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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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Chicago Police don’t seem too ‘on the ball’

It’s looks pretty bad when a 14 year old boy can walk into a police department in a uniform without a badge on, get assigned to a beat and then ride around with a ‘partner’ for four hours before they figure out he’s not a cop.  Worse yet, he’s not even an adult.

A 14-year-old boy accused of impersonating a police officer and going on patrol has pleaded not guilty. The teenager appeared in a juvenile courtroom on Monday with his hands cuffed behind his back. A judge ordered that he be held at the juvenile center because he could pose a danger to himself.

On Saturday the teen, wearing an officer’s uniform, walked into a police station and was assigned to go on patrol. He partnered with another officer for about five hours before the ruse was discovered.

The boy did not have a gun, never issued any tickets and didn’t drive the squad car. Deputy Superintendent Daniel Dugan said the boy looks older than 14 and was motivated by a desire to be an officer, not malice or “ill intent.”

The worst part of this whole story is that this little incident could keep him from being able to become a police officer.  Wouldn’t that be a shame?  I think so.  It sure doesn’t say much for the Chicago Police Department that it took them 5 hours to realize he wasn’t even a Police Officer, does it?

The boy once took part in a Chicago program for youth interested in policing, so he would have been familiar with some procedures, perhaps helping him blend in, police spokeswoman Monique Bond said.

The Rev. Roosevelt Watkins said the boy had lived with him for much of the past year and is fascinated by police work.

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If you love to shop online, you need to shop here first

There’s nothing I link better than saving money on things that I want.  Well there is one thing and that’s saving money on things I need.  Well if you’re like me then you need to check out shop.com.  They work with all of the online stores to find the best prices on most everything you need or want as far as that’s concerned.  I absolutely love this site.

If you’re looking for clothes for yourself or your children, then you should start here.  If you’re looking for furniture or housewares, then this is the place to check first.  Maybe you’re looking for electronics, then check with shop.com first and I can almost bet you’ll find the best price there than you will find anywhere else.

They do all of the work for you and help customers like you find the best deals online with a easy-to-use shopping comparison website and access to coupons, special discounts, free shipping offers and more.  If you really want the bottom line prices then check out their clearance sales.  That’s where you can find the best deals of all.  I have them bookmarked and check the prices there before I buy anywhere.

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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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Now my mother is checking out mailboxes

I was telling my mother about some of the mailboxes I found online and she went surfing looking for one for her house.  She came across premium Whitehall mailboxes so I checked them out too.  Wow are they nice mailboxes too.  I had no idea there were so many different mailbox sites online.  At least with me telling you about them, it gives you a chance to find one you like.

They also offer wall mounted Whitehall mailboxes, superior Whitehall mailboxes, ultimate Whitehall mailboxes, and also premium Whitehall mailboxes so you have a lot to choose from.  If personalized mailboxes are what you are looking for, they have those too.  Those are really nice too because you can get them anyway you want them.

Maybe custom mailboxes are what you are looking for. Well you’ll find them here too. They even carry mailbox posts, slot or drop boxes and address plaques and labels. In fact, they have all your mailbox needs. If you don’t think so, then you should check out their web page and you’ll see.

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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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Found some more mailboxes I like

Remember me telling you about the other mailbox I have?  Well I found some even better mailboxes.  These are for not only residential but also commercial mailboxes.  One of the best things is these mailboxes are theft proof and there fore protect your identity by not allowing just anyone to get to your mail.  You can’t be too careful these days with all of the identity theft around.

There is a wide variety of materials used to make these mailboxes too.  You can get one made of steel, aluminum, cedar, stainless steel, brass, or copper.   What ever suits you and goes with your type of house.  They have formal styles or novelty type mailboxes too.  If you have a brick thing built to hold your mailbox, any of these will slide right in.

They have a variety of curb side mailboxes, wall mounted mailboxes, locking mailboxes, vandal resistant mailboxes and even commercial mailboxes.  You have seen those mailboxes at apartments that is a big block of mailboxes that you have to open with a key, well that type of mailbox.  Check them out and see if you can find one you like if a mailbox is what you’re looking for.

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Do you have allergies?

I didn’t have them either but I do now.  Mold and dust kills me.  I got a Honeywell air cleaner that has an ionizer on it and I’m a lot better as long as I’m at home anyway.  But when you have allergies, you’ll take any relief you can get even if it’s just at home.  Honeywell are darn good air cleaners too.  As long as you change the outer filter about every three months, the hepa filter will last for about 3 years.  That’s not too bad.  Some air cleaners have you change the hepa filter ever 3 to 6 months and that can run into some money.  I have tried them all and I recommend Honeywell.

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I’m a ‘Pick-up Truck’ kinda girl

A lot of ladies like the little sporty cars or the cute little cars but I’m a pick-up truck kinda girl.  I think I should have been a boy.  I never have been what you might call a ‘girly girl’.  I was always a tom boy.  What ever Daddy was doing, I was too.  Daddy had a dodge 1500 and I loved it.  In fact, I bought Daddy’s truck from Mom when we lost Daddy.

I had thought about trading it for a 2009 dodge 1500 but decided to keep Daddy’s because the new truck just wouldn’t smell like Daddy the way his did.  They are really good trucks too.  In fact, if you want to check them out, they have dodge 1500 reviews you can check out online.  You’ll see what good trucks they are from that.

I like just about any dodge they make in all reality.  I love their vans.  After all, dodge came out with the first vans and they make the best still today.  Once I get married and have kids, I’ll probably have a dodge caravan.  I love them.  My sister has one and it has a DVD player in it with the stow-n-go seats.  That’s the best thing they ever came out with in a van.  It really gives you a lot of room in the back if you need to haul something.