Monday, April 21, 2008
You want it - You got it!
Jarrett Loft, 28, of Guelph, Ontario, had committed seven incidents of approaching women and asking to be kicked in the groin. He pleaded guilty to one count and was sentenced to 60 days in jail. There was no explanation for his behavior, other than that he was "curious." One victim, saying that she feared what Loft might do if she refused, repeatedly kicked him between the legs, after which he thanked her and rode off on his bicycle.
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Would Tesla be proud?
Tesla Motors CEO Ze'ev Drori announced the start of production. The company has succeeded in selling the entire planned amount for 2008 and a total of 900 orders were submitted for this $100,000 car. Tesla Motors is planning to reach production capacity of 100 roadsters per month next year, while it also plans to present a sports limousine with the same technical characteristics by 2010.
Monday, Monday...
*If people behaved like governments, you'd call the cops.
*A journey of a thousand miles begins with Dad saying, 'I know a shortcut.'
*You don't pay taxes; they TAKE taxes.
*The greatest right in the world is the right to be wrong.
*Bad weather reports are more likely to be accurate than good weather reports.
*The reason the rich are stingy is the reason they are rich.
*A bright eye indicates curiosity; a black eye, too much.
*He who hesitates is not only lost, but is miles from the next exit.
*I am so broke my only assets are my frequent-flyer points and rollover minutes.
*Whatever hits the fan . . .won't spread evenly.
*Inflation hasn't ruined everything. A dime can still be used as a screwdriver.
*There are no new sins....the old ones just get more publicity.
*There are worse things than getting a call for a wrong number at 4 AM. It could be a right number.
*No one ever says 'It's only a game' when their team is winning.
*Learn from the mistakes of others. You won't live long enough to make them all yourself.
*One of the quickest ways for a young man to fail in life is to work so hard the boss will think he's after his job.
*The nicest thing about the future is that it always starts tomorrow.
*Seat belts are not as confining as wheelchairs.
*I've reached the age where the happy hour is a nap.
*The minister had a special filing drawer for his bills. It was labeled: 'Due unto others.'
*An intellectual snob is someone who can listen to the William Tell Overture and not think of The Lone Ranger.
*The best things in life are free ...or have no interest or payments for one full year.
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*A journey of a thousand miles begins with Dad saying, 'I know a shortcut.'
*You don't pay taxes; they TAKE taxes.
*The greatest right in the world is the right to be wrong.
*Bad weather reports are more likely to be accurate than good weather reports.
*The reason the rich are stingy is the reason they are rich.
*A bright eye indicates curiosity; a black eye, too much.
*He who hesitates is not only lost, but is miles from the next exit.
*I am so broke my only assets are my frequent-flyer points and rollover minutes.
*Whatever hits the fan . . .won't spread evenly.
*Inflation hasn't ruined everything. A dime can still be used as a screwdriver.
*There are no new sins....the old ones just get more publicity.
*There are worse things than getting a call for a wrong number at 4 AM. It could be a right number.
*No one ever says 'It's only a game' when their team is winning.
*Learn from the mistakes of others. You won't live long enough to make them all yourself.
*One of the quickest ways for a young man to fail in life is to work so hard the boss will think he's after his job.
*The nicest thing about the future is that it always starts tomorrow.
*Seat belts are not as confining as wheelchairs.
*I've reached the age where the happy hour is a nap.
*The minister had a special filing drawer for his bills. It was labeled: 'Due unto others.'
*An intellectual snob is someone who can listen to the William Tell Overture and not think of The Lone Ranger.
*The best things in life are free ...or have no interest or payments for one full year.
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Tuesday, April 15, 2008
Greek Art
Following the rise and growth of the Greek Art market in recent years, Sotheby's forthcoming sale will be the most important sale of its kind ever staged. It will present 177 lots, offering works by major Greek artists such as Constantinos Volanakis, seen here.
Nice.
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Monday, April 14, 2008
Young At Heart
Now this had put a smile on my face (it has been awhile...)when I saw the clip on TV.
It's about a film following group of U.S. senior citizens belting out songs like Should I Stay or Should I Go, I Feel Good...
Heartfelt, funny,...amazing!
See sample HERE.
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It's about a film following group of U.S. senior citizens belting out songs like Should I Stay or Should I Go, I Feel Good...
Heartfelt, funny,...amazing!
See sample HERE.
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Friday, April 11, 2008
Dear Abby...
True letters to advice columnist, "Dear Abby":
Dear Abby,
A couple of women moved in across the hall from me. One is a middle-aged gym teacher and the other is a social worker in her mid-twenties. These two women go everywhere together and I've never seen a man go into or leave their apartment. Do you think they could be Lebanese?
Dear Abby,
What can I do about all the Sex, Nudity, Fowl Language and Violence On My VCR?
Dear Abby,
I have a man I can't trust. He cheats so much, I'm not even sure the baby I'm carrying is his.
Dear Abby,
I am a twenty-three year old liberated woman who has been on the pill for two years. It's getting expensive and I think my boyfriend should share half the cost, but I don't know him well enough to discuss money with him.
Dear Abby,
I've suspected that my husband has been fooling around, and when confronted with the evidence, he denied everything - and said it would never happen again.
Dear Abby,
Our son writes that he is taking Judo. Why would a boy who was raised in a good Christian home turn against his own?
Dear Abby,
I joined the Navy to see the world. I've seen it. Now how do I get out?
Dear Abby,
My forty year old son has been paying a psychiatrist $50.00 an hour every week for two and a half years. He must be crazy.
Dear Abby,
I was married to Bill for three months, and I didn't know he drank until one night he came home sober.
Dear Abby,
My mother is mean and short tempered - I think she is going through mental pause.
Dear Abby,
You told some woman whose husband had lost all interest in sex to send him to a doctor. Well, my husband lost all interest in sex - and he is a doctor. Now what do I do?
Dear Abby,
I've been going steady with this man for six years. We see each other every night. He says he loves me, and I know I love him, but he never mentions marriage. Do you think he's going out with me just for what he can get? GERTIE
DEAR GERTIE: I don't know. What's he getting?
Dear Abby,
My boyfriend is going to be twenty years old next month. I'd like to give him something nice for his birthday. What do you think he'd like?CAROL
DEAR CAROL: Never mind what he'd like. Give him a tie.
Dear Abby,
Are birth control pills deductible? KAY
DEAR KAY: Only if they don't work.
Dear Abby,
Our son was married in January. Five months later his wife had a ten-pound baby girl. They said the baby was premature. Tell me, can a baby this big be that early? WONDERING
DEAR WONDERING: The baby was on time, the wedding was late.
Dear Abby,
Do you think about dying much? CURIOUS
DEAR CURIOUS: No, it's the last thing I want to do.
Dear Abby,
Is it possible for a man to be in love with two women at the same time? JAKE
DEAR JAKE: Yes, and also hazardous.
Dear Abby,
I know boys will be boys, but my 'boy' is seventy-three and he's still chasing women. Any suggestions? ANNIE
DEAR ANNIE: Don't worry. My dog has been chasing cars for years, but if he ever caught one, he wouldn't know what to do with it.
Dear Abby,
I have always wanted to have my family history traced, but I can't afford to spend a lot of money to do it. Any suggestions? SAM IN CAL.
DEAR SAM: Yes. Run for public office.
Dear Abby,
What inspires you most to write? TED
DEAR TED: The Bureau of Internal Revenue.
Dear Abby,
When you are being introduced, is it all right to say, "I've heard a lot about you"? RITA
DEAR RITA: It depends on what you've heard.
Dear Abby,
I am forty-four years old and I would like to meet a man my age with no bad habits. ROSE
DEAR ROSE: So would I.
Dear Abby,
What's the difference between a wife and a mistress? BESS
DEAR BESS: Night and Day.
Dear Abby,
A couple of women moved in across the hall from me. One is a middle-aged gym teacher and the other is a social worker in her mid-twenties. These two women go everywhere together and I've never seen a man go into or leave their apartment. Do you think they could be Lebanese?
Dear Abby,
What can I do about all the Sex, Nudity, Fowl Language and Violence On My VCR?
Dear Abby,
I have a man I can't trust. He cheats so much, I'm not even sure the baby I'm carrying is his.
Dear Abby,
I am a twenty-three year old liberated woman who has been on the pill for two years. It's getting expensive and I think my boyfriend should share half the cost, but I don't know him well enough to discuss money with him.
Dear Abby,
I've suspected that my husband has been fooling around, and when confronted with the evidence, he denied everything - and said it would never happen again.
Dear Abby,
Our son writes that he is taking Judo. Why would a boy who was raised in a good Christian home turn against his own?
Dear Abby,
I joined the Navy to see the world. I've seen it. Now how do I get out?
Dear Abby,
My forty year old son has been paying a psychiatrist $50.00 an hour every week for two and a half years. He must be crazy.
Dear Abby,
I was married to Bill for three months, and I didn't know he drank until one night he came home sober.
Dear Abby,
My mother is mean and short tempered - I think she is going through mental pause.
Dear Abby,
You told some woman whose husband had lost all interest in sex to send him to a doctor. Well, my husband lost all interest in sex - and he is a doctor. Now what do I do?
Dear Abby,
I've been going steady with this man for six years. We see each other every night. He says he loves me, and I know I love him, but he never mentions marriage. Do you think he's going out with me just for what he can get? GERTIE
DEAR GERTIE: I don't know. What's he getting?
Dear Abby,
My boyfriend is going to be twenty years old next month. I'd like to give him something nice for his birthday. What do you think he'd like?CAROL
DEAR CAROL: Never mind what he'd like. Give him a tie.
Dear Abby,
Are birth control pills deductible? KAY
DEAR KAY: Only if they don't work.
Dear Abby,
Our son was married in January. Five months later his wife had a ten-pound baby girl. They said the baby was premature. Tell me, can a baby this big be that early? WONDERING
DEAR WONDERING: The baby was on time, the wedding was late.
Dear Abby,
Do you think about dying much? CURIOUS
DEAR CURIOUS: No, it's the last thing I want to do.
Dear Abby,
Is it possible for a man to be in love with two women at the same time? JAKE
DEAR JAKE: Yes, and also hazardous.
Dear Abby,
I know boys will be boys, but my 'boy' is seventy-three and he's still chasing women. Any suggestions? ANNIE
DEAR ANNIE: Don't worry. My dog has been chasing cars for years, but if he ever caught one, he wouldn't know what to do with it.
Dear Abby,
I have always wanted to have my family history traced, but I can't afford to spend a lot of money to do it. Any suggestions? SAM IN CAL.
DEAR SAM: Yes. Run for public office.
Dear Abby,
What inspires you most to write? TED
DEAR TED: The Bureau of Internal Revenue.
Dear Abby,
When you are being introduced, is it all right to say, "I've heard a lot about you"? RITA
DEAR RITA: It depends on what you've heard.
Dear Abby,
I am forty-four years old and I would like to meet a man my age with no bad habits. ROSE
DEAR ROSE: So would I.
Dear Abby,
What's the difference between a wife and a mistress? BESS
DEAR BESS: Night and Day.
Tuesday, April 8, 2008
Justice For All
Make crime pay. Become a Lawyer - Will Rogers
There are three sorts of lawyers - able, unable and lamentable - Robert Smith Surtees
Necessity knows no law; I know some attorneys of the same - Benjamin Franklin
Law school has been described as a place for the accumulation of learning. First-year students bring some in; third-year students take none away. Hence it accumulates - Unknown
Lawyers are always more ready to get a man into troubles than out of them - William Goldsmith A lawyer with a briefcase can steal more than a thousand men with guns - Mario Puzo
The one great principle of English law is to make business for itself - Charles Dickens
Lawyers are men whom we hire to protect us from lawyers - Elbert Hubbard
A Lawyer will do anything to win a case, sometimes he will even tell the truth - Patrick Murray
The only way you can beat the lawyers is to die with nothing - Will Rogers
An incompetent lawyer can delay a trial for months or years. A competent lawyer can delay one even longer - Unknown
A lawyer is a learned gentleman who rescues your estate from your enemies and keeps it to himself - Henry Bougham
There are three sorts of lawyers - able, unable and lamentable - Robert Smith Surtees
Necessity knows no law; I know some attorneys of the same - Benjamin Franklin
Law school has been described as a place for the accumulation of learning. First-year students bring some in; third-year students take none away. Hence it accumulates - Unknown
Lawyers are always more ready to get a man into troubles than out of them - William Goldsmith A lawyer with a briefcase can steal more than a thousand men with guns - Mario Puzo
The one great principle of English law is to make business for itself - Charles Dickens
Lawyers are men whom we hire to protect us from lawyers - Elbert Hubbard
A Lawyer will do anything to win a case, sometimes he will even tell the truth - Patrick Murray
The only way you can beat the lawyers is to die with nothing - Will Rogers
An incompetent lawyer can delay a trial for months or years. A competent lawyer can delay one even longer - Unknown
A lawyer is a learned gentleman who rescues your estate from your enemies and keeps it to himself - Henry Bougham
Sunday, April 6, 2008
The children were lined up in the cafeteria of a Catholic school for lunch.
At the head of the table was a large pile of apples.
The nun had made a note, "Take only one, God is watching!"
Moving through the line, to the other end of the table, was a large pile of chocolate chip cookies.
One of the boys had written a note, "Take all you want, God is watching the apples."
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At the head of the table was a large pile of apples.
The nun had made a note, "Take only one, God is watching!"
Moving through the line, to the other end of the table, was a large pile of chocolate chip cookies.
One of the boys had written a note, "Take all you want, God is watching the apples."
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Island of the World
Michael O’Brien, an honourable author with a Christian background, best known for his recent novels “Eclipse of the Sun” and “Plague journal", who is also an honourable painter, illustrator of his own covers, in his 800 pages work “Island of the World” tells the story of Josip Lasta, a man who grows up in the turbulent time of the Second World War and who lives in "communist" Yugoslavia. As Lasta’s life goes by, the region lives important events and the hero soon finds himself in front of the key moments of his life and of the most challenging tests of his soul.
O’Brien thinks that the western civilisation has come to its sunset and that we are threaten by new Totalitarianism. He fights against the uniformity of the world, and he insists on the value of human life.
I am intrigued. Gotta read this book...
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O’Brien thinks that the western civilisation has come to its sunset and that we are threaten by new Totalitarianism. He fights against the uniformity of the world, and he insists on the value of human life.
I am intrigued. Gotta read this book...
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Always So Good
As a big fan of Jeremy Irons, I really wish I could see this play and hope they will eventually televise it.
It has been said Irons gave a masterful performance as an old-school politician, Harold Macmillan who was the British prime minister from 1957-63 when the Beatles and Swinging London were starting to change the world in "Never So Good" at London's National Theatre.
Macmillan was wounded five times in World War I, survived a plane crash in World War II, connived with U.S. President Eisenhower to end the 1956 Middle East War over the Suez Canal, and was there when Kennedy faced the Cuban missile crisis.
But he is best known for having to resign from office following what became tagged as the Profumo Affair when the U.K. minister of war became embroiled in sexual shenanigans with a woman named Christine Keeler, who also was sleeping with a Russian spy(!).
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It has been said Irons gave a masterful performance as an old-school politician, Harold Macmillan who was the British prime minister from 1957-63 when the Beatles and Swinging London were starting to change the world in "Never So Good" at London's National Theatre.
Macmillan was wounded five times in World War I, survived a plane crash in World War II, connived with U.S. President Eisenhower to end the 1956 Middle East War over the Suez Canal, and was there when Kennedy faced the Cuban missile crisis.
But he is best known for having to resign from office following what became tagged as the Profumo Affair when the U.K. minister of war became embroiled in sexual shenanigans with a woman named Christine Keeler, who also was sleeping with a Russian spy(!).
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Monday, March 31, 2008
They call it Poetry
James Grainger (1721-67):
...Come, muse, let us sing of rats...
Adam Lindsay Gordon (1833-67):
Flash! flash! bang! bang! and we blazed away,
And the grey roof reddened and rang;
Flash! flash! and I felt his bullet flay
The tip of my ear. Flash! bang!
John Armstrong (1709-79):
...that which Cestria sends, tenacious paste
of solid milk...
John Bidlake (1755-1814):
The sluggard carrot sleeps his day in bed
The cripples pea alone cannot stand.
George Crabbe (1754-1832):
And I was ask'd and authorised to go
To seek the firm of Clutterbuck and Co.
William Balmford:
So 'tis with Christians, Nature being weak
While in this world, are liable to leak.
William Wordsworth:
I've measured it from side to side;
Tis three feet long, and two feet wide.
Margaret Cavendish:
What is liquid?
All that doth flow we cannot liquid name
Or else would fire and water be the same;
But that is liquid which is moist and wet
Fire that property can never get
Then 'tis not cold that doth the fire put out.
But 'tis the wet that makes it die, no doubt.
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...Come, muse, let us sing of rats...
Adam Lindsay Gordon (1833-67):
Flash! flash! bang! bang! and we blazed away,
And the grey roof reddened and rang;
Flash! flash! and I felt his bullet flay
The tip of my ear. Flash! bang!
John Armstrong (1709-79):
...that which Cestria sends, tenacious paste
of solid milk...
John Bidlake (1755-1814):
The sluggard carrot sleeps his day in bed
The cripples pea alone cannot stand.
George Crabbe (1754-1832):
And I was ask'd and authorised to go
To seek the firm of Clutterbuck and Co.
William Balmford:
So 'tis with Christians, Nature being weak
While in this world, are liable to leak.
William Wordsworth:
I've measured it from side to side;
Tis three feet long, and two feet wide.
Margaret Cavendish:
What is liquid?
All that doth flow we cannot liquid name
Or else would fire and water be the same;
But that is liquid which is moist and wet
Fire that property can never get
Then 'tis not cold that doth the fire put out.
But 'tis the wet that makes it die, no doubt.
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"Honor" over Truth
Italy's highest appeals court ruled that it is not illegal for a woman to lie in a police investigation if the reason is to cover up her adulterous affair. Court said that her honor is more important than providing intimate information about her lover.
Yeay for smart Italian women (no double standard here whatsoever)!
Yeay for smart Italian women (no double standard here whatsoever)!
Friday, March 28, 2008
Idol # 7
David Cook had a band called Axium. Look it up.
However - here are a couple of his excellent covers on Idol, worth listening:
Hello
Billy Jean
Carly Smithson (former Hennessy) had two singles earlier.
Here's her cover of Crazy On You.
How do they do it in ex-Yu? Take a look.
Crotian Idol
Serbian Idol
Re-cap of your 6 Idols:
season 1: Kelly Clarkson (still going strong)
season 2: Ruben Studard ( kinda quiet now...was a good Idol, though)
season 3: Fantasia Barrino (turned to musicles...was fantastic Idol)
season 4: Carrie Underwood (a country star...even has a one good song)
season 5: Taylor Hicks (where's this fella? Katherine, Chris & Elliot are shmoozing around, but not Taylor...)
season 6: Jordin Sparks (I don't expect to see her ever again. Melinda should have won...)
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However - here are a couple of his excellent covers on Idol, worth listening:
Hello
Billy Jean
Carly Smithson (former Hennessy) had two singles earlier.
Here's her cover of Crazy On You.
How do they do it in ex-Yu? Take a look.
Crotian Idol
Serbian Idol
Re-cap of your 6 Idols:
season 1: Kelly Clarkson (still going strong)
season 2: Ruben Studard ( kinda quiet now...was a good Idol, though)
season 3: Fantasia Barrino (turned to musicles...was fantastic Idol)
season 4: Carrie Underwood (a country star...even has a one good song)
season 5: Taylor Hicks (where's this fella? Katherine, Chris & Elliot are shmoozing around, but not Taylor...)
season 6: Jordin Sparks (I don't expect to see her ever again. Melinda should have won...)
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No idea is stupid...
According to Edison, to create a good invention you need imagination and a pile of junk (he should know...). Here are a couple of simple ideas worth billions.
*Jeff Bezos had the idea of selling books on the internet. Saving on storage and wide spaces (book shops) helped him sell books at lower prices and the result was a richness of 4.4 billion dollars. That idea is called Amazon.com.
*The idea of the son of Russian immigrants was to add a sticker of a horse to a normal polo t-shirt and sell it for 50 dollars a piece, and the final result is a richness of 5 billion dollars. This man is Ralph Lauren who worked in a department store for Brooks Brothers. He borrowed 50,000 dollars and launched “Polo”. In 1994 he sold 28% of the incomes of the company and earned 138 million dollars. Presently Lauren’s fortune amounts 5 billion dollars.
*A drink that contains caffeine and carbonate with a lot of vitamin B, and launching it on the market for sportsmen and party lovers was a success. Yoovidhya and Mateschitz created Red Bull and addressed it to young people buy using bold adverts and extreme spots. Red Bull is the owner of a Formula 1 team and two football clubs: the Red Bull Salzburg and the New York Red Bulls. The value of their richness is 3 billion dollars, each.
*Jeff Bezos had the idea of selling books on the internet. Saving on storage and wide spaces (book shops) helped him sell books at lower prices and the result was a richness of 4.4 billion dollars. That idea is called Amazon.com.
*The idea of the son of Russian immigrants was to add a sticker of a horse to a normal polo t-shirt and sell it for 50 dollars a piece, and the final result is a richness of 5 billion dollars. This man is Ralph Lauren who worked in a department store for Brooks Brothers. He borrowed 50,000 dollars and launched “Polo”. In 1994 he sold 28% of the incomes of the company and earned 138 million dollars. Presently Lauren’s fortune amounts 5 billion dollars.
*A drink that contains caffeine and carbonate with a lot of vitamin B, and launching it on the market for sportsmen and party lovers was a success. Yoovidhya and Mateschitz created Red Bull and addressed it to young people buy using bold adverts and extreme spots. Red Bull is the owner of a Formula 1 team and two football clubs: the Red Bull Salzburg and the New York Red Bulls. The value of their richness is 3 billion dollars, each.
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