How to draw a Five point star.

As a child the one thing I could not do was draw.  One of the things I really wanted to be able to draw was a perfect 5 point star and I can’t believe how easy it actually is.

The thing to know about how to draw a 5 point star is that it fits in a circle and each point of the circle is ⅕ the circumference. Circumference is a math word for the distance around the outside of a circle.

So if we divide 60 by 5, we get 12. Each point of the star will be 12 seconds after the previous one. Mark a dot at the 60 and then move to 12 seconds and mark another dot. To find the 12, you can divide the 5 minute section with short marks to help you find it. Move around the circle and mark 24 seconds, 36 seconds and 48 seconds.

TIP - the 12 and 48 should line up horizontally as should the 24 and 36.

Connect the dots you marked to draw a five point star. Keep working your sketch lines until the star shape looks right.  Depending on your accuracy in the earlier steps, you may have more or less adjusting to do.

You could use a ruler for this part as well.

Use a pen or marker to ink the outline of your star.

Depending on the size of your star and your level of desire for perfection, a ruler may be just the thing to make these lines straight

Erase your pencil lines to free your finished 5-point star. Paint your star with crayon, marker, tempura, acrylic, or whatever paint you have handy.

 All information from http://www.how-to-draw-and-paint-smart.com/how-to-draw-a-star.html

If you pass this email onto 7 friends ...

I was sent this email and I would like to share it with you.

I want to thank all of you for your educational e-mails over the past year. I am totally screwed up now and have little chance of recovery.

I no longer open a bathroom door without using a paper towel, or have the waitress put lemon slices in my ice water without worrying about the bacteria on the lemon peel.

I can't use the remote in a hotel room because I don't know what the last person was doing while flipping through the adult movie channels.

I can't sit down on the hotel bedspread because I can only imagine what has happened on it since it was last washed.

I have trouble shaking hands with someone who has been driving because the number one pastime while driving alone is picking one's nose.

Eating a little snack sends me on a guilt trip because I can only imagine how many gallons of trans fats I have consumed over the years.

I can't touch any woman's purse for fear she has placed it on the floor of a public restroom.

I MUST SEND MY SPECIAL THANKS to whoever sent me the one about rat poop in the glue on envelopes because I now have to use a wet sponge with every envelope that needs sealing. ALSO, now I have to scrub the top of every can I open for the same reason.

I no longer have any savings because I gave it to a sick girl (Penny Brown) who is about to die for the 1,387,258th time.

I no longer have any money, but that will change once I receive the $15,000 that Bill Gates/Microsoft and AOL are sending me for participating in their special e-mail program.

I no longer worry about my soul because I have 363,214 angels looking out for me, and St. Theresa's Novena has granted my every wish.

I can't have a drink in a bar because I'll wake up in a bathtub full of ice with my kidneys gone.

I can't eat at KFC because their chickens are actually horrible mutant freaks with no eyes, feet or feathers.

I can't use cancer-causing deodorants even though I smell like a water buffalo on a hot day.
THANKS TO YOU I have learned that my prayers only get answered if I forward an e-mail to seven of my friends and make a wish within five minutes.

BECAUSE OF YOUR CONCERN, I no longer drink Coca Cola because it can remove toilet stains.

I no longer buy gas without taking someone along to watch the car so a serial killer doesn't crawl in my back seat when I'm filling up.

I no longer use Cling Wrap in the microwave because it causes seven different types of cancer.

AND THANKS FOR LETTING ME KNOW I can't boil a cup of water in the microwave anymore because it will blow up in my face. Disfiguring me for life.

I no longer go to the movies because I could be pricked with a needle infected with AIDS when I sit down.

I no longer go to shopping malls because someone will drug me with a perfume sample and rob me.

And I no longer answer the phone because someone will ask me to dial a number for which I will get a phone bill with calls to Jamaica , Uganda , Singapore , and Uzbekistan ..

I no longer buy cookies from Woolies since I now have their recipe.

THANKS TO YOU I can't use anyone's toilet but mine because a big black snake could be lurking under the seat and cause me instant death when it bites my butt.

AND THANKS TO YOUR GREAT ADVICE I can't ever pick up R2.00 coin dropped in the parking lot because it probably was placed there by a sex molester waiting to grab me as I bend over.

I can't do any gardening because I'm afraid I'll get bitten by the Violin Spider and my hand will fall off.

If you don't send this e-mail to at least 144,000 people in the next 70 minutes, a large dove with diarrhea will land on your head at 5:00 p.m. tomorrow afternoon, and the fleas from 120 camels will infest your back, causing you to grow a hairy hump. I know this will occur because it actually happened to a friend of my next door neighbor's ex-mother-in-law's second husband's cousin's best friend's beautician . . .

Oh, by the way.....
A German scientist from Argentina , after a lengthy study, has discovered that people with insufficient brain activity read their e-mail with their hand on the mouse.
Don't bother taking it off now, it's too late.

P. S.: I now keep my toothbrush in the living room, because I was told by e-mail that water splashes over 6 ft. out of the toilet.

Constructive Dismissal.

This is not the first time that my boss is trying to get me dismissed and to everyone who might say:  Well ... why don’t you just leave? It is not that simple, I really need to take revenge on the financial manager.

Let me explain my gripe. He is very quick to boast and say, I am the financial manager or I am the branch manager but I get all the phone calls from unhappy people complaining don’t you people know anything about accounting?

The boss and owner of the company said that I must email all these complaints to the financial manager because otherwise they will be ignored and unattended to, which is true, and for about two years I did that, some complaints were solved most were not.

Recently another branch manager complained about the financial manager not performing his duties and instead of the boss taking appropriate action has punished her and we were informed that all complaints are now to be emailed in a task format to make things easier for the extremely busy financial manager.

Firstly, I know better than anyone that the financial manager is extremely busy on Facebook. Secondly our boss has very little computer skills, so the financial manager knows that the tasks setup on our emails is too difficult for him to keep track of what is going on in the company.

Today I emailed a task to the financial manager and he declined it when I sent it again I was informed that he is taking a grievance out against me and further steps will be taken.

Two weeks ago I took one day off and the following day when I returned to work the financial manager said I was not allowed to use my computer because he was doing something on the server. The work was slowly piling up and one hour before I was to leave for home the financial manager came and said I can use the computer and all the work must be up to date before I leave. I responded that might not be possible because I truly thought that the work was too much to catch up in one hour. Anyway I managed to do every single thing before I left. The following morning I was called in by the boss and asked why had I refuse to do the work. The both of them are trying to set me up to fail, they set impossible tasks, withhold access to information and then say I refuse to do work.

I must postpone this dismissal and manage to take some kind of revenge as soon as possible because the financial manager is a backstabbing snake who my boss defends. There is a long history of many more such unfair incidents and I feel I cannot leave this company without taking proper revenge.

Listening to the drizzle and random thoughts.

It was drizzling today at times there was even a little rumble of thunder. I was in the mood to take a day just to reflect and relax. I have also been thinking about family, mainly how good it is to sometimes have a little time away from your adult siblings.

It became cooler as the day progressed, the dog pressing up tight against me to try and get some warmth from me. Naughty little bugger.

I collected the car from the mechanic last week after he had done the service on it. He works from his home. When I got into the car I asked him to please make sure that his little spaniel moves out the way while I am reversing out of his drive. He starts to joke “ag, you can drive her tail off” and I just gave him a `that is not funny’ look.

So, he starts telling me that it is illegal now in South Africa to dock a dog’s tail. His wife arrived in a big flashy Mercedes and waits in the street for me to come out of the driveway but he is still talking, so when I finally get a chance, I say goodbye and start reversing out of the driveway. She gives him an awful frown and pulls her car into the driveway. Very rude behaviour on her part, I was not flirting. I was actually in a hurry myself and very eager to get home.

The reasons I was thinking back to last week are my new windscreen wipers and the wet weather. The last time I took the car in for a service I got some wipers and asked the mechanic to put them on as I was not sure how to do it. Then the first time I drove to work in rainy weather the one on the driver’s side flung off and I drove all the way without using the windscreen wipers.  Later I attached the wiper with a thin piece of wire and was using it like that for a while. So last week I went to a little shop I discovered ten years ago but had not been back there since. It is run my elderly Indian men who wear white robes. I asked for wipers and I was not sure that the guy had given me the correct ones and it seemed a little expensive, they are Bosch.

They are wonderful and driving in the rain is actually fun now. I should have gone to this little shop in the first place. I am very particular about brand names and good service.

Royal Wedding Mug.

Tacky royal wedding souvenir mug has just one flaw.. it shows wrong prince

Royal wedding mug with Prince Harry!

Royal wedding mug features Kate Middleton and... Prince Harry
IT would appear that one prince is just not enough for royal bride-to-be Kate Middleton.
An online company flogging Will and Kate wedding memorabilia have been left looking like mugs by selling cups with the WRONG prince on it.
Kate is printed on the "limited edition heirloom" smiling away in her famous blue engagement dress - right next to William's brother Harry.
Guangdong Enterprises say the souvenir - which sells at £9.99 - is to commemorate the "fairytale romantic union of all the centuries".
The mug is advertised as being "the finest bone china" with "ornate detailing" on the handle.
Yesterday, a spokeswoman for Prince William said they were aware of the website but would not be commenting.
When asked if the royal wedding mug was a spoof, a company director said in an email: "Thank you for your esteemed interest.
"The cups are printed exactly as on the web screen and will stay as that. Many people are delighted in buying gifts for family occasions and novelty."
The company admit the cups do not have royal approval.

http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/weird-news/2011/03/17/tacky-royal-wedding-souvenir-mug-has-just-one-flaw-it-shows-wrong-prince-86908-22995475/

My comment: These mugs should be worthless but we live in a weird world, maybe one day they will be quite rare and valuable.

This is my first post.

Hi, I am G.B. If this post seems rough around the edges it is because this is my first post on blogger. If anyone reading this has any advice on how to improve anything, it will be appreciated. I am still trying to find my way around.