--- The Cake Eater Chronicles:

--- The Cake Eater Chronicles: Now with 30% more Estradiol!
Heh.
You could knock me up just by looking at me the wrong way.

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--- The Cake Eater Chronicles:

--- The Cake Eater Chronicles: Now with 30% more Estradiol!
Heh.
You could knock me up just by looking at me the wrong way.

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--- Proof that no one

--- Proof that no one is safe from PETA.

People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals has selected the gadfly
filmmaker as one of its “Flab Five” and is treating him to a Veg
Eye for the Fat Guy makeover. “Looks like the ‘Downsize This’
author has been doing too much supersizing,” notes PETA. “We’ll
be sending him a nice little care package, a makeover kit filled with
health and diet tips, PETA̢۪s vegetarian starter kit, and suggestions
on how he might change his lifestyle,” PETA’s Michael McGraw tells
The Scoop.
I'm tempted to buy a book of McDonald's gift certificates and send them
to Moore with my compliments if it'll get me more stories like this.
{snort}
(Hat tip to Michele)

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--- Proof that no one

--- Proof that no one is safe from PETA.

People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals has selected the gadfly
filmmaker as one of its “Flab Five” and is treating him to a Veg
Eye for the Fat Guy makeover. “Looks like the ‘Downsize This’
author has been doing too much supersizing,” notes PETA. “We’ll
be sending him a nice little care package, a makeover kit filled with
health and diet tips, PETA̢۪s vegetarian starter kit, and suggestions
on how he might change his lifestyle,” PETA’s Michael McGraw tells
The Scoop.
I'm tempted to buy a book of McDonald's gift certificates and send them
to Moore with my compliments if it'll get me more stories like this.
{snort}
(Hat tip to Michele)

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--- You might have noticed

--- You might have noticed that the server is down. I don't know what
the problem is but hopefully it will be back up and running soon. If
you're really curious about any of the graphics---which I know you
won't be---hit the email link over to the right and I'll email you a
copy. I'm sick of of the hosting company and their servers. The husband
keeps saying we will switch sometime in the near future, but when?
That's up in the air. At times, it kinda sucks having a husband in IT.
I don't mind the free laptops (I do mind it, however, when the laptop
comes in lieu of a payment that was OVERDUE) or the free software or
having someone handy who knows how all this stuff goes together. But
IT is an industry in flux. Always and forever in flux. What's great
month is not so hot the next. I'm not going to go into details about
his future plans, suffice it to say though, that because of said plans
he can't make up his mind about whether or not he'll actually purchase
a server, or find better hosting options. He doesn't know. Last I heard
he was moving away from the idea of purchasing a server, but that might
have changed. I have no clue. But, if there's even a remote possibility
he might purchase a server, it makes no sense for me to sign up for
independent hosting and to switch over to Moveable Type. Why pay extra
money for hosting when I could have all the hosting I want for free? I
dunno.
Never mind the fact that the idea of moving over Moveable Type makes me
break out in hives. It's all about hosting. Shudder. What's really odd
is that a year ago I had no idea how all of this stuff worked.

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--- You might have noticed

--- You might have noticed that the server is down. I don't know what
the problem is but hopefully it will be back up and running soon. If
you're really curious about any of the graphics---which I know you
won't be---hit the email link over to the right and I'll email you a
copy. I'm sick of of the hosting company and their servers. The husband
keeps saying we will switch sometime in the near future, but when?
That's up in the air. At times, it kinda sucks having a husband in IT.
I don't mind the free laptops (I do mind it, however, when the laptop
comes in lieu of a payment that was OVERDUE) or the free software or
having someone handy who knows how all this stuff goes together. But
IT is an industry in flux. Always and forever in flux. What's great
month is not so hot the next. I'm not going to go into details about
his future plans, suffice it to say though, that because of said plans
he can't make up his mind about whether or not he'll actually purchase
a server, or find better hosting options. He doesn't know. Last I heard
he was moving away from the idea of purchasing a server, but that might
have changed. I have no clue. But, if there's even a remote possibility
he might purchase a server, it makes no sense for me to sign up for
independent hosting and to switch over to Moveable Type. Why pay extra
money for hosting when I could have all the hosting I want for free? I
dunno.
Never mind the fact that the idea of moving over Moveable Type makes me
break out in hives. It's all about hosting. Shudder. What's really odd
is that a year ago I had no idea how all of this stuff worked.

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You have something in common,

You have something in common, too. You're both black.

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanon's Hizbollah guerrilla group
condemned Wednesday the beheading of an American hostage by Iraqi
militants as an ugly crime that flouted the tenets of Islam. "Hizbollah
condemns this horrible act that has done very great harm to Islam and
Muslims by this group that claims affiliation to the religion of mercy,
compassion and humane principles," the Shi'ite Muslim group said in a
statement.

But wait, there's more...

Hizbollah said Berg's killing had diverted the world's gaze
from an escalating furor over the abuse of Iraqi prisoners by
occupation soldiers. "The timing of this act that overshadowed the
scandal over the abuse of Iraqi prisoners in occupation forces prisons
is suspect timing that aims to serve the American administration and
occupation forces in Iraq and present excuses and pretexts for their
inhumane practices against Iraqi detainees."

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You have something in common,

You have something in common, too. You're both black.

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanon's Hizbollah guerrilla group
condemned Wednesday the beheading of an American hostage by Iraqi
militants as an ugly crime that flouted the tenets of Islam. "Hizbollah
condemns this horrible act that has done very great harm to Islam and
Muslims by this group that claims affiliation to the religion of mercy,
compassion and humane principles," the Shi'ite Muslim group said in a
statement.

But wait, there's more...

Hizbollah said Berg's killing had diverted the world's gaze
from an escalating furor over the abuse of Iraqi prisoners by
occupation soldiers. "The timing of this act that overshadowed the
scandal over the abuse of Iraqi prisoners in occupation forces prisons
is suspect timing that aims to serve the American administration and
occupation forces in Iraq and present excuses and pretexts for their
inhumane practices against Iraqi detainees."

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The Cake Eater Chronicles is

The Cake Eater Chronicles is also declaring itself to be a No Communist Zone.

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A Southern California city known as
"Little Saigon" because of its large Vietnamese population hasbecome
the first U.S. city to declare itself a "no Communist" zone.
The city council in Garden Grove, about 30 miles south of Los Angeles,
passed a resolution on Tuesday saying it "does not welcome, or sanction
high-profile visits, drive-bys or stopovers by members or officials of
the Vietnamese Communist government."
The resolution, passed to cheers from a crowd of about 200 Vietnamese
residents, also urged city officials to refrain from "initiating
engagements with or facilitating" visits by Vietnamese Communists.
Garden Grove and the neighboring city of Westminster are home to some
90,000 residents of Vietnamese descent -- the largest Vietnamese
population outside Vietnam. Many are
political refugees and visits by visiting Vietnamese government
delegations are frequently met with large protests and demonstrations.

Understandably, the Vietnamese government is a wee bit hurt by this decision.

Ha Noi, May 13 (VNA) - Viet Nam has protested against a
recent resolution by the Garden Grove City Council in the State of
California, which outlaws visits by delegations representing the
Vietnamese Government to the city.
"We protested against the Garden Grove City Council's approval of such
an irrational resolution which runs counter to the growing relationship
between the two countries and to the US federal constitution as well,"
Vietnamese Foreign Ministry spokesman Le Dung said on Thursday.

Bitch and moan. Bitch and moan. That's all communists ever do. Maybe
you can call on the ghost of Ho Chi Minh to help you wheedle your way
out of this one, eh, boys?

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The Cake Eater Chronicles is

The Cake Eater Chronicles is also declaring itself to be a No Communist Zone.

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A Southern California city known as
"Little Saigon" because of its large Vietnamese population hasbecome
the first U.S. city to declare itself a "no Communist" zone.
The city council in Garden Grove, about 30 miles south of Los Angeles,
passed a resolution on Tuesday saying it "does not welcome, or sanction
high-profile visits, drive-bys or stopovers by members or officials of
the Vietnamese Communist government."
The resolution, passed to cheers from a crowd of about 200 Vietnamese
residents, also urged city officials to refrain from "initiating
engagements with or facilitating" visits by Vietnamese Communists.
Garden Grove and the neighboring city of Westminster are home to some
90,000 residents of Vietnamese descent -- the largest Vietnamese
population outside Vietnam. Many are
political refugees and visits by visiting Vietnamese government
delegations are frequently met with large protests and demonstrations.

Understandably, the Vietnamese government is a wee bit hurt by this decision.

Ha Noi, May 13 (VNA) - Viet Nam has protested against a
recent resolution by the Garden Grove City Council in the State of
California, which outlaws visits by delegations representing the
Vietnamese Government to the city.
"We protested against the Garden Grove City Council's approval of such
an irrational resolution which runs counter to the growing relationship
between the two countries and to the US federal constitution as well,"
Vietnamese Foreign Ministry spokesman Le Dung said on Thursday.

Bitch and moan. Bitch and moan. That's all communists ever do. Maybe
you can call on the ghost of Ho Chi Minh to help you wheedle your way
out of this one, eh, boys?

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Monster Hosta II---Same one from

Monster Hosta II---Same one from the other day. Just bigger.

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Monster Hosta II---Same one from

Monster Hosta II---Same one from the other day. Just bigger.

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--- I'm baaaaaack. I took

--- I'm baaaaaack. I took a much needed mental health day. Mental health day? What
the fuck's a mental health day? I've got a job, you dumb woman. What
the hell do you need to take a mental health day for? You do laundry.
You clean. You pose as a novelist to give yourself blog props. Get over
yourself. is invariably the reply to my need for a little time
away from el Internetola. Which, of course, leads to the question: how
does one know when one needs a mental health day? It's a subjective
concept, after all. Your qualifications for a mental health day might
differ from mine, but does that mean I have the right to tell you that
you can't take a mental health day? Hmmmm? Well, for me, it's when I
start rambling on about a miniscule, yet overlooked, detail that
ultimately makes no sense whatsoever. i.e. It really does matter if you use vegetable oil when you fry potatoes and let me tell you why...
This strange careering into wierd subject matter generally causes my
audience to wonder what the hell I'm smoking other than Marlboro Ultra
Light 100's. Long story short: I took one for the team.

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--- I'm baaaaaack. I took

--- I'm baaaaaack. I took a much needed mental health day. Mental health day? What
the fuck's a mental health day? I've got a job, you dumb woman. What
the hell do you need to take a mental health day for? You do laundry.
You clean. You pose as a novelist to give yourself blog props. Get over
yourself. is invariably the reply to my need for a little time
away from el Internetola. Which, of course, leads to the question: how
does one know when one needs a mental health day? It's a subjective
concept, after all. Your qualifications for a mental health day might
differ from mine, but does that mean I have the right to tell you that
you can't take a mental health day? Hmmmm? Well, for me, it's when I
start rambling on about a miniscule, yet overlooked, detail that
ultimately makes no sense whatsoever. i.e. It really does matter if you use vegetable oil when you fry potatoes and let me tell you why...
This strange careering into wierd subject matter generally causes my
audience to wonder what the hell I'm smoking other than Marlboro Ultra
Light 100's. Long story short: I took one for the team.

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Yes, I know I'm not

Yes, I know I'm not all that good with the scissors.

And there's my Self-Degrading Public Service Announcement For the Day.

Enjoy.

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Yes, I know I'm not

Yes, I know I'm not all that good with the scissors.

And there's my Self-Degrading Public Service Announcement For the Day.

Enjoy.

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My Neighborhood. Only You Can't

My Neighborhood. Only You Can't See My House.

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My Neighborhood. Only You Can't

My Neighborhood. Only You Can't See My House.

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--- Way. Over. The. Line.

--- Way. Over. The. Line.
Got this in the Cake Eater Mail Box today.

My name is John paul, a member of Independent Committee of
Eminent Persons (ICEP), Switzerland. ICEP is charged with the
responsibility
of finding bank accounts in Switzerland belonging to non-Swiss
indigenes, which have remained dormant since World War II.

It may interest you to know that in July of 1997, the Swiss Banker's
Association published a list of dormant accounts originally opened by
non-Swiss citizens. These accounts had been dormant since the end of
World War II (May 9, 1945). Most belonged to Holocaust victims.

The continuing efforts of the Independent Committee of Eminent Persons
(ICEP) have since resulted in the discovery of additional dormant
accounts - 54,000 in December, 1999.

The published lists contain all types of dormant accounts, including
interest-bearing savings accounts, securities accounts, safe deposit
boxes, custody accounts, and non-interest-bearing transaction accounts.
Numbered accounts are also included. Interest is paid on accounts that
were interest bearing when established.

The Claims Resolution Tribunal (CRT) handles processing of all claims
on accounts due non-Swiss citizens. A dormant account of ORDNER ADELE
with a credit balance of 35,000,000 US dollar plus accumulated
interest was discovered by me. The beneficiary was murdered during the holocaust
era, leaving no WILL and no possible records for trace of heirs.

The Claims Resolution Tribunal has been mandated to report all
unclaimed funds for permanent closure of accounts and transfer of
existing credit balance into the treasury of Switzerland government as provided
by the law for management of assets of deceased beneficiaries who died
interstate (living no wills).

Being a top executive at ICEP, I have all secret details and necessary
contacts for claim of the funds without any hitch. The funds will be
banked in the Cayman Island, being a tax free, safe haven for funds and
we can share the funds and use in investment of our choice.

Due to the sensitive nature of my job, I need a foreigner to HELP claim
the funds. All that is required is for you to provide me with your
details for processing of the necessary legal and administrative claim
documents for transfer of the funds to you.

Kindly provide me with your full name, address, and telephone/fax. I
will pay all required fees to ensure that the fund is transferred to a
secure, numbered account in your name in the Cayman Island, of which
you will be capable of accessing the funds gradually and transferring to
your country and other banks of choice in the world. My share will be
60 percent and your share is 40 per cent of the total amount. THERE IS NO
RISK INVOLVED.

You can find additional information about unclaimed funds through the
internet at the following websites:

www.swissbankclaims.com

http://www.cnn.com/WORLD/europe/9902/09/germany.holocaust/

www.avotaynu.com

www.icheic.org

www.livingheirs.com

www.wiesenthal.com

The Holocaust Claims Processing Office has put funds in Escrow awaiting
submission of valid claims for necessary disbursement.

I find myself priviledged to have this information and this may be a
great opportunity for a life time of success without risks.

Due to security reasons, reply to my via email only. You may reply to
me securely on the following email,
johnson1313@sify.com
Thank you for your prompt response.

John

I haven't seen this one before. I've seen all the Nigerian Oil/Banking
scams. I've seen all sorts of interesting scams who try to get people
to give their information over to dubious persons, and while disgusted,
I'm generally of the opinion that if you're silly enough to believe a
randomly generated email from someone you don't know is meant for you
and will solve your problems, well, you deserve what you get. It's sad,
but that's life. You are the person who is responsible for your best
interests, and if you fall for this sort of thing, well... This spam,
however, is beyond the pale. This isn't a Nigerian Oil scam. This spam
seeks to take advantage of personal desperation. This is a very
personal issue for people who have survived the worst genocide on the
books. I worry that a survivor could be taken in by this. A quick
Google check reveals that all of the organizations listed above---the
Independent Committee of Eminent Persons, the Swiss Bankers
Association---are legit. Dear God.
How many Holocaust survivors and their heirs have spent years trying to
get back what was legally theirs, but came up against the brick wall
that is Swiss banking and failed? How many survivors died before they
could get back what was theirs? I cannot even begin to imagine how
frustrating that would have been. Produce
a death certificate and you can have your father's money. My father
died at Auschwitz. Oh, well, I'm sorry for your loss but without proper
documentation there's nothing we can do... Honestly, I find it
amazing there wasn't a rash of personal attacks in the Zurich and
Geneva banking communities. But the survivors didn't resort to
violence. They waited and worked behind the scenes to make things
happen. And they finally did---to a certain extent. But here you have a
spammer who is relatively well educated, knows that there are myriad
organizations out there taking care of this issue and takes advantage
of the desperation of people who have suffered way entirely too much in
this lifetime. People, who because of their age---despite what they
suffered through---might be a bit on the naive side when it comes to
spamming techniques. Fucker.

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--- Way. Over. The. Line.

--- Way. Over. The. Line.
Got this in the Cake Eater Mail Box today.

My name is John paul, a member of Independent Committee of
Eminent Persons (ICEP), Switzerland. ICEP is charged with the
responsibility
of finding bank accounts in Switzerland belonging to non-Swiss
indigenes, which have remained dormant since World War II.

It may interest you to know that in July of 1997, the Swiss Banker's
Association published a list of dormant accounts originally opened by
non-Swiss citizens. These accounts had been dormant since the end of
World War II (May 9, 1945). Most belonged to Holocaust victims.

The continuing efforts of the Independent Committee of Eminent Persons
(ICEP) have since resulted in the discovery of additional dormant
accounts - 54,000 in December, 1999.

The published lists contain all types of dormant accounts, including
interest-bearing savings accounts, securities accounts, safe deposit
boxes, custody accounts, and non-interest-bearing transaction accounts.
Numbered accounts are also included. Interest is paid on accounts that
were interest bearing when established.

The Claims Resolution Tribunal (CRT) handles processing of all claims
on accounts due non-Swiss citizens. A dormant account of ORDNER ADELE
with a credit balance of 35,000,000 US dollar plus accumulated
interest was discovered by me. The beneficiary was murdered during the holocaust
era, leaving no WILL and no possible records for trace of heirs.

The Claims Resolution Tribunal has been mandated to report all
unclaimed funds for permanent closure of accounts and transfer of
existing credit balance into the treasury of Switzerland government as provided
by the law for management of assets of deceased beneficiaries who died
interstate (living no wills).

Being a top executive at ICEP, I have all secret details and necessary
contacts for claim of the funds without any hitch. The funds will be
banked in the Cayman Island, being a tax free, safe haven for funds and
we can share the funds and use in investment of our choice.

Due to the sensitive nature of my job, I need a foreigner to HELP claim
the funds. All that is required is for you to provide me with your
details for processing of the necessary legal and administrative claim
documents for transfer of the funds to you.

Kindly provide me with your full name, address, and telephone/fax. I
will pay all required fees to ensure that the fund is transferred to a
secure, numbered account in your name in the Cayman Island, of which
you will be capable of accessing the funds gradually and transferring to
your country and other banks of choice in the world. My share will be
60 percent and your share is 40 per cent of the total amount. THERE IS NO
RISK INVOLVED.

You can find additional information about unclaimed funds through the
internet at the following websites:

www.swissbankclaims.com

http://www.cnn.com/WORLD/europe/9902/09/germany.holocaust/

www.avotaynu.com

www.icheic.org

www.livingheirs.com

www.wiesenthal.com

The Holocaust Claims Processing Office has put funds in Escrow awaiting
submission of valid claims for necessary disbursement.

I find myself priviledged to have this information and this may be a
great opportunity for a life time of success without risks.

Due to security reasons, reply to my via email only. You may reply to
me securely on the following email,
johnson1313@sify.com
Thank you for your prompt response.

John

I haven't seen this one before. I've seen all the Nigerian Oil/Banking
scams. I've seen all sorts of interesting scams who try to get people
to give their information over to dubious persons, and while disgusted,
I'm generally of the opinion that if you're silly enough to believe a
randomly generated email from someone you don't know is meant for you
and will solve your problems, well, you deserve what you get. It's sad,
but that's life. You are the person who is responsible for your best
interests, and if you fall for this sort of thing, well... This spam,
however, is beyond the pale. This isn't a Nigerian Oil scam. This spam
seeks to take advantage of personal desperation. This is a very
personal issue for people who have survived the worst genocide on the
books. I worry that a survivor could be taken in by this. A quick
Google check reveals that all of the organizations listed above---the
Independent Committee of Eminent Persons, the Swiss Bankers
Association---are legit. Dear God.
How many Holocaust survivors and their heirs have spent years trying to
get back what was legally theirs, but came up against the brick wall
that is Swiss banking and failed? How many survivors died before they
could get back what was theirs? I cannot even begin to imagine how
frustrating that would have been. Produce
a death certificate and you can have your father's money. My father
died at Auschwitz. Oh, well, I'm sorry for your loss but without proper
documentation there's nothing we can do... Honestly, I find it
amazing there wasn't a rash of personal attacks in the Zurich and
Geneva banking communities. But the survivors didn't resort to
violence. They waited and worked behind the scenes to make things
happen. And they finally did---to a certain extent. But here you have a
spammer who is relatively well educated, knows that there are myriad
organizations out there taking care of this issue and takes advantage
of the desperation of people who have suffered way entirely too much in
this lifetime. People, who because of their age---despite what they
suffered through---might be a bit on the naive side when it comes to
spamming techniques. Fucker.

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