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31 October 2006

Daily Stuff

DAILY WORD haven - a sanctuary, a protected place

INSPIRATION We can only learn to love by loving. - Iris Murdoch

FORTUNE Life is a continuous adventure in self-improvement.

DAILY TRIVIA Carcharodon carcharias is the scientific name for what scary animal? (Great White Shark)

WEIRD NEWS MAHOPAC, NY - An angry shopkeeper lifted a car with a forklift because he didn't like where it was parked. (AP)

DAILY QUOTE Golf is a good walk spoiled. - Mark Twain

STRANGE FACTS The human brain contains a higher percentage of water than human blood.

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30 October 2006

Daily Stuff

DAILY WORD cantle - a part of something that has been cut out

INSPIRATION We may encounter many defeats but we must not be defeated. - Maya Angelou

FORTUNE The rich man counts his blessings.

WEIRD NEWS NEW YORK, NY - A man has figured out a way to make deep fried balls of Coca Cola and is selling them at fairs and festivals across the US. (AP)

DAILY QUOTE We must all hang together or assuredly we shall all hang separately. - Benjamin Franklin

STRANGE FACTS Wyoming was the first state in the Union to allow women to vote.

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29 October 2006

French phrase

"Le bon temps rolle" means let the good times roll. :)

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Daily Stuff

DAILY WORD cogitate - to think and ponder upon something

INSPIRATION The capacity to care is the thing which gives life its deepest meaning and significance. - Pablo Casals

FORTUNE At the end of the desert is the field where flowers blossom.

WEIRD NEWS ANTIGO, WI - A three-year-old boy got stuck inside a vending machine filled with stuffed animals. (AP)

DAILY QUOTE In America you can go on the air and kid the politicians and the politicians can go on the air and kid the people. - Groucho Marx

STRANGE FACTS The average width of a lightning bolt is about 6 inches.

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28 October 2006

I am in heaven
Awesome - I am eating lunch at Napoleon House on 500 Chartres Street in New Orleans - known as great Muffulettas in the town. Ofc, I removed the bread to eat the meat, cheese and toppings. What a great meal! :)

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Daily Stuff

DAILY WORD steeplejack - one who builds and repairs towers, smokestacks and steeples

INSPIRATION Go confidently in the direction of your dreams, live the life you've imagined. - Henry David Thoreau

FORTUNE Today's philosophy is tomorrow's common sense.

DAILY TRIVIA Latitude and longitude is expressed by three pairs of numbers called what? (Degrees, Minutes, Seconds)

WEIRD NEWS STAFFORD, VA - A grandmother hired her 15-year-old grandson to burn down her landlord's house after she had received an eviction notice. (AP)

DAILY QUOTE Happy families are all alike; every unhappy family is unhappy in its own way. - Leo Tolstoy

STRANGE FACTS Ivory Soap has been manufactured since 1879. It floats because there are millions of tiny trapped air bubbles in the bar.

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27 October 2006

New Orleans

I am in New Orleans helping to re-build a house through my company's project. It is really heart-wrenching to see so many abandoned homes here....and people continue to live in fema trailers all of these year after Hurricane Katrina strike here in August 2005. We must not forget them.

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Daily Stuff

DAILY WORD redd - the nest of a fish

INSPIRATION Friendship, like love, is destroyed by long absence, though it may be increased by short intermissions. - Samuel Johnson

FORTUNE Happiness reverberates when it is shared.

WEIRD NEWS PORTAGE, IN - A driver's license applicant accidentally drove through the wall of a Bureau of Motor Vehicles building. (Reuters)

DAILY QUOTE The more ignorant you are, the quicker you fight. - Will Rogers

STRANGE FACTS The hummingbird is the only bird that can fly backwards.

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Daily Stuff

DAILY WORD placket - a slit in the garment that is used as part of the closure

INSPIRATION Do not inflict your will. Just give love. The soul will take that love and put it where it can best be used. - Emmanuel

FORTUNE He who forgets to chew his food gets indigestion.

WEIRD NEWS BERLIN, Germany - A 70-year-old man used martial arts to defend himself against three muggers. (Reuters)

DAILY QUOTE Men, I want you just thinking of one word all season. One word and one word only: Super Bowl.- Bill Peterson

STRANGE FACTS Tradition states it is bad luck to say the word MacBeth in a theater. Most people refer to it as the Scottish play.

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26 October 2006

Daily Stuff

DAILY WORD hotelier - the manager of a hotel

INSPIRATION Life becomes harder for us when we live for others, but it also becomes richer and happier. - Albert Schweitzer

FORTUNE Success is a state of mind.

WEIRD NEWS FORREST CITY, AR - A naked burglar got stuck climbing through a window of the apartment he was attempting to rob. (AP)

DAILY QUOTE Of course I'm ambitious. What's wrong with that? Otherwise you sleep all day. - Ringo Starr

STRANGE FACTS Water boils at 212 degrees Fahrenheit. But on the top of Mount Everest, it boils at 150 degrees Fahrenheit.

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Books I Read

Catherine Cate Coblentz: The Blue Cat of Castle Town
15-October-2009 The blue cat who is born under the blue moon learns on his journey of finding and teaching the mortals of the town named Castle Town in Vermont the song of the river. The theme of the song is beauty and peace and content. The town was beginning to engulf under the terrible spell of an individual who believes in the power of the money and haste. (*****)
Emily Cheney Neville: It's Like This, Cat
10-October-2009 I discovered this book via the feature: "The Celebration of Female Writers"....I enjoyed reading this book. It was easy and quick reading. It was about the teen boy living in Manhattan in 1960's and how his cat changes his life once he brought him home. Recommended for anyone who likes cat and easy and quick reading. (****)
David Richo: How to Be an Adult in Relationships: The Five Keys to Mindful Loving
7-October-2009 I finally got a courage to read this book. It took me long while to read from cover to cover at slow pace - had to think/analyze about what I read from time to time. It helped me in many ways that I couldn't imagine that would take place at all. Highly recommended for anyone who wants to understand better about ourselves with open-mindness. The journey of work we need to do for ourselves may surprise any of us one way or other... (*****)
Waki Yamato: The Tale of Genji: 4 (Kodansha bilingual comics) (Japanese Edition)
15-September-2009 I bought this book in Tokyo, Japan. I read it in two days and liked it. However, I am a bit puzzled with the end or perhaps opening end of the story. I guess there is a difference between manga and novel. Recommended for anyone who likes manga and strangely good romantic story. (****)
Toru Sato: The Ever-Transcending Spirit: The Psychology of Human Relationships, Consciousness, and Development
5-December-2008 I bought this book last year and I finally found my courage and time to read this book at this time of the year. This book not only struck my inner chords, made me look back to my behaviors, thoughts and feelings since I became existed here on this planet. Wow....this book requires you to be open-minded, willingness to look within yourself and your relationship with yourself and others. Highly recommended for anyone who wants to understand better of her/himself and her/his relationship with human beings and nature. (*****)
Timothy Freke: The Jesus Mysteries: Was the "Original Jesus" a Pagan God?
21-November-2008 Libby encouraged me to read this book, so I did at last 2 years later. It was a truly awakening call for me, both spiritually and personally. It re-affirmed my beliefs, thoughts and feelings since I first questioned the establishment of Christianity and other religions. If you have an open mind and want to get the in-depth details of history of Christianity and Paganism, then this book is one for you to read. Highly recommended for anyone who seeks the truth of purpose behind Christianity and Paganism. (*****)
26-October-2008: Boston and the American Revolution: Boston National Historical Park, Massachusetts (National Park Service Handbook)
I bought this book from Boston National Historic Park while I was visiting Boston this past May. This book explained the timeline of Boston and the American Revolution from 1650's thru 1780's. I enjoyed learning new things from this book such as how Bostonians didn't forecast that they would go their separate way from their mother country, England, until they were slammed with taxes without representatives in Parliament. Highly recommended for anyone who appreciates American History. (*****)
Lisa Tuttle: The Mysteries
20-October-2008 Libby lent me this book and said that I should read this book. So did I. I really enjoyed reading this book as it gave some background information on Celtic, Irish and Scottish stories among fairy stories. When someone vanishes without a trace, people would say that the fairies may be responsible for that. Hence, the book came with title, "The Mysteries", based on a character, a young woman, who disappeared from her mother for 2 years. Her mother hired a private investigator to locate her daughter. The plot was good. Recommended for anyone who enjoys fairy, Irish, Scottish and Celtic stories. (*****)
Kathy Reichs: Deja Dead
26-September-2008 - Gosh, this book really kept me glued after reading half-way. It involved a character named Dr. Temperance Brennan, forensic anthropologist, who detects a pattern of killer's work with dead women over a few years in Montreal. She tries to figure out the killer's next move and with that, she put herself into the corner....in the hands of killer. Such a suspenseful book to read. Highly recommended for anyone who enjoys grisly and forensic science plot. (*****)
Trisha Meili: I Am the Central Park Jogger : A Story of Hope and Possibility
21-August-08 - I attended to forum where Trisha gave a presentation at my company. I met her and she was truly an amazing person to chat with. I finally got around to read her book. I learned so much about her and her personal struggles and accomplishment with her disability. It was a good reading for anyone who wants to understand how she went through the episodes - violence, hospitalization, rehabitation, work and life, relationship and court. Even though her body was "violated", her spirit didn't leave her....she was determined person to get through and get better. She came to terms of accepting herself as a new person, not same person as she was before. Highly recommended for anyone who wants to know more about "The Central Park Jogger" and head trauma injury. (*****)