Stuff 'n' Nonsense

Saturday, December 31, 2005

Please,No More!

Yesterday, I went roller skating twice. From about 1:00 to 3:00, I skated with my younger brothers and sisters. Then I went home, went to work, and then went roller skating for Mikey's party from 7:00 'til 10:30. Let me tell you, five and a half hours of roller skating is too much. It was lots of fun though.

Only In America

1. Only in America......can a pizza get to your house faster than an ambulance.

2. Only in America......are there handicap parking places in front of our skating rinks.

3. Only in America......do drugstores make the sick walk all the way to the back of the store to get their prescriptions, while healthy people can buy cigarettes at the front.

4. Only in America......do people order double cheeseburgers, large fries, and a Diet Coke.

5. Only in America......do banks leave both doors open and then chain the pens to the counters.


6. Only in America......do we leave cars worth thousands of dollars in the driveway and put our useless junk in the garage.

7. Only in America......do we use answering machines to screen calls and then have call waiting so we won't miss a call from someone we didn't want to talk to in the first place.

8. Only in America......do we buy hot dogs in packages of ten and buns in packages of eight.

9. Only in America......do we use the word 'politics' to describe the process so well: 'Poli' in Latin meaning 'many' and 'tics' meaning 'bloodsucking creatures'.

Do you know?


Why the sun lightens our hair, but darkens our skin?

Why women can't put on mascara with their mouth closed?

Why don't you ever see the headline "Psychic Wins Lottery"?

Why is it that doctors call what they do "practice"?

Why is it that to stop Windows 98, you have to click on the "Start" button?

Why is lemon juice made with artificial flavor, and dishwashing liquid made with real lemons?

Why is the man who invests all your money called a broker?

Why is the time of day with the slowest traffic called rush hour?

Why isn't there mouse-flavored cat food?

When dog food is new and improved tasting, who tests it?

You know that indestructible black box that is used on airplanes? Why don't they make the
whole plane out of that stuff?

Why don't sheep shrink when it rains?

If con is the opposite of pro, is Congress the opposite of progress? (What a silly question!)

If flying is so safe, why do they call the airport the terminal?

Thursday, December 29, 2005

Change Your Course Now

This is the transcript of an actual radio conversation of a US naval ship with Canadian authorities off the coast of Newfoundland in October, 1995.

Radio conversation released by the Chief of Naval Operations on November 10, 1995.

Americans: Please divert your course 15 degrees to the North to avoid a collision.

Canadians: Recommend you divert YOUR course 15 degrees to the South to avoid a collision.

Americans: This is the Captain of a US Navy ship. I say again, divert YOUR course.

Canadians: No. I say again, you divert YOUR course.

Americans: THIS IS THE AIRCRAFT CARRIER USS LINCOLN, THE SECOND LARGEST SHIP IN THE UNITED STATES' ATLANTIC FLEET. WE ARE ACCOMPANIED BY THREE DESTROYERS, THREE CRUISERS, AND NUMEROUS SUPPORT VESSELS. I DEMAND THAT YOU CHANGE YOUR COURSE 15 DEGREES NORTH, THAT'S ONE FIVE DEGREES NORTH, OR COUNTER-MEASURES WILL BE UNDERTAKEN TO ENSURE THE SAFETY OF THIS SHIP.

Canadians: This is a lighthouse. Your call.

Friday, December 23, 2005

so cute!


Pokey (Seth) and Lil' Chubber (Phil)
Aren't they so precious!

Thursday, December 22, 2005

Lucky!

Yesterday, our family opened our Christmas presents. I don't think I have EVER got so much for Christmas! Here is a list:
1. a vintage Winnie the Pooh board game
2. Elf (DVD)
3. some really cute vintage Pooh ornaments
4. a cookbook
5. a gold, sapphire,and diamond bracelet (genuine)
6. a book of card tricks (i love doing those)
7. a card game called Snap
8. and last, but not least, Britt and I got a TV and a DVD/VCR unit to share! (LUCKY!) :)
Also, us kids do a name exchange. Megan got me a scarf and a George Strait Christmas CD. I know, Christmas is not about the presents, but I thought maybe you guys would like to know what I got anyway.

Tuesday, December 20, 2005



www.Orisinal.com

You guys should play the games, they're pretty fun.

Friday, December 16, 2005

this is Danica Patrick



Danica Patrick (born March 25, 1982) is a professional race car driver in the Indy Racing League.

Thursday, December 15, 2005


Wednesday, December 14, 2005

scariest post ever!

Tuesday, December 13, 2005

a festive moment



Friday, December 09, 2005

http://www.niehs.nih.gov/kids/lyrics/aladdinworld.htm


The Legend of the Candy Cane
***
Look at the Candy Cane
What do you see?
Stripes that are red
Like the blood shed for me
White is for my Savior
Who's sinless and pure!
"J" is for Jesus, My Lord, that's for sure!
Turn it around
And a staff you will see
Jesus my shepherd
Was born for Me!
***
Many years ago, a candy maker wanted to make a candy at Christmas time that would serve as a witness to his Christian faith. He wanted to incorporate several symbols for the birth, ministry and death of Jesus. He began with a stick of pure white hard candy; white to symbolize the Virgin Birth and the sinless nature of Jesus; hard to symbolize the solid rock, the foundation of the Church; firmness to represent the promise of God. The candymaker made the candy in the form of a "J" to represent the name of Jesus, who came to earth as our Savior. He thought it could also represent the staff of the Good Shepherd, with which he reached down into the ditches of the world to lift out the fallen lambs who, like all sheep, have gone astray.
Thinking that the candy was somewhat plain, the candymaker stained it with red stripes. He used three small stripes to show the stripes of the scourging Jesus received, by which we are healed. The large red stripe was for the blood shed by Christ on the cross so that we could have the promise of eternal life. Unfortunately, the candy became known as a candy cane - a meaningless decoration seen at Christmas time. But the true meaning is still there for those who have eyes to see and ears to hear. Author Unknown

The leaves of the holly wreath symbolize the crown of thorns that Jesus wore and the berries symbolize the drops of blood.

Wednesday, December 07, 2005

i LOVE this song!

Too Busy Bein' In Love
(sung by Doug Stone)

If I had taken the time
To write down a few lines
Every time that you crossed this heart of mine
I'd put them all in a book
How much time would that have took
The words and years have a way of slipping back

Oh no! Too bad, there goes the chance that I had
I could have written a play so sweet and so funny
Given old Mr. Shakespeare a run for his money
Written the words to the prettiest tune
That would never leave a dry eye in the room
My only excuse for not doing enough
well I was too busy being in love
Yes I was too busy being in love

Brand new phrases appear every time you are near
All these words you inspire after all these years
But I never reached for a pen
Break the mood that I'm in
Before I knew it the words were gone again

Oh no! Too bad, there goes the chance that I had
I could have written a play so sweet and so funny
Given old Mr. Shakespeare a run for his money
Written the words to the prettiest tune
That would never leave a dry eye in the room
My only excuse for not doing enough
I was too busy being in love
Yes I was too busy being in love

I could have written the part to make young lovers crazy
I could have written the movie for Hepburn and Tracey
The beautiful song and it starts with your name
Written my way into fortune and fame
But I have no regrets for not doing enough
well I was too busy being in love
Yes I was too busy being in love

Sunday, December 04, 2005

~~( 8:>

you know you live on a farm when...

...Your little sister (Erica) sees a reindeer and yells,"Look a John Deer!"

Thursday, December 01, 2005

*riddle*

There was this wizard who caught 3 men {let's just say Mr.A, B and C}. The wizard wanted to kill all three of them, but they pleaded and so the wizard gave them a chance.
The wizard put the 3 men on flight of stairs, A first {A is on top of the flight of stairs} followed by B {B is in the middle} , and then C {C is at the base} , in this order:

------------------------A
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----------------------------B
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-------------------------------C
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They were stationed in such a way that A can see B and C, and B can only see C, but can't see A, and C can see none.


They were then blindfolded, and on each of their head, he put a coloured cap, the colour of the cap can only either be black or white, however, there will be either 2 black 1 white, or 2 white and 1 black, either way the 3 men don't know, all that they know is that there will be either black or white cap on their head, and that there will be either 2 white or 2 black cap on the 3 of them, which one they don't know.


So the wizard want them to tell him what coloured hat is on their head within the next 5 seconds after he removed the blindfold. Any one who could answer correctly would save the life of all 3 men.


Then, the wizard removed the blindfold......

After 4 seconds, the one in the middle {B} answer the question, and it was correct, how did he do it?

Hint: Whatever the answer is doesn't matter, even if it is white or black, the most important thing is how he got the answer.

Hint: What did the man on top see {A}??