July 7, 2012

Happy weekend! Yesterday was ... well, I'm not sure. I got everything done & done early, & even got to play some Sims & work on the house I'm building & decorating (the white house on the left). But I was also sick as a dog. At 5:a I got woken up by a sneeze that was more of an explosion than a sneeze. I thought "that was weird" & went back to bed. I woke up 4 hours later, sat up, & started sneezing. That didn't stop until Midnight last night when Pete got me some good OTC meds. After a Sudafed & a couple Alka-Seltzer Plus, I was able to breathe & sleep! Now I still feel the cold, but I'm not sneezing & blowing my nose every minute. When I woke up I took a couple DayQuil, so I should be good today. Anyway, I was watching Vertical Limit last night & Pete calls & asks me if I wanted to grab a slice of pizza. WOOHOO! That sounds great! Of course I felt like a bus hit me still at that point & was miserable the entire time, but better to be miserable while enjoying a pizza than sitting at home being miserable. Anyway, great news ... my firefighter paracord bracelet came today! I've always wanted one of these & I finally, thanks to a friend, found one at a decent price. It even has a heavy-duty metal clasp, so I don't need to worry about snapping the plastic that most of them come with. They also had many sizes (lengths) to choose from, so it fits perfectly! Normally they're 1 size fits all, which means it'll slide right off my hand. I've got tiny wrists. LCFD Maintenance Tuesday.

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Brachiate:

To progress by swinging from hold to hold by the arms.

Sarah sat on the park bench & watched as her 5-year-old son confidently brachiated along the monkey bars.

Certain members of the ape family, such as the gibbon, have the ability to propel themselves by grasping hold of an overhead tree branch (or other projection) & swinging the body forward. The word for this action, "brachiate," derives from bracchium, the Latin word for "arm." An etymological relative of "brachiate" is "pretzel," whose German root, Brezel, is related to the Latin brachiatus, meaning "having branches like arms."

Hinged wire grill basket makes turning fish steaks & fillets easy. It's also great for sliced veggies, onions, & mushrooms.

How many book projects does prolific romance novelist Danielle Steel generally work on at a time?

I don't cry over spilt milk, but a fallen scoop of ice cream is enough to ruin my whole day.

If you have a moral problem with gambling, then you shouldn't work in a casino. If you don't believe in drinking, you shouldn't be working in a whiskey factory. You have to find work that lines up with your values & who you are.

Making love in the afternoon makes you too hungry to diet. Make Love, Not Diet

Plan each day to reduce the number of miles you have to drive. The less you drive the more money you save. Take advantage of carpools when available. Avoid driving during rush hour if possible. The stop & go of traffic is hard on your car & your wallet.

Shadow surveys the scene. A woman is shot to death & is laying face down in the parking lot. A light snow covers the ground. Leading to the body is as set of footprints which run between 2 sets of parallel tracks. Leading away from the dead woman are just 2 sets of parallel tracks. What type of person should shadow be looking for?

Shadow should be looking for a person in a wheelchair. The single set of footprints must belong to the dead woman since no footprints leave the scene. The 2 sets of parallel tracks are the tire marks of a wheelchair.

Sid Shady escaped from jail & headed to the country. While walking along a rural road, he saw a police car speeding toward him. Shady ran toward it for a short time & then fled into the woods. Why did he run toward the car?

Terrorists attack London transit system at rush hour (2005):

On the morning of July 7, 2005, bombs are detonated in three crowded London subways and one bus during the peak of the city's rush hour. The synchronized suicide bombings, which were thought to be the work of al-Qaida, killed 56 people including the bombers and injured another 700. It was the largest attack on Great Britain since World War II. No warning was given.

The train bombings targeted the London Underground, the city's subway system. Nearly simultaneous explosions, at about 8:50 a.m., occurred on trains in three locations: between the Aldgate and Liverpool Street stations on the Circle Line; between the Russell Square and King's Cross stations on the Piccadilly Line; and at the Edgware Road station, also on the Circle Line. Almost an hour later, a double-decker bus on Upper Woburn Place near Tavistock Square was also hit; the bus's roof was ripped off by the blast.

The attacks took place as world leaders, including British Prime Minister Tony Blair, were meeting at the G8 summit in nearby Scotland. In his remarks after learning of the blasts, Blair called the attacks barbaric and pointed out that their taking place at the same time as the G8 summit was most likely purposeful. Later, he vowed to see those responsible brought to justice and that Great Britain, a major partner with the U.S. in the war in Iraq, would not be intimidated by terrorists.

Of the four suicide bombers, three were born in Great Britain and one in Jamaica. Three lived in or near Leeds in West Yorkshire; one resided in Aylesbury in Buckinghamshire. Al-Qaida officially claimed responsibility for the attacks on September 1, 2005, in a videotape released to the al-Jazeera television network.

Two weeks later, on July 21, 2005, a second set of four bombings was attempted, also targeting the city's transit system, but failed when the explosives only partially detonated. The four men alleged to be responsible for the failed attacks were arrested in late July.

An estimated 3 million people ride the London Underground every day, with another 6.5 million using the city's bus system.

What TV and movie series featured a super-secret undercover government agency known by the acronym IMF?

Mission Impossible. IMF stands for Impossible Missions Force.

Which area is the lowest, 2nd lowest, & 3rd lowest?

A. Lake Asai, Dijbouti

B. Dead Sea, Israel-Jordan

C. Death Valley, California

BAC. The shore of the Dead Sea is way down, 1,371' below sea level.

You're the guest: Whether it's a business meal or strictly social, always thank your host. Do so at least once, in person, at the end of the meal. Then, follow up promptly with a short handwritten thank-you note - the best & warmest way to go (& a must in many business scenarios such as after a job interview over a meal) - or via a phone call or e-mail.