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Saturday, September 30, 2006

Some of these are good...smile

16 Things it took me over 50 years to learn by Dave Barry,
National Syndicated Columnist


1. Never, under any circumstances, take a sleeping pill and a laxative on the same night.

2. If you had to identify, in one word, the reason why the human race has not achieved, and never will achieve, its full potential, that word would be "meetings."

3. There is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness."

4. People who want to share their religious views with you almost never want you to share yours with them.

5. You should not confuse your career with your life.

6. Nobody cares if you can't dance well. Just get up and dance. (This one is very important)

7. Never lick a steak knife.

8. The most destructive force in the universe is gossip.

9. You will never find anybody who can give you a clear and compelling reason why we observe daylight savings time.

10. You should never say anything to a woman that even remotely suggests that you think she's pregnant unless you can see an actual baby emerging from her at that moment.

11. There comes a time when you should stop expecting other people to make a big deal about your birthday. That time is age 11.

12. The one thing that unites all human beings, regardless of age, gender, religion, economic status or ethnic background, is that, deep down inside, we ALL believe that we are above average drivers.

13. A person, who is nice to you, but rude to a waiter, is not a nice person. (This is very important. Pay attention. It never fails.)

14. Your friends love you anyway.

15. Never be afraid to try something new. Remember that a lone amateur built the Ark . A large group of professionals built the Titanic.

16. Thought for the day: Men are like fine wine . . . They start out as grapes, and it's up to the women to stomp the crap out of them until they turn into something acceptable to have dinner with.
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Hydroponic Gardening

I am still very interested in learning more about this subject. Who knows?.... I might want to make and sell systems.

There are at least three systems ranging from a flooded system , to one using small tubing , to a wet spray system. At the moment I prefer the wet spray or air system for growth due to decreased water useage and greater growth rates.

I just like the idea of fresh vegetables and berries year round.

$500 for a small system....$1000 for a larger.

ideas?
thanks
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Tuesday, September 26, 2006

Prodigious Drawing Ability and Visual Memory

I try to spend a few minutes each day looking at the silly emails and this one showed up.

Being a skeptic I find it hard to believe but do....smile.

Please take a few minutes to watch the video and comment back with your thoughts.

me...my thoughts...very impressive...and very cool...gifts that are simply remarkable
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Saturday, September 23, 2006

I Can Only Imagine

The title says it all but click here

This is one of my favorite and hope you enjoy. Did you like it?
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Friday, September 22, 2006

Tagged - The MeMeMeMeMeMeMe Questions

Doctor J's HouseCalls indicated she would like my responses to the Tagged questions.



These are are my answers to the "MeMe" Questions:

1: Do you like the look and the contents of your blog? My blog is less than a week old and therefore so new that I have no opinion. I have learned how to add favorites and to link to other blogs today....smile..talk about a newbie...

2: Does your family know about your blog? Yes, I have told them though they are not very interested.

3: Can you tell your friends about your blog? Mine is so new that I have not talked much about it. I have mentioned blogging to several with responses ranging from waste of time to will check it out.

4: Do you just read the blogs of those who comment on your blog? Or do you try to discover new blogs? I would have very little to read....so far...if I only read those that comment on my blog. I look for new blogs daily. Though I have debated/argued a few times I am much more interested in the blogs where folks simply share ideas in a setting where no one is wrong.

5: Did your blog positively affect your mind? Give an example. So far, no...probably has had a negative effect. There is so much arguing/debating...sometimes to a childish level. I came very close to stopping and may soon but wanted to give it a little more time and dig a little deeper. It has been interesting to note the expertise that some have for politics and sports. My greatest wish is that blog owners answer the questions posted to them before adding new twists...just answer the questions of those that took the time to reply.

6: What does the number of visitors to your blog mean? Do you use a traffic counter? I saw a profile view counter...has not changed in the past few days.

7: Did you imagine how other bloggers look like? No, if they show a picture...great...if not then their words are who they are. From their words there are some really fine folks, a few mules and a couple slugs.

8: Do you think blogging has any real benefit? How about a clean maybe.... I have found myself caught up in a few that in hindsight I would have passed. I have learned to simply move on and either post or read others. I do like to leave a brief message where I visit...particularly when there are very few replies. My guess is that the blog owners want to know that someone is out there and reading their topics beyond a simple counter.

9: Do you think that the Blogsphere is a stand alone community separated from the real world? No..not at all. I think people are people. My guess is that folks say more of what they really feel blogging than they would over lunch, but that would be expected. Newsgroup posting and blogging are pretty similar as far as a thread being created with discussions about this and that.

10: Do some political blogs scare you? Do you avoid them? No...I really don't have a strong leaning in the political world as I see both sides as self serving and willing to bend the rules a little to far. I get bored with the same hash over and over...and would prefer to find more interesting blogs. Politics is ok...but I enjoy more.

11. Do you think that criticizing your blog is useful? Mine is so new that I have not had any criticism. I am ok being criticized so long as it is in someway helpful.

12: Have you ever thought about what happen to your blog in case you died? Nope.
I don't give much thought to my worldly possessions beyond having a will.

13: Which blogger had the greatest impression on you? I have only been reading others for a few months and have enjoyed most. The normal group that has passed this survey around are good people....for the most part....silly grin. That is a great question....probably the ones that can disagree without being nasty. The greatest impression comes from those bloggers that are able to change their minds, moderate their position, say they were wrong when they become better informed. I don't understand why some people blog when they appear to learn nothing from others.

14: Which blogger you think is the most similar to you? I don't know.

15: Name a song you want to listen to. I like most music with a lean to the 70's.

16: Ask five bloggers to answer these question on their blogs. I agree with the Doc that most everyone has answered. How about I tag those that have not been so far?...you know who you are....smile.
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Thursday, September 21, 2006

Great Post and Quote by Mark Twain

Check out this great post and report at Plead the First.

“Suppose you were an idiot. And suppose you were a member of Congress. But I repeat myself.” - Mark Twain

Just click on the quote to review the full post by By PotatoStew.

Of course comments always welcomed.
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Wednesday, September 20, 2006

Where do goosebumps come from?

For me "magnificent obsession" can be illustrated by goose bumps. Can you think yourself into having them? Concentrate very hard.....

Now...be in church and hear a beautiful song...the minister says somthing that makes it happen....a young person describes her faith as "magnificent obsession." and maybe you feel goosebumps...

I believe that when goose bumps happen as a result of examples like the above that our spirit is talking to us from not our brain but our heart. I can't speak for everyone but I believe my spirit/soul lives in my heart and talks to me by ...drumroll...goosebumps. When this happens and I am neither cold or hot I try to listen as I believe that my soul should be heard.

I was responding to a post at http://christspeakrx.blogspot.com/

It's ok if you think that this is silly but wonder if you will think about it next time....smile.
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Politics Explained....

THIS IS A BI-PARTISAN JOKE THAT CAN BE ENJOYED BY BOTH PARTIES!
IT ONLY THAT, IT IS POLITICALLY CORRECT!!

While walking down the street one day a US senator is tragically hit by a truck and dies.

His soul arrives in heaven and is met by St. Peter at the entrance.

"Welcome to heaven," says St. Peter. "Before you settle in, it seems
there is a problem. We seldom see a high official around these parts,
you see, so we're not sure what to do with you."

"No problem, just let me in," says the man.

"Well, I'd like to, but I have orders from higher up. What we'll do is have you spend one day in hell and one in heaven. Then you can choose where to spend eternity."

"Really, I've made up my mind. I want to be in heaven," says the senator.

"I'm sorry, but we have our rules."

And with that, St. Peter escorts him to the elevator and he goes down, down, down to hell. The doors open and he finds himself in the middle of a green golf course. In the distance is a clubhouse. Standing in front of it are all his friends and other politicians who had worked with him.

Everyone is very happy and in evening dress. They run to greet him, shake his hand, and reminisce about the good times they had while getting rich at the expense of the people.

They play a friendly game of golf; and then dine on lobster, caviar and champagne.

Also present is the devil, who really is a very friendly guy who has a good time dancing and telling jokes. They are having such a good time that before he realizes it, it is time to go.

Everyone gives him a hearty farewell and waves while the elevator rises...

The elevator goes up, up, up and the door reopens on heaven where
St. Peter is waiting for him.

"Now it's time to visit heaven."

So, 24 hours pass with the Senator joining a group of contented souls moving from cloud to cloud, playing the harp and singing. They have a good time. Before he realizes it, the 24 hours have gone by and St. Peter returns.

"Well, then, you've spent a day in hell and another in heaven. Now
choose your eternity."

The Senator reflects for a minute, then he answers: "Well, I would never have said it before, I mean heaven has been delightful, but I think I would be better off in hell."

So St. Peter escorts him to the elevator and he goes down, down, down to hell.

Now the doors of the elevator open and he's in the middle of a barren land covered with waste and garbage.

He sees all his friends, dressed in rags, picking up the trash and putting it in black bags as more trash falls from above.

The devil comes over to him and puts his arm around his shoulder. "I don't understand," stammers the Senator. "Yesterday I was here and there was a golf course and clubhouse. We ate lobster and caviar, drank champagne, danced and had a great time. Now there's just a wasteland full of garbage and my friends look miserable. What happened?"

The devil looks at him, smiles and says, "Yesterday we were campaigning...... Today you voted."

(I think this did a great job of explaining our system...you?)
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Visit my Blog?

I am new to hosting a blog. If you take a look...please leave a note.
thanks
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Coastal Properties Price Drop

One of my interests is studying coastal property (NC & SC) for investment. My guess is that the markets have topped and have dropped a few percent. Why? Higher interest rates, more sellers than buyers, rapid price growth.

I do not predict the current market to take off and go higher. Then again, I am amazed at the growth for the past couple of years. Are baby boomers the reason?
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Monday, September 18, 2006

September Stock Market Guess

Over the past few years when the market has moved up during August there has been a drop in September. I wonder if we will see this happen again in the next few days or weeks.
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Recreational Boating Illegal?

See this interesting article---sounds like a judge may be going overboard.

http://www.ibinews.com/ibinews/newsdesk/20060814154923ibinews.html