Carry On Rules (For Jennann)

You are allowed to carry on one quart size clear Ziploc bag. All liquids must fit into the bag and the bag must be removed from your luggage and placed into one of the bins. For easy access, I keep mine in the outside pocket of my suitcase.

Any liquid, paste or gel must be in the Ziploc bag. This includes: Toothpaste, Mascara, Lipstick, Lotions, Perfumes, and Deodorant.

Lastly, don't forget that each of the items listed above must be 3 ounces or less.

Happy Boarding

To the left is the Southwest sample boarding pass they have on display at Sky Harbor airport in Phoenix. It sure puts you in a positive mood when going through security.

Another Baby Name

Chinese couple wants to name their baby "@" Article Here

Some Favorite Bible Verses

Becca read this one at Matt's Wedding: Colossians 3:12-14: Therefore, as God's chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience. Bear with each other and forgive whatever grievances you may have against one another. Forgive as the Lord forgave you. And over all these virtues put on love, which binds them all together in perfect unity.

Proverbs 18:24: A man of many companions may come to ruin, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.

Philippians 4:7-8:And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable--if anything is excellent or praiseworthy--think about such things.

Proverbs 27:6: Wounds from a friend can be trusted, but an enemy multiplies kisses.

Ecclesiastes 7:21: Do not pay attention to every word people say, or you may hear your servant cursing you.

Romans 15:13: May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.

John 15:13: Greater love has no one than this, that he lay down his life for his friends.

Matthew 5:41: If someone forces you to go one mile, go with him two miles.

Big Brother 8-The Crying

All the crying is just amazing. Here are the great crying moments so far:

Jen cries over her picture
Best of Amber crying
More Amber crying highlights

P.S. BB8 Update: I hate that Daniele is up on the block. Why do I like Jen now?

Geez, It's Late

Question of the Day: After a late night, you arrive at Denny's at 2:30am. What would you most likely order? For me it would be the All American Slam. (Eggs, Bacon, Sausage, Hashbrowns and Sourdough Toast). Least likely would be Moons over My Hammy or Barbeque Chicken Strips.

Follow Up To "Baby ESPN"

I refer you all back to one of my earliest posts: Baby ESPN. The post was about people who name their children ridiculous names like ESPN, Pepsi and Lexus. Well, there is a new one:

A couple in New Zealand want to name their baby 4Real. The government will not approve the name and so they have decided the baby will be officially named "Superman" but they will always refer to him as 4Real. The best part of this story is they want to name the baby this because they saw him on the Ultrasound and realized that he was 4Real. RO!

Taking a Time Out

I am thinking about taking a vacation from Blogging so I am looking for some good readers or fellow bloggers to step up and fill in for a couple days here and there. You would be a perfect candidate if:

(1) You have a blog and have so much material you don't know what to do with it all
(2) Have thought about having a blog but are worried that you won't be able to maintain it
(3) Like making comments but sometimes would like to start out the topics yourself
(4) Want to showcase some of your photos or writings

If you would like to fill in a little please let me know by sending me an email or leaving a comment.

102 Ways To Say I Love You

Afrikaans - Ek is lief vir jou
Albanian - te dua
Alentejano (Portugal) - Gosto De Ti, Porra!
Alsacien (Elsass) - Ich hoan dich gear
Amharic (Aethio.) - Afekrishalehou
Arabic - Ana Ahebak / Ana Bahibak
Armenian - yes kez shat em siroom
Assamese - Moi tomak bhal pau
Assyr - Az tha hijthmekem
Bahasa Malayu (Malaysia) - Saya cinta mu
Bambara - M'bi fe
Bangla - Ami tomakay bala basi
Bangladeschi - Ami tomake walobashi
Basque - Nere maitea
Batak - Holong rohangku di ho
Bavarian - tuI mog di
Belarusian - Ya tabe kahayu
Bengali - Ami tomake bhalobashi
Berber - Lakh tirikh
Bicol - Namumutan ta ka
Bisaya - Nahigugma ako kanimo
Bolivian Quechua - Qanta munani
Bosnian - Ja te volim (formally) or volim-te Turkish seni seviyorum
Bulgarian - As te obicham
Bulgarian - Obicham te
Burmese - chit pa de
Cambodian (to the female) - bon saleng oun
Cambodian (to the male) - oun saleng bon
Canadian French - Je t'adore ("I love you")
Canadian French - Je t'aime ("I like you")
Catalan - T'estim (mallorcan)
Cebuano - Gihigugma ko ikaw
Chamoru (or Chamorro) - Hu guaiya hao
Cherokee - Tsi ge yu i
Cheyenne - Ne mohotatse
Chichewa - Ndimakukonda
Chickasaw - Chiholloli (first 'i' nasalized)
Chinese - Ngo oi ney a (Cantonese)
Chinese - Wuo ai nee (Mandarin)
Corsican - Ti tengu cara (to female)
Corsican - Ti tengu caru (to male)
Creol - Mi aime jou
Croatian - Volim te (used in common speech)
Czech - Miluji Te
Danish - Jeg elsker dig
Dutch - Ik hou van jou
Dutch - Jeg elsker dig
Ecuador Quechua - Canda munani
English - I love thee (used only in Christian context)
English - I love you
Eskimo - Nagligivaget
Esperanto - Mi amas vim
Estonian - Ma armastan sind / Mina armastan sind (formal)
Ethiopia - afekereshe alhu
Faroese - Eg elski teg
Farsi - Tora dost daram
Filipino - Mahal ka ta
Finnish (Minä) rakastan sinua
Flemish (Ghent) - 'k'ou van ui
French (formal) - Je vous aime
Friesian - Ik hald fan dei
Gaelic - Tá mé i ngrá leat
Galician - Querote (or) Amote
Georgian - Miquar shen
German - Ich liebe Dich
Ghanaian - Me dor wo
Greek - agapo se
Greek - S'agapo
Greenlandic - Asavakit
Gronings - Ik hol van die
Gujarati - oo tane prem karu chu
Hausa - Ina sonki
Hawaiian - Aloha au ia`oe
Hebrew - Ani ohevet ota
Hiligaynon - Guina higugma ko ikaw
Hindi - Main tumsey pyaar karta hoon / Maine Pyar Kiya
Hmong - Kuv hlub koj
Hokkien - Wa ai lu
Hopi - Nu' umi unangwa'ta
Hungarian - Szeretlek te'ged
Icelandic - Eg elska thig
Ilocano - Ay ayating ka
Indi - Mai Tujhe Pyaar Kartha Ho
Indonesian - Saya cinta padamu ('Saya', commonly used)
Inuit - Negligevapse
Iranian - Mahn doostaht doh-rahm
Irish - taim i' ngra leat
Italian - Ti amo/Ti voglio bene
Japanese - Anata wa, dai suki desu
Javanese (formal) - Kulo tresno marang panjenengan
Javanese (informal) - aku terno kowe
Kannada - Naanu ninna preetisuttene
Kapampangan - Kaluguran daka
Kenya (Kalenjin) - Achamin
Kenya (Kiswahili) - Ninakupenda
Kikongo - Mono ke zola nge (mono ke' zola nge')
Kiswahili - Nakupenda
Konkani - Tu magel moga cho
Korean - SA LANG HAE / Na No Sa Lan Hei
Kurdish - Khoshtm Auyt
Laos - Chanrackkun
Latin - Te amo
Latvian - Es mîlu Tevi
Lebanese - Bahibak
Lingala - Nalingi yo
Lithuanian - As Myliu Tave
Lojban - mi do prami
Lrm - ILY
Luo - Aheri
Luxembourgeois - Ech hun dech gäer
Macedonian - Jas Te Sakam
Madrid - lingo Me molas, tronca
Maiese - Wa wa
Malay - Saya cintakan mu / Saya cinta mu
Maltese - Inhobbok hafna
Marathi - Me tula prem karto
Mohawk - Kanbhik
Moroccan - Ana moajaba bik
Nahuatl - Ni mits neki
Navaho - Ayor anosh'ni
Ndebele - Niyakutanda
Nigeria (Hausa) - Ina sonki
Nigeria (Yoruba langauge) - Mo fe ran re
Norwegian - Jeg elsker deg
Osetian - Aez dae warzyn
Pakistan (Urdu) - May tum say pyar karta hun
Pandacan - Syota na kita!!
Pangasinan - Inaru Taka
Papiamento - Mi ta stimabo
Persian - Tora Doost Darem
Pig Latin - I-yea Ove-lea Ou-yea
Polish - Kocham Cie
Portuguese (Brazilian) - Eu te amo
Punjabi - me tumse pyar ker ta hu'
Quenya - Tye-mela'ne
Romanian - Te ador (stronger)
Romanian - Te iubesc
Russian - Ya tyebya lyublyu
Samoan - Ou te alofa outou
Sanskrit - tvayi snihyaami
Scottish Gaelic - Tha gra\dh agam ort
Serbo-Croatian - Volim te
Setswana - Ke a go rata
Shona - Ndinokuda
Sign language - Spread hand out so no fingers are touching. Bring in middle & ring fingers and touch then to the palm of your hand.
Sindhi - Maa tokhe pyar kendo ahyan
Singhalese - Mama oyaata aadareyi
Slovenian - ljubim te
South Sotho - Ke o Rata
Spanish - Te quiero / te amo / yo amor
Sri Lanka - mame adhare
Surinam - Mi lobi joe
Swahili - Naku penda
Swedish - Jag älskar dig
Swiss-German - Ch-ha di gärn
Tagalong - Mahal Kita / Iniibig kita
Tahitian - Ua here au ia oe
Taiwanese - Wa ga ei li
Tamil - Naan Unnai Khadalikkeren
Telugu - Nenu Ninnu Premisthunnanu
Thailand - Khao Raak Thoe / chun raak ter
Tunisian - Ha eh bak
Turkish - Seni Seviyorum
Ukrainian - Yalleh blutebeh / ya tebe kohayu
Urdu - Mea tum se pyaar karta hu (to a girl)
Urdu - Mea tum se pyar karti hu (to a boy)
Vietnamese (Females) - Em yeu Anh
Vietnamese (Males) - Anh yeu Em
Vlaams - Ik hue van ye
Vulcan - Wani ra yana ro aisha
Welsh - Rwy'n dy garu di
Wolof - Da ma la nope
Yiddish - Ich han dich lib
Yoruba - Mo ni fe
Yucatec Maya - 'in k'aatech (the love of lovers)
Yugoslavian - Ya te volim
Zambia (Chibemba) - Nali ku temwa
Zazi - Ezhele hezdege (sp?)
Zimbabwe - Ndinokuda
Zulu - Mina funani wena

My Lunch Today

Today for lunch, in Pasadena California, I ate a Ross Perot Burrito!

DP Post Card-Take 1

At your request and thanks to my mom, the post card I ripped up:

Three Bits of News

(1) DWT Nine out of Ten Americans say text messaging should be banned while driving! I say butt out of my text messaging.

(2) In preparation for the Olympics, the Chinese government will be removing food concessions that are attached to public restroom toilets. Yes, you read that right. Read about it here.

(3) Barry Bonds: Ugh! Well, I suppose we knew it would happen but it makes me sick. Hate the Giants, Hate Barry Bonds.

What Does This Photo Depict?

Results From My Second Poll

It's Time To Reveal (for those that dont know)

What I did last Monday

Preparing for "24" Season 7

24 Season 7 has to kill the worst season in 24 history, season 6. Season 7, starts in January so it's time to start preparing now! This weekend, I am starting the annual get ready for next season's 24 (okay, this is the first time so it's hardly annual) by re watching all previous seasons.

All of those that have promised to watch and haven't yet still have an opportunity to prepare for next season but you better start now with the Season 1. It really is good and worth your time!

(Can I just add that the only bad part about watching the seasons again is forwarding through the Kim parts-which were hard enough to watch the first time)

Good Luck, Isadora!

Today was Isadora's last day. A bunch of us went to Hop Li to wish her well. I was a little nervous when I found out that Reggie wasn't there (he usually orders all of the dishes at Hop Li) but Lloyd did a fabulous job filling in. Everybody had a good time and we all wish Isadora well in her future! We will miss you!

Bad Handwriting

Back in June, when I was on vacation, I wrote several postcards. As I was writing them I realized that my handwriting has become atrocious. Now, in my defense I was using a very small pen that was hard to hold but believe me when I tell you, the writing was terrible. One of them was so bad that when I went to mail it James said "Are you really going to send that?" At that point, I ripped it up, went and bought a new one and then wrote the recipient a two word post card.

Today, I was filling out some paperwork for David at the doctors office and I couldn't get over how terrible my writing looked. Now, this time, I was using a regular size pen so I couldn't blame it on that and I had a great clipboard so I just had to come to terms with the fact that my handwriting sucks.

I got to thinking, how often do I write anything? If I send a card, chances are it says whatever I needed it to say so I usually just sign, "Love Kim". If I have to write a check for something I just have to write the date, amount, recipient and sign it. The most I probably ever write is when I send in the receipts for my expense report. I sign it and then at the bottom I write "Electronically approved by XXX XXXX"

So here's the question: In 2007 does one need to worry about their bad handwriting, try to improve it or just move on?

Too Many Drinks

The "Some Like It Hot" blog prompted me to publish the photos below. What is my problem? Do I not have trash cans? There are seriously 1/2 empty cups and bottles all over my house.
This is a photo of the side table next to my side of the couch:
This is a photo of leftover drinks on someones desk at work.
This is a photo of the left over Starbucks cups on my desk.

Yum, My Lunch Today....

Nothing makes you more productive in the afternoon than having a great piece of fish for lunch.