If you’re trying to achieve, there will be roadblocks. I’ve had them; everybody has had them. But obstacles don’t have to stop you. If you run into a wall, don’t turn around and give up. Figure out how to climb it, go through it, or work around it.
Recently I was surfing the web and came across some interesting yet “useless information”. I thought I would share some of here. I’m sure you will never use it. However, if you are ever on Jeopardy…..well you know who to thank 🙂
*~* DO YOU FEEL LIKE AN ASS??? When a female horse and a male donkey mate, the offspring is called a mule, but when a male horse and a female donkey mate, the offspring is called a hinny. When a male zebra and a female donkey mate the offspring is called a ‘zedonk’ or ‘zebrass’. All of these resulting offspring are sterile (can’t have babies).
*~* EASIEST WAY TO CURB YOUR URGE FOR CHOCOLATE: Did you know that the average chocolate bar in the U.S. contains at least 8 pieces of an insect in it? Harvesting of the cacao beans occurs in the tropical countries of South America with low sanitation levels. Cacao tree beans are cut and piled in the farmer’s field where they ferment for 6 days. During this process, children and adults walk over the piles; insects, rodents, small animals and other living things that make their nests in the piles. Actually the The U. S. Department of Health publishes a book entitled “The Food Defect Action Levels” in which they list unavoidable defects in food (insect, rodents etc.) all allowed by FDA.
*~* POOR BIRDIES: It is believed that in a small town in North Eastern part of India (Jatinga) birds commit suicide in a particular 1.5 km long and around 200 meters wide strip of field area. These birds are not suicidal since their behavior may be attributed to heavy rains and floods and submergence of their natural habitat in the surrounding areas. Also the local villagers light torches which attract the birds migrating at night. They then clobber them to death with bamboo poles and eat them!
*~* HOW STRONG IS YOUR BLADDER??? If you ever swim in the Amazon and Oranoco Rivers of South America please think twice before urinating in the water. Fish called Candiru or Carnero is attracted by urine smell (urea and ammonia) and it can insert it self into the penis or vagina while urinating. Then penis fish lodges itself somewhere in the urinary tract with its spines and it uses its mouth for feeding by sucking the blood. It is almost impossible for fish to survive inside of the human body. Removal of the fish is extremely hard due to the spines and if problem is not treated it can result in removal of the genitals.
*~* LION + TIGER=LIGER: What happens when a male lion and a female tiger breed? A Liger – the largest of all felines. A liger looks like a giant lion with diffused stripes and some male ligers grow sparse manes. These massive creatures are 10 feet long on average and weigh about 700 lb (320kg). Liger love swimming – trait common to tigers but lacking in lions. Ligers have been bred in captivity, deliberately and accidentally, since shortly before World War II. The largest liger alive today is appropriately named Hercules and lives in Jungle Island in Miami.
*~* ELEPHANT FACTS: Elephants are well known for their intelligence and caring for each other. Elephants cry and laugh and they are largest animals that live on land. Elephants live long, between 60-70 years. Elephant’s musk has more than 100,000 muscle units and elephant poops around 80 pounds a day. It is known that elephants take a great care over dead bones of their family members. However, it is the myth that they carry them to secret “elephant burial grounds”. Interesting elephant fact is that periodically male elephants go through musth or extremely aggressive sexual behavior. Musth in Persian means “intoxicated” and it is recorded that male elephant in musth has 60 times higher level of testosterone than in the normal elephant. Elephant male in the musth will kill and destroy everything in his path. Take a look at this shocking vicious video to learn more about this highly aggressive elephant behavior.
*Remember me during the Bonus Round
“He who asks is a fool for five minutes, but he who does not ask remains a fool forever”.
Don’t wait for time. Make it.
Don’t wait for love. Feel it.
Don’t wait for money. Earn it.
Don’t wait for the path. Find it.
Don’t wait for opportunity. Create it.
Don’t go for less. Get the best.
Don’t compare. Be unique.
Don’t fight your misfortune. Transform it.
Don’t avoid failure. Use it.
Don’t dwell on mistake. Learn from it.
Don’t back down. Go around.
Don’t close your eyes. Open your mind.
Don’t run from life. Embrace it….
I HAVE LEARNED that you cannot make someone love you All you can do is be someone who can be loved.. The rest is up to them..
I’ve learned- that no matter how much I care, some people just don’t care back..
I’ve learned- that it takes years to build up trust, and only seconds to destroy it..
I’ve learned- that it’s not what you have in your life but who you have in your life that counts..
I’ve learned- that you can get by on charm for about fifteen minutes.. After that, you’d better know something..
I’ve learned- that you shouldn’t compare yourself to the best others can do..
I’ve learned- that you can do something in an instant that will give you heartache for life..
I’ve learned- that it’s taking me a long time to become the person I want to be..
I’ve learned- that you should always leave loved ones with loving words.. It may be the last time you see them..
I’ve learned- that you can keep going long after you can’t..
I’ve learned- that we are responsible for what we do, no matter how we feel..
I’ve learned- that either you control your attitude or it controls you..
I’ve learned- that regardless of how hot and steamy a relationship is at first, the passion fades and there had better be something else to take its place..
I’ve learned- that heroes are the people who do what has to be done when it needs to be done, regardless of the consequences..
I’ve learned- that money is a lousy way of keeping score..
I’ve learned- that my best friend and I can do anything or nothing and have the best time..
I’ve learned- that sometimes the people you expect to kick you when you’re down will be the ones to help you get back up..
I’ve learned..- that sometimes when I’m angry I have the right to be angry, but that doesn’t give me the right to be cruel..
I’ve learned- that true friendship continues to grow, even over the longest distance.. Same goes for true love..
I’ve learned- that just because someone doesn’t love you the way you want them to doesn’t mean they don’t love you with all they have..
I’ve learned- that maturity has more to do with what types of experiences you’ve had and what you’ve learned from them and less to do with how many birthdays you’ve celebrated..
I’ve learned- that you should never tell a child their dreams are unlikely or outlandish.. Few things are more humiliating, and what a tragedy it would be if they believed it..
I’ve learned- that no matter how good a friend is, they’re going to hurt you every once in a while and you must forgive them for that..
I’ve learned- that it isn’t always enough to be forgiven by others.. Sometimes you are to learn to forgive yourself..
I’ve learned- that no matter how bad your heart is broken the world doesn’t stop for your grief..
I’ve learned- that our background and circumstances may have influenced who we are, but we are responsible for who we become..
I’ve learned- that just because two people argue, it doesn’t mean they don’t love each other AND just because they don’t argue, it doesn’t mean they do..
I’ve learned- that we don’t have to change friends if we understand that friends change..
I’ve learned- that you shouldn’t be so eager to find out a secret. It could change your life forever..
I’ve learned- that two people can look at the exact same thing and see something totally different..
I’ve learned- that no matter how you try to protect your children, they will eventually get hurt and you will hurt in the process..
I’ve learned- that your life can be changed in a matter of hours by people who don’t even know you..
I’ve learned- that even when you think you have no more to give, when a friend cries out to you, you will find the strength to help..
I’ve learned- that credentials on the wall do not make you a decent human being..
I’ve learned- that the people you care about most in life are taken from you too soon…AND no matter how prepared you think you are…YOU’RE NOT!
I’ve learned- that it’s hard to determine where to draw the line between being nice and not hurting people’s feelings and standing up for what you believe !
Dear Readers,
The following message was sent to me by a dear friend.
I hope that you will enjoy it as much as I do. The name of it is…..
DIRECTIONS TO OUR FATHER’S HOUSE.
Make a Right onto Believeth Blvd. Keep straight and go through
the Green Light, which is Jesus Christ. There, you must turn onto
the Bridge of Faith, which is over troubled water.
Now when you get off the bridge, make a Right turn and Keep
Straight. You are on the King’s Highway – Heaven-bound.
Keep going for three miles: One for the Father, One for the Son,
and One for the Holy Spirit.
Then take the Grace Blvd exit. From there, make a Right turn
on Gospel Lane. Keep Straight and then make another Right on
Prayer Road. As you go on your way, Yield Not to the traffic on
Temptation Ave. Also, avoid SIN STREET because it is a DEAD
END. Pass up Envy Drive, and Hate Avenue. Also, pass
Hypocrisy Street, Gossiping Lane, and Backbiting Blvd.
However, you will have to go down Long-suffering Lane,
Persecution Blvd. and Trials and Tribulations Ave, but that’s all
right, because VICTORY Street is straight ahead! AMEN!
( Author Unknown )
Now Readers, send these directions to your friends so they
will not get lost, for it would be a shame for them to miss the
wonderful services held there!
All My Love & Prayers,
Kimmie
Flavor is all in the rub, and this version packs a healthy dose of spices without heat.
Ingredients:
2 tablespoons kosher salt
2 teaspoons ground cumin
2 teaspoons ground coriander seed
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1 teaspoon smoked Spanish paprika (pimentón)
1 teaspoon dried oregano (preferably Mexican oregano)
1 teaspoon black pepper
Instructions:
1. Combine all ingredients in a bowl; whisk together well and transfer into a clean jar until ready to use.
2. Rub steaks with mixture and let stand at room temperature 30 minutes or refrigerate overnight. Makes about 1/2 cup, enough for 8 thick steaks.
Recipe by Sandra Gutierrez, Relish the Season, “A Good Steak, Latin Style,”
Per (1-tablespoon) serving: 10 calories, 0g fat, 0mg chol., 0g prot., 1g carbs., 1g fiber, 1440mg sodium
Some Ideas For Yourself…
Consider what it means to fully accept yourself and forgive your past choices. Offer forgiveness either in your mind or shared verbally to another who you feel has impacted you in a negative way Meditate on Love as a force in your life Express your compassion and forgiveness to yourself and the world around you. Think and feel thoughts of love to friends, family and neighbors. Breathe. Send kind words to others via e-mail, faxes, mail or call them personally to express your gratitude of having them in your life. Make amends with someone you have discarded from your life. Forgive a person, place or illness that has challenged you. Hug someone and let yourself be hugged. Watch a sunrise or sunset, even better if you can do both in the same day. Smile. Embrace a stranger and meet the friend they become. Watch children play. Write a poem. Take a walk. Feel grateful for everything currently in your life. Dance as if no one is watching. Sing out loud. Accept another person’s view as their right to think that way. Spend the day thinking positive thoughts. Say a kind word to a stranger. Love the amazing animal kingdom. Forgive your childhood traumas. Send loving thoughts to the plants and flowers of this earth. Let go of fear and doubt. Trust yourself. Release the judgments you hold about life. Accept for a day that everything that comes your way as being right and perfect for the moment and is teaching you something. Visualize the world as a loving place.
Don’t go where the path may lead you, go where there is no path and leave a trail
Dear Kimmie 