From the monthly archives:

May 2009

Possibly the greatest photo blog ever created. Like EVER.

Newportboys2008Every Friday you can find a photo by me over at the new Orange County Daily Photo website. I am absolutely thrilled to be a weekly contributor, and excited about the ability to showcase the beauty and uniqueness of Orange County in this way. There are 6 other photographers contributing to the site, each with their own ‘flavor’ and eye…so be sure to check the sight often for a glimpse into Orange County. There is more to see here than surfers and strip malls. (Although I am sure we will have a few of those too)

Happy Sunday!

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Twitter Help is a big fat FAIL WHALE.

Let’s talk Twitter.
And this time I am NOT happy.
As you may recall my Twitter account was mildly hacked, and so I went in and changed my password and even my email. Then the next time around it would not accept my password. I tried so many times it locked me out.I asked Twitter to send [...]

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SkyWatch Friday

8: 47 PM ~ Newport Beach, California
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It was a long shot. Literarily. A photo taken on faith.
It was all but totally dark, and I stood on the Newport pier next to the night fisherman setting up for the evening. As I watched them cast their lines with glowing lures to guide the way I [...]

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BlogCrush….filling AND delicious.

Hey Orange County Bloggers! I have exciting news….The OC Blogger Ball (me)and BlogCrush (Suz) have merged!
If you are indeed an OC Blogger you need must go join this facebook group. All communication about the upcoming OC Blogger Ball will be posted there. Plus it is a GREAT place to find other OC Bloggers…and there [...]

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Rant of the week: I got the shakes already.

My entire technical world is against me. First my much loved Live Writer was hacked and I had to pay ask a webmaster to re-load my entire blog, which then has left every category and tag on over 800 posts messed up. Then my Twitter password has failed and even though they did send me [...]

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His off season…

You may recall I saw Santa recently at a car show, and last week I ran into him in Newport.
I wasn’t sure at first it was him, but the front of his shirt said ‘North Pole’ and the back?
Well, as you can see…I am certain it was HIM.

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The cat isn’t even black.

So I was thinking now that I have become a minister, I might want to start becoming other stuff too. You know just for a killer business card.
Marcy Massura
Wife, Mother, Blogger, Minister and Mystic Master Witch.
 
I am particularly attracted to the part in the ad which promises “Freedom From Worry”. I wonder if all [...]

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Technical Difficulties….UGH

The category pages are ALL MESSED UP.
I working on fixing by re-entering every category and tag for all of my 800 posts in the archive. In the meantime use my search function to find past MarcyThen, AdTalk and more…
The Association thanks you for your patience. And if you have some patience to spare could [...]

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Life is better through their eyes…

   We were busy busy this 3 day weekend. And if it is one thing Massura’s know how to do- it is to have FUN in their own ‘backyard’. There was the fun time in Newport, two days of family tennis, swimming and a bar-b-que at our club and then we capped it all of [...]

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Gotta lose the funny for a minute….

I am not sure why we go around saying ‘Happy’ Memorial Day.
Memorial day is not a happy thing.
It is a sad thing.
Oh sure we get work and school off, and we are giving caloric license stuff our faces with hamburgers from the backyard BBQ. But what about all the veterans who aren’t here to do [...]

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My Crabby Fun

Yesterday we had another great time meeting friends at Joes Crab Shack in Newport Beach. (Remember our first visit?) That is my friend Dan showing off this King Crab leg to the table, with the killer Newport Bay view behind. I love this place because your food comes in a bucket, they have endless paper [...]

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Shopping in the 70’s and 80’s~ OC Style!

(I had a blog glitch and lost last posting. So here it is again.)
After finding my old Peechee folder from high school with the 59 cent Skaggs Drug Store price tag intact it got me thinking about all the business which were so much a part of our lives growing up in Orange County [...]

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Testing for Marcy!

Does this work? I hope so! :)

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Now thats HOT.

Dinner after tennis lessons included a random balloon artist (I wonder if they tell the ladies in the bars on Staurday night they are ‘artists’) and I was kinda surprised my kids were excited about this guy…but there he was was. Making Jack a ’snail’ hat (which he wore proudly until a cute girl his age [...]

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Test your brain. Its fun.

Its been a while since I took any kinda of test beyond “Mom is this milk spoiled?”…so when I found this site I was intrigued. Those silly scientists at Cambridge-making brain testing fun! There are several tests, and they all go for ‘brain research’…the test I selected had a  face recognition and verbal area. Here [...]

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Keep Smiling.

Ran into McDonalds today for an after-school-before-pig-feeding-tennis-baseball snack and saw these on the counter. How incredibly fun huh? On the back it says “Keep Smiling, from Ronald McDonald”. I think we will use these for our next family photo.
Perfect for a Christmas card photo card right?

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Swapping. Just feels good.

Okay so you wake up one day and suddenly realize you have TOO MUCH STUFF. Not just any stuff- but stuff you are never going to use anymore. Maybe it is a crib (husband had a vasectomy?), or a snow sled (you moved to Florida) or a Size 6 Ann Taylor suit (you are now [...]

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AdTalk: What a waste

 

 
 
Such a shame since he seemed so perfect when he asked her out. Tall, dark and handsome-plus a great VP position in the Marketing department.
But now, half way through the evening- all she could think about was getting her hands on a Diet Coke.
Next time she will know to ask before the date; ‘Pepsi [...]

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The Facebook Relationship….

After a bizzare drama filled event on Facebook today. Which involved a person telling us to UNfriend someone or they would UNfriend us by the end of the day. Which I found to be both hysterical and pathetic. (Although later I was told it was an act of desperation)…I began to reflect on my Facebook [...]

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PhotoTalk: Stamp of (dis)Approval

Ronald was sure his European stamp collection would impress the lay-dees.
He couldn’t understand why his penpal stopped writting after he sent her this photo.

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AdTalk: Heavy Regrets

 Very rarely I come across an ad that is just funny all on its own. This one really doesn’t need my help at all.

Nothing says ‘alien’ like a guy on his knees with swim fins, a beanie with elastic and a nice red belt.
This is from the low effort budget department of the ad firm [...]

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We have a lot in common actually.

 
 So I know you are waiting for an update on the great ‘raise-a-pig-for-4H nightmare adventure right? No? Well, then just skip to the next post. I have some venting to do…
We now go to feed the pig (and MUCK the stall) about 5 times a week since we are sharing this experience with family friends [...]

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Family Field Trip: Melrose Ave. and Coles

This weekend we ventured out on another Family Field Trip. It has been a while since Little League, tennis, soccer and the damn pig have consumed our weekends the last few months. And since The Husband was back from Korea and off to Guatamala this week- we thought we should make the most of our [...]

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“The Bible lasts a long time”

Apparently it was “I got JEW Babe” originally.
Happy Sunday Association readers.
Now go read your bible and “find out where music is coming from”.

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I take all the credit and non of the blame.

Remember how I gave you the 411 on the annoying auto-warranty sales calls? Guess what? This week the FCC is taking action. Coincidence? I don’t think so. And today I am putting up a ‘guest post’ of sorts to help you end ALL telemarketing calls. Cuz sometimes just screaming into the phone isn’t enough.
Hate telemarketers? [...]

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My kid. Not an Obama fan apparently.

WOW. Sometimes I swear my kids are doing things at school JUST to get on my blog. So today Tucker pulls this piece out of his backpack and it is so dang bizarre special I HAD to share. So apparently the assignment was to create a MAP of a place, using something familiar as a [...]

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Its all mom’s fault.

Apparently if two brunette people plan really hard they can produce two blonde children.
I don’t know how these people can be so damn happy. Don’t they know we have ’spiraling population growth’? AND them and their offspring makin ways are the source of all our economic and political difficulties that are facing all of mankind?
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Sometimes a little less boob can be a good thing.

Okay so you all have heard about Twitter ad nauseum at this point (thank you Oprah). And yet, here is another post about it. Lucky you. Actually this post was inspired after I received a DM (direct message for you non-twits) which asked rather boldly “I am following you, but you are not following me. [...]

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Sincerely Fro Me to You

Welcome to Sincerely Fro Me to You!
Read guidelines for entry here. Its really very simple. And a quick note to let you know I will be moving the FRO to a monthly linky. I am hoping this will give participants more time to gather/scan old photos and get their posts up. (will be 2nd Thursday [...]

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If My Little Ponies took over the world. It could happen.

See I only have boys. So I never had to experience the hell joy of having a toy box full of pastel colored miniature equine. So in my empathy for that experience- I give you this video. Fav part? VERY end. “Giddy-Up”

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