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30 November 2006

Daily Stuff

DAILY WORD flitch - a piece of bacon or a piece of a tree trunk

INSPIRATION Find something you love to do and you'll never have to work a day in your life. - Harvey Mackay

FORTUNE Loyalty to friends and family is a virtue.

WEIRD NEWS MOSCOW, Russia - A drunk driver tried to swallow his car keys when stopped by police, then bit the officer who tried to retrieve them. (AP)

DAILY QUOTE Technology is a way of organizing the universe so that man doesn't have to experience it. - Max Frisch

STRANGE FACTS The official emblem of Ireland isn't the shamrock, it's the harp.

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29 November 2006

Daily Stuff

INSPIRATION Keep your face to the sunshine and you cannot see the shadow. - Helen Keller

FORTUNE A person stands as tall as their vision.

WEIRD NEWS BERLIN, Germany - The city of Berlin does not have enough people to dress up as Santa Claus this Christmas. (Reuters)

DAILY QUOTE Sex is the thing that takes up the least amount of time and causes the most amount of trouble. - John Barrymore

STRANGE FACTS Predators typically have eyes facing forward. Peaceful animals typically have eyes on either side of their head.

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28 November 2006

The truth about happiness may surprise you

Interesting article to read about how people define their happiness on how they decide or choose.

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Daily Stuff

DAILY WORD hapless - without luck

INSPIRATION Faith is the subtle chain which binds us to the infinite. - Elizabeth O. Smith

FORTUNE When the camera is focused, it is time to take the picture.

WEIRD NEWS PROVO, SD - The Humane Society confiscated up to 200 dogs from an elderly woman who has been collecting stray dogs for the past 30 years. (AP)

DAILY QUOTE One of the advantages of being disorderly is that one is constantly making exciting discoveries. - A. A. Milne

STRANGE FACTS Porn actress Marilyn Chambers once modeled for and appeared on a box of Ivory Snow detergent.

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27 November 2006

Daily Stuff

DAILY WORD talon - the claw of a bird

INSPIRATION The reason angels can fly is because they take themselves lightly. - G.K. Chesterton

FORTUNE He who gives up everything for the dream, has lost nothing.

WEIRD NEWS ROUND ROCK, TX - Police caught a 7-year-old boy who made 49 prank calls to 911 while in his classroom at school. (AP)

DAILY QUOTE If you can't convince them, confuse them. - Harry Truman

STRANGE FACTS In 2003, Rune Naeri of Norway ate 187 oysters in three minutes.

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26 November 2006

Daily Stuff

DAILY WORD persiflage - light, silly, ridiculous talk

INSPIRATION Learn how to feel joy. - Seneca

FORTUNE When the vision is clear, it will happen.

WEIRD NEWS BERLIN, Germany - Two thieves who were fleeing police on foot got stuck in the mud, literally. (Reuters)

DAILY QUOTE Old is always fifteen years from now. - Bill Cosby

STRANGE FACTS The odds of being dealt a Royal Flush in 5-card poker are 649,739 to 1.

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25 November 2006

Daily Stuff

DAILY WORD maxilla - the upper jaw

INSPIRATION You get the best out of others when you give the best of yourself. - Harry Firestone

FORTUNE Do it now and it will be done.

WEIRD NEWS BOISE, ID - Two employees of an ice skating rink were fired after they drove the rink's zamboni (ice-resurfacing machine) to a Burger King. (AP)

DAILY QUOTE Fidelity: A virtue peculiar to those who are about to be betrayed. - Ambrose Bierce

STRANGE FACTS Michael Douglas was a former cheerleader.

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24 November 2006

Daily Stuff

DAILY WORD flotsam - left over material from the wreckage of a ship

INSPIRATION The pleasure of life is according to the man that lives it, and not according to the work or place. - Ralph Waldo Emerson

FORTUNE Anger can be diluted with love.

WEIRD NEWS SEATTLE, WA - A soda manufacturer has started to produce green pea-flavored soda. (Reuters)

DAILY QUOTE Teach your child to hold his tongue; he'll learn fast enough to speak. - Benjamin Franklin

STRANGE FACTS Ice cream cones were invented at the 1904 World's Fair when an ice cream vendor and waffle maker teamed up.

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23 November 2006

Daily Stuff

DAILY WORD zephyr - a gentle wind, a breeze

INSPIRATION Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall. - Confucius

FORTUNE A show off is his own executioner.

WEIRD NEWS GREENWOOD, IN - A man robbed a convenience store clerk, then gave the man $20 for his troubles. (AP)

DAILY QUOTE Education is the movement from darkness to light. - Allan Bloom

STRANGE FACTS The average three-year-old in the US watches 30 hours a week of television.

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Quotes from New Orleans

I was in New Orleans last month and saw this quotes.....so I am posting it here to share with you. :)

I think, therefore I'm single.

It's better to have loved and lost...than to live with a physco for the rest of your life.

FEMA - Fix Everything My Ass

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My Online Status

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. (*****)