Funky Town - I'm There!

I'm in kind of a blog funk because of some stupid shit so here is my poor excuse for a post today. I will try to make my rounds but I have no spunk! I love all you, you always make me smile and brighten my mood! I am going on my works Summer outing tonight, a cruise along Lake Michigan with open bar...the free liquor should cheer me up! Hope everyone has a better day than I!

The LA Times did a popular vote for the 'New 7 Wonders' of the world. A global Internet poll decided, unscientifically, mankind's most popular landmarks. Millions of people from across the globe joined in what was essentially a huge publicity stunt, voting via the Internet to choose a new list of the Seven Wonders of the World, announced on 07/07/07! The Roman Catholic Church complained that none of the finalists was a Christian church - shocking that they would complain about that, obviously Catholics are more in favor of things actually wondrous instead of all things Catholic!

So here they are...

GREAT WALL OF CHINA: The 4,160-mile barricade in northern China is the longest man-made structure in the world. The fortification, which largely dates from the 7th through the 4th century BC, was built to protect the dynasties from the Huns, Mongols, Turks and other nomadic tribes.

COLOSSEUM, ITALY: The 50,000-seat amphitheater in Rome was inaugurated in AD 80 by the Emperor Titus in a ceremony of games lasting 100 days. The Colosseum, which has influenced the design of modern sports stadiums, was an arena where thousands of gladiators dueled to the death.
TAJ MAHAL, INDIA: The white marble-domed mausoleum in Agra was built by Mogul Emperor Shah Jahan from 1632 to 1654 to honor his favorite wife, Mumtaz Mahal, who died in childbirth. PETRA, JORDAN: The ancient city of Petra in southwestern Jordan, built on a terrace around the Valley of Moses, is famous for its water tunnels and stone structures carved in rock.
CHRIST THE REDEEMER STATUE, BRAZIL: The 125-foot-tall statue of Christ the Redeemer with outstretched arms overlooks Rio de Janeiro from atop Mt. Corcovado. The statue, which weighs more than 1,000 tons, was built by Polish-French sculptor Paul Landowski in pieces in France starting in 1926, then shipped to Brazil.
MACHU PICCHU, PERU: Built by the Inca Empire in the 15th century, the giant walls, palaces, temples and dwellings of the Machu Picchu sanctuary are perched in the clouds at nearly 8,000 feet above sea level in the Andes Mountains.PYRAMID AT CHICHEN ITZA, MEXICO: The majestic step pyramid surmounted by a temple is one of several structures in the city, one of the greatest Maya centers on Mexico's Yucatan peninsula. The pyramid is built according to the solar calendar so shadows cast at the fall and spring equinoxes appear like a snake crawling down its steps.
Kids are funny...

A 2nd grader asked her mom, "How did I get here?"
Her mom told her, "God sent you."
"Did God send you, too?" asked the child.
"Yes, Dear," the mom replied.
"What about Grandma and Grandpa?" the child persisted.
"He sent them also" the mom said.
"Did he send their parents, too?" asked the child.
"Yes, Dear, He did," said the mom patiently.
"So you're telling me that there has been NO sex in this family for 200 years?
No wonder every one's so damn grouchy around here!"

Here is a picture of the storm that made its way through Illinois yesterday...nasty fucker!