These photos were taken in '03. We were climbing the Sydney Harbour Bridge, as I am not the best with heights this was quite an achievment lol. It was such an awesome experience. ( I was a lot thinner too sigh..)

I've just recieved my third stripe, so I'm talking now.

I got this in an email. Enjoy.

In the 1400's a law was set forth that a man was not allowed to beat his wife with a stick thicker than his thumb. Hence we have "the rule of thumb".

• Many years ago in Scotland, a new game was invented. It was ruled"Gentlemen Only...Ladies Forbidden"...and thus the word GOLF enteredinto the English language.
  

• The first couple to be shown in bed together on prime time TV was Fredand Wilma Flintstone

• Every day more money is printed for Monopoly than the US Treasury

• Men can read smaller print than women can; women can hear better.

• Coca-Cola was originally green.

• It is impossible to lick your elbow.

• The average number of people airborne over the US any given hour:61,000

• Intelligent people have more zinc and copper in their hair.

• The first novel ever written on a typewriter: Tom Sawyer

• Each king in a deck of playing cards represents a great king in history:

Spades - King David
Hearts - Charlemagne
Clubs Alexander, the Great
Diamonds - Julius Caesar

• 111,111,111 x 111,111,111 = 12,345,678,987,654,321

• If a statue in the park of a person on a horse has both front legs inthe air, the person died in battle. If the horse has one front leg inthe air the person died as a result of wounds received in battle. If the horse has all four legs on the ground, the person died of natural causes.
  

• Q. If you were to spell out numbers, how far would you have to go untilyou would find the letter "A"?

A. One thousand

• Q. What do bullet-proof vests, fire escapes, windshield wipers, andlaser printers all have in common?

A. All invented by women.

• Q. What is the only food that doesn't spoil?

A. Honey

• In Shakespeare's time, mattresses were secured on bed frames by ropes.When you pulled on the ropes the mattress tightened, making the bedfirmer to sleep on. Hence the phrase......... "goodnight, sleep tight."

• It was the accepted practice in Babylonmonth after the wedding, the bride's father would supply his son-in-lawwith all the mead he could drink. Mead is a honey beer and becausetheir calendar was lunar based, this period was called the honey month,which we know today as the honeymoon.
  

• In English pubs, ale is ordered by pints and quarts... So in oldEngland, when customers got unruly, the bartender would yell at them
• "Mind your pints and quarts, and settle down." It's where we get the phrase "mind your P's and Q's"
  

• Many years ago in England, pub frequenters had a whistle baked into therim, or handle, of their ceramic cups. When they needed a refill, theyused the whistle to get some service. "Wet your whistle" is the phrase inspired by this practice.
  

• Don't delete this just because it looks weird. Believe it or not, youcan read it..........
• I cdnuolt blveiee taht I cluod aulaclty uesdnatnrd waht I was rdgnieg.
  

The phaonmneal pweor of the hmuan mnid aoccdrnig to rscheearch at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it deosn't mttaer in waht oredr the ltteers in a
wrod are, the olny iprmoatnt tihng is taht the frist and lsat ltteer be in the rghit pclae. The rset can be a taotl mses and you can sitll raed it wouthit a porbelm Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe.

AND FINALLY

At least 75% of people who read this will try to lick their elbow!!!!!!

1. IVF photo (Miss Cheeky Chops) of a day 5 Blastocyst (A thin-walled hollow structure in early embryonic development that contains a cluster of cells called the inner cell mass from which the embryo arises. The outer layer of cells gives rise to the placenta and other supporting tissues needed for fetal development within the uterus while the inner cell mass cells gives rise to the tissues of the body.)
The cells which became the fetus are in the area at the top right.
2. Miss Cheeky chops at approx 12 weeks gestation. In this ultra sound you can clearly see the spinal colum, and the outline of the facial fetures.
3. Miss Cheeky Chops at aprox 20 weeks gestation. You can see the skull and the facial features are very clear. Her legs are sticking up on the left hand side. The lovely man Ben who preformed this ultra sound told us she would have long legs - and she does.

More pics from Adelaide Zoo...

Monkeys, Sealion,  Zebra and a Tasmanian Devil.

Sorry I haven't been around much.
Take care and be well.