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less politics more useless trivia...lol 18 y
Michael Jordan makes more money from Nike annually than all of the Nike factory workers in Malaysia combined.
Sports
Trivia & Useless Facts
At one point in August 1971, the Pittsburgh Pirates became the first professional team to field nine players who were either black or Latino. Coincidentally, this was the same year that they won the World Series.
Soldier’s Field is the oldest field in the NFL.
The first professional football team to sport an insignia on their helmets was the Los Angeles Rams in 1950, who hand painted yellow horns on their blue, leather helmets.
In 1935 Jesse Owens broke 4 world records in 45 minutes.
In the 1950’s the hula hoop was banned in Tokyo due to the ... read more Baseball Trivia, on a lighter note 18 y
Dey wuz not all bums
CAN YOU ANSWER THESE BASEBALL TRIVIA QUESTIONS?
1-How can a team get six base hits in one inning and not score a run?
2-how can a pitcher pitch a 9 inning minimum 27 batter perfect game but still ahve his team coimmit an error?
3-how can a pitcher pitch 5 strikeouts in one inning?
4-what came first at the ball park...the hot dog or the bun? Where was it served?
5-Who was the first player to complete an unassisted triple play
6-they say that Michael Jordan was the best athlete of the 20th Century. yet this major league baseball player once held the world series record fo ... read more It's Good To Read A Fable. It is Silly To Live it 18 y
How does the light shine in the home of Hizzbollah
I saw an Anti Israel Protest in Austin today led by the usual Americorp, Acorn, ACLU, Planned Parenthood,, Move On , all the same person...lol They were the same people who said that we had no say in what was going on in Iraq.
Yet these Hizzzbollah operatives do belive that they have a right to tell israel to withdraw from Lebannon so al qaeda and Hizzbollah could move thier missiles even closer to Israel. lol
Are they living in a fairy tale?
Excessive use of Force says Kofi Anin, you know this ruthless dictator who was involved in the oil for food scandel and dismissed rape ac ... read more They Can Put A Man on the Moon(oh wait liberals don't think we really did that) but can Gaylord hit a Home Run? 18 y
Baseball, trivia , stories from the moon
Was this really said?
good one, but did Alvin Dark really say that? or was that a fable? because we know that Gaylord Perry hit that homerun against their state rivals. the la dodgers on the same day that we landed a spacecraft on the moon
In 1963, baseball pitcher Gaylord Perry remarked, ”They’ll put a man on the moon before I hit a home run.” On July 20, 1969, a few hours after Neil Armstrong set foot on the moon, Gaylord Perry hit his first, and only, home run.
”They’ll put a man on the Moon before he hits a homerun” — Giants manager Alvin Dark in 1964, about his feeble-hit ... read more Iranian President writes to German Chancellor Merkel 18 y
Iranian leader sends kooky letter to Merkel
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has written to German Chancellor Angela Merkel, the official news agency IRNA reported, two months after penning an angry missive to US President George W Bush.
Iran’s State News Agency (IRNA), which did not reveal the letter’s content, said the message had been handed to the German charge d’affaires in Tehran by Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki, who visited Berlin in June, AFP noted.
Ahmadinejad’s letter to Bush in early May interrupted a 26-year break in top-level contacts with arch-foe the United States, but offered no concessions in the nu ... read more President Discusses Stem Cell Research Policy 18 y
President Vetoes H.R. 810, the "Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act of 2005"
Fact Sheet: President Bush's Stem Cell Research Policy
President Vetoes H.R. 810, the ”Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act of 2005”
Fact Sheet: President Bush’s Stem Cell Research Policy
THE PRESIDENT: Good afternoon. Congress has just passed and sent to my desk two bills concerning the use of stem cells in biomedical research. These bills illustrate both the promise and perils we face in the age of biotechnology. In this new era, our challenge is to harness the power of science to ease human suffering without sanctioning the practices that violate the dignity of human life. (Applause.)
In 2001, I spoke to the American people ... read more so abortion is not toxic to your body? 18 y
the hypocracy of the left and its views on living healthy.
abortion is not toxic
I find it rather curious to raed about people who
1-defend the Forest
2-Are vegetarians
3-animal rights activists
4-anti death penalty
4-oppose war
5-against seedless fruits/veggie
6-belive in exercise
7-drinking bottled water
8-call their body a temple
9-opose second hand smoke
10-go to only herbalists or natural healers
11-believe surgery is a horrible thing, only exists to make money for doctors
12-oppose pharmaceuticals
14-get upset at the sight of any war/battle
15-oppose pesticides
16-whine about alleged global warming
17-get upset if one even cuts a tree or steps on ... read more Life In The Fast Lane...fasting for the all star game...lol 18 y
I'm Fasting as fast as i can...lol
it's a fast but time can go slow....lol, only kidding, no problem here
Okay i am putting together what i hope to be a series of raw non cooking videos....lol.....and also the finishing touches on my book ”How to find a low priced rental in NYC”....So now is as good a time as any to do a bi annual fast...
I am already in day 3, it was not hard to resist the hot dogs and burgers at the ball park since i am a Veggie... How many days will i go ? usually 7-10 days...we will see, one day at a time....
”LIFE IS NOT A DRESS REHEARSAL” (no idea who said thet) lol
One I thought of while in traffic
”people in a rush going no where with nothing to do when ... read more A note to actors about casting directors, intensives, auditions and audition workshops, etc 18 y
Acting, ethics and proper etiquette of casting directors
I am in Austin, Texas and here some casting agents local and some who come to town only to audition those who come to their casting workshops and intensives. I have talked to many NYC Agents and L.A. agents who believe as I do, that intensives are a bunch of crap and a waste of money. If any agent requires you to take their workshop or audition intensive or workshop in order to audition for them. They are being unethical. Please subscribe to magazines like http://www.backstage.com either in paper or on line. Read the articles and learn what you should and should not be doing
If a casti ... read more application to date me......lol 18 y
Here is a way to weed out unwanted dates....lol
APPLICATION TO BE MY DATE
Before You Begin
I am a 40ish, employed, single man living in Austin, and I’d like to date. If a man who would write the below appeals to you, please feel free to apply for this position.
I’ve customized 20 questions drawn from a wide range of disciplines. The application process should take about 15Ã�20 minutes to complete, but allow extra time, just in case you are stupid or went to some Austin ISD schools like Crockett
There are no right answers, so the best approach is to just be honest. Every person who submits an application will receive an e-m ... read more Application To date Me.....lol-version one for women 18 y
SO you wanna date me?
APPLICATION TO BE MY DATE
Before You Begin
I am a 40ish, employed, single woman living in Austin, and I’d like to date. If a woman who would write the below appeals to you, please feel free to apply for this position.
I’ve customized 20 questions drawn from a wide range of disciplines. The application process should take about 15–20 minutes to complete, but allow extra time, just in case.
There are no right answers, so the best approach is to just be honest. Every person who submits an application will receive an e-mail response. Creating your own answer is always an option. Pl ... read more Stem Cells-Your thoughts on this fact sheet 18 y
Waht are your thoughts
While ”stem cells” have become a commonplace term in the news today, many people only have a vague idea of what stem cells are, where they come from and what they do. Below we have put together a simple guide on stem cells.
We encourage those who wish to learn more to read the excellent information at the U.S. government’s National Institutes of Health site.
Stem Cell Fact Sheet
What are stem cells?
Stem cells are special cells that can turn into many different cell types in the body such as heart muscle cells, brain cells, and skin cells.
Where do stem cells come from?
... read more Strawberry Freeze
18 y
Cool Summer Desert
12 Real Chocolate Chip Cookies
1 pkg. (8 oz.) Cream Cheese, softened
1/2 cup sugar
1 can (12 oz.) frozen berry juice concentrate, thawed
1 cup crushed strawberries
1 tub (8 oz.)Whipped Topping, thawed
2 cups strawberries, halved
use natural ingredients
recipe caled for not so natural ingredients
ARRANGE cookies in single layer on bottom of 9-inch springform pan; set aside.
BEAT cream cheese and sugar in large bowl with electric mixer on medium speed until well blended. Gradually add juice concentrate, beating well after each addition. Stir in crushed strawberries. Add whippe ... read more OK, mosquitoes...Prepare to be repelled!!!!! 18 y
OK, mosquitoes...
It's about that time folks -- Summer is upon us so hope you find this Public Service reminder helpful
It’s about that time folks -- Summer is upon us so hope you find this Public Service reminder helpful.....
OK, mosquitoes...
Prepare to be repelled!!!!!
Use Bounce Fabric Softener Sheets...Best thing ever used in Louisiana...just wipe on & go .... Great for babies!
Bob, a fisherman, takes one vitamin B-1 tablet a day April through October. He said it works. He was right. Hasn’t had a mosquito bite in 33 years. Try it. Everyone he has talked into trying it, it works on them. Vitamin B-1 (Thiamine Hydrochloride 100 mg.)
If you eat bananas, The mosquitoes like you, - somet ... read more Hot New Spiritual Radio Show Premieres June 23; Stirs Up Controversy 18 y
A new voice in new age
(I have no connection with this person, other than I found her show and page very interesting)
No subject is off limits on the new spiritual radio show, “You Are What You Love,” as host, Vaishali, who has been described as a cross between Lenny Bruce and an Ascended Master, blends the teachings of the world’s major religions with Groucho Marx, Cheech and Chong, Jimi Hendrix, James Dean, and Homer Simpson All on Contact Talk Radio.
Hold onto your butt cheeks! No subject is off limits on the new spiritual radio show, “You Are What You Love,” as radio host and author, Vaishali, takes Ea ... read more Baeball , the sun, the language, the game 18 y
How to talk baseball...lol
I did a double header yesterday and it was two games in the hot and humid weather. I was first base camera and spent most f the day with the sun beating down on me
I still enjoy baseballbut one gets privy to some great conversation from being next to the visitors dugout and some very foul language.
It is also funny to hear the director complain when one of us does not react to his question fast enough. While he sits in his cool air conditioned room and we are out sweating in the sun.
Anyways, base ball seems to have some interesting terms like ” shagging fly balls”. A ... read more Depression Symptoms, And Depression Treatment With Vitamins, Herbs And Supplements
18 y
Website Cites Medical Studies; Reviews Nutritional Supplements That Help Relieve Symptoms of Depression
My Vitamin Guide (MVG), an online review of vitamins, supplements, herbal remedies and alternative medicine, today announced it has compiled an extensive list of nutritional supplements that medical studies show can help alleviate symptoms of depression.
Found online at http://www.MyVitaminGuide.com, MVG provides consumers free information on vitamins and supplements as well as resources, news, advice and content from medical professionals on more than 650 health concerns and illnesses.
“Our information comes from experts in the fields of medicine, pharmacy, nursing, naturopathi ... read more |