- June 1, 2012 -

Happy June! As you can see I had some fun with PSPX3, although I was pushing it late to "make" the time for it. The only thing I missed out on yesterday was class, which isn't good because it's been a long time since I've been to class. I just don't have time anymore. I didn't even sign up for a new one yesterday as I normally would have because I've already got one that I don't have time to finish & another one lined up for after the one I can't seem to finish. To make matters worse, school is out. Today is the 1st day of summer vacation & concentrating with someone home during the day is going to be very difficult. I already had to stop in the middle of a thought here to have a conversation, then come back to here, re-read everything, figure out where I left off, & try to pick it up again. My summer posts will likely be hard to follow with broken thoughts, no real flow, choppy ... just warning ya. Anyway, what that means is more wasted time trying to find where I left off, more time being social, more time in general to get anything done. I was already out of time. So what am I going to do now? Only get through HALF my day every day until school starts again. WHEN does school start again? It's the 1st day of summer vacation & I'm already wanting school back. Oh well. Anyway, people say "it's easy to get everything done, just schedule less into your day." OK ... well what do you suggest I remove? Cleaning the house? Doing the dishes? Doing the laundry? Taking care of the cats? Taking care of the dogs? Cooking? Eating? Watering the plants? There's really nothing I can delete that won't cause a huge problem. The pets MUST be fed & taken care of. The dishes MUST be washed, etc. AND ... considering I'm not a machine although sometimes I think people think I am, if I work-work-work all day & do nothing else, I'll snap ... so I MUST schedule in some down time. And to all of you who get mad at me & say "YOU" work 16 hours a day with no "play" ... BULL! I've seen your life 1st hand, you play more than anyone else. The ones who claim to work the hardest are really just trying to cover everyone with a verbal smoke-screen so no one can see how much they REALLY screw around all day. So before you get in my face & tell me I don't need ANY down-time, how much down-time do YOU take every day? Can you PROVE it? And no, posting via phone from beside your pool about how hard you're working doesn't count. Sitting outside smoking cigarettes & reading a book while saying you're the busiest person on earth doesn't work either. Mitt Romney will be in Dallas on Tuesday. Already this post is taking a record long time. I love how my own family, who lives with me, doesn't think I have anything to do. Maybe that's because they don't mind the mess when they distract me to the point where I never make it to housecleaning (the FOURTH thing I do after I wake up). They don't mind not being able to find the kitchen counter though the mounds of dirty dishes that 5 people can seem to create in just hours, or having to hand wash a fork because there's no more clean ... anything. Oh well, if they don't mind ... why do I?! Anyway ... 2½ hours to get this posted, & I don't care how long it is ... I type FAST so no, it wasn't 2½ hours of typing.

Archetype:

The original pattern or model of which all things of the same type are representations or copies : prototype; also : a perfect example.

With his flowing locks, bulging muscles, dark complexion, & suave charm, Roberto is the archetype of a paperback romance hero.

"Archetype" derives via Latin from the Greek adjective archetypos ("archetypal"), formed from the verb archein ("to begin" or "to rule") & the noun typos ("type"). (Archein also gave us the prefix "arch-," meaning "principal" or "extreme" & used to form such words as "archenemy," "archduke," & "archconservative,") "Archetype" has specific uses in the fields of philosophy & psychology. The ancient Greek philosopher Plato, for example, believed that everything has its ideal form (a.k.a. archetype) of which real things are merely shadows or copies. And in the psychology of Carl Jung, "archetype" refers to an inherited idea or mode of thought that is present in the unconscious of the individual. In everyday prose, however, "archetype" is most commonly used to mean "a perfect example of something."

Sheesh ... with the  ",",",",",")",)",)",))"""""",((""""",",",",)()()()(",",",",",", ... ("let's,") ("just,") ("do,") ("this,") ("to,") ("every,") ("single,") ("word,") ("we,") ("type,)" ("&,") ("get,") ("it,") "over" "with," "huh?" "Can" "I" "set" "my" "keyboard" "to" "do" "this" "automatically?" "It" "would" "save" "SO" "much" "time!" Whoever writes dictionary definitions should be SHOT or given a keyboard that ONLY has letters on it. NONE of the other (",") crap that they love to use with every word they type. Could you imaging an IM conversation with one of these people? ("Hi,") ("How,") ("are,") ("you?") ... let me just GUESS what YOU do for a living you dip____.

Breakout Kings:

Tired of being hampered by an ineffectual system, two U.S. Marshals devise a new strategy to hunt deadly criminals: They hire the three most cunning ex-cons they ever captured -- a behavioral expert, a gangbanger and a sexy tracker -- to help them.

Fat girl comeback:

It was either keep smoking & die, or give it up & eat. I see you're still smoking.

George Mikan dies (2005):

On June 1, 2005, Basketball Hall of Famer George Mikan dies at age 80. The first true gate attraction in professional basketball, Mikan drew fans to NBA games at a time when the league’s success was far from assured.

George Lawrence Mikan was born June 18, 1924, in Joliet, Illinois, and was an awkward 6 feet 8 inches tall by the time he graduated high school. ''I became round-shouldered, ungainly and so filled with bitterness that my height nearly wrecked my life,'' he once said. ''Later, I found that a tall man didn't have to accept clumsiness.''

Mikan enrolled at DePaul University, where Coach Ray Meyer worked to turn the ill-at-ease teenager into a star. He encouraged Mikan to run to build his stamina and jump rope to improve his coordination and balance. Under Meyer’s tutelage, Mikan developed into an unstoppable force at DePaul, where he swatted away so many of his opponent’s shots that in 1944 the NCAA passed a rule prohibiting "goaltending." In 1945, Mikan led DePaul to victory over Bowling Green for the NIT title and was named the tournament’s Most Valuable Player.

After graduating from DePaul as a three-time All-American (1944-46), Mikan went on to play for the National Basketball League’s (NBL) Chicago Gears, whom he led to the 1947 NBL Championship. Even as a rookie, the 6’10" Mikan was the most dominant basketball player in the country. He could sink hook shots with either hand, was a fierce rebounder and set up so close to the basket on offense that he was considered nearly impossible to defend. After the Chicago franchise folded, Mikan joined the Minneapolis Lakers of the NBL, who eventually became part of the Basketball Association of America before joining the NBA when the two leagues merged for the 1949-50 season. To prevent Mikan from commanding every game, the NBA changed its rules, widening the lane to 12 feet from six feet, and instituting the three-second rule, which limits the time to three seconds that a player may set up in the post without the ball.

Even with the new rules, the Lakers with Mikan at center won the league championship in 1948, 1949 and 1950 and from 1952 to 1954. In this era, Mikan was not only the NBA’s best player, he was the reason people attended games. When the Lakers faced the Knicks in New York, the marquee on Madison Square Garden read "George Mikan vs. Knicks."

In 1950, the Associated Press named Mikan the best basketball player of the first half of the 20th century. Nine years later, Mikan was elected as an inaugural member to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield, Massachusetts.

Upon Mikan’s death, current and former NBA stars paid tribute to the man who had helped build the now-prospering NBA. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar talked of how he had patterned his game after Mikan’s, and Miami Heat center Shaquille O’Neal, a friend, offered to pay for his funeral. When questioned about his generosity, Shaq gave voice to what many in the NBA were feeling: "without him, there’d be no me."

Also on this day: On June 1, 1925, New York Yankee Lou Gehrig pinch hits for shortstop Pee Wee Wanninger. This was the first of 2,130 games Gehrig played consecutively. The streak ended 14 years later when Gehrig benched himself for poor play. He was suffering at the time from a still undiagnosed case of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, now known as Lou Gehrig’s disease.

Many relationship experts will tell you if a couple can agree on 4 things - kids, money, religion, & in-laws - they have a great statistical chance of a long, happy marriage. I believe this too.

National Donut Day

Oh dear. You've managed to kill the bromeliad your mother-in-law gave you. For 10 months, it had a center spike with beautiful pink & blue flowers. Then it suddenly wilted & died. But you didn't do anything differently! Honest! So, what went wrong?

Sewing patterns:

More than 50 years ago, Woman's Day began to offer their own line of easy-to-sew patterns for the fashions of the day.

Soundrop:

Musical Geometry!
Draw lines and watch as Soundrop uses them to create music! Listen with headphones for the full effect.
- Tap and Drag to draw a line.
- Drag the handles to edit or double tap to delete.
- Drag dropper to reposition drop point.
- Audio pans left/right with bounce location onscreen.
Works on iPad, iPhone & iPod Touch!

Store seldom used light weight items in top cabinets, above your shoulders. Storing these items high is safe because you reduce your risk for injury should the item fall.

Top mealtime manner goofs:

• Chewing with your mouth open or talking with food in your mouth.
• Slurping, smacking, blowing your nose, or making any unpleasant noises.
• Holding your utensil like a shovel or a weapon.
• Picking your teeth at the table - or, even worse, flossing.
• Not placing your napkin on your lap or not using it at all.
• Taking a sip of a drink while still chewing food (unless you're choking).

OK, I see these happen all the time & it disgusts me. It's the reason that when I eat out, I prefer a corner booth & I want the seat facing the wall. People are gross. Now I'm personally guilty of 1 of these & now that I see it on this list, I'll never make that mistake again. The napkin. I hardly ever use one because I hardly ever need one. I just don't make a mess, period. It's very very very rare that I get food on myself or the table. BUT, it I'm supposed to waste a napkin just to sit it across my lap ... OK. (I hate waste! ... going to have a rough time with this one).

What do the initials CVS stand for in the name of the national drugstore chain?

Consumer Value Stores. The original store opened in 1963 in Lowell, Massachusetts.

Which inventor held the most, 2nd most, & 3rd most patents?

A. Albert Einstein

B. Thomas Edison

C. Benjamin Franklin

Which planet is closest, 2nd closest, & 3rd closest to the sun?

A. Earth

B. Mercury

C. Venus

BCA. Did you know Pluto - once the 9th planet in the solar system - has been relegated to a dwarf planet? Well, what did it expect, it's smaller than or own moon, after all.

Who was the first president to have solar panels installed on the roof of the White House?