True or False?!

Can you guess which of the following
are true and which are false?



1. Apples, not caffeine, are more efficient at waking you up in the morning.

2. Alfred Hitchcock didn't have a belly button.

3. A pack-a-day smoker will lose approximately 2 teeth every 10 years.

4. People do not get sick from cold weather; it's from being indoors a lot more.

5. When you sneeze, all bodily functions stop, even your heart!

6. Only 7 per cent of the population are lefties.

7. Forty people are sent to the hospital for dog bites every minute.

8. Babies are born without kneecaps. They don't appear until they are 2-6 years old.

9. The average person over 50 will have spent 5 years waiting in lines.

10. The toothbrush was invented in 1498.

11. The average housefly lives for one month.

12. 40,000 Americans are injured by toilets each year.

13. A coat hanger is 44 inches long when straightened.

14. The average computer user blinks 7 times a minute.

15. Your feet are bigger in the afternoon than any other time of day.

16. Most of us have eaten a spider in our sleep.

17. The REAL reason ostriches stick their head in the sand is to search for water.

18. The only two animals that can see behind themselves without turning their heads are the rabbit and the parrot.

19. John Travolta turned down the starring roles in "An Officer and a Gentleman" and "Tootsie."

20. Michael Jackson owns the rights to the South Carolina State anthem.

21. In most television commercials advertising milk, a mixture of white paint and a little thinner is used in place of the milk.

22. Prince Charles and Prince William NEVER travel on the same airplane, just in case there is a crash.

23. The first Harley Davidson motorcycle built in 1903 used a tomato can for a carburetor.

24. Most hospitals make money by selling the umbilical cords cut from women who give birth. They are used in vein transplant surgery.

25. Humphrey Bogart was related to Princess Diana. They were 7th cousins.

26. If coloring weren't added to Coca-Cola, it would be green.

Got it figured out?????????

They are all true.... Now go back and think about #16

Dr. Laura *The Proper Care and Feeding of Husbands*

1. Men Need Women, and This Need Gives Women Huge Influence. Dr. Laura
states the point as follows: "[M]en are simple creatures who come from a
woman, are nurtured and brought up by a woman, and yearn for the
continued love, admiration, and approval from a woman." Women have great
power and influence over men, and wives in particular have tremendous
power over their husbands. How they use this power essentially controls
the relationship, because women are the masters of most relationships
and marriages. That's why Dr. Laura says that she probably won't write
The Proper Care and Feeding of Wives: wives already have most of the
power and their marriages depend, for the most part, on them.

2. Women Err in Favoring Children Over Husband. A friend once told this
writer that once a woman has children, her husband is relegated to the
moral equivalence of a piece of furniture. How sad if this is true in
many marriages. Here's how Dr. Laura puts it: "Once wives became
mothers, they had no time to be wives. The men would even compliment
their wives on being great mothers, but expressed considerable pain over
not being shown love, affection, or sexual interest. The typical reply
from a wife challenged with this was 'I only have time to take care of
one person, and our child is that person. I'm just too tired for you.'
This puts fathers in the ugly and uncomfortable position of feeling
competitive with and resentful of their children, whom they love so
much."

3. Men and Women Are Different. That men and women are deeply different
ought not to be notable, but for the fact that it is so often challenged
today. Dr. Laura says that society tries to make both men and women
"unisex." But men are happiest being men, and women are happiest being
women, with few exceptions. The differences start to manifest themselves
very early. In one study Dr. Laura mentions, a barrier was placed
between 1 year-old babies and their mothers. What did the little boys
do? They attempted to get around the barrier or knock it down. The
little girls? They cried until their mothers' picked them up. Men tend
to respond to things physically, women verbally. In fact, the two sexes
are just right for each other.

4. Not Every Thought and Feeling Needs to be Said. Women tend to be so
verbal, so expressive, that they can tire out men easily unless they
exercise some restraint. Dr. Laura reports that wives generally
overwhelm their husbands with communication. "Husbands imagine (so
foolishly) that their wives are telling them something they actually
need to know because they're supposed to do something about it.
Otherwise, men can't imagine why the 'communication' is happening at
all. It confuses them, frustrates them, and their response is to turn
off. That's when they unfairly become labeled insensitive." Husbands and
fiances are not girlfriends or psychologists, and women who want
attention should adjust their communication style accordingly when
speaking with them.

5. Men Are Not Mind-Readers. Most men are not very intuitive compared to
most women. Many women "get caught up in the absurdly romanticized
notion that 'if he loved me, he'd just know what I'm thinking, what I'd
like, what he should say.'" If a woman wants her man to do something,
she should just ask him plainly, without nagging, and show appreciation
when he does it. To act otherwise, as many women do, shows arrogance and
lack of respect for the husband's difference, and it leads to
unhappiness in the marriage and in the family.

6. Man Is an Embodied Soul. No, Dr. Laura didn't put it that way;
"embodied soul" is a Catholic concept. But that concept is what
underlies her discussion of how important it is to a man that his wife
try to keep up her appearance. What does it mean that we are embodied
souls? It means that our bodies are integral parts of who we are. We are
not just souls. Our bodies are not like clothing that we can take on or
off. There was no time during which we had only souls and not bodies,
and in eternity as well we will have bodies. It is through our bodies,
in fact, that we communicate to our loved ones and to the rest of the
world. One thinks of the beautiful line from the old Anglican marriage
rite: bride and groom pledge to each other "with my body I thee
worship." It is ironic, but in many cases men--sex-crazed pigs in the
minds of many women--actually have a truer understanding of the beauty
of the body and the meaning of the marital embrace than their wives do.
"Objectification" may come as much or more from the woman's side as from
the husband's if the woman sees her own body as being separate from
rather than an integral part of herself. Dr. Laura writes: "In reading
all the letters from men, I was struck by their depth of sensitivity
about the issue of women's appearance. It wasn't an impersonal, animal
reaction (as it is with women the men don't personally know), it was a
deeply personal one. The wife's comfort with and appreciation of her own
body and femininity, and her willingness to share that with her husband,
actually fed his sense of well-being, his feeling of being loved as a
husband and valued as a 'man.'"

7. Infidelity by Omission. Brides and grooms make a number of vows, not
only of sexual fidelity. Marital vows include and imply words like love,
honor, protect, and care for. "[W]hen one breaches those vows by
neglect, is that also not a form of infidelity? Perhaps we should start
looking at the act of intentionally depriving a spouse of legitimate
needs as infidelity, too, because it stems from being unfaithful to the
intent of the vows."

8. In the Bedroom. To her credit, Dr. Laura gives due place to the
importance for marriage of the marital act: "The bedroom is the
foundation of marriage and family." St. Josemaria Escriva, founder of
Opus Dei, that supposedly conservative institution within the Church,
put it this way: "The marriage bed is an altar." Enough said?

9. Women Should Appreciate Men's Masculinity. Dr. Laura relates a trip
she made recently to a swimming pool. A mom and a dad were wading with
their infant child. Mom held the child against her chest, cooed to him,
and swooped him up and down. She passed the baby to dad. He turned the
baby's face outward and swooshed him forward and up into the air. "Mom
equals protection and nurturance. Dad equals autonomy and adventure. It
is the perfect balance that helps produce a functional, secure human
being." Too many women, though, act like Alice Kramdens, constantly
belittling their husbands, shooting down their aspirations, treating
them like children. Dr. Laura writes: "When a wife treats her man like
he's one of her children, when she puts him down or thwarts his need for
autonomy, adventure, risk, competition, challenge, and conquest, she
ends up with a sullen, uncooperative, unloving, hostile lump."

10. Thou Shalt Not Covet. Dr. Laura contributes a novel (to this writer)
and insightful contemporary application of the commandment, "thou shall
not covet." Specifically, she understands it as a rebuke to people who
want it all, especially feminists. "Perhaps the feminist notions about
women having power if they do it all has obstructed too many women's
ability to realize that in real life we all make choices, and that the
true joy and meaning of life is not in how many things we have or do,
but in the sacrifice and commitment we make to others within the context
of the choices we've made. The Tenth Commandment, about coveting,
reminds us that none of us can have everything there is nor everything
we want. Without enjoying and appreciating our gifts and blessings, we
create a hell on earth for ourselves and for those who love us."

Part II

The daunting task of unpacking became too much for me. I spent a good
portion of Sunday running through the house and rearranging stuff, as
well as unpacking. It's a very difficult thing to find time for. There
is just not enough time in the day. It would be extremely helpful if I
had some help with the unpacking but after she unpacked the kitchen, it
seemed that it was time for a break and she hasn't picked up a box
since. HELLO??? You were just bitching cuz Brae isn't helping out but
it's okay for you to not help while I unpack stuff??? Oh yeah, the dog
show is much more important than unpacking the house. Then you come home
and bitch to me because your feet hurt! Excuse me?! While you were
lounging around and having fun at your precious dog show, I was home
busting my ass on homework and unpacking things. If anyone deserves to
bitch it surely isn't you. There are plenty of excuses to go around and
God knows you certainly use your share of them, but excuses don't keep
the house clean. Excuses don't unpack stuff while you take a nap or sit
on your ass. Drop the excuses and pickup a fuckin box.
And the next time you 'don't want to hear about it' just remember this,
the next time you whine about your back, I don't wanna hear it, because
you are unwilling to do anything to prevent the aches. If you'd exercise
a little every day your back would be much stronger and you're aches
would cease. The main reason your back hurts is because you don't have
any stomach muscles to balance the load. If your stomach muscles were
stronger you wouldn't have a sore back. At least not near as often.
Don't take my word for it though, do your own research on back pain,
you'll find the same answer.
I'm done.

Spooky? Or Just Stupid? Friday the 13th

Today is Friday the 13th... What a strange day to have such superstitions about. It's really just another day and yet somehow hundreds of people freak the hell out about it. Why? What basis of reason can be attributed to such a moronic act? It makes no sense to me. Course, neither does some stupid bitch who blames my coding for her stupid convoluted mistakes. Don't blame me because you have a mental handicap. It's your fkn fault, blame yourself, retard! But I guess that's life eh?
Becca's parents are in town (this only happens once a year during the dog show) and I'm am REALLY trying to be understanding and give her all the time she wants to spend with them but I am finding it very difficult to just sit back and be mellow when she doesn't get home until 9 or 9:30. The kids bedtime is at 7:30 and I am usually ready for bed by 8:30. I'm growing tired and very cranky and the lack of sleep and frustration of nothing getting unpacked is really getting to me. We get home a little after 4, she leaves at 5 or 6 and does absolutely shit during the time she's home.
Now don't get me wrong, I am trying my hardest to get my homework done and get my time put in at work and whatever free time I have I spend moving things around and unpacking things, but I don't have any free time during the week. I half expected that things would slowly get unpacked and put away, and all I can seem to get her to do is sit on the couch. What will if fucking take to motivate her? I'm at a loss. It's very frustrating when I bust my ass on homework all night and she can't even unpack a single fucking box! I'm about ready to fucking lose my god damn mind!
In addition to that, I haven't been feeling well, I have a cough that is about to kill me and way too much stress to even begin to deal with. Then this morning she is whining about my car sputtering on her when she was shifting, so I told her what she was doing wrong (because I know my car) the idle was too low or she was pushing the gas to much, and she fkn argues with me about it. HELLO?! Who drives the car more? Who knows that car better? ME!! Don't fkn argue with me when I tell you how to resolve your issue! If you don't like what I have to say, don't ask. It's really that simple. It's no wonder Dylan thinks that it's okay to argue with everything that's said, he learned it from his mother!
I will be much happier and less stressed when the house is unpacked and I can actually relax for a change. I really like being in school and learning things and homework doesn't bother me too bad, but I'd really like a couple nights a week to just do what she does.
One other thing... while I'm bitching, I don't think it's right to have dogs in the situation that our dogs are forced to live in. Granted, they now have a large yard to play and romp around in, but they only get to be outside for 5 hours a day. They are in their crates until we get home (just after 4), then they get let out until bed time (usually around 9) and then it's back in the crate. They are in the damn crates 19 hours a day! How humane is that? REALLY?! Come on. Dogs don't deserve that. No animal deserves that. I think it's inhumane to treat them like that.

Read On!

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Cna yuo raed tihs? Olny 55 plepoe out of 100 can.

 

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Part I

As October dawns I am faced with the continually daunting tasks of School and work as well as moving. The house is huge and will be a benefit for all of us. The toll of the cost is surmounting but doable. There seems no end to the paycheck to paycheck way of life. Although since Tron and I have been together things have gotten increasingly bountiful. Bills are getting paid and we have a very comfortable life. The common arguments relating to finances that haunt most relationships seems to be void in ours. She seems to be a bigger tight wad than even I am. She likes to have money in savings and doesn't see a need to spend every dime we make. For this, I am eternally grateful. Tron, I love you. There are few words left that I could use to explain how much.

---To Be Continued---