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Bill Gates recently gave a speech at a High School about 11 things they did not and will not learn in school. He talks about how feel-good, politically correct teachings created a generation of kids with no concept of reality and how this concept set them up for failure in the real world.

Rule 1 : Life is not fair - get used to it!

Rule 2 : The world doesn't care about your self-esteem. The world will expect you to accomplish something BEFORE you feel good about yourself.

Rule 3 : You will NOT make $60,000 a year right out of high school. You won't be a vice-president with a car phone until you earn both.

Rule 4 : If you think your teacher is tough, wait till you get a boss

Rule 5 : Flipping burgers is not beneath your dignity. Your Grandparents had a different word for burger flipping: they called it opportunity.

Rule 6 : If you mess up, it's not your parents' fault , so don't whine about your mistakes, learn from them.

Rule 7 : Before you were born, your parents weren't as boring as they are now. They got that way from paying your bills, cleaning your clothes and listening to you talk about how cool you thought you were. So before you save the rain forest from the parasites of your parent's generation, try delousing the closet in your own room.

Rule 8 : Your school may have done away with winners and losers, but life HAS NOT. In some schools, they have abolished failing grades and they'll give you as MANY TIMES as you want to get the right answer. This doesn't bear the slightest resemblance to ANYTHING in real life.

Rule 9 : Life is not divided into semesters. You don't get summers off and very few employers are interested in helping you FIND YOURSELF. Do that on your own time.

Rule 10 : Television is NOT real life. In real life people actually have to leave the coffee shop and go to jobs.

Rule 11 : Be nice to nerds. Chances are you'll end up working for one.

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Whatever will I talk about today? Let's just talk about what I've done so far today....

Woke up, got out of bed, dragged a comb across my head. Actually, I can't comb my hair as it is much too thick.

Found my way downstairs and drank a cup. Well, I live in a condo, so it was more like I found my way into the kitchen and had a nice cup of coffee WELL flavored with Hazelnut Coffeemate.

Looking up, I noticed I was late. What got me behind was I realized I forgot to write a check for Hunter's upcoming field trip then I emptied the dishwasher and I put a load of towels in the washing machine...time just got away from me.

Found my coat and grabbed my hat. To be honest, I wasn't having a bad hair day, so I didn't need my hat and due to the fact that I live in Florida, I said forget the coat, too.

Made the bus in seconds flat. I don't even think there are busses where I live, so I just took my car.

And somebody spoke and I went into a dream. Wait, that was a phone scam....that wasn't a dream. People were screaming at each other. In my dreams Madonna is having coffee with me and we are on a boat in the Mediterranean.

A Clothing Crisis......

My darling sister is coming to visit me in a few weeks...She is having a clothing crisis and doesn't know which dress to choose for a wedding in The Keys that is on a boat. My vote is for choice #3. LOOOOOVE that dress! The other are cute too, but I am a fan of #3!

Voting on this clothing choice is more important than voting for American Idol.....Please exercise your RIGHT to vote and do your part in this monumental event!

Huh?

“I think Jesus was a compassionate, super-intelligent gay man who understood human problems. On the cross, he forgave the people who crucified him. Jesus wanted us to be loving and forgiving. I don’t know what makes people so cruel. Try being a gay woman in the Middle East — you’re as good as dead.”

- Elton John tells Parade

RESORT.....doesn't always mean NICE.....

Hunter and I decided to take advantage of the nice long weekend and visit St. Augustine - The Nation's Oldest City! I was hoping to go somewhere else, but that is another story.....

So when I was booking our hotel online - I THOUGHT I had found a great place! I mean with words like BEACH and RESORT in the name, you would think it would be a nice spot to spend a long weekend. Welllllllll, it wasn't.

The first thing we noticed was possible blood on the door.....

As you can see, the security system on the door was AMAZING

Yes, we felt very safe.

108....not so great

Everything that was "silver", was rusted

Hmmmmmm, what is that?

Broken.....AND held together with masking tape.

Not only is the toilet GROSS, you had to GET INTO the shower, to close the bathroom door

Interesting patch job

You could see outside....through the side of the door

And the pool was 1/2 empty.....loooong drop for a kid on the slide.

The good news is - after a full day of sight-seeing, we got there late, so all we did was sleep, wake up and check out. Oh, did I mention there was no hot water either? DELIGHTFUL!

The city of St. Augustine was soooooooo cool! Hunter and I had a great time and will definitely be back again! However, we will stay in the historic district the WHOLE time and not get fooled by the sweet words of BEACH and RESORT ever again! Those GREAT photos will be up in a day or two!

Bored? BEWARE!

According to a study from University College London, you really can be BORED TO DEATH.

In the 1980s, a pair of researchers from University College London wanted to find out if boredom could affect a person's health. So they surveyed 7,500 civil servants in the UK, and asked them if they'd been bored at work in the past month.

Then last year, they followed up on the study to see where the civil servants are now.

What they found is that those who reported they were bored at work were TWO AND A HALF TIMES more likely to have died of a heart problem.

In other words, boredom actually CAN kill you!!

Roses....what do they mean?

Valentine's Day may be a SHAM HOLIDAY, but who doesn't like to get flowers!

--With that in mind, here's a basic guide to flowers and the meaning of each color:

--RED flowers symbolize romantic love, passion, desire, and eroticism. And the darker the red, the deeper the love it symbolizes.

--BLACK flowers symbolize a loss, but they can also mean elegance, power and mystery. Plus, sending black flowers is a great way to freak someone out . . . you know, if you're kind of a psycho.

--WHITE flowers symbolize purity and family. They're ideal to send to a family member or close friend.

--YELLOW flowers symbolize friendship and happiness, and can be used to express congratulations as well.

--GREEN flowers symbolize fertility.

--PINK flowers signify femininity, sweetness, and charm.

--PEACH flowers signify appreciation, and sometimes gratitude.

--ORANGE flowers symbolize fascination and maybe a hint of mischief. If you're into someone but you haven't told them yet, send orange flowers.

--LAVENDER flowers symbolize trust and nobility.

--And BLUE flowers typically symbolize peace and tranquility. But they can also be used to express trust and contentment.

And now you know!