Thank you, PC Inspector Smart Recovery. I accidentally deleted all of my holiday photos, plus a bunch of others. This free program got them back for me.
It saved these gems for me:
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I felt like having a new template. Not sure I like this one, but here it is.
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I've read before that you can't replace all-purpose flour in a recipe with whole-wheat flour. You can maybe use half all-purpose flour and half whole wheat, but you can't just use all whole wheat in place of all-purpose flour.
And I thought to myself, "Oh, come now. How bad could it be?"
The words "unmitigated culinary disaster" spring to mind.
Never question the experts. This is supposed to be banana bread. Looks like meatloaf, no?
I also tried cupcake-sized miniature loaf pans.
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This story is a little gross, so if you have a weak stomach, stop reading now. You have been warned.
Okay, so I'm fixing dinner the other night, and I'm whisking some lumps out of the gravy. It's just prepackaged gravy mix from a plastic container ('cuz Martha Stewart I ain't). There was one lump that just one break down, and after a moment, I realize it doesn't look like a lump. Is that a...? I fish it out, and yes, it's a fly!
Ewwwwwww!
I flick the fly in the trash. Obviously, I'm not whisking anymore because I'm going to rinse the whole thing down the sink. As the swirling mixture begins to slow, tiny little baby flies being to float to the surface.
Ewwwwwww!
After telling Bob the story -- yes, while he was eating the new gravy -- you will not believe what he asked me: "So did you throw it away or is this it?" Yes, Bob, I am feeding my family fly-and-egg-infested gravy.
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The wedding ring turned up. I'm still too fat to wear it. Sigh. I'm glad I found it, though.
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I've been tearing the house apart for three days now looking for my wedding ring. When I was pregnant for Seth, my fingers swelled, and I had to take the ring off. I bought a simple gold band as a replacement. My OB laughed at me when I confessed that I wanted the replacement because I didn't want people to think I was single and pregnant. It's one thing to be 19 and pregnant out of wedlock. But by the time you're 30... I don't know. I guess you should know better by then. Artificial distinction, but that's how I felt.
Well, the simple gold band is starting to get a little big, so I'd like to start wearing my real ring again, if it fits. Except I can't find it. :( I had it not long ago. Now it's nowhere to be found. So far I found five unused gift cards, my umbrella, Bob's missing Dremel tool, a pair of travel tweezers, and two old journals, but no ring.
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In honor of National Talk Like a Pirate Day, google is now available in Pirate.
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Movie trailers will never be the same. We'll miss you, Don.
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Here's a fun marital rating system from 1939, and it actually appears to be real.
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Yes, really, but only in prototype stage:
http://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1832445,00.html
Today's latex products don't dry fast enough, so the spray-on condom is just a prototype for now.
So, do you think that Time magazine headline ("Spray-On Condoms: Still a Hard Sell") is intentional?
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Should've gone to FreeCreditReport.com.Okay, does anyone ever see an atom bomb coming at them? Isn't an atom bomb actually one of those "never knew what hit 'em" situations? If so, that means that, by their own admission, it doesn't help a whit to sign up for FreeCreditReport.com.
I could've seen this coming at me like an atom bomb.
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That's the headline for the current ninth most popular article at CNN.com. So far, my poll takers would agree. Most of you would rather give up sex than hot water. If you haven't voted yet, tell us what you'd rather give up. (Poll is at the right, under the Twitter stream.)
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Awwwww, poor rich banker bastards. I feel soooooo sorry for them. http://money.cnn.com/2008/08/06/news/economy/wall_street_bonuses/index.htm?postversion=2008080707
Boo. Hoo.
The executives deserve it, but I do feel bad for the regular joes and janes who also work at these places. They're going to take a hit, too.
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I woke up this fine Tuesday morning and thought today was Friday. Sigh.
On an unrelated note:
http://morecoolpictures.blogspot.com/2008/07/railroad-warning-signs.html
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I got an email tonight from Hallmark. (Yes, I'm on their mailing list. Yes, I'm too lazy to unsubscribe.) The subject line: "Sneak a peek at NEW 2008 Ornaments!"
My reaction: Whiskey. Tango. Foxtrot.
It's June and their offering me a sneak peek at this year's Christmas ornaments? I suppose I should at least be grateful that they refrained from actually using the word "Christmas."
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Just wondering how much everyone is paying for gas.
For me, it's $4.20 for a gallon of regular (actually, it $4.199, but that's just the scam price; they think I don't notice the 9/10 of a cent tacked on).
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My new favorite Jeopardy champ (Laurissa Kelly) squeaked by yesterday. I must've jinxed her by speculating after only two wins that she might be next Jennings.
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The current Jeopardy champ is pretty darn smart. Gutsy, too. She likes to bet big on the Daily Doubles. She's only won twice, but I can't help wondering if she's the next Ken Jennings.
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A spammer is spoofing my email address at work. This means that, among other things, all the undeliverable e-mail spam is being returned to me. How nice.
Thank you, Spammer. I'm really enjoying all the extra crap in my inbox.
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I've been fixated by the horrifying Fritzl case since the news broke. It makes me wonder just how many missing people in the world are actually locked up somewhere.
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