Thought for the day
It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, and comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who as the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who know neither victory nor defeat. [Theodore Roosevelt]
Friday, October 22, 2010
Thursday, October 21, 2010
Political Quotes
I am not sure we are getting the same quality anymore.
"An honorable defeat is better than a dishonorable victory."
--Millard Fillmore, 1844
"There is no room in this country for hyphenated Americanism."
--Theodore Roosevelt, 1915
"The only thing we have to fear is fear itself."
--Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1933
"If you can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchen."
--Harry Truman, 1960
"Any time we deny any citizen the full exercise of his constitutional rights, we are weakening our own claim to them."
--Dwight David Eisenhower, 1963
"What is objectionable, what is dangerous about extremists is not that they are extreme, but that they are intolerant."
--Robert F. Kennedy, 1964
"Evil acts of the past are never rectified by evil acts of the present."
--Lyndon Johnson, 1964
"Always give your best, never get discouraged, never be petty; always remember, others may hate you. Those who hate you don't win unless you hate them. And then you destroy yourself."
--Richard Nixon, 1974
"I've looked on a lot of women with lust. I've committed adultery in my heart many times."
--Jimmy Carter, 1976
"Read my lips: no new taxes!"
--George HW Bush, 1988
"Depends on what your definition of 'is' is."
--Bill Clinton, 1998
"Our enemies are innovative and resourceful, and so are we. They never stop thinking about new ways to harm our country and our people, and neither do we."
--George W Bush, 2004
"An honorable defeat is better than a dishonorable victory."
--Millard Fillmore, 1844
"There is no room in this country for hyphenated Americanism."
--Theodore Roosevelt, 1915
"The only thing we have to fear is fear itself."
--Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1933
"If you can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchen."
--Harry Truman, 1960
"Any time we deny any citizen the full exercise of his constitutional rights, we are weakening our own claim to them."
--Dwight David Eisenhower, 1963
"What is objectionable, what is dangerous about extremists is not that they are extreme, but that they are intolerant."
--Robert F. Kennedy, 1964
"Evil acts of the past are never rectified by evil acts of the present."
--Lyndon Johnson, 1964
"Always give your best, never get discouraged, never be petty; always remember, others may hate you. Those who hate you don't win unless you hate them. And then you destroy yourself."
--Richard Nixon, 1974
"I've looked on a lot of women with lust. I've committed adultery in my heart many times."
--Jimmy Carter, 1976
"Read my lips: no new taxes!"
--George HW Bush, 1988
"Depends on what your definition of 'is' is."
--Bill Clinton, 1998
"Our enemies are innovative and resourceful, and so are we. They never stop thinking about new ways to harm our country and our people, and neither do we."
--George W Bush, 2004
Wednesday, October 20, 2010
Cutting Grocery Costs
Most of those who know me know I like food and I like to eat well. That being said, I like to save money whenever I can. Here are some things I have learned over time.
- Buy store brands especially the newer "Up market" brands like Kroger's Private Selection. These are high quality products that are reasonably priced.
- Be aware of the package sizing. For example, most of the "half gallon" containers of juices in the dairy case are no longer 64 ounces but are 59 ounces or less. The store brands are likely to be the full 64 ounces.
- Use the merchants frequent shopper programs as they often will mail you targeted coupons and make discounted items in the store only available to those who have the card.
- If you are using coupons from the store, you can also use a manufacturer coupon along with it. I have gotten items at 75% or greater off the marked price.
- Go to the store website and download coupons. Kroger will also load coupon discounts to your frequent shopper card.
- Google "grocery coupons" and check out some of the links there.
- Go to the manufacturer websites and download coupons.
- Buy long lasting staples when they are on sale, read the grocery ads.
New Disease Warning
Information about Gonorrhea Lectim ...
The Center for Disease Control has issued a warning about a new virulent strain of this old disease. The disease it called Gonorrhea Lectim. It's pronounced "Gonna re-elect 'em," and it is a terrible obamanation.
The disease is contracted through dangerous and high risk behavior involving putting your cranium up your rectum. Many victims contracted it in 2008 ... but now most people, after having been infected for the past 1-2 years, are starting to realize how destructive this sickness is.
It's sad because Gonorrhea Lectim is easily cured with a new drug just coming on the market called Votemout. You take the first dose in 2010 and the second dose in 2012 and simply don't engage in such behavior again; otherwise, it could become permanent and eventually wipe out all life as we know it.
Several states are already on top of this, like Virginia and New Jersey, and apparently now Massachusetts, with many more seeing the writing on the wall.
Please pass this important message on to all those bright folks you really care about.
How Big Really
Dimensions is a site from the BBC that will let you enter your postal code and then map a variety of things as an overlay to that location. Categories range from the War On Terror, Space, Ancient Worlds, Environmental Disasters, Depths, etc.
Love Dress
A woman stopped by unannounced at her son's house. She knocked on the door, then immediately walked in. She was shocked to see her daughter-in-law laying on the couch, totally naked. Soft music was playing, and the aroma of perfume filled the room.
"What are you doing?" she asked.
"I'm waiting for John to come home from work," the daughter-in-law answered.
"But you're naked!" the mother-in-law exclaimed.
"This is my love dress," the daughter-in-law explained.
"Love dress? But you're naked!"
"John loves me to wear this dress," she explained. "It excites him to no end. Every time he sees me in this dress, he instantly becomes romantic and ravages me for hours on end. He can't get enough of me."
The mother-in-law left. When she got home, she undressed, showered, put on her best perfume, dimmed the lights, put on a romantic CD, laid on the couch waiting for her husband to arrive.
Finally, her husband came home. He walked in and saw her laying there so provocatively. "What are you doing?" he asked.
"This is my love dress," she whispered, sensually.
"Needs ironing," he said. "What's for dinner?”
Services will be on Thursday.
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"What are you doing?" she asked.
"I'm waiting for John to come home from work," the daughter-in-law answered.
"But you're naked!" the mother-in-law exclaimed.
"This is my love dress," the daughter-in-law explained.
"Love dress? But you're naked!"
"John loves me to wear this dress," she explained. "It excites him to no end. Every time he sees me in this dress, he instantly becomes romantic and ravages me for hours on end. He can't get enough of me."
The mother-in-law left. When she got home, she undressed, showered, put on her best perfume, dimmed the lights, put on a romantic CD, laid on the couch waiting for her husband to arrive.
Finally, her husband came home. He walked in and saw her laying there so provocatively. "What are you doing?" he asked.
"This is my love dress," she whispered, sensually.
"Needs ironing," he said. "What's for dinner?”
Services will be on Thursday.
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Tuesday, October 19, 2010
Barbara Fairchild - The Teddy Bear Song
One of my favorite songs and your weekly dose of old country.
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