I just watched a “Little Bush” cartoon episode featuring the use of massive doses of prescription medications. It was a wild and wacky time when the kids started taking pills. Let’s see, little George became a friendly yes-man, little Condi became angry, and little Cheney became a hippy! Honestly, it’s crazy what’s on TV these days.

The older “George Bush” took something that increased his testosterone. Basically, it acted like Viagra and created a crude and unfortunate situation for him.

But some people really do need the stuff. If you’d like to buy Viagra online, you might try eDrugstore.md. I just found out that the .md extension is really representative of Moldova. But it has also been used for medical things, and for the state of Maryland.

Anyhoo, eDrugstore.md is a company that establishes itself as a provider of name brand prescription medications only. No generics! And they guarantee the lowest prices around (that is, online).

On “Little Bush,” the kids had to go see a doctor in person to get their pills. Now we don’t have to! They also noticed a huge price differential between the U.S. and Canada. But thanks to the internet and competition, prices should be at a decent level no matter where you are when you log on.

I can't believe it. I just wrote about the PayPal phishing spam I got from paypal@securesuite.net. I guess since I didn't respond, the sender figures I must be French.

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[Begin Email]

From: " Orange Votre Service Clients Internet " <paypal@securesuite.net>
Subject: noreply.internet@orange-ftgroup.com
Date: Thu, 20 Mar 2008 18:25:47 +0100

Cher client Orange Internet,

Orange est déterminé à maintenir un environnement sain pour notre communauté de clients. Pour protéger la sécurité de votre compte, Orange emploie certains des systèmes de sécurité les plus avancés au monde et notre équipe anti- fraude écran régulièrement le système Orange pour toute activité inhabituelle.

Nous sommes avec vous pour rappeler que le 24 mars 2008 de notre équipe chargée de l'examen du compte identifié certains activité inhabituelle sur votre compte. Conformément à l'Accord d'utilisation de Orange et d'assurer que votre compte n'a pas été compromis, l'accès à votre compte a été limité. Votre compte d'accès restera limité jusqu'à ce que ce problème a été résolu.

Pour sécuriser votre compte et de rétablir rapidement un accès complet, nous pouvons exiger des informations supplémentaires de votre part pour la raison suivante:

Nous avons été informés que d'une Orange associée à votre compte a été signalé comme perdu ou volé, ou qu'il ya eu d'autres problèmes avec votre compte.

Ce processus est notre obligatoire, et si cela n'est pas accompli dans le temps le plus proche de votre compte ou de carte de crédit peuvent faire l'objet d'une suspension temporaire.

Pour sécuriser votre compte et de rétablir rapidement un accès complet, nous pouvons exiger des informations supplémentaires de votre part pour la raison suivante:

MailScanner has detected a possible fraud attempt from "jacquemard.biz" claiming to be ht tp://id.orange.fr/auth_user/bin/auth_user.cgi?origine=wg

S’il vous plaît à noter répondre à ce message.

Cette boîte aux lettres n'est pas suivi et que vous ne recevrez pas de réponse.

Merci pour l'aide de Orange

[End Email]

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Ay dios mio! Let's just see what the old Alta Vista has to say about this…

Here's the Babel Fish Translation of the email message from French to English:

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[Begin Translation]

Dear customer Orange Internet,

Orange is given to maintain an environment healthy for our community of customers.

To protect safety from your account, Orange employs some of the most advanced systems of safety in the world and our anti team defrauds screen regularly the Orange system for any unusual activity.

We are with you to recall that on 24 unquestionable March 2008 of our team in charge of the examination of the account identified unusual activity on your account.

In accordance with the Agreement of use of Orange and to ensure that your account was not compromised, the access on your account was limited.

Your account of access will remain limited until this problem was solved.

To make safe your account and to restore a complete access quickly, we can require additional information of your share for the following reason: We were informed that of an Orange associated on your account was announced as lost or stolen, or that it ya have other problems with your account.

This process is our obligatory, and if that is not accomplished in time nearest to your account or credit card can be the subject of a deferment.

To make safe your account and to restore a complete access quickly, we can require additional information of your share for the following reason: [Fraudulent Link]

Please to note to answer this message. This letter-box is not followed and that you will not receive an answer.

Thank you for the assistance for Orange

[End Translation]

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Ok, so it seems that they want the same info as they did before, and for the same reason. "Somebody" tried to "break" "into" "my" account, and now it's "froooozennnn." Good thing I know French!

I wonder if everyone who got that old spam got this new one too? Or maybe just those who "failed" to act…

Can you believe how easy it has become to connect with others online? Just a few years ago, computers were for nerds, people with no lives, no social skills. Or so the public thought! Now you can meet people, make friends, even fall in love! Services have sprung up left and right, each claiming to help you connect with compatible singles on a more meaningful level with the top matchmaking site. But which site is the best? TruDating.com can help with that.

I’m not saying TruDating.com is the best dating site. But it has proven itself superior to the now infamous FalsDating.com. And it does keep a record of all the other dating sites out there. Basically, it’s a repository of dating site information. It ranks sites by category and has articles about dating and site-specific issues. So say eHarmony dumps you, and you need an alternative for your online adventures in love. TruDating lists tons of other dating sites, like Chemistry.com.

I’ve seen a lot of ads on TV by Chemistry.com slamming eHarmony. I don’t know if any of that’s true (get it?), but at least we all have more choices. Just like there are plenty of fish in the sea of dating, there are plenty of dating sites to choose from. And TruDating keeps track of that. So if you’re in the mood for the fastest dates in town, or matches made in cyberspace, or even a dating site that you don’t have to pay a penny for, TruDating could be helpful. Truly, truly, truly.

I recently watched the DVD versions of Ghostbusters I and II as part of a box set. Wide screen, baby! To my surprise, the disc featuring Ghostbuster II also had 2 episodes of the animated series. I think the first one might have been the pilot to "The Real Ghostbusters" cartoon because it explained what happened after the end of the 1st film, and the reason the cartoon's title has the word "real" in it. Before I go into detail about the plot of that episode, let me just clarify a bit on the violence issue.

I had read somewhere at some point that the cartoon was eventually canceled because some people found the series too violent. I thought, "How could the lovable Ghostbusters be considered violent?" But when you watch the cartoon, I guess it becomes apparent.

The episode I saw on the DVD depicted how Peter Venkman left the old marshmallow man-covered uniforms in a box next to the recently repaired ghost containment unit. Psychokinetic energy leftover from the confrontation with Gozer plus more energy from a leak in the containment unit accrued over time and eventually "got up and walked away." Basically, the psychic imprints of each of the Ghostbusters became self-aware and powerful enough to inhabit the old uniforms. Thus, a "ghost version" of the Ghostbusters team was created.

That ghost team quickly decided there was only room in New York for one set of Ghostbusters, and began to wage war on "the real Ghostbusters." A confrontation ensued, ending with the ghost guys being trapped and stored, just like any ordinary group of ghosts.

What struck me was how easily the real Ghostbusters found it (logically) to fight their own psychic imprints. I imagined an alternate scenario where some sort of agreement is reached, and both groups of Ghostbusters team up and work together from that point forward. Instead, one team decided to capture and eliminate the other team.

What I found horrific were the screams of the ghost-versions as they were caught. The ghost guys sounded just like the regular guys. I tried to imagine how it must have felt for them. They save the city from Gozer, come back, change their uniforms, and the next thing they know, they're ghosts! And then they get captured!! I mean, they must have felt how a clone feels in the movies like "Multiplicity" or "The Sixth Day" where they clone your mind, too. You don't know you're the double — you think you're the real deal. So at the end of the episode, it was almost like the Ghostbusters were killing… themselves.

That quickness, that "shoot first ask questions later" mentality was so overtly built into that episode that it made me question whether there really was something to the whole violence thing. But still, it was fun seeing the Ghostbusters back in action.

I heard there was a CGI movie in the works, with a plot that might merit a title like, "Ghostbusters Go To Hell." Cool!!