For Reference

U.S. Presidential Oath of Office:

"I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully execute the office of President of the United States, and will to the best of my ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States."


Oath Previously Administered to Applicants Applying for a Michigan License:“Do you solemnly swear or affirm that all the information you gave in this application is true and correct, and you have surrendered all licenses issued to you by this state or any other state, or that you have never been licensed in this state or any other.”


Oath administered to Kentucky Secretaries of State:“I do solemnly swear (or affirm, as the case may be) that I will support the Constitution of the United States and the Constitution of this Commonwealth, and be faithful and true to the Commonwealth of Kentucky so long as I continue a citizen thereof, and that I will faithfully execute, to the best of my ability, the office of Secretary of State according to law; and I do further solemnly swear (or affirm) that since the adoption of the present Constitution, I, being a citizen of this State, have not fought a duel with deadly weapons within this State nor out of it, nor have I sent or accepted a challenge to fight a duel with deadly weapons, nor have I acted as second in carrying a challenge, nor aided or assisted any person thus offending, so help me God.”

13 Things You Didn't Know About McDonald's

Source: minyanville.com

1. About one-third of Mexico's sesame seed crop is purchased by McDonald’s for its buns and there are roughly 380 seeds on each one.

2. When McDonald's was listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange in 1986, it set a record for opening-day trading volume of a non-Japanese company, with 615,750 shares changing hands.

3. By one estimate, a mere 6% of the Big Mac’s price comes from the cost of its ingredients -- the rest of the price coming from labor costs, rent, utilities, packaging, and the like.

4. Legendary Today show weatherman Willard Scott was the first Ronald McDonald.

5. Ronald McDonald's shoes are size 29 EEE.

6. The Happy Meal was first rolled out in 1979 and featured McDoodler stencils, McWrist Wallets, ID bracelets, spinning tops, and McDonaldland character erasers. St. Louis Regional Advertising Manager Dick Brams is credited with the Happy Meal concept, and is known as the “Father of the Happy Meal”.

7. There is a ski-through McDonald's in Sälen, Sweden.

8. In Japan, Ronald McDonald is known as Donald McDonald because there is no “r” sound in Japanese.

9. The smallest McDonald’s is also in Japan, in the Ginza district of Tokyo, measuring just 492 square feet.

10. The largest is in Beijing, measuring 28,000 square feet and seating 700 customers.

11. Well-known ex-McDonald’s employees include George W. Bush's first chief of staff, Andrew Card, Amazon.com (AMZN) founder Jeff Bezos, Robert Cornog, retired CEO of Snap-On Tools (SNA), astronaut Leroy Chiao, and Jay Leno.

12. With all the talk of dead-end “McJobs”, McDonald’s actually provides its employees comprehensive benefits, including medical, dental, 401(k) matching, and offers workers a program called Mc$ave, a money market fund managed by T. Rowe Price (TROW).

13. Suleiman Qassab of Kurdistan was denied permission to open an actual McDonald’s, so he took matters into his own hands:

I don't do links very often, but if you get a chance, this one's a you-tube link to a group named "Hold Your Horses" acting out a variety of famous paintings throughout the music video...

De-Motivator for the day...

Happy Birthday, Chuck Norris!

With Chuck Norris turning 70, I thought it appropriate to add a post with the "Best of the Best" -- some of my favorite Chuck Norris 'Facts'; especially since our son Ethan, age 12, just started hearing these at school...




Actually, Chuck Norris didn't turn 70 today; 70 turned Chuck Norris...

But anyway, here they are:



-- "In Chuck Norris' beard, there is no chin.. only another fist"

--Chuck Norris doesn't sleep...he waits!

--Chuck Norris destroyed the Periodic Table of Elements because he only recognizes the element of surprise

--Superman wears Chuck Norris pajamas to bed

--Everyday is a gift, a gift that Chuck Norris let me live another day.

--They had to rename a street in California that they originally named after Chuck Norris because nobody crosses Chuck Norris and lives.

--Chuck Norris is the only man in the world who can slam a revolving door.

--Chuck's view on health care reform: "I don't need it and you're already dead".

--They originally wanted Chuck Norris to do the movie "The Terminator" but realized it would have been a documentary.

--Chuck Norris sleeps with a night light....not because he is afraid of the dark, but because the dark is afraid of him.