* July 27, 2012 *

This is one of my Sims from a very special game that I have. An alternate life in an alternate universe. Maybe I'll play that one tonight, I don't know yet. With over 100 saved Sims 3 games to choose from, I'm never bored. Some are based on a specific career, some are based in a specific home that either I built or one I downloaded, some are challenges, some are households like the Ewings in Southfork from Dallas or the Halliwell's in Carmed Manor from Charmed. A couple are replicas of us in a Sim replica of our home, & some are fantasy games ... "what if" scenarios, which is what this one is from.

I miss my Credit Union. They changed over to a bank a while back & sure enough, I hate them now. They keep saying they "can't" do certain things. Oh, I promise, they CAN do it, they just won't because it would be in the customer's best interest, not theirs. It would prevent fees, but then how would they make their money?I really hate banks. Anyway, HAPPY BIRTHDAY ANGELA!

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Before heading out on a road trip this summer check your headlights. It's common for burnt out bulbs to go unnoticed. Summer is a good time to replace headlights & avoid getting a ticket or fine while away from home.

Bob Hope dies at 100 (2003):

On this day in 2003, the legendary actor-comedian Bob Hope dies at age 100 in Toluca Lake, California. Known for entertaining American servicemen and women for more than five decades, Hope had a career that spanned the whole range of 20th century entertainment, from vaudeville to Broadway musicals to radio, television and movies.

He was born Leslie Townes Hope, the fifth of seven sons, on May 29, 1903, in Eltham, England. In 1907, Hope’s family moved to Cleveland, Ohio. As a young man, he began his entertainment career as a dancer and vaudeville performer. During the 1930s, he appeared in Broadway musicals, along with such performers as Fanny Brice and Ethel Merman. In 1934, Hope wed the nightclub singer Dolores Reade; the marriage would endure until his death. In 1938, Hope, who became known for his snappy one-liners, rose to national fame with his own radio show on NBC and his first feature film, The Big Broadcast of 1938.

In 1940, Hope co-starred in the box-office hit Road to Singapore with Bing Crosby. The film, about a pair of singing, wisecracking con men, was the first of seven “Road” movies the pair would make. Hope appeared in more than 50 feature films during his career. He hosted the Academy Awards 18 times, although he never won an Oscar himself, an occurrence he turned into a long-running joke. However, he did receive five special awards from the Academy, including two honorary Oscars. Hope was also a top entertainer on TV and from 1959 to 1996 he made 284 “Bob Hope specials” for NBC.

Starting with World War II, Hope began entertaining American troops at military bases around the world. His USO tours traveled to military bases during times of war (Vietnam, the Persian Gulf), as well as times of peace. He was so beloved for his work with the military for more than half a century that Congress passed a resolution in 1997 making Hope an honorary veteran. It was one of the countless honors that Hope received throughout his career. In 1998, he was granted honorary knighthood from Queen Elizabeth.

Do they recommend getting a home equity line of credit in order to make investments? Let me answer this very, very carefully: No! Never! You don't borrow on your home. You never want to put something as precious & important as your home in jeopardy just for the sake of investing.

Here are 4 things to say to a sick person:

1. "It must be tough."
2. "You must be feeling pretty tied down."
3. "It must be so frustrating for you to feel helpless."
4. "I'm so sorry you feel awful!"

Luciano Pavarotti: "The reason fat people are happy is that the nerves are well protected."

Pack plastic bags to keep belongings off the ground, hold wet laundry, & more when camping.

Slake:

1: Satisfy or quench. 2: To cause (as lime) to heat & crumble by treatment with water : hydrate.

"What an unspeakable luxury it was to slake that thirst with the pure & limpid ice-water of the glacier!"

"Slake" is no slacker when it comes to obsolete & archaic meanings. Shakespearean scholars may know that in the Bard's day "slake" meant "to subside or abate" ("No flood by raining slaketh ..." -The Rape of Lucrece) or "to lessen the force of" ("It could not slake mine ire, nor ease my heart." -Henry VI, Part 3). The most erudite word enthusiasts may also be aware of earlier meanings of "slake," such as "to slacken one's efforts" or "to cause to be relaxed or loose." These early meanings recall the word's Old English ancestor sleac, which not only meant "slack" but is also the source of that modern term.

What French artist scattered and then pasted torn pieces of paper onto a large sheet of paper to create “Collage with Squares Arranged According to the Laws of Chance”?

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

Conservative radio show host Rush Limbaugh, at his palatial beachfront home in Palm Beach, Florida.

Which comedy show won the most Emmy's?

A. Frasier

B. Cheers

C. The Mary Tyler Moore Show

ABC. Kelsey Grammer in his role as Frasier was briefly the highest-paid TV star in history, reaching a salary of a whopping 1.6 million per episode for the last 2 seasons.

Which country has the most, 2nd most, & 3rd most combat aircraft?

A. U.S.

B. Russia

C. China