Who is Matt Passet?

Matt Passet is the guy who wrote that article I (Cate) posted.

who is matt passet???

Ahhh! Kelley on Shear Genius!

I saw this episode and nearly flipped when I saw Kelley walk on. Then I was terrified when you were left in the hands of Dr. Boogie (see: day to night transformation challenge. yikes!) and he was relaxing your hair. Thankfully it turned out alright.

Looks like you're doing great out in LA! Way to go!

Tucker Max

I haven't really had a chance to check out this site yet, but this guy is a self-described "asshole" and "dickhead." Either his stories are really shocking and hilarious. Or we can all feel superior to him. www.tuckermax.com

Easier to cut and paste than be creative

Hi friends, I was a little bored at work last week during the pre-long-weekend lull. While I was trying to entertain myself, I found this on the internets:

CONVERSATIONS BETWEEN FAMOUS PEOPLE AS IMAGINED BY SOMEONE WITH AN AMERICAN PUBLIC-SCHOOL EDUCATION WHO DIDN'T PAY TOO MUCH ATTENTION IN SCHOOL BUT WHO DID JUST ENOUGH TO PASS THE EXAMS.

BY MATT PASSET
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Richard Nixon and Winston Churchill
NIXON: Hello, I see you're smoking a cigar and wearing a large hat.
CHURCHILL: So I am, young chap. Could I interest you in a cigar?
NIXON: Sure, I think I smoke cigars ... maybe ... I don't know.
(CHURCHILL hands a cigar to NIXON, who bites off the tip and lights it.)
NIXON: We were probably alive at the same time.
CHURCHILL: Indeed, my boy, indeed. I had something to do with World War II and I think maybe you fought in it.
NIXON: I'm not sure if I did.
CHURCHILL: There's not that much more about me that everyone knows.
NIXON: I once held up my hands and formed two peace signs. I was either about to get onto a plane or get off of one.
CHURCHILL: I have seen the photo, because I think there were cameras when I was alive.
NIXON: And what about Watergate? I did that.
CHURCHILL: Margaret Thatcher is someone else from England. She was leader after me.
NIXON: People can buy masks of my face.

J.D. Salinger and Christopher Columbus
COLUMBUS: I discovered America.
SALINGER: You're a phony, everything's phony.
COLUMBUS: I sailed on three ships called the Niña, the Pinta, and the Santa Maria. I don't think I had anything to do with the Mayflower. That was before me.
SALINGER: Everything is phony.
COLUMBUS: It was 1492 when I found America. That year is definitely correct.
SALINGER: Were there Indians here when you got here?
COLUMBUS: Yes. I discovered them, too. I don't think I had Thanksgiving with them, though. Those were Pilgrims. Maybe I was a Pilgrim, but probably not.
SALINGER: I wrote one book and nobody ever saw me again.
COLUMBUS: There were no books when I was alive.

Abraham Lincoln and Hitler
HITLER: Kill the Jews.
ABE: Free the slaves.
HITLER: Kill everyone, especially the Jews. Nazis are the best.
ABE: Emancipation Proclamation.
HITLER: Mein Kampf.
ABE: Four score and seven years ago.
HITLER: Kill all Jews!
ABE: I was shot in the head at a play, because the Civil War made people from the South angry.
HITLER: I created Nazis.

Better for Us and our Children

I just finished reading a book called "Confessions of an Economic Hit Man," a true story by a man who played an influential role in building the system and country that we live in today. I have personally felt for a while that our country, society, and the qualities being praised are not moving in the right direction; that people are over-worked and under-paid, that politicians and policies are not reflecting the averages person's perspective, and that a lot of people around the world are suffering. Did you know that 50% of the world live on less than $2 a day?

If you feel at all this way think about reading this book. Even if you don't, it's an interesting read.

But, I personally have had a growing desire to do the right thing for society, and this book and website have given me a few more reasons to do so. Below are some interesting facts and resources pulled from the author's website (www.johnperkins.org/More%20Information.htm).

For ecologically responsible jewelry (for anyone thinking of getting engaged) log into http://www.greenkarat.com.

Drink tap water, not bottled water. Here are some facts:
-According to the United Nations, if we took half of what is currently spent on bottled water (approximately $100 billion annually) and invested it in water infrastructure and treatment, everyone in the world could have access to clean drinking water.
-The U.S. EPA sets more stringent quality standards for tap water than the FDA does for bottled water.
-Approximately 40% of bottled water is actually tap water.
-It takes 1.5 billion barrels of oil to produce the plastic for water bottles.

Buy from local businesses over corporate chains. Buy locally grown, organic, non-genetically modified (GM) food. Agribusiness and supermarket corporations are increasingly gaining control over the world’s food supply. This shift to a centralized model of food production and distribution requires more chemicals, more transportation, and large-scale monocultures, and has had disastrous consequences on local communities, economies and ecosystems. Local food production, on the other hand, has environmental, economic, and health benefits. For the freshest, healthiest, most flavorful organic food that's grown closest to you. Go to http://www.localharvest.org.

Protect our forests from unwanted waste. Stop receiving catalogs and junk mail. Get your mail, magazines, etc. online.

These things above were just a small fraction of the information on the website. Hope you all can find a few things to do to help.

Bet you never thought I'd get on this kick huh? And no, Cate's not holding my boyfriend hostage so that I would write this either. :)

by the way the last blog was from kristen martin.....i forgot to post that eventhough lauren reminded me

howdy

hey, just wanted post an update on what i'm up to cause i havent been able to do the utswimmerbaby email in a long time. plus i have become increasingly bad at keeping in touch. i have been working at continental express for two years now, pretty close to becoming a captain........world beware. i have a wonderful boyfriend that i've had for a little over two years, his name is mike....we spend most of our time in suburbia doing home remodeling projects and mowing the damn yard.....its nice though....we just went of vacation to paris which was cool but extremely expensive..i really want to know how you guys are doing....i just saw biz....i wanna hear how seatle is going....i'm so jealous..i heard its beautiful up there...i havent heard for cybil in a while i wanna know what kinda crazy stuff shes up to .....marquis i wanna know how things are going out in cali....courtney, how your love life is mushrooming....plus everyone else i havent talked to in forever.....i miss all you guys

Janette's 28th Birthday

I thought I'd share this, it's something I did for my bf's sister. As you can probably deduce from below, the idea got translated into the magic "future" button.

I've invented the next generation of birthday cards! :)

My first website

hey guys,

i've been working on a website for my dad's architecture firm. it still needs a few tweaks but if you want to check it out, here you go...

http://hills.ccsf.cc.ca.us/~jmarti08/

eventually it will have a proper url.

Some good websites

I thought I'd pass these along... they are good finds.

http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/
This website is an interior design blog, but it has the greatest links. I have found so many great online stores and websites through this one. Check out the AP+Design Within Reach "smallest coolest apartments contest," it's so inspiring.

http://www.coolhunting.com/
Great website. Get the newsletter. The amazing, interesting items are endless.

http://www.popgloss.com/
Great source for unique clothes. They compile links and pictures from all over the internet to bring together interesting, edgy stuff.

Blogs can see the future

When I first started this blog, there was a really strange "future" button. I didn't know what it was, so I went ahead and pressed it. Amazingly it spit out some visions from the future for a few of the Pruney Fingers crew. Look below...

Marquis never lost her flare for extravagant accessories.

Kristen contentedly settled down into the suburbs to enjoy the sublime inanity that flourishes there.

Colleen enjoyed family life as well, however her birthday parties were not to be missed.

Alison and Ashley kept the Eeyore's spirit alive. They even made friends with the silver guy, who eventually became permanently silver and miraculously stopped aging.

Meanwhile, Courtney spread the Eeyore's spirit to distant lands.

Cate continued to pursue her career in the political arena, gradually finding more and more effective ways to communicate her policies.

Sara built a distinguished career as well, but eventually changed directions to pursue something that allowed her to also follow her first love: tanning.

That was all that was delivered to me as of now, but I'm sure that the blog will serve up more Pruney Finger futures for all of us to enjoy.

A new way to keep in touch

Hidey ho ex-teammates extrordinare! I have been thinking of creating this blog for a while, and am glad to have finally done it. What better way for all of us to keep in touch than for everyone to post what they've been up to, include pictures, make announcements, write jokes, etc! I thought we could even alert each other to cool websites we'd found, or a million other uses.

I know swimmerbabies@yahoo.com has somewhat fallen by the wayside because a lot of people's email addresses have changed. Now we never have to worry about that! And on top of it all you can impress your friends at cocktail parties with the fact that you're a 21st century blogger.

I hope you all enjoy and have fun with this... so post away!!!

Love, Lauren