Lynn's Views

“If you shoot at mimes, should you use a silencer?” ~~ Steven Wright
“I believe that people would be alive today if there were a death penalty.” ~~ Nancy Reagan
“Love is an exploding cigar we willingly smoke.” ~~ Lynda Barry

Here’s my August Link Roundup!
Some of my favorite jewelry making sites:

Art Jewelry Magazine
ArtBeads.com
UrbanBeads.com
Dawn White’s site – she’s a fabulous lampwork bead artist!
Silver Cloud Trading Company
JewelrySupply.com
Land of Odds
Fire Mountain Gems
Embellishments
Thunderbird Supply Company
Eurotool
Contenti

Some of my favorite metal clay sites:

Art Clay World
Creative Texture Tools
Whole Lotta Whimsy
Delphi – fused glass supplies in addition to PMC supplies
PMC Connection
PMC Guild
Rio Grande
PMC123.com
Lapidary [...]

Well, DUH! on this one! Here’s my score:

Your Political Profile:

Overall: 20% Conservative, 80% Liberal

Social Issues: 25% Conservative, 75% Liberal

Personal Responsibility: 0% Conservative, 100% Liberal

Fiscal Issues: 0% Conservative, 100% Liberal

Ethics: 25% Conservative, 75% Liberal

Defense and Crime: 50% Conservative, 50% Liberal

How Liberal Or Conservative Are You?
What’s yours? Find out here.

And another! Here’s my score:

You Are 90% Extrovert, 10% Introvert

You are as outgoing as they come
The life of the party, you’re friends with everyone
You’re a people person, and you are quite the entertainer
You love being around a crowd and acting spontaneously

Are You An Extrovert or An Introvert?
How do you score? Check here.

Another fun test! This is my score:

You Are 25% Left Brained, 75% Right Brained

The left side of your brain controls verbal ability, attention to detail, and reasoning.
Left brained people are good at communication and persuading others.
If you’re left brained, you are likely good at math and logic.
Your left brain prefers dogs, reading, and quiet.The [...]

This is another of those fun tests! Here’s my score:

Your EQ is 167

50 or less: Thanks for answering honestly. Now get yourself a shrink, quick!
51-70: When it comes to understanding human emotions, you’d have better luck understanding Chinese.
71-90: You’ve got more emotional intelligence than the average frat boy. Barely.
91-110: You’re average. It’s easy to [...]

Someone sent me a link to some great tests. A few of them are pretty fun.  
Here’s one of mine:

You Are An INFP

The IdealistYou are creative with a great imagination, living in your own inner world.
Open minded and accepting, you strive for harmony in your important relationships.
It takes a long time for people to [...]

A friend told me about a blog entitled, Who’s Yo Mama? While checking it out, I came across a post about the extreme need for people to fill jobs on Maui. Well, let me tell you, some days that just seems like too much of a Temptation! I think I should start packing and head [...]

“So much of what we call management consists in making it difficult for people to work.” ~~ Peter Drucker
How true!! 

A friend and co-worker, Jonathan, just emailed me a link to this article: http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/business/sixel/4137785.html
Just a note – my office is right next to the floor’s “galley” and on the refrigerator is a sign with this message in large, red letters: “Please do not take food that does not belong to you!” The sign was posted after our [...]