The Wonder of the Human Body

 
The human body is a machine that is full of wonder.
This collection of human body facts will leave you wondering we were designed the way we were.


-Scientists say the higher your I.Q. The more you dream.

-The largest cell in the human body is the female egg and the
smallest is the male sperm.

-You use 200 muscles to take one step.

-The average woman is 5 inches shorter than the average man.

-Your big toes have two bones each while the rest have three.

-A pair of human feet contains 250,000 sweat glands.

-A full bladder is roughly the size of a soft ball.

-The acid in your stomach is strong enough to dissolve razor blades.

-The human brain cell can hold 5 times as much information as the
Encyclopedia Britannica.

-It takes the food seven seconds to get from your mouth to your
stomach.

-The average human dream lasts 2-3 seconds.

-Men without hair on their chests are more likely to get cirrhosis
of the liver than men with hair.

-At the moment of conception, you spent about half an hour as a
single cell.

-There is about one trillion bacteria on each of your feet.

-Your body gives off enough heat in 30 minutes to bring half a
gallon of water to a boil.

-The enamel in your teeth is the hardest substance in your body.

-Your teeth start growing 6 months before you are born

-When you are looking at someone you love, your pupils dilate, and
they do the same when you are looking at someone you hate.

-Your thumb is the same length of your nose.

And all of the above we think, we use, without any thought all parts of the Human Body  The Wonder of the Human Body will never cease to wonder.   I hope it amazes you.

-- Bill

Life After the Oscar's - today's show

Last night’s Oscar’s were scheduled to be three hours long but they felt longer than:
-watching the movie Titanic ….in slow motion
-a game of golf....when you’re caddying.

The House of Commons is back to work today and tomorrow Prime Minister Steve’s government brings down their budget….and they call it “bringing down” the budget instead of “bringing up” the budget because after the budget we find out how they’re wasting our money and we’re the ones usually bringing up.

Last night they handed out the Academy Awards.....
I nooded off so I missed what Cher was wearing
it was a good  reason to not have to sit through another episode of Desperate Housewives
I could stay up, watch the whole thing and hopefully will be so tired I won’t even realize it’s Monday before it’s over.


• SATURDAY at the 28th “Golden Raspberry Awards” for the year’s worst films, Lindsay Lohan's “I Know Who Killed Me” had 8 ‘wins’, breaking the previous record of 7 jointly held by “Showgirls” & “Battlefield Earth”. The film was named ‘Worst Movie of the Year’ and Lohan herself won 2 ‘Worst Actress Awards’ & ‘Worst Onscreen Couple’ for playing twins. (She’s excited ... it’s her first-ever acting awards!)
– CBC Arts

The 28th annual Razzie winners were named on Saturday including worst picture I Know Who Killed Me starring Lindsay Lohan….which had such memorable lines as… “where’s the nearest re-hab center??”

Over the weekend in Cuba the 10th annual Habano Cigar Festival wrapped up….so now all there is left to do is… go have your clothes all drycleaned so you’re not reminded every day for the next year that you attended.

Universal women’s week ….. this is a special week for all women in the galaxy... even the Klingon women.

-National Professional Pet Sitters Week....and you can easily tell a professional pet sitter from a rank amateur.... the non-pro is likely to ask questions like... does the dog go to the bathroom everyday ?

Did you know that Prime Minister Harper was once a boy scout……where he received an honor badge in tying the opposition up in knots.

The Songwriters Association of Canada is proposing that everyone’s internet bill go up by $5 dollars a month and in exchange they can download all the illegal songs they want….and y’know in my business I agree.

As of today just ten months to Christmas …just a payment reminder from Visa.

As of today just ten months to Christmas … it’s safe to say that there isn’t anyone who is done their shopping yet – but Mom saved all those ribbons and bows right.

One of my favorite weeks … This is National Procrastinators Week....so the local chapter meeting might be at 8 tonight – or 8 tomorrow night.

Over the weekend the first Running of the Reindeer happened in Anchorage, Alaska where… like the Running of the Bulls…. Participants ran down Fourth Avenue in Anchorage ahead of a bunch of reindeer……although this wasn’t quite as dangerous as the running of the bulls because the participants in Anchorage… had four layers of clothes on so… it’s not like the reindeer’s antlers could break through that.

History Monday Feb 25 08’
[41] Carrot Top (Scott Thompson), Cocoa Beach FL, clown-haired comedian who relies on wacky props.

Canadian Idol winner Eva Avila turns 21 today

-Sally Jesse Raphael is 65...

-Tea Leoni is 42..... she’s married to David Duchovny

-Julio Iglasias Junior is 35…..he’s the son of Julio Iglasias and while his brother Enrique has a big singing career… Julio Junior is following Frank Sinatra Junior…

-Nancy O’Dell is 42….she’s a co-host on Access Hollywood…and she gets to work with Billy Bush every day which must… really make her feel smart

-Bob Schieffer is 71….he’s the newsman that filled in on the CBS Evening News after Dan Rather left while they waited for Katie Couric to start…

• “Don't Utter a Word Day”, because the world is made up of talkers and listeners ... and the listeners need a rest.

• “Life is Just a Bowl of Cherries Day”. Well, the alternative sure is the pits.

• “Lumberjack Day”, honoring a tough job that’s become a popular sport ... logging games ?


TODAY'S RECORD . . .
1896 ‘Largest Chicken Egg’ on record laid by a Black Minorca hen in England (the 5-yolk egg weighs nearly 12 ounces and measures 12.25 inches around the long axis and 9 inches around the short axis)

1981 ‘Most-Penalized NHL Hockey Game’ as Boston Bruins & Minnesota North Stars amass 84 penalties for a total of 392 minutes

Top 5
The nominations are out for the 30th annual “Diagram Prize” for ‘Oddest Book Title Of the Year’. Among the front-runners ...
5 “Are Women Human? And Other International Dialogues”
4 “Cheese Problems Solved”
3 “How to Write a How to Write Book”
2 “I Was Tortured by the Pygmy Love Queen”
and the Number One Nomination for Oddest Book Title of the Year ….1 “If You Want Closure in Your Relationship, Start With Your Legs”

Before you nod off .zzz....it's Oscar Time Again

Has it really been a year since we saw Tori Spelling, spilling out a Fountanochee Gown ??  Well here we go - Baba Walters, Regis Philpin, and Jon Stewart.  Hope everyone is ready for Sunday night and early Monday morning you may know the best flick of the year.  Who knows - they might even let Brittany out for this one ....   Here's the skinny...

Top 6…. things we don’t want to see at the Oscars …..
6 Any trailer from “ I know who killed me” with Lindsay Lohan
5 Any promotion of Jeely 2, the sequel
4 No mention of Jack Bauer’s DUI record
3 We don’t want to see any footage of David Hasselhoff eating anything
2 No pictures of Michael Moore mooning another photographer
And the Number One thing we don’t want to see at the Oscars on Sunday Night … any dance number by Britney Spears

“Sicko” director Michael Moore says he wants Fidel Castro to be his special guest at the Oscars SUNDAY, claiming it would be a great ‘ratings grabber’ (more bafflegab from the big guy) .

• “Academy Awards” (ABC/CTV) – SUNDAY Jon Stewart hosts the 80th annual Hollywood film awards from the Kodak Theatre in LA. A few highlights ...


– Regis Philbin (“Live With Regis & Kelly”) hosts the official Oscar red-carpet show (ABC).

– The Coen bros’ “No Country For Old Men” lead nominations with 8.

– Actress Cate Blanchett could make history as she’s nominated for both ‘Best Actress’ (“Elizabeth: The Golden Age”) & ‘Best Supporting Actress’ (“I'm Not There”). It's the 11th time a performer has received double nominations, but no one has ever won both.

– Sound mixer Kevin O'Connell has his 20th “Academy Awards” nomination (“Transformers”). So far, he’s lost out 19 consecutive times.

– Halifax NS-native Ellen Page is up for ‘Best Actress’ for “Juno”; that film’s Montréal-born director, Jason Reitman, is also nominated; Toronto director Sarah Polley (“Away From Her”) is nominated for ‘Best Adapted Screenplay’.

OSCAR NODDING: Here are the big nominees for the 80th Oscars:
Best Picture: Atonement, Juno, Michael Clayton, No Country for Old Men, There Will Be Blood….

Best Actor: George Clooney – Michael Clayton, Daniel Day-Lewis – There Will Be Blood, Johnny Depp – Sweeney Todd, Tommy Lee Jones – In the Valley of Elah, Viggo Mortenden – Eastern Promises…

Best Actress: Cate Blanchett – Elizabeth: The Golden Age, Julie Christie – Away from Her, Marion Cotillard – La Vie en Rose, Laura Linney – The Savages, Ellen Page – Juno….

Best Director: Julian Schnabel – The Diving Bell and the Butterfly, Jason Reitman – Juno, Tony Gilroy – Michael Clayton, Joel and Ethan Coen – No Country For Old Men, Paul Thomas Anderson – There Will Be Blood….

Best Animated Film: Surf’s Up, Ratatouille and Persepolis…..this is also sometimes called the Parents with Young Children Award….cause we’ve seen all of these



and in other news .....

1980s TV show “Knight Rider” appears to be fast-tracked to once again become a regular NBC-TV series after its reincarnation as a 2-hour movie attracted close to 13 million viewers (who says there’s no quality TV?)

. PETA’s annual list of ‘Worst-Dressed Celebs’ (people who wear animal skins) is topped by Queen of Soul Aretha Franklin, thanks to her Grammy Awards get-up, followed by fellow fur-bearers Eva Longoria & Lindsay Lohan (when has she ever appeared clothed?) .

Hasbro toy brands “Transformers” & “GI Joe” have already been sold as movie properties and now the company has a new 6-year partnership deal with Universal Studios to produce at least 4 films based on other products, which might include “Clue”, “Monopoly”, or “Ouija” (“Ouija: The Movie”?)

NEW INDIANA JONES MOVIE COMING TO TV -- IN 2011 _ It's not in theaters yet, but USA Network has bought TV rights to Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. Set your DVR now -- it'll be on your TV in 2011.

TOP FIVE RUNNERUP TITLES FOR THE NEW INDIANA JONES MOVIE
1. and the Number One runner up title for the Indiana Jones Movie …."Indiana Jones and the Eternal Left-Turn Blinker"
2. "Raiders of the last Early-Bird Buffet"
3. "Indiana Jones and the Metamucil of Doom"
4. "Indiana Jones and the...uh...what were we talking about again?"
5 "Indiana Jones and the kids playing on his front lawn"

-- Bill