Domestic Geek

Thirteen Pets I Have Had in My Lifetime

1. Dogs - I've had dogs almost all my life. My first dog was named Herman.
2. Hamsters - My first small pet was a hamster. I've had many different hamsters.
3. Birds - I've had 4 different birds. Three were parakeets and the one Lovebird I have now.
4. Chameleon - I got to take this home after a class project. He didn't live very long.
5. Hermit Crabs - We used to keep these. They're kind of creepy to look at when they're changing shells.
6. Guinia Pigs - I had a couple of these. They didn't live long (got diseases). Poor things.
7. Rabbits - I've had many rabbits. Right now I have five.
8. Gold Fish - Too many of these in my lifetime to count.
9. Oscars - Marcus brought home some really big ones. He liked them because they ate other fish.
10. Frog - I raised him from a tadpole.
11. Cat - My parents had a cat named Annabelle when I was born. She was hit by a car.
12. Snails - I like snails. They're really cool moving around an aquarium.
13. Chia Pet - OK, not really a pet, but I ran out at 12.

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What American accent do you have? Your Result: The Midland
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"You have a Midland accent" is just another way of saying "you don't have an accent." You probably are from the Midland (Pennsylvania, southern Ohio, southern Indiana, southern Illinois, and Missouri) but then for all we know you could be from Florida or Charleston or one of those big southern cities like Atlanta or Dallas. You have a good voice for TV and radio.
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Boston		69%
North Central		66%
The Inland North		41%
The South		35%
Philadelphia		33%
The Northeast		27%
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I wrote several weeks back that I was going to make and send Holiday cards this Christmas. If you'd like one, please .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) your snail mail address and leave a comment that you've done so. I'd like to get them in the mail the first week of December.

One of the things that has been really upsetting during this job hunting period of my life has been the daily combing of my list of Internet job sites. I don't know how many times I've clicked on a promising job only to find it's some headhunter that has no real job to offer and simply wants my resume for his database. Lots of times, you don't even know what company the job listing is for. It's hard to convince a potential boss that you're right for their company when you don't know who they are or what they really do. Don't even get me started on the work at home scams that I have to sift through. C'mon, if you could easily make $12,000 a month using only your computer, everybody would already be doing it. Geez. Anyway, I came across another site to add to my list: GetTheJob.com. The site indexes jobs from company job boards, so supposedly only real job postings for real open positions. I'm reserving judgment on that claim as I've been to many company's sites to look for open positions only to find they aren't very diligent about keeping their job posting pages up-to-date. Regardless, it's one more resource I can check daily.