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Test for Smart People
2007-02-15 06:39:00 ----- Test for Smart People ..... are you smart? Can you answer these questions correctly? The following short quiz consists of 4 questions and will tell you whether you are qualified to be a professional. Scroll down for each answer. The questions are NOT that difficult. But don't scroll down UNTIL you have answered the question! How do you put a giraffe into a refrigerator? More About: Mart
Wisdom of School children
2007-02-15 06:33:00 Insanity is hereditary, you get it from your children Teacher: "Can anybody give an example of "COINCIDENCE?" Johnny : "Sir, my Mother and Father got married on the same day, same time." Teacher: "George Washington not only chopped down his father's Cherry tree but also admitted doing it. Now do you know why his father didn't punish him?" Johnny : "Because George still had the axe in his hand?" Teacher : What a pair of strange socks you are wearing, one is green and one is blue with red spots! Kirk : Yes it's really strange. I have another pair just like them at home. More About: Children , School , Wisdom , Child
Advice on Writing Blogs: What has helped me
2007-02-15 03:29:00 There are over 60 million blogs on the internet and I?m sure that this number will continue to grow. What makes a good blog? How can you make your blog stand out from all the other 60 million plus blogs? These are a few ideas which will help you to write and create a successful blog. Share your Passion. Write on what you know about. It may sound obvious but to be successful you need to be able to write with passion and / or with an informative background. There is no use trying to make a blog about mortgages unless you know actually something about it. Regularity. Post on a regular basis. If a blog is regularly updated then it will definitely encourage others to come back and check for your latest content. Also search engines like blogs and websites that have regular content added at a natural rate. Keep it simple. Good writing is often deceptively simple. There is no need to try and develop complicated linguistic skills. People will appreciate blog posts that are easy to read. See... More About: Advice , Writing , Blogs , Blog
The Great McGinty - Preston Sturges films
2007-02-15 03:08:00 The Great McGinty Prologue: "This is the story of two men who met in a banana republic. One of them never did anything dishonest in his life except for one crazy minute. The other never did anything honest in his life except for one crazy minute. They both had to get out of the country." This film is told in flashback by Dan McGinty (Brian Donlevy). Living in depression hit America, Dan is homeless and destitute. However he is asked to help the Mayor with vote rigging in an election. He proves so adept at vote rigging, the Mafia style boss, gives McGinty a promotion. Soon he is elected Mayor himself, with the full support of the Mafia. He even takes a wife of convenience (Catherine McGinty played by Muriel Angelus) to help in getting elected. Slowly we see Dan McGinty?s good side, eventually his wife persuades him to stand up to the Mafia and do something good. A lifetime of easy money threatened by one moment?s of good intention. This was my first Preston Sturges film. I... More About: Film , Films , Reston , Rest
Picture Double Rainbow
2007-02-14 07:46:00 A double Rain bow Photography by Astrophotographer Astrophotographer says: "I am very keen on astrophotography, atmospherics and nature photography.The passion for photography has been with me for 50 odd years and is still as strong as ever." More About: Double , Picture , Rainbow , Rainbo
Choosing a good name for a Blog
2007-02-14 06:49:00 I would like very much to choose a good name for this blog. The original name was "Richard's Blog " - OK, but not particularly original or insightful. The current blog name "Good Things" is far too bland. Anyway I asked the help of my friend Shardul, who choose a very good name for his blog The Brighter Side of Life. these are some suggestions, which Shardul kindly gave to me: "On the Sunny Side of the Street" "It's All Downhill From Here" - I like this, related to my cycling "Blog of the Lion-Heart" (After King Richard III - The Lionheart) "Spinning Wheels" More About: Name , Sing
Best of Fawlty Towers
2007-02-11 16:50:00 Clip from Gourmet Night Basil Fawlty in fine form, as their Gourmet evening goes predictably wrong. "Come on!" - Basil fawlty to his car, which has broken down "start you vicious *******" "O My God I'm warning you, if you don't start.. I'll count to 3,.. 1,2,3" "Right thats it, I have enough of you. You've tried it once too often.." More Fawlty Tower s clips More About: Best , Best of
Fate of the World Will Change
2007-02-11 15:04:00 If we can all become good citizens Of the world, Then the face and fate of the world Will change overnight By: Sri Chinmoy More About: World , Change , Fate , The World
Christ Church Autumn
2007-02-10 15:21:00 Christ Church last Autum n . It doesn't look much like that now. Recent snowfall has melted now though. More About: Christ , Chris
Poem forgiveness
2007-02-09 20:28:01 Although it is extremely difficultWe must realiseThat we came into the worldNot to destroy but to illumineOur enemies- Sri ChinmoyFrom: 77,000 Service Trees Part 45Poem s on Forgive ness at Poet SeersPhoto of Habranthus More About: Given , Give , Ness
The Best Doctor Who Series ever?
2007-02-09 20:28:01 Genesis of the Daleks.with Tom Baker Many Dr Who aficionados say this is one of the best Doctor Who series. After seeing the ?New? Doctor Who series it is quite a shock to see the changing production values. I remember being captivated by Doctor Who when very young. I really did used to go and hide behind the settee when frightened by the monsters, even though there appearance seems very basic now. One problem with these old series is that the production set seems to have been made on an episode of blue peter using a few toilet rolls and tin foil. Just for one example the Vlads build a rocket which is going to destroy a civilisation but it really does look like it has been made out of a empty cardboard kitchen role. More About: Series , Best , Ever
Funny Treadmill Video
2007-02-09 20:28:01 You usually associate treadmills with boredam. This is video is very clever and somehow very funny.Treadmill Video at You TubeIt reminds me of Monty Pythons silly walk. That is probably my all time favourite comedy sketch. I shall try find a video of that. At Monty Python performances John Cleese used to always get asked to do the silly walk because everyone loved it. I think he got a bit fed up so he used to just make up random lines, because nobody cared what he said as long as he was doing the funny walk.Thanks to Lynne for link More About: Funny , Fun , Read
Funny Old Granny Video
2007-02-09 20:28:01 This video makes me laugh of an old granny crossing the road.Old Granny videoIt reminds me of a sketch on TV, I think it was the fast show. A guy dressed up as a giant snail and then took about 2 mins to cross a zebra crossing, causing a bit of a traffic jam when he had finished crawling across he got up and and walked off.This dog can skateboard - at Google video More About: Video , Funny , Fun
Squirels the cleverest animals?
2007-02-09 20:28:01 I remember there was a degree of amusement when our college LMH, decided to set up a special committee to deal with:"The problem of squirrels" Apparantely they were a great pest and used to chew wires e.t.c. In fact in the 19th Century a motion was tabled in Parliament that grey squirels should be renamed "Tree Rats".However when you see a pic like these you can't help but like them: Super Squirrel More About: Animal , Everest , Animals , Anima , Ever
2 US Postal Riders admit to taking EPO
2007-02-09 20:28:01 Its been a bad year for doping stories in cycling. But in a way it good news that people are getting caught for taking illegal substances. Cycling has had so many "fresh starts" that its easy to loose count but I hope the general attitude to doping will start to change. This is from Pro CyclingTwo ex-US Post al riders admit EPO use12/09/2006Frankie Andreu and another anonymous former US Postal rider have told the New York Times they used the blood-boosting product before the 1999 Tour , when team leader Lance Armstrong took the first of seven consecutive victories.http://www.procycling.com/news. aspx?ID=2440 More About: Ride , King , Taking
Reading CC 10 mile TT
2007-02-09 20:28:01 Sunday morning Read ing CC 10 mile TT at ALdermaston. Wind was low but it wasn't the quickest day, not many cars early on Sunday. I did about 22.13 and finished 7th there were about 70 riders. The event was won by R.English and Mark Pardoe who both did about 21.31. The fastest ride was tandem of R.English and S.House 19.48. I saw them finish and they were going pretty quick.Warming up I cycled past Aldermaston barracks where there are several anti nuclear protestors camping by the military base. Aldermaston became famous in 1958 when 10,000 people marched from Trafalgar Square to Aldermaston military base.My TT have been disappointing this year but since coming back from NY my hill interval training has been going well. So in a way I'm looking forward to the hill climb season which is starting soon.This saturday is North Bucks National Rudy Project TT series 31 miles.Sri Chinmoy Cycling Team More About: Mile
Tin Pot Guiness Record
2007-02-09 20:28:01 Ashirta Furman, of Queens, N.Y., established a record for running a mile on tin pots earlier that afternoon, with a time of 18 minutes and 26 seconds. The pots were held against his shoes by hand-held strings. A stipulation of the record was that the tin pots musn't fall off.The record was set at POWNAL Green Mountain Race Track on Friday 8th September. After setting and submitting a record it usually takes about 6 weeks for it to be ratified by Guin ess . Furman credits his study of meditation, under the tutelage of Sri Chinmoy, for his ability to break so many records. "It's all in fun, but there's a serious side because there's physical conditioning and a lot of mental focus required," he said. "You really have to focus deep within yourself. I really have to use the training I got from meditation to be very one-pointed and not allow other distractions to stop me." More About: Ness , Record , Cord
World Harmony Run NZ
2007-02-09 20:28:01 Picture from World Harm ony Run in NZ 2006 More About: Armon
Some Pictures
2007-02-09 20:28:01 Sunflower and Botanic Garden More About: Pictures , Picture , Some
What Happened to Monday?
2007-02-09 20:28:01 Yesterday being the last day before term starts I spent a nice relaxing day on my computer, gardening and visiting a coffee house in Oxford.Today (Monday ) I arrived for the introductory meeting at 8am like the last 7 years. - But where was everyone."Why is the introductory meeting not taking place?" I venture"But that took place yesterday""You mean we had it on Sunday this year, thats strange its usually always on Monday.""But its Tuesday today. The meeting was yesterday on Monday"I really thought it was Tuesday I don't know what happened to Monday. But anyway I missed the first day of term.Did I sleep for 30 hours? NoHow can you not know what day it is? Is this more dopy than taking the wrong turn in the BTTC yesterday? Who knows More About: What , Hat , Onda , Pene
The Alternative Horoscopes
2007-02-09 20:28:01 Aries March 21 - April 19Tomorrow will be the perfect day to curl up in bed with a good book and sob hysterically about how you never properly learned to read.Cancer June 22 - July 22It is said that the eyes are the windows to one's soul, which helps explain why so many damn birds keep flying into them.Pisces February 19 - March 20While he'll respond to almost every other inquiry, a time traveler from the not-so-distant future will refuse to disclose whether that's your leather jacket he's wearing.from: onionhttp://www.theonion.com/content/node /52707 More About: Alternative , Horoscope , Scope , The A , Alter
Bradley Wiggins Breaks 10 Mile TT competition Record
2007-02-09 20:28:01 Bradley Wiggins en-route to setting a new competition record of 17:58 in the Wigan Wheelers CC Open 10 at Levens 16/09/2006 (Avg Speed of 33.4MPH)Photo from Wigan Wheelers WebsiteBradley Wiggins won 3 Olympic medals in the 2004 Olympics. Gold in 4KM pursuit. Very good to see a pro riding in domestic British TT scene. More About: Competition , Comp , Break , Petition , Mile
Time Elapse Video of Flower Opening
2007-02-09 20:28:01 "A Day in the life" Video of Crocus over a day More Time elapse videos More About: Open , Opening , Flower
New Orleans Jazz Music
2007-02-09 20:28:01 For those who might prefer a bit of jazz this gives a great flavour of the New Orleans "the birthplace of Jazz " More About: Music , Lean
Video of Rachmaninov Piano Music
2007-02-09 20:28:01 A video from You Tube of Cambry playing Rachmaninov . The sound quality isn't great but its a powerful piece. My mother is a piano teacher and I once passed my grade 2, but I was never destined to be a concert pianist. More About: Video , Music , Mani , Piano
Best of Inspiration News Video
2007-02-09 20:28:01 Inspiration News Video Best of clips from Inspiration News at Sri Chinmoy TV. With several different guest editors. Very funny in parts. Including a Joke from Iceland A man goes to a psychiatrist and says: "My wife thinks she's a chicken" "How long has this been going on for?" - psychiatrist "About a year." "Why didn't you come earlier?" - psychiatrist "O we needed the eggs...." More About: Inspiration , S Video
Oxonian CC Cyclo Cross
2007-02-09 20:28:01 I was going to watch a local cyclo cross event, but just as it started 1.15pm the heavens opened with torrential rain. When it stopped 30 mins later I went to race which was becoming very muddy. Many people fell off on the treacherous muddy descent. Ed Silverton of Sri Chinmoy Cycling Team climbing up a muddy bank. More About: Cross , Ross
Some Photos of Oxford and Flowers
2007-02-09 20:28:01 See bigger Picture. Thanks to Dad for these Geraniums. He gave 3 in summer and have done well with all rain and warmth recently more: christ church photos More About: Photo , Ford , Flowers , Photos , Oxford
The Problem with Political Jokes
More articles from this author:2007-02-09 20:28:01 The Problem with political jokes is that They often get elected More About: Jokes , Political , Joke , Politica , With 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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