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I have been getting an “live bookmark” error on my blog, which is published with Blogger.com software. The error message was “live bookmark failed to load” after I tried clicking the “Ad Live Bookmark for this pages feed” in FireFox 1.0. This stems from the fact that in the Blogger.com settings I did not have the full URL to my atom.xml file, I only had www.chovy.com.

After switching the Site Feed URL directive to www.chovy.com/atom.xml, the live bookmarks are now working. not even blogger.com tech support could figure this one out. I personally don’t think the tech support person has heard about FireFox yet ;-)

Also, make sure you have this tag in your blogger.com template inside the head section, otherwise aggregators won’t pick it up:

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This little guy is back to spread some christmas cheer…

http://www.illwillpress.com/xmess.html

…frankly, he’s got a point. At what point does all the political correctness become useless?

CLASSES FOR MEN

AT THE LEARNING CENTER FOR ADULTS

REGISTRATION MUST BE COMPLETED BY December 30th.

NOTE: DUE TO THE COMPLEXITY AND DIFFICULTY LEVEL OF THEIR CONTENTS, CLASS SIZES WILL BE LIMITED TO 8 PARTICIPANTS MAXIMUM.

Class 1

How To Fill Up The Ice Cube Trays — Step by Step, with Slide Presentation.

Meets 4 weeks, Monday and Wednesday for 2 hours beginning at 7:00 PM

Class 2

The Toilet Paper Roll — Does It Change Itself?

Round Table Discussion. Meets 2 weeks, Saturday 12:00 for 2 hours.

Class 3

Is It Possible To Urinate Using The Technique Of Lifting The Seat and Avoiding The Floor, Walls and Nearby Bathtub? — Group Practice.

Meets 4 weeks, Saturday 10:00 PM for 2 hours.

(Note: this class meets at O’Malley’s Brew Pub on 16th Street)

Class 4

Fundamental Differences Between The Laundry Hamper and The Floor — Pictures and Explanatory Graphics.

Meets Saturdays at 2:00 PM for 3 weeks.

Class 5

After Dinner Dishes — Can They Levitate and Fly Into The Kitchen Sink?

Examples on Video. Meets 4 weeks, Tuesday and Thursday for 2 hours beginning at 7:00 PM

Class 6

Loss Of Identity — Losing The Remote To Your Significant Other.

Help Line Support and Support Groups. Meets 4 Weeks, Friday and Sunday 7:00 PM.

Class 7

Learning How To Find Things — Starting With Looking In The Right Places And Not Turning The House Upside Down While Screaming.

Open Forum. Monday at 8:00 PM, 2 hours.

Class 8

Health Watch — Bringing Her Flowers Is Not Harmful To Your Health.

Graphics and Audio Tapes. Three nights; Monday, Wednesday, Friday at 7:00 PM for 2 hours.

Class 9

Real Men Ask For Directions When Lost — Real Life Testimonials.

Tuesdays at 6:00 PM

Location to be determined.

Class 10

Is It Genetically Impossible To Sit Quietly While She Parallel Parks?

Driving Simulations. 4 weeks, Saturday’s noon, 2 hours.

Class 11

Learning to Live — Basic Differences Between Mother and Wife.

Online Classes and role-playing.

Class 12

How to be the Ideal Shopping Companion

Relaxation Exercises, Meditation and Breathing Techniques.

Meets 4 weeks, Tuesday and Thursday for 2 hours beginning at 7:00 PM.

Class 13

How to Fight Cerebral Atrophy — Remembering Birthdays, Anniversaries and Other Important Dates and Calling When You’re Going To Be Late.

Cerebral Shock Therapy Sessions and Full Lobotomies Offered.

Three nights; Monday, Wednesday, Friday at 7:00 PM for 2 hours.

Class 14

The Stove/Oven — What It Is and How It Is Used.

Live Demonstration.

Tuesdays at 6:00 PM, location to be determined.

Step 1. Tie balloons to car.

Step 2. Drive like a bat out of hell.

Step 3. Watch people freak out.

This is an actual map detailing how to make a left turn at one intersection in Moscow.

Here are some more “crazy ivan” highway interchanges.

I found this good audio clip of job search tips from mommysplace.net

they mention clsearch.org in the clip, also contains some useful job search tips, like searching for “dsl” in addition to your other keywords, if you’re looking for telecommute jobs.

The flood of American liberals sneaking across the border into Canada has intensified in the past week, sparking calls for increased patrols to stop the illegal mmigration.

The re-election of President Bush is prompting the exodus among Left leaning citizens who fear they’ll soon be required to hunt, pray and agree with Bill O’Reilly.

Canadian border farmers say its not uncommon to see dozens of sociology professors, animal rights activists and Unitarians crossing their fields at night. “I went out to milk the cows the other day, and there was a Hollywood producer huddled in the barn,” said Manitoba farmer Red Greenfield, whose acreage borders North Dakota. “The producer was cold, exhausted and hungry. He asked me if I could spare a latte and some free-range chicken. When I said I didn’t have any, he left. Didn’t even get a chance to show him my screenplay, eh?”

In an effort to stop the illegal aliens, Greenfield erected higher fences but the liberals scaled them. So he tried installing speakers that blare Rush Limbaugh across the fields. “Not real effective,” he said. “The liberals still got through, and Rush annoyed the cows so much they wouldn’t give milk.”

Officials are particularly concerned about smugglers who meet liberals near the Canadian border, pack them into Volvo station wagons, drive them across the border and leave them to fend for themselves. “A lot of these people are not prepared for rugged conditions,” an Ontario border patrolman said. “I found one carload without a drop of

drinking water. They did have a nice little Napa Valley cabernet, though.”

When liberals are caught, they’re sent back across the border, often wailing loudly that they fear retribution from conservatives. Rumors have been circulating about the Bush administration establishing re-education camps in which liberals will be forced to drink domestic beer and watch NASCAR.

In the days since the election, liberals have turned to sometimes ingenious ways of crossing the border. Some have taken to posing as senior citizens on bus trips to buy cheap Canadian prescription drugs. After catching a half-dozen young vegans disguised in powdered wigs, Canadian immigration authorities began stopping buses and quizzing the supposed senior-citizen passengers. “If they can’t identify the accordion player on The Lawrence Welk Show, we get suspicious about their age,” an official said.

Canadian citizens have complained that the illegal immigrants are creating an organic-broccoli shortage and renting all the good Susan Sarandon movies. “I feel sorry for American liberals, but the Canadian economy just can’t support them,” an Ottawa resident said. “How many art-history majors does one country need?”

In an effort to ease tensions between the United States and Canada, Vice President Dick Cheney met with the Canadian ambassador and pledged that the administration would take steps to reassure liberals, a source close to Cheney said. ‘We’re going to have some Peter, Paul & Mary concerts. And we might put some endangered species on postage stamps. The president is determined to reach out.”