Apparently, a leak under my kitchen sink had caused some water damage to the apartment below mine. I wasn't, till yesterday, aware that the leak was bad. So, arrangements are made to be home & awake early today so the land-lord can assess & OK the work a plumber has to do to correct the problem.
So, when the land-lord is about to leave, I ask him about cleaning requirements, etc. Well, no cleaning has to be done & the full deposit will be returned to me, but the agreement is only if I (or any of us in the building still) stay till the end of January. Because breaking the new lease would a loss of income (can't very well rent a place for two or three months), the land-lord would legally be able to force payment to the end of the lease, & I would forfeit some or all of my deposit. Yipee!
I am locked into my apartment till the end of January. At least I'll get my deposit back, won't have to do any cleaning, can save more money for the move, & await any positive Juju from the Gods, or family, or friends...or all of the above.
While finding an apartment any time of year is never any big deal, finding work during the first quarter of the year is never good. (I'm making a noise which is a rather grating, groaning sound -- dunno how to reproduce it print).
Here are ten interesting things you didn't know about oil. OK. If I knew some of these things, it's likely you may know some -- or all -- of them as well.
And now, how many bananas did Jane buy?Choosing A Wife
-From Phunk You
There is a man who has three girlfriends, but he does
not know which one to marry. So he decides to give each
one $5000 and see how each of them spends it.
The first one goes out and gets a total makeover with
the money. She gets new clothes, a new hairdo, manicure,
pedicure, the works, and tells the man, "I spent the
money so I could look pretty for you, because I love
you so much."
The second one went out and bought new golf clubs, a CD
player, a television and a stereo and gives them to the
man. She says, "I bought these gifts for you with the
money because I love you so much."
The third one takes the $5000 and invests it in the stock
market, doubles her investment, returns the $5000 to the
man and reinvests the rest. She says, "I am investing the
rest of the money for our future because I love you so
much."
The man thought long and hard about how each of the women
spent the money. He finally decided to marry the one with
the biggest tits.
Ever wanted to access a free site which requires registration? I certainly have. BugMeNot.Com may be able to give us access to sites we really want to see -- even when we aren't willing to play any marketing games.
Color photos from the 1930's & later.
One for the shoe fetishists.
Love this stuff! Archive of misheard lyrics.
Nuts.
Another list of 50 amazing & essential novels to enrich your library. And this one even includes titles by William Gibson -- one of my favorite writers.hat you need to know: How I Stole Someone's Identity.
Is it any wonder I hate driving...?Here's another fun list from Cracked. This one's The 5 creepiest death rituals from around the world.
This is a great series of articles: 21 Must-Read Tips To Write Better Web Content, which can be applied to writing most anything.
Portal to mythical Mayan underworld found in Mexico!
In Peruvian news, government passes bill to Protect Ayahuasca & it's use. Not that I would be tempted to try Ayahuasca.
Scary cow.Found on Craig's List:
If you've ever worked for a boss that reacts before getting the facts
and thinking things through, you will love this!
Arcelor-Mittal Steel, feeling it was time for a shakeup, hired a new
CEO. The new boss was determined to rid the company of all slackers.
On a tour of the facilities, the CEO noticed a guy leaning on a wall.
The room was full of workers and he wanted to let them know that he
meant business.
He walked up to the guy leaning against the wall and asked, 'How much
money do you make a week?'
A little surprised, the young man looked at him and replied, 'I make
$400 a week. Why?'
The CEO then handed the guy $1,600 in cash and screamed, 'Here's four
weeks' pay, now GET OUT and don't come back.'
Feeling pretty good about himself, the CEO looked around the room and
asked, 'Does anyone want to tell me what that goof-ball did here?'
From across the room came a voice, "Pizza delivery guy from Domino's".
Interesting search engine called Viewzi offers different ways to few the results. Granted, I'd only tried their "News View" on a search for "reno, nv", but it seems interesting. Doubt it would replace the great "Gazoogle", but what the hell?
Here are some psych time wasters. Some require registration, but take any result with a grain of salt. I've seen hucksters have better results at guessing personality traits.
Franz Kafka. Another favorite.
This list of 8 drugs doctors would never take does look like one I mention above, but I think there are some other entries here. Too lazy to compare the pages.
Dunno how true this is, but here are some things which look really good about green tea. I drink it because I like it, but because it's so popular now, it's a little pricey. Gotta find a bulk place for this, black tea, & even coffee in Reno.
This was posted on Craig's List RnR, &, apparently, was sent to the poster in e-mail. I'd graduated high school in 1980, & things were pretty much the same as in 1957. Some of the 2007 bits might be exaggerated, but much of it is stuff I remember reading about or seeing on TV news. Why the hell is this the life we have to endure now?
SCHOOL -- 1957 vs. 2007
Scenario:
Jack goes quail hunting before school, pulls into
school parking lot with shotgun in gun rack.
1957 - Vice Principal comes over, looks at Jack's
shotgun, goes to his car and gets his shotgun to
show Jack.
2007 - School goes into lock down, FBI called, Jack
hauled off to jail and never sees his truck or gun
again. Counselors called in for traumatized students
and teachers.
Scenario:
Johnny and Mark get into a fistfight after school.
1957 - Crowd gathers. Mark wins. Johnny and Mark
shake hands and end up buddies.
2007 - Police called, SWAT team arrives, arrests
Johnny and Mark. Charge them with assault, both
expelled even though Johnny started it.
Scenario:
Jeffrey won't be still in class, disrupts other
students.
1957 - Jeffrey sent to office and given a good
paddling by the Principal. Returns to class, sits
still and does not disrupt class again.
2007 - Jeffrey given huge doses of Ritalin. Becomes
a zombie. Tested for ADD. School gets extra money
from state because Jeffrey has a disability.
Scenario:
Billy breaks a window in his neighbor's car and his
Dad gives him a whipping with his belt.
1957 - Billy is more careful next time, grows up
normal, goes to college, and becomes a successful
businessman.
2007 - Billy's dad is arrested for child abuse.
Billy removed to foster care and joins a gang. State
psychologist tells Billy's sister that she remembers
being abused herself and their dad goes to prison.
Billy's mom has affair with psychologist.
Scenario:
Mark gets a headache and takes some aspirin to school.
1957 - Mark shares aspirin with Principal out on the
smoking dock.
2007 - Police called, Mark expelled from school for
drug violations. Car searched for drugs and weapons.
Scenario:
Pedro fails high school English.
1957 - Pedro goes to summer school, passes English,
goes to college.
2007 - Pedro's cause is taken up by state. Newspaper
articles appear nationally explaining that teaching
English as a requirement for graduation is racist.
ACLU files class action lawsuit against state school
system and Pedro's English teacher. English banned
from core curriculum. Pedro given diploma anyway but
ends up mowing lawns for a living because he cannot
speak English.
Scenario:
Johnny takes apart leftover firecrackers from 4th of
July, puts them in a model airplane paint bottle,
blows up a red ant bed.
1957 - Ants die.
2007 - BATF, Homeland Security, FBI called. Johnny
charged with domestic terrorism, FBI investigates
parents, siblings removed from home, computers
confiscated, Johnny's Dad goes on a terror watch list
and is never allowed to fly again.
Scenario:
Johnny falls while running during recess and scrapes
his knee. He is found crying by his teacher, Mary.
Mary hugs him to comfort him.
1957 - In a short time, Johnny feels better and goes
on playing.
2007 - Mary is accused of being a sexual predator and
loses her job. She faces 3 years in State Prison.
Johnny undergoes 5 years of therapy.
Have you ever used Google Maps Street View to sight see? If so, do you stop, click the arrows to show you the buildings either side of the street you're on & feel as if you're holding up traffic...?
Wow! Of course, who but Ed could bring such conviction to spewage like this? Thanks Lonniemarie.
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