow,
Will find it hard to sleep tonight.
They know that Santa's on his way;
He's loaded lots of toys and goodies on his sleigh.
And every mother's child is going to spy,
To see if reindeer really know how to fly.
And so I'm offering this simple phrase,
To kids from one to ninety-two,
Although its been said many times, many ways,
Merry Christmas,
Still brings a smile to my face to this day. Thanks dad!
So, one of the most striking memories I have of Christmas deals with my father. After my partents' divorce, we would do a lot of driving, a lot of talking. He had a black Nissan 410 with no radio. One year, I had to be @11 we were heading along Lake Shore Drive, it's cold, snowy, dark, and he starts singing to me:
Chestnuts roasting on an open fire,
Jack Frost nipping on your nose,
Yuletide carols being sung by a choir,
And folks dressed up like Eskimos.
Everybody knows a turkey and some mistletoe,
Help to make the season bright.
Tiny tots with their eyes all aglow,
Will find it hard to sleep tonight.
They know that Santa's on his way;
He's loaded lots of toys and goodies on his sleigh.
And every mother's child is going to spy,
To see if reindeer really know how to fly.
And so I'm offering this simple phrase,
To kids from one to ninety-two,
Although its been said many times, many ways,
Merry Christmas,
Still brings a smile to my face to this day. Thanks dad!
Tuesday, December 21, 2004
Lies...the spammers lie.
So for a stint, I was using the links on spam e-mails that say "if you wish to be removed..." that were coming in to some of my domain accounts. To test it, I put fake-email addresses in which would get to me, but involved the words "f***ingliar@mydomain.com" just to see.
Last week, they must have re-sold the list because this week I started getting e-mails.
Can I sue them?
So for a stint, I was using the links on spam e-mails that say "if you wish to be removed..." that were coming in to some of my domain accounts. To test it, I put fake-email addresses in which would get to me, but involved the words "f***ingliar@mydomain.com" just to see.
Last week, they must have re-sold the list because this week I started getting e-mails.
Can I sue them?
