I can't tell you how many times I've been sitting here at my computer, cravin' up some good fondue but completely unwilling to tear myself away from the internet. Do I eat, do I surf...that is the question!!!

Well ask no more, people!!! Finally someone has come up with a USB powered Fondue pot! Goodbye hunger....hello Fondue!!

P.S. I don't think this is real...but I couldn't resist getting you all excited about computer-heated fondue!

THE GIFT OF THE YEAR!!!

CHEETOS FLAVORED LIP BALM

(I admit, I'm completely addicted to lipstick, lip balm etc...
I think I'll take a pass on this one however!)

Here are some pictures of the hail that hit our house just before 11pm tonight. It hailed so hard I thought out windows and skylights were going to crack!

Luckily I put my car and the truck in the garage so they didn't get damaged. That was some crazy hail storm!!

The storms tonight gave off quite a show. Wish I could have captured some of the sky to ground lightning but I was driving so....I decided not to take pictures and drive at the same time. I did stop long enough to get a couple of great shots at sunset. I'm calling these:

Two Storms that Pass in the Night:

Happy 14th Birthday Olivia!!

Hope you have so much fun you turn upside down!!

Party til you put your shoes on the wrong feet!!!!!

I get up for work at 6:30. Before Saturday night's time change, I always awoke to the beautiful sunrise and birdies singing. Now...thanks to Eastern Standard time, I get up in the dark. It looks like winter when I get up. I don't like it, people!

I wany my hour back!

Ever wonder which horrible affliction you are? I have...so I took this quick and easy online test to find out. http://rumandmonkey.com/widgets/tests/affliction/

Turns out, I'm rickets.

Whoda thunk?

Winter......It could have been worse!

In this photo provided by Steamboat Ski & Resort Corp., Michelle Baxter tackles some of the more than 400 inches of snow that have piled up during the season on the roof of Patrol HQ, at the Steamboat Ski Area in Colorado, Thursday, March 16, 2006. This is the fifth time the resort has reached the 400-inch cumulative snowfall milestone in the past 27 years and the first time since the 1997/98 ski season, according to the resort. (AP Photo/Steamboat Ski & Resort Corp., Larry Pierce)

A Bag Full

Here's the scoop....I think the pilot on the way to Vegas was either drunk or got some kind of sick pleasure out of hitting every air "pothole" in the sky. It was super windy so the ride to Vegas was freakin awful. Sounds like everyone who went out on Thursday had the same experience. I actually got sick 5 times - but never had to use the bag....just got sick, fought off as much as I could and what did come up I put it back down. I won't get much more graphic than that. That is unless y'all want me to.

The trip home was smoooooooth as silk! For some reason though Sunday, I had a head splitting headache - just one o' them things I guess!!

Hey folks, it's been a crAAAAAzy week for me. We got back from Vegas and Kellie's wedding, so here are some pics of the event! Also, finishing up work at RLS and preparing to move on to my new job!!! SCARY but exciting too.

Nothing says Vegas like WAYNE NEWTON




I took this picture of Kellie and thought it turned out great!



Got Kellie this cute little Flamingo ring in one of the gift shops at the Flamingo where we all stayed and where they got married


Put Kellie's shawl on Brian and Brian's jacket on Kellie on the walk back from dinner after the wedding.



I call this one Glow Worm Kellie - she's standing on one of the lights that shines up the trees outside one of the hotels.

Here are a few sunset pictures I took on the way to Bo's house tonight.

Hope you enjoy!

Today is my birthday....41 years old.

I still think I'm 21 years old...even 31 years old.

How can I possibly be FORTY ONE???

Anyway, happy, happy, happy birthday

to me, me, to me, to me,

ole!

Remember the Sir MixALot tune Baby Got Back?

Check out this remake by a preacher in Cleveland, Ohio. Saw a clip of it on VH1 Webjunk this weekend and got online to see the whole thing. It's great!!

I could go to this church!!!

(you'll need windows media player to view this)

http://www.whiteboydj.com/babygotbook.html

The 2/18/06 Winning Powerball Numbers Are:

15 17 43 44 48 Powerball: 29

Forget about opposites attracting!!

We like people who look like us, because they tend to have personalities similar to our own.

And, a new study suggests, the longer we are with someone, the more similarities in appearance grow.

Researchers set out to investigate why couples often tend to resemble one another. They asked 11 male and 11 female participants to judge the age, attractiveness and personality traits of 160 real-life married couples. Photographs of husbands and wives were viewed separately, so the participants didn't know who was married to whom.

The test participants rated men and woman who were actual couples as looking alike and having similar personalities. Also, the longer the couples had been together, the greater the perceived similarities.

The researchers speculate that the sharing of experiences might affect how couples look.

A biological reason

The idea that there is a connection between appearance and personality might seem odd at first, but there could be biological reasons for a link, said study member Tony Little from the University of Liverpool in England.

"Testosterone is linked to masculine face shapes and it also affects behavior," Little told LiveScience. "Also, the face displays our emotions and over time emotional expressions may become written in the face."

For example, someone who smiles a lot may develop lines and muscles that are suggestive of someone who is happy.

Other studies have shown that partners who are genetically similar to each other tend to have happier marriages. Similarities in personalities and physical features might be one way to gauge genetic similarity.

Smiles and eyes

The new study, to be detailed in the March issue of the journal Personality and Individual Differences, indicates that people home in on a variety of different features when using facial appearance to make decisions about someone's personality and that the particular cues focused on change from face to face. Vital to the decision, however, are eyes and smiles.

"Smiles are important social cues that may tell us whether or not someone is friendly and eyes are also a traditional focus of attention," Little said.

Overall face shape can be important too. For example, the combination of masculine features, large chins, and dominant brow ridges can create an impression of disagreeableness and being unwilling to cooperate, Little said.

The researchers are currently looking for people who are both single and in relationships to take part in an online study to investigate whether an individual's physical and personality traits influence their personal preferences.

More information can be found at www.alittlelab.com

HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY!!

FREEBIES - FREEBIES - FREEBIES

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Simmering on my stove is a copy cat recipe of Pasta E Fagioli (from Olive Garden). It looks good. It looks like the stuff they serve at O.G. It smells quite yummy and I have to say, I really felt all Rachel Ray-y cooking it in there...throwing in a little EVOO and not measuring my spices. It was fun!

Kellie and Brian are coming over tomorrow night for supper so I made it for that. I'll cook it on the stove tonight and then warm it up tomorrow.

Will let you know how it turns out. So far so good!

Thank you to everyone!! You've given me new reasons to go to the grocery store again!

Here you can find recipes for some of your favorite restaurant food! (some of the recipes are free - some aren't)

In my quest to find new and exciting things to eat, I ran across this cool website:

http://www.topsecretrecipes.com/home.asp

I'm bored with food. I think I have an eating disorder.

I go to the grocery store and I wander up and down the isles aimlessly.

I know what I can get Rich that he'll eat and love...but I have no idea what to get for myself. So here's what happens, I end up with strawberry applesauce, cottage cheese, hawaiian rolls and welch's juice popcicles. When I get home at night, nothing sounds good, except Taco Bell. I'm surviving on this small variety of food, with little to no desire for anything else. It's been like this for several weeks now.

So here's what I need from you guys.....what are your favorite foods? What do you crave? What tastes good after a hard day's work?

I need help!