This is it. My last 360 blog.

I'll still pop in and tour my friends who want to hang on, but I'm moving my blogging activity to Multiply. There is a link to my multiply page on my blast, feel free to come over and check it out or visit ... or set up shop.

There are a lot of reasons that factor into my decision - some of it involves friends that I have lost over the year or two that I've been here, a lot of it has to do with problems I'm seeing in 360 that, obviously, are not going to be resolved.

Perhaps once Yahoo decides *what* and *where* they are going to invest their time and effort, I will return. Of course, by then I'll have settled in at Multiply and may not want to move either.

Regardless, we'll see what develops. Hopefully we can all stay in touch. :)

Anyone who would like a invitation to Multiply, drop me a line.

douglas

Mash has crashed. 360 is in a tailspin.

I don't know ...

I've created a multiply account and it has sucked in all my blogs, all my pics. I'm just playing with it at the moment, but it may just be time to up and move.

I'll let ya'll know if I decide to pull the plug.

Silly Laws:

- Alabama:
1. It is illegal for a driver to be blindfolded while operating a vehicle.

- Alaska:
1. It is illegal to push a live moose out of a moving airplane.

- California:
1. Community leaders passed an ordinance that makes it illegal for anyone to try and stop a child from playfully jumping over puddles of water.

- Connecticut:
1. You can be stopped by the police for biking over 65 miles per hour.
2. You are not allowed to walk across a street on your hands.

- Florida:
1. Women may be fined for falling asleep under a hair dryer, as can the salon owner.
2. A special law prohibits unmarried women from parachuting on Sunday or she shall risk arrest, fine, and/or jailing.
3. If an elephant is left tied to a parking meter, the parking fee has to be paid just as it would for a vehicle.
4. It is illegal to sing in a public place while attired in a swimsuit.
5. Men may not be seen publicly in any kind of strapless gown.
6. Any form of sexual contact other than missionary position is a misdomeanor. (This is still a law. There have been several cases of people being brought up on these charges in the past 5 years alone. If the police enter a home with a warrent for some other crime and catch the 'culprits' in action, they can, and are, brought up on those charges.)

- Illinois:
1. It is illegal for anyone to give lighted cigars to dogs, cats, and other domesticated animal kept as pets.

- Indiana:
1. Bathing is prohibited during the winter.
2. Citizens are not allowed to attend a movie house or theater nor ride in a public streetcar within at least four hours after eating garlic.

- Iowa:
1. Kisses may last for as much as, but no more than, five minutes.

- Kentucky:
1. By law, anyone who has been drinking is "sober" until he or she "cannot hold onto the ground."
2. It is illegal to transport an ice cream cone in your pocket.

- Louisiana:
1. It is illegal to rob a bank and then shoot at the bank teller with a water pistol.
2. Biting someone with your natural teeth is "simple assault," while biting someone with your false teeth is "aggravated assault."

- Massachusetts:
1. Mourners at a wake may not eat more than three sandwiches.
2. Snoring is prohibited unless all bedroom windows are closed and securely locked.
3. An old ordinance declares goatees illegal unless you first pay a special license fee for the privilege of wearing one in public.
4. Taxi drivers are prohibited from making love in the front seat of their taxi during their shifts.

- Nebraska:
1. A parent can be arrested if his child cannot hold back a burp during a church service.

- New Mexico:
1. Females are strictly forbidden to appear unshaven in public.

- New York:
1. A fine of $25 can be levied for flirting. This old law specifically prohibits men from turning around on any city street and looking "at a woman in that way." A second conviction for a crime of this magnitude calls for the violating male to be forced to wear a "pair of horse-blinders" wherever and whenever he goes outside for a stroll.

- North Dakota:
1. Beer & pretzels can't be served at the same time in any bar or restaurant.

- Ohio:
1. Women are prohibited from wearing patent leather shoes in public.

- Oklahoma:
1. Violators can be fined, arrested or jailed for making ugly faces at a dog.
2. Females are forbidden from doing their own hair without being licensed by the state.
3. Dogs must have a permit signed by the mayor in order to congregate in groups of three or more on private property.

- Pennsylvania:
1. A special cleaning ordinance bans housewives from hiding dirt and dust under a rug in a dwelling.
2. No man may purchase alcohol without written consent from his wife.

- Tennessee:
1. It is illegal to lasso a catfish in Tennessee!! (Julie.Miller)

- Texas:
1. A city ordinance states that a person cannot go barefoot without first obtaining a special five-dollar permit.
2. It is illegal to take more than three sips of beer at a time while standing.

- Vermont:
1. Lawmakers made it obligatory for everybody to take at least one bath each week -- on Saturday night.

- Washington:
1. All lollipops are banned.
2. A law to reduce crime states: "It is mandatory for a motorist with criminal intentions to stop at the city limits and telephone the chief of police as he is entering the town.
3. In King County, in Seattle Washington, it is illegal to sit on a man's lap on a metro bus, unless you are married.
4. Vancouver, WA has a city law that requires all motor vehicles to carry anchors... as an emergency brake. (Ted Timmons)

- West Virginia:
1. No children may attend school with their breath smelling of "wild onions."

For those of you who weren't aware of it, I was playing with Yahoo Mash.

And then I broke it.

I finally have heard back from their support team with regards to my page. Here is the response:

Hello Douglas,

Thank you for writing to Yahoo! MASH.

We sincerely apologize for this issue you are having within Yahoo! MASH.
At this time we would like to reassure you that we are doing everything
in our power to resolve the issue as quickly as possible. Although we
can not offer you an estimate as to when this problem will be fixed,
please be assured that we are aware that the problem exists and our
engineers are further investigating the issue. Unfortunately, we cannot
offer any further information regarding this issue.

We appreciate your reporting this to us -- your input helps us to
identify ways to constantly maintain and improve our service.

Thank you again for contacting Yahoo! MASH.

I am not going to release the CSRs name ... he *did* respond, and I appreciate it. So now I guess the Yahoo engineers get to play with my MASH profile and figure out how it got broke ... but *I* want to play with it!!



Cheers,

Douglas