Monday, January 07, 2013

It is nice driving out one's home area and seeing the mountain tops all covered in snow.  The weather has been CRAZY cold at night because I remember last year we had a relatively warm winter (average temps in the 60's) but this year ... much different with temps as low as 40 degrees.  The day is OK, about 65 to 72 degrees but this is the kind of temps I remember growing up in where you can watch your breath when outside.  Don't know how long this will last, we are not even halfway through Winter yet!

 Other News:
This was a nice short week with New Years being on a Tuesday.  I didn't bother watching the Tournament of Roses Parade ... I forgot about it to be honest.  I actually do not go out of my way to watch it but sometimes I catch it while TV surfing but ... what did I do on New Year's?  I don't think I did anything really.  But I did enjoy the short week working from home and then over this past weekend ended up doing a bunch of handy-man type of stuff ... that is different!  Replaced a sensor light assembly which I discovered that a whole new sensor with light is only $2 more than just getting a replacement sensor and less confusing to install!  Also put in a new outlet that has a cool night light built in and Sunday disassembled a wire rack shelf, re-assembled it and built 3 more additional racks.  I am pretty tired after that weekend.

 At the movies:
Another first of the year horror takes the box office.  This happened last year as well, is this a new trend?  In at #1 is Texas Chainsaw 3D with a nice 23 million to open.  Small drop to #2 is "Django Unchained" with 20 mil more extra which brings the film over 100 mil cume.  Holding in at #3 is "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey" with 17.5 mil more as it gets closer to 300 mil cume in just over 4 weeks of release.  At #4 is "Les Miserables" with 16.1 mil as it also breaks the 100 mil cume mark.  Rounding off the top 5 is "Parental Guidance" with 10.1 mil extra.

 Quote of the week:
"Time sneaks up on you like a windshield on a bug." - John Lithgow

 Other News:
Here is an interesting list from CNBC.com which may some may find both interesting and informative.  The top 5 cities with the most break-ins based on an FBI report which defines a burglary as an unlawful entry of a structure to commit a felony or theft.  This is more based on 2011 data as one can imagine it takes time to collect and consolidate this info.  At #5: New York - 18,159 burglaries.  Being one of the most populous cities in the US it is a surprise it is at #5.  #4: Phoenix - 18,666 burglaries.  The city has approximately 1.5 million people and once had an car theft epidemic.  #3: Dallas - 18,727 burglaries.  This is a consolidation of Dallas itself along with Fort Worth and Arlington areas.  This area nearly 62,000 property offenses overall.  #2: Chicago - 26,420 burglaries.  Being the 3rd most populous city in the US, it has a history of organized crime such as Al Capone.  #1: Houston (pictured) - 27,459 burglaries.  Houston had over 108,000 property offenses of which over 68,000 were categorized as "larceny-theft" and over 12,000 were motor vehicle thefts.  Kind of surprising two of the top 5 are from Texas and not one California city as one might expect.

 Facts & Tips:
Maine produces more toothpicks than any other state in the U.S.

 "Son, in my twelve and a half weeks at the El Segundo School of Finance, I learned one very important word. Delegate. That word is the key to being a successful manager. There's even a catchy phrase for when you've got too much to do: 'Get it off your plate. Give it to other people.'" - Mark Christopher Lawrence as Big Mike in the TV series "Chuck."

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