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Grooch | Tuesday, April 17, 2001 - 12:33 pm     Kauruuna, Thank goodness you're here! This is a pretty scary place when all the lights go out. All the Jerri hats come out at night to feed on the unsuspecting victems! That's how the hat got it's supporters! |
Grooch | Tuesday, April 17, 2001 - 12:35 pm     OOOps! Wait a minute... What's that on your head? You have a Jerri hat on.... Oh No!! They got me!!!!!! gurgle....gurgle... grugle.. |
Maire | Tuesday, April 17, 2001 - 12:35 pm     Grooch, you seem panicked! Helloooo...... I couldn't get access this morning, but looks like things are back to normal - uh, what ever normal is. Don't know if this has been posted here before... Life's Little Instructions By H. Jackson Brown Jr. Sing in the shower. Treat everyone you meet like you want to be treated. Watch a sunrise at least once a year. Leave the toilet seat in the down position. Never refuse homemade brownies. Strive for excellence, not perfection. Plant a tree on your birthday. Learn 3 clean jokes. Return borrowed vehicles with the gas tank full. Compliment 3 people every day. Never waste an opportunity to tell someone you love them. Leave everything a little better than you found it. Keep it simple. Think big thoughts but relish small pleasures. Become the most positive and enthusiastic person you know. Floss your teeth. Ask for a raise when you think you've earned it. Overtip breakfast waitresses. Be forgiving of yourself and others. Say, "Thank you" a lot. Say, "Please" a lot. Avoid negative people. Buy whatever kids are selling on card tables in their front yards. Wear polished shoes. Remember other people's birthdays. Commit yourself to constant improvement. Carry jumper cables in your truck. Have a firm handshake. Send lots of Valentine cards. Sign them, "Someone who thinks you're terrific." Look people in the eye. Be the first to say hello. Use the good silver. Return all things you borrow. Make new friends, but cherish the old ones. Keep a few secrets. Sing in a choir. Plant flowers every spring. Have a dog. Always accept an outstretched hand. Stop blaming others. Take responsibility for every area of your life. Wave at kids on school busses. Be there when people need you. Feed a stranger's expired parking meter. Don't expect life to be fair. Never underestimate the power of love. Drink champagne for no reason at all. Live your life as an exclamation, not an explanation. Don't be afraid to say, "I made a mistake." Don't be afraid to say, "I don't know." Compliment even small improvements. Keep your promises no matter what. Marry for love. Rekindle old friendships. Count your blessings. Call your mother. |
Max | Tuesday, April 17, 2001 - 12:50 pm     "God made man and then said: 'I can do better than that,' and made woman." --Adela Rogers St. Johns, creatie writer (and still more creative theologian) Now, I'm not saying I agree or disagree, but I thought it was humorous!
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Willi | Wednesday, April 18, 2001 - 06:50 am     Disclaimer: No disrespect meant towards the office of the President or the very important role of the First Lady or anyone recovering from a substance abuse problem (did I miss anyone?) but this tickled my funny bone: "I don't intend for this to take on a political tone. I'm just here for the drugs." Nancy Reagan, former First Lady, when asked a political question while at a "Just Say No" rally. |
Rollerboy | Wednesday, April 18, 2001 - 07:26 am     "Cheer up, things could get worse...Sure enough, I cheered up and things got worse." Jack Webb |
Max | Wednesday, April 18, 2001 - 07:53 am     LOL Willi! Thanks for a good laugh first thing in the morning!  |
Karuuna | Wednesday, April 18, 2001 - 08:07 am     It is one of the most beautiful compensations of this life that no man can sincerely try to help another without helping himself. - Ralph Waldo Emerson |
Willi | Wednesday, April 18, 2001 - 09:00 am     You're welcome Max |
Grooch | Friday, April 20, 2001 - 08:49 am     Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse were in divorce court. The judge said to Mickey, "You say here that your wife is crazy." Mickey replied, "No, No, Wait you have it all wrong, I said she was f__king Goofy."
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Max | Friday, April 20, 2001 - 08:55 am     A fifth grade teacher in a Christian school asked her class to look at TV commercials and see if they could use them in some way to communicate ideas about God. Here are some of the results: God is like BAYER ASPIRIN -- He works miracles. God is like a FORD -- He's got a better idea. God is like COKE -- He's the real thing. God is like HALLMARK CARDS -- He cares enough to send His very best. God is like TIDE -- He gets the stains out that others leave behind. God is like GENERAL ELECTRIC -- He brings good things to life. God is like SEARS -- He has everything. God is like ALKA-SELTZER -- Try him, you'll like Him. God is like SCOTCH TAPE -- You can't see him, but you know He's there. God is like ALLSTATE -- You're in good hands with Him. God is like DELTA -- He's ready when you are. God is like VO-5 HAIR SPRAY -- He holds through all kinds of weather. God is like DIAL SOAP -- Aren't you glad you have Him? Don't you wish everybody did?
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Willi | Friday, April 20, 2001 - 09:05 am     We convince ourselves that life will be better after we get married, have a baby, then another. Then we are frustrated that the kids aren't old enough and we'll be more content when they are. After that we're frustrated that we have teenagers to deal with. We will certainly be happy when they are out of that stage. We tell ourselves that our life will be complete when our spouse gets his or her act together, when we get a nicer car, are able to go on a nice vacation, when we retire. The truth is, there's no better time to be happy than right now. If not now, when? Your life will always be filled with challenges. It's best to admit this to yourself and decide to be happy anyway. One of my favorite quotes comes from Alfred D Souza. He said, "For a long time it had seemed to me that life was about to begin - real life. But there was always some obstacle in the way, something to be gotten through first, some unfinished business, time still to be served, a debt to be paid. Then life would begin. At last it dawned on me that these obstacles were my life." This perspective has helped me to see that there is no way to happiness. Happiness is the way. So, treasure every moment that you have. And treasure it more because you shared it with someone special, special enough to spend your time... and remember that time waits for no one... So stop waiting until you finish school, until you go back to school, until you lose ten pounds, until you gain ten pounds, until you have kids, until your kids leave the house, until you start work, until you retire, until you get married, until you get divorced, until Friday night, until Sunday morning, until you get a new car or home, until your car or home is paid off, until spring, until summer, until fall, until winter, until you are off welfare, until the first or fifteenth, until your song comes on, until you've had a drink, until you've sobered up, until you die, until you are born again to decide that there is no better time than right now to be happy... Happiness is a journey, not a destination. Thought for the day: Work like you don't need money, Love like you've never been hurt, And dance like no one's watching. I enjoyed this & it helped me so I thought I'd share it.
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Max | Friday, April 20, 2001 - 09:09 am     Very nice, Willi.  |
Willi | Friday, April 20, 2001 - 09:21 am     Yours too Max! I printed it out to save...Thanks!
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Zeb | Friday, April 20, 2001 - 11:03 am     "Nobody gets everything they want in life. If we did, we would all be spoiled rotten." |
Max | Friday, April 20, 2001 - 11:04 am     You mean I'm not spoiled rotten! Darn! I SO thought I'd achieved that!
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Zeb | Friday, April 20, 2001 - 11:08 am     "When power is lost, it's usually customary to light a candle than to walk around in darkness." |
Zeb | Friday, April 20, 2001 - 11:09 am     LOL Max! |
Max | Friday, April 20, 2001 - 11:10 am     Gosh, I guess there is a way to avoid all those bruised shins I've been experiencing when the lights are out! Thanks for that tip, Zeb!
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Moondance | Friday, April 20, 2001 - 03:49 pm     E-mailed to me today by a friend.... A Columbine High School student wrote: The paradox of our time in history is that we have taller buildings, but shorter tempers; wider freeways, but narrower viewpoints; we spend more, but have less; we buy more, but enjoy it less. we have bigger houses and smaller families; more conveniences, but less time; we have more degrees, but less sense; more knowledge, but less judgment; more experts, but less solutions; more medicine, but less wellness. we have multiplied our possessions, but reduced our values. we talk too much, love too seldom, and hate too often. we've learned how to make a living, but not a life; we've added years to life, not life to years. we've been all the way to the moon and back, but have trouble crossing the street to meet the new neighbor. we've conquered outer space, but not inner space; we've cleaned up the air, but polluted the soul; we've split the atom, but not our prejudice. we have higher incomes, but lower morals; we've become long on quantity, but short on quality. These are the times of tall men, and short character; steep profits, and shallow relationships. These are the times of world peace, but domestic warfare; more leisure, but less fun; more kinds of food, but less nutrition. These are days of two incomes, but more divorce; of fancier houses, but broken homes. It is a time when there is much in the show window and nothing in the stockroom; a time when technology can bring this letter to you. |
Willi | Friday, April 20, 2001 - 03:54 pm     So true. Thanks for posting this Moon. I watched the Columbine Remembrance ceremony today...Very sobering. |
Kady | Friday, April 20, 2001 - 04:05 pm     Thanks Moon. It is great to see such wisdom from someone so young. |
Lancecrossfire | Friday, April 20, 2001 - 06:56 pm     High Performance Team: "This is a small number of people with complimentary skills who are equally committed to a common purpose, goals, and working approach for which they hold themselves mutually accountable."..."and has members who are also deeply committed to one other's personal growth and success." "The Wisdom of Teams" Jon R. Katzenbach and Douglas K. Smith |
Zeb | Friday, April 20, 2001 - 07:11 pm     "Our board is what our thoughts make it." (now where have I seen that before?) |
Karuuna | Saturday, April 21, 2001 - 09:24 am     "Do you respect that of God in everyone though it may be expressed in unfamiliar ways or be difficult to discern? Each of us has a particular experience of God and each must find the way to be true to it. When words are strange or disturbing to you, try to sense where they come from and what has nourished the lives of others. Listen patiently and seek the truth which other people's opinions may contain for you. Avoid hurtful criticism and provocative language. Do not allow the strength of your convictions to betray you into making statements that are unfair or untrue. Think it possible that you may be mistaken." Taken from "Advice and Queries" (a Quaker text) |
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