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Now that I know Randy is alive - I thought it was safe to post this.

The explanation:

Kim was going to be in the neighborhood and hoped to have a gathering like we had last year. We met at Pug Mahon’s for a good meal and good company. In attendance were: Amber, who entertained us with funny dog stories and tales of woe and Verizon. Neighbors to the east Sarpy Sam and his Darling Wife made the long trek - and brought farm fresh eggs. Kim introduced us to the Irish Boy - who really isn’t - but looks it. Serial commenter - and good friend, Linn finally got to meet everyone, too. There were several digital cameras at the table. The photos that I took were consistently awful. One picture proved that I had eaten black beans with my typical Irish pub meal of chicken enchiladas. We all wondered what had happened to the bloggers who hadn’t showed. Randy, at least - was with us in spirit.

That looks dangerously close to a mullet - and blonde, no less.
What’s up with the Evian commercial? Where is the motorcycle? Did this woman actually do all that shopping?

We “upgraded” in October. I’ve barely been on the Internet since then.
This is the replacement modem - after the original went bonkers:

This is how I get it to stay on:

The other option would be to hold the modem in my left hand and try to keep the button ON - while typing with my right, and chewing gum.
Maybe not. . .

Those who truly care about my husband.

Those who have gone out of their way to help.

Those who’ve sent sincere cards, wishes, thoughts and prayers.

The family that has always been there for us.

The friends - old & new.

Those who have stayed connected and tried to make things easier.

The nurses, doctors and all the health care workers.

The dentist, who has managed to fit me in on a second’s notice.

The crew at Archie Cochrane Ford who made me cry - in a good way.

Thank you all.

Not really.

This blogger is taking a bit of a hiatus. I’ll try to check in from time to time with an update. Or perhaps a photo or two. Y’all know how to reach me.

This one reminded me of Justin.

I know that there have to be some Wednesday songs out there - but I couldn’t remember any. This is the only other Wednesday stuck in my head.

It looks like it was Thanksgiving! Speaking of thanks, thanks for the votes on the Montana blog poll. Wulfgar has posted his tally.

You can read all about it here. Thanks to Wulfgar for the idea.

Finally, I got this done. Or as done as it gets. Medium rare. As you can see it’s incomplete. There were just too many that I had no idea, thoughts or opinion on.

1: Best Montana Political Website (Websites relating or dealing with primarily political content).
C’mon, you know how I feel about politics. . .
a: Best Left Leaning Political Website. Granny Insanity
b: Best Right Leaning Political Website. MT Politics
c: Best Libertarian/Constitutional/Independent Website. Dave Budge
d: Most In-depth Political Website. n/a
c: Best Political Candidate’s Website. n/a

2: Best Lifestyle Website.

a: Most Exemplifies a Montana Lifestyle. Thoughts From the Middle of Nowhere

b: Best Culture Website. Watermark
c: Best Pop-Culture Website. Better Living Through Blogging

3: Most Web Gravitas (Best Read) Website.

a: Best Website For Montana News (not an online newspaper, or presentation thereof).
b: Best Website For Montana Photos. Bitterroot & Bergamot
c: Best Website For Montana Tales and Stories. Prairie Mary
d: Most Informative Website About Montana And Montana Concerns.

4: Most Humorous Montana Website. A Secular Franciscan Life

5: Best Montana Media Website (specifically dedicated to providing news and information). Montana Web Cams

a: Best Online Newspaper. Billings Outpost
b: Best Online Media Sponsored Website. City Lights
c: Best Online Magazine.

6: Best State Run Website.

a: Most Useful State Website. mt.gov

7: Most Helpful Montana Website. DNRC

8: Most Historical Montana Website. Montana Vigilantes

9: Best Montana Community Website. (Community Websites are those that allow multiple posters or content providers.) Big Sky Blog

10A & B - Tie: Most Missed Montana Websites Not Being Updated Or On Hiatus.

Bela, I’ve missed you & now you’re posting photos of Europe! Greetings From Montana

Gnashing & Wailing - Say it ain’t so, Todd.

11: Best Personal Montana Website (Relating to and about the individuals personal life). Montana Jones

12: Montana Survivor; Website you’d most like to be voted off the mountains (try to be nice, here). n/a

13: And Finally, The Montana Website You Would Choose To Read Everyday. Spun & Spinning

Bonus polling, just for fun:

Ha! Ha! I know less about sports than politics. . .

I: Best Montana College Football Team.

II: Best Montana Highschool Football Team.

III: Favorite NFL Football Team.

IV: Best Montana College Basketball Team.

V: Best Montana Highschool Basketball Team.

VI: Favorite NBA Basketball Team. NY Knicks
VIA: Favorite NHL Team. NY Islanders

VII: Best Montana Sports Hero Of All Time. Joe Montana

VIII: Best Montana Politician of All Time. Thomas Francis Meagher
Now, you have to understand how I feel about politicians - this is a classic. I love the spin on his “retirement” on the steamer Thompson. I have discovered an incredible politician while researching Carbon County, but that’s another story.

Not too long ago, I gave up on dialup and went to DSL. What a difference. Right after I made the switch, I noticed a popup. I never get popups. I thought that it was weird. I closed it, and didn’t give it much thought. I wasn’t paying attention to when and where it was happening. It was inconsistent. Then here on the blog, a few folks let me know that they were seeing it, too. What the heck?! The damn thing was coming up as my blog loaded. Adding to the strangeness was the content of the popup. It featured a video of a woman speaking about diabetes. My husband was recently diagnosed with Type II Diabetes - so he may have his name changed to the Splenda Baron.

I contacted blogger, my ISP and the company the popup was for. I was going round and round with Red Nova. They seemed to be sincerely trying to help me. We went back and forth with over a dozen emails looking for clues. I am clueless about computers, so it was very much like the Three Stooges - minus two. I was waiting for blogger and my isp to get back to me.

Zen Panda and I were corresponding on Saturday night about it. Then we went off on other tangents.

On Sunday, I called my ISP again. I had just started to explain the mess to the tech. He said, “That’s funny, my wife was telling me last night about a blog that popups were coming up on.” My first though was - “Good, so maybe it’s not just me.” As I was speaking with him, I received a message from Jough, who happens to be Pandora’s son with a fix for the problem. By this time, the tech had also determined the source of the redirect. He had also revealed that his wife was none other than Zen Panda. Is this getting stranger by the minute? It had absolutely nothing to do with the ISP, Blogger, or Red Nova. It was being caused by a counter on the blog. The counter had been on here since 18 Sep 2004. Why this started in October 2005 is best left to those who know what they’re talking about - which does not include me. I just took the link off the template. Hopefully, that will be the last.

I’d like to thank everyone in our blogging community for all their help.

Thank You!

So - if you see anything weird here again - I mean weirder than the usual weird - please let me know.

Thanks again Jough!

Another tip of the hat to Jough.
Thanks again, Jough!
I still haven’t seen Napoleon Dynamite.