The Army Corp of engineers is having a tough time filling in the breaches in the levees. They have tried to use giant sand bags to drop into the hole. Three-Thousand pound bags have been dropped into the breach but to no avail. Lake Pontchartrain has a lot of weight behind it and fixing the [...]
Right after the president won his re-election bid for the White House, he made an interesting comment. He said he was going to spend his “political capital” wisely. At first, I did not understand what he was talking about, but then I began to think about it. All his work in getting re-elected won him [...]
Space exploration came a long way since I was the size of a measurable amount of it.I remember with some pain, my first ride on a penny farthing with its big wheel and long spokes that were well engineered to cut a foot or two off anyone’s legs.With good timing though, I used my head [...]
Dec 15
A is for Anti-Virus: she got it from my Uncle. B is for Backup: always look in your rear view mirror first. C is for Caddy: part of computer that holds a coffee cup. D is for Defrag: a popular dance in the 1920′s. E is for Email: post office talk for express mail. F [...]
Within the last six weeks, that gusty quartet comprised of Charley, Frances, Ivan and Jeanne has lustily serenaded Florida. A repeat performance is not in the foreseeable forecast – I hope. It is not that I do not appreciate good music; it is because I do appreciate good music that I do not wish for [...]
Copyright Victoria Elizabeth 2004. All rights reserved. WHAT DO ‘DEAD HORSE’ AND ‘DEVIL’S BACKBONE’ HAVE IN COMMON?– A Misguided Guide to Unusual Placenames in America – It is said that England has more than a few rather quaint placenames such as Bodmin, Grimbister, Ipswich, Nobottle, No Man’s Land, Pie Corner, Pratt’s Bottom, Scrabster and Twatt [...]
Armed with an business idea, the basic questions must be asked. “Is there a market for my product or (service), and can it support me? Finding the answers means that you will have to do some Market Research to define the size of this market, it’s area and develop whether a need or wants exists. [...]
Dec 11
Copyright The Quipping Queen 2006. AT A LOSS FOR WORDS By The Duchess of Dither, (a.k.a. Dame Do-This-Do-That or DDT for shot), is not your run-of-the-mill doddering, do-nothing, dour dowager but rather a chronologically-gifted social butterfly, a swish social etiquette consultant, not to mention a noted antipasto, aperitif and artichoke recipe collector and antediluvian author [...]
Dec 10
================================================================= Article Title: Save on Gas PricesArticle Author: Rocky Ramsey Article Autoresponder:mailto:Gas@MoviesMoneyandMore.com Author Contact Email:mailto:rock@MoviesMoneyandMore.com Formatted to 65 Characters per LineWord Count: 426 words Category: Humor, General Copyright Date: 2004 *Article Use Guidelines* This article may be used freely in opt-inpublications and websites, provided thatthe resource box is included and the linksare active. Please forward [...]
Copyright The Quipping Queen 2005. CALLING ALL DORKS & DINGBATS! Or, where do all those daffy ding-a-lings from Canada call home anyway? By Theolonius McTavish, a wayfaring wanderer in a very strange land full of blessedly big bugs, breathtakingly beautiful banshees, and more than a few bizarre blockheads Canada is a country of extremes in [...]