So, I have given some thought to the suggestion that I start a journal and have decided to change my mind ... for the moment. I have decided that the things which deterred me could be handled by some rules. Hey, it's MY journal.

The rules of this journal are as follows:

1. If I don't journal every day, you need not be concerned unless it's been over a week and there's a bad smell emanating from my house. I'm either busy with "homework", gaming, teaching, gardening, working on a project, reading an excellent novel, attending to other duties on this board, or not fit for company.

2. If I become morose from time to time, please do not try to comfort me. Really. It's just the Irish half of me and it sometimes cries out for expression. It does not cry out for sympathy. It ENJOYS feeling bad. You may cast Druidic spells, if you wish, but my Sicilian side will problably ward them off as some kind of mal'occhio. (Ptui, Ptui, Ptui ... spit through finger horns.)

3. If I don't answer you, you are not allowed to be offended. If I felt obliged to answer every post, I wouldn't be able to do this. Some days I will reply as if in chat, on others, I will be absent or seemingly oblivious. I will always read and enjoy, however.

4. I like brussels sprouts. I'm loud. I'm proud. Get over it.

5. Your freedom to punch extends to the space just short of your neighbor's nose, other than that, have at it. Just remember that I have MOD SUPERPOWERS, so if religion or politics or personal sh** come up and it gets acrimonious, I reserve the right to make it all go away.

6. If I don't post in your journal, it's not that I haven't noticed or that I don't care. I just have limited time (and, besides, see: FAQ #1. ... some days you're better off without me there. )

7. I reserve my right to change these rules on a whim. This is true even if it seems arbitrary, capricous and an abuse of discretion. I'm not doing administrative law here, so I'm not bound by those regulations.

OK. I'll start with some FAQ's.

Why the title? I can't multi-task. I'll be carrying on a chat with or posting to some completely unrelated group of people (gamers or my cousins' forum) and find that I've posted some ridiculous non sequiteur on this board - the references within which would make sense only to the other group with whom I'm trying to communicate simultaneously. Ditto, odd comments on the other end. My son had to once inquire "what the hell do carbs have to do with it?" We were on a Diablo II, Lord of Destruction chat while I was also trying to post here.

Are you going to tell us your weight loss story? Nah. Check the articles section, my story and before/after pics are already there. The main story is here: http://www.lowcarbeating.com/article...ach.php?id=326

Are you going to talk about eating? Maybe, but not on a regular basis. I'll share if I discover stuff but, if it's good, most of that will be posted elsewhere as well.

Are you still going to visit other journals? Maybe. I've got to admit, I've been on this forum for many years and never even read a journal until recently. I looked on them as some brand of diaries, and I felt that whatever was in a journal was none of my business. I see now, that they seem to function here more like forum wide blogs. So, if I have time, I may stop by other journals, but I'll try not to post unless I'm not doing anything else. (see FAQ #1)

Do you REALLY like brussels sprouts and are you really an empress? Yeah & Yeah. After all, I love Brussels Sprouts, and I am a self-crowned protector of same, having sat myself upon the true Stone of Scone, and crowned myself Empress. That seems to make me part of the lineage of Irish monarchs going back to Eric. It is particularly compelling when you figure that the Stone of Scone was smuggled from the milddle east through SICILY, to get to where it got, which covers both sides of my heritage. ... but you are, of course, free to disagree on any of these allegations.

Are you still a redhead? Yup. But I'm thinking about toning it down. Stay tuned.

Did you really invent that cereal? No. Invent is too strong a term. I ripped it off from playing around with the ingredients on Flax-o-Meal, because it was too expensive and not versatile enough to suit my need for variety.

Do you still favor sports cars in general ... and Acuras in particular? Yup. .. and I hope they'll go back to something similar to the Integra before my 2001 gets too old.

Do you have a lounge act? No. For this, please see Eddie (Eddie150), or my cousin Chuck Lipari. (For Chuck's act, go to: http://blueangelmusic.com/gallery.html and choose Chucky's video.) This was at a recent San Genarro Festifal in NYC. He did this same number at two out of three of my weddings.

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Now, I'm too tired from the preliminaries to post anything else.

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Hi Maggie

Read all of the rules, and will try to follow them :jumpgreen

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Tina

where do i sign on the dotted line to agree to the terms?
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sounds great to ME mag!

oh man.. tone DOWN? heck. i just bought a brighter red again TODAY! *L*

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Empress! I am honored that I figure into your FAQs! I shall respect your rules and look forward to visiting your new journal!

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Eddie
President and Founder of the Intergalactic Order of Brussels Sprouts Haters

Thanks for all the first visitors.

Tina, do your best. The rest will take care of itself.

Kim, unlike the Libertarian Party, I do not require a signed non-agression statement.

Eddie, I couldn't help but include you in my lounge lizzard disclaimer. I've heard about your polyester leisure suit. Besides, you're my brussels sprout arch-enemy, so "attention must be paid!".

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p.s. Here's cousin Chucky at Wedding #2. Circa 1974 or thereabouts.

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So true, Empress! Obviously, my duties as FPIOBSH take priority; however, it does not pay well, so I supplement with the lounge act. It's not just the leisure suit and the bacon grease, it's also the medallions around my neck. I'm the total package baby!

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President and Founder of the Intergalactic Order of Brussels Sprouts Haters

Posting at the same time. Obviously, your cousin and I are twins!

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Eddie
President and Founder of the Intergalactic Order of Brussels Sprouts Haters

ohmyGOD mag! my EX wore a LEISURE SUIT just LIKE that one (it was powder blue tho) and WHITE boots.... and got picked up for a warrent and hauled off to the pokey (stupid hick phrase of the hour) for a few days...

he was PETRIFIED the entire time..(not of the jail, but of the reaction to his SUIT *L*)

i finally had to take other clothes up to him at the jail...

maybe i shoulda left him in the leisure suit...


naw.. then i wouldnt have daughter2..

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Absolutely! Notice the bacon grease in his hair... also, there's a golden horn on a chain around his neck.

I know one when I see one.

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I understand the fear of being caught in polyester, Kim. 'Specially in the pokey. 'Nuff said.

So, Eddie, you sure you have no Sicilian in you?

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Nope . . . Dan's from Oklahoma.

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Eddie
President and Founder of the Intergalactic Order of Brussels Sprouts Haters

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*devilbrew spewing out of my nose*...
*rotflshipmp* (rolling on the floor laughing so hard i peed my pants..)

what does THAT mean cher? *L* (dan from oklahoma)

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*what*? <innocent stare>

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Eddie
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