tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17178686607847571292024-03-08T03:43:56.211-08:00KDTamayoKarlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06256712850956212367noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1717868660784757129.post-51074817235745322952009-12-18T22:36:00.000-08:002009-12-18T22:40:04.776-08:00Chirstmas Fun Facts Credits to http://www.theholidayspot.com/christmas/facts.htmCredits to http://www.theholidayspot.com/christmas/facts.htm<br /><br /><br />1.In the Ukraine, if you find a spider web in the house on Christmas morning, it is believed to be a harbinger of good luck! There once lived a woman so poor, says a Ukrainian folk tale, that she could not afford Christmas decorations for her family. One Christmas morning, she awoke to find that spiders had trimmed her children’s tree with their webs. When the morning sun shone on them, the webs turned to silver and gold. An artificial spider and web are often included in the decorations on Ukrainian Christmas trees<br /><br />2.At Christmas, it is traditional to exchange kisses beneath the mistletoe tree. In ancient Scandinavia, mistletoe was associated with peace and friendship. That may account for the custom of "kissing beneath the mistletoe<br />".<br /><br />3.'Klaxon' is a name that does not belong to one of Santa’s reindeer. A klaxon is actually a powerful electric horn. Its name comes from a German word meaning "shriek".<br /><br />4.In many households, part of the fun of eating Christmas pudding is finding a trinket that predicts your fortune for the coming year. For instance, finding a coin means you will become wealthy. A ring means you will get married; while a button predicts bachelorhood. The idea of hiding something in the pudding comes from the tradition in the Middle Ages of hiding a bean in a cake that was served on Twelfth Night. Whoever found the bean became "king" for the rest of the night.<br /><br />#<br /><br /><br />5 Frumenty was a spiced porridge, enjoyed by both rich and poor. It was a forerunner of modern Christmas puddings. It is linked in legend to the Celtic god Dagda, who stirred a porridge made up of all the good things of the earth.<br /><br /><br />6 In Greek legend, malicious creatures called Kallikantzaroi sometimes play troublesome pranks at Christmas time. In order to get rid of them, salt or an old shoe is burnt. The pungent burning stench drives off, or at least helps discourage, the Kallikantzaroi. Other techniques include hanging a pig’s jawbone by the door and keeping a large fire so they can’t sneak down the chimney.<br /><br /><br />7 The poinsettia is a traditional Christmas flower. In Mexico (its original birthplace), the poinsettia is known as the "Flower of the Holy Night".<br /><br /><br />8 Louis Prang, a Bavarian-born lithographer who came to the USA from Germany in the 19th century, popularized the sending of printed Christmas cards. He invented a way of reproducing color oil paintings, the "chromolithograph technique", and created a card with the message "Merry Christmas" as a way of showing it off.<br /><br /><br />9 The "Urn of Fate" is part of the Christmas celebrations in many Italian households. The Urn of Fate is brought out on Christmas Eve. It holds a wrapped present for everyone. The mother tries her luck first, then the others in turn. If you get a present with your name on it, you keep it; otherwise, you put it back and try again.<br /><br />10 In Sweden, a common Christmas decoration is the Julbukk, a small figurine of a goat. It is usually made of straw. Scandinavian Christmas festivities feature a variety of straw decorations in the form of stars, angels, hearts and other shapes, as well as the Julbukk<br /><br />Credits to http://www.theholidayspot.com/christmas/facts.htmKarlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06256712850956212367noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1717868660784757129.post-30424104916877516052009-12-18T22:13:00.000-08:002009-12-18T22:15:03.739-08:00<center>& knowing how important searching online is to everyone here's a little mini "searcher" to find any information you might need at moment's notice without having to navigate away
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<br />Karlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06256712850956212367noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1717868660784757129.post-61401990313130451032009-12-17T18:34:00.000-08:002009-12-17T18:35:37.396-08:00:(<span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">I'm Sick</span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);"> :(</span>Karlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06256712850956212367noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1717868660784757129.post-76669577628251121342009-11-24T20:59:00.000-08:002009-11-24T21:02:20.700-08:00Count Down<span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; font-family: arial;">Chirstmas 30 days left</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; font-family: arial;">Feb 3 (my b-day) 70 days left</span>Karlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06256712850956212367noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1717868660784757129.post-60946294915264540642009-11-04T16:59:00.002-08:002009-11-04T17:10:45.118-08:00Quote<span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 255);">Worst excuse for not turning in homework: I couldn't find anyone to copy it from.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 255);">The only reason people get lost in thought is because it's unfamiliar territory.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 255);">"Duct tape is like the force. It has a light side, a dark side, and it holds the world together." </span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 255);">He who laughs last didn't get it. </span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 255);">After twelve years of therapy my psychiatrist said something that brought tears to my eyes. He said, "No hablo ingles." </span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 255);">Everyone has photographic memory; some just don't have the film. </span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 255);">There are three sides of an argument -- your side, my side and the right side. </span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 255);">Always remember you're unique, just like everyone else</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 255);">If you die in an elevator, be sure to push the Up button.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 255);">I think animal testing is a terrible idea; they get all nervous and give the wrong answers. </span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 255);">The road to success is always under construction. </span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 255);">Ideas don't stay in some minds very long because they don't like solitary confinement. </span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 255);">Whatever it is -- I didn't do it! </span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 255);">Why is it called 'after dark' when it really is 'after light'?</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left; color: rgb(102, 51, 255);">What if everything is an illusion and nothing exists? In that case, I definitely overpaid for my carpet. <br /><br /></div><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 255);">You know the speed of light;so what is the speed of dark ?</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 255);">No,please don't eat me. I have a wife and kids,eat them. - Homer </span><br /><br /><br /> <div style="color: rgb(102, 51, 255);" align="center"> "Press any key to continue, where's the any key?" - Homer </div><br /> <div align="center"><div style="text-align: left;"> <br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><br /><br /><br /></div>Karlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06256712850956212367noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1717868660784757129.post-36848440482433582742009-11-04T16:59:00.001-08:002009-11-04T16:59:50.670-08:00Quote<span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">A computer once beat me at chess, but it was no match for me at kick boxing. </span>Karlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06256712850956212367noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1717868660784757129.post-57134692531060245502009-11-04T16:57:00.000-08:002009-11-04T16:59:18.435-08:00Quote<span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">Everybody wants to go to heaven; but nobody wants to die. </span>Karlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06256712850956212367noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1717868660784757129.post-58854085841415330732009-11-04T16:53:00.000-08:002009-11-04T16:54:19.110-08:00Quote<div style="text-align: left; color: rgb(51, 0, 153);">The greatest pleasure in life is doing what people say you cannot do. </div>Karlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06256712850956212367noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1717868660784757129.post-32934945966647049122009-11-04T16:51:00.002-08:002009-11-04T16:52:21.640-08:00Quote<span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 204);">If Barbie is so popular, why do you h<span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);">a</span>ve to buy her friends? </span>Karlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06256712850956212367noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1717868660784757129.post-81288782931663061092009-11-04T16:51:00.001-08:002009-11-04T16:51:26.024-08:00Quote<span style="color: rgb(204, 102, 0);">You tried your best and you failed miserably. The lesson is 'never try'. -Homer Simpson </span>Karlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06256712850956212367noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1717868660784757129.post-41654660771369811082009-11-04T16:50:00.002-08:002009-11-04T16:51:00.210-08:00Quote<div align="center"> Last night I lay in bed looking up at the stars in the sky and I thought to myself, where the heck is the ceiling. </div>Karlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06256712850956212367noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1717868660784757129.post-27861391598995407972009-11-04T16:50:00.001-08:002009-11-04T16:50:37.669-08:00Quote<hr /><br /> <div align="center"> <span style="color: rgb(51, 255, 51);">Hard work never killed anybody, but why take a chance? </span></div>Karlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06256712850956212367noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1717868660784757129.post-76079317009437731022009-11-04T16:48:00.001-08:002009-11-04T16:48:41.941-08:00Quote<span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">"Flying is learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss." - Douglas Adams </span>Karlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06256712850956212367noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1717868660784757129.post-33398002085052082532009-11-04T16:47:00.001-08:002009-11-04T16:49:15.538-08:00Quote<hr style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102);"><br /><br /> <div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102);" align="center"> Son, if you really want something in this life, you have to work for it. Now quiet! They're about to announce the lottery numbers. - Homer Simpson </div>Karlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06256712850956212367noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1717868660784757129.post-24195749297577916232009-11-04T16:46:00.000-08:002009-11-04T16:47:02.708-08:00Quote<div style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);" align="center"> When I die, I want to go peacefully like my Grandfather did, in his sleep -- not screaming, like the passengers in his car. </div>Karlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06256712850956212367noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1717868660784757129.post-25215453866543325482009-11-04T16:45:00.002-08:002009-11-04T16:46:17.985-08:00QuoteThere are no stupid questions, just stupid peopleKarlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06256712850956212367noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1717868660784757129.post-3683795322018914992009-11-04T16:45:00.001-08:002009-11-04T16:45:41.408-08:00Quote<div style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);" align="center"> Never take life seriously. Nobody gets out alive anyway. </div>Karlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06256712850956212367noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1717868660784757129.post-28772724906744853722009-11-04T16:44:00.000-08:002009-11-04T16:45:10.755-08:00Quote<span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">Time is a great teacher, but unfortunately it kills all its pupils ... - Louis Hector Berlioz </span>Karlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06256712850956212367noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1717868660784757129.post-53053594633743133952009-11-04T16:39:00.000-08:002009-11-04T16:44:43.548-08:00Quote<span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">The man who smiles when things go wrong has thought of someone to blame it on. - Robert Bloch</span>Karlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06256712850956212367noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1717868660784757129.post-72693836702867745312009-11-02T19:45:00.000-08:002009-11-02T19:47:32.831-08:00Bored<span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(204, 51, 204);font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-family: arial;">In the dark you tell me of a flower that only blooms in the violet hour.</span></span>Karlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06256712850956212367noreply@blogger.com1