When it comes to sleeping – I suppose that when one (or more) are tired and need sleep we can sleep just about anywhere. Have you ever had an unusual sleeping spot. Any of the ones in this site – have you done?
Find more below
While these are a ‘new’ thing to me – I guess I’ve seen them & NOT know what they were – Until now…….Who Knew? There are certainly some that do it ‘OK’ while others should NEVER do it again. Some might need a little practice or just give up …. some seem to be natural at it!
What is a DUCK FACE?
Well this is how the Celebrities say it’s done……
How do you do the celebrity duck face? It’s a little pucker, a little pout and a whole lot of attitude.
This is one of my favorites listed …and you too will probably agree.
More of the Celebs Pouts here …http://bit.ly/piXnW6
** This is a site that I do NOT remember how I found it – but I have found it to be the best I’ve seen and love it. (better than local!)
If you click on the center of the map … it will enlarge.
I hope you find it useful and may all in Irene’s path stay safe.
I have family in both NC & VA and friends from the social networks all over I’m sure so my thoughts are with all those in the path. When Irene started it was headed within a direct path of us – Jacksonville, Florida!
This is the link http://www.stormpulse.com/
Also there is anopther TD #10 right behind – but last look may head up north away from the USA!
“One of British Columbia’s most notorious gangsters is dead after he was shot during a brazen daylight attack outside a casino.
Jonathan Bacon and five other victims were rushed to Kelowna General Hospital around 3 p.m. Sunday after at least one gunman opened fire on a vehicle in the parking lot of the Delta Grand Hotel in Kelowna, B.C.
One of the injured men is Larry Amero, a full-patch Hell’s Angels member…”
Isn’t this the President of our country…
the United States of America ?
I do believe that saluting the flag goes with that,
as does respecting and honoring the service members
who have died defending our freedoms.
If not a salute, how about a hand over
the heart like the other guy?
He can shower us all with flowery words (via teleprompter)
and dazzle us with his B.S., but actions speak louder.
He has no desire to be patriotic or to show respect those
who died to allow him to live the life he is living.
The Chinese media has reported on an extraordinary account of a mother bear saving her cub from a life of torture by strangling it and then killing itself.
The bears were kept in a farm located in a remote area in the North-West of China. The bears on the farm had their gall bladders milked daily for ‘bear bile,’ which is used as a remedy in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM).
It was reported that the bears are kept in tiny cages known as ‘crush cages’, as the bears have no room to manoeuvre and are literally crushed.
The bile is harvested by making a permanent hole or fistula in the bears’ abdomen and gall bladder.
As the hole is never closed, the animals are suspect to various infections and diseases including tumours, cancers and death from peritonitis.
The bears are fitted with an iron vest, as they often try to kill themselves by hitting their stomach as they are unable to bear the pain.
A person who was on the farm in place of a friend witnessed the procedures and told Reminbao.com that they were inhumane.
The witness also claimed that a mother bear broke out its cage when it heard its cub howl in fear before a worker punctured its stomach to milk the bile.
The workers ran away in fear when they saw the mother bear rushing to its cub’s side.
Unable to free the cub from its restraints, the mother hugged the cub and eventually strangled it.
It then dropped the cub and ran head-first into a wall, killing itself.
Many TCM practitioners have denounced the use of bear bile in their treatment as there are cheaper herbs and synthetics that can be used in its place.
Bear bile is traditionally used to remove ‘heat’ from the body as well as treat high fever, liver ailments and sore eyes.
MORE on this story & Pictures can be found HERE
So who is responsible for the SS mess we are in today
History Lesson on Your Social Security Card
Just in case some of you young whippersnappers (& some older ones) didn’t know this. It’s easy to check out, if you don’t believe it. Be sure and show it to your family and friends. They need a little history lesson on what’s what and it doesn’t matter whether you are Democrat or Republican. Facts are Facts.
Social Security Cards up until the 1980s expressly stated the number and card were not to be used for identification purposes. Since nearly everyone in the United States now has a number, it became convenient to use it anyway and the message, NOT FOR IDENTIFICATION, was removed.
An old Social Security card with the “NOT FOR IDENTIFICATION” message. Our Social Security
Franklin Roosevelt, a Democrat, introduced the Social Security (FICA) Program. He promised:
1.) That participation in the Program would be Completely voluntary,
No longer Voluntary
2.) That the participants would only have to pay
1% of the first $1,400 of their annual Incomes into the Program,
Now 7.65% on the first $90,000
3.) That the money the participants elected to put into the Program would be deductible from their income for tax purposes each year,
No longer tax deductible
4.) That the money the participants put into the independent ‘Trust Fund‘ rather than into the general operating fund, and therefore, would only be used to fund the Social Security Retirement Program, and no other Government program, and,
Under Johnson the money was moved to The General Fund and Spent
5.) That the annuity payments to the retirees would never be taxed as income.
Under Clinton & Gore Up to 85% of your Social Security can be Taxed
Since many of us have paid into FICA for years and are now receiving a Social Security check every month — and then finding that we are getting taxed on 85% of the money we paid to the Federal government to ‘put away’ — you may be interested in the following:
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Q: Which Political Party took Social Security from the independent ‘Trust Fund’ and put it into the general fund so that Congress could spend it?
A: It was Lyndon Johnson and the Democratically controlled House and Senate.
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Q: Which Political Party eliminated the income tax deduction for Social Security (FICA) withholding?
A: The Democratic Party.
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Q: Which Political Party started taxing Social Security annuities?
A: The Democratic Party, with Al Gore casting the ‘tie-breaking’ deciding vote as President of the Senate, while he was Vice President of the US
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Q: Which Political Party decided to start giving annuity payments to immigrants?
AND MY FAVORITE:
A: That’s right!
Jimmy Carter and the Democratic Party. Immigrants moved into this country, and at age 65, began to receive Social Security payments! The Democratic Party gave these payments to them, even though they never paid a dime into it!
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Then, after violating the original contract (FICA), the Democrats turn around and tell you that the Republicans want to take your Social Security away!
And the worst part about it is uninformed citizens believe it! If enough people receive this, maybe a seed of awareness will be planted and maybe changes will evolve. But it’s worth a try.
How many people can YOU send this to?
Actions speak louder than bumper stickers.
*** Instead of threatening to withhold Social Security and Disability checks
of people who really need the money….
Lets hold the paycheck’s and benefits of all House & Senate members,the
President and all their staffs, then see how fast it is resolved!!!!!
If you agree resend this & keep it going..they should get the
message!!!!!!!!! If you disagree, just punch DELETE…. ***
Fortunately, a cop in a police car was close enough to see the accident and pulled up behind the Lexus with his lights flashing.
Before the cop had a chance to ask any questions, the attorney started screaming hysterically about how his Lexus, which he had just purchased the day before, was completely ruined and would never be the same, no matter how any car body shop tried to make it new again.
After the lawyer finally wound down from his rant, the cop shook his head in disbelief. “I can’t believe how materialistic you lawyers are,” he said. “You are so focused on your possessions that you neglect the most import ant things in life.”
“How can you say such a thing?” asked the lawyer.
The cop replied, “Don’t you even realize that your left arm is missing? It was severed when the truck hit you!”
“OH, MY GOD!!!” screamed the lawyer.
(keep reading)
Now this is JUST – ONE – that was shown of 12….
Octopus
Microsoft-cofounder Paul Allen’s 414-foot, blue-and-white megayacht, built for $200 million (and with an estimated annual operating budget of $20 million), is seriously tricked out. The behemoth is equipped with a recording studio, jet-ski dock, full-size basketball court, seven boats, a 63-foot tender, room for a crew of 60, two helipads (each with its own helicopter), and two submarines—one remote-control operated for studying the ocean’s floor, the other with the capacity to sleep eight guests and spend up to two weeks underwater.
(Photo: Kevin Perkins/Newscom)
Find more … [ here http://onforb.es/qo8kXF ] Forbes
The problem with public housing is that the residents are not the owners. The people that live in the house did not earn the house, but were loaned the property from the true owners, the taxpayers. Because of this, the residents do not have the “pride of ownership” that comes with the hard work necessary. In fact, the opposite happens and the residents resent their benefactors because the very house is a constant reminder that they themselves did not earn the right to live in the house. They do not appreciate the value of the property and see no need to maintain or respect it in any way.
The result is the same whether you are talking about a studio apartment or a magnificent mansion full of priceless antiques. If the people who live there do not feel they earned the privilege, they will make this known through their actions..
The Resolute Desk was built from the timbers of the HMS Resolute
and was a gift from Queen Victoria to President Rutherford B. Hayes.
It is considered a national treasure and an icon of the presidency.
Mr. Obama, you are not in a hut in Kenya, or public housing in Chicago . With all due respect, get your damn feet off our desk!!
Created by National Center for Missing and Exploited Children
The ‘latest’ post at this moment is from
“Lou Ken D”
Double Jeopardy does not apply if they file federal charges against her for violating the civil rights of her child. She can receive a life sentence if convicted. Anyone who waits a month to report their child missing has violated their civil rights!! Everyone needs to contact the feds, state atty and atty general in FL and get them to prosecute the crap out of her that way!!!!. Contact Lawson Lamar, State Atty Florida.NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
Lawson Lamar, State Attorney
415 North Orange Avenue
Orlando, Florida 32801
(407) 836-2400
I find that we ussually get some type of notice – maybe late – of important news
sometimes after the fact – (like th breech recently) … butI’ve seen nothing about
this … so ‘ve sent this to support and maybe they will get back with me —sooner—
than later so that it can be fixed if necessary – on someone’s end.
***Sent from the CNN App for Android Borger: Where are the adults in Washington? http://www.cnn.com/2011/OPINION/06/29/borger.leadership.debt/index.html
(This link is not the important part – but what showed at the time and if you look on the page you will see WHY I’m commenting as I am ….No Flag when he is speaking)
I would like to know why THIS President thinks it is OK to have any type of official ‘whatever’ And NOT have the AMERICAN FLAG(S) bebind him!!!
HE is suppose to be the Commander of this OUR Country!
WE ARE AMERICAN & THAT IS OUR FLAG!
Why does someone not do something about this!
They – Twitter – should learn something from WordPress. Because I by mistake deactivated my Twitter account! After doing this I would have thought that as popular as they are & certainly I’ve had the ‘bug bite’ …they would verify that it was ME who had deleted the account – and NOT a spammer as does WordPress! But NO!
All my followers – All those who I had come to follow – the little things I had re-tweeted and FAV’D – GONE! Shame on Twitter for not making sure that YOU are the one who has ‘ordered’ this … and to be honest — Facebook should do the same! —- With so many hackers – spammers out there – this is one way to make sure that YOU are the owner of the site! Now when I made the mistake – I can now NO LONGER use M Y e-mail that I and all that know me use!!! I have to use another that I do not use! But YET – Twitter still has and shows that MY e-mail and MY name are already in use (taken) DUH!!!! YES – Now why does TWITTER not get this straight?
Why has Twitter & Facebook Not taken and learned from WordPress that misstakes can and are made & it would be better to ask & be wrong than not to ask at all!
PS…Don’t you think that ‘like ‘WordPress’ Facebook & Twitter should have ONE Main Log-in Page!!!!!!!!! One that also shows & tells the Features that that service provides & WHAT to look for??
…. The photo above in this post – I’ve not seen before!
Obama‘s Insulting U.K. Codename’Chalaque’ is Scotland Yard‘s codename for the president on his U.K. visit, but what does it mean when translated?
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Before President Obama’s arrival in London, The Daily Mail ran a story under the headline “Codename ‘smart alec’: British police label Obama with ‘mildly offensive’ Punjabi word for visit to U.K.” Scotland Yard says its computers randomly picked a codename for Obama, “chalaque,” for his visit to the country. But the newspaper quoted a Sikh community leader saying the name is often used to “denigrate” someone. Yahoo News then picked up the story, featuring it on its homepage under the headline: “Obama Code Named ‘smart alec’ in Britain.”
This is how President Obama signed the guestbook at Westminster Abbey earlier today, where he got a tour from the Very Reverend Dr. John Hall and laid a wreath on the Grave of the Unknown Warrior.
“It is a great privilege to commemorate our common heritage, and common sacrifice.”
Barack Obama
24 May 2008
Update: For those who find the European-style date suspicious, the Telegraph reports that a “Westminster Abbey spokeswoman confirmed it was the president who had written the wrong date.”
Photo and caption by Judith Holford
These Japanese Red-crowned Cranes were seen at the Akan International Crane Centre in Hokkaido, Japan. One appeared to be the gatekeeper – pronouncing on whether the other two could pass. It captured a humorous moment with members of this endangered species which has been brought back from the edge of extinction by conservation measures.
They make an unlikely trio, but Baloo the bear, Leo the lion and Shere Khan the tiger have forged an unusually strong bond.
Considering that they would be mortal enemies if they ever were to meet in the wild, it is stunning to see their unique and genuine friendship in these intimate pictures.
Rescued eight years ago during a police drug raid in Atlanta, Georgia, the three friends were only cubs at the time at barely two months old.
They had been kept as status symbol pets by drug barons.
Delivered to the Noah’s Ark Animal Rescue Centre in Locust Grove, Georgia, the decision was made to keep the youngsters together, because of their budding rapport.
‘We could have separated them, but since they came as a kind of family, the zoo decided to keep them together,’ said Diane Smith, assistant director of Noah’s Ark.
‘To our knowledge, this is the only place where you’ll find this combination of animals together.’
Living with the zoo’s founders for the past eight years, Shere Khan, Baloo and Leo have now moved to a purpose-built habitat where the US public can now witness first hand their touching relationships.
‘We didn’t have the money to move them at first,’ said Diane.
‘Now their habitat is sorted and they have been moved away from the children’s zoo areas where the public couldn’t really get a good look.
‘It is possible to see Baloo, who is a 1000lb bear, Shere Khan, a 350lb tiger and Leo, who is also 350lbs, messing around like brothers.
‘They are totally oblivious to the fact that in any other circumstance they would not be friends.’
Handled by Charles and Jama Hedgecoth, the zoo’s owners and founders, the three friendly giants appear to have no comprehension of their animal differences.
‘Baloo and Shere Khan are very close,’ says Diane.
‘That is because they rise early, and as Leo is a lion, he likes to spend most of the day sleeping.
‘It is wonderful and magical to see a giant American Black Bear put his arm around a Bengal and then to see the tiger nuzzle up to the bear like a domestic cat.
‘When Leo wakes up, the three of them mess around for most of the day before they settle down to some food.’
Surprisingly for three apex predators with the power to kill with a single bite or swipe of their paw, they are very relaxed around each other.
‘They eat, sleep and play together,’ said Jama.
‘As they treat each other as siblings they will lie on top of each other for heat and simply for affection.
‘At the moment, they are getting used to their new habitat.
‘Shere Khan is being quite reticent about the move, but Baloo, the bear, is very good at leading him on and making him feel comfortable and safe.’
Explaining that the three ‘brothers’ have always seemed to share a unique bond, Charles said: ‘Noah’s Ark is their home and they could not possibly be separated from each other.
‘You just have to remember who you’re dealing with when you are with them, though. ‘It’s when you forget that these fellows are wild animals that you get yourself in trouble.’
The trio’s new habitat had to be constructed carefully, in order to accommodate its occupants.
Jama said: ‘The clubhouse had to be very sturdy for the guys, because they all sleep in it together,’
She added: ‘We had to include a creek, because the tiger and the bear both like to be in water.’
‘Rules Are Rules’
It was a normal day in Sharon Springs , Kansas ,when a Union Pacific crew boarded a loaded coal train for the long trek to Salina ..
The Bad news:
Just a few miles into the trip, a wheel-bearing became overheated, and
melted, letting a metal support drop down and grind on the rail,
creating white hot molten-metal droppings spewing down to the rail.
The Good news:
A very alert crew noticed smoke about halfway back in the train, and
immediately stopped the train in compliance with the Union Pacific
Safety Rules.
The Bad news:
The train stopped with the hot wheel over a wooden bridge, with
creosote ties and trusses.
The crew tried to explain to CEO ‘Higher-Ups’, but were
instructed NOT to move the train !
They were instructed ‘The Rules Book’ prohibits
moving the train when a part is defective !
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REMEMBER… RULES ARE RULES! |
By Audrey Morrison
Wed, 18 May 2011 19:51:32 GMT
Zsa Zsa’s rep John Blanchette confirmed she was admitted because her feeding tube was causing “bleeding … like a fountain.”
Blanchette added that her husband “was worried and hoped she wasn’t dying in front of his eyes.”
Sadly, von Anhalt confirmed on Wednesday that his 94-year-old wife has been unresponsive since 2am.
This is the latest health setback for Gabor who has undergone hip replacement surgery, a leg amputation and was, most recently, hospitalized for pneumonia on May 5.
Ten short questions:
This is a fun quiz. Listed below are 10 direct quotes. You have to guess which American politician said it. Your four choices are:
Former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin
Former VP Dan Quayle
President Barack Obama
Former President George W. Bush
Ready? Here we go!
1) “Let me be absolutely clear. Israel is a strong friend of Israel’s.”
A. Barack Obama
B. Dan Quayle
C. Sarah Palin
D. George W. Bush
2) “I’ve now been in 57 states I think one left to go.”
A. Barack Obama
B. Dan Quayle
C. Sarah Palin
D. George W. Bush
3) “On this Memorial Day, as our nation honors its unbroken line of fallen heroes, and I see many of them in the audience here today.”
A. Barack Obama
B. Dan Quayle
C. Sarah Palin
D. George W. Bush
4) “What they’ll say is, ‘Well it costs too much money,’ but you know what? It would cost, about. It it it would cost about the same as what we would spend. It. Over the course of 10 years it would cost what it would costs us. (nervous laugh) All right. Okay. We’re going to. It. It would cost us about the same as it would cost for about, hold on one second. I can’t hear myself. But I’m glad you’re fired up, though. I’m glad.”
A. Barack Obama
B. Dan Quayle
C. Sarah Palin
D. George W. Bush
5) “The reforms we seek would bring greater competition, choice, savings and inefficiencies to our health care system.”
A. Barack Obama
B. Dan Quayle
C. Sarah Palin
D. George W. Bush
6) “I bowled a 129. It’s like – it was like the Special Olympics, or something.”
A. Barack Obama
B. Dan Quayle
C. Sarah Palin
D. George W. Bush
7) “Of the many responsibilities granted to a president by our
Constitution, few are more serious or more consequential than selecting a Supreme Court justice. The members of our highest court are granted life tenure, often serving long after the presidents who appointed them. And they are charged with the vital task of applying principles put to paper more than 20 centuries ago to some of the most difficult questions of our time.”
A. Barack Obama
B. Dan Quayle
C. Sarah Palin
D. George W. Bush
8) “Everybody knows that it makes no sense that you send a kid to the emergency room for a treatable illness like asthma, they end up taking up a hospital bed, it costs, when, if you, they just gave, you gave them treatment early and they got some treatment, and a, a breathalyzer, or inhalator, not a breathalyzer. I haven’t had much sleep in the last 48 hours.”
A. Barack Obama
B. Dan Quayle
C. Sarah Palin
D. George W. Bush
9) “It was interesting to see that political interaction in Europe
is not that different from the United States Senate. There’s a lot of I don ‘t know what the term is in Austrian, wheeling and dealing.”
A. Barack Obama
B. Dan Quayle
C. Sarah Palin
D. George W. Bush
10) “I have made good judgments in the past. I have made good judgments in the future.”
A. Barack Obama
B. Dan Quayle
C. Sarah Palin
D. George W. Bush
Sorry. This was a trick quiz. All of the correct answers are the
same person. Each of these quotes are directly from President Barack Obama.
Now you know why he brings his teleprompter with him everywhere he goes…..even when talking to a 6th grade class.
”But this September, the 85-year-old star will don his tuxedo to entertain the masses and help “Jerry’s Kids” for the last time, the charity announced Monday.”
Osama bin Laden is DEAD!!
Osama bin Laden
Twin Towers
9-11-2001
First I would like to know just how they determined and verified that this opersons DNA was done & confirmed within so short a time when in normal circumstances it take sometime months!
Fitst heard that he was killed during last week and confirmed now.
Now when we were told he was in Americans hands/control … now is was buried at SEA!
Then said this happened around three (3:pm) with an iportanta announcement that broke in at 10:30pm …. then leaks started coiming about it … ((( Great News I might add)).
First told/heard that American Navy Seals 20 od then wre involved …. now stating 30-40!
Some true and accurate facts need to come out!
Former President George W. Bush
But I along with sooooooooo many others are glad and delighted that this ‘man’ and I state that lightly – named Osama bin Laden … IS DEAD…. according to all sorces from reuters – CBS NEWS – NBC NEWS – CBS NEWS – FOX NEWS – & CNN NEWS – REUTERS (was tyhe first I saw via Twitter)……the the news conference from President Obama (wanted to take full credit in my viewppoint) but remember that President George W. Bush was there from the beginning when all this happened and HE is the one that got things going and said WE – the United States of America would eventually get him Dead or Alive!
CAN BE READ HERE
by George W. Bush
STATEMENT FROM
May 1, 2011
“Earlier this evening, President Obama called to inform me that American forces killed Osama bin Laden, the leader of the al Qaeda network that attacked America on September 11, 2001. I congratulated him and the men and women of our military and intelligence communities who devoted their lives to this mission. They have our everlasting gratitude. This momentous achievement marks a victory for America, for people who seek peace around the world, and for all those who lost loved ones on September 11, 2001. The fight against terror goes on, but tonight America has sent an unmistakable message: No matter how long it takes, justice will be done.”
My comment…..
“Congratulations should also go to the courage of this man George W. Bush for what he had to endure and carry on his shoulders. Proud to have backed President Bush for his enduring faith and his compassion, empathy & sympanthy during the days that brought the United States of America to her core. We were a United Nation then – (which we were now) One who fought for the Freedom that is suppoose to be the United States of American – the Land of the Free … We need that Freedom back. At least with this news we may feel it again – but be guarded against what may come. President George W. Bush Under pressure YOU prevailed. Now those men & women who you gave hope & love to when you visited will be joyous & thankful & yet continue to watch out for the USA…AND THOSE WHO lost loved ones on September 11th and the Armed Services of thos killed or wonded since – for all who were involved can finally get a (I hope) a solid good nights sleep.”
April 29, 2011
They’re out there and they’ll breed!! They will become our future senators, police, doctors and airline pilot‘s!! Once again our super school system at work!!!!
ARE YOU READY FOR THIS?
The following questions were set in last year’s GED examination. These are genuine answers (from 16 year olds)….and they WILL breed.
Q. Name the four seasons.
A. Salt, pepper, mustard and vinegar.
Q. Explain one of the processes by which water can be made safe to drink.
A. Flirtation makes water safe to drink because it removes large pollutants like grit, sand, dead sheep and canoeists.
Q. How is dew formed.
A. The sun shines down on the leaves and makes them perspire.
Q. What causes the tides in the oceans.
A. The tides are a fight between the earth and the moon. All water tends to flow towards the moon, because there is no water on the moon, and nature abhors a vacuum. I forget where the sun joins the fight.
Q. What guarantees may a mortgage company insist on.
A. If you are buying a house they will insist that you are well endowed.
Q. In a democratic society, how important are elections.
A. Very important. Sex can only happen when a male gets an election.
Q. What are steroids
A. Things for keeping carpets still on the stairs. (Shoot yourself now, there is little hope).
Q.. What happens to your body as you age.
A. When you get old, so do your bowels and you get intercontinental.
Q. What happens to a boy when he reaches puberty.
A. He says goodbye to his boyhood and looks forward to his adultery. (So true).
Q. Name a major disease associated with cigarettes.
A. Premature death.
Q. What is artificial insemination ***.
A. When the farmer does it to the bull instead of the cow.
Q. How can you delay milk turning sour.
A. Keep it in the cow. (Simple, but brilliant).
Q. How are the main 20 parts of the body categorised (e.g. The abdomen).
A. The body is consisted into 3 parts – the brainium, the borax and the abdominal cavity. The brainium contains the brain, the borax contains the heart and lungs and the abdominal cavity contains the five bowels: A, E, I,O,U. Duh!
Q. What is the fibula?
A. A small lie.
Q. What does ‘varicose’ mean?
A. Nearby.
Q. What is the most common form of birth control.
A. Most people prevent contraception by wearing a condominium. (That would work).
Q. Give the meaning of the term ‘Caesarean section‘.
A. The caesarean section is a district in Rome.
Q. What is a seizure?
A. A Roman Emperor. (Julius Seizure, I came, I saw, I had a fit.)
Q. What is a terminal illness.
A. When you are sick at the airport. (Irrefutable)
Q. Give an example of a fungus. What is a characteristic feature?
A. Mushrooms. They always grow in damp places and they look like umbrellas.
Q. Use the word ‘judicious’ in a sentence to show you understand its meaning.
A. Hands that judicious can be soft as your face. (OMG)
Q. What does the word ‘benign’ mean?
A. Benign is what you will be after you be eight. (brilliant)
Q. What is a turbine?
A. Something an Arab or Shreik wears on his head.
From ABC News – ending in September & January……
Read at link below……….
All My Children & One Life to Live
What am I to do with my afternoon Days!?
“The grandmother in Kenya is on record saying he was born in Kenya,” Trump said. “The hospital has, not only no birth certificate — or if they have it they should produce it, maybe there is something on it, who knows — but they have no records that he was there.
The family is fighting over which hospital in Hawaii he was born in. “There is not one record, in any hospital in Hawaii, that Barack Hussein Obama was born there,” he added.
Read More at Newsmax.com: Trump: Grandma Says Obama Was Born in Kenya
Thursday, 07 Apr 2011 08:38 AM
By Hiram Reisner
Rescuers flying over an island of debris rescue a dog swept out to sea by Japan’s tsunami three weeks ago.
TOKYO — A dog that survived in a house swept away to sea three weeks ago by the devastating Japan tsunami was saved on Friday by a coast guard rescue team flying over an island of debris.
Local television showed an aerial view of a brown medium-sized dog trotting around the roof of the house — the only part of it floating above water — before disappearing inside through a broken section of the roof.
The coast guard rescuers, thinking there might also be people alive inside the house, lowered one of their team onto the roof.
He tried to coax the dog out, but then went in after tearing a wider opening. He came out with the dog in his arms and they were transported back to safety by boat.
Domestic media said no people were found inside the house.
Life is short….
I think there is a VERY PROFOUND message here!
How true is this one!!!!!
THE SITUATION
In Washington , DC , at a Metro Station, on a cold January morning in 2007, this man with a violin played six Bach pieces for about 45 minutes. During that time, approximately 2,000 people went through the station, most of them on their way to work. After about 3 minutes, a middle-aged man noticed that there was a musician playing. He slowed his pace and stopped for a few seconds, and then he hurried on to meet his schedule.
About 4 minutes later:
The violinist received his first dollar. A woman threw money in the hat and, without stopping, continued to walk.
At 6 minutes:
A young man leaned against the wall to listen to him, then looked at his watch and started to walk again.
At 10 minutes:
A 3-year old boy stopped, but his mother tugged him along hurriedly. The kid stopped to look at the violinist again, but the mother pushed hard and the child continued to walk, turning his head the whole time. This action was repeated by several other children, but every parent – without exception – forced their children to move on quickly.
At 45 minutes:
The musician played continuously. Only 6 people stopped and listened for a short while. About 20 gave money but continued to walk at their normal pace. The man collected a total of $32.
After 1 hour:
He finished playing and silence took over. No one noticed and no one applauded. There was no recognition at all.
No one knew this, but the violinist was Joshua Bell, one of the greatest musicians in the world. He played one of the most intricate pieces ever written, with a violin worth $3.5 million dollars. Two days before, Joshua Bell sold-out a theater in Boston where the seats averaged $100 each to sit and listen to him play the same music.
This is a true story. Joshua Bell, playing incognito in the D.C. Metro Station, was organized by the Washington Post as part of a social experiment about perception, taste and people’s priorities.
This experiment raised several questions:
*In a common-place environment, at an inappropriate hour, do we perceive beauty?
*If so, do we stop to appreciate it?
*Do we recognize talent in an unexpected context?
One possible conclusion reached from this experiment could be this:
If we do not have a moment to stop and listen to one of the best musicians in the world, playing some of the finest music ever written, with one of the most beautiful instruments ever made . . ..
How many other things are we missing as we rush through life?
Enjoy life NOW… it has an expiration date
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Slide the cursor over each photo to see the before and after.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/events/japan-quake-2011/beforeafter.htm
Take a good look at the sign he is holding!
Ok all you fighters for illegal immigrants‘ rights. Here is one of the
reasons we have a problem with it. As the ones that have to pay for the
welfare of these immigrants,depriving the natural citizens.
One of the several reasons the U . S . A . is falling apart.
“Gitter Done Arizona ” !
Enough said.
Boy-oh-Boy, this needs to travel around the U.S.A.Don’t let it die folks.
LIMA, Peru — Joran van der Sloot plans to plead guilty to killing a young Peruvian woman he met gambling but will argue temporary insanity in a bid to significantly shorten his sentence, his defense lawyer said Monday…read more here…
Maybe worth your viewing!
Click this link to vote and give Obama a GRADE for his performance:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29493093/
Be sure to forward this to everyone you know – and lets see if MSNBC
will report on their own poll!
A Chinese paramilitary police officer yawns after taking part in a ceremony where the officers pledged to ensure safety during the Olympic Games, in front of the National Stadium, also known as the Bird’s Nest at the Olympic Green in Beijing, Wednesday, July 23, 2008. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
Overall view during a dress rehearsal of the opera “Tosca” by Giacomo Puccini, Friday evening, July 18, 2008, at the Floating-Stage in Bregenz, Austria. The opera will start July 23, 2008, as a part of the Bregenzer Festival. (AP Photo/Winfried Rothermel
Tracy Roberts, 33, of Rockville, Md. has her toes nibbled on by a type of carp called garra rufa, or doctor fish, during a fish pedicure treatment at Yvonne Hair and Nails salon in Alexandria, Va. on Thursday July 17, 2008. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
A U.S. Soldier and his Military Dog Lucky play while taking a break during a cordon and search in Mosul, Iraq on June 8, 2008. You Witness News/U.S. Army photo by PFC Sarah De Boise/Released. Reuters.
A member of a counter narcotics police unit walks along an illegal airstrip in Uribia, northeastern Colombia, near the border with Venezuela, Thursday, July 24, 2008. Colombian police destroyed four clandestine airstrips used by drug traffickers. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)
FH Bochum Solar Car Team from Germany, drives their solar car SolarWorld 1 across the Canadian prairies in the North American Solar Car Challenge near Medicine Hat, July 22, 2008.
REUTERS/Todd Korol
A man pedals his bicycle down a flooded street in Brownsville, Texas as Hurricane Dolly hits the area on Wednesday, July 23, 2008. Dolly barreled into South Texas on Wednesday, lashing the coast with winds up to 100 mph and dumping heavy rain that threatened to flood low-lying areas but spared levees along the heavily populated Rio Grande Valley. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
Finishing touches are completed, as the Ballroom at Buckingham Palace is set up for a State Banquet in London, Friday, July 25, 2008. For the first time ever, summer visitors to Buckingham Palace will be able to view how the room is set up for an official State Banquet, when The Queen entertains around 170 guests on the first evening of a State Visit. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
South Korean elementary school students shout the word “mother” as they lay in the water during an exercise at a marine boot camp for students on Daebu Island, in Ansan,South Korea, Thursday, July 24, 2008. Some 70 students took part in the three-day camp as a way to mentally and physically strengthen themselves. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
People are seen ahead of spending a night waiting in line for a chance to buy tickets for the 2008 Beijing Olympics games, in Beijing, China, Thursday, July 24, 2008. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)
Cpl. Delacruz Carries a Puppy
Cpl. Matthew Delacruz carries a hurt puppy to a Navy Corpsmen to give him food and water in the Northern Al Anbar Province, Iraq, on May 12, 2008. You Witness News/U.S. Marine Cpl. Tyler Hill, Reuters.
Spanish Matador
Spanish matador Rafael Ribio Lujan ‘Rafaelillo is tossed by a Miura’s bull during a bullfight in Pamplona, northern Spain, at the San Fermin festivities on Sunday, July 13, 2008. The fiestas ‘Los San Fermines’ held since 1591, attracts tens of thousands of foreign visitors each year for nine days of revelry, morning bull-runs and afternoon bullfights. The San Fermin festival gained worldwide fame in Ernest Hemingway’s 1926 novel ‘The Sun Also Rises.’ (AP Photo/Daniel Ochoa de Olza)
New World Record
Russia’s Yelena Isinbaeva jumps to set the new World record at the pole vault competition at the Track and Field Golden Gala meeting in Rome’s Olympic stadium, Friday, July 11, 2008. Isinbaeva cleared the record height (5.03 meters; 16 feet, 6 inches) with ease on her second attempt Friday at the Golden Gala meet, nearly three years after her previous record of 16-5 1/4 (5.01 meters) at the 2005 world championships in Helsinki, Finland. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)
Feeding a Baby Monkey
Sita Mata, a Sadhvi or Hindu holy woman, feeds a baby monkey named Geetanjali, in Jammu, India, Friday, July 18, 2008. Sita found Geetanjali at a temple in Andhra Pradesh state and has since been caring for it. (AP Photo/Channi Anand)
Glowing Man
A performer in a light-bulb studded suit gestures to his teammates outside Beijing’s National Stadium, known as the Bird’s Nest, Tuesday July 15, 2008. Secretive rehearsals are underway in the stadium for the opening ceremony of the 2008 Olympic Games, which open on August 8. (AP Photo)
Rare White Lion Cubs
A rare white lion cub yawns as three lion cubs are presented to the media at the Safaripark in Schloss Holte-Stukenbrock, western Germany, Monday, July 14, 2008. A total of seven white lion cubs have been born at the park by two mothers the same day on June 30, 2008. While three cubs are raised by their mother ‘Kibo’, the four other cubs were refused by their mother ‘Mawensi’. One of them died overnight Monday, the remaining three will be raised by the park’s animal keepers. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)
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