- July 26, 2012 -

I haven't gotten a lot of gardening done lately because it's been in the triple digits outside & yes, I'm a pansy. I'm old, I'm tired, & there's no way I'm going to go outside & garden in triple digit heat. I did, however, manage to get everything done yesterday AND complete TWO panels on my Mock Cable Afghan 2012 & that was even with spending a lot of time on the phone, too. Had a nice dinner of cheesy broccoli, chicken, & rice ... then watched our favorite show, Dallas. Kyle got a job yesterday, too! We're constantly SO proud of him. He's got great dreams, plans, & they're all realistic & I honestly believe he's going to DO everything he says he's going to do with his life. Want to talk about proud? How many 16-year-olds do you know that are already planning for their retirement? How many THIRTY-year-olds even think that far ahead? I got woken up early this morning by a business call for Kyle (having to do with his future concerning college & the military ... yes, he's always working towards a bright future), & then didn't get back to sleep, so I'm tired. I may take a nap later, we'll see. Of course with the break in my routine, I forgot to take the dogs out when I woke up & they just now reminded me. Talk about 3 good girls ... they waited patiently & no accidents. Phew! Sorry girls! Angela's birthday tomorrow!

3 race fans killed at Michigan Speedway (1998):

The U.S. 500, the most prestigious race in the Championship Auto Racing Teams (CART) series, dissolves into tragedy on this day in 1998, when three fans are killed and six others wounded by flying debris from a car at Michigan Speedway in Brooklyn, Michigan.

CART (later known as Champ Car) was an open-wheel racing circuit created in the late 1970s by racing team owners frustrated with the direction of the existing United States Automobile Club (USAC). Open-wheel cars, built specifically for racing, are sophisticated vehicles built for speed, with small, open cockpits and wheels located outside the car's main body. In CART races, as well as those of its rival open-wheel circuit, the Indy Racing League, drivers often achieved speeds of up to 230 mph in the straightaways. (In comparison, drivers in National Association for Stock Car Racing--better known as NASCAR--events reach some 200 mph.)

While rounding the fourth turn at Michigan Speedway (a two-mile oval) in the 1998 U.S. 500, driver Adrian Fernandez lost control of his car and crashed into one of the raceway's retaining walls. The car broke apart, and the right front tire and part of the suspension flew over the 15-foot-high wall and into the stands. Traveling nearly 200 mph, the debris hit fans in the eighth and 10th rows. Two people were killed instantly; another died moments later, and six others received minor injuries. To the outrage of Sports Illustrated reporter Rick Reilly, who wrote a scathing editorial about the incident in the magazine, race officials didn't stop the event, which was won by the young Canadian driver Greg Moore. (In a tragic twist of fate, Moore died in October 1999, after a fatal crash in the CART season finale, the Marlboro 500, in California.) In August 1998, Michigan Speedway announced that it would extend the protective fencing around all of its grandstand sections to a total of around 17 feet in an effort to prevent further accidents. 

The CART circuit changed its name to Champ Car in 2004. Four years later, plagued by financial troubles, the Champ Car World Series declared bankruptcy and merged with the Indy Racing League.

Label the herbs you have growing in your garden. This will save you time when you're cooking & need to cut fresh herbs.

Nosy questions: Survival Techniques

"Are you feeling okay? You look tired?"

"Actually, I feel great!"

"Do you dye your hair?"

"Sorry, that's between my & my hairstylist."

On the ladder of stupidity, penny stocks are just a rung above day trading. The idea that you're going to play around with these things & make some money or gain valuable knowledge about the stock market is ridiculous. That's like playing marbles to learn how to drive a car!

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Punctilio:

1: A minute detail of conduct in a ceremony or in observance of a code. 2: Careful observance of forms (as in social conduct).

Unsure of the punctilios of formal dining, Todd worried he would make a bad impression on his fiancee's parents.

We'll get straight to the point: there are a number of English words that come from Latin pungere, meaning "to prick" or "to sting." "Punctilio" is one of them. It traces back to pungere by way of Italian puntiglio (meaning "small point," "point of honor," or "scruple"), Spanish puntillo (the diminutive of punto, meaning "point), & Latin punctum (also meaning "point"). The adjective "punctilious," meaning "marked by or concerned about precise accordance with the details of codes or conventions," is a close relative of "punctilio." Other pungere derivatives include "punctuate," "puncture," "conpunction," "punctual," & "pungent."

What talk-show host had a replica of the presidential suite in Paris’s posh George V Hotel built for his houseguests?

Which comedy show won the most, 2nd most, & 3rd most Emmy's?

A. Frasier

B. Cheers

C. The Mary Tyler Moore Show

Which fish is the fastest, 2nd fastest, & 3rd fastest?

A. Barracuda

B. Sailfish

C. Shark

BAC. A sailfish can accelerate to 68 mph over a short distance. I, however, can not.

Which of these films were directed by John Hughes?

16 Candles, Pretty in Pink, She's Having a Baby, Ferris Bueller's Day Off, Christmas Vacation, Home Alone.

16 Candles, She's Having a Baby, & Ferris Bueller's Day Off.

(Hughes wrote the screenplays for all 6 films, but only directed these 3 listed.)

Which U.S. interstate highway is the longest?

I-90, which stretches 3,099 miles from Boston, Massachusetts, to Seattle, Washington.

Your backpack shouldn't weigh more than ¼ of your weight of it will wear you down.

you're not fat, you're lovable.