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firefox bookmarks frozen search results

Thursday, August 27th, 2009

I was actually googling “firefox bookmarks frozen” because I can’t add or reorder any of my bookmarks in Firefox, and I desperately want to bookmark some CDs I have been listening to through my Naxos subscription. I didn’t find any useful information, but I did see a line “Firefox has been frozen by your add-on.” in the search results. Even though the site was something I’ve never heard of (MyProps.org), it didn’t have google’s warning about being a spyware site, so I clicked on it.  The article in question turned out to be just a link to another site, which turned out to be a photo gallery from the Telegraph (UK): “A tight spot: the silly animals that found themselves a bit stuck“.  Great photos!  Except the one with the six-week-old fox cub; that one was very sad. Thank goodness someone found the cub before it died.  Of course, I still can’t add bookmarks.

Barney Frank, you’re the man

Friday, August 21st, 2009

I don’t normally agree with Barney Frank, but this time, he did and said everything perfectly!

Way to go, Barney!  Now if only more can speak up against misconceptions and flat-out lies and propaganda.

lessons of the month

Tuesday, July 28th, 2009

This month has flown right by, but not without some learning experiences.  Here are some things I learned:

  • Never give Schrödie flea medicine while wearing a decent shirt; she still has back claws.
  • There is a limit as to how much milk one can ingest in the span of three minutes.
  • High school kids that play in pit bands are really cool.
  • The Comfort Inn is not that comfortable.
  • It can take 50 minutes to drive 5 miles when there is night construction on I-95.
  • Always make a backup of a database table before you do anything to it.
  • Agatha Christie is still a good read.
  • Some vampire cable shows should never have been made.