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Men are happier people because ...

Men are just simply happier people, and here is why... • Your last name stays put. • Chocolate is just another snack. • You can wear a white T-shirt to a water park. You can wear NO shirt to a water park. • Car Mechanics tell you the truth. • You never have to drive to another gas station restroom because this one is just too icky. • You dont have to stop and think of which way to turn a nut on a bolt. • Same work, more pay. • Wrinkles add character. • Wedding dress $5000. Tux rental-$100. • People never stare at your chest when you are talking to them. • The occasional well-rendered belch is practically expected. • New shoes dont cut, blister, or mangle your feet. • One mood all the time. • Phone conservations are over in 30 seconds flat. • You know stuff about tanks. • A 5 day vacation requires only one suitcase. • You can open all of your own jars. • You get extra credit for the slightest act of thoughtfulness. • If someone forgets to invite you, he or she can still be your friend. • Three pairs of shoes are more than enough. • You never have strap problems in public. • You are unable to see wrinkles in your clothes. • Everything on your face stays its original color. • The same hairstyle lasts for years, maybe even decades. • You only have to shave your face and neck. • You can play with toys all your life. • One wallet and one pair of shoes one color for all seasons. • You can wear shorts no matter how your legs look. • You can "do" your nails with a pocket knife. • You have freedom of choice concerning growing a mustache. • You can do Christmas shopping for 25 relatives on December 24 in 25 minutes.
No wonder men are happier!

quo vadis

So many books we read , so many wise statements we quote ,  so many movies we watch , so many words we say and  we are told back …. 

What for ?

Getting closer to  people , calling each other  Friends  ( a word which -  I confess -  constantly confuses me …) ,  knowing more and more about their likes and dislikes  what does that mean ?  Is that a  bridge to link those  persons or on the contrary it is more likely a ‘ bomb ‘ placed beneath that  bridge ?!

Knowledge are   meant to improve human relationships or  on the contrary  they’re a sort of weapons provided to the other one , a sort of bumerang ?!  

If   human being  is able to make another  human being smile simply by  saying < Hi… ! > and sharing a sincere  smile ,  why Wouldn’t they  DO that ?!

If human being is  aware about the words or gestures ( or about their absence ! )  which surely make  another human being cry, why Would they DO that ?

Friends, friendship , care(less)ness , selfish(less)ness.... time , facts ....actions , reactions ... truth, trust , respect , support ...      

WORDS ???

How many roads must a man walk down
Before you call him a man?
How many seas must a white dove sail
Before she sleeps in the sand?
How many times must the cannon balls fly
Before they're forever banned?
The answer, my friend, is blowin' in the wind,

The answer is blowin' in the wind.

How many years can a mountain exist
Before it's washed to the sea?
How many years can some people exist
Before they're allowed to be free?
How many times can a man turn his head,
Pretending he just doesn't see?

The answer, my friend, is blowin' in the wind,
  The answer is blowin' in the wind.

 
How many times can a dumb man look up

Before he can see the sky?

How many ears must one man have

Before he can hear people cry?

How many deaths will it take till he knows

Too many people have died?

The answer, my friend, is blowin' in the wind,

The answer is blowin' in the wïnd.

Prăpastie, Marin Sorescu

GOD is always playing CHESS with each one of us.  

He makes Moves in our LIFE and  then sits back to see how we react to the CHALLENGES ... 

So make the best move before CHECKMATE....

Dumnezeu e surd
Şi când trebuie să-i spun ceva
Îi scriu pe-o foaie de hârtie.
Aşa se procedează
Cu toţi surzii.

Dar mie nu-mi înţelege scrisul
Şi când îl văd cum se scarpină-n aureolă
În faţa unei conjuncţii,
Mă gândesc că mult mai uşor ar fi
Să i-o urlu-n ureche.

Asta şi fac,
Dar Dumnezeu dă din cap
Că nu-nţelege
Şi-mi face semne să-i scriu pe-o hârtie
Tot ce vreau să-i spun.

Pe mine mă apucă disperarea,
Ies în stradă şi opresc trecătorii,
Punându-le-n faţă hârtia mea,
Scrisă cum am putut mai frumos şi mai citeţ
Ca pentru ochii lui Dumnezeu.
Dar oamenii nu sunt surzi,
Ci numai grăbiţi,
Şi dându-mi cu mâna hârtia la o parte,
Mă roagă să le spun totul repede
Prin viu grai.

Atunci mă pomenesc urlând
Ca din fundul unei prăpăstii,
Aşa cum urlă Dumnezeu
Când îşi face rugăciunea.

Şi de spaimă c-am asurzit şi eu
Uit ce-am vrut să le spun

Dacă nu cer prea mult,M.Sorescu

- Ce-ai lua cu tine,
Dacă s-ar pune problema
Să faci zilnic naveta între rai şi iad,
Ca să ţii nişte cursuri?

 
- O carte, o sticlă cu vin şi-o femeie, Doamne,
Dacă nu-ţi cer prea mult.

 
- Ceri prea mult, îţi tăiem femeia,
Te-ar ţine de vorbă,
Ţi-ar împuia capul cu fleacuri
Şi n-ai avea timp să-ţi pregăteşti cursul.

 
- Te implor, taie-mi cartea,
O scriu eu, Doamne, dacă am lângă mine
O sticlă de vin şi-o femeie.
Asta aş dori, dacă nu cer prea mult.

 
- Ceri prea mult.
Ce-ai dori să iei cu tine,
Dacă s-ar pune problema
Să faci zilnic naveta între rai şi iad,
Ca să ţii nişte cursuri?

 
- O sticlă de vin şi-o femeie,
Dacă nu cer prea mult.
 
- Ai mai cerut asta o dată, de ce te încăpăţânezi,
E prea mult, ţi-am spus, îţi tăiem femeia.

 
- Ce tot ai cu ea, ce atâta prigoană?
Mai bine tăiaţi-mi vinul,
Mă moleşeşte şi n-aş mai putea să-mi pregătesc cursul,
Inspirându-mă din ochii iubitei.
Tăcere, minute lungi,
Poate chiar veşnicii,
Lăsându-mi-se timp pentru uitare.

 
- Ce-ai dori să iei cu tine,
Dacă s-ar pune problema
Să faci zilnic naveta între rai şi iad,
Ca să ţii nişte cursuri?

 
- O femeie, Doamne, dacă nu cer prea mult.

 
- Ceri prea mult, îţi tăiem femeia.

 
- Atunci taie-mi mai bine cursurile,
Taie-mi iadul şi raiul,
Ori totul, ori nimic.
Aş face drumul dintre rai şi iad degeaba.
Cum să-i sperii şi să-i înfricoşez pe păcătoşii din iad,
Dacă n-am femeia, material didactic, să le-o arăt?
Cum să-i înalţ pe drepţii din rai,
Daca n-am cartea să le-o tălmăcesc?
Cum să suport eu drumul şi diferenţele
De temperatură, luminozitate şi presiune
Dintre rai şi iad,
Dacă n-am vinul să-mi dea curaj?

Top Lists of the world’s most odd and weird things… and some pretty serious information as well.

Highest and longest bridges Largest body parts Tallest buildings Tallest towers World’s largest cities World’s longest rivers Birth stones and flowers Wedding anniversaries Meaning of flowers Floral kingdoms Flower of the month Stone of the month Meaning of months Internet languages Biggest forums Space tourists Largest earthquakes Largest oil spills Gold prices Famous foods Free stuff

Most expensive on eBay Most nuclear weapons Biggest wars US Presidents US Vice Presidents Chinese calendar Oldest yacht clubs National lotteries International dialing codes World currencies Country codes Country Internet domains Country independence dates USA states Australian states Canadian provinces National flags Smallest countries Most expensive cities Most metro systems

Oscar winners Nobel Peace Prize winners Pulitzer prize winners Booker prize winners Poets laureate Henry’s wives Royal peerage Famous Knights 10 largest religions Miracles Plagues Popes Greek gods Roman gods Norse gods Zodiac signs Biblical name meanings Company named after people Oldest living things Vatican Top 10 Albums Top 10 songs in UK

• Lists of sports champions

While we were gulping down our hamburgers and  finishing it off with beer these guys were in the gym getting fit for the game. They know that to finish first, first you have to finish. Their motto: Live life on the edge – otherwise you take up too much space! They are the sports champions.

Super Bowl champions Football World Cup Rugby World Cup Cricket champions Snooker champions Ryder Cup US Masters golf US Open golf champions British Open golf champions PGA Tour champions Netball champions Odd sports

Nascar champions Formula One champions WRC winners Daytona 500 champs Dakar Rally champions V8 Supercar champions Bathurst 1000 Le Mans champions Iditarod

MotoGP world champions Superbike world champions Motocross world champions Sidecar world champions MotoGP 125 champions MotoGP 250 champions MotoGP 350 champions

• Lists of real names

In the West the most popular male names are James and John and the most popular female name is Mary.
A famous name of Scandinavian origin meaning “all wise” was the real name of one of the most famous persons ever: Elvis. It was at a concert in Minneapolis in 1954 that Al Dvorin first closed Elvis Presley’s concerts with a saying that would become very well known: “Ladies and Gentleman, Elvis has left the building. Thank you and good night.”

Browse the real names of (real) famous people:

• Real names of famous actors

• Real names of famous artists

• Real names of famous musicians

• Real names of famous writers

• Real names of famous politicians

• Real names of famous religious leaders

Interesting animals

God must love animals – He made so many of them!

Some animals are so small that you need a microscope to see them. Others are huge. All are interesting.

• There are more than a million animal species. 

• There are 6,000 species of reptiles, 73,000 kinds of spiders, and 3,000 types of lice. 

• For each person there is about 200 million insects. 

• The 4,600 kinds of mammals represent a mere 0,3% of animals and the 9,000 kinds of birds only 0,7%. 

• The most abundant bird species is the red-billed quelea of sub-Saharan Africa, numbering almost 2 billion.

Even so, about one third of animals have been driven to extinction as a result of mismanagement and pollution by the fast-growing human population.

Please take good care of the animals around you. 

• Make your garden bird and bee-friendly. 

• Contribute time or money to animal associations wherever possible.

Look, but don’t touch! The blue-ringed octopus is only the size of a golf ball but it’s poison is powerful enough to kill an adult human in a matter of minutes.	The hippo is the third biggest land animal, slightly smaller but heavier than a white rhino – the elephant is the biggest. But no animal has killed more people than the hippo.
Whether your kitty meows or roars, it is a descendant of the Felis silvestris species, which is divided into the African wildcat, European wildcat and Steppe wildcat. The domestic originally was not so domestic.	Adult frogs are carnivorous and will eat just about anything smaller than themselves, including insects, worms and even other frogs. Some frogs are tiny but the largest, the Goliath frog, is the size of a baby deer! There are more to frogs than you imagined.
The bee is a remarkable animal – flowers are pollinated mostly by bees. Bees do not have ears, but they have an excellent sense of smell with chemoreceptors in their antennae.	They are beautiful, noisy and poop a lot. For a very long time too because parrots live for 40 years and even up to 100 years. And they do something that no other bird does.
The Loch Ness monster was first mentioned by the Vikings and she’s been spotted a few times since. How tall is Nessie? Much bigger than a Nile crocodile. Have you spotted Nessie lately? Others have!	Although a cow has no upper front teeth, it grazes up to 8 hours a day, taking in about 45 kg (100 lb) of feed and the equivalent of a bath tub full of water. Cows also are one of the main contributors to the hole in the ozone layer.

A-Z of Animals | A-Z of Birds

Animal young | Animal sounds | Collective nouns of animals

See: Interesting animals

10 good uses for salt

Just a pinch of it and it’s worth it. We’re talking about salt here. Used throughout  the human history, being oftenly mentioned  in the Bible, ubiquitous and cheap. 
Mined from salt rocks and extracted from sea water, salt is… well, the “salt of the earth.” You can’t live without it healthly. At the same time, you can’t live healthly with too much of it. Get the balance right – in your food and in your live – and salt is worth it’s own weight.

10 surprising good uses for salt

1. Deter ants
Sprinkle salt in doorways, on window sills and anywhere else ants use to sneak into your house. It’s a sure way to keep them out!

2. Kill grass and weeds growing in cracks in your driveway
Tired of weeding your driveway? Sprinkle salt on the grass and pour very hot water over it. Not only is this a highly effective way to kill unwanted plants, it’s also eco-friendly and cheap.

3. Say goodbye to fleas
If your dogs have fleas, simply wash their doghouse and blankets in salt water. If you’re worried your dogs may have brought fleas into your house, simply sprinkle your carpets lightly with salt and then brush it in. Leave it for 12 hours and vacuum thoroughly.

4. Pick up a dropped egg
If you drop an egg on the kitchen floor, sprinkle salt on the mess and leave it there for 20 minutes. You’ll be able to wipe it right up.

5. Clean up oven spills quickly
If a pie or casserole bubbles over in the oven, pour a handful of salt on top of the spill. It won’t smoke, smell and, most importantly, will bake into a crust that makes the mess easier to clean once it’s cooled.

6. Clean brown spots off your iron
Simply sprinkle salt on a sheet of waxed paper, slide the iron across it and rub lightly with silver polish. Your iron will look like brand-new in no time.

7. Remove stains from your coffee pot
Fill it with 1/4 cup of table salt and a dozen ice cubes. Swish the mixture around, let it sit for half an hour, fill it with cold water and rinse. Your coffee pot will look brand new.

8. Keep your windshield frost-free
Dip a sponge into salt water and rub it on windows, and they won’t frost up even when the mercury drops below zero.

9. Shell nuts more easily
Soak pecans and walnuts in salt water for a few hours before shelling them. Doing so will make it easier to remove the meat.

10. Drip-proof candles
If you soak new candles in a strong salt solution for a few hours, then dry them well, they won’t drip when you burn them.

And some more uses

11. Tame a wild BBQ
Toss a bit of salt on the flames caused by fat dripping from the grill. It’ll reduce the flames and calm the smoke without cooling the coals (like water would).

12. Soothe a bee sting
Wet the sting right away, then cover it with salt.

13. Stop a grease fire
Pouring salt on top of a grease fire will smother it. Completely.

14. Cooking tip
If a soup or stew is too sweet, add a pinch of salt. (See more cooking tips.)

Source: Salt Institute