I have scads of what I call "messing around" sites in my bookmarks. These are the places I go when my head gets too full of serious stuff and I need to decompress. Don't tell my clients, but I frequently escape this way when they are on the phone with me, droning on and on and on in a conversation that shouldn't take more than a minute. They make me crazy, so I slip away for a little distraction while mumbling "uh-huh" and "yes, I understand your concerns."

Funpike.com is my newest escape bookmark. They have Crazy Funny Videos, Free Online Games and other funnies that help make my life bearable. I've found several games that amuse me, and I've watched the video about clever crows about a half-a-dozen times because it makes me laugh out loud. HINT: Turn off video sounds when you're ignoring a customer on the phone. Let them think your laughter is in appreciation of their own delightful sense of humor!

Funpike.com sponsored this post so I could share a laugh with you!

Labels: games and quizzes, humor, payperpost

There are things I should be doing, but I've gotten on a game-playing kick again. I've been playing Bubbles all afternoon instead of writing reports and doing laundry. Yesterday I played my favorite Cow Game for a while, but I already know all of the boards, so it didn't eat up quite as much time.

Labels: games and quizzes, procrastination

Lisa thinks I should tell you five things that you don't know about me. That's going to be hard, because I've pretty much blabbed and blogged all of my secrets. I even admitted down below that my guts leak (this was a deep dark secret that I didn't share for many years, but since you don't have to share my RL personal space, what the heck?!) I'm digging around in the old memory chest, so let's see what skeletons I can rattle.

1. I tore the passenger door off of my first car by forgetting to close it and backing up beside a tree. The tree survived.

2. I was once a media darling. A former employer pushed me out front every time he hosted a media event. I've been on all of the major networks, quite a few cable networks, and have been interviewed and/or photographed for countless newspaper, magazine and radio stories. I don't want the ex-boss scumbag to know I have a blog so I won't name the company, but here's a hint: I was doing what I do now, but had a four-legged, wet-nosed assistant. My best front-page stuff occurred when I performed a service for a famous lady who holds a torch.

3. My siblings and I rescued guinea pigs that my grandmother was raising "for table" when we were kids. Their names were Hoss, Little Joe, Adam and Pollyanna.

4. I sang with the local Up With People group in my teens.

5. My true moment of fame came when I was the local Hula Hoop champion the first year they came out.

Now I have to go read a gazillion blogs to see who I can find who hasn't already played. I'll update once I have my list.

Alrighty now! I've tagged brettbum, scorpy, justin, osman and dragonden!

Labels: games and quizzes, memes, memories, Short Bowel Syndrome

For the twelve days of Christmas, your true love will send you:

Twelve punk rockers drumming Eleven christmas trees a-twinkling Ten midgets a-leaping Nine ladies waltzing Eight alpacas a-milking Seven eggnogs a-intoxicating Six Santas a-hohohoing Five Golden Girls Four calling telemarketers Three French fries Two bottles of whiskey And a chimp in a peach tree

LOL! My true love obviously either doesn't know me very well or is looking to drive me away. I'm allergic to peaches, I don't drink and punk rockers have no place in my life. As to the telemarketers ... well, that's just cruel! I think it's time for me to find a new true love!

Labels: games and quizzes

I’m starting to feel the joy. I’ve tried to be the grumpy old curmudgeon this year, but the fun stuff of the Christmas season is starting to suck me in. That’s a good thing, right?

BlueMountain is the first ecard site I ever used, and it’s still one of the best. So it was a natural thing for me to start clicking links when I found a blog today that reviews some of BlueMountain’s Christmas online games. I just played the Gingerbread Boy Hangman’s Word Game and sure hope I’ll get better at it as time goes by. Each wrong letter guess causes the Gingerbread Boy to get bitten, and I’m afraid I let him get devoured several times. I didn’t do so well on the Elf Toss Game either. If you toss too soon, the elves end up in a tangled heap. If you toss too late, the elves doing the tossing slide onto the ice and can’t get any distance with their toss. I think I probably need a child to help me with these games, because they always seem to catch on much more quickly than us grown-up, don’t they?

The games are on ecards that you can send for free to your friends and family and old grumps like me. You can also purchase a year’s membership at BlueMountain for only $13.99 and send unlimited ecards throughout the year. That’s a lot cheaper than sending paper cards, and you can schedule them in advance so they always arrive right on time. There’s even a trial membership so you can check that out for free also. I’m glad I found this site, because I had forgotten how much fun BlueMountain ecards can be!

Labels: Christmas, ecards, games and quizzes, payperpost

Your Christmas Stocking Will Be Filled With a Puppy

Well - one cute, soft, cuddly puppy... And a very soiled Christmas stocking.

Labels: Christmas, games and quizzes

What Your Bathroom Habits Say About You

You are very independent and self-centered. You don't solve other people's problems - and you don't expect them to solve yours. You spend a lot on clothes, and you tend to be a very dresser. However, it's hard for you to throw away trendy clothes when they go out of style. You are a little shy and easily embarrassed. You often wonder if you are normal. In relationships, you tend to be very romantic and demanding. You'll treat your partner like gold, but you expect a lot in return.

Labels: games and quizzes

I admit it. I’m a technophobe. I didn’t even own a cell phone until my business became large enough that I was missing client calls when I was out in the field. I quickly adapted to forwarding office calls to my cell and – Voila! – instant efficiency, and I avoided having to hire someone to babysit my phone. Maybe that’s why I see a cell phone as a business tool and nothing else. I don’t have games on my phone, it doesn’t send me email alerts and I don’t require it to send me market updates. Textspeak is a foreign language to me.

Lately I’ve been servicing a lot of clients across-island. That means I’m spending a lot of time in traffic. I’ve had my fill of Christmas ads and dogs barking jingle bells on the radio while I idle on the freeway or sit waiting for a client to provide the access I need for an inspection. My son thinks I should give up my dinosaur ways and let my cellphone relieve the tedium. I guess I can’t take advantage of this little diversion from t9 while driving, but at least it would give me something to do while killing time.



Check it out and see what you think. Could it drag this old fossil into the new millinium? I wonder how long it would take to get good enough at it to win the cool prizes?

Labels: games and quizzes, payperpost, technology