• February 26, 2013 •

Good morning! Yesterday was OK, I made bacon for breakfast, went through the mail, & then went to work on eBay for a while, checked facebook & took my game turns, talked to a good friend, & then settled into my massage chair for some 5 Card Slingo. I tried to catch up on my AOL mail for the week, but I was already behind & then when Pete & Josh got home, the Internet came to a screeching halt. Pete was doing a Windows update & I'm guessing Josh was doing his online gaming thing. My AOL e-mail was backed up over a week & I didn't even clear ONE day's worth. My AOL e-mail is where I get all the PSP stuff. LCFD training tonight.

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Best-selling novels worldwide (single titles or single stories) of all time top 10:

1. Charles Dickens, A Tale of Two Cities
2. J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings
3. J.R.R. Tolkien, The Hobbit
4. Cao Xuequin, Dream of the Red Chamber
5. Agatha Christie, And Then There Were None
6. C.S. Lewis, The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe
7. Dan Brown, The Da Vinci Code
8. J.D. Salinger, The Catcher in the Rye
9. Antoine de Saint-Exupery, Le Petit Prince
10. H. Rider Haggard, She

Create facebook accounts for everyone in your office.

Honda introduces Formula One "Earth Car" (2007):

On this day in 2007, in an effort to raise awareness of environmental issues, the Honda Formula One (F1) team unveils its Earth Car, a race car emblazoned with a large image of the planet instead of the typical advertising and sponsorship logos featured on most F1 vehicles.

Honda announced that people who made a donation to an environmental charity through a special Web site would get their name (in the size of an individual pixel) on the Earth Car. The vehicle's debut came at a time when F1's governing body was interested in shedding the sport's reputation for gas-guzzling vehicles and wastefulness. As Reuters reported in July 2007: "[G]reen winds of change are blowing through one of the world's most popular sports, and a growing number of team bosses say they want to make Formula One a high-tech pioneer and leader in fighting climate change rather than a whipping post. Proposed changes include smaller engines, using bio-fuel and restricting the use of wind tunnels -- which may be anathema to hardcore fans for whom speed and victory are what count."

Referred to as the world's richest sport, Formula One is an elite level of racing in which competitors drive highly sophisticated and technologically advanced single-seat, open-wheel vehicles capable of speeds well over 200 mph. The cars are typically built by large automakers, including Porsche, Ferrari and Toyota, who are known in the racing world as "constructors." Formula One (individual F1 events are known as Grand Prix races) began in Europe, but later spread to other continents, with drivers competing for national teams that have corporate sponsors. Formula One racing is governed by the Fédération International de l'Automobile (FIA), which in 1950 named its inaugural world championship driver and constructor.

When the Earth Car launched, its owner, Honda, had been involved on and off in Formula One racing since the 1960s. Starting in 2000, the British American Racing (BAR) team used Honda engines in its cars and in 2006, the Japanese automaker purchased the team. However, on December 5, 2008, Honda announced it was withdrawing from Formula One due to the worldwide financial crisis and "the quickly deteriorating operating environment facing the global auto industry." The cost of operating Honda's two-car race team in 2008 was an estimated $217 million, according to a December 2008 report in The New York Times.

Surprisingly, none of the Harry Potter titles are on today's top 10 list - yet!

Truth is always stranger than fiction, but fiction avoids lawsuits!

When Queen Elizabeth II danced w/ President Gerald Ford in 1976, the Marine Band played "The Lady is a Tramp."

Which of these is most likely to improve your memory after age 50?

(a) Solving crossword of soduky puzzles

(b) Going on regular walks

(c) Taking ginkgo biloba supplements

Answer: (b). Human brains typically shrink w/ age, impairing memory (& explaining why your car keys keep disappearing). But a revelatory study published in October found that physically active older people experienced less brain shrinkage than sedentary seniors, even those who engaged in "mentally stimulating" activities like puzzles.

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PRAISE FOR WORDS
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• "Everyone who owns an iPhone or iPod Touch should have this game on their device." – Touch Arcade
• Words With Friends HD named "The Multiplayer Game of the Year." --Macworld’s 2010 App Gems Awards
ADDICTIVE FEATURES
• Simple and familiar gameplay you know and love
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• Push notifications tell you when it’s your turn
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You have to decide what your highest priorities are & have the courage - pleasantly, smilingly, nonapologetically - to say "no" to other things. And the way you do that is by having a bigger "yes" burning inside. The enemy of the "best" is often the "good."

You know, I had a scare yesterday. I was watching the show Unsolved Mysteries. Have you seen that show? I spotted my accountant on it. -Johnny Carson 1989