Ms Cleo knows all: On the Up and Up

The Story of UP

     Lovers of the English language might enjoy this.....How do
     non-natives ever learn all the nuances of the word, English???   
     It is listed in the dictionary as being an [adv], [prep], [adj], [n] or [v].

     There is a two-letter word that perhaps has more meanings than any
     other two-letter word, and that word is "UP."    It is listed in the
     dictionary as being used as an [adv], [prep], [adj], [n] or [v].

     It's easy to understand UP, meaning toward the sky or at the top
     of the list, but when we awaken in the morning, why do we wake UP?

     At a meeting, why does a topic come UP ? Why do we speak UP, and
     why are the officers UP for election and why is it UP to the secretary to
     write UP a report?

     We call UP our friends and we use it to brighten UP a room, polish
     UP the silver, we warm UP the leftovers and clean UP the kitchen. We lock
     UP the house and some guys fix UP the old car.

     At other times the little word has a real special meaning. People
     stir up trouble, line UP for tickets, work UP an appetite, and think UP
     excuses.

     To be dressed is one thing but to be dressed UP is special.   
     And this up is confusing:

     A drain must be opened UP because it is stopped UP.

     We open UP a store in the morning but we close it UP at night.
     We seem to be pretty mixed UP about UP!

     To be knowledgeable about the proper uses of UP, look the word UP
     in the dictionary. In a desk-sized dictionary, it takes UP almost 1/4 of
     the page and can add UP to about thirty definitions.

     If you are UP to it, you might try building UP a list of the many
     ways UP is used. It will take UP a lot of your time, but if you don't give
     UP, you may wind UP with a hundred or more.

     When it threatens to rain, we say it is clouding UP .. When the
     sun comes out we say it is clearing UP ..  When it rains, it wets UP the
     earth.

     When it doesn't rain for awhile, things dry UP.

     One could go on & on, but I'll wrap it UP, for now my time is UP,
     so....

     Time to shut UP......!

     Oh...one more thing:! What is the first thing you do in the morning 

     & the last thing you do at night?

     U    P

[Disclaimer: Cleo's sources are from the unknown, but the truth in her statements are real]

I'm UP to no good!!

Ms Cleo Knows all: The Universe

UNIVERSAL TRUTHS

1. I think part of a best friend's job should be to immediately clear your computer history if you die.
2. Nothing sucks more than that moment during an argument when you realize you're wrong.
3. I totally take back all those times I didn't want to nap when I was younger.
4. There is great need for a sarcasm font.
5. How the heck are you supposed to fold a fitted sheet?
6. Was learning cursive really necessary?
7. Map Quest really needs to start their directions on #5. I'm pretty sure I know how to get out of  my neighborhood.
8. Obituaries would be a lot more interesting if they told you how the person died.
9. I can't remember the last time I wasn't at least kind of tired. 
10. Bad decisions make good stories.
11. You never know when it will strike, but there comes a moment at work when you know that you just aren't going to do anything productive for the rest of the day.
12. Can we all just agree to ignore whatever comes after Blu Ray? I don't want to have to restart my collection...again.
13. I'm always slightly terrified when I exit out of Word and it asks me if I want to save any changes to my ten-page research paper that I swear I did not make any changes to.
14. "Do not machine wash or tumble dry" means I will never wash this - ever.
15. I hate when I just miss a call by the last ring (Hello? Hello? Darn it!), but when I immediately call back, it rings nine times and goes to voicemail. What did you do after I didn't answer? Drop the phone and run away?
16. I hate leaving my house confident and looking good and then not seeing anyone of importance the entire day. What a waste.
17. I keep some people's phone numbers in my phone just so I know not to answer when they call.
18. I think the freezer deserves a light as well.
19. I disagree with Kay Jewelers. I would bet on any given Friday or Saturday night more kisses begin with Bud Lite than Kay.
20. I wish Google Maps had an "Avoid Ghetto" routing option.
21. Sometimes, I'll watch a movie that I watched when I was younger and suddenly realize I had no idea what the heck was going on when I first saw it.
22. I would rather try to carry 10 plastic grocery bags in each hand than take 2 trips to bring my groceries in.
23. The only time I look forward to a red light is when I'm trying to finish a text.
24. I have a hard time deciphering the fine line between boredom and hunger.
25. How many times is it appropriate to say "What?" before you just nod and smile because you still didn't hear or understand a word they said?
26. I love the sense of camaraderie when an entire line of cars team up to prevent a jerk from cutting in at the front. Stay strong, brothers and sisters!
27. Shirts get dirty. Underwear gets dirty. Pants? Pants never get dirty, and you can wear them forever.
28. Is it just me or do high school kids get dumber & dumber every year?
29. There's no worse feeling than that millisecond you're sure you are going to die after leaning your chair back a little too far.
30. As a driver I hate pedestrians, and as a pedestrian I hate drivers, but no matter what the mode of transportation, I always hate cyclists.
31. Sometimes I'll look down at my watch 3 consecutive times and still not know what time it is.
32. Even under ideal conditions people have trouble locating their car keys in a pocket, finding their cell phone, and Pinning the Tail on the Donkey - but I'd bet my behind everyone can find and push the snooze button from 3 feet away, in about 1.7 seconds, eyes closed, first time, every time!

[Disclaimer: Cleo's sources are from the unknown, but the truth in her statements are real]