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Today’s Quote

If you think you can do a thing or think you can’t do a thing, you’re right. — Henry Ford

A perspective on tough times

I read this online today and thought I would pass it along.

We live in tough times, and tough times require a new perspective. If we could shrink the earth’s population to a village of 100 people, here’s the way the world would look: There would be 57 Asians, 21 Europeans, 14 from the Western . . . → Read More: A perspective on tough times

How much is one TRILLION dollars?

People simply cannot comprehend exactly how much a TRILLION dollars is. Here is Glenn Beck with a really good demonstration of how much a trillion actually is.

Here is another way to look at it:

A million seconds is 12 days A billion seconds is 31 years A trillion seconds is 31,688 years

One . . . → Read More: How much is one TRILLION dollars?

Pub evacuated after Monty Python prop mistaken for grenade

Bomb disposal teams in East London were called in and buildings evacuated after workmen mistook a Monty Python film prop for a hand grenade.

telegraph.co.uk Water company engineers spotted the object when they lifted up a fire hydrant cover during work on a street in Shoreditch, east London. The road was cordoned . . . → Read More: Pub evacuated after Monty Python prop mistaken for grenade