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In college, stoned, stolen helium, and just learned flash
I post this to give my daughter something to sing that doesn’t involve peanut butter and jelly or badgers. Of course, this is to make her squish her face up and say, “huh?”
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Science Excuses Men
The gentle buzz of snoring is among the most annoying sounds known to woman. Especially when it happens shortly after a passionate encounter.
Ah! Such nice words!
…men aren’t entirely to blame…there are scientific reasons why men feel tired after sex.
And the science?
‘The blood rush after climax depletes the muscles of energy-producing glycogen, leaving men feeling physically drained.
‘Because they have more muscle mass than women, men become tired after sex and this subsequently leads to them feeling sleepy.’And now stats…
80% of men said they felt more relaxed and were able to drift off without any problems after making love, compared with 46% of women.
Ok. That’s 54% of women that have bad lovers because men if you are doing your job right that number would be higher! Where should women have sex?
Men in Birmingham managed on average to stay awake for just three to four minutes. In Glasgow and Liverpool, men claimed to take up to 20 minutes before falling asleep.
Now for the advise the article offers to stay awake…
‘Try I Feel Good by James Brown, Elvis Presley’s A Little Less Conversation or Britney Spears’s Toxic.’…videotape their lovemaking sessions – so they have something to watch afterwards…
And finally, a somewhat comforting statistic for half the male population…
48 per cent of men had actually fallen asleep during the act itself. A mere 11 per cent of women admitted being guilty of this.
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A New Day!
This Morning
I did a computer repair for a business in town. I’m really enjoying the computer repair business despite the frustration sometimes accompanied with it.I had a very pleasant business lunch.
Now I settle in to program.
Of course, it’s a gorgeous day outside. Wish I could take the dog to the dog park and get the kids outside.
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Quote of the Day
While discussing a machine that supposedly can predict the future:‘There’s plenty of evidence that time may run backwards,’ says Prof Bierman at the University of Amsterdam.
The box has apparently predicted the 9/11 attacks four hours before they happened and the tsunami 24 hours before it happened as well as many other world events.
DEEP in the basement of a dusty university library in Edinburgh lies a small black box, roughly the size of two cigarette packets side by side, that churns out random numbers in an endless stream.
The box is being used as evidence to support the concept of a global consciousness.
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Got Disney?
Do you like Disneyland? Disney is auctioning several things such as a vacation (current bid $15,100), Skyway vehicles, and cars from Space Mountain. Good luck!
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Valentine’s and money
This past Saturday the kids each received a Valentine’s card from my folks with a $5 bill in each one. Even two year old Amy got a $5 bill. She was so thrilled with it that she ran up on her house and sat there smiling at it as she held it stretched between her two hands. I asked her to give it to me for safe keeping and she didn’t complain. A few minutes later Cathy saw her walking down the hall with tears streaming down her face as she wimpered over and over “he took it.” I quickly returned it.
When I thought it had been forgotten I gave it to Cathy for safe keeping. This morning Amy sat on her house with her Valentine’s Day card and said, “I lost my dollar.”
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Of Grasshoppers
Student: The birds sound so happy when they sing.
Master: The birds are happy because they sing. -
Seven Signs Your It’s Time to Toss Your Résumé
CareerBuilder brings us some suggestions for our resumes. 7 mistakes:
- No Career Summary/Introductory Statement
- Lack of Keywords and Phrases
- No Evidence of Your Experience
Describe a Problem, the Action you took, the Results you achieved and Skills you applied.
- Use of Personal Pronouns and Articles
- Irrelevant Information
- Poor Formatting
- Typos and Misspelled Words
The article finishes by reminding us that the purpose of the resume is to “communicate your experiences and accomplishments as they relate to an open position and to obtain a job interview” and that the resume should be customized for each opportunity.
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A New Day!
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This Morning
Some mornings the bed seems so warm and safe. This was one of those mornings. I just didn’t want to get up. -
Progressive Church
Church of England debating whether to allow female bishops. Critics say move won’t help women to move forward, only diagonally. “…and in order to attract more sinners to church, we are considering topless bishops…”
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Of Grasshoppers
Student: What is the hardest thing to teach?
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From the mouths of babes
Since the cat is not declawed apparently we have spoken to Amy a little too much about being careful. Now when she wants to pet the kitty she turns to us with a big smile on her face and says cheerfully “I be nice. I be gentle.” and waits for approval before petting.
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A New Day!
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This Morning
What an exceptional day I had yesterday! Now if only I could code a little faster.Sometime like this always pops up when I’m suddenly underworked.
“Do what you love and the money will follow” is great in theory, but the truth of the matter is, certain jobs and fields simply pay more. The Bureau of Labor Statistics National Compensation Survey, published in August 2004, showed that white-collar earnings — which averaged $21.85 per hour — were the highest among occupational groups. Blue-collar pay averaged $15.03 per hour, while the hourly pay of service occupations averaged just $10.40.
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Top Paying Jobs Overall
Physicians and surgeons $147,000
Aircraft pilots $133,500
Chief executives $116,000
Electrical and electronic engineers $112,000
Lawyers and judges $99,800
Dentists $90,000
Pharmacists $85,500
Management analysts $84,700
Computer and information system managers $83,000
Financial analysts, managers and advisers $84,000
Marketing and sales managers $80,000
Education administrators $80,000Top Paying Jobs That Do Not Require a High School Degree
Industrial production managers $36,000
Bailiffs, correctional officers and jailers $36,400
Paralegals and legal assistants $36,400
Drafters $36,000
Construction manager $33,600
Electricians $31,900Top Paying Jobs for High School Graduates
Computer software engineers $58,900
Computer/information systems managers $56,400
Computer programmers $55,000
Network systems and data communications analysts $49,000
General and operations managers $48,000
Database, network and computer systems administrators $48,000Top Paying Jobs for a Two-Year College Degree
Business analysts $58,000
Electrical and electronic engineers $57,000
Mechanical engineers $56,800
General and operations managers $54,000
Computer and information systems managers $50,400 -
BestBuy does rebates
Unlike the rebate ripoff I received from Cingular, BestBuy was quick to act on their rebates.