…everyday products??
This is just a general question to make people reckon!
One 42-gallon barrel of oil makes 19.4 gallons of gasoline. Below is just some of the things that oil is used:
Solvents Diesel Motor Oil Bearing Grease Ink Floor Wax Ballpoint Pens Football Cleats Upholstery Sweaters Boats Insecticides Bicycle Tires Sports Car Bodies Nail Polish Fishing lures Dresses Tires Golf Bags Perfumes Cassettes Dishwasher Tool Boxes Shoe Polish Motorcycle Helmet Caulking Petroleum Jelly Transparent Tape CD Players Faucet Washers Antiseptics Clothesline Curtains Food Preservatives Basketballs Soap Vitamin Capsules Antihistamines Purses Shoes Dashboards Cortisone Deodorant Footballs Putty Dyes Panty Hose Refrigerant Percolators Life Jackets Rubbing Alcohol Linings Skis TV Cabinets Shag Rugs Electrician’s Tape Tool Racks Car Battery Cases Epoxy Paint Mops Slacks Insect Repellent Oil Filters Umbrellas Yarn Fertilizers Hair Coloring Roofing Toilet Seats Fishing Rods Lipstick

69 Things to do in Wal-Mart

* Take shopping carts for the express purpose of filling them and stranding them at strategic locations.
* Ride those small electronic cars at the front of the store.
* Set all the alarm clocks to go off at ten minute intervals throughout the day.
* Start playing football — see how many people you can get to join in.
* Run up to an employee (preferably a male) while squeezing your legs together and yell, ”I need some tampons!!”
* Try on bras over top of your clothes.
* Make a trail of orange juice on the ground, leading to the restrooms.
* While walking around the store, sing in your loudest voice possible ”Sex and Candy”
* Walk up to an employee and tell him in an official tone, ”I reckon we’ve got a Code 3 in Housewares,” and see what happens.
* Tune all the radios to a polka station, then turn them all off and turn the volumes to ”10.”
* Play with the automatic doors.
* Walk up to complete strangers and say, ”Hi! I haven’t seen you in so long!…” etc. See if they play along to avoid embarrassment.
* While walking through the clothing department, question yourself loud enough for all to hear, ”Who BUYS this shit, anyway?”
* Repeat Number 14 in the jewelry department.
* Place pairs of women’s panties on your head and walk around the store casually.
* Leave small sacrifices or gifts in the hands of the mannequins.
*. Play soccer with a group of friends, using the entire store as your playing field.
* As the cashier runs your buys over the scanner, look mesmerized and say, ”Wow. Magic!”
* Place M&M’s on layaway.
* Go ”Caution: Wet Floor” signs to carpeted areas.
* Set up a tent in the camping department; tell others you’ll only invite them in if they bring pillows from Bed and Bath.
* Contaminate the entire auto department by sampling all the spray air fresheners.
* Nonchalantly ”test” the brushes and combs in Cosmetics.
* Drape a blanket around your shoulders and run around saying,”…I’m Batman. Come, Robin — to the Batcave!”
* TP as much of the store as possible.
* Randomly throw things over into neighboring aisles.
* Play with the calculators so that they all spell ”hello” upside down. (01134)
* When someone questions if you need help, start to weep and question, ”Why won’t you people just leave me alone?”
* When two or three people are walking ahead of you, run between them, yelling, ”Red Rover!”
* Look right into the security camera, and use it as a mirror while you pick your nose.
* Take up an entire aisle in Toys by setting up a full-scale battlefield with G.I. Joes vs. the X-Men.
* Take bets on the battle described above.
* Set up another battlefield with G.I. Joes vs. Barbie. (Red lipstick might give an fascinating effect…)
* While handling guns in the hunting department, suddenly question the clerk if he knows where the anti-depressants are. Act as spastic as possible.
* While no one’s watching, quickly switch the men’s and women’s signs on the doors of the restrooms.
* Dart around suspiciously while humming the theme from ”Mission: Impossible.’
* Attempt to fit into very large gym bags.
* Attempt to fit others into very large gym bags.
* Fill an entire cart with boxes of condoms, and watch everyone’s jaws drop when you attempt to buy them.
* Set up a ”Valet Parking” sign in front of the store.
* Two words: ”Marco Polo.’
* Leave Cheerios in Lawn and Garden, pillows in the pet food aisle, etc.
* ”Re-alphabetize” the CDs in Electronics.
* In the auto department, practice your ”Madonna” look with various funnels. * Hide in the clothing racks and when people browse through, say things like ”the stout man walks alone,” and scare them into believing that the clothes are talking to them.
* While walking around alone, pretend someone is with you and get into a very serious conversation. Exp: The person is breaking up with you and you start crying ”How could you do this to me? I thought you loved me! I knew there was another girl, but I thought I had won.” Then act as though you are being beaten and fall onto the ground screaming and having convulsions.
* When an announcement comes over the loudspeaker, assume the fetal position and scream, ”No, no! It’s those voices again!”
* Go to an empty checkout stand and try to check people out.
* Drag a lounge chair on show over to the magazines and relax.If the store has a food court, buy a soft drink; clarify that you don’t get out much, and question if they can place a small umbrella in it.
* Get a stuffed animal, go to the front of the store and start stroking it lovingly, saying ”Excellent girl, excellent Bessie.”
* Go over to the shoe department and try on every pair of shoes, not putting one pair back. Take the paper from the boxes and throw it in various aisles.
* When someone steps away from their cart to look at something, quickly make off with it without saying a word.
* Follow people through the aisles, always staying about five feet away. Continue to do this until they leave the department.
* Question other customers if they have any Grey Poupon.
* Test the fishing rods and see what you can ”catch” from the other aisles.
* In the makeup department, spray yourself with every perfume there is, then walk up to a boy who is with a girl and start flirting with him as ditisily as possible: ”Hi! (giggle) What’s your sign? (giggle).” When the boy shows no interest, start hitting on the girl the exact same way. ”Hi! (giggle) What’s your sign? (giggle).”
* Hold indoor shopping cart races.
* Re-dress the mannequins as you see fit.
* When there are people behind you, walk REALLY SLOW, especially through narrow aisles. * Relax in the patio furniture until you get kicked out.
* Challenge other customers to duels with tubes of gift wrap. * Pay off layaways fifty cents at a time.
* Say things like, ”Would you be so kind as to direct me to your Twinkies?”
* Make up nonsense products and question newly hired employees if there are any in stock, i.e., ”Do you have any Shnerples here?”
* Ride a show bicycle through the store — claim you’re taking it for a ”test drive.”
* Leave cryptic messages on the typewriters.
* Get boxes of condoms and randomly slip them into peoples’ carts when they aren’t paying attention.

“Unwritten”

When the boy in the red shoes died,
we were planting peppers in the garden,
a sweeping breeze keeping us cool
as we knelt on the Earth.
A man in blue jeans shouted
across the fence
across sky
to tell us it was over.
We went inside and made fresh coffee,
with the soil still clinging to our fingers.
I picked up a notebook from the den.
“I’ll write something” I thought,
and walked slowly back outside.
I tried to reckon of a excellent reason
for why children die,
and I could not get the image of those red shoes
out of my head. I thought maybe
he was showing them off,
up there past the clouds somewhere,
with a smile stretched across his bright face.
I wanted to pretend that those shoes meant something to him
Because they meant something to me
they meant he was alive and waiting for the school bus to come
he was alive
and riding his bicycle in the sunshine,

but I could not imagine his death
as glorious

and I could not see his face clearly
through watered eyes, I could only see
the dark and huddled crying of his mother
his father, sister, friends
and I understood, finally,
that death is not poetry
dying is not art
scratching notebooks and pounding keys
is not magic.
We do not make
with our words,
we can only hope
to muddy the truth that we cannot purge
from our memories.

Dress code

Central engages its students in the serious
task of learning. Consequently, Central expects
its students to dress accordingly. There is a direct
correlation between a young person’s appearance and his
overall attitude toward school. Since attendance at Central is a privilege, every student is expected to
abide by the dress and grooming code. Dress and grooming
are parental and student responsibilities that should
be addressed before arriving at school. So there is no
misunderstanding, these codes are spelled out here in
detail.
Hair Style
• During the school day, a student’s hair is to be clean,
clean and well groomed. The length and bulk of the hair
may not be excessive or present a ragged, unkept or
extreme appearance.
• Hair should not reach over the collar, cover over
half the ear, fall below the eyebrows or be placed
behind the ear so as to hide long hair.
• If hair is under a #2 cut, hair must be tapered/blended
into the cut.
• High and tight/military styles are allowed.
• Boys’ faces are to be clean shaven at all times.
• Sideburns should be neatly groomed with no apparent
design and not come below the bottom of the ear lobe.
If in JROTC, which would include all freshmen and
sophomores and some upper classmen, sideburns should
be no longer than the middle of the ear.
• The following is not acceptable: tails, streaked,
bleached or colored, grooved, patterned, lined, spiked,
extreme bi-level, mushroomed, shaggy, dredlocked hair
or shaved heads.
• Hair may not be excessive or present a ragged, unkept
or extreme appearance.
• The Assistant Principal for Student Development
will be the final judge of what hair styles will be accepted.
• Hair styles outside of regulation may require students
to be transported to a barber of the school’s choice
at the student’s expense.
Wearing Apparel
Pants
• Students will wear regular style slacks or pants with
a traditional cut.
• Pants’ styles that are clearly not acceptable include
blue jeans of any style or color, any style pants that looks
like or imitates blue jean style.
• Oversized clothing (more than one size larger than
student size) is not be worn to school. Specifically,
“bagging” or “sagging” pants are prohibited.
• All pants are to be worn at the waist.
• Tight fitting pants (e.g., tights, bicycle pants) also are
prohibited.
• No type of drawstring pants or cargo pants will be
allowed.
• Pants may not be torn up the seam so that
boots may be worn, or have frayed edges.
• All pants must be neatly hemmed or cuffed.
• A belt must be worn with pants which have belt
loops. Suspenders may be worn in place of a belt.
• Pants are not to be worn tucked into boots.
Shirts
• Students may wear collared shirts only.
• Uniform shirts such as Exxon, Pepsi, Taco-Cabana,
Mobil, soccer jerseys and military are not allowed.
• Shirts must be buttoned properly and worn tucked
in, not folded under. Shirts that cannot be tucked in
should not be worn to school. Shirt tails should be long
enough so that the shirt remains tucked in.
• Graphics or logos on shirts that are suggestive or
indecent or which cause distraction are not acceptable.
The Assistant Principal for Student Development will
judge what graphics are acceptable.
• During cold weather, if a sweater is worn, a
collared shirt must also be worn.
• One shirt may not be worn over another shirt as a
jacket.
• Long-sleeve T-shirts are not considered to be
sweaters.
• Hooded sweatshirts may only be worn
during designated Blue & White Days during the months
of November through mid-March.
• Hooded sweatshirts are not allowed as school dress
attire.
• Sleeveless shirts, shirts designed as underwear, and
shirts that have been physically altered in any way
except to fit the wearer more appropriately are not
acceptable.
21.
Shoes
• The following shoes are allowed: Dress slip-ons,
loafers, oxfords, boots, boat-shoes (not white or canvas)
and moccasins (dress) are the preferred footwear at
Central. The following shoes are not allowed:
Shoes that have striped detail, sporty look,
canvas, suede, slipper, moccasins made of sheepskin or
suede, tennis shoes and shoes with no backs are not
acceptable. The Assistant Principal for Student Development
will have the final choice in all dress matters.
• Regular socks must be worn.
• Well-groomed shoes are an vital component of
a serious student’s wardrobe. Shoes that take a shine
should be polished and scuff marks and undyed areas
repaired promptly.
Miscellaneous
• Jewelry must be simple and in excellent taste. Earrings
and posts are not acceptable at school or any schoolsponsored
activity, night or day, on or off the campus.
• Chains, key chains or chain wallets may not be worn
during the school day.
• Piercing of any body part, including the tongue, is not
allowed.
• Caps and hats are not appropriate during the school
day and are not permitted in the halls.
• Items taken
OK SORRY, let me specify things more.

I go to an all male school (hence no dress codes for girls) and I want something that my whole class of 125 can do.

Two years ago, the seniors cut off their sleeves because it was a loophole. Since then, “physically altering” a shirt has appeared in the Parent-Student Handbook. Haha, so something like that.

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“We have society! Pinching myself. Yesterday – they were primates. Grooming parasites, eating reeds. Today they’re driving! Just fifty thousand orbits!? How could they evolve so quickly? I need to know. We looked for the link but nothing yet. Possible I missed something, but what? Jim’s going over the logs, maybe he’ll find it. Mind’s a blur – thoughts won’t stop – could go on all night, need to rest. Hope I can. Wish Rose could have seen this.”
- From p. 66 of Webster’s journal.

Chapter 1 – The Concept

It was late winter. My legs labored to turn the pedals on my bicycle as the frigid air bit into my cheeks and knuckles. I cursed myself for leaving my hat and gloves at the bar the night before. I rode slowly, steering with one hand while warming the other in my pocket until frostbite forced a switch. It didn’t matter how cold it was. I needed the work. My stomach reminded me that it needed food, real food. It was tired of stale crackers and cheap beer. I rode on through the frost.
I rode my bicycle everywhere. I even fashioned leather saddlebags over the front and rear tires to carry my essential tools. I was the only carpenter I knew without a truck. Yet with two bags of basic tools, I could accomplish nearly any job. From that, I felt some pride. I pedaled quickly past a busy construction site and endured the jeers from workers dressed in expensive coveralls, laughing at me as they leaned against new trucks, sipping their hot drinks. The aroma of fine coffee made my stomach grumble. I thought of my situation and felt a bit mad.
I wondered if I was a loser. Success meant having things like a excellent job, a wife, a home, kids and pets. I was over thirty and had none of those. I didn’t even own a car. But I took pride in limited needs and thought the world would be a better place if more people were like me, common and somewhat content. T-shirts and jeans filled the closet in my apartment, and I liked it that way.
Certainly I wasn’t a success. Was I a loser, though? That was a excellent question. The thought was going through my mind as I pulled up, hungry and half-frozen, to his driveway for my first meeting with Webster Adams.
Adams hired me as a handyman. He got my name from his neighbor, an elderly woman who had employed me in the past. He came out to meet me in the driveway, walking quickly in the brisk air, wearing a collar shirt and slacks. He was taller than average and thin. He appeared to be in his late fifties. His hair was black and wavy, mixed with streaks of gray. He had very blue eyes.
Adams smiled awkwardly as he surveyed my bicycle. Then he stuck out his hand and shook mine.
“Your hand is freezing,” he observed, gripping mine harder than I wanted, not sensing the pain of near frostbite that I was experiencing.
I smiled and answered, “Pleasure to meet you, sir. I’m Jon Gruber.”
“Fascinating transportation, Mr. Gruber. Especially in this weather.”
His look was one of admiration and concern. I suspected he was deciding whether he had made a mistake in hiring me.
“Gets me from point A to B,” I said, disconnecting the front leather bag. I slung it over my shoulder, hoping to instill some confidence in Adams.
He led me into his house. The entry had a cathedral ceiling with stained glass windows that filled the downstairs with an array of colors, like walking through a rainbow. The wooden floor was finely polished.
My footsteps echoed softly as I followed him down the hallway.
“Should I take off my shoes?” I questioned. Adams shook his head no.
On the walls hung dozens of photos of the pleased family: man, wife and pretty daughter. The girl instantly caught my eye. Auburn hair, simple smile, fit and smart. She had the girl next door look that I was naturally attracted to.
The stairwell was filled with astronomical works of art, paintings of planets, nebulas and constellations. Things I knew nothing about. Adams paused briefly on the stairs as he passed the largest of the paintings, a planet with a purple body and half-finished blue rings around it. It was a lovely piece of work, though I wondered why it was unfinished. He stared at it for a moment, then continued up.
The top floor was immaculate, with marble counters, leather couches and a plush carpet that led to a stone hearth and fireplace, where a small fire crackled. I looked around at the trophies of a successful man and wondered if I would ever have those things.
“I want to tear down this wall that separates the kitchen from the fantastic room,” Adams clarified. “The thought is to make it one huge space.”
“I can do that.”
“Everything?”
“Yeah.”
“How would you get the materials here?”
“Delivery.”
“What would you recommend?” he questioned.
I imagined the finished product and said, “I’ll rip out the wallboard and the studs to here, then frame a bar that stretches toward the middle. Then I’ll rewire the electrical, texture, paint and whatnot.”
He finished by saying, “I want it to be done well, Jon.”
I answered with a promise that n

Seeing that Christmas is right around the corner and everybody is extremely busy shopping for Christmas gifts, I can clearly see why people are so excited about Christmas. 1 you are so curious as to what is under the tree for you. 2 you want to see the expression on the person’s face that you bought a gift for when he/she opens that box. 3 and the like the gifts speak out for those who contribute to the Christmas tree.

I have always received gifts for Christmas. And the best gift I have ever got was a bicycle at the age of 10 years ancient. And although I have received more expensive gifts than a bicycle, the bicycle remains the BEST gift I have ever had in my whole life for one reason: I always wanted a bike, and Mom made such dream come through for me

Mind you, we were extremely poor back then, and could barely afford ourselves new shoes when our ancient ones were dying.

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I have few dollars. I need a bicycle for transportation, so I can get to and from job. Someone has taken pity on me, given to me a 1000 dollar mountain bicycle. This is really for mountain biking, not just a streetbike made to look like a mountain bike. I do not have it yet, I will have to pick it up tomorrow. I haven’t seen it, only been told about it.

I need to know, since this is a real mountain bike, will it be hard to pedal on the street? Also, if it has special pedals, can I ride it still with my normal tennis shoes, or do I need a special type shoe if it is a special type of pedals?

Thanks.

1. Take shopping carts for the express purpose of filling them
and stranding them at strategic locations.

2. Ride those small electronic cars at the front of the store.

4. Don’t bother doing your own shopping. Simply find someone with a full trolley containing roughly the items you need, and when they are not looking take it and go pay for it at the checkout. (this is not stealing, they did not own the items yet, they were simply ‘moving them around’)

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and i want to look just as excellent as the skinny girls in skirts
Dothan City Schools
School Uniform Dress Code Effective 2009-2010
The Dothan City Board of Education voted and approved, at its November 17, 2008 meeting, a mandatory uniform dress code for all K-12 students. All elementary, middle, and high school students in the Dothan City School System shall implement, within the guidelines below, the school uniform policy beginning with the 2009-2010 school year.
TOPS FOR MALES AND FEMALES
Solid white, navy blue, and/or, red or black (DHS cluster), maroon or gold (NHS cluster), button front oxford, polo, turtleneck, blouse-type shirts with sleeves (long sleeves or small sleeves)

I’m not looking for any specific genres. Just name anything you might reckon I’d listen to. Title and Artist please.

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Just make a judgement from what's currently on this list:

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