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Wednesday, November 30, 2005

Thoughts for the Day

-A dream is only a dream until you make it a reality.
-If you were arrested for kindness, would there be enough evidence to convict you?
-We are who we choose to Be.
-There are after all, less problems in the world than solutions.
-Being afraid to take chances means never exploring the possibilities. If you never explore the possibility, you can miss out on your once in a lifetime. (Go on a blind date, you just never know)
-Life begins with a thought, is processed with belief, and carried out with an action.
-Anything that has happened, has happened for the best. Anything that will happen, will happen for the best.
-It is hard to realize that every breath we take is a gift to us.
-Live-strong!
-I rather live life simply and be happy.

Tuesday, November 29, 2005

Quotes to make you THINK and some to make you LAUGH

-Keep smiling, it makes people wonder what you're up to.
-Crazy is a relative term in my family!
-Best friends are the people that know all about and still put up with you!
-Constipated People Don't Give A crap.
-Eat Right, Exercise, Die Anyway.
-Those who think they know everything, annoy those of us that do.
-Life is not measured by the number of breathes we take, but by the number of moments that take our breath away.
-May the smile on your face Come straight from your heart.
-Life is what happens while you're busy making other plans.

Monday, November 28, 2005

Dumb Ohio Laws

I don't know if these are all really true, but it will give you a good laugh regardless.

Ohio
• A policeman may bite a dog to quiet him.
• Bay Village: It is illegal to walk a cow down Lake Road.
• Bexley: The installation and usage of slot machines in outhouses is prohibited.
• Breast feeding is not allowed in public.
• Cars are not allowed to scare horses in Centerville, Ohio.
• Cincinnati: Anal intercourse is banned.
• Cleveland: It's illegal to catch mice without a hunting license!
• Clinton County: Any person who leans against a public building will be subject to fines.
• Columbus: It is illegal for stores to sell corn flakes on Sunday.
• Fairview Park: It's against the law to honk your horn "excessively". A grandmother was fined for honking her horn twice at her neighbor.
Items left on a tree lawn become city property. A young man was fined for removing an item from a tree lawn even though he had the owner's permission.
In Marysville, Ohio it is illegal for a dog to urinate on a parking meter.
• In ohio it is illegal to ride on the roof of a taxi cab
• In ohio it is illegal to run out of gas
•In Ohio women are forbidden from wearing patent leather shoes, lest men see reflections of their underwear
• In Oxford, Ohio, it's illegal for a woman to strip off her clothing while standing in front of a man's picture.
• Ironton: Cross-dressing is against the law.
• North Canton: It is against the law to roller skate without notifying the police.
• It is illegal for more than five women to live in a house.
• It is illegal to fish for whales on Sunday.
• It is illegal to get a fish drunk.
• It is illegal to mistreat anything of great importance.
• It is legal to throw a snake at someone but it is illegal to shake a snake at someone
• Lima: Any map that does not have Lima clearly stated on the map cannot be sold.
• Lowell: It is unlawful to run a horse over five miles per hour.
• Marion: You cannot eat a doughnut and walk backwards on a city street.
• McDonald: Your goose may not paraded down Main Street.
• No one may be arrested on Sunday or on the Fourth of July.
• Owners of tigers must notify authorities within one hour if the tiger escapes.
• Participating or conducting a duel is prohibited.
• Paulding: A policeman may bite a dog to quiet him. • Riding on the roof of a taxi cab is not allowed.
• The Ohio driver's education manual states that you must honk the horn whenever you pass another car.
• Toledo: Throwing a snake at anyone is illegal.

Who knows the truthfulness of these but here you go. Don't do anything illegal.

Sunday, November 27, 2005

Not quite ready

Well besides the obvious of just starting a new job and Jason and I living in a one bedroom apartment, another pretty good sign that we aren't ready for some little ones of our own is the fact that I put Clark's diaper on backwards, not once but twice. I know pretty stupid, the funny thing was I was thinking what kind of messed up diapers those guys bought that had to straps go backwards. Yeah so I'm an idiot, but hey it did work. Just thought I would admit my stupidity before my wonderful brother and sister-in-law could blab it to everyone.

Clark's first visit to our apartment Posted by Picasa

Adam and Clark Posted by Picasa

Mary Beth and Clark Posted by Picasa

Uncle Jason Posted by Picasa

Turkey Day

Well overall we had a really nice holiday despite it being extremely cold, windy, and snowy. We went to Defiance on Thursday and spend the day with my side of the family. We went over to my paren'ts house early so we could spend some time with Adam, Mary Beth, and Clark, but we really only got to see Clark. Adam and Mary Beth both came down with the stomach flu and weren't up much for hanging out, but at least we were able to take care of Clark for them and we took him over to my aunt's so he was able to enjoy his first Thanksgiving Day meal. As usual he was the little entertainer. Then I worked on Friday but not before going out and braving the crowds who were out shopping. Then the two sickies were feeling much better so they made it up with Grampa and Clark Friday night to hang out a little bit and to see our apartment, we had a good visit. Jason went out to eat with his parents since his mom had to work on Thanksgiving, so we both got some needed family time which is always extra nice around the holidays. Saturday we laid low for most of the day and today much of the same, catching up on laundry and dishes oh what fun. I did get some new craft tools that I have been playing with for some of the day too. The Browns are really sucking right now so I am not too interested in watching them throw yet another interception. Anyways, next weekend is Jason's birthday the big 26, glad that he is older than me. Hope everyone has recovered from the family bonding time and also from eating way too much. Hope this finds you all in good spirits!

Friday, November 25, 2005

Holiday Shopping

Well, I must admit that I am a crazed day after Thanksgiving shopper. Thanks to my mother I have been hooked for a good many years now. This year, despite having to work, was no different. The funny part is that my anti-shopping husband was up and out the door before I even got up at 5 am. He got up at 4:30 and headed out to Best Buy to get a big screen tv, well it ended up being more of a hassle and we didn't get one. I on the other hand scored some deals, started at Michaels, Media Play, Office Max (wouldn't wait in a mile long line though), and Target. Got some good deals and will head back after work to try and score a few more. Here are a few facts though about this wonderful day.
* Although many believe the Friday after Thanksgiving is the busiest shopping day of the year, it is not. It is the fifth to tenth busiest day.
* The Friday (12/22 this year) and Saturday (12/23) before Christmas are the two busiest shopping days of the year.
* This year, it is estimated the average family will spend $1,161 on gifts and a total of $1,684 on holiday-related items.
* Last year, 44 percent of Indiana families spent more than they budgeted during the holiday season.

*Nine of the top 10 busiest shopping days of the year are in December.
I am thankful for holidays and for the time spent with family. I am thankful to be able to buy gifts for family and for seeing the smiles on their faces and appreciation in their hearts.

Wednesday, November 23, 2005

The Scoop on our Ticket Guy

And by the way...we never did get our tickets.

Fostoria, OH) --- Mark West, 53, is now a week on the lam in the eBay ticket scam, which left dozens of Internet customers from coast-to-coast without Ohio State-Michigan football tickets.
Now NBC24 has learned the missing Fostoria man has a violent criminal past, and even did prison time.
"If they don't get their tickets, they'll get their money back," West promised NBC24 more than a week ago, when concern first surfaced from eBay customers. West disappeared the next day.
NBC24 uncovered West's extensive rap sheet dating back 35 years.
According to court records, authorities in Wheeling, West Virginia arrested West for attempted armed robbery and drug possession in the early 1970's. West was convicted across the Ohio River in Belmont County, Ohio for possession of marijuana and drunk driving in 1973.
West kept clean until 1987, when he confessed and pleaded guilty to armed robbery at an Amoco gas station along I-75 in Bowling Green. Court records show a fresh start in Toledo went sour a week after West got fired from his job, when he pulled a knife on a store clerk and stole more than $200 cash. West served a three-year prison sentence for that conviction.
Whether Fostoria police knew about West's violent rap sheet while fielding dozens of complaints from angry customers is unclear.
"I'm mad at the Fostoria police department for just allowing him to disappear," said Patrick Johnson of Huntsville, Alabama. He lost more than $400 on game tickets, and says he was told Fostoria police didn't have the manpower to stake out West's apartment.
"We couldn't stick a guy there 24-7 to have him watching out at his apartment there," admitted Fostoria Mayor John Davoli. "I think it'd be kind of senseless to have somebody sitting there 24-7 watching the guy."
Last Friday, Fostoria police turned the case over to the Ohio Attorney General. State agents raided West's apartment on Monday, seizing a computer, financial records, a phone and answering machine-- even a threatening note from an angry victim left at West's doorstep.
Still, Fostoria's mayor is confident police will catch West if he ever comes back to town.
"Trying to hide an elephant behind a telephone pole, to be honest with you," Davoli said of West's potential return to Fostoria. "If he was in town, people would know or contact the department."
NBC24 has learned West's wife and her attorney will soon meet with state investigators. A spokesperson for the state attorney general's office says victims are now starting to file complaints against Teresa West since her husband is nowhere to be found.

A Laugh For the Holiday

I'm glad that I'm married and don't need to go through the dating process.
Although, on our first date Jason had to stop along the side of the road and use the restroom.
And, I believe it was our second date that I was showing him that my car had a remoteless starter, I pushed the button to start my car and I kid you not there was another yellow aztek in the parking lot that as I pushed the button for my car, the other yellow aztek started backing up and Jason walked towards it like the button I pushed actually had the power to drive my car towards us. We had a good laugh about it and I still love him! I'm sure he will be very happy to see that I posted this on here though!
Other funny date stories from other sources on dumb.com.
I was at this party with this guy that i liked and we went into a really really dark room with him. I went to kiss him but I missed his face and started kissing his kneck. Then he went to kiss me and he missed and chocked on my hair. To top it off this was my first kiss! We haven't talked since.
So this guy i was going out with for 6 months and we decided to go see a movie. We were having a good date and we were just about to kiss, and all of a sudden i sneezed all over him...i was soo embarased and when ever i see him in the halls he always calls me Sneezy-Mc-Sneezy
It was prom night, I was all dressed up and had the hottest date. But my little brother decided to play a trick on me, he slipped a laxative into my morning coffee. It didn't really kick in till the late afternoon, just before I left the house (I had attributed the weird stomach cramps to nerves and excitement...). When my date arrived I was lodged on the toilet, unable to leave. All I could hear from my 'seat' was my little brother explaining to my date, that "i had the squits and couldn't come". All I can say is, at least I didn't poop myself.
My friend set me up on a blind date with one of her friends. The date was great. Mike was really cute, smart, and funny. We ended up going out a lot. Over a long weekend I went to a family reunion in a park by our house. Guess who I saw at our FAMILY reunion. My boyfriend. It turns out that he is my 2nd cousin. We've avoided each other ever since.
My bad date story happened last year. I had fancied this dude for about 3 months and i finally had the courage to go up to him and ask him out. So we went and i found out what a real charmer he was we was sat in this really posh restaurant and all of a sudden he started burping and farting.
On my first date with this REALLY hot guy in high school, we went to this restaurant and shared appetizers. Well, one of the appetizers was mozzarella sticks and right after I had taken a bite of one he asked me a question and when I went to answer this big glob of cheese went down my throat and I choked on it and ended up throwing up all over my plate and one of the appetizer plates. It was totally disgusting! Needless to say, we didn't go on a second date!
Hope everyone has a great Thanksgiving!
I am thankful for a secure job that is both challenging and rewarding.

Tuesday, November 22, 2005

More to be thankful for...

It is almost time to overindulge ourselves in way too much food to the point where we are incoherant and have to be rolled out the door. Doesn't that sound like fun? We all do it every year and probably say we won't the following year but we always do.
* At current Thanksgiving feasts, over 675 million pounds of turkey are consumed.
* The largest turkey on record was 86 pounds, the size of a large dog.
* Turkeys sleep in low branches of trees.

I am thankful for a good group of friends who have been there for me when I needed them and I know I could always call on them for anything.

Monday, November 21, 2005

Thanksgiving

Well being it is the week of Thanksgiving I thought I would give some facts about where this holiday came from and I am going to be putting on here everyday one thing that I am thankful for. Too often we forget how blessed we are and how much we truly do have to be thankful for, so I thought that this week might be a good week for some reflection on how good I really do have it.

First Thanksgiving:
In 1621 the Plymouth colonists and the Wampanoag Indians shared an autumn harvest feast which is now known as the first Thanksgiving. While cooking methods and table etiquette have changed as the holiday has evolved, the meal is still consumed today with the same spirit of celebration and overindulgence.

Seventeen Century Table Manners:
The pilgrims didn't use forks; they ate with spoons, knives, and their fingers. They wiped their hands on large cloth napkins which they also used to pick up hot morsels of food. Salt would have been on the table at the harvest feast, and people would have sprinkled it on their food. Pepper, however, was something that they used for cooking but wasn't available on the table.
In the seventeenth century, a person's social standing determined what he or she ate. The best food was placed next to the most important people. People didn't tend to sample everything that was on the table (as we do today), they just ate what was closest to them.
Serving in the seventeenth century was very different from serving today. People weren't served their meals individually. Foods were served onto the table and then people took the food from the table and ate it. All the servers had to do was move the food from the place where it was cooked onto the table.
Pilgrims didn't eat in courses as we do today. All of the different types of foods were placed on the table at the same time and people ate in any order they chose. Sometimes there were two courses, but each of them would contain both meat dishes, puddings, and sweets. Our modern Thanksgiving repast is centered around the turkey, but that certainly wasn't the case at the pilgrims's feasts. Their meals included many different meats. Vegetable dishes, one of the main components of our modern celebration, didn't really play a large part in the feast mentality of the seventeenth century. Depending on the time of year, many vegetables weren't available to the colonists.
More meat...Less veggies
The pilgrims probably didn't have pies or anything sweet at the harvest feast. They had brought some sugar with them on the Mayflower but by the time of the feast, the supply had dwindled. Also, they didn't have an oven so pies and cakes and breads were not possible at all. The food that was eaten at the harvest feast would have seemed fatty by 1990's standards, but it was probably more healthy for the pilgrims than it would be for people today. The colonists were more active and needed more protein. Heart attack was the least of their worries. They were more concerned about the plague and pox

I am thankful for a loving husband and a supportive family

Friday, November 18, 2005

The Big Game!

Countdown: 1day 2hours 37mins 57secs

Well a little update on the status of our tickets, yeah we still DON"T have them. The game is tomorrow and this Mark West guy has gone MIA and left town with over $60,000 and with over 70 people real mad about not having tickets for the big game. So needless to say, we aren't going to the game, but we are still watching it.

Although not a game that changed the season for a player, the game against the University of Michigan in 1934 placed new coach _________into the hearts of Buckeye fans. Ohio State won the game 34-0, its largest margin of victory in the series to that point. _________ changed Buckeye lore forever when, before the season, he was asked about beating Michigan. ________commented that he didn’t see the problem. After all, the University of Michigan football players “put their pants on one leg at a time same as everybody else.” This comment created the “Gold Pants Club,” a group of businessmen who award a miniature gold football pants charm to all players who participate in a win over the Wolverines. The charms are engraved with each player’s initials, the date of the game, and the final score.

Who said this comment that created to "Golden Pants Club"?

Thursday, November 17, 2005

OH........IO

Well still no tickets, but we have 2 more days to get them so we will see what happens. Some people that are in the same situation as us are taking this whole thing to extremes, in a way Jason and I are hoping to get them and then all these people who have already contacted the FBI and stuff will look pretty darn goofy. Who knows if we got ripped off, then we got ripped off, but one way or another we will eventually get our money back. To me it isn't worth obsessing about, this kind of stuff happens. The guy claims still that this was just a big misunderstanding and that all the tickets have been shipped, on that only time will tell. Well for a little more Buckeye trivia and facts. I need to come up with a good one but I'm sure my husband who is filled with way too much useless knowledge will get it right.
Both Ohio State and Michigan have sent many players on to professional football. Michigan lists Ernest Hughitt, varsity 1912-1914, as it's earliest player to join the professional ranks- playing for the Buffalo All-Americans,1920-1924. Also on the 1920 Buffalo squad was Cedric Smith, varsity fullback from 1915-1917. Ohio State lists Chic Harley as its first professional player. The 1916 All-American halfback played for the Chicago Bears in1921.
The National Football League instituted its college player draft in 1936. Since then the number of first- round draft choices has become one more measure of competition between the schools. Ohio State had its first first-round choice in 1938 draft when halfback James McDonald was selected by the Philadelphia Eagles. Three years later Michigan had a pair of first-round choices: quarterback Forrest Evashevski, chosen by the Washington Redskins, and Tom Harmon, the number one overall pick of the Chicago Bears. Neither Evashevski or Harmon played for the teams that drafted them however.


How many first round draft picks do the Buckeyes boast?

Wednesday, November 16, 2005

Ohio State

Well I will start this post on a bit of an disappointed note. It appears as though the Raike family has been scammed out of some tickets to this weekend's big game. If you haven't heard there is a guy in Fostoria who reportedly sold 100's of tickets and to our knowledge at least 70 people have filed complaints with the Fostoria police department who are in the same boat as us, meaning NO TICKETS. Needless to say, my husband is not the happiest camper right now, but we usually take things in stride and realize that this isn't the worst thing that could happen. That doesn't mean that we are still not irritated about the whole situation and that we won't be getting our money back, that just means we will make alternate plans to watch the game and deal with this one step at a time. So on that note I warn anyone buying anything on EBay to make sure the person you are dealing with is shipping your order within 20 days of payment recieved. That is somewhere in that user agreement that no one ever reads and people are not supposed to pre-sell tickets, news to us. This guy had 100% approval ratings, which in the last week has bombed severely, but needless to say, the Raikes appear to be watching the game on the big screen with our good friends Steve and Erin who also got ripped off in this guys scam.
Here is a copy of an article that was in a local paper for you to read.
FOSTORIA -- For many it's simply called "The Game." Ohio State and Michigan meet on the football field this weekend at the Big House in Ann Arbor. But some fans are concerned they won't get their tickets in time, even though they paid for them months ago on the online auction site eBay.
At least 50 people who say they bought tickets on eBay, some as far back as June, feel they've been ripped off. "The tickets were $799 plus $15 for shipping, so $814 is what I put on my credit card," said Greg Boring. He bought four tickets to the Ohio State Vs. Michigan game on eBay, months ago. Today, he's still waiting on those tickets.
Boring, like many other ticket buyers, said he was promised the tickets would be mailed to him two weeks in advance. eBay buyers filed more than 50 complaints on the web site over the weekend, claiming the seller, Mark West of Fostoria, ripped them off.
News 11 went to Fostoria to find West. In the parking lot of West's apartment complex, News 11 ran into one man, who wanted to remain anonymous. The man said he was so upset over his game tickets that he drove from Columbus to Fostoria to question West. "I just kind of knocked on the door and he was very polite, opened the door, and you know I just said I'd like to talk about the ticket thing and after 20 minutes of talking with him I said to myself, wow, this is a very big misunderstanding."
"I've been shipping tickets for weeks now. In fact, I've been shipping tickets for years with no problems and people are going to get their tickets. If their tickets don't arrive, they'll get their money," said Mark West.
West said the tickets are just slow coming in, and he said he was out of town, visiting family when the complaints on eBay surfaced, and now, he can't even respond to his buyers. "I got on the computer, and eBay has already kicked me off of eBay," said West.
West even made the top story in the Fostoria newspaper, something he's not very happy about: "It doesn't seem very fair being that the game is not even here yet," said West.
West said he sold a couple hundred tickets to the Ohio State Vs. Michigan game. He said he's confident everyone who bought tickets from him on eBay will receive them before the game this weekend.
Fostoria Police were not available for comment. They did say an investigation is underway

Tuesday, November 15, 2005

Brutus

In_____ Brutus Buckeye hit the scene when student Ray Bourhis, along with other members of the student organization Ohio Staters Inc., convinced the OSU athletic council of the idea of a Buckeye as Ohio State’s mascot. At the time, other schools used animals for their mascots and actually had the animals present at the games. Bourhis thought the only animal fitting for Ohio was the buck deer, but bringing an actual buck to games would have been virtually impossible. He therefore chose a buckeye to serve as the Ohio State mascot. He began his career as a large fiber glass shell which weighed forty pounds. Since then, Brutus has gone through several updates, and today is a much more lightweight and active part of Ohio State sporting and spirit events.
Alright, here are two questions.
-In what year did Brutus "hit the scene?"
-And, how did he get his name?

Monday, November 14, 2005

OSU vs michigan

I thought since this was the big week before the big game, I would do a little history about the rivalry everyday this week. So if you aren't a football fan sorry, but I know that at least 2 people will enjoy this. That being my husband and my brother Adam. So here is a little trivia Jason and Adam, I'll put a new one up everyday this week.

The design of the Ohio State Buckeye leaf was originally drawn in 1950 by alumnus and comic strip artist Milton Caniff and was intended to represent the buckeye tree as a symbol for strength and sturdiness of all Ohio State students. The first Buckeye leaf decal appeared on the helmets of the ________OSU football team and are still given to players today for execution of an exceptional play on the field. What year was the first year that these were worn on the helmets?

The Ohio State University/University of Michigan rivalry in football began with their first game in 1897. UM won that game 34 to 0 and dominated the series until 1919. That year the tables were turned and the Buckeyes won 13 to 3.

The overall record through the rivalry spouts for OSU 38 -- 57-- 6

Sunday, November 13, 2005

Lots to see and do

I was able to take advantage of an extra day off and got to spend some time with lots of important people to me. My mom and Grampa came and picked me up Thursday after work and we headed down to Columbus to see my favorite nephew and Adam and MaryBeth. We got to spend a lot of time with a happy little Clark. He will be walking before we know it. It's amazing just seeing the small things that he has learned. He is a pretty bright kid. I also got to see Cara and Krista for a little while Friday night, good to kick back with old friends and see how things have changed. I also got to see Meredith and my other family the Peffleys for a brief period on Saturday. Then I got to bond with my Aunt Vic who took me from Defiance to Liberty Center, it is always good spending time with her, we can always laugh about work stuff because "we can relate." Then Jason and I hung out with Steve, Erin, and Seth. We played some Trivial Pursuit and realized we aren't as smart as we would have hoped we were, but we did have a good time. With the holidays fast approaching I reflect on how lucky we are as human beings and how lucky Jason and I are to have such supoorting families. We are lucky enough to be close by both of our families so we can spend time with both of them. Jason loves Thanksgiving where I am more a Christmas gal, but nonetheless I am looking forward to our first holiday season as married old farts. It will be neat, and the older I get the more I seem to enjoy the holidays and I value the time that I get to spend with both of our families. We are indeed blessed, and in that, we need to remember those who aren't so lucky this holiday season and get involved with some sort of local charity. I have been in the field and seen the families who would not have a holiday if it weren't for those around them willing to give with open hearts. I challenge you all to go through your old coats, (I know mom myself included), give them to Coats for Xmas, and if your financial situation allots it, try and donate either toys, food, money or whatever you can so others might feel at least blessed for a day or two, make yourself feel good, by making someone else's dreams come true. I hope that everyone has a good week. Keep checking in for my useless posts throughout the week. Back to training tomorrow, only 12 weeks left. However, only 6 days until our OSU vs michigan game! Live, Love, Laugh!

Adam and Clark Posted by Picasa

He must have been OSUs good luck charm this weekend! Go Bucks! Posted by Picasa

Hung out with Cara and Krista on Friday night, always good to see old friends and just laugh about nonsense. Both are doing really well, good to see them both. Posted by Picasa

Thursday, November 10, 2005

Hiccups

Hiccups are caused by a spasm of the diaprhagm.
Here are some cures I've heard of and found posted.
-My Grampa says to drink 9 gulps of water. (He is a smart guy so naturally that is the one I use)
Mental Cures
-Think of all the bald men you can.
-Tell yourself "I'm not going to hiccup again."
- Don't do anything; just wait for the next hiccup.
- Close your eyes and visualize a neon sign, like a movie marquee; see the word "THINK" blinking on and off; concentrate on the sign and make the word blink as fast as possible.

Using your Breath Cures
-Laugh.
- Swallow air.
-Hyperventilate.
-Induce a cough or sneeze.
-Relax and breathe from your diaphragm.
-Inhale and exhale once a second for two minutes.
-Blow on your thumb (as if you were blowing up a balloon).
-Hold your breath (for 8 seconds, for as long as you can, etc.).
-Inhale some air into your stomach, then let out as loud a belch as possible.
-Cough and continue to blow until your lungs are empty; repeat three times.
-Carefully inhale; pause briefly; carefully exhale; pause briefly; repeat this several times.
-Inhale deeply; hold your breath for a slow count to twenty; exhale slowly; repeat three or more times

Cures you can do by yourself with no tools
-Don't swallow. .

-Say "pineapple."
-Stand on your head.
-Make yourself vomit.
-Talk non-stop for ten seconds.
-Scream for as long as you can.

-Hold your tongue with your thumb and index finger and gently pull it forward.
Cures that involve a tool or prop
-Chew gum.
-Take a hot bath.

-Pinch your nose shut while you drink water.
-Gargle (this can also be done with mouthwash).
-Take a big sip of water, bend over and swallow it.
-Drink a glass of water while someone presses your ears closed.
-Drink two glasses of water slowly, at about half your normal rate.

Wednesday, November 09, 2005

Juvenile I know.

Q. What do prisoners use to call each other?
A. Cell phones.

Q. What did the grape do when it got stepped on?
A. It let out a little wine!

Q. How do you make a tissue dance?
A. Put a little boogey in it!

Q. What did the fish say when he swam into the wall?
A. Dam!

Q. What goes through towns, up & over hills, but doesn't move?
A. The road!

Tuesday, November 08, 2005

On Laughter

Those who can't laugh at themselves leave the job to others.
Laughter is the sensation of feeling good all over and showing it principally in one place.
Nobody ever died of laughter.
Laughter is the shortest distance between two people.
I am thankful for laughter, except when milk comes out of my nose.
And afterall, laughing does burn calories.

Monday, November 07, 2005

Training

Well my official job training starts tomorrow and I will be in downtown Toledo for the next few months. I may not be able to post my randomness like I have been so diligently doing. I know so many of you are really upset about that, not sure that anyone even reads it. However, if I am able to I will continue to do it. So you will need to check in and see for sure. I will be back to the BG office around the holidays and for some on the job training for a couple of weeks in February, other than that it's back to school until the end of March. Then I will be that much smarter, I know hard to believe. Well thought I would let all you know what is going on around here. Jason and I have begun that o so fun process of looking for houses. We will keep you posted if we find something. It would be so great to get something to call our own. Hope everyone is doing well. Don't blink too often because the holiday season will be here before long and you just might miss it since this whole year has already flown by!

Strange but true...

You can't kill yourself by holding your breath.
Americans on the average eat 18 acres of pizza every day.
Did you know that you are more likely to be killed by a champagne cork than by a poisonous spider?
A crocodile cannot stick its tongue out.
Mosquitos have teeth.
There is a lawsuit every 30 seconds in the U.S.
On average, people spend more thanfive years of their lives dreaming.
The average American eats at McDonalds 1,811 times in their life.
During your lifetime, you'll eat about 60,000 pounds of food, that's the weight of about 6 elephants!
Recycling one glass jar, saves enough energy to watch T.V for 3 hours!
In the course of a lifetime the average person will grow 2 meters of nose hair.

Sunday, November 06, 2005

Super Clark

This kid is just too darn cute! Posted by Picasa

Cleveland Browns Stadium

Well here is a picture from our seats at the Browns game on my brithday. It was neat going, despite the loss. Today's game would have been a good game to watch at the stadium, but you would have froze your tail off. Posted by Picasa

Friday, November 04, 2005

Blessings

I got this as a forward and thought it was pretty neat, really makes you think and realize how much we really take for granted.
I am Thankful
-FOR THE WIFE WHO SAYS IT'S HOT DOGS TONIGHT, BECAUSE SHE IS HOME WITH ME, AND NOT OUT WITH SOMEONE ELSE.

-FOR THE HUSBAND WHO IS ON THE SOFA BEING A COUCH POTATO, BECAUSE HE IS HOME WITH ME AND NOT OUT AT THE BARS.
-FOR THE TEENAGER WHO IS COMPLAINING ABOUT DOING DISHES BECAUSE IT MEANS SHE IS AT HOME, NOT ON THE STREETS.
-FOR THE TAXES I PAY BECAUSE IT MEANS I AM EMPLOYED.
-FOR THE MESS TO CLEAN AFTER A PARTY BECAUSE IT MEANS I HAVE BEEN SURROUNDED BY FRIENDS.
-FOR THE CLOTHES THAT FIT A LITTLE TOO SNUG BECAUSE IT MEANS I HAVE ENOUGH TO EAT.
-FOR MY SHADOW THAT WATCHES ME WORK BECAUSE IT MEANS I AM OUT IN THE SUNSHINE.
-FOR A LAWN THAT NEEDS MOWING, WINDOWS THAT NEED CLEANING, AND GUTTERS THAT NEED FIXING BECAUSE IT MEANS I HAVE A HOME.
-FOR THE PARKING SPOT I FIND AT THE FAR END OF THE PARKING LOT BECAUSE IT MEANS I AM CAPABLE OF WALKING AND I HAVE BEEN BLESSED WITH TRANSPORTATION.
-FOR MY HUGE HEATING BILL BECAUSE IT MEANS I AM WARM.
-FOR THE LADY BEHIND ME IN CHURCH WHO SINGS OFF KEY BECAUSE IT MEANS I CAN HEAR.
-FOR THE PILE OF LAUNDRY AND IRONING BECAUSE IT MEANS I HAVE CLOTHES TO WEAR.
-FOR WEARINESS AND ACHING MUSCLES AT THE END OF THE DAY BECAUSE IT MEANS I HAVE BEEN CAPABLE OF WORKING HARD.
-FOR THE ALARM THAT GOES OFF IN THE EARLY MORNING HOURS BECAUSE IT MEANS I AM ALIVE.

Thursday, November 03, 2005

The best shows ever made

The Golden Girls , which ran on NBC from 1985 until 1992.
The Brady Bunch was first seen in September 1969, Friday nights on ABC. The series ended it's run in 1974.
The King of Queens premiered September 1, 1998.
One Tree Hill Premiered September 1, 2003.
Survivor Premiered May 31, 2000
Friends Premiered September 22, 1994 and ended after a 10 year run in May 2004.

What are some of your favorite shows?


Tuesday, November 01, 2005

More stuff to fill you up with some useless knowledge

-Americans use enough toilet paper in one day to wrap around the world nine times. If it were on one giant roll, we would be unrolling it at the rate of 7,600 miles per hour - roughly mach. 10, ten times the speed of sound.
-Try to say the alphabet without moving your lips or your tongue. Every letter will sound exactly the same.
-Men are more sensitive to subtle changes in lighting than are women.
-Human brains weigh about 44 to 50 oz. The biggest brain in any class of apes is only about 16 oz
-A baby was born to parents in Turkey that weighed 24 pounds, 4 ounces at birth. OUCH
-Your mouth produces about 16 ounces of saliva per day.
-You can sweat up to 3 gallons per day.
-The average American adult has at least two colds per year. -Children can get as many as twelve colds per year.
-Until babies are six months old, they can breathe and swallow at the same time. Adults cannot.
-People with blue eyes are better able to see in the dark.
-You can last about eleven days without water.