Yes, the Dark Knight is the movie of the year so far...by far - and here are those answers to last post's questions:
1. boxing
2. Niagara Falls (The rim is worn down about 2.5 feet each year because of the millions of gallons of water that rush over it every minute).
3. asparagus and rhubarb
4. strawberry
5. dwarf, dwell, dwindle
6. period, comma, colon, semicolon, dash, hyphen, apostrophe, question mark, exclamation point, quotation marks, brackets, parenthesis, braces, and ellipses
7. lettuce
8. shoes, socks, sandals, sneakers, slippers, skis, skates, snowshoes, stockings, stilts
9. It grew inside the bottle! (The bottles are placed over pear buds when they are small, and are wired in place on the tree. The bottle is left in place for the entire growing season. When the pears are ripe, they are snipped off at the stems).
crazy stuff huh
yeah
"I am just a common man who is true to his beliefs." - John Wooden
Saturday, July 19, 2008
Wednesday, July 16, 2008
QUIZ'n
For no particular reason, here's a few things to figure out, if you can...
1. Name the one sport in which neither the spectators nor the participants know the score or the leader until the contest ends.
2. What famous North American landmark is constantly moving backward?
3. Of all vegetables, only two can live to produce on their own for several growing seasons. All other vegetables must be replanted every year. What are the only two perennial vegetables?
4.What fruit has its seeds on the outside?
5. Only three words in the standard English language begin with the letters "dw" and they are all common words. Name two of them.
6. There are 14 punctuation marks in English grammar. Can you name at least half of them?
7. Name the only vegetable or fruit that is never sold frozen, canned, processed, cooked, or in any other form except fresh.
8. Name 6 or more things that you can wear on your feet beginning with the letter "S".
9. In many liquor stores you can buy pear brandy, with a real pear inside the bottle. The pear is whole and ripe, and the bottle is genuine; it hasn't been cut in any way. How did the pear get inside the bottle?
* I did not make these up myself.
* Answers will be on the next post.
-J
1. Name the one sport in which neither the spectators nor the participants know the score or the leader until the contest ends.
2. What famous North American landmark is constantly moving backward?
3. Of all vegetables, only two can live to produce on their own for several growing seasons. All other vegetables must be replanted every year. What are the only two perennial vegetables?
4.What fruit has its seeds on the outside?
5. Only three words in the standard English language begin with the letters "dw" and they are all common words. Name two of them.
6. There are 14 punctuation marks in English grammar. Can you name at least half of them?
7. Name the only vegetable or fruit that is never sold frozen, canned, processed, cooked, or in any other form except fresh.
8. Name 6 or more things that you can wear on your feet beginning with the letter "S".
9. In many liquor stores you can buy pear brandy, with a real pear inside the bottle. The pear is whole and ripe, and the bottle is genuine; it hasn't been cut in any way. How did the pear get inside the bottle?
* I did not make these up myself.
* Answers will be on the next post.
-J
Sunday, July 13, 2008
Soulful Sustenance
And so the sermon for this sabbath is self-mastery. Pay attention...
* According to Epictetus: "Evil does not naturally dwell in the world, in events, or in people. Evil is a by-product of forgetfulness, laziness, or distraction; it arises when we lose sight of our true aim in life. When we remember that our aim is spiritual progress, we return to striving to be our best selves. This is how happiness is won.
Know first who you are and what you're capable of. Just as nothing great is created instantly, the same goes for the perfecting of our talents and aptitudes. We are always learning, always growing. It is right to accept challenges. This is how we progress to the next level of intellectual, physical, or moral development. Still, don't kid yourself. If you try to be something or someone you are not, you belittle your true self and end up not developing in those areas that you would have excelled at quite naturally. Within the divine order, we each have our own special calling. Listen to yours and follow it faithfully."
Take it in people. Take it all in. Like fresh air in the lungs. There's more where that came from, for sure. Have a good week.
* According to Epictetus: "Evil does not naturally dwell in the world, in events, or in people. Evil is a by-product of forgetfulness, laziness, or distraction; it arises when we lose sight of our true aim in life. When we remember that our aim is spiritual progress, we return to striving to be our best selves. This is how happiness is won.
Know first who you are and what you're capable of. Just as nothing great is created instantly, the same goes for the perfecting of our talents and aptitudes. We are always learning, always growing. It is right to accept challenges. This is how we progress to the next level of intellectual, physical, or moral development. Still, don't kid yourself. If you try to be something or someone you are not, you belittle your true self and end up not developing in those areas that you would have excelled at quite naturally. Within the divine order, we each have our own special calling. Listen to yours and follow it faithfully."
Take it in people. Take it all in. Like fresh air in the lungs. There's more where that came from, for sure. Have a good week.
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