September 03, 2010
Here are some of the beautiful sand sculptures created this year at the annual Sand Sculpture Carving weekend in Cannon Beach, Oregon.
August 29, 2010
Fine excuses to use the phrase "HOLY F%&K!"
....and here is a collection of water cooler conversation starters.
Each king in a deck
of playing cards represents a great king from history:
Spades - King David
Hearts - Charlemagne
Clubs -Alexander,
the Great
Diamonds - Julius
Caesar
(how cool is this?)
111,111,111 x
111,111,111 = 12,345,678,987, 654,321
If a statue in the
park of a person on a horse has both front legs in the air,
the person died in battle. If the horse has one front leg in
the air, the person died because of wounds received in battle..
If the horse has all four legs on the ground, the person died
of natural causes.
Q. Most boat owners
name their boats. What is the most popular boat name
requested?
A.
Obsession
Q. What do
bulletproof vests, fire escapes, windshield wipers and laser
printers have in common?
A. All were invented
by women.
August 22, 2010
The Death of Princess Diana Defines Globalization
Question:
What is the truest definition ofGlobalization?
Answer:
Princess
Diana's
death.
Question:
How come?
Answer :
An
English princess
with an
Egyptian boyfriend
crashes
in a French tunnel,
riding in a
German
car
with a
Dutch engine,
driven
by a Belgian
who was
drunk
on
Scottish whisky,
(check the bottle before you
change the spelling),
followed
closely by
Italian
Paparazzi,
on
Japanese motorcycles,
treated
by an American doctor,
using
Brazilian
medicines.
This is
sent to you by
a
Canadian,
using
American
Bill Gates' technology,
and
you're probably reading
this on your computer,
that
uses Taiwanese chips,
and
a
Korean
monitor,
assembled
by
Bangladeshi
workers
in a
Singapore plant,
transported
by Indian
truck drivers,
hijacked
by Indonesians,
unloaded by
Sicilian longshoremen,
and
trucked to you by Mexicans
That, my friends,
is Globalization !
1954 Oldsmobile F-88 Convertible Concept Car
After spending decades as a collection of parts stuffed into wooden crates – the F-88 was reassembled.
In 1954 – the F-88 was a Motorama “Dream Car” and was one of only two – or an unconfirmed possible three ever created. The F-88 seen here is literally the only car left of its kind – and was sold to John and Maureen Hendricks at the prestigious Barrett-Jackson Auto Auction in Scottsdale, Arizona for an unbelievable $3,240,000. This acquisition made automotive history and is the “cornerstone” of the Gateway Colorado Automobile Museum in its own special room in a rotating display worthy of the F-88!
ARE (we) THEY REALLY THAT OLD?
When we look in the mirror every morning we tell ourselves we're looking pretty good. Every now and then we see a picture of ourselves and we recoil in horror. Well here are some snap shots that will get you doing the arithmetic in your head
August 15, 2010
Following the adage "a picture is worth a thousand words"
August 8, 2010
Japanese Technology
You will not be able to know what's ahead of you,
Until you have seen at least 4 pictures
And read the explanation of what they are.
Our future is here, incredible !!!
What an age we live in !!!
Amazing technology from Japan . . .
Look closely and guess
What they could be...
Are they pens with cameras ????
Any wild guesses ?
No clue yet ?
You've just looked
Into the future...
Yep that's right !!!
You've just seen something
That will replace your PC
In the near future.
Here is how it works
In the revolution of miniature computers, scientists have made great developments with
Bluetooth technology...
This is the forthcoming computer
You can carry in your pocket.
This 'pen sort of instrument' produces both the monitor
As well as the keyboard on
Any flat surfaces from where
You can carry out functions
You would normally do
On your desktop computer
Can anyone say...
'Good-bye laptops !!!'
....... Looks like our computers
Are out of date... Again !!!
Here are some great ideas for the common ice cube tray
1. For leftover wine. If you haven’t quite finished a whole bottle, pour the rest into an ice cube tray to use for making sauces and soups later.
2. For freezing coffee or tea to keep iced coffees and teas cold without watering them down.
3. For separating a week’s worth of vitamins and pills.
4. For freezing fresh lemon and lime juice by the tablespoon to avoid wasting fruit.
5. For freezing leftover soup. Just drop a few cubes into a thermos to take to work and microwave when ready to eat.
6. For freezing homemade stocks. One ice cube is usually equivalent to two tablespoons. Which means 2 cubes = ¼ cup, 4 cubes = ½ cup, 6 cubes = ¾ cup, 8 cubes = 1 cup
7. For storing and jewelry (and preventing it from turning into a tangled mess).
8. As a painter’s palette.
9. For freezing and storing homemade baby food (just steam and puree veggies, and add water until you get to the desired consistency).
10. As Carolina suggested earlier, they can also be used to freeze lemonade or other juices to drop into iced teas or water for an added fruity twist.
11. As jello molds for kid-size portions.
12. For freezing pesto; just drop a cube or two into your pasta when it’s time to eat.
13. For organizing your junk drawer.
14. To use as a popsicle maker. Pour juice, fruit purees, or pudding into the tray, cover with foil, and poke wooden sticks through the foil into each compartment.
15. Freeze tomato paste so you always have some on-hand when a recipe calls for one or two tablespoons.
16. Keep one in the laundry area as a catchall for loose change and other odds and ends that surface as you’re sorting clothes.
17. If you are making something that only calls for egg yolks, use the ice cube trays for freezing whites to thaw out and use later.
18. Use as a candy mold for homemade confections.
19. If you’re taking something apart, whether that be a chair or a keyboard, use an ice cube tray to keep all the screws and little bits at arm’s reach and separate.
20. For freezing freshly chopped herbs.
21. To separate and organize seeds.
July 25, 2010
e laundry area as a catchall for loose change and other odds and ends that surface as you’re sorting clothes.
17. If you are making something that only calls for egg yolks, use the ice cube trays for freezing whites to thaw out and use later.
18. Use as a candy mold for homemade confections.
19. If you’re taking something apart, whether that be a chair or a keyboard, use an ice cube tray to keep all the screws and little bits at arm’s reach and separate.
20. For freezing freshly chopped herbs.
21. To separate and organize seeds.
The proud villagers of Shitterton in Dorset have clubbed together to erect a new stone sign at the entrance to their hamlet after the council signs were stolen by collectors.
THE residents of Shitterton have grown used to being the butt of jokes. But that doesn't mean they aren't proud of their pretty hamlet in the Dorset countryside.
So it was a source of great dismay that the signpost announcing its name was repeatedly stolen by souvenir hunters with a fondness for lavatory humour. So bad was the problem that, three years ago, the fed-up district council stopped replacing the sign, meaning that drivers passing through the hamlet could be unaware that they were ever in Shitterton at all.
Now, in a move that could exemplify David Cameron's Big Society, a group of public-spirited Shittertonians has decided to take matters into their own hands. They each chipped in £20 to purchase a lump of Purbeck Stone weighing more than a ton and had it engraved with the hamlet's "interesting" name to act as a proud, and permanent, sign.
Ian Ventham, 62, chairman of the parish council, who lives at Shitterton Farmhouse with his wife Diana, 61, said: "We have lived here for the last 20 years and during that time the sign has been nicked at least three times. We think it was kids who would like to have it stuck on the wall in a den somewhere because it's quite an interesting sign. "I don't think it was malicious, they just did it for fun, but it was exasperating for us. We would get a nice new shiny sign from the council and five minutes later, it was gone."
Not only was the lack of a sign annoying, he said, but "it could make life confusing for delivery drivers". "It was my wife's idea to carve it out of stone," he said. "We thought, 'Let's put in a ton and a half of stone and see them try and take that away in the back of a Ford Fiesta'."
Mr Ventham, a retired RNLI director, wrote to neighbours asking them to donate £20 towards the cost of the immovable sign. Of 50 households, well over half contributed. After being told of the plan, Purbeck district council agreed to give £70 towards the cost. Mr Ventham said he felt the project was a good example of community empowerment as proposed by the Prime Minister in his Big Society. "I am not sure if he is expressly thinking about Shitterton signposts, but I think he is talking about people getting off their backsides and doing things, rather than expecting them to be done for you," he added. Not all are happy that the name is now set in stone, however. A few in the hamlet, on the outskirts of Bere Regis, prefer the more genteel Sitterton.
Mr Ventham said: "In Victorian times prudes decided to call it Sitterton, so even today in Shitterton we have Sitterton Close and Sitterton House. The rest of us prefer the rather more earthy Shitterton."
July 18, 2010
GM recently took to the streets of Detroit with a series of billboards highlighting their rich automotive history. Cheeky - but nice.
June 27, 2010
Doo Wop Quiz
Thirty great memories about music that caused our parents and teachers grief!
Take the quiz and see how you score as a true ''Oldies Fan.''
Write down your answers and check them against the answers at the end.
(Answers Below)
Don't cheat, now !
1. When did ''Little Suzie'' finally wake up?
(a) The movie's over, it's 2 o'clock
(b) The movie's over, it's 3 o'clock
(c) The movie's over, it's 4 o'clock
2. ''Rock Around The Clock'' was used in what movie?
(a) Rebel Without A Cause
(b) Blackboard Jungle
(c) The Wild Ones
3. What's missing from a Rock & Roll standpoint? Earth _____
(a) Angel
(b) Mother
(c) Worm
4. ''I found my thrill .. . ...'' where?
(a) Kansas City
(b) Heartbreak Hotel
(c) Blueberry Hill
5. ''Please turn on your magic beam, _____ _____ bring me a dream,'':
(a) Mr. Sandman
(b) Earth Angel
(c) Dream Lover
6.. For which label did Elvis Presley first record?
(a) Atlantic
(b) RCA
(c) Sun
7. He asked, ''Why's everybody always pickin' on me?'' Who was he?
(a) Bad, Bad Leroy Brown
(b) Charlie Brown
(c) Buster Brown
8. In Bobby Darin's ''Mack The Knife,'' the one with the knife, was named:
(a) Mac Heath
(b) Mac Cloud
(c) Mac Namara
9. Name the song with ''A-wop bop a-loo bop a-lop bam boom.''
(a) Good Golly, Miss Molly
(b) Be-Bop-A-Lula
(c) Tutti Fruitti
10. Who is generally given credit for originating the term ''Rock And Roll''?
(a) Dick Clark
(b) Wolfman Jack
(c) Alan Freed
11. In 1957, he left the music business to become a preacher:
(a) Little Richard
(b) Frankie Lymon
(c) Tony Orlando
12. Paul Anka's ''Puppy Love'' is written to what star?
(a) Brenda Lee
(b) Connie Francis
(c) Annette Funicello
13. The Everly Brothers are . . .....
(a) Pete and Dick
(b) Don and Phil
(c) Bob and Bill
14. The Big Bopper's real name was:
(a) Jiles P. Richardson
(b) Roy Harold Scherer Jr.
(c) Marion Michael Morrison
15. In 1959, Berry Gordy, Jr., started a small record company called...
(a) Decca
(b) Cameo
(c) Motown
16. Edd Brynes had a hit with ''Kookie, Kookie, Lend Me Your Comb''. What TV show was he on?
(a) 77 Sunset Strip
(b) Hawaiian Eye
(c) Surfside Six
17. In 1960 Bobby Darin married:
(a) Carol Lynley
(b) Sandra Dee
(c) Natalie Wood
18. They were a one hit wonder with ''Book Of Love'':
(a) The Penguins
(b) The Monotones
(c) The Moonglows
19. The Everly Brothers sang a song called ''Till I ______ You.''
(a) Loved
(b) Kissed
(c) Met
20. Chuck Berry sang ''Oh, ___________, why can't you be true?''
(a) Suzie Q
(b) Peggy Sue
(c) Maybelline
21. ''Wooly _______''
(a) Mammouth
(b) Bully
(c) Pully
22. ''I'm like a one-eyed cat . . . .."
(a) can't go into town no more
(b) sleepin' on a cold hard floor
(c) peepin' in a seafood store
23. ''Sometimes I wonder what I'm gonna do . . . . . . .''
(a) cause there ain't no answer for a life without booze
(b) cause there ain't no cure for the summertime blues
(c) cause my car's gassed up and I'm ready to cruise
24. ''They often call me Speedo, but my real name is . . . . . .''
(a) Mr. Earl
(b) Jack ie Pearl
(c) Milton Berle
25. ''You're my Fanny and nobody else's .....''
(a) girl
(b) butt
(c) love
26. ''I want you to play with my .. . . ''
(a) heart
(b) dreams
(c) ding a ling
27. ''Be Bop A Lula ....''
(a) she's got the rabies
(b) she's my baby.
(c) she loves me, maybe
28. ''Fine Love, Fine Kissing ....''
(a) right here
(b) fifty cents
(c) just for you
29. ''He wore black denim trousers and . . .''
(a) a pink carnation
(b) pink leotards
(c) motorcycle boots
30. ''I got a gal named . . .''
(a) Jenny Zamboni
(b) Gerri Mahoney
(c) Boney Maroney
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Answers:
Scroll Down so you aren't tempted to cheat (as if cheating were needed here).
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1 (c) The movie's over, it's 4 o'clock
2. (b) Blackboard Jungle
3. (a) Angel
4. (c) Blueberry Hill
5. (a) Mr. Sandman
6. (c) Sun
7. (b) Charlie Brown
8. (a) Mac Heath
9. (c) Tutti Fruitti
10. (c) Alan Freed
11. (a) Little Richard
12. (c) Annette Funicello
13. (b) Don and Phil
14. (a) Jiles P. Richardson
15. (c) Motown
16. (a) 77 Sunset Strip
17. (b) Sandra Dee
18. (b) The Monotones
19. (b) Kissed
20. (c) Maybelline
21. (b) Bully
22. (c) peepin' in a seafood store
23. (b) cause there ain't no cure for the summertime blues
24. (a) Mr. Earl
25. (b) butt
26. (c) ding a ling
27. (b) she's my baby
28. (a) right here
29. (c) motorcycle boots
30. (c) Boney Maroney
Forward to everyone lucky enough to be teenagers in the Doo Wop era.
________
ROCK ON!
June 20, 2010
Coffee filters .Who knew! And you can buy 1,000 at the dollar
store for almost nothing--even the large ones.
1.Cover bowls or dishes when cooking in the microwave. Coffee filters
make excellent covers.
2.Clean windows, mirrors, and chrome. Coffee filters are lint-free, so
they'll leave windows sparkling.
3.Protect China by separating your good dishes with a coffee filter
between each dish.
4.Filter broken cork from wine. If you break the cork when opening a
wine bottle, filter the wine through a coffee filter.
5.Protect a cast-iron skillet. Place a coffee filter in the skillet
to absorb moisture and prevent rust.
6.Apply shoe polish. Ball up a lint-free coffee filter.
7.Recycle frying oil. After frying, strain oil through a sieve lined
with a coffee filter.
8.Weigh chopped foods. Place chopped ingredients in a coffee filter on
a kitchen scale.
9.Hold tacos. Coffee filters make convenient wrappers for messy
foods.
10.Stop the soil from leaking out of a plant pot. Line a plant pot
with a coffee filter to prevent the soil from going through the drainage
holes.
11.Prevent a popsicle from dripping. Poke one or two holes as needed in
a coffee filter.
12.Do you think we used expensive strips to wax eyebrows? Use strips
of coffee filters.
13.Put a few in a plate and put your fried bacon, French fries, chicken
fingers, etc on them. It soaks out all the grease.
14.Keep in the bathroom. They make great "razor nick" fixers.
15.As a sewing backing. Use a filter as an easy-to-tear backing for
embroidering or appliquéing soft fabrics.
16.Put baking soda into a coffee filter and insert into shoes or a
closet to absorb or prevent odors.
17.Use them to strain soup stock and to tie fresh herbs in to put in
soups and stews.
18.Use a coffee filter to prevent spilling when you add fluids to your
car.
19.Use them as a spoon rest while cooking and clean up small counter
spills.
20.Can use to hold dry ingredients when baking or when cutting a piece
of fruit or veggies. Saves on having extra bowls to wash.
21.Use them to wrap Christmas ornaments for storage.
22.Use them to remove fingernail polish when out of cotton balls.
23.Use them to sprout seeds. Simply dampen the coffee filter, place
seeds inside, fold it and place it into a plastic baggie until they
sprout.
24.Use coffee filters as blotting paper for pressed flowers. Place the
flowers between two coffee filters and put the coffee filters in phone
book.
25.Use as a disposable "snack bowl" for popcorn, chips, etc.
June 06, 2010
YOU'RE DOING IT WRONG!!
The Amazing Cucumber
This information was in The New York Times several weeks ago as part of their "Spotlight on the Home" series that highlighted creative and fanciful ways to solve common problems.
1. Cucumbers contain most of the vitamins you need every day, just one cucumber contains Vitamin B1, Vitamin B2, Vitamin B3, Vitamin B5, Vitamin B6, Folic Acid, Vitamin C, Calcium, Iron, Magnesium, Phosphorus, Potassium and Zinc.
2. Feeling tired in the afternoon, put down the caffeinated soda and pick up a cucumber. Cucumbers are a good source of B Vitamins and Carbohydrates that can provide that quick pick-me-up that can last for hours.
3. Tired of your bathroom mirror fogging up after a shower? Try rubbing a cucumber slice along the mirror, it will eliminate the fog and provide a soothing, spa-like fragrance..
4. Are grubs and slugs ruining your planting beds? Place a few slices in a small pie tin and your garden will be free of pests all season long. The chemicals in the cucumber react with the aluminum to give off a scent undetectable to humans but drive garden pests crazy and make them flee the area.
5. Looking for a fast and easy way to remove cellulite before going out or to the pool? Try rubbing a slice or two of cucumbers along your problem area for a few minutes, the phytochemicals in the cucumber cause the collagen in your skin to tighten, firming up the outer layer and reducing the visibility of cellulite. Works great on wrinkles too!!!
6.. Want to avoid a hangover or terrible headache? Eat a few cucumber slices before going to bed and wake up refreshed and headache free. Cucumbers contain enough sugar, B vitamins and electrolytes to replenish essential nutrients the body lost, keeping everything in equilibrium, avoiding both a hangover and headache!!
7. Looking to fight off that afternoon or evening snacking binge? Cucumbers have been used for centuries and often used by European trappers, traders and explores for quick meals to thwart off starvation.
8. Have an important meeting or job interview and you realize that you don't have enough time to polish your shoes? Rub a freshly cut cucumber over the shoe, its chemicals will provide a quick and durable shine that not only looks great but also repels water.
9. Out of WD 40 and need to fix a squeaky hinge? Take a cucumber slice and rub it along the problematic hinge, and voila, the squeak is gone!
10. Stressed out and don't have time for massage, facial or visit to the spa? Cut up an entire cucumber and place it in a boiling pot of water, the chemicals and nutrients from the cucumber with react with the boiling water and be released in the steam, creating a soothing, relaxing aroma that has been shown to reduce stress in new mothers and college students during final exams.
11. Just finish a business lunch and realize you don't have gum or mints? Take a slice of cucumber and press it to the roof of your mouth with your tongue for 30 seconds to eliminate bad breath, the phytochemcials will kill the bacteria in your mouth responsible for causing bad breath.
12. Looking for a 'green' way to clean your faucets, sinks or stainless steel? Take a slice of cucumber and rub it on the surface you want to clean, not only will it remove years of tarnish and bring back the shine, but it won't leave streaks and won't harm you fingers or fingernails while you clean.
13. Using a pen and made a mistake? Take the outside of the cucumber and slowly use it to erase the pen writing, also works great on crayons and markers that the kids have used to decorate the walls!!
May 30, 2010
LOST IN TRANSLATION
TRIVIAL PURSUIT
A butterfly native to the Ecuadorian rain forest and a louse that's only found on owls & are named for Far Side creator Gary Larson.
The MLB nickname 'Dodgers' referenced the pedestrians who dodged the trolleys that ran through the streets of Brooklyn.
James J. Ritty, of Dayton, Ohio, developed the cash register in the late 1870s to stop employee theft.
The first Dunkin Donuts and the first Howard Johnson's were both in Quincy, Massachusetts.
The eight juices in V8 are tomato, spinach, celery, carrot, beet, lettuce, watercress and parsley.
Guinness estimates that in Great Britain alone, 92,749 liters of beer are lost in mustaches and beards each year.
Humpback and Kayaker
Now here is a photo that I would love to have taken — WOW !!!
Hi all. I couldn’t resist sending this one along. The photo was taken at the entrance to
Katlian Bay at the end of the road in Sitka. The whale is coming up to scoop up a mouthful
of herring (the small fish seen at the surface around the kayak). The kayaker is a local Sitka Dentist.
I haven’t talked to him yet, but haven’t heard of any injuries out of the experience.
Yep, that is me in the picture. Yep that is a whale that was just around the corner from the ferry terminal.
"Paddle really fast" is the only thing I could think of at the time..
Also thinking that I don't look like a herring, don't smell like a herring but with the same herring instinct
of "get the hell out of the way of that big mouth!!"
Still living to tell yet another story..
Sitka’s very own Dr. Richard Kraft during one of his routine oral examinations:
May 23, 2010
Could the Solution to the Auto Industry's woes be something as simple as design? If you grew up in the 50's & 60's you could roll along in the back seat of your parent's car and be able to recognize and identify the year, make and model of most vehicles you passed on the highway. Nowadays cars for the most part all look the same. Aaaahhh the gold days. And speaking of which we have taken the liberty to add some motherly advice from the same time period.
1. My mother taught me TO APPRECIATE A JOB WELL DONE .
"If you're going to kill each other, do it outside.. I just finished cleaning."
2. My mother taught me RELIGION.
"You better pray that will come out of the carpet."
3. My mother taught me about TIME TRAVEL.
"If you don't straighten up, I'm going to knock you into the middle of next week!"
4. My mother taught me LOGIC.
" Because I said so, that's why."
5. My mother taught me MORE LOGIC ..
"If you fall out of that swing and break your neck, you're not going to the store with me."
6. My mother taught me FORESIGHT.
"Make sure you wear clean underwear, in case you're in an accident."
7. My mother taught me IRONY.
"Keep crying, and I'll give you something to cry about."
8. My mother taught me about the science of OSMOSIS .
"Shut your mouth and eat your supper.
7. My mother taught me IRONY.
"Keep crying, and I'll give you something to cry about."
8. My mother taught me about the science of OSMOSIS .
"Shut your mouth and eat your supper.
11. My mother taught me about WEATHER.
"This room of yours looks as if a tornado went through it."
12. My mother taught me about HYPERBOLE.
"If I told you once, I've told you a million times. Don't exaggerate!"
13. My mother taught me the CIRCLE OF LIFE.
"I brought you into this world, and I can take you out.."
We've Come A Long Ways. Haven't We?
If my father was still with us, he would say after looking at a couple of these pictures "Well I'm glad to see someone is using their noggin."
FUNNIES HALL OF FAME
Wouldn't it be great if White Rock took an initiative to create
eye catching bus stops like the ones pictured below? We already have a start
with three unique bus shelters, all be it in a state of disrepair. People would
drive from miles around to see these cute functional transit shelters.
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