It amazes me how many records are broken everytime. Where is the limit. Have noticed no men on that narrow beam. I wonder if this is that when they would fall on that beam, between their leggs I mean, the "nursery" could be severely damaged. ???
That is the media for you and it is what sells papers. Also at times they dig up the truth about people. Like those in office mis- using money going on expensive trips etc. I especially love the summer Olympic's as I love gynastic's, I was in a club and thought we were something yeah right! What these kids can do today like on that narrow bar is amazing. I really enjoyed it all very much.
I had never seen this picture, my only baby pic. until I was about 18 years old. My aunt gave me a large box of pic. and as I had turned the box upside down, then started to put them all back except this baby picture. I asked who is this baby? I cried when told that it was myself. Amazing how I had picked it out of all the other ones.
Kitty kitty If you are a cat: An extremely lovable, adorable person, sometimes shy, with a passion for quick wit. At times, you prefer quietness. You love exploring various things and exploring everything in depth. Under normal circumstances you're cool, when given a reason to, you are like a volcano waiting to erupt. You're a fashion bird, an icon associated with fashion. Basically, you mingle along freely but don't like talking much to strangers. People feel very easy in your company. You take care when choosing your friends.
I don't care about fashion. Value Village all the way lol I make friends with whoever, talk to everyone who stands still long enough. I accept the rest.
Life in the 1500's You're gonna love this. The next time you are washing your hands and complain because the water temperature isn't just how you like it, think about how things used to be. Here are some facts about the 1500's Most people got married in June beause they took their yearly bath in May, and still smelled pretty goodby June. However, they were starting to smell, so the brides carried a bouquet of flowersto hide the body odor, Hence the custom today of carrying a bouquet when getting married. Baths consisted of a big tub of hot water. The man of the house had the priviledge of the nice clean water, then all the other sons and men, then the women and finally the children. Last of all the babies. By then the water was so dirty that you could actually lose someone in it. Hence the saying don't throw out the baby with the bathwater.
Houses had thatched rooves, thick straw piled high with no wood underneath. It was the oly place for animals to get warm, so aall the dogs and cats and other small animals(mice and bugs) lived in the roof. When it rained it became slippery and sometimes the animals would slip and fall off the roof. Hence the saying It's raining cats and dogs.
There was nothing to stop things from falling into the house either. This posed a real problem in the bedroom where the bugs and other droppings could mess up uornice clean bed. Hence a bed with big posts and a sheet hung over the top afforded some protection and that's how the canopy came into existance.
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Sometimes pork was obtained, which made the family feel quite special. When visitors would come over, they would hang up there bacon to show that the man of the house could"bring home the bacon". They would cut off little pieces to share and everyone would sit around "chewing the fat"
Bread was divided according to status. Workers got the burnt bottom of the loaf, the family got themiddle and the guests the top or "the upper crust".
Lead cups were used to drink ale or whiskey. The combination would sometimes knock the imbibers out for several days. Someone walking along the road would take them for dead and prepare them for burial. They were laid out on the kitchen table for a couple of days and the family would eat and drink while waiting to see if they would wake up. Hence the custom of holding a wake.
England is old and small and the local folk started running out of places to bury people, so they would dig up the coffins and take the bones to a bone-house and reuse the grave. When reopening these about one in twnty five had scratch marks on the inside. They realised they were burying people alive, so they would tie a string on the wrist of the corpse, lead it through the coffin, up through the ground and tie it to a bell. Then someone would have to sit out in the graveyard all night (the graveyard shift) to listen for the bell. Therefore someone could be "saved by the bell" or was a "dead ringer". Whoever said history was boring?
The family Gregson had helped us find our own place. It was not much of a place. It had a living room that was also our kitchen. It had one bedroom, which we also used to sit on the bed, as it was better than the hard chairs in the kitchen. If we needed to cook it was the hotplate or a large wooden stove. I managed to do canning on that hotplate. No shower, no bath, just a toilet and sink to share with an old man called Charlie. Not much, but it was home to us, our first. A box of cherries, forty pounds cost one dollar. We bought two boxes. To keep them from spoiling we placed the cherries under water, they all busted. Yes it was living and learning all the time. We had no car, so one day walking down the main street Matt saw a sign in a restaurant window. He knew enough English to be able to read what it said. He told me that it said that someone was needed to work in the kitchen. I had been introduced to another Dutch lady, so I asked her to come with me for the interview. I didn't get the job. A few weeks later, I walked by this place again, this time alone. I recognized that same sign. I didn't know that the lady standing by the cash register was the owner. I just walked in, pointed to the sign in the window, showed her my hands, opened and closed them, turned them around and over to show her see, they are working just fine! I must have said something in English as the lady said; "Now you speak English.” I told her that I was mad. Mad because I didn’t get the job the first time. Now I did get the job. Lesson one, do your own talking no matter how bad it is. Even learned how to dry dishes, no, no, not one plate at the time, a stack at the time! I also had to make French fries. They are put in large barrels with a chemical to keep them white. This was done in the basement of the restaurant. The servers would come downstairs, to get things like syrup. I found several dead mice stuck to the cans. I cleaned up that place in the hurry. Two weeks later a woman came to me with a large smile. Thanking me for taken her place, as she could not have gone on vacation otherwise.
How many times I cried because I could not speak nor understand English. You can tell the people you don't speak English, but what can they do but speak louder, or repeat themselves? Right away, I bought a radio and I had a Dutch-English dictionary. On the radio I could not make out a word. It sounded like one steady stream of words. So I bought a newspaper and that worked, as you very soon get fed up looking up words. I was four weeks in Canada when a lady started to talk to me in a store. She asked me how long I was in Canada. I answered her, that it was four weeks. She was very impressed that I could understand, and answer her in such a short time. I had made it my practice that when I heard a new word to use it often so I would become more familiar with it. My husband working in construction came home with the word Sh.t I thought it was a stop word it, had some oomph to it. I happened to be alone with Mr. Gregson and waited for him to say something, anything, so I could add, “oh Sh.t to it.” After a while Mr. Gregson finally had enough of this, and told me not to use that word again, as it was a bad word. I learned to be more careful, especially with words that Matt brought home from construction. I like to talk, that is a big help when learning a new language. My dad used to say that if everything was as good as my mouth, he would never worry about me. He said that I should have been a lawyer, as I could talk myself in and out of everything. Not easy! It was amazing to me that nobody, not to my face anyway, laughed when I told a little girl that she was a nice curl. I told a heavy lady in the store, that her head was too big, meaning her hat. In Dutch, some words have one meaning. In English, some words can have two meanings. I always managed to pick the wrong one. “I am carrying my new sweater today, while wearing it. Oh look at the beautiful air tonight, instead of sky, or may I lie in your garden?” Someone answered me that I could lay in his yard, but to stay out of his garden.
funny email story/joke going around I have to share if you haven't seen it b/c I found it hilarious:
"The other day I went up to a local Christian bookstore and saw a honk if you love Jesus bumper sticker.
I was feeling particularly sassy that day because I had just come from a thrilling choir performance, followed by a thunderous prayer meeting, so I bought the sticker and put in on my bumper. I was stopped at a red light at a busy intersection, just lost in thought about the Lord and how good He is and I didn't notice that the light had changed. It is a good thing someone else loves Jesus because if he hadn't honked, I'd never have noticed.
I found that LOTS of people love Jesus. Why, while I was sitting there, the guy behind started honking like crazy, and when he leaned out of his window and screamed, "for the love of God, GO! GO!" What an exuberant cheerleader he was for Jesus.
Everyone started honking! I just leaned out of my window and started waving and smiling at all these loving people.
I even honked my horn a few times to share in the love. There must have been a man from Florida back there because I heard him yelling something about a sunny beach...
I saw another guy waving in a funny way with only his middle finger stuck up in the air. When I asked my teenage grandson in the back seat what that meant, he said that it was probably a Hawaiian good luck sign or something.
Well, I've never met anyone from Hawaii, so I leaned out the window and gave him the good luck sign back.
My grandson burst out laughing, why even he was enjoying this religious experience.
A couple of the people were so caught up in the joy of the moment that they got out of their cars and started walking towards me.
I bet they wanted to pray or ask what church I attended, but this is when I noticed the light had changed.
So, I waved to all my sisters and brothers grinning, and drove on through the intersection.
I noticed I was the only car that got through the intersection before the light changed again and I felt kind of sad that I had to leave them after all the love we had shared, so I slowed the car down, leaned out of the window and gave them all the Hawaiian good luck sign one last time as I drove away.
Dear cats.........we really need to talk............
Dear Cats... We need to talk.
When I say to move, it means go someplace else, not switch positions with each other so there are still two cats in the way.
The dishes with the paw print are yours and contain your food. The other dishes are mine and contain my food.
Please note, placing a paw print in the middle of my plate and food does not stake a claim for it becoming your food and dish, nor do I find that aesthetically pleasing in the slightest. The stairway was not designed by NASCAR and is not a racetrack
Beating me to the bottom is not the object. Tripping me doesn't help, because I fall faster than you can run.
I cannot buy anything bigger than a king size bed. I am very sorry about this. Do not think I will continue to sleep on the couch to ensure your comfort. Look at videos of cats sleeping; they can actually curl up in a ball. It is not necessary to sleep perpendicular to each other stretched out to the fullest extent possible.
I also know that sticking tails straight out and having tongues hanging out the other end to maximize space used is nothing but feline sarcasm. My compact discs are not toys for you and your friends to play with.
For the last time, there is not a secret exit from the bathroom.
If by some miracle I beat you there and manage to get the door shut, it is not necessary to claw, whine, try to turn the knob, or get your paw under the edge and try to pull the door open. I must exit through the same door I entered.
In addition, I have been using bathrooms for years and I know that feline attendance is not mandatory.
The proper order is kiss me, then go smell the other cat's butt. I cannot stress this enough. It should be such a simple change for you.
I know about people in Holland that are over 100 and still can take care of themselves. Attitude number one. You think old you are old. I know getting old sucks but it beats pushing up daisies right?
I am Dutch so yes I read Africanaans pretty good, yes I should, it is like pidgion Dutch and we learned Africaner songs at school. Ja the boers came from Holland I understand not such nice guys huh?
True story how someone got back at her bank it was so funny the manager had it put in the New york Posted:
Dear Sir :
I am writing to thank you for bouncing my check with which I endeavored to pay my plumber last month.By my calculations,three nanoseconds must have elapsed between his presenting the check and the arrival in my account of the funds needed to honor it.I refer,of course,to the automatic monthly deposit of my entire pension, an arrangement which, I admit,has been in place for only eight years.You are to be commended for seizing that brief window of opportunity,
and also for debiting my account $30 by way of penalty for the inconvenience caused to your bank.My thankfulness springs from the manner in which this incident has caused me to rethink my errant financial ways. I noticed that whereas I personally answer your telephone
calls and letters, --- when I try to contact you,I am
confronted by the impersonal, overcharging, pre-recorded,
faceless entity which your bank has become
From now on,I, like you, choose only to deal with a
flesh-and-blood person. My mortgage and loan repayments
will therefore and hereafter no longer be automatic,but will
arrive at your bank, by check,addressed personally and
confidentially to an employee at your bank whom you must
nominate Be aware that it is an offense under the Postal Act
for any other person to open such an envelopePlease find
attached an Application Contact which I require your chosen
employee to complete . I am sorry it runs to eight pages , but
in order that I know as much about him or her as your bank
knows about me , there is no alternative . Please note that all
copies of his or her medical history must be countersigned by
a Notary Public , and the mandatory details of his/her
financial situation ( income , debts , assets and liabilities )
must be accompanied by documented proof . In due course ,
at MY convenience , I will issue your employee with a PIN
number which he/she must quote in dealings with me I
regret that it cannot be shorter than 28 digits but , again , I
have modeled it on the number of button presses required of
me to access my account balance on your phone bank service
As they say , imitation is the sincerest form of flattery
Let me level the playing field even further When you call
me , press buttons as follows :
IMMEDIATELY AFTER DIALING , PRESS THE STAR ( * )
BUTTON FOR ENGLISH
#1 . To make an appointment to see me
#2 . To query a missing payment .
#3 . To transfer the call to my living room in case I am there
#4 . To transfer the call to my bedroom in case I am sleeping
#5 . To transfer the call to my toilet in case I am attending to
nature
#6 . To transfer the call to my mobile phone if I am not at
home
#7 . To leave a message on my computer , a password to
access to my computer is required . Password will be
communicated to you at a later date to that Authorized
Contact mentioned earlier .
#8 . To return to the main menu and to listen to options 1
through 7 .
#9 . To make a general complaint or inquiry . The contact will
then be put on hold , pending the attention of my
automated answering service .
#10 . This is a second reminder to press * for English
While this may , on occasion , involve a lengthy wait ,
uplifting music will play for the duration of the call
Regrettably , but again following your example , I must also
levy an establishment fee to cover the setting up of this new
arrangement May I wish you a happy , if ever so slightly less
prosperous New Year ?
Your Humble Client
( Remember : This was written by a 86 year old woman )
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Has the Olympic's been yet? How come I was not invited?
Was not sure about the reason. Hmmm what your saying makes sense.