FW: Garbage Truck

Law of the Garbage Truck One day I hopped in a taxi and we took off for the airport. We were driving in the right lane when suddenly a black car jumped out of a parking space right in front of us. My taxi driver slammed on his brakes, skidded, and missed the other car by just inches! The driver of the other car whipped his head around and started yelling at us. My taxi driver just smiled and waved at the guy. And I mean he was really friendly. So I asked, 'Why did you just do that? This guy almost ruined your car and sent us to the hospital! This is when my taxi driver taught me what I now call, 'The Law of the Garbage Truck.' He explained that many people are like garbage trucks. They run around full of garbage, full of frustration, full of anger, and full of disappointment. As their garbage piles up, they need a place to dump it and sometimes they'll dump it on you. Don't take it personally. Just smile, wave, wish them well, and move on. Don't take their garbage and spread it to other people at work, at home, or on the streets. The bottom line is that successful people do not let garbage trucks take over their day. Life's too short to wake up in the morning with regrets, so ... Love the people who treat you right, Pray for the ones who don't. Life is ten percent what you make it and ninety percent how you take it! Have a garbage-free day!

FW: hahahaha

Sent: Monday, January 4, 2010 1:14:08 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: hahahaha During a recent password audit at our company, it was found that a blonde receptionist was using the following password: "MickeyMinniePlutoHueyLouieDeweyDonaldGoofySacramento" When asked why she had such a long password, she said she was told that it had to be at least 8 characters long and include at least one capital. The information transmitted is intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed and may contain confidential and/or privileged information.  Any review, retransmission, dissemination or other use of, or taking of any action in reliance upon, this information by persons or entities other that the intended recipient is prohibited.  If you received this in error, please contact the sender and delete the material from the computer or device.

HTC Incredible

I got a HTC Incredible about a month ago.  Right away some of the issues that I had with the Droid are taken care of.  In case you don't remember here are some of problems I posted about;

• Droid didn't copy and past from email.
• The Incredible has two mail clients.  One of them is called "Gmail" and I think it comes with the android os.  The other one is simply "Mail" and it supports a long press to zoom and copy.  It takes a bit to get used to, but it works.  
• I didn't like the swipe to answer.
• The Incredible brings up two buttons which you tap.  This can be done with one hand if you are careful.
• I wasn't impressed with the battery life.
• Unfortunately the Incredible doesn't help much with this.  It seems a little worse.
• I thought that the battery cover came off way too easily.
• The Incredible battery cover is much harder to get off.  The first time I did it I had to look at the instructions again to make sure I wasn't breaking the phone.

So, it looks like HTC read my blog.  I'm flattered, but I can't take credit for all of it.  They came up with some other improvement like:

• Flash. No not the comic book kind. Flash video.  Try that on your iphone.
• Multiple home screens.  I think this is also part of the Nexus one, but it's an improvement over the Droid.
• The nifty clock thing.  OK I know it's an app, but I kind of like it.  When you first open the phone it plays an animation to represent the current weather.
• The camera is an 8 megapixel which is nice.

If you are still reading my blog, HTC, I like what you are doing.  Here are the things that I would improve.

• I would make the dual camera set up with the forward facing camera like you have on the EVO standard.
• I would look at increasing the battery size.  I've seen the battery and I believe that doubling the size would be worth it for me if it doubled the the time.  
• I've felt the heat coming off the phone when it's running the gps so I realize that this may be more of a heat
• As long as I'm looking at stuff I would look into solar paint.  If it's sturdy enough I could imagine painting this stuff on the outside of the phone and/or the outside of a belt clip phone case to charge the phone all the time.

If you are in the market for a phone you have to consider coverage area (not to mention price).  If Sprint's coverage area is suitable for your needs I would go with the EVO (which looks like the Incredible with a front facing camera).  Otherwise I would go with the Incredible over the Droid.  

FW: Golfing

Golf is harder than baseball. In golf, you have to play your foul balls. Eight Iron Off the seventh tee, Joe sliced his shot deep into a wooded ravine. He took his eight iron and clambered down the embankment in search of his lost ball. After many long minutes of hacking at the underbrush, he spotted something glistening in the leaves. As he drew nearer, he discovered that it was an eight iron in the hands of a skeleton! Joe immediately called out to his friend, "Jack, I've got trouble down here!" "What's the matter?" Jack asked from the edge of the ravine. "Bring me my wedge," Joe shouted. "You can't get out of here with an eight iron. The schoolteacher was taking her first golfing lesson. "Is the word spelled p-u-t or p-u-t-t?'' she asked the instructor. "P-u-t-t is correct,'' he replied. "Put means to place a thing where you want it. Putt means merely a vain attempt to do the same thing." The owner of a golf course was confused about paying an invoice, so he decided to ask his secretary for some mathematical help. He called her into his office and said, 'You graduated from the University of Tennessee and I need some help. If I were to give you $20,000, minus 14%, how much would you take off?' The secretary thought a moment, and then replied,  'Everything but my earrings.' Fore! My five-year-old nephew wanted to caddy for my brother's golf game. "You have to count my strokes," my brother told him. "How much is six plus nine plus eight?" "Five," answered the nephew. "Okay," my brother said, "let's go.." Golf can best be defined as an endless series of tragedies obscured by the occasional miracle, followed by a good bottle of beer. Golf! You hit down to make the ball go up. You swing left and the ball goes right. The lowest score wins. And on top of that, the winner buys the drinks. A 'gimme' can best be defined as an agreement between two golfers ...neither of whom can putt very well. The best wood in most amateurs' bags is the pencil. Scratch Golfer Two women were put together as partners in the club tournament and met on the putting green for the first time. After introductions, the first golfer asked, "What's your handicap?" "Oh, I'm a scratch golfer," the other replied. "Really!" exclaimed the first woman suitably impressed that she was  paired up with her. "Yes, I write down all my good scores and scratch out the bad ones!"

FW: WAL-MART CAKE

Sent: Sat, May 29, 2010 1:51 am
Subject: WAL-MART CAKE

WAL-MART CAKE.................

It took me a second, but make sure you read the story under the picture.

Keep in mind this actually really did happen.

This cake is for someone who was moving from an insurance claims office.

Okay,so this is how I imagine this conversation went:

Walmart Employee: 'Hello 'dis be Walmarts, how can I help you?'

Customer: ' I would like to order a cake for a going away party this week.'

Walmart Employee: 'What you want on da cake?'

 Customer: 'Best Wishes Suzanne' and underneath that 'We will miss you'..
 

STOP LAUGHING!

You can't fix stupid!

FW: Fwd: Brewer to Obama: Come to Arizona, See the Open Border

So much for Hope and Changeeeeeeeeeee

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Brewer to Obama: Come to Arizona, See the Open Border In my meeting with President Obama yesterday, I personally invited him to visit Arizona and see our open borders for himself.  Only then might he understand that border security is the mandatory first step in any real effort to battle illegal immigration. Unfortunately, the President declined to commit to a personal visit. He also declined my request to increase the National Guard commitment, did not commit to build and extend the fence, and refused to pay the federal obligations for incarceration expenses - over $750 million just since 2003. While the meeting was cordial and respectful, and I appreciate the opportunity to share the deep concerns of our citizens, a continued lack of action is devastating to Arizona. Washington’s continued reluctance to secure our border - with no political strings attached - only suggests the possibility of further violence, failures and delay.  No more political two-steps!  Now is the time to simply and honestly secure our international border. It is my hope that the President has a change of heart and takes the time to personally meet in Arizona with our hard-working border enforcement agents, local law enforcement, border-region ranchers, and others who are confronted daily with Arizona’s border crisis and see for himself their problems and their justifiable fears.  Until operational control of the border by the federal government is achieved, Arizonans and indeed our nation remain at risk. Following our meeting today, I’m encouraged that there may be a new and more open willingness for direct dialogue between the federal government and Arizona.  However, as I have said before, illegal immigration will not be solved by the promises that have been made, but rather, by the tangible results on the ground. The President should see for himself how a lack of enforcement has turned Arizona into the superhighway of illegal drug and human smuggling activity.  My invitation to come to Arizona remains open.

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FW: Top 10

Subject: Top 10

JUDICIAL WATCH ANNOUNCES LIST OF WASHINGTON 'S "TEN MOST CORRUPT POLITICIANS" FOR 2009.

GUESS WHO MADE THE LIST?
 
THE WHITE HOUSE IS NOT PLEASED.
 
http://www.judicialwatch.org/news/2009/dec/judicial-watch-announces-list-washington-s-ten-most-wanted-corrupt-politicians-2009

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FW: kids in church- very cute

KIDS IN  CHURCH  KIDS  IN CHURCH 3-year-old  Reese : 'Our  Father, Who does art in heaven, Harold  is His name. Amen.' ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ A  little boy was overheard  praying: 'Lord,  if you can't make me a better boy, don't worry  about it. I'm having a real good time  like I  am.' ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ After  the christening of his baby  brother in  church, Jason sobbed all the way home  in the back seat of the car. His father  asked him three times what was  wrong. Finally,  the boy replied, 'That preacher said he  wanted us brought up in a Christian  home, and I wanted to stay with you  guys.' ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ One  particular four-year-old  prayed, 'And  forgive us our trash baskets as  we forgive those who put trash in our  baskets.' ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ A  Sunday school  teacher asked her children  as they were on the way to church  service, 'And why  is it necessary to be quiet in  church?' One bright little girl  replied, 'Because people are  sleeping.' ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ A  mother was preparing pancakes for her sons,  Kevin 5, and Ryan 3 The boys began to  argue over who would get the first  pancake. Their mother saw the  opportunity for a moral lesson. 'If  Jesus were sitting here, He would  say, 'Let  my brother have the first pancake, I can  wait.' Kevin turned to his younger  brother and said, '  Ryan , you be Jesus  !' ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ A  father was at the beach with his  children when the four-year-old son ran  up to him, grabbed  his hand, and led him to the  shore where  a seagull lay dead in the  sand.. 'Daddy,  what happened to him?' the son  asked. 'He died and went to Heaven,'  the Dad replied. The boy thought a  moment and then said, 'Did God throw  him back down?' ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ And  if you don't send this to at least 8 people  ----- who cares! Peace, love and  happiness

FW: Southern thangs

A possum is a flat animal that sleeps in the middle of the road.

There are 5,000 types of snakes and 4,998 of them live in the South.

There are 10,000 types of spiders. All 10,000 of them live in the South, plus a couple no one has seen before.

If it grows, it'll stick ya. If it crawls, it'll bite cha.

Onced and Twiced are words.

It is not a shopping cart, it is a buggy!

Jaw-P? means Did y'all go to the bathroom?

People actually grow and eat okra.

Fixinto is one word. It means I'm fixing to do that.

There is no such thing as lunch. There is only dinner and then there is supper.

Iced tea is appropriate for all meals and you start drinking it when you're two. Folks in the south do like a little tea with their sugar.

Backards and forards means I know everything about you.

The word jeet is actually a phrase meaning, Did you eat?

You don't have to wear a watch, because it don't matter what time it is, you work until you're done or it's too dark to see.

You don't PUSH buttons, you MASH 'em.

You measure distance in minutes.

You switch from heat to A/C multiple times in the same day.

All the festivals across the state are named after a fruit, vegetable, grain, insect, or animal.

You know what a DAWG is.

You carry jumper cables in your car - for your OWN car.

You only own five spices: salt, pepper, Dell Sauce, Tabasco and ketchup.

The local papers cover national and international news on one page, but require 6 pages for local high school sports, motor sports, and gossip.

Many think that the first day of deer season is a national holiday.

You find 100 degrees Fahrenheit a bit warm.

You know what a hissy fit is.

Going to Wal-Mart is a favorite pastime known as goin Wal-Martin' or off to Wally World.

You describe the first cool snap (below 70 degrees) as good chicken stew weather.

Fried catfish is the other white meat.

We don't need no dang Driver's Ed. If our mama says we can drive, we can drive.

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FW: Why Nashville had no looters