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A teacher affects eternity;he can never tell where his influence stops.
-Henry Adams. (Posted on my high schools website, with the passing of one of my closest teachers in high school)
(And truly his influence was that o fthe quote).
"Tony Don't try this..."
-Me right before i slid off a log and fell several feet onto my back.
Add your qutoes...
Respect for a Stepseason
In the days of a long winter
People’s joys will always splinter
Trodden down by the very fact
That the days of winter sunshine lack
But all forget one very thing
The first warm days are not of spring
As you walk out seeing flowers
Reaching toward the sun as towers
As you see the blossom bloom
Ridding the earth of constant gloom
As the crocus peaks through the ground
Don’t declare spring has been found
Remember give winter some respect
Because it’s later days spring reflects
And when you say spring is here
It could be winter may shed a tear
You did not respect what winter made
You listened to inherent descriptions laid
For winter isn’t always cold and gloomy
In its later days it may be warm and bloomy
Because winter works as hard as it can
To give a few pretty days to every man
So as the days get warm and sunny
Thank winter
– Now isn’t that funny…
Wow things have been supper busy as of late. Fun 13 hour days of work, public talks, NASA managers calling me at 10 PM. (Ya know someone has to save the space program jk) Editing wedding photos... getting ready for more wedding photos.
Ah and as I write this why aren't I in bed? Simple... the question was raised today... What is the longest someone has gone without sleep? So I must find this information before I head to bed.
The record:
-The record for the longest period without sleep is 18 days, 21 hours, 40 minutes during a rocking chair marathon. The record holder reported hallucinations, paranoia, blurred vision, slurred speech and memory and concentration lapses.
I'm a person who needs 8 hours asleep to be happy and most alert (probably why I can't ever remember peoples names). So why is it different people can get by with different amounts of sleep? How much do you need?
Oh and while you're not sleeping ... read some more facts...
I think I’ll get married next week, So I can get that meal again!
-Brandon leaving his sisters Wedding Rehearsal Dinner. (The Quail was pretty awesome!)
I love Hitler.
-Someone sitting next to me at a Belle and Sebastian Concert.
No the guy in The Tokyo Shirt, What song do you want to hear?
-Lead Singer of Belle and Sebastian callin me out in the audience for a request even though I was in the balcony. And someone else was tryin to answer instead of me.
No, We're not going to play that song.
-The Lead Singers response after he spent a good minute trying to hear my request for "This is Just a Modern Rock Song"
Add your quotes...
Results:
1st Round Winners
Alan Johnson (He went home and put his score sheet on the refrigerator)
Brent Priddy
Mark Wilson
2nd Round: (Composed of 1st and 2nd Place winners from 1st round)
3rd place: Emily Harper
2nd place: Darcie Myers
Champion: Mark Wilson
Well the first annual Monopoly championship has come and gone. And yes it now has been given the title first annual. As it turns out we only had a quorum this year, 15 contestants. However the two rounds of Monopoly goodness was exhilarating.
For those unfamiliar with the monopoly championship rules. (Ha or the monopoly rules in general). Here is a link to the tournament official rules. The main difference from any other Monopoly game, you have to play by the official rules, and rounds are 90 minutes long. (Yes I did just here a sigh of relief from the quasi Monopoly fans).
Upon Review of official rules things which are new to me
-Mortgage requires an extra 10% payback
-Once you are out of houses, no more can be sold
-Property is auctioned immediately if not desired by someone
-You can build or trade at any time
-You don't role again to determine the payment on utilities
-You can build houses and trade at any time, not just your turn
So there you have it, start practicing and prepare for next year..
So there you have it. The scores racked up, and in the end, the out of towners dominated this year’s game. So see you next year, get your trash talk ready, your ghetto properties loaded with hotels, and your dice throws practiced.
... And prepare for the Risk Championship this fall ...
The New Misconstrued Thoughts, coming slowly but Surely...
This is a preview of the new Layout to expect...
No Longer will there be "Quote Wednesday" or "Creative Writing Thursday"
No, everyday will be creative and quotable, with new areas to keep you up to date on our misconstrued world.
Misconstrued Main
- Misconstrued thoughts and my misconstrued view of the world
- Misconstrued People
- Misconstrued Quotes
- Misconstrued Food (If I invent it and dont die, I may put it here)
Video
- Misconstrued Videos
- Misconstured Video Blog Post (See all blog post with video)
Music
- Concert Reviews
- Song of the Week (Hear Really Cool Music)
Photography
- Misconstrued View of the World
- Map Based Travels with Pictures (We'll see if i do this)
WWW
- Stupid things to spend your money on
- Interesting Web Sites
- In the News
- Good Deals
Trivia
So there it is, It'll all be updated whenever ... sometimes or all the time... a more dynamic site with less requirements on my time, while actually giving more content.
As for what will make it on the site of the above... We'll see ... its a work in process
So here I spent a day looking through all the tax laws understanding all the benefits of the long form and the reasons why software is truly needed to do your taxes. When all said and done I think taking the time to investigate all of this will be at least $500 to my benefit. Thank goodness for interest on houses. (Wait that made no sense... but in an odd way it does... the ol tax break for being in debt for a house... makes part of you want to be indebt and the other (more logical) side wanting everything paid for.
But anyways, as you know I'm out to help you. (That is what a civil servant is, correct?)
So here you go TaxAct2005, its free... its easy. and its fun! ok... not really but go-ahead and pretend yourself, you still have to do your taxes.
And speaking of doing your taxes... hey hurry and get those in, I need a paycheck so I can pay my taxes. Yes one of the peculiarities of my job.. I pay taxes to give the government money so they can pay me? Life is confusing (or is it misconstrued).
I know I know...
There you have been stareing longinly at the computer screen 1000's of click perday refreshing misconstruedthought... would it return...
Then a glemor of hope...
Trivia returned... would more come?
BTW... Congrats to the previous months winners...
39 players played during the month.
1. milkdud105 (261 points, 7 wins)
2. Danny(GA) (259 points, 5 wins)
3. Jason (Ga) (220 points, 2 wins)
4. knows nothing (210 points, 2 wins)
5. Jerm (AL) (170 points, 0 wins)
6. Blondie(TN) (170 points, 2 wins)
7. yadayadayada (170 points, 0 wins)
8. Kathryn (167 points, 0 wins)
9. Jason, TN (167 points, 2 wins)
10. Murf (162 points, 1 wins)
(Oh and by the way... there will no longer be trivia on the weekends (For all the whinners, with lives on the weekends).
But here we are Misconstrued thoughts are returning (or is it is...) ha... its misconstruedthoughts! and as you've grown acustomed to it all, you know we have no ability to spell or grammer (thats right i just used grammer as a verb) here at misconstruedthoughts.
But we are back... did you miss us?
Well hopefully things will be more exciting than ever in the coming days. ...
(But it sure is nice outside... which lends me toward not sitting behind this bright screen, and even leaving work a little earlier).
But anyways, if you have thoughts on the new misconstrued please leave your comments...
and for all those who emailed me wondering if I had died or something... well i'm back (from the dead?)
Feel free to send flowers....