Random crap

Nationwide, there are about 1.3 bars for every 10,000 people.

In 15 of the 20 heaviest drinking cities, the concentration of bars is at least double that!

The top 5 drunkest cities in America are;

1. Green Bay, Wisconsin

2. Eau Claire, Wisconsin

3. Appleton, Wisconsin

4. Madison, Wisconsin

5. Fargo, North Dakota

Yeah, you should probably stay away from those places!

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Are you a sock, sock, shoe, shoe person or a sock, shoe, sock, shoe person? Does that say something about you, if you're one or the other? I'm a sock, shoe, sock, shoe person.

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I LOVE this line from one of Kieth Urban's songs;

"If I were a painter I wouldn't change you, I would just paint you brighter."

That's so great!

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-The nutrients in eggs, vitamin E and omega 3s are better for your eyes than carrots.

-Walking barefoot reduces the load on your knee joints by 12 percent, compared with      walking in comfy shoes.

-Dancing reduces the risk of dementia!

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The most visible color in the world?

Yay!!

http://www.msn.com/en-us/lifestyle/whats-hot/this-is-the-most-visible-color-in-the-world/ar-BBAZYLg?li=BBnb7Kz

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The LGBT(Q) community ruined the rainbow for everyone. Grrrrr.

Memorial Day

In my home state this weekend, it's all about the Indy 500. 
We're more than just race cars though.

Indy's Monuments & Memorials

Indianapolis devotes more acreage than any other U.S. city to honoring our nation’s fallen, and is second only to Washington, DC, in the number of war memorials. This guide showcases the patriotic spirit of Indy and the monuments and memorials that every visitor should experience.

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Soldiers and Sailors Monument and Memorial

The Soldiers and Sailors Monument is the physical and spiritual heart of Indianapolis. The circle was originally intended to house the governor's mansion, but no governor wanted to live in such a public location. Instead, it was decided after the civil war to erect a monument to those who fought. An international competition resulted in the selection of German architect Bruno Schmitz in 1887. The monument was completed in 1901 and measures 284 feet tall. The basement contains a Civil War Museum and the top is crowned with a statue of Victory. You can visit an observatory via stairs or (for $1) an elevator.

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Indiana World War Memorial & Museum

This memorial honors the Indiana men killed in World War I. The Military Museum inside also lists all of the Hoosiers killed or missing in action through the Vietnam War. The memorial building is set far above street level, and ascends almost 210 feet. On the south side of the building sits the largest bronze casting sculpture ever made in America, "Pro Patria." Inside the building you'll encounter an art deco lobby, a theatre used for public gatherings, and the awe-inspiring Shrine Room on the top level.

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University Park

The land occupied by University Park was initially designated for a state university, but the idea never came to fruition. Following the Civil War funds were raised to transform the land into a park. At the center of the park is the Depew Fountain, a five-level fountain built in 1919. You’ll also find sculptures of President Benjamin Harrison, Abraham Lincoln, Schuyler Colfax, and Ulysses S. Grant. Syrinx the wood nymph and Pan the satyr also call the park home.

American Legion Mall

The American Legion Mall stretches between two city blocks, from St. Clair Street on the north to North Street on the south. The mall is flanked by the American Legion National headquarters and the headquarters for the American Legion’s Dept. of Indiana. In 1931, the Sunken Garden/Cenotaph Square was built to pay tribute to Hoosiers who have died in war. It also remembers the nation’s first casualty of World War I, James Bethal Gresham of Evansville, IN. The tomb for James Bethal Gresham is surrounded by four art-deco pillars topped with gold eagles.

Veteran's Memorial Plaza

Centrally located in the seven-block war memorial district, Veteran's Memorial Plaza honors all Indiana veterans. The centerpiece is an Obelisk that reaches 100 feet. It was constructed out of black Berwick granite in 1930. At the base of the Obelisk are bronze tablets that share the four essential elements of the nation’s hopes; law, science, religion and education. A 100-foot diameter fountain made from pink Georgia marble and terrazzo surrounds the Obelisk. The plaza accommodates large gatherings and serves as a dedicated space for the 50 state flags.

Vietnam and Korean War Memorials

A feature of the American Legion Mall, the half-cylinder Korean and Vietnam memorials were dedicated in 1996. You may notice that the Vietnam piece is a little bit larger than the Korean. This is to show the relationship between the number of people killed or missing in action in the two wars. 1,525 men and women were killed in Vietnam and 927 were killed during the Korean War. The names of each person have been inscribed on the concave side of each sculpture. The convex side contains excerpts from letters home from troops deployed to the battlefield, and some narrative about the war.

World War II Memorial

Designed with the intent to be similar to the Vietnam and Korean War Memorials, this monument is on the east side of the American Legion Mall. It is just shy of 20’ wide, much larger than the other two, reflecting the size and scale of World War II, and is truly a half-circle. This memorial displays messages on the concave and convex sides of this half-circle. The concave side displays letters from Indiana World War II veterans, and the operations completed during the war. The convex side of the memorial exhibits a history of the war, and acknowledges the Hoosier Medal of Honor recipients and notable Hoosier units.

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USS Indianapolis Memorial

Installed on the east bank of the Central Canal in 1995, the USS Indianapolis Memorial was designed by Joseph Fischer to recognize those who died on the last U.S. ship to sink in World War II. Created in the shape of the cruiser itself, the gray and black granite memorial has the story of the sinking etched on one side and, on the other, the names of all of those who served. Of the approximately 1,200 sailors that were on board, only 317 survived.

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9/11 Memorial

Established in 2010 to honor those killed in 9/11 attack, the memorial consists of two 11,000-pound beams from the Twin Towers. Behind the beams stand a pair of six-foot tall black granite walls inscribed with remembrances of the events in New York City; Washington, D.C.; and Shanksville, Pennsylvania. Perched atop one of the beams is a bronze, life-size sculpture of an American Bald Eagle, with wings outstretched and gazing east toward New York City.

Big government

Did you know, 3 out 20 jobs in the U.S. are some kind of government job?! That's crazy.

Indiana ranks 42nd, with 13.9% of all jobs, in government.

California ranks 33rd! 15.3% of all the employed folks, work for the government. I would've guessed it was a lot higher.

Arkansas ranks 19th. That's, 19th highest percentage of government employed people. It's 17.3%
That surprised me as well. You know, cuz what's in Arkansas!?

Oh, and Montana! Montana ranks 7th! I don't think there are enough people or jobs in Montana to have a government that big. 19.5%!

And the number one state with the highest percentage of government employees? Go ahead, take a wild guess. 

Whatever you guessed, I guarantee it's wrong. Guess again...

This state's government employees equal 25.4% of the entire workforce in the state. One out of every 4 people, work for the government. One fourth of the states population - which is only 580,000. Really. I guess that means that they've got nothing else going on in their state.

Ok, give up? It's Wyoming. Go figure.

Individualism

I love unique, and quirky, and different, and original...

But I don't like those things or people who force that on you. You know what I mean, those people who might as well be wearing a sign that says, "everybody look at me!" That's just being an attention whore. Irritating.

So, I'm not sure how I feel about these next people...On one hand, I can appreciate that perhaps this is their dream home and that they always wanted to live in this particular neighborhood. But on the other hand, why the hell would you build a house like this in the middle of this particular neighborhood???

Here's the house

It's an ugly house to begin with, but that's just my opinion.

Here's a sampling of the rest of the neighborhood;

My first inclination is that they want to be different and they don't care what people think - which isn't the same as just being different. What do you think?

Are you an innie or an outie

I am an introvert. My brother is an extrovert. Most of my friends have been extroverts.

If you're an introvert, people exhaust you. If you're an extrovert, people stimulate you. Picture yourself as a bucket of energy. If you're an innie, every time you have to interact with a person in a non essential way, it empties a little energy out of your bucket. If you're an outie and you have to interact with any person, for any reason, your bucket fills up a little!

I wish they talked more about that when I was young. I think it would have helped me out a lot! Most people, before they got to know me, thought I was stuck-up because I didn't talk to them. If I had known I was an introvert, I think I could've adjusted better.

Yesterday, the board meeting I had to set up took place. 35 board members and another 40+ in the gallery. I'm responsible for signing them all in, which means I have to speak to all of them. I'm also responsible for taking the minutes, ordering lunch, passing out printed materials, etc. From start to finish, it's about 4 hours for me. By the time I get home, I'm exhausted and have used up all my words. Whew. 

I'm pretty sure that I could be completely alone for days and days before I felt like I needed some kind of social interaction. My brother? Well, he could be completely alone for a day, maybe.

I wonder why we're different, innies and outies. I wonder if parents pay more attention to that these days. You know, if you knew your kid was an introvert, you could help them find their way a little better. Extroverts probably don't need help, except for learning how to turn it down a notch. :-) 

So interesting.