Tuesday, February 25, 2014

Who Said That?


Who Said That?

Match a quote in column “A” with a name in column “B”

              A                                                                                        

1.      “Health is the greatest gift, contentment the greatest wealth, faithfulness the best relationship.”

2.      “We can't help everyone, but everyone can help someone.”

3.      “The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing.”

4.      “Adults are obsolete children.”

5.      “Be kind whenever possible.  It is always possible.”                                 

6.      “Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.”

7.      “Where there is love there is life.”                                                                       

8.      “Don’t go around saying the world owes you a living.  The world owes you nothing.  It was here first.”                                                                         

9.      “Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated.”                                                                   

10.  “Housework can’t kill you, but why take a chance.”                                                                     

11.  “Formula for success: rise early, work hard, strike oil.”                                                                        

12.  “Winners never quit and quitters never win.”

13.  “Honesty is the best policy.”                                                                        

14.  “Speak softly and carry a big stick; you will go far.”                                                                      

15.  “Life is what happens while you are busy making other plans.”                                                                      

16.  “To err is human, to forgive divine.”                                                                               

17.  “The child is father of the man.”

18.  “Diamonds are a girl’s best friend.”                                                                        

19.  “Assume a virtue, if you have it not.”

20.  “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.”

21.  “Adventure is worthwhile.”

22.  “Accept challenges, so that you may feel the exhilaration of victory.”

23.  “What counts is not necessarily the size of the dog in the fight - it's the size of the fight in the dog.”                                                                      

24.  “When you believe in things that you don’t understand, then you suffer.”

25.  “If we can conquer space, we can conquer childhood hunger.”

26.  “If you can’t feed a hundred people, then just feed one.”

27.  “If your ship doesn't come in, swim out to it.”

28.  “Have no fear of perfection - you’ll never reach it.”

29.  “Never, never, never give up.”

30.  “Do it for them and they’ll let you.”

 

Choices below
(Real matches below this.)

  

   B

1.      Salvador Dali.

2.      Phyllis Diller.

3.      Benjamin Franklin.

4.      Dalai Lama.

5.      Albert Einstein.

6.      Mark Twain.

7.      Buddha.

8.      Walt Disney.

9.      John Lennon.

10.  Alexander Pope.

11.  J. Paul Getty.

12.  Buzz Aldrin.

13.  Winston Churchill.

14.  William Wordsworth.

15.  Mahatma Gandhi.

16.  Marilyn Monroe.

17.  Amelia Earhart.

18.  George S. Patton.

19.  Dwight D. Eisenhower

20.  Stevie Wonder.

21.  Theodore Roosevelt.

22.  Martin Luther King

23.  Shakespeare

24.  Vince Lombardi.

25.  Confucius.

26.  Jonathan Winters

27.  John Lennon.

28.  Ronald Reagan.

29.  Dr. Seuss.

30.  H.R. Drake

 
Real matches.




1.      Buddha.

2.      Ronald Reagan.

3.      Walt Disney.

4.      Dr. Seuss.

5.      Dalai Lama.

6.      Albert Einstein.

7.      Mahatma Gandhi.

8.      Mark Twain.

9.      Confucius.

10.  Phyllis Diller.

11.  J. Paul Getty.

12.  Vince Lombardi.

13.  Benjamin Franklin.

14.  Theodore Roosevelt.

15.  John Lennon.

16.  Alexander Pope.

17.  William Wordsworth.

18.  Marilyn Monroe.

19.  William Shakespeare.

20.  Martin Luther King, Jr.

21.  Amelia Earhart.

22.  George S. Patton.

23.  Dwight D. Eisenhower.

24.  Stevie Wonder.

25.  Buzz Aldrin.

26.  Mother Teresa.

27.  Jonathan Winters.

28.  Salvador Dali.

29.  Winston Churchill.

30.  H.R. Drake
 
 

Credit must be given to Wikipedia and my brain.

Monday, February 24, 2014

Mayors office responds.

What follows is the newly elected Seattle Mayors office response to a question I posed, asking what will happen to all of the people earning $12, $13 and $14.00 an hour now if the minimum wage jumps from $9.32 to $15.00 an hour.  I ask you this....did my question get addressed?

Dear Steve Drake,
 

Thank you for your note.
 
Mayor Murray is committed to addressing income inequality in Seattle and keeping our City affordable for all residents. A key component of his plan is to raise the minimum wage in our City.
 
We are aware that this issue is contentious, and that there are associated risks.
 
This is why Mayor Murray has not simply rushed forward with proposed legislation. Rather, he convened last December an Income Inequality Advisory Committee. This committee comprises representatives of businesses from different sectors, of different sizes, with different employee compensation models, as well as from organized labor and the non-profit sector. They are tasked with negotiating a set of recommendations that will form the basis of future legislation. As an initial step, this committee has commissioned an economic analysis, from UC-Berkeley and UW-Seattle, of possible consequences of increasing the minimum wage in Seattle. The Mayor has established a deadline of the end of April for the committee to make their recommendations.
 
Of course, a crucial component of this process is public input, and, again, we thank you for your note. For timelines of this process, a list of dates and locations of our forthcoming public meetings, or to learn more about Mayor Murrays affordability agenda, please visit our website: www.seattle.gov/incomeinequality.
 
Please click here if you have further questions.

Sincerely,
Bennett Barr


Friday, February 21, 2014

Who Built That Car? - Quiz #1


Who Built That Car? - Quiz #1

Corvair you say.

 

To say a lot of vehicles have been released to the public is like saying it rains a lot in Seattle.  Everybody knows that.  Let’s see how many you can remember who they’re built by.  Good luck!

 
      1.      NSX.

2.      FIT.

3.      3000GT.

4.      Skyline GT-R.

5.      DB9.

6.      Sonata.

7.      Panamera.

8.      S-Type Sport Sedan.

9.      Maybach 62 S.

10.  M5.

11.  Sportage.

12.  Fuego.

13.  Silver Shadow.

14.  Sonett.

15.  Countach.

16.  Lacrosse.

17.  XLR.

18.  ES-350.

19.  Zephyr.

20.  Avalanche.

21.  Durango.

22.  RX7.

23.  BRAT.

24.  Fairlane.

25.  McClaren.

26.  Savanna.

27.  98.

28.  Beetle.

29.  Pacer.

30.  Corona.

  

Answers below.

 

 

 

 

1.      Acura.

2.      Honda.

3.      Mitsubishi.

4.      Nissan.

5.      Aston Martin.

6.      Hyundai.

7.      Porsche.

8.      Jaguar.

9.      Bentley.

10.  BMW.

11.  KIA.

12.  Renault.

13.  Rolls Royce.

14.  Saab.

15.  Lamborghini.

16.  Buick.

17.  Cadillac

18.  Lexus.

19.  Lincoln.

20.  Chevrolet.

21.  Dodge.

22.  Mazda.

23.  Subaru.

24.  Ford.

25.  Mercedes.

26.  GMC.

27.  Oldsmobile.

28.  VW

29.  AMC.

30.  Toyota.

 
Credit must be given to Wikipedia and my brain.