Ray

Ever noticed how cars take on a mind of their drivers/owners?

Alfa
Passionate and romantic, you fancy yourself as a wild sex kitten. A bit unreliable, and can be eccentric. You hate BMW drivers, but think and act just like them.

Audi
You would like to believe you are part of the new generation that is  caring, environmentally conscious and family-orientated. Actually, quite boring, nothing more than a glorified wuss. Will one day probably drive a Merc, but you still sometimes wonder if you shouldnt have bought that Bee-Em.

BMW
Self-centred, ambitious, dynamic and assertive. Buppies and kugels past sell-by date. You think you will be CEO one day. Actually an office weenie who thinks you are Gods gift.

Daewoo
Faceless, subservient and demure (except for Matiz drivers). To you, a good deal is to work from nine to five, get nothing for it, and still say thank you. And then you wonder why you dont have money for a good time after hours.

Ford
You still live in the 70s, trying to cope with the 90s (dont even mention the millenium). A loyal, diligent worker, but baffled by office politics and labour policies. Next car will probably also be a Ford.

Honda
You aspire to drive a BMW. You are an opinionated pain-in-the-butt. The ultimate suffragette, or the bosss girlfriend (male or female!)

Hyundai
Quite progressive, intelligent and practical. But misguided. The kind of person who will suggest a subcommittee to find solutions to what the committee couldnt. You will always maintain that this Korean car is better than any Japanese model.

Jeep
You would like to believe you are living the American dream and just love the great outdoors. The closest you get to it is by watching Days of Our Lives and the Adventure Channel.Land

Rover
You are a designer person with a designer life, who always pays too much for everything. Designer mud comes free with the badge. And if its a Freelander, it was probably a break-up gift from your ex.

Mazda
A Ford driver with more money. Mostly stail boring farts with no image and less imagination.

Mercedes-Benz
Responsible, immaculate and conservative. Boring CEO clones with too much money, or the office super-geek who cant remember what its like to have fun. Definitely not dating material.

Nissan
Good, solid, responsible, loyal office-fodder. You like to travel and maintain that you can sell ice to the Eskimos. Favourite answer: Its a company car.

Opel
Wannabe Schumachers. Would like a Corolla, but fell for the bumf about German engineering. Always in a rush, but never get anything done.

Pajero
Not as label-conscious as your Land Rover counterpart, but still suckered into believing in the ultimate African adventure. You drive through puddles to create your own designer mud. You believe youve made the grade, but everyone else knows youve got a long way to go.

Renault
An eccentric who likes doing things the wrong way around. Usually the one who asks all the silly questions at staff meetings. You fervently believe you have flair, but its less than that of a French cookbook.SsangyongA make-believe fool, because youd like a Pajero but cant afford it.

Toyota
A sensible, organised conformist who keeps things going in a on when some imagination is needed. Your next car is always going to be --something fun-- but without fail it ends up being a Toyota.

Volkswagen
As per Toyota, only one level higher. You experience uncertainty, because you dont know whether you own a rebodied Audi or not. You are not good at decision making.

Truth and lies
It is fine to say that you don't tell lies, but what is a lie?

Definition 1: A lie is when you say something that isn't true.
This is probably the definition that most people would start out with. However, this is also the easiest to dismiss. For example, everyone makes mistakes, and if you say something in error which you believe to be true, this doesn't count as a lie.

Definition 2: A lie is when you say something which you know isn't true.
This solves the problem in definition 1, but it still doesn't quite get there. Taking another example, how about sarcasm? In a case like this, you don't believe what you're saying, but you don't expect anyone else to either, and usually they would already know that it isn't true. Therefore, I think that we can dismiss this definition too.

Definition 3: A lie is when you say something which you know isn't true, and when you intend to make someone else believe that is true.
Whew! The important issue here is the intent to deceive - The legal term is "mens rea".

While this is basically the definition there are still some variables. How about white lies? Or when you wind someone up by temporarily lying to them, fully intending to tell them the truth eventually? These still count as lies - it is then a matter for the individual's conscience as to whether to tell them or not. Morally there is a difference between lying on your own behalf and lying on behalf of others. In an everyday scenario, this would mean a case where someone gets a phone call and says "Tell them I'm not here". In a more extreme case, this could mean lying to protect the lives of refugees hiding in your house, e.g. Jews during the second world war.

We all know that water is important but has it ever been it written down like this before.

WATER

1. 75% of Americans are chronically dehydrated.  (Likely applies to half world population)
2. In 37% of Americans, the thirst mechanism is so weak that it is often mistaken for hunger.
3. Even MILD dehydration will slow down your metabolism as much as 3%.
4. One glass of water will shut down midnight hunger pangs for almost 100% of the dieters studied in a U-Washington study.
5. Lack of water, the #1 trigger of daytime fatigue.
6. Preliminary research indicates that 8-10 glasses of water a day could significantly ease back and joint pain for up to 80% of sufferers.
7. 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.
8. Drinking 5 glasses of water daily decreases the risk of colon cancer by 45%, plus it can slash the risk of breast cancer by 79%, and one is 50% less likely to develop bladder cancer.Are you drinking the amount of water you should every day?

COKE

1. In many states (in the USA) the highway patrol carries two gallons of Coke in the truck to remove blood from the highway after a car accident.
2. You can put a T-bone steak in a bowl of coke and it will be gonein two days.
3. To clean a toilet: Pour a can of Coca-Cola into the toilet bowl and let the "real thing" sit for one hour, then flush clean.  The citric acid in Coke removes stains from vitreous china.
4. To remove rust spots from chrome car bumpers:  Rub the bumper with a rumpled-up piece of Reynolds Wrap aluminum foil dipped in Coca-Cola.
5. To clean corrosion from car battery terminals:  Pour a can of Coca-Cola over the terminals to bubble away the corrosion.
6. To loosen a rusted bolt:  Applying a cloth soaked in Coca-Cola to the rusted bolt for several minutes.
7. To bake a moist ham:  Empty a can of Coca-Cola into the baking pan, wrap the ham in aluminum foil, and bake.  Thirty minutes before the ham is finished, remove the foil, allowing the drippings to mix with the Coke for a sumptuous brown gravy.
8. To remove grease from clothes:  Empty a can of coke into a load of greasy clothes, add detergent, and run through a regular cycle.  The Coca-Cola will help loosen grease stains.  It will also clean road haze from your windshield.
9. For Your Info
   1. The active ingredient in Coke is phosphoric acid.  Its pH is 2.8. It will dissolve a nail in about 4 days.  Phosphoric acid also leaches calcium from bones and is a major contributor to the rising increase in osteoporosis.
   2. To carry Coca-Cola syrup (the concentrate) the commercial truck must use the Hazardous material place cards reserved for Highly corrosive materials.
   3. The distributors of coke have been using it to clean the engines of their trucks for about 20 years!

Now the question is, would you like a glass of water or coke?

A philosophy professor stood before his class and had some items in front of him. When the class began, wordlessly he picked up a large empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with rocks, rocks about " in diameter. He then asked the students if the jar was full? They agreed that it was. So the professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar. He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles, of course, rolled into the open areas between the rocks. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They agreed it was. The students laughed. The professor picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of course, the sand filled up everything else.

Now, said the professor, I want you to recognise that this is your life. The rocks are the important things - your family, your partner, your health, your children - things that if everything else was lost and only they remained, your life would still be full. The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house, your car. The sand is everything else. The small stuff.
If you put the sand into the jar first, there is no room for the pebbles or the rocks. The same goes for your life. If you spend all your time and energy on the small stuff, you will never have room for the things that are important to you. Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Play with your children. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your partner out dancing. There will always be time to go to work, ___ clean the house, give a dinner party and fix the disposal.

Take care of the rocks first - the things that really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand.

But then...

A student then took the jar which the other students and the professor agreed was full, and proceeded to pour in a glass of beer. Of course the beer filled the remaining spaces within the jar making the jar truly full.

The moral of this tale is:

That no matter how full your life is, there is always room for BEER.