there is always hope....

“Never deprive someone of hope; it might be all they have.”

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kids having sex...

Boy: well, we have taken off our clothes and I'm over you... How much time it will take us to star finding that good?

Girl: I don't know but I already have a headache!

7 Facts about Coffee You Did Not Know …

Fact #1 …
The average coffee tree has a “life expectancy” up to 70 years, which is comparable with the length of a human life! The first harvest is picked when the tree is about 5 years old, and after that the coffee plant supplies a steady harvest of raw coffee several times a year.

Fact #2 …
The history of coffee is quite a mystery. Humankind knows at least a few different legends describing the origin of that popular drink. In accordance with one of them, coffee came from Africa and was named after the province of Kaffa in Ethiopia. Another legend states that coffee was first discovered by monks who quickly became passionate coffee enthusiasts as it helped them survive through long periods of monotonous prayers and meditations.
One more legend about the coffee origin declares that the coffee plant is indigenous to Europe and was first used by herdsmen tribes, who ate coarsely ground coffee with fat of their cattle.

Fact #3 …
When, in the 17th century, “coffee madness” reached Europe, Pope Clement VIII declared the beverage to be a “devil’s tool” and warned the Christians against drinking it. But that only was until he happened to taste that heavenly drink himself… So, the Pope quickly changed his mind and decided to baptize coffee and, by doing that, to defeat the devil… Thus, the Pope’s final approval made coffee a legitimate beverage for every Christian!

Fact #4 …
The custom of tipping servants originated in early English “coffeehouses”, which were quite dirty and noisy places in that time. In order to have a better service and to ensure getting a cup of really good and strong coffee, customers would put coins in a jarwith a label “TIPS”, or “To Insure Prompt Service”, on it.

Fact #5 …
In about the same time in London, women set up an official petition condemning coffee. A crowd of angry housewives complained that their husbands enjoyed themselves in coffeehouses instead of coming home and fulfilling their domestic duties.

Fact #6 …
In the 18th century Germany, it was believed that drinking coffee could make a woman sterile. Instead, women were advised to drink beer…

Fact #7 …
In 1732, Johann Sebastian Bach expressed his love for coffee in the “Kafee-Kantate”, which included the following aria “Oh, coffee tastes so sweet, coffee is like a thousand of kisses, it’s even sweeter than Muscat!”

Isn't It Annoying...

1. You are camping with someone who is high maintenance.

2. People who clip their nails in public.

3. Bending to pick up the subscription cards that fell out of the magazine you're holding.

4. When White-Out leaves a bumpy layer that is difficult to write over.

5. Receiving a present you already own.

6. Watching the same three bags cycle through the baggage claim area.

7. Fonts in which capital I's and lowercase l's look identical.

8. Coffee chains that expect you to call a small cup of coffee "tall."

9. When your called ID reads PRIVATE or OUT OF AREA, causing you to weigh the risk of answering versus the frustration of not knowing who wanted to talk to you.

10. When your shoelace rips far from home.

11. People who hold a door open for you when you're 20 feet away, causing you to walk faster.

12. After waiting half an hour to see your doctor, a nurse brings you to a room where you wait another half an hour.

13. Realizing after several attempts that you've been trying to insert a three-prong plug into a two-prong outlet.

14. Late fees for a video that you didn't have time to watch

15. Finding an old "To Do" list, most which remains undone.

16. When a friend says "I have good news for you!" and it concerns her.

[~RUDER~] Chap. 01

"A la mañana siguiente, algún transeúnte encontraría su cuerpo, daría aviso a las autoridades y quizás algún diario sensacionalista escribiría una pequeña nota tachando aquel acto como el más vil ejemplo de lo corrompida que se encontraba la sociedad, de la violencia en las calles, del vandalismo en aquel sector de la ciudad, de cómo el poder de la corrupción aumentaba día a día. Las personas comentarían el trágico destino de aquel joven y luego quedaría en el olvido, igual que cientos y cientos de notas más, que hablan de decenas de personas de las cuales se puede prescindir."

　
(Next morning, somebody would find his body, would call to the police and maybe some sensationalist newspapers would write a small note pointing such incident like the cruelest example of how corrupted the society was, about the violence on the streets, the bandalism on that sector of the city, about how the power of corruption was growing-up day after day. People woud talk about the tragic destiny of that young men and then, the case woud be forgotten, like hundreds and hundreds of cases more, which talk about a bunch of people that we can live without).

Left Handers Days

On 13th August 1992 the Club launched International Left-Handers Day, an annual event when left-handers everywhere can celebrate their sinistrality and increase public awareness of the advantages and disadvantages of being left-handed. This event is now celebrated worldwide, and in the U.K. alone there were over 20 regional events to mark the day in 2001- including left-v-right sports matches, a left-handed tea party, pubs using left-handed corkscrews where patrons drank and played pub games with the left hand only, and nationwide "Lefty Zones" where left-handers creativity, adaptability and sporting prowess were celebrated, whilst right-handers were encouraged to try out everyday left-handed objects to see just how awkward it can feel using the wrong equipment!.

These events have contributed more than anything else to the general awareness of the difficulties and frustrations left-handers experience in everyday life, and have successfully led to improved product design and greater consideration of our needs by the right-handed majority - although there is still a long way to go!!.

From: http://www.lefthandersday.com/about.html

Lefty Power!

“The right half of the brain controls the left half of the body.

This means that only left handed people are in their right mind.”

You Know You're Getting Old When...

You're asleep, but others worry that you're dead.

You have a party and the neighbors don't even realize it.

You can live without sex, but not without glasses.

Your back goes out more than you do.

You quit trying to hold your stomach in, no matter who walks into the room.

You buy a compass for the dash of your car.

You are proud of your lawn mower.

Your best friend is dating someone half their age... And isn't breaking any laws.

Your arms are almost too short to read the newspaper.

You sing along with the elevator music.

You would rather go to work than stay home sick.

You enjoy hearing about other people's operations.

You consider coffee one of the most important things in life.

You no longer think of speed limits as a challenge.

People call at 9 pm. And ask, "Did I wake you?"

You answer a question with "Because I said so!"

You send money to PBS.

The end of your tie doesn't come anywhere near the top of your pants.

You take a metal detector to the beach.

You wear black socks with sandals.

You know what the word equity means.

You can't remember the last time you laid on the floor to watch television.

Your ears are hairier than your head.

You talk about "good grass" and you're referring to someone's lawn.

You get into a heated argument about pension plans.

You got cable for the weather channel.

You can go bowling without drinking.


Personal conclusion: 6_6'' I'm getting old!

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First Step...

"The poor Poet" Carl Spitzweg 1839.



«The first step towards getting somewhere is to decide that you are not going to stay where you are. »

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