Avoiding Germs While Traveling

germsDick is in Dayton, Ohio this week for work and I started missing him even before he left.  ♥

With him traveling I started thinking about all the germs he will encounter.  (I have a strange mind, I know)   All Dick has to do is see a sick person and before you know it he is sniffling.  Although I am sure he would disagree with me.

I started to think of all the ways he could avoid germs and avoid getting sick. Here is the list I came up with.

  1. Try to avoid touching your mouth, eyes and nose.  Basically your face, I guess.
  2. Carry hand sanitizer
  3. Wash hands frequently
  4. Don’t touch any knobs in public bathroom…use a paper towel
  5. Flush toilet with foot
  6. Do not touch escalator rail….if you must, wash hands or sanitize as soon as you can
  7. Use your knuckle or elbow instead of finger to push buttons
  8. Drink plenty of water it is supposed to make you less susceptible to viral infections
  9. Avoid close contact with others, stay at least three to six feet away
  10. If someone coughs or sneezes near you and does not cover their mouth….knock them out!

Did I miss anything?

Things That Make You Go….Hmmm

As I was surfing the web, I came across this picture.  Looks like it was taken in the 50′s.  Isn’t it so cute?  Everyone looks so perfect, so nice and neat. Everything is in it’s place, flawless.

Must be a Sunday dinner.  Is that a turkey? Maybe ham? I can’t tell for sure, just some type of roast beast?

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Then I noticed it….Where in the heck are the dinner plates?

Something To Think About

  1. The Japanese eat very little fat and suffer fewer heart attacks than Americans.
  2. The Mexicans eat a lot of fat and suffer fewer heart attacks than Americans.
  3. The Chinese drink very little red wine and suffer fewer heart attacks than Americans.
  4. The Italians drink a lot of red whine and suffer fewer heart attacks than Americans.
  5. The Germans drink a lot of beers and eat lots of sausages and fats and suffer fewer heart attacks than Americans.

CONCLUSION: Eat and drink what you like speaking English is apparently what kills you.

Thanks Rich

Why Is It?

Here is a short list of things I have found that never fail to happen.

  • When I am in a hurry and running late I manage to hit every single red light.
  • When not in hurry to get someplace, all lights turn up green.
  • When I have a chance to sleep in late I can’t.
  • When I need to get up early I sleep in late.
  • Why is it that when I am in the mood and have money to go shopping I can never find anything I like?
  • When I don’t have money to go shopping, I see tons of really cute clothes that I would just love to have.
  • When I am in the mood to drink, I can only stomach one or two drinks.
  • When I tell myself I am only having one or two drinks, I end up having five or six.

Fun Facts

Fun facts about the human body

  • It takes your food seven seconds to get from your mouth to your stomach.
  • One human hair can support 3kg (6.6 lb).
  • The average man’s penis is three times the length of his thumb.
  • Human thighbones are stronger than concrete.
  • A woman’s heart beats faster than a man’s.
  • There are about one trillion bacteria on each of your feet.
  • Women blink twice as often as men.
  • The average person’s skin weighs twice as much as the brain.
  • Your body uses 300 muscles to balance itself when you are standing still.
  • If saliva cannot dissolve something, you cannot taste it.
  • Women reading this will be finished now.
  • Men are still busy checking their thumbs.

Being Home

The best part about coming home from vacation is:

  • Sleeping in your own bed
  • Taking a nice long shower
  • Using the bathroom in peace
  • Being able to relax
  • Knowing where every thing is

The worst part about coming home from vacation is:

  • Unpacking
  • Laundry
  • Dying plants
  • Mentally and physically exhausted
  • Getting on the scale

Good and Bad Burgers

Okay so ALL burgers are bad, but if you just need to have one – know before you go.

Here is a list of super BAD burgers:

Chili’s Smokehouse Bacon Triple-The-Cheese Big Mouth Burger with Jalapeno Ranch Dressing
2,040 calories

T.G.I. Friday’s Cheesy Bacon Cheeseburger
1,590 calories

Red Robbin A.1. Peppercorn Burger
1,440 calories

Denny’s Double Cheeseburger
1,540 calories

Dairy Queen ½ lb. FlameThrower GrillBurger
1,140 calories

Hardee’s Two-Third Pound Monster Thickburger
1,420 calories

Ruby Tuesday Bella Turkey Burger
1,057 calories

Here is the list of burgers you CAN eat and not feel bad about:

DQ Original Burger
350 calories

Wendy’s Quarter-Pound Single
430 calories

Burger King Whopper Jr. w/o mayo
370 calories

McDonald’s Quarter Pounder
410 calories

In-N-Out Protein-Style Protein-Style Cheeseburger
330 calories

Fat Tuesday

mardi What is less known about Mardi Gras is its relation to the Christmas season. The season between Christmas and Lent is known as Carnival. Carnival comes from the Latin words carne vale, meaning “farewell to the flesh. The Carnival season kicks off with a series of parties leading up to Mardi Gras.

Mardi Gras is literally the French word for Fat Tuesday. The name comes from the tradition of slaughtering and feasting upon a fattened calf on the last day of Carnival. Mardi Gras is the last day of Carnival and the party ends abruptly at midnight on Tuesday.

Carnival starts with the Epiphany, also known as Twelfth Night, Three Kings’ Day and, in the Eastern churches, Theophany. Epiphany, which falls on January 6, 12 days after Christmas, celebrates the visit of the Wise Men bearing gifts for the infant Jesus. There are well-known season-long Carnival celebrations in Europe and Latin America, including Nice, France; Cologne, Germany; and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and of course New Orleans here in the good ol’ U.S.A.

The official colors of Mardi Gras, with their roots in Catholicism are purple, a symbol of justice; green, representing faith; and gold, to signify power.

For more info view source.

For some really cool pictures on Carnival through out the world view this source.

Where did it come from?

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Manure: In the 16th and 17th centuries, everything had to be transported by ship and it was also before commercial fertilizer’s invention, so large shipments of manure were common.

It was shipped dry, because in dry form it weighed a lot less than when wet, but once water (at sea) hit it, it not only became heavier, but the process of fermentation began again, of which a by product is methane gas. As the stuff was stored below decks in bundles you can see what could (and did) happen.

Methane began to build up below decks and the first time someone came below at night with a lantern, BOOOOM!

Several ships were destroyed in this manner before it was determined just what was happening

After that, the bundles of manure were always stamped with the term ‘Ship High In Transit’ on them, which meant for the sailors to stow it high enough off the lower decks so that any water that came into the hold would not touch this volatile cargo and start the production of methane.

Thus evolved the term ‘S.H.I.T.’, (Ship High In Transport) which has come down through the centuries and is in use to this very day.

A Spa for your Hoo Haa!

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Well shit! I can’t find the words to explain my feelings on this one.

At Phit clients choose from individually tailored vaginal rejuvenation, Kegal phitness and post partum rehabilitation regimes along with cosmetic gynecologic procedures such as libiaplasty, vaginal tightening and proprietary laser nonsurgical vulvar recontouring for woman in need of supplementary therapies.

Some services that are offered include a private kegal exercise coach, Lip Sync, the other face lift and more. Of course the spa is in New York City.

Thirsty? How about a Cow Urine Cola?

colaTired of Coke? Pepsi not giving you the “pick me up” you need? How about trying the new cola made from cow urine. NO LIE!

India is currently in the final stages of developing this brew called “Gau Jal” translated means cow water. They are hoping to launch the new cola by the end of the year.

“Don’t worry, it won’t smell like urine and will be tasty too, It’s going to be very healthy.”

All I have to say is…. WTF! I don’t care how “healthy” it is!

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Economic Stimulus Plan

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The Stimulus package was approved, which I am sure you are aware of. However, do you know what it entails? Sure it all looks pretty tied up with a bow. I am not the sharpest tool in the shed and even I can see that this plan is not going to make anything better…..man we as a country are so SCREWED!!!!!

This is just MY opinion :) And maybe just maybe I should just keep my thoughts to myself :(

Here is a link that talks about the plan: How the Economic stimulus plan could effect you.