February 24, 2006

Diogenes struck the father when the son swore.
~Robert Burton, "Anatomy of Melancholy," Democritus to the Reader, 1621






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A trip to Mars
For 500 empty jars
Burma-Shave




"...the only advantage of not being too good a housekeeper is that your guests are so pleased to feel how very much better they are."
Eleanor Roosevelt




GEOGRAPHY

part 10 of 19
  • St. Augustine, Florida is the oldest city in the US.
  • Talking on a cellular phone while driving is against the law in Israel.
  • The 1st US zoo was built in Philadelphia, PA, in 1876.
  • The abbreviation 'ORD' for Chicago's O'Hare airport comes from the old name 'Orchard Field.'
  • The Arctic ocean is the smallest and shallowest. The Arctic Ocean is the world's smallest ocean. It is mostly covered by solid ice, ice floes, and icebergs



  • Failure should be our teacher, not our undertaker. Failure is delay, not defeat. It is a temporary detour, not a dead end. Failure is something we can avoid only by saying nothing, doing nothing, and being nothing.
    Denis Waitley



    OUR FOUNDING FATHERS
    Washington The time is near at hand which must determine whether Americans are to be free men or slaves.
    George Washington



    A very pretty thing am I, fluttering in the pale-blue sky. Delicate, fragile on the wing, indeed I am a pretty thing. What am I?



    Why aren't donut holes free?



    Miami does not have a visitor-friendly airport. At Miami International, a cramped and dingy labyrinth, the message is: Just Try to Find Our Baggage Claim Area!



    Some men can live up to their loftiest ideals without ever going higher than a basement.