Memes and an Award

I've been tagged by two of my plurk pals and because I have done both of these memes in the recent past I have decided to cheat and just put in a link to the post I did earlier this month.

So Jim and Rantz if you want to find out a bit more about me you will find lots of links to previous meme's here.

I was given this lovely award, a couple of days ago, by storyteller over at Small Reflections and I now have the Tina Turner song running through my brain. I will be adding this to my gallery.

I think it should be passed on to all the Fun Monday devotees because in my books they too 'are simply the best' for keeping this running for so long. It will be two years come 22nd January. This may not be a record but a wonderful group of bloggers have hosted and participated in the weekly challenge during this time.

Hope everyone enjoys the rest of the weekend.

Archives:
2007: Postcard from San Fran 1 + Postcard from San Fran 2
2006: Just one Dalmation

Facts from last week's news coverage pureed for your enjoyment!

Embee reads a lot of useless interesting information on Cefax.... here are a few snippets I picked up (actually I did read some it in the daily papers last week):

10 Things we didn't know before or maybe you did!!!!!.......

• brain chemical 'OXYTOCIN' makes us trust strangers with money even if they have betrayed us already (I clearly don't have much in my brain because I don't think I would be that gullible!)
• you can (lesson)lessen (spelling corrected as pointed out by no 1 daughter!) jet-lag by not eating (not difficult given the standard of cuisine on most airlines!)
  
• 27% of people have opened a bottle with their teeth (I'm not one of them!!)
• the $100 laptop now costs $75 (oh well~ someone needs to change the advert!)
• a larger proportion of rural homes than urban dwellings have broadband (so!)
• the word 'NICE' originally meant foolish or silly (I don't know about you but I was taught to think of an alternative adjective, even so I still use it sometimes!)
• skunks can be de-scented to make better pets (I don't think I would fancy a skunk as a pet-would you?)
• women drivers are three times more likely to suffer whiplash if their car is hit from behind (so watch out ladies!)
• Britain has 5th largest Jewish population in the world (I believe a lot of Jews settled here during the war and a lot of people are still coming here~ I won't get into a debate on immigration!)
  
• Archbishop of Canterbury Rowen Williams is deaf in one ear (I really needed to know this!)

Archives:
2007: Let's celebrate 'Friendship Friday'