BoGo Van Gogh

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,395042,00.html

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How do you cook this thing?

I love urban legends and this is a good one:

http://nymag.com/daily/intel/2008/07/the_monster_of_montauk.html

better yet, the Huffington Post gave the Montauk Monster it's own blog!

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-montauk-monster/mysteries-etc_b_115704.html

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Mom on Strike...

SO Invisi-Gal got her dander up today( darlings, I don't really have dander, just a vulgar saying) and declared ON STRIKE....It's one thing to be invisible to the world (shoplifting a bonus) but to have your own family and DNA-sharers treat you as such is well, just not tolerable.

To quote Glenn Close in FAtal Attraction "I will not be ignored..."

So , I am on strike just like the writers guild and the UAW and teachers...the fam will have to fend for themselves, and then when I get a proper apology and full grovel I will consider my options!

SO I march on (mostly on the golf course) for all disenfranchised moms out there, pushing the middle age to the wall shouting , "Get it yourself. I'm on strike!".

OOOOH feels good just writing this. Maybe this whole strike thing could be a bi-annual thing...mawwwahhhh.

Maybe a visit to the spa is in order...

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News that's fit to pinch.

Pass the Cool Ranch Doritos:

http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/07/30/frank.marijuana/index.html

I want what they're pickin':

http://www.cbc.ca/canada/manitoba/story/2008/07/28/sasquatch.html

Say it with paint:

http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/08212/900368-85.stm

I'm just sayin' ... and prayin':

http://www.csmonitor.com/2008/0731/p19s01-hfcs.html

You are my sunshine:

http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5hg-zmO2ncHg7ajlm6kTIT9kiF2lAD9270E1G0

Booga booga perspective on solar eclipse this Friday:

http://www.cafeastrology.com/lunationseclipses.html#solarfeb08

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Here are two things you need to know about...

1) http://www.drugstore.com/

They have just about anything you go to the drugstore for, but no sales tax and free shipping.

woo-hoo!

2) http://www.websleuths.com/

I am addicted to this website, these people brainstorm and join together to solve crimes, they are intelligent and savvy and connected AND the moderators bump off anybody acting like a jerk immediately. Invisi-Gal appreciates jerks being bumped off.

Now can I go play golf?

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You betcha!

In case you missed it the first time...

This video ranks right up there with "Charlie Bit ME", and the "Laughing Baby" as one of my all time favorites.
I love this dog, but, I am glad I don't live next door to him.

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Will wonders never cease?

This is a miracle of customer service , I wrote an email to Costco, see blog below...and lo and behold, I get a phone call from the manager of the store and he gets my story and apologizes!

When in the world does THAT ever happen.

Invisi-Gal is impressed...

I will give Costco another chance, as I promised the manager I would.....

off I go......

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Let's face it dear reader, we all have been reduced to shopping at places like Sam's Club and Costco in order to save a buck.

Invisi-Gal has been a member of Sam's Club for awhile, and I never really expect anything other than low prices on large amounts of products that you'll never use unless you have 5 children and a small business.

Sam's has always been nice and clean and there's always someone handing you free food.

Over the years everyone has been saying, "Darling you must go to Costco , it's sooooo much better than Sam's AND the merchandise is higher end".

Higher end at a discount wharehouse?

I finally caved, and went to a Costco....okay, higher end vehicles parked in the lot, I do admit, but that is where the HIGHER END, ends.

Here is a copy of the letter I sent to corporate Costco:

We purchased a Costco executive business membership yesterday at your Cranberry Pa location, and it was a nightmare.

I must start by saying that the woman who waited on us was incredible and deserves a raise or promotion. While she was explaning the different types of membership, a very rude and smart mouthed young man ( I imagine he was her manager) hung over her and actually said in reference to what membership we should take ,"If you don't go big, go home".

He was demeaning to her and us and I was ready to give him a mouthful myself on how rude and inexperienced he was. The woman waiting on us, was the type of employee you want and I pity that she has to work with that insolent jerk.

We headed over to electronics to purchase a flat screen tv and no one waited on us for a long long time, finally some man with a walkie talkie came by and called up whoever is supposed to be in sales and in walked some "kid" sipping a soft drink ...we asked about the tvs and he only said , "Buy a Vizio, you get more bang for your buck". Astounding sales advice.

We said we would like to view the differences between the other tvs (several LCDs were off because of a power outage according to the soft drink sipping saleskid) so he said "Give me 10 minutes, I'll get them up and running).

We waited 15 minutes then went to look for the saleskid who totally disappeared, and found him by a coffee machine doing God knows what.

My husband asked him if he was going to get the TVs running so we could decide what to buy and saleskid said, "yeah"...we walked back to electronics and he never put them back on.

We walked out of your Cranberry Pa.,Costco Wharehouse feeling like idiots for spending $100.00 on a membership.

I have purchased the TV elsewhere, for less money , free shipping and no sales tax.

You lost a sale, a customer, and you now have someone out there telling the story of the massive incompetence of your store. What an unorganized nightmare it was, and by the way, the cafe area was filthy.

So there you have it. So much for high end Costco...ha!

Invisi-Gal is a seasoned and savvy shopper and this experience gave her a big rash... and I won't say where.

It was an excellent reminder on why we should shop at owner operated stores.

Here is the store where I purchased the flat screen tv:

http://www.vanns.com/shop?ne_ppc_id=705&ne_key_id=1784354&v_c=netelixir

Happy shopping....

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Doing your hair in the dark....

Okay now, if you were having your picture taken to post on a national real estate website for your real estate listings (as an agent) ...would ya use this one? Did the photog dislike this woman and therefore not tell her about the thing-about-Mary-hair?


She looks like a nice person, maybe the medication wore off and she just doesn't care.





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"Barbie, you ingnorant sl*t...."

Invisi-Gal was around for the original Barbie, I am the aging ingenue remember, Barbie was like Miss America was in the 60's, she was a babe but never trashy.

Then came Barbie with Bendable legs, she was the easy one, just ask Ken.

Like I said, with bendable legs.

Now we have Black Canary Barbie, total sl*t....

...sigh, there goes innocence....next thing will be text messages/photos of naked Barbie, scandal, buzz and a movie deal.

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Things Invisi-Gal can't live without....

Our gazebo in the summer, perfect civilized living!

Also:

Mine are plain but Cabelas has a camo-moon chair, these are the most comfortable camping chairs EVER! Warning, sneaky sailors and campers will try to steal your chair!

http://www.cabelas.com/prod-1/0054626518383a.shtml

Don't ask why, but I love Jon and Kate plus 8:

http://tlc.discovery.com/tv/jon-and-kate/jon-and-kate.html

On a whole OTHER spectrum, Rescue ME is back with Mini-sodes:

http://www.fxnetworks.com/shows/originals/rescueme/#/home/

This is an awesome portable digital recorder:

http://www.boyntonproaudio.com/product-p/h2.htm?gclid=CI-0sIrRxJQCFQVfFQodlAnaEw

No more bitching and moaning about not being able to find golf shoes for moi:

http://www.tgw.com/main.jsp?SITE_ID=W0212&KNC-g20

The perfect skin cream for aging ingenues:

http://www.dermalogica.com/product_dir/product_detail.asp?ProductId=65&location=US&region=B

Best daily horoscope, lovely weekly too:

http://www.georgianicols.com/daily/

I do this almost everyday, in the privacy of my home, so I don't have to have cool yoga clothes or if I poof one out, no one hears it:

http://www.namaste.tv/yoga.html

If you are over 50, playin' the back nine, you need this...:

http://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/jzDLc7ECGsrBaBRV9Ujs06hEWV-wJsj7

That's it for now,this oughta keep you busy....

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Auchtermuchty n 'at.....

I was having a memory fart the other day and came up with this old video that used to make Invisi-Gal's sister laugh so hard, she would snort salsa from her nose. We said "Auchertmuchy" for days as an answer to everything and anything ...

So I searched You Tube and found it, not very good quality but still funny as hell. Enjoy....and remember, wear the fox hat......

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Tossing the whale....

This scene from the new movie "Hancock" has created a new slang term.

"Tossed the whale" is now a new term to describe over done effects or CGI's (computer generated imagery) that hurt the illusion (believability) of the film, as in "they really tossed the whale on that scene in Star Wars when Skywalker fought off the Bantha"

Like "jump the shark", "toss the whale" is part of the vernacular... Hey,just keeping you guys up to date on sh*t that doesn't matter.

You'll thank me later when some industry dweeb uses it and you get to nod your head knowingly.

Invisi-Gal's got your back.

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Timber, I'm falling in love....

Even though I am fifty and holdin' , I think the "back nine" would be so much more fun if I owned one of these.

http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/08187/894407-30.stm

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You can't fight DNA

I would never be so arrogant, as the owners of Pit Bulls are ,when they proclaim "It's not the dog, it's the owner".

We have been very bad shepherds of God's creatures, we have bred viciousness into dogs.

We have also fine tuned the breeding of hunting dogs, working dogs, and companion dogs.

Show me a retriever that you have to teach to retrieve or a terrier that WILL retreive. These animals do these things because they have been bred to do so and it's in their DNA.

A German short haired pointer never needs pointing lessons, the dog just points!

I have owned several different breeds of dogs in my life and they all possessed predictable breed traits.

Having said that, I know ALL dogs bite, but Pit Bulls, well Pit Bulls are fined honed biting machines.

Pit Bulls are bred to maim and kill and attack. They have been bred to do this for hundreds of years, it runs deep deep deep in their DNA.

They have no place in a civilized society. They are banned in the UK.

The folks who delude themselves and keep them in their homes as pets are dealing with some control issues they should examine deeply.

Michael Vick is the other spectrum of Pit Bull owner, he is an animal torturer, his issues are unspeakable.

Why do I care about this?

I unfortunately have first hand knowledge of the viciousness of Pit Bulls and the subsequent arrogance of their owners.

An animal is an animal and to assume you know what it is thinking would be disasterous mistake especially when a child is involved.

Cross the street when you see one, tell your children how dangerous they are and never, ever trust that the owner has that dog under his or her control.

If you are asked to sign legislation to ban Pit Bulls , do it. Because their aggressive owners are highly organized and fight these bills vigorously.

Don't bother to harrass me with emails to the contrary, I will ignore all you Pit Bull owners and NOT publish your rants. I've seen how you've conducted yourselves on forums and your emails are threatening , crude, and attack oriented, just like the very animals you defend.

Pit Bulls are responsible for 1/3 of the overall dog bites a year. Wake up a smell the statistics.

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2005/06/23/MNGRODDH561.DTL

This is not a debate for me, it's an absolute.

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Happy Birthday USA from the Burgh!

Happy Birthday America, let's work to keep this thing going !

Here are some suggestions:

Vote

Fly your flag today

Pay off your credit cards

Conserve gas and energy in your home

Thank a veteran

Send a care package to someone serving in the armed forces

Mow your lawn and pick up the garbage in your yard

Teach your children manners

Honor your parents

Help the elderly in your neighborhood

If you see a child in trouble, call the police

Don't tailgate

Stay put, the house you live in now is perfect

Dress nicely for travel, funerals and church

no flip flops for cryin' out loud

Donate money to your local volunteer firefighters

Keep your temper in traffic

Recycle

Read the Declaration of Independence

Watch the Longest Day

Visit Ground Zero

Visit Pearl Harbor

Grow a garden, anywhere

Be kind to God's creatures big and small

Teach your children the pledge of allegiance

Smile, wave, sing, anything but whine

Leave the fireworks to the professionals

Eat too much picnic food then walk it off with your kids and have a great chat

Celebrate , this is your birthday too!

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Tracking a ticking time bomb.......

Teen sentenced in stolen monkey case
Tuesday, July 01, 2008
The Associated Press
WASHINGTON, Pa. -- A teenager with a history of animal abuse has been sentenced to two to five years in prison for taking two monkeys from a wildlife compound.
Nineteen-year-old Michael Naylor, of Rices Landing, Greene County, was sentenced yesterday for burglary and related charges in Washington County Court.
The monkeys, named Gwen and Mona, were taken in November from Wild World of Animals in Washington County. They were returned several hours later.
Police say Mr. Naylor and another teen apparently thought marijuana was being grown at the compound.
Mr. Naylor apologized, but Judge John DiSalle was unmoved. He said Mr. Naylor has a history of animal abuse and was charged with drunken driving and exploding pipe bombs in mailboxes while on bail in the monkey case.

read on:

The Link Between Animal Abuse and Serial Killers

By Problem Child, published Oct 29, 2007


Ted Bundy, David Berkowitz and Jeffrey Dahmer have more in common than just being serial killers. These three murderers are also connected by the fact that each of them tortured and/or killed animals during their childhoods. "Researchers as well as FBI and other law enforcement agencies nationwide have linked animal cruelty to domestic violence, child abuse, serial killings and to the recent rash of killings by school age children", says Dr. Randall Lockwood (vice president of training and initiatives for the Humane Society of the United States.Some children are cruel to and torture animals to impress their peers, but future serial killers usually torture animals purely for their own enjoyment. Animal abuse is a recognized sign of a mental disorder. If a child hurts animals it should be a red flag and immediate action should be taken. While there are many factors that contribute to someone becoming a serial killer, the one constant they share is animal abuse.

Note:

It would only be prudent of law enforcement to track young Mr.Naylor , either get him help or watch his sick ass.

Kudos to Judge DiSalle who knows a recidivous offender when he smells one.

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