Arlington, TX at 7:53 am CST: 41F Fair Lo:48F Hi:71F TWC Weather.

Arlington, TX at 7:53 am CST: 41F Fair Lo:48F Hi:71F TWC Weather.

Beer before Liquor??

Is the saying "Beer before liquor, never sicker, liquor before beer, never fear" physiologically accurate?


No. Portland's Willamette Week interviewed a nutrition expert and a pharmacologist; both nixed the theory. They astutely note that mixing different types of alcohol is generally a bad idea.
The reasoning behind the proverb is that it's easier on your body to absorb weaker alcoholic drinks, like beer, later in the evening. This probably holds some merit. It's also true that your body tends to process alcohol from carbonated drinks faster. But any piece of advice regarding alcohol consumption that contains the line "never fear" is obviously pretty suspect.

Hangovers are thought to be exacerbated by congeners, which are the chemical compounds responsible for the taste and color of various types of alcohol. Darker drinks, like whiskies and red wines, tend to have more congeners. So, lighter-colored drinks like white wine, vodka, and gin could help those eager to avoid a headache.

But drink enough of anything and you'll be hurting. Try drinking plenty of water before and after you get up, and throw down some vitamins, including C, E, and a milk-thistle supplement.

In prosperity our friends know us; in adversity we know our friends. - Churton Collins

Did you know... Lemons contain more sugar than Strawberries.

The trick 2 curing hiccups is 2 get the nerves that regulate breathing synchronized by taking a tsp of granulated sugar

Arlington, TX at 7:53 am CST: 45F Fair Lo:38F Hi:68F TWC Weather.

Testing testing...

THIS IS A TEST OF THE WORD PUBLISHING SYSTEM


Ok so I’m testing out this new word add in thing for blogger. I’m not sure what its capabilities are but I’m just messing around with it to see. Last night I had some really crazy dreams. I dreamt that Kane from work was stuck in some boat in huge waves and was about to drown if these guys didn’t bring him a tarp to cover it up. I walked over to the boat on the dock it was tied to and asked him if he was ok. (Why didn’t he just get off the boat at the dock?) He said no and was freaking out so I got on the boat too?? So that I could be scared and freaked out….well just about the time that it was going to be too late, the rescue guys showed up. One of them was Mike Iconelli (sp), the bass fishing pro. They threw this tarp over to us and we spread it out and then the waves stopped. It was very bizarre. Then I dreamt that Leslie and I had to be out on this double date with Ike and some other dude cuz we had to pretend to be str8 for some reason. It was very reminiscent of my early college years when I used to hang out with Sheryl and Weldon and Johnny. I wonder whatever happened to them. Anyway, the date was like a travel date or something and we had to share beds with the dudes. Ike was making passes at me, not physically but flirting and such. He said ‘you don’t look a day over 25’ and then proceeded to talk about how these ‘older’ women would always try and pick him up and it irritated him. I just laughed and thought ‘if he only knew’. Then we had to sleep and I was really wigged out cuz I didn’t want to have to sleep in the same bed with a guy I barely knew but he was a perfect gentleman just like Johnny used to be. PHEW! Lol. Then I had another dream but I’m having a hard time remembering it. Ugh. I knew I should have typed it out as soon as I woke up. Ok I'm gonna test the publishing thing on this…      

Arlington, TX at 7:53 am CST: 40F Fair Lo:42F Hi:74F TWC Weather.

If life was fair, Elvis would be alive and all the impersonators would be dead. - Johnny Carson

A good marriage is that in which each appoints the other guardian of his solitude. - Rainer Maria Rilke

Arlington, TX at 7:25 am CST: 57F Heavy Rain Lo:42F Hi:70F TWC Weather.

A hundred hearts would be too few
To carry all my love for you.
^ Author Unknown

In 1979, Namco released Pac-Man, the most popular arcade game of all time. Over 300,000 units were sold worldwide.

omg this is so funny!

Ok so this is a truck that leslie saw on her way home from work today... i wonder what you have to do to get them to insulate you... lol, im thinkin maybe.....oh nevermind haha. :) Im busy playing 'Sega Bass Fishing Duel'. Hopefully we're going to go bank fishing tomorrow at lake grapevine. I doubt we'll catch anything but its good practice. I was going to clean up the old reel's we had so that we would have an alternate but u know...it was hard to even mess with them after having a good reel lol...i guess i'll have to go to walmart and get a cheap zebco to keep as a backup... :) HAPPY BIRTHDAY MAPGIE!!! :) She's 3 today awwww....

Arlington, TX at 7:53 am CST: 47F Cloudy Lo:55F Hi:62F TWC Weather.

this is so funny

ok so these people apparently have the domain name sparkplug.com but are not in any way related to automotive spark plugs. anyway they have some really funny stuff to read on here...
http://www.sparkplug.com/profile/email.html Here are a few examples:

We were a little worried that if we poked too much fun at this guy, he might threaten us with military action.

From: Pedro, Inspector in Brazilian Air Force
To: info@sparkplug.com
Subject: OverhallI wort to Brazilian Air Force and we have a serious problem with sparkplug preservation.

After an overhall, how can a preserve it from corrosion? Can I apply a film coating by eletrolitic process? We use alburn an champion sparkplugs.

We suggested that he could correct that darned corrosion problem by applying a thick coating of “Pam”. (It’s always worked for us!) No word back.

Question: What do you call a corporation that works with cars? That’s right: a “carporation”.

From: Farrukh
To: info@sparkplug.com
Subject: Hello.

Hello.How r u I hope that u r fine.I collect some information to u becouse I m a bussniess man in Pakistan(Lahore) I wants to import Spark plug (Japan & China) Afther some days I also send a
mail to u but u donot Answer with me So u plese send me a contect mail of (NGK OR Denso Carporation JAPAN) & (NGK OR Denso Carporation CHINA)I wait for ur answer so plese send me mail.

Now the funny thing is that we haven’t replied to this guy. We get the feeling that he’s still perched over his computer frantically clicking “Check Mail”. Hee hee…

Forget formalities like saying “hi”, using punctuation, or even lower case letters. Just get straight to
the point, dammit!

From: HONDA89
To: info@sparkplug.com
Subject: (no subject)

WHAT TYPE OF SPARK PLUG ARE THE ONES THAT SPIT FIRE OUT OF THE MUFFLER

We replied that it isn’t necessary to invest in a special type of spark plug. We told him that he could get this effect with any ordinary spark plug by squirting lighter fluid directly into the tailpipe. Haven’t heard back.

"The most important thing is to never stop questioning" Albert Einstien.

My rogue spark plug wire just blew itself off the engine. I'm sitting at exxon waitin on les to come get me lol

"The most important thing is to never stop questioning" Albert Einstien.

magic sproutz dont like me

mine wont grow :(

People eat more food on Super Bowl Sunday than any other day of the year other than Thanksgiving.

Arlington, TX at 7:53 am CST: 48F Fair Lo:46F Hi:61F TWC Weather.

Help me keep track!!!

Hey my peeps,

 

I am building a birthday calendar with all my friends/relatives for myself and would appreciate some quick help from you. Just click on the link below and enter your birthday details. It's easy and you can keep your age secret!...

 http://www.birthdayalarm.com/dob/63429115a694897554b362 

(You guys know how bad my memory is!!)

 

Thanks!!!
Karla

My LMP Resume

Here's a list of my travels to become an official 'road pirate':

Date	Location	Distance Traveled
Saturday, May 24, 2003	Houston, TX	525.2
Wednesday, July 23, 2003	Vienna, VA	1402.8
Friday, July 25, 2003	Portsmouth, VA	1703.88
Thursday, October 02, 2003	Austin, TX	404.72
Monday, October 03, 2005	Dallas, TX	50
Sunday, October 05, 2003	Tunica, MS	1027.5
Saturday, October 11, 2003	Hollywood, CA	2855.3
Saturday, February 28, 2004	Solana Beach, CA	2715.58
Sunday, February 29, 2004	Las Vegas, NV	1519.3
Sunday, March 20, 2005	Anaheim, CA	2397.28
Tuesday, June 28, 2005	Dallas, TX	50
Saturday, July 02, 2005	Daytona Beach, FL	2323.38
Thursday, November 10, 2005	San Diego, CA	1342.8
Friday, November 11, 2005	Los Angeles, CA	121.14
Sunday, November 13, 2005	Las Vegas, NV	1469.01
Friday, November 18, 2005	Columbia, MO	826.16
Saturday, November 19, 2005	Ft Wayne, IN	1568.08
Total mileage so far		22302.13

Arlington, TX at 7:53 am CST: 39F Fair Lo:44F Hi:66F TWC Weather.

How to Replace Spark Plug Wires

How to Replace Spark Plug Wires

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Changing spark plug wires is fairly easy and usually requires no tools. Each spark plug wire is connected to a spark plug, and brings the electrical spark to the spark plug in order to ignite the fuel inside the engine's cylinders. A damaged spark plug wire can make your car run rough and affect gas mileage.




Steps:
1. Open the hood and locate the spark plug wires. They can be black, blue, red or orange. Most are black. The number of spark plug wires most often corresponds to the number of cylinders your engine has. (Image 1)

2. Open the box of new spark plug wires. If the new wires aren't labeled ("1," "2" and so on), lay them out in order of length. (Image 2)

3. Start at one end of the engine and remove only the first spark plug wire: Pull on the boot (at the end) of the plug wire until it pops off. (Image 3)

4. Follow the wire to its other end, where it's plugged into the distributor cap. Remove the wire from the distributor cap by pulling on the end of the wire. (Image 4)

5. Check the spark plug. A good spark plug will be lightly coated with greyish brown deposits. If heavy deposits are present, if the spark plug is black, or if the electrode or core nose are damaged, replace the spark plug (see "Replace Spark Plugs" under Related eHows).

6. Note that most cars have small plastic pieces with slots that hold the wires in place so they don't rub against each other or rest on any part of the engine. Be sure to put the plug wires back into their slots to ensure longer life. (Image 5)

7. Replace with a new spark plug wire of the same length or number. The plug wire will make a quiet "pop" when it snaps on the spark plug.

8. Continue with the next spark plug wire, always taking one off at a time and replacing with a new wire until you've replaced all of the wires.


Tips:
Remove and replace the spark plug wires one at a time.

Although replacing the spark plug wires should be part of a 30,000-mile tuneup, many shops don't include this because the cost of spark plug wires brings up the cost of the tuneup.

Some cars have spark plug wires that are permanently attached to the distributor cap. In this case, you must buy and replace both the cap and the wires at the same time.

If the wires aren't old and only one needs replacing (maybe it has rubbed against something and is worn), you can purchase only one wire - you don't need to buy an entire set.

Cheap spark plug wires aren't worth the money you save. Use a high-quality brand.


Warnings:
Don't take all the spark plug wires off at once, even if they're numbered. Remove and replace the spark plug wires one at a time. They must go back on the distributor cap in exactly the same order they came off, or you'll have changed the "firing order" and your car may run badly or not at all. You can cause expensive damage by switching the order of the plug wires.

Tips from eHow Users:
When to change plug wires by Gene K.
Plan on changing your wires every year or at least every 2 years, regardless of how often you drive the car. The wires' insulation will eventually dry out and crack, especially with the under-hood heat from the engine/exhaust, natural exposure to ozone, and so on. By the time you can actually see corona discharge from your plug wires, even in the dark, they're already bleeding off much-needed spark energy. In some cases, performance problems like bogging, poor acceleration, rough idling, etc., can be attributed to decrepit plug wires, and simply swapping out the wires can make you feel as if you just got a brand new car. All this is especially critical in cars with tight engine compartments where all that under-hood heat is bottled up with nowhere to go.

Health magazine says a combo of holiday debt, low light & bad weather make Jan 24 the most depressing day of the year.

Teeth are the only parts of the human body that can't repair themselves. ~ FIGURES lol

What a start of the week...

Well, this week has been pretty crappy so far...good and bad i guess actually. I got to see my mom yesterday and that was really nice. I miss getting to see her often. Anyway she came down to go to her grrl doctor visit cuz she still uses her dr she's always had. He said he found a lump on her breast during the exam and wanted her to get a mamogram. After she had the mamogram she had to get a sonogram too. I was a nervous wreck and I can only imagine how she felt. Anyway, the mamogram and sonogram came back with nothing, noone could find anything on them. So that is good i think. Later on when I got home from work and we were talking, my mom told me she has had that lump since 1997. She asked the dr to look at it way back then and he said it was nothing. So why the sudden urge to be thorough? he just wanted us to get all stressed and worried. Anyway after that, my mom went to see her dermatologist and figured she would cheer her up and low and behold, her fiancee died of the bird flu like 4 weeks ago. wtf??? so that was pretty upsetting too. anyway i think we cheered her up last night when we went to eat together, even if she was exhausted. Then this morning i get an email from my dad saying my grandma isnt doing well at all and that the 'end is near' :( ....

Do not take life too seriously. You will never get out of it alive. - Elbert Hubbard

The ride home pt 2

Leslie had to ride about 1 inch from the steering wheel lmao it was so funny. It was a long drive from frisco. :)

The ride home...

It was a mess trying to get it home for sure. I got to ride home in the back seat of leslie's car laying sideways on top of the boxes that were hanging out of the trunk.

My bed yay!

We went to get my bed this weekend yaaay! Its the Ikea MALM bed

inimical: M-W's Word of the Day

The Word of the Day for January 23 is:

inimical \in-NIM-ih-kul\ adjective
1 : being adverse often by reason of hostility or malevolence
2 a : having the disposition of an enemy : hostile *b : reflecting or indicating hostility : unfriendly

Example sentence:
When he called the company?s help line, Jared was startled by the cold, inimical voice of the customer service representative.

Did you know?
In "inimical," one finds both a friend and an enemy. The word descends from Latin "inimicus," which combines "amicus," meaning "friend," with the negative prefix "in-," meaning "not." In current English, "inimical" rarely describes a person, however. Instead, it is generally used to describe forces, concepts, or situations that are in some way harmful or hostile. For example, high inflation may be called inimical to economic growth. "Inimicus" is also an ancestor of "enemy," whereas "amicus" gave us the much more congenial "amicable" (meaning "friendly" or "peaceful") and "amiable" (meaning "agreeable" or "friendly").

Fort Worth, TX at 7:53 am CST: 35F Fair Lo:35F Hi:57F TWC Weather.

Fort Worth, TX at 7:53 am CST: 44F Light Rain Lo:36F Hi:45F TWC Weather.

If English was good enough for Jesus, it's good enough for Texas.-Ma Ferguson , Texas governor, c. 1920

Clothes make the man. Naked people have little or no influence on society.- Mark Twain

I detest the man who hides one thing in the depths of his heart and speaks forth another. - Homer

Maine is the toothpick capital of the world.

breakfast at ikea

Leslies stupid pager keeps goin off :( grrr

The world is disgracefully managed; one hardly knows to whom to complain. - Ronald Firbank

does this really look like....

Grapevine fishing report

Water stained; 52-57 degrees; 6.98' low. Black bass are fair on shad pattern or chartreuse crankbaits, gold/orange jerkbaits, drop shot rigs and Rayburn red lipless crankbaits. Spotted bass are fair on jerkbaits along the dam. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs in deep water. White bass are good on yellow or white slabs and tail-kickers fished under the birds and around the aerator. Catfish are fair on cut bait.

rain??

omg they say its going to rain sunday....i wiiiiiiiiiiish it would rain...(*crossing fingers*)

the lake is so freakin low its pathetic...i dont want all the fish to die :(((

this is the best cheese ever...

omg this is awesome

ok i found this on philsblog.com

you gotta watch this video

ok so i was reading this guy in NC's blog that i dont know...(i think i found it when i was looking for information on the Malm Bed that i'm about to go purchase....anyway his blog is pretty funny, i like it cuz he has video and pics all throughout...so one of the videos he has posted is awesome...watch it!!

 

http://www.ee.duke.edu/~pyp/philsblog/sandsicaf.wmv 

 

his blog is pretty funny too, if u get a chance and ur bored,

http://www.philsblog.com

 

 

stymie : Word of the Day

stymie \STYE-mee\ verb
: to present an obstacle to : stand in the way of

Example sentence:
Alan's attempts to keep the apartment neat and clean were stymied by his roommates' sloppy habits.

Did you know?
Golf was being played in Scotland as early as the 15th century, but it wasn't until the 19th century that the sport really caught on in England and North America. It was also in the 19th century that the word "stymie" entered English as a noun referring to a golfing situation in which one player's ball lies between another ball and the hole on the putting green, thereby blocking the line of play. Later, "stymie" came to be used as a verb meaning "to bring into the position of, or impede by, a stymie." By the early 20th century, the verb was being applied in similarly vexing non-golf contexts.

If you were born after 1963 : in certain states the govt. took a sample of YOUR DNA- & they still have it. Somewhere . .

Eskimos use refrigerators to keep food from freezing.

At the outbreak of World War I, the American air force consisted of only fifty men.

The size of your foot is approximately the size of your forearm.

magpie and the disco pig!!

magpie and the disco pig!

Not all who wander are lost.*J.R.R.Tolkien*

)The proper name for the number symbol (#) is octothorp. Odd, because it's made of 4 lines, & has 9 spaces, no 8 (octo).

The greatest friend i met loved me through my faults and showed me true love

Put a federal agency in charge of the Sahara Desert and it would run out of sand. - Peggy Noonan

The Los Angeles Clippers basketball club has only had one winning season since moving to L.A. from San Diego in 84

Match Point

Hey peeps,

Went to see match point last friday. it was really good, i highly recommend it! :)It kept me guessing the whole movie long. Not to mention scarlett is pretty easy on the eyes!! ;-D


check out this site... (ive added it to my links on the right.)
http://popredux.com
and this one too...
Idontlikeyouinthatway.com

maggie and the disco pig and piggggggy

Dog stuff!

I myself have known some profoundly thoughtful dogs.
~ James Thurber

The world's oldest dog was an Australian cattle dog (Blue Heeler) named
Bluey who was put to sleep at the age of 29.

I've caught more ills from people sneezing over me and giving me virus
infections than from kissing dogs.
~ Barbara Woodhouse

I think dogs are the most amazing creatures; they give unconditional love.
For me they are the role model for being alive.
~ Gilda Radner

My little dog, a heartbeat at my feet.
~ Edith Wharton

He is your friend, your partner, your defender, your dog. You are his life,
his love, his leader. He will be yours, faithful and true, to the last beat
of his heart. You owe it to him to be worthy of such devotion.
~ Anonymous

Blunt ~ Wild Strawberries

I don't want to be beautiful
No one ever hears her speak
I don't want to be a diplomat
With a heart attack for peace

All that I need is a fire escape
All that I need is a stone
Everything that starts out burning
Ends up overgrown

I don't want to be an astronaut
I've flown higher on my own
I don't want to be a movie star
I don't need to be alone

All that I need is a blunt excuse
All that I need is a ruse
Everything that starts off burning
Ends up feeling used

I don't want to be president
There's some things I'd like to keep
I don't want to be a nightingale
I don't need to feel that cheap

All that I need is an antidote
All that I need is a muse
Everything that starts off burning
Ends up feeling used

YAY my new catalog!

Lay Around - The Jealous Girlfriends

Halleys comet was visible on November 30, 1835 when Mark Twain was born and was also visible on Apr 21 1910 when he died

Begin somewhere. You cannot build a reputation on what you intend to do. - Liz Smith

Pieces of bread were used to erase lead pencil before rubber came into use.

Its rumored that sucking on a copper penny will cause a breath-alyzer to read 0.

Fishing is the biggest participant sports in the world. Soccer is the most attended or watched sport in the world.

Yum double daves pizza is good! :)

Why is the pirate flag called the Jolly Roger?

Why is the pirate flag called the Jolly Roger?

 

A search on "origin of jolly roger" set us on our way.

 

The first web page result took us to the Romance Reader's Corner for a bit of pirate lore. Several message-board posters suggested that the original skull-and-crossbones flag was derived from the french jolie rouge, meaning "pretty red," and refers to a red pennant also known as the jolie rougere, flown by 17th and 18th century French buccaneers in the Caribbean.

 

One source states:

In many parts of the Caribbean, the "Jolly Roger" was the equivalent of a happy face: it meant the pirate ship was willing to take prisoners. The appearance of a red flag, however, signified no prisoners, and the pirates would slaughter crew and passengers to a man.

 

Another reader mentions that roger was synonymous with rogue in 18th century parlance, while others write about the distinctive flags of their swashbuckling favorites, including Bartholomew Roberts (the notorious Black Bart) and "Jolly Roger Rickrack, the simply gorgeous terror of six of the seven seas."

 

A classic site for corsairs and connoisseurs named Pyrate's Providence presents compelling images of pirate flags. The Jolly Roger page confirms that blood red flags were flown by hard-hearted pirates to indicate that they'd be taking no prisoners (sparing no lives). This red flag was more frightening than the buccaneer's basic white skull on black ground. A skull and crossbones was meant to inspire terror, a horned skull suggested a tormented death; other signature flags depicted grisly variations on a morbid theme.

 

At the Pirates web site, a trove of information and pirate booty, we learned that jolly roger is associated with "Old Roger," a known nickname of the devil himself, but that the French derivation of the term is more widely accepted.

When and where did the slang term "peeps" come from?

When and where did the slang term "peeps" come from?

 

"Peeps" as slang (not to be confused with the marshmallow confection) dates back to at least the early 1990s. Some suggest it was used a decade earlier, referring to parents. But it's not clear how common that usage was.

 

In the singular form, "peep" was African-American slang for "check it out" as in "peep this." This early usage is probably related to the common definition of peep as "a quick look." Oscar winner Jamie Foxx even had an R&B album titled Peep This in 1994.

 

The plural "peeps" as slang for "people" or "close friends" seems to have come into use around the same time. Rapper Nas may have popularized the term in the song "Life's a Bitch" off his 1994 album Illmatic. The song contains the oft-quoted line: "I'm destined to live the dream for all my peeps who never made it." Other songs on the album also refer to "my peeps" with the meaning of "my friends."

 

In 1996, BMG Entertainment launched the Peeps Republic web site (no longer online) to promote black artists such as TLC and Notorious B.I.G. The site's name used the "friends" meaning of the slang.

 

By 1997, peeps had made it into the Bloomsbury Dictionary of Contemporary Slang, which said the term referred to "one's fellow gang members or friends and family." This definition neatly combines the early slang for "parents" with the later "friends" meaning and the gangsta connotations.

How did "deviled eggs" get their name?

How did "deviled eggs" get their name?

 

 

 

The devil in this particular dish is definitely in the details. You see, in this context, "deviled" refers to the process of highly seasoning a food. Linda's culinary dictionary explains further in its deviled entry:

deviled - (1) A term describing food that is dark, rich, chocolate, spicily piquant or stimulating it is "deviled." Means a highly seasoned, chopped, ground, or whole mixture that is served hot or cold. Many foods, including eggs and crab, are served "deviled."

Deviled can also refer to spiced, potted meats such as William Underwood's famous deviled hams and sardines.

One hardboiled foodie says the name of the dish originated in Great Britain in 1786, while the oldest known recipe for stuffed eggs appeared in a 15th-century Italian cookbook. Another site claims that the dish originated in ancient Rome.

As for the name, one food historian believes the names for foods such as deviled eggs or Devil's food cake stem from the belief that "healthy foods such as eggs, ham, and cake have been modified to thus become unhealthy." Hence they came under the influence of the evil one and are "deviled." The Word Detective notes that deviled foods are usually hot with spices, and anything hot is associated with the devil.

If you have a hankering for some rich, spicy, and all-together unhealthy deviled eggs, let us direct you to the Yahoo! Directory and the Deviled Egg Recipes category. There you'll find that everything from curried shrimp, green olives, and guacamole makes its way into this popular party dish

What distinguishes a street from a lane from a road from a boulev ard, etc.?

What distinguishes a street from a lane from a road from a boulevard, etc.?

 

 

We suspected the difference might just be semantics, so we went straight to the dictionary. Width and location seem to be the determining factors. Mr. Webster defines a road as an "open way for vehicles, persons, or animals" that generally lies outside an urban district, while a lane is "a narrow passageway between fences and hedges." The distinction seems clear to us.

 

The divergence between boulevard and street, however, is tougher to pinpoint -- the former is defined as "a broad, often landscaped thoroughfare," while the latter is "a thoroughfare especially in a city, town, or village that is wider than an alley or lane" and usually has sidewalks.

Since we've seen plenty of landscaped streets and boulevards with sidewalks, we decided to call for reference backup -- without much success. The Straight Dope claims the list of suffixes for naming streets has become so unwieldy that the U.S. Postal Service only requires the combination of name and suffix be unique.

 

Perhaps urban planners would be better served by turning to professional wordsmiths for help: Poet Patrick Kavanagh called a road "a mile of kingdom," while Emerson lamented that "the street is full of humiliations to the proud." On second thought, we'll stick with the dictionary.

How do you know when to use "who" or "whom" in a sentence?

How do you know when to use "who" or "whom" in a sentence?

 

This is one of those tricky grammar questions that continues to confound some people. According to the American Heritage Book of English Usage, "Who is used for a grammatical subject, where a nominative pronoun such as I or he would be appropriate, and whom is used as the object of a verb or preposition."

For those of us to whom (notice the correct usage of "whom" after a preposition) grammar school is a distant memory, a little basic English review is needed. A nominative pronoun acts as a subject of a verb (Who ate the cake?) or as the subject of a linked verb (Did you see who ate the cake?). A direct object, on the other hand, is the object of a verb (Whom did you call?) or a preposition (He is the person to whom I placed the call).

If the days of diagramming sentences on the blackboard are fuzzy, and subjects and objects swim together in a sea of confusion for you, many sites advise you to simply trust your ear. The Blue Book of Grammar and Punctuation offers this helpful tip: if you can replace a word with "he" or "she," then it is the subject of the sentence and you should use "who." If you can replace the word with "him" or "her," it is the object and you should use "whom." You might need to rephrase the sentence to make this work.

On the web site of the Meredith College Writing Center, we found another handy rule of thumb -- only pronouns that are objects end in the letter "m" (whom, him, them).

The correct usage of these troublesome pronouns is often ignored in speech and informal writing when the word "whom" would sound forced or unnatural.

vicious circle: Word of the Day

The Word of the Day for January 12 is:

vicious circle \VISH-us-SER-kul\ noun
1 : an argument or definition that assumes as true something that is to be proven or defined
*2 : a chain of events in which the response to one difficulty creates a new problem that aggravates the original difficulty

Example sentence:
Lower profits lead to spending cuts, which cause falling sales, in a vicious circle.

Did you know?
"Vicious circle" originally referred to a circular argument, that is, an argument that assumes the conclusion as one of its premises. That sense was first documented around the end of the 18th century. Approximately 50 years later, "vicious circle" acquired the now more common "chain of events" sense as people began to think of the circle as a metaphorical circle rather than a circular argument. Today, "vicious cycle" is a common variant for the "chain of events" sense. "Vicious spiral," in which the ill effects are cumulative as well as self-aggravating, puts in an occasional appearance as well.

~ Karla

http://lisamariepresleyfans.com

 

Why are all babies born with blue eyes?

Why are all babies born with blue eyes?

Dear Ally:

We're not all knowing. To be honest, we're folks of average intelligence who happen to have an Internet connection and lots of time on our hands. So, being neither rocket scientists nor brain surgeons, we were tempted to dismiss this question as the "nonsensical ravings of a lunatic mind." Good thing we didn't, because the question has merit and the answer is quite interesting. As it turns out, most babies are born with blue eyes (perhaps this explains the phrase "baby blues"). Dr. Anne Marie Helmenstine of About.com explains that the transformation has to do with the protein melanin. Melanin is a brownish pigment that adds color to your hair, eyes, and skin. At the time babies are born, melanin hasn't yet been "deposited" in the eyes' iris. Hence, they appear blue. After about six months, eyes change color depending on the amount of melanin. If you have a lot of it, your eyes will turn brown or black. If you have little, they'll stay blue. And if you have no melanin, your eyes may appear pink. Interestingly, as the site notes, human beings aren't the only creatures with freaky color-morphing eyeballs. Kittens experience the same phenomenon.

~ Karla

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Our fears must never hold us back from pursuing our hopes.*JFK*

Growth

Anais Nin:
Life is a process of becoming, a combination of states we have to go through. Where people fail is that they wish to elect a state and remain in it. This is a kind of death.

Words

Words are, of course, the most powerful drug used by mankind.
~Rudyard Kipling

Feelings of worth can flourish only in an atmosphere where individual differences are appreciated, mistakes are tolerated, communication is open, and rules are flexible -- the kind of atmosphere that is found in a nurturing family.
~ Virginia Satir

Healing

We are healed of a suffering only by expressing it to the full.
~Marcel Proust

Communication

The more elaborate our means of communication, the less we communicate.
~ Joseph Priestley

Today sucks :( pt 2

No, I can’t erase the wrong I’ve done but I hope you can give me another chance. Because if you were me, you would want the same and I’d give that chance to you.

today sucks :(

:(

awwww

ok so im a little behind in my email... i just found an email from christmas. Amy had her baby!! :) she's so adorable!

computers are so weird

ok so my laptop decided it would work again. (yay for pocketbook lol) however my pc at work today was fu**ed up. it kept not letting me save evals (which was really the server not my pc) and it also kept losing the sound. i'd be listening to a call and then pause it and go back and no audio. i had to reboot like 3 times. ugh. lol. anyway i found out today that we are 100% QA now woohoo. no more taking calls except for when its reallllll busy. lets hope it lasts...lol.

anyway i guess ill go for now,
lata!
kb

I don't have a plan, that's the point.
~ Shane McCutcheon

Did you fuck all night before you told her I was the love of your life?!
~ Tina Kennard

Ok im home sick today ugh. I hate this shit i have. !!

yay season 3 tonight!

ok so tonight is finally season 3 of the l word!!! its about damn time...4 hours and counting :)

hmmm...wonder what she means by this...

"I like my hands. Nice long fingers. Strong. They serve me well...."
~ Kate Moennig

notebooks are a pain sometimes

ok so my laptop is being really annoying right now. the ac plug on the back that charges it has decided its not going to work anymore. so i have 5 options,

1. Have the plug in fixed and pay a zillion dollars

2. Try and soder (sp?) it myself and save money but risk totally hosing my pc

3. Get a new laptop $$$$$$$$$

4. Use the desktop and give up portability (um NO)

5. Get a docking station and charge it thru that

well obviously #5 is the best option for now so now i'm trying to figure out which freakin docking station is right for my laptop. Ive looked on google and ebay and ive found like 3 or 4 different ones. UGH so do they all charge it or just some of them or what... I asked ronnie and he says its just like being pluged in...so to me, all i need is one that will charge my battery when its hooked up and that i can still use the notebook screen, the usb ports, and the pc card slot.

here are some that i found.:
1#'s
Convenience Station 157935-001
Convience Base EM 120971-001
120266-001

PP#'s
Docking Station (PP1006) and MEU (PP2055)

3#'s
Convenience Base 382500-001
EM-No-NIC-383500-001

ok so wtf are the differences?
This is compaq's listing: http://h18000.www1.hp.com/products/quickspecs/10379_na/10379_na.HTML
do i need a nic? I use wireless internet thru usb...the only time i need a nic is when my router fucks up and if this base thing charged my pc then i could go fix it on a battery charge...
what is the deal with pci slots...do i need one of those too? what is that for like to add another hard drive or something? i have my harddrives external thru usb also...
here's some other thing i found...


if anyone out there knows anything please help lol...

baitcasting info

ok so im posting some links here for learning how to baitcast...mostly for my own use but if you find them useful more power to ya :)

How to adjust your reel
baitcasting 101
baitcasting 201

"Good judgment comes from experience, and often experience comes from bad judgment."

- Rita Mae Brown

saturdays news...

today my allergies are killin me. we got up early and went to the texas fishin show lol. it was really pretty cool. we got lots of info and got recruited to try and join two female only bass clubs. it was neat. we went to a couple of seminars, one with bonita staples and one with kathy magers. they were good. we got some free stuff and also found a few good deals too. i wonder why i have become so interested in fishing again. i used to love it alot when i was a kid but then i grew out of it or so i thought. lol. anyway, then when that was over we came home and les took a nap cuz she was feelin and actin weird again. after that we went out to lake grapevine for a few minutes and practiced casting on the non existant fish. lol. it was fun watchin the crane (or heron?) they sneak along and then BAM! they grab a fish lol. i really would like it if this cedar shit would go away in the air cuz i hate having snot all in my head!!! anyway im sleepy cuz this allergy stuff makes me want to sleep zzzz.... im gonna go lay in bed and try and watch 'Bones' again. i keep falling asleep in the middle cuz i wait too late to watch it. i love that show. all the good stuff i like is finally starting up again (i.e. the closer, lost, wildfire, .... (and others i cant think of.) anyway i guess ill skedadle for now cuz im sleepy...oh yeah i trimmed the pie's beard last nite and she looks soooo cute hehehe. ill post a pic soon. lata!

A recent survey reported that 12% of Americans think that Joan of Arc was Noah's wife.

Never try and teach a pig 2 sing:it's a waste of time,and it annoys the pig.
--Robert A. Heinlein,Time Enough for Love

In Tombstone, Arizona, it's illegal for an adult to smile in public if he/she has any visibly missing teeth.

fishin@joe pool - 12/31/05

Well we finally got to test out our new fishin gear even tho the fish were hiding!

check out the ducks...

check out the birdsnest lol...

check out ronnie! hehe...

it was fun but we didnt catch a thing. i had a few nibbles but i think 2 things happened...im not used to the new setup and i think the line is heavier than what im used to. its like 40 lb test lmao (jp)
ill post more pics in a sec...

Because of solar winds in space, when a comet travels away from the Sun, it's "tail" is in front of it.

ghosts

I think maggie saw a ghost this morning. she woke me around 6am barking at the corner in the dark. I turned on the light and she seemed freaked out at the corner even tho I couldnt see anything. It was kinda strange lol. Anyway I'm at work trying to finish up end of month so i'll msg more later :)

 

The surface temperature of Pluto is about 382 degrees below zero Fahrenheit.

Camels have three eyelids to protect themselves from blowing sand.

FW: wheedle: M-W's Word of the Day

The Word of the Day for January 3 is:

wheedle \WEE-dul\ verb
*1 : to influence or entice by soft words or flattery
2 : to gain or get by coaxing or flattering
3 : to use soft words or flattery

Example sentence:
Steve hates shopping, but his wife wheedled him into going to the mall.

Did you know?
"Wheedle" has been a part of the English lexicon since the mid-17th century, though no one is quite sure how the word made its way into English. (It has been suggested that the term may have derived from an Old English word that meant "to beg," but this is far from certain.) Once established in the language, however, "wheedle" became a favorite of some of the language's most illustrious writers. "Wheedle" and related forms appear in the writings of Wordsworth, Dickens, Kipling, Dryden, Swift, Scott, Tennyson, and Pope, among others.

Make voyages. Attempt them. There's nothing else. - Tennessee Williams

If God had wanted me otherwise, He would have created me otherwise. ^ Johann von Goethe

Proxima Centauri is the closest star 2 Earth (outside our solar system),but it is 2 small 2 be seen without a telescope.

During Ronald Reagan's presidency, the White House purchased 12 tons of jelly beans.

The King James version of the Bible has 50 authors, 66 book, 1,189 chapters, and 31,173 verses.

seneschal : Word of the Day

The Word of the Day:
seneschal \SEN-uh-shul\ noun
: an agent or steward in charge of a lord's estate in feudal times

Example sentence:
The king's seneschal grew nervous awaiting his master's return, even though he knew he had prepared the palace to perfection.

Did you know?
In the days of knights and fair damsels, the seneschal was the principal administrator in a noble household. French nobility held the office in high regard in medieval times, and it was from the French that English speakers borrowed the term (although it is of Germanic origin) in the 14th century. For a time, "seneschal" was also used to refer to a governor or judicial officer, but that sense is now rare except in places such as the island of Sark in the English Channel, where the title is still used. Elsewhere, the importance of seneschals at court gradually declined, and now both the office and most references to the office are limited to historical contexts.

The second day of a diet is always easier than the first. By the second day you're off it. - Jackie Gleason