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Dear Hackers

By Beth On September 2, 2011 · 5612 CommentsDear+Hackers2011-09-02+20%3A40%3A40Beth · In Letters of Intent, Memes

I have often said that Letters of Intent is one of my very favorite memes! Today I am especially delighted to have the opportunity that Julie gives us, every Friday, to vent! Want to join in? Run on over to Foursons and link up your own letters of intent! Dear Hackers, I don’t get it! No … really … I don’t! What possible pleasure does it give you to practice some random destruction? I kind of, almost, understand sabotaging the government or “sticking it to the man”, but why attack little independent bloggers like me who want nothing but a place to share our hearts and build relationships? I want you to know something … well a couple of things … so you listen and you hear me … I have poured my heart and soul into this blog for over 3 years! I have blogged through depression, bankruptcy, rebellious kids, health problems, worries, fears, doubts, failures and victories! I have blogged about our best days. And our worst! This blog was my [...]

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The Great Blog Explosion

By Beth On August 31, 2011 · 2312 CommentsThe+Great+Blog+Explosion2011-08-31+21%3A51%3A14Beth · In Blogging

Normally … finding that my blog had been hacked would have been cause for a major emotional breakdown. It seems that it should have been even more so since I was already overwrought. But when people started telling me that there was an issue on my blog the only thought I could dredge up was … “of course there is!” I have been swamped at work. I have e-mails, letters, and phone calls from lawyers coming out my ears. I’m still battling cat poop … and cleaning TWO litter boxes twice daily. It’s still 100+ every day in Tulsa. Bert’s blood pressure is crazy. Jeff got kicked out of the Big Brother house. Of course my blog got hacked! I tried, and tried, and tried some more to fix it. My supposition is that one of the plug-ins that recently updated opened a door. So I uninstalled all of them but the malware stood firm. Every link on my blog led either to a Google search page or some scary looking Do Not Proceed [...]

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