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June 2005 - Disney DVD Club

I've always liked the classic Disney movies like Pete's Dragon, Herbie the Love Bug and The Apple Dumpling Gang. Those are the types of movies that I grew up watching. My wife and I decided that we would like to have Disney movies from that era for our kids to watch, because they're fun and clean. That's when we found the Disney DVD Club. Like any other of these clubs, you get a monthly selection that you have to cancel, but the cool thing is that you can cancel online. You don't have to mail anything back to them. You also have a minimum number to buy, but the introductory offer is great and you can find all those old movies you've been looking for. If you join now, you get 3 Disney Movies for $1.99 each plus Free Shipping at Disney Movie Club! With membership. We also decided to get the extra movies that you get when you sign up. You can get them at a reduced price and they count towards the total number you are required to buy.

One other thing, and I'll stop talking about this. They have specials every month, like buy one get one free, and you can also get movies that the adults enjoy. For example, they're currently offering The Count of Monte Cristo, Hidalgo, and others. The Disney Movie Club. If you join now, you're also supporting clean humor on the Web! Does it get any better than this? OK, maybe it does, but this is a pretty cool offer.

May 2005 - May Fools!

Obviously, I need to work on my days of the month. For some reason, I had calculated that May only had 30 days when I was setting up the jokes for this month. Thanks to the many who let me know that there weren't any jokes on May 31. Unfortunately, it was too late for me to do anything about it.

April 2005 - Carleton Sheets

I don't know if you've ever heard of Carleton Sheets. He has done real estate courses for a very long time. There has been some controversy about some of his methods in the past, but I personally own his course and think it's great! He does a good job of making recommendations and letting you know what the possible legal ramifications are for each technique. Right now, you can get Carleton Sheets NO DOWN PAYMENT - 30 Day Trial for ONLY $9.95, plus 4 free bonus gifts! or you can find out more about the No Down Payment Real Estate Course.

March 2005 - Happy Birthday to Me!

Haven't had time to do much on the site since my birthday, anniversary and Spring Break are in March. For Spring Break, we went on a working vacation to Little Rock, Arkansas, where we took pictures at The Little Gym – Little Rock. In January we took pictures at The Little Gym – Arlington/Mansfield, Texas.

We're not making enough on sponsorship to pay for the site, so I'm looking into additional sponsors. I definitely will NOT do popups, popunders, flashing buttons and the like, but I am trying to find sponsors that you might be interested in. Do have any suggestions? Let me know.

January 2005 - New service for digital scrapbookers

My wife and I run a small event photography business called Fun Family Fotos. She has also always done a lot of scrapbooking. Recently, she was introduced to digital scrapbooking, creating scrapbook pages on the computer. Because she's into photography and I'm into computers, we loved it right away. When trying to find ways to get the pages printed, though, we found the options were lacking. So now, we are offering a new service! Digital scrapbook printing at PrintMyScrapbook.com. We print full-size 12x12 scrapbook pages on professional Kodak photo paper and the results are great! If you know anyone who is into scrapbooking, you should let them know about this. These prints will last hundreds of years and can be passed on from generation to generation.

December 2004 - More on computer security...

PC Magazine just release a review on ZoneAlarm Security Suite 5.5 (which I personally use and like much better than Norton Internet Security, which I used before) and gave it higher ratings than any other security suite.

Find out how to protect yourself and get $10 OFF of Zone Alarm Security Suite 5.5.

November 2004 - Is your computer safe?

If you are using Windows and Internet Explorer (which most people do) when browsing on the Internet, you are opening yourself up to all kinds of security problems. People set up Web sites to intentionally put programs on people's computers to spy on them and report back information such as usernames and passwords, credit card information and anything else you type on your computer. Even though Microsoft is trying to add security into Windows, people keep finding new ways around it and Microsoft is not updating Internet Explorer until 2006. In addition, Microsoft is not creating security updates for anything other than IE 6 on Windows XP.

A recent article in ComputerWorld on one of the latest security problems states: "...attackers can silently and remotely take over an SP2 machine when the user simply browses a Web page"

There are two important steps you can take to avoid this. First, change browsers. I recommend Firefox. You can download it and find out all about it at the following link: Get Firefox. It has good privacy settings, tabbed browsing, a popup blocker and imports your favorites from IE. I've also included some links from news sources about it on the MyHumor Online Security page.

Second, get good security software in place on your computer. I recommend ZoneAlarm Security Suite. ZoneAlarm started as a personal firewall and has evolved to a full-service security system. ZoneAlarm Security Suite now includes a firewall to keep out hackers and spyware, antivirus protection to protect you from e-mail viruses and the new Instant Messenger viruses, as well as spam and phishing protection. It's normally $69.95, but using the following link you can get $10 off: Get ZoneAlarm. They also have a basic firewall (without antivirus, antispam, etc.) that is free for personal use. However, I have replaced 3 other programs with the security suite.

If you have any questions about any of this, feel free to contact me or visit the MyHumor Internet Security page.

June 2004
I have decided to create an Internet Shopping Guide for visitors interested in finding out what shopping on the Internet is all about. It won't be extensive or all-inclusive, but it will be based on my personal shopping experiences in the nine years that I've used the Internet. I will only list products that I use and recommend and I'll see if they'll reimburse me for any new customers I send their way.

Check out the MyHumor.org Internet Shopping Guide.

May 2004
Although there was some doubt, I was able to attend the Regis University Commencement Exercises on May 1, 2004. Although I won't get the piece of paper for a while (I still have to write a paper on my project), it was a relief to be able to attend. It snowed the night before, so the 465 or so of us receiving diploma covers ;o) got to sit outside in the snow. It was in the 70's by the time the ceremony was over. I got a nice "graduation cap" sunburn across my forehead and looked like Eddie Munster for a week. Maybe I'll post some pictures, or maybe not. :op

March 2004
For those of you who thought that the page sending me a comment or joke submission was sending your submissions into a black hole, you were right, mostly. I finally went through my email and tried to respond to every one. I went back as far as September of last year! Anyway, I'll try to stay caught up from now on.

Although I still haven't finished my project, I will participate in the Commencement exercises at Regis University on May 1. I sure hope I finish my project before then.

Also, sometime in the near future, I plan on moving MyHumor.org to a new server, which will entail changing the code and ALL OF THE PAGES ON THE SITE! What does this mean to you? You'll have to change your bookmarks/favorites or go directly to http://www.myhumor.org, that's all. Don't worry; there will be a transition period in which both sets of pages will work.

26-February-2004
I have finally launched a new site for my future Web design company, MinistryWebs. As many of you know I have been working on my Master's degree online through Regis University. As part of my master's project, I have been researching and working on church and ministry Web sites. To help in my research, I have created a survey to try and determine the perceived Internet needs of churches and their congregations. If you would like to participate in a survey on church Web sites, click here. If you are a pastor, minister, or church leader, click here.

07-February-2004
MyHumor.org is now officially a Family Friendly Site. I always thought it was, but now FamilyFriendlySites.com apparently agrees. (How nice of them.)
(I actually posted this in March because I forgot about it. Sorry!)

06-February-2004
Brightening up the Web, one joke at a time. The purpose of MyHumor is to provide a safe place on the Web for families to enjoy a good laugh together. Hopefully, I'm accomplishing that goal. If you have found this to be a place where you can come to relax and have a good laugh, I'd like you to help me Spread the Jokes.

18-November-2003
Back from Vacation. I know, I know, every time I tell anyone that I'm back from vacation I get the typical: "Vacation... What's that?" I took a week off and we went to Missouri to relax and do nothing (away from a computer!) Unfortunately, my kids and wife got the flu and we spent the entire time cooped up in a house taking temperatures and doling out medicine. Upon my return, I had a host of messages informing me that I'm missing jokes, as well as a number of joke submissions. I thank you all from the deepest depths of my heart. I will be working for the next week to answer your emails and post your jokes on the site. Thanks again for your concern.

6-October-2003
JokeFinder Service. By popular demand, I have added a joke finding service to MyHumor.org. For those of you looking for specific jokes or for the ideal joke for a specific article, presentation, speech, or newsletter, this is the service for you. Save yourself the time and effort and use the JokeFinder. (By the way, it costs money.)

28-September-2003
Downtime. I knew that I needed some downtime, but I didn't realize that my server did as well. MyHumor was down for most of the day Saturday and Sunday. Fortunately, I don't think anyone noticed because I know most of you stop by while you're at work! Anyway, if I had money to spend I might reevaluate my hosting situation, but I don't, so I won't.

10-September-2003
OOPS! I am wiping the egg off of my face. (That means that I have done something incredibly stupid.) I have asked repeatedly for people to contact me with suggestions, comments, and criticisms, and have wondered why I get so few. I also wondered why whenever someone submitted a comment, it came through as a joke submission.

In reviewing the form today, I found some pretty basic errors that were preventing the form from working properly. As a matter of fact, I'm surprised that it worked at all! Anyway, if you have submitted a comment or criticism in the past, please let me know again, even if it is just to tell me what a bozo I am! Also, I respond to every submission I receive, IF you supply a valid email address.

08-September-2003
My not-yet-profiting Web design company, MinistryWebs, has finished yet another volunteer ministry Web site project for Compelled by Christ's Love Ministries, a Christian missions ministry to Mexico that holds missions trips to Mexico, runs a feeding program in a garbage dump, and is in the process of raising money to build a church.

08-September-2003
More Excuses. Thanks to all of you who write to tell me when a joke is missing on the site and to all those who write with compliments, questions, and suggestions. In case I had you fooled, let me tell you, this is a one-person site, not a megacorporation trying to make a buck. Just me. I have a full-time job as a Web developer and am currently working on my Master's degree in eCommerce. I also have a great family who I neglect more often than I should. Therefore, this site (my hobby), sometimes gets moved to the bottom of the list of priorities. This is where I get to ask for your help.

If you've read this far, then you are the kind of person I'm looking for. I need more jokes. If you wonder what kind of jokes, look at the categories to the left and the screening criteria. Next year, after I graduate (hopefully), I plan to expand the site. The current content, joke of the day in every category, will still be available for free, but I will provide lots more content for those who decide to pay a nominal fee.

What features will I offer? I plan to have a daily email, searchable archives and downloadable .pdf documents of each category. If you have other ideas or suggestions, let me know. How much will it cost? Again, I would like to get your input on this. It will really depend on how much time I dedicate to it, as I would like to someday have the site cover at least my hosting expenses and the time I put into it. I look forward to hearing from you.

02-July-2003
I've been busy working on my Master's degree and neglected to update the business and sports sections. They are now updated and I'd like to send out a special thanks to Bill Wong for pointing it out to me.

01-July-2003
Today I added information on how to sponsor a child through various charity organizations. This is something I really believe in. I, personally, and MyHumor.org give to charity and sponsor needy children. Find out how you can, too!

09-May-2003
Removed questionable sites from the links page. I want to ensure that we NEVER link directly to questionable content. Our mission is to provide a safe environment with funny, clean jokes for everyone! If you ever find questionable content on the site or via a link from our site, please let me know immediately! - Thanks.

04-May-2003
MyHumor.org is now Ad-Free! I have decided to take all advertising banners off of MyHumor.org. This has always been a volunteer project and I have decided to rely exclusively on donations to continue offering great, clean humor on the Internet. To join with us in providing daily, clean jokes, please click on any of the donation buttons on the site.

03-May-2003
Added translate the joke feature. It still needs some work, but at least visitors from other countries can get a rough translation of the jokes on the site.

01-May-2003
Added the Sports Joke section. I have jokes about American football, soccer, basketball and lots of golf jokes!

01-April-2003
Added the Business Jokes section. These are about the funny things that can happen when running a business or jokes about the business world.

15-March-2003
Added the Government Jokes Section. I have jokes about government entitities, such as Congress and the IRS.

05-March-2003
The site that MinistryWebs has created for the Pentecostal Peace Fellowship is now online. Check it out!

01-March-2003
Added the Lists Section. All types of humorous lists are found in this section, a different one each day!

12-February-2003
In working on my Master's Program, I've decided to do research on church Web sites. I have an interest in this area, as I've already created Web sites for churches and ministries. Also, I consider providing clean humor to the world my personal ministry. I have purchased the domain MinistryWebs.com and registered my company. Ministry Web sites I have created include: Abundant Life Assembly of God and DonJeter.com.

02-February-2003
Added the Health Jokes Section. These jokes are on all aspects of the medical profession: doctors, nurses, pharmacists, HMOs, medicine, diets, weight loss, exercise, and anything else relating to health.

16-November-2002
Changed the Puns Section to a more general Word Jokes Section. In this category, I will have all types of jokes that deal with language, plays on words, puns, etc.

7-October-2002
Added the Jobs Section. In this category, I focus on jokes about workers and job-related humor. Anything that has to do with employment, employers or employees is fair game!

23-September-2002
I just added a Law Section, in which I've included jokes about lawyers, judges, policemen and basically anything that has something to do with law enforcement or the judicial system.

1-July-2002
Added the Family Jokes Section. These are jokes about various members of the family: brothers, sisters, mothers, fathers, children, grandparents, grandchildren and even in-laws!

17-June-2002
I added the daily cartoon. It's a sponsored link by a company that sells the rights to reprint cartoons, as well as place them on items such as mugs and T-shirts. If you see anything questionable, let me know and I'll find another source.

28-May-2002
Finally moved again, for the last time (I hope). I've started daily jokes in each of the following categories: Aging, Animals, Children, Education, Marriage, Religion and Puns.

21-January-2002
Had all kinds of problems with this Web host. (Don't ever use a Web hosting company called AIT.) All I could get online was the "We're moving" message.

30-November-2001
This move took longer than expected. We were offline for a few months.

24-September-2001
Changing Web hosts, again. I hope that some day I find a good, reliable, affordable Web host, but I don't think it's going to happen.
(NOTE: I finally found one! If you need a Web host, contact CI HOST. They're the Best!)

1-April-2001
Started an e-mail list, "funny, clean jokes in your e-mail, 3 to 5 times a week".

2-February-2001
I don't know whether this was a groundhog's day joke or what, but somehow my site was confused with the site of the company I work for on the server. My boss wasn't too pleased. ;o)

10-January-2001
Tried a pop-up to select joke categories.
(NOTE: This was worse than the previous attempt!)

10-November-2000
Added a drop-down selector to choose joke categories.
(NOTE: This didn't work very well!)

16-October-2000
Added graphics to the colors for a better look on the site

15-August-2000
Major Site Redesign. We've changed our color scheme and added lots of new joke categories!

20-May-2000
MyHumor.org goes online! We have purchased our domain name and hosting and will now be found at http://www.myhumor.org!

13-October-1999
First major redesign of the site. Basically for the last year I've just been adding jokes. Now I'm trying to figure out how to make the site look better.

12-December-1998
Started My "Humor?" Page at Hypermart. The address is http://myhumor.hypermart.net.