It is not the size that matters, its the wheelbase!

From Yahoo News and Reuters - Mon May 3, 9:04 AM ET

BMW drivers have more sex than owners of any other cars and are much more active than Porsche drivers, a new German car magazine has found. The German magazine 'Men's Car' found in a survey of 2,253 motorists aged 20 to 50 published in its inaugural May issue that male BMW drivers say they have sex on average 2.2 times each week while Porsche drivers have sex 1.4 times per week.
Following BMW drivers were Audi (2.1), Volkswagen (1.9), Ford (1.7) and Mercedes (1.6). Drivers of foreign car makes were also behind BMW with Italian cars (2.0), French (1.9), Japanese (1.8), Swedish (1.6) and Korean cars (1.5) trailing after.
Among women, French car drivers were top with 2.1 times per week followed by Audi (2.0), Italian (2.0), and BMW (1.9) with Porsche again at the bottom of the scale at 1.2 times per week.

Remember this the next time you talk to a friend or co-worker who owns a BMW!

Now I am going to have to ask Pam if it is true. What makes her a special case, (if things are still going on as they were 6 months ago) is she also does all the maintenance and even some of the repairs to her BMW, and she really enjoyed doing it. You would think that a situation like that would make her case much different than someone who just drives their BMW. At least that is the way I am thinking about it. Go Figure!?!

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Too much gunk

The mower had so much built up underneath, you could not mow with it. So the kids and I broke out the pressure washer and water blasted the underside of the mower deck. By that time, it was time to go in so I didn't get any more mowed for the day.

Apparently Bree did some mowing today. She used the starter fluid but this time she didn't latch the air cover back down. now one of the connectors is gone. I really hate it when someone does a half-assed job. Especuially, when it is the little tiny simple things that always end up being the big "pain-in-the-ass" events later down the road.

I can literally say what is going to happen. I will tell her that the part is missing. She will blame me for "making" her mow the grass. which is completely beside the point of her losing a simple part by not paying attention. Then I will ask her nicely to go get a replacement part. That will be followed by her bitching for half an hour that if I had not made her go out and start the mower, that this would have never have happened. So, she will complain that I am the one who has to go get the replacement part and that she will not go get it because she is so busy.

I am about 99 and 44/110% sure that this will happen in nearly the same manner as I described. I will let you know if it does work out this way.

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I have not heard anything back

Last Friday, I had an interview for a "Senior IT Support Analyst / Programmer". This would be a job I could really appreciate. It has all the things I have done over the last 10 years, but on a smaller scale. That, and it pays well.

Now that I have mentioned it, I probably have jinx'd it. Anyway..... I should hear back from them in about three weeks. It is a government job. That is the reason for the delay in a response.

After all the bad things that have happened over the last few years, I could use a short streak of good luck.

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Still running

The brakes finally failed on the pickup. everything from the master cylinder back was toast. (no pun intended) It took three days for them to figure out the problem and close to a thousand bucks when it was all through.

The brakes have needed work for a while. I didn't think it was unsafe. but apparently the anti-lock brakes have not worked for about 2 years. I have never had a problem driving it safely. That goes for all weather conditions like snow, rain, ice, or blistering heat.

Why do I have pictures of spark-plugs on the page? Because the plugs were (up to last week) original equipment. And, they had over 220,000 miles on them.

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French Toast

It took four hours, but I finally finished the French Toast Sticks for the kids breakfast. There is enough for them each to have a batch of 12 sticks for the next 18 days if necessary. So your asking "how did he do it?" Well, let me see.....

lots of patience,

36 eggs,

4 and a half loaves of bread,

One stick of butter,

8 packets of Sweet and Low,

10 teaspoons of cinnamon,

Half a bottle of Maple Syrup,

4 Cups of Milk,

All that, and a griddle that could do 10 slices of bread at a time.

I fried them up, poured on a little maple syrup, sliced each piece of bread into 4 slices, and wrapped up 3 slices of bread (or 12 sticks) up for freezing. That way, all the kids have to do it pull out a pack, unwrap them, nuke them for 2 minutes, and they are ready to go. They even have the syrup already on them.

Hey, it is not Perkins exactly, but they are pretty good all the same.

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Trend Micro Outbreak Game

Yes, I am a geek. So be it. I did find a neat game. It is very tacky, but not very easy. You really have to be a geek to play it. Yeah, you have to sign in to play. But they will not bother you.

Heard the terms IDS, firewall, and honeypot, but aren't quite sure what they are or where to use them? No worries. Play this fun game from TrendMicro and learn a bit about viruses and hackers at the same time. (This is a game. It's no replacement for true computer security training or expertise.)

Have fun. It takes a while to get the hang of. To play, click on the bar a line or two below.

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Brees schedule for the week just came in.

Bridget just faxed me her schedule. The problem is that I have to put it in three places. That gets old fast. Too bad she can' figure it out.

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You never know what you will find....

On Friday, I was walking out of the building where I work and noticed a piece of a plastic baggie sitting exactly along the edge of the sidewalk. Normally, people do not pay such things any attention. But for some reason, I did a double take. It was not a piece of wadded up trash. It was rolled up. So I reached down and picked it up. Me thinking as I do, I thought someone had dropped something that they normally take to snack on at one of the long appointments that happen where I work. DOH!

Well, I have to admit that I didn't expect to find a bag of marijuana. It appeared that someone had this item in their coat pocket and when they pulled out their keys to leave, it fell out. It was in one of those locations you really can't see when the sun is shining. Anyway, someone pissed about being stupid.

After figuring out what it was, I took it in to the person in charge, and he closed up the baggie and that was that.

While I was up there in the office area, I mentioned that they could figure out who dropped it because of the angle of the surveillance cameras on the exterior of the building. No one wanted to deal with it so I guess it is the end of that.

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Board of Township Trustees of Anderson Township

BOARD OF TOWNSHIP TRUSTEES OF ANDERSON TOWNSHIP MARCH 18, 2004 Albert F. Peter, Board President Peggy D. Reis, Board Vice President Russell L. Jackson, Jr., Trustee Kenneth G. Dietz, Township Clerk CALL TO ORDER AND MOTION TO RETIRE TO EXECUTIVE SESSION-- 6:30 P.M. Personnel [i.e., Appointment, employment, dismissal, discipline, promotion, demotion, or compensation of a public employee or official]; Property [purchase of property for public purposes and the sale of property at competitive bidding]; Litigation [i.e., Pending or imminent lawsuits affecting the Township] MOTION TO RETURN TO REGULAR SESSION & PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE – 7:00 P.M. 1. PUBLIC HEARINGS AND APPEALS a. Anderson Case 2-2004, Stonegate 2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES a. 3. PRESENTATIONS AND RECOGNITIONS a. Jakaro Drainage Study – SWA Design Group 4. PUBLIC FORUM REPORTS AND COMMUNICATIONS 5. Township Clerk/Trustees a. Oath of Office for Ken Dietz b. 2004 Permanent Summary Budget 6. Law Director/Special Counsel – Fred Kiel/Paul Schuch a. Authorize Execution of Fifth Amendment to Anderson Community Heritage Center Agreement 7. Township Administrator – Henry Dolive a. Announcement: Chamber of Commerce, Citizen of the Year Award Ceremony b. Appointment of Park Commissioner c. Set Date for Records Commission Meeting d. Resolution Releasing Village of Newtown from Paramedic Services Agreement e. Decisions based on Executive Session Discussions 8. Development Services Department – Steve Sievers a. Great American Cleanup Announcement – April 24 9. Sheriff’s Department – Mike Hartzler a. Report on Previous No-Parking Petitions 10. Fire and Rescue Department – Mark Ober 11. Road Maintenance Department – Richard Shelley a. Set Public Auction for Surplus Equipment 12. LATE ISSUES NEXT TELEVISED BOARD MEETING April 15, 2004, 7:00 P.M. (citizens should call 474-5560 to confirm)

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Accidential deaths by doctors

'Accidential deaths by doctors': Here are some tidbits for you to ponder when you are thinking about what your priorities are.
The number of physicians in the US is 700,000.
The number of accidental deaths caused by Physicians per year is 120,000.
The number of accidental deaths per physician is 0.171.      (US Department of Health & Human Services)

OK, now you have that statistic. Now check these numbers out....
The number of gun owners in the US is 80,000,000.
The number of accidental gun deaths per year is 1,500.      (all age groups)
The number of accidental deaths per gun owner is .0000188.
Statistically, Doctors are approximately 9,000 times more dangerous than gun owners.
FACT: NOT EVERYONE HAS A GUN, BUT ALMOST EVERYONE HAS AT LEAST ONE DOCTOR.
Please remember this the next time you hear someone trying to shout down a citizen speaking about the NRA.
Why is it that nurses have to recertify (different states stipulate differet time periods) and why is it that doctors do not recertify in order to practice? If a nurse is performing their role, and a doctor is practicing, who is better trained?

As a public health measure, I have withheld the statistics on lawyers for fear that the shock could cause people to seek medical attention.

Really, I work with doctors every day and I see what they can are capable of doing. These professionals I see are just that, pros at what they do. Why do I know this? Because I watch, listen, observe, and understand what they are doing on a day to day basis. I do not have any experience for physicians outside my field of view nor does anyone on this planet. It is just something you need to keep in the back of your mind the next time a physician tells you something and does not listen to what you say in response.

If you want to read up on who or what is going on with doctors who are not up to standards, visit Questionable Doctors on the net. Another site to look at while your at it is at The Health Research Group at citizen.org.

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