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I’m grateful for all the rain this week especially since we’re all still recovering from a long drought. but man, the mushrooms are having a field day on parts of my lawn. there seems to be an endless supply of these things. I can’t seem to pull them out fast enough!

hhmmm, don’t some of these look a bit phallic to you? ..or is that just my mind in the gutter again?

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ever feel like your trusty old car is in need of an upgrade? I sure do whenever I get on the on-ramp for the interstate. my car doesn’t seem to have enough “zing” to get me up to highway speeds by the time I have to merge with the speeding traffic. So, I’ve been reading up on turbocharging cars on Turbochargerpros.com. The website features all that one would need to turbocharge just about any make and model including audi turbo chargers and even volkswagons. Man, if I added a turbocharger to my vehicle, getting on the interstate would finally be a piece of cake for me. I’m seriously considering it.

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wow. that was painful. my site went offline for about eight hours yesterday. wtf. I reported the problem to tech support pretty early on but since my hosting company is located in Australia, this was all happening “overnight” their time.

I never did get a straight answer from them but I think it had something to do with their nameservers.

well, at least the site is back up and running now.

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who can blame Julianne Hough for taking advantage of the built-in audience she garnered from her stint on ABC’s Dancing with the Stars? releasing a new pop-country album is probably a wise business move on her part. since it has nothing to do with dancing, I’m sure ABC and the producers of DWTS don’t have any complaints about it. and thanks to her fan base from the show, the album debuted in the top 5 on Billboard’s Top album chart. but her “TV celeb” status can only take you so far. does the album deliver the goods? unfortunately, I’d have to say no. Julianne Hough is completely likeable and she obviously got the looks but her voice is pretty one-dimensional. Hough doesn’t have the vocal chops to pull listeners in and keep ‘em interested for 40 minutes. to compound the problem, the material is second-rate. the songs are just typical stuff that gets cranked out by the Nashville songwriting mill. they’re probably leftovers that Carrie Underwood, Faith Hill and the like passed on. since she’s on tour the whole summer opening for Brad Paisley, maybe she’ll get to work on those vocal chops. so who knows, maybe with some better material, her follow-up effort might be more interesting…

Julianne Hough TrackList:
1 That Song in My Head (Collins, Martin, Mobley) 3:13
2 You, You, You (Ferrell, Hicks) 3:45
3 Hide Your Matches (Carusoe, Lindsey) 3:40
4 My Hallelujah Song (McEwan, Wiseman) 3:30
5 Jimmy Ray McGee (Frasier, Kear) 3:31
6 Dreaming Under the Same Moon (Johnson, Malloy, Poole) 3:58
7 About Life (Andrews, Rosen, Rosen) 3:17
8 Hello (Dodson, Howard, Shapiro) 3:10
9 Help Me, Help You (Gravitt, Green) 4:01
10 Love Yourself (Irwin, Kear, Malloy) 3:02
11 I’d Just Be with You (Kennedy, Stople) 3:31

Watch Julianne Hough perform That Song In My Head live on ABC’s The View:

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yes, yes, we’ve been told over and over that the inexplicable phenomenon known as David Hasselhoff is big in Germany but that doesn’t necessarily explain why the Hoff really needs his own social networking site. [via paste magazine]

simply titled “HoffSpace”, apparently the Hoff needed his very own “myspace”. incredibly, the man’s already got over 9000 registered members. I didn’t get a chance to verify but I assume their all from Germany.

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I recently read somewhere that stage costumes are on their way back for performing bands. yup, apparently halloween costumes aren’t just for halloween anymore. remember those days back in the 70’s when Genesis’ lead singer Peter Gabriel would be fronting the band on stage as a giant flower. well, elaborate stage shows are all the rage once again thanks to popular live acts like Gnarls Barkley, The Flaming Lips and Panic at the Disco. audiences are tired of the same old jeans and t-shirt look that rockers comfortably sported for years on stage. as ticket prices rise higher and higher, people go to shows expecting to be stimulated visually as well as aurally. I know if I were part of a touring band right now, I’d be all into wearing some unusual get-ups with brightly colored Costume Wigs. especially now that I’ve reached middle-age, I’d have to put more effort into looking “stage worthy”. I mean, why would concert goers want to see some old dudes on stage like they just wandered right off the street? audiences appreciate the extra effort put in for “presentation”, you know what I mean? It gives the eyes something visual to enjoy while the ears are there to simply enjoy hearing the music.

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Happy 4th of July everyone! It’s that time once again for… the friday free for all. Hope you all have a great weekend. It’s time to spend some time with friends and family. enjoy!!

for today I’ve got a special kids edition of the friday free for all!

I Like to Move it Move It
Woman ya cute and you don’t need no make-Up
Original cute body you a mek a man mud up

Ease on Down the Road
Just you keep on keepin on the road that you choose
Don’t you give up walkin cause you gave up shoes

Whoop de Dooper Bounce
Now, half this bounce is 90 percent mental
If ya calculate the specific Tiggerjectory of year
Stripecelleration Diviferous by the Square Boot of yer Rebounce,
yer Vertical situituation Indicator and yer Striperconic Springertia
should Rica-tic-chet yer hydraulific Fu-silly-age into
an Accelerometric De-orbit! Any questions?

Can We Fix It
Scoot, muck and Dizzy and Roly too
Lofty and Wendy join the crew
Bob and the gang have so much fun
Working together they get the job done

Silly Hat
this goofy lid sure filled my heart with glee
I had to share my fun with mon ami
Mr. Salt, Mr. Salt, have you seen the new trend
There’s a crazy new style which I must recommend

C is for Cookie
Cookie Cookie Cookie Starts with “C”
Cookie Cookie Cookie Starts with “C”!!!

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If you’ve read my previous review of SocialSpark, you’re probably already aware of my use of the service to earn some extra cash on the side. any type of supplemental income definitely helps especially during times like these where we’re all affected by the rising cost of fuel. and as we’ve all seen, the higher cost of fuel has started a long domino effect that can be seen in our grocery bill, our electricity bill and even the cost to see the latest summer blockbuster. anyway, for the last couple months on SocialSpark, I’ve gotten to know some of my fellow bloggers through the service and I have to say that I’ve seen a huge rise in the number of mommy bloggers there. I guess a web based service like SocialSpark is perfect for stay-at-home moms. there’s already a huge community of mommy bloggers on the web and so for them to sign up to get paid for something they already do and enjoy is an obvious no-brainer. and it seems advertisers have realized the huge base of stay-at-home mommy bloggers on the web and are beginning to focus ad campaigns specifically targeting blogging moms. so if you’re a mommy blogger and not part of SocialSpark yet, be sure to head on over to their website and see for yourself. It’s not only a great way to earn some extra money but you get to a chance to connect with a large community of other mommy bloggers as well as interested advertisers in the process. if you have questions about the service, feel free to contact me here or come find me on SocialSpark. I’d be happy to help you get started.

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