How to Annoy People?

November 10th, 2006 by 2damage

1. Specify that your drive-thru order is "to go."

  2. If you have a glass eye, tap on it occasionally with your pen while talking to others.

  3. Start each meal by conspicuously licking all your food, and announce that this is so no one will "swipe your grub."

  4. Name your dog "Dog."

  5. Insist on keeping your car windshield wipers running in all weather conditions "to keep them tuned up."

  6. Reply to everything someone says with "that’s what you think."

  7. Claim that you must always wear a bicycle helmet as part of your "astronaut training."

  8. Follow a few paces behind someone, spraying everything they touch with a can of Lysol.

  9. Make beeping noises when a large person backs up.

10. Do not add any inflection to the end of your sentences, producing
awkward silences with the impression that you’ll be saying more any
moment.

  11. Adjust the tint on your TV so that all the people are green, and insist to others that you "like it that way."

  12. Tell 1-800 operators they sound gay and ask for a date.

  13. Sew anti-theft detector strips into people’s backpacks.

  14. Hide dairy products in inaccessible places.

  15. Order a side of pork rinds with your fillet mignon.

  16. Change channels five minutes before the end of every show.

  17. Tape pieces of "Sweating to the Oldies" over climatic parts of rental movies.

  18. Decline to be seated at a restaurant, and simply eat their complimentary mints by the cash register.

  19. Buy a large quantity of orange traffic cones and reroute whole streets.

  20. Repeat everything someone says as a question.

  21. Write "X - BURIED TREASURE" in random spots on all of someone’s road maps.

  22. Inform everyone you meet of your personal Kennedy assassination, UFO, and OJ Simpson conspiracy theories.

  23. Repeat the following conversation a dozen times: "Do you hear that?", "What?", "Never mind, it’s gone now."

  24. Light road flares on a birthday cake.

  25. Wander around a restaurant, asking other diners for their parsley.

  26. At the Laundromat, use one dryer for each of your socks.

  27. Stand over someone’s shoulder, mumbling as they read.

  28. Ask people what gender they are.

  29. Lick the filling out of all the Oreos, and place the cookie parts back in the tray.

  30. While making presentations, occasionally bob your head like a parakeet.

  31. Lie obviously about trivial things such as the time of day.

  32. Leave your Christmas lights up and lit until September.

33. Change your name to "John Aaaaasmith" for the great glory of being
first in the phone book. Claim it’s a Hawaiian name, and demand that
people pronounce each "a."

  34. Sit in your front yard pointing a hair dryer at passing cars to see if they slow down.

  35. Chew on pens that you’ve borrowed.

  36. Wear a lot of cologne.

37. Listen to 33RPM records at 45RPM speed, and claim the faster speed
is necessary because of your "superior mental processing."

  38. Sing along at the opera.

  39. Mow your lawn with scissors.

  40. At a golf tournament, chant "swing-batabatabata-suhwing-batter!"

  41. Ask the waitress for an extra seat for your "imaginary friend."

  42. Go to a poetry recital and ask why each poem doesn’t rhyme.

43. Ask your co-workers mysterious questions and then scribble their
answers in a notebook. Mutter something about "psychological profiles."

  44. Select the same song on the jukebox fifty times.

  45. Construct elaborate "crop circles" in your front lawn.

  46. Make appointments for the 31st of September.

  47. Invite lots of people to other people’s parties.

  48. Leave the copy machine set to reduce 200%, extra dark, 17 inch paper, 99 copies.

  49. In the memo field of all your checks, write "for sensual massage."

  50. Stomp on little plastic ketchup packets.

  51. Practice making fax and modem noises.

  52. Highlight irrelevant information in scientific papers and "cc." them to your boss.

  53. Finish all your sentences with the words "in accordance with prophecy."

  54. Signal that a conversation is over by clamping your hands over your ears.

  55. Disassemble your pen and "accidentally" flip the ink cartridge across the room.

  56. Holler random numbers while someone is counting.

  57. Staple papers in the middle of the page.

  58. Publicly investigate just how slowly you can make a "croaking" noise.

  59. Honk and wave to strangers.

  60. TYPE ONLY IN UPPERCASE.

  61. type only in lowercase.

  62. dont use any punctuation either

  63. As much as possible, skip rather than walk.

64. Try playing the William Tell Overture by tapping on the bottom of
your chin. When nearly done, announce "No, wait, I messed it up," and
repeat.

  65. Sing the theme to the Batman television show as loudly as you can, over and over and over..

  66. Tell people their accent isn’t fooling anyone.

  67. Drum on every available surface.

  68. Write the surprise ending to a novel on its first page.

  69. Set alarms for random times.

  70. Learn Morse code and have conversations with friends in public consisting of "Beeeep bip bip beeeep bip.."

  71. Buy large quantities of mint dental floss just to lick the flavor off.

  72. Leave your Nine Inch Nails tape in Great Uncle Ed’s stereo, with the volume properly adjusted.

  73. Dress only in clothes colored Hunter’s Orange.

  74. Wear your pants backwards.

  75. Begin all your sentences with "Ohh la la!"

  76. Rouse your roommates from slumber each morning with Lou Reed’s "Metal Machine Music."

  77. Leave someone’s printer in compressed-italic-landscape mode.

  78. Pay for your dinner with pennies.

  79. Tie jingle bells to all your clothes.

  80. Repeat everything someone says, as a question.

  81. Leave tips in Bolivian currency.

  82. Demand that everyone address you as "Conquistador."

  83. Push all the flat Lego pieces together tightly.

  84. When Christmas caroling, sing "Jingle bells, Batman smells" until physically restrained.

  85. Wear a cape that says "Magnificent One."

  86. Finish the 99 bottles of beer song.

  87. Sing the "This is the song that never ends" song from Lampchop’s Play-Along.

  88. Leave your turn signal on for fifty miles.

  89. Pretend your mouse is a CB radio, and talk into it.

  90. Drive half a block.

  91. Inform others that they exist only in your imagination.

  92. Cultivate a Norwegian accent. If Norwegian, affect a southern drawl.

  93. "Forget" the punch line to a long joke, but assure the listener it was a "real hoot."

94. Routinely handcuff yourself to furniture, informing the curious
that you don’t want to fall off "in case the big one comes."

95. Deliberately hum songs that will remain lodged in co-workers’
brains, such as "Feliz Navidad," the Archies’ "Sugar," or the Mr.
Rogers theme song.

  96. Invent nonsense computer jargon in conversations, and see if people play along to avoid the appearance of ignorance.

  97. Ask to "interface" with someone.

  98. Incessantly recite annoying phrases, such as "sticky wicket isn’t cricket."

  99. Stare at static on the TV and claim you can see a "magic picture."

  100. Scuff your feet on a dry, shaggy carpet and seek out victims.

  101. Never make eye contact.

  102. Never break eye contact.

  103. Construct your own pretend "tricorder," and "scan" people with it, pronouncing the results.

  104. Give a play-by-play account of a person’s every action in a nasal Howard Cossell voice.

  105. Occasionally bark in a high-pitched voice.

  106. Say "okay, you’re gay" to anything someone says.

  107. As people talk, smell their shoulders.

  108. When in a conversation, look out the window, then say "Wait, start over. I wasn’t paying attention."

  109. Say to people, "Did you wear deodorant today?"

  110. Place your shoes on the table.

  111. When talking to someone, look at a spot about two inches to their right.

112. When standing near a "high-class person," ask them, "Excuse me,
but do I have a booger hanging on my nose? I thought I picked it off."

  113. Switch your neighbor’s lawn furniture with someone else’s.

  114. Call into work and tell them you have something better to do today.

  115. Buy goldfish and ask the clerk if they come with chips.

  116. Sample every flavor of ice cream and tell the clerk what you don’t like about each one.

  117. Pick your ear wax and ask if you could use their sleeve to wipe it off.

  118. Insist completely ridiculous things are true - like Bush is still President.

  119. Speak in a strong Welsh accent.

  120. Wear odd shoes.

  121. Learn "Ice Ice Baby" by heart and recite it endlessly.

  122. Disagree strongly with everything anybody says.

  123. Throw stones at people walking past your house.

  124. Keep changing the TV channel every two seconds.

  125. Insist that Celine Dion is better than the Beatles.

  126. Whenever anyone says something, laugh loudly as if they have just told and extremely funny joke.

  127. Phone McDonald’s and try to make a reservation for that evening.

  128. Spend an entire weekend pretending you are R2-D2.

  129. Phone random numbers and tell them you are holding their daughter hostage.

  130. Recite the first 4,000 decimal places of Pi. Then ask if people want to hear it in binary, too.

  131. Pretend you have gone completely deaf.

  132.  .sdrawkcab etirW

  133. Walk into people’s houses, go straight to the fridge without saying hello, and help yourself to their food.

  134. Speak so quietly that people always have to get you to repeat it.

  135. Loudly recite people’s most embarrassing secrets in restaurants.

136. Play the electric guitar very loudly and badly, then when the
neighbors ask you to turn it down, play even louder. When they come
round to complain again, say, "Oh, I’m sorry. I thought you asked me to
turn it up!

  137. Try to fit the word "cornucopia" into every sentence you say.

  138. Drive on the wrong side of the road.

139. Secretly learn to play the piano, then go to a friend’s house who
has a piano. Claim you’ve never played before then play Jesu Joy of
Man’s Desiring perfectly the first time. Then say, "I guess I must
kinda be a natural."

  140. Go canoeing and sing the Hawaii Five-0 theme.

  141. Claim that until recently, you thought Michael Jackson was a woman.

  142. Wear your cap backwards and say "Yo, wazzup?" a lot.

  143. Go to a Metallica concert wearing a Michael Bolton T-Shirt.

  144. Tell everyone you are Bill Clinton’s cousin.

  145. Take photos of people walking down the street and then run away.

  146. Dedicate your life to politics, become president of the United States, then raise all taxes to 90%.

  147. Down a can of Coke in one drink and then burp loudly.

  148. Insist that it was Bobby who shot J.R.

  149. Bark like a dog whenever anyone says the word "the."

  150. Wire up people’s cars so the horn comes on as soon as their car is started.

  151. Ride a unicycle to work.

  152. E-mail Microsoft to tell them about bugs in Windows XP that aren’t actually there.

153. Stare at people for about five minutes, making sure they know
you’re staring at them. Then, slowly sneak up to them while humming the
Mission: Impossible theme. Sniff their head, then run away. Repeat.

  154. Continuously mumble during a conversation.

  155. Take off the eraser to every pencil in your house, or better yet, someone else’s house.

  156. When in a chat room, spell everything incorrectly.

  157. Insist on "Weird Al" sing-a-longs.

  158. On a hot summer day, ride up and down the road and drench pedestrians with squirt guns.

  159. When walking down a main road, act like a drunk.

  160. Wear nothing but white and go mud wrestling.

161. Walk up to someone eating. Lean over and stare at them intently
until they notice. Continue to do so until they ask what you’re doing.
Reply, "I’ve been watching you eat for the last 30 seconds.. You’re
weird!" Leave the restaurant.

  162. When walking, talk to yourself constantly.

  163. Move people’s bookmarks ahead three pages when they aren’t looking.

  164. Call the operator. When asked, "Can I help you?" reply, "No thanks, just browsing."

165. Go to a gumball machine insert coins until you have a matching
pair of fake eyeballs. After attaining these, record the theme song of
The Twilight Zone over and over again. Drive down the street wearing
the eyeballs and playing The Twilight Zone theme very loud. When you
get pulled over, leap into the passenger’s seat and claim, "He was here
a minute ago, officer!"

166. On a night other than Halloween, get a few friends together and
dress like Jason from Friday the 13th. Have each of you stand a mile
apart on a highway.

167. After visiting the local donut shop, sit on the floor cross-legged
and insist in a childish voice that you haven’t received enough
chocolate sprinkles.

  168. Push a raisin into someone’s cream-filled donut. (I don’t get this one.)

  169. Spread fertilizer on half your neighbor’s lawn.

  170. Add A535 (liquid heat) to that little hole down the center of someone’s anti-perspirant.

  171.

  172.

  173. Add blank entries to lists, to make it look like it’s longer.

  174. Call every pager number you know and leave the number for your local McDonald’s.

  175. Wash and scrub the trees in your front lawn.

  176. Throw newspapers back at paperboys.

  177. Tell people their fly is down when they’re wearing sweat pants.

  178. Stand on a busy corner. Gasp, look and point up. See how many people look.

  179. At random times in a conversation, say "Hi," "Hello Sir, how are you?" or "Have a good day, thank you."

  180. Put electrical tape over the headlights of someone’s car.

  181. Walk up to random strangers insisting you are family.

  182. Dress like a "High-class rich person" and wash windows at random street corners. Demand a dollar in a British accent.

183. When a cop pulls you over, when they step up to your car, drive
forward slowly and make them walk. Especially if it’s raining.

  184. In an office, lock all the doors behind you.

  185. Face the back when standing in an elevator.

  186. Grin so wide it hurts your cheeks at every salesperson in town.

  187. When at an ATM, try to have a conversation with it, or pretend it stole your card. (This works best if there’s a line.)

  188. Unbend all the paperclips you can find, then replace every eraser you can find with a rubber band.

  189. Ask people to prove everything they say. (e.g. "I’m Bob, nice to meet you…"   "PROVE IT!")

  190. Sharpen All your pencils to the same size EXACTLY.

191. Answer every question with another question. As soon as one of you
says a statement instead of a question, shout "I win!".

192. Pose as a client at a bank or other professional institution, and
when you are seated in front of their desk, keep rearranging the items
on top into different patterns and tell them you are "just reorganizing
things."

  193. Instead of singing 99 bottles of beer on the wall, sing 999,999,999 bottles of beer on the wall!

  194. Call every girl you know "dude".

  195. Recite every song from the Playstation games PaRappa the Rapper and Um Jammer Lammy.

  196. Bring a portable CD player to a concert and listen the CD because you insist that it is "Just better quality"

197. Press the "power" button on on someone’s computer or keyboard when
they’re almost finished typing up a long essay, story etc. Apologize
sincerely, claiming that you thought it was the focus adjustment.

  198. Call 911 and breathe heavily.

  199. Take a shower. Feel guilty. Give it back.

  200. Mow your carpet. (Or preferably somebody else’s)

  201. Vacuum your lawn. (See note on 200)

  202. Recite shakespearian poetry to everyone you meet.

  203. Go to McDonalds and ask for a BK Whopper.

  204. Order a pizza and ask them if they can "please put the crust on top this time" in an exasperated voice.

  205. Every time someone asks you to do something or says something to you ask "Is that a threat?"

  206. When in an elevator, in different voices, shout out random floors, and then watch as you get there, no one gets off.

207. Also, when riding up an elevator with a stranger, start singing a
song that everyone knows, then expect them to start singing too. If
they do not start singing, insist, "Everyone knows that song. Are you
stupid?"

  208. While walking make car noises loudly (Such as changing gears).

209. Whenever somebody says something, ask what the simplest word they
said means. When they explain, ask what the simplest word in their
explanation means. Repeat this for the entire conversation.

  210. Go up to a someone and say, "Are you annoyed by irrelevant questions?" And then walk away very quickly.

  211. Finish each sentence with "Monkey See, Monkey Do".

  212. Click your mechanical pencils or your pens during a test in school.

  213. Pretend you are invisible.

  214. Convince people you are deaf and talk in an incredibly phony sign language.

  215. Spend all day at a fast food restaurant and see how long it takes before you have to pay for your "free" refills.

  216. Continuously open your briefcase or bag and say into it, "Have you got enough air in there?"

  217. While going down in an elevator scream, "AAAAAGGGGGHHHHH!!!! WE’RE GONNA DIE!!!" for no apparent reason.

  218. Call everyone a communist.

219. Explain "the little green men" in detail to someone, and when they
don’t believe you, accuse them of being one in disguise.

  220.. Call your neighbors collect.

  221. Whenever someone finishes a sentence say, "And then what happened?"

  222. Page yourself over an intercom, but don’t disguise your voice.

223. Send people annoying chain forwards with outrageous consequences
like "If you don’t send this to 300 people in 4 seconds you will die
instantly" and then insist that it is true and it happened to your
uncle.

  224. When walking push an invisible cart and make loud squeaky noises.

  225. Walk up to random people and ask them, very seriously, "Do you know the muffin man?"

  226. Clear your throat every three or four words while speaking.

  227. Look at your hand in amazement and say, "Whoa, I never knew I had this!"

228. While driving if you see a "How am I driving" bumper sticker, call
the number and inform the operator that the driver is doing a great job.

229. When driving with companions in the car, every few seconds slam on
the brakes and insist that a squirrel ran in front of you.

230. When driving with companions in the car, every few seconds slam on
the brakes and insist that a squirrel ran in front of you.

  231. Whenever anybody says anything to you. Respond by saying, "I know."

  232. Sending this list to all of your friends through email.

  233. Continue to ask someone, "Is this annoying? Is this annoying?" over and over and over.

  234. Tap someone on the shoulder repeatedly.

  235. Begin every sentence with, "By the Gods!"

  236. When you’re in an argument, no matter what it’s about, keep yelling "I don’t see your name on it!".

  237. When in public, pretend you are selling something in an infomercial.

  238. At a restaurant, repeatedly send your food back for changes and after awhile insist that, "This isn’t what I ordered!"

  239. Go to a shoe store and try on every shoe, then say that you aren’t interested in buying shoes and leave.

  240. Put powdered sugar in your hair, sit down next to a stranger, and scratch your head a lot.

  241. Turn on the Talk Radio Stations in your car, roll down your windows, and headbang.

  242. Walk around with a plastic sword and shield and tell strangers "I must avenge the death of my father."

  243. Scotch tape your door as an Anti-theft Device.

  244. Super Glue quarters to floors.

  245. Put the wrong date and year on the papers you hand in to your teachers.

246. Call random numbers and say "Hi, this is Julie from Basken Robins.
If you can name 31 flavors in 31 seconds you get a free scoop."

  247. WRIGHT N AL CAPITOL LETERS AND MISSSSSPEL EVRYTHIND!!!

  248. Get two cell phones and talk to yourself on them in front of other people

Why Employees Leave Organisations ?

November 3rd, 2006 by 2damage

Read also the book "First, break all the rules"

- Azim Premji, CEO - Wipro

Every company faces the problem of people leaving the company for
better pay or profile.

Early this year, Mark, a senior software designer, got an offer from
a prestigious international firm to work in its India operations
developing specialized software. He was thrilled by the offer.

He had heard a lot about the CEO. The salary was great. The company

had all the right systems in place employee-friendly human resources
(HR) policies, a spanking new office,and the very best
technology,even a canteen that served superb food.

Twice Mark was sent abroad for training. "My learning curve is the

sharpest it’s ever been," he said soon after he joined.

Last week, less than eight months after he joined, Mark walked out
of the job.

Why did this talented employee leave ?

Arun quit for the same reason that drives many good people away.

The answer lies in one of the largest studies undertaken by the
Gallup Organization. The study surveyed over a million employees and
80,000 managers and was published in a book called "First Break All
The Rules". It came up with this surprising finding:

If you’re losing good people, look to their immediate boss.Immediate
boss is the reason people stay and thrive in an organization. And
he ’s the reason why people leave. When people leave they take

knowledge,experience and contacts with them, straight to the
competition.

"People leave managers not companies," write the authors Marcus
Buckingham and Curt Coffman.

Mostly manager drives people away?

HR experts say that of all the abuses, employees find humiliation
the most intolerable. The first time, an employee may not leave,but
a thought has been planted. The second time, that thought gets
strengthened. The third time, he looks for another job.

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20 free ways to save energy

September 25th, 2006 by 2damage

Consumer Reports’ "Complete Guide to Reducing Energy Costs" is
crammed with ways to cut your energy bills. Some take a little money
and effort, such as weatherstripping your windows. Some take a little
restraint, such as picking a sedan instead of an SUV. Others require
investment, such as choosing the more-efficient refrigerator, even if
the price tag is a bit higher. Of course, the best ways to save energy
dollars are the ones that take no money and little or no effort. That’s
what you’ll find in this excerpt–20 simple things you can do to start
saving money right this minute, without having to reach for your wallet.

As
the cost of heating your home and running your car continues to climb,
we hope this book will help ease the burden on you and your family. And
it’s nice to know that saving energy does more than save you money: It
helps save resources. Using less energy pollutes less, creates less
acid rain, and results in less global warming. Even if you do nothing
more than the 20 free things listed here, you will have made a
difference in your budget and a difference in the world. Not bad for
free.

  1. Wash clothes in cold water. You might guess that
    most of the energy used by a washing machine goes into vigorously
    swishing the clothes around. In fact, about 90 percent of it is spent
    elsewhere, heating the water for the load. You can save substantially
    by washing and rinsing at cooler temperatures. Warm water helps the
    suds to get at the dirt, but cold-water detergents will work
    effectively for just about everything in the hamper.
  2. Hang it up.
    Clotheslines aren’t just a bit of backyard nostalgia. They really work,
    given a stretch of decent weather. You spare the energy a dryer would
    use, and your clothes will smell as fresh as all outdoors without the
    perfumes in fabric softeners and dryer sheets. You’ll also get more
    useful life out of clothes dried on indoor or outdoor
    clotheslines–after all, dryer lint is nothing but your wardrobe in the
    process of wearing out.
  3. Don’t overdry your laundry.
    Clothes will need less ironing and hold up better if you remove them
    from the dryer while they’re still just a bit damp. If you are in the
    market for a dryer, look for one with a moisture sensor; it will be
    less likely than thermostat-equipped models to run too long.
  4. Let the dishwasher do the work. Don’t bother prerinsing dishes with the idea that your dishwasher will work less hard. Consumer Reports
    has found that this added step can waste 20 gallons of heated water a
    day. All you need to do is scrape off leftover food. Enzyme-based
    detergents will help make sure the dishes emerge spotless.
  5. Put your PC to sleep.
    Keep your computer and its monitor in sleep mode rather than leaving
    them on around the clock. You stand to use 80 percent less electricity,
    which over the course of a year could have the effect of cutting CO2
    emissions by up to 1,250 pounds, according to EPA estimates.
  6. Turn down the heat in the winter, and turn down the cool in the summer.
    Lower the thermostat 5° to 10° F when you’re sleeping or are out of the
    house. "A 10° decrease can cut your heating bill by as much as 20
    percent," says Jim Nanni, manager of the appliance and home-improvement
    testing department of Consumer Reports. And before you put on a
    cotton sweater to ward off a slight chill from the AC in summer,
    consider that for every degree you raise the thermostat setting, you
    can expect to cut your cooling costs by at least 3 percent.
  7. A cold hearth for a warmer house.
    A conventional fireplace draws a small gale out of the room and sends
    it up the chimney. Assuming the indoor air has been warmed by your
    central heating system, that means your energy dollars are going up the
    chimney, too. Instead, consider a direct-vent, sealed-combustion gas
    fireplace. Consumer Reports has found that those units have an
    energy efficiency of about 70 percent–and the sight of the flames is a
    lot more warming than staring at a radiator.
  8. Lower the shades and raise the windows.
    Not at the same time, of course, but your windows and shades are great
    tools to help moderate temperatures in the home. Because of central air
    conditioning, we tend to forget these time-tested, traditional ways of
    making the house comfortable. Shades are particularly helpful in
    blocking the sun from west-facing rooms in the afternoon. At night, if
    the forecast calls for cooler temperatures and low humidity, give the
    AC a rest. Open windows upstairs and down, and use window fans or a
    whole-house fan.
  9. Put a spin on home cooling. You
    can operate a couple of fans with a fraction of the electricity needed
    for air conditioning, and their cooling effect may make it possible to
    cut back on AC use.
  10. Take care of your air conditioner, and it will take care of you.
    Your air conditioner will run more efficiently if you clean or replace
    its filter every other week during heaviest use. Keep leaves and other
    debris away from the central air’s exterior condenser, and keep the
    condenser coils clean.
  11. Spend less for hot water.
    Set the hot water heater at 120° F (or the "low" setting), which is hot
    enough for most needs. If the tank feels warm to the touch, consider
    wrapping it with conventional insulation or a blanket made for that
    purpose. To help conserve the water’s heat on its way to the faucets,
    insulate the plumbing with pipe sleeves; with these, you can raise the
    end-use temperature by 2° to 4° F.
  12. Think twice before turning on the oven.
    Heating food in the microwave uses only 20 percent of the energy
    required by a full-sized oven. And while the second-hand heat from the
    oven may be welcome in winter, it can put an added load on your air
    conditioner in warmer months.
  13. Use the right pan.
    When cooking on the stovetop, pick your pan, then put it on an element
    or burner that’s roughly the same size. You’ll use much less energy
    than you would with a mismatched burner and pan. Steam foods instead of
    boiling. If you do boil, be sure to put a lid on the pot to make the
    water come to a boil faster.
  14. Read the label. The
    EnergyGuide label, that is. When you shop for a new appliance, look for
    the label that gives an estimate of annual energy consumption. To help
    you make sense of that statistic, the label also states the highest and
    lowest figures for similar models.
  15. Dust off the Crock-Pot. Slow cooking in a Crock-Pot uses a lot less energy than simmering on the stove.
  16. Clean the coils on your refrigerator using a tapered appliance brush.
    Your fridge’s motor won’t have to run as long or as often. In addition
    to saving energy dollars, you’ll prolong the life of the appliance.
  17. Drive steadily–and a bit slower.
    Hard acceleration and abrupt braking will use more fuel than if you
    start and slow more moderately. Keeping down your overall speed
    matters, too, because aerodynamic drag increases dramatically as you
    drive faster. If you travel at 65 mph instead of 55, you are penalized
    by lowering your mileage 12.5 percent. If you get your vehicle up to 75
    mph, you’re losing 25 percent compared with mileage at 55 mph.
  18. Roof racks are a drag.
    Most cars are reasonably streamlined, but you work against their
    slipperiness if you carry things on the roof. A loaded roof rack can
    decrease an SUV’s fuel efficiency by 5 percent, and that of a more
    aerodynamic car by 15 percent or more. Even driving with empty ski
    racks wastes gas.
  19. Stick with regular. If your
    car’s manufacturer specifies regular gas, don’t buy premium with the
    thought of going faster or operating more efficiently. You’d be
    spending more with no benefit. Most cars have built-in sensors that
    adjust the engine timing to the gas in the tank. Even if the owner’s
    manual recommends high-octane gas, ask the dealership about switching
    to regular.
  20. No loitering. Don’t let the engine
    run at idle any longer than necessary. After starting the car in the
    morning, begin driving right away; don’t let it sit and "warm up" for
    several minutes. An engine actually warms up faster while driving. With
    most gasoline engines, it’s more efficient to turn off the engine than
    to idle longer than 30 seconds.

And if you don’t mind spending a few dollars:                                                                         

  1. A tighter home is a toastier home.
    Insulation is your home’s first line of defense against the weather,
    right? Wrong. Before you bulk up with fiberglass blankets, seal the
    leaks. Inexpensive foam strips and caulking can cut your heating and
    cooling bills by 5 to 30 percent.
  2. Try do-it-yourself low-E windows.
    If your windows don’t have a low-E coating, consider applying a
    self-adhesive film on the glass. This treatment is a lot cheaper than
    replacing the units, and better-quality films are quite durable.
  3. Use a programmable thermostat.
    Roughly half of the typical home’s energy bill goes for heating and
    cooling, according to the Department of Energy. The easiest way to
    save, short of sweating or shivering, is to use programmable
    thermostats. They can pay for themselves in about a year.
  4. Switch to those funny-looking fluorescents.
    You may not be familiar with compact fluorescent lamps (CFLs), but give
    them a try. A single bulb can save from $25 to $45 over its life. And
    it’s a long life: Manufacturers claim that CFLs last between 5 and 13
    times longer than standard incandescent bulbs.

加菲猫的人生格言 Garfield’s Philosophy of Life

September 19th, 2006 by 2damage

Money is not everything. There’s MasterCard & Visa.
钞票不是万能的,有时还需要信用卡。

我喜欢星期一,如果它永不来临

我喜欢星期六,因为明天是星期天

只要我不醒来,世界就不存在!!!

One should love animals. They are so tasty.
每个人都应该热爱动物,因为它们很好吃。

Save water. Shower with your girlfriend.
要节约用水,尽量和女友一起洗澡。

Love the neighbor. But don’t get caught.
要用心去爱你的邻居,不过不要让她的老公知道。

Behind every successful man, there is a man. And behind every unsuccessful man, there are two.
每个成功男人的背后,都有一个女人。每个不成功男人的背后, 都有两个。

Every man should marry. After all, happiness is not the only thing in life.
再快乐的单身汉迟早也会结婚,幸福不是永久的嘛

The wise never marry, and when they marry they become otherwise.
聪明人都是未婚的,结婚的人很难再聪明起来。

Success is a relative term. It brings so many relatives.
成功是一个相关名词,他会给你带来很多不相关的亲戚(联系)。

Never put off the work till tomorrow what you can put off today.
不要等明天交不上差再找借口, 今天就要找好。
好像还有一个翻译:
不要把今天能拖的事拖到明天去。
个人比较喜欢第二个翻译

Love is photogenic. It needs darkness to develop.
爱情就像照片,需要大量的暗房时间来培养。

Children in backseats cause accidents. Accidents in backseats cause children.
后排座位上的小孩会生出意外, 后排座位上的意外会生出小孩。

“Your future depends on your dreams.” So go to sleep.
“现在的梦想决定着你的将来”,所以还是再睡一会吧。

There should be a better way to start a day than waking up every morning.
应该有更好的方式开始新一天,而不是千篇一律的在每个上午都醒来。

“Hard work never killed anybody.“But why take the risk?
努力工作不会导致死亡!不过我不会用自己去证明。

“Work fascinates me.“I can look at it for hours!
工作好有意思耶!尤其是看着别人工作。

我喜欢所有的意大利面!

你竟然带了一个又老又没用的家伙回来,而且不是我。

加菲猫肯定不是为猪肉卷而生,但猪肉卷一定是为加菲猫而生。

欧迪,我们去吃冰激凌吧,不过你得看着我吃。

我应该对欧迪有礼貌。——(吲迪一脚)——很抱歉,欧迪?现在我做到了。

我不能让那只鸡在我的名字后面写字。

这个汉堡包的味道不错,但不如前八个好。

欧迪,走,我们去买一个或九个汉堡包当晚餐。

肚子大不可怕,可怕的是肚子里没有好东西。

有了意大利面,谁还会吃老鼠呢?

“欧迪在窗外冻得瑟瑟发抖,真可怜。我真有点不忍心看他这样。不,难道我能坐视不管吗?我必须做点什么。”加菲拉上了窗帘。

你可以让小猫离开肉饼,但不能让肉饼离开小猫。

如果你不想给谁东西吃的话,就得让它想着点什么。

巧克力的麻烦是:你把它吃了,它就没了。

最可爱的东西莫过于一张放着猪肉卷的小桌子。

、——(深沉状……)我是在做梦吗?
——(冲到自己“床”前,掀起被子……)被子里没有我,不是在睡觉……

这个世界上还有很多比钱更重要的东西,比如说意大利面。
能从这种不让体重增加的运动中得到乐趣真是太好了。

失败的人特点是会不断地失败。如果你想看看他的失败的话,他是不会让你失望的。

加菲猫要有了三个愿望:“第一个是要猪肉卷,第二个还是猪肉卷,第三个,哦,你错啦,我想要更多的愿望,那样我就能得到更多的猪肉卷啦。”

今后我永远不做对不起欧迪的事,……也许,也许不是永远。

现在,你能把星期一还给我们吗?还有星期三和整个八月,威斯康星州和巧克力糖。……对了,还有一点,你能把我的硬币也还给我吗?

有一位漂亮的女士对乔恩说你真可爱,而你还问我有什么不对!

如果你不能击败你的敌人,那么就加入他们。

纳尔曼,你好。我现在在阿布扎比。这里最糟糕的地方不在于没有意大利面条,也不在于离家几千英里。最可怕的地方在于——这里挤满了被邮寄来的,可爱的猫!

——“加菲猫,你不会是真的要把我用快件寄到阿布扎比去吧?”
——“不,纳尔曼,我不会的。我会用慢件,这样可以便宜一点。”

不,水果蛋糕!这是我不吃的三样东西之一。另外两样是葡萄干,还有蜗牛。

球状也是身材。

今天,你踢你的狗了吗?~~

——乔恩,你要是猜出这里面有多少巧克力豆,这罐子里的东西就都归你。   
——我猜你已经把它们都吃光了。   
——你猜对了!

纳尔曼:加菲猫,你是来为我辩护的吗?   
加菲猫:不是,我来是为了确认你有罪的。……你说猫委员会会判纳尔曼多少年刑,我看最好判99年。……

返希你能帮我个忙吗?帮我申请做一只狗,最好是西班牙狮子狗!

狗的问题就在于,它们身上没有装一个ON/OFF开关。

我还得对欧迪说一声对不起——(这时欧迪站在桌子边上,走过去一脚踢将下去。)——现在得说两声。

今天是星期一,一切都不对劲,我该做点什么呢?哦,我知道了。——(吲迪一脚,返闲浮在空中)——哎!今天连地球引力都没精神了。

就到这儿吧!我要去睡今天的第三个午觉了。

我向星星许了个愿。我并不是真的相信它,但是反正也是免费的,而且也没有证据证明它不灵。

我在蹦极,你看不出来吗?

睡了美美的一觉,16个小时,我是喜欢睡短觉的。

加菲猫看见小狗欧迪跑进了一个古城堡,就跟了进去。打开一扇门,一个大厅黑咕隆冬的。
加菲猫喊:“欧迪!”   
回音(渐弱):“欧迪——欧迪——欧迪——”   
加菲猫又喊:“你在哪里?”   
回音(还是渐弱的):“你在哪里?——你在哪里?——你在哪里?——”   
加菲猫想:这声音不错。   
加菲猫继续喊:“加菲猫是世界上最美丽最英俊的猫!”   
回音(渐强的):“不可能——胡说——瞎说——骗人的——”   

我把星期一从日历上撕掉,就没有星期一了。

欧迪已经愚蠢到地心引力都对它不起作用了。

乔恩:“加菲猫,你猜我给你带什么来了?”   
加菲:不管是什么,只要能吃就行。

乔恩在洗澡,Garfield在睡觉。   

加菲:那些一边洗澡一边唱歌的人应该拉到街上去枪毙。

加菲在饭桌旁等着开饭,乔恩却忙着要出门。   
加菲:嗨,你没有忘记什么重要的事情吗……
加菲:要知道,在有些州不给猫做早饭是重罪。

加菲:(讲述一个故事)很久很久以前,有一个小姑娘……(画面出现odie身穿公主裙的背影)……她……(odie突然转过身来,伸着长长的舌头)……她丑的就像冰箱里什么都没有一样!!

加菲手里拿着一个冰激凌,对odie说:odie,要不要舔一下?odie满心欢喜的诚恳又期待的望着加菲。加菲伸出舌头在odie脸上很用力的舔了一下,继续吃冰激凌……

虽然欧迪是条狗,但它有时候也过着狗一样的生活。——猫哲学家

(凄凉的小提琴音乐之后)
嗨!   
高高地抬起你的头,迈开大步朝前走!   
你要向人们证明你不是一个任人欺负的土豆。

你手里握着一只鸟, 那是远远不够的。

加菲猫节食秘诀:
1.不要打算吃不够再来第二轮,第一次就要拿够食物。
2.把磅秤的零点调成负5公斤。
3.绝对不吃减肥糖。
4.不要结交家里开餐厅或糕饼店的女朋友。
5.减肥应多吃蔬菜,所以该多吃南瓜派,蔬菜饼干等。
6.冷食不宜多吃(但冰激凌除外)。
7.每餐留一点儿,不要统统吃下肚——比方说,冰激凌圣代上的那颗樱桃)。
8.多跟比你胖的人在一起。

猫冲向食物的速度和食物的多少成正比。

“Your future depends on your dreams.” So go to sleep.
“现在的梦想决定着你的将来”,所以还是再睡一会吧。

今天是元旦..我决定在新的一年里每天睡眠时间不超过8小时.这样的话..8×365/24..121.6天..5月3日叫我起床!

今天我要做俯卧撑……呃呀呀呀呀呀……今天先俯卧……明天再撑…………

我胖我懒————可是我自豪!
I am fat, I am lazy—–but I am proud!

我的体重刚刚好——相当于一艘航空母舰。

乔恩:这是我和加菲去公园的照片,这是加菲和一只三百美元的小鸟坐在一起,这是我在为加菲的午餐付帐——共三百美元……

我并不是每次吃完饭就看电视,有时我边吃饭边看电视,生活中有些改变会增加乐趣。

我要有麻烦了,你们还是把电视机关掉吧。

你能不能用英语来说中国话?否则什么都别说

10 Reasons To Drink More Water

September 14th, 2006 by 2damage

I know you’ve heard this many times - "Drink more water!". Yet, 99% of
the people don’t heed this advice. Maybe if water was more expensive,
people would pay more attention to consume enough of it on a daily
basis. We are living in a dehydrated world of carbonated beverages,
caffeine and alcohol.

I bet you don’t know how important is
water for your health, figure and well-being. But drinking water is not
just a trend, it’s essential! Everything your body does it does better
with a healthy supply of water, every system in your body depends on
water.

So here are 10 reasons why drinking water is good for you and why you should make drinking water part of your daily routine:

1. Get Healthy Skin

Nothing will improve the appearance of your skin better than consuming
enough water. It’s a pity women spend so much money on skin products,
while neglecting the cheapest and most effective one - water. Water is
the single most important element for cellular integrity. Drinking
water moisturizes your skin from the inside out. Water is also
essential to maintaining elasticity and suppleness and helps prevent
dryness. The real fountain of youth can be found in a glass of water.

2. Flush Toxins

Water helps remove toxins from the body, in particular from the
digestive tract. Our kidney system is unique in its filtering
capabilities and totally dependent upon water in order for it to work.
Daily fluid intake is essential to its efficient operation,
particularly because there is some decrease in function with age. Water
helps get rid of excess nitrogen, urea, and ketones, so it is
particularly important when following a high protein diet. You need
even more water to help your kidneys do their work if you’re eating big
to gain weight.

3. Reduce Your Risk Of Heart Attack

Researchers at Loma Linda University in California studied more than
20,000 healthy men and women and found that people who drink more than
five glasses of water a day were less likely to die from a heart attack
or heart disease than those who drank fewer than two glasses a day.


4. Cushion And Lube Your Joints And Muscles

Water makes up a large part of the fluid that lubricates and cushions
your joints and muscles. And although not the only element associated
with muscle cramps, athletes have long recognized that even mild
dehydration can produce cramps. So drinking water before, during and
after exercise can also help reduce muscle cramping and premature
fatigue.

According to the American College of Sports Medicine,
adequate fluid replacement helps to maintain hydration therefore
optimizing and enhancing performance of those participating in regular
exercise. They suggest flavored waters to promote hydration and to
increase palatability. Products such as Gatorade’s Propel Fitness Water
are, therefore, terrific substitutes for plain water to increase fluid
intake and meet the optimum consumption of water per day, thus
enhancing performance and lessening the possibility of dehydration.

5. Get Energized And Be Alert

On average, most adults lose about 10 cups of fluid a day through
sweating, exhaling, urinating, and bowel movements. Even minor
dehydration can cause impaired concentration, headaches, irritability
and fatigue.

Water is also essential for proper circulation in
the body. The levels of oxygen in the bloodstream are greater when the
body is well hydrated. The more oxygen the body has readily available
the more fat it will burn for energy without the presence of oxygen the
body cannot utilize stored fat for energy efficiently. Not only will
the body burn more fat when well hydrated but because there are
increased oxygen levels you will also have more energy.

Drinking more water everyday will help your think more clearly.
Research has repeatedly shown that staying hydrated is necessary for
the human brain, which is 85 percent water, to function at optimal
levels. That is why many school systems throughout the country now
encourage students to keep a bottle of water at their desks and to
drink it throughout the day.

6. Stay Regular

Water helps prevent constipation by adding fluid to the colon and bulk
to stools. Something as simple as fluid plays a major role in
preventing constipation. Not only does the liquid encourage bowel
movement, but it also softens the stools.

Water is essential
for proper digestion, nutrient absorption and chemical reactions. The
carbohydrates and proteins that our bodies use as food are metabolized
and transported by water in the bloodstream. But no less important is
the ability of water to transport waste material out of our bodies.

7. Reduce Your Risk Of Disease And Infection

Consistent failure to drink enough water can lead to Chronic Cellular
Dehydration. This condition where the body’s cell are never quite
hydrated enough leave them in a weakened state, vulnerable to attack
from disease. It weakens the body’s overall immune system and leads to
chemical, nutritional and pH imbalances that can cause a host of
diseases.

When you don’t have enough water in your body, your
cells start to draw water from the bloodstream. Your heart has to work
harder because your blood gets sludgy, and your body starts to redirect
blood away from less vital areas. Dehydration can set in even before
you start to feel thirsty. This is a great strain on the body because
it impairs the kidneys in their vital function of purifying the blood
and helping the body get rid of toxins.

Also Michaud and
coworkers found that the incidence of cancer in the urinary bladder was
reduced significantly by a high fluid intake in a ten-year study
involving nearly 48,000 men. The top 20% of subjects who participated
in the study drank 2500 ml per day or more, while the bottom 20% drank
1200 ml or less. The authors concluded that within this range, the risk
of bladder cancer decreased by 7% for every 240 ml of fluid added.

8. Regulate Your Body Temperature

Water regulates the body’s cooling system. Sports drinks are useful
when consumed after or during vigorous and prolonged exercise in high
heat. But most experts agree that water works better than carbohydrates
or sugared beverages for moderate exercise. For instance, if you drink
12 ounces of plain water, your body will absorb 8 ounces of it within
15 minutes. If you drink 12 ounces of a 10% sugar solution, less than 1
ounce will be absorbed in the same period. The typical soft drink is a
10 to 12% sugar solution.

Water is the nutrient your body needs
the most. Between 55 and 75 percent of adult body weight is water, and
it is critical in regulating all body organs and temperature.

9. Burn More Fat And Build More Muscle

It has been shown that dehydration decreases protein synthesis. Protein
synthesis is what builds muscle. It is an energy costly process. When
you suppress protein synthesis, fewer calories end up building proteins
and more calories end up in your fat stores. It’s elementary: calories
have two possible fates - they either get burned, or they get stored.
When more of the calories you eat get burned, less will get stored.

Increased water consumption can help you control weight by preventing
you from confusing hunger with thirst. Water will also keep your body
systems, including metabolism and digestion, working properly and give
you the energy (and hydration) necessary for exercise.

10. Get Well

The traditional prescription to ‛drink plenty of fluids‛ when you’re
sick still holds strong. Water can help control a fever, replace lost
fluids, and thin out mucus. Water plays a vital role in nearly every
bodily function. Lack of water is the #1 trigger of daytime fatigue. A
mere 2% drop in body water can trigger fuzzy short-term memory, trouble
with basic math, and difficulty focusing on the computer screen or on a
printed page.

Water is the substance of life. Life can not
exist without water. We must constantly be adding fresh water to our
body in order to keep it properly hydrated. Water can be a miracle cure
for many common ailments such as headaches, fatigue, joint pain, and
much more.

Be sure to drink even more fluid whenever you
increase your physical activity, when eating a high fiber diet, during
hot weather, at high altitudes, in low humidity locations, and when
you’re sick, especially if you have a fever, vomiting, or diarrhea. The
best way to figure out if you’re drinking enough water is to look at
your urine. It should be a very light shade of yellow. Drink up if it’s
darker. Let your thirst guide you, also. You might not need eight
glasses to feel hydrated on a mild day. You could crave nine or 10 if
it’s hot or you’re exercising. Bottom line? Your body is 90 percent
water and needs it for digestion, healthy skin, blood circulation,
temperature control and lots of other reasons.

It is important
to know that the body can only absorb 4 ounces of water every 10
minutes, so like many things in life, it is important to be proactive
with drinking water. Aim to drink one glass of pure water every hour
you are awake. And make the process enjoyable. Many people complain
that they don’t like the taste of water, or that it is boring to drink!
Try these tips for making drinking water an enjoyable process:

- Add fresh mint leaves, slices of strawberry, apple, lemon, or lime to
a pitcher of water. Serve chilled. Keep a pitcher of "fruit water" in
the refrigerator so you always have great-tasting water available.

- Try Glaceu Fruit Water, which is distilled water with added fruit
essence, without added sugar or artificial sweeteners. It is available
at most health food stores. It comes in a variety of fabulous flavors
including, watermelon, honeydew melon, raspberry/lime, and
strawberry/banana.

- Drink herbal teas. Herbal teas have a
variety of healing properties and come in a multitude of flavors. Try
green tea, yerba matte, chai, chamomile, mint, raspberry leaf, and
cinnamon/apple.

- Add a squeeze of lemon or lime to water. Warm
water with the juice of 1 lemon taken in the morning on an empty
stomach is a great liver detoxifier, and has been shown to aid in
weight loss.

Drink your water! Stay well hydrated! Stay healthy!

7 Days In September

September 11th, 2006 by 2damage

[ The film is called "7 Days in September" and shows the stories of 28 people affected by 9/11. Director Steven Rosenbaum led the effort that the New York Times described as "Reconstruct(ing) the emotional geography of New York." The film is a rare human look at the emotions, passions, and pain that followed the attacks on the World Trade Center. ]

Video Clip after the jump.

Link: http://video.google.com/googleplayer.swf?docId=-5683397065827145077&amp;hl=en

Gym of the Future?

September 3rd, 2006 by 2damage

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Could it be the Gym of the Future? It is an interesting idea.

“What about creating green gyms where people pay their memberships as
normal, but then use swipe cards before and after they get on the
machines. The difference here is that the machines would all be linked
to a large central generator, so if you are really working out you will
be generating much more energy than is needed to power the machine
display.

The
swipe cards would monitor how much time you spent on each machine then
- depending on the efficiency of the machine - calculate whether you
were a net user or contributor of energy to the building. At the end of
the year, people get a rebate on their membership depending on how much
energy their use of the treadmills and cardio machines has generated
for the gym.”

正宗的火狐 The Real FireFox

August 24th, 2006 by 2damage

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正宗的火狐= 一个geek 笑话 + 超级可爱的小狗

The Real Firefox = great pairing of a geek joke + a super cute puppy.

戀愛要學會 “細水長流”

August 23rd, 2006 by 2damage

在戀愛過程中,使雙方彼此失去吸引力的原因很多。它可以是單方的原因,如一方對另一方的嫌棄,從而激起了另一方的不滿,也可以是雙方的原因,如彼此的世界觀不同,性格上不和諧,心理上無法相容等;還可以是客觀的原因,如時間、空間上的隔離,使感情之花因缺乏澆灌而逐漸枯萎,也可以是,心理上的原因,–即兩人間的神秘感消失了。

    所謂神秘感,是指由于男女間的性別差異(包括生理和心理)而産生的新鮮、奇特、深奧莫測等體驗。它在整個戀愛過程,乃至婚後夫妻生活中,都起著一秤特殊促進和至關重要的心理作用。男女間的神秘感激起兩性間的好奇,在這種好奇心的驅使下,兩者要求接觸並且相互探索,在接觸、探索過程中,如果彼此欣賞、富有吸引力,就會産生好感。在好感的基礎上,由對方神秘性産生吸引力,通過進一步的了解,若相互發現許多發光的東西,那麽,愛情就會産生。如果異性間沒有對這種神秘感的探索,那麽,兩人的吸引力便無從産生,也就根本談不上愛情。

    雖然戀愛過程,是一個相互了解的過程,能彼此認識、了解,應該是值得慶幸的,但是,了解得過于透徹,甚至一些不需了解的也知道了,使彼此的神秘感消失,則對愛情沒有好處。每一個男女都應該有一個個人的世界,應該有自己一方神秘的、不爲任何人所知的天地。因此,戀人間相互保持吸引力,則首先耍彼此保持一種神秘感。這種神秘感不是固定不變的,其內容一邊不斷地被對方所探究、所發現,變爲不神秘的東西,一邊又不斷地被新的內容所充實、替換。而這種神秘感內容的更新,需要靠每個人不斷地用知識、智慧來充實,一些徒有漂亮的外表,而沒有豐富的內在修養的人,往往只能夠使人在感官上取悅一時:一旦與他們相處久了,由于知識貧乏,思想沒有深度,缺乏神秘感,便很快失去吸引力。所以,在戀愛過程中,除了加強自身的各方面修養外,還要注意不要過快、過于充分地將自己全部暴露,包括才能、特長、經曆以及肉體等等,要學會"細水長流",我認爲,這大概是戀愛的訣竅之一。

    爲了增強神秘感,保持戀人間的吸引力,可以采用下列幾個具體作法:

    一、創造生活情趣,改變單一的、日複一日的、沒有變化的生活。比如,突然地給對方帶來一個驚喜,或者將自己改扮一番裝束,變化一下發型,或者改變自己的房間布置等等,都會使戀人感到新鮮和愉快。

    二、保持禮貌,彼此尊重。盡管兩人經過熱戀,彼此不分你我,但仍然要象初戀時那樣保持禮節,不要失去原先的溫柔和體貼,因爲任何不尊重對方的言行,都會大損自己的吸引力。

    三、偶爾做短暫分離。戀愛不在于朝朝暮暮,俗話說,小別勝新婚。特別在鬧了一些矛盾之後,短暫的分離,不但使雙方都有時間去冷靜地思考、反省,而且,分離後相見時的神秘感也會成倍增長。

    四、盡量避免、減少肉體上的接觸。戀愛中的親吻、擁抱、撫摸等之類的性行爲,是無可非議的,它們可美化和促進兩人的愛情,但是,次數不能過于頻繁。這與我們飲食一樣,少吃多味,多吃味少。

    對于婚前性交,從性生理和性心理角度來看,都不宜進行。千萬不要頻繁地、一絲不挂地暴露在情人面前,這會使你失去性的神秘感。每個人性交的生理反應,基本上是近似的,但心理狀態各不相同。追求性的神秘感和新鮮感,正是那些喜新厭舊之輩的心理動機和驅使力。

    男女間要相互保持吸引力,是一種難度很大的藝術,其具體作法遠不止上述幾點,希望能舉一反三。但是,保持神秘感決不是故弄玄虛,彼此隱瞞和欺騙。否則,會弄巧成拙。

天使之恋

August 21st, 2006 by 2damage

一个天使路过山涧的时候,遇到了一位女孩。他们相爱了。就在山上建造了爱的小屋。

天使每天都要飞来飞去,但他真的很爱这位女孩,得空就来陪伴她。

一天,天使带着心爱的女孩,在山间散步。忽然,他说:“如果有一天你不再爱我了,我会离开你。因为没有爱的日子,我活不下去。那时候,我就会飞到另一个女孩的身边。”

女孩看了天使一会儿,坚定的说:“我永远爱你!”

他们的日子过得挺幸福。但是,每当女孩想起天使的那句话,就开始烦躁不安了。她觉得天使说不定哪天会离开她,飞到另一个女孩的身边。于是一天晚上,女孩趁着天使睡熟的时候,把天使的翅膀藏了起来。

天亮以后,天使生气地说:“把我的翅膀还给我!为什么要这样?你不爱我了?你不爱我了……”

“我没有,我还是爱你的!我没有藏你的翅膀,真的,相信我好吗?”
“你骗人,你说谎,我不相信你了,我感觉你不爱我了!”

当他从柜子里找出翅膀后,就头也不会的飞走了。

女孩很难过,也很怀念那段美好的生活。她后悔了,就独自做到山头的风口上,默默的忏悔:“纵然我爱你爱的发狂,也不能剥夺你飞翔的权利,是吗?我应给你足够的自由,让彼此有喘息的空间。我现在真的懂了,你还能回来吗……”

忽然间,天使出现了。他温柔的说:“我回来了,亲爱的!”

“你真的不走了,真的还爱着我?”

天使微笑着说:“我感觉到,你还是爱我的,对吗?只要你还爱着我,我就一直爱着你,直到你不在爱我的时候。”

生活中有些人,就像那个女孩一样,把爱当做借口,约束着对方。这样的爱情不但苦了自己,也苦了对方。时刻都不要忘了:爱情只能拥有,不可占有。不管你如何爱一个人,也不要剥夺他自由飞翔的权利。