• October 17, 2013 •

Good morning! Yesterday was bill paying day, I got the mail, cleaned the house, showered, turned on some dish Music, downloaded a movie from Blockbuster@Home for later, took the dogs out, grilled a hamburger outside for lunch, then settled down to work on the ripple afghan kit. Yesterday's Sims game was Lakeside Mansion (2nd day in a row) & my Sim Nikki is in the university on an apprentice phys ed award. She's been going to classes & working on her skills. She has only 2 game days left until she graduates & changes. This morning I took the dogs out & loaded up us in Sims. When I say us, I mean our Sim selves. It's an exact replica of our house, our pets, & us. 1st order of business ... cook some macaroni & cheese for dinner. :)

Avoid scraping frost from your car's windshield by misting car windows the evening before a freeze w/ a solution of 3 parts vinegar to 1 part water.

Do jumping jacks. Vigorous exercise that boosts your heart rate quickly can increase your levels of adrenaline & cortisol, 2 body chemicals that give a shot of energy to your system.

Even though there were only 15,000 registered voters in Liberia's 1927 presidential election, the incumbent Charles D.B. King received 324,000 votes. This won King the dubious achievement of winning the most fraudulent election in history.

Idea Sketch:

Idea Sketch lets you easily draw a diagram - mind map, concept map, or flow chart - and convert it to a text outline, and vice versa. You can use Idea Sketch for anything, such as brainstorming new ideas, illustrating concepts, making lists and outlines, planning presentations, creating organizational charts, and more!
Create Ideas Instantly
Copy text from another app, such as an email, document, or web page, and import it into Idea Sketch to automatically create an idea that can be viewed as both a diagram and outline.
Share Your Ideas
Diagrams and outlines can be easily shared via email or the cloud and copied directly into other apps. Diagrams can also be saved to the Photos app (to sync to your desktop) or uploaded to Facebook.
Easy-to-Use
Idea Sketch is designed to be intuitive and easy to use. You'll be creating and editing diagrams and outlines right away. There's no drawing required, just enter your text and move the shapes around, Idea Sketch handles the rest.
Get More Features
The app is free and fully functional without any limitations or advertisements. Get even more features by purchasing the in-app Plus upgrade:
• More shapes, sizes, fonts, and color themes
• Organize ideas with tags
• Keep you iPad and iPhone in sync with iCloud
• Share via SkyDrive, Dropbox, and Box.com
• Edit diagrams with Visio, OmniGraffle, and any software that supports VDX files
• Buy once and get all features on all your iPads and iPhones
• Create beautiful print-quality PDF diagrams and outlines
• Print diagrams and outlines directly from the app

I felt a real sense of power today. I was driving to work today. My car backfired & the whole highway parted like the Red sea. I shouldn't joke about it too much - it's getting rough out there. Somebody, I understand, took a shot at Michael Landon on the Highway to Heaven. -Johnny Carson 1987

Jupiter, the planet of opportunity, has taken a restraining order out on Virgo. This might cause you to drool more than normal.

Most famous boxers in history top 10:

1. Joe Louis
2. Muhammad Ali
3. Sugar Ray Robinson
4. Jack Johnson
5. Mike Tyson
6. Jack Dempsey
7. Julio Cesar Chavez
8. Rocky Marciano
9. Henry Armstrong Jr.
10. Willie Pep

Mount Vernon, Virginia:

Mount Vernon is a census-designated place (CDP) in Fairfax County, Virginia, United States. Nearby CDPs are Fort Belvoir (west), Groveton, Virginia and Hybla Valley, Virginia (north), and Fort Hunt, Virginia (east). The population was 12,416 at the 2010 census.

While "Mount Vernon" -- drawn from the Mount Vernon plantation, the home of George Washington located south of Alexandria -- is often used locally to refer to the entire unincorporated area between Old Town Alexandria and Fort Belvoir, Mount Vernon as defined by the Census Bureau encompasses only the part of it coextensive with Alexandria ZIP code 22309, bounded by the Potomac River to the south, Fort Belvoir to the west, Huntley Meadows Park to the north, and Little Hunting Creek to the east.

As of the Census GR2 of 2000, there were 28,582 people, 10,575 households, and 7,487 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 1,450.1/km² (3,755.8/sq mi). There were 10,926 housing units at an average density of 1,435.7/sq mi (554.3/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 54.42% White, 27.65% African American, 0.33% Native American, 6.33% Asian, 0.13% Pacific Islander, 6.87% from other races, and 4.26% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 14.50% of the population.

There were 10,575 households out of which 34.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.0% were married couples living together, 15.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.2% were non-families. 22.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 4.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.70 and the average family size was 3.16.

In the CDP the population was spread out with 26.3% under the age of 18, 7.9% from 18 to 24, 32.4% from 25 to 44, 24.4% from 45 to 64, and 9.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 94.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.8 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $61,119, and the median income for a family was $67,892. Males had a median income of $42,049 versus $33,543 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $29,299. About 5.3% of families and 7.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.7% of those under age 18 and 2.4% of those age 65 or over.

Sleep Machine:

★★★★★ " SLEEP MACHINE ® IS SIMPLY THE BEST CUSTOMIZABLE, WHITE NOISE & AMBIENT MUSIC SLEEP APP AVAILABLE TODAY. " Featured on CNN, ITUNES APP STORE ESSENTIAL FOR REST AND RELAXATION!, LIFEHACKER, APPBUDDY.COM, BESTAPPS.COM, & many other publications worldwide !
★★★★★ This is the original & official Sleep Machine ® app ! Helping millions sleep around the world !
Sleep Machine ® provides a huge assortment of professionally mastered ambient sounds designed specifically for achieving a total relaxed state and improving sleep. The elegant multi sound player design is easy to play, mix, and create a truly lifelike sound for your sleep environment. You can mix iPod music with your favorite sounds too ! Join the Millions of well rested customers worldwide and try Sleep Machine ® today, and change your life overnight with a deep restorative sleep.
_________________________________
☆ APP FEATURES ☆
✔ 91 Professionally Mastered Stereo Ambient Sounds.
✔ Plays in Background !
✔ Mix Sounds Together & Save your favorites with individual volume control !
✔ Full iPod Music integration
✔ Play & Mix iPod Music, Podcasts, or Audiobooks within Sleep Machine ® mixer !
✔ MILLIONS of sound mix possibilities !
✔ Clock Display with 7 themes, brightness adjust, Portrait and Horizontal modes
✔ Full Alarm & Sleep Timer options.
✔ Wake to your favorite sounds, mixes, or iPod Music too!
✔ Timer can stop iPod Music, Podcasts, or even Audiobooks too!
✔ Includes 6 Pre-set mix favorites.
✔ Easy to use help and info screens.
✔ Works with AirPlay when enabled !
_________________________________
☆ MASTER SOUND COLLECTION ☆
✔ 91 Naturally Recorded Stereo Sounds
✔ Ultra Realistic™ Seamless Sound playback
✔ Easily Mix Sounds Together !
♬ Air Conditioner, ♬ Air Purifier, ♬ Airplane Cabin ( prop ), ♬ Bathroom Fan, ♬ Beach, ♬ Beach 2, ♬ Beach 3, ♬ Beach / Rain / Thunder, ♬ Bird House, ♬ Clock, ♬ Creek, ♬ Crickets, ♬ Dehumidifier, ♬ Dishwasher, ♬ Distant Train, ♬ Distant Train ( Crickets ), ♬ Dryer, ♬ Factory, ♬ Fan ( low ), ♬ Fan ( medium ), ♬ Fan ( high ), ♬ Fan ( small ), ♬ Fan / Crickets, ♬ Fish Tank, ♬ Fireplace-Crackle, ♬ Fireplace-Hiss, ♬ Fireplace-Roar, ♬ Fireplace / Wind, ♬ Frogs, ♬ Frogs 2, ♬ Fog Horn, ♬ Furnace, ♬ Hair Dryer, ♬ Heartbeat, ♬ Highway, ♬ Highway 2 ( Wet Road ), ♬ Inside Car, ♬ Wind Shield Wipers, ♬ Lawn Mower, ♬ Morning Birds, ♬ Railroad Crossing, ♬ Rain-Heavy, ♬ Rain-Medium, ♬ Rain ( light ), ♬ Rain and Thunder, ♬ Rain and Thunder 2, ♬ Distant Thunder, ♬ River, ♬ Room Heater, ♬ Shower, ♬ Sink, ♬ Spaceship, ♬ Sprinkler, ♬ Stream, ♬ Toy Train, ♬ Train Ride, ♬ Truck Idle, ♬ Vacuum Cleaner, ♬ Washer, ♬ Waterfall ( large ), ♬ Waterfall ( small ), ♬ Waterfall ( Hawaii ), ♬ Water Heater, ♬ White Noise, ♬ White Noise 2, ♬ White Noise 3, ♬ White Noise 4, Wind, ♬ Wind 2, ♬ Wind Chime, ♬ Wine Glass, AMBIENT MUSIC: ♬ Contemplate, ♬ Drift , ♬ Moon Harp, ♬ Mysterious, ♬ Native American Flute, ♬ Reflection, ♬ Soundtrack 1, ♬ Starlight, ♬ Wind Dream, ALARM SOUNDS: ♬ Bells 1, ♬ Bells 2, ♬ Buzzer 1, ♬ Buzzer 2, ♬ Child Laughing, ♬ Dog Bark, ♬ Guitar Strums, ♬ Harmonics, Harp, ♬ Tibetan Bell, ♬ Train Bell.
_________________________________
----WEB REVIEWS ----
✎ APPLE iTUNES STAFF: " Let Sleep Machine send you to dreamland with ambient sounds like a fireplace, falling rain, and more. Zzzzzz. "
✎ CNN: " The Sleep Machine app for iPhone allows users to layer serene sounds to find the perfect combination for some shut-eye. "

Sometimes when I consider what tremendous consequences come from little things, I'm tempted to think ... there are no little things.