Word Of The Day

Hierarchy -
a ranking of people, things, or ideas from highest to lowest.

Stand Tall

You can stand tall without standing on someone. You can be a victor without having victims.
-Harriet Woods

Word Of The Day

Scrupulous - careful, heedful of details.

Think Positive

Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement. Nothing can be done without hope and confidence.- Helen Keller

Word Of The Day

PERFIDIOUS - betraying trust, treacherous.

Jury Duty

As a potential juror, I listened carefully while the judge questioned the jury candidates. Following his introductory guidelines, most people had no trouble responding. But one man handled the queries in his own way. "If you were picked for this jury, do you think you could follow instructions?" the judge asked. "Why, yes, I think I could, Your Honor," the man responded. "I've been married for 40 years."


Have you ever had to serve on jury duty? I have been in the jury pool twice. One case was a drunk driving case and I didn't make the final 12 jurors. The other case was practicing medicine without a license and I made the final 12 jurors, but the trial was over quickly. The man in question represented himself and proved himself guilty in about half an hour. We didn't get to deliberate. The judge pronounced him guilty and it was over.
I've always wanted to be a juror on an important case. There is something facinating about it; power and judgement. Maybe it will still happen some day.

Con quest

The conditions of conquest are always easy. We have but to toil awhile, endure awhile, believe always, and never turn back. -- Marcus Annaeus Seneca

Word Of The Day

JUGGERNAUT - might. a huge force destroying everything in its path.

Word Of The Day

BRIGAND - an outlaw, bandit or crook.

Tats Stats

Tattoo Tales
If you're a man with a tattoo, you're more likely to smoke and you're also more likely to have an arrest record.
Tattooed women, on the other hand, are more likely to use drugs and shoplift.
Those are some of the things tattoos reveal about the people who have them, according to Psychological Reports.
Researchers from Juniata College in Huntingdon, Pa., interviewed 235 college students with tattoos, and asked them to describe themselves emotionally.
Generally, people with tattoos consider themselves more adventurous, creative, artistic, individualistic and risky than those without tattoos.
Men, in particular, think they are more attractive, and have more sexual partners, than men without tattoos.

I don't have any tattoos, neither does my son, but my daughter has 3 or 4 of them. Hmmmm....

Word Of The Day

TYRO - a beginner or novice.

The Best Drivers Are...

Who are better drivers – men or women? Men as a group are not better drivers. And women are not just as good as men, they're better. Bridgestone/Firestone's Centennial activities included a study of driving skill by gender. One of the test components was to ask which gender was the better driver. Surprise (not), each gender believed it was the safest behind the wheel.
More than three-quarters (76%) of the women replied that they were the safest drivers, even though 55% admitted that they occasionally exceeded the speed limit.
More than two-thirds (69%) of the men surveyed believed they were the safer drivers, but a full 60% of that group ‘fessed up to speeding every now and then.Conclusions of this and similar studies say that women take fewer risks and seem to anticipate hazards better than men do. On average, men drive too fast and are more prone to drink and drive. They are more likely to break traffic laws, weave in and out of traffic, tailgate and speed. In short, women are better drivers.

Word Of The Day

OPPROBRIUM - a public disgrace.

Let's Play Ball

This is a detective story.
So Pay Close Attention!
Three elderly ladies are excited about seeing their first baseball game.
They smuggle a bottle of whiskey into the ball park.
The game is real exciting and they are enjoying themselves immensely,
mixing the Jack Daniel's with soft drinks.
Soon they realize that the bottle is almost gone
and the game has a lot of innings to go.
Based on the given information, what inning is it
and how many players are on base?

Think real hard....harder.....Got it?


It's the bottom of the fifth and the bags are loaded. He He He!

Word Of The Day

FEALTY - loyalty, allegiance.

Pick One

It's time for another either or survey. Pick the one.

saltine crackers or rice cakes
dumptruck or bulldozer
red or white wine
tacos or burritos
statue of liberty or mount rushmoore
sail boat or motor boat
swimming or biking
game night or movie night
sandles or tennis shoes
cotton or satin
leather or lace
globe or map
icecream sandwich or popcicle
green beans or peas
oil or water

my picks: saltines, at least they have some taste, bulldozer, fun to push stuff around, red wine, even if it does leave nice stains, burritos, mmm, mount rushmoore, it's more American to me, motor boat, sailing is too much work, swimming, I love water, sandles, I'd really prefer bare feet, cotton,it breathes,leather,it's cool and not scratchy, globe,I like looking at the whole earth, icecream sandwich, yumm, peas, I like little round things, water, always need that even when we can't afford to drive our cars anymore.

I Wrote Your Name

I wrote your name on a piece of paper, but by accident threw it away. I wrote your name on my hand, but it washed away. I wrote your name in the sand, but the waves whispered it away. I wrote your name in my heart, and forever it will stay.

Word Of The Day

INTREPID - fearless, resolute and brave.

... and here you thought it was just a model of a Dodge car.

Dream Big

If one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, and endeavors to live a life which he has imagined, he will meet with a success unexpected in common hours.- Henry David Thoreau

Precious Metal

Executives in bronzeware companies are call the Top Brass.

Tea Time

It's In the Bag
If you're a tea drinker and believe in its health benefits, then you need to know what the perfect brewing temperature is to yield those benefits.
According to Toxicology Letters, researchers at the Food Safety and Toxicology Center of Michigan State University in Lansing studied the question of which brewing temperature yielded the best extracts of polyphenols, the chemicals in tea that have all the health benefits.
The answer turns out to be 176 degrees Fahrenheit (80 degrees Celsius). Anything less won't extract the same levels of polyphenols, and anything more will damage the polyphenols with too much heat.

Scent-sational

Fragrant Foliage
Fragrance is key to setting the mood in the garden, but if you only use flowers to provide fragrance, you are limiting yourself. Aromatic foliage can provide interest over a much longer season. As a bonus, many plants with scented foliage have silvery or gray leaves, which adds dimension when planted near the dark green foliage of your flowering plants.
Most plants with fragrant foliage love a long day of hot summer sun, and they release their fragrance during the heat of mid-day. They also release a burst of fragrance when handled or bruised slightly. To increase their effect, plant low-growing foliage such as creeping thyme between stepping stones where they will be kicked and scuffed, and plant taller plants near doors and walkways where they will be brushed from time to time.
Suggested plants: Alpine Mint Bush (Prostanthera cuneata) 24 inches tallThis little evergreen shrub combines the fragrances of mint and incense. It's not suitable for very cold sites. French Lavender (Lavandula stoechas)24 inches tallThis evergreen shrub has silvery foliage and a rich aroma. Flowers are dusky rose-pink. Shelter the plants from cold winds. Incense Plant (Calomeria amaranthoides)5 feet tallThis biennial has a strong scent of incense. It produces clusters of tiny, red-brown flowers in its second year. Save the seeds to propagate. Lemon Verbena (Aloysia triphylla)3 feet tallThis shrub is vigorous, but will only withstand a light frost. The small, white flowers are not very spectacular. It is primarily grown for its light green, heavily scented foliage. Pineapple Sage (Salvia elegans)36 inches tall This evergreen shrub has bright scarlet flowers in late summer and fall. It will need winter protection.

Word Of The Day

ERSATZ - fake or imitation.

Candid Camera

When a camera fell into some toffee, the result was a candied shot.

Word Of The Day

ICONOCLAST - non-conformist, non-traditional, maverick.

Fathers Day

*my father and me

Happy Father's Day Dad. I Love You.

A father is someone you look up to no matter how tall you grow.

It Had To Happen

It was bound to happen. I ran out of puns to post. Instead of a daily pun I've decided to post the vocabulary word of the day.
Todays word is EUNICH. Do you know what it means?

eunich - a castrated man

I'm sure all you men love that one. Ha Ha!

The Minds Eye

When you look at this ink blot, what do you see?
Don't look at my answer, just give your first impression.

See what my vision is below.



I see a giant fly with mice coming out of it's wings. I hate to think about what that says about the state of my mind.

Pun Of The Day

Archery contests are usually won by an arrow margin.

Finding Happiness

Happiness is like a cat. If you try to coax it or call it, it will avoid you. It will never come. But if you pay no attention to it and go about your business, you'll find it rubbing up against your legs and jumping into your lap.- William Bennett

Pun Of The Day

Frequent beer drinkers are often at lagerheads.

Decisions Decisions

Eenie Meenie.........

I'm sure one of these has my name on it.

Pun Of The Day

He often broke into song because he couldn't find the key.

Trivial Factoids

Watch an episode of Grey's Anatomy and you'll notice that many of the surgeons listen to music in their operating room during each procedure. Is this Hollywood McDreamy storytelling, or do real doctors rock out with scalpel in hand? Well, "in a survey of 200 anesthesiologists published in 1997 in the British journal Anaesthesia, 72 percent of respondents said music was played regularly in their operating rooms." In some cases, that actually included ABBA tunes. (Not everyone survives surgery anyway, right?)


Nearly 1 in 4 Americans from the ages of 18-50 have a tattoo. The other three are hiding a few feet away laughing and pointing.

Pun Of The Day

Things made in Australia are high Koala-ty.

Exactly Right

To laugh often and much; to win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children...to leave the world a better place...to know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived. This is to have succeeded.- Ralph Waldo Emerson

Mustang Pony

It's A Classic - The Mustang Pony

Save The Puffins

Save the Puffins

Pun Of The Day

Driving on so many turnpikes took its toll.

Pun Of The Day

Driving on so many turnpikes took its toll.

Who's Your Baby's Daddy?

A man took his pregnant wife to the hospital. The doctor looked her over and told them it would be a rather difficult delivery. He offered to let the couple try an experimental procedure. The woman would be connected to a machine that would transfer part of the pain to the father of the baby, thus reducing her own. The man quickly agreed. The doctor warned him, though, that there was a slight bug in the machine that caused it to amplify the pain sent to the father by ten times, and if the pain became too much for to bear would he please let the doctor know. The doctor turned on the machine and watched the man. The man said he felt absolutely fine and he could take more. The doctor turned the dial up to 40, 60, 80, and finally 100% of the pain, times ten. The woman delivered the baby painlessly and the doctor stared at the man, astonished at how he could not even flinch with that much pain brought upon him. The couple took the new baby home. There, on the front step, the mailman lay dead.

Laughter Is The Best Medicine

Jimmy Buffet Meets Abe Lincoln......

Gentlemen, why don't you laugh? With the fearful strain that is upon me night and day, if I did not laugh, I should die.- Abraham Lincoln

If we couldn't laugh , we would all go insane.- Jimmy Buffet

Pun Of The Day

He wears glasses during math because it improves di-vision.

Favorites

Yes, it's another favorites poll, hope you'll join in. List your favorite from the list below. Mine are shone alongside.

Singer - John Hiatt
Crayola Color - Sunny Yellow
Juice - Cranberry Apple
Section of the newspaper - Home and Garden and the Crosswords
Scent - Vanilla
Wild Animal - Mustang Pony
Mountain - Fuji
Pasta Shape - Shells
Insect - Monarch Butterfly
Author - Stephen King
Holiday - 4th of July (Independence Day)
Rock - Rose Quartz
Clothing Item - PJ's and Slippers
Comfort Food - Meat Loaf and Baked Mac and Cheese

Pun Of The Day

Acrobats are always doing good turns.

Life

Life is an opportunity, benefit from it. Life is a beauty, admire it. Life is a dream, realize it. Life is a challenge, meet it. Life is a duty, complete it. Life is a game, play it. Life is a promise, fulfill it. Life is sorrow, overcome it. Life is a song, sing it. Life is a struggle, accept it. Life is a tragedy, confront it. Life is an adventure, dare it. Life is luck, make it. Life is life, fight for it!- Mother Teresa

Thought For The Day

Most know how to say nothing...few know when.

Pun Of The Day

Old lawyers never die, they just lose their appeal.

Pun Of The Day

Two robbers with clubs went golfing, but they didn't play the fairway.

Think Positive

A husband and wife are getting ready for bed. The wife is standing in front of a full-length mirror taking a hard look at herself. "You know, dear," she says, "I look in the mirror, and I see an old woman. My face is all wrinkled, my boobs are barely above my waist, and my butt is hanging out a mile. I've got fat legs, and my arms are all flabby." She turns to her husband and says, "Tell me something positive to make me feel better about myself." He studies hard for a moment thinking about it and then says in a soft, thoughtful voice, "Well, there's nothing wrong with your eyesight."

Pun Of The Day

Car salesmen compete by trying to sell for the lease amount.

Jobs & Personalities

Job Profiles
Australian researchers at Monash University tried to develop an occupational and psychological profile of people who are likely to drink and drive.
The study didn't yield much news on the drinking-and-driving front, but it provided some clues on the personalities associated with specific occupations.
And so, if you're a carpenter, electrician, chef, mechanic, gardener or laborer, your personality traits tend to be: asocial, conforming, reserved, introspective, unpopular, orderly, careful, unimaginative and defensive.
Then if you're a business manager, company director, public servant or sales representative, you're likely to be: acquisitive, adventurous, ambitious, energetic, extroverted, friendly and generous.

I'm most like the first group, except for the unimaginative part. hmmm

Pun Of The Day

Cold weather mechanics have to jacket up.

Sex & Aging

Never Over-the-Hill
The quest for sex never dies.
That was proven recently by a team of researchers at the Universitat Giessen in Germany, who asked a group of women between the ages of 50 and 90 about their personal sexual feelings.
As reported in the German-language journal Zeitschrift Fur Arztliche Fortbildung Und Qualitatssicherung, older women do have some complaints about their sex lives.
Most say their unhappiness has nothing to do with hormones or physical problems. Their chief complaint was a lack of partners.

I can relate to these women and I'm not even 50 yet. Why is it, that a good man is hard to find, or a hard man is good to find. Oops, my senility catching up with me, makes me say strange things. Ha Ha

Pun Of The Day

Some car salesmen try to sell rack and opinion steering.

Twins

Seeing Double
Twins may look alike to people who don't know them -- but to their parents, they're always very different.
In fact, according to the Italian-language journal Acta Geneticae Medicae Et Gemellologiae, mothers sometimes show a preference for one twin, and fathers for the other.
Researchers at the University of Oulu in Finland studied 234 pairs of twins, from birth to age 21.
Mother's favorite twin was more likely to be the first one to speak, and was usually the smarter of the two. But the same twin more often had sleeping difficulties and some psychosomatic symptoms in adolescence.
Father's favorite was more likely to be physically oriented and less accident prone. This twin was also likely to insist that the pair should dress differently, and that the siblings should not always be together.

I always found twins interesting.Growing up I had two sets of girls twins as friends. In each set I liked one better than the other.Their personalities,looks and clothing choices were different. Later in life I dated two men who were twins. I never met their brothers, so I don't know how different or alike they might have been.

Either Or

Time for another poll. Chose the thing that most appeals to you from the list below.
Thanks for playing.

Easter or Halloween
Lemonade or Iced Tea
Rice or Pasta
Super Highway or Country Road
Jigsaw Puzzle or Crossword Puzzle
Cook Book or World Atlas
Mountains or The Ocean
Pumpkins or Watermelons
Car Racing or Horse Racing
Chewing Gum or Breath Mints
Ice Skates or Roller Skates
Monopoly or Scrabble
Africa or South America

My choices:
Halloween, it's more fun with the costumes, tricks and treats.
Lemonade and tea mixed 1/2 & 1/2 is how I like it best.
Pasta, I love all of the different shapes and it goes with so many things.
Country Road, I've always been a country girl, like the peace& quiet.
Crossowrd puzzle, I always liked words, tho jigsaws are fun to do too.
Cook Book, I love food, cooking, reading recipes and getting ideas. Maps are interesting too.
Ocean, I've always had a fondness for the water. I lived in the mountains of Colorado and it was beautiful,but the ocean seems more mysterious and full of life.
Watermelon, such a juicey and sweet summertime treat. Pumpkins are a fall favorite.
Car racing, especially Nascar tho I really love horses and my grandfather raised racing horses.
Chewing gum, chewing lasts longer. Bubble gum is great fun.
Roller skates, at least I can do it, I can't even stand up on ice skates.
Scrabble, again, I love words. I always lost at Monopoly.
South America, I'm facinated by the ancient Indian civilizations and wouldlike to visit someday.

Pun Of The Day

Gun powder was invented in a flash.

Colors

The Czech Is In the Mail
The colors on your junk mail may indicate how well you rank with marketers.
Experts who study such issues conclude that the richest three percent of Americans prefer the colors forest green and burgundy on the products they buy, reports author David Bodanis in his book, The Secret Family.
On the other hand, the poorest 10 percent of Americans are likely to get offerings in sky blue or grass green, says Bodanis.
And the marketers have determined which products are most likely to appeal to specific racial or ethnic groups in the United States.
Bodanis says black Americans are more likely to buy encyclopedias and educational reference books, Hispanic Americans are likely to be offered patio furniture, and Chinese-Americans are likely to get insurance offers emphasizing how various policies could help the next generation.
Hmmm interesting...forest green and burgandy are twoofmy favorite colors and used a lotin my home. Most of my junk mail comes in plain white envelopes and is for credit cards and TV satellite offerings. Wonder what that says about me?

Pun Of The Day

When there is a sale on tennis balls, it's first come, first serve.

Don't Be Wasteful

As we grow up, we learn that even the one person that wasn't supposed to ever let you down probably will. You will have your heart broken probably more than once and it's harder every time. You'll break hearts too, so remember how it felt when yours was broken. You'll fight with your best friend. You'll blame a new love for things an old one did.You'll cry because time is passing too fast, and you'll eventually lose someone you love. So take too many pictures, laugh too much, and love like you've never been hurt because every sixty seconds you spend upset is a minute of happiness you'll never get back. Don't be afraid that your life will end, be afraid that it will never begin.

Pun Of The Day

Beginning gardeners work by trowel and error.

Love & Friendship

To be capable of steady friendship or lasting love, are the two greatest proofs, not only of goodness of heart, but of strength of mind.- William Hazlitt

Pun Of The Day

He drove his car until the day of wreckoning.

Crazy Chinese Jokes

Hung Chow calls into work and says, "Boss I no come work today, I real
sick. Got headache, stomach ache and legs hurt, I no come work.
The boss says, "You know Hung Chow, I really need you today. When I feel
like this I go to my wife and tell her give me sex. That makes everything better and I go work. You try that.

Two hours later Hung Chow calls again "Boss, I do what you say and I feel great. I be at work soon... You got nice house."

A woman was very distraught over the fact that she had not had a date or any sex for over 5 years. She was afraid she might have something wrong with her, so she decided to seek the medical expertise of the well known Chinese sex therapist, Dr. Chang.
Upon entering the examination room, Dr. Chang said, "OK, take off all your crose."
The woman did as she was told.
"Now, get down and craw reery, reery fass to odderside of room."
Again, the woman did as she was instructed.
Dr. Chang then said, "OK, now craw reery, reery fass back to me." As she did, Dr. Chang shook his head slowly. "Your probrem vewy bad. You haf Ed Zachary Disease. Worse case I ever see. Dat why you not haf sex or dates."
The woman asked anxiously, "Oh my God, Dr. Chang, what is Ed Zachary Disease?"
Dr. Chang sighed deeply and replied, "Ed Zachary Disease is when your face look Ed Zachary like your ass"