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I see some people coming here from searches for “Ty the Tasmanian Tiger Ship Rex”. I didn’t remember writing about it, but I guess I did if you are finding me. I solved that level about a week ago. Two of us were killing ourselves trying to climb the rocks behind the quicksand, thrown off because of a bug in the game that makes it appear you can look THROUGH the rocks.

Okay, so if you really want an answer to something about that level, I feel qualified to answer. So far, we’ve only officially completed three levels (and I can’t even remember their names). And for a forth, all I need to do is find 4 more gems. (That’s the Snowy Peaks (?) one with the thin ice you have to swim under). Man, I’ve been up and down and back and forth that level a bunch of times…I just cannot figure out where those last 4 gems are. I’ve pretty much given up, actually. Life is too short.

Friday Summary:

Weather = great

swim lessons = great

visiting sister = great

Junior at least trying his new bike without the training wheels = a valiant effort.

I was just glad he gave it a shot. I figure it just needs to click with him. I put the training wheels back on because I’m not a shrew. He tried it, did okay, and will try it again in the future. I didn’t want to ruin the afternoon by telling him he could only ride his bike if I took them off.

Thanks to Honker who took time out of his busy day to not only cut out coupons for Kaboom, but to mail them to me. I will admit to having a moment where I wondered if I was getting a mail bomb (because I didn’t recognize the return address) but I figured that size envelope was probably more likely anthrax, and I could get medicine for that.

(Honk and I go way back to my old CompuServe days. Frighteningly way back, to 1987 or so, eh Honk?)

I was just looking at the logs for how people got here, and looking at the search terms used. (Don’t worry, it doesn’t tell me WHO searched, just that someone did, and that’s how they got to my site).

For the two people who entered the following searches, I am truly sorry that I don’t have the information you were looking for. I’m wondering, though, how the 2nd one got linked to my site.

– spells for noisy neighbors

– how llama is spelled in sign language

So, to the person looking for “Pirates of the Caribbean snow globes”: doesn’t it strike you as odd to have something Caribbean in a snow globe?

To everyone who said the job market would improve if we went to war: Ptbtbtbtbtbbtb.

Actually, I found a job listing today and I think I’d be perfect for the job. I have the right background, and I know they’d be happy hiring me. I just hope that my resume stands out against all the thousands I’m sure they’ll receive. Looking over the corporate website I got very excited about the company, too. So if any of you faithful readers of the Dump know anyone who works for CCH Incorporated, could you drop me a line? They have a referral program so if one of you recommends me and I get hired, that’s $5000 in your pocket and all you’d need to do to thank me is buy me lunch. For a week. ($5000. Wow, what I could do with that.)

Oh MAN is that going to get me some Google hits or what???! Actually, the topic is hot cross buns, and their origins. I bought some yesterday, because as Catholics we need to have a “food” other than the Communion wafer. I’ve always been jealous that many Jewish holidays have specific foods associated with it. I guess these buns are ours.

So anyway, I don’t know what I’m talking about, which is normal. But I did look up the origins of the hot cross bun, and the two sites I looked at (I didn’t say it was extensive research) both said they were originally a pagan food, I believe to celebrate spring. And one pointed out that the cross is a pagan symbol for the 4 seasons. So once again (see: Christmas trees) we’ve taken something pagan and made it Christian.