Britain’s unluckiest man falls down manhole
Nov 25, 2006 Uncategorized
Poor guy… I came across this and just had to repost it. If you ever think you have it bad, just read that and realize it could be worse!
(From The Register)
A 54-year-old Doncaster unfortunate - dubbed “Britain’s unluckiest man” - has continued a lifelong tradition of mishaps by falling down a manhole, Ananova reports.
John Lyne, of Stainforth, near Doncaster suffered injuries to his back, left leg and both knees as a result of the tumble, and will be out of action for 32 weeks, according to the Doncaster Free Press.
Lyne’s career began as a child, when he fell off a horse and cart and was run over by a delivery van. As a teenager, he fell from a tree and broke his arm. On his way home from hospital - on Friday 13th - the bus he was in crashed, provoking another fracture in the same arm.
Since then, he’s been hit by lightning twice, fallen victim to a rock-fall in a mine, has nearly drowned and has enjoyed three car crashes.
Lyne said: “I don’t think there is any reason or explanation for it though, it has just happened really. I have to particularly be careful on the Friday 13ths, when a few accidents have fallen.”
The poor bloke added: “Everyone thinks it is just hilarious. My mates, family and wife Susan just laugh about it.”
Church Reaches Out to Teens Arrested for Vandalism
Nov 25, 2006 Uncategorized
Basically, some teenagers broke into a church and vandalized it. Instead of the church suing the, they are doing the Christ-like thing and reaching out to them. I REALLY respect that. Here is an excerpt from the article:
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The congregation of a church vandalized by three young men has invited them to church and is gathering gift baskets for each of them “to reach out and extend love and mercy to them,” an outreach pastor said.
“The judge will give them consequences, but as a congregation we want to reach out and extend love and mercy to them,” said Jason Reimer, a pastor of outreach at the South Hills Evangelical Church. “A lot of us, whether we’re churchgoers or not, have been in their shoes before and have made some bad choices. But God forgives us.”
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Again, in this situation, the church could have turned its back on these kids, but they realize that everyone makes mistakes, so they reached out to those who had messed up. I wish all churches would be like that. It really hurts when they aren’t…
It reminds me of some lyrics from “If We Are the Body” (iTunes link) by Casting Crowns:
But if we are the Body
Why aren’t His arms reaching
Why aren’t His hands healing
Why aren’t His words teaching
And if we are the Body
Why aren’t His feet going
Why is His love not showing them there is a way
Jesus is the Way
Anyways, Read the article
Tags: church, forgiveness, mistakes
Highest-Paying Jobs in the US
Nov 25, 2006 Uncategorized
For anyone out there looking for a new job, here is some info you might want to see.
Top Paying Jobs Overall
- Physicians and surgeons — $147,000
- Aircraft pilots — $133,500
- Chief executives — $116,000Electrical and electronic engineers — $112,000
- Lawyers and judges — $99,800
- Dentists — $90,000
- Pharmacists — $85,500
- Management analysts — $84,700
- Computer and information system managers — $83,000
- Financial analysts, managers and advisors — $84,000
- Marketing and sales managers — $80,000
- Education administrators — $80,000
Top Paying Jobs That Do Not Require a High School Degree
These jobs tend to require substantial on-the-job training and work experience rather than formal education and schooling:
- Industrial production managers — $36,000
- Bailiffs, correctional officers and jailers — $36,400
- Drafters — $36,000
- Construction manager — $33,600
- Electricians — $31,900
Top Paying Jobs for High School Graduates
These occupations emphasize work experience and on-the-job training rather than formal education:
- Computer software engineers — $58,900
- Computer/information systems managers — $56,400
- Computer programmers — $55,000
- Network systems and data communications analysts — $49,000
- General and operations managers — $48,000
- Database, network and computer systems administrators — $48,000
Top Paying Jobs for a Two-Year College Degree
The following jobs tend to be technical in nature, emphasizing skills developed on the job as well as job-specific training and certifications:
- Healthcare practitioners — $66,000
- Business analysts — $58,000
- Electrical and electronic engineers — $57,000
- Mechanical engineers — $56,800
- General and operations managers — $54,000
- Computer and information systems managers — $50,400
Source: Career Builder
25 Funniest Analogies
Nov 23, 2006 Uncategorized
These analogies are taken from actual high school essays and collected by English teachers across the country for their own amusement. Some of these kids may have bright futures as humor writers. What do you think?
1. Her face was a perfect oval, like a circle that had its two sides gently compressed by a ThighMaster.
2. His thoughts tumbled in his head, making and breaking alliances like underpants in a dryer without Cling Free.
3. He spoke with the wisdom that can only come from experience, like a guy who went blind because he looked at a solar eclipse without one of those boxes with a pinhole in it and now goes around the country speaking at high schools about the dangers of looking at a solar eclipse without one of those boxes with a pinhole in it.
4. She grew on him like she was a colony of E. Coli, and he was room-temperature Canadian beef.
5. She had a deep, throaty, genuine laugh, like that sound a dog makes just before it throws up.
6. Her vocabulary was as bad as, like, whatever.
7. He was as tall as a six-foot, three-inch tree.
8. The revelation that his marriage of 30 years had disintegrated because of his wife’s infidelity came as a rude shock, like a surcharge at a formerly surcharge-free ATM machine.
9. The little boat gently drifted across the pond exactly the way a bowling ball wouldn’t.
10. McBride fell 12 stories, hitting the pavement like a Hefty bag filled with vegetable soup.
Tags: Humor
New PostSecret Posts
Nov 22, 2006 PostSecrets
I blogged about this before, but I wanted to post some new pictures from PostSecret. These are some recent ones that I found to be pretty moving. Remember, you can get to the PostSecret website HERE.
Tags: postsecret, touching
Strange New Products
Nov 22, 2006 Uncategorized
While reading Casual.Mondays (a great blog), I came across a link to an interesting website that features several random products that you probably never knew existed. Here are 2 of my favorites:
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Poop Soap
What the world needs now is some soap that looks like poop.
“Nope It’s Soap” claims to have a coffee scent, and can be used as an exfoliator.
Got a kid with a dirty mouth? Tell him you’re gonna wash his mouth out with this!
The manufacturer claims that each bar pile of soap is hand made, and unique, no molds, no mass production. Just like the real thing.
Visit: http://www.nopeitssoap.com/
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Diaper Harness for Doggies
<img src=”http://www.strangenewproducts.com/uploaded_images/sta-on-doggie-diaper-straps.jpg” alt=”Doggie Diaper Harness” align=”right”>The STA-ON diaper harness is used to keep diapers on dogs, whether young puppies, untrained adult dogs, or elderly incontinent dogs.
The idea is the invention of Dorrie Krenkel, who grew tired of diapers that kept falling off of her dachshund, Bucky.
The harness is intended to work with babies’ diapers (you just poke a hole to pull the tail through), and you can get the harness in a variety of colors. They sell for $12.95 for the smallest size to $16.95 for the largest.
I suppose you might also need to get some “puppy powder” to prevent against diaper rash.
Found on PetGadgets.com
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Here is the link to Strange New Products
The Art of Re-Gifting
Nov 21, 2006 Uncategorized
With Christmas coming up, some of you cheap-o’s out there will surely be considering “re-gifting”, the art of giving someone a gift that was previously given to you, but unwanted. Sure, you could have sold it on eBay, but why, when you can save yourself the expense of having to buy a gift for someone else. So, here are some guidelines for regifting:
Is the gift regiftable? Never regift handmade or one-of-a-kind items. Signed books and monogrammed items are off-limits. Do you have to be told not to regift free promotional items? Some gifts that are good candidates for regifting include good (unopened!) bottles of wine, new household items and inexpensive jewelry.
How is the condition? Only new, unopened gifts in good condition should be considered for regifting. Never give partially used gift cards. Don’t give items that you have owned for a long time. A general rule of thumb: if you have to dust it off, it is not regiftable.
Is this going to work? Successful regifters use common sense. If you are going to regift, be sure you know who gave you the item, so you don’t return something to the original giver. Only regift items to people who are not likely to see the original giver.
Do you have good intentions? Don’t just give a gift to give a gift. Be sure that the recipient will appreciate the item. Remember, if you feel that an item is undesirable, the recipient probably will too. If you are regifting simply because you ran out of time, gift cards are simple to obtain and always well received.
How does it look? When it comes to gift-giving, go for show! While gift bags in good condition can be reused, wrapping paper is a one-time thing. Always spring for a new card or gift tag.
Can you handle it? If you don’t plan to announce the gift as a regift, ask yourself if you can keep the secret. Never feel guilty about regifting once you’ve done it.
Have you considered your options? An unwanted gift could be a welcome donation to a charitable organization. It is also an option to suck it up and keep an unwanted gift—after all, it was a gift.
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from Regiftable.com
