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From Criminal Minds - Derailed

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From trainer Stephen in a course I was attending when we heard laughing coming from the adjacent room, and I commented “I never knew Excel was so exciting” (knowing it was an Excel Level 3 course).

Collegue Steve commenting on a task that was to have been completed by somebody else by a certain time, and was stated that it was completed. It of course was not, and still isn’t days later, yet it would take a knowledgeable resource only a few hours.

• “Sometimes when I reflect back on all the wine I drink I feel shame. Then I look into the glass and think about the workers in the vineyards and all of their hopes and dreams . If I didn’t drink this wine, they might be out of work and their dreams would be shattered. Then I say to myself, “It is better that I drink this wine and let their dreams come true than be selfish and worry about my liver.” ~ Jack Handy
• WARNING: The consumption of alcohol may leave you wondering what the hell happened to your bra and panties.
• WARNING: The consumption of alcohol may create the illusion that you are tougher, smarter, faster and better looking than most people.
• “When I read about the evils of drinking, I gave up reading.” ~ Henny Youngman
• WARNING: The consumption of alcohol may lead you to think people are laughing WITH you.
• WARNING: The consumption of alcohol may cause you to think you can sing.
• “When we drink, we get drunk. When we get drunk, we fall asleep. When we fall asleep, we commit no sin. When we commit no sin, we go to heaven. So, let’s all get drunk and go to heaven!” ~ Brian O’Rourke
• WARNING: The consumption of alcohol may cause pregnancy.
• WARNING: The consumption of alcohol is a major factor in dancing like a retard.
• “Without question, the greatest invention in the history of mankind is beer. Oh, I grant you that the wheel was also a fine invention, but the wheel does not go nearly as well with pizza.” ~ Dave Barry
• WARNING: The consumption of alcohol may cause you to tell your friends over and over again that you love them.
• To some it’s a six-pack, to me it’s a Support Group. Salvation in a can! ~ Dave Howell
• WARNING: The consumption of alcohol may make you think you can logically converse with members of the opposite sex without spitting.
• WARNING: The consumption of alcohol may make you think you are whispering when you are not
• And saving the best for last, as explained by Cliff Clavin, of Cheers. One afternoon at Cheers, Cliff Clavin was explaining the Buffalo Theory to his buddy Norm. Here’s how it went:
  “Well ya see, Norm, it’s like this… A herd of buffalo can only move as fast as the slowest buffalo. And when the herd is hunted, it is the slowest and weakest ones at the back that are killed first This natural selection is good for the herd as a whole, because the general speed and health of the whole group keeps improving by the regular killing of the weakest members. In much the same way, the human brain can only operate as fast as the slowest brain cells. Excessive intake of alcohol, as we know, kills brain cells. But naturally, it attacks the slowest and weakest brain cells first. In this way, regular consumption of beer eliminates the weaker brain cells, making the brain a faster and more efficient machine. That’s why you always feel smarter after a few beers.”

• Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy. — Benjamin Franklin
• Give me a woman who loves beer and I will conquer the world. — Kaiser Wilhelm
• Beer makes you feel the way you ought to feel without beer. –Henry Lawson
• You can’t be a real country unless you have a beer and an airline - it helps if you have some kind of a football team, or some nuclear weapons, but at the very least you need a beer. — Frank Zappa
• He was a wise man who invented beer. — Plato
• Life ain’t all beer and skittles, and more’s the pity. — George DuMaurier
• There can’t be good living where there is not good drinking. — Benjamin Franklin
• I would give all my fame for a pot of ale and safety. –William Shakespeare, ‘King Henry V.’
• The government will fall that raises the price of beer. — Czech Saying
• I feel sorry for people who don’t drink. When they wake up in the morning, that’s as good as they’re going to feel all day. –Frank Sinatra
• I think this would be a good time for a beer — FDR
• Fermentation may have been a greater discovery than fire. –David Rains Wallace
• Many battles have been fought and won by soldiers nourished on beer. –Frederick the Great
• I recommend..bread, meat, vegetables, and beer. — Sophocles
• It is disgusting to note the increase in the quantity of coffee used by my subjects and the amount of money that goes out of the country in consequence. Everybody is using coffee. If possible, this mu
• From man’s sweat and God’s love, beer came into the world. –Saint Arnold of Metz, The patron Saint of Brewers
• You can only drink 30 or 40 glasses of beer a day, no matter how rich you are. — Colonel Adolphus Busch
• I am not an alcoholic. I am a drunk. We don’t have to go to meetings. — Ron the Drunken Webmaster
• We’re wanted men, we’ll strike again, but first let’s have a beer. — Jimmy Buffett
• I work until beer o’clock. –Steven King
• Beer is an improvement on water itself — Grant Johnson
• Who cares how time advances? I am drinking ale today. — Edgar Allan Poe
• Everyone needs something to believe in…and I believe I’ll have another beer. — Steve Phelps
• I drink with impunity…or anyone else who invites me. — W.C. Fields
• I’m Allergic to grass. Hey, it could be worse. I could be allergic to beer. — Greg Norman
• Here’s to a long life and a merry one; A quick death and an easy one; A pretty girl and a true one; A cold beer, and another one. — Lewis Henry
• Beer glorious beer. Sing the praises of the first man to take barley and ferment the results now known as beer. Tip a cold pilsner to that unknown brewer. Give thanks to the beer god. I know not what
• I never drink beer before Noon. Lucky for me, it is always after Noon somewhere. — Ron the Drunken Webmaster
• You can’t drink all day…Unless you start in the morning. — Gary Larson
• Time is never wasted when you’re wasted all the time. - Catherine Zandonella
• Abstainer: a weak person who yields to the temptation of denying himself a pleasure. - Ambrose Bierce
• Reality is an illusion that occurs due to the lack of alcohol.
• A woman drove me to drink and I didn’t even have the decency to thank her. - W.C. Fields
• Beauty lies in the hands of the beerholder.
• If God had intended us to drink beer, He would have given us stomaches. - David Daye
• When I read about the evils of drinking, I gave up reading. - Henny Youngman
• Life is a waste of time, time is a waste of life, so get wasted all of the time and have the time of your life.
• I’d rather have a bottle in front of me, than a frontal lobotomy. - Tom Waits
• 24 hours in a day, 24 beers in a case. Coincidence?
• If you ever reach total enlightenment while drinking beer, I bet it makes beer shoot out your nose. - Jack Handy
• It’s better to have beer in hand than gas in tank.
• Life is too short to drink cheap beer.
• Beer - it’s not just for breakfast anymore
• One more drink and I’d be under the host. - Dorothy Parker
• When I heated my home with oil, I used an average of 800 gallons a year. I have found that I can keep comfortably warm for an entire winter with slightly over half that quantity of beer. - Dave Barry
• Without question, the greatest invention in the history of mankind is beer. Oh, I grant you that the wheel was also a fine invention, but the wheel does not go nearly as well with pizza. - Dave Barry
• Not all chemicals are bad. Without chemicals such as hydrogen and oxygen, for example, there would be no way to make water, a vital ingredient in beer. - Dave Barry
• The problem with the world is that everyone is a few drinks behind. - Humphrey Bogart
• If nothing beats a XXXX, given the choice, I’d take the nothing…
• A drink a day keeps the shrink away. - Edward Abbey
• May you live as long as you want, but never want as long as you live

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While in Singapore earlier in the Year (Yes, I’m very slack with these photos), I got up close and personal with the new Airbus A380. I wasn’t that lucky to get inside, I think that was reserved for airline flight crews, but still there are a few photos.

I’ve had some media problems with both DVD’s containing photos of my Singapore/Thailand/Malaysia trip, but you can view a few Here on my Flickr.

Updated
7 Nov 2006 Airbus recently announced it’s third major delay, and today FedEx cancelled it’s order. Read more amount the details, and airline orders at Wikipedia.

I’ve heard of people that go plane spotting. Watching different planes that come into airports.

I’m lazy, while checking out my home with Wikimapia look what I spotted Here. (Offline image: View)

So for all those plane spotters. What is it? My guess would be an Boeing 737, probably a 737-800.

Speaking of Plane Spotting, I’ve been meaning of putting up my photos of the recent Asian Air Show in Singapore and my up close and personal photos of the Airbus A380.

Arrrrrgggggggggggghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh! I’ve tried to retrieve my photos from DVD and I’m getting an cp: reading `/media/photos2006/photos/2006/2006_02_23_AirShow/IMG_5939.JPG’: Input/output error Error.

Well so much for those photos of Singapore, Bangkok and Malaysia from earlier in the year.
That’s gotta ruin your Sunday.

PS: How did I know what plane it was. Hint: the color gives it away.

PPS: Updated Jan 12 2007. Interesting that the present live view no longer has the plane. My Offline View has it. Good to know that this little area of Brisbane has been updated on Google Maps.

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Lt Colonel Cameron Mitchell, Stargate SG1 - S10E2

I don’t know when I came up with this, but it’s something I say from time to time. Ask me to tell you want it means sometime.

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PLUTO supporters from all over the world are burning things after the tiny cold planet was booted out of the solar system.

The decision caused uproar in the text book and hanging mobile industries, which will have to recall all their products and re-do them,

The disney company announced it would rename its famous cartoon dog.

Trivia questions, already at calamity points, will need to be rewritten and planetariums are busy papering over their Pluto exhibits, retraining guides and cutting the ends off posters.

From City News Issue 153 31 August 06