So you guys have been laughing at my terrible luck with orders and customer service and some friends have even emailed me to rub it in (those of you who have been around for the 4 1/2 years this blog has been and have seen it all!) and guess what?Just to prove you RIGHT I woke up this morning to this email from eBay;We're writing to let you know that the listing for the following item you bid on
A woman's husband had been slipping in and out of a coma for several months, yet she stayed by his bedside every single day. When he came to, he motioned for her to come nearer.As she sat by him, he said, "You know what? You have been with me all through the bad times. When I got fired, you were there to support me. When my business failed, you were there. When I got shot, you were by my side. Whe
By Bud L. Ellis
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Nationals 8, Braves 5 (10 innings)
Top of the Order: A fitting scenario for the Braves of 2008: Kelly Johnson’s potential game-winner bounced over the wall for a ground-rule double in the bottom of the ninth, scoring two runs instead of three, and into extra innings, Mike Gonzalez allowed three runs as the [...]
I am at Brussels airport, waiting for my flight back to Rome. After six weeks with the family, we are off on our own again. The kids go off to sports camp, Tine starts working in Belgium and I am off to Italy, back to saving the hungry in the world.Hey, they have new roadsigns at the airport, saying "Kiss and Drive", meant to guide people to a passenger drop off zone.I am not sure if the combinati
The squad is looking more than thread bare for tomorrow's trip to Holland; injuries to Toure, Diaby, Nasri, Senderos and Fabregas have left us rather exposed to failing to qualify for the Champions League next season. Add this list to Rosicky and Eduardo and we're not far from having a whole quality side out resting on the treatment table.
The injuries at the back are unlucky, leaving us with a
Yesterday marked a step back for the state of Ohio. With the introduction of Keno gambling statewide, an expansion of the Ohio lottery meant by Gov. Strickland to boost flagging education budgets, the state continued down the path we began in 1971 with the sale of the first Ohio lottery ticket, a path that can only worsen our state's already shoddy economic status.Why so glum over a few numbers o
This was definitely a bad stroke of luck for pretty Hansika Motwani who has to opt out of her next film in the South ‘Pulli‘ because of unforeseen date problems. The film is directed by Surya and Hansika was supposed to star opposite Pawan Kalyan in the film. But Pawan Kalyan’s decision to enter politics tangled the disturbed the entire schedule for Pawan changed the dates for the shoot of t
Elisha Cuthbert is one of the most unluckiest stars!
Want to read the sad but true story?!
She auditioned for the role Spiderman's Mary jane ,She failed!
She auditioned for the role Fantastic four's Invisible Woman,She failed!
She auditioned for the role Superman's Loise Lane ,She failed!
So sad.
She got nominated for RAZZIES award for her tole in Captivity!
We hope better luck next time!!
Somewhere in the online poker universe, a player just called an all-in bet with a far inferior hand. While this could be a potentially upsetting revelation for plenty of poker players, the person who called off his/her chips with an under pair sees little reason to worry… because the 2-outer is coming on the Turn [...]
Good Luck/Bad Luck
June 11 - July 7, 2008
Cristina Ochoa - Voodoo Doll/Mañequita Vudú (2008) detail
a group show highlighting good and bad luck and superstitions featuring:
Cristina Ochoa (Colombia), Nicola Vinciguerra (Italy), Team Uncool Collective (South Africa), Tatiana Foster (Russia/NH), Annie Ridlon (MA), Nicholas Campolo (NH), Matthew Soltesz (NH), Tim Ratliff (NH), Antoine Goguet (
Learning How to Calculate Poker Odds can be a daunting task for even the most experienced player. Knowing your odds while you’re playing poker can drastically help you with tough decisions such as all ins, raises, calls and folds. Poker Odds calculators Will figure out all of these complicated equations for you in an instant!
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Tratto da Ti Sçiuro, storie di un medico di medicina penitenziaria. Se capita a noi. Come è naturale che sia, in tutte le relazioni umane, vi sono dei rapporti privilegiati basati sulla simpatia personale; spesso accade con la formula “ a prima vista “ e anche indagando, è difficile comprenderne le motivazioni profonde. Alcuni detenuti si mostrano particolarmente gentili e rispettosi e ques
I told two friends about the incident happened to me yesterday, two friends gave me two different kind of reaction. Let me tell you what happened first..I left the office about 8pm yesterday. FL and me reached home about the same time and together, we went to the nearest mamak to have our dinner. There was no place to sit inside, the sky looks clear, so we decided to sit outside. We ordered our food and drinks and while i'm half way eating, i found that it seems like it's going to rain..soon. FL kept asking me to eat faster and faster, come on lar, how to eat fast? There's no place to sit inside so we cant really moved in. So i swallow my food like a SNAKE and when i'm 3/4 done with my food, it started to rain. ~sigh, forget it lar, i dowan to swallow anymore. Finished our drink and we hea
This preparation will help you pride yourself upon the measurements of your main muscle Don't fear to perfect your living! When World War II began in September 1939, George was nine yearsthe childhood fantasy of thinking himself divine?boards of directors, once he decided how to spend money, he could go
This Hummer H3 “Lottery Edition” made entirely out of $35,000 worth of losing lottery tickets. It was created by husband-wife art partnership Lauren Was and Adam Eckstrom.
The project entitled “Ghost of a Dream” was created on the idea that people dream of buying a new car when they are wasting their money scratching off [...]
The housing slide is bad news for homeowners in a pinch, but it provides a new opportunity for the state treasury to boost pension fund coffers. That's why the Oregon Investment Council voted last week to sink $600 million in public employee pensions into a Texas private equity firm. Executives at Lone Star Funds say they expect 20 percent or higher returns in the "distressed" markets in the United States and abroad.
A dog tag found in the wreckage of a helicopter shot down during Operation Red Wing, where 19 troops died on June 28, 2005. Click on the photo for the full-size image. U.S. Army-Chuck Meseke This week, we reported in the New York Daily News about the first Medal of Honor from the war in Afghanistan , which President Bush presented posthumously Monday at the White House to the parents of Navy SEAL Lt. Michael Murphy of Patchogue, Long Island. (It's worth noting that at the time of Murphy's heroic...(read more)
Regardless of the reason, be it financial mis-direction caused by the ill-conceived suggestions of close “friends” or a multitude of credit-related bumbling, sometimes you just need a little boost. It may be your fault, but bad credit does not have to be your undoing. Try credit counseling before trying an Eric Rudolph coward’s approach to escaping your financial crimes. Hide not in the backwoods of NC Appalachian forest.
Colin Edwards
Valentino Rossi’s hopes of a glorious homecoming to Misano ended after just five laps today, when an engine problem forced the Fiat Yamaha Team rider to retire when running strongly in fourth position. Rossi’s team-mate Colin Edwards meanwhile struggled with rear grip in the later stages and was only able to bring his [...]
Their creed is: “Everything that does not kill me makes me stronger”. A strong man takes any test and failure as a step to growth. “During my career I missed more than nine thousand times. I lost more than three hundred matches. Twenty nine times I was trusted to do a prayer to make my team a winner – and I missed. I faced defeat again and again. That’s why I’m a champion!” There words belong to a greatest sportsman of the times, a legendary man, Michael Jordan, a basketballer. He earned about five million dollars during his career. It’s the person who is an idol of young people of the world. All over the world successful, rich and healthy people have the same attitude to troubles of life and failures. Weak and poor people also resign to bad luck in the same way. A failure is a judgment, bad luck. Born in wrong time, in a wrong country, in a wrong place, got wrong education. Any pain kills them. Any failure makes a weak person, weaker in all attitudes
The workshop went well with only minor hiccups. I met with SM (my best friend works in BKK) and had some fun yesterday.
Just as I thought my bad luck is over, this morning my boss called. She had an accident with minor injuries, but that would prevent her from going for her next trip.
That means, I will have to run her 3 workshops with very little preparation and little familiarity.
This is the second in a roll. What kind of luck I’m having now?????
The plan for this BKK trip was:
Today - Leave my house at 1230. Arrive BKK airport at 1615. Reach agency office at 1745 and to my office by 1830.
My agency partner is expected to conduct workshops tomorrow and the day after (Thu and Fri).
What happened? At 1225, my partner called. He was admitted to the hospital this morning without warning.
Implication - I have to run the show all by myself, and I am not familiar with the material – was supposed to be a workshop participant myself!
At 1610, my flight hasn’t taken off yet. MAS is doing another delay on my flight again. I arrived BKK airport at 1715. An hour late.
While I was queuing for immigration, suddenly blackout. The computer system was shut down as a result of that. Took 30 min to recover. I was at the queue for more than 45 min.
I was only able to leave the airport at 6pm. Skipped agency office, went straight to my office to meet my appointment. Luckily (of all my bad lucks) the taxi drive understood my urgency,
Heran lho salah etnis tertentu kok merasa paling martabat, paling terhormat, paling pantas hidup kali!klo ngomong seenaknya, udah kasar, kenceng klo ngomong peke merem-merem saking galaknya dan kencengnya Gue bilang lho malah cuma sampah! Menang di mulut doang (omdo). Emang suku lho jaminan bakal jadi bibit unggul jadi pake nikah 1 suku? emang yang lain cuma anjing jadi cuma buat dimakan?jadi klo ngomong ga dipikir-pikir lagi Stop tu moncong! Dimana bumi dipijak disitu langit dijunjung, ni bukan kampuang lho, ni bukan daerah lho!si monyet-monyet ini bila udah ketemu monyet lain pasti pada seneng end ngerasa tambah gede to tempurung kepala, berbagi pisang deh!Hari ini bener-bener bete buat gue!pangen marah tar jadi anjing, yang selalu menyalak-nyalak, ah mending tulis di sini..aja moga ada moyet lain yang ngerasa disindir!! jaga to moncong! BBUUZZTTTT
A player who has been battered by injuries, LaVar Arrington has not seen the end of it. This time, the accident happened off the field.Monday night, Arrington crashed his motorcycle on a Maryland highway ramp. Reports indicate that no alocohol was involved, and he was wearing a helmet.He stayed overnight at Prince George's Hospital Center, and has suffered a few broken bones. Family was by his side.There's no telling how this will affect his future, if any.For the article, click here.
If there’s one pitcher on the Braves staff that the BoSox know it’s Tim Hudson from his days in Oakland. Huddy’s never had that good of luck, and yesterday it showed.
“They got me pretty quick, and early,” said Hudson, 0-5 with a 9.49 ERA in his past five starts vs. the Red Sox. “I’ve definitely [...]
Well, S. and I went to our 2nd consultation with the RE yesterday.
I was hoping that there would be a "smoking gun" that would put all the questions to rest. Everyone would say "aaaaaaaah, so that's why your can't get pregnant quickly and hold onto a pregnancy!" , we would treat it, and go on our merry way.
But of course not.
We talked about the issue of my one tube being "possibly" blocked,
I always thought that I had good luck. I mean, a lot of good things happen to me. Findin a free bag of weed here and there. Having a hot lesbian roommate. Learnin how to cook Thai food. I should be happy really, I've done more things in my life ...
Forbes' Jerry Flint has some strong words for Detroit. But first... "Yes, Asian car companies cheated. They kept us out of their countries and kept their currencies weak. Yes, our government changed the rules so foreign brands could sell in domestic dealer showrooms, making it cheap for them to attack this market. Yes, our unions helped by ignoring the destruction they were causing unt
