Rant on.<\/p>\n
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Yes, I know it’s Thursday and I missed ranting on Monday.\u00a0 But I came across a little tidbit this morning which pissed me off.\u00a0 The Westboro Baptist Church is going to picket the funeral of the late, great Steve Jobs.\u00a0 They announced this via a Twitter post from an iPhone.\u00a0 Yes, that’s right, they used a device whose invention came about thanks to the very person they were planning to be disrespectful of.\u00a0 Hypocrisy at its finest, to be certain.<\/p>\n
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Now, I am not a fan of Apple, but I acknowledge Mr. Jobs’ contributions in bringing personal computers to the general public in a big way.\u00a0 Windows would not have done as well as it has–or Linux, for that matter–without the promotional efforts of Steve Jobs.\u00a0 This hardly matters to a group like the WBC, who has the gall to announce they’re going to disrupt his funeral using one of Jobs’ and Apple’s biggest successes.\u00a0 It’s like saying, “Thanks for the gift, screw you!”<\/p>\n
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Rant off.<\/p>\n
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Meanwhile, life goes on.\u00a0 I am still without my own transportation.\u00a0 I am borrowing a co-worker’s husband’s car.\u00a0 My church friend’s son came back from his 2-week trip, so she had to reclaim the van I had borrowed from her.\u00a0 I was hoping to get a car tomorrow, but the budget just isn’t there for it.\u00a0 I have high hopes for my next paycheck in two weeks will allow for a car purchase.<\/p>\n
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Spiff is doing well in school.\u00a0 He got some credit transferred from his school in Virginia.\u00a0 He needs to have a total of twenty-three credits, and thirteen transferred, leaving only ten more to earn.\u00a0 He’ll get another credit for the “job” skills he is learning now, and then another for the two clubs he is in at the school.\u00a0 That leaves eight credits for him to earn.\u00a0 It’s a self-paced place, so with some effort on his part he could get through it in a few months.<\/p>\n
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In EverQuest, I have become an (A)pproved member of the high end raid team.\u00a0 This gives me a few more options on getting goodies from raids.\u00a0 In fact, my big druid, Danielf, has benefited.\u00a0 One perk for Approved members is that if nobody wants a particular item, Approved members can roll on it for an alt.\u00a0 One such item came up Sunday night, and Dan got it.\u00a0 Yay!<\/p>\n
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That’s enough for this week.\u00a0 See you tomorrow with a bit of poetry.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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