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Maddin.net – Maintenance »

Repair

Hello,

Well I finally got around and fixed some known issues on Maddin.net.

 

 

 

  • Countdown – FIXED. The countdown feature that was in the previous MADDIN.NET theme broken when I upgraded the website to WordPress 2.5.  Downloaded and configured a better plugin.
  • Contact Us Form – FIXED.  The last form I had I was overwhelmed with spammers.  Found a better form to hear from family and friends of MADDIN.NET securely.

More improvements will happen the next few days.

Tony

 

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Put-in-Bay 2008! Two is better than one. »

Perry's MonumentWe have now scheduled two trips (so far) to Put-in-Bay, Ohio for 2008.

The first trip will be in Mid-May.  Our agenda will be different than the norm.  Our goals for the May trip will be to see the Rock-n-Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland, Ohio.  Then we will head over the Catawba Island hop aboard the Miller Ferry to stay on the island the entire weekend.  This trip we are going to go visit Middle Bass Island.  We have never seen this island before and want make it our first experience.  We plan on eating at new restaurants we have read in the Put-in-Bay Gazette.

Click here to view the webcams at Port Clinton, Ohio.

And our other trip, once again in Christmas in July.  More to follow.

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Maddin.net – New Look and Feel for Maddin.net »

Well, after a few Word Press version updates, the current theme I have been running for three years starting to lose some funtionality.  So I jumped aboard a new look and feel that fits our needs with the expanded 3 columns and the new Feature story area.

More improvements to come.

Tony

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The Killers »

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I have found a band last year that really took my interest by storm.  The band is called, “The Killers.”

They have a very strong sound vocally and unique rifts within their song harmonies.  I am really drawn to their unique sound from the hardest fast paced crowd pumping songs to their slow rifts that draw you in.

They are one of favorite bands.

MADDIN.NET will officially have a category dedicated to just The Killers.

The official website is: http://www.thekillersmusic.com/

My ramblings:

I have been listening to a lot of bands over the years.  My favorite rock band has been Bon Jovi.  But through the 90′s I have expanded my tastes with additional bands.  The bands listed below are in no particular order.

  • Nirvana

  • Bush

  • Smashing Pumpkins

  • White Stripes 

  • Larry Kravitz

  • Metallica

  • Led Zepplin (I know they are from years past…but hey, I have seen the light.)

  • Tesla

  • Motley Crue

  • and there are more but I haven’t thought about them just yet.

 

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2007 Put-in-Bay, Ohio Annual Trip »

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Hello out there. The 2007 Put-in-Bay trip is now set.

Dates: July 20, 21, and 22.

Location: Ashley’s Island House Bed and Breakfast. (Highly recommended.)

2007 Theme: Christmas in July on the Island!

Here is a clip about Put-in-Bay, Ohio by PIBTV.com

Take a look at what is happening at the island and on shore by visiting these webcams:

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Pirate Laws – List of Rules »

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1. A pirate does not ask for directions. He relies only on his gut feeling, a compass, or a treasure map.

2. Parrots are the preferred pirate companion. Monkeys are an acceptable substitute, unless they fling their feces at people. Then they are an awesome substitute.

3. When fishing, a pirate uses either a sword, a knife, or his bare hands. Use of a hook is only acceptable in the event the pirate is missing a hand.

4. Pirates shall always wear boots, except in the case of a peg leg. Then one boot is acceptable. Flip-flops are right out.

5. Pirates do not cry, except in the case of the loss of a shipload of rum.

6. When describing the size of a treasure, a pirate is required to exaggerate by at least 130%. Flowers are not treasure under any circumstances, unless said flowers are made out of gold.

7. A pirate shall never wear lipstick, nail polish, or capri pants. Actually, that kinda goes without saying.

8. No pirate shall discuss his feelings, unless his feelings include gutting a man from stem to stern and spilling his entrails.

9. A pirate should always remove his hat in the presence of a bartender.

10. During a swordfight, swordfighting insults are required. In the event both participants are still alive at the end of the fight, the participant with the superior insults shall be declared the victor.

11. No pirate shall ever wear a “fanny pack”.

12. All foods prepared by a pirate must include rum, grog, or beer. Boone’s and other “Wench Punch” is prohibited.

13. A pirate may never compliment another pirate on the softness of his hands.

14. No pirate shall wear a bracelet or a necklace, unless it is the tooth or tusk of an animal he killed. If in the presence of cannibals, a necklace is acceptable camouflage, but only if said necklace is made of human toes.

15. Pirate Law: Dousing oneself in beer is a perfectly acceptable replacement for a shower.

16. No pirate shall drink Grog out of a glass. Grog is only to be consumed either straight from the barrel, or from a mug heavy enough to to kill a man.

17. A pirate shall never wrap presents. The only thing a pirate gives is a bludgerin’.

18. Pirate Law: A pirate does not use the word “Fabulous”. Ever.

19. No pirate shall attend a movie with less than an Arrrr rating.

20. Only a pirate is capable of killing another pirate. If you are not a pirate (let’s say a ninja) and wish to challenge a pirate, they have a word for that. Corpse.

21. Pirate Law: “ARRRRRRRRRRR…” is a perfectly acceptable answer to any question.

22. A pirate does not “go shopping”. Unless by “shopping”, you mean “killing”.

23. Under no circumstances is a comb-over an acceptable pirate hairdo.

24. No pirate may ever change his shirt because it is “wrinkled”. A pirate may only change his shirt if it is completely soaked in blood.

25. When drinking, Pirates may sing. “Fifteen Men on a Dead Man’s Chest” is preferred. Kelly Clarkson songs are not allowed.

26. No pirate shall ever drive a minivan, unless he drives the minivan into a tavern, for the purposes of looting barrels of rum from said tavern. Upon completion of this task, the minivan is to be burned. No exceptions.

27. No matter how hard it is raining, two pirates may never share an umbrella. Pirates do not fear rain.

28. A pirate may never wear another man’s clothing, unless he first kills that man.

29. Two pirates must never share a bed or a hammock. It is perfectly acceptable for one pirate to sleep on the floor, or on a pile of treasure.

30. When setting out on a voyage, a pirate does not pack a suitcase. He is only to bring what he can carry under his arms, or what his wench can carry on her back.

31. A pirate does not mow the lawn. Lawns are for landlubbers.

32. A pirate must never visit a tanning salon. If he is not already tan enough from searching for treasure, he hasn’t been searching hard enough.

33. No pirate shall ever sit on a toilet seat, for any reason.

34. When swimming, pirates do not dive. They cannonball.

35. A pirate’s diet consists mainly of meat. If at sea, and meat is not available, shoe leather is an acceptable replacement.

36. Pirate Law: When choosing clothing, if it doesn’t smell dirty, and it doesn’t look dirty, then it is clean.

37. No pirate shall ever play wiffle ball.

38. When at the office, answering the telephone with “Arrrrrrr” is perfectly acceptable for pirates. Other acceptable choices are “Avast!”, and “Ahoy Matey!”

39. A Pirate does not read poetry, unless said poetry is scrawled on the wall of a bathroom.

40. Spilling rum is not acceptable, except in the act of “pouring some out for dead homies”.

41. A pirate may tell any tale of swashbuckling without being called on the details, as long as at least 51% of the story is true.

42. A pirate may never shave below the neck. Shaving above the neck is allowed, but only if the pirate shaves his entire head. In the presence of cannibals, a mohawk is acceptable.

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Daily twist of Zen »

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  • Do not walk behind me, for I may not lead. Do not walk ahead of me, for I may not follow. Do not walk beside me either. Just leave me the hell alone.
  • It’s always darkest before dawn. So if you’re going to steal your neighbor’s newspaper, that’s the time to do it
  • Don’t be irreplaceable. If you can’t be replaced, you can’t be promoted.
  • Always remember you’re unique. Just like everyone else.
  • If at first you don’t succeed, skydiving is not for you.
  • If you tell the truth, you don’t have to remember anything.
  • Duct tape is like the Force. It has a light side and a dark side, and it holds the universe together.
  • Generally speaking, you aren’t learning much when your lips are moving.
  • Experience is something you don’t get until just after you need it.
  • Eat a live toad first thing in the morning, and nothing worse can happen to you the rest of the day!
  • The most wasted day of all is one in which we have not laughed.
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Words to Live By »

Never argue with an idiot. The people watching might not know the difference.

If you must choose between two evils, pick the one you’ve never tried before.

On the keyboard of life, always keep one finger on the escape key.

When you’re laying in bed at night looking up at the stars, don’t panic when you suddenly wonder “Where the Hell is the ceiling?!”

Remember, when someone annoys you, it takes 42 muscles in your face to frown. BUT, it only takes 4 muscles to extend your arm and SMACK the asshole upside the head.

The statistics on sanity are that one out of every four people is suffering from some sort of mental illness. Think of your three best friends — if they’re okay, then it’s you.

Just remember……..if the world didn’t suck, we’d all fall off.

Everyone has a photographic memory. Some just don’t have film.

Some people are like Slinkies . . . not really good for anything, but you still can’t help but giggle when you see one tumble down the stairs.

In the 60′s people took acid to make the world weird. Now the world is weird and people take Prozac to make it normal.

There is a theory which states that if ever anybody discovers exactly what the Universe is for and why it is here, it will instantly disappear and be replaced by something even more bizarre and inexplicable. There is another theory which states that this has already happened.

The 50-50-90 rule: Anytime you have a 50-50 chance of getting something right, there’s a 90% probability you’ll get it wrong.

It is said that if you line up all the cars in the world end to end someone would be stupid enough to try and pass them.

Light travels faster than sound. This is why some people appear bright until you hear them speak.

The things that come to those who wait may be the things left by those who got there first.

Birds of a feather flock together and then crap on your car.

If you can’t be kind, at least have the decency to be vague.

Don’t assume malice for what stupidity can explain.

The real art of conversation is not only to say the right thing in the right place, but also to leave unsaid the wrong thing at the tempting moment.

The easiest way to find something lost around the house is buy a replacement.

If you can smile when things go wrong, you have someone in mind to blame.

The only difference between a rut and a grave is the depth of the hole!

Before you criticize someone, you should walk a mile in their shoes. That way, when you criticize them, you’re a mile way and you have their shoes.

If you lend someone $20 and never see that person again, it was probably worth it.

If you tell the truth, you don’t have to remember anything.

Some days you are the bug, some days you are the windshield.

Good judgment comes from bad experience, and a lot of that comes from bad judgment.

There are two theories to arguing with women. Neither one works.

Experience is something you don’t get until just after you need it.

Always remember you’re unique. Just like everyone else.

Never test the depth of the water with both feet.

Going to church doesn’t make you a Christian any more than going to a garage makes you a mechanic.

Junk is something you’ve kept for years and throw away three weeks before you need it.

Experience is a wonderful thing. It enables you to recognize a mistake when you’ve just made it again.

By the time you can make ends meet, they move the ends.

Your mind not only wanders, it sometime leaves completely.

Sometimes you’ll think you understand everything, then you’ll regain consciousness.

A day without sunshine is like……………..well, night.

Seen it all, done it all………..can’t remember most of it.

Those who live by the sword……….get shot by those who don’t.

Nothing is foolproof………….to a sufficiently talented fool.

Everybody lies……..but it doesn’t matter since nobody listens.

There is always one more imbecile than you counted on.

Dogs have owners. Cats have staff.

When I die, I want to die like my grandmother who died peacefully in her sleep. Not screaming like all the passengers in her car. Never argue with an idiot. The people watching might not know the difference.

If you must choose between two evils, pick the one you’ve never tried before.

On the keyboard of life, always keep one finger on the escape key.

When you’re laying in bed at night looking up at the stars, don’t panic when you suddenly wonder “Where the Hell is the ceiling?!”

Remember, when someone annoys you, it takes 42 muscles in your face to frown. BUT, it only takes 4 muscles to extend your arm and SMACK the asshole upside the head.

The statistics on sanity are that one out of every four people is suffering from some sort of mental illness. Think of your three best friends — if they’re okay, then it’s you.

Just remember……..if the world didn’t suck, we’d all fall off.

Everyone has a photographic memory. Some just don’t have film.

Some people are like Slinkies . . . not really good for anything, but you still can’t help but giggle when you see one tumble down the stairs.

In the 60′s people took acid to make the world weird. Now the world is weird and people take Prozac to make it normal.

There is a theory which states that if ever anybody discovers exactly what the Universe is for and why it is here, it will instantly disappear and be replaced by something even more bizarre and inexplicable. There is another theory which states that this has already happened.

The 50-50-90 rule: Anytime you have a 50-50 chance of getting something right, there’s a 90% probability you’ll get it wrong.

It is said that if you line up all the cars in the world end to end someone would be stupid enough to try and pass them.

Light travels faster than sound. This is why some people appear bright until you hear them speak.

The things that come to those who wait may be the things left by those who got there first.

Birds of a feather flock together and then crap on your car.

If you can’t be kind, at least have the decency to be vague.

Don’t assume malice for what stupidity can explain.

The real art of conversation is not only to say the right thing in the right place, but also to leave unsaid the wrong thing at the tempting moment.

The easiest way to find something lost around the house is buy a replacement.

If you can smile when things go wrong, you have someone in mind to blame.

The only difference between a rut and a grave is the depth of the hole!

Before you criticize someone, you should walk a mile in their shoes. That way, when you criticize them, you’re a mile way and you have their shoes.

If you lend someone $20 and never see that person again, it was probably worth it.

If you tell the truth, you don’t have to remember anything.

Some days you are the bug, some days you are the windshield.

Good judgment comes from bad experience, and a lot of that comes from bad judgment.

There are two theories to arguing with women. Neither one works.

Experience is something you don’t get until just after you need it.

Always remember you’re unique. Just like everyone else.

Never test the depth of the water with both feet.

Going to church doesn’t make you a Christian any more than going to a garage makes you a mechanic.

Junk is something you’ve kept for years and throw away three weeks before you need it.

Experience is a wonderful thing. It enables you to recognize a mistake when you’ve just made it again.

By the time you can make ends meet, they move the ends.

Your mind not only wanders, it sometime leaves completely.

Sometimes you’ll think you understand everything, then you’ll regain consciousness.

A day without sunshine is like……………..well, night.

Seen it all, done it all………..can’t remember most of it.

Those who live by the sword……….get shot by those who don’t.

Nothing is foolproof………….to a sufficiently talented fool.

Everybody lies……..but it doesn’t matter since nobody listens.

There is always one more imbecile than you counted on.

Dogs have owners. Cats have staff.

When I die, I want to die like my grandmother who died peacefully in her sleep. Not screaming like all the passengers in her car.

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Must have bumper stickers – Part 3 »

  • I wouldn’t be caught dead with a necrophiliac.
  • Hard work has a future payoff. Laziness pays off now.
  • I won’t rise to the occasion, but I’ll slide over to it.
  • Puritanism: The haunting fear that someone, somewhere may be happy.
  • Consciousness: that annoying time between naps.
  • I don’t suffer from insanity. I enjoy every minute of it.
  • Where there’s a will, I want to be in it.
  • Okay, who put a “stop payment” on my reality check?
  • Few women admit their age. Few men act theirs.
  • We have enough youth, how about a fountain of SMART?
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Funny sayings »

1. Rome did not create a great empire by having meetings; they did it by killing all those who opposed them.
2. If you can stay calm, while all around you is chaos…then you probably haven’t completely understood the seriousness of the situation.
3. Doing a job RIGHT the first time gets the job done. Doing the job WRONG fourteen times gives you job security.
4. Eagles may soar, but weasels don’t get sucked into jet engines.
5. Artificial Intelligence is no match for Natural Stupidity
6. A person who smiles in the face of adversity…probably has a scapegoat.
7. Plagiarism saves time.
8. TEAMWORK…means never having to take all the blame yourself.
9. The beatings will continue until morale improves.
10. Never underestimate the power of very stupid people in large groups.
11. We waste time, so you don’t have to.
12. Go the extra mile. It makes your boss look like an incompetent slacker.
13. INDECISION is the key to FLEXIBILITY.
14. Succeed in spite of management.
15. Aim Low, Reach Your Goals, Avoid Disappointment.

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Must have bumper stickers »

  • If You Can Read This, I Can Slam On My Brakes And Sue You
  • 1,000,000 Sperm And YOU Were The Fastest??
  • Jesus Loves You, The Rest Of Us Think You’re An Idiot.
  • Forget World Peace — Visualize Turning Off Your Turn Signal!
  • HANG UP AND DRIVE!
  • Where There’s A Will…I Want To Be In It!
  • Ever Stop To Think, And Forget To Start Again?
  • I Have The Body Of A God ………. Buddha
  • This Would Be Really Funny If It Weren’t Happening To Me
  • If We Quit Voting Will They All Go Away?
  • This Bumper Sticker Exploits Illiterates
  • Eat Right, Exercise, Die Anyway
  • Honk If Anything Falls Off
  • He Who Laughs Last Thinks Slowest
  • He Who Hesitates Is Not Only Lost, But Miles From The Next Exit
  • I Haven’t Lost My Mind – It’s Backed Up On Disk Somewhere
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HOW TO TICK PEOPLE OFF »

  1. Leave the copy machine set to reduce 200%, extra dark, 17 inch paper, 99 copies.
  2. In the memo field of all your checks, write “for sexual favors.”
  3. Specify that your drive-through order is “TO-GO.”
  4. If you have a glass eye, tap on it occasionally with your pen while talking to others.
  5. Stomp on little plastic ketchup packets.
  6. Insist on keeping your car windshield wipers running in all weather conditions “to keep them tuned up.”
  7. Reply to everything someone says with “that’s what you think.”
  8. Practice making fax and modem noises.
  9. Highlight irrelevant information in scientific papers and “cc” them to your boss.
  10. Make beeping noises when a large person backs up.
  11. Finish all your sentences with the words “in accordance with prophesy.”
  12. Signal that a conversation is over by clamping your hands over your ears and grimacing.
  13. Disassemble your pen and “accidentally” flip the ink cartridge across the room.
  14. Holler random numbers while someone is counting.
  15. Adjust the tint on your TV so that all the people are green, and insist to others that you “like it that way.”
  16. Staple pages in the middle of the page.
  17. Publicly investigate just how slowly you can make a croaking noise.
  18. Honk and wave to strangers.
  19. Decline to be seated at a restaurant, and simply eat their complimentary mints at the cash register.
  20. TYPE IN UPPERCASE.
  21. type only in lowercase.
  22. dont use any punctuation either
  23. Buy a large quantity of orange traffic cones and reroute whole streets.
  24. Repeat the following conversation a dozen times.
    “DO YOU HEAR THAT?”
    “What?”
    “Never mind, it’s gone now.”
  25. As much as possible, skip rather than walk.
  26. Try playing the William Tell Overture by tapping on the bottom of your chin. When nearly done, announce “No, wait, I messed it up,” and repeat.
  27. Ask people what gender they are.
  28. While making presentations, occasionally bob your head like a parakeet.
  29. Sit in your front yard pointing a hair dryer at passing cars to see if they slow down.
  30. Sing along at the opera.
  31. Go to a poetry recital and ask why each poem doesn’t rhyme.
  32. Ask your co-workers mysterious questions and then scribble their answers in a notebook. Mutter something about “psychological profiles.”
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Put-In-Bay, Ohio Trip »

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Its finally here!  The Maddin’s are heading up to the island this weekend.

Stay tuned for photos.  Also, I will be posting our adventures and first hand experiences on MADDIN.NET!

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PIB 2006 Trip – Less than 30 days away!!! »

Well we are getting excited for our annual trip to Put-in-Bay, Ohio this year.

Things we plan on seeing/doing on the island.

  • Drink wine
  • Buy a couple of cases of the Reisling wine
  • Eat on the Boardwalk
  • Drink beer at the PIB Brewery
  • Hopefully see a good band play
  • Hopefully see a drunk trip or cause a scene
  • Hope we don’t get any rain
  • Kayak again?
  • Buy a items for our little one
  • Buy t-shirts (we buy at least 3 a year)
  • Eat a Perch Sandwich
  • Eat more Perch Sandwiches
  • Did I mentioning beer and wine?
  • Frostee’s Pizza
  • PIB Brewery Pizza or PIB Brewery food in general
  • Take a ton of pictures. Hopefully embarrassing ones of us and our friends to post on MADDIN.NET

Things we plan (or hope) doesn’t happen.

  • Have our golf cart repossessed. (again)
  • We don’t get arrested.
  • Fall into Lake Erie
  • Fall on shore on Lake Erie
  • Heck, no falling at all!
  • Not to hot and not to cold
  • No mosquitos!
  • No bad hair bands. (Seeing a good hair band would be cool if they can play Bon Jovi.)
  • Absolutely no jell-o shots! (Unless they are free.)
  • We don’t make the evening news in Toledo, Ohio.
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Interesting Facts – Part 1 »

Did you know?….

  • Barbie’s measurements if she were life size: 39-23-33.
  • The dollar symbol ($) is a U combined with an S (U.S.)
  • Our eyes are always the same size from birth, but our nose and ears never stop growing.
  • The Statue of Liberty’s tablet is two feet thick.
  • There are two credit cards for every person in the United States.
  • The slogan on New Hampshire license plates is ‘Live Free or Die’. These license plates are manufactured by prisoners in the state prison in Concord.
  • The straw was probably invented by Egyptian brewers to taste in-process beer without removing the fermenting ingredients which floated on the top of the container.
  • David Prowse, was the guy in the Darth Vader suit in Star Wars. He spoke all of Vader’s lines, and didn’t know that he was going to be dubbed over by James Earl Jones until he saw the screening of the movie. (more…)
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