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Day 45: Romance Day: Come up with a compliment that has never...

Fri, 27 Aug 2010 10:33:29 -0400

Day 45: Romance Day: Come up with a compliment that has never been made before

Top female compliment cliches:
You are the woman of my dreams
Your eyes are like two stars
It must have hurt when you fell from heaven
You’re not like any girl I’ve ever met

Top male compliment cliches:
Do you work out?
Nice driving!
Boy, you sure can handle your drink
Look at those hands—are you a lumberjack?

Day 44: Defy Superstition-Walk under a ladder-Whistle inside the...

Thu, 26 Aug 2010 12:18:40 -0400

Day 44: Defy Superstition

-Walk under a ladder
-Whistle inside the house
-Break a mirror
-Cross paths with a black cat
-Let milk boil over
-Step on a crack on the sidewalk
-Put keys on the table
-Open your umbrella inside
-Walk under a ladder
-Spill salt and don’t throw some over your shoulder

Day 43: This evening, write a proper diary account of your dayIf...

Wed, 25 Aug 2010 15:42:26 -0400

Day 43: This evening, write a proper diary account of your day

If Winston Churchill found time to write in his diary when he was busy fighting World War II, so can you. Here is a typical entry:

6/06/44 Woke up 8-ish, slept fairly well though had a strange dream featuring an elephant and a mongoose, perhaps attributable to that third bottle of claret. I really could not find the energy to rouse myself but Clemmie insisted that I should go and fight the war. Bless her. Arrived at the War Office at midday to find Monty in a mess over D-Day. As far as I can tell, everything seems to be going to plan. Am not really that interested since they forbade me to join in. Anyhow, other than that, not much of a day. Scrambled eggs for dinner. Bed now.

Day 41: Today Walk Barefoot on GrassGrass was well-known amongst...

Sun, 22 Aug 2010 07:00:00 -0400

Day 41: Today Walk Barefoot on Grass

Grass was well-known amongst Indian shamans for its soothing and anti-ulcerative properties. When a papoose was sickly, the shaman would lay him down on a grass bank and sprinkle him with dew from the bark of a Great Conifer Tree, for 5 days and 5 nights (at least). Today grass is widely available of course in parks, gardens and the like. The current theory is that the leaves contain herbacinium, a derivative of morphine, which rubs off on the fibrous nerves of our bare feet, gets into the bloodstream and slows down our heart rate by up to 14%, thus relaxing us. Today, give it a try.

Day 41: Apply for a KnighthoodDon’t remain plain old Mr....

Sat, 21 Aug 2010 15:10:12 -0400

Day 41: Apply for a Knighthood

Don’t remain plain old Mr. or Mrs. J Schmoe all your life. To become a Knight or Dame, simply write to the British Prime Minister c/o the Prime Minister’s Office, 10 Downing St, London SW1A A22, United Kingdom. Explain what exceptional achievement or service you feel merits the award of a knighthood.

Previous successful applicants have used the following, just to give you an idea:
-Been head nurse for 60 years
-Nobel Peace Prize winner
-Raised millions for obscure charity
-Served in minor government position for whole life
-Won World War 2
-Saved a cat from an extra tall tree
-Save Toby from the Goblin King

Kudos if you can get the President to recommend you. The honors ceremony takes place on the Queen’s birthday, so make sure you keep it free! US citizens please note: Non-subjects may not style themselves Sir or Dame, though they may place the appropriate letters after their name.

Day 40: Today play a practical joke on somebody

Fri, 20 Aug 2010 10:45:24 -0400

Day 40: Today play a practical joke on somebody

Day 38: Spend some time in church today

Wed, 18 Aug 2010 13:05:26 -0400

Day 38: Spend some time in church today

Day 37: Today, eat and runRunner Etiquette:1) Wait until the...

Tue, 17 Aug 2010 11:15:31 -0400

Day 37: Today, eat and run

Runner Etiquette:
1) Wait until the coffee course, particularly if there is a set menu
2) Do not leave your date behind, unless you are sure it’s the last time you wish to see them
3) Do not actually start *running* until you are outside the restaurant
4) Do not select the heaviest items on the menu. Running on a bouillabaisse is medically unadvised
5) Beginners and the shy: Do a practice runner before ordering any food

Day 36: Say nothing today It’s amazing how much of the...

Mon, 16 Aug 2010 12:51:52 -0400

Day 36: Say nothing today

It’s amazing how much of the time we speak to say nothing of interest.

Day 39: Learn to speak SwedishNew languages open up...

Fri, 13 Aug 2010 11:43:00 -0400

Day 39: Learn to speak Swedish

New languages open up possibilities for new meetings. Today learn these useful phrases in Swedish. You never know when they may come in handy.

Day 35: Today give little tasks to people all day-Smile...

Fri, 13 Aug 2010 11:16:41 -0400

Day 35: Today give little tasks to people all day

-Smile more
-Comfort me
-Test my food for poison
-Buy me lunch
-Take a bath
-Walk the dog
-Whistle my favorite tune
-Greet me with a bow
-Hug me
-Read me my horoscope
-Read me a bedtime story
-Hold that girl’s hand
-Carry my purse for me
-Help me make a baby

Day 34: Today write to a dictator to stop tortureOfficial forms...

Wed, 11 Aug 2010 12:10:06 -0400

Day 34: Today write to a dictator to stop torture

Official forms of address:
Your Majesty…to Kings, Queens and Monarchs
Your Excellency…for Presidents and other Heads of State
Dear Sir/Madam…for Prime Ministers and Ministers, or other Embassy staff
Dear Ambassador/High Commissioner…for Ambassadors and High Commissioners
Dear Admiral/General/Captain etc…for military officials
Your Grce…for Archbishops
Your Eminence…for Cardinals
Dear Bishop…for Bishops
Dear Mr/Father/Reverend…for other Clergy

Sample Letter:
Dear General/Minister/Grand Leader,
I have been greatly disturbed to hear of the arrests of _______ (check Amnesty International for recent names). I am writing to request that they be granted immediate access to their families and lawyers. I also request that they be immediately released unless charged and brought before an ordinary court of law.

Yours sincerely,

Day 33: Be on the lookout for the paranormalThere is more to the...

Tue, 10 Aug 2010 15:02:26 -0400

Day 33: Be on the lookout for the paranormal

There is more to the world than meets the eye. Today try to be especially receptive to paranormal manifestations and determine for yourself whether there is indeed a world beyond the veil. Here is a list of clues to look out for in ascending order of conclusiveness.

-Odd feeling
-Strange wind-like whisper
-Flutey sounds in the distance
-Scratching noises
-Unexplained smells, footsteps or feeling of being watched
-Dogs barking, cats barking
Don’t jump to conclusions. There’s probably a perfectly innocent explanation.

-Voices, voices of people dead for months, voices of people dead for years
-Doors opening, cupboards opening
-Keys disappearing, reappearing
-Lights turning on and off
-Mist appearing out of nowhere
-Being touched by an invisible hand
Curiouser and curiouser! Contact your local paranormal investigator and probe further.

-Being slapped by the invisible hand
-Furniture moving
-Dinner plates flying across the room
-Spouse speaking in tongues
-Apparition (ghost or zombies, hungry zombie)
-Blood sluicing down walls
-Head of daughter spinning
-Being strangled by own intestines
You’ve probed too far. Get the hell out if it’s not too late.

Day 32: Tonight control your dreams Feud postulated that our...

Mon, 09 Aug 2010 13:43:12 -0400

Day 32: Tonight control your dreams

Feud postulated that our dreams are essentially the recombined elements of things that had affected us during the day. Today think very hard about these three things and see if they crop up in your dreams tonight.

*hedgehogs, airplanes and midgets*
*hedgehogs, airplanes and midgets*
*hedgehogs, airplanes and midgets*
*hedgehogs, airplanes and midgets*

Day 31: Nauru Awareness DayNauru is a tiny island all alone in...

Tue, 03 Aug 2010 05:00:44 -0400

Day 31: Nauru Awareness Day

Nauru is a tiny island all alone in the middle of the Pacific. Today let them know they’re not completely forgoteen by sending the president a friendly postcard at:

Office of the President, c/o Ministry of Works, Yaren Nauru

Day 30: Ignore Today

Mon, 02 Aug 2010 05:00:45 -0400

Day 30: Ignore Today

Day 29: Dial a phone number at random and read this script with a deep South accent

Sat, 31 Jul 2010 06:00:00 -0400

You know, without Christ, without Jesus, we have no hope. Why? Well because we know that the standard of God’s righteousness is Law, a law of the 10 commandments, a law of statutes and judgments. And which God gave unto Moses on Sinai, saying “This is thy righteousness, oh Israel.” But you know, God also gave another law. A law revolving around a system of shredding a poor and innocent lamb’s blood so that all who would break the law of God, who would seek God for forgiveness and pardon had to bring a lamb, something innocent, and slay it—although, Israel themselves never really knew the real meaning of this. Nonetheless, they were commanded to do it. Also, there were other sacrifices, such as: Turtledoves, goats, oxen, red heifers.

But, it was a very sophisticated and very prolific type system of worship. Of course, God had to give these people their own country. He had to give them blessings and things, to be able to perform these rituals. And naturally of course, having to slay a lamb for your sins or such sacrifices, it would definitely keep a man on guard, not to sin too much, because otherwise he could lose the livestock pretty quick, couldn’t he? Well anyway, (thanks be unto God) from as far back as Deuteronomy 32, all the way through Malachi, there has been other writings, writings of the prophets. Writings who do not usurp the authority of Moses, but actually exalt the Law of Moses. But yet there is an additional testimony. For the same God of Heaven—who is rich in mercy—has not only given to men a law, but also a way of escape, for those repentant souls who might fall short of the glory of God’s law. Which some scholars will agree, that the glory of God’s law is that in its divine precept of his own character. God’s character is revealed in the law. Now, Christ is the only hope for a world that sins. Now, how do we know? Well—the prophets—have prophesied? But what if we’re not familiar with the prophets? Well, were the Jews familiar with the prophets when the word-of-God was made flesh? When Mary, the Virgin, had a baby boy, did everyone believe, that she was really a virgin when Christ was conceived? If we search the scriptures, we’ll find in certain arguments the Pharisees confronted Christ—and said to him, “We be not sons born of fornication.” So obviously, not everyone believed that he was a child of virgin birth! If they hadn’t looked back to Isaiah Chapter 8, and learned the mystery of Emmanuel—that a virgin would conceive and bear a son—then they might not really put too much aaahm… consistency into the fact that Christ at that day claimed to be born of a virgin. I mean, if Isaiah the prophet was a false prophet, well then naturally they would conclude that anyone claiming to have these things fulfilled would be false, too.

But of course, Christ, he did something much more, than to just fulfill prophecy. He did miracles. Miracles of mercy, such as: healing the sick, feeding the hungry, raising the dead. And if we study we’ll see that “Matthew, Mark, Luke and John” gives us in somewhat, a full view of the oppositions, and also, the confidements, that he had in doing these miracles. He gathered many unto him though the means of these miracles.

But sad to say, even though he had done so many miracles, scriptures says, that when it came right down to it, they didn’t believe him. It’s amazing that even his own disciples forsook him—except Mary Magdaline. She stayed with him to the end, didn’t she? Last to leave the cross, first to leave the sepulcher. Now, we need to sit here and we need to ask the question, “How come the men of that generation didn’t believe in Christ?”

In Matthew 23, Christ had to say to the Jews “Oh Jerusalem, Jerusalem.” How often I would have gathered you, but you would not. Why? He tells them that they have forsaken the prophets. “Thou that killest the prophets,” how often I would have gathered you. How does the subject of ‘gathering Israel’ and ‘the prophets’ combine together? He tells them that their houses, their temple, is left to them to desolate.

And that in Matthew 24, as Christ said on the Mount of Olives, his disciples came to him to ask him, concerning these things. What should be the sign of thy coming and of the end of the world? Well, Christ begins to tell them, let to man deceive you, “For many shall come in my name saying I am Christ and shall deceive many.”

Day 28: Choose your final meal on death row and make it. Popular...

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 13:01:00 -0400

Day 28: Choose your final meal on death row and make it.

Popular choices:

Leonard Rojas, Offense: Double Murder, Executed 12/02/2002
One whole fried chicken (extra crispy), salad with Thousand Island dressing, French toast, two diet Cokes, one apple pie and French fries.

Lawrence Buxton, Offense: Murder, Executed 02/26/1991
Steak (fillet mignon), pineapple upside-down cake, tea, punch and coffee

Ron Shamburger, Offense: Murder, Executed 09/18/2002
Nachos with chili and cheese, one bowl of sliced jalapenos, one bowl of picante sauce, two large onions (sliced and grilled), tacos (with fresh tomatoes, lettuce and cheese), and toasted corn tortilla shells.

*Death row cannibal denied his last meal: Archie Williams, 36, was denied his last meal before his execution in 2002. Reports from the prison state that Williams had requested that he be served his cellmate, John Peirson. Peirson, who was also on death row awaiting his execution had agreed to let himself be fed to his friend after his death. “They had some sort of death pact with each other a few weeks before they were set to be executed,” stated Kevin Marsh, Warden of the San Angelo Maximum Security Prison. “The state is not in the habit of granting such odd and disgusting requests.”

Day 27: Today you are not allowed to use the words YES or NO....

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 13:52:20 -0400

Day 27: Today you are not allowed to use the words YES or NO. See just how long you last.

Day 26: Today choose what you’d prefer to be reincarnated...

Wed, 28 Jul 2010 12:26:46 -0400

Day 26: Today choose what you’d prefer to be reincarnated as