Halloween is a great time to dress up and look ridiculous. The imagination that comes out this day is mind numbing!
Wednesday, October 31, 2007
Thursday, October 25, 2007
55 USELESS BUT INTERESTING FACTS
I love stuff like this!!!
1) The soda 7-UP was created in 1929; "7" was selected because the original containers were 7 ounces. "UP" indicated the direction of the bubbles.
2) Mosquito repellents don't repel. They hide you. The spray blocks the mosquito's sensors so they don't know you're there.
3) Dentists have recommended that a toothbrush be kept at least 6 feet away from a toilet to avoid airborne particles from the flush.
4) The liquid inside young coconuts can be used as substitute for blood plasma.
5) American car horns beep in the tone of F.
6) No piece of paper can be folded into half more than 7 times.
7) Donkeys kill more people annually than plane crashes.
8) 1 in every 4 Americans has appeared on television.
9) You burn more calories sleeping than you do watching television.
10) Oak trees do not produce acorns until they are fifty years of age or older.
11) The first product to have a bar code was Wrigley's gum.
12) The king of hearts is the only king without a mustache.
13) A Boeing 747s wingspan is longer than the Wright brothers' first flight.
14) American Airlines saved 40,000 in 1987 by eliminating one olive from each salad served in first-class.
15) Venus is the only planet that rotates clockwise.
16) The first CD pressed in the US was Bruce Springsteen's "Born in the USA."
17) Apples, not caffeine, are more efficient at waking you up in the morning.
18) The 57 on the Heinz ketchup bottle represents the number of varieties of pickles the company once had.
19) The plastic things on the end of shoelaces are called aglets.
20) Most dust particles in your house are made from dead skin.
21) The first owner of the Marlboro company died of lung cancer.
22) Barbie's full name is Barbara Millicent Roberts.
23) Michael Jordan makes more money from Nike annually than all of the Nike factory workers in Malaysia combined.
24) Adolf Hitler's mother seriously considered having an abortion but was talked out of it by her doctor.
25) Marilyn Monroe had six toes.
26) All US Presidents have worn glasses. Some just didn't like being seen wearing them in public.
27) The sound of E.T. walking was made by someone squishing her hands in jelly.
28) Debra Winger was the voice of E.T.
29) Pearls melt in vinegar.
30) It takes 3,000 cows to supply the NFL with enough leather for a year's supply of footballs.
31) Thirty-five percent of the people who use personal ads for dating are already married.
32) The 3 most valuable brand names on earth: Marlboro, Coca-Cola, and Budweiser, in that order.
33) It's possible to lead a cow upstairs...but not downstairs.
34) Humans are the only primates that don't have pigment in the palms of their hands.
35) Ten percent of the Russian government's income comes from the sale of vodka.
36) The sentence "The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog," uses every letter in the alphabet. (Developed by Western Union to Test telex/two communications)
37) Average life span of a major league baseball: 7 pitches.
38) A duck's quack doesn't echo, and no one knows why.
39) The airplane Buddy Holly died in was the "American Pie."(Thus the name of the Don McLean song.)
40) Each king in a deck of playing cards represents a great king from history. Spades - King David; Clubs - Alexander the Great; Hearts - Charlemagne; Diamonds - Julius Caesar.
41) Clans of long ago that wanted to get rid of their unwanted people without killing them used to burn their houses down-hence the expression "to get fired."
42) Hershey's Kisses are called that because the machine that makes them looks like it's kissing the conveyor belt.
43) Only one person in two billion will live to be 116 or older.
44) Snails can sleep for 3 years without eating.
45) Actor Tommy Lee Jones and US vice-president Al Gore were freshman roommates at Harvard.
46) The fingerprints of koala bears are virtually indistinguishable from those of humans, so much so that they could be confused at a crime scene.
47) Months that begin on a Sunday will always have a "Friday the 13th."
48) The Eisenhower interstate system requires that one mile in every five must be straight. These straight sections are usable as airstrips in times of war or other emergencies.
49) There are 293 ways to make change for a dollar.
50) All of the clocks in the movie "Pulp Fiction" are stuck on 4:20
51) A pregnant gold fish is called a twit
52) Rocks explode in microwaves
53) Steam rollers don't actually roll steam
54) 1,111,111 x 1,111,111 = 1234567654321
55) Coca-Cola is better at cleaning your drain pipes than
products like Draino
1) The soda 7-UP was created in 1929; "7" was selected because the original containers were 7 ounces. "UP" indicated the direction of the bubbles.
2) Mosquito repellents don't repel. They hide you. The spray blocks the mosquito's sensors so they don't know you're there.
3) Dentists have recommended that a toothbrush be kept at least 6 feet away from a toilet to avoid airborne particles from the flush.
4) The liquid inside young coconuts can be used as substitute for blood plasma.
5) American car horns beep in the tone of F.
6) No piece of paper can be folded into half more than 7 times.
7) Donkeys kill more people annually than plane crashes.
8) 1 in every 4 Americans has appeared on television.
9) You burn more calories sleeping than you do watching television.
10) Oak trees do not produce acorns until they are fifty years of age or older.
11) The first product to have a bar code was Wrigley's gum.
12) The king of hearts is the only king without a mustache.
13) A Boeing 747s wingspan is longer than the Wright brothers' first flight.
14) American Airlines saved 40,000 in 1987 by eliminating one olive from each salad served in first-class.
15) Venus is the only planet that rotates clockwise.
16) The first CD pressed in the US was Bruce Springsteen's "Born in the USA."
17) Apples, not caffeine, are more efficient at waking you up in the morning.
18) The 57 on the Heinz ketchup bottle represents the number of varieties of pickles the company once had.
19) The plastic things on the end of shoelaces are called aglets.
20) Most dust particles in your house are made from dead skin.
21) The first owner of the Marlboro company died of lung cancer.
22) Barbie's full name is Barbara Millicent Roberts.
23) Michael Jordan makes more money from Nike annually than all of the Nike factory workers in Malaysia combined.
24) Adolf Hitler's mother seriously considered having an abortion but was talked out of it by her doctor.
25) Marilyn Monroe had six toes.
26) All US Presidents have worn glasses. Some just didn't like being seen wearing them in public.
27) The sound of E.T. walking was made by someone squishing her hands in jelly.
28) Debra Winger was the voice of E.T.
29) Pearls melt in vinegar.
30) It takes 3,000 cows to supply the NFL with enough leather for a year's supply of footballs.
31) Thirty-five percent of the people who use personal ads for dating are already married.
32) The 3 most valuable brand names on earth: Marlboro, Coca-Cola, and Budweiser, in that order.
33) It's possible to lead a cow upstairs...but not downstairs.
34) Humans are the only primates that don't have pigment in the palms of their hands.
35) Ten percent of the Russian government's income comes from the sale of vodka.
36) The sentence "The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog," uses every letter in the alphabet. (Developed by Western Union to Test telex/two communications)
37) Average life span of a major league baseball: 7 pitches.
38) A duck's quack doesn't echo, and no one knows why.
39) The airplane Buddy Holly died in was the "American Pie."(Thus the name of the Don McLean song.)
40) Each king in a deck of playing cards represents a great king from history. Spades - King David; Clubs - Alexander the Great; Hearts - Charlemagne; Diamonds - Julius Caesar.
41) Clans of long ago that wanted to get rid of their unwanted people without killing them used to burn their houses down-hence the expression "to get fired."
42) Hershey's Kisses are called that because the machine that makes them looks like it's kissing the conveyor belt.
43) Only one person in two billion will live to be 116 or older.
44) Snails can sleep for 3 years without eating.
45) Actor Tommy Lee Jones and US vice-president Al Gore were freshman roommates at Harvard.
46) The fingerprints of koala bears are virtually indistinguishable from those of humans, so much so that they could be confused at a crime scene.
47) Months that begin on a Sunday will always have a "Friday the 13th."
48) The Eisenhower interstate system requires that one mile in every five must be straight. These straight sections are usable as airstrips in times of war or other emergencies.
49) There are 293 ways to make change for a dollar.
50) All of the clocks in the movie "Pulp Fiction" are stuck on 4:20
51) A pregnant gold fish is called a twit
52) Rocks explode in microwaves
53) Steam rollers don't actually roll steam
54) 1,111,111 x 1,111,111 = 1234567654321
55) Coca-Cola is better at cleaning your drain pipes than
products like Draino
Saturday, September 22, 2007
I LOVE FALL
I love this time of year. I can actually say that it is probably my favorite time of the year. Not too hot... not too cold, but just right. I think my pictures do all the talking.
Monday, September 10, 2007
Sunday in the mountains
Yesterday Andrea and I went up into the mountains with Curry and Melissa and the kids. It was a lot of fun and the weather and lighting couldn't have been better.
Sunday, September 2, 2007
Aspen Groves
I went on a drive up the canyon today... just me and the camera in the front seat. Andrea didnt want to venture out with me but I really enjoyed the time to get out and see a little nature. Here are some of the shots I took.
Sunday, August 26, 2007
"I love technology... always and forever.."
Ok... so Google Earth has been around for a few years now. But, just recently they have updated there clarity on Maracaibo Venezuela. I just thought I would take a look to see if they had and did they ever! I took this screen shot of my area in Maracaibo. I am zoomed up far enough so you can see most of my area and some other details but it is so clear. I marked out my apartment at the time too.. just so you could get an idea. It is really amazing all the memories that come flooding back by seeing all those streets that I walked day after day. I can point out which houses I taught discussions in and where the members of the church lived. I can't believe that all this was made possible through technology. It is almost like taking a free trip back to my mission. Anyway I know this may not mean much to anyone else but there you have it.
Saturday, August 25, 2007
Redneck Woman
So I know this lady... and in order to protect her innocence or lack of... I wont tell you in my post how or where I know her from but I think I have met a real red neck woman. Here are some things I have jotted down that I think could qualify her as a redneck woman. You decide!
1. If you are seen looking at the county prison records online and when asked about it you reply... I am looking up family members... its like a family album... you might be a redneck woman!
2. If you have been charged with assault for beating up your husband and now you have a warrant out for your arrest... you might be a redneck woman!
3. If you use the word ain't more than once in a sentence and most english speaking people have a hard time figuring out what you're saying... you might be a redneck woman!
4. If you advertise the you are going to the trashiest bar in the county and you are super excited about it... you might be a redneck woman!
5. If you bleach your hair more than 3 times in 1 week and it still looks orange... you might be a redneck woman!
6. If you know more than one girl that has been killed by her boyfriend... you might be a redneck woman!
7. If you live in a trailer more than 50 miles from civilization... you might be a redneck woman!
8. If you keep tampons in a cup on your desk at work... you might be a redneck woman!
9. If you are mad your daughter is sick because you will be missing opening day of the bow hunting season... you might be a redneck woman!
10. If you can name all the hunting seasons and when they begin... you might be a redneck woman!
11. If your husband has gotten an 18 year old girl pregnant and thats ok by you... you might be a redneck woman!
Andrea and I sat down at dinner the other night and went over all the outrageous things that I have heard from this girl. I thought I would have to share with y'all!
"It's a Small... Small... World..."
Just like the ride at Disneyland teaches us... it really is a small world after all. Andrea has been on this Nissan Murano kick lately. She absolutely loves these things. I have never driven one and so my opinion of them is "they look cool". After hitting a Saturday afternoon showing of Harry Potter Andrea and I decided to run by Nissan so I could have this experience of driving this car (SUV). The sales guy that came out to help us has a really thick accent that I couldnt figure out where it was from. During the test drive I asked him he was from and he said Colombia. I had visited Colombia for a week on my mission and my last area was right on the Colombian border... needless to say we immediately moved into speaking spanish and completely forgot we were on a test drive. I told him I served my mission in Venezuela and he asked med what city I served in, when I told him Maracaibo he freaked out even more because he had totally lived there, in fact he ran his business in Maracaibo. I told him where I lived in the city and he totally knew where I was talking about. It was so cool. He told me that he moved from Colombia to California.. I told him I was from California and he said on really what part and when I told him you should have seen the look on his face... he was shocked.. thats exactly where he lived in CA. I dont think I have ever had such a random connection to a car sales man. This didnt work out in his favor but it was nice to meet him. What are odds really...
Wednesday, July 18, 2007
My Beautiful Wife
Here is Andrea my beautiful sweet wife. Andrea is not just beautiful on the outside she is also beautiful on the inside. Andrea is a good wife. The best wife in the entire world. Andrea is always fun to be around. Andrea can always make you laugh. She also loves to laugh until she cries. Andrea although very compassionate, loves to laugh when others fall or get hurt. She says she can't help it. Andrea loves her family so much. Andrea loves making sure I don't embarrass myself. Andrea loves a good snuggle and a good back scratch. Andrea cannot have enough earrings, purses, and of course shoes. She loves to sleep in on Saturdays and she loves to sit in front at church on Sunday. She gets really sad when the other team loses. She loves trips and sunflower seeds too. I think everyone would be better off by having Andrea in their lives. The very best part about Andrea is that she loves me right back.
Monday, July 9, 2007
In case you were wondering...
I have been asked a lot lately about my new job. So far so good... I really enjoy working somewhere where I know we are providing a great product that people really enjoy. The last couple of weeks have been mostly training... so nothing too exciting but it is a lot to remember and I have to test on all the info on Wednesday. I am not a great test taker so cross your fingers for me. I am actually sitting in the living room with the lights off typing right now so I feel a little like Doogie Howser.... at the end of the show he always sat at the computer and typed a recap of what was happening... Andrea thinks I am weird... I think I am a boy genius! Anyway... so if I have been hard to get a hold of... its because I can't talk at work... what a shame... but its the price I pay for working with a good company. Peace out.
Oh I need some feedback on my birthday card to Andrea... There are two couples on the front with horse heads... the one couple says, "Why yes we are horse people too... our boots must have given us away!" I stood at Target and just laughed at the card... I died when I gave it to Andrea too... she didnt think it as funny as I did... but come on... the boots? As if they couldnt see that they also had horse heads! I need to scan the card and post it on here... I love it! Maybe I am lame... ok... now really.... peace out.
Oh I need some feedback on my birthday card to Andrea... There are two couples on the front with horse heads... the one couple says, "Why yes we are horse people too... our boots must have given us away!" I stood at Target and just laughed at the card... I died when I gave it to Andrea too... she didnt think it as funny as I did... but come on... the boots? As if they couldnt see that they also had horse heads! I need to scan the card and post it on here... I love it! Maybe I am lame... ok... now really.... peace out.
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