JC - Technology and Stuff

• Reading: ‘Moon rock’ given to Holland by Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin is fake - http://bit.ly/iGnQ0 #
• Reading: Piranha found in Devon river - http://bit.ly/4aM9ZS #
• #Followfriday @therealmfb @usnoozin @Sportsguy1 @musicincider <- & for once i am SERIOUS #
• #Followfriday @Lou2204 @IsabellaDobbins @mountainkat @Babuxoxoxo @skquinn @OscarRSCS <- & for once i am SERIOUS #
• #Followfriday @5357311 @batpoet @dabreakradio @IrvineGal @itzcarole @DMSmith_26 <- & for once i am SERIOUS #
• #Followfriday @BBoyAirMax @kaliczynski @littlebytesnews @nonnoenzo @enterbackspace @carmenego <- & for once i am SERIOUS #
• #Followfriday @wsteffie @JamrockRover @MarkEThurston @Carry41 @ShaneMichael1 @rebaenrose <- & for once i am SERIOUS #
• #Followfriday @ask57 @africantopnews @askbillmitchell @efgfca @TheBarRag @GlobalFDI <- & for once i am SERIOUS #
• #Followfriday @MlSSPhotography @search_peoples @curious1966 @Tangent_Mind @true_stories @eight7teen <- & for once i am SERIOUS #
• #Followfriday @WhispersWW @Spaintopnews @search_peoples @JRTabula @Pocketcash @carolpassos <- & for once i am SERIOUS #
• Reading: Chicken owner shoots own leg while hunting opossum - http://bit.ly/3kfta (only in WA state!) #
• Reading: The 5 Ballsiest Lies Ever Passed off as Journalism - http://bit.ly/YD9gj (v funny but probably NSFW) #
• Reading: Best Wank and Gaza: this year’s top exam howlers - http://bit.ly/107evE #
• Video: Buddhist pulls cars with her hair - http://bit.ly/oSFVD #
• Reading: Naturism: the facts - http://bit.ly/cN556 #
• #QOTD: Style is knowing who you are, what you want to say and not giving a damn #
• Yes readers, the day has finally arrived! It’s a glorious day for a birthday & I’m going to make the most of it. Celebrations later… #
• #QOTD: There is nothing better than birthday cake. It’s like a slice of concentrated love with buttercream frosting #
• Reading: Tech Support Cheat Sheet - http://xkcd.com/627/ (hilarious - print it out…) #
• Reading: scary - China admits organs removed from prisoners for transplants - http://bit.ly/16iBcc #
• Reading: Advice 4 start of school year: always put a name tag on your kid in case bus driver is an idiot - http://bit.ly/XAgTa #
• Is it possible that the only culture some people are exposed to is the kind found in yogurt? (borrowed from a friend) #
• Reading: Trip of lifetime turns into holiday from hell as British couple ‘poisoned, stabbed, stoned & then robbed’ - http://bit.ly/lTc98 #
• Reading: Artist’s latest exhibit contains 50 artistic photos of unusual urban scenes - http://bit.ly/f7oSj #
• Oh well - time to take one of the kids back to the airport… See you at Christmas, Teddy. It was great to have you here…. #
• Reading: Is the Loch Ness monster on Google Earth? - http://bit.ly/igXPu #
• Reading: Homeless man catches fire after being shot with Taser - http://bit.ly/YeUVd #
• Reading: Student charged after shining laser into girlfriend’s flat - http://bit.ly/9xPDK #
• #QOTD: Everyone is entitled to be stupid, but some abuse the privilege #
• And we’re down to the wire. 993 friends and 7 more needed before my birthday in 2 days time. pls help. http://facebook.com/jcx27 #
• Reading: Apparently there are rules to office dating. Who knew? - http://bit.ly/K1HL0 #
• Reading: Well, at least this explains how the elves make all those toys, and why they’re so small - http://bit.ly/2jH2iz #
• Just bought myself an early birthday present - a brand new road bicycle. It’s awesome - should help me get back in shape… #
• Philadelphia cream cheese with salmon is just so yummy! #
• Still birthday week & only 2 more days to go! Getting ready to party at the 3 Lions Pub on Thursday! #
• Reading: SMS text messages grounds for divorce in France - http://bit.ly/264oO #
• Reading: Naked women are acceptable on daytime TV, Ofcom rules - http://bit.ly/1zri2m #
• Reading: Women move to the front ranks of the mafia - http://bit.ly/giIbJ #
• #QOTD: A book of quotations . . . can never be complete #
• 25 more Facebook friends needed for my 1,000. Will I make it before my birthday? Send some my way - http://facebook.com/jcx27 #
• Watched a good Mariners game tonight. It’s always a bonus when Griffey hits the ball #
• Reading: Couple marry dressed as The Flintstones - http://bit.ly/DP7GR (only in England!) #
• Reading: Blow-up sheep and false leg among items left in hotel rooms - http://bit.ly/ydHcE #
• Busy week this week. And no rain forecast. Sounds like clear weather ahead! #
• Family baseball night tonight - let’s hope the Mariners win! #
• It’s my birthday week - counting down ’til Thursday #
• #QOTD: An onion can make people cry, but there has never been a vegetable invented to make them laugh #
• Looking for a few Facebook friends to push me over the 1,000. http://facebook.com/jcx27 #
• Seattle #Sounders & MLS Referees - not a good combination. I guess at some time I’m going to have to actually blog about them… #
• Just got back from the hugest brunch ever at Salty’s. We are one stuffed happy family…. #
• #QOTD: If you haven’t found something strange during the day, it hasn’t been much of a day #

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• 8 mile return walk to the Redhook brewery. Don’t know about wearing the kids out - it damned near killed me #
• This is just wrong: http://www.theworldbikinisportsleague.com/ #
• Watching: The Two Ronnies - “I’ll have a drink” - http://bit.ly/NlscY (YouTube! Hilarious!) #
• Reading: Police surprised by naked man leaping from the bushes, attacking his car & lots more - http://bit.ly/aUzPK #
• Reading: Man spends 3 months in jail for possession of breath mints - http://bit.ly/17nZnY #
• Reading: Cricketing eunuchs win match against men - http://bit.ly/i3ezA (which team had the balls?) #
• Reading: Indian supermodel tries to have British husband deported - http://bit.ly/Q9WVO #
• Reading: Exam questions and answers: what are the weirdest you’ve seen? - http://bit.ly/NNevI #
• # followfriday @Andyv67 @CharlesDiAngelo @carolpassos @rockwitdabest <- Ok it’s Saturday - so U HAVE to do it! #
• #Followfriday @letsdance_08 @WilliamsDavidM @MFLOWERS1965 @Cashpass4u @OscarRSCS @THEFAKEVIRGINIA <- Ok it’s Saturday - so U HAVE to do it! #
• Reading: Windows 7 ‘free for first 120 days’, says Microsoft - http://bit.ly/zs2KV #
• Reading: Girl, 16, takes control of school bus after driver has heart attack and dies - http://bit.ly/lOyQp #
• #QOTD: Once in a while you have to take a break and visit yourself #
• Life is good. My two sons are here with me in Seattle. First time they’ve been here together for a while. It’s going to be a great weekend! #
• Waiting for the clock to tick around so I can go to the airport and pick up my eldest son… #
• Looks like my motherboard is fried oh woe is me… #
• Trying to recover from a home computer crash #
• #QOTD: Friday’s child is loving and giving, Saturday’s child works hard for a living #
• Off to the #Sounders game. It’s a fine evening indeed. #
• Seattle #Sounders game 2nite @ Qwest Field. First home MLS game in 3 wks. Will you be there? I will… #
• It’s a quiet day in social networking land #
• Reading: Chalk in three dimensions: the pavement art of Kurt Venners - http://bit.ly/4GSr6 (amazing w/pictures) #
• Reading: Britney Spears: ‘How America would change if I was president’ - http://bit.ly/mBfgc #
• Reading: Romantic candles could cause cancer, say scientists - http://bit.ly/3cqwM6 #
• #QOTD: I really do believe I can accomplish a great deal w/a big grin, I know some people find that disconcerting, but that doesn’t matter #
• Time 4 sleep. Another long hot day. If ur on Facebook & you’d like 2 help me out, i’m looking 4 a few more friends http://facebook.com/jcx27 #
• Saucy bedtime postcard: http://i30.tinypic.com/acralk.jpg #
• Overdoing Twitter & Facebook? Maybe you’re Twitfaced #
• Anyone want to add me to Facebook? I’d love to be your friend! http://facebook.com/jcx27 #
• Reading: “I slept with Lindsay Lohan last week - please help”: 25 awesome homeless guy signs - http://bit.ly/MtUo5 (Hilarious) #
• Reading: UK begins planning mass graves for victims of swine flu, food riots, UFO invasion - http://bit.ly/1Ytul #
• Too hot to do anything - time for a little BBQ. Throw the shrimp and sausages on the barbie someone! #
• #QOTD: I just had some plastic surgery. I cut up all of my credit cards. #
• Forecast to be 90 degrees here in Seattle today. Don’t you just love the summer? #
• Reading: Bear attacks man’s Harley Davidson over pizza. Don’t mess with biker bears - http://bit.ly/YWiy0 #
• #QOTD: You can’t depend on your eyes when your imagination is out of focus #
• RT @lukstruk Who stopped payment on my reality check? #
• Stop Press: Zombies would most likely wipe out humanity if they really existed, claim scientists - http://bit.ly/m8MHZ #
• Reading: Over-enthusiastic British politicians in embarrassing sports-related photo opportunities - http://bit.ly/qSlRg (w/pictures) #
• Excellent day of Facebook & Twitter adds… Still looking for another 100+ Facebook friends. Pls add me: http://facebook.com/jcx27 #
• Think I’ll go to #3LionsPub tonight & watch quiz night. Haven’t been for a few weeks #
• Glorious day in Seattle. Tis a shame to be stuck in the office… #
• Trying to get to 1,000 Facebook friends. Please friend me at http://facebook.com/jcx27 - Thank you all #
• Reading: Man arrested for fifth DUI, driving a snowmobile on the snowless highway in August - http://bit.ly/7maLK #
• Reading: Fijian Island bans pants on the Sabbath to stop sin - http://bit.ly/7ho1s #
• #QOTD: Breathe. Let go. And remind yourself that this very moment is the only one you know you have for sure #
• Tonight’s saucy bedtime postcard: http://bit.ly/AzZn4 #
• And the restaurant was: Tropea - best Italian I’ve had in 10 yrs. Very authentic. Exclnt wine selection. Just go try it. http://bit.ly/U5ljE #
• Italian food tonight. There’s a restaurant in Redmond we’ve been meaning to try for a while. Let’s hope it’s good #
• Reading: It is not your right to lie naked on a volleyball court - http://bit.ly/CGyG1 #
• Reading: Spanish told to stop kissing to avoid swine flu - http://bit.ly/pfEqq #
• Reading: Pensioner to sue Tesco ‘after being hit by falling pineapple’ - http://bit.ly/2rxMr #
• Miracle escapes: list of most amazing brushes with death - http://bit.ly/z59LY #
• Reading: New Zealand has a strong entrant in this year’s Dumb Criminal Olympics - http://bit.ly/15BvgC #
• #QOTD: Begin at the beginning and go on till you come to the end: then stop #
• Saucy postcard of the evening: http://bit.ly/blroC #
• A houseful of sleeping people & me catching up on the DVR #
• Columbia winery visited… tasting completed & some stock replenished Hic! #
• Columbia winery this afternoon? I think so… #
• Reading: List of America’s most over-rated tourist attractions - http://bit.ly/16EuNj #
• Reading: Real bridges nearly built by Elves - http://bit.ly/6Li9h #
• #QOTD: A man always remembers his first love with special tenderness, but after that he begins to bunch them #

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• Time for bed said zebedee… #
• Sitting on the dock of the bay: http://bit.ly/10Eb43 (YouTube) #
• Reading: Man arrested for hitting daughter with slice of pizza - http://bit.ly/CXWKr <- just what is this world coming to??? #
• Second mortgage taken out and cupboards replenished. Now for the rest of my Saturday! #
• Ok - off to the store. Need to completely restock after nearly 3 weeks on vacation! #
• RT @LorenaHeletea: We don’t set big Goals because of Fear…How to solve that?… We need to choose a Big Goal worth Failing for….. #
• If you’re a counselor at a psychiatric home, dating the mental patients might not be best idea - http://bit.ly/2So1fl <-PPL!!! #
• Reading: What A Man’s Favorite Beer Says About Him - http://bit.ly/Mz8u (& not a REAL beer on the list!) #
• Shock Horror: Irish losing passion for potatoes - http://bit.ly/bj0U9 #
• #QOTD: Experience is a hard teacher because she gives the test first, the lesson afterwards #
• You gotta watch this: Learn to Cook in Your Hotel Room - http://bit.ly/16owo8 (w/video) #
• Reading: A flow-chart for every argument you’ve ever had with your girlfriend - http://bit.ly/jmeoQ #
• Reading: Woman completes charity swim topless - http://bit.ly/2GSm78 #
• Reading: British embassy will not help if you are not satisfied with your boob job - http://bit.ly/x0WsK #
• #Followfriday @BobWarren @arbonneteam <- it’s been a while so JUST DO IT!!! #
• Reading: Nearly half of Twitter messages are ‘pointless babble’ - http://bit.ly/nPcRG (No shit!!!) #
• Reading: American pilot blames ‘British beer’ - http://bit.ly/17Ic5P #
• #Followfriday @MeisArt @curious1966 @JBCP @CaroleCross @diabay @cheaptraveling @zbleumoon <- it’s been a while so JUST DO IT!!! #
• #Followfriday @mark_silvius @ucla4me @mlomb <- it’s been a while so JUST DO IT!!! #
• #Followfriday @livesacred @MFLOWERS1965 @AmericanWomannn @allen1949 @mscandace00 @McLaren_Fan <- it’s been a while so JUST DO IT!!! #
• #Followfriday @CharlesDiAngelo @McLaren_Fan @efgfca @OscarRSCS @paulgil @letsdance_08 <- it’s been a while so JUST DO IT!!! #
• #Followfriday @roxydl @SUSUH @mlomb @moriesbel @wecomparebooks @Pesamob <- it’s been a while so JUST DO IT!!! #
• #QOTD: If you are going to do something wrong at least enjoy it. #
• Time to venture to the #3LionsPub - haven’t been there for nearly 3 weeks - WoW!!! #
• Reading: Student who flooded nightclub is a ‘twot’ says judge - http://bit.ly/17lFZX #
• job interview doesn’t go well after man admits possession of child pornography & having sex with underage girl: http://bit.ly/1mp96f #
• Twas my misquote from Oliver - but no one noticed! #
• Food, glorious food. Cold kippers and custard. #
• Reading: Scientists discover that Neanderthals hated Brussel sprouts - http://bit.ly/qspZ4 #
• Reading: Japan’s Happiness Party plans to attack North Korea - http://bit.ly/gl6ZH #
• #QOTD: To get back my youth I would do anything in the world, except take exercise, get up early, or be respectable #
• Watching: Trapped with a rat - Some Mothers Do Ave Em - BBC classic comedy http://bit.ly/4mtqOL (YouTube) #
• Reading: Squirrel is surprise star of holiday photo (Hilarious w/photo) - http://bit.ly/iHOML #
• Reading: Man convicted of groping Minnie Mouse - http://bit.ly/6dCQe #
• Don’t forget to watch the Perseids meteor showers tonight @ predawn in the NE sky. Here’s some great pics: http://bit.ly/8WCYQ #
• A bag of Hula Hoops for lunch. That really makes you feel grand #
• Back to work… hope I remember just what to do All vacations must come to an end! #
• Reading: Don’t mix mud sliding & thunderstorms: http://bit.ly/cKOGl #
• Reading: How to lose your job via Facebook status (Hilarious!) http://bit.ly/15Evum #
• Reading: Police chief- cops who tased 76yo man driving antique tractor “probably didn’t do things the best way” http://bit.ly/ba5qC #
• #QOTD: Sometimes I think the surest sign that intelligent life exists elsewhere in the universe is that none of it has tried to contact us #
• Back home in leafy suburban Redmond. Just need a few days now to get back to normality… #
• Off to sleep and then last few things to pack before heading off to the airport. Smelly Cat and Sebastian: we’re coming home! #
• Only one more Indian meal possible before I return to Seattle. What should I eat? #

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• Bright sunny Sunday in the Dorset countryside. In those green and pleasant lands… #
• Latest news: John 1 Dreaded Lurgy 0. Looking forward to my last weekend of vacation… #
• tks for all the #followfriday folks - still on vacation & on a borrowed PC- will be next week b4 i catch up with all. take care & stay well #
• Still fighting off the dreaded lurgey… Hopefully be better by the weekend. #
• It’s a rainy day and I have a virus… Need to reboot… #
• Off to visit the windy Dorset coast today. A visit to the jurassic town of Lyme Regis - dinosaur fossils aplenty… #
• It’s another blustery day said Winnie The Pooh…. England does get a lot of those. #
• Looking forward to having my phone back again & being able to tweet & communicate w/the world. Only another week… #
• Off to watch speedway tonight - Poole Pirates v Coventry. Haven’t been for about 15 years. Hope it’s as exciting as I remember! #
• Off to Hampton Court Palace today… Off with her head… #
• Looking forward to eating a traditional steak & kidney pudding later today! #
• tks to all for the good wishes to my parents & their 50th Wedding Anniversary. It all went well w/ 3 kids & 15 grandkids in attendance! #

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• It’s my parents’ 50th wedding anniversary today… Party, party, party… #
• Half a night’s sleep and ready to face another fine sunny (not) English day! #
• WoW! It’s #followfriday & I’m so out of sorts in a foreign land & non-teched up. Sorry folks - your recs will have 2 wait another 2 weeks! #
• The UK weather is supposed to be a little better tomorrow… Hooray!!! #
• Back from a few days in London - so weird not having a mobile phone or PC access when on vaacation in a different country! #
• Off to sunny London for a couple of days. Haven’t been to the big smoke for a few years… #

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