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Aug. 22nd, 2008

daisies

Some Interesting Trivia

Got this from my sister-in-law. . .


The human body is a machine that is full of wonder. This collection of human body facts will leave you wondering why in the heck we were designed the way we were.

1.. Scientists say the higher your I.Q. The more you dream.

2.. The largest cell in the human body is the female egg.

3.. The smallest is the male sperm.

4.. You use 200 muscles to take one step.

5.. The average woman is 5 inches shorter than the average man.

6.. Your big toes have two bones each while the rest have three.

7.. A pair of human feet contain 250,000 sweat glands..

8... A full bladder is roughly the size of a soft ball.

9.. The acid in your stomach is strong enough to dissolve razor blades.

10.. The human brain cell can hold 5 times as much information as the Encyclopedia Britannica.

11.. It takes the food seven seconds to get from your mouth to your

stomach.

12.. The average human dream lasts 2-3 seconds.

13.. Men without hair on their chests are more likely to get cirrhosis of the liver than men with hair.

14.. At the moment of conception, you spent about half an hour as a

single cell.

15.. There is about one trillion bacteria on each of your feet.

16.. Your body gives off enough heat in 30 minutes to bring half a gallon of water to a boil.

17.. The enamel in your teeth is the hardest substance in your body.

18.. Your teeth start developing (in your gums) 6 months before you

are born.

19... When you are looking at someone you love, your pupils dilate, they do the same when you are looking at someone you hate.

20.. Blondes have more hair than dark-haired people.

21.. Your thumb is the same length as your nose.

Jul. 25th, 2008

thanksgiving

Words of Interest

I just thought this was interesting and worth sharing. It's from [info]awordoftheday.




bindle stiff
 
\BIN-dul-stiff\ 
noun

hobo; especially : one who carries his clothes or bedding in a bundle

There were a lot of bindle stiffs on the freight train today.

In the argot of tramps and hoboes, a roll of clothes and bedding was called a "bindle," a word that probably originated as an alteration of the more familiar "bundle." "Stiff" itself can mean "hobo" or "migrant worker," meanings it took on in the late 19th century. About the same time, any tramp or hobo who habitually carried such a pack was known as a "bindle stiff." In Australia, a pack-carrying hobo might be called a "swagman."
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Jul. 12th, 2008

music

Still trying to get back -- Meme




You Are Disco Dancing



You are very energetic and lively. You could dance all night.

Fun loving and social, you like dancing best when everyone in the room is dancing.



You love to dance to anything, and it's hard to stop once you start.

You love dancing in a crowd. And no matter how big the crowd, all eyes are usually on you.

What Dance Are You?

To tell you the truth, I thought I'd be modern dancing.

Jun. 30th, 2008

thanksgiving

Neglect

I know, it's been so long since I posted here. After the bust with the open house, I went into a funk of sorts. Then about last Wednesday I started planning ways to deal with being stuck here. There still are any jobs here that I can ever hope to land. People here just see the disability and ignore the skills and even me, the person. I did start another journal / blog here at LJ. I'm trying my hand as a cynic commentary writer. I'm writing about what I know -- this crumby little town. You can read it here. If you like it, please add it to your list of friends.
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Mar. 31st, 2008

pen to paper

PUBLISHED!!!

I just got an email saying that an article I wrote is on the homepage of Helium! Who would have thought . . .

(If you go look, you'll have to scroll down a bit. It's in the middle and starts out "Teacher tributes . . .")

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