"...Prehaps it should have been Rule of Wrist?"

Alright... enough already! Yes I have not posted in a while; some would say I am lazy... This goes out to all my fellow Saint fans.

In the past few weeks I have heard or read 'rule of thumb' several times and it just made me giggle inside thinking of the scene in Boondock Saints. In the movie, the phrase was said to have originated from when a man could be his wife with a stick no bigger than his thumb. Settle down PC fruitcakes, this is not the origin. And watch the movie for the reason I giggle. In all seriousness, I decided to do a little research on the term of my endearment.

Definition ‘A useful principle having wide application but not intended to be strictly accurate or reliable in every situation.’ The origin is also listed here.

Quotes ‘People are basically honest. And they're even more honest when you watch them.’ - Alan C. "Ace" Greenberg
‘Giving money and power to government is like giving whiskey and car keys to teenage boys’ - P.J. O'Rourke

Every Rule of Thumb in one place a fun and interesting website, example: On fence posts in open country, red-tailed hawks space themselves every 1.5 miles.

Well there is more out there on the www than I needed to see; I could go on and on about what you find when researching the web and how much time is wasted going to site that only resemble what your looking for. I did stumble across this one gem I have to post here:
From http://www.5ives.com/

Five Rules of Thumb
1. The stupider your ringtone, the longer it will take you to answer your phone.
2. The twin miracles of childbirth and pet ownership render you unable to share one photo of anything.
3. If your vanity license plate makes any reference to the make of your vehicle, the people you work with despise you.
4. Ph.D.s who ask to be called “Doctor” should be prepared to refer to every college graduate as “Bachelor.”
5. If you own more than one Enya record you might as well buy all of them and make a little fort.

I seem to have lost focus on the post, but if you have not seen the Boondock Saints, check it out.

In nomine Patri, Et Fili, Spiritus Sancti.

Stimulus Payment Info

My cousin sent me this and I concur

"This year, taxpayers will receive an Economic Stimulus Payment. This is a very exciting new program that I will explain using the Q and A format:

Q. What is an Economic Stimulus Payment?
A. It is money that the federal government will send to taxpayers.

Q. Where will the government get this money?
A. From taxpayers.

Q. So the government is giving me back my own money?
A. Only a smidgen.

Q. What is the purpose of this payment?
A. The plan is that you will use the money to purchase a high-definition TV set, thus stimulating the economy.

Q But isn't that stimulating the economy of China ?
A. Shut up.


Below is some helpful advice on how to best help the US economy by spending your stimulus check wisely:

If you spend that money at Wal-Mart, all the money will go to China.
If you spend it on gasoline it will go to the Arabs.
If you purchase a computer it will go to India.
If you purchase fruit and vegetables it will go to Mexico, Honduras, and Guatemala (unless you buy organic).
If you buy a car it will go to Japan.
If you purchase useless crap it will go to Taiwan.

And none of it will help the American economy. We need to keep that money here in America. You can keep the money in America by spending it at yard sales, going to a baseball game, or spend it on prostitutes, beer and wine (domestic ONLY), or tattoos, since those are the only businesses still in the US.