Chair of the Week

A trio of sweet young things...

Herman's Feet Picture Page

Herman's Feet Picture Page
Views of Herman's well-travelled, oft-photographed feet
Here's some samples...

Foot of the Week

A Foot Messiah?

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Faulty chair recalled

CPSC, Gruga U.S.A. Announce Recall to Repair Office Chairs Sold At Staples Stores
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announces the following recall in voluntary cooperation with the firm below. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed.

Name of product: Executive Office Chairs

Units: 18,000

Manufacturer: Gruga U.S.A., dba Novimex Fashion Ltd., of City of Industry, Calif.

Hazard: The legs on the base of the chair can break, posing a risk of injury to the user.

Incidents/Injuries: None reported.

Description: The recalled executive office chairs include the 795-0115 model with black leather and the 795-0228 model with black fabric. Underneath the seat cushion the name “Novimex Fashion Ltd.” can be found on the large label and the model numbers and date codes can be found on a smaller label. Only chairs with a date code prior to April 1, 2004, are included in this recall.

Sold at: Staples stores nationwide sold the chairs from March 2004 through July 2004 for about $100.

Manufactured in: China

Remedy: Consumers should stop using the chairs immediately and contact Gruga U.S.A. to receive a free replacement base repair kit.
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Plateau-sandals

A model presents plateau-sandals designed by Steve Madden at the 'GDS - The Premier Shoe Event' in Duesseldorf, Germany. (AFP/DDP/Oliver Stratmann)

Chickens of the Week

Watch out, all you feathery critters out there! Here are this weeks' selection of spunky chooks! Try and control yourselves...!
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NB. This is all foot's fault, you realise that, don't you?!

Chair of the Week

"Page 3" Chair of the Week
Take your pick...
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(Image - a steal at just $1,000!!!)
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Keep control of your armrests there after seeing that lot, alright?!

Cyalayta
Foot'n'Chair

(*) A nice warm worn sock

It's good to be at home feeling totally relaxed and comfortable with a nice old (clean) pair of worn-out black wool sox, complete with their heel missing! Why would I get a new pair when I can lounge about the place of an evening in my best 'Holy Sock'?!? Aaaahh, it's only in the privacy of your own home that you can dress-down as a complete dag - and nobody cares! lol.

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Cyalayta
~ Foot'n'Chair ~
http://footchair.blogspot.com
footchair@malnews.cjb.net
What we have not named or beheld as a symbol escapes our notice ~ W.H. Auden

Banana chair

At last! The ultimate in tasty seating...
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Chair-ity Auction

'Chair-ity' auction slated for Oct. 2
Friday, September 17, 2004 11:19:33 AM

MONROE -- The Business Improvement District's third annual "chair-ity" auction is set for Saturday, Oct. 2.

Chairs will be on display for the silent auction in the lobby of Wisconsin Community Bank Wednesday, Sept. 22 through Friday, Oct. 1. On Saturday, Oct. 2, the chairs will be taken to the north side of the Square for display during Octoberfest and Chili Cook-off. The auction begins at 1 p.m. with minimum bids of $25 per chair. Money raised goes to charity of the designer's choice.

Dentist chair horror

My moment of terror in the dentist's chair
Independent Online World News, Cindy Zeilhofer, September 16 2004 at 10:27AM

A routine trip to the dentist turned into a nightmare for Pearl Cochrane when she found herself faced by armed men while still in the dentist's chair. Cochrane arrived for her appointment on Wednesday morning at the office of Dr Izak Geldenhuys in Colbyn when two armed men accosted them in the room.

Eldoret Davel, Geldenhuys's nurse and receptionist, had the misfortune of finding herself in this situation for the second time in one week. She was held up on Saturday while opening up the offices.
"On Saturday it was one man who walked in and put a gun to my head. Luckily I was on the phone with my husband who heard me scream and managed to get help," she said.

Saturday's incident left Davel without a cellphone and cash.

During the robbery on Wednesday, two men held up Davel, Geldenhuys and two of his patients, as well as Dr Tielman Meyer and his assistant Casta Smit in the offices next door.
"The men came in and forced us to lie down on the floor. I could not believe this was the second time in one week this was happening to me," said Davel.

The men apparently asked for jewellery and money. They ripped a chain off an elderly patient and then yanked Cochrane's diamond wedding ring off her finger despite her pleas for them to leave it. In the meantime, Smit and Meyer were forced to the ground in their offices. "They held Casta up before I even saw them. Then they told me to lie down. One man kicked me in the face," said Meyer. The men escaped with their loot.

Cochrane said she was not scared during the ordeal, just very shocked.
"We managed to remain very calm and I think that helped us," said Geldenhuys, who has vowed to put a security system in place. Meyer said he sent his traumatised assistant home and their patients' appointments were cancelled for the remainder of the day.

(*) Some blog changes

I've made some changes to this blog. First up - the quote at the top of the page is now randomised. Every time you log on to the page again you should get a new quote. So click on the refresh button. Click! Click! Click! Click! Click! Click! Click! Click! Click! Click! Click! Click!Click!Click! Click! Click! Click! Click! Click! Click! See, wasn't that fun? You get a new quote every time. Keep on clicking! Click! Click! Click! Click! Click! Click! Click! Click! Click!Click! Click!Click! Click! Click! Click! Click! Click!Click!Click!Click!Click!Click! Click! Click! Click! And before you know it, you're eighty three and your life has passed by and you're kids have grown up and left school and had kids of their own. But keep on clicking. Click! Click! Click! Click!Click! Click!Click!Click! Click! Click! Click! Click! Click! Click! Click! Click! Click! Click! Click! Click! Click! Click! And before you know it you're a drivelling senile 150 year old fool sitting in the seat in a nursing home, staring out the window while the bombs rain down around you and the 5th World War draws to its terrible conclusion, and all life is wiped out on earth, and the old bag next to you just wants to talk about how Spam tasted so much better in the 3rd World War. But keep on clicking!

...who said the computer wasn't fun?

(Thanx to TimT for the idea!)

Flying chair breaks nose

After Chair Toss, Injured Woman Weighs Lawsuit
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, September 16, 2004

AKLAND, Calif., Sept. 15 (AP) - The woman whose nose was broken when Texas reliever Frank Francisco threw a chair into the stands said Wednesday that she plans to seek compensation once prosecutors and baseball officials complete their investigation.

Francisco made his initial appearance in court Wednesday after the police booked him on a charge of felony aggravated assault.

The Alameda County assistant district attorney, Norbert Chu, said he needed more time before deciding whether to charge Francisco.

Jennifer Bueno, 41, appeared with her husband, Craig, at a news conference with a white bandage covering her nose and purple rings under her eyes.

During the Texas loss to Oakland on Monday, Francisco threw a chair into the right-field seats and hit two spectators. Craig Bueno acknowledged that he had been part of "bantering" with the Rangers, but said there were "no swear words.''

See more of the story here!

Chickens still rule the roost... or do they...?

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For some poor buggers, internment and confinement are their sentence - simply for being chickens! Is this fair?!?!? Even their guards are undersized midgets! Colditz for chickens! An outrageous injustice!
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The "Solitary" - not a nice place!

Things to make a foot happy

I thought foot needed some cheering up, so I found some things I know will bring a smile to his... ankle (?)

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The downside to this is... now I will have to give foot a cold spa bath to calm down!!!

(*) The Day of the sleeping foot

I don't know if my soles saw the ground until later this arvo today - not good. How are we ever going to get any exercise at this rate? The weather was wonderful out there, but the sun-thing was waaaay across on the wrong end of the sky by the time we got our $#it together today. Oh well... somedays are good uns, and then you have days like today... pmsl!

"I'm happy tonight", says Foot, "In a nice worn yet warming pair of ol' black socks, with fading elastic and heels, but comfort factor is a biggie here. Comfort and warmth - everything seems in be in order..."

Chair adds this report: "Another day of isolation - I feel emptiness when I'm ignored the way I have been today. Altho the warming comfort of a nicely padded pair of buns on my seat are making up for any sense of loss for earlier - thankfully. My pillow cover has even seen the internal configuration of a washing machine AND the sunshine for a few hours - a miracle in itself (possible...)... things must be looking up. Even my squeak seems to have healed itself this evening - joyousness!"

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Cyalayta
~ Foot'n'Chair ~
http://footchair.blogspot.com
footchair@malnews.cjb.net

What we have not named or beheld as a symbol escapes our notice ~ W.H. Auden

Foot Sox

Oh my gawd... there's only so much a foot can stand! Feet are human, you know!!! (Be strong, my feet! Stand firm!)
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Cyalayta
~Foot'n'Chair ~

(*) Chairs of the Week

It's not easy being a Page-3 chair, but - here goes. Hold onto your armrests!
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OK... OK... you can breathe now!

Cyalayta
~Foot'n'Chair ~