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4月30日 Talking about the Susan G. Komen for the Cure campaign<img src="http://microsoftwlmessengermkt.112.2o7.net/b/ss/mswlmmktdreamcom/1/H.9--NS/1?ns=microsoftwlmessengermkt&pageName=Module&c3=Module%20Komenblog_panel" width="0" height="0" border="0"/> <img src="http://global.msads.net/ads/pronws/Komen2_panel.jpg" width="420" height="420" border="0" usemap="#Map" /> <map name="Map" id="Map"> <area shape="rect" coords="266,348,402,385" href="http://im.live.com/Messenger/IM/Join/?source=Komen_blogpanel" target="_blank" /> <area shape="rect" coords="99,295,174,311" href="http://im.live.com/messenger/im/causes/Komen/?source=Komen_blogpanel" target="_blank" /> <area shape="rect" coords="20,28,389,140" href="http://im.live.com/messenger/im/causes/Komen/?source=Komen_blogpanel" target="_blank" /> </map> Quote 7月7日 Children - Costs vs. BenefitsI received the following in an email from a former co-worker in Portland, and I really liked it, so I am posting it here:
I have repeatedly seen the breakdown of the cost of raising a child,
but this is the first time I have seen the rewards listed this way. It's nice...really nice! The government recently calculated the cost of raising a child from birth to 18 and came up with $160,140 for a middle income family. Talk about sticker shock! That doesn't even touch college tuition. But $160,140 isn't so bad if you break it down. It translates into: * $8,896.66 a year, * $741.38 a month, or * $171.08 a week * That's a mere $24.24 a day! * Just over a dollar an hour. Still, you might think the best financial advice is don't have children if you want to be "rich." Actually, it is just the opposite. What do you get for your $160,140? * Naming rights. First, middle, and last! * Glimpses of God every day. * Giggles under the covers every night. * More love than your heart can hold. * Butterfly kisses and Velcro hugs. * Endless wonder over rocks, ants, clouds, and warm cookies. * A hand to hold, usually covered with jelly or chocolate * A partner for blowing bubbles, flying kites, building sand castles, and skipping down the sidewalk in the pouring rain. * Someone to laugh yourself silly with, no matter what the boss said or how your stocks performed that day. For $160,140, you never have to grow up. You get to: * finger-paint, * carve pumpkins, * play hide-and-seek, * catch lightning bugs, and * Never stop believing in Santa Claus. You have an excuse to: * keep reading the Adventures of Piglet and Pooh, * watching Saturday morning cartoons, * going to Disney movies, and * wishing on stars. You get to frame rainbows, hearts, and flowers under refrigerator magnets, spray painted noodle wreaths for Christmas, hand prints set in clay for Mother's Day, and cards with backward letters for Father's Day. For $160,140, there is no greater bang for your buck. You get to be a hero just for: * retrieving a Frisbee off the garage roof, * taking the training wheels off a bike, * removing a splinter, * filling a wading pool, * coaxing a wad of gum out of bangs, and coaching a baseball team that never wins but always gets treated to ice cream regardless. You get a front row seat to history to witness the: * First step, * First word, * First bra, * First date, and * First time behind the wheel. You get to be immortal. You get another branch added to your family tree, and if you're lucky, a long list of limbs in your obituary called grandchildren and great grandchildren. You get an education in psychology, nursing, criminal justice, communications, and human sexuality that no college can match. In the eyes of a child, you rank right up there under God. You have all the power to heal a boo-boo, scare away the monsters under the bed, patch a broken heart, police a slumber party, ground them forever, and love them without limits, so one day they will, like you, love without counting the cost. That is quite a deal for the price!!!!!!! Love & enjoy your children & grandchildren!!!!!!! What a bargain! 6月27日 CONGRATULATIONS BEAVS!!!!!!!!!!!!!YOU MAY HAVE NOTICED, IF YOU'VE VISITED MY HUMBLE ESTABLISHMENT IN THE PAST, THAT I HAVE CHANGED MY BACKGROUND. I CHANGED TO AN ORANGE BACKGROUND IN HONOR OF THE NEWEST CHAMPIONS IN THE COLLEGE WORLD SERIES: THE OREGON STATE BEAVERS. CONGRATULATIONS, BEAVS - YOU'RE THE BEST!!!!!!! YOU CAN CLICK ON http://www.osubeavers.com/ TO READ ABOUT THEIR AMAZING SERIES! 6月12日 Wildlife Up Close and PersonalFor my friends and family who are nature lovers, a gal at work has turned me on to a couple of live webcam feeds to watch nature up close and personal.
The first is a live streaming video feed of an eagle's nest, sponsored by the Biodiversity Research Lab. The nest is by the Atlantic Ocean somewhere in Maine and other info about the eagles is on the website. Keep in mind that it is a live feed, so if it is nighttime on the East Coast of the US you won't be able to see much (but you can still hear stuff if you have your speakers turned up). As of this writing, the baby eaglets are developing their flight feathers but are still in the nest. Here's the link (also putting it in my "links" section): http://www.nwf.org/wildlife/baldeagle/webcam.cfm
The second link is to a watering hole favored by the animals somewhere in Botswana. The site calls it "Pete's Pond", but I don't know who Pete is, or why he can claim it as his own. You can watch all kinds of cool animals come for drinks at their favorite watering hole! Unfortunately, right now it isn't an actual live feed because it is currently the rainy season in Botswana and I guess they didn't want their cameras to wash away. The live feed will start up again in August, but for now they show tapes of last year's run and you would never really know that it isn't live action. Check out the link below to visit Pete's Pond: http://www7.nationalgeographic.com/ngm/wildcamafrica/wildcam.html?fs=www9.nationalgeographic.com .
See ya at the nest or the watering hole! 5月17日 Welcome to the World, Little One!Allow me to publicly announce the newest addition to my family...
This came in an email from my Uncle Sig, with the subject header "Katherin Elizabeth Voellm" (Sig's son is my cousin Eric)
Hi Family
Not sure of the spelling yet, but on May 15th @ 5:57 p.m., Texas time
she was born.
Came in at 6lbs, 1 1/2 oz. and 19"
Mom, Dad & baby and grandparents are doing well.
Sig
I can't wait to see the pics!!! The Dry Comedy of Steven WrightIf you're not familiar with the work of Steven Wright, he's the visionary who once said: "I woke up one morning and all of my stuff had been stolen and replaced by exact duplicates." His mind sees things differently, to our amazement and amusement. Here are some of his gems: 1 - I'd kill for a Nobel Peace Prize. 2 - Borrow money from pessimists -- they don't expect it back. 3 - Half the people you know are below average. 4 - 99% of lawyers give the rest a bad name. 5 - 42.7% of all statistics are made up on the spot. 6 - A conscience is what hurts when all your other parts feel so good. 7 - A clear conscience is usually the sign of a bad memory. 8 - If you want the rainbow, you gotta put up with the rain. 9 - All those who believe in psycho kinesis, raise my hand. 10- The early bird may get the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese. 11- I almost had a psychic girlfriend but she left me before we met. 12- OK, so what's the speed of dark? 13- How do you tell when you're out of invisible ink? 14- If everything seems to be going well, you have obviously overlooked something. 15- Depression is merely anger without enthusiasm. 16- When everything is coming your way, you're in the wrong lane. 17- Ambition is a poor excuse for not having enough sense to be lazy. 18- Hard work pays off in the future, laziness pays off now. 19- I intend to live forever -- so far, so good. 20- If Barbie is so popular, why do you have to buy her friends? 21- Eagles may soar, but weasels don't get sucked into jet engines. 22- What happens if you get scared half to death twice? 23- My mechanic told me, "I couldn't repair your brakes, so I made your horn louder." 24- Why do psychics have to ask you for your name? 25- If at first you don't succeed, destroy all evidence that you tried. 26- A conclusion is the place where you got tired of thinking. 27- Experience is something you don't get until just after you need it. 28- The hardness of the butter is proportional to the softness of the bread. 29- To steal ideas from one person is plagiarism; to steal from many is research. 30- The problem with the gene pool is that there is no lifeguard. 31- The sooner you fall behind, the more time you'll have to catch up. 32- The colder the x-ray table, the more of your body is required to be on it. 33- Everyone has a photographic memory, some just don't have film. 5月16日 Two Friends - A ReminderTWO FRIENDS WERE WALKING > > THROUGH THE DESERT. > > DURING SOME POINT OF THE > > JOURNEY THEY HAD AN > > ARGUMENT AND ONE FRIEND > > SLAPPED THE OTHER ONE > > IN THE FACE. > > > > THE ONE WHO GOT SLAPPED > > WAS HURT BUT, WITHOUT > > SAYING ANYTHING, > > WROTE IN THE SAND: > > > > TODAY MY BEST FRIEND > > SLAPPED ME IN THE FACE. > > > > THEY KEPT ON WALKING, > > UNTIL THEY FOUND AN OASIS, > > WHERE THEY DECIDED > > TO TAKE A BATH. > > > > THE ONE WHO HAD BEEN > > SLAPPED GOT STUCK IN THE > > MIRE AND STARTED DROWNING, > > BUT THE FRIEND SAVED HIM. > > > > AFTER HE RECOVERED FROM > > THE NEAR DROWNING, > > HE WROTE ON A STONE: > > > > TODAY MY BEST FRIEND > > SAVED MY LIFE. > > > > THE FRIEND WHO HAD SLAPPED > > AND SAVED HIS BEST FRIEND > > ASKED HIM, "AFTER I HURT YOU, > > YOU WROTE IN THE SAND AND NOW, > > YOU WRITE ON A STONE, WHY?" > > > > THE OTHER FRIEND REPLIED > > "WHEN SOMEONE HURTS US > > WE SHOULD WRITE IT DOWN > > IN SAND WHERE WINDS OF > > FORGIVENESS CAN ERASE IT AWAY. > > > > BUT, WHEN SOMEONE DOES > > SOMETHING GOOD > > FOR US, > > WE MUST ENGRAVE IT IN STONE > > WHERE NO WIND > > CAN EVER ERASE IT." > > > > LEARN TO WRITE > > YOUR HURTS IN > > THE SAND AND TO > > CARVE YOUR > > BLESSINGS IN STONE. > > 5月14日 My Birthday - A Little History
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Taurus (astrology)
Taurus (astrology), the second sign of the zodiac, symbolized by the bull. According to astrologers, people whose birthdays occur between April 20 and May 20 are said to be born under the sun sign of Taurus. Taurus, an earth sign, is ruled by the planet Venus, named after the ancient Roman goddess of beauty and love.
Astrologers consider Taureans to be loyal, stable, conservative, and practical. They are also thought to be patient, affectionate, and good-natured people. However, their tempers can erupt dramatically if they are pushed beyond their limits. Astrologers believe Taureans are home-loving and tend to have deep sentimental attachments to people, things, and places. They also can be jealous and possessive. Astrologers do not consider Taureans to be fond of change, making the typical Taurus both reliable and committed, as well as inflexible.
Astrologers consider Taureans to be very attuned to the physical world. They have acute senses and appreciate beauty and pleasure in all forms. Taureans tend to be very aware of the value of things, an ability which can make them skilled handlers of money and good judges of the quality of merchandise. Professions traditionally associated with the sign Taurus include banking and business, especially trade; accounting; clothing or interior design; real estate; singing; farming; and architecture. See also Astrology; Horoscope.
e banking and business, especially trade; accounting; clothing or interior design; real estate; singing; farming; and architecture. See also Astrology; Horoscope.5月9日
Do You REALLY Know It All?
Ok - now that you think you know everything, try this test:
This is based on U.S. info, so use all lobes of your brain. This can be more difficult than it looks - it just shows how little most of us really see.
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There are 25 questions about things we see every day or have known about all our lives. How many can you get right? These little simple questions are harder than you think-- it just shows you how little we pay attention to the commonplace things of life.
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Put your thinking caps on. No cheating! No looking around! No getting out of your chair! No using anything on or in your desk or computer!
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Can you beat 20?? (The average is 7) Write down your answers as you go.
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There are 25 questions about things we see every day or have known about all our lives. How many can you get right? These little simple questions are harder than you think-- it just shows you how little we pay attention to the commonplace things of life.
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Put your thinking caps on. No cheating! No looking around! No getting out of your chair! No using anything on or in your desk or computer!
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Can you beat 20?? (The average is 7) Write down your answers as you go.
Check answers (on the bottom), AFTER completing all the questions.
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REMEMBER - NO CHEATING!!! BE HONEST!!! That means no looking at your phone or anything on your desk...
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LET'S JUST SEE HOW OBSERVANT YOU REALLY ARE.
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Here we go!
1. On a standard traffic light, is the green on the top or bottom?
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2. How many states are there in the USA? (Don't laugh, some people don't know)
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3. In which hand is the Statue of Liberty's torch?
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4. What six colors are on the classic Campbell's soup label?
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5. What two numbers on the telephone dial don't have letters by them?
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6. When you walk does your left arm swing with your right or left leg? (Don't you dare get up to see!)
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7. How many matches are in a standard pack?
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8. On the United States flag is the top stripe red or white?
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9. What is the lowest number on the FM dial?
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10. Which way does water go down the drain, counter or clockwise?
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11. Which way does a "no smoking" sign's slash run?
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12. How many channels on a VHF TV dial?
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13 On which side of a woman's blouse are the buttons?
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14. Which way do fans rotate?
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15 How many sides does a stop sign have?
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16. Do books have even-numbered pages on the right or left side?
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17 How many lug nuts are on a standard car wheel?
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18. How many sides are there on a standard pencil?
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19. Sleepy, Happy, Sneezy, Grumpy, Dopey, Doc. Who's missing?
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20. How many hot dog buns are in a standard package?
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21 On which playing card is the card maker's trademark?
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22 On which side of a Venetian blind is the cord that adjusts the opening between the slats?
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23. There are 12 buttons on a touch tone phone. What 2 symbols bear no digits?
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24. How many curves are there in the standard paper clip?
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25. Does a merry-go-round turn counter or clockwise?
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REMEMBER - NO CHEATING!!! BE HONEST!!! That means no looking at your phone or anything on your desk...
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LET'S JUST SEE HOW OBSERVANT YOU REALLY ARE.
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Here we go!
1. On a standard traffic light, is the green on the top or bottom?
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2. How many states are there in the USA? (Don't laugh, some people don't know)
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3. In which hand is the Statue of Liberty's torch?
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4. What six colors are on the classic Campbell's soup label?
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5. What two numbers on the telephone dial don't have letters by them?
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6. When you walk does your left arm swing with your right or left leg? (Don't you dare get up to see!)
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7. How many matches are in a standard pack?
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8. On the United States flag is the top stripe red or white?
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9. What is the lowest number on the FM dial?
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10. Which way does water go down the drain, counter or clockwise?
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11. Which way does a "no smoking" sign's slash run?
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12. How many channels on a VHF TV dial?
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13 On which side of a woman's blouse are the buttons?
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14. Which way do fans rotate?
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15 How many sides does a stop sign have?
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16. Do books have even-numbered pages on the right or left side?
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17 How many lug nuts are on a standard car wheel?
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18. How many sides are there on a standard pencil?
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19. Sleepy, Happy, Sneezy, Grumpy, Dopey, Doc. Who's missing?
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20. How many hot dog buns are in a standard package?
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21 On which playing card is the card maker's trademark?
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22 On which side of a Venetian blind is the cord that adjusts the opening between the slats?
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23. There are 12 buttons on a touch tone phone. What 2 symbols bear no digits?
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24. How many curves are there in the standard paper clip?
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25. Does a merry-go-round turn counter or clockwise?
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Answers:
1. On a standard traffic light, is the green on the top or bottom?
> BOTTOM
> BOTTOM
2. How many states are there in the USA? (Don't laugh,some people don't know)
> 50
> 50
3. In which hand is the Statue of Liberty's torch?
> RIGHT
> RIGHT
4. What six colors are on the classic Campbell's soup label?
> BLUE, RED, WHITE, YELLOW, BLACK & GOLD
> BLUE, RED, WHITE, YELLOW, BLACK & GOLD
5. What two numbers on the telephone dial don't have letters by them?
> 1,0
> 1,0
6. When you walk does your left arm swing with your right or left leg?
> RIGHT
> RIGHT
7. How many matches are in a standard pack?
> 20
> 20
8. On the United States flag is the top stripe red or white?
> RED
9. What is the lowest number on the FM dial?
> 88
10. Which way does water go down the drain, counter or clockwise?
> CLOCKWISE (NORTH OF THE EQUATOR)
> RED
9. What is the lowest number on the FM dial?
> 88
10. Which way does water go down the drain, counter or clockwise?
> CLOCKWISE (NORTH OF THE EQUATOR)
11. Which way does a "no smoking" sign's slash run ?
> TOWARDS BOTTOM RIGHT
> TOWARDS BOTTOM RIGHT
12. How many channels on a VHF TV dial?
> 12 (no #1)
13 On which side of a woman's blouse are the buttons?
> LEFT
14. Which way do fans rotate?
> CLOCKWISE AS YOU LOOK AT IT
> 12 (no #1)
13 On which side of a woman's blouse are the buttons?
> LEFT
14. Which way do fans rotate?
> CLOCKWISE AS YOU LOOK AT IT
15 How many sides does a stop sign have?
> 8
> 8
16. Do books have even-numbered pages on the right or left side?
> LEFT
> LEFT
17 How many lug nuts are on a standard car wheel?
> 5
18. How many sides are there on a standard pencil?
> 6
19. Sleepy, Happy, Sneezy, Grumpy, Dopey, Doc. Who's missing?
> BASHFUL
20. How many hot dog buns are in a standard package?
> 8
21 On which playing card is the card maker's trademark?
> ACE OF SPADES
22 On which side of a Venetian blind is the cord that adjusts the opening between the slats?
> LEFT
23. There are 12 buttons on a touch tone phone. What 2 symbols bear no digits?
> *, #
24. How many curves are there in the standard paper clip?
> 3
> 3
25. Does a merry-go-round turn counter or clockwise?
> COUNTER
> COUNTER
I got 19 of them right when I first took it, but I still say that the answer to #2 is wrong (I was born in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. - It is technically not a state, and I believe there are a few other commonwealths in the nation too!). Can any of you clarify this issue for me?
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WHATEVER IDIOT KEEPS TRACKING MY PAGE BACK TO A SPAM PAGE, YOU SHOULD KNOW THAT I AM DELETING THE TRACKBACKS WITHOUT LOOKING AT THEM, SO YOU ARE WASTING YOUR TIME. KNOCK IT OFF!!!!!!! I AM NOT YOUR PERSONAL ADVERTISING VENUE!!!!!!
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