Dr. Phil’s Test, I’m a 36.

Below is Dr Phil’s test.

(Dr. Phil scored 55; he did this test on Oprah-she got a 38.) Some folks pay a lot of money to find this stuff out. Read on, this is very interesting!

Don’t be overly sensitive! The following is pretty accurate and it only takes 2 minutes. Take this test for yourself and post this in your blog or send it to your friends. The person who sent it placed their score in the subject box.

Please do the same before forwarding to your friends. (send it back to the person who sent it to you) Don’t peek but begin the test as you scroll down and answer. Answers are for who you are now…… not who you were in the past.

Have pen or pencil and paper ready. This is a real test given by the Human Relations Dept. at many of the major corporations today. It helps them get better insight concerning their employees and prospective employees.

It’s only 10 simple questions, so grab a pencil and paper, keeping track of your letter answers to each question. Make sure to change the subject of the e-mail to read YOUR total. When you are finished, forward this to friends/family, and also send it to the person who sent this to you. Make sure to put YOUR score in the subject box.
Ready??
Begin…

1. When do you feel you’re best?
a) in the morning
b) during the afternoon & and early evening
c) late at night

2. You usually walk…
a) fairly fast, with long steps
b) fairly fast, with little steps
c) less fast head up, looking the world in the face
d) less fast, head down
e) very slowly

3. When talking to people you
a) stand with your arms folded
b) have your hands clasped
c) have one or both your hands on your hips
d) touch or push the person to whom you are talking
e) play with your ear, touch your chin, or smooth your hair

4. When relaxing, you sit with
a) your knees bent with your legs neatly side by side
b) your legs crossed
c) your legs stretched out or straight
d) one leg curled under you

5. When something really amuses you, you react with…
a) big appreciated laugh
b) a laugh, but not a loud one
c) a quiet chuckle
d) a sheepish smile

6. When you go to a party or social gathering you…
a) make a loud entrance so everyone notices you
b) make a quiet entrance, looking around for someone you know
c) make the quietest entrance, trying to stay unnoticed

7. You’re working very hard, concentrating hard, and you’re interrupted……
a) welcome the break
b) feel extremely irritated
c) vary between these two extremes

8. Which of the following colors do you like most?
a) Red or orange
b) black
c) yellow or light blue
d) green
e) dark blue or purple
f) white
g) brown or gray

9. When you are in bed at night, in those last few moments before going to sleep you are….
a) stretched out on your back
b) stretched out face down on your stomach
c) on your side, slightly curled
d) with your head on one arm
e) with your head under the covers

10. You often dream that you are…
a) falling
b) fighting or struggling
c) searching for something or somebody
d) flying or floating
e) you usually have dreamless sleep
f) your dreams are always pleasant

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POINTS:
1. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 6
2. (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 7 (d) 2 (e) 1
3. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 5 (d) 7 (e) 6
4. (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 2 (d) 1
5. (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 3 (d) 5 (e) 2
6. (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 2
7. (a) 6 (b) 2 (c) 4
8. (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 5 (d) 4 (e) 3 (f) 2 (g) 1
9 (a) 7 (b) 6 (c) 4 (d) 2 (e) 1
10. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 5 (e) 6 (f) 1

Now add up the total number of points.

OVER 60 POINTS: Others see you as someone they should “handle with care.” You’re seen as vain, self- centered, and who is extremely dominant. Others may admire you, wishing they could be more like you, but don’t always trust you, hesitating to become too deeply involved with you.

51 TO 60 POINTS: Others see you as an exciting, highly volatile, rather impulsive personality; a natural leader, who’s quick to make decisions, though not always the right ones. They see you as bold and adventuresome, someone who will try anything once; someone who takes chances and enjoys an adventure. They enjoy being in your company because of the excitement you radiate.

41 TO 50 POINTS: Others see you as fresh, lively, charming, amusing, practical, and always interesting; someone who’s constantly in the center of attention, but sufficiently well-balanced not to let it go to their head. They also see you as kind, considerate, and understanding; someone who’ll always cheer them up and help them out.

31 TO 40 POINTS: Others see you as sensible, cautious, and careful & practical. They see you as clever, gifted, or talented, but modest. Not a person who makes friends too quickly or easily, but someone who’s extremely loyal to friends you do make and who expect the same loyalty in return. Those who really get to know you realize it takes a lot to shake your trust in your friends, but equally that it takes you a long time to get over if that trust is ever broken.

21 TO 30 POINTS: Your friends see you as painstaking and fussy They see you as very cautious, extremely careful, a slow and steady plodder. It would really surprise them if you ever did something impulsively or on the spur of the moment , expecting you to examine everything carefully from every angle and then, usually decide against it. They think this reaction is caused partly by your careful nature.

UNDER 21 POINTS: People think you are shy, nervous,and indecisive, someone who needs looking after, who always wants someone else to make the decisions & who doesn’t want to get involved with anyone or anything! They see you as a worrier who always sees problems that don’t exist. Some people think you’re boring. Only those who know you well know that you aren’t.

Now post this in your blog or email to your friends, put your score in the subject box “Dr. Phil’s Test, I’m a XX.”

Just cold enough!

Well, it’s so cold out that not only did they delay school openings today, they closed school all together! I like having the day off, don’t get me wrong but getting a “snow day” just takes away a “Bad Weather Day” holiday that we have in the spring. Yes, we have two of them to burn but they’ve already taken away one because someone screwed up the Graduation schedule.

Graduation was originally scheduled to be on Friday, May 26 at the Frank Erwin Center. I don’t know the actual story but we (RRISD employees and community) were told this:

2005-06 Academic Calendar – Revisions
The 2005-06 Academic Year Calendar was approved based on RRISD graduations being scheduled on Thursday evening, May 25, and all day Friday, May 26. Availability at the Erwin Center has resulted in graduations being scheduled instead for all day Thursday, May 25, and the morning of Friday, May 26. As a result, an amendment to the calendar was made to move the last instructional day from Thursday, May 25, to Wednesday, May 24, to ensure that all family, friends, and necessary faculty can attend the commencement exercises. The calendar amendment was presented and approved at the meeting of the RRISD Board of Trustees on Oct. 20.

Did RRISD schedule graduation (and publish the district calendar) before the Erwin Center confirmed availability? Did the Erwin Center promise RRISD the dates and ended up double booking with AISD? We’ll never know. All I know is we have two less holidays in the spring. Oh well.

You know, it was 85 or so when I was at the Bobcat game on Saturday. It’s been that warm pretty much all the way up through this past Saturday. Did Mother Nature hold all the late fall cold weather and stock pile it to dump on us yesterday?

Okay, I have too many questions.

The Book of Good…Gets Results!!

First, let me thank everyone who voted for us in the CBS42 / Rudy’s Bar-B-Q Online Marching Band Challenge because
WE WON!!!

More ways to contribute to the Book of Good:
My friend Stephanie and her friend Clea, are running a 50 mile trail race in December as a fund raising event for a medical research Foundation. The cause is near and dear to our hearts (and Lungs).

If you are feeling charitable and/or need a tax break, check out the following page:

50 Miles for Smiles

We greatly appreciate any support, be it emotional or financial. Please check with your employer for possible matching funds! Many employers offer 100% matching up to a limit. Stephanie and Clea are doing this, on their own! Stephanie even built the web page. This is a legitimate cause. The LAM Foundation is a tax-exempt 501(c)(3) organization, and all of your contribution is tax-deductible. Please share with other that might be interested.

A True Thanksgiving Prayer

Thank you, Lord for this sink of dirty dishes; we have plenty to eat.
Thank you for this pile of dirty laundry; we have nice clothes to wear.
And thank you, Lord, for these unmade beds; they are so warm and comfortable. (I know that some people have no bed.)
Thank you, Lord for this bathroom, complete with splattered mirrors, soggy towels, and dirty lavatory; it is so convenient.
Thank you for our finger-smudged refrigerator that needs defrosting so badly; it has served us faithfully so many years.
Thank you for this oven that must be cleaned soon; it has baked so many precious family memories.
We are grateful for the tall grass that needs mowing and the leaves that need raking; we enjoy our yard.
Thank you Lord for our slamming screen door. It is a constant reminder that my kids are healthy and able to run and play.
Lord, the presence of these chores awaiting us affirms that You have richly blessed our family.
I shall do them cheerfully and gratefully, all the while, giving thanks to You.

A BLESSED THANKSGIVING TO EVERYONE!