OK, I think I’ve found the worst page ever. Oddly, it’s the Association of International Glaucoma Societies! Make sure the sound is on, and please tell me why those little heads are scooting around in the upper left of the screen.
Glaucoooooommmmmaaaaah! Glaucooooommmmmmaaah!!! Veeeeesion of the wuhld!! Aaaahhhhhh!!!!!
First was this, and then this…
And who could forget this little collection?
So today, I receive this special present from the Lipscombs: 
How could one girl be so lucky?!
Thanks, Adam!
Last year, my parents had me vote for a local guy to be on the show Next Food Network Star. His name was Hans, and he got enough votes to be on the show. Aaron and I watched the show, and he actually turned out to be our pick to win. Unfortunately, he didn’t win, but it may have turned out to be the best thing, because soon thereafter, he became very sick with cancer. Now, he has a blog on Live Journal, and he’s documenting his experience with severe illness, and he’s leaving nothing out. It’s a great blog to read, and even though it’s not always good news, it’s always good to read. I had actually just finished reading his latest this morning when I got an e-mail from my mother with an excerpt from a comment on his blog regarding the whole "Merry Christmas" controversy from this year. It’s a must read:
Can’t believe Christmas is over already. Good thing war didn’t break out on the season’s greeting/happy holidays/merry christmas pc front…I found it deeply disturbing that controversy and boycotting came about over that. Hey, if the cashier at WalMart who makes little over minimum wage, still has enough mental stability in her, after the 37th price look up, the 54th refund, the 82nd child crying, the 17 yelling, micromanaging supervisors, the $94 the government took out of her 68 hour, $233 check, and the loser boyfriend who called 4 times in the past 45 minutes to tell her to remember the cigs before she gets off work, to still be greeting at all by the time I get there, she can tell me anything she wants, even if it’s that she hopes Santa stabs Jesus in the leg with a broken bottle of champagne because he took a piss on Rudolf’s list of New Year resolutions (of course his first is to stop saying "Merry Christmas", 2nd is to stop snorting coke because it’s turning his nose red…), so not to be expecting Jesus or Santa on the 25th because one will be in the hospital getting his leg cast, the other will be hiding from God’s wrath ("oh shit Prancer, we gotta get outta here, I just stabbed Jesus, God’s gonna be pissed!"). I’d say "Thanks, Happy Weary Willie Day!", and walk away thinking…"she was sooo friendly…they should give her a raise…"
Mom might be mad that I post this, but I think her sense of humor and the chance to discuss it with others will override any sense of etiquette she may have. Come to think of it, I learned my manners from my parents, so perhaps it won’t matter at all.
December 8 – I receive the following e-mail from my mother:
Please tell me what is going on with this picture I posted on Flickr.com. It’s a photo I took on our trip of a 67-year old woman’s new sandals. I uploaded it at noon today, and already 45 people have viewed it. Is this a foot fetish thing? Any ideas?
This morning – I receive another foot-related e-mail from my mother:
This is too funny. As you know, I’ve been fascinated by the many hits I’ve gotten on the photo of my friend’s feet and legs. I even put a note on the picture asking someone to explain why that photo was getting so many views. That was about 80 views ago, and no one has commented. As an experiment, I decided to upload a picture of my own feet – grotesquely swollen from a long day of standing. Overnight, it has been viewed 26 times! What on earth?
I asked if it that was significantly more hits than her other pictures. Her reponse:
Yes. It takes 10 hits to get into my top 200 viewed. The most views I’ve had on any photo other than feet is 39 for a panorama of the Forbidden City, and that took months to amass. Since yesterday, my swollen feet have tied that Forbidden City shot.
Anyone have any insight?
