It is Halloween time again!!! Trick or treat.... Time to get out your treats for the little ones and those not too little. Halloween is an annual holiday observed on October 31st in the United States, Canada, Ireland, and United Kingdom. It is unknown in other parts of the world. It is also called All Hallows' Eve or All Saints' Eve. Halloween is thought to be the day when the dead can return to the earth.
Halloween typically is linked to the Celtic festival of Samhain, whose original spelling was Samuin, pronounced sow-an or sow-in,. The name is derived from old Irish and roughly means "summer's end." I guess that makes sense since summer has ended and winter is almost here! Wow! I learned something new again today!! Do you think you are sooo smart??? No, just a smart aleck!!!! Ha! Ha! Ha! Thank Mr. Wikipedia!!!! Why Mr.?? Is it a he, not a she??? Who cares??? Plus it is easier to type Mr. and sounds better!!! That is discrimination!!! For heaven's sake...stop it! Let us go back to Halloween, okay???
Did you know that Halloween is the second largest commercial holiday in the United States, Americans spending $6.9 billion annually?? I can see that since people buy lots and lots of candies, chocolates, chips and other treats! Do not forget the costumes children use to go trick or treat and the costumes that adults use for Halloween parties!!!! How about the dentist? I wonder if there is a rise in dentist's visits after Halloween??? Any comments???
There used to be many children trick or treating, but for the last 2 or 3 years, the trick or treaters has dwindled down. I do not blame the parents for not letting the kids go from house to house, because there are some wackos around that does something bad to the treats! There are also a rise of malls giving out treats and parties for children so they do not have to go out! But it was sooo much fun to see the children in their costumes... some very pretty, some original and some that truly scared the heck out of me!!! Oh, well, gone are those safe, merry days.
Some houses even have decorations that is unbelievable and very scary!! My gosh, these people are really going though the roof scaring people in front of their houses!!! I guess the homeowners get a kick out of that, and passersby oggles at the haunted decorations!! How about the haunted house where you pay? That is really scary too!!! I cannot believe that we pay just to be scared!!! Isn't people weird??? And you are one of them!!! I went once to a haunted house, and I got really scared even though I know that it was fake. I held on to one of my companion's shirt as if I was hanging on to my dear life!!! Unbelievable!!! You are really a nincompoop!!! Ha! Ha! Ha!
How about the jack o lantern that people carve out of pumpkins??? Some are very artistic and pretty. I leave that one alone, because I tried once but it looked terrible!!! Then that is good, it scared people!!! Ha! Ha! Ha! You are crazy!!!!
Are you turning the porch lights on or off?? Are you prepared to give out treats??? Or are you giving out tricks??? Have a safe and Happy Halloween, everyone!!!!
Posted by vs at 10/31/2010 10:22 AM | Add Comment
Sunday, October 31, 2010
Saturday, October 30, 2010
Survivor, 10272010
How did the Survivor go the other day? There was some manipulation of teammates. some idiotic moves, and a gross move of someone!!! What is the gross move??? Hold on! Hold your horses!!! Sorry, I do not have a horse, so I cannot hold on to my horses! You are sooo crazy!!! Okay, hold on to your butt!! Ha! Ha! Ha! You are a nincompoop!!!
The reward challenge consist of throwing balls while leaping into a man made pool. Each team had to choose a defender who stands on a platform in front of a goal and tries to stop the other team from throwing balls into the net! Fabio was the defender for La Flor, and Chase for Espada. Midway through the game, Fabio takes a pee break while submerged in the water!!!! Yikes!!! That was really grossed!!! He is like a 3 year old kid!!! Only kids do that!!! Wow!!! I was surprised that the game went on since the water was not circulating! Fabio! Fabio! Fabio! You are a moron!!!! Peeing on the pool!!! Yuck!!!!!
Who won? Espada won! The pee did not stop the mighty Espada even though they were grossed out! The reward took them to a horseback riding and home cooked breakfast in a Nicaraguan farm. Can you believe that all of them wore pants?? I did not know that they have pants there, do you??? Why then are they always wearing skimpy bathing suits?? NaOnka could have worn that when she was sooo cold in a previous episode! So, I think some of the scenes are made so the show will be more interesting!!! Do you all agree?? More drama, more viewers, more moolah!!!! In the farm, they had to milk a cow. NaOnka was terrible and remarked that she was not going to play with animal nipples!!! I did not know that milking a cow is playing with their nipples! Gross!!!! Naonka, those are wrong choice of words! It is a good thing the cows did not think of s-e-x...since everyone were playing with their nipples!!!
Ha! Ha! Ha! You are an imbecile!!!! How could you think of such a thing??? It is NaOnka's fault! She started it!!! Oh, well.
La Flor went to the tribal council. But before they went, Brenda and Sash already had a plan....Sash asked Marty for the immunity idol, in exchange for not being voted out! Isn't the idol the main ingredient for staying in the game??? Marty, you old fool, what were you thinking??? Giving up the idol is a very stupid, dumb, idiotic move, Marty!!!
Who was voted off? The votes were as follows: Marty - 2, Jane - 2, and Jill -3!! Jill Behm, 43, ER doctor from Erie, Pennsylvania was the next susvivor to leave!!!
What will be in store for Marty, the master puppet? Will he get back his idol? Will Brenda and Sash still control LaFlor? How about Espada?? Will Dan survive another free ride next week??? There are many things that are starting to unfold in Survivor! Now we see that Marty is not the greatest manipulator, after all! He is losing it!!! Will he regain control of his tribe??? That remains to be seen!!!
Posted by vs at 10/30/2010 9:27 AM | Add Comment
The reward challenge consist of throwing balls while leaping into a man made pool. Each team had to choose a defender who stands on a platform in front of a goal and tries to stop the other team from throwing balls into the net! Fabio was the defender for La Flor, and Chase for Espada. Midway through the game, Fabio takes a pee break while submerged in the water!!!! Yikes!!! That was really grossed!!! He is like a 3 year old kid!!! Only kids do that!!! Wow!!! I was surprised that the game went on since the water was not circulating! Fabio! Fabio! Fabio! You are a moron!!!! Peeing on the pool!!! Yuck!!!!!
Who won? Espada won! The pee did not stop the mighty Espada even though they were grossed out! The reward took them to a horseback riding and home cooked breakfast in a Nicaraguan farm. Can you believe that all of them wore pants?? I did not know that they have pants there, do you??? Why then are they always wearing skimpy bathing suits?? NaOnka could have worn that when she was sooo cold in a previous episode! So, I think some of the scenes are made so the show will be more interesting!!! Do you all agree?? More drama, more viewers, more moolah!!!! In the farm, they had to milk a cow. NaOnka was terrible and remarked that she was not going to play with animal nipples!!! I did not know that milking a cow is playing with their nipples! Gross!!!! Naonka, those are wrong choice of words! It is a good thing the cows did not think of s-e-x...since everyone were playing with their nipples!!!
Ha! Ha! Ha! You are an imbecile!!!! How could you think of such a thing??? It is NaOnka's fault! She started it!!! Oh, well.
La Flor went to the tribal council. But before they went, Brenda and Sash already had a plan....Sash asked Marty for the immunity idol, in exchange for not being voted out! Isn't the idol the main ingredient for staying in the game??? Marty, you old fool, what were you thinking??? Giving up the idol is a very stupid, dumb, idiotic move, Marty!!!
Who was voted off? The votes were as follows: Marty - 2, Jane - 2, and Jill -3!! Jill Behm, 43, ER doctor from Erie, Pennsylvania was the next susvivor to leave!!!
What will be in store for Marty, the master puppet? Will he get back his idol? Will Brenda and Sash still control LaFlor? How about Espada?? Will Dan survive another free ride next week??? There are many things that are starting to unfold in Survivor! Now we see that Marty is not the greatest manipulator, after all! He is losing it!!! Will he regain control of his tribe??? That remains to be seen!!!
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Friday, October 29, 2010
Brothers and Sisters
Are you close to your sisters or brothers? How many brothers and sisters do you have? I have been blessed with many brothers and sisters. Thank you, Mom and Dad!! They were really busy creating all of us, feeding, nurturing and sending us to school. We were truly blessed with great parents! And we are truly blessed with caring, loving and supporting brothers and sisters! Of course we have some frustrations with each other, but which family does not have occassional bickerings??? That is what makes it more exciting and enjoyable, is it not???
One of my sisters was with my family for 2 weeks - it never amazes me how much she knows and can do! Wow! I really have a lot to learn from her, and we enjoyed her company very much! Hip! Hip! Hooray! I had company to go shopping, hang out and just go anywhere!!! She never seize to amaze me! What a girl!!!!
My other sister and family just came back from California. They visited relatives and our relatives e-mailed me some of their pictures!!! Wow! Modern technology!!
My other sister and family just returned from Fatima, Portugal and Torremolinos/Malaga, Spain! As usual, they have so many stories to tell. I was amazed when they told me that to enter some churches in Portugal, you have to hand out 2 euros! My brother in law told the gatekeeper that he just want to go inside the church to pray. The gatekeeper did not even blink an eye. So what do you do? Either pay the 2 euros per person or do not go inside the church!!! Wow!! This is what I call a compulsory donation!!! They were also telling me that they stayed in a castle on top of a mountain that can be reached by car! Do you know what their car was? A standard small car, which they learned to drive very quickly. It was a very tiring adventure to them! After a few days, they were ready to come back to the States!!!! They said we have the best thing of everything here! Is that why many countries are trying to get rid of the United States??? We have freedom, and our food is really good and plentiful!!! We are all very lucky to be a part of the American and Canadian society! We should be soooo thankful to be citizens of these 2 great countries!!!! Back to my blog....
And how about me? Boo...hooo... we did not go to any far way place, we decided to mosey only to Niagara Falls. The weather was kind of gloomy, with the sun trying to peek in and out once in a while. The leaves are almost all gone! Where have the fall leaves gone???? I did not even see the turning of the leaves to its maximum peak, and now they are gone!! Oh, well. The weather was cold in Niagara Falls. What did we do? We went for a very short time to try our luck in the slot machines. My brothers were very lucky to get their money returned with a 5 times profit! My sister and I were not so lucky. So we decided just to hang out and eat in the Chinese restaurant inside Fallsview casino overlooking the falls! Wow! The food was sooo good! We even had fish skins that was sooo good and crispy! I do not see that in the States, have you? We had also fried rice, shrimps, lobster, beef, and vegetable dishes!!! Yum! Yum! Yum! Needless to say, we had a lot of doggie bags which will be eaten today!!!!
The drive back last night was okay. I did not know that there are many truckers on the road at night. That was good because their bright lights helped us on the drive back home. The wind was better in Canada than here in the States.I do not get it, what do you mean? That it was windy here than over there! Oh, okay, I thought you meant something else! Ha! Ha! Ha! How about gas??? Our gas is better pricewise, $2.79per gallon. Over there. it ranges from $1.04 to $1.06/liter..multiply that with around 4.5 will give you around $4.00/gallon, assumning that 1 gallon=4.5 liters!! Is that right??? Sorry, I am too lazy to look up the conversion. That is your homework, guys!!!! Ha! Ha! Ha!
That was a good venture yesterday which was a very satisfying and enjoyable day at Niagara Falls! Have you all been there? It is very nice, and I highly recommend visiting Niagara Falls especially during summertime!!!
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One of my sisters was with my family for 2 weeks - it never amazes me how much she knows and can do! Wow! I really have a lot to learn from her, and we enjoyed her company very much! Hip! Hip! Hooray! I had company to go shopping, hang out and just go anywhere!!! She never seize to amaze me! What a girl!!!!
My other sister and family just came back from California. They visited relatives and our relatives e-mailed me some of their pictures!!! Wow! Modern technology!!
My other sister and family just returned from Fatima, Portugal and Torremolinos/Malaga, Spain! As usual, they have so many stories to tell. I was amazed when they told me that to enter some churches in Portugal, you have to hand out 2 euros! My brother in law told the gatekeeper that he just want to go inside the church to pray. The gatekeeper did not even blink an eye. So what do you do? Either pay the 2 euros per person or do not go inside the church!!! Wow!! This is what I call a compulsory donation!!! They were also telling me that they stayed in a castle on top of a mountain that can be reached by car! Do you know what their car was? A standard small car, which they learned to drive very quickly. It was a very tiring adventure to them! After a few days, they were ready to come back to the States!!!! They said we have the best thing of everything here! Is that why many countries are trying to get rid of the United States??? We have freedom, and our food is really good and plentiful!!! We are all very lucky to be a part of the American and Canadian society! We should be soooo thankful to be citizens of these 2 great countries!!!! Back to my blog....
And how about me? Boo...hooo... we did not go to any far way place, we decided to mosey only to Niagara Falls. The weather was kind of gloomy, with the sun trying to peek in and out once in a while. The leaves are almost all gone! Where have the fall leaves gone???? I did not even see the turning of the leaves to its maximum peak, and now they are gone!! Oh, well. The weather was cold in Niagara Falls. What did we do? We went for a very short time to try our luck in the slot machines. My brothers were very lucky to get their money returned with a 5 times profit! My sister and I were not so lucky. So we decided just to hang out and eat in the Chinese restaurant inside Fallsview casino overlooking the falls! Wow! The food was sooo good! We even had fish skins that was sooo good and crispy! I do not see that in the States, have you? We had also fried rice, shrimps, lobster, beef, and vegetable dishes!!! Yum! Yum! Yum! Needless to say, we had a lot of doggie bags which will be eaten today!!!!
The drive back last night was okay. I did not know that there are many truckers on the road at night. That was good because their bright lights helped us on the drive back home. The wind was better in Canada than here in the States.I do not get it, what do you mean? That it was windy here than over there! Oh, okay, I thought you meant something else! Ha! Ha! Ha! How about gas??? Our gas is better pricewise, $2.79per gallon. Over there. it ranges from $1.04 to $1.06/liter..multiply that with around 4.5 will give you around $4.00/gallon, assumning that 1 gallon=4.5 liters!! Is that right??? Sorry, I am too lazy to look up the conversion. That is your homework, guys!!!! Ha! Ha! Ha!
That was a good venture yesterday which was a very satisfying and enjoyable day at Niagara Falls! Have you all been there? It is very nice, and I highly recommend visiting Niagara Falls especially during summertime!!!
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Wednesday, October 27, 2010
Dancing With The Stars, 10262010
Dancing With The Stars is down to 7 competitors. Another one will be saying goodbye! Who will be eliminated? Does anyone know? Can you take a guess? Come on, tell us, do not put us in suspense!!! Hold on! You have to be patient... Remember, patience is a virtue!
Let us take a look at the stars with their Tango and Paso Doble. Who danced the Tango? Kyle and Lacy, Rick and Cheryl, Bristol and Mark, Brandy and Maksim. Kyle and Lacey were better than last week and they earned a score of 24! It seems with Rick and Cheryl, Cheryl did all the work again, but the judges still gave them a score of 24! I can see that Rick's charm work his wonders with the judges! Bristol and Mark were better. I think Bristol is coming out now from her coccoon! She is more at ease and seems to be in control! Their score? 23! Go, girl!!!! Brandy and Maksim. What is wrong with Brandy? She is a cry baby! Always crying... did she get the judges sympathy with her crying??? Perhaps, because even though maksim lost his balance, they still received a score of 26!!! Wow!!! That was really good!!!!
How about the Paso Doble?? Audrina and Tony had a so-so dance, score:24; Jennifer and Derek made a mistake.. are they overconfident now??? Their score is a mere 20! How about Kurt and Anna? Kurt still seem awkward..score of 18!
Since it was a Rock n Roll night, the finale was a dance marathon that whichever team stays the longest in the dance floor will receive an extra score of 10! Kurt and Anna were the first to go out, and the winner was Brandy and Maksim!!! It must have been Brandy's night!!!
It was soooo shocking to see Audrina Patridge and Tony Dovolani go. I thought it should be either Rick or Kurt! I guess the sports fans are solid behind their sports idol!!!!
Who will be eliminated next week?? Who knows?? The public is hard to decipher!!! You never know what to expect! Hopefully, next week we will see better performaces!!!!
Posted by vs at 10/27/2010 8:42 AM | Add Comment
Let us take a look at the stars with their Tango and Paso Doble. Who danced the Tango? Kyle and Lacy, Rick and Cheryl, Bristol and Mark, Brandy and Maksim. Kyle and Lacey were better than last week and they earned a score of 24! It seems with Rick and Cheryl, Cheryl did all the work again, but the judges still gave them a score of 24! I can see that Rick's charm work his wonders with the judges! Bristol and Mark were better. I think Bristol is coming out now from her coccoon! She is more at ease and seems to be in control! Their score? 23! Go, girl!!!! Brandy and Maksim. What is wrong with Brandy? She is a cry baby! Always crying... did she get the judges sympathy with her crying??? Perhaps, because even though maksim lost his balance, they still received a score of 26!!! Wow!!! That was really good!!!!
How about the Paso Doble?? Audrina and Tony had a so-so dance, score:24; Jennifer and Derek made a mistake.. are they overconfident now??? Their score is a mere 20! How about Kurt and Anna? Kurt still seem awkward..score of 18!
Since it was a Rock n Roll night, the finale was a dance marathon that whichever team stays the longest in the dance floor will receive an extra score of 10! Kurt and Anna were the first to go out, and the winner was Brandy and Maksim!!! It must have been Brandy's night!!!
It was soooo shocking to see Audrina Patridge and Tony Dovolani go. I thought it should be either Rick or Kurt! I guess the sports fans are solid behind their sports idol!!!!
Who will be eliminated next week?? Who knows?? The public is hard to decipher!!! You never know what to expect! Hopefully, next week we will see better performaces!!!!
Posted by vs at 10/27/2010 8:42 AM | Add Comment
Tuesday, October 26, 2010
Undercover Boss - NASCAR, 10242010
The undercover boss in this episode, which is the NASCAR, is not a CEO or the President! Why is that? The bigwigs claim that the NASCAR CEO and Chairman Brian France, NASCAR President Mike Helton, and ISC Chairman Lesa France Kennedy were too well known and will be easily recognized to go undercover! What do I say to that?? Phoey! There are other CEO's that went undercover and they used a disguised! Did the CEO's think they are too rich and too powerful to mingle and do the menial jobs with their employees??? I think so!!! Or where they are afraid to do the challenge, sweat and be ridiculed if they fail the tasks??? I believe, it is all of the above!!!!
What does NASCAR stands for? National Association for Stock Car Auto racing! Did you learn something new again today?
Who did the chicken bigwigs of NASCAR send to mingle with the employees? Steve Phelps, Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing officer! Phelps was a product of the National Football League for 15 years and has just been with NASCAR for about 5 years. He commutes each week to Daytona Beach, Florida from Connecticut where he lives with his wife and 4 kids! At first, I felt sorry for him for doing that but someone reminded me that he probably rides the company's jet which should bring him to his destination in no time, and is probably earning an outrageous amount of money! After all, NASCAR, a family owned and operated business venture makes $2.2 billion a year!
Brian France inherited the company from his father in 2003 and transformed NASCAR globally in 39 states, Canada and Mexico! Wow! That is such an accomplishment! Their revenue this year is down because of the economy. I am not a race car enthusiast, so I do not know how much the tickets cost! Any comments???
Phelps worked in the different areas of the race track, ranging from the track maintenance, tire specialist and concession stand. He was working out with the crew to be in good shape. Goodness! I did not know that the crew had rigid exercises just to be a pit crew! Of course, it makes sense...they should be able to move quickly, change tires quickly and lift the heavy tires! In the concession stand, the crew had to struggle to get some customers to part with their precious dollars! Yikes!!! That does not seem right, trying to convince the customers to buy something! Oh, well, with today's economy, you have to do what you have to do to keep your business good! Isn't that the truth???
When Steve Phelps had to reveal his identity with the workers, I said oh, oh, Phelps will not be able to offer what the other CEO's offered in the other programs - he is not the big honcho in the company! His hands will be tied up because he is just the matketing officer! He made a good deed with one of his employer's son who has leukemia. NASCAR is going to pick up all out of pocket medical expenses for the son! That was really good!!
But like I said in the previous Undercover Boss episodes, how do they choose the employees that the undercover boss comes in contact with? Do they ask the life stories of the employees and chose the best and unique stories? How about the other employees that have similar problems? Will they also get the same treatment as the others?? Oh, oh, did I open a can of worms? Yikes!!! You have worms??? That will good dipped in chocolate! Chocolate covered worms!!!! Yummy!!!!
Posted by vs at 10/26/2010 8:41 AM | Add Comment
What does NASCAR stands for? National Association for Stock Car Auto racing! Did you learn something new again today?
Who did the chicken bigwigs of NASCAR send to mingle with the employees? Steve Phelps, Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing officer! Phelps was a product of the National Football League for 15 years and has just been with NASCAR for about 5 years. He commutes each week to Daytona Beach, Florida from Connecticut where he lives with his wife and 4 kids! At first, I felt sorry for him for doing that but someone reminded me that he probably rides the company's jet which should bring him to his destination in no time, and is probably earning an outrageous amount of money! After all, NASCAR, a family owned and operated business venture makes $2.2 billion a year!
Brian France inherited the company from his father in 2003 and transformed NASCAR globally in 39 states, Canada and Mexico! Wow! That is such an accomplishment! Their revenue this year is down because of the economy. I am not a race car enthusiast, so I do not know how much the tickets cost! Any comments???
Phelps worked in the different areas of the race track, ranging from the track maintenance, tire specialist and concession stand. He was working out with the crew to be in good shape. Goodness! I did not know that the crew had rigid exercises just to be a pit crew! Of course, it makes sense...they should be able to move quickly, change tires quickly and lift the heavy tires! In the concession stand, the crew had to struggle to get some customers to part with their precious dollars! Yikes!!! That does not seem right, trying to convince the customers to buy something! Oh, well, with today's economy, you have to do what you have to do to keep your business good! Isn't that the truth???
When Steve Phelps had to reveal his identity with the workers, I said oh, oh, Phelps will not be able to offer what the other CEO's offered in the other programs - he is not the big honcho in the company! His hands will be tied up because he is just the matketing officer! He made a good deed with one of his employer's son who has leukemia. NASCAR is going to pick up all out of pocket medical expenses for the son! That was really good!!
But like I said in the previous Undercover Boss episodes, how do they choose the employees that the undercover boss comes in contact with? Do they ask the life stories of the employees and chose the best and unique stories? How about the other employees that have similar problems? Will they also get the same treatment as the others?? Oh, oh, did I open a can of worms? Yikes!!! You have worms??? That will good dipped in chocolate! Chocolate covered worms!!!! Yummy!!!!
Posted by vs at 10/26/2010 8:41 AM | Add Comment
Monday, October 25, 2010
Amazing Race, 10242010
The Amazing Race episode started with the teams going to Norway, with the doctors, Nat and Kat arriving first in Narvik in search of a gondola to ride the mountain top to find the next clue. Their clue was the first Fast Forward of the race where they have to travel to a restaurant to participate in a traditional Norwegian Christmas ritual - eating an entire roasted sheep's head, with each member eating half! Once done, they can skip the other tasks and proceed directly to the Pit Stop! That is not too bad, except Kat has been a vegetarian for 22 years!!! They had to make jokes about it to be able to eat the whole thing! Did they succeed???
The other team members had to go from the gondola station to Skjombrua Bridge where one team member had to step off the deck on the bridge and rappel to the water below to signal a boat for the next clue. Then they had to haul themselves back up with a mechanical ascend, 130 feet back to the top of the bridge! Wow, the descend was no problem, but the ascend was painstaikingly hard for everyone! You really need strength, stamina, and guts!
The next clue was in Harvika where they have to choose between Bike and Boats! In Bike, teams had to ride mountain bikes in rough terrain until they find a board with the lock combination for their bikes which they have to memorize!!! On Boats, teams had to go to a fishing trawler and direct the captain to a marked spot on the shore. Then they must carry 2 large fish and a chain saw to a summer lodge. Once thes tasks were completed successfully, the teams can proceed to the Pit Stop!
Naturally, the Fast Forward team emerged as the winning team, the first one to arrive in the Pit Stop, in Ankenes Marina! Nat and Kat won another trip - this time to Costa Rica! The last team to arrive was the volleyball buddies! Katie Seamon, 23 from Rahway, New Jersey and Rachel Johnston, 24, Moorestown, New Jersey. So long, Katie and Rachel!!!!
Will the doctors keep their winning streak?? Who will be eliminated??? Stay tuned......
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The other team members had to go from the gondola station to Skjombrua Bridge where one team member had to step off the deck on the bridge and rappel to the water below to signal a boat for the next clue. Then they had to haul themselves back up with a mechanical ascend, 130 feet back to the top of the bridge! Wow, the descend was no problem, but the ascend was painstaikingly hard for everyone! You really need strength, stamina, and guts!
The next clue was in Harvika where they have to choose between Bike and Boats! In Bike, teams had to ride mountain bikes in rough terrain until they find a board with the lock combination for their bikes which they have to memorize!!! On Boats, teams had to go to a fishing trawler and direct the captain to a marked spot on the shore. Then they must carry 2 large fish and a chain saw to a summer lodge. Once thes tasks were completed successfully, the teams can proceed to the Pit Stop!
Naturally, the Fast Forward team emerged as the winning team, the first one to arrive in the Pit Stop, in Ankenes Marina! Nat and Kat won another trip - this time to Costa Rica! The last team to arrive was the volleyball buddies! Katie Seamon, 23 from Rahway, New Jersey and Rachel Johnston, 24, Moorestown, New Jersey. So long, Katie and Rachel!!!!
Will the doctors keep their winning streak?? Who will be eliminated??? Stay tuned......
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Sunday, October 24, 2010
Weak Dollar
The dollar used to be the currency sought internationally! Why? Because it was very strong. It was the currency of choice by people around the world! That is right! Used to be! Not anymore. Is that the reason why the economy globally went crumbling down? All the nations invested heavily on the US treasury securities? When the dollar went down, everything came tumbling down!
China's reserves is mostly in US securities. The value of the dollar has gone down, so China is diversifying by buying more Japanese bonds and finding other ways to move away from US securities.
The price for everything is going up including gold, oil, gas, corn, cotton and wheat...but the dollar is going down. Is the dollar still going down??? I do not know because I am not an economist! But if the dollar is low, is it not good for tourism and other things? Why do you say that? If the dollar is weak, other countries will be coming to the United States to sightsee, vacation and go shopping! Then that will be good for the economy, is it not?? People from other countries will be buying many things! How many businesses are owned by foreigners??? A lot of them! I read that there are very few businesses now that are US owned! Is this true, anyone???
i recently went to Canada. When I paid for the gas, my US dollar was less than the Canadian dollar! And to think that around 20 years ago, US$1.00 was equivalent to Canadian $1.50! Now it is reversed! I really do not understand how the money exchange work. When you go to Canada, your money is worth less...when you exchange your leftover Canadian money, it is also worth less! It seems that you lose some money either way!
How about the Euro?? Wow! That is more expensive! US $1.37 is equal to Euro 1.00! And if you go to the international money exchange, you add an additional fee which makes the exchange less!! I did not know that you can get a currency exchange in the local banks, but you have to do it ahead of time. The money will not be given to you right there and then, you have to wait for a few days!! I wonder why? Any comments???
So, what do you do? Stay home, just do a barbecue on your backyard and that will eliminate spending your precious dollars!!! Ha! Ha! Ha! You are sooo crazy!!! But that might not be a bad idea!!!! Right, guys???? Come on, start your grill, have fun on this fine Sunday afternoon!!!!
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China's reserves is mostly in US securities. The value of the dollar has gone down, so China is diversifying by buying more Japanese bonds and finding other ways to move away from US securities.
The price for everything is going up including gold, oil, gas, corn, cotton and wheat...but the dollar is going down. Is the dollar still going down??? I do not know because I am not an economist! But if the dollar is low, is it not good for tourism and other things? Why do you say that? If the dollar is weak, other countries will be coming to the United States to sightsee, vacation and go shopping! Then that will be good for the economy, is it not?? People from other countries will be buying many things! How many businesses are owned by foreigners??? A lot of them! I read that there are very few businesses now that are US owned! Is this true, anyone???
i recently went to Canada. When I paid for the gas, my US dollar was less than the Canadian dollar! And to think that around 20 years ago, US$1.00 was equivalent to Canadian $1.50! Now it is reversed! I really do not understand how the money exchange work. When you go to Canada, your money is worth less...when you exchange your leftover Canadian money, it is also worth less! It seems that you lose some money either way!
How about the Euro?? Wow! That is more expensive! US $1.37 is equal to Euro 1.00! And if you go to the international money exchange, you add an additional fee which makes the exchange less!! I did not know that you can get a currency exchange in the local banks, but you have to do it ahead of time. The money will not be given to you right there and then, you have to wait for a few days!! I wonder why? Any comments???
So, what do you do? Stay home, just do a barbecue on your backyard and that will eliminate spending your precious dollars!!! Ha! Ha! Ha! You are sooo crazy!!! But that might not be a bad idea!!!! Right, guys???? Come on, start your grill, have fun on this fine Sunday afternoon!!!!
Posted by vs at 10/24/2010 3:02 PM | Add Comment
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