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How Do You Use Twitter?

Chris — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 08:45:59 +0000

How Do You Use Twitter? is a post from Chris Pirillo

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Ponzi loves Twitter, and has her own method of finding new people to follow. She will click on someone’s profile within conversations that others are having. She then peruses the new person’s timeline. If they are discussing things interesting to her, she’ll start following them.

For instance… she is following Scott Maxwell. He is a Mars Rover Driver who recently spoke at Gnomedex. While on Scott’s timeline, she noticed a few others who were discussing “Cool Mars things” with Scott, so she clicked on their link. Low and behold, she liked the conversations she saw going on in their timeline, so she started following them, as well.

Ponzi feels that this is one of the coolest things about Twitter. It lets her meet new people that she may already have things in common with, and keep discussions going on subjects she’s interested in.

How do you use Twitter?

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Are You a Scuba Geek, Too?

Chris — Sat, 20 Sep 2008 06:35:46 +0000

Are You a Scuba Geek, Too? is a post from Chris Pirillo

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Ponzi recently went on her first open-water dive, and absolutely loved it. Take a peek at some of what she saw under the water’s surface.

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Ponzi’s Open Water Diving Adventure

Chris — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 05:30:18 +0000

Ponzi’s Open Water Diving Adventure is a post from Chris Pirillo

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Ponzi recently fulfilled a lifelong dream, and took Scuba Diving classes. Once she was certified, she was able to go on her first open water dive. As you can tell from the videos, it was an exhausting – but exhilarating – experience. I think it’s safe to say that she’ll definitely be doing this again sometime soon.

Funny Wedding Photo (Video?)

Chris — Tue, 09 Oct 2007 01:34:14 +0000

Funny Wedding Photo (Video?) is a post from Chris Pirillo

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http://live.pirillo.com/ – Ponzi and I were married back in December of last year – and our first anniversary is right around the corner. CyberneticSasquatch decided to take this photo of our ceremony and blabberize it… and it’s hilarious! Well, at least I thought so. Before posting it, I showed the video to Ponzi and she didn’t freak out or anything – so I assumed it would be fine to share with the rest of the world as well.

I probably don’t say it enou… okay, so I don’t say it enough. Ponzi asked me something today that I wasn’t very quick to answer: “What does ‘wife’ mean to you?” Actually, I don’t know if that was her exact wording of the question – but she was essentially asking me to define what it was I thought a “wife” is supposed to be.

A wife is someone who:

Makes you a better person in ways you may not understand at first.
Appreciates silent gestures when they remain unspoken.
Tolerates your idiosyncrasies 75% of the time.
Sends you a Zombie invitation on FaceBook and doesn’t feel personally rejected when you ignore it.
Doesn’t force you to watch Oprah with her, but doesn’t make fun of you when you accidentally catch 45 minutes of a show that might have seemed interesting at the time as you were passing through the living room on your way to the kitchen to get something to drink.
Understands that your heart is usually in the right place while your mind is typically lost somewhere in left field.

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The Most Fun You’ll Ever Have with a Photo

Chris — Thu, 04 Oct 2007 23:45:26 +0000

The Most Fun You’ll Ever Have with a Photo is a post from Chris Pirillo

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http://live.pirillo.com/ – Ponzi is trying out for American Idol! Seriously! Check out her audition video, made courtesy of Blabberize.com.

On blabberize.com you can upload any picture from your computer, and make a video out of it using your own voice and text. It’s easy, and it’s free! As I’ve already said, I am completely addicted to this website already. You can find some of my previous attempts on my blog.

Simply upload a picture, use the selection tool to outline the mouth, then push the record button. Record your text, and voila! Press the email button, title the video and save it. You’re done!

Be sure to check out all the excellent, hilarious video clips already on Blabberize, and then create some of your own!

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Wicket, The Puppy

Chris — Tue, 13 Jun 2006 07:04:09 +0000

Wicket, The Puppy is a post from Chris Pirillo

I love dogs – I really do. When Ponzi finally gave me the go-ahead to start looking for a furry companion, I was overjoyed. We both kinda lost our “best friends” before meeting one another (Sprocket from my divorce, and Georgia Belle due to circumstances after her divorce). She saw a billboard with a frumpy-lookin’ bulldog on it, and that was enough to get her thinking about adopting a puppy again. We started doing our research, and narrowed it down to a “poo” mix. Little did we know that Wicket and Pixie were waiting for us to find them. Lotsa-shits-a-poos is a breed, didn’t you know? They were born on April 1st, 2004.

I intended on bringing home a single dog – a little puppy who would love us as much as we would love him (or her). I picked up Pixie, placed her in my arm, and watched her fall asleep while I stroked her puppy belly – a sign that she would have a wonderful temperament. I put her down and picked up Wicket, kicking and screaming and fussing and fiddling and whining and complaining and barking and whining and… there is no way I’m bringing this one home. As I started to walk away with Pixie in hand, Ponzi asked… “But what about him?”

No. No way in hell. “That one’s full of piss and vinegar,” I said. I knew he’d be nothing but trouble, nothing but frustration, nothing but aggravation. Ponzi stuck out her bottom lip. “He just needs to be loved up.” No, no he doesn’t – he was put on this Earth to make someone’s life a living hell. “But we can’t break them up; they’re brother and sister.” She started screwing with my brain’s logic lobe. “They can keep each other company.” And that’s when we decided to adopt Wicket.

All the way home, Wicket screamed his head off. He needed to go “potty” (that’s their word). Of course, I just thought he wanted to get our attention. I’ve never known a needier dog in my life, and I had a bad feeling that this one would try my patience at every given opportunity. I’ve never wanted to be more wrong in my entire life. Sadly, with time, I was proven right.

Let me give you Wicket’s new modus operandi:

Hear noise.
Bark at it.
If it comes closer, run away.
If it closes the distance to mere inches, pee.

I don’t get it. I just don’t get it. Pixie, on the other hand, doesn’t mind going up to strange creatures – which is weird, because of the two, she’s the more reserved! Pixie will roll over and let you be the master every single time. Wicket, on the other hand, thinks he’s in charge until given the opportunity (at which point he’ll turn, flee, and sometimes pee). ARGH! Wicket is trying to beat me at a battle of wits, but I’m never going to admit defeat. Unfortunately, neither is that dog.

So, another new game that Wicket’s decided to play: Bathroom Trash Treasure Hunt. At first, we weren’t sure if Pixie was playing, too – but she was exonerated after circumstantial “evidence” kept appearing around Wicket’s mouth. He would do this, we’d sometimes catch him, and he’d get punished appropriately. This happened, day after day; every time we’d let him out and on his own, he’d wander off into the downstairs bathroom and hunt for goodies in the trashcan. It got to the point where we couldn’t trust him to be out at all. And it’s not like we don’t pay attention to our pooches, either – we work at home, so everybody’s around each other all the time (and Wicket and Pixie often get to sit in our laps, like Pixie is doing right now – without denting my typing speed).

We were in a seemingly-endless cycle, and neither of us were getting through to Wicket. No matter what we did, he just wouldn’t leave the trash alone (and I refused to shut the bathroom door, because that would only serve to solve the problem temporariliy). Finally, Ponzi came up with the idea of sprinkling cayenne pepper around the liner. We knew we had “licked” the problem when we saw him wander into the living room, sniffling and licking his nose. Hasn’t been a problem since then.

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