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Name: JL
Interests: Travels, food, cultures, people, nature, good reads, movies, music, sports. In constant fascination and awe!
www.ricebowljournals.com
Expertise: Being me :D
Occupation: Engineering
Industry: Engineering
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Member Since:
6/28/2004
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| I was reading a book in my friend's parents' house in Erie where I learned a couple of interesting "facts" (We visited Cedar Point last weekend and had tons of fun!) Here's something on birds that sit on power lines: 1) They, the alive and flying ones, do not get electrocuted because they are not grounded. The electrons that fly through the lines do not zap them because these electrons prefer to travel the least resistance path, which is any path that is grounded. Applying the same reasoning, the maintenance guys that repair or maintain the power lines do not get electrocuted too because they are isolated from the ground. And that's also why we should stay away from trees or golf clubs during lightning because they offer the least resistance path. If you are ever in the situation where you can't find shelter, stay far away from any attractive conducting objects, lay flat on the ground and keep yourselves as dry as possible. Yes that includes not using your umbrella with the metal handle. 2) When electrons zap through the lines, heat is generated and excapes through the power lines. The birds hang out on the lines as a mean to heat themselves during a chilly day. Lastly but not related to electricity, hawks mate for life. | | |
| Inspired by my twin, Lena. I captured this screen shot with my PC, at Quebec City :)
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| To pick up my parents on Monday :) Please pray for safe journey in my pretty used clunker. Amen. | | |
| Upcoming weekend is jam packed with activities and I literally have to pull out from some invites! Why must everything happens simultaneously on one weekend? Seriously... Anyway, starting on Friday, I'll be driving to Buffalo to apply for my Canadian visa on site. Which means I got to get up and leave the house by 7am so I can make it to the Canadian Consulate Office by 9am. Hopefully beat the traffic too. Wait for my visa application and then head straight back to work, hopefully by 1pm. Right after work, I'll meet up with a bunch of friends to try out the all-you-can-eat-desserts at Phillips European and stuff ourselves silly with desserts. Then head over to some cultural event for dinner with some friends. And if time permits, hang out with another group of friends at the local bar strip in downtown. End Friday by crashing into bed. Saturday begins by getting food ready for a company picnic for young professionals. The picnic also includes outdoor activities so I probably hang out and play some games with fellow peers and interns. Not forgetting, I've to do some work since I'm part of the YP committee. Once the picnic is over, I'll go home, change and head out to join a couple of ladies from work for rollerblading by the Erie Canal. I don't know how this is going to work out since I don't own any pair of blades to skate. Then on Sunday, I am invited for a short trip to Corning to visit the infamous Corning Museum and spend the last few days with a friend who is going to move out of town to pursue her higher education in Boston. Oh, did I also tell you that this is going to be the last weekend for myself before my parents arrive next weekend? They'll be here for two months, which means I have to get my bum moving and clean up my place...... | | |
| Since I moved into Jeff's house last October, I've broken 2 tall glasses, 1 regular glass, 1 beer mug and 1 plate. I've never broken so many glassware in one year! The worse part is that all the broken glassware belongs to Jeff. I was in the grocery store, walking pass the magazine aisle when I spotted 15 different magazines with Michael Jackson on the covers. | | |
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