Can.

Can't by Edgar A. Guest

Can't is the worst word that's written or spoken;

Doing more harm here than slander and lies;

On it is many a strong spirit broken,

And with it many a good purpose dies.

It springs from the lips of the thoughtless each morning

And robs us of courage we need through the day:

It rings in our ears like a timely-sent warning

And laughs when we falter and fall by the way.

Can't is the father of feeble endeavor,

The parent of terror and half-hearted work;

It weakens the efforts of artisans clever,

And makes of the toiler an indolent shirk.

It poisons the soul of the man with a vision,

It stifles in infancy many a plan;

It greets honest toiling with open derision

And mocks at the hopes and the dreams of a man.

Can't is a word none should speak without blushing;

To utter it should be a symbol of shame;

Ambition and courage it daily is crushing;

It blights a man's purpose and shortens his aim.

Despise it with all of your hatred of error;

Refuse it the lodgment it seeks in your brain;

Arm against it as a creature of terror,

And all that you dream of you some day shall gain.

Can't is the word that is foe to ambition,

An enemy ambushed to shatter your will;

Its prey is forever the man with a mission

And bows but to courage and patience and skill.

Hate it, with hatred that's deep and undying,

For once it is welcomed 'twill break any man;

Whatever the goal you are seeking, keep trying

And answer this demon by saying: "I can."

A little bit of self satisfaction...

This is pretty cool. Unfortunately, you can't test your answer because in order to receive the excel file I would need to e-mail you. But it's fun anyway. :) Put your answer and how long it took you to solve it in the comment section, if you'd like. (I'll tell you if you got it right, although, once you've solved it, my telling you is rather pointless.) It's a lot of fun to do amongst family members... Naturally Jimmy lorded his victory over us for a whole week. :P


It is said that engineers take 3 minutes to resolve this, architects 3 hours, doctors 6 hours, and maintainers/services/LRS/IMers probably forever.

Guess the 6th number, you can open the excel file by using the number as the password. Once you discover it, put your name into the spread sheet, save it and send the saved copy on. This is not a chain letter, there's no prize, and no jokes. Just a little bit of self satisfaction. You need the answer to open the attachment. What is the 6th number? (Don't forget to time yourself!)

1, 2, 6, 42, 1806, ______?




Dad: Solved it in 5 min.
Mom: Didn't feel like solving it.
Jimmy: Solved it in 2 min.
Me: I solved it in 2 1/2 min.

P.S. I don't know how accurate the above statement is...(it proved VERY inaccurate according to the above results.)

Have Fun! (And don't spoil the fun, if you've figured it out, by telling everyone else what the answer is.) :D

Caption This!

You know, looking back on it now, this picture isn't entirely posed.

(Who knew four years of karate would finally come in handy?)

(Lol, Johnny's face.) =D