Every week Sherry at Semicolon hosts a Saturday Review of Books. It's an invitation to link up to any book review you posted or bookish thoughts you shared from that week.
This week is a special book list edition in honor of looking back.
For me, 2008 was a good year in books. Mostly thanks to my "job" reviewing books, I found some new authors and read some new books. I enjoyed audi
What a stunning turn of events on Sunday. The Eagles woke up yesterday needing a truckload of help before they even took the field versus the Cowboys. Once the Texans and Raiders did the unthinkable and upset the Bears and Bucs, the Birds knew what they needed to do. Then they went out and kicked [...]
What an ugly game. I wanted to see passion. I wanted to see maximum effort. I wanted to see a win. I saw none of that. The Eagles controlled their own destiny to make the post-season and played perhaps their worst game of 2008. Playoff caliber teams, championship caliber teams, win games like this in [...]
Iraqi journalist Muntadar al-Zeidi is the Iraqi journalist who shocked the world by throwing 2 shoes at President George W. Bush. Most people are laughing at the incident, but there is much more to this incident than some idiot reporter chucking his shoes at Bush:#1) Most Americans do not appreciate how extreme of an insult it was for that reporter to throw his shoes at Bush. In Arab culture, it i
Here's a graphic look at conditions isolating the trend ... more or less supporting the case bottom is in. This is not to suggest the market cannot drift lower over the next several days. Rather, it largely intends to point out RSI and MACD similarities to the mid-January through late-March '08 period.
Unfortunately, there's no timing an explosion above index 50-day moving averages. It
In view of the recent events in Mumbai, in particular, and India, in general, after I put aside the feelings of pride based on the valour displayed by the officers and men of the Mumbai Police and Fire Brigade Departments and those of the Indian Army, Navy and various special forces, the staff of the Taj Mahal and Oberoi-Trident hotels, in addition to those of grief on account of the loss of so ma
At VoiceCon last week, it was clear that the economy had hit the show. Attendance was light, booths were even lighter, and the word was that most enterprises were holding off on big IT projects until Q1-09. From a vendor perspective, they felt VoiceCon Spring was a more important show. This is definitely a sign [...]
Sometimes, it's hard to be a woman.*waits for nodding and groaning sounds from around the globe*I've learned over the years that it can be especially difficult to be my kind of woman. The kind of woman who is not like other women. The kind of woman who gets along with men better than women and who doesn't do the things that other women do. To say it plainly, the kind of woman who doesn't necess
Post-anesthesia Care Unit (PACU) is one of the most challenging area in my related learning experience. After operation, patients are transfered to the PACU for assessment and to be monitored for the response of the body after the operation. I remember every time that we would assists an operation, its a part of our duty to monitor that particular patient if not the case will not be credit. We hav
I travel for a living, so when I visit my company’s other locations, sometimes I have to make the best of situations, being a visitor and all. Today, I went to this location where they were having management meetings, so there were a lot of visitors. Space was at a premium, and the only location [...]
Heatstroke: The reality doesn't fit with the perceptionOne of the more interesting ways in which we can study physiology (especially during exercise), is to observe it when it fails. Take for example the Calvin and Hobbes equivalent of "failure physiology":Calvin (the young boy, for those who haven't discovered Calvin and Hobbes) asks his father a seemingly simple question, and gets an absurd ans
Do you ever listen to the sounds of silence? Do you provide time in your life to quiet down the constant chatter in your mind?
Visualize for a moment a beautiful lake in the mountains, and imagine looking into the water, watching a reflection of yourself. This image of you will be undistorted because the water is calm and still. It is only in quiet waters that things mirror themselves undistorted
It was a long weekend here - which meant three days at home with the family. As an added bonus we are heading off on a family vacation later this week, so with only 2 days of work to go before then after the long weekend I was feeling particularly relaxed.
Anywho over the last couple [...]
Since my cleanse I have been observing myself in relation to the foods I eat.Some of the things that I ate before do not seem to taste as good now. One example is maple pecan crunch cereal - I really enjoyed eating this for an occasional snack food or quick breakfast. Yesterday I was having a bowl in the afternoon and I noticed while eating it that I just did not feel like I was putting anything u
Last night after my night class, I was on the cramped bus home when I saw a familar face in the bus. That's my secondary school's Science HOD, whom taught me chemistry in Sec 4. It felt funny to be on the same boat, I mean, bus. On the same bus I saw another old boy of my alma mater, one year my senior. I only know his face, I don't know him personally. He was also looking at the HOD with some fun
The Broncos first game of 2008 was, in my eyes, one of the best performances I have seen from them in years. That said, we have to be careful not to get too excited. The Raiders looked atrocious, and clearly a real team will put up a better game. Still, a win like this must [...]
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BREAKING News: The Match-up between LSU-Troy In Baton Rouge, Louisiana This Saturday Nite has been Postponed. Tiger Stadium has been damaged by Hurricane Gustav.
Rescheduled Date: Saturday November 15th (LSU’s Bye Week). LSU Will have an extra week to prepare for North Texas this Saturady Nite - September 13.
1. [...]
I spent the last 2 weeks in New York where I had a break from writing Economics; although on the plane I wrote quite a few posts, which was due to a pretty dire selection of videos on American Airlines and the amazing Apple Mac battery life. These are some random observations from the US.The Housing Crisis is pretty much in evidence. Foreclosure doesn't just have an economic impact but profoundly
We have a thick orange electrical cord winding from a surge protector in the family room past the bathroom, through the hall, up the stairs, through the living room and into the kitchen wall JUST so the guys can get their nightly Olympic fix.I kind of like watching with them but the hours and hours of footage have spawned some interesting thoughts. There's just so much material to poke fun of it'
A month with the English and I certainly learned a lot about their country. A month in any country will teach you something. Cultures only really open up to you when you spend a long time in one. There’s only so much to notice in a few days. It’s part of the reason I like [...]
Auto Insurance Some Observations, Needs And How To Get Yourself The Best And Cheapest PolicyBy: Mark RobinsonThe recent study conducted to gauge the driving knowledge of common Americans revealed that the Oregon drivers fared best with a score of 89% (the average score required to pass a normal driving test is 70%) and the Rhode Island drivers were ranked lowest with an average score of 77%.The re
The past several weeks I have made a point to unsubscribe from newsletters and email lists that I don’t utilize. It has been interesting to see how the various systems respond to that. I have been subscribed to dozens of mailing lists over the past several years and am making a point to clean house [...]
The past several weeks I have made a point to unsubscribe from newsletters and email lists that I don’t utilize. It has been interesting to see how the various systems respond to that. I have been subscribed to dozens of mailing lists over the past several years and am making a point to clean house [...]
It was all so sudden. My experiences have been completely unexpected, and they came without notice or warning. In the recent days, I have seen the many different faces of humankind. In the beginning, I became fearful. But after constant exposure, I have only begun to learn how to handle the sophisticated characters of people.
Each [...]
Reflections on a Day of Air Travel
Seat Belt Extenders?
Getting on the plane, the very large gentlemen in front of me asked for something I had never heard of: a seat-belt extender. Shouldn’t this be the point where the person gets charged for an extra ticket?
In this post I mentioned that the Stinkermobile was closing in on 200,000 miles. Well, yesterday was the day. w00t! w00t! The Stinkermobile broke 200,000 miles on the way home from work! The Stinkermobile is a tricked-out ‘94 Honda Accord, the 4-door LX model. And by “tricked-out,” I mean it has a variety of special [...]
Being that this is the first serious serious boyfriend I've ever had, and the first man I've ever lived with, [let's not forget the first man I've ever had a kid with] adapting to the changing circumstances has been somewhat difficult and trying.Here are some of the things I've learnt and some of the things that drive me fuckin batshit crazy:1. The person who snores [The Boyfriend] always falls a
I personally believe that the most highly sought after state in this upcoming election is Virginia. Until this election it was a solidly Republican state for Presidential elections. Now we have a new Rasmussen poll that puts Obama ahead by one point. This is entirely within the margin of error, but means that no matter what, McCain will have to work hard not to lose this state. The easiest sta
Btarlinian writes “GLAST (the Gamma-ray Large Area Space Telescope) was launched Wednesday at 1605 GMT. GLAST was built in a rather interesting manner, in that much of the work was funded by the Department of Energy. In fact, the main instrument on GLAST, the Large Area Telescope was assembled at the Stanford Linear Accelerator Center. [...]
I have but a few miscellaneous things to report on today. For the really funny stuff, you’d better go here.
I was driving up I-675 to work the other day and I passed a “Dayton Adult Daycare Service” van. It was going 50 mph with its left blinker stuck on. Dunno why, I just thought it [...]
1. For a reason I can't quite articulate, I see like of sports as a sign of mental health so I bribed my son with a day of unfettered access to his new Wii if he watched fifteen minutes of the game. He ended up watching the whole four quarters.
2. Sports are men's non-intellectual, but down-to-the-soul, elemental pleasure like America's Top Model or Oprah is for women. For "atmosphere," I watch
1. For a reason I can't quite articulate, I see like of sports as a sign of mental health so I bribed my son with a day of unfettered access to his new Wii if he watched fifteen minutes of the game. He ended up watching the whole four quarters.
2. Sports are men's non-intellectual, but down-to-the-soul, elemental pleasure like America's Top Model or The View is for women. For "atmosphere," I wa
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"They misunderestimated me."—President George W. Bush
It seems like too easy a target, too cheap a laugh, but Mark Crispin Miller, with the deftly trenchant wit that always distinguishes his writing, uses the blunders and malapropisms of George W. Bush to make a larger point about the way in which we elect our presidents. Miller places Bush in the context of other
I found this series on You Tube Clips via The Black Republican posted back in April.
If you have the time you should watch them together because it really shows why liberalism is such a socially corrosive disorder
What is leadership?
“Great spirits have always found violent opposition from mediocrities. The latter cannot understand it when a man [...]
Auto Insurance Some Observations, Needs And How To Get Yourself The Best And Cheapest PolicyBy: Mark RobinsonThe recent study conducted to gauge the driving knowledge of common Americans revealed that the Oregon drivers fared best with a score of 89% (the average score required to pass a normal driving test is 70%) and the Rhode Island drivers were ranked lowest with an average score of 77%.The re
When I returned from Annapolis, I stopped home briefly then made my way over to my other office– Panera Bread. Before arriving– almost in the same location as the black female with the Green Camary the day before- a long haired white male with a monster [huge wheels– is that what they are called?] [...]
Hey Guys,
Hope everyone had a restful weekend- I certainly did. My workout on Friday was extremely demanding; soreness is commonly a reminder of that.
Quick Tip: Give Yourself the necessary sleep! Shoot for 8 hours if possible.
Life on Mars Theories Take a Hit
New observations show that if life exists on Mars, it's probably going to be much deeper underground than expected Scientists have posited that if life exists on Mars presently, it is probably hidden out of view in aquifers beneath the planet's barren surface. Unfortunately, new data collected by NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter suggests that these aquifers, if
Cut Copy compels my body to move energetically even when clothed in leather and a stifling sweater while being crushed by the drunken, sloppy masses in a restricting space reaching infernal temperatures. This must mean they are good. ...
“Mom?”“Yes dear?”“How comes you don wear onenna them cool jogging suits like Mrs. Whatsherface?”“Um…...probably because I don’t jog.”“Mrs. Whatsherface doesn’t jog either, but she always looks so nice. She wore a pink one today wiv little jewels on the butt. You always look so……….”“Black and white?”“Old…in a nice cuddly kinda way.”***“Mom?”“Yes dea
Busy, busy, busy. Other posts in progress along with some other stuff. In the meantime, have a few of the random thoughts rattling around in my head on this the last Hump Day of April 2008.
I Nominate…
By far my funniest TV moment of the week so far, Leonard pushing the button on the time machine [...]
Check out the woman who forgot to put her dress on over her trashy slip. Her BFF should have told her! Boobs, belly button and undergarments (if any - we can hope) on full display. What self respecting woman would do this? Oh wait, they wouldn't. I can't imagine what kind of event they are attending, with the fashion statements displayed in this photo, complete with beer bottles and flasks. Any guesses?Of course, my real objection to this photo is the pig in the tee shirt. First of all - COVER THAT UP! Again, what person with any self respect would display themselves in this pathetic and sad way? He's no victim, though - he's the one doing the damage with that ignorant message on the shirt. His message is clear - if you 'beat' the disease called anorexia, you'll look like him. Better to ke
Just a brief mention for these ovulation prediction kits, or OPKs as they are known in the acronym rich world of TTC.These are expensive little buggers, aren't they?€32 for a package of 7 from our local friendly communist chemist. When you factor in mass panic, widespread insanity, a little stupidity, and not to mention being in the 13th cycle, that adds up to a whole lot of cash spent on a non-existent kid and no small amount of piss covered plastic.Buying in bulk online would be admitting horrible things that should never be spoken. So that's what we've just done.I also really want to meet the designers of these bloody things, what smart arse decided it was a good idea to have a 'smiley face' appear on them with a positive test?Considering the positive result means you end up having
A multitude of reasons suggest commodity prices might not remain this high for long (oil just might)My post on “The financials of 2008 – What will we talk about” has proven itself so far (to my great surprise). True, I didn’t think the credit crisis would prove to be so deep but my thoughts on inflation, commodity prices and the Chinese market were pretty accurate. In this post I’ll be sharing my observations on commodity prices. Naturally, this is my personal opinion and should not be used to make investment decisions.Commodity prices have continued their unprecedented rise. Corn, wheat, rice, oil and many other commodity prices have all skyrocketed. The rise in basic food products’ prices have caused riots to erupt in developing countries such as Egypt, Cameroon and Burkina F
A multitude of reasons suggest commodity prices might not remain this high for long (oil just might)My post on “The financials of 2008 – What will we talk about” has proven itself so far (to my great surprise). True, I didn’t think the credit crisis would prove to be so deep but my thoughts on inflation, commodity prices and the Chinese market were pretty accurate. In this post I’ll be s
I saw this t-shirt on a rack at my local Home Plus store and it really made me laugh. I thought the t-shirt should be green or maybe the letters, something. But I am thankful for the heads up. My wardrobe is seriously lacking in green.
This photo is also a shelve in Home Plus. Sesame seeds in all kinds of brands and colors. I have no idea what the Koreans do with sesame seeds. One of the many mysteries I must solve during our stay here in South Korea.
I had two sleepovers last week. This is a picture of the girls from my apartment security camera. We always have a great time and I learn so many things about Korean culture. Here's a few of the recent discoveries:
1. Playing basketball makes you taller. All the jumping involved in basketball stretches your muscles and bones. I didn'
Over the last few years I've taken to marking passages from most of the books I read, even novels, so that I can more easily find the quotes again when I go back looking for them. I didn't use any quotes in my comments of a couple of days ago on The Secret of Lost Things but a few things did seem "mark-worthy," in particular some of the characters' observations about the shop's customers:
“I
Obama’s Pastor Slurs Italians in Latest Magazine
By Penny Starr - CNSNews.com Senior Staff Writer
(CNSNews.com) - Rev. Jeremiah A. Wright Jr., pastor emeritus of Trinity United Church of Christ in Chicago where Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) has been a member for two decades, slurred Italians in a piece published in the most [...]
Visit to Knossos, most popular archaeological site in Crete: ancient Minoan palace (AKA Minos) settlement built around 2000BC. Neolithic remains suggest area settled as far back as 6000BC!...
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Knossos – well-restored rooms. Spacious. Light-filled. Vast storage jars called: pithoi. Tick. Three 20-something backpackers read sign outside rooms. Sign says: MAGAZIN. Girl says: “I didn’t know...
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-Day 76. Nyquil side effects: May cause your bladder to shrink to the size of a toddler's. Once you take it and are about to fall asleep, you will have to pee right away. May cause bruising due to sever drowsiness. Your walk to the bathroom will be zombie-like with the walls moving and hitting you in the face, body and feet. Concentrate once in the bathroom to prevent swaying..So....I've come to the realization that my sofas were designed by torture loving freaks. I must do something about them before the next flu season. .While shifting incessantly on them Saturday night and all of Sunday, I was subjected to the weirdest TV shows/commercials ever! Since it is my objective to educate all of you on all the nonsense in the world....Mirapex commercial:MIRAPEX for Restless Legs Syndrome. "Oh,
You know, I love a good songwriting contest.
A songwriting contest brings out the best in songwriters because it gives them something to write for. A deadline to achieve.
I am always amazed by the amount of people out there that put pen to paper and just go for it, it’s fantastic.
You also get to hear some [...]
The people of Crete are proud of their villages, the village way of life, and their traditional customs. The image here of an elderly village couple hangs on the wall at one of Chania's chicest...
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Just as excessive sweating can complicate our lives its cause can also be complex in nature. The cause of primary “hyperhydrosis” is still not known. In terms of secondary “hyperhydrosis” it is said that it somewhat linked to our “sympathetic nervous system”.
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Welcome to my new series, Random Observations. I find being a p/t housewife to be an occupation in which many curious but random observations come my way. To most of the world these might not be newsworthy. But to other housewives or housepeople or unemployed people or people who simply spend a lot of time in their houses looking at the way the light comes in through the blinds and lights up the dust particles, these will not only resonate as extraordinarily fascinating observations but perhaps—I hope—they will resonate as deeply familiar experiences. Perhaps you will read what I'm writing and realize that even in our most ordinary solo lives, we share moments of common humanity that unite us all! And so I aim for this series to recount the sort of anecdotes in which you will react wit
Today is exactly one week that I registered and installed entrecard widget. I get most of my traffic from entrecard. From the first day I registered, I was curious about how to increase the credits to advertise on my blog. I noticed that the blogs/website with less Alexa ranking had more credits to advertise on their blog. To increase your advertising credits It is advisable to put the entrecard widget at the top of your blog. Most entrecard droppers don’t want to look for your entrecard widget. Drop as many entrecard as you can. Entrecard droppers usually drop their entrecard on people in their inbox first before scavenging for entrecards. If you are looking for entrecards, start in your category. Then drop your entrecard and click on the advertisi
Terror And Iraq
Ya Think There's A Connection?
Faux News Tells Me So
How Is It That Folks
Will Do Anything If Scared
Instead Use Your Brain
Manipulation
You Just Use The Magic Word
It's "Security"
The More That Things Change
The More That The Same Old Tricks
Will Get The Job Done
Last Year In Office
Don't Let It Hit You On The Way Out
The Door, You Dummy
The Morality
Of Keeping Your People Scared
1984
Sorry, My Mistake
Like You'd Ever Read A Book
Without Big Pictures
You Only Need 1:
The Big Book Of Fairy Tales
AKA: Bible
Let Me Get This Straight
The Earth Is 6K Years Old?
You Graduated?
Mikey Huckabee
You Scare The Crap Out Of Me
You Believe This Stuff?
Hey, Who Wants To Be
One Of The Last Ones To Die
For A Big Mistake
Where Does The Buck Stop
President Incompetent
Fox Guard
Just back from a trip to Germany, so here are a few observations in the areas of energy, environment, and society. These thoughts compare Germany with America, as well as Germany with itself--at least from the perspective of an American who has visited on average one or two weeks a year for the past 30 years, sometimes as a tourist, sometimes as a student, sometimes spending Summers with my Grandparents in Berlin when I was younger (which probably distorts my view with a fair amount of fantasy).Over the last two weeks, we drove about 1600 kilometers through Bavaria, in southern Germany. While most of Europe, and Germany in particular, is known for its efficient and high-speed rail service, there was no shortage of trucks on the road. Even with diesel fuel at $7.25/gallon, the freeways w
Kakie Fitzsimmons, Vice President and Co-Founder, Farmer’s Hat Productions and Co-Author of the Bur Bur and Friends Children’s book series
It was a cold day in December and on a whim I decided to bring my video camera along. The battery was low so I had to keep turning it off until it was his turn [...]
Kakie Fitzsimmons, Vice President and Co-Founder, Farmer’s Hat Productions and Co-Author of the Bur Bur and Friends Children’s book series
It was a cold day in December and on a whim I decided to bring my video camera along. The battery was low so I had to keep turning it off until it was his turn [...]
You may have heard that LAUSD, the school district I help out when I'm not blogging, is suffering through a massive payroll problem because of a computer switchover (wait until the same guys run your health care). Well, today I wasted a nice chunk of your money waiting in the LAUSD downtown office to fix one of those problems. On the other hand, I got to watch daytime TV!
1. Three observations on daytime commercials: First, I'm impressed by the job training opportunities available to my temporarily home-dwelling brothers and sisters. Second, people who watch daytime TV seem to be very accident prone. Finally, I'm glad there's enough legal representation for them.
I don't know if this is Jacoby or Meyers; either way, he'll "fight for you."
2. To set things right, Montel Williams will kick anybody's a**: disobedient teenagers, wife-abusers, train collectors, anybody! And, man, does he ever want to help! Montel tries his best for the forty minutes he's allowed to intimidate a
So, the initial early reports from Friday morning (pre 7am). Observations taken from locations in 4 separate towns in Massachusetts. Please leave your observations in the comments section.
Mobs:
Wal-Mart (WMT): Parking lot filled past capacity well before the 5am opening. Wal-Mart.com also makes them a bug winner today. I was able to pick up some things at the sale prices before I left the house this morning at 4:30am and saved a trip there to shop, enabling me to go to other stores. I...
Continued at Todd Sullivan's ValuePlays
I was thrilled to find the following post in my inbox yesterday. It being Thanksgiving today, it makes for an appropriate time to say that I am thankful for Teresa Boardman, and all the other generous guest authors that have contributed to the Real Estate Tomato this year. 2 Years Later… By Teresa Boardman My business blog is now two years old. Not the oldest blog out there by any stretch but older than many of them. This is a kind of short re-cap of experiences I have had because of the blog. My blog is my business, or my business is my blog. My blog is my number one and most valuable business asset, and prospecting tool. My marketing costs have gone way down, but I have less free time. The amount of time I spend on the keyboard has gone up, and my neck hurts. The amount of...
As noted in my welcome message, the purpose of the 'NYC' Bubble BIG Picture blog is to provide a learning resource for reader benefit. The information compiled and provided here is volunteered time at no cost for a reason. The need for prudence with financial decisions within the current economic climate is clear. Mindless bickering serves no purpose.There is no bias on this site, but rather overwhelming evidence of a downtrend due to a 'loss of faith' globally in current U.S. inflationary monetary policy and financial instututions' integrity, and serious geo-political malaise. Multiple views on the economy at large and real estate pricing trends are available by link here if explored, watched by video, read and followed for any period of time. Absorb what is available before posting simplistic slanted articles already linked, or stats not reflective of fact and current trend. What I find most compelling on some ‘comment’ threads, despite the serious and escalating econo
Even though most trees have lost their leaves, and without a good show of color, around here... for some reason the ones who held out ( or more precisely held onto) now are showing a surprising blaze of last color. Certainly it isn't as effective as when the trees all color en masse, but it sparks the dreary November landscape which usually is a neutral gray and beige. Early this morning as I ran off to exercise in the opening hours, there were shades of scarlet and some bright golds. One surprise as I breezed by was the beautiful golden hues of a pin oak. I didn't think oaks ever carried off the autumn so well, but shining off by itself was the unmistakable shape of the pin oak with its pointy leaves all golden and shining in the morning light. As a matter of course was the effusive red color of the euonymous elatus, or burning bush as it is commonly known. That is a shrub that is maligned nowadays. Injunctions against such plants, as that and the purple loosestrife.The farmers are
Germany is an interesting place if you are American. Historically and physically. I mean, the Allies bombed the shit out of the country in World War II and then there was the whole East Germany vs. West Germany until the late 80’s. Actually the wall started to come down on November 9th, 1989. Funny enough, the Germans celebrate on October 3rd. As you may know, we were in Berlin on October 3rd. What a party. The town was alive and the day was sunny and beautiful and there were concerts and the whole town was a party. Here is a picture of me at the Brandenburger Tor (Brandburg Gate to you and me). This was the demarcation of the east and west during the cold war. Now it is on of the biggest tourist attractions on Berlin. At the base of the gate, the city had set up a big concert stage and many of Germany’s biggest rock acts performed all day. Because we had the Farty Pants twins and the in-laws with us, we decided to bypass the festivities at the gate and moved on to other si
I was thinking the other day about my trip to Germany and how efficient the German transportation system is. Everywhere you want to go in Germany can be reached without a car. There are subways and trains and buses and taxis to every destination you can think of. And when you do want to drive, you have the Autobahn. No speed limit and the only two lanes wide on each side. Unlike our American highways that can have 4 to 6 lanes each direction, the German Autobahn usually only has two lanes and every driver knows that you only use the left lane to pass. Otherwise get your ass in the right lane and drive at the speed of the other vehicles. It still amazes me that we Americans haven’t figured this out with as many lanes as we have to drive in.
But…. one thing we have that is way more important than the rules of the roads is the Americans with Disabilities Act. This allows for people with handicaps to maneuver around more freely with wheel chairs, or other devices to aid people
My colleague Andy Cochran, wrote an excellent article posted on the Counterterrorism Blog on October 12 2007. It was a succinct summary and assessment of the newly released report by the Defense Department which is a Study on Disrupting Terrorist Financing. According to Andy’s post, the most important element of the monograph recommended that one overarching organization be given the mandate and funding authority to direct the government’s overall terrorist financing efforts. Andy quoted directly...(read more)
First, let me say that I apologize. For months, I was writing with my greatest efforts at this Blog. With such success under my belt, I prayed and was led to start up four more. Each time, the next Blog received greater attendance than this one. I couldn't understand why. Was it because people didn't want to hear about faith? That's what I thought at first. That wasn't it. It was because this site someone wasn't getting advertised. I'm still trying to figure out how it works because dismantling it would be far too much work. Thanks for your patience.
Well I have been in Germany for almost a week and I have made some simple observations that I want to share.
Boy these people love to eat meat! Specifically pork. It’s cheaper than steak and they eat a lot of it.
You will be invited to BBQ’s even if it is snowing outside. Oh, and you will eat outside even if it is freezing. I know this from last night’s dinner. It didn’t snow, but it was COLD!
I dare you to get the checkout lady at the grocery store to smile at you. In fact, I will give you a Euro if you can.
Everyone knows everyone else in a small town. If you are not from here you will get lot’s of people staring at you.
If you like pork, you are in heaven.
If you like eating outside in cold weather, you are in heaven.
Sorry, no pictures to post yet. We are leaving my brother-in-laws house tomorrow and heading towards Berlin. It may be days before I can post more observations or any pictures, but I promise I will.
Oh, and can the U.S. not bomb Iran u
Well, the golden waves of grain are now golden piles of corn being poured from the harvesters into the bins and off to the silos. Huge trucks with arched covers, telltale spills of grain on the road, and bare fields of chaff- not yet plowed, are September's story. The dried cornstalks of fields yet unharvested wait their turn, but soon all will be shorn clean until next year. The soybean fields will be next, but presently they are still greeny gold.Everywhere the colors of early fall are apparent, and in my garden it is the purple and pink of asters. When I moved here and started the garden I bought named varieties, but since then all the asters are self-seeded later generations. They grow like weeds and I am constantly pulling them out, but they are gorgeous in their time, so I like to keep parts of the garden given over to their rangy, but floriferous selves. Golden rods are blooming now, but the autumn clematis, for me, is over. It turns to clouds of diaphanous seed heads, with a
Korean boyfriends are very attentive to their girlfriends, carrying their purses is not an uncommon sight to see in Korea. I have also noticed that when they eat a take out sandwich, they leave the wrapper on.I was channel surfing the other day and the name of this show caught my eye, "3 Color Women Talk Show." I admit to being curious as to what the hostesses looked like. These are the hostesses. Another name for toilet paper holder.
I posted this earlier today on ActiveRain, and thought the audience here would like to take a look… On the original post, I made some comments on what I feel are the most valuable aspects of AR. I also asked some questions, and even though I’ve only received 18 comments at the time of posting this, the answers to my questions are insightful… so I will share them after the main body of this post.
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Today is my 1 year anniversary on ActiveRain… and I have some observations I’d like to share, and questions I’d like to ask the ActiveRain community.
It has been an interesting ride. I remember my first week vividly… I wrote like a mad man. In the first 4 days, I wrote 3 posts per day, and hit 10,000 points in that first week. I was addicted to the points, but most of all I was addicted to the community. Name one other place on the internet for the real estate community where you can come
I posted this earlier today on ActiveRain, and thought the audience here would like to take a look… On the original post, I made some comments on what I feel are the most valuable aspects of AR. I also asked some questions, and even though I’ve only received 18...
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1) Had lunch with Alvin just now. When I returned with my food, I saw a stranger sitting beside Alvin and our bags stacked up on one chair (orginally they weren't). I glanced at Alvin, who gave me that "what-to-do" look. Immediately I understood what had happened: another case of sitting down without asking. So with the plate of rice in hand I purposely asked Alvin if there's anyone taking the
As usual, since for some reason we get the Pennsylvania CBS, I'll be watching the Pittsburgh Steelers in action today against the Browns. To tell you the truth, I really don't care what I get to watch today, as long as it's some meaningful football. You could let me watch KC-Houston while getting dry humped by a killer whale and I still wouldn't complain.The Browns have some nice young pieces on offense to build around. There's Kellen Winslow, Braylon Edwards and now Joe Thomas on the o-line. But they're starting Charlie Frye today at quarterback and that basically nullifies everything.The Browns just tried a punt on their first series and committed 4 penalties on that play. I'm thinking that that must be some kind of record. On the bright side, at least they're already in good form...Well, that didn't take long. Large Benjamin finds Hines Ward in the end-zone and the Steelers lead 7-0. Pittsburgh's is making no secret of it that they are going to donkey punch Eric Wright, th
Sadly, Peter King was not a part of the halftime show. We'll have to wait 'till Sunday to hear about his latest colonic. But damn, I really can't believe that I'm actually watching some meaningful football right now. My erection could break a window right now.Marvin Harrison starts the second half by burning Mike McKenzie on a deep reception. Joseph Addai caps off the drive by running it in and the Colts lead 17-10.Wow, I went to answer a phone call and suddenly the Colts are over the Saints like Mark Chmura on his babysitter. Two Reggie Wayne Td's and a Vinatieri field goal has this game at 34-10....and the Saints give it right back. Freeney forces a Drew Brees fumble and the Saints are not really looking like Super Bowl contender here. It feels like this one is over. Sean Payton is trying to challenge the play, but I think he's just trying to distract himself from assaulting someone.Poor Jason David. Marvin Harrison's Td and Reggie Wayne's 2 Td's all came lined up against Da
Fuck me sideways and call me Remmington, the season is finally starting. To say that I've been waiting for this moment like a virgin on prom night is understating it badly. I am actually naked right now. I'm typing this very sentence while sporting an erection the size of David Boston's upper body.It only took 13 minutes but John Mellencamp has already made an appearance and I don't think that anyone can be very happy about this.For fantasy purposes, I've got Marvin Harrison, Reggie Wayne, Drew Brees and Devery Henderson tonight. As for the game, you know that I'll be rooting for the Saints. I'd rather get raped in my ears by Mike Tyson than see Peyton Manning win anything.Rich Eisen just said that "the season is next". I have to piss now. Badly.First play of the game and Joseph Addai gets hammered and he's slow getting up. Al Michaels reminds us that the Colts have a dead bird and a blind worm behind Addai on the depth chart. But Addai gets up and the city of Indianapolis can
One of the best things you can do with Virtual Observer is to easily make "greatest hits" lists of their recorded calls with the best results. They can publish it to a cd, website, or their intranet and use it for training material. Agents can listen to it to hear a benchmark of what they can be striving for. Just like that feature works, I thought I'd highlight the best blog posts we've done: our customer success stories. This will help customers see what kind of successes they can strive for with VO, and new prospects can be "trained" with real-life case studies.Without any further introduction, here are links to the Greatest Hits from the "Virtual Observations" blog:- Easing the fear of Big Brother - Day-Timers, Inc. selects CSI for call center monitoring - Crutchfield turns up the volume in its' call center- Maverik leverages VoIP technology to build a world class call center- Results Companies Inc. selects Virtual Observer to rapidly create better trained customer service agent
I was planning on doing a "Random Observations" thing on the Braves tonight since I hadn't done one in a while, and the thought was to mention that Willie Harris should be back on the bench again.See, Willie got off to a great start when he was called up, worked his way into the line-up and lead-off spot, but has struggled as of late. And by struggle I mean really struggle. Harris probably single handedly lost the game for the Braves yesterday and plenty of fans (including myself) were down on him but he bounced back by having a monster night in front of a record crowd.Harris went 6 for 6, had two triples and had 6 rbi's to go along with 4 runs while leading the Braves to a 14-6 butt-raping of the Cardinals. Funny how that works. Either way, on to the observations.If not for that horrible 5 game stretch where the offense scored less than Bruce Vilanch, this team has been pretty fun to watch at the plate. Going into tonight's game they were 3rd in the league in hits, 5th in average a
For those of you who have been reading my blog since day one, you all know I have no love lost for Barry Bonds, as a person.However, as an athlete, he’s perhaps one of the best baseball players of this – or any generation.Recently, I went out to San Francisco and caught the All-Star events out there. Knowing I was going to be in the epicenter of the whole Barry Bonds and BALCO hoopla, I always took a moment to ask what Giants fans felt about him.For the most part, most fans out there loved him with great reverence and it was irrelevant to them whether or not he cheated or not. They appreciate a guy, no matter how he was perceived by the media, as one who was loyal, brought them great joy and more importantly has made history time and time again in front of their eyes. Well, unless you have been away from the television or the internet, Barry Bonds is on the cusp of breaking Hank Aaron’s all-time home run record. In that respect, most fans outside of San Francisco and even the co
Another All-Star game and another donkey-punch for the National League. At least the ninth inning was entertaining, which is more than I can say for the previous eight. Either way, here are some random observations...I admit, I liked that convo between Willie Mays, Griffey and Jeter. But I would've liked it more if Mays would've stabbed Jeter with a rusty butter knife. It probably would've made the rest of the night pretty tense and uncomfortable, but whatever.Speaking of Mays, he still has a stronger arm than Juan Pierre. (eh, I couldn't pass it up) The Dodger players really got to hear it from the fans. I'm surprised that Brad Penny didn't get impaled by a javelin.Prince Fielder is to fielding what I am to classical Russian Ballet. It's just a very bad combination.Ichiro's post-game interview was the highlight of my evening for sure. I'm pretty sure that he called Jeannie Zelasko a "dirty pirate hooker" somewhere in between there.I don't know what's worse, Eric Karros' ha
Though this may not be the specific and ultimate rules , but some simple observation
especially to those who want to get their feet wet trading the Stock Market. Trading requires
Knowledge, Discipline and Patience.
Discipline:
I believe this is the most important of all, we must have the discipline to adhere to any trading plan that we adopt , not forgetting effective risk control. Apply limit on your loss and stricly adhere to money management technic.
Trading Plan/Strategies:
Just like in any other business set up, trading plan can be seen as a business plan.
I believe one need to be clear on the objective, whether it is for cash flow or capital appreciation and action required when an opportunity arises. And remember to hold cash while wating for the right opportunity is a trading plan itself.
Patience:
This is the final element, where patience is needed to wait and observe for the right opportunities or setup. And remember to let your profit run, when you are right.
Tips
The NBA Draft was finally upon us and even though I wasn't very pumped for it, I do have a couple of random observations.Joakim Noah's suit is so utterly ridiculous that I'm actually admiring him for it. Either that kid has balls the size of North Dakota, or he needs medical attention . If I'm a Bulls fan right now, I don't know if I'm smiling or if I'm extremely terrified...Everyone expected the Hawks to pick Barney and a dead turtle with their first round picks, but Al Horford and Acie Law was probably as good as they could have done.And just like that the Knicks are a play-off team. Getting rid of Steve Francis' remains while picking up Zach Randolph is pretty damn impressive if you ask me. But I'm a bit concerned though. Putting Randolph in New York is like putting Tank Johnson in a gun shop. Bad things might happen then...The Warriors trading Jason Richardson for Brandan Wright and drafting Marco Belinelli was pretty snazzy as well. That sound you just heard was the Dall
Every so now and then, I'll bust out my "Random Obersvations" on the Atlanta Braves but you will notice that today's edition will be quite bitter. The Braves are only 4 games over .500 and will be playing the Red Sox and Tigers this week, meaning more bleeding for me.So yes, on to the observations....Kyle Davies has just about entered that Lance Cormier zone where you concede the game when he's starting. If the opposing pitcher is horrible, you hope to win the slugfest, else get ready for a fleecing. I don't know, I'm just not a big fan of Davies right now.Speaking of getting fleeced. Andruw Jones is as big of a menace at the plate right now as dead crocodile. He couldn't hit a beach ball if you told him it was coming and threw it underhands for him. When I die from extremely high blood pressure soon, I'll blame it on him.Nice to see Jeff Francoeur go back to being "mister swings at everything". Between him and Scott "The king of pop-ups" Thorman, it makes things much easier on
Ron MacLean: "As you know it's a little easier to get a penalty nowadays. I'm not saying the standard is spreading, but not even the Sopranos got whacked."After MacLean shows some images of Jagr laughing at his jokes at last year's awards, Ron quips: "I don't know what I said that was so funny. Probably said 'backchecking'."Crosby looks like his mom.Franke Selke Jr to Gilmour: "Hey, you look nice tonight, but you always looked better in the blue and white." Amen to that.Mrs. Lidstrom.........Ron MacLean: "The next award is the Vezina, there are 4 finalists for the first time in history. So there's a greater chance of you sitting next to a loser tonight!"Did you see the look on Luongo's face when Brodeur was announced the winner of the Vezina? It looked like he wanted to whack him and let the crows eat his caracass.Did you see Kelly Hrudey gawking at Trish Stratus?? Or was he eyeing George Stromboulopolous? Gordie Howe: "It's hard to believe that anybody can give (playing hock
