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As of 4 Feb 09 Facebook made a change to it’s user terms that reads.

“You hereby grant Facebook an irrevocable, perpetual, non-exclusive, transferable, fully paid, worldwide license (with the right to sublicense) to (a) use, copy, publish, stream, store, retain, publicly perform or display, transmit, scan, reformat, modify, edit, frame, translate, excerpt, adapt, create derivative works and distribute (through multiple tiers), any User Content you (i) Post on or in connection with the Facebook Service or the promotion thereof subject only to your privacy settings or (ii) enable a user to Post, including by offering a Share Link on your website and (b) to use your name, likeness and image for any purpose, including commercial or advertising, each of (a) and (b) on or in connection with the Facebook Service or the promotion thereof.”

So everything you add on Facebook will be archived and kept indefinitely! They can use anything they want to promote Facebook such as your family photos or private posts.

You can delete your profile but the data has already been saved and will be property of Facebook! You can find me on MySpace.

Source: FoxNews

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As you may know, my Daddy passed away 18 Aug 08. We were very close and I can’t figure out if that makes his death easier or more difficult. It is easier because we had a very honest and open relationship so we both knew how the other felt about everything and we both said “I love you” every time we spoke. It makes it harder because I really miss talking to him and hearing his laugh and I really miss hearing him call me Sis.

He had asked me about a year ago if I wanted the flag from his military funeral. I told him that I would be honored to have it. He said that he was going to tell his wife that I was to get it. He asked me again several times when I was home if I wanted the flag and each time he said that he would tell his wife. Apparently, he never did. In the last months he was getting to the point where he did not want to confront her over anything. He even had to slip me my inheritance on the side just to head off any confrontation with her.

My brother got the flag and gave it to me this past week because Daddy had told him that I was to have it. My cousin Bud even bought me a nice display case for it. I am so very proud to display it and it makes me feel like Daddy is here with me.

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I have tried and tried but I just cannot make my Grammy’s buttermilk biscuits. She is a good ole southern gal that knows how to cook. She’s old school and cooks everything from scratch. One day I was eating at Gram’s and she had made brown beans, meatloaf, green beans, biscuits (at my request) and cabbage. I didn’t eat much because I was on a diet but I did load up on that cabbage. I asked her what she did to make it so good. Her two word reply makes me laugh to this day “bacon grease”. DAMMIT!

She is in another state so one day a few years ago I called her and asked her how to make biscuits. “Ok” she said “add a pinch of salt and a little bit a butter to some self-risin’ flour” I had to stop her. How in the hell do you measure a “little bit a?” She laughed and told me that the next time I was in town that we would make them together and she would do her usual routine and I could measure the ingredients.

My cooking class went well and I was very confident that when we got home my husband could have Gram’s biscuits anytime he wanted. WRONG! I called Gram after my first batch. They were rock hard but not done in the center and they weren’t pretty like Gram’s. They were Ellie Mae Clampett biscuits and could have been used as weapons. Gram was telling me to heat the oven as hot as it would go but it seems to me that the oven was too hot.

That day I tried a few more times then went to sit with my husband in the living room. I had flour all over me and was ready to cry when he said “get your ass back in the kitchen, flour is cheap”. We both busted out laughing.

Tonight I tried again and came a little closer. I have a new oven and it was my first attempt with it. They still weren’t as pretty as Grams. In fact, they were really, really ugly! They were done on the outside but just a little too moist in the center. I put them back in the oven for a few minutes and remembered to get them out when I smelled them burning. geez!

I’ll keep trying.

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All of you rude people who were never taught manners by mommy & daddy or maybe you are just to self-centered to care, listen up.

Movie Etiquette Guide

Shoes

If you’ve ever been told that your feet stink, if you suspect your feet may stink, if you’ve even smelled stinky feet, leave your damn shoes on! It is very offensive to those around you but we won’t bother to ask who stinks, because you wouldn’t fess up anyway.

Candy wrappers

Listen, I understand that you feel it is best to slowly, slowly tear the package open during loud parts of the movie but has it ever occurred to you that the wrapper is only inches from the person in front of you? PLEASE, go ahead and open it all at once. However, after you open your M&M’s DO NOT shove your fat fingers into the package to get out each and every piece of candy. Just pour out a few in your chubby hand and then shove them into your mouth. Each time you jam your fat fingers into the package, the person in front of you is distracted.

Popcorn

There was a couple eating popcorn so loudly last week that I TRIED to eat popcorn with my mouth open and still couldn’t be as loud. I ended up moving to the other side of my husband instead of directly in front of them. All you have to do is chew with your mouth closed! Again, something mommy & daddy should have taught you.

Kids

Now that YOU are the mommy or daddy, teach your kids to STOP KICKING MY SEAT.

Talking

SHUT UP! Last night during the movie I found out from a couple 2 rows back that Randy’s girlfriend Jennifer was cheating on him with Mark while Randy was in Europe. Poor Randy was in Europe 4 days before Jennifer joined him and is still oblivious to her antics.

Also, if your friend, significant other or spouse really needs you to loudly explain the entire movie, maybe it is best that you wait for the DVD, is it really worth all that trouble? I am very guilty of leaning over to WHISPER something to my husband but I promise you, no one else around me can hear and I even hesitate to do that.

My Plea

I live by the golden rule, I have taught my children to live by the golden rule. Why can’t people be more aware of their surroundings and more considerate of others? How hard is it? I don’t want to give the impression that I have zero tolerance. Believe me, at least 2 of the above happens to us each time we go see a movie. I just can’t take it anymore! I want to have a good time and I want YOU to have a good time too but just think about the people around you and make an effort to be courteous.

If ya’ll don’t straighten up, I’m gonna start tazering bro’s!

The Solution?

Ok, now that I got that out of my system, what I am really looking for is a solution. In reality I would never address any one of these issues with the person. Well, that isn’t entirely true. I have been known to politely ’shhh’ someone but how do you all handle it? Do you move? What if the theater is crowded? Do you tolerate it? Anything would be of help. Until then, see you on the back row!

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I had an old black berry few years ago and I loved it, but I lost it when I lost my job. As soon as the 2G iPhones came out I was all over it! My husband and I both purchased a 16MG phone and it took some getting used to but I liked it.

When the 3G came out we again got those and were happy with them. Then last week I decided that I wanted a BB again because I missed the picture text, the ease of the keyboard and brick breaker!

We went to ATT last Saturday and I couldn’t wait to get home and play with my new toy. I was so disappointed! It wasn’t until Sunday that I realized, in my mind, I had traded down. I had gotten so used to the easy of the iPhone but I really miss the email features. With the BB I can only see the name and the subject as opposed to my iPhone where I could see the name and 3-4 lines of the email so I could judge immediately if it was trash or not. I also have 3 email accounts with personal, work and blogs so I receive 100-200 emails a day. It is just too hard to switch back and forth between accounts. I don’t even want to get started on the browser, twitter and myspace apps!

I made a call yesterday and had to enter #. I had to hang up because I just couldn’t find it! lol I realize that is a minor issue but it was the final straw. I have my phone and accessories packed up and will return to ATT tomorrow to get my 3G 16MG iPhone back!

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I lost my Daddy on August 18th he was only 63.

My brother had called me on Aug 5th to let me know that Daddy was going to the hospital because I am 1500 miles away. He went through his usual routine with getting better one day, bad the next. I finally asked my step mom if he was dying. She said ‘yes’. I booked a flight and was out the next day, my husband followed a few days later. I was with him for a week in the hospital. On Sunday Aug 17th I was there with my husband. Daddy had us lift his oxygen mask when he wanted a drink or when he wanted to say something. He looked me right in the eye and asked “Am I dying”. My husband and I met eyes, both hoping he was just talking nonsense. He asked me again and I had to tell him what he already knew “Yes Daddy, you are dying and there is nothing that they can do”. He pushed the oxygen mask away and told me he didn’t want it. He and my step mom had discussed this many times and he also had a living will and a Do Not Resuscitate bracelet on. He made the decision to let go at 1:10pm. on August 18, 2008. We all got to say good-bye before hand but can you ever really do that? I was thankful to be there and holding his hand. I loved him so much and always looked up to him. He was my hero and I still believe that he is 10 feet tall and bullet proof.

The funeral was 3 days later on the 21st. The church sat 575 people and it was standing room only. He had so many friends and will be missed by all. So many people have told us stories about his generosity, some we had heard before but some we hadn’t. My brother and I are very proud to have such a giving Daddy.

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Today is my grandpa Doug’s birthday, he would be 79. Grandpa Doug died 1 Aug 1991 from a heart attack.

I saw him for the last time in May of 1991. He and grandma lived out of town and we were there for mother’s day. My son was 5 months old and I remember Grandpa was playing with him so I ran into the kitchen to get my camera. I told Grandma and other friends and family that I would never forgive myself if I didn’t take a picture of them together and something happened to Grandpa. Everyone laughed and smiled because I was so sentimental. I cherish that picture today.

I miss him very much. I miss his laugh and his nickname for me. He was a full blood Cherokee and always greeted me in Cherokee (o-si-yo, a-ge-yu-tsa) but for some reason he always said “adios” when someone left. LOL : )

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