There Will Be No REGRET

My friend posted this article on his Facebook account and I think it worth sharing. Ms. Bronnie Ware, a woman who worked for years with the dying, wrote a list of the top 5 regrets people say aloud on their deathbed. Which one do you think would be yours ???

1. I wish I'd had the courage to live a life true to myself, not the life others expected of me.

Most people had not honored even a half of their dreams and had to die knowing that it was due to choices they had made, or not made.

2. I wish I didn't work so hard.

By simplifying your lifestyle and making conscious choices along the way, it is possible to not need the income that you think you do. And by creating more space in your life, you become happier and more open to new opportunities, ones more suited to your new lifestyle.

3. I wish I'd had the courage to express my feelings.

Many people suppressed their feelings in order to keep peace with others. As a result, they settled for a mediocre existence and never became who they were truly capable of becoming. Many developed illnesses relating to the bitterness and resentment they carried as a result.

4. I wish I had stayed in touch with my friends.

Everyone misses their friends when they are dying.

5. I wish that I had let myself be happier.

Many did not realise until the end that happiness is a choice.

Thanks Bronnie for giving us heads up...

U.S. by Numbers

According to Condomania, America's first condom store - Condomania.com; here is the ranking of average penis sizes by most populated U.S. cities. Note: these numbers are by the ranking, not the inches... SOURCE

Little Did You Know

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Little Did You Know

The US nickel coin is worth less than its metal content. The coin contains 0.04 oz of nickel, which at the April 2007 price was worth 6.5 cents, along with 3.75 grams of copper worth about 3 cents, making the metal value over 9 cents. Since the face value of a nickel is 5 cents, this made it an attractive target for melting by people wanting to sell the metals at a profit. However, the United States Mint, in anticipation of this practice, implemented new interim rules on December 14, 2006, subject to public comment for 30 days, which criminalize the melting and export of cents and nickels. Violators can be punished with a fine of up to $10,000 and/or imprisoned for a maximum of five years. SOURCE

Happy Mardi Gras

The terms "Mardi Gras" and "Mardi Gras season", in English, refer to events of the Carnival celebrations, ending on the day before Ash Wednesday. From the French term "Mardi Gras" (literally "Fat Tuesday"), the term has come to mean the whole period of activity related to those events, beyond just the single day, often called Mardi Gras Day or Fat Tuesday. Two cities where most famous for their Mardi Gras celebrations are Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and New Orleans, Louisiana.

Better To Give

"It's better to give than receive" is not just a corny say, try it for yourself and you'll know. It's the different kind of happiness. You can give to people you know and love or you can give to people who are less fortunate. This Christmas, let's make a donation to your local organization. For many of us who can afford the luxury goods, remember that one LV wallet ($300) can provide a scholarship for one child to complete 3-years of middle school. After you done, you can share your experience here.

God Bless...

Designers' Computerphobia

Believe it or not ! onne-third of top designers are computer illiterate.

- Marc Jacobs can't sync up his iPod and doesn't know how to use Photoshop.
- Alber Elbaz of Lanvin doesn't know one end of a laptop from another,
- Paul Smith is not surfing the Internet and he doesn't have a cellphone?
- Karl Lagerfeld I don't use a computer; Also Miuccia Prada and Nicolas Ghesquière
- Domenico Dolce never touch a computer.
- Donatella Versace doesn't do the internet

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Happy Thanksgiving

In 1621, the Plymouth colonists and Wampanoag Indians shared an autumn harvest feast which is acknowledged today as one of the first Thanksgiving celebrations in the colonies. This harvest meal has become a symbol of cooperation and interaction between English colonists and Native Americans. Although this feast is considered by many to the very first Thanksgiving celebration, it was actually in keeping with a long tradition of celebrating the harvest and giving thanks for a successful bounty of crops. Native American groups throughout the Americas, including the Pueblo, Cherokee, Creek and many others organized harvest festivals, ceremonial dances, and other celebrations of thanks for centuries before the arrival of Europeans in North America. SOURCE

Breaking The Pattern

" Are we all, in fact, just dating the same person over and over again? " I agree with that and so does Dr. Kirschner of Yahoo Personals. She lists the top five deadly patterns, along with potent fixes to help you escape them.
1. Not perfect - I'll pass
2. Chase me
3. I'll make you love me - push away
4. Fade away
5. Crumbs

Number 3 is so me...

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Why Not White ?

Originally, the rule was more along the lines of "Only wear white shoes between Memorial Day and Labor Day." Furthermore, it mainly applied to white pumps or dress shoes. White tennis shoes and off-white boots seem exempt, as are any shoes worn by a winter bride. "Winter white" clothing (e.g., cream-colored wool) is acceptable between Labor Day and Memorial Day too. Several sites quoted a charming refrain about G.R.I.T.S. - Girls Raised In The South. This bit of folklore states, "Southern girls know bad manners when they see them," and a clear sign of bad manners is wearing white shoes before Easter or after Labor Day. Because fashions in the American South can be a little more formal than elsewhere, perhaps the no-white-shoes rule came from south of the Mason-Dixon Line?
I guess I can't wear this Christian Louboutin pump after tomorrow...

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It's Officially Summer !!!

Today is solstice day which occurs twice a year, whenever Earth's axis tilts the most toward or away from the Sun, causing the Sun to be farthest north or south at noon. The name is derived from Latin sol (sun) and sistere (to stand still), because at the solstice, the Sun stands still in declination, that is, its movement north or south is minimal. In the Northern hemisphere, the period around the June solstice is known as midsummer, and Midsummer's Day is 24 June, three or four days after the solstice itself.
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Little Did You Know

Coca-cola once contained cocaine. Coca-cola was introduced in 1886 as "a valuable brain-tonic and cure for all nervous afflictions". Coca-cola was promoted as a temperance drink "offering the virtues of coca without the vices of alcohol". Until 1903, a typical serving contained around 60mg of cocaine. Sold today, it still contains an extract of coca-leaves. The Coca-Cola Company imports eight tons from South America each year. Nowadays the leaves are used only for flavouring since the drug has been removed.