Saying the alphabet backwards is so easy...

...That a caveman could do it! Really. If you would like to learn how I learned to say it backwards, read ahead.

abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz
zyxwvutsrqponmlkjihgfedcba

First, look at this for any words that stick out. For instance:

zyxwvutsrqponmlkjihgfedcba

1. Vut is German for 'what'
2. pon is like the word 'pun'
3. mlk could be 'milk' or Martin Luthor King
4. jihg could be 'jig'
5. fed is kind of obvious

So now you have: 'What pun milk jig fed' or 'What pun Martin Luthor King jig fed'.

Now, all you have to do is start at the end of the alphabet and go backwards. When you run into a sequence of letters you don't know, you think of the next word. For example:

zyxw... "Oh yeah, vut".

srq... "Oh yeah, pon".

Anyway, if you keep on saying it backwards, you should get it stuck in your head, and that's a good thing. Good luck!

Do Not Open

Hi! I found this really cool book that's called Do Not Open. In a nutshell, it has a bunch of really cool secrets like UFOs, the Men-in-Black, Air Force 1, etc. They also have a section about ingredients in a 'naturaly flavored' strawberry milkshake. It had a bunch of horrid ingredients, so I thought that I would take a couple and fill you in on them. Happy reading!

• Vanillin - WARNING! May be harmful if swallowed, inhaled, or absorbed...
• Phenethyl Alcohol - Health Rating = 2 - Moderate (Poison).


• Rum Ether - also a cigarette additive (cigarettes? Yum!!!).


• Solvent - can result in damaged nervous and reproductive systems, including that of the liver, kidneys, and also can cause cancer (Who wants that? I don't).


• Ethyl Nitrate - Health Hazardous rating of 3 out of 4.


• High Fructose Corn Syrup - did you know that HFCS may actually contain trace amounts of the toxic element mercury? Neither did I.


• Carrageenan - may lead to immflamatory bowel disease... (and this is the 10^th ingredient. :) ).
• and absolutely, positively NO ACTUAL STRAWBERRIES!!!!! :(

and the list goes on. It took my dad (who is a good reader) about five minutes to finish it. Anyway, think before you drink.