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Did you know?

“Stewardesses” is the longest word typed with only the left hand and “lollipop” is the longest word typed with your right hand. (Bet you tried this out mentally, didn’t you?)

The sentence: “The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog” uses every letter of the alphabet. (Now, you KNOW you’re going to try this out for accuracy, right?)

TYPEWRITER is the longest word that can be made using the letters only on one row of the keyboard. (All you typists are going to test this out)

The average person’s left hand does 56% of the typing.

No word in the English language rhymes with month, orange, silver, or purple.

Dreamt is the only English word that ends in the letters “mt”. (Do you doubt this?)

The words ‘racecar,’ ‘kayak’ and ‘level’ are the same whether they are read left to right or right to left (palindromes). (Yep, I knew you were going to “do” this one.)

There are only four words in the English language which end in “dous”: tremendous, horrendous, stupendous, and hazardous. (You do not doubt this, do you?)

There are two words in the English language that have all five vowels in order: “abstemious” and “facetious.” (Yes, admit it, you are going to say, a e i o u)

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Beautiful furniture!

I’m a modern kind of girl and therefore like modern furniture.  The problem has always been to find what I really have in mind that I want.  Well I have solved that problem.  I have found the most beautiful furniture that is modern furniture I have found so far and they have a variety of styles too.

I found the most gorgeous living rooms you have ever seen.  The lines are clean, the colors amazing and the variety of materials are amazing.  Can you tell I really like what they have to offer?  The main problem I have with them is that there are so many to choose from that it’s hard to decide.  I can see about 8 of them in my living room.

Let’s not forget the bedrooms.  I can imagine myself curled up in the middle of several of their choices snug as a bug in a rug.  Wouldn’t it be great to wake up in one of their beds?  Oh and their tables and even closets are absolutely amazing  too.  I’m in furniture heaven!!!

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How about a joke?

GRACE, seemed sheepish as she visited her gynecologist.  ‘Come now,’ coaxed the doctor, ‘you’ve been
seeing me for years! There’s nothing you can’t tell me.’

‘This one’s kind of strange…’

‘Let me be the judge of that,’the doctor replied.

‘Well,’ she said, ‘yesterday I went to the bathroom in the morning and heard a plink-plink-plink in the toilet and when I looked down, the water was full of pennies.’

‘I see.’

‘That afternoon I went to the bathroom again and, plink-plink-plink, there were nickels in the bowl. That night,’ she went on, ‘I went again, plink-plink-plink, and there were dimes and this morning there were quarters ! You’ve got to tell me what’s wrong with me!,’ she implored, ‘I’m scared out of my wits!’

The gynecologist put a comforting hand on her shoulder.

‘There, there, it’s nothing to be scared about.’

(Ready for this?)

‘You’re simply going through the change!

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Two deaths at Monster Truck show in about a week

I personally have never gone to a monster truck show and after reading about this, I don’t think I care to go.  Just a little over a week ago, a 6 year old boy was struck in the head by flying debris from one of the monster trucks and now this.

A promoter for the Motor Sports Monster Truck & Thrill Show has died from injuries after an accident at the Dane County Coliseum, just over a week after a 6-year-old boy was killed in a monster truck event in Tacoma, Wash.

The Dane County Coroner said 41-year-old George Eisenhart Jr. of Chardon, Ohio, died after an accident Saturday night in Madison. A witness told the Wisconsin State Journal that Eisenhart walked in front of one of the monster trucks just as it was about to pass by.

The newspaper said organizers immediately halted the remainder of the show. On Jan. 16 at the Tacoma Dome, Sebastian Hizey died after he was struck in the head by a chunk of metal that tore off a truck doing doughnuts during the Monster Jam show.

I don’t know how they could make these types of shows safer unless they were held in outside venues where they were not so close to the audience but then people would complain that they could not see the monster trucks good enough.  I think I’ll just stay away from them.  They are getting to be a bit too dangerous if you ask me.

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I love dogs

I have had dogs for most of my life.  Right now I’m dog-less though and I hate it.  I have had everything from a mutt to some of the best pedigreed dogs there are, one of which was a German Shepherd Dog who’s parents had been imported from Checzlovakia.  Her grandmother was and still is one of the most highly decorated border patrol dogs and is still working from what I understand.  It really hurt me when she died.  Her name was Keziah.  I named all of the German Shepherds I had from the Bible because I considered them blessings.

Well it seems that AKC has put out their top 10 breeds.  Here they are:

  1. Labrador Retriever
  2. Yorkie
  3. German Shepherd
  4. Golden Retriever
  5. Beagle
  6. Boxer
  7. Dachshund
  8. Bull Dog
  9. Poodle
  10. Shih Tzu

I have had all of these dogs except for the Bull Dog, Golden Retriever and Labrador Retriever.  My favorite of the ones I had were the German Shepherd first, then the Beagle, then the Dachshund.  I am planning to get another dog this summer and the one I want and have had before is the West Highland White Terrier or Westie for short.  I love that breed.  They will not let you be sad at all because they are always so happy and comical.  I’m surprised they’re not on the list.

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Canvas Awnings

I have been checking into canvas awnings since I went to a friends house in New York State.  Canvas awnings were added to their back patio for a sun shield and made all the difference in the world in how much they could use it. In the summer, it gets too hot sometimes and that heat radiates on their patio doors and makes their interior hotter too.  Then in the winter, they have a patio fireplace and with the awning, they can use the space more as it helps hold the heat from the fireplace better and can be used as a wind blocker to keep your home warmer too.

They were telling me about Roll Out Awnings which would be perfect for my patio but I don’t live in that area.  With the roll out awnings, you can roll them out when you need them or if you want the sun, you just leave them rolled up.  That helps to make your patio or deck more functional and will probably have you out on your deck or patio more.

She even had Door Hoods added on her basement and side doors so when it rains and they use those doors, they’re is a cover over them. That allows you to open and close your umbrella outside instead of inside.  You’re adding value to your home, space that is used more and they look great too.  Now I have to find someone close to where I live to install some on my townhouse.

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My oldest sisters birthday is today

No I’m not about to tell you how old she is because I wouldn’t live to ever do it again.  I personally think it’s silly not to want people to know how old you are.  There’s not a darn thing you can do to change it so what’s the big deal?  My mother is like that too.  They are the only ones that have a problem with telling how old they are.  My other sister and I could care less who knows how old we are.  Sort of like Popeye always says “I yam what I yam.”

She has always hated her birthday being this close to Christmas.  She said it always felt like just a few extra presents for Christmas instead of her birthday.  In fact, a lot of people would buy her things and put “Happy Birthday and Merry Christmas” on it.  They would also wrap her presents in Christmas paper instead of Birthday wrapping paper so it just made it all run together for her.

Mom tried to help her out by giving her something on our birthday too but it started to get a bit expensive when she started having to buy presents for all three of us on each of our birthdays.  Oh well, it was good while we got them though.

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What a treat

My nephew was in his first Christmas play at his preschool.  It was the cutest thing I have ever seen.  The little ones were all dressed like tiny angels and barn yard animals.  Of course my nephew was the jack………donkey.  OOPS!!!!!!  Anyway, the play used each age group of kids for different levels within the play.  It was done like a cowboy type play.

It was a musical and had a lot of really neat songs in it too.  The kids did great on the singing.  Of course the little ones stood there and shoot tambourines or what ever musical instrument they had.  They did so good for their age.  The theme of the play was like a cowboy play but it was the ‘Bethlehem Ranch’.  The bigger kids were dressed with cowboy hats and cowboy boots but then sort of traditional garments for the time of when Jesus was born.  They did all of their lines with deep country accents too.

I would give anything if I could tell you about it but it’s hard to explain.  The one thing I can tell you is it was about the best Christmas play I have ever seen.  My nephew was so cute in his donkey suit.  I was so proud of all of the kids because they all did a wonderful job.