Hey, I love my barbeque as much as anyone, but please let's remember what this day really represents. This website does a great job of reminding us of the significance of Memorial Day:
http://www.usmemorialday.org/backgrnd.html
I wish you all good health, and a meaningful Memorial Weekend!
Many of you may not have heard of this guy- trust me, he is the real deal!
Bo Diddley's condition improves
05/17/2007 8:00 PM, AP
Four days after suffering a stroke, Bo Diddley walked around the intensive-care unit at Creighton University Medical Center, and doctors were encouraged that the singer-songwriter-guitarist would be able to perform again, his manager said.
The 78-year-old Diddley told his audience that he wasn't feeling well during a show in Council Bluffs, Iowa, on Saturday night. Diddley's manager, Margo Lewis, said she had the Rock and Roll Hall of Famer taken to the hospital by ambulance when he appeared disoriented at the Omaha airport on Sunday.
Though Diddley's speech is impaired, he's made significant progress.
"We're going to get a guitar for him and put it in his lap and let him entertain people here," Lewis said from the hospital. "People think that would be good therapy for him."
Diddley, whose birth name is Ellas Bates, is on track to be released from the ICU within a few days, the manager says, but doctors however have not indicated how long the "Who Do You Love?" purveyor will remain hospitalized.
As it as, a monthlong tour of the Midwest and United Kingdom that was supposed to kick off on Sunday has now been scrapped.
With his trademark twang from his trusty, custom-made rectangular-bodied guitar, the rhythm and bluesman is generally considered one of the founders of rock and roll. His eponymous beat drove such gems as "Bo Diddley," "Say Man" and "Hey Good Lookin' " and influenced generations of rockers, including Buddy Holly, the Rolling Stones, U2, David Bowie and the Clash. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1987 and received a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 1998.
In 2004, Diddley ranked 20th on Rolling Stone's list of the 100 Greatest Artists of All Time. The next year, Uncut magazine ranked the 1958 release of Diddley's self-titled debut album as one of the "100 Music, Movie & TV Moments That Changed the World."
Diddley, with his black glasses and low-slung guitar, has been an icon in the music industry since he topped the R&B charts with "Bo Diddley" in 1955. His other hits include "Who Do You Love," "Before You Accuse Me," "Mona" and "I'm a Man."
Lewis said it's uncertain how long Diddley, who has a history of hypertension and diabetes, will be hospitalized in Omaha.
He played two Saturday night shows at Harrah's Horseshoe Casino in Council Bluffs. He planned to fly home to Archer, Fla., before starting a monthlong tour of the Midwest and United Kingdom on May 20 in Dallas.
Those shows are canceled, Lewis said, but she believes Diddley will sing again, even though he'll require speech therapy first.
"Singing a song is different than speaking," she said. "Even when there is a problem with speaking, or hesitancy, we've seen where people can sing perfectly."
Well, I'm finally at Level 9! I'd like to thank the Academy, and all the little people...
Have a great Monday, errbody!
re·dun·dan·cy (rî-dùn¹den-sê) noun
plural re·dun·dan·cies1. The state of being redundant.
2. A superfluity; an excess.
3. Unnecessary repetition.
why say it twice?
a unique, one-in-a-lifetime opportunity
absolutely essential
absolutely necessary
ACT test
advance forward
affluent rich
always and forever
anonymous stranger
attach together
autobiography of my life
awful bad
bad trouble
basic fundamentals
begin to proceed
boiling hot
bunny rabbit
cash money
cease and desist
Chile pepper
circulated around
close proximity
closed fist
collaborate together with
combined together
complete monopoly
completely filled
component parts
continuing on
crimson red
dark night
delete out
down under
Each and every one of you
elevate up
end result
enter into
evil villain
exactly the same
falling down
famous celebrities
Fill in the empty blank
for your FYI
free gift
full satisfaction
gather together
grand total
Greetings & Salutations
handwritten manuscript
HIV virus
hopes and aspirations
hygienic cleaning
I thought to myself
immortalized forever
individual person
inner core
jet plane
KFC chicken
kitty cat
last will and testament
LCD display
live audience
male son
merge together
my personal opinion
negative misfortune
new discovery
newborn baby
null and void
original founder
over and above
pair of twins
past experience
past tradition
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positive yes
previous history
proposed plan
protective helmet
raise up
repeat again
revert back
rising above
RSVP, please
safe sanctuary
Scotch Whisky
sharp point
sink down
small speck
solitary hermit
specific example
square box
sufficient enough
swampy marsh
temper tantrum
terrible tragedy
tiny bit
true fact
under cover
unique individual
unmarried old maid
useless and unnecessary
wall murals
Xerox copy
young child
A.M. in the morning
ABS braking system
academic scholar
added bonus
all inclusive
and etc.
ATM machine
baby calf
bare naked
brief moment
burning hot
CAT test
chili con carne with meat
circle around
clam chowder soup
climb up
close scrutiny
cold frost
complete stop
unanimous consensus
convicted felon
crystal clear
deja vu all over again
descend down
duplicate copy
elderly senior citizens
empty hole
empty space
final outcome
essential necessity
exact replica
extreme hazard
false illusion
favorable approval
female daughter
final farewell
first priority
foreign imports
former veteran
freezing cold
future plans
grateful thanks
hanging down
honest truth
hot water heater
I remembered back
ice cold
income coming in
initially from the beginning
it's raining outside
join together
killed dead
knowledgeable experts
latex rubber
little baby
manually by hand
mental thought
money-saving coupon
More than unique--it's practically one of a kind!
near vicinity
new innovations
oral conversation
P.I.N. number
passing fad
past history
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postponed until later
previously recorded
prior history
protective armor
puppy dog
refer back
return back
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round circle
safe haven
SAT test
small child
soda pop
soup du jour of the day
spinning around
still remains
surrounded on all sides
tear apart
temporary reprieve
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toys and playthings
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two twins
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usual custom
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youthful teenager
Happy Mother's Day, everybody!
Here are a few things to ponder...
What happens if someone scares you half to death twice?
Why do you have to "put your two cents in".. but it's only a "penny
for your thoughts"? Where's that extra penny going to?
Why does a round pizza come in a square box?
What disease did cured ham actually have?
How is it that we put man on the moon before we figured out it would
be a good idea to put wheels on luggage?
Why is it that people say they "slept like a baby" when babies wake up
like every two hours?
If a deaf person has to go to court, is it still called a hearing?
Why are you IN a movie, but you're ON TV?
Why do people pay to go up tall buildings and then put money in
binoculars to look at things on the ground?
Why do doctors leave the room while you change? They're going to see
you naked anyway.
Why is "bra" singular and "panties" plural
Why do toasters always have a setting that burns the toast to a
horrible crisp, which no decent human being would eat?
If Jimmy cracks corn and no one cares, why is there a stupid song
about him?
Can a hearse carrying a corpse drive in the carpool lane?
If the professor on Gilligan's Island can make a radio out of a
coconut, why can't he fix a hole in a boat?
Why does Goofy stand erect while Pluto remains on all fours? They're
both dogs!
If Wiley E. Coyote had enough money to buy all that ACME crap, why
didn't he just buy dinner?
If corn oil is made from corn, and vegetable oil is made from
vegetables, what is baby oil made from?
If electricity comes from electrons, does morality come from morons?
Do the Alphabet song and Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star have the same
tune?
Why did you just try singing the two songs above?
Why do they call it an asteroid when it's outside the hemisphere, but
call it ! a hemorrhoid when it's in your butt?
Did you ever notice that when you blow in a dog's face, he gets mad at
you, but when you take him for a car ride; he sticks his head out the
window?
Have a great weekend, everybody!
Test for Dementia
Below are four (4) questions and a bonus question. You have to answer them instantly. You can't take your time, answer all of them immediately OK?
Let's find out just how clever you really are....
Ready? GO!!!
(scroll down)
First Question:
You are participating in a race. You overtake the second person. What position are you in?
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Answer: If you answered that you are first, then you are
absolutely wrong! If you overtake the second person and you take his place, you are second!
Try not to screw up next time.
Now answer the second question,
but don't take as much time as you took for the first question, OK?
Second Question:
I f you overtake the last person, then you are...?
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Answer: If you answered that you are second to last, then you are wrong again. Tell me, how can you overtake the LAST Person?
You're not very good at this, are you?
Third Question:
Very tricky arithmetic! Note: This must be done in your head only.
Do NOT use paper and pencil or a calculator. Try it.
Take 1000 and add 40 to it. Now add another 1000 Now add 30
Add another 1000 Now add 20 Now add another 1000
Now add 10 . What is the total?
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Did you get 5000?
The correct answer is actually 4100.
If you don't believe it, check it with a calculator!
Today is definitely not your day, is it?
Maybe you'll get the last question right....
....Maybe.
Fourth Question:
Mary's father has five daughters: 1. Nana, 2. Nene, 3. Nini,
4. Nono. What is the name of the fifth daughter?
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Did you Answer Nunu?
NO! Of course it isn't.
Her name is Mary. Read the question again!
Okay, now the bonus round:
A mute person goes into a shop and wants to buy a toothbrush. By
imitating the action of brushing his teeth he successfully
expresses himself to the shopkeeper and the purchase is
done.
Next, a blind man comes into the shop who wants to buy a pair of
sunglasses; how does HE indicate what he wants?
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He just has to open his mouth and ask..
It's really very simple....
KEEP THIS GOING TO FRUSTRATE THE
SMART PEOPLE IN YOUR LIFE
She's perfect for me- cute, curvy, and she doesn't say anything unless I tell her to.
Best of all, she's under 2 thousand bucks! It's a guitar, people! (What did you think I was talking about?) Check this out!
The Fender VG Stratocaster, the result of another winning collaboration between Fender and Roland, is an incredibly versatile instrument that gives you 37 different Stratocaster, Telecaster®, humbucking, 12-string and acoustic sounds, plus five alternate tunings, all at the simple flip of a switch or twist of a knob.
It all comes in the gracefully familiar form of an American Series Stratocaster, and it's designed to deliver each sound with level, balanced tone and volume - no need to readjust your amp settings with each change in guitar sound.
It's a Strat® in every sense of the word, with a lot of extra magic, too.
Fender VGF Stratocaster Features
Wouldn't it be nice to flip a switch on a Stratocaster and, all of a sudden, be in an alternate tuning? Wouldn't it be nice to turn a knob on its pickguard and suddenly have a clear acoustic guitar sound, the roar of a humbucking pickup, the signature snap of a Telecaster guitar and the lush fullness of a 12-string?
That is the idea behind the VG Strat: a single, incredibly versatile instrument that delivers 37 serious Fender Stratocaster, Telecaster, humbucking, 12-string and acoustic sounds, plus five different alternate tunings, all at the simple flip of a switch or the twist of a knob - and all in the gracefully familiar form on the Stratocaster.
Man, I really want one of these bad boys- maybe if I'm on extra good behavior, my wife will buy it for me... Have a great day, errbody!
I think the moderators have forgotten about me....I'm going to die without ever reaching Level 9! I just wanna ask all my friends to remember me the way I was- not the way I'll look when they finally remember me:
Sheesh! So what do I know, huh? Have a great Monday, everybody...
I just watched Spiderman 3- what a ham-fisted, amateurish job by the writers and director! In this overstuffed installment, Spidey takes on 3, count em, 3 villians: Hobgoblin (Peter Parker's former best friend Harry Osborne, now bent on exacting revenge on Spiderman for his believed role in Harry's father's death), The Sandman (who, in a bit of revisionist hooey, is revealed to be responsible for the death of Peter's beloved uncle Ben), and Venom.
The only thing worth watching in this film are the special effects, which are incredible. The metamorphosis of The Sandman is thoroughly engrossing, as is the initial fight scene with Hobgoblin. The rest of the film, however, is a scatterbrained mess. The Peter Parker/Mary Jane romantic storyline has grown stale, and an ill-advised attempt to create a Peter/Mary Jane/Harry and a Peter/Mary Jane/Gwen Stacy love triangle (rectangle, quadrangle?) falls flat.
Then there is the puzzling montage where Parker tries to turn pimp daddy...wha? The supposedly poignant scenes are unintentionally comic, the plot points are telegraphed, and the acting is just plain rotten throughout much of this way too long film. Most egregiously, the storylines established over the decades-long history of the Spiderman comic series have been largely jettisoned in favor of the grossly condensed and distorted versions offered by the screenwriters.
Save your money. Read the comics instead.
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