Last night my wife, Nancy, and I were alone in the house. We were just falling asleep when we were startled by a thunderous thump and a loud, drawn-out dragging sound coming from somewhere within our house.
We both sat up in bed and Nancy whispered, "What was that?"
Now how am I supposed to know what's going on in the rest of the house? I'm not clairvoyant, I'm scared. I'm the only person I know who's childhood hero was the Cowardly Lion from 'The Wizard of Oz.' The problem is, if I tell her the truth she'll want me to investigate. Apparently, during our wedding vows I agreed to take out the trash and investigate psychotic murderers crawling around our house in the middle of the night.
I decide not to panic her. "It was just the wind," I assure her, my voice quivering with fear.
"Oh, okay," she says and believes me! "Thank goodness you're here or I'd be frightened to death." Then she rolls over, closes her eyes and immediately falls back to sleep. How in the world can she fall back to sleep? Does she really believe I'd be capable of defending her from the evil fiend that could make a noise like that?
She falls back to sleep and I have to lie there waiting for some monster to break down the bedroom door. Naturally I suddenly have to go to the bathroom. Bad, but not nearly bad enough for me to climb out from under the covers.
It's not that I'm really afraid, I know those things only happen in the movies and the Grim Reaper is not wandering around my living room looking for his next victim. The only reason I don't investigate the noise is because I know it really was just the wind. And I don't have to go to the bathroom that badly, it can wait until morning. Everything always seems better in the daylight. Besides, Nancy always gets up before I do.
The intellectual capacity of the cat is demonstrated by her ability of using information she already has to pass safely through certain situations. Cats are capable of forming "learning methods", a characteristic that was supposed to belong only to primates.
Cats learn through observation, imitation, trying and of course, mistakes, just like people. The stories with cats being able to open draws or cupboards are many, but there also are cats that can turn on the lights or use the toilet, and this is possible only by carefully observing the ones that know how to do these things, their owners.
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Plan Your Home Cooked Meals - Weekly
Home cooked meals are great, and cooking them does not have to be an unpleasant task. One method is taking two hours on a Saturday or Sunday, cooking three main dishes and three vegetables. Then section the food into different microwavable containers to make separate meals. It's usually enough to last three days. In the evenings instead of cooking or eating out, put a container in the microwave and within seconds you have a home cooked meal. You end up cooking about two or three times per week. You save time, money, and get variety.
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A lawyer runs a stop sign and gets pulled over by a sheriff. He thinks he's smarter being a big shot lawyer from New York and has a better education than a sheriff from West Virginia. The sheriff asks for license and registration. The lawyer asks, "What for?" The sheriff responds, "You didn't come to a complete stop at the stop sign." The lawyer says, "I slowed down and no one was coming." "You still didn't come to a complete stop. License and registration please," says the sheriff impatiently. The lawyer says, "If you can show me the legal difference between slow down and stop, I'll give you my license and registration and you can give me the ticket. If not, you let me go and don't give me the ticket." The sheriff says, "That sounds fair, please exit your vehicle." The lawyer steps out and the sheriff takes out his nightstick and starts beating the lawyer with it. The sheriff says, "Do you want me to stop or just slow down?"
You can really go into detail about the ideal zodiac mate for you, but it's hard enough to find someone, isn't it. So don't walk away from that Water or Earth guy. Use your knowledge to understand him. Maybe you need to borrow some tips from Air or Earth to help manage the communications between the two of you or to help resolve conflicts.
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Too Tired To Exercise
Too tired to exercise: Do it anyway.
Sometimes the best cure for fatigue is a vigorous exercise session. Have you ever noticed how you can walk into the health club exhausted but after thirty minutes of motion you feel energized and invigorated? There's nothing like exercise to get your blood flowing and zap fatigue. If it's difficult for you to get motivated to make that trip to the club, promise yourself a small reward after you finish your session if you follow through. Just make sure it's not a jelly donut!
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Why Is The Law Of Attraction So Hard To Apply?
Success with the law of attraction depends on you having higher thoughts not simple because they affirm what you want to attract but because the higher your overall thought frequency the higher your attraction.
For most people it is quite hard to elevate their thought vibration to a higher more powerful frequency. It's not as easy as simply saying, "Today, I am going to think positive thoughts." After many years of thinking in a negative way a persons overall frequency is quite low and it will take a little extra to change that overall frequency.
The lower your frequency the harder it is for you to actually attract what you want. The law of attraction will simply keep you at the same level where you presently are. One or two positive thoughts will not automatically make you a magnet for attracting what you want.
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What Are Headaches?
Experts agree that headaches can be classified to migraine headaches which refer to the type of severe and recurrent headache that comes with painful throbbing on the temples, nausea and impaired vision; cluster headaches which are said to bear similarities to migraines only they are experienced in short durations and occur daily over weeks or months; and tension headaches that refers to the type of headache that can strike consistent locations and result in contractions of the face, scalp, or neck muscles.
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4 Reasons To Create Your Own Podcast For Your Business Or Hobby
Think about when you hear or see someone on the radio or TV. They have instant credibility. As a podcaster you will enjoy the same credibility. People will value your opinion.
You can leverage this position to influence your audience, promote yourself and even make money. If you have an audience that is interested in a specific niche, there will always be others who want to reach that audience, too. This is how you find advertisers or sponsors.
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