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What Ordinary Household Items Can Be Used For Cleaning.

Vinegar

Vinegar can be applied to price tags and labels to remove the gummy glue without scraping the surface. Let the vinegar saturate the tag or label before removing it.

Vinegar can be added to remove soap residue from a washing machine. Run a small cycle with no clothing to clean out the soap and hard water residue from a washing machine. At the last rinse cycle, add vinegar to the water.

A spray of three parts water and one part vinegar can be used to Continue Reading »

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What Is The Only Book To Read If You Only Read One.

If you only have one book to read, “Running With Scissors” by Augusten Burroughs is highly recommended. Very few people who have read this book aren’t touched and amazed by Burroughs’ story.

Augusten Burroughs tell the honest-to-God true story of his childhood in “Running With Scissors.” Growing up with an alcoholic father, a violent, angry brother and a psychotic mother, Burroughs had very little chance at every being normal. That’s why it’s so intriguing that he grew up to be as well-adjusted as he is.

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Earth: The Most Intelligent Life In The Universe, Seriously.

Space is a big big place. We really have no idea just how far it goes. For all we can discern it really may go forever. Our universe on the other hand is a defined amount of space. A massive huge defined space yes, but a space with parameters none the less. A space that as the years go by we keep gaining a greater understanding of. We have learned things about our universe in the Continue Reading »

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Do You Think There Is Life Out There.

The question, is there life beyond us and our world? The answer, can range from the religious view of nothing but God to the hippie’s infatuation with Roswell, but the truth is unattainable for now. We are left with only our imagination and a couple of facts; the first of which is the shear size of the known universe which leaves a lot of room for a lot of things to be going on with out us knowing about it. Another good point is the living conditions that some species on Earth are thriving Continue Reading »

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Is There Really A God, Or Is It Just Hype.

For those who believe in religion, do you believe in a God, or is it just some higher force. Many individuals do not believe in a religion so much so as they believe in the power of an external force or being, that is watching over them, and helping them get through the day. Although there are several religions fanatics, and many that believe there is one right or wrong belief system or nothing more, there are also those Continue Reading »

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Useless Knowledge To Remain Green In Today’s Time.

There is a new trend in today’s society, and that is the movement for people to “become green.” Becoming green means for a person to be more economically friendly, and it gained it’s start from news stories about global warming. Becoming green is a call for people to be responsible for their own actions, and for them to start doing their part to protect our planet. Simultaneously, becoming green is also a guilt trip for people who are not as proactive about global warming.

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Twenty Commandments for a New Era

Let’s be honest, anything etched in stone is probably a little outdated. Not to mention, while we’ve rid society of many vices in the past few centuries (i.e. slavery), we could probably use more than a mere 10 to live by. Every man needs a code; these 20 items are non-negotiable.1. Standard casual golf rules should include one mulligan per 9 holes, not 18.2. Don’t borrow a friend’s roll-on deodorant. Electric razors are subject to personal boundaries.3. There are only a few activities worth waking up for prior to 7:30 AM. None of them require you to leave your house.4. The Happiest Meal on the McDonalds menu is actually the McSkillet Burrito. Unless you’re in the 7 and under age bracket, refrain from ordering a Happy Meal.5. If you don’t offer delivery food outside of a 3 mile radius, don’t put “Delivery” on your menu.6. Everything West of I-435 and within the Kansas border is completely irrelevant to mainstream America, but Kansas City is actually pretty sweet.7. NWO 4 Life.8. Rock, paper, scissors (2 out of 3) is grounds to circumvent any litigation, assuming all parties have 8 fingers and 2 thumbs.9. Books on tape are made for solo car trips. No exceptions.10. 5 extra gratuity (on top of standard tip) can be added for an attractive service industry worker, anything more is too bold. Continue Reading »

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More Circular Logic

More Circular LogicAs you’ve surely noticed, The Ballad of Sharon and Steve is little more than a nonsensical trip in circles. Here are some fun facts for those who enjoy their circular logic in more literal fashion. The earth’s first satellite, of the non-natural variety (shout out to all you moon fans), was launched into orbit in 1957, courtesy of the Soviet Union, Sputnik 1, or so they called it. Since then, numerous writers have struggled to resist the urge to make the obvious “spud” vs. “sput” phonetic comparison as it relates to Russia’s national predilection for potato-based vodka. One could say the Sovets’ historic innovation paved the way for both Big Pun to be broadcast uncensored and commercial-free in car radios (I don’t have satellite radio, but I’ll assume he’s come across the airwaves) and innumerable bad puns, like this one.Fictionally speaking, satellites first showed up in 1869, in a publication known as The Atlantic Monthly, though author Edward Everett Hale’s description of what a satellite might look like differs greatly from scientists and science fiction fans of present day. Then again, Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein was a rough composition of dead human limbs, neither square-headed with neck-penetrating bolts nor actually named Frankenstein, yet she’s still credited with creating perhaps the world’s most famous monster. In fact, Hale’s satellite sounds more like a Commodores’ scrapped sequel hit than plausible flight-taking structure, a sphere referred to as “The Brick Moon,” some 200 feet in diameter and made with mortar.Whether you credit the Soviet Union or Edward Everett hale, satellites have gone on to have wide-spanning influence around the world (bad puns are contagious), from arts to science to everyday living/functioning apparatuses. Skeptical? Here’s your own orbital trip around the internet to prove my point.1. www.satelliteinternetbroadband.com2. www.pandora.com3. www.footstone.com/gs4. www.sirius.com5. RepeatSatellite internet –> internet radio –> The Georgia Satellites –> satellite radio –> satellite internet. Boom. Orbit.

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The Ballad of Sharon & Steve

Once upon a time in a suburb near Sacramento there was a slowly aging woman by the name of Sharon. Sharon really wasn’t fond of green apples. She lived with her brother Steve and their pet gerbil named Hamster. They didn’t know the difference between gerbils and hamsters. Guinea pigs would’ve blown their mind. On the way to the store, they decided to take Hamster for a walk. Then they decided not to. “Gerbils might be allergic to the store,” Steve said. “You’re an idiot,” Sharon swiftly replied, “I’m sick of your nonsense; I want you out of my townhouse.” It was really more of clustered subdivision, if you want to get technical, Steve thought to himself.So Steve walked out the door and took a left, repeating all the while, “the left will lead you home.” Of course, it couldn’t lead him home because Steve had lived in Sharon’s home. Steve did have a job, might as well get to work early, so he figured. Steve was a fortune teller at Sacramento Sq., an oval shaped open-air plaza with shops that mostly sold fresh fruit and vegetables. Blindsided by this cruel twist of fate, suddenly questioning his fortune telling prowess, Steve paused to ponder whether there might be a better occupation within reach. After all, “Mr. Steve” had little otherworldly mystique, and his sign drew in few customers.As he approached Sacramento Sq., Steve saw a familiar face. It was DiJon, an old friend from high school. “Hello Colonel Mustard,” Steve emphatically called out, “What’s new?” To be honest, DiJon didn’t get it. He’d never really understood the nickname. DiJon had only played Clue once and no one picked Colonel Mustard, so there was really no reason to blame him. He had been in the Army, but not as a commissioned officer, making the unexplained promotion more of slight. “Just out for a stroll,” DiJon politely informed him. DiJon turned right, he always went right, seemed to be a more righteous path. As a result, Steve and DiJon rarely ran into each other; it had been years since their last chat. Soon after, they fell out of touch.

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The Ballad of Sharon and Steve

“I have found the paradox that if you love until it hurts, there can be no more hurt, but only love.” Mother Theresa

“Love is like oxygen. You get too much you get too high, not enough and you’re going to die.” Sweet (British rock group)

“Love is an irresistible desire to be irresistibly desired.” Robert Frost

“Love is the only force capable of transforming an enemy into a friend” Martin Luther King Jr.

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