21-03-200600001mikeThis is a test 23-03-200600002MikeMore changes.
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test 23-03-200600004sharonThank you for the birthday greeting. I can feel the warmth, not from the candles, but from the heart. Burning from the miles apart, the distance quick to be breached, when in time the house you'll reach. Looking forward to seeing you and yours again tomorrow. 27-03-200600005Paige I am excited to see myself on my Dad's site. Thanks Dad. I love you. 28-03-200600006Amy "the Great" Fowler hmmmm....who got your boxes for ya? 29-03-200600007MikeAmy "the great" needs to help me find smaller boxes for books :) 30-03-200600008MikeThose boxes you gave me last night are great! thanks :) 30-03-200600009Amy FowlerAwesome! I am RSVPing. 30-03-200600010Linda/Lynn When will you be moving into your new home? How many bedroom? How big is it? It looks really nice. We will be at Chris's school next week for a his senior art show. Then we going to Decatur to see Ivalene. 30-03-200600011MikeI will probably be moving in during the last of may - first of june. The house has 4 bedrooms and is 3980 sq ft. 31-03-200600012Aunt Amy Happy Birthday to you..... Happy Birthday to you.... Happy Birthday Dear Paigey..... Happy Birthday to you!!!!!!! I love you! Can't wait to see you so I can give you a huge hug. I Love you. 31-03-200600013sharon Happy Birthday Paige!! 31-03-200600014Grandma and Grampa Gibson Happy 3rd Birthday, Paige.
We Love You.
05-04-200600015Grandma GibsonHey, Aaron. Congratulations! I knew you could do it. We are so proud of you! Keep up the excellent work! 06-04-200600016sharon Wonderful Aaron! Front and center too. So glad all the studying paid off! Congrats. 06-04-200600017MikeThe funny thing is that when Aaron saw the photo, he asked "What's up with Josh? Why is he standing there like that?" Josh is the kid in the blue towards Aaron's left. 07-04-200600018MikeThe cool thing about this bike is that Tracy won it on the day of Aaron's last ball game. Just a few days before she died. 10-04-200600019SharonThere was a 2 hour show on cable regarding this yesterday. (I didn't see it, I don't have cable...I read an article in the Sunday paper about it). Evidently the whole May issue of "National Geographic" is about this topic too. 25-04-200600020sharon Ouch...I would have thought you would have considered that a little below the belt man...Happy birthday j. 27-04-200600021moby 02-05-200600022 Amy Where is your blog????? 02-05-200600023MikeLOL 01-06-200600024Turbomallard Step... step... step... pause... think that's all of them... step-- *crash*... *%%@#!!!

Better luck next time trying to remember how many steps there are at Mike's new (and really cool) house at (the out-in-the-country and pitch black) night between the front and the driveway behind the garage. 05-06-200600025MikeSorry :( You were the second person to mention that. This weekend I purchased 20 lights to put out front to light the walk way. 05-06-200600026Turbomallard Cool! She did a great job! Would she be willing to wire up the electrical system on the Sonex? 06-06-200600027sharonWho said anything about wiring anything? Hehe. Similar to the doorbell I installed for my grandma, these things don't necessarily need to be wired anymore.

Each light is powered by a small solar panel. This panel charges one AA rechargable battery every day. This is supposed to have enough juice to last 14 hours. The lights aren't connected to each other or to the power and can be moved anywhere you want them. Isn't technology cool? 06-06-200600028Mikehmmm. wireless door bell, sounds cool. 06-06-200600029Turbomallard A wireless doorbell is cool if you like it going off at random intervals for no reason... or at least a reason other than somebody being at the door ringing it. It's a really neat thing to give to somebody you want to be awakened at 3 AM for no legitimate reason... like, say, my brother. (I didn't get his for him; he got it himself, and it's probably a cheap model that doesn't actually have any connection between the ringer and the switch... it just goes off at random intervals and makes intelligence-challenged people *THINK* they have a doorbell... which, if you're the manufacturer, is a great scam. Wish I'd thought of it...) 06-06-200600030sharonWeird, I've had a wireless doorbell for two years on my house and have never had it go off for the wrong reason. It was rather annoying when someone realized they could 'change' my ringer from the button gizmo itself. Maybe your brother should have moved up in price range [smile] But woo, great warning for getting a cheap one, that would suck....heh. 07-06-200600031Turbomallard Ask Mike to tell you about my "frugal" brother... the one who is so cheap that he always writes on his pocket notepad in pencil so that he can erase the note when he's done rather than have to tear off a sheet of paper and throw it away. He applied this same philosophy to the acquisition of said wireless doorbell. 07-06-200600032sharon [[blink blink]]

Ever have one of those moments that you realize a few seconds later your mouth is still gaping open?
07-06-200600033MIkeComputers to notepads... always makes humorous lunch time conversations :) 07-06-200600034Your sisterIt is about time you got lights so your family and friends don't break their necks. =) Thanks Mike! And THANK YOU Sharon for installing them so they wouldn't still be sitting in their boxes. 08-06-200600035Slimy Sam Now for the back steps! 08-06-200600036MikeYeah Sam, I forgot about your incident/accident. I guess my new house is a pretty dangerous place. It made me think though. Makes me wonder, besides bleaching and re-staining the back step, if it would be a great help to place those non-slip adhesives on the back porch steps. 08-06-200600037Your sisterPaige is sooooooo cute!

Oh my gosh! I can not believe you installed Windows!!! *giggle* 08-06-200600038MikeTest

of

new code.. here are [brackets] 10-06-200600039MikeYes, I installed Windows. I decided to give NetZero High speed a try. Not super impressed. I can do simple IM, email, ftp, and ssh as long as attachments/binaries are not in the picture. Even with their graphic compression, graphics over dialup, using images stinks like rotten eggs. For the first 5 minutes (until I turned off the message service), I had 25 varying attempts to try to get me to download trojans. So, I figured most saps seeing a window pop up saying their Windows is broken and need to press the button to fix, has their computer 'owned' pretty fast.
11-06-200600040Farmers (?) Well, was it fun? We did enjoy having you visit. As Aaron says "farm work is hard!"

Come back to our "fat farm" anytime! Your discount applies! 12-06-200600041snymrikI just don't have anything to say right now.
12-06-200600042your sister Your cool now MIKE! 12-06-200600043MikeWell, Gosh. 13-06-200600044Your SisterThe lights look very nice. Even though they were not as bright as I thought they would be, they did help a lot. Next you need a spotlight on the side of your house to really illuminate the area. You never know what might be lurking around that dark garage at night. 13-06-200600045Superman Too bad the celebration did not fall on June 16! We could have all dressed up as Superman for your birthday! What a party. 14-06-200600046MikeSsssh! 14-06-200600047Ken Clean Air System How about "Bicycle Repair Man?" 14-06-200600048MikeVoiceover: This man is no ordinary man. This is Mr. H G Superman. To all appearances, he looks like any other law-abiding citizen. But Mr F G Superman has a secret identity. When trouble strikes at any time, at any place, he is ready to become... BICYCLE REPAIR MAN!

Superboy: Hey, there's a bicycle broken, up the road.

Superman One: If only Bicycle Repair Man were here!

Superboy: Yes, wait, I think I know where I can find him. Look over there!

Caption: FLASH!

[snip]

All Supermen: Our Hero!

Voiceover: Yes! whenever bicycles are broken, or menaced by international communism, Bicycle Repair Man is ready!

14-06-200600049Ken Clean Air SystemReady to smash the communists, wipe them up, and shove them off the face of the earth...(his voice rises hysterically) Mash that dirty red scum, kick 'em in the teeth where it hurts. (commentator rises from his canvas chair, and flails about wildly, waving script, kicking over table, knocking down sunshade) Kill! Kill! Kill! The filthy bastard commies, I hate 'em! I hate 'em! Aaargh! Aaargh! 19-06-200600050Your Dad Thank you for a super weekend. Lots of fun and laughs.... not to mention the food. Of course, the gifts are nice too! 21-06-200600051Sandy (Angie\'s mom) I am so proud of you, Aaron. You are a very smart young man. Keep up the good work. 21-06-200600052AmyWow! This man should win an award for style!!! :) 21-06-200600053MikeI agree... considering I'm going to 'grow up' to be just like him.

Well, he will still have more hair than me, even when I'm in my old age :) 03-07-200600054BambiYeah? Your house doesn't look real deer-proof, biped! Don't be too surprised if you get home one night and there's been an impromptu "stampede" through your living room... 04-07-200600055DimitrWe are all looking fsorward to a great sseason in 2005. [link(s) removed] We hope you will be there for all the actison. [url=http://w4.eku.edu/strategicplanning/default.cgi?read=1812]xanax buy[/url] 04-07-200600056Bambi\'s motherYou should be ashamed of yourself finding entertainment by honking at my family as we cross the road. We don't have cars or minivans like the families that live in your culdesac. Please be patient with us or buy us scooters. Thank you for listening. 05-07-200600057Bambi Naaa... no problem maw... weel' all just be bringin the shotgun next time... 05-07-200600058Mikeok, holding ground
From email and these post responses, I realize I have offended some deer out there. (Where do deer go to get on-line anyway, the coffee shop?) Anyway...In fact, the last two mornings I have seen you deer walking through my back yard and staring in at my house. Back off, deer! I know you are not afraid of me. I walk out on to the back steps and you just stare at me. I would sick my dog on ya (and have tried), but she is completely oblivious to you when standing less than 15 yards away! [shaking head] 05-07-200600059BambiHow we get online: Wireless. Those antlers aren't just for show, ya know...

Your dog: Penny had a choice... chase us around at your command... or sit around and get a bag of milk bones from us every day if she leaves us alone. You can guess what she chose! Smart dog...

Bambi

P.S. In case you're wondering where we get the milk bones... we order them online at pets.com 05-07-200600060shopping friend so, i'm confused, does that mean you don't want this venison cookbook we talked about? 05-07-200600061Jeni Tell Paige Jemi misses her. 07-07-200600062MikeNah!

You can find the book online :)

http://www.amazon.com/gp/reader/0937552704/ref=sib_dp_pt/103-2341669-1482262#reader-link 07-07-200600063Bambi Have you ever seen the Twilight Zone episode "To Serve Man"? 07-07-200600064Meg wow..i didnt realize how sadistic you are!

07-07-200600065Bambi\'s MotherDo you want to know why we stare at you? The shine from your head blinds us. It is just like staring into headlights. We can't help it, we freeze. Put a hat on next time and we will go on our merry way. 07-07-200600066Jar Jar Binks How wude!!! 07-07-200600067MikeBambi: Nope, I had not heard of this one. I just looked the episode up. Nope, not the same situation. No humans trying to fool you deer into thinking we are *not* going to eat you :)

Meg: Naaaa...I'm not sadistic. I just have an ornery streak in me :)

Bambi's Mother: That is harsh. Probably true, but harsh :P

Jar Jar: Jar Jar is visiting my site? It is all down hill from here. 16-07-200600068Alexander Bell Sounds like you can do everything but call someone with this gizmo. 19-07-200600069utilizeraHI! I love this place!
22-07-200600070AhmedTARRIFIC SITE! 23-07-200600071QuestionOn your recent visit to Mammouth Cave, a deer walked right up to you and looked you in the face while you were walking on a trail. Now I am wondering what he was trying to say........... hmmmmmmmmmm Think he had advance word and just checking you out? 25-07-200600072The Best Aunt in the Whole WorldAwesome pics of my favorite neice and nephew!!! Where are the pics of my favorite brother? Did you not trust your camera with anyone? hmmmmm????? 04-08-200600073MikeI would like to state that most likely my machine was not locking up because of Red Hat's Fedora Core 5 Linux, but most likely because memory and CPU over heating. 04-08-200600074peto4okYour site is very cognitive. I think you will have good future.:)
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You know, I was just thinking about "dhcsjxw agouxiqm" the other day. 10-08-200600077Roach Why dont the cubs have a website?

Because they cant put 3 w's together 14-08-200600078MikeJust a test 18-08-200600079Fan 2 So? 20-08-200600080Bill Gates Hey!

Are you trying to ruin me financially by sending people to all those shareware aps that my loyal followers pay hundreds of dollars for? WHERE IS YOUR COMPASSION?!!? Do you know how much I spend in just a week on new suits? (Nothing on dry cleaning since I throw them away after I've worn them for a day.) Or how much I have to pay the stinkin' maids to clean my huge mansion? Or to buy my kid a sports team every month? My God man, I have EXPENSES to pay!!!!!!!!!!!

Yours truly,

Bill 22-08-200600081NannaAaron, enjoy your new school and all
your new friends. How exciting! One of the best times of your life.. New things to learn; new people to meet.

And yes, your Dad was one of the shortest kids in his class when he was your age. But just wait until junior high! You will catch up to the others and probably be taller than most. That is ok. Just have fun and learn a lot! 22-08-200600082YodaSize matters not. Judge me by my size, do you? And well you should not. For my ally is a surplus W-53 9 megaton thermonuclear warhead. And a powerful ally it is... 23-08-200600083MikeGiven that the Force (or even Taekwondo, Judo, and Karate) take to much time to learn - I guess what Yoda is saying is that you need an ally. Maybe like the 5 foot 9 class bully that has been held back a couple of years. So, I will start packing you extra cookies to give to the meanest looking kid around so that you might bribe him. 29-08-200600084MikeSorry Bill :) 07-09-200600085Erica KaneWhat about....
Old and the Helpless, Edge of Heyworth, Desperate Neighbors, Gibson Crest, Mike's Landing, McLean County Law, 24/7, Mike's Trek, or Mike the Tree Slayer. Any of those sound good? 08-09-200600086MikeHey! Who are you calling old! :)

I kinda like the sound of the title "Edge of Heyworth" 08-09-200600087A. Concerned Citizen Dude... you need a vacation. Like... now. 13-09-200600088Bo BiceCan't wait to see you and Amy there! Check me out http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7evUqP1m6Sw(amp)search=American+Idol

Peace Out! 13-09-200600089MikeThanks Bo for the link to your most popular performance.

Sorry I had to alter the link slightly. It broke my PHP based XML filter. Rather than use PHP XML functions, I have created my own and will switch to that code soon so that your URL can be stored safely. 16-09-200600090A Bo FanSorry I missed show. Hear it was great! I know you and Amy enjoyed as much as I would have. Peace. 16-09-200600091AmyI just wanted to say thanks to Mike for going with me to see Bo. I also want to thank Anne for watching Aaron. (huge smile). I know it took Mike some convincing to go to the concert but I think I have converted him into a Bo Fan!!!! Actually Bo has converted him into a Bo fan. I'm really glad that Bo is back with his original band Sugar Money and that they are continuing to make great music. American Idol got Bo's name recognized. Bo is a great song writer, singer, and guitarist. He demonstrated that well last night. American Idol and the record label never allowed him to showcase all of his talents. *sigh*. Anyway, I found this website with his Bio. I never knew his mother sang at the Grand Old Opry. Interesting. http://www.bobiceandsugarmoneyfans.com/bobice_bio.htm The only downside to the evening show as the fact that Mike and I smelled like smoke really bad. I think we were the only people not smoking. I had to come home and do laundry before going to bed. Thanks again Mike for the great evening. 17-09-200600092Little Cesar Pizza pizza. 17-09-200600093LuluHey there, Bo Bice fan who stumbled across your blog. Just thought I'd let you know because I'll be linking from our fansite and you'll probably get a lot of extra traffic and be wondering what happened :-) Glad you enjoyed the show! 17-09-200600094BethieBo Bice does have a number of more "mature" fans (ages 40 and upward) but he also has younger fans too (20-39). They older ones can be very intense and follow him around the country and are online.

He attracts older fans because of he likes 1970's era music. 17-09-200600095MikeHi Lulu,

Thanks for visiting. After seeing Bo perform, I hope him and his band find success and a producer that will give the band some freedom to do what they do best.

Hi Bethie,

I guess I really was not expecting to see that for his fan base. It did surprise me a little. 17-09-200600096sorock I have to address the "older female fans" comment about Bo. I am 50+ and I very much enjoy Bo's music. I have loved rock music all my looong life. My son is 19 and I introduced him to Zepplin, the Who, Doors, Joplin, Hendrix, Beatles, Stones, Ozzy, Tommy Lee, Skynard, Allman Brothers and the list goes on. When was the last time we heard any new music from these greats? I can't listen to 70's and 80's music only. We older women rockers have a right to love and enjoy every new talent that comes along in our lifetime. I have a great job - I'm a teacher, and I am able to spend lots of money on music. I share that music with my students and they think that's cool. I went to Bo's acoustic concert in Atlanta in June. He was awesome. Also performing at the same concert was KT Tunstall and James Blunt. There were many, many young girls sitting around me who were rocking to Bo's music and wearing Bo t-shirts. So stop picking on his older fans for being older. The bottom line in the music business is loyalty (by the fans whatever age) and the money they spend. 17-09-200600097mikeWow, I did not expect this type of reactions or attention from my post. :) Interesting read at http://bonafidebice.com/

First, I hope no one took offence to the mention of age groups. This was really more of an observation. I had no clue what I was getting myself into by going to Bo's show. Given that Bo is in his late twenties, I figured there would be a lot of people that age. When I saw mostly women in their 30's and 40's it surprised me. However, it did not bother me as that fits right in with my age group. As far as the Hecklers, the Bo fans simply ignored them (or tried to anyway).

Second, "a very lame piece of trash" is a pretty strong description (too harsh) of Bo's album. But given that "weak" was my reaction when I heard it, and additionally have heard this same opinion from many others, I stand simply with "weak" as my description. Sorry. That said, I would be more than willing to hear past or future material that Bo has recorded.

Lastly I see Bo a little differently after attending his show in Bloomington and he has gained my respect. Yes, after hearing the "real" Bo, you can call me a "Bo Fan" and I am looking forward to his concerts in the near future. I may catch his show in Owensboro, KY if the opportunity allows. 20-09-200600098AmyI found this link from the newspaper (printed the day before the concert) http://www.pantagraph.com/ent/sound.shtml 20-09-200600099AmyI found one more article. This one is of a Bo Bice concert review from the Bloomington, IL show. http://www.dailyvidette.com/media/storage/paper420/news/2006/09/18/Features/Last-Lap.Hosts.american.Idol.RunnerUp.Performance-2281238.shtml

Check it out. :)

20-09-200600100Interesting no photos 20-09-200600101MikeNope, no photos. A couple people have asked that question. I thought about taking some photos, but it was simply too ugly :P :) 21-09-200600102Penny Arf! Arf arf arf arf arf arf arf arf arf arf arf arf arf arf arf arf arf arf arf arf arf arf arf arf arf arf arf arf arf arf arf arf arf arf arf arf arf arf arf arf arf arf arf arf arf arf arf arf arf arf arf arf arf arf arf arf arf arf arf arf arf arf arf arf arf arf arf arf arf arf arf arf arf arf arf arf arf arf arf arf arf arf arf arf arf arf arf arf arf arf arf arf arf arf arf arf arf arf arf arf arf arf arf arf arf arf arf arf arf. 21-09-200600103Strideryip, yip, yip, yip, yip, yip, yip, yip 21-09-200600104MikePenny, I do understand your concern over this. But Tish was around first. All I ask of you is please don't eat Tish's food and litter box. [sigh]

Stider, you pesky little mexican rat, you have no say in this. 21-09-200600105Penny Whine... grrrr... ARF! Rrrrrrrrrrrrrrr. Woof woof! 21-09-200600106Laci Aaron happy, Tracy happy, me happy! Can't wait. 21-09-200600107Jazz Can't wait to meet Tish. What will she make of me? All mouth! 21-09-200600108Pistol Our family keeps growing. G R E A T !

Hi Aaron. Congratulations. 26-09-200600109MikeWe.. I mean Aaron.. recieved an A for the project :) 28-09-200600110guess who ? How much brian food do you eat? 29-09-200600111MikeAaron and I had a box of raisins with our breakfast this morning :) 30-09-200600112icecream junkieSince icecream has milk in it, does it count as brain food? 02-10-200600113MikeAramis Ramirez ended the 2006 season with:

173 hits
38 doubles
38 home runs (career high)
119 runs batted in (career high)

darn good.

Also on another note, Juan Pierre lead the National Leage with 204 hits and second in stolen bases with 58. 16-10-200600114this is old post something new! 17-10-200600115Bewilderabeeaste Like this?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wildebeeste 17-10-200600116MikeNo, (Jim?) that is not new. I am sure Wildebeeste have been around for a while.
(Amy?), Something new on the house is that I have purchased a new fridge for the house and lowered the price to 119,900 17-10-200600117Jar Jar Binks Maybe it's just me, but I think that $119,900 is too much to ask for a fridge. 17-10-200600118MikeI guess so.
I think you can also classify icecream as feel good food and make me fat food :) 19-10-200600119guess who ? this joke is quacked. 21-10-200600120Daffy Fowl joke. 31-10-200600121The Good Witch Looks good, pumpkin and seeds! Good Job. And looks like the little spooks had fun! 31-10-200600122Anne good job Aaron and paige it looks great!!! 31-10-200600123guess I didn't know you had a brother!! 01-11-200600124NannaPaige looks tired! She must have had a really good time. Now let the fun begin! Eat that candy! Yum

Aaron, spooky pumpkin. This is your best one yet! Good job. 01-11-200600125MikeShe was just really unhappy about the option of being separated from her candy and taking a bath. 14-11-200600126Nanna Thank you. Love these photos. 20-11-200600127Amy (you know...the old one)A big THANK YOU goes out to Mom, Dad, Anne, Chris, Paul, Hope, Mike, Aaron, Paige, and Mark for the wonderful Birthday party and great company. Oh...I can't forget Laci, Jazz, Tiffany, and Strider!!! =) Hugging all of you. 20-11-200600128Wow! Cute.
Don't look middle age! 26-11-200600129not about anne Thank you!!! 26-11-200600130A friend Huh?
Who me? 27-11-200600131MikeSomething I wrote a while a go and posted for Anne. 28-11-200600132David Bowman Watched 2001 over turkey day break, did we :-) 29-11-200600133MikeNope, but I had just been in a meeting with members of the movie industry before posting this post. 29-11-200600134MikeOfficial ISU release:
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Boxes will be available on ISU campus for donations from Tuesday, November 28 until Tuesday, December 12, 2006

Until December 12, 2006, the WJBC Brotherhood Tree
collection boxes will be located in various buildings around campus. While out doing your holiday shopping, please consider grabbing an extra gift for those less fortunate. Gifts should be wrapped, tagged with the appropriate age and gender, and marked with what is inside. Your
generosity is greatly appreciated!

This year, the boxes will be located in the following buildings:

Hovey 1st floor East entrance
ISU Police Department
Milner Library break room 1st floor
DeGarmo 5th floor West office
Student Services Building 3rd floor 387
Harris Physical Plant
ITDC Building--Center for Teaching, Learning, Technology
Metcalf School main office 30-11-200600135Hal 9000 I'm sorry Warren... I'm afraid I can't do that. 02-12-200600136your girl friend just think of it as a winter wonder land or turn or the radio. 06-12-200600137no one were can I get these toys lol 06-12-200600138Jar Jar Binks Don't forget the classics from SNL:

* Bag o' Broken Glass
* Costume: Invisible Pedestrian 06-12-200600139jenny there (sadly) is another site (www.mobilealibi.com) where you can schedule "Image" calls - complete with fake voices and Caller ID information - to make yourself look more popular. If that wasn't enough, they also offer "rescue" calls to help you escape bad and boring situations.
Is this a trend? 06-12-200600140snl 4 uHere is the URL for "Consumer Probe":

http://snltranscripts.jt.org/76/76jconsumerprobe.phtml 11-12-200600141Anne I bet that just tickled you pink!! 11-12-200600142William Penn Guin Did it come with a penguin? 11-12-200600143MikeI'm going to put this sticker on my TV :) 18-12-200600144Mikehttp://www.legacy.com/TheSouthern/Obituaries.asp?Page=Notice&PersonID=20281939
see Ivalene Gibson Obituary 19-12-200600145Faye It is an honor to post this in memory of Ivalene Gibson. What a wonderful lady. She was the perfect example of what a Christian should be. We all miss her and will love her forever. But just think of the beautiful Christmas she will have in Heaven this year.

Thank you for your tribute. You were very special to her. Her love will never end. 20-12-200600146S. Snyder Does she do any Twisted Sister, Devo, or AC/DC cover tunes? 20-12-200600147MikeSorry S. Snyder,

I don't think her voice sounds close enough to replicate the sound of Dee Snider of Twisted Sister or graspy enough to bell out Hell's Bells like Brian Johnson.

But hey, I bet anyone can do Devo. You could ask and find out if she will put some Devo covers on her next release. 20-12-200600148MikeOh, when the code was simple. 20-12-200600149MikeNever happened. :) 01-01-200700150meiserd=djsjs 02-01-200700151signed pain in the butt!! straight to the moon Alice!! I'll give you pain in the but. 02-01-200700152pain in the butt opps your and not you lol 02-01-200700153opps I did it again it is you and not your lol 02-01-200700154MikeHaving trouble with all the excitement? :) 02-01-200700155Guess who. Kids, kids.... Be nice!

How many times have you heard that? 03-01-200700156Anne Things that make you go hmmm! 03-01-200700157Ni! Actually, that made me go "ICKI ICKI BEKOING NEEEEWONG!"
03-01-200700158Xena"a la la la la!" 11-01-200700159hmmm what a bunch!!! 11-01-200700160test test 18-01-200700161Anne are you trapped lol 19-01-200700162Mom Thanks. 22-01-200700163MikeIt was all rather lame :(

Even on a comedy show, O'really has to be an @$$. 31-01-200700164MikeAaron is feeling better this afternoon and his throat is looking better. 02-02-200700165Jar Jar Binks, Walmart AutoHa hasa!

Yousa paysa Toyota to rotasta tires? Meesa tell yousa somthething. Yousa rotatsa tires every time you drive!! Howsa yousa think the thing move? Yousa get ripped offsa! 06-02-200700166Jar jar BinksVariations on this one DID happen to me: http://www.dilbert.com/comics/dilbert/archive/images/dilbert2007073307202.gif 07-02-200700167MikeI can almost see who and the conversation :) 14-02-200700168Anne and August We love you to!!! Happy V-Day Aaron and Paige. 22-02-200700169A. Pilot Well, you can sleep more soundly now because BMI is now safer! Apparently TSA got caught up on everything, so of course they had to go out and make new regulations to justify their continued existence. Yesterday I had to go out and sign and initial a variety of forms which indicated that the area around the terminal is off-limits to pilots like me. Having these forms on file will make things safer because the terrorists won't have these forms on file and will be confused about which parts of the airport they are allowed on and which parts are off-limits to them.

Meanwhile, most tenants on the airport had to spend lots of time filling out forms and TSA folks got lots more forms to file and keep track of, giving them something to do. Oh, and the FAA wants to quadruple the fuel tax I pay per gallon to fund things like this. Constitution? Rights? Citizen? Are you kidding? This is the AIRPORT! 26-02-200700170The Best Aunt in Bloomington, IllinoisAaron,

Happy Birthday to you. Cha Cha Cha.....Happy Birthday to You. Cha Cha Cha....Happy Birthday dear Aaron. Cha Cha Cha....Happy Birthday to you!!!!!!!!! 26-02-200700171AaronThank you Aunt Amy 15-03-200700172Kime Wardeds What about people who take stuffing out of beanbags? 15-03-200700173MikeOh, those people are definitely evil... but in the end it *almost* balances out because they get attacked by uncontrollable, electro-staticy, clingy bean-bag stuffing that will cover then from head to toe. . . . . well unless I'm the one cleaning the mess and that individual up. 15-03-200700174Kime Wrdeds Wellll... how would you know all of that.... unless it's something you've done!!! You've been sabotaging Beanie Babies, haven't you? Are you a registered BB Offender? Does KKH know that such a person works right next to her BB filled office, which she regularly leaves unlocked? 16-03-200700175MikeLooking on Google, it looks like many people have experienced how bad those little white balls can be. The defy gravity. They literally fly sideways and upward. Their charge is so strong it is maddening to try to get them off you.

I found this funny post by a mom. Note that my situation was not close to this bad or else I would have broke down and cried instead of just cursing their existence:

"..my littlest one comes in with little white balls in her hand and says, "Look what Tina found!" I immediately recognized the syrofoam balls that make up the inside of a bean bag chair. I rushed into the living room, where the kids were, and to my horror, was greeted by a living room COVERED with little white balls!!! It looked like it had snowed in there!

Now folks, if you've ever had the "pleasure" of dealing with this stuff, you'll know that they're full of static electricity... they don't just fall on the floor, they go phllfftt and STICK to everything! They were on the walls, the furniture, their hair, their bodies... you name it! Oooooh, as if I could deal with more stress at that particular moment. So I got the vacuume cleaner out, with the nozzle on it, and started sucking. 16-03-200700176Never Been There Sounds funny! Had a good time, did you? Pink one or Red-white-blue? Boy, just not made like they used to be! 16-03-200700177Mike"Pink one or Red-white-blue?"

Neither. A new one that is covered with animals for August's birthday. 19-03-200700178Nana August, you are such a beautiful Two Year Old. I absolutely love this photo. What a big girl you are! Your eyes are glowing and full of happiness. Sorry I had to miss your birthday, but I will see you soon. Save me a piece of your kitty cake! 20-03-200700179MikeI have made the photos more manageable at 800x600

Those 4Mega pixel photos were to much on dialup users and to much for my online photo album. 26-03-200700180Jar Jar Binks So is God a skunk or a turtle? 27-03-200700181well maybeA skunk?

see this:
http://www.cowart.info/Animal%20Theology/Animal%20Theology.htm 28-03-200700182Jar Jar Binks So it's okay to yell out "God's a skunk!!" in church? Far out. 31-03-200700183Aunt AmyPaige,

Happy Birthday to you, Happy Birthday to you, Happy Birthday dear Paigey......Happy Birthday to you!!!!!!! I love you! 03-04-200700184nick fowlerHappy Birthday Paige 12-04-200700185Jar Jar Binks What if you dissect a skunk? 13-04-200700186MikeHmmm, well...

All I know is if I dissected a skunk, I would be very careful where I cut. (Avoid cutting around the butt area!) 13-04-200700187Mike Cool skunk shirt. 17-05-200700188bummedWhat a heart sinking game today 17-06-200700189Dad Thank you. I went to church and had telephone calls from both my children. Thank you for your wishes. I am proud to be called "Dad". 29-06-200700190Mom & Dad Thank you. We had a great anniversary with two of our grandkids. We went to Kentucky Lake where we spent our honeymoon 42 years ago. Aaron and Paige loved the water. Because it rained, your Dad did not get as burned as he did 42 years ago. 06-07-200700191maryln(mee maw) Great picture of the two of you. You both looked so great at the wedding, so cool in your tuxes. You should be proud, I know Tracy is. Norm and I are proud of you and him too. b4rht 15-07-200700192Nana Love, love them.
Looking for copies soon. 15-07-200700193Nana Love, love them.
Looking for copies soon. 30-07-200700194FreeSpiritI know my way around these things quite well and expect to do genealogical free software and services in the future, but since none of my families laptops or servers, all linux, OSX, or solaris machines, would run a .net application I probably would not show any real useful enthusiasm for your ideas. 31-07-200700195MikeSorry FreeSpirit, I don't want to come across bad, but it does not sound like you know these 'things' well. Actually Linux, Solaris, and OSX do run .net applications with Mono. Mono is the open source version of .NET

See http://www.mono-project.com/Main_Page
Now that I have stated that, I can say I'm not sold on the .NET idea myself.... just looking at it as a possible solution. 25-09-200700196Proud Grandma Love the photos. Thank you for sharing. Aaron looks proud and happy and so does Paige. As for little Georgie, I love the photo. Thanks Anne and Mike for sharing. 12-10-200700197mike what? 12-10-200700198Mikemike, it is just some everyday SQL/SQL injection humor :) 13-10-200700199anonymous Cute. The baby - that is.
Must have been a bad hair day for one. 13-10-200700200Dad Proud you can grow hair that long so fast.
Nice to have a full head of hair, hmmmmmm. 14-10-200700201AmyI wanted to respond to your post. The funny thing is that I have no words to describe what I want to say about your pic. LOL 14-10-200700202mikeAmy, A little too much like Randy? ;) 15-10-200700203Bo BiceI've seen Randy. You don't have the short hair to pull that off. I think you look a lot like me. Long hair is awesome!!! Rock On! 15-10-200700204mikeAnne is trying to get me to go blonde with a mullet. 23-10-200700205what happenedto the pictures? 23-10-200700206mikeThe links have been changed. I hope to fix soon. 29-10-200700207Anne Don't forget the back pack!!!! 29-10-200700208mike Yep, I found them and the back pack! :P

one by phone
one by IM
one by post
one by 360 31-10-200700209Anne and the girls love to call Aaron (Girl Friend) in his costume. LOL 02-11-200700210anonymous Cute costumes..........Cute kids! Fun, fun, fun 03-11-200700211Grandma & Grampa G Congratulatons, Aaron. We are so very proud of you. Keep up the good work! 03-11-200700212penny and gibson family We are proud of aaron too :) 03-11-200700213Aunt Amy and Uncle MarkCongratulations Aaron!!!! We are sooooooooo proud of you! You are awesome! 07-01-200800214Nana "It"

No way is this my beautiful August. 23-01-200800215Jeffhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e-JNYmqkbMk 25-01-200800216AmyI have to disagree with some of Mike's ratings. Mine are below:

PureNRG Rated C
Group 1 Crew Rated A
Mandisa Rated A
New Song Rated B-
Skillet Rated A-
BarlowGirl Rated B
Connersvine Rated B+
Mercy Me Rated A++

PureNRG was good at dancing and performning on stage but they lipsynced.

Group 1 Crew was really impressive. I had never heard of them before. They really delivered a nice performance. Vocals were awesome and even though I didn't know their music, I understood their lyrics.


Mandisa was good. She was very entertaining. I had watched her on American Idol and I have also seen her in concert before. Her voice was awesome as usual. The only downside was that she only performed 3 songs. She is well worth seeing in concert.

NewSong was disappointing to me. I had heard their music on the radio. The delivery of their songs weren't that good. The end of their set was weird.

Skillet was much better than what I expected. I had listened to some of their songs on the internet. The lights and special effects for their show was really good. They were high energy and loud. What was disappointing was that I couldn't understand most of their lyrics to their songs. I think Skillet at that point in the night was the loudest group that had performed. Aaron fell asleep during their performance. LOL

Barlow Girl was just ok to me.

Connersvine only played one song. =( I would have loved to have heard more from them. The set was being changed behind them while they played.

MercyMe was by far the best group of the night. They delivered the longest and best performance. Vocally their songs were wonderful. Their stage set up was also great. They had digital screens that showed video and digital pictures. I have met MercyMe, been to their concert at the University of Illinois, and I know most of their music. The concert they put on is amazing. The $10.00 that I paid to see them in concert last night was well worth the price.

Mike of course had a difference of opinion in the type of music he liked last night. When Aaron was awake, I think he liked MercyMe the best. lol 25-01-200800217mikeThe thought that "PureNRG" was lip syncing occurred to me. I watched them close. I'm was not sure if they were or were not.
I'm not sure how I could forget to mention that Aaron fell asleep during that set!

I totally disagree with you on "New Song", the last songs were not weird, they were great! That is the type of stuff I want to hear at a concert! 30-01-200800218AmyI thought that when you receive a gift it is the "thought that counts". When I buy you a birthday gift, I'll be thinking "wow, what a great 'double' gift". LOL 30-01-200800219MikeWhat are you worried about? You don't normally get me a fathers day gift. :)

Now Anne and the kids.... 02-02-200800220mike/Anne For the last time they are not twins!!!!! 05-02-200800221Jar Jar Binks Cleanen out the furniture!?!? Whata yousa thinkin?!?! Whaten you expecten the baby to sleep on? Yousa haven it sleepin on the floor? 06-02-200800222mikeJarJar,
Yep, we are going to have her sleep on the floor. But there is a good reason for this. All the other children complain. "It is too cold". "It is too hot". "I don't want to go to bed".

See we are going to toughen this child up from the beginning. No complaining. It will be grateful for any sleep she can get. :) 07-02-200800223Anne I love you to. 14-02-200800224Jazz and Laci Happy Valentine's Day to you.

23-02-200800225Anne Dido!!! 26-02-200800226Anne We love you Aaron hard to believe you are a pre teen. Love Anne Paige August Maddi 26-02-200800227Aunt Amy and Uncle MarkHappy Birthday Aaron. *giving you a big hug* We love you!!!!!!! 26-02-200800228Grandma Michael Aaron, from the moment we set eyes on you, you were a joy for us. Each birthday you are just that much more so. Grampa Michael and I want to send our love and wishes that your day is full of fun and laughter. MUCH HAPPINESS ON YOUR VERY SPECIAL DAY!

XO XO XO 03-03-200800229faye Looks like for $19 you can buy the memory stick that has many uses. And to think I thought that it only had one purpose. I learned something today too, thanks to my son! 05-03-200800230A. Roach 60 cents is way too much for a roach. Walmart sells them for much less. This means that-- you got it-- the Davis mansion is being subsidized by cockroaches. 18-03-200800231Nana and PakaAUGUST, SENDING WISHES FOR A HAPPY BIRTHDAY. ! Wish we were there to give you a "pinch" but we are thinking of you and sending our love. We will see you Saturday for your party. Have fun today. HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

18-03-200800232Mommy You are growing so fast and I can't believe you are already Three. I think I will have to put a brick on your head to slow you down. 18-03-200800233Aunt AmyAugust,

Happy Birthday to you! Happy Birthday to you! Happy Birthday dear August!!!! Happy Birthday to you!!!!!!! Congratulations for turning 3 today. =) 31-03-200800234Anne You looked so grown up today in your new birth-day outfitt. love Mommy 31-03-200800235Nana and PakaHAPPY BIRTHDAY, PAIGE..... What a beautiful young lady you are. Your smile speaks volumns and makes everyone around you happy. We love you loads. Wish we were with you today to paddle you like we usually do. So we will settle for wishes for a fun-filled birthday! HAPPY, HAPPY DAY! 31-03-200800236MikeOoops. I forgot to mention on both August's birthday and now Paige's birthday about their parties at Rogy's.

Just like August, Paige brought a bunch of cupcakes to class today that looked like a Big Bear for her class to enjoy. 31-03-200800237Aunt Amy and Uncle MarkHappy Birthday Paige!

We love you!!!!!!!!

HUGS

01-04-200800238Anne My husband the ultimate Dork!!! 01-04-200800239mikeThe second half was also uploaded:

http://mrgibson.com/vol1ep8part2.mp3 01-04-200800240Anonymous from Kentucky ! Tell 'em Anne! 01-04-200800241Past Cub Fan???? Gone are the days I could watch the Cubs! Even went on cruises and the Cubs would be shown everywhere! Now moved to Kentucky, no Cub games. Do I have to move back to Illinois! Hard to be a fan for 40 years and now nothing. I hope a lot of people complain as the Cub fan base will drop if they discontinue showing them throughout the country. 02-04-200800242mikeFor $15 an entire season, you can listen to all MLB games (including the Cubs) on your computer. 10-04-200800243Jim Congrats to all! Wonderful! Now everybody get some rest... 11-04-200800244Cheryl Wow, Mike. She's beautiful! I hope everyone is healthy and happy -- and getting some rest. Best to you and your family . . . 12-04-200800245maryln to the whole new Gibson family. We are so happy for you, words cannot express it. We see so much love and happiness when you are all together. We thank God for bringing you together and including us. You know you can always count on us for anything.
With Much Love
Maryln and Norm
(Meemaw and Pawpaw) 15-04-200800246Nana and Paka Poor Anne! Looks like you have several babies to take care of. Maddi looks like a perfectly quiet and sleepy baby. Have fun. 16-04-200800247Anne So good to be home, Maddi is a very good baby. The rest of my babies are very excited and glad to have Maddi finally here. 17-04-200800248Nana Cute as a button and so very sweet. What a joy she must be. 17-04-200800249Aunt AmyMaddie,

You look like your daddy. =)

01-05-200800250anonymous So what does Anne get for her Birthday and Mothers day and putting up with you for a year? 01-05-200800251mikeLove and the thrill of being married to me. Just kidding. I have several things nice planned for Anne :) But if I were to POST then on my website, it would not be much of a surprise ;) 01-05-200800252anonymous I bet it is something like a vacuum for Anne as yours is to work with and Anne's will be comparable! So much fun to be had in cleaning and keeping the yard and house clean! 02-05-200800253Anne Ok peeps the items in question, that Mike has gotten was wanted not needed to work. I have all the cleaning items I need thank you!! As for the thrill of being Married to Mike!! HUM!! I don't think the two loads of laundry done daily and the cooking and cleaning is well, a thrill. Although I do love my husband and our life very much but let me clear it up it isn't for the thrill. Think bigger people. LOL 02-05-200800254mikeNo the vacuum cleaner is still rather new ;)

I was thinking: 1st of a ride around the neighborhood on the tractor :)

2nd Letting Anne light the leaves on fire when we burn them... kinda romantic like a giant candle :) 12-05-200800255anonymous 26-05-200800256Aunt AmyAwwwwwww......such cute children!!!!!! 26-05-200800257mike Well Well look how good looking the parents are!!! 26-05-200800258Nan Love those smiles! Such delight! Children are God's gifts to cherish, love, and protect!

Maddi is adorable...... Best photo to date! 02-06-200800259Anne Ok Mike take the two year photo down. One of your darling children just told me how old I looked. Seeing that I will be 40 on the 3rd. I think it might be to much honesty for one handle. I love you to and more when the pic come down. LOL 03-06-200800260Tom and Faye 40 candles for 40 beautiful years!
Happy Birthday, Anne. 03-06-200800261Anne call the fire department. 03-06-200800262Amy and MarkSo glad we could share your special day with you and the family. Happy Birthday!!!!! Enjoy the rest of your day. 10-06-200800263Anne Aren't you cleaver 12-06-200800264Anne My dad would have loved that so cool mantra to the space chicken. LOL 01-07-200800265Ky Worrier Very good photos. To Aaron: a big HELLO 03-07-200800266AmyI prefer MySpace. Facebook has too many applications. 11-08-200800267anne I thought Mondays were ugly not just bad lol 12-08-200800268Amy What about my sushi???? ;) 12-08-200800269Maddie u know that foot is yours!!! I hope I don't take up after you YUK!!!! 13-08-200800270faye Maddi, that is ugly! Not only ugly but DOUBLE UGLY!

Don't worry, you don't have your Dad's feet! (I don't think so anyway)! 13-08-200800271mike My feet might be bad, but never close to that! Besides Maddie, you need big feet like Daddy. This is because in Daddy's feet is where his brains are ;) 15-08-200800272Kentucky THAT IS GOOD SOUTHERN COOKING!

To let you know, 100% eaten! Not a bite wasted!

Blame has to be placed on the oven...........
At least you did not name names! 14-09-200800273x.PureNRG.x pureNRG is awsome and really nice people they are not fakes and you shouldn't be dissing them like that when you don't even know them or listen to them im not christan really but i still think that they are the most awsomeest band in the world and they aren't like a lot of other people that will go and do nude or drugs so they are good role modles 23-10-200800274anonymous You always liked toy trains. So I guess I know who you are voting for! 09-12-200800275Dad Thank you. And thank you for the call. 10-12-200800276anonymous Firm Fat! LOL 10-12-200800277mike Your welcome. I hope your gift comes in the mail today! :) 10-12-200800278Nana I love it. What a treasure to receive from your daughter. 11-12-200800279mike The small 'DY' below the large 'E' was cut off when I scanned it in. 12-12-200800280Nana and Poka Right on, August. Nothing as good as Cheeseburgers and Fries....YUMMY! Well, unless it is Nana and Poka! ha/ha We love you and were so happy to be with you on Thanksgiving! 19-12-200800281\'de Rabbit na, not "nasty" teeth 13-01-200900282mikePhoto links FINALLY fixed :P 14-01-200900283NanaCongratulations, Maddi. Keep Daddy wondering what you are going to do next. And only you know how to do the bottle just right! 18-01-200900284Anne I am not sure what I will do if this little girl brings the ghost to school. HMMM!!!!! 22-01-200900285anonymous hmm 23-01-200900286Jim H very boxy. 16-02-200900287jonesy this is photoshhop but ity is fnny 20-03-200900288katie you will be missed, Mike! it's been a pleasure knowing you - just don't forget us, please!!! 02-04-200900289faye Those 6 brownies look wonderful! yum! Hope you saved one for me????? But knowing her dad, I bet even a crumb wasn't left! 02-04-200900290mikeAnne made more than just six awesome brownies. Each of those delicious brownies was 4 1/2 inches in diameter and about 1 inch deep. I shamelessly ate 3 and 1/3 of them. 02-04-200900291mike Ohh. No I did save any. sorry :( 02-04-200900292faye I guess the love of brownies came naturally to Paige. I remember a few years ago making a triple batch for your birthday and you had eaten all of them by the next morning! 06-04-200900293Proud Dad Photos are now up on Anne's Flickr 06-04-200900294Proud Nana Great photos!

Congratulations, Paige! You did it! I am so very proud of you. You have accompolished so much this year. Good job! 20-05-200900295faye $3.50 ? 20-05-200900296faye $3.50 ? 20-05-200900297mike Do you think $3.50 a gallon is too high or too low? 02-06-200900298anne dido 03-06-200900299AmyHappy Happy Birthday. I hope you enjoyed your day. 04-06-200900300mike I Think she did. All but the kids at dinner anyway. :) 04-06-200900301Harry Caray Holy Cow! A book for the fans! 05-06-200900302Anne I did enjoy my dad. Kids just weren't helping during dinner. lol 05-06-200900303Cub fan? Teach your kids it's ok to win too. It's ok to lose when you try your best but not if you are getting paid $1,000,000.00 plus. Then you had better win or get another job! 26-06-200900304mike I should have mentioned that this may be a complete fraud and has been accused of such. 28-06-200900305mike I would like to make a note that this is from the Gospel of Thomas and the validity is disputed. 28-06-200900306Nana Way to go, Maddi! You show your "old daddy" you can do anything you want to do - and that includes walking or not walking! 28-06-200900307dad Anne always says she is a genius. I say she is like the other women in the house; stubborn and on her own time schedule. 02-09-200900308Anne His name is Rodger Lee Scratchy Gibson, and lets face it his nightly show's are boring. For the other half of your post Hip Hip Hora there are back in school. 24-09-200900309anonymous house mouse 24-09-200900310Faye Dad said he would put on blaze orange and come up with his 4570 Buffalo gun or his 300 Weatherby magnum.

I say, one this bold very possibly has rabies. Be on the alert. What would Maddi do? 24-09-200900311Faye I ain't coming to your house 'til this darn mouse is found..... and killed! ! ! ! !

Call an exterminator! 24-09-200900312anonymous How is Roger the Cat doing? .... I mean Rodger the turtle???? 25-09-200900313Mike No sign of him last nigh 05-10-200900314mr peter file hows the kids 26-02-201000315anonymous thanks for the post!
. 02-03-201000316anonymous1 Corinthians 13 02-03-201000317Mike The size of the data for the blogging has gotten too large. Something must change in the design.