Vox Hunt: Who?

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QotD: My Email Address(es)

How many email addresses do you have?  What are they for? 
Submitted by clippedwings.

Available? Infinite.  I have my own domain and it is set up to use wildcards for several addresses meaning I can use unlimited variations of a few email addresses.  I use it as a way to control spam.  I can give unique addresses at each website I sign up for.  If I start to get spam from one of the addresses, I know where it came from and I can stop it by blocking that address.

Beyond the addresses at my domain I also have three email accounts via the ISP I work for (not including my corporate account), as well as a yahoo and gmail account. 

The only accounts I really use at this point are those at my own domain.  I guess I just hold onto the others for nostalgia. 

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QotD: How I Ended Up Here

Why do you live where you live?
Submitted by memtony.

I like comfort, shun change.  Yeah, I know.  Boring.  Eat me.  I live less than 10 miles from where I was born.  The only time I lived farther from home than that was during college and that was all of 45 miles or so away.  Yeah, I've got wanderlust deep in my bones.

So why am I where I am?  I love the area.  Mountains (albeit small ones), forests, streams, a reservoir.... this is what I love.  I live in the Pocono Mountain region of Pennsylvania and have never wanted to leave.  Life is a bit slow paced, but I can visit NYC or Philadelphia (each about a two hour drive) any time I want something different.  Maybe someday I'll leave and set down some roots somewhere else, but I doubt it, at least until after retirement.  For now, my exposure to the world will be limited to vacations.  I'm fine with that!

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QotD: Bail Me Out

Who would you call with your one phone call if arrested? (No lawyers!)

My wife, no hesitation in this answer.  She is the one of the most intelligent people I know and obviously I would trust her with my life.  It's true! 

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QotD: Take Me Away...

Where do you go to get away from it all? 
Submitted by Hops.  

This is why I love living where I now do.  Less than a mile away is the Christman trails section of Beltzville State Park.  When I need to relax this is my ultimate getaway spot.  All I need is a book and a spot to relax in and I can waste an afternoon relaxing in a secluded spot by the lake.  Just down the trail are a group of small but picturesque waterfalls (this is where Michelle and I had our engagement photo taken).  It's been a while, I think I should take a day for myself again soon.

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Vox Hunt: Adaptation Nomination

Book: What book would you like to see made into a movie? 
Submitted by Felipe Anuel.

I have always wanted to see Isaac Asimov's novels turned into movies.  It would be great to see his entire robot/empire/foundation universe brought to life.  To me, these novels were the ultimate in science fiction and have an amazing story that all ties together in the end.  I would never expect a movie to do them justice, but would still love to see what could be done.

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Recall Alert: Ben & Jerry's Stephen Colbert's Americone Dream

Ben & Jerry's should be issuing an official recall notice for their new ice cream flavor Stephen Colbert's Americone Dream any day now.  It has been determined that the ice cream poses serious health risks and should be removed from homes as soon as possible.  Below is my personal experience with this ice cream and I'm certain that there are tens of thousands of similar cases around the country right now.

While my case has a bit of history that I cannot blame on the ice cream itself, this may not be true in all cases.  The previous history I refer to is slight back pain for several days before this incident.  However, the ice cream was directly responsible for the aggravation of the situation. 

On Thursday evening, I decided to open the new container of Ben & Jerry's Stephen Colbert's Americone Dream.  My wife, who was in the kitchen at the time, took notice to this, picket up the container from the countertop, and tried to steal a spoonful for herself.  I reacted in the only reasonable manner, I grabbed the container from her and ran down the stairs screaming "Mine! Mine! Mine!".  I then proceeded to yank open the back door, and ran around the yard, continuing to scream while eating the ice cream.  Meanwhile my wife was chasing me yelling "Give that back!  Everyone deserves a piece of the Americone Dream!"

It was then I realized that the pain in back had increased dramatically and I am still paying the price today.  I place the blame for this incident squarely on the shoulders of Stephen Colbert.  He never should have allowed his name to be attached to such a potentially harmful product.  I don not, however, regret my actions.  You simply cannot go to far to attempt to protect the Americone Dream.

PS: My wife did eventually get her spoonful (and then some).

PPS: While the viewpoints expressed in this story are comically exaggerated, the pain involved is not.

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