Hacked Off

Hello, hello, hello...If you are on my email list I AM VERY SORRY!!!!!  After 14 years with the same email address I was HACKED today and SPAM emails went out to everyone in my email list and that, over 14 years has become quiet huge.  I can't possibly send and email out to everyone in my list as there are too many and if I did AOL would see that as SPAM and shut me down.  Trust me I've had it happen when I was sending out mass emails to my high school class for reunion.  I have to break it all up and that takes some time I can asure you.  Anyway, I am so very sorry and I have changed my password within the hour of it happening.  DO NOT click the link.  Dang this really makes me mad and HACKED OFF! 

I was going to write about something else but I'm a bit too angry to do that.  Hopefully tomorrow it will be better....deep breaths!

I Apologize and More!

I apologize for not blogging enough lately but it is what it is.

Last night I invited The Hubby's brother, his partner, the mother-in-law, B&B2+Rio over for dinner and a Christmas decorating party.  Unfortunately The Hubby is feeling under the weather and so we were very delayed in getting all of the Christmas out of the attic.  I was still trying to set up the tree and un-box the ornaments when everyone started arriving.  WHEW!  Between getting a full workout yesterday and doing the Christmas thing with company, I have over done it.  My knee is a bit swollen this morning and I am exhausted.  On top of that Clayton was up several times last night getting sick.  We had new landscaping stuff in the backyard with mulch and I realized that he had apparently eaten some of it because that is what he is tossing.  Have to keep a good eye on him to make sure he is okay.  I did do a bit of painting in class and that makes me take a breather.

The invites for the big Christmas Open House went out on Sunday and yesterday I started getting RSVP's.  Only two or three but it's a start.  I'm getting a bit nervous but all will work out.  I have to get the house in order and set up "my room" like an art gallery so that everyone can see the paintings.  Then the next weekend is B's Alliday Show  and I will have a booth set up with some of my paintings, prints and note cards.  You have to come and see me.

Lastly today, I apologize for changing the way you can leave comments but I have been getting at least 20-30 spam comments daily lately.  I don't understand what has prompted this and I MUST take action.

Spam

I have to tell you that since I've been not blogging as much and down with this knee thing my blog comment section has absolutely been filling up with SPAM.  It is amazing how much I get every single day.  What's the deal here.  Yes I have readers, lots of readers but I don't want the spammers for sure.  Do you get a lot that?

Spam

Spam...blog spam...I recently changed my comment moderation to having them be approved from the kind you try to figure out what the letters are.  It is amazing to me how much spam I am getting.  What in the world.  Do these spammers really think I'm going to click on some link to nude pictures or buying a product or whatever.  It is an absolute waste of my time to have to deal with this crap.  It's much like the telephone.  For nearly 30 years of our married life we have had an unpublished phone number.  When we moved 6 years ago The Hubby decided that we should have it published, in case someone from his high school days wanted to get hold of him.  Such a HUGE, MONUMENTAL MISTAKE!  Nearly the only phone calls we get are politicians - political, surveys, or my favorite, "The Law Office Of Blank for Blank who is not even close to our name.  And when you call the number back from "The Law Office of Blank" they have no idea what you are talking about, or your phone number does not appear on their list.  Yet, the phone calls continue daily at different times of the day.  It is frustrating and apparently making me very angry.  For the record, if I am home during the day, I may not answer the house phone because NO ONE calls us at home during the day unless it "spam" phone calls.  Can you tell I'm a bit ticked off by it all!   

Word Verification

A week or so ago I had a reader-friend that could not comment on my blog and several others here on Blogger so I opted to take my word verification off for a bit to allow her and others to comment.  Well, the spam she be a coming in now.  Amazing that everyday when I open my emails the spam commenting I get, at least 3 a day.  Thank goodness Blogger keeps a tight handle on that stuff and it doesn't show up on my blog.  Really spammers what is the point anyway.  I'm just a lowly little artist/wife/mother/business lady/blogger what do I need all that for.  Take a rest please and go somewhere else!