Pete's BLOG-Day 26,226. Stories of the Taj Mahal.

Today is Friday, September 7, 2012 - a cool day and we got almost of inch of rain last night. My stats for today: 10 minutes of yoga, 10 minutes of lifting weights and 52 minutes of walking = 2.8 miles for a September total of 15 miles. My weight was 162.2 pounds.

QUOTE from my Bathroom Book - my next several quotes will be from so-called experts who were so wrong. Being an expert means never having to admit you're wrong. Well, read these as the days go by and see what a bunch of BS this is. In 1954, The National Cancer Institute said this" "If excessive smoking actually plays a role in the production of lung cancer, it seems to be a minor one."

From my Bathroom Book I LEARNED some interesting information about the Taj Mahal. I love this kind of trivia because it makes life more interesting.

In 1628, Shah Jahan became the fifth Mogul emperor of India. Jahan was a Muslim so he had four wives. His favorite was one called Mumtaz Mahal. Mumtaz was a bloodthirsty religious zealot and a committed foe of Christianity. She persuaded her husband into destroying a Christian colony on the northeast coast of India. He did and the survivors were marched 1,200 miles to Agra. There the priests were thrown beneath elephants; the rest were sold as slaves.
     Mumtaz died in 1631. He was devastated and went into mourning by staying in his quarters for eight days, refusing food or wine. On the ninth day he emerged determined to build a monument to his beloved. The project took 22 years. More than 20,000 jewelers, builders, masons and calligraphers worked on it day and night. When they finished, they had created the wondrous white mausoleum which is still regarded - nearly 360 years later - as the most remarkable piece of architecture in the world. It was made of white marble and is adorned with turquoise, jade, carnelian (a kind of quartz), and other precious metals.
      He showed his appreciation for this masterpiece by ordering the HANDS of the master builders - and the HEAD of the architect - to be chopped off, so the perfection of the Taj could never be duplicated.What a nice guy he was!!!!!!!!

HUMOR for today" The Cubs lost to the Nationals again last night by a score of 9-2.