Happy Thursday! I have an appointment this afternoon, so today is only a half day for me ... kinda like when the kids at school have a half day. I'll be leaving between 2 & 2:15 is all goes as planned. Not sure when I'll be back, but when I do get back it'll be with Pete & Kyle who will be home for the rest of the day & Josh is off today so he'll be here all day. Tuesday I swapped out a shower curtain, neatened one of the drawers in the dresser, checked the refrigerator stock & found a 3 pepper & online blend of frozen veggies & decided to
have that for dinner. I had Pete choose some meat to go along with it & he chose cubed pork steaks. I folded laundry, dusted the televisions, hosed off the back porch, dusted my computer, & swept the utility room. I fueled up with an Eggo waffle & then the mail came so I went through that, checked eBay, & then ran errands with Pete before picking Kyle up from school (Pete took Tuesday off). While Pete was prepping for his 1st city council meeting as a council
member, I went to the station to do some paperwork & get all the bills paid & sent out. Pete went to the city Christmas party & city council meeting which from what I heard was the worst city council meeting ever. A joke. Horrible. Several people told me what happened at that meeting & in a way I wish I was there to see it live, but on the other hand ... that's precisely why I don't go. My blood pressure spikes every time I'm at those meetings because of the lies & the accusations. While Pete was in the meeting, I was at home getting work done for the FD on my computer & saw a minor accident call come up that was in our district, though we hadn't been toned out. I texted our Assistant Chief & suggested he take a truck out there for traffic control & he knew nothing about it but headed on out there & informed dispatch that we'd be on the call. After that I knitted thin white panel on the knitting machine (2 panels to go!), checked Twitter & then listed a couple items on eBay from the 6 boxes of stuff I have in my office that need to be listed & then Pete came home so it was dinner time. I made a stir fry of cubed pork, 3 bell pepper, & onion marinaded all day in Ranch dressing with Campfire Steak Seasoning. It was great! Early Wednesday morning started with a med call for the FD & then it was Sims time. My day off! (I'm off tomorrow, too!) I finished one of the upstairs bathrooms in Worthington & then loaded up Charmed Halliwell Manor. I love that house. :) Very nice work by the person who designed & built it for Sims. This game picked up in the fall with a cool 54° at 4:p. Liz Halliwell (2nd gen) is the daughter of Piper Halliwell & Hal Breckenridge. She's grumpy, hates the outdoors, a Sagittarius who likes Chinese music, vegetarian grilled salmon, & the color hot pink. She is star quality, frugal, & perceptive & has decided on a lifetime wish of Lifestyle of the Rich & Famous. Orlando Matthews (2nd gen) is the son of Paige Matthews & Melvin Taft. Orlando hates the outdoors, & is a virtuoso. A Virgo who likes Latin music, cheesesteak, & the color sea foam, Orlando is also a computer whiz, over emotional, & a loser. He's decided to be a Hit Movie Composer (symphonic branch). Trinity Halliwell (2nd gen) is the daughter of Phoebe Halliwell & Yuri Ivanov. Trinity is friendly & evil. A Taurus who likes classical music, falafel, & the color orange. Trinity is also a clumsy vegetarian. Liz Halliwell has grown & met & married Hugh Cortez. They're currently expecting a child who will be named Jeanita if she's a girl or Joel if he's a boy. Orlando has also become an adult, but his girlfriend is still in high school at the moment so he's patiently waiting for her birthday. :) Trinity, being the youngest, has a little while before becoming a teen. Liz, Orlando, & Trinity are all cousins & Liz & Orlando have birthdays 1 day apart. I was hoping Trinity would also be 1 day off from Orlando, but she was born about a week away from him so she's still a child at this point in the game. It took Phoebe longer to get a family started than it did for her sisters unfortunately. Anyway, during the game we got toned out to a med call, went through the mail when it came in, & went to the station to meet with out Chief & take care of some business & catch up personally since he's a very busy man & I don't seem him too much. When Pete got home with Josh & Kyle I made Shells with white cheddar for dinner & we watched How It's Made, Chicago Fire, & Doomsday Preppers & then headed off to bed. Great Grandma's 97th birthday Saturday!
__________ has a very strong __________smell w/ a delicate whiff of __________.
Any lateness to an interview is too much, if you actually want the job.
A shower for an expectant or new single mother is a good way for her family & friends to show their love & support.
A TV remote control uses what type of signal?
A. Radio
B. Sonic
C. Infrared
D. Ultraviolet
Aurora borealis is also called the what?
A. Southern lights
B. Far lights
C. Northern lights
D. Polar lights
Answer: C. Northern lights
On this day in 2005, Brokeback Mountain, starring Heath Ledger and Jake Gyllenhaal as a pair of cowboys who meet as sheep herders in Wyoming in 1963 & begin a romantic relationship that endures for 2 decades, premieres in New York City. Helmed by the Taiwanese director Ang Lee, the movie earned 8 Academy Award nominations, including Best Picture, Best Actor
(Ledger) and Best Supporting Actor (Gyllenhaal), and took home three
Oscars, including Best Director. Larry McMurtry and Diana Ossana shared a
Best Adapted Screenplay Oscar for Brokeback Mountain, which was
based on a 1997 short story by Annie Proulx. In addition to its awards,
the film did well at the box-office. However, some groups criticized Brokeback Mountain for its portrayal of a same-sex relationship, and one theater owner in Utah backed out on an agreement to show the film.
Brokeback Mountain marked Heath Ledger’s first Academy Award-nominated performance. The actor, who was born on April 4, 1979, in Perth, Australia, appeared in Australian television shows and films as a teenager and had his first Hollywood hit with 1999’s 10 Things I Hate About You. Ledger followed up on that film with roles in The Patriot and Monster’s Ball (both 2000) before headlining a string of poorly reviewed box-office duds, including A Knight’s Tale (2001), The Four Feathers (2002), Ned Kelly (2003) and The Brothers Grimm (2003). Following the breakout success of Brokeback Mountain, Ledger went on to play one of several incarnations of the music icon Bob Dylan in 2007’s I’m Not There. On January 22, 2008, Ledger, then only 28 years old, was found dead in his New York City apartment from an accidental prescription-drug overdose. He had recently completed filming on The Dark Knight, the fifth film in the big-screen Batman series. That film opened in theaters on July 18, 2008, beating out the previous record-holder, 2007’s Spiderman 3, to score the highest-grossing weekend of any movie in history (some $158 million). Critics specifically singled out Ledger’s portrayal of Batman’s nemesis, The Joker, as one of the film’s strongest aspects.
Ledger was survived by his young daughter Matilda, who was born in 2005 to Ledger’s then-fiancee, Michelle Williams, who played the wife of his Brokeback Mountain character Ennis Del Mar. Matilda’s godfather is Jake Gyllenhaal. Brokeback Mountain also marked the first Oscar nomination for Gyllenhaal, who was born on December 19, 1980. The actor made his big-screen debut in 1991’s City Slickers, in which he played the son of Billy Crystal’s character, and went on to appear in such films as October Sky (1999), Donnie Darko (1999), The Good Girl (2002), The Day After Tomorrow (2004), Jarhead (2005), Zodiac (2007) and Rendition (2007).
Gerrymander:
To divide (an area) into political units that give 1 group an unfair advantage.
The legislature has been accused of gerrymandering the state's political map to benefit incumbents.
Elbridge Gerry, a respected politician in the late 1700s & early 1800s, signed the Declaration of Independence, served as governor of Massachusetts (1810-1811) & was elected vice president under James Madison. As governor, he tried to change the shape of voting districts to help members of his political party get elected. His system resulted in some very oddly shaped districts, including 1 (Gerry's home district) that looked a little like a lizard. Upon seeing a map of the bizarre regional divisions, a member of the opposing party drew feet, wings, & a head on Gerry's district & said "That will do for a salamander!" Another member called out "Gerrymander!" Thus "gerrymander" became a term for political favoritism.
In the biggest shutout aired on Monday Night Football, the Seattle Seahawks trounced the Philadelphia Eagles 42-0 in December 2005.
Keep your shoes at the door! Salt used on sidewalks & roads is not just sale, it contains de-icing chemicals. The chemicals linger on your shoes & can damage floors & be harmful to kids & pets if they come in contact with them.
Lists help you remember important things. For this holiday season, create a budget list, gift buying list, meal planning lists, & cards to send list.
Mrs. Grundy:
1 marked by prudish conventionality in personal conduct.
After a barrage of complaints from Mrs. Grundys, the Web site's managers decided to remove the "objectionable" photos.
"What would Mrs. Grundy say?" Dame Ashfield, a character in Thomas Morton's 1798 play Speed the Plough, was continually asking that question & worrying about invoking the sneering condemnation of her prudish neighbor, Mrs. Grundy. Although Mrs. Grundy never actually appeared on stage, her critical attitude exerted a significant influence on the actions of other characters, & ultimately on the English language. By 1813, English-speakers had adopted her name as a byword for anyone who used extremely rigid standards of propriety to judge the actions of others.
Parents who never let their kids handle money & never let their kids in on them handling money run the risk of that kid never being able to handle money. Understanding what it takes to run a household is absolutely vital for kids - especially high-schoolers - to understand.
Put the income from your side business into a separate checking account. Don't use it for anything but business. Pay all your business expenses from that account, & never make a business deposit directly to your personal account. If you put your income in there & you take your expenses out of there, what's left in that account by definition is your profit. In a very real sense, your checkbook register becomes a simplified & primitive profit-&-loss statement. You can tell if you're making money in your business if there's money in that account.
Brokeback Mountain marked Heath Ledger’s first Academy Award-nominated performance. The actor, who was born on April 4, 1979, in Perth, Australia, appeared in Australian television shows and films as a teenager and had his first Hollywood hit with 1999’s 10 Things I Hate About You. Ledger followed up on that film with roles in The Patriot and Monster’s Ball (both 2000) before headlining a string of poorly reviewed box-office duds, including A Knight’s Tale (2001), The Four Feathers (2002), Ned Kelly (2003) and The Brothers Grimm (2003). Following the breakout success of Brokeback Mountain, Ledger went on to play one of several incarnations of the music icon Bob Dylan in 2007’s I’m Not There. On January 22, 2008, Ledger, then only 28 years old, was found dead in his New York City apartment from an accidental prescription-drug overdose. He had recently completed filming on The Dark Knight, the fifth film in the big-screen Batman series. That film opened in theaters on July 18, 2008, beating out the previous record-holder, 2007’s Spiderman 3, to score the highest-grossing weekend of any movie in history (some $158 million). Critics specifically singled out Ledger’s portrayal of Batman’s nemesis, The Joker, as one of the film’s strongest aspects.
Ledger was survived by his young daughter Matilda, who was born in 2005 to Ledger’s then-fiancee, Michelle Williams, who played the wife of his Brokeback Mountain character Ennis Del Mar. Matilda’s godfather is Jake Gyllenhaal. Brokeback Mountain also marked the first Oscar nomination for Gyllenhaal, who was born on December 19, 1980. The actor made his big-screen debut in 1991’s City Slickers, in which he played the son of Billy Crystal’s character, and went on to appear in such films as October Sky (1999), Donnie Darko (1999), The Good Girl (2002), The Day After Tomorrow (2004), Jarhead (2005), Zodiac (2007) and Rendition (2007).
Gerrymander:
To divide (an area) into political units that give 1 group an unfair advantage.
The legislature has been accused of gerrymandering the state's political map to benefit incumbents.
Elbridge Gerry, a respected politician in the late 1700s & early 1800s, signed the Declaration of Independence, served as governor of Massachusetts (1810-1811) & was elected vice president under James Madison. As governor, he tried to change the shape of voting districts to help members of his political party get elected. His system resulted in some very oddly shaped districts, including 1 (Gerry's home district) that looked a little like a lizard. Upon seeing a map of the bizarre regional divisions, a member of the opposing party drew feet, wings, & a head on Gerry's district & said "That will do for a salamander!" Another member called out "Gerrymander!" Thus "gerrymander" became a term for political favoritism.
In the biggest shutout aired on Monday Night Football, the Seattle Seahawks trounced the Philadelphia Eagles 42-0 in December 2005.
Keep your shoes at the door! Salt used on sidewalks & roads is not just sale, it contains de-icing chemicals. The chemicals linger on your shoes & can damage floors & be harmful to kids & pets if they come in contact with them.
Lists help you remember important things. For this holiday season, create a budget list, gift buying list, meal planning lists, & cards to send list.
Mrs. Grundy:
1 marked by prudish conventionality in personal conduct.
After a barrage of complaints from Mrs. Grundys, the Web site's managers decided to remove the "objectionable" photos.
"What would Mrs. Grundy say?" Dame Ashfield, a character in Thomas Morton's 1798 play Speed the Plough, was continually asking that question & worrying about invoking the sneering condemnation of her prudish neighbor, Mrs. Grundy. Although Mrs. Grundy never actually appeared on stage, her critical attitude exerted a significant influence on the actions of other characters, & ultimately on the English language. By 1813, English-speakers had adopted her name as a byword for anyone who used extremely rigid standards of propriety to judge the actions of others.
Parents who never let their kids handle money & never let their kids in on them handling money run the risk of that kid never being able to handle money. Understanding what it takes to run a household is absolutely vital for kids - especially high-schoolers - to understand.
Put the income from your side business into a separate checking account. Don't use it for anything but business. Pay all your business expenses from that account, & never make a business deposit directly to your personal account. If you put your income in there & you take your expenses out of there, what's left in that account by definition is your profit. In a very real sense, your checkbook register becomes a simplified & primitive profit-&-loss statement. You can tell if you're making money in your business if there's money in that account.
Roone Arledge dies (2002):
On December 5, 2002, the legendary television producer and executive Roone Arledge dies in New York City, at the age of 71. Born in Forest Hills, Queens, Arledge won his first producing job from New York’s
Channel 4, where he worked behind the scenes on a puppet show starring
Shari Lewis. After unsuccessfully pitching a pilot called For Men Only to NBC, he was noticed by ABC executive Ed Sherick, and began working at ABC’s fledgling sports division in 1960.
From
the start of his tenure at ABC, Arledge aimed to "add show business to
sports," as he put it. He pioneered a number of new techniques in
college football programming, including hand-held cameras, aerial
footage and improved sound. With Sherick, he introduced ABC’s Wide World of Sports,
a weekly roundup of sporting events--featuring many less mainstream
sports from around the world--hosted by Jim McKay. The groundbreaking
show became a hit, and by 1964 Arledge was a network vice president; he
became president of ABC Sports four years later.
More
than anyone else, Arledge brought sports programming out of its limited
weekend niche and into prime time, beginning with the broadcast of the Olympic Games in 1968. In 1970, Arledge solidified his impact with the premiere of Monday Night Football
with Howard Cosell, Frank Gifford and Don Meredith, which opened the
floodgates for all major sports to move into prime time. Arledge’s
enormously influential style--including "up close and personal" stories
about athletes’ lives and technological innovations such as instant and
slow-motion replays, split-screen views and isolated cameras--aimed to
thrill audiences and get them emotionally involved in the broadcast. His
philosophy continues to define sports programming today.
Notoriously
detail-oriented, Arledge truly showed his mettle during the 1972
Olympics in Munich, when Arab terrorists took 11 Israeli athletes
hostage. As the U.S. broadcaster of the Games, ABC had exclusive access,
and under Arledge’s guidance, the network covered the unfolding crisis
continuously for the next 17 hours, up to and including the announcement
that the hostages had been killed. ABC, Jim McKay- and Arledge won a
historic total of 29 Emmys for the Munich coverage.
Arledge
took over ABC’s struggling news division in 1977, retaining control of
ABC Sports as well. Renaming the nightly newscast World News Tonight,
he nurtured the careers of top newscasters such as Peter Jennings and
oversaw the coverage of such momentous topics as apartheid in South
Africa and the longstanding Israeli-Palestinian conflict. During the
Iranian hostage crisis of 1979-80, Arledge produced a nightly special on
the crisis, a first in network news. The show later became Nightline, hosted by Ted Koppel. Arledge put another network star, Barbara Walters, at the head of the first news magazine show, 20/20. By 1990, ABC News was turning a yearly profit of some $70 million, another first for a network news division.
In
the mid-1990s, Arledge began to relinquish day-to-day control at ABC;
the Walt Disney Company’s acquisition of the network in 1996 accelerated
this process. Three months before his death on December 5, 2002,
Arledge was awarded the first-ever lifetime achievement Emmy--his 37th
Emmy Award overall.
Stormteam2:
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Features
∙ Live Precision Doppler 2 local radar
∙ Earthquake plotting
∙ Highly responsive interactive map optimized for 3G and WiFi performance
∙ Vertical and horizontal map display with looping
∙ NOWrad the gold standard for radar in the weather industry
∙ Highest resolution satellite cloud imagery available
∙ Exclusive patent pending Road Weather Index
∙ Color coded weather alerts arranged by severity
∙ Fully integrated GPS for current location awareness
∙ Integrated compass overlay for 3GS models
∙ Most accurate 10 day forecasts with both daily and hourly detail
∙ Ability to easily save your favorite locations
∙ Full featured and user tested
To relieve aches, rub apple cider vinegar into tense muscles before stepping into the bath.
What Hollywood star, in pursuit of realism, ate a live cockroach in one of his films?
Nicolas Cage, in Vampire’s Kiss (1988). Cage said he spit out the roach.
What U.S. city has more bridges than any other city in the world?
What was unique about the signatures on the $60 million in U.S. paper currency authorized by Congress in 1861?
All the bills were hand-signed by Treasury Department clerks. The
following year, and ever since, engraved signatures of high Treasury
Department officials have been printed on U.S. paper currency.
Which Frank Lloyd Wright building came 1st?
A. Robie House
B. Fallingwater
C. Guggenheim Museum
ABC. Built in 1910, the Robie House literally started a revolution in architectural design.
Which Hawaiian island is the biggest?
A. Maui
B. Oahu
C. Kauai
Which lake is the largest?
A. Lake Michigan
B. Lake Huron
C. Lake Superior
CAB. All together, the Great Lakes contain about 20% of the world's fresh water. Doesn't seem fair.
Which of these are positions in basketball?
Middle forward, point guard, left center, forward guard, center, small forward.
Point guard, center, & small forward.
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