<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31330699</id><updated>2009-12-26T18:46:39.456-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Dressed Up Like a Car Crash</title><subtitle type='html'></subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://plowkeeper.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31330699/posts/default'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://plowkeeper.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><link rel='next' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31330699/posts/default?start-index=26&amp;max-results=25'/><author><name>Ganners</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>154</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31330699.post-5062699253571386883</id><published>2009-12-26T17:43:00.003-05:00</published><updated>2009-12-26T17:52:34.023-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Yay'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Love'/><title type='text'>Oh, wow!</title><content type='html'>I was recently turned on to Dragon for dictation on my iPhone.  It is great.  I had this fantasy that I would &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-corrected"&gt;dictate&lt;/span&gt; my blog on my ride home.  I tried...it will take a tweet bit more practice and less cursing at other vehicles.  Just as fun and possibly more useful is Dragon Search.  If you have an iPhone please go get it now while it is still free.  So easy and wonderful.  Just tell your friend the dragon what you ponder and he will go fetch the results.  No typing.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;And on the subject of why I have not been &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-corrected"&gt;dictating&lt;/span&gt; on my way home.....I am effing addicted to &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;Gowalla&lt;/span&gt;.  Sure, go get it now too while it is still free.  Less than 850 people are playing in Georgia currently so I find it a great time to be a founder.  This is my first go at playing a &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;geocatching&lt;/span&gt; game.  I am intrigued.  It also inspires me to travel more.  I would rather be traveling for work than working to travel......&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;That is my current iPhone goodness.  There are some good zoom camera apps out there.  None worth giving kudos to.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/31330699-5062699253571386883?l=plowkeeper.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://plowkeeper.blogspot.com/feeds/5062699253571386883/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=31330699&amp;postID=5062699253571386883&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31330699/posts/default/5062699253571386883'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31330699/posts/default/5062699253571386883'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://plowkeeper.blogspot.com/2009/12/oh-wow.html' title='Oh, wow!'/><author><name>Ganners</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='17465536413390695113'/></author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31330699.post-8750147352022251866</id><published>2009-12-16T17:56:00.002-05:00</published><updated>2009-12-26T18:36:34.372-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Yay'/><title type='text'>Simply Amazing</title><content type='html'>We snuck down to Orlando for a visit to Universal Studios and Island of Adventure the first weekend in December.  Had a blast!  The Fab Hub flew in to Minneapolis and I drove down.  I really enjoyed the long drive.  I had an iPod adapter installed on the TT before I left for added pleasure.&lt;br /&gt;We stayed at the pink castle looking hotel that happens to be a Double Tree.  A-la hot cookies whenever you ask.  Great location.  We were upgraded to the top floor for premier Hilton Honors people because I found a wonderful little code on &lt;a href="http://www.blogger.com/retailmenot.com"&gt;retailmenot.com&lt;/a&gt;.  There were dragons all around the hotel. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We went to Universal Studios on Saturday.  Had a blast.  No lines.  No kids.  We lost count of how many times we rode The Mummy roller coaster.  The only thing we had to wait on was the Rock-it Roller Coaster.  You get to pick your own soundtrack and then go straight up for take off only to go plunging back down and then into loops and corkscrews.  I listened to &lt;em&gt;Stronger.  &lt;/em&gt;I think the music element adds to the ride.  At the end of the day we watched the Macy's Parade down Main Street and I pined after being a balloon handler.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;On Sunday we headed over to Island of Adventure.  This was our first time in this park.  We rode The Hulk, The Simpsons, Spiderman, Dueling Dragons and got to meet The Grinch.  We saw the Grinchmas Show, which was wonderful, and had great food and even some sangria.  We headed back over to the Rock-It Roller Coaster and   saw some balloon handler people....AND THEY NEEDED VOLUNTEERS!!!  That is right, I got to carry a balloon in the Macy's Parade!!!  I carried a stupid football but I don't care---I got to do it!!  Macy's sends all of the balloons down to Universal after the parade. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Saturday night we went to the Cirque Du Soleil show La Nooba.  The show really was like a glimpse into a dream.  It tickled my mind.  It was layered in a way that was simply amazing.  I highly recommend seeing the show.  There are so many things going on at once that really put you in pure awe of the art of the performance.  The experience is mind bending.  I love the escape.  The performers are top notch.  The costumes are outstanding.  Exquisite all around. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Florida was great and a much needed break with all fun and play.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/31330699-8750147352022251866?l=plowkeeper.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://plowkeeper.blogspot.com/feeds/8750147352022251866/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=31330699&amp;postID=8750147352022251866&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31330699/posts/default/8750147352022251866'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31330699/posts/default/8750147352022251866'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://plowkeeper.blogspot.com/2009/12/simply-amazing.html' title='Simply Amazing'/><author><name>Ganners</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='17465536413390695113'/></author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31330699.post-4890424188760913197</id><published>2009-11-26T18:36:00.002-05:00</published><updated>2009-12-26T18:46:39.465-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Thanksgiving and Such</title><content type='html'>I don't really care about Thanksgiving.  Not a big day in my life.  I do not eat meat and I spend more time asking questions about what is in something than enjoying.  I love mashed potatoes.  I love dressing.  I love &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-corrected"&gt;Hawaiian&lt;/span&gt; rolls.....just not all on the same plate.  I feel like I ate a brick.  Since we went over to family's house this years I made sweet potatoes, mashed potatoes, a pumpkin cheesecake, a gingerbread cheesecake and fresh cranberry sauce.  I did not get any dressing since it was laden with animal.  To prepare for the eating festivity I participated in the Gobble Jog 5K.  Yes, I actually finished.  I am rather proud.  Now I want to do more 5Ks and improve my time.  I got magical running shoes that have changed everything.  They actually fit and give my the proper support to jog. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The day after Thanksgiving the Fab Hub and I journeyed out to Augusta to see the Cirque Du &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;Soleil&lt;/span&gt; show &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;Alegria&lt;/span&gt;.  Loved it!  This show is heavy on acrobatics.  The band is sensational.  The opera is mind blowing.  The performers are unreal.  They have &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-corrected"&gt;crafted&lt;/span&gt; their skills into true art.  The presentation brings everything together into an incredible show.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/31330699-4890424188760913197?l=plowkeeper.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://plowkeeper.blogspot.com/feeds/4890424188760913197/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=31330699&amp;postID=4890424188760913197&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31330699/posts/default/4890424188760913197'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31330699/posts/default/4890424188760913197'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://plowkeeper.blogspot.com/2009/11/thanksgiving-and-such.html' title='Thanksgiving and Such'/><author><name>Ganners</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='17465536413390695113'/></author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31330699.post-6287410243558964840</id><published>2009-10-14T20:31:00.002-05:00</published><updated>2009-10-14T21:07:39.437-05:00</updated><title type='text'>The Best ________ That You are Not Using</title><content type='html'>I find it my civic duty to share some things with you Internet.  Behold my bounty that you should be paying damn good attention to.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Pandora:  Go and download this treasure if you have not already.  Computer or iPhone--either way you will be good.  You get to compile your own radio station.  Eureka!!  Pandora then figures out why you picked what you did and makes your own private radio station of recommendations.  Don't agree with a selection?  Give it a thumbs down.  Love what you are listening to but have no clue who it is?  Read more and if inclined give it a thumbs up.  The idea of Tivo, but for music.  I have learned of a few new bands I had not heard being played before and I love it!  Oh, and it is free.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Silversun PickUps:  The music this band creates is amazing.  The bassist is a chic and I have a girl crush on her.  I love the song Panic Switch. I cannot wait for the tour to stop in Atlanta.  Complex sound that has so many layers....check them out.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Shazam:  I know....more music.  Do you know that song?  Can you remember who sings it?  What album?  If you do will you remember to download it?  Shazam takes care of that.  Nifty little iPhone application that allows you to tag songs by holding you device up and let it "listen" to the music.  In less than ten seconds it will return all the info on that song to you.  Amazing.  Among my discoveries: People Ain't No Good by Nick Cave &amp;amp; The Bad Seeds, Beyond Here Lies Nothin' by Bob Dylan and 500 Miles by Tori Amos.  It knows if you are listening to an album version or radio edit.  Wow. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://halfoffdepot.com/"&gt;halfoffdepot.com&lt;/a&gt;:  So you already use restaurant.com and love it.  You get sad you cannot buy real gift cards....just print out the certificates.  Not so nice for gift giving.  You want a diff rent mix of deals.  Super deals here.  Seriously--check it out!  And of course, check out &lt;a href="http://www.retailmenot.com/"&gt;retailmenot.com&lt;/a&gt; for a code to save a little extra on your savings.  Also, sign up for &lt;a href="http://www.groupon.com/atlanta/"&gt;groupon.com&lt;/a&gt;.  I have used both of these sites a few times and I am in love with the savings and service.  Yay!!&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/31330699-6287410243558964840?l=plowkeeper.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://plowkeeper.blogspot.com/feeds/6287410243558964840/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=31330699&amp;postID=6287410243558964840&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31330699/posts/default/6287410243558964840'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31330699/posts/default/6287410243558964840'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://plowkeeper.blogspot.com/2009/10/best-that-you-are-not-using.html' title='The Best ________ That You are Not Using'/><author><name>Ganners</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='17465536413390695113'/></author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31330699.post-5566907606634005067</id><published>2009-10-14T20:29:00.002-05:00</published><updated>2009-10-14T20:31:39.786-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Love'/><title type='text'>Stop Gloating, it is Ugly</title><content type='html'>I love my iPhone.  I really do.  I think you should get one too. &lt;br /&gt;The Fab Hub still smiles secretly whenever I discuss how much I cherish it.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/31330699-5566907606634005067?l=plowkeeper.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://plowkeeper.blogspot.com/feeds/5566907606634005067/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=31330699&amp;postID=5566907606634005067&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31330699/posts/default/5566907606634005067'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31330699/posts/default/5566907606634005067'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://plowkeeper.blogspot.com/2009/10/stop-gloating-it-is-ugly.html' title='Stop Gloating, it is Ugly'/><author><name>Ganners</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='17465536413390695113'/></author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31330699.post-5537388257287583351</id><published>2009-10-14T20:05:00.003-05:00</published><updated>2009-10-14T20:29:28.694-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='shoes'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Love'/><title type='text'>Yuppie Scum Rockstar</title><content type='html'>I love U2.  I get excited when I get to see them live.  I love having great seats.  This combination proves to be costly.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;For your consideration:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;U2 fan club dues:         $50    (So I could get pre sale tickets)&lt;br /&gt;10th row tickets:           $550 (Total for  two tickets)&lt;br /&gt;Parking:                           $30    (It was $40, but I negotiated)&lt;br /&gt;Concessions:                  $25    (Two Miller Lite beers in a can and nachos for the fab hub)&lt;br /&gt;Tour shirt:                       $10    (They were $40 inside, I bought a bootleg in the $40 parking lot)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Grand total: $665 &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I have flown to Europe round trip for less. &lt;br /&gt;The show was great.  Muse opened and was amazing.  I wish it had been at The Ted instead.  The sound was not so great at the Georgia Dome.  Even though we had 10th row seats we were still pretty far away from the stage.  I still found what I was looking for.  A mass of people feeling music together.  I adore the feeling of my lungs vibrating in my rib cage to the same music that is doing the same thing to 20,000 other people.  And yes, I do sing along with Bono and dance the entire time.  My feet hurt for two days because I had to wear my favorite patent leather four inch stiletto boots.  I love that The Edge sang solo.  The HD video was crazy.  The lights and screens were mind bending.  Totally worth the money.  I enjoyed the PopMart tour far more for different reasons.  U2 certainly delivered on the 360 Tour none the less.  Once I figure out how to rip some video from my iPhone I will share a clip and a song that I shot.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/31330699-5537388257287583351?l=plowkeeper.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://plowkeeper.blogspot.com/feeds/5537388257287583351/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=31330699&amp;postID=5537388257287583351&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31330699/posts/default/5537388257287583351'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31330699/posts/default/5537388257287583351'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://plowkeeper.blogspot.com/2009/10/yuppie-scum-rockstar.html' title='Yuppie Scum Rockstar'/><author><name>Ganners</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='17465536413390695113'/></author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31330699.post-167992787071329689</id><published>2009-10-14T19:32:00.004-05:00</published><updated>2009-10-14T20:01:10.094-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Yay'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='shoes'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='shopping'/><title type='text'>Shoes for Ta Tas</title><content type='html'>So charity is good....shoes are better.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;For the &lt;a href="http://www.qvc.com/cgen/render.aspx?qp=promoffany_2009_main&amp;amp;rewrite=no&amp;amp;term=ffany"&gt;2009 FFANY event &lt;/a&gt;I treated myself.  Not sure that this qualifies as a true full price purchase.  All of the shoes were donated and they were sold for half off.  All of the proceeds go to breast cancer research.  To continue to fuel my obsession with red shoes I just could not live without a new addition.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;These will be showing up soon.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-P2Fe7kYzYw/StZyiB8ogiI/AAAAAAAAADM/jc9H7ukkuTo/s1600-h/red+shoe.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 127px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 113px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392623532786614818" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-P2Fe7kYzYw/StZyiB8ogiI/AAAAAAAAADM/jc9H7ukkuTo/s320/red+shoe.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/31330699-167992787071329689?l=plowkeeper.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://plowkeeper.blogspot.com/feeds/167992787071329689/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=31330699&amp;postID=167992787071329689&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31330699/posts/default/167992787071329689'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31330699/posts/default/167992787071329689'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://plowkeeper.blogspot.com/2009/10/shoes-for-ta-tas.html' title='Shoes for Ta Tas'/><author><name>Ganners</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='17465536413390695113'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-P2Fe7kYzYw/StZyiB8ogiI/AAAAAAAAADM/jc9H7ukkuTo/s72-c/red+shoe.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31330699.post-3464533681034879224</id><published>2009-10-05T18:47:00.002-05:00</published><updated>2009-10-05T18:56:05.818-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Not a bad mom'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Bellini'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Home life'/><title type='text'>Have you seen the muffin pan??</title><content type='html'>So Bellini eats similar to the way a steam shovel operates. Packet will eat and eat and eat. They get stuffed and eat too much because they are eating too quickly. I discussed the eating issues with my wonder vet. He recommended we start putting the cat food in a muffin pan to slow down the gobbling four leggids. The kitties hate the muffin pan. The muffin pan works. No more bulimic cat barf around the house.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/31330699-3464533681034879224?l=plowkeeper.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://plowkeeper.blogspot.com/feeds/3464533681034879224/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=31330699&amp;postID=3464533681034879224&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31330699/posts/default/3464533681034879224'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31330699/posts/default/3464533681034879224'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://plowkeeper.blogspot.com/2009/10/have-you-seen-muffin-pan.html' title='Have you seen the muffin pan??'/><author><name>Ganners</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='17465536413390695113'/></author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31330699.post-118513659674840840</id><published>2009-08-30T21:47:00.002-05:00</published><updated>2009-08-30T22:09:13.750-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Are you kidding me?'/><title type='text'>Seriously?!  Yes, seriously.</title><content type='html'>I work a ton. I take my job very seriously. If someone were suing me I would want to be sure it was being taken care of and nothing was missed and all defenses raised. Remember the Golden Rule? I guide myself by that idea. &lt;br /&gt;Lately to maintain Golden Rule Standard (GRS) I have been putting in 60 - 70 hours a week. I do not get overtime pay. I do get a bonus, it is not tied to my hours. I love my job and it truly does interest me. I salivate before a good negotiation and feel victorious in settlement. I am Type A...whatever.&lt;br /&gt;You know what I like even more than hard work being it's own reward? &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;VACATION!!&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;So we have a cruise booked for later this year and I am just about counting down the minutes. I have been to all of the islands before but I do not recall much of Puerto Rico, remember last time I was there I fell asleep on a park bench. Turks &amp; Caicos all I remember was eating at Jimmy Buffet's place and falling asleep. It was a monsoon in St. Thomas last time I was there. The private island is still my favorite. So for hitting these four places in one fantastic week I am thrilled. The reason for my sleep goes back to my vertigo issues and taking the meclazine offered by the friendly front desk folks. Yeah, they fail to tell you that you will fall asleep on a park bench in Puerto Rico. Again, use the ginger root folks. Works better and as an added bonus you can stay awake!&lt;br /&gt;The Fab Hub and I had been talking about seeing his parents for vacation for sometime. They live in Austin, TX so it is a to-do to see each other involving flights and such. So this year we are vacationing together. It is their first cruise and first big vacation in a long time. My in-laws are as cool as they come. It should be fun.&lt;br /&gt;The Fab Hub goes to put the cruise on his work calendar and sees that his boss has the same week off with, "Caribbean Cruise" as the subject. The Fab Hub finds out if we are going to be on any of the same islands on the same day so we can meet up for a drink. No worries, the boss is on our cruise! Seriously.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/31330699-118513659674840840?l=plowkeeper.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://plowkeeper.blogspot.com/feeds/118513659674840840/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=31330699&amp;postID=118513659674840840&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31330699/posts/default/118513659674840840'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31330699/posts/default/118513659674840840'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://plowkeeper.blogspot.com/2009/08/seriously-yes-seriously.html' title='Seriously?!  Yes, seriously.'/><author><name>Ganners</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='17465536413390695113'/></author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31330699.post-6477764644766593075</id><published>2009-08-30T20:11:00.002-05:00</published><updated>2009-08-30T20:23:01.804-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Ear Cleaning PSA</title><content type='html'>I like to have really clean ears. I can hear everything. Perhaps because I am still blind as a bat after two Lasik eye surgeries I have a heightened sense of sound. Or I was just an eves dropping bartender for many years. &lt;br /&gt;Recently I have developed a rice crispy noise in my when I yawn. I also have horrific vertigo. If I am in a bathroom stall the room is moving in my world. Elevator: like a bouncy castle. I have been on a quest to figure it out. Why go to the doctor when I have dogpile and bing? &lt;br /&gt;I have tried dandelion root to be all homeopathic or whatever. The ginger root really does work for my vertigo. Then I learned about a nice little ear cleaning kit in a little box. I had a coupon...score! I got my little box and had a nice first run at cleaning but I did not have enough time to let the stuff sit in my ear 5-7 minutes. Tonight I had all the time in the world. I let the stuff sit in there and then got it out. Then I thought to myself, hum, I could use the little cleaning bulb to blast some water in there and really get them spic and span. I had just brushed my teeth and I always use hot water for that. I filled up my cup and got all my ear cleaning stuff ready to use. Holy God in Heaven!!! Did you hear me scream? Eff eff eff. Yeah, that would be scalding hot water I just blasted in my ear. Eff. My right ear is so tender. Do not call me tomorrow. I will not be on the phone.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/31330699-6477764644766593075?l=plowkeeper.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://plowkeeper.blogspot.com/feeds/6477764644766593075/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=31330699&amp;postID=6477764644766593075&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31330699/posts/default/6477764644766593075'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31330699/posts/default/6477764644766593075'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://plowkeeper.blogspot.com/2009/08/ear-cleaning-psa.html' title='Ear Cleaning PSA'/><author><name>Ganners</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='17465536413390695113'/></author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31330699.post-4686603996845360859</id><published>2009-08-24T20:25:00.005-05:00</published><updated>2009-08-30T20:44:13.869-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Are you kidding me?'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Soap Box Blah Blah'/><title type='text'>Happy Birthday?!</title><content type='html'>Today was my Gramie's birthday. Because I work entirely too much the gift I had thoughtfully purchased never made it in the mail. I have no time to drive up to where she lives. Eh, I punted and sent a same day gift. Instead of flowers I went all out and got her one of the edible arrangements from Fruit Flowers. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-P2Fe7kYzYw/Spsn-2MKovI/AAAAAAAAADE/7bgPv0mY9Iw/s1600-h/floralappledelight.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 250px; height: 250px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-P2Fe7kYzYw/Spsn-2MKovI/AAAAAAAAADE/7bgPv0mY9Iw/s320/floralappledelight.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375934540848734962" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Pretty nice, huh? I would be delighted to get this. The delivery fee was an additional $30. I cannot blame them, like I said, you have to pack a lunch to get there and it was last minute so I was at the Fruit Flowers' mercy. I did have a wonderful &lt;a href="http://halfoffdepot.com/atlanta/fruit-flowers.html"&gt;gift card I had purchased for this occasion at half price.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;So I call Gramie after working 13 hours and not really feeling like it.&lt;br /&gt;"Happy Birthday, Gramie!!"&lt;br /&gt;"Oh, thank you Mandy. I got the interesting fruit thing you sent. It is really different."&lt;br /&gt;"Does it look good? The picture I saw online looked great!" &lt;br /&gt;"Yes, it was so big" *thinking: WAS* "It took over an hour to take apart and put in the fridge.  I need to go, Kent just got here with Taco Bell dinner."&lt;br /&gt;Are you friggin' kidding me?! Internet, the point at hand was not to send a $100 fruit bowl. Next year: Publix gift card.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/31330699-4686603996845360859?l=plowkeeper.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://plowkeeper.blogspot.com/feeds/4686603996845360859/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=31330699&amp;postID=4686603996845360859&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31330699/posts/default/4686603996845360859'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31330699/posts/default/4686603996845360859'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://plowkeeper.blogspot.com/2009/08/happy-birthday.html' title='Happy Birthday?!'/><author><name>Ganners</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='17465536413390695113'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-P2Fe7kYzYw/Spsn-2MKovI/AAAAAAAAADE/7bgPv0mY9Iw/s72-c/floralappledelight.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31330699.post-2461497328605569504</id><published>2009-08-16T19:23:00.002-05:00</published><updated>2009-08-16T19:32:07.765-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Rush Hour?</title><content type='html'>Traffic has been so great this summer in Atlanta during the morning I was bummed that school was starting back.  I can leave my house at 7:15 and be to work at 7:30.  I love that.  When school starts back there are all of the SUVs and school buses on the road.  It has been a week and a half now and the traffic is still great.  I am sad it is great.  It is not the lack of SUVs toting kids to school, it is that 10% of my city is out of work.  Seriously.  We have one of the largest unemployement rates in the US currently and we seem to lose jobs quicker.  It worries me for my friends and nieghbors.  Although it is not good to hedge bets, I can say both the Fab Hub and myself are safe and secure with our jobs.  When I am on time or just do not care about warming my seat at 7:30 I stop by Dunkin Donuts and get a Large Turbo.  Okay, so I have been by there everyday lately.  Whatever.  It really is the most fun $2.56 can buy.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/31330699-2461497328605569504?l=plowkeeper.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://plowkeeper.blogspot.com/feeds/2461497328605569504/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=31330699&amp;postID=2461497328605569504&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31330699/posts/default/2461497328605569504'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31330699/posts/default/2461497328605569504'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://plowkeeper.blogspot.com/2009/08/rush-hour.html' title='Rush Hour?'/><author><name>Ganners</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='17465536413390695113'/></author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31330699.post-7917795151645229505</id><published>2009-08-11T21:18:00.003-05:00</published><updated>2009-08-11T21:33:09.651-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Yay'/><title type='text'>Communication is Key</title><content type='html'>So I was thrilled with my Blackjack II for a year and eight months. It called people, emailed, told me about the traffic, gave me directions, and searched the Internet. And then it stopped. And then I developed a relationship with AT&amp;T customer service. It worked again! Then the email stopped harvesting. Then it stopped sending....you get the picture. After at least ten hours of relationship building with AT&amp;T customer service, both over the phone and in person, I learned this was a compatibility issue. While tech one was calling customer service from the AT&amp;T store tech two took me to an iPhone to see if it would work....yep, it sure did. He had time to install and uninstall my email both POP &amp; IMAP and report back that it worked. Tech one was still on hold. It took a week to get the phone due to demand. I have had it less than a week. I love the iPhone. LOVE. So much fun and productivity is possible....or I can just be on Facebook all day.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/31330699-7917795151645229505?l=plowkeeper.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://plowkeeper.blogspot.com/feeds/7917795151645229505/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=31330699&amp;postID=7917795151645229505&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31330699/posts/default/7917795151645229505'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31330699/posts/default/7917795151645229505'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://plowkeeper.blogspot.com/2009/08/communication-is-key.html' title='Communication is Key'/><author><name>Ganners</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='17465536413390695113'/></author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31330699.post-8598557772204224590</id><published>2009-08-11T20:04:00.003-05:00</published><updated>2009-08-11T20:23:21.980-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Soap Box Blah Blah'/><title type='text'>**DISCLAIMER**</title><content type='html'>I am back.&lt;br /&gt;I know, whatever.&lt;br /&gt;So, just because a few of you darlings may not be ready for this you get a disclaimer. &lt;br /&gt;I vent and observe. I like to remember things. I post, therefore I am. In postings you may find some fowl language. I support marriage to whoever you like with no bias to religion, race or sex. If you love them, marry them. Not my business what you do behind closed doors. I think hard work is good and easy money, pandering, living off the government or just being a freedloader is wack. I like to discuss cars, Prada, nail polish, shoes, law, TV, my disdain for American Idol and my naked cat. I support Obama. I know I just lost some readers. I love food. Somehow I do not weigh four hundred pounds, I probably should because I eat like a sumo wrestler. I love music and wish I had more time and money to hit live shows. I love animals so much I cannot imagine eating them, so I do not. I am a strayed Catholic that does not have the spine to hike into mass. If you want to take me I will go, just scared. I think religion is what you make of it and I am not one to think any one form is any greater than the other. I am not going to call anything really fun out by name that has to do with my work life. Try and figure it, you will not unless you are directly involved. I think that about covers it...you have been warned. Enjoy at your own discretion.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/31330699-8598557772204224590?l=plowkeeper.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://plowkeeper.blogspot.com/feeds/8598557772204224590/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=31330699&amp;postID=8598557772204224590&amp;isPopup=true' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31330699/posts/default/8598557772204224590'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31330699/posts/default/8598557772204224590'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://plowkeeper.blogspot.com/2009/08/disclaimer.html' title='**DISCLAIMER**'/><author><name>Ganners</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='17465536413390695113'/></author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31330699.post-2124624448191390795</id><published>2009-04-07T18:13:00.003-05:00</published><updated>2009-04-07T18:17:43.940-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Soap Box Blah Blah'/><title type='text'>Like a Rolling Stone</title><content type='html'>Oh Internet, it has been me, not you. Really, it is me. You see, I am so busy and I have all these great blog posts written in my head but I have not emptied out my head in a while. I apologize. I made friends with this new fangled Facebook. It makes me feel young and in touch. Forgive my back dating of posts...it is more for me than you. I need ore than the Facebook two line story. You all know my stories are far more than two lines.....&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/31330699-2124624448191390795?l=plowkeeper.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://plowkeeper.blogspot.com/feeds/2124624448191390795/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=31330699&amp;postID=2124624448191390795&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31330699/posts/default/2124624448191390795'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31330699/posts/default/2124624448191390795'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://plowkeeper.blogspot.com/2009/04/like-rolling-stone.html' title='Like a Rolling Stone'/><author><name>Ganners</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='17465536413390695113'/></author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31330699.post-7507229037926797488</id><published>2009-01-25T19:01:00.002-05:00</published><updated>2009-04-07T19:12:52.158-05:00</updated><title type='text'>You Can Call Me Nanner Puss</title><content type='html'>This is simply genius.  There are too many remixes out there for me to even go down that road.  Best Super Bowl Commerical ever. Ever.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;object width="445" height="364"&gt;&lt;param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/ur0LENvY5TE&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1&amp;rel=0&amp;color1=0x234900&amp;color2=0x4e9e00&amp;border=1"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/ur0LENvY5TE&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1&amp;rel=0&amp;color1=0x234900&amp;color2=0x4e9e00&amp;border=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="445" height="364"&gt;&lt;/embed&gt;&lt;/object&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/31330699-7507229037926797488?l=plowkeeper.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://plowkeeper.blogspot.com/feeds/7507229037926797488/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=31330699&amp;postID=7507229037926797488&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31330699/posts/default/7507229037926797488'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31330699/posts/default/7507229037926797488'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://plowkeeper.blogspot.com/2009/01/you-can-call-me-nanner-puss.html' title='You Can Call Me Nanner Puss'/><author><name>Ganners</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='17465536413390695113'/></author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31330699.post-8064708019416462088</id><published>2008-10-30T18:48:00.001-05:00</published><updated>2009-04-07T19:00:54.847-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Yay'/><title type='text'>But not Shuffleboad!</title><content type='html'>Annual cruise time came upon us quickly this year. The fab hub &amp; I have been working long and hard hours. It was time for a break were cell phones did not work and computers were banished. We flew into Tampa and hopped on the ship and we were off to Belize City. We got to go on a zip line through the canopies of trees in the rain forest. I was really expecting to be scared and maybe scream. Nope, it was a nice easy zip through the trees. We floated on inter tubes through a cave also. The water was cold and I got gravel in my bikini. &lt;br /&gt;I hit the pharmacia for mom and hooked her up with some needed meds since she does not have health care. &lt;br /&gt;I had a drink of the day or three everyday. We hit Costa Maya and has beers on the beach. In Guatemala I got a cool little beaded chicken. When the ship was leaving many of the cab drivers and vendors sang and played music and danced as we set sail. That was really neat. That is the city's way of saying thank you for the tourist that are brought in. &lt;br /&gt;We hit Key West and toured the Hemingway house. I have been to Mile 0. Key West is wonderful. I like how family unfriendly they are. No apologies and no desire to suddenly become a family destination. The people are great. You can get around on a bike and be fine. As the ship sailed we watched the sun set over the square.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/31330699-8064708019416462088?l=plowkeeper.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://plowkeeper.blogspot.com/feeds/8064708019416462088/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=31330699&amp;postID=8064708019416462088&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31330699/posts/default/8064708019416462088'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31330699/posts/default/8064708019416462088'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://plowkeeper.blogspot.com/2008/10/but-not-shuffleboad.html' title='But not Shuffleboad!'/><author><name>Ganners</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='17465536413390695113'/></author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31330699.post-295380182145330074</id><published>2008-10-20T18:25:00.001-05:00</published><updated>2009-04-07T18:48:54.175-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Yay'/><title type='text'>London Calling</title><content type='html'>I really love London. I wish I had a magical red telephone booth to transport me there whenever needed. There is so much to say. The fab hub had a business engagement that got us across the pond. We had to take separate flights since I am a cheap skate and it was the difference of a couple hundred bucks but only two hours. Once we flew into Heathrow we took the Gatwick Express into the city where we met up with Jeff's boss. Boss loves to try new food. I love him for this. I love learning people through their food and community around it. Since I could not sleep on the flight over first things first was to get a power nap. Once I was up we ventured out for some of the best Thai food ever. The sauces were amazing. Light and tasty, not thick and goopy. The vegatables were so fresh. It was just what I needed to be off to a good start. &lt;br /&gt;London knows about transportation. They have this down to a science. The Tube simply works. The buses are everywhere and they work. Traffic is a nightmare. The city is old, there are not intersections or round abouts--there are a mish mash of street converging on one another that you must navigate quickly and with care. &lt;br /&gt;Jeff was off to work at the booth OpenNMS had at the Linux World show. I played. I saw Big Ben, the London Eye, Harrod's, Tower Bridge, and my favorite was going to St. Paul's Cathedral. I am still in awe. Something stirred and moved in me while climbing the steps all the way to the top in Prada shoes. Not the best climbing footwear choice, but hey, they looked great! When I got to the top of the crazy winding stairs and finally outside to view all of London I asked a lady to snap my picture. She said sure with an accent I knew too well. Yeah, she was from Marietta. &lt;br /&gt;We went to an English pub for dinner. They were serving Mexican food. You know I had some. Indeed the enchiladas were super. FYI Guinness is served cold and they have no damn clue what a Tom Collins is but the made me one anyways and it was good too.&lt;br /&gt;Whoever told you the English cannot cook lied to you. &lt;br /&gt;We had some yummy fusion inspired food at a place called I Love Vodka. A great eclectic mix that was not forced together to make the description sound good. I had some wonderful Chinese food. I was enchanted by the food halls in Harrod's. &lt;br /&gt;We stayed in one of the nicest hotels I have ever encountered. The Sofetel was amazing. One of the neatest features I hope to see more places adopt is that if you want the power in your room to work the key must be placed in a slot in the wall. Thus when you are gone you take the key and the power is out. They have Hermes soap. Seriously. &lt;br /&gt;I love London. Fast city, amazing fashion, wonderful food, nice people, cute cabs and an intriguing mix of old and new. &lt;br /&gt;I will visit again!&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/31330699-295380182145330074?l=plowkeeper.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://plowkeeper.blogspot.com/feeds/295380182145330074/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=31330699&amp;postID=295380182145330074&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31330699/posts/default/295380182145330074'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31330699/posts/default/295380182145330074'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://plowkeeper.blogspot.com/2008/10/london-calling.html' title='London Calling'/><author><name>Ganners</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='17465536413390695113'/></author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31330699.post-3588853043096875776</id><published>2008-10-08T20:16:00.003-05:00</published><updated>2008-10-08T20:34:44.953-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Yay'/><title type='text'>Good Things Come to Those Who Wait</title><content type='html'>After almost one year to the day it happened: The Pine Sol lady and her fried chicken have moved out.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;When did it become okay to email in a resignation? It has happened twice in the last month.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;At least I will not have urgent runs to the ladies' room due to the water fountain that used to run all day for soothing sounds. I will no longer be up to date on the latest gospel music. Join my euphoria and raise a glass.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/31330699-3588853043096875776?l=plowkeeper.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://plowkeeper.blogspot.com/feeds/3588853043096875776/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=31330699&amp;postID=3588853043096875776&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31330699/posts/default/3588853043096875776'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31330699/posts/default/3588853043096875776'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://plowkeeper.blogspot.com/2008/10/good-things-come-to-those-who-wait.html' title='Good Things Come to Those Who Wait'/><author><name>Ganners</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='17465536413390695113'/></author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31330699.post-4625479875963030441</id><published>2008-10-08T18:18:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2009-04-07T18:25:41.933-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Are you kidding me?'/><title type='text'>Nuttin' But Strings was so robbed</title><content type='html'>Jerry Springer has become America's sweetheart in his role announcing soon to be has beens and sweet old tap dancing ladies. There was the young &amp; sexy Elvis, the freaky twins from Russia, a whiny 3 year old that should have been booted long ago, the fire breather that could have been so much more, the opera singer, Sinatra and then there was Nuttin' But Strings. Amazing raw talent that was polished. Something that has not been done before in front of a large audience. Violins gone hip hop and rock and roll. Seriously. They were the only talent I would have paid to see. I would have laid down good money to see these guys in Vegas. America, you robbed them. Robbed. They should have won.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/31330699-4625479875963030441?l=plowkeeper.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://plowkeeper.blogspot.com/feeds/4625479875963030441/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=31330699&amp;postID=4625479875963030441&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31330699/posts/default/4625479875963030441'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31330699/posts/default/4625479875963030441'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://plowkeeper.blogspot.com/2008/10/nuttin-but-strings-was-so-robbed.html' title='Nuttin&apos; But Strings was so robbed'/><author><name>Ganners</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='17465536413390695113'/></author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31330699.post-409361937116512443</id><published>2008-10-03T20:06:00.002-05:00</published><updated>2008-10-03T20:35:36.547-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Soap Box Blah Blah'/><title type='text'>Work Stuff</title><content type='html'>I seldom discuss the thing I do 8 to 12 hours a day Monday through Friday. This week has been a week of anomalies. Monday I find out that a co worker who was off all last week sent an email at midnight Sunday and was off all this week as well. Great more work for me. Thanks.&lt;br /&gt;I get a new lawsuit on my desk Wednesday that the incident occurred in 2001. The suit was filed and our insured was served while he was in jail in 2003. So 5 years later...I am investigating this loss. Incident: A guy sitting in his car with his girlfriend. The car is parked at an apartment complex and the girl friend indicates that she was seeing a guy outside the car on the side and pointed him out. The guy in the car shot the player outside the car. Fully resolved GSW to the jaw. I was cranky that plaintiff's counsel sent this crap to me. We insure cars, not drive bys. I called the policy holder and explained that his son's actions may not be covered by the policy and I was sending a reservation of rights out. He wanted to know why it was not cover and I explained the spirit of the policy is for motor vehicle accidents. I explained that gun violence is not covered and nor is there a policy rider for drive by shootings.&lt;br /&gt;I started the coverage write up. Yeah, the policy defines "occupying" but it does not define "motor vehicle accident". I will not be happy if I have coverage cousel and defense counsel involved. Something that seemed like a fishing letter......&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I have another one where a guy was driving a hearse at 4:30 am drunk and hit a car. There was a guy on the other side or the car trying to service the disabled car. He was dragged about a quarter mile before the hearse fled the scene. Six months later the guy died. He never left the hospital. The driver was served in jail in January. Can you say punitive? What about policy limit?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The deer hit from hell has finally settled. Amen.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It has been a long week. I hope next week is better.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/31330699-409361937116512443?l=plowkeeper.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://plowkeeper.blogspot.com/feeds/409361937116512443/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=31330699&amp;postID=409361937116512443&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31330699/posts/default/409361937116512443'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31330699/posts/default/409361937116512443'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://plowkeeper.blogspot.com/2008/10/work-stuff.html' title='Work Stuff'/><author><name>Ganners</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='17465536413390695113'/></author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31330699.post-8575106115696215862</id><published>2008-09-27T19:45:00.001-05:00</published><updated>2008-10-03T20:06:20.600-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Are you kidding me?'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Soap Box Blah Blah'/><title type='text'>Atlanta Gas: There is None</title><content type='html'>Last Tuesday I needed gas in my car. I waited until later in the evening and checked gasbuddy.com and found that the QT near my house has some gas. I figured the good people of Marietta would be at home making lunches for kids and looking over homework or watching the latest reality TV show. I rolled up to the QT. I sat in line for an hour and a half. The line took me behind the building, through the next door Bojangles parking lot and then back all the way across the front of the QT. Unreal. It is finally my turn and I go to the pump as directed. Here comes this stupid white Hyundai with middle aged white man in it. He tried to steal my pump! Go wait in line! He got close enough in his swoop in that I could not get close enough to get the nozzle to my car. The gas diva directing me told the guy to move on. He did not and made a fuss. I may have been yelling like a crazy woman back at him. Then the Marietta police officer stepped in and threw the guy out of the gas station. Another crazy driver was yelling at the gas diva that people were breaking in line and had ideas of how to better direct the pandemonium. She yells back at the guy, "Sir, I work at a gas station---if you do not like the way I am doing this move on to another station!". I love her.&lt;br /&gt;You see, truly here in the Metro Atlanta area we have not had any gas. It slowed due to the last 2 hurricanes. There is also the smog situation here so we use "Atlanta Blend" gas. Sorta like a fancy regional coffee. Our gas blend is lower in sulfur to help combat our growing smog problem. Our hill billy Governor has temporarily lifted the call for only low sulfur gas so we are using whatever we can get to get the stations back to normal levels to get the motorists back to normal levels. &lt;br /&gt;I filled up my car. As in 2 seats and very little trunk. Yeah, I need to pick the fab hub up from the airport.....since he packed like a girl I cannot fit him and the large bag in the TT. Back to the gas station in the FJ. This time I waited until 12am on Friday night. Who the hell gets gas then? Yeah, everybody. I waited in a quarter mile line, if not longer, another hour and a half. No altercation this time. No kidding that more stations are closed than open. I am so thankful I have a six mile commute and the fab hub works from home so this mess will likely be over by the next time we need gas.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/31330699-8575106115696215862?l=plowkeeper.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://plowkeeper.blogspot.com/feeds/8575106115696215862/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=31330699&amp;postID=8575106115696215862&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31330699/posts/default/8575106115696215862'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31330699/posts/default/8575106115696215862'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://plowkeeper.blogspot.com/2008/09/atlanta-gas-there-is-none.html' title='Atlanta Gas: There is None'/><author><name>Ganners</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='17465536413390695113'/></author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31330699.post-1569039523154874512</id><published>2008-09-06T21:10:00.003-05:00</published><updated>2008-09-25T21:32:57.036-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Yay'/><title type='text'>A List for the D List</title><content type='html'>I love Kathy Griffin. She was at the Fabulous Fox for a stand up show.&lt;br /&gt;The fab hub's schedule has been unpredictable so when the tickets went on sale I was not sure if he was going to be here so I did not buy any. It ended up that he was here on the night of the show. I searched craigslist.org, eBay, StubHub and a few others. Finally, I found a broker in Arizona that had a local guy here on the street. Dude, we got 2nd row center stage. The crazy redhead was insane and 10 feet from us. We had awesome gays in front of us. She railed all over Palin and I loved it. Did I mention the guy that we met for the tickets was named Smooth? Yeah.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/31330699-1569039523154874512?l=plowkeeper.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://plowkeeper.blogspot.com/feeds/1569039523154874512/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=31330699&amp;postID=1569039523154874512&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31330699/posts/default/1569039523154874512'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31330699/posts/default/1569039523154874512'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://plowkeeper.blogspot.com/2008/09/list-for-d-list.html' title='A List for the D List'/><author><name>Ganners</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='17465536413390695113'/></author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31330699.post-8671257907015350921</id><published>2008-09-02T17:06:00.002-05:00</published><updated>2008-09-02T17:48:21.883-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Thank You Senator McCain</title><content type='html'>Dear Senator McCain,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I wanted to personally thank you in the wonderful selection for your running mate. Sarah Palin is perfect. I love how conservative she is. Never mind her 17 year old daughter is unwed and pregnant. Forget that her husband has a string of DUI charges in his history. Forget she has 5 kids, one of which she learned prenatally has downs syndrome but kept as God's blessing to birth at age 44. I can look past that she has no foreign policy experience and just got her passport in 2007. I understand that being a member of city counsel, mayor of 5,000 people and a Governor for almost 2 years is great experience. God forbid you die in office, but I think she is ready to take over should you have an untimely demise. I like the fact that she will take all the confusion out of my life by allowing the government to make decisions regarding my body given she is against abortion for horrible acts such as incest or even rape. Since her husband works for BP Oil it comes as no surprise she is a pro-drill woman. &lt;br /&gt;Obama says that the personal life and children of your running mate are off limits. I don't really think the Democrats need to comment on it. &lt;br /&gt;It is like Christmas has come early. Thank you so very much for this gift. I cannot wait to see Tina Fey play her in a spoof. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;With change I can believe in,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Mandy&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/31330699-8671257907015350921?l=plowkeeper.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://plowkeeper.blogspot.com/feeds/8671257907015350921/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=31330699&amp;postID=8671257907015350921&amp;isPopup=true' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31330699/posts/default/8671257907015350921'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31330699/posts/default/8671257907015350921'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://plowkeeper.blogspot.com/2008/09/thank-you-senator-mccain.html' title='Thank You Senator McCain'/><author><name>Ganners</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='17465536413390695113'/></author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31330699.post-4003751514941196003</id><published>2008-08-18T21:37:00.002-05:00</published><updated>2008-08-18T21:43:04.771-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='food'/><title type='text'>Me + Dairy Queen = Pure Genius</title><content type='html'>I needed marshmallow in my life today. I wanted a s'more. No s'more materials.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We went to DQ. What I concocted should be on the menu. A peanut buster parfait with hot marshmallow cream. I did not share or even offer any to the fab hub. The hot chocolate, the hot marshmallow, the salty peanuts and the soft serve are meant to be together. Their union is a good one.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/31330699-4003751514941196003?l=plowkeeper.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://plowkeeper.blogspot.com/feeds/4003751514941196003/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=31330699&amp;postID=4003751514941196003&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31330699/posts/default/4003751514941196003'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31330699/posts/default/4003751514941196003'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://plowkeeper.blogspot.com/2008/08/me-dairy-queen-pure-genius.html' title='Me + Dairy Queen = Pure Genius'/><author><name>Ganners</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='17465536413390695113'/></author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></entry></feed>