Saturday, May 31, 2008
QUICKEN SHORTCUTS
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KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS
WINDOWS:
F1 = HELP
F2 - Renames a file. First Highlight file, then press F2
F5 = REFRESH (in Internet Explorer)
F6 = MOVES FROM PANEL TO PANEL (in Windows Explorer)
F7 = Spell Checker in Word Processor
Shift + F7 = Thesaurus
SHIFT + F10 is the same as a right mouse click
" + Double-Click My Computer Icon and Windows Explorer opens.
Ctrl + N = New
" + F = Find and Replace
" + M = Indents an entire paragraph
" + O = Open
" + S = Save
" + P = Print (In MS WORD it brings up the THESAURUS)
" + Z= Undo
" + A =opens account list (in QUICKEN)
" + A =select all IN A WORD PROCESSOR)
" + R = flip-Rotate
" + U = opens PORTFOLIO VIEW
" + W= stretch-skeW
" + Y = Security List
" + I = Invert (colors) (In Word Processor Toggles ITALIC on and off
" + B = Opens Bookmarks in your browser when you are on the Internet (In Word Processor Toggles BOLD
" + U = Toggles UNDERLINE on and off
" + ENTER = Starts new page with the text to the right of the cursor on the new page.
" + ESC opens START menu
" + TAB rotates through dialog boxes or combine this with SHIFT key to rotate in reverse
" + DEL = Deletes word to right of cursor
" + ALT + DEL displays the CLOSE PROGRAM dialog box (Or: END TASK) & allows ending stubborn task
ALT + underlined letter of menu item opens it
ALT + spacebar = Minimizes window that is highlited
ALT + ESC switches to the next window currently active in the taskbar
ALT + TAB togglesto a new active window with each touch of the TAB key
ALT + F4 closes current window. (or if on desktop, it brings up the SHUT DOWN screen.
ALT + spacebar + C Also closes current window
WINDOWS KEY + E opens Windows Explorer
" " + R opens RUN
" " + F " FIND
" + Pause/Break opens System Properties dialog box
" + M Minimizes All Windows
SHORTCUTS FOR LEFT-HANDED PEOPLE
Shift-Delete = Cut
Shift-Alt-Delete = Copy
Shift-Insert = Paste
Alt-Backspace = Undo
QUICKEN SHORTCUTS
M = Go to first day of month. Press M again and go to first day of previous month.
H = Go to last day of month. Press H again to keep going forward by 1 month eachg time.
T = Return to current date)
Transaction Shortcuts:
There are one-letter shortcuts to tell Quicken what type of transaction you're entering. After entering the date, when you're in the Number field, Just enter that first letter.
A is for ATM
D is for Deposit
E is for EFT or Electronic Funds Transfer, or Debit card transactions
N is for the Next check number (you'll also get this if you type the first numeral of that check number)
P is for Printing a check
T is for Transfer (to another of your own Quicken accounts)
In a "SPLIT" window of a checking account:
ALT + D = Insert, Delete or Clear All
" N = Next Line
" O = Closes Split Window
In an account that can hold one or more securities the ACTION column has these shortcuts. You can just enter the FIRST LETTER of the action you want. Eg.: to Buy enter "B", to Sell enter "S" and the complete action will be entered. If you want to Buy And Transfer (BUYX), enter the "B" and use the RIGHT ARROW KEY to get to the end of the word BUY and add an "X".
The same thing occurs in a checking account. In the NUMBER column (NUM) just insert the first letter of the desired transaction - "D" = DEPOSIT, "T" = TRANSFER, "N" = NEXT CHECK NUMBER, etc.
Ctrl+A: Account List
Ctrl+B: Backup
Ctrl+C: Category & Transfer List
Ctrl+H: View Loans window
Ctrl+J: Schedules Transaction List
Ctrl+L: Class List
Ctrl+O: Open a Quicken file
Ctrl+R: Register
Ctrl+T: Memorized Transaction List
Ctrl+U: Portfolio List
Ctrl+W: Write Checks
Ctrl+Y: Security List
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More General Keyboard Shortcuts
CTRL+C (Copy)
CTRL+X (Cut)
CTRL+V (Paste)
CTRL+Z (Undo)
DELETE (Delete)
SHIFT+DELETE (Delete the selected item permanently without placing the item in the Recycle Bin)
CTRL while dragging an item (Copy the selected item)
CTRL+SHIFT while dragging an item (Create a shortcut to the selected item)
F2 key (Rename the selected item)
CTRL+RIGHT ARROW (Move the insertion point to the beginning of the next word)
CTRL+LEFT ARROW (Move the insertion point to the beginning of the previous word)
CTRL+DOWN ARROW (Move the insertion point to the beginning of the next paragraph)
CTRL+UP ARROW (Move the insertion point to the beginning of the previous paragraph)
CTRL+SHIFT with any of the arrow keys (Highlight a block of text)
SHIFT with any of the arrow keys (Select more than one item in a window
or on the desktop, or select text in a document)
CTRL+A (Select all)
F3 key (Search for a file or a folder)
ALT+ENTER (View the properties for the selected item)
ALT+F4 (Close the active item, or quit the active program)
ALT+ENTER (Display the properties of the selected object)
ALT+SPACEBAR (Open the shortcut menu for the active window)
CTRL+F4 (Close the active document in programs that enable you to have
multiple documents open simultaneously)
ALT+TAB (Switch between the open items)
ALT+ESC (Cycle through items in the order that they had been opened)
F6 key (Cycle through the screen elements in a window or on the desktop)
F4 key (Display the Address bar list in My Computer or Windows Explorer)
SHIFT+F10 (Display the shortcut menu for the selected item)
ALT+SPACEBAR (Display the System menu for the active window)
CTRL+ESC (Display the Start menu)
ALT+Underlined letter in a menu name (Display the corresponding menu)
Underlined letter in a command name on an open menu (Perform the corresponding command)
F10 key (Activate the menu bar in the active program)
RIGHT ARROW (Open the next menu to the right, or open a submenu)
LEFT ARROW (Open the next menu to the left, or close a submenu)
F5 key (Update the active window)
BACKSPACE (View the folder one level up in My Computer or Windows Explorer)
ESC (Cancel the current task)
SHIFT when you insert a CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive
(Prevent the CD-ROM from automatically playing)
Dialog Box Keyboard Shortcuts
CTRL+TAB (Move forward through the tabs)
CTRL+SHIFT+TAB (Move backward through the tabs)
TAB (Move forward through the options)
SHIFT+TAB (Move backward through the options)
ALT+Underlined letter (Perform the corresponding command or select the corresponding option)
ENTER (Perform the command for the active option or button)
SPACEBAR (Select or clear the check box if the active option is a check box)
Arrow keys (Select a button if the active option is a group of option buttons)
F1 key (Display Help)
F4 key (Display the items in the active list)
BACKSPACE (Open a folder one level up if a folder is selected in the Save As or Open dialog box)
Microsoft Natural Keyboard Shortcuts
Windows Logo (Display or hide the Start menu)
Windows Logo+BREAK (Display the System Properties dialog box)
Windows Logo+D (Display the desktop)
Windows Logo+M (Minimize all of the windows)
Windows Logo+SHIFT+M (Restore the minimized windows)
Windows Logo+E (Open My Computer)
Windows Logo+F (Search for a file or a folder)
CTRL+Windows Logo+F (Search for computers)
Windows Logo+F1 (Display Windows Help)
Windows Logo+ L (Lock the keyboard)
Windows Logo+R (Open the Run dialog box)
Windows Logo+U (Open Utility Manager)
Accessibility Keyboard Shortcuts
Right SHIFT for eight seconds (Switch FilterKeys either on or off)
Left ALT+left SHIFT+PRINT SCREEN (Switch High Contrast either on or off)
Left ALT+left SHIFT+NUM LOCK (Switch the MouseKeys either on or off)
SHIFT five times (Switch the StickyKeys either on or off)
NUM LOCK for five seconds (Switch the ToggleKeys either on or off)
Windows Logo +U (Open Utility Manager)
Windows Explorer Keyboard Shortcuts
END (Display the bottom of the active window)
HOME (Display the top of the active window)
NUM LOCK+Asterisk sign (*) (Display all of the subfolders that are under the selected folder)
NUM LOCK+Plus sign (+) (Display the contents of the selected folder)
NUM LOCK+Minus sign (-) (Collapse the selected folder)
LEFT ARROW (Collapse the current selection if it is expanded, or select the parent folder)
RIGHT ARROW (Display the current selection if it is collapsed, or select the first subfolder)
Shortcut Keys for Character Map
After you double-click a character on the grid of characters, you can move through the grid
by using the keyboard shortcuts:
RIGHT ARROW (Move to the right or to the beginning of the next line)
LEFT ARROW (Move to the left or to the end of the previous line)
UP ARROW (Move up one row)
DOWN ARROW (Move down one row)
PAGE UP (Move up one screen at a time)
PAGE DOWN (Move down one screen at a time)
HOME (Move to the beginning of the line)
END (Move to the end of the line)
CTRL+HOME (Move to the first character)
CTRL+END (Move to the last character)
SPACEBAR (Switch between Enlarged and Normal mode when a character is selected)
Microsoft Management Console (MMC) Main Window Keyboard Shortcuts
CTRL+O (Open a saved console)
CTRL+N (Open a new console)
CTRL+S (Save the open console)
CTRL+M (Add or remove a console item)
CTRL+W (Open a new window)
F5 key (Update the content of all console windows)
ALT+SPACEBAR (Display the MMC window menu)
ALT+F4 (Close the console)
ALT+A (Display the Action menu)
ALT+V (Display the View menu)
ALT+F (Display the File menu)
ALT+O (Display the Favorites menu)
MMC Console Window Keyboard Shortcuts
CTRL+P (Print the current page or active pane)
ALT+Minus sign (-) (Display the window menu for the active console window)
SHIFT+F10 (Display the Action shortcut menu for the selected item)
F1 key (Open the Help topic, if any, for the selected item)
F5 key (Update the content of all console windows)
CTRL+F10 (Maximize the active console window)
CTRL+F5 (Restore the active console window)
ALT+ENTER (Display the Properties dialog box, if any, for the selected item)
F2 key (Rename the selected item)
CTRL+F4 (Close the active console window. When a console has only one console window,
this shortcut closes the console)
Remote Desktop Connection Navigation
CTRL+ALT+END (Open the Microsoft Windows NT Security dialog box)
ALT+PAGE UP (Switch between programs from left to right)
ALT+PAGE DOWN (Switch between programs from right to left)
ALT+INSERT (Cycle through the programs in most recently used order)
ALT+HOME (Display the Start menu)
CTRL+ALT+BREAK (Switch the client computer between a window and a full screen)
ALT+DELETE (Display the Windows menu)
CTRL+ALT+Minus sign (-) (Place a snapshot of the active window in the client on the Terminal
server clipboard
and provide the same functionality as pressing PRINT SCREEN on a local computer.)
CTRL+ALT+Plus sign (+) (Place a snapshot of the entire client window area on the Terminal server
clipboard and provide the same functionality as pressing ALT+PRINT SCREEN on a local computer.)
Microsoft Internet Explorer Navigation
CTRL+B (Open the Organize Favorites dialog box)
CTRL+E (Open the Search bar)
CTRL+F (Start the Find utility)
CTRL+H (Open the History bar)
CTRL+I (Open the Favorites bar)
CTRL+L (Open the Open dialog box)
CTRL+N (Start another instance of the browser with the same Web address)
CTRL+O (Open the Open dialog box, the same as CTRL+L)
CTRL+P (Open the Print dialog box)
CTRL+R (Update the current Web page)
CTRL+W (Close the current window)
Friday, May 30, 2008
Even if U answer **five** questions its great...Feel proud...
2. What is the expansion of YAHOO?
3. What is the expansion of ADIDAS?
4. Expansion of Star as in Star TV Network?
5. What is expansion of "ICICI?"
6. What does "baker's dozen" signify?
7. The 1984-85 season. 2nd ODI between India and Pakistan at Sialkot - India 210/3 with
Vengsarkar 94*. Match abandoned. Why?
8. Who is the only man to have written the National Anthems for two different countries?
9. From what four word expression does the word `goodbye` derive?
10. How was Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu better known?
11. Name the only other country to have got independence on Aug 15th?
12. Why was James Bond Associated with the Number 007?
13. Who faced the first ball in the first ever One day match?
14. Which cricketer played for South Africa before it was banned from international
Cricket and later represented Zimbabwe ?
15. The faces of which four Presidents are carved at Mt.Rushmore?
16. Which is the only country that is surrounded from all sides by only one country
(other than Vatican )?
17. Which is the only sport which is not allowed to play left handed?
1. Google is written in Asynchronous Java-script and XML, or its acronym Ajax ..
2. Yet Another Hierarchy of Officious Oracle
3. ADIDAS- All Day I Dream About Sports
4. Satellite Television Asian Region
5. Industrial credit and Investments Corporation of India
6. A baker's dozen consists of 13 items - 1 more than the items in a normal dozen
7. That match was abandoned after people heard the news of Indira Gandhi being killed.
8. Rabindranath Tagore who wrote national anthem for two different countries one is Indian
'S National anthem and another one is for Bangladesh- (Amar Sonar* *Bangla)
9. Goodbye comes from the ex-pression: 'god be with you'.
10. Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu is none other Mother Teresa.
11. South Korea ..
12. Because 007 is the ISD code for Russia (or the USSR , as it was known during the cold war)
13. Geoffrey Boycott
14. John Traicos
15. George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt, and Abraham Lincoln
16. Lesotho surrounded from all sides by South Africa ..
17. Polo.
Monday, May 26, 2008
Wednesday, May 21, 2008
Tuesday, May 20, 2008
Chew before you swallow.
On TV, about his passing out eating a pretzel
History is moving, and it will tend toward hope, or tend toward tragedy.
I think we agree, the past is over.
On his meeting with John McCain, Dallas Morning News, May 10, 2000
Whether we bring our enemies to justice or bring justice to our […]
Money
If you want to know what God thinks of money, just look at the people he gave it to.
Dorothy Parker (1893 - 1967)
A Happy Marriage
“My wife and I were happy for twenty years. Then we met.”
Rodney Dangerfield
About the music business
“The music business is a cruel and shallow money trench, a long plastic hallway where thieves and pimps run free, and good men die like dogs. There’s also a negative side.”Hunter S. Thompson
I Can Only Please One Person a Day
I can only please one person a day. Today isn’t your day. Tomorrow doesn’t look good either.
Monday, May 19, 2008
Famous Mothers, 12 Great Points
COLUMBUS' MOTHER:
"I don't care what you've discovered,
you still could have written!"
[Marriage Joke &Who Is Real Teacher]
Who is real teacher !!! Student or Teacher ????
ONE NIGHT 4 MBA STUDENTS WERE BOOZING TILL LATE NIGHT AND DIDN'T
STUDY FOR THE TEST WHICH WAS SCHEDULED FOR THE NEXT DAY.
IN THE MORNING THEY THOUGHT OF A PLAN. THEY MADE THEMSELVES LOOK AS
DIRTY AND WEIRD AS THEY COULD WITH GREASE AND DIRT. THEY THEN WENT UP
TO THE DEAN AND SAID THAT THEY HAD GONE OUT TO A WEDDING LAST NIGHT
AND
ON THEIR RETURN THE TYRE OF THEIR CAR BURST AND THEY HAD TO PUSH THE
CAR ALL THE WAY BACK AND THAT THEY WERE IN NO CONDITION TO APPEAR FOR
THE TEST.
SO THE DEAN SAID THEY CAN HAVE THE RETEST AFTER 3 DAYS.THEY SAID THEY
WILL
BE READY BY THAT TIME. ON THE THIRD DAY THEY APPEARED BEFORE THE
DEAN.THE
DEAN SAID THAT THIS WAS A SPECIAL CONDITION TE ST. ALL FOUR WERE
REQUIRED
TO SIT IN SEPARATE CLASSROOMS FOR THE TEST. THEY ALL AGREED AS THEY
HAD
PREPARED WELL IN THE LAST THREE DAYS.
THE TEST CONSISTED OF 2 QUESTIONS WITH TOT AL OF 100 MARKS.
Q .1. YOUR NAME ............ ......... ....( 2 MARKS )
Q.2. WHICH TYRE BURST ............ ...( 98 MARKS ).
2. Having one child makes you a parent; having two makes you a referee.
3. Marriage is a relationship in which one person is always right and the other is the husband!
4. They said we should all pay our tax with a smile. I tried- but they wanted cash.
5. A child's greatest period of growth is the month after you've purchased new school uniforms.
6. Don't feel bad. A lot of people have no talent.
7. Don't marry the person you want to live with, marry the one you cannot live without...
but whatever you do, you'll regret it later.
8. You can't buy love. . But you pay heavily for it.
9. True friends stab you in the front.
10. Forgiveness is giving up my right to hate you for hurting me.
11. Bad officials are elected by good citizens who do not vote.
12. Laziness is nothing more than the habit of resting before you get tired.
13. My wife and I always compromise. I admit I'm wrong and she agrees with me.
14. Those who can't laugh at themselves leave the job to others.
15. Ladies first. Pretty ladies sooner.
16. It doesn't matter how often a married man changes his job, he still ends up with the same boss.
17. They call our language the mother tongue because the father seldom gets to speak.
18. Saving is the best thing. Especially when your parents have done it for you.
19. Wise men talk because they have something to say; fools talk because they have to say something.
20. Real friends are the ones who survive transitions between address books.
New Generation & Love
The Silent generation, people born before 1946.
Why do we call the last one generation Y? I did not know, but a caricaturist explains it eloquently below...Learned something new!
10 Things You Don't Know About Nokia Phone
1) The ringtone "Nokia tune" is actually based on a 19th century guitar work named "Gran Vals" by Spanish musician Francisco Tárrega. The Nokia Tune was originally named "Grande Valse" on Nokia phones but was changed to "Nokia Tune" around 1998 when it became so well known that people referred to it as the "Nokia Tune."
2) The world's first commercial GSM call was made in 1991 in Helsinki over a Nokia-supplied network, by Prime Minister of Finland Harri Holkeri, using a Nokia phone.
3) Nokia is currently the world's largest digital camera manufacturer, as the sales of its camera-equipped mobile phones have exceeded those of any conventional camera manufacturer.
4) The "Special" tone available to users of Nokia phones when receiving SMS (text messages) is actually Morse code for "SMS". Similarly, the "Ascending" SMS tone is Morse code for "Connecting People," Nokia's slogan. The "Standard" SMS tone is Morse code for "M" (Message).
5) The Nokia corporate font (typeface) is the AgfaMonotype Nokia Sans font, originally designed by Eric Spiekermann. Its mobile phone User's Guides Nokia mostly used the Agfa Rotis Sans
6) In Asia, the digit 4 never appears in any Nokia handset model number, because 4 is considered unlucky in many parts of Southeast/East Asia.
6) Nokia was listed as the 20th most admirable company worldwide in Fortune's list of 2006 (1st in network communications, 4th non-US company).
7) Unlike other modern day handsets, Nokia phones do not automatically start the call timer when the call is connected, but start it when the call is initiated. (Except for Series 60 based handsets like the Nokia 6600)
9) Nokia is sometimes called aikon (Nokia backwards) by non-Nokia mobile phone users and by mobile software developers, because "aikon" is used in various SDK software packages, including Nokia's own Symbian S60 SDK.
10) The name of the town of Nokia originated from the river which flowed through the town. The river itself, Nokianvirta, was named after the old Finnish word originally meaning sable, later pine marten. A species of this small, black-furred predatory animal was once found in the region, but it is now extinct. font.
Beginning Of The Week
I wanted to imagine what my life would be in this world,
being a perfect, without sorrows, without gaps,
without to love and feel loved, taking everything at hand for achieve it without the slightest effort,
being possessed and contained an image of perfect in the eyes of others;
feeling the power of my hands ....( after all this is the yearning and dream humans )..... And then to imagine which would give my life so,
think about it, it was not a dream, but a nightmare from which,
immediately wanted to wake up .... corrected in the mirror to see me,
and to contemplate my image and rediscover who I am, I said with relief voice: I'm Not Perfect,
thanks !.... If I am not mistaken never,
perhaps could not understand also commit mistakes that others,
live judicata and Me Queda alone, because they do not find anyone to me could match.
If my image and figure, were perfect for humanity, nobody would know who I am really,
I sought by my appearance, I would see only what material I might become a slave of the body and what Superficial, wanting to find the formula of eternal youth,
not to grow old never, depending on creams and makeup,
living a superficial life in the mirror No more than my fugura would not really who I am sober I prefer to be small, different, being sure that I Queiró really know me and even better,
I can only contemplate in the mirror, but my soul, and strive to keep my beauty spiritual. If you do not have gaps, tendria not need to love and feel loved and serious a person indifferent,
that terrifies me, I do not want to think what is live without love,
without experiencing the need to be loved and enormous wishes to give love .... that is the engine of our existence. I'm not perfect and I thank you,
because my imperfection gives meaning to my life, invites me to fight every day for being better. Thanks God, by my imperfection,
put on my guitar playing your perfection:
LOVE
Sunday, May 18, 2008
Saturday, May 3, 2008
Birthday Quotes
There is still no cure for the common birthday. ~John Glenn
A birthday is just the first day of another 365-day journey around the sun. Enjoy the trip. ~Author Unknown
Believing hear, what you deserve to hear:
Your birthday as my own to me is dear...
But yours gives most; for mine did only lend
Me to the world; yours gave to me a friend.
~Martial
Because time itself is like a spiral, something special happens on your birthday each year: The same energy that God invested in you at birth is present once again. ~Menachem Mendel Schneerson
Growing old is mandatory; growing up is optional. ~Chili Davis
Thanks to modern medical advances such as antibiotics, nasal spray, and Diet Coke, it has become routine for people in the civilized world to pass the age of 40, sometimes more than once. ~Dave Barry, "Your Disintegrating Body," Dave Barry Turns 40, 1990
Inflation is when you pay fifteen dollars for the ten-dollar haircut you used to get for five dollars when you had hair. ~Sam Ewing
Youth is a wonderful thing. What a crime to waste it on children. ~George Bernard Shaw
The first sign of maturity is the discovery that the volume knob also turns to the left. ~Jerry M. Wright
When I was younger, I could remember anything, whether it had happened or not; but my faculties are decaying now and soon I shall be so I cannot remember any but the things that never happened. It is sad to go to pieces like this but we all have to do it. ~Mark Twain
You are only young once, but you can stay immature indefinitely. ~Author Unknown
They say that age is all in your mind. The trick is keeping it from creeping down into your body. ~Author Unknown
We advance in years somewhat in the manner of an invading army in a barren land; the age that we have reached, as the saying goes, we but hold with an outpost, and still keep open communications with the extreme rear and first beginnings of the march. ~Robert Louis Stevenson, "Virginibus Puerisque II," Virginibus Puerisque, 1881
Middle age is the time when a man is always thinking that in a week or two he will feel as good as ever. ~Don Marquis
Just remember, once you're over the hill you begin to pick up speed. ~Charles Schulz
Middle age is having a choice between two temptations and choosing the one that'll get you home earlier. ~Dan Bennett
Mothers Day Quotes
Hundreds of dewdrops to greet the dawn,
Hundreds of bees in the purple clover,
Hundreds of butterflies on the lawn,
But only one mother the wide world over.
~George Cooper
Being a full-time mother is one of the highest salaried jobs... since the payment is pure love. ~Mildred B. Vermont
The sweetest sounds to mortals given
Are heard in Mother, Home, and Heaven.
~William Goldsmith Brown
A suburban mother's role is to deliver children obstetrically once, and by car forever after. ~Peter De Vries
If the whole world were put into one scale, and my mother in the other, the whole world would kick the beam. ~Lord Langdale (Henry Bickersteth)
All mothers are working mothers. ~Author Unknown
It would seem that something which means poverty, disorder and violence every single day should be avoided entirely, but the desire to beget children is a natural urge. ~Phyllis Diller
The moment a child is born, the mother is also born. She never existed before. The woman existed, but the mother, never. A mother is something absolutely new. ~Rajneesh
Woman in the home has not yet lost her dignity, in spite of Mother's Day, with its offensive implication that our love needs an annual nudging, like our enthusiasm for the battle of Bunker Hill. ~John Erskine
A Freudian slip is when you say one thing but mean your mother. ~Author Unknown
Sweater, n.: garment worn by child when its mother is feeling chilly. ~Ambrose Bierce
Women's Liberation is just a lot of foolishness. It's the men who are discriminated against. They can't bear children. And no one's likely to do anything about that. ~Golda Meir
All women become like their mothers. That is their tragedy. No man does. That's his. ~Oscar Wilde, The Importance of Being Earnest, 1895
When you are a mother, you are never really alone in your thoughts. A mother always has to think twice, once for herself and once for her child. ~Sophia Loren, Women and Beauty
Mothers are fonder than fathers of their children because they are more certain they are their own. ~Aristotle
Mother love is the fuel that enables a normal human being to do the impossible. ~Marion C. Garretty, quoted in A Little Spoonful of Chicken Soup for the Mother's Soul
Mother - that was the bank where we deposited all our hurts and worries. ~T. DeWitt Talmage
A man's work is from sun to sun, but a mother's work is never done. ~Author Unknown
A man loves his sweetheart the most, his wife the best, but his mother the longest. ~Irish Proverb
The real religion of the world comes from women much more than from men - from mothers most of all, who carry the key of our souls in their bosoms. ~Oliver Wendell Holmes
God could not be everywhere and therefore he made mothers. ~Jewish Proverb
Motherhood is priced
Of God, at price no man may dare
To lessen or misunderstand.
~Helen Hunt Jackson
Biology is the least of what makes someone a mother. ~Oprah Winfrey
You don't really understand human nature unless you know why a child on a merry-go-round will wave at his parents every time around - and why his parents will always wave back. ~William D. Tammeus
Now that... my kids are grown, I understand how much work and love it takes to raise and to keep a family together. The example of your strength, devotion, and patience is now rippling through the generations. Thank you! ~Forest Houtenschil
My mom is a neverending song in my heart of comfort, happiness, and being. I may sometimes forget the words but I always remember the tune. ~Graycie Harmon
Cover Letter
- Thank you for your consideration. Hope to hear from you shorty!"
- "Enclosed is a ruff draft of my resume."
- "I saw your ad on the information highway, and I came to a screeching halt."
- "Please disregard the attached resume -- it is terribly out of date."
- "It's best for employers that I not work with people."
- "Insufficient writing skills, thought processes have slowed down some. If I am not one of the best, I will look for another opportunity."
- "If this resume doesn't blow your hat off, then please return it in the enclosed envelope."
- "My fortune cookie said, 'Your next interview will result in a job' -- and I like your company in particular."
- "You hold in your hands the resume of a truly outstanding candidate!"
- "I am sicking and entry-level position."
- "Here are my qualifications for you to overlook."
- "I am a quick leaner, dependable, and motivated."
- "I am relatively intelligent, obedient, and as loyal as a puppy."
- "Note: Keep this resume on top of the stack. Use all the others to heat your house."
- "I don't usually blow my own horn, but in this case, I will go right ahead and do so."
- "I need just enough money to have pizza every night."
- "My compensation should be at least equal to my age."
- "I'm submitting my resume to spite my lack of C++ and HTML experience."
- "My primary goal is to be recognized."
- "Below are the top 10 reasons to hire me."
- "My salary requirement is $34 per year."
- "I'll need $30K to start, full medical, three weeks vacation, stock options and ideally a European sedan."
- "I am superior to anyone else you could hire."
- "I vow to fulfill the goals of the company as long as I live."
- "Although I am seeking an accounting job, the fact that I have no actual experience in accounting may seem discouraging. However..."
- "I realize that my total lack of appropriate experience may concern those considering me for employment."
- "I worked here full-time there."
- "I'll starve without a job but don't feel you have to give me one."
- "You are privileged to receive my resume."
Resume Quotations
- "I am very detail-oreinted."
- "I have a bachelorette degree in computers."
- "Graduated in the top 66% of my class."
- "I worked as a Corporate Lesion."
- "Served as assistant sore manager."
- "Married, eight children. Prefer frequent travel."
- "Objective: To have my skills and ethics challenged on a daily basis."
- "Special skills: Thyping."
- "Special skills: Experienced with numerous office machines and can make great lattes."
- "I can play well with others."
- "I have exhaustive experience in manufacturing."
- "Special skills: I've got a Ph.D. in human feelings."
- "My contributions on product launches were based on dreams that I had."
- "I eat computers for lunch."
- "I have used lots of software appilcations."
- "Objection: To utilize my skills in sales."
- "Experience: Watered, groomed, and fed the family dog for years."
- "Reason for leaving last job: Pushed aside so the vice president's girlfriend could steal my job."
- "Previous experience: Self-employed -- a fiasco."
- "I am a pit bull when it comes to analysis."
- "I am the king of accounts payable reconciliation."
- "Work history: Bum. Abandoned belongings and led nomadic lifestyle."
- "I like slipping and sliding around behind the counter and controlling the temperature of the food."
- "Reason for leaving last job: The owner gave new meaning to the word 'paranoia.' I prefer to elaborate privately."
- "Reason for leaving last job: Bounty hunting was outlaw in my state."
- "My ruthlessness terrorized the competition and can sometimes offend."
- "I love dancing and throwing parties."
- "I am quick at typing, about 25 words per minute."
- "I am a rabid typist."
- "Skills: Operated Pitney Bones machine."
- "Special Skills: Speak English."
- "Strengths: Ability to meet deadlines while maintaining composer."
- "Education: B.A. in Loberal Arts."
- "Work Experience: Dealing with customers' conflicts that arouse."
- "Education: College, August 1880 - May 1984."
- "Experience with: LBM-compatible computers."
- "Fortunately because of stress, worked in the cardiac intensive-care ward."
- "Typing Speed: 756 wpm."
- "Objectives: 10-year goal: Total obliteration of sales and federal income taxes and tax laws."
- "ONCE FOCUSED ON AN OBJECTIVE, I BELIEVE MYSELF TO HAVE AN UNDYING LUST FOR SUCCESS WITH ACCURACY AND EFFECIENCY."
- "AT ONE POINT IN TIME DURING [John Doe's] 28 YEARS ON THIS PLANET, HE WAS IN AN AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT; WHICH PUT A FEW YEARS THERAPY, SOME 'ROLLERCOASTER' EMOTIONAL SOUL JOURNEYS, AND A WICKED JOB RESUME, WHICH MOST EMPLOYERS WOULD FROWN UPON, AROUND HIS PRESENT IDENTITY... TEN YEARS 'IN THE RUNNING'. HOWEVER, GIVEN THE PRESENT CASH FLOW, VIA. THE AMERICAN GOVERNMENT, CONSISTENCY, BOTH PHYSICALLY AND EMOTIONALLY, HAVE BEEN REALIZED AND TOUCHED UPON OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS. ALL IN ALL, MY RELATIONSHIP WITH SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITS IS GROWING NEAR END IN RESPONSE TO MY ACCUMULATED WORK HISTORY. HENCE, I SEE URGENCY, CLOSURE, SOME FEAR, STRONG DESIRE, AND MATURITY ALL WOVEN INTO THIS EXPRESSION OF ME, THE EMPLOYEE TO YOU, THE EMPLOYER."
- "Seek challenges that test my mind and body, since the two are usually inseparable."
- "Personal Qualities: Outstanding worker; flexible 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year."
- "My experience in horticulture is well-rooted."
- "Work History: Performed brain wave tests, 1879-1981."
- "Extensive background in public accounting. I can also stand on my head!"
- "I perform my job with effortless efficiency, effectiveness, efficacy, and expertise."
- "Personal: Married 20 years; own a home, along with a friendly mortgage company."
- "My intensity and focus are at inordinately high levels, and my ability to complete projects on time is unspeakable."
- "Exposure to German for two years, but many words are inappropriate for business."
- "Frequent Lecturer: Largest Audience: 1,351. Standing Ovations: 5. Number of Audience Questions: 30."
- "Interests: I like to workout in my free time. I enjoy listening to music. I love to shopping in new places."
- "Accomplishments: Completed 11 years of high school."
- "Excellent memory; strong math aptitude; excellent memory; effective management skills; and very good at math."
- "Personal Goal: To hand-build a classic cottage from the ground up using my father-in-law."
Excuse Letters
he routine is familiar: when a student is late or absent from school, a letter from the parents must be supplied for the absence to be excused. Sometimes such letters suggest that the parents were excused from school too many times in their own youth.
- "My son is under a doctor's care and should not take P.E. today. Please execute him."
- "Please excuse Lisa for being absent. She was sick, and I had her shot."
- "Dear School: Please ekscuse John being absent on Jan. 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, and also 33."
- "Please excuse Gloria from Jim today. She is administrating."
- "Please excuse Roland from P.E. for a few days. Yesterday he fell out of a tree and misplaced his hip."
- "John has been absent because he had two teeth taken out of his face."
- "Carlos was absent yesterday because he was playing football. He was hurt in the growing part."
- "Megan could not come to school today because she has been bothered by very close veins."
- "Chris will not be in school cus he has an acre in his side."
- "Please excuse Ray Friday from school. He has very loose vowels."
- "Please excuse Tommy for being absent yesterday. He had diarrhea, and his boots leak."
- "Irving was absent yesterday because he missed his bust."
- "Please excuse Jimmy for being. It was his father's fault."
- "Please excuse Jennifer for missing school yesterday. We forgot to get the Sunday paper off the porch, and when we found it Monday, we thought it was Sunday."
- "Sally won't be in school a week from Friday. We have to attend her funeral."
- "My daughter was absent yesterday because she was tired. She spent a weekend with the Marines."
- "Please excuse Jason for being absent yesterday. He had a cold and could not breed well."
- "Please excuse Mary for being absent yesterday. She was in bed with gramps."
- "Gloria was absent yesterday as she was having a gangover."
- "Please excuse Burma, she has been sick and under the doctor."
- "Maryann was absent December 11-16, because she had a fever, sore throat, headache, and upset stomach. Her sister was also sick, fever, and sore throat, her brother had a low grade fever and ached all over. I wasn't the best either, sore throat and fever. There must be something going around, her father even got hot last night."