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Italian Charm Key Chain a Great Guy's Gift (for a Great Guy

Things had not been going well for me recently. It was nothing serious, it's just that I had some stress in my life. I hadn't been resting at all well. On this particular night, I couldn't seem to get to sleep. Each time I closed my eyes, a million things came into my mind. I finally decided to just get out of bed, move to the den and watch TV for a while. I fell asleep on the sofa and must have slept very soundly. When I awoke, it was 7:30--an hour past my usual wake-up time. I could vaguely hear my clock radio upstairs in my bedroom. I had to prepare myself for work and fast!

I pulled myself off the couch, took a quick shower, tossed on the clothes that I had put out the night before, grabbed what I needed and raced out the door. Unfortunately, the night before I had to park my car almost a full block way. I took a quick look at my watch to see that I was only going to be about thirty minutes late. I had managed to make up for some of my missing time already. I felt a little relieved until...I got to my car and realized that I didn't have my keys. I now remembered that those keys were now resting comfortably inside my locked townhouse. You guessed it. My house key was safely on that same keychain! I was not a happy camper.

I scanned the area, trying to find something heavy to smash my window. Yes, I was a little desparate and not processing my situation very clearly. Happily, my neighbor pulled into his parking pad next door. I must have startled him when I too loudly called out his name, because I saw some of his coffee slop out as he moved to close his door while trying to balance a cup, his keys, a newspaper and a breakfast sandwich. I explained my situation and asked his advice. I'm sure you know what happened next--he drove me to work practically on time and insisted that I eat his sandwich. While I usually try to avoid high-fat, fast food, who am I to turn down breakfast, especially after my start to the day. (It was delicious--high fat and all!)

Thanks to this wonderful acquaintance, I was able to arrive at work on time and make my presentation without my stomach growling. I wanted to give my neighbor something as a token of my appreciation and settled on a key chain. Not just ANY key chain, mind you, but an Italian Charm Keychain.

Italian charms are interchangeable links that can be arranged in any order and come in a huge variety of choices: sports team charms, NASCAR charms, and patriotic charms to name a few. These attractive links are stylish for both females AND males. I chose a Italian charm key chain with links representing a couple of his favorite sports teams, because he is a big fan of Boston area teams. He couldn't have been happier with it! Giving my neighbor an Italian charm key chain was a great thank-you gift for such a thoughtful man.

That terrific neighbor picked me up from work that day and contacted a locksmith to be at my home. He now keeps a spare key to my place on that new Italian charm key chain. It's a strictly platonic arrangement!

USB hub power surge Dell Lat D830 windows XP?

I've been having this weird issue with my laptop. Anytime I plug something into the usb port an error pops up saying something about a power surge in the usb hub and the computer shuts down. It happens with thumb drives, the laptop cooling fan pad, mouse ect. However if I boot the computer with the device in there, there is no issue. Also, if I even touch the device the computer turns off. Any help is appreciated.

I suspect the hub is defective. Since it happens with anything you plug in, this is probably unnecessary - but ---. Plug each USB device into the same port you have the hub plugged into and touch the device. If you don't have any problem with them, replace the hub.

Saturday Afternoon Open Thread (TalkleftThePoliticsOfCrime)

We've got big snow in the mountains and fierce winds in Denver. If you're in
the neighborhood of either and looking for something to do tonight, and a fan
of vintage clothing or the Bachelor/Bachelorette, head up to Breckenridge for
the opening party for Vintage Sweet and Chic, at 215 South Main. (photo here).

The store is co-owned by former Bachelor contestant Ann Csincsak, married to
former Bachelorette winner and snowboarder Jesse Csincsak, and Katie Meyer. A
bunch of former Bach/B'ette contestants will be there, as well as Evel Dick
from Big Brother and some current and former Survivor contestants. [More...]

Here's a list of attending reality TV folks:

* Natalie Getz - Bachelor 13 /Bachelor Pad 1

* Erica Rose - Bachelor Rome /Bachelor Pad 2

* Jeff Medolla - Mask guy from Bachelorette 7

* Richard Mathy - Bachelorette 4

* John Hardesty - Bachelorette 5

* Kirsten Pittman - Bachelor 14

* Mark Huebner - Bachelorette 5 (pizza guy from Denver)

* Suzie Williams - Bachelor 5

* Eliza Orlins - Survivor

* Jim Rice - Survivor (Medical marijuana dispensary owner from Denver, show
still airing)

* Evel Dick Donato (Big Brother)

I've looked at many of the ...

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