tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30309249497657114042024-03-13T06:42:03.559-07:00JulieJacobson.comThat Julie ... Something's definitely wrong with her.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger313125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3030924949765711404.post-51369404420408401132014-08-20T17:15:00.002-07:002014-08-20T17:26:41.372-07:00'Hugely Successful' Indiegogo Co. TouchPico Bribes 'Influential Bloggers'I only need seven out of millions of loyal followers to pledge to the Indiegogo project TouchPico, and then I will receive a free device that can "turn anything into an 80-inch touchscreen."<br />
<br />
That's the promise, rather, the bribe of Agency 2.0, "a crowdfunding PR agency" that represents TouchPico.<br />
<br />
Via email, the firm reached out to "influential blogger[s] within the consumer electronics space" with this enticement: "Given your influence online, we wanted to give you a free TouchPico on
delivery if you feature TouchPico and 7 people pledge as a result"<br />
<br />
Here's the really sad thing: I did not receive that email. Apparently I wield no influence in this business. But you already knew that.<br />
<br />
Here's the email:<br />
<blockquote class="tr_bq">
<span style="color: #073763;">From: Chris Olenik <<a href="mailto:co@agency20.com">co@agency20.com></a></span><br />
<span style="color: #073763;">Date: August 20, 2014 at 6:52:54 PM EDT</span><br />
<span style="color: #073763;">To: [not Julie]</span><br />
<span style="color: #073763;">Subject: Turn Anything Into 80" Touchscreen </span><br />
<span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #073763;">Hi [not Julie]</span> </blockquote>
<blockquote class="tr_bq">
<span style="color: #073763;">I noted you as an influential blogger within the consumer electronic space and wanted to reach out to you about TouchPico, a hugely successful campaign on Indiegogo right now.</span></blockquote>
<blockquote class="tr_bq">
<span style="color: #073763;">In short, TouchPico will turn any surface into a giant 80 inch tablet-like touchscreen. It is pretty awesome... </span></blockquote>
<blockquote class="tr_bq">
<span style="color: #073763;">You can check out more info at: <a href="http://igg.me/at/touch-pico/x/2978829">https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/touchpico-turn-any-surface-into-a-touch-screen</a> </span></blockquote>
<blockquote class="tr_bq">
<span style="color: #073763;">With that, I wanted to make you a special offer to write a feature and share it on your social media if you are open to it. Given your influence online, we wanted to give you a free TouchPico on delivery if you feature TouchPico and 7 people pledge as a result.</span> </blockquote>
<blockquote class="tr_bq">
<span style="color: #073763;">Again with your influence and followers online, you are almost guaranteed one as normal people sharing with their friends have gotten more. </span></blockquote>
<blockquote class="tr_bq">
<span style="color: #073763;">For more details on how the tracking works, simply click the Thank You Program link at the top of the Indiegogo page linked above... </span></blockquote>
<blockquote class="tr_bq">
<span style="color: #073763;">Let us know if you have any questions or post a feature, as we will share it on our social media for you too. </span></blockquote>
<blockquote class="tr_bq">
<span style="color: #073763;">Thanks again, Chris Olenik & the TouchPico Team</span></blockquote>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3030924949765711404.post-4600095543686219882013-03-19T09:45:00.001-07:002013-03-19T11:49:53.564-07:00Mom's Mobile Phone and the Cryogenics Lab<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-OzOCY_Oji_w/UUiV4hpo1gI/AAAAAAAABM8/C1PvUlhypNU/s1600/mosie+cellphone+in+fridge+300px.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-OzOCY_Oji_w/UUiV4hpo1gI/AAAAAAAABM8/C1PvUlhypNU/s1600/mosie+cellphone+in+fridge+300px.jpg" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mom would be mortified if people thought this was her main refrigerator. It's not. It's a spare fridge in the garage</td></tr>
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Making fun of your mother’s technological naivete is the lowest form of humor. But I’ve never claimed to be high-brow. <br />
<br />
So not only does my mom, <a href="http://juliejacobson.blogspot.com/search/label/Julie%27s%20Mom">Susan Jacobson</a>, still think it’s a great idea to refrigerate batteries, she also believes she should preserve her old cellphone there. And its power supply. <br />
<br />
But wait, it gets worse. <br />
<br />
Mom loved her old cellphone. I think she purchased it just slightly after Queen Elizabeth’s coronation. But that sucker just wouldn’t break. <br />
<br />
When the phone was about 10 years old, it needed a new battery, so she took it to the store and the young man behind the counter, well, he laughed at her. And when he disappeared behind the door, we can only imagine what he told his pimply little friends back there. <br />
<br />
Fast forward to about 2011, when Mom wanted something just slightly smarter so she could get email. Whatever she got, she hated it. <br />
<br />
I mean, this is the lady who labels her router “router” so she knows what it is when tech support tells her to unplug the router (pic below). <br />
<br />
Anyway, she hates the new phone and wants the other one back, so she takes them both back to the store and the kid – the one who laughed at her – said no can do. They can’t recommission that old thing (the phone, that is). It’s no longer supported. <br />
<br />
Surely one day they will find the technology to revive the phone. <br />
<br />
Hence the cryogenics.<b><br /></b>
<img alt="image" border="0" height="129" name="image" src="http://www.cepro.com/images/uploads/mosie_phone_and_charger_in_fridge.jpg" width="320" /><br />
<small>And so she doesn’t mistake it for a candy bar and accidentally eat it ... </small><br />
<img alt="image" border="0" height="320" name="image" src="http://www.cepro.com/images/uploads/mosie_labels_router.jpg" width="300" />
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3030924949765711404.post-71569449135589199992012-12-28T17:39:00.004-08:002012-12-28T17:39:53.949-08:00Merry Christmas, Jews!This took me a few minutes before I LOLed but here's the communication between my sister and the planner of the b'nai mitzvah of my twin niece and nephew:<br /> <br /> [<b>Planner</b>] We are delighted to have the opportunity of hosting the upcoming Bar Mitzvah …<br /> [<b>Sister</b>] Can you please change the name of the event to B’nai Mitzvah? <br /> [<b>Planner</b>] I hope you and your family had a Merry Christmas! I have put the request in to change the name to say B’nai Mitzvah.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3030924949765711404.post-45025775348550916832012-10-26T11:22:00.001-07:002012-11-15T17:33:39.110-08:00Reader: 'Just horrible writing in general'<a href="http://external.ak.fbcdn.net/safe_image.php?d=AQAxX0k6E1Tjdxdz&w=155&h=114&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cepro.com%2Fimages%2Fuploads%2Fipad_mini_300px.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://external.ak.fbcdn.net/safe_image.php?d=AQAxX0k6E1Tjdxdz&w=155&h=114&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cepro.com%2Fimages%2Fuploads%2Fipad_mini_300px.jpg" width="155" /></a>Love this comment someone posted on my <a href="http://www.cepro.com/article/is_ipad_mini_the_perfect_size_for_home_automation/">iPad Mini blog</a>: <br />
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<i>Wow.... the article lack any real content. Just horrible writing in general with misleading titles. We need new writers on new topics that stay focused and organized. Reading the above article left me bewildered and dissapointed.</i><span id="goog_1841361779"></span><span id="goog_1841361780"></span><br />
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<b>Check out more comments from the <a href="http://juliejacobson.blogspot.com/search/label/insults">Insults </a>dept.</b><br />
<span id="goog_1841361774"></span><a href="http://www.blogger.com/"></a><span id="goog_1841361775"></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3030924949765711404.post-19385805167813650792012-10-17T17:41:00.000-07:002012-10-17T17:46:53.771-07:00China's 'leftover' women: What to do if he has an affair<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jadis1958/4229368046/">Photo: Anja Disseldor</a></td></tr>
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<b>A bunch of older, unattractive Chinese women </b>find themselves in the unenviable category of the unwed.<br />
<br />
Fortunately these women have advocates in China’s state feminist agency, the All-China Women’s Federation.<br />
<br />
The agency, as reported in the <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/12/opinion/global/chinas-leftover-women.html?_r=0&pagewanted=print">New York Times</a>, has some excellent advice for women who have sought further education because they're too ugly to find husbands without such an advantage -- the so-called "leftover" women.<br />
<br />
While it is directed towards Chinese women, certainly these pearls of wisdom would apply to women of other nationalities as well:<br />
<br />
<i>Pretty girls don’t need a lot of education to marry into a rich and
powerful family, but girls with an average or ugly appearance will find it
difficult. These kinds of girls hope to further their education in order to
increase their competitiveness. The tragedy is, they don’t realize that as
women age, they are worth less and less, so by the time they get their M.A. or
Ph.D., they are already old, like yellowed pearls.</i><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">
<i>--------------</i></div>
<i>Many highly educated “leftover women” are very progressive in their
thinking and enjoy going to nightclubs to search for a one-night stand, or they
become the mistress of a high official or rich man. It is only when they have
lost their youth and are kicked out by the man, that they decide to look for a
life partner. Therefore, most “leftover women” do not deserve our sympathy. </i><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">
<i>--------------<i> </i></i><br />
<div style="text-align: left;">
<i><i>The main reason many girls become “leftover women” is that their
standards for a partner are too high … As girls are not too picky, finding a
partner should be as easy as blowing away a speck of dust.<i> </i></i></i><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">
<i><i><i>--------------</i></i></i></div>
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</i></i></i><br />
<i><i><i>When holding out for a man, if you say he must be rich and brilliant,
romantic and hardworking ... this is just being willful. Does this kind of
perfect man exist? Maybe he does exist, but why on earth would he want to marry
you?</i></i></i><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">
<i><i><i>--------------<i> </i></i></i></i></div>
<i><i><i><i>When you find out that he is having an affair, you may be in a towering
rage, but you must know that if you make a fuss, you are denying the man “face”
... No man is capable of spending a lifetime being loyal to an outmoded wife
who never changes ... Try changing your hairstyle or your fashion. Women must
constantly change for the better.</i> </i></i></i><br />
<br />
<b>Read the complete hilarious-if-it-weren't-so-pathetic <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/12/opinion/global/chinas-leftover-women.html?_r=0&pagewanted=print">article by Leta Hong Fincher</a>, an American doctoral
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3030924949765711404.post-27899822572584628322012-09-15T07:08:00.005-07:002012-09-15T07:09:35.989-07:00Renters spend $5 on plumbing job<span class="userContent">Latest from our <a href="http://juliejacobson.blogspot.com/search/label/renters">renters</a>. I know. Trite. All renters are like this. </span><br />
<blockquote class="tr_bq">
<span class="userContent">
Philip said the dryer was not hooked up correctly so he will fix that
this weekend, plus I will send picture of the new house numbers. He
bought the part needed to fix the master shower faucet. It only cost
$4-$5 dollars so hopefully that little project stays little and does not
turn into something more. Philip also fixed the main bathroom toilet
flusher. It was very hard to push down. He bought a simple replacement
part. He had to remove the whole toilet and work on it outside (I should
have taken a photo) .....anyway, now it all works great!</span></blockquote>
[<a href="http://juliejacobson.blogspot.com/search/label/renters">more on my renters</a>] Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3030924949765711404.post-91168149377438949242012-09-15T07:07:00.000-07:002012-09-15T07:10:20.790-07:00Renters have to be cooking meth<span class="userContent">Latest from our Craigs List house-<a href="http://juliejacobson.blogspot.com/search/label/renters">renters</a>: Axe
murderers, swindlers, meth-lab technicians or just super-excited
tenants?! </span><br />
<blockquote class="tr_bq">
<span class="userContent">
Holy closets! 10 closets have been wiped down, edge vacuumed all of
them, shampooed the ones with carpet and painted all closet interiors a
fresh white. They look fabulous! </span></blockquote>
<blockquote>
ed 3 photos. The carpets look great. Look carefully at the color difference in the attached photo with the shampooer.<br />
<span class="userContent"><br /> We've also been busy this week cleaning and painting. I have attach</span><br />
<div class="text_exposed_show">
<br />
When I started wiping down walls in the office, I noticed colored paper
was glue to wallpaper behind the shelf. I stripped the colored paper,
scrubbed off the glue, primed the wallpaper attached to the plaster wall
and painted the area with a color called: Rain Storm. It is a steel
gray/blue. It looks crisp and clean. The attached photo shows the Rain
Storm paint color better on the wall of the closet door, but trust me it
looks fabulous behind the shelves too.<br />
<br />
The last photo is
Philip starting to prime the double-door closet so we can paint it all
white inside. I'll send a photo of the finished closet soon.<br />
<br />
This weekend we are moving some stuff in, doing cork floors and painting
the yellow bedroom a soft white...as a natural-friendly color to appeal
more to buyers, although secretly we are hoping we can somehow become
your buyers as we are falling in love with the house and its energy.</div>
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[<a href="http://juliejacobson.blogspot.com/search/label/renters">more on my renters</a>] Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3030924949765711404.post-67986401514451064622012-09-15T07:05:00.003-07:002012-09-15T07:10:43.170-07:00All renters shampoo the carpets, right?How on earth did I find these <a href="http://juliejacobson.blogspot.com/search/label/renters">renters </a>on Craigslist?? <br />
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Been cleaning out stuff and cleaning walls, took ugly blinds down, sweeping floors, wiping down walls, vacuuming rooms, etc. Lookin' good! Do you want me to put those Ikea shelf units on Craigslist? Also, we shampooed all the carpets i.e. office, bedrooms and painted interior of closets white as some had stains on the inside walls. Looks awesome! Rock n roll.</blockquote>
[<a href="http://juliejacobson.blogspot.com/search/label/renters">more on my renters</a>] Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3030924949765711404.post-55029209809199603952012-09-15T06:48:00.002-07:002012-09-15T06:49:28.502-07:00Drats, I wanted to pull the plug[mom] I'm rewriting my will, giving your sister power of attorney for end-of-life decisions.<br />
[me] She's too nice, she'll never pull the plug.<br />
[mom] She assures me, she'll pull the plug.<br />
[me] I would pull it earlier. Pick me.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3030924949765711404.post-69200429835024486682012-04-30T13:22:00.001-07:002012-04-30T13:44:39.943-07:00Toe injuries hurt<b>Dear mother:</b> I suffered a toe injury during the move. It hurt a whole
lot. I'm sorry I laughed at you when you broke your toe tripping on your crutches
after bunion surgery and you cried. I guess maybe it was a little funny
at the time.<br />
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I'm sorry also that I cringed when I had to bathe you and see you all naked.<br />
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But it was a little bit funny when I asked the ticket guy at the movie theater if they gave discounts for broken-toed old ladies. And also when I told you to hurry getting up the stairs to your seat.<br />
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Your loving daughter,<br />
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JulieUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3030924949765711404.post-41656296444020273292012-04-17T15:50:00.004-07:002012-04-17T15:52:37.067-07:00Curried herring and kitchen bowels<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Probably one of the more amusing typos/Freudian slips we've published. Indeed, <span class="hasCaption">you most certainly would have "kitchen bowels" after eating Ikea herring and meatballs.</span><br />
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<span class="hasCaption">In any case, the phrase reminded me of this awful butt-bowl I saw at a trade show. </span> <br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b>HOUSE FOR SAL </b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;">STILLWATER, MINN.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;">4 BED, 2 BATH</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;">2,800 SF, 1.25 ACRES, 4 PLOTS OF LAND</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;">DETACHED 2-CAR GARAGE WITH LARGE, HEATED WORKSHOP ATTACHED</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;">EXPANSIVE RIVER VIEWS</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;">ON BLUFF, VERY PRIVATE</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;">IDEAL FOR ENTERTAINING, INSIDE OR OUT</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;">MID-CENTURY MODERN, OPEN DESIGN </span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>CONTACT</b>: <span style="font-size: x-small;">juliejac1@gmail.com</span> </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>TOTAL ELECTRONICS UPGRADE</b>: COAX & ETHERNET EVERYWHERE, SECURITY SENSORS, KEYPAD WIRING, BUILT-IN SPEAKERS (6 ZONES), SURROUND SOUND, SATELLITE/ANTENNA TO ROOF, HUGE A/V RACK + UPDATED ELECTRICAL; LUTRON RADIO RA LIGHTING INSTALLED THROUGHOUT; CRESTRON SYSTEM REPLACED WITH MODEST 4-ZONE MULTIROOM AUDIO SYSTE<span style="font-size: x-small;">M</span>, BUT THE HOME IS TOTALLY WIRED FOR ANY LEVEL OF HOME AUTOMATION/MULTIROOM AUDIO & VIDEO</span><br />
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</span><i><span style="color: red;"><b>ASKING</b>: $599 PLEASE DO NOT DISTURB TENANTS. email juliejac1@gmail.com</span></i><br />
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<b>Inspired by Frank Lloyd Wright,</b> this beautiful mid-century modern home sits all alone at the top of a bluff, with one of the best views in Stillwater, MN. 2,800 square feet, very open architecture with floor-to-ceiling windows spanning roughly 60 feet overlooking the St. Croix River.<br />
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There is no other property like this in Stillwater -- this expansive, this secluded. They're not making any more sites like this in the area! It is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. <br />
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Located across the street from the Stillwater Country Club, the home is exactly one mile north of the lovely downtown, named one of the <a href="http://www.forbes.com/2011/04/12/america-lifestyle-prettiest-towns_slide_4.html">five prettiest towns in America by Forbes magazine</a>. You could walk to your boat slip.<br />
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Architecturally, the home is unique in the area and was featured in Life magazine when it was built in 1950.<br />
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It has three very sizable bedrooms and a huge office (overlooking the golf course) with built-in everything. (We call the house 4-bedroom because the office can certainly be used as one.) The two bathrooms are fairly modest. The kitchen is Euro with Subzero freezer and Miele appliances that are not all that new but look great and work fine.<br />
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There is a 2-car detached garage and a giant connected heated space behind the garage for a work room or storage.<br />
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There is lots and lots of land -- 1.25 acres to be exact -- with a big natural prairie field with native grasses and flowers. Below is a video of the river side of the house:<br />
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The property comprises four lots, one of which is buildable if you care to sell it or build. The plot is fairly isolated, so you won't see any neighbors but they're around if you need them.<br />
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There is a large screened-in porch with great views, no mosquitoes. There is a TV hook-up there and built-in speakers. Outdoor speakers also grace two sides of the house so you can crank out tunes during outdoor parties.<br />
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Washer and dryer are included, along with all the major kitchen appliances.<br />
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Although the house is 50 years old, we are techies and have rewired the place at great expense for home automation, multiroom audio/video and so much more. You can read about it <a href="http://www.cepro.com/article/julie_jacobsons_install_the_retrofit_from_hell/">here</a>.<br />
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The very cool cork flooring is about three years old.<br />
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This is a great house for entertaining, and perfect for relocating execs. It is about a 15- or 20-minute drive to 3M, 15 minutes to Imation, 20-30 minutes to St. Paul, 20 minutes to Medtronic, 40 minutes to MSP airport.<br />
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You'll catch plenty of errant golf balls, and awesome glimpses of hot-air balloons, blue herons, bald eagles, and a few too many deer. <br />
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It's just a cool place, and beautiful every season.<br />
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UPDATES:<br />
Our handy renters have made some vast improvements to the house, worth seeing again if you saw it earlier this year.<br />
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They include:<br />
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<li>New paint in virtually all rooms</li>
<li>Restored cypress detail around the perimeter of house. It
really pops</li>
<li>Stripped, painted, sealed and caulked the exterior (about
halfway done)</li>
<li>Updated front door to a more mid-century-modern look, and it really looks cool</li>
<li>Cleaned up the overgrown landscaping, leaving a blank canvas
to beautify in the spring</li>
<li>Took down awful metal-slat shades, replacing with subtle
curtains</li>
<li>Connecting to city sewer and water – $40k spent total on assessments and hook-up</li>
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<span style="color: red;">email: juliejac1@gmail.com</span><br />
<span style="color: red;">cell: 651-260-9614 </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> Life magazine, c1950</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">For you techies, outlets on left have about 4 Ethernet ports and a few RG-6 coax. Wiring for rear-surround and subwoofer in to the left and right of back window locations.</td></tr>
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techies wanted. Most of A/V and home automation gear in the rack was removed, but there is a modest multiroom audio system in place, and the wiring (all labeled!) to do anything. Lutron lighting controls also are in place.<br />
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KEYWORDS: river view, Stillwater, St. Paul, Minneapolis, MSP, 3M, Imation, for sale, for rent, for lease, mid-century modern, architecture, contemporary, Minnesota, Minn., St. Paul MN, Stillwater MN, Medtronic, for sale by owner, fsboUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3030924949765711404.post-59885741443066454952012-03-20T18:20:00.003-07:002012-03-20T19:57:50.821-07:00Sen. Chuck Winder is a dickhead<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Sen. Chuck Winder probably has a <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/03/20/chuck-winder-rape-abortions_n_1366994.html">very small penis</a>:<br />
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<span class="messageBody" data-ft="{"type":3}">"I
would hope that when a woman goes in to a physician with a rape issue,
that physician will indeed ask her about perhaps her marriage, was this
pregnancy caused by normal relations in a marriage or was it truly
caused by a rape."</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3030924949765711404.post-53765869734668739422012-03-20T15:07:00.002-07:002012-03-20T15:07:48.589-07:00What Duane and I Skype[4:14:15 PM] Duane Paulson: How do you spell tchochkies?<br />[4:14:36 PM] Julie Jacobson: tchotchkes<br />[4:52:35 PM] Duane Paulson: Regarding your Facebook post. PutzUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3030924949765711404.post-29411559912206880542012-02-15T16:57:00.000-08:002012-02-15T16:59:48.767-08:00My life ... in so many words<i>In case you missed these irreverent, irrelevant, inappropriate and otherwise useless Facebook posts in the past couple of months (most recent first) ...</i><br />
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<b><span style="color: black;">Oh no! There's a new reality show called "Worst Cooks in America." </span><a href="http://www.facebook.com/maggie.paulson" style="color: black;">Maggie Paulson</a><span style="color: black;"> will probably nominate me for that, too, after "What not to Wear"</span></b><br />
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Any minute I just know the roses and chocolates and pretty shoes will arrive from <a href="http://www.facebook.com/dpaulson">Duane Paulson</a>.<br />
<a href="http://www.cepro.com/article/a_turntable_for_lefties/" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img src="http://external.ak.fbcdn.net/safe_image.php?d=AQBE5GI8APOPXr-Y&w=90&h=90&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cepro.com%2Fimages%2Fuploads%2Fbackwards_turntable_300px.jpg" /></a><br />
<b>Most hilarious letter to the editor we've ever received. If you're a geek ... enjoy! <a href="http://www.cepro.com/article/a_turntable_for_lefties/">A Turntable for Lefties?</a> </b><br />
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If you propose to your lady at a sporting event and it's captured on the Jumbotron and she says no or hesitates ... is it over or do you buy her a hot dog and try again later?<b><a href="http://commercialintegrator.com/article/6_epic_jumbotron_marriage_proposal_failures" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> 6 Epic Jumbotron Marriage Proposal Failures</a></b><br />
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<b>Message from <a href="http://www.facebook.com/dpaulson">Duane Paulson</a> at 12:04 am: Happy Valentines Day. I win! I wished it first. Woot. [yes, dear, it's a contest]</b><br />
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J Lo has a big butt and she wears it well. I have a big butt and it just looks like ... a big butt.<br />
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<b> Is it rude to ask guests to bring furniture to a house warming?</b><br />
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I love it when <a href="http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=572221758">Donald J. Boudreaux</a> bashes Krugman: "First, you ignore important questions regarding the weight that INCOME inequality should have relative to other forms of inequality – such as inequality of treatment before the law, inequality of consumption opportunities, inequality of leisure time, inequality of risk-taking, and inequality of work-effort. And you take for granted that income inequality is indeed not only unambiguously a problem, but a problem whose correction unambiguously justifies granting more power to the state."<br />
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<b>There is, perhaps, no greater feeling in the world than to cancel Cable TV service.</b><br />
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Well, we were going to stay in Minnesota once our neighbor Michele Bachmann dropped out of the race. But with ultra-conservative Santorum's landslide victory this week, we're fed up. Moving to California.<br />
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<b> And, it's official. We're moving to Carlsbad.</b><br />
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To ponder: If you drink milk straight from the container and your mother isn't around to see it ... is it still naughty?<br />
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<b> My hair is starting to grow back. I will now be accepting dinner invitations.</b><br />
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Memo from Amsterdam: I miss Minnesota weather.<br />
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<b>Pretty sure this is my shortest haircut ever. I said Ellen Degeneress. He gave me Sinead. Oh well, what do you expect for $12.99?</b><br />
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My mother has a pencil sharpener on her desk. I give her this: It's electric.<br />
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<b>In a press release I just received titled, "Most Americans Are Clueless About What To Do With The Ashes Of Loved Ones," one of the priceless lines (among many) is: "The simple fact is that many people have great plans but they are rarely executed.” (Indeed, most die of natural causes)</b><br />
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Oh, Mark. The 9/11 flight "wouldn't have went down like it did"??? Skip your karate classes and go straight to grammar school.<br />
<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3030924949765711404.post-48788400648550521782012-02-13T06:38:00.000-08:002012-02-15T17:07:15.847-08:00Isn't that redundant?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Tee hee.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3030924949765711404.post-41461515024128795132012-01-30T06:58:00.000-08:002012-01-30T07:12:42.947-08:00SmartHouse Australia Again Steals Content from CE Pro<b>Australian Website SmartHouse rips off Kaleidescape story from CE Pro,
and still gets it wrong. Serial plagiarist David Richards at it again.</b><br />
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This is getting really tiresome. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_W._Richards" title="David W. Richards">David W. Richards</a>, the <a href="http://www.abc.net.au/mediawatch/transcripts/s2178689.htm" title="disgraced editor ">disgraced editor </a>of SmartHouse in Australia, once again has stolen content from CE Pro without attribution (please don't visit his site).<br />
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In his erroneously titled piece (he can’t even get it right when he
steals content), “Home Movie Servers Dead After US Court Ruling,”
Richards refers to a<a href="http://www.cepro.com/article/kaleidescape_vs_dvd_cca_judge_rules_against_movie_servers/" title=" document that only CE Pro apparently has uncovered"> document that only CE Pro apparently has uncovered</a> thus far: the tentative decision favoring the DVD CCA in its eight-year case against Kaleidescape.<br />
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As a serial plagiarist, <a href="http://www.abc.net.au/mediawatch/transcripts/s2178689.htm" title="Richards was outed in 2009">Richards was outed in 2009</a>
by a national Australian TV station for repeatedly ripping off CE Pro
and countless other mostly-U.S. outlets for many years. Most of his
stories back then were reproduced word for word, with perhaps the
addition of: “Those products are sold in Australia, too.”<br />
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Following that scathing (and rather hilarious) broadcast, after which Richards <a href="http://smarthouse.com.au/Comment/T6H7S6R5" title=" claimed his Website was hacked">claimed his Website was hacked</a>
and his byline was placed on stories that he never posted, he continued plagiarizing but usually in the story mentioned the original
source without a link.<br />
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By then, he had learned to rewrite a few sentences, mostly adding typos and other inaccuracies (“<a href="http://juliejacobson.blogspot.com/2009/08/at-least-we-know-david-richards-didnt.html" title="SpeakerCraft CEO Jim Burkhardt">SpeakerCraft CEO Jim Burkhardt</a>”?). At one point, I even sent him a<a href="http://juliejacobson.blogspot.com/2009/12/more-gems-from-plagiarizer-david.html" title=" marked-up copy"> marked-up copy</a> of a story he stole from us, correcting his errors.<br />
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When I continued to harangue him via email and on my personal Website, juliejacobson.com (I have a <small><a href="http://juliejacobson.blogspot.com/search/label/David%20Richards" title="DAVID RICHARDS">DAVID RICHARDS</a></small> tag), Richards told me, "<a href="http://juliejacobson.blogspot.com/2009/08/smarthouse-plagiarizer-does-it-again.html" title="It is NOT PLAGIARISM">It is NOT PLAGIARISM</a> to rewrite a story that has appeared elsewhere. ..."<br />
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What do you think is it plagiarism or not?!<br />
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<b><i>If you care to contact David, please feel to
mention my name if you email him at <span id="eeEncEmail_TCNsSWay1k"><a href="mailto:dwr@4squaremedia.com">dwr@4squaremedia.com</a></span></i></b>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3030924949765711404.post-8046731072506521332012-01-05T08:54:00.000-08:002012-01-05T08:56:58.514-08:00My mother is rude and foul-mouthed<a href="http://juliejacobson.blogspot.com/search/label/Julie%27s%20Mom">My OCD mother</a> is completely distraught about her recent relocation. It seems everything is not yet "just so." She gives this excuse for not sending Duane a birthday card this year:<br />
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No card—sorry. The main reasons are: 1) you have been a real smart-ass about the change notices I’ve sent out regarding my move to Houston and 2) I can’t find the fucking card I got for you, or a stamp, or a pen, or my address book, or my toothbrush...</blockquote>
And you wonder where I got it from.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3030924949765711404.post-14489051222965540122011-12-21T10:09:00.000-08:002011-12-21T10:09:49.917-08:00Jewish Christmas 2011: A Family Dialog<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">From:</span></b><span style="font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;"> Duane Paulson
<br />
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, December 21, 2011 11:49 AM<br />
<b>To:</b> Maggie Paulson; Nick Paulson; Julie Jacobson<br />
<b>Subject:</b> Jewish Christmas movies</span></div>
<br />
<b>Duane: </b>I know this is a momentous decision (remember Dream Girls?!). Nominations are now open. Here are mine:<br /> The Descendants<br /> Young Adult<br /> Iron Lady<br /> Girl with Dragon Tattoo<br />
<br />
<b>Maggie: </b>I'm down for The Descendants or Young Adult! <br /><br /><b>Nick: </b>I have no preference, I just wanna spend time with my family (cue the 'awwwws' from dad and Julie and the eye rolling from Maggie)<br />
<br />
<b>Julie: </b>Nick gets $50 extra.<br />
<br />
<b>Maggie: </b>Nick, you were so right. Before I even got to the part where you said I would roll my eyes...I already said "dear god" in my head! So smart!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3030924949765711404.post-41980906072292217012011-12-10T09:48:00.001-08:002011-12-10T10:25:50.182-08:00Happy .xxx day!<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Kifrz4jQcAk/TuOjg9cixSI/AAAAAAAAA00/UyVKTmf8elc/s1600/jj+wicked+porn+star+aee+2007.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Kifrz4jQcAk/TuOjg9cixSI/AAAAAAAAA00/UyVKTmf8elc/s320/jj+wicked+porn+star+aee+2007.jpg" width="216" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">AVN/AEE 2007 (JJ on right)</td></tr>
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The Web-powers-that-be opened .xxx domain names yesterday. As of this writing, juliejacobson.xxx is still available but I hesitate to drop $129 on it.<br />
<br />
Even so, I thought we'd celebrate the day with a look back on the most memorable porn moments in my professional career. For years, our most highly-trafficked stories on <a href="http://www.cepro.com/">CEPro.com</a> involved xxx-related musings, mostly of a technological (i.e., relevant) nature.<br />
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For several of those years, if you Googled blu-ray+porn, my stories topped the list. Those were proud moments indeed.<br />
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It is true, the porn industry has driven the adoption and/or selection of key technologies related to my field, including video formats, interactivity, streaming and 3D. I thank them for that. So does my husband Duane Paulson, who served as my photographer for several AVN/AEE expos.<br />
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Here are some of the top articles and choice quotes over the years (<a href="http://on.fb.me/jjfbxxx">Pictures here</a>).<br />
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<b><a alt="View Top Porn Publisher Changes Mind on Blu-ray, Ships 4 HD DVD Titles" href="http://www.cepro.com/article/top_porn_publisher_changes_mind_on_blu_ray_ships_4_hd_dvd_titles/" title="View Top Porn Publisher Changes Mind on Blu-ray, Ships 4 HD DVD Titles">Top Porn Publisher Changes Mind on Blu-ray, Ships 4 HD DVD Titles</a></b><br />
They say Betamax lost to VHS because VHS had more porn titles. Will the
adult video industry hold similar sway in the high-def DVD battle?<br />
<blockquote class="tr_bq">
"It's so much fun to play with technology," Joone says. "It's almost
like an R&D place, where you can try new things and not really be
worried."<br />
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One of those new things was "interactive sex," which Joone pioneered in
the early 1990s with CD ROM-based videos that put you in the middle of
the action.<br />
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"You have this girl, and you can put her in any position, change camera
angles, change demeanor," he says. "She can be innocent or nasty. You
can record what you're doing and play it back."</blockquote>
<b><a alt="View Wither Blu-ray? Porn Industry Backs HD DVD" href="http://www.cepro.com/article/wither_blu_ray_porn_industry_backs_hd_dvd/" title="View Wither Blu-ray? Porn Industry Backs HD DVD">Wither Blu-ray? Porn Industry Backs HD DVD</a></b><br />
If you thought all the Blu-ray and HD DVD action was at CES, then
obviously you didn’t visit the show-next-door, the Adult Entertainment
Expo.<br />
<blockquote class="tr_bq">
"Most replication services are either owned by Sony or have ties to
Disney," producer Tom Funk says. Neither organization, it seems, wants to tarnish its
family-friendly reputation by cranking out dirty movies.</blockquote>
<i>Reader favorite: </i><b> </b><br />
<b><a href="http://www.cepro.com/article/high_definition_doesnt_scare_porn_stars/">High Definition Doesn’t Scare Porn Stars</a></b><br />
"People, especially who have never seen high definition, are blown away
by it." said Joone (that's the whole name), founder of Digital
Playground, a producer of some of the more cinematically rich adult
entertainment titles. <b><br /></b><br />
<blockquote class="tr_bq">
"You have to be a little more self-conscious. You see every little flaw.
... I think it makes women more comfortable because they can see that
nobody's perfect. ... We don't necessarily wear more makeup, but we make
sure to drink lots of water to keep skin clear."- - Jesse Jane, Digital Playground</blockquote>
<b><a alt="View What the Bleep?!" href="http://www.cepro.com/article/what_the_bleep/" title="View What the Bleep?!">What the Bleep?! - News Article</a></b><br />
Smut filters gone wild on CEPro.com
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<blockquote class="tr_bq">
Until we changed the smut filter, my bio boasted that I had graduated magna ### laude from the University of Michigan.</blockquote>
<a href="http://www.cepro.com/article/porn_industry_warms_up_to_blu_ray/"><b>P</b><b></b></a><b><a alt="View Porn Industry Warms Up to Blu-ray" href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=3030924949765711404" title="View Porn Industry Warms Up to Blu-ray">orn Industry Warms Up to Blu-ray</a></b><br />
Leading video producer Digital Playground to ship first XXX title in Blu-ray format, after year-long success with HD DVD.
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<blockquote class="tr_bq">
Digital Playground claims to be the first shop to release a dual-layer adult video. The company’s <i>Island Fever 4</i>
originally shipped in a multidisc set. “To fit it all in there, you
needed three discs,” Joone laments. “We’re the first company to do dual
layer, so it all fits on one disc. It makes for a better user experience
because now they don’t have to change the disc in the middle of the
video.” </blockquote>
<b><a alt="View CE Companies Ambivalent About Targeting the Porn Industry" href="http://www.cepro.com/article/ce_companies_ambivalent_about_targeting_the_porn_industry/" title="View CE Companies Ambivalent About Targeting the Porn Industry">CE Companies Ambivalent About Targeting the Porn Industry</a></b><br />
Video conferencing, digital media adapters, 3D screens debut at Adult Entertainment Expo.
<br />
<blockquote class="tr_bq">
One exhibitor, demonstrating a digital media adapter, begged us not to
use the company's "real" name or the names of the booth personnel. At
AEE the exhibitor called itself PCtoTV, but the corporation actually is a
prominent silicon vendor whose technology can be found in digital media
adapters from name-brand CE vendors.<br />
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A woman at the booth said that top company officials had religious inclinations that were not consistent with the porn industry.</blockquote>
<b><a alt="View Will Adult Entertainment Influence 3D TV Movement?" href="http://www.cepro.com/article/will_adult_entertainment_influence_3d_tv_movement/" title="View Will Adult Entertainment Influence 3D TV Movement?">Will Adult Entertainment Influence 3D TV Movement? - CE Pro Blog</a></b><br />
Porn industry may hasten the adoption of 3D TV in the home, but probably won't influence the direction of 3D technology<br />
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"We feel our content and delivery system creates a virtual voyeuristic and participatory reaction from viewers. ... We are aiming to create an intriguing immersive reality for all of our customers,” -- Lance Johnson, Bad Girls in 3D </blockquote>
<b>JJ & the porn industry:</b> <a href="http://on.fb.me/jjfbxxx%20">photo album here</a><br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3030924949765711404.post-31185421098429691922011-12-10T06:34:00.001-08:002011-12-10T06:37:23.001-08:00The wonder of cellphone charging<a href="http://juliejacobson.blogspot.com/search/label/Julie%27s%20Mom"><b>Mom</b></a>: I really need to get some sleep tonight, but I don’t want to unplug my home phone in case of emergencies.<br />
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<b>Me</b>: So leave your cellphone on for emergencies.<br />
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<b>Mom</b>: I can’t do that. I charge it at night.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3030924949765711404.post-3481398895108137022011-12-09T06:31:00.001-08:002011-12-10T06:25:27.640-08:00Eulogy for Ruth "Nonny" Setters nee Wagner<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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<i>My mother, <a href="http://juliejacobson.blogspot.com/search/label/Julie%27s%20Mom">Susan Jacobson</a>, delivered this beautiful eulogy for my grandmother, Ruth "Nonny" Setters in Buffalo on Dec. 7, 2011. </i><br />
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<i>Nonny led a long and happy (and irreverent life) for 97 years. In delivering the eulogy, my Mom had the added responsibility of closing the chapter on the Wagner family -- what the rabbi called "the biggest family I have ever seen." </i><br />
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<i>Nonny was the end of the line for 8 Wagner sisters -- "all with great legs and not one of them a tramp." The cousins, friends and other relatives enjoyed the celebration of Nonny's unusual life. </i><br />
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<i>Please share your favorite Ruthie memories in the comments section below. Note that you don't have to include your contact info. Just click the option for name/URL and enter your name. </i><br />
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<i>I have posted a <a href="http://bit.ly/wagnerpics"><b>photo album</b></a> of the last two Buffalo reunions on Facebook, plus lots of golden oldies. Still working on captions, and figuring out how you guys can do the same. <a href="http://bit.ly/wagnerpics">Click here for photos</a>.</i><br />
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<i><b>Eulogy </b>by <a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_473219961">Susan Jacobson</a></i><a href="http://juliejacobson.blogspot.com/search/label/Julie%27s%20Mom"> </a><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>When my father died in 1994</b></span>, I gave his eulogy. When I was finished I rejoined my mother in
the pew. She patted my hand and whispered, “That was so beautiful.” </div>
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I leaned over to
her and whispered, I’m really glad you liked it. I’m only sorry you won’t be around for yours. I’ve got something really special
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She couldn’t contain herself and started laughing so hard
she was shaking—you know that silent, forbidden “temple” or “church” laugh. Fortunately it appeared as though she were crying.</div>
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I begin with this because it illustrates probably the
greatest legacy my mother left me—and others: a sense of humor.</div>
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My mom was fun, funny, and fun-loving--with an
exceedingly irreverent sense of humor. The aides that cared for her over the
past 7 years—in particular Trisha Chibani
who was with her for all those years and Denyse Sirianni who came on a little later—they adored her. And she wasn’t always easy. (<a href="http://juliejacobson.blogspot.com/2011/12/eulogy-for-ruth-nonny-setters-nee.html#more">continues</a>)</div>
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She was also extremely charitable, involved in both
Jewish Federation and Temple Beth Zion.
She was very proud of being President of Temple Sisterhood. And one of my early memories was her being
involved in something called “the Aid Club” which helped WW II Jewish refugee
families. I remember clearly some of the
families she brought to our home on Parkside Ave. to give them clothes, food,
pots, pans, linens, books to get them started.</div>
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Most of all, though, my mom’s greatest pride was being a
Wagner—“the baby” of 8 girls as she described herself throughout her life. </div>
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When she was born my grandfather called her Patrick for
several weeks. According to my mother,
he would say in Yiddish, “8 girls, not an easy thing.” “8 girls” so the saying went, “all with great
legs and not one of them a tramp. “</div>
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She is the last to
die, and I feel a huge weight of responsibility to be the one to close the
chapter on the Wagner girls. This is a
eulogy for my mother—in a way—but in another sense it’s a eulogy for the Wagner
era and the rich and enviable legacy they left their 14 children, 13
grandchildren and countless great-grandchildren.</div>
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All of the sisters grew up in Buffalo, and all but Miriam
stayed to raise their children. All but
Amy and Tillie lived within 2 blocks of each other on Sterling Ave. Every month they convened for Sister’s
Club—all preferring to meet at Lillian’s because she was the best baker. Why they had to formally meet, I don’t know,
because my recollection is that they each spoke to one another nearly every
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Can you imagine what a gift it was to all these cousins,
most around the same age, growing up within 2 blocks of each other? We were and
still are like sisters and brothers. And
that goes for the cousins-in-law as well.</div>
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The most wondrous thing of all for us is that we had moms
for all seasons:<br />
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<li>Grammar
questions and all things intellectual went to Aunt Sylvia.</li>
<li>Hugs
and kisses came from the sweetest—Aunt Tillie.</li>
<li>A glum mood could be changed by Aunt Charlotte’s
rose-colored glasses.</li>
<li>Aunt Amy—the self-appointed family boss—always had a
treasure trove of gifts in her bottom dresser drawer for us to take whenever we
wanted or needed something. In the
tradition of the great intellectuals, her philosophy was, “You buy, you got.”</li>
<li>Aunt Ruthie provided the comic relief.</li>
<li>Aunt Ethel wrote clever songs and poems for all of our
rehearsal dinners. She also hosted an
annual faux Christmas.</li>
<li>Not so Aunt Lillian, but if you wanted great hamantashen
she was the one to go to.</li>
<li>We missed out on not knowing Aunt Miriam well, but I can
attest that she was definitely the most liberated. When she came to SA , well into her 70’s, for
my son, Andy’s bar mitzvah she checked in and told the receptionist “It’s MRS.
Szerlip, but if anyone asks I’m not married.”</li>
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I will end by thanking you for coming and for indulging
my family memories. And thank you for
loving my mom.
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When she and I shared a particularly irreverent laugh,
I’d say, “Oh, Mom, I am really gonna miss you.”</div>
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<i><b>Please share your favorite Ruth Setters memories in the comments section below (Just click on "name/url" to enter your name.)</b></i></div>
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<a href="http://bit.ly/wagnerpics"><b>More Wagner Family pics! </b></a><br />
Also, check out the photo album of the last two Buffalo reunions <a href="http://bit.ly/wagnerpics">here</a>. We would appreciate it if you got yourself a Flickr account in order to create captions, titles, descriptions, details, etc. to the images. It's simple to do (I'm sure Seena can show you how!).<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">8 Wagner Sisters (see <a href="http://bit.ly/wagnerpics">album </a>for more)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Nonny holding court, Buffalo reunion 2006</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Nonny with kids, nieces, nephews</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Nonny and me<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Nonny with great grandson Ian Jacobson<br />
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<i><a href="http://bit.ly/wagnerpics"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Lots more pics including golden oldies in the Wagner/Setters photo album (click here)</b></span><b><br /></b></a></i></td></tr>
</tbody></table>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3030924949765711404.post-26972187199177497262011-11-21T05:20:00.001-08:002011-11-21T05:30:45.506-08:00Moseying up to the WiFi Counter<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-bZXvI8XFtwQ/TspSJqzdZYI/AAAAAAAAAzY/WiPcZUhA2wo/s1600/airport+wheres+he+free+wifi.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="196" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-bZXvI8XFtwQ/TspSJqzdZYI/AAAAAAAAAzY/WiPcZUhA2wo/s320/airport+wheres+he+free+wifi.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<a href="http://juliejacobson.blogspot.com/search/label/Julie%27s%20Mom">My Mom Susan Jacobson</a> tells me she wanted to access free WiFi at the San Antonio airport ... but a seat at the "WiFi counter" never opened up.<br />
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But wait, there's more.<br />
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At the Houston airport -- where WiFi is <i>not</i> gratis -- she finds a spot at the "WiFi station" for her and her shiny new laptop. But where's the free WiFi?<br />
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So she asks her neighbor at the computer station where you're supposed to sit for the free WiFi.<br />
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Oh, mom!<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3030924949765711404.post-45313431602315045092011-10-30T08:30:00.000-07:002011-10-30T08:30:26.561-07:00Sucky keynote: a spoofI was feeling pretty good about my <a href="http://juliejacobson.blogspot.com/2011/10/i-told-you-motivational-speaker-would.html">lambaste of one of the worst all-time keynote addresses</a>. But then I received this spoof of the speech from an unfortunate attendee, which puts my piece to shame:<br />
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<b>The Institute for Self-Promotion and Gratification presents, </b><br /><br />“Be All That You Can Be” <br /><br /> or <br /><br />“I can’t believe the Army ripped that off of me, but I’m afraid to Challenge, because they have guns…and know the IRS” <br /><br />Welcome, everyone, I’d just like you to know that I am very successful, and am almost definitely worth more than any of you in this room, but I try to be as humble as possible normally; just like Sting told me when we were backpacking together in Nepal, along with Brad, Angelina, and their kids. They love me. <br /><br />First, nothing you can learn from comes from a cliché; they are useless, shallow, and usually completely irrelevant. At the end of the day, I believe you have to have your game face on, bring the right tools to the party, put your best foot forward, and shoot for the sky. Reach high, because every journey starts with a single step, but it’s not really the destination, but what kind of upgrade you’re going to get when you get there. I am usually upgraded because of my friends, the Rockefellers, the Hiltons, and the Lohans. Gosh, they’re fun to hang out with. <br /><br />So anyway, remember, while you can’t be as successful as me, we are essentially the same person, only I’m better than you. We’re in the same business. Show business. And I’m the star of the show; and you little people are my stagehands; doing you little job too, is equally as important. Except that it’s not. <br /><br /><a name='more'></a>So take heed and solace in that I was once like you; only I got better. With the help of some really, really famous, rich people, I stumbled into the hallway of darkness, and tripped out into the backyard of pure actualization. As in, I actually meant to go out the to the front yard. And then I turned on the BBQ of prosperity, and applied the marinade of contentment all over Faith Hill’s body. That’s when I was asked to leave. <br /><br />But I used up all of my credit cards I could get, and continued to keep providing the sandwiches of service, until I just knew that there was a light at the end of that tunnel, an answer to my prayers, a safe harbor for my ship in the storm, and another very successful booking with Neil Diamond, and many other virtually obsolete names from another time. <br /><br />My friend Bill Gates once said to me, “Are you sure you want to exit this program”, and I said to him, “Billy, in this life, there is no exit, only a rest area, on this highway of life”. So I turned to Prince, and said that if the elevator does try to break you down, don’t go crazy, go to Nashville, and stay in my hotel. We have room. Mrs. Baters just checked out last week. <br /><br />Thank you everyone…. please try to be all that you can be. But if you want to be truly, truly great, be as successful as me”. <br /><br />God Bless Me; oh wait ,he already has……. Good night, everybody…. </blockquote>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0