Hey Freak!

I tried making this a weekly thing, but then ran out of things I knew. But I've since learned some new stuff, and hopefully, you folks have stocked up on some information too. So, what do I know?

• I know that last Sunday, June 22, marked the 375th anniversary of Galileo, under pressure from the Catholic church, denouncing his belief that the Earth spun on an axis and revolved around the sun. At the time, the Catholic church considered thoughts like this "heresy" (read). Can you believe that? The Earth revolving around the sun. What a crockpot fantasy!



• I know that Bibi Besch, who played Dr. Carol Marcus in "Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan," is the mother of Samantha Mathis.



• I know that Andorra is a small country in the Pyrenees, between France and Spain. And that Andorrans have the longest life expectancy (83.5 years). I first learned about Andorra way back in grade school, when we were studying the smallest countries in Europe. And I remember that I always used to confuse Lichtenstein with Luxembourg, and vice versa.



• I know that this little place in San Diego called the Kansas City Barbecque burned down in a fire last night. OK, so maybe you've never heard of the Kansas City Barbecque, but you've probably seen the inside - it was featured in the 1986 movie "Top Gun." Great Balls of Fire, indeed.



• I know that President Bush is reminded of the talents of the great talents of Philippine-Americans (like myself) every time he eats dinner at the White House.
  
  Gee, thanks, prez.
  
  If you're wondering why I might be slightly offended at something like this, imagine going up to the Prime Minister of Italy and saying "Dude, I really love Pizza!" or to the President of Mexico and saying "Oh man, I sure love me some burritos!" But don't get me wrong - I'm not offended because I'm Filipino. I'm offended as an American, that our president, the man who represents us in the eyes of the world... I'm offended that he's such a fucking dillweed.



• And, finally... I know that, when doing stuff on the internet, it's very easy to get sidetracked when you happen upon stock images of polar bear cubs. My gawd, teh cute.

Your turn, now. Tell me something, anything that you know.

I learned that some guy in Michigan got convicted for assaulting someone with a bag of frozen chicken.

http://www.modbee.com/2040/story/341657.html

Bibi Besch passed away in 1996, from breast cancer.

Sheryl Crow was born in Kennett, MO, and there is a Sheryl Crow Aquatic Center there now.

The "M" in Charles M. Schulz stands for Monroe. He really fell in love with a little red haired girl and his father was also a barber - like Charlie Brown. That is probably more common knowledge.

I know you are getting hit with some nasty spam on a previous post.

I know that COPD is a combination of asthma, chronic bronchitis and emphysema.

Chronic Bronchitis is brochitis lasting than 3 months.

The GM nationals were last weekend in Cinci.

Most people need glasses or bifocals after 40.

It's not entrapment if during a prostitution bust, the cop gets undressed and places the donation on the counter as long as no acts or rates are discussed first and she at least has panties on.

In case you want to know that

You'd be amazed what people will pay for!

Ok, I'm spent

This weekend I learned that sometimes, something CAN be too well-built.

While we were at my boyfriend's brother & sister in law's new place to install wiring for their new sound system, they found that "Bob Villa must have built this house". Every wall and ceiling contained not only the standard 1/2" of drywall, but 1/2" of CEMENT on top of it with 1/4" of plaster over that. Add that to the random bricks that were also in the ceilings and it made for a very unhappy boyfriend.

I must have heard these phrases at least 5 times in the course of two days: "One should NOT need a sawsall when installing speakers into a ceiling" and "I'm keeping this to show to people WHY we do not do residential retro-fitting".

"And that Andorrans have the longest life expectancy (83.5 years)"

Now, that's interesting. I wonder why that is. Thank you for giving me something to research to fill my boring day while the boss is on vacation!

You probably already know this, but Thora Birch's mother was a former pr0n actress who starred with L1nd@ L0v3l@c3 in .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address). (trying to avoid spam). She was one of the nurses.

I know the quickest way to a man's heart is to punch directly through the breastplate. However, if you want to do this with a minimum of damage, the quickest way to a man's heart is through a major artery under the left armpit into the superior venacava.

The liquid inside your eyeballs is about the only matter in you that doesn't get replaced as you live. The reason: there's no active blood flow there. It may get replaced on a sub-atomic level, but on the atomic and molecular levels, it's the same when you die as when you were born.

Water has a "skin" because of the polar nature of the water molecule. The molecules in the middle of a body of water point every which way, but the molecules at the top all tend to point in one direction. This is what gives water it's surface tension.

L!nD@ L0vel@ce had her double lung transplant in Pittsburgh, I believe at Allegheny General Hospital. She shared a room with my friend's gram.

When traveling from Johnstown PA to Cleveland OH, it ALWAYS rains on the trip~~~Always!

Paradise by the Dashboard Light IS NOT a happy wedding song...and you need to be drunk to sing along.

And of surface tension, the serum that gives lungs surface tension is called surfactant, and it does not delvelop until past the 35th-36th week of preganacies....hence why most premies have lung problems. Without surfactant, its like trying to blow up a balloon without strectching it!

Well I knew things when I first got here, but then I looked at those adorable polar bear cubs and promptly forgot everything. Man, they're cute!

I learned that tartrazine mixed with sodium benzoate preservative are associated with increases in hyperactive behaviour in children. Removing these products (which oddly enough exists in most childrens foods) has done wonders for my own child's behaviour.

I know that if you try to take 5 children to swim at the reservoir on the last day of summer break, it will start pouring rain on your sad little minivan while you're en route.

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