Another spam count
Free stuff 6 248
Male performance 8 157
Cheap stuff 4 206
Loans 12 354
Self-improvement 0 65
Porn 18 426
Meet women 2 39
Stock tips 1 240
electronic scams 0 13
offline scams 2 25
Casinos 0 26
Political 0 4
Blank 0 34
Spanish 2 75
Japanese 0 12
Chinese 17 367
Undetermined Asian 0 15
Portuguese 0 3
French 0 1
Italian 1 12
Turkish 0 2
Gender-inappropriate 0 0
Total 53 1837
Saturday, August 12, 2006
Friday, August 11, 2006
Quick spam count
Total 139 1784
Porn 57 408
Loans 30 342
Free stuff 15 242
Stock tips 13 239
Cheap stuff 4 202
Male performance 6 149
Self-improvement 5 65
Meet women 1 37
Blank 5 34
Casinos 0 26
offline scams 2 23
electronic scams 0 13
Political 1 4
Chinese 56 350
Spanish 1 73
Undetermined Asian 0 15
Japanese 1 12
Italian 0 11
Portuguese 0 3
Turkish 0 2
French 0 1
Gender-inappropriate 0 0
Total 139 1784
Porn 57 408
Loans 30 342
Free stuff 15 242
Stock tips 13 239
Cheap stuff 4 202
Male performance 6 149
Self-improvement 5 65
Meet women 1 37
Blank 5 34
Casinos 0 26
offline scams 2 23
electronic scams 0 13
Political 1 4
Chinese 56 350
Spanish 1 73
Undetermined Asian 0 15
Japanese 1 12
Italian 0 11
Portuguese 0 3
Turkish 0 2
French 0 1
Gender-inappropriate 0 0
Wednesday, August 09, 2006
Well, another day at work. Apparently, we are going to be moving our backup operations to another server. This stuff will take place over the next 6-8 weeks. Hopefully I'll be able to start installing Solaris 10 on the server -- and then my bosses will get me a full membership on http://sunsolve.sun.com -- because right now, I can't get the patches for Solaris 10. But I suppose this will be solved in a panic when something goes wrong and they need the patches.
My wife's with her friend Sarah right now going to a Bible study group with McLean Bible Church. On the 25th (I think) we will be seeing a B-17 bomber that has stayed around since World War II. There's some question reading for VHSL Scholastic Bowl and some home repairs -- right now on the agenda is disposing of an old computer that's taking up space in the basement and getting the area outside the basement properly screened off so leaves won't blow into the stairwell there. Eventually -- the culmination is expanding our porch so we can include a hot tub. THAT will be a lot of fun. But ... one thing at a time, and I hope that we hear from Abby and John soon. It's a bit unusual for them to go two weeks without contacting us ...
Today's SPAM count. The Chinese porn just won't stop. In honor of that, I am ordering some ... Chinese food! Yay!
Free stuff 2 227
Male performance 4 143
Cheap stuff 8 198
Loans 14 312
Self-improvement 3 60
Porn 24 351
Meet women 0 36
Stock tips 14 226
electronic scams 0 13
offline scams 1 21
Casinos 0 26
Political 0 3
Blank 1 29
Spanish 4 72
Japanese 1 11
Chinese 22 294
Undetermined Asian 0 15
Portuguese 0 3
French 0 1
Italian 0 11
Turkish 0 2
Gender-inappropriate 0 0
Total 71 1645
My wife's with her friend Sarah right now going to a Bible study group with McLean Bible Church. On the 25th (I think) we will be seeing a B-17 bomber that has stayed around since World War II. There's some question reading for VHSL Scholastic Bowl and some home repairs -- right now on the agenda is disposing of an old computer that's taking up space in the basement and getting the area outside the basement properly screened off so leaves won't blow into the stairwell there. Eventually -- the culmination is expanding our porch so we can include a hot tub. THAT will be a lot of fun. But ... one thing at a time, and I hope that we hear from Abby and John soon. It's a bit unusual for them to go two weeks without contacting us ...
Today's SPAM count. The Chinese porn just won't stop. In honor of that, I am ordering some ... Chinese food! Yay!
Free stuff 2 227
Male performance 4 143
Cheap stuff 8 198
Loans 14 312
Self-improvement 3 60
Porn 24 351
Meet women 0 36
Stock tips 14 226
electronic scams 0 13
offline scams 1 21
Casinos 0 26
Political 0 3
Blank 1 29
Spanish 4 72
Japanese 1 11
Chinese 22 294
Undetermined Asian 0 15
Portuguese 0 3
French 0 1
Italian 0 11
Turkish 0 2
Gender-inappropriate 0 0
Total 71 1645
Tuesday, August 08, 2006
Well -- Joe Lieberman and Cynthia McKinney look like they are both going down for defeat in today's primaries. Gas looks as if it will hit $3.50 a gallon after the Prudhoe Bay disaster. Iraq and Lebanon remain war zones.
Work went fairly well, nothing special really. I probably should've written more VHSL questions, but I will do so after posting tonight's post. The lights look as if they are going to stay on, which is a tad unfortunate.
Here's the spam count for today. The flood of Chinese porn I started getting on the 26th of July has put porn over the top as far as spam is concerned.
Category 8-Aug Total
Free stuff 9 225
Male performance 3 139
Cheap stuff 7 190
Loans 10 298
Self-improvement 3 57
Porn 39 327
Meet women 6 36
Stock tips 12 212
electronic scams 0 13
offline scams 1 20
Casinos 1 26
Political 0 3
Blank 2 28
Spanish 4 68
Japanese 2 10
Chinese 34 272
Undetermined Asian 0 15
Portuguese 0 3
French 0 1
Italian 1 11
Turkish 0 2
Gender-inappropriate 0 0
Total 93 1574
Work went fairly well, nothing special really. I probably should've written more VHSL questions, but I will do so after posting tonight's post. The lights look as if they are going to stay on, which is a tad unfortunate.
Here's the spam count for today. The flood of Chinese porn I started getting on the 26th of July has put porn over the top as far as spam is concerned.
Category 8-Aug Total
Free stuff 9 225
Male performance 3 139
Cheap stuff 7 190
Loans 10 298
Self-improvement 3 57
Porn 39 327
Meet women 6 36
Stock tips 12 212
electronic scams 0 13
offline scams 1 20
Casinos 1 26
Political 0 3
Blank 2 28
Spanish 4 68
Japanese 2 10
Chinese 34 272
Undetermined Asian 0 15
Portuguese 0 3
French 0 1
Italian 1 11
Turkish 0 2
Gender-inappropriate 0 0
Total 93 1574
Monday, August 07, 2006
Well, Randy is now gone as our minister. Kurt and Nancy Norton show up on Thursday. I emailed the church secretary, since every one of the members will want to hang out with them. On the plus side, they will be getting free meals for the next couple months. :-)
One of my fellow small group members will be going to Little Rock with her new husband next month. Rebecca and I were suspecting it for a while, but it is now fully in the cards. Hopefully she can continue some sort of business opportunity. We shall see.
Four people have passed on at work in the past six weeks. That has to be some sort of actuarial weirdness. Hopefully the lights will be turned off when I show up at work tonight.
Two people had relatives pass on at church and one more has had her husband suffer a heart attack.
Wow. Lots to pray for today.
Spam count:
Total 187. Porn 66, Loans 28, Free stuff 27, Cheap stuff 15, Stock tips 14, Male performance 13, Casinos 7, Blank 5, Meet women 5, Self-improvement 3, offline scams 3, e-scams 1. Chinese 61, Spanish 2, Japanese 1.
Overall 1,435. Loans 280, Porn 274, Free stuff 207, Stock tips 195, Cheap stuff 181, Male performance 134, self-improvement 51, Meet women 29, Blank 26, Casinos 25, offline scams 18, e-scams 12, Political 3. Chinese 225, Spanish 63, Asian 15, Italian 10, Japanese 8, Portuguese 3, French 1, Turkish 1.
One of my fellow small group members will be going to Little Rock with her new husband next month. Rebecca and I were suspecting it for a while, but it is now fully in the cards. Hopefully she can continue some sort of business opportunity. We shall see.
Four people have passed on at work in the past six weeks. That has to be some sort of actuarial weirdness. Hopefully the lights will be turned off when I show up at work tonight.
Two people had relatives pass on at church and one more has had her husband suffer a heart attack.
Wow. Lots to pray for today.
Spam count:
Total 187. Porn 66, Loans 28, Free stuff 27, Cheap stuff 15, Stock tips 14, Male performance 13, Casinos 7, Blank 5, Meet women 5, Self-improvement 3, offline scams 3, e-scams 1. Chinese 61, Spanish 2, Japanese 1.
Overall 1,435. Loans 280, Porn 274, Free stuff 207, Stock tips 195, Cheap stuff 181, Male performance 134, self-improvement 51, Meet women 29, Blank 26, Casinos 25, offline scams 18, e-scams 12, Political 3. Chinese 225, Spanish 63, Asian 15, Italian 10, Japanese 8, Portuguese 3, French 1, Turkish 1.
Friday, August 04, 2006
Thursday, August 03, 2006
Well, Day Two of the lights being out at work has concluded. It seems the women don't like it very much and the men are enjoying it. I suspect we'll go back to normal when the temperatures go back to normal next week.
Came up with some more Scholastic Bowl answers.
I got 34 spams today.
Porn 8, Cheap stuff 6, Loans 5, Free stuff 4, Male performance 3, Meet women 3, Stock tips 3, Self-improvement 2. Chinese 7, Spanish 3, Japanese 1, Italian 1.
Came up with some more Scholastic Bowl answers.
I got 34 spams today.
Porn 8, Cheap stuff 6, Loans 5, Free stuff 4, Male performance 3, Meet women 3, Stock tips 3, Self-improvement 2. Chinese 7, Spanish 3, Japanese 1, Italian 1.
| Category | Total |
| Free stuff | 164 |
| Male performance | 114 |
| Cheap stuff | 163 |
| Loans | 235 |
| Self-improvement | 46 |
| Porn | 193 |
| Meet women | 23 |
| Stock tips | 177 |
| electronic scams | 11 |
| offline scams | 13 |
| Casinos | 17 |
| Political | 3 |
| Blank | 20 |
| Spanish | 60 |
| Japanese | 7 |
| Chinese | 151 |
| Undetermined Asian | 14 |
| Portuguese | 3 |
| French | 1 |
| Italian | 10 |
| Turkish | 1 |
| Gender-inappropriate | 0 |
| Total | 1179 |
Well, it's another day. Not much right now aside from a Spam count.
Today (45): Porn 14, Loans 9, Free stuff 8, Stock tips 6, Cheap stuff 4, Male performance 2, Meet women 1, offline scams 1. Chinese 13, Spanish 2, Japanese 1, Portuguese 1, Italian 1.
Overall (1,145): Loans 230, Porn 185, Stock tips 174, Free stuff 160, Cheap stuff 157, Male performance 111, Self-improvement 44, Meet women 20, Blank 20, Casinos 17, offline scams 13, e-scams 11, Political 3. Chinese 144, Spanish 57, Asian 14, Italian 9, Japanese 6, Portuguese 3,
French 1, Turkish 1.
Today (45): Porn 14, Loans 9, Free stuff 8, Stock tips 6, Cheap stuff 4, Male performance 2, Meet women 1, offline scams 1. Chinese 13, Spanish 2, Japanese 1, Portuguese 1, Italian 1.
Overall (1,145): Loans 230, Porn 185, Stock tips 174, Free stuff 160, Cheap stuff 157, Male performance 111, Self-improvement 44, Meet women 20, Blank 20, Casinos 17, offline scams 13, e-scams 11, Political 3. Chinese 144, Spanish 57, Asian 14, Italian 9, Japanese 6, Portuguese 3,
French 1, Turkish 1.
Wednesday, August 02, 2006
Spam count for August 2. Lots of Chinese spam for some reason.
Today (71): Porn 28, Loans 20, Cheap stuff 7, Stock tips 5, Free stuff 3, Self-improvement 3, Male performance 2, Offline scams 2, Political 1. Chinese 26, Spanish 4, Italian 1.
Overall (1,100): Loans 221, Porn 171, Stock tips 168, Cheap stuff 153, Free stuff 152, Male performance 109, Self-improvement 44, Blank 20, Meet women 19, Casinos 17, Offline scams 12, E-scams 11, Political 3. Chinese 131, Spanish 55, Asian 14, Italian 8, Japanese 5, Portuguese 2, French 1, Turkish 1.
Today (71): Porn 28, Loans 20, Cheap stuff 7, Stock tips 5, Free stuff 3, Self-improvement 3, Male performance 2, Offline scams 2, Political 1. Chinese 26, Spanish 4, Italian 1.
Overall (1,100): Loans 221, Porn 171, Stock tips 168, Cheap stuff 153, Free stuff 152, Male performance 109, Self-improvement 44, Blank 20, Meet women 19, Casinos 17, Offline scams 12, E-scams 11, Political 3. Chinese 131, Spanish 55, Asian 14, Italian 8, Japanese 5, Portuguese 2, French 1, Turkish 1.
Today is hot. However, after we got a broadcast email asking us to conserve power by doing things like turn off the monitors when we go home, turn off desk lamps when we go home, etc., we got the great idea to turn off the overhead lights in our room and turn on our desk lamps instead.
This worked like a charm. The temperatures went down 3-4 degrees in a matter of minutes, we have a cool vibe that other areas of our office simply don't have, and we saved several kilowatts of energy I'd rather see powering the air conditioner. :-)
Tropical Storm Chris is still projected to hit the Gulf at hurricane strength, untouched by Cuba or Florida. Oil prices are soaring as a result, and of course I got left behind today and yesterday's rises.
Fidel Castro still hovers around death. He has done some good and a lot more bad.
Today's SPAM count will be in a later post when I have access to my spreadsheet.
This worked like a charm. The temperatures went down 3-4 degrees in a matter of minutes, we have a cool vibe that other areas of our office simply don't have, and we saved several kilowatts of energy I'd rather see powering the air conditioner. :-)
Tropical Storm Chris is still projected to hit the Gulf at hurricane strength, untouched by Cuba or Florida. Oil prices are soaring as a result, and of course I got left behind today and yesterday's rises.
Fidel Castro still hovers around death. He has done some good and a lot more bad.
Today's SPAM count will be in a later post when I have access to my spreadsheet.
Tuesday, August 01, 2006
Today:
It was in the lower 80s in my office today. Outside it was 100 or higher, probably feeling like 110. At least home is somewhat cooler, in the lower 70s with low humidity. Plus, I can wear shorts and a T-shirt. Otherwise, it was a quiet day, perfect for catching up on everything.
VHSL: I wrote the answers to all the Virginia geography and US geography. Now left: world geography.
Tropical Storm Chris is currently predicted to go between Cuba and Florida and emerge into the Gulf of Mexico was a full Hurricane. This doesn't look good. In a few ideas, we'll see if Chris will hit either Cuba or Florida, and where along the Gulf it might be aimed. We'll also see if the freakish hurricane strengthening of the past year (Katrina, Rita, Wilma) was a one-year thing or if another Category Five will be roaring in the Gulf this time next week.
Today's spam: 100 total. 27 loans, 26 porn, 13 free stuff, 11 cheap stuff, 8 male performance, 5 stock tips, 4 self-improvement, 2 meet women, 2 offline scams, 1 e-scam, 1 blank. 19 Chinese and 5 Spanish. Those Chinese porn spammers aren't giving up.
Overall: 1,029 total. 201 loans, 163 stock tips, 149 free stuff, 146 cheap stuff, 143 porn, 41 self-improvement, 20 blank, 19 meet women, 17 casinos, 11 e-scams, 10 offline scams, 2 political. 105 Chinese, 51 Spanish, 14 Asian, 7 Italian, 5 Japanese, 2 Portuguese, 1 French, 1 Turkish.
It was in the lower 80s in my office today. Outside it was 100 or higher, probably feeling like 110. At least home is somewhat cooler, in the lower 70s with low humidity. Plus, I can wear shorts and a T-shirt. Otherwise, it was a quiet day, perfect for catching up on everything.
VHSL: I wrote the answers to all the Virginia geography and US geography. Now left: world geography.
Tropical Storm Chris is currently predicted to go between Cuba and Florida and emerge into the Gulf of Mexico was a full Hurricane. This doesn't look good. In a few ideas, we'll see if Chris will hit either Cuba or Florida, and where along the Gulf it might be aimed. We'll also see if the freakish hurricane strengthening of the past year (Katrina, Rita, Wilma) was a one-year thing or if another Category Five will be roaring in the Gulf this time next week.
Today's spam: 100 total. 27 loans, 26 porn, 13 free stuff, 11 cheap stuff, 8 male performance, 5 stock tips, 4 self-improvement, 2 meet women, 2 offline scams, 1 e-scam, 1 blank. 19 Chinese and 5 Spanish. Those Chinese porn spammers aren't giving up.
Overall: 1,029 total. 201 loans, 163 stock tips, 149 free stuff, 146 cheap stuff, 143 porn, 41 self-improvement, 20 blank, 19 meet women, 17 casinos, 11 e-scams, 10 offline scams, 2 political. 105 Chinese, 51 Spanish, 14 Asian, 7 Italian, 5 Japanese, 2 Portuguese, 1 French, 1 Turkish.
Monday, July 31, 2006
It's another day. Today I'm taking off -- Rebecca is working. I will go out to lunch soon and then work some on VHSL questions.
Am currently listening to Radio Yéyé (French music from the 1960s). Interesting stuff as I have tired of the standard oldies radio rotation, which is gradually being defined away from the 1960s and certainly the 1950s. Will be open to finding Dutch, German or Swedish oldies and certainly some Francopop (if this word doesn't exist to cover the bland popular music that was not anti-Franco or anti-Catholic Church from the 1950s to the 1970s, then it should exist.) The Italian oldies seem decently covered in the nostalgia format I'm familiar with, actually.
I am hoping to find a way to be part of Christ's light in this world. While I am but a poor imitation, it is my hope to find some small method of service.
And now, since most of this blog's six readers (even my family doesn't read this thing) are here for the SPAM count, here it is. The Chinese porn is starting to sag on my mailbox. It's interesting to see cycles start to form even over the two weeks I've been doing this. Porn has moved into 5th place and may well overtake Free stuff and Cheap stuff in the next week. Loans is still running strong, although today there weren't as many loan spams dated from 2038 (amazing!)
Today (41): Porn 10, Stock tips 8, Loans 7, Male performance 5, Cheap stuff 4, Free stuff 3, Meet women 2, E-scams 1, Blank 1. Chinese 9, Spanish 1, Japanese 1.
Total (929): Loans 174, Stock tips 158, Free stuff 136, Cheap stuff 135, Porn 117, Male performance 99, Self-improvement 37, Blank 19, Meet women 17, Casinos 17, E-scams 10, offline scams 8, Political 2. Chinese 86, Spanish 46, Asian 14, Italian 7, Japanese 5, Portuguese 2, Turkish 1, French 1.
Am currently listening to Radio Yéyé (French music from the 1960s). Interesting stuff as I have tired of the standard oldies radio rotation, which is gradually being defined away from the 1960s and certainly the 1950s. Will be open to finding Dutch, German or Swedish oldies and certainly some Francopop (if this word doesn't exist to cover the bland popular music that was not anti-Franco or anti-Catholic Church from the 1950s to the 1970s, then it should exist.) The Italian oldies seem decently covered in the nostalgia format I'm familiar with, actually.
I am hoping to find a way to be part of Christ's light in this world. While I am but a poor imitation, it is my hope to find some small method of service.
And now, since most of this blog's six readers (even my family doesn't read this thing) are here for the SPAM count, here it is. The Chinese porn is starting to sag on my mailbox. It's interesting to see cycles start to form even over the two weeks I've been doing this. Porn has moved into 5th place and may well overtake Free stuff and Cheap stuff in the next week. Loans is still running strong, although today there weren't as many loan spams dated from 2038 (amazing!)
Today (41): Porn 10, Stock tips 8, Loans 7, Male performance 5, Cheap stuff 4, Free stuff 3, Meet women 2, E-scams 1, Blank 1. Chinese 9, Spanish 1, Japanese 1.
Total (929): Loans 174, Stock tips 158, Free stuff 136, Cheap stuff 135, Porn 117, Male performance 99, Self-improvement 37, Blank 19, Meet women 17, Casinos 17, E-scams 10, offline scams 8, Political 2. Chinese 86, Spanish 46, Asian 14, Italian 7, Japanese 5, Portuguese 2, Turkish 1, French 1.
Sunday, July 30, 2006
Well, yesterday was spent visiting Berryville, where John took some steaks out of my in-laws' freezer and we had a grand old time. John and Abby were VERY kind in preparing dinner for them, Rebecca, my in-laws' friend Monique and me.
Today was the farewell service for Randy and Beth. There was of course the service in the morning and then a reception for them at 4pm today. So -- no small group meeting today. The congregation got them some nice gifts, including a few for Madison and Reese, their kids. Hopefully, Kurt and Nancy Norton will be able to fill some of the role Randy and Beth Wray filled at the Arlington church, and where they are different, they will be able to be a gift to the congregation. The new ministers will be with us in two weeks.
Today's SPAM Count: 113. Loans 34, Porn 26, Free stuff 17, Cheap stuff 14, Stock tips 12, Male performance 4, E-scams 2, Blank 2, Self-improvement 1, Meet women 1. Chinese 18, Spanish 1 and Turkish 1 (!)
Overall count: 888. Loans 167, Stock tips 150, Free stuff 133, Cheap stuff 131, Porn 107, Male performance 94, Self-improvement 37, Blank 18, Meet women 15, E-scam 9, offline scam 8, political 2. Chinese 77, Spanish 45, unknown Asian 14, Italian 7, Japanese 4, Portuguese 2, French 1, Turkish 1.
Today was the farewell service for Randy and Beth. There was of course the service in the morning and then a reception for them at 4pm today. So -- no small group meeting today. The congregation got them some nice gifts, including a few for Madison and Reese, their kids. Hopefully, Kurt and Nancy Norton will be able to fill some of the role Randy and Beth Wray filled at the Arlington church, and where they are different, they will be able to be a gift to the congregation. The new ministers will be with us in two weeks.
Today's SPAM Count: 113. Loans 34, Porn 26, Free stuff 17, Cheap stuff 14, Stock tips 12, Male performance 4, E-scams 2, Blank 2, Self-improvement 1, Meet women 1. Chinese 18, Spanish 1 and Turkish 1 (!)
Overall count: 888. Loans 167, Stock tips 150, Free stuff 133, Cheap stuff 131, Porn 107, Male performance 94, Self-improvement 37, Blank 18, Meet women 15, E-scam 9, offline scam 8, political 2. Chinese 77, Spanish 45, unknown Asian 14, Italian 7, Japanese 4, Portuguese 2, French 1, Turkish 1.
Friday, July 28, 2006
Well, I finally finished the "other social studies" section of the VHSL questions. Now I am to work on "earth science" and nag my contractors into getting things done.
We didn't go out, just to the Metro 29 Diner for lunch and the Don Pablo's in the Potomac Yard Shopping Center (or whatever that thing's called at Glebe and Route 1.) Tomorrow Rebecca and I will drive out to see Luray Caverns and then up to her parents in Berryville, where we'll have dinner with her sister Abby and her husband John.
Here's the spam count.
Today (66): Porn 14, Stock tips 14, Cheap stuff 9, Loans 9, Free stuff 8, Male performance 7, Self-improvement 3, Meet women 1, Blank 1. Chinese 13, Spanish 6, Italian 1.
Overall (775): Stock tips 138, Loans 133, Cheap stuff 117, Free stuff 116, Male performance 90, Porn 81, Self-improvement 36, Casinos 17, Blank 16, Meet women 14, offline scams 8, e-scams 7, political 2. Chinese 59, Spanish 44, unknown Asian 14, Italian 7, Japense 4, Portuguese 2, French 1.
We didn't go out, just to the Metro 29 Diner for lunch and the Don Pablo's in the Potomac Yard Shopping Center (or whatever that thing's called at Glebe and Route 1.) Tomorrow Rebecca and I will drive out to see Luray Caverns and then up to her parents in Berryville, where we'll have dinner with her sister Abby and her husband John.
Here's the spam count.
Today (66): Porn 14, Stock tips 14, Cheap stuff 9, Loans 9, Free stuff 8, Male performance 7, Self-improvement 3, Meet women 1, Blank 1. Chinese 13, Spanish 6, Italian 1.
Overall (775): Stock tips 138, Loans 133, Cheap stuff 117, Free stuff 116, Male performance 90, Porn 81, Self-improvement 36, Casinos 17, Blank 16, Meet women 14, offline scams 8, e-scams 7, political 2. Chinese 59, Spanish 44, unknown Asian 14, Italian 7, Japense 4, Portuguese 2, French 1.
Thursday, July 27, 2006
My wife also got an email about some opportunity to adopt blind kids from Asia. Hopefully this isn't a scam designed to separate us from our money. In any case, she's forwarding it to me, and I honestly think we'd be as good a parent to blind kids as anyone else -- we wouldn't make the mistake of believing our kids are made of glass or in treating our kids as if they were 100% incompetent.
Well not much today aside from me taking a trip to Starbucks ... Rebecca work up with a headache that lasted pretty much all day. Tomorrow, we're heading out to Luray to Luray Caverns. If that doesn't pan out then we will be going to PF Chang's China Bistro -- we've been threatening to do that ever since Rebecca's co-worker raved about the place -- hopefully it'll be twice the taste good at twice the price. Either that, or I might convince Adam to go there when we practice reading the questions for the VHSL Scholastic Bowl competition. We've caught a few embarrassing errors before the questions went out to press.
I also learned that Championship Manager 01-02 doesn't play well with the JAWS screen reader that my wife needs. So it goes back to the downstairs computer, where I am managing the Miami Fusion FC (yes, I know the game is old) and the Ghana national team. In 2006, I led Ghana to a title in the African Nations Cup and a good finish in the World Cup -- beating Iran 3-0, drawing to eventual champions France 0-0 but losing to eventual runners-up Romania 3-0. So their performance this year doesn't surprise me. However, about 1/3 of my Miami squad dislikes me due to our early exit from the MLS playoffs in 2007.
Spam count for 7/27. I seem to be getting a LOT of Chinese porn spam.
However, my mom forwarded me some amazing photos from Pearl Harbor. I don't know where they were from originally (it was a fifth-generation forward by the time I got it). The source is "AN OLD SHIPMATE ON THE USS QUAPAW ATF-11O." according to the initial email. But, in any case, here are the photos on my Yahoo photo album. I doubt that my five readers will overload the quota Yahoo gives me.
Here's something else worth seeing.
Oh wait. Enough already. Here's the count.
Today (39): Porn 12, Cheap stuff 6, Loans 6, Stock tips 6, Free stuff 2, Casinos 2, Male performance 1, self-improvement 1, Meet women 1, e-scams 1, offline scams 1. Chinese 12, Spanish 1, Portuguese 1.
Overall (709): Stock tips 124, Loans 124, Free stuff 108, Cheap stuff 108, Male performance 83, Porn 67, Self-improvement 33, Casinos 17, Blank 15, Meet women 13, offline scams 8, e-scams 7, Political 2. Chinese 46, Spanish 38, Unknown Asian 14, Italian 6, Japanese 4, Portuguese 2, French 1.
Well not much today aside from me taking a trip to Starbucks ... Rebecca work up with a headache that lasted pretty much all day. Tomorrow, we're heading out to Luray to Luray Caverns. If that doesn't pan out then we will be going to PF Chang's China Bistro -- we've been threatening to do that ever since Rebecca's co-worker raved about the place -- hopefully it'll be twice the taste good at twice the price. Either that, or I might convince Adam to go there when we practice reading the questions for the VHSL Scholastic Bowl competition. We've caught a few embarrassing errors before the questions went out to press.
I also learned that Championship Manager 01-02 doesn't play well with the JAWS screen reader that my wife needs. So it goes back to the downstairs computer, where I am managing the Miami Fusion FC (yes, I know the game is old) and the Ghana national team. In 2006, I led Ghana to a title in the African Nations Cup and a good finish in the World Cup -- beating Iran 3-0, drawing to eventual champions France 0-0 but losing to eventual runners-up Romania 3-0. So their performance this year doesn't surprise me. However, about 1/3 of my Miami squad dislikes me due to our early exit from the MLS playoffs in 2007.
Spam count for 7/27. I seem to be getting a LOT of Chinese porn spam.
However, my mom forwarded me some amazing photos from Pearl Harbor. I don't know where they were from originally (it was a fifth-generation forward by the time I got it). The source is "AN OLD SHIPMATE ON THE USS QUAPAW ATF-11O." according to the initial email. But, in any case, here are the photos on my Yahoo photo album. I doubt that my five readers will overload the quota Yahoo gives me.
Here's something else worth seeing.
Oh wait. Enough already. Here's the count.
Today (39): Porn 12, Cheap stuff 6, Loans 6, Stock tips 6, Free stuff 2, Casinos 2, Male performance 1, self-improvement 1, Meet women 1, e-scams 1, offline scams 1. Chinese 12, Spanish 1, Portuguese 1.
Overall (709): Stock tips 124, Loans 124, Free stuff 108, Cheap stuff 108, Male performance 83, Porn 67, Self-improvement 33, Casinos 17, Blank 15, Meet women 13, offline scams 8, e-scams 7, Political 2. Chinese 46, Spanish 38, Unknown Asian 14, Italian 6, Japanese 4, Portuguese 2, French 1.
Well, it's another day. Lots of spam today.
Turns out yesterday's "cheap stuff/Undetermined Asian" spam was really Chinese porn.
So take away 12 from cheap stuff/Undetermined Asian and add 12 to porn/Chinese.
Today (73): Porn 18, Loans 16, Free stuff 13, Stock tips 12, Cheap stuff 5, Male improvement 3, Blank 2, Self-improvement 1, Meet women 1, Offline scams 1, Political 1. Chinese 17, Spanish 3, Italian 1.
Total (670): Stock tips 118, Loans 118, Free stuff 106, Cheap stuff 102, Male performance 82, Porn 55, self-improvement 32, Casinos 15, Blank 15, Meet women 12, Offline scams 7, E-scams 6, Political 2. Spanish 37, Chinese 34, Undetermined Asian 14, Italian 6, Japanese 4, French 1, Portuguese 1.
Turns out yesterday's "cheap stuff/Undetermined Asian" spam was really Chinese porn.
So take away 12 from cheap stuff/Undetermined Asian and add 12 to porn/Chinese.
Today (73): Porn 18, Loans 16, Free stuff 13, Stock tips 12, Cheap stuff 5, Male improvement 3, Blank 2, Self-improvement 1, Meet women 1, Offline scams 1, Political 1. Chinese 17, Spanish 3, Italian 1.
Total (670): Stock tips 118, Loans 118, Free stuff 106, Cheap stuff 102, Male performance 82, Porn 55, self-improvement 32, Casinos 15, Blank 15, Meet women 12, Offline scams 7, E-scams 6, Political 2. Spanish 37, Chinese 34, Undetermined Asian 14, Italian 6, Japanese 4, French 1, Portuguese 1.
Wednesday, July 26, 2006
Well, last night we just stayed in. We went out to the Paradiso Restaurant in Springfield. Today, we're going to go out with Rebecca's friend Sarah, and Rebecca wants to make a real effort to see The Devil Wears Prada.
We also had a devil of a time ... we're trying to get long-term care insurance and one of the questions was, "Have you received disability payments in the past five years?" Well -- she has, since she is blind. This means she gets disability (I figure this makes up for her not being able to work a job such as a 7-Eleven and being pretty much restricted to "brain work.") But she hasn't been getting it since she started working for Northrop in April 2002.
Well yesterday they had one of their on-staff RN or LPN types call her, and they had a survey. They asked a weird mix of questions, which included "what do you do for entertainment?" (um, we go to concerts, plays, visit family/friends, that sort of thing?) and not "are you or have you ever been addicted to illegal drugs?" I guess there might be some legal reasons for this odd mix of questions, but Rebecca just felt weird. The lady was perfectly pleasant, she tells me, but she just felt weird.
Rebecca owes Helen Bloomingburg, a nice older lady from church, a call. Rebecca's been wanting to go out to lunch with Helen for some time now -- and we talked to her Sunday and she was agreeable to it. Also, she owes her sister a call so we can go out to dinner or lunch sometime (including my brother-in-law, too!) The latter I might do if I get tired of waiting.
I think next year, I need to sit down in February and plan out our vacation. We might go somewhere nice. Or, we might just do a few day trips. We'll see. If there's a baby on the way, we might do just what we did this year.
Spam count for today. I got like 12 Asian spams today -- I can usually tell them by the !@???!!??? type characters -- there is no image to help me figure if it is Japanese or Chinese. Some of the English words in these spams indicate it might also be Hindi -- I'm sure there might be Hebrew spam, too.
For today (48 total): Cheap stuff 17, Stock tips 9, Free stuff 6, Male performance 6, Loans 3, Self-improvement 2, Meet women 2, Porn 1, Casinos 1, Blank 1. Unknown Asian 12 (!), Spanish 3, Japanese 1, Italian 1.
Overall (597 total): Cheap stuff 109, Stock tips 106, Loans 102, Free stuff 93, Male performance 79, Self-improvement 31, Porn 25, Casinos 15, Blank 13, Meet women 11, e-scams 6, offline scams 6, political 1. Spanish 34, Unknown Asian 26, Chinese 5, Italian 5, Japanese 4, Portuguese 1, French 1.
We also had a devil of a time ... we're trying to get long-term care insurance and one of the questions was, "Have you received disability payments in the past five years?" Well -- she has, since she is blind. This means she gets disability (I figure this makes up for her not being able to work a job such as a 7-Eleven and being pretty much restricted to "brain work.") But she hasn't been getting it since she started working for Northrop in April 2002.
Well yesterday they had one of their on-staff RN or LPN types call her, and they had a survey. They asked a weird mix of questions, which included "what do you do for entertainment?" (um, we go to concerts, plays, visit family/friends, that sort of thing?) and not "are you or have you ever been addicted to illegal drugs?" I guess there might be some legal reasons for this odd mix of questions, but Rebecca just felt weird. The lady was perfectly pleasant, she tells me, but she just felt weird.
Rebecca owes Helen Bloomingburg, a nice older lady from church, a call. Rebecca's been wanting to go out to lunch with Helen for some time now -- and we talked to her Sunday and she was agreeable to it. Also, she owes her sister a call so we can go out to dinner or lunch sometime (including my brother-in-law, too!) The latter I might do if I get tired of waiting.
I think next year, I need to sit down in February and plan out our vacation. We might go somewhere nice. Or, we might just do a few day trips. We'll see. If there's a baby on the way, we might do just what we did this year.
Spam count for today. I got like 12 Asian spams today -- I can usually tell them by the !@???!!??? type characters -- there is no image to help me figure if it is Japanese or Chinese. Some of the English words in these spams indicate it might also be Hindi -- I'm sure there might be Hebrew spam, too.
For today (48 total): Cheap stuff 17, Stock tips 9, Free stuff 6, Male performance 6, Loans 3, Self-improvement 2, Meet women 2, Porn 1, Casinos 1, Blank 1. Unknown Asian 12 (!), Spanish 3, Japanese 1, Italian 1.
Overall (597 total): Cheap stuff 109, Stock tips 106, Loans 102, Free stuff 93, Male performance 79, Self-improvement 31, Porn 25, Casinos 15, Blank 13, Meet women 11, e-scams 6, offline scams 6, political 1. Spanish 34, Unknown Asian 26, Chinese 5, Italian 5, Japanese 4, Portuguese 1, French 1.
Tuesday, July 25, 2006
It's Tuesday. What more can I say?
Deciding whether to see the Front Royal Cardinals or The Devil Wears Prada. Rebecca is going back and forth as we speak, probably to decide upon ...nothing! :-)
Today's SPAM count (37 total)
Loans 10, Free stuff 9, Stock tips 9, Cheap stuff 6, Porn 2, Male performance 1. 4 Spanish spams and 1 Italian spam.
Total count (549 total)
Loans 99, Stock tips 97, Cheap stuff 92, Free stuff 87, Male performance 73, self-improvement 29, porn 24, casinos 14, blank 12, meet women 9, e-scams 6, offline scams 6, political 1. 31 Spanish, 14 undetermined Asian, 5 Chinese, 4 Italian, 3 Japanese, 1 Portuguese and 1 French.
Deciding whether to see the Front Royal Cardinals or The Devil Wears Prada. Rebecca is going back and forth as we speak, probably to decide upon ...nothing! :-)
Today's SPAM count (37 total)
Loans 10, Free stuff 9, Stock tips 9, Cheap stuff 6, Porn 2, Male performance 1. 4 Spanish spams and 1 Italian spam.
Total count (549 total)
Loans 99, Stock tips 97, Cheap stuff 92, Free stuff 87, Male performance 73, self-improvement 29, porn 24, casinos 14, blank 12, meet women 9, e-scams 6, offline scams 6, political 1. 31 Spanish, 14 undetermined Asian, 5 Chinese, 4 Italian, 3 Japanese, 1 Portuguese and 1 French.
Monday, July 24, 2006
Well, today was another fun day. I went to the Northern Virginia Lions Camp to help out with a cookout that was being prepared for a youth exchange camp hosted by some Tidewater-area Lions Clubs. One of these days I might take the plunge and actually join Lions. We shall see.
My in-laws are going down to Wise, VA, for the annual Remote Area Medical Program this weekend. Rebecca and I might go next year. I'd rather spend my anniversary helping people, then spending time with Rebecca, than going on some overpriced vacation and sitting in traffic for too long.
Tomorrow -- we might go to see the Front Royal Cardinals play, but more likely we'll see The Devil Wears Prada and then out to dinner at a place to be determined.
Before I left, I walked Rebecca through some of the bill-paying processes. Property taxes went up, so the escrow account on my mortgage was very hungry, almost to the tune of a monthly principal/interest payment. Once that's done, I'll be able to pay the regular payment sometime next week -- when I am not on vacation (gasp!)
Well, off to writing some more Scholastic Bowl questions -- this time in the category of "Other Social Studies."
I think I might start advertising my blog now, at least to friends and family.
Spam count for 7/24: 30 loans/mortgage (!), 18 stock tips, 12 male performance, 12 cheap stuff, 4 blank, 4 free stuff, 4 other self-improvement, 3 porn, 1 meet women. I got 4 Spanish, 2 Italian and 2 Untermined Asian spams as well. 88 spams in all.
Overall: 89 loans, 88 stock tips, 86 cheap stuff, 78 free stuff, 72 male performance, 29 self-improvement, 22 porn, 14 casinos, 12 blank, 9 meet women, 6 e-scams, 6 offline scams, 1 political. 27 Spanish, 14 undetermined Asian, 5 Chinese, 3 Japanese, 3 Italian, 1 Portuguese and 1 French.
I got a few spams which consisted of a single word. I decided to include that in the blank category. The most bizarre spam remains the sushi restaurant in Chile (?!)
My in-laws are going down to Wise, VA, for the annual Remote Area Medical Program this weekend. Rebecca and I might go next year. I'd rather spend my anniversary helping people, then spending time with Rebecca, than going on some overpriced vacation and sitting in traffic for too long.
Tomorrow -- we might go to see the Front Royal Cardinals play, but more likely we'll see The Devil Wears Prada and then out to dinner at a place to be determined.
Before I left, I walked Rebecca through some of the bill-paying processes. Property taxes went up, so the escrow account on my mortgage was very hungry, almost to the tune of a monthly principal/interest payment. Once that's done, I'll be able to pay the regular payment sometime next week -- when I am not on vacation (gasp!)
Well, off to writing some more Scholastic Bowl questions -- this time in the category of "Other Social Studies."
I think I might start advertising my blog now, at least to friends and family.
Spam count for 7/24: 30 loans/mortgage (!), 18 stock tips, 12 male performance, 12 cheap stuff, 4 blank, 4 free stuff, 4 other self-improvement, 3 porn, 1 meet women. I got 4 Spanish, 2 Italian and 2 Untermined Asian spams as well. 88 spams in all.
Overall: 89 loans, 88 stock tips, 86 cheap stuff, 78 free stuff, 72 male performance, 29 self-improvement, 22 porn, 14 casinos, 12 blank, 9 meet women, 6 e-scams, 6 offline scams, 1 political. 27 Spanish, 14 undetermined Asian, 5 Chinese, 3 Japanese, 3 Italian, 1 Portuguese and 1 French.
I got a few spams which consisted of a single word. I decided to include that in the blank category. The most bizarre spam remains the sushi restaurant in Chile (?!)
Sunday, July 23, 2006
Got back from church just now. Waiting until we're hungry to go out. Our Oreck vacuum cleaner gave out -- there is a belt inside the vacuum that has to rotate on there -- it frayed for the SECOND time this month. So I am throwing out the darn thing and have solicited advice from family members -- I may as well ask the four or five readers of this blog for further advice.
Well, here's the SPAM count for today. 43 new spams showed up in my mail today, and I've seen 424 of them since I started this idea a week ago.
Stock tips 13 (70)
Cheap stuff 9 (74)
Male performance 7 (60)
Loans 4 (59)
Casinos 4 (14)
Self-improvement 3 (25)
Free stuff 2 (74)
Porn 1 (19)
nul points: Blank (8), Meet women (8), e-scams (6), offline scams (6), Political (1)
Undetermined Asian 7 (12)
Italian 1 (1) -- the first Italian spam -- yay!
nul points: Spanish (23), Chinese (5), Japanese (3), Portuguese (1), French (1) 0
Well, here's the SPAM count for today. 43 new spams showed up in my mail today, and I've seen 424 of them since I started this idea a week ago.
Stock tips 13 (70)
Cheap stuff 9 (74)
Male performance 7 (60)
Loans 4 (59)
Casinos 4 (14)
Self-improvement 3 (25)
Free stuff 2 (74)
Porn 1 (19)
nul points: Blank (8), Meet women (8), e-scams (6), offline scams (6), Political (1)
Undetermined Asian 7 (12)
Italian 1 (1) -- the first Italian spam -- yay!
nul points: Spanish (23), Chinese (5), Japanese (3), Portuguese (1), French (1) 0
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