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31 January 2007

Daily Stuff

DAILY WORD analysand - a person undergoing psychoanalysis

INSPIRATION We can do anything we want to if we stick to it long enough. - Helen Keller

FORTUNE Good things come to those who wait.

WEIRD NEWS KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - A huge 23-foot-long python was captured after it had eaten 11 dogs that guarded a fruit orchard. (Reuters)

DAILY QUOTE A little sincerity is a dangerous thing, and a great deal of it is absolutely fatal. - Oscar Wilde

STRANGE FACTS The first frozen pizza was marketed in the US by the Celentano Brothers in 1953.

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Daily Stuff

DAILY WORD chancel - part of a church containing the altar and seats for the clergy

INSPIRATION Forgiveness is the final form of love. - Reinhold Niebuhr

FORTUNE Anger is not a good counselor.

WEIRD NEWS SAN FRANCISCO, CA - A California church pastor was found guilty of smuggling leopard sharks. (Reuters)

DAILY QUOTE Ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country. - John F. Kennedy

STRANGE FACTS Tarzan couldn't have swung on vines in the jungle because vines are always attached to the ground.

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30 January 2007

*sigh* Such one of saddest days from yesterday when I got CNN Breaking message on my pager. My heart broke over this horse. From what I experienced within short time of series of losses for past few weeks, it was a blow for me. I will be ok, eventually....over the time. :(

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30 January 2007 in Animals | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

Hubble Telescope's Main Camera Shuts Down

What a tragedy if main camera cannot be restored! *sigh* I am praying for it to come back at least one-third if not full sometimes soon, but I know that it would not be sufficient to produce fantastic images from the space that we appreciate for over the years.

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29 January 2007

Born in or before the 70s?

Di sent me this.....I didn't think about this until I read this....didn't realized how damn lucky we were to survive in era from 30's thru 70's!!!!! :)

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29 January 2007 in Jokes, Funny Stuff | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

Daily Stuff

DAILY WORD threnody - a song of mourning

INSPIRATION If there is no struggle there is no progress.- Frederick Douglass

FORTUNE The best advice comes from the heart.

WEIRD NEWS CHESHIRE TOWNSHIP, MI - Authorities condemned a mobile home where two women lived with their 66 dogs and cats. (AP)

DAILY QUOTE If you can't explain what you're doing in simple English, you are probably doing something wrong. - Alfred Kahn

STRANGE FACTS Babies are born with 300 bones, but adults only possess 206 bones. Why? Bones fuse together with age.

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28 January 2007

Daily Stuff

DAILY WORD horology - the science of time measurement, and the study of making instruments to measure time

INSPIRATION Learn some and think some and draw and paint and sing and dance and play and work every day some. - Robert Fulghum

FORTUNE Wise people learn from fools; but the fool argues with everyone.

WEIRD NEWS TALMEY EL'AZAR, Israel - At a health spa in Israel you can now pay $70 to have several non-venomous snakes slither over your body. (AP)

DAILY QUOTE He who does not thank for little will not thank for much. - Estonian Proverb

STRANGE FACTS Eating ice cream makes you hotter, not cooler.

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27 January 2007

Daily Stuff

DAILY WORD sectile - anything that can be cut with a knife smoothly

INSPIRATION War is a poor chisel to carve out tomorrows. - Martin Luther King, Jr.

FORTUNE Success smiles on continuous efforts.

WEIRD NEWS LONDON, England - A Welsh rugby fan cut off his own testicles on a dare over the outcome of a rugby match. (Reuters)

DAILY QUOTE A mind always employed is always happy. This is the true secret, the grand recipe, for felicity. - Thomas Jefferson

STRANGE FACTS It is illegal to build a Washington, D.C. Building taller than the Capitol Building.

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26 January 2007

Daily Stuff

DAILY WORD lees - the material at the bottom of a liquor bottle settled during fermentation

INSPIRATION The more faithfully you listen to the voices within you, the better you will hear what is sounding outside. -Dag Hammarskjold

FORTUNE To err is human; to forgive is divine.

WEIRD NEWS AMSTERDAM, Netherlands - A pet shop owner has produced and is selling a beer made especially for dogs. (AP)

DAILY QUOTE That government is best which governs the least, because its people discipline themselves. - Thomas Jefferson

STRANGE FACTS Honey bees travel over 43,000 miles to collect enough nectar to make a pound of honey.

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25 January 2007

Daily Stuff

DAILY WORD baud - a unit of measure used to describe the speed of electronic transmissions

INSPIRATION Men, for the sake of getting a living, forget to live. - Margaret Fuller

FORTUNE The poorest beggar can know the highest truth.

WEIRD NEWS TALLAHASSEE, FL - A hunter put a duck that he shot in his fridge, only to discover two days later that the duck was still alive. (AP)

DAILY QUOTE Life is a zoo in a jungle. - Peter De Vries

STRANGE FACTS Babe Ruth held lifetime records for both home runs and strikeouts.

25 January 2007 in Personalitiy | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

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. (*****)