| A | Astonishing |
| Y | Yummy |
| A | Appreciative |
| B | Brutal |
| A | Astounding |
Name Acronym Generator
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Wednesday, June 30, 2004
Acronym, Schmacronym
A little fun to break the monotony:
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Monday, June 28, 2004
Talk about bursting your bubble!
Prince reschedules remaining Chicago shows.
I've been geeked up about this show for weeks. Although my sympathies go out to his drummer and the family, I'm beyond disappointed. The caveat is that the rescheduled concert is on a Friday.
I've been geeked up about this show for weeks. Although my sympathies go out to his drummer and the family, I'm beyond disappointed. The caveat is that the rescheduled concert is on a Friday.
Unconscious Mutterings
- Lounge:: Chair
- Photograph:: My best side
- Catacomb:: Maze
- Crucifix:: Jesus Christ
- Fire drill:: Stop, drop and roll
- Tube:: Lipstick
- Dropped:: So that's what's wrong with you
- LTD:: Limited
- Panther:: Black Cat
- Formica:: Cheap table covering
The Coolest Site EVER!!
Being a child of the 80's, imagine my shock and genuine surprise and pleasure when I discovered this site. I'm doing the wop in excitement right now!
We are SO getting old!
MD decided to play games with Munchkin yesterday afternoon. They played Chutes and Ladders. He won and she cried. We are working hard to teach her to be a good loser. Usually she's fine but this weekend she was around some little girls who cried when they lost games. She decided to try it. We let her know that crying because you lose is NOT allowed. You just try harder to do your best next time. But I digress. They played again and she won.
They played Twister Moves which is like Twister to music and they played Twister.
MD had never played Twister before. I should have warned him that it is not for old fogey types with no flexibility but I didn't know he had never played before. The hilarity that ensued was priceless. I was the spinner and called out the moves. MD cheated because he kept lifting body parts (i.e. hands and feet) to reach the more "difficult" positions. All of a sudden he calls out: "Argggghhhhhhh charlie horse! Munchkin you win" and fell over. I laughed so hard I cried. I was holding on to Squirm at the time and I had to squeeze her extra tight so I wouldn't drop her. Squirm laughed because I laughed. Family time is a great time!
They played Twister Moves which is like Twister to music and they played Twister.
MD had never played Twister before. I should have warned him that it is not for old fogey types with no flexibility but I didn't know he had never played before. The hilarity that ensued was priceless. I was the spinner and called out the moves. MD cheated because he kept lifting body parts (i.e. hands and feet) to reach the more "difficult" positions. All of a sudden he calls out: "Argggghhhhhhh charlie horse! Munchkin you win" and fell over. I laughed so hard I cried. I was holding on to Squirm at the time and I had to squeeze her extra tight so I wouldn't drop her. Squirm laughed because I laughed. Family time is a great time!
Wednesday, June 23, 2004
Why Some Men Marry and Others Don't?
Survey finds men from "traditional" households more likely to marry
June 23, 2004
EDITOR'S NOTE: The full report is available on the National Marriage Project Web site, http://marriage.rutgers.edu/publicat.htm. To arrange interviews with co-directors David Popenoe and Barbara Dafoe Whitehead, contact Miguel Tersy, Office of Media Relations, (732) 932-7084, extension 616, or Theresa Kirby of the National Marriage Project at (732) 445-7922.
NEW BRUNSWICK/PISCATAWAY, N.J. - Men raised in "traditional" family households are more likely to marry than those from nontraditional households, according to a nationwide survey by the National Marriage Project at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey.
Men from families with both biological parents present and who are religiously observant are more likely to marry than those from nontraditional and nonreligious backgrounds, according to "The Marrying Kind: Which Men Marry and Why." The study is featured in "The State of Our Unions: The Social Health of Marriage in America 2004," a report released today and issued annually by the National Marriage Project. Opinion Research Corp. of Princeton interviewed 1,000 single and married heterosexual males, ages 25-34, for the study.
Among the unmarried men surveyed, 55 percent from traditional households said they "would be ready to marry tomorrow if the right person came along," compared to 43 percent from other kinds of family backgrounds. Unmarried men who attend religious services several times a month, and those who say their fathers were very involved in their upbringing are more "ready" to wed than men who are not religious and whose fathers were not involved in their lives.
The survey also found that married and unmarried men from traditional family and religious backgrounds have more positive attitudes toward women, children and marriage.
"The findings suggest that the experience of growing up with both parents is an important factor influencing young men's desires for, and confidence in, marriage," said David Popenoe, a Rutgers sociology professor and co-director of the National Marriage Project.
The survey also identified a small but significant percentage of unmarried men who might be considered poor candidates for marriage. Two of 10 unmarried male respondents reported a low personal desire for marriage and displayed negative attitudes toward women, children and the institution of marriage itself.
These marriage-phobic men were more likely than other unmarried men in the survey sample to have come from nontraditional families, to be nonreligious, and to have fathers who were not involved in their lives, according to the survey.
"Young women often find the search for a marriage partner daunting and confusing, since not everyone in the partner market is interested in marriage," says Barbara Dafoe Whitehead, the project's co-director. "These findings may help marriage-minded women identify the men who are most likely to be the marrying kind."
Other key findings in the survey about men's attitudes toward marriage include:
The National Marriage Project is a nonpartisan, nonsectarian, interdisciplinary initiative that provides information on social trends affecting marriage. Researchers analyzed a wide range of data for the report. Previous reports include, "Why Men Won't Commit: Exploring Young Men's Attitudes About Sex, Dating and Marriage" and "Who Wants to Marry a Soul Mate?"
Contact: Miguel Tersy
732/932-7084, ext. 616
June 23, 2004
EDITOR'S NOTE: The full report is available on the National Marriage Project Web site, http://marriage.rutgers.edu/publicat.htm. To arrange interviews with co-directors David Popenoe and Barbara Dafoe Whitehead, contact Miguel Tersy, Office of Media Relations, (732) 932-7084, extension 616, or Theresa Kirby of the National Marriage Project at (732) 445-7922.
NEW BRUNSWICK/PISCATAWAY, N.J. - Men raised in "traditional" family households are more likely to marry than those from nontraditional households, according to a nationwide survey by the National Marriage Project at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey.
Men from families with both biological parents present and who are religiously observant are more likely to marry than those from nontraditional and nonreligious backgrounds, according to "The Marrying Kind: Which Men Marry and Why." The study is featured in "The State of Our Unions: The Social Health of Marriage in America 2004," a report released today and issued annually by the National Marriage Project. Opinion Research Corp. of Princeton interviewed 1,000 single and married heterosexual males, ages 25-34, for the study.
Among the unmarried men surveyed, 55 percent from traditional households said they "would be ready to marry tomorrow if the right person came along," compared to 43 percent from other kinds of family backgrounds. Unmarried men who attend religious services several times a month, and those who say their fathers were very involved in their upbringing are more "ready" to wed than men who are not religious and whose fathers were not involved in their lives.
The survey also found that married and unmarried men from traditional family and religious backgrounds have more positive attitudes toward women, children and marriage.
"The findings suggest that the experience of growing up with both parents is an important factor influencing young men's desires for, and confidence in, marriage," said David Popenoe, a Rutgers sociology professor and co-director of the National Marriage Project.
The survey also identified a small but significant percentage of unmarried men who might be considered poor candidates for marriage. Two of 10 unmarried male respondents reported a low personal desire for marriage and displayed negative attitudes toward women, children and the institution of marriage itself.
These marriage-phobic men were more likely than other unmarried men in the survey sample to have come from nontraditional families, to be nonreligious, and to have fathers who were not involved in their lives, according to the survey.
"Young women often find the search for a marriage partner daunting and confusing, since not everyone in the partner market is interested in marriage," says Barbara Dafoe Whitehead, the project's co-director. "These findings may help marriage-minded women identify the men who are most likely to be the marrying kind."
Other key findings in the survey about men's attitudes toward marriage include:
- 94 percent of married men say that they are happier being married than being single.
- 73 percent of married men say their sex lives are better since getting married, and 68 percent say marriage has helped them become more financially stable.
- Only 36 percent of unmarried men agree "single men have better sex lives than married men."
- Two-thirds of all young men surveyed disagree with the statement that "the main purpose of marriage is to have children."
The National Marriage Project is a nonpartisan, nonsectarian, interdisciplinary initiative that provides information on social trends affecting marriage. Researchers analyzed a wide range of data for the report. Previous reports include, "Why Men Won't Commit: Exploring Young Men's Attitudes About Sex, Dating and Marriage" and "Who Wants to Marry a Soul Mate?"
Contact: Miguel Tersy
732/932-7084, ext. 616
Wednesday Wackiness
A good laugh - especially for those from Chicago.
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A Chicagoan dies and is sent to hell. He had been a horrible man throughout life and even the devil wanted to punish him, so he puts him to work breaking up rocks with a sledgehammer. To make it worse he cranks up the temperature and the humidity. "Love my kingdom!" laughs the devil.
After a couple of days the devil checks in on his victim to see if he issuffering adequately. The devil is aghast as he looks at the Chicagoan happily swinging his hammer and whistling a happy tune. The devil walks up to him and says, "I don't understand this. I've turned the heat way up, it's humid, you're crushing rocks; why are you so happy?"
The Chicagoan, smiling big, looks at the devil and replies, "This is great! It reminds me of August in Chicago. Hot, humid, a good place to work. It reminds me of home. This is fantastic!"
The devil, extremely perplexed, walks away to ponder the Chicagoan's remarks. Then he decides to drop the temperature, send down driving rain and torrential wind. Soon, hell is a wet, muddy mess. Walking in mud up to his knees with dust blowing into his eyes, the Chicagoan is happily slogging through the mud pushing a wheelbarrow full of crushed rocks.
Again, the devil asks how he can be happy in such conditions. The Chicagoan replies, "This is great! Just like April in Chicago. It reminds me of working out in the fields with spring planting!"
The devil is now completely baffled. Angry, and desperate to make hell really hell, he tries one last ditch effort. He makes the temperature plummet. Suddenly hell is blanketed in snow and ice. Confident that this will
surely make the Chicagoan unhappy, the devil checks in on the Chicagoan..
He is again aghast at what he sees. The Chicagoan is dancing, singing, and twirling his sledgehammer as he cavorts in glee.
"How can you be so happy? Don't you know its 40 below zero!?" screams the devil.
Jumping up and down the Chicagoan throws a snowball at the devil and yells, "Hell's frozen over!! This means the Cubs won the world series!!
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A Chicagoan dies and is sent to hell. He had been a horrible man throughout life and even the devil wanted to punish him, so he puts him to work breaking up rocks with a sledgehammer. To make it worse he cranks up the temperature and the humidity. "Love my kingdom!" laughs the devil.
After a couple of days the devil checks in on his victim to see if he issuffering adequately. The devil is aghast as he looks at the Chicagoan happily swinging his hammer and whistling a happy tune. The devil walks up to him and says, "I don't understand this. I've turned the heat way up, it's humid, you're crushing rocks; why are you so happy?"
The Chicagoan, smiling big, looks at the devil and replies, "This is great! It reminds me of August in Chicago. Hot, humid, a good place to work. It reminds me of home. This is fantastic!"
The devil, extremely perplexed, walks away to ponder the Chicagoan's remarks. Then he decides to drop the temperature, send down driving rain and torrential wind. Soon, hell is a wet, muddy mess. Walking in mud up to his knees with dust blowing into his eyes, the Chicagoan is happily slogging through the mud pushing a wheelbarrow full of crushed rocks.
Again, the devil asks how he can be happy in such conditions. The Chicagoan replies, "This is great! Just like April in Chicago. It reminds me of working out in the fields with spring planting!"
The devil is now completely baffled. Angry, and desperate to make hell really hell, he tries one last ditch effort. He makes the temperature plummet. Suddenly hell is blanketed in snow and ice. Confident that this will
surely make the Chicagoan unhappy, the devil checks in on the Chicagoan..
He is again aghast at what he sees. The Chicagoan is dancing, singing, and twirling his sledgehammer as he cavorts in glee.
"How can you be so happy? Don't you know its 40 below zero!?" screams the devil.
Jumping up and down the Chicagoan throws a snowball at the devil and yells, "Hell's frozen over!! This means the Cubs won the world series!!
Monday, June 21, 2004
Unconcsious Mutterings
- Abundance:: More than enough
- Casino:: Free Drinks
- Shell:: Game
- Overpriced:: Gas
- Cancellation:: Always the show I want to see
- Eternal:: Flame
- Lyrics:: Words I Don't Know
- Faith:: God
- Because:: I said so
- Wimp:: Sand in face
Wednesday, June 16, 2004
My Results
Everyone seems to be taking this quiz lately so here are my results:
What Color is Your Brain?
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At work or in school: I like set routines and organized ways of doing thingsl rules and directions are a great help to me. I prefer to stay on one topic at a time. I need to know what is expected of me, and I always want to know if I am on the right track. I like subjects that are useful and traditional, such as business, accounting, history and government.
With friends: I prefer people who are careful with their money and who make plans ahead of time. I like my friends to be loyal, dependable and on time. I am serious about love and show it in many practical ways.
With family: I like stability and security and enjoy traditions and frequent celebrations. I like to spend holidays with family members, and I plan ahead for such gatherings.
What Color is Your Brain?
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At work or in school: I like set routines and organized ways of doing thingsl rules and directions are a great help to me. I prefer to stay on one topic at a time. I need to know what is expected of me, and I always want to know if I am on the right track. I like subjects that are useful and traditional, such as business, accounting, history and government.
With friends: I prefer people who are careful with their money and who make plans ahead of time. I like my friends to be loyal, dependable and on time. I am serious about love and show it in many practical ways.
With family: I like stability and security and enjoy traditions and frequent celebrations. I like to spend holidays with family members, and I plan ahead for such gatherings.
Monday, June 14, 2004
Sunday, June 13, 2004
Unconscious Mutterings
- Colorblind:: Blue or Green
- Shallow:: Pool
- Erotica:: Sexy
- Figment:: Imagination
- Eviction:: No Home
- Composed:: Written to Music
- Chill:: 80s Slang
- Girl:: Boy
- California:: Red Hot Chili Peppers
- Bond:: Girl
Friday, June 11, 2004
There is an emerging writer I know who sends emails to people on him mailing list with his current stories. His name is Ricky McKnight. He has a readership of mostly women and occassionally he asks us questions which he uses to base stories from. Recently, he asked why do women say "We have to talk?" Based on the answers he got, the following story emerged. Enjoy!
(Please note, I have posted the story in the same way it was received. I have not proofed for grammer or spelling. I'm not an editor just an interested reader.)
WE NEED TO TALK
(OH LORD I’M IN TROUBLE NOW)
I’ve had my share of conflicts with other men. I’ve been in my share of bad situations at parties. I have friends that have been in the army, some have even been in combat, and most men I know, or are even remotely aware of aren’t so afraid of spiders, snakes, lizards, rats, or burglars, that they won’t kill one to protect their home. But let his woman tell him (WE NEED TO TALK), and watch him fall apart. Those words are so bad that as soon as we hear them, we call our best friends for some sympathy. The conversation will go something like this. “Hey man, my old lady just told me we need to talk.”
“Aw man, what did you do wrong.”
“I don’t know. I can’t remember anything, but I know it’s something.”
The reason we fear these words is because they usually precede one of several very unpleasant sentences.
And then women don’t understand when their men tell them they don’t feel like talking. We don’t feel like talking because every time we hear this, we know that we’re going to end up looking like a deer caught in the headlights of a car. Totally shocked, and unaware of what’s about to happen to us.
Ladies, if you would like a better conversation with us, try saying these words as a preface to things like
THEN WATCH HOW WE RESPOND TO THE WORDS
(WE NEED TO TALK)
(Please note, I have posted the story in the same way it was received. I have not proofed for grammer or spelling. I'm not an editor just an interested reader.)
I’ve had my share of conflicts with other men. I’ve been in my share of bad situations at parties. I have friends that have been in the army, some have even been in combat, and most men I know, or are even remotely aware of aren’t so afraid of spiders, snakes, lizards, rats, or burglars, that they won’t kill one to protect their home. But let his woman tell him (WE NEED TO TALK), and watch him fall apart. Those words are so bad that as soon as we hear them, we call our best friends for some sympathy. The conversation will go something like this. “Hey man, my old lady just told me we need to talk.”
“Aw man, what did you do wrong.”
“I don’t know. I can’t remember anything, but I know it’s something.”
The reason we fear these words is because they usually precede one of several very unpleasant sentences.
- I’m pregnant (right about the time he’s decided that she’s not the one he wants)
- My best friend saw you with that other woman last night.
- We’ve been living together long enough. My best girlfriend said she talked to her psychic, and this is the time we should be getting married.
- Our daughter is pregnant
- I had a little accident with the car, and the driver of the other car is going to sue us.
- Mother is coming to stay with us for a little while.
- You forgot my birthday, or anniversary.
- You don’t love me anymore because you (A. Don’t sing me love songs) (B. don’t bring me flowers) (C. Don’t rub my feet) like you used to.
- I’ve been seeing another man.
- I saw you with that other woman.
- You know what you did was wrong but let me tell you how wrong it was.
- I want a divorce
And then women don’t understand when their men tell them they don’t feel like talking. We don’t feel like talking because every time we hear this, we know that we’re going to end up looking like a deer caught in the headlights of a car. Totally shocked, and unaware of what’s about to happen to us.
Ladies, if you would like a better conversation with us, try saying these words as a preface to things like
- I love you
- I paid off the visa bill
- I just want to tell you how much you mean to me
- Mother has decided not to come
- I want to make mad passionate love to you all night long (Oh yeah not that’s a good one)
- Yes you can go out with the boys tonight.
- I promise not to interrupt the big game with a “We need to talk” moment.
- I caught you looking at that other woman but I’m going to let it slide this time.
- My girl said she saw you flirting but I don’t pay no attention to her.
(WE NEED TO TALK)
Wednesday, June 09, 2004
Ya Gotta Love This Sheriff...
Even if this story isn't true, it's too funny and on point not to post.
TOO HOT FOR ARIZONA CONVICTS ???
It's even hotter than usual in Phoenix, 116 degrees sets a new record, the Associated Press reports:
About 2,000 inmates living in a barbed-wire-surrounded tent encampment at the Maricopa County Jail have been given permission to strip down to their government-issued pink boxer shorts.
On Wednesday, hundreds of men wearing boxers were either curled up on their bunk beds or chatted in the tents, which reached 138 degrees inside the week before. Many were also swathed in wet, pink towels as sweat collected on their chests and dripped down to their pink socks.
"It feels like we are in a furnace," said James Zanzo't, an inmate who has lived in the tents for 1 1/2 years. "It's inhumane."
Joe Arpaio, the tough-guy sheriff who created the tent city and long ago started making his prisoners wear pink, and eat bologna sandwiches, is not one bit sympathetic.
He said Wednesday that he told all of the inmates: "It's 120 degrees in Iraq and our soldiers are living in tents too, and they didn't commit any crimes, so shut your damned mouths. "
KIND OF PUTS THINGS IN PERSPECTIVE DOESN'T IT?
TOO HOT FOR ARIZONA CONVICTS ???
It's even hotter than usual in Phoenix, 116 degrees sets a new record, the Associated Press reports:
About 2,000 inmates living in a barbed-wire-surrounded tent encampment at the Maricopa County Jail have been given permission to strip down to their government-issued pink boxer shorts.
On Wednesday, hundreds of men wearing boxers were either curled up on their bunk beds or chatted in the tents, which reached 138 degrees inside the week before. Many were also swathed in wet, pink towels as sweat collected on their chests and dripped down to their pink socks.
"It feels like we are in a furnace," said James Zanzo't, an inmate who has lived in the tents for 1 1/2 years. "It's inhumane."
Joe Arpaio, the tough-guy sheriff who created the tent city and long ago started making his prisoners wear pink, and eat bologna sandwiches, is not one bit sympathetic.
He said Wednesday that he told all of the inmates: "It's 120 degrees in Iraq and our soldiers are living in tents too, and they didn't commit any crimes, so shut your damned mouths. "
KIND OF PUTS THINGS IN PERSPECTIVE DOESN'T IT?
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