Drunk Driving Deaths

ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) — The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration released data showing there were 13,470 deaths in 2006 involving drivers with blood alcohol levels of .08 or higher, which is the legal limit for adults throughout the country.
The overall number of deaths involving drivers with any amount of alcohol in their blood was 17,602 last year. That was about the same as the year 2005, according to spokeswoman Heather Ann Hopkins.

Words of Wisdom

* Eagles may soar, but weasels aren't sucked into jet engines.
* If at first you don't succeed, destroy all evidence that you tried.
* He who hesitates is probably right.
* Never do card tricks for the group you play poker with.
* No one is listening until you make a mistake.
* Success always occurs in private, and failure in full view.
* The hardness of butter is proportional to the softness of bread.
* To succeed in politics, it is necessary to rise above your principles.
* A clear conscience is usually the sign of a bad memory.
* Change is inevitable....except from vending machines.
* If you think nobody cares about you, try missing a couple of payments.
* Attempt to get a new car for your spouse--it'll be a great trade!
* I'd kill for a Nobel Peace Prize.
* Everybody repeat after me....."We are all individuals."

A 12 Minute Exercise

We live in such a busy world that one excuse for not exercising is a lack of time. An article in Prevention is entitled " Get Fit in 12 minutes a Day."
Prevention wrote about research in England that asked 12 sedentary women to climb a 200 step staircase.They started with once and progressed to six times a day. They could take the elevator down, so when they had completed the study they were only exercising about 12 minutes a day. They not only boosted their fitness level, but also improved their cholesterol level enough to cut their risk of cardiovascular disease by 33%.
In a second study of 13,500 men, those who climbed up and down at least 700 steps a week, or 100 steps a day (half that of the first study), reduced their risk of death by nearly 20%.
This reduction is comparable to what you'd achieve by walking about 2 miles a day, which takes most people 35 to 40 minutes. From a calorie-burning perspective, you'd have to walk briskly for 30 minutes to burn the same number of calories that you would climbing stairs for 15 minutes.
Find some stairs and live longer and healthier.

Deep Young Thoughts

From a newspaper contest where young entrants were asked to imitate “Deep Thoughts by Jack Handey.”
I believe you should live each day as if it is your last, which is why I don’t have any clean laundry because, come on, who wants to wash clothes on the last day of their life? --Age 14
Give me the strength to change the things I can, the grace to accept the things I cannot, and a great big bag of money.—Age 13
For centuries, people thought the moon was made of green cheese. Then the astronauts found that the moon is really a big hard rock. That’s what happens to cheese when you leave it out.—Age 6
I once heard the voice of God. It said “Vrrrrmmmmm.” Unless it was just a lawn mower.—Age 11
I like to go down to the dog pound and pretend that I’ve found my dog. Then I tell them to kill it anyway because I already gave away all of his stuff. Dog people sure don’t have a sense of humor.—Age 14
Often, when I am reading a good book, I stop and thank my teacher. That is, I used to, until she got an unlisted number.—Age 15
Think of the biggest number you can. Now add five. Then, imagine if you had that many Twinkies. Wow, that’s five more than the biggest number you could come up with! --Age 6
Once, I wept for I had no shoes. Then I came upon a man who had no feet. So I took his shoes. I mean, it’s not like he really needed them, right? --Age 15
If we could just get everyone to close their eyes and visualize world peace, imagine how serene and quiet it would be, until the looting started.—Age 15

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