Two years ago this week, I’d come down with a headcold and by Friday, went to my doctor in search of some relief. Like most people, strong antibiotics upset my stomach. So it was no surprise to me that I spent most of Saturday suffering from stomach problems. But things started to get weird by late Saturday evening. Some time well past midnight, I started to suffer from severe chills and nearly uncontrollable nausea. After a short trip to the bathroom, I realized that I was going to pass out. Since I didn’t want to wake up face down on the floor, I hurried back to bed. There, my … [Read more...]
Archives for February 2007
Book Reviews
February 23, 2007 by Leave a Comment
I've been traveling way too much this year already and it's only February. The bad news is that my heavy travel schedule is set to continue for a couple more months before it calms down again. The good news is that I've been reading some great books that have been a lot of fun.First, I have to give props to Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West. This books was a blast to read. It tells the story of Elphaba, the infamous green witch of Oz, and how she came to be so imfamous. I won't spoil the story except to say that you'll want to watch the "Wizard of Oz" all over again … [Read more...]
Favorite Political Blog Comment of the Day
February 22, 2007 by 2 Comments
"Expecting the Bush Administration to get it right this time isn't even really like Lucy pulling the football out from under Charlie Brown. It's more like if Lucy managed to mishandle the ball each time so badly that it ended up embedded in Charlie Brown's colon, and Charlie kept letting her hold the ball."Now that's a visual image I could NOT have come up with by myself.-Kev … [Read more...]
The Problem with Jacuzzi’s…
February 15, 2007 by Leave a Comment
My girls love taking baths in my jacuzzi tub. They'll stay in there for hours if I'd let them. Of course, I don't let them if there's soap in the tub (since that can lead to urinary tract infections in little girls). I also don't let them put in soap when they plan on running the jets in the tub since it can lead to this...After they finished up in the tub, it took me about a half-hour to get the whole area cleaned up. There were suds in every corner! How fun! Cheers,-Kev … [Read more...]
A Child Prodigy…
February 7, 2007 by Leave a Comment
Check this out. Here's a girl who's only 12 and has sold millions of dollars worth of her art. Akiane Kramarik :http://www.artakiane.com/home.htmHer website: http://www.artakiane.com/akiane_art.htm, including images of paimtings since she was 4 years old.Wikipedia bio: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akiane_KramarikI'm not crazy about her topics of art, a bit too kitch for me. However, her skill is amazing and I think she'll be of great significance later in life.The comedienne Kathleen Madigan says that we all have a hidden genius, it's just that most of us don't ever discover ours. I wonder … [Read more...]
Random Trivia
February 1, 2007 by Leave a Comment
Random, But Fun Trivia...• Every gallon of gas burned in a car releases enough carbon dioxide to raise the temperature of the Earth 10 -32 degrees Fahrenheit.• The coating of wax on an average apple in a grocery store is equal in volume to one eighteenth of a Crayola crayon.• Every year, seemingly due to New Years' resolutions, sales of cigarettes drop by about 30 percent in January, but then regain half that in February, and are back to normal levels in March.• When first introduced in 1885, Dr Pepper was colored green and billed itself as an alternative to absinthe.• Approximately 1 in 175 … [Read more...]
