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The sermon at church today delivered a message of great relief to me - God handles all details; ALL.

So it's a great relief to me.  Coz after having to handle details for a recent special occasion, I am stressed by the thought of having to handle ALL details of my life.

Well, the last order dates for the holidays have passed, and Santa's final sacks of festive MOOs are filling up fast. We're still taking new orders though, and we'll be shipping them out as fast as we can - so don't hesitate to order thank you cards for all your lovely pressies!

Just so you know, here's our warehouse and customer service closure dates over the holiday season.

Thursday 24th December - LIMITED HOURS: we'll be shipping orders in the morning, but going home in the afternoon to wrap presents.
Friday 25th December - CLOSED : we'll be at home feasting on mince pies and turkey.
Monday 28th December - UK CLOSED: we'll be buying new trousers to fit our expanded waistlines!! (please note this is a UK Holiday only).
Tuesday 29th December - OPEN: business as usual.
Wednesday 30th December - OPEN: business as usual.
Thursday 31st December - OPEN: business as usual.
Friday 1st January - CLOSED : we'll be trying out our New Year resolutions and nursing hangovers.
Monday 4th January - OPEN: that's it, holidays over, back to work!

It's also important to note that our StickerBook turnaround in the UK is severely delayed over the holidays. Any orders placed after the 20th December will not be dispatched until the week of the 4th January.

That's all for now - Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays from the MOO Warehouse Crew!

"You know you are screwed when there is divine intervention on your lack of love life"

I jus received a call from a dating service company for single professionals... they asked if I am interested in meeting up with their dating consultants for a free consultation to understand more about single dating habits blah blah blah...

I mean I know I am single... but I am single BY CHOICE... WTF...

Today, Sydney buses went on strike.

I've come back to the office today and folks have been asking me if marriage has changed me.  

Given that I've only been married a little more than a week, I've this to say - YES!  I'm much fatter now than I was a week ago.

For the first time in my life... I was led into the custom officer's office cos according to them, I was carrying excessive alcohol with me into the country. Pretty cool huh? I had checked their immigration website before I travelled and it says "1L of spirits, 1L of wine and 1L of beer" But that particular custom officer told me that I am only allowed 1L of ALCOHOL regardless of type... I was in two minds to tell him that there are people out there (ie. my friends) carrying more than 1L each and he has let them thru...

So I was either suppose to bribe him pay a duty to bring the extra 1L into the country or I had to leave it behind... Once again, I was in two minds to ask if I can drink it on the spot... I mean he said I cant bring it into the country, but if I drink it up, it doesn't count rite? but decided that I shall not challenge authority least I get deported back to my own country... so I left behind a litre of Absolut vodka. fuck man....

Sometimes technology empowers me. Things work smoother and faster and I can write, connect, watch, create and generally do and be more, as result of magic of technology.

Then there are times when technology thwarts me at every turn. Things break, slow down or just become ridiculously complicated. When that happens, technology can suck the energy out of just about every task big and small.

After months of everything working relatively smoothly, I seem to find myself thwarted by machines, captive to electrical conundrums, bogged down by bad connections and generally wading through the muck of technology gone wrong.  

The Television Has Fallen Ill

The televisions have had memory cards replaced, firmware upgrades and new panels installed. The cordless phones have taken to randomly deciding to let me know who's calling or not, as it pleases them. The programmable thermostat seems to want to decide for itself when the heat should go full blast or completely off. Bulbs in my bedroom and the backyard refuse to power up and provide light. My Blackberry's trackball has developed a sluggishness and a stickiness that makes me suspect that some of that nasty green goo from Ghost Busters is oozing just behind the faceplate.

But the most vexing problems are with my computer and its relationship to programs and the Internet. It's slow. Really realley sl-o-o-o-o-o-o-w. Which is maddening enough, but it loses things. It forgets things. It doesn't want to connect to sites and people it should connect to. It misbehaves, acting like it doesn't care to help me do the things I need and want to do. This defiant, sluggish laptop was purchased in May of this year.

Can You See The Ghost In The Machine?

I've tried all the usual (but not extreme) remedies that those of us with an above average comfort level with personal technology know to do in these situations. I've tried them two and three times or more.

It might be time for more drastic measures. But before I go that far, one of my business partners offered up his "Technology Cleansing Ritual".

I think it might be worth a shot.

When you are in the snowy cold of Minnesota, take your laptop, remove any jewelry and do the following:

 

1.       Gather freshly cut parsley and place it in a pan of distilled water. Let it soak for nine minutes. Sprinkle the water throughout the house while visualizing a calm environment.

2.       Go outside, face Seattle and chant the following: I will uphold the Redmond creed. High in spirit, I shall succeed. Power of the Elements Five, will help my data stay alive. From grains of earth to the moving air, past the burning fire that magic flares, flow with water, lakes, and streams; around the spirit's aura and dreams.  Keep my karma high aloft and let me play with Microsoft.

3.       Avoid eating any liver or organ meat for one month.

 

You should be good to go!

J  

Both families agree - We have been eating too, too much...  But will that stop us?  Nope.

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