How do they know?!?

Max is a much harder chewer than our dogs, so we needed to invest in a few more hard to ruin toys. We were down in Ankeny today, so we stopped at PetSmart and got 3 new toys. As soon as we carried the bag into the house, all 3 dogs started freaking out. They someone knew that there was stuff in that bag for them. Now, we carry bags of groceries in and they could care less. And the bag was not see-through, so how did they know??

They're so crazy!!

I'm with ya!!

I wholeheartedly agree with Campbell Brown. I'm tired of seeing negative ads, filled with lies, one after another all night long. At the very least, stop wasting your money trying to make the other guy look bad, and tell me what you're going to do.* And really, even if the ads aren't negative, I'm surely not going to make my decision based on TV ads paid for my the candidates. Sadly, I realize that some people will though.

*This statement is more geared towards McCain. The Wisconsin Advertising Project found nearly 100% of McCain's ads to be negative during the week of September 28 - October 4. During the same period, only 34% of Obama's ads were negative. So, I'm supposed to vote for McCain just because Obama is "dangerous" according to your commercials?? Even though I have no idea what McCain'd do if elected?? That doesn't sit right with me...

Saturday Slang

w00t\ˈwüt\interjection, 1 slang: EXPRESSING JOY
"w00t! I won the contest!"
(spelled w-zero-zero-t)

Bathroom musings...

The bathroom at work made me laugh today. I always go into a specific stall (because I can be a little OCD sometimes...) and mid-way through the day, this black mark appeared on the toilet seat. It took me a while to figure out what it could be, but then it dawned on me. It was the scuff mark from someone's shoe!! They must have been one of the germ-o-phobes who uses their foot to flush the toilet.

Now, don't get me wrong, there's nothing wrong with trying to avoid germs. But...my whole take on the foot flushing thing is that I'm about to wash my hands, so I'm probbaly safe for a few seconds.

Anyhow, thinking about this person flushing with their foot got me thinking about handwashing and how many people will:
a) not wash their hands after using the restroom.
b) use the "water rinse" method where they just run water over their hands for about 3 seconds and they're done.
c) use soap, but for all of about 2 seconds before they rinse and they're done.

None of these are effective hand washing methods!!! The Mayo Clinic provides these steps for proper hand washing:

• Wet your hands with warm, running water and apply liquid soap or use clean bar soap.
• Lather well.
• Rub your hands vigorously together for at least 15 to 20 seconds. *
• Scrub all surfaces, including the backs of your hands, wrists, between your fingers and under your fingernails.
• Rinse well.
• Dry your hands with a clean or disposable towel.
• Use a towel to turn off the faucet. **

*15-20 seconds is longer than you might think. One suggestion I've heard is to sing "Happy Birthday" 2x while scrubbing.
** I would also suggest using that paper towel to open the door to the bathroom - just think about all the people that walked out without properly washing their hands, leaving their germs all over the door handle for you!!

American Society of Microbiology studies showed:

• 97% of females and 92% of males say they wash; of these only 75% females and 58% males washed.
• 50% of middle and high school students say they wash; of these 33% of females and only 8% of males used soap while washing hands.
• Minnesota Department of Health led three observational studies:
  2003 Back to 50’s Car Show Event—64% females washed and 30% males
  2003 State Fair—65% females washed and 39% males
  2004 State Fair—75% females washed and 51% males
  
  (Source: 2006 Minnesota Handwashing Tool Kit)

Hi-larious!!

Roarke was trying to tell jokes tonight, but didn't have great material, so I grabbed some laffy taffy. Justin used his flashlight phone while Becky and Roarke read the jokes (and ate the candy!!)
Then we ran out of laffy taffy jokes. So, I used my only joke that I can remember:
B: Knock-knock.
R: Who's there?
B: Banana.
R: Banana who?
B: Knock-knock.
R: Who's there?
B: Banana.
R: Banana who?
B: Knock-knock.
R: Who's there?
B: Banana.
R: Banana who?
B: Knock-knock.
R: Who's there?
B: Orange.
R: Orange who?
B: Orange you glad I didn't say "banana" again?!?

Which Roarke followed up with:
R: Knock-knock.
B: Who's there?
R: Orange.
B: Orange who?
R: Knock-knock.
B: Who's there?
R: Orange.
B: Orange who?
R: Knock-knock.
B: Who's there?
R: Orange.
B: Orange who?
R: Knock-knock.
B: Who's there?
R: Potato.
B: Potato who?
R: Potato you glad I didn't say orange again?!?

OMG!! I laughed so hard, I couldn't breathe!!

Crazy kid!!

Saturday Slang

props\'präps\ n sing or pl, 1 slang : DUE 1 2 slang : RESPECT 2 3 slang : ACKNOWLEDGMENT 3

Did you know this is the year of a presidential election??

I was sent this video by my cousin. I thought it had a good message, regardless of what you believe.