SPECIAL LIST-MEMBER BIRTHDAY: Leroy Sedgwick!
ENON BIRTHDAY: Crosher Whitehead!
BIRTHDAYS: Casey Jones, 1864; Albert Einstein, 1879; Hank Ketchum, 1920; Michael Caine, 1933; Quincy Jones, 1933; Billy Crystal, 1947; Prince Albert of Monaco, 1958.
THIS DAY IN HISTORY:
On this date in 1743 at Boston's Faneuil Hall was held America's first town meeting. Residents met to discuss their opinions on several key issues of the day.
On this date in 1794 Eli Whitney received a patent for the cotton gin.
On this date in 1885 Gilbert and Sullivan's MIKADO premiered in London.
On this date in 1923 Warren G. Harding became the first president to file an income tax.
On this date in 1947 Philippine military and naval bases were leased to the U.S.
On this date in 1950 after suffering months of severe drought followed by a dry winter New York hired Dr. Wallace Howard as a "rainmaker". Dr. Howard was director of New Hampshire's Mount Washington Observatory. He tried every trick in the book to make it rain. After about one month it... snowed.
MEANINGLESS FACTS: Sources say that Albert Einstein never wore socks... Einstein was offered the presidency of Israel in 1952 but turned it down... In his last will, after disposition of an estate of $65,000, Einstein left his manuscripts to Hebrew University and his violin to his grandson.
TRIVIA: My father was Cushi, my grandfather was Gedaliah, his father was Amariah, and his father was Hizikiah. I received the word of the Lord in the days of Josiah the son of Amon, king of Judah. Who am I?
Birthday-boy Albert Einstein said, "If I had my life to live over again, I'd be a plumber." It probably pays better than "general genius"...
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Thanks to J&W R: The Lord's Test
I woke up this morning and knew
that today,
The sun would not be shining and
the clouds would be gray.
As I stepped outside, rain fell
upon my head.
My car wouldn't start so I walked
to school instead.
I forgot all of my assignments
I failed all of my tests.
I dropped my head in disgust and
asked the Lord for one request.
"Lord, why is it that things won't
go my way?"
He gently replied, "Dear child
it is because you didn't thank me yesterday.
I woke you up and enabled you to
see the sun again.
I gave you shelter, protected your
family, and even let you make a new friend.
I blessed you far greater than
I ever had before.
But you were too busy to thank
me once more.
You didn't feel sick because I
maintained your health.
You had money in your pocket because
I maintained your wealth.
You had shoes on your feet and
clothes to wear, too.
You had plenty of food to eat,
and what did you do?
You ignored me and went about your
tasks.
But when you wanted something you
never hesitated to ask.
I was there when you needed me and
that wasn't too long ago.
But when things started going your
way, it was me you did not know.
As if that weren't enough, I provided
your favorite luxuries.
This was something I didn't have
to do-they weren't even necessities.
And when it was time to get on
your knees and show your gratitude,
You decided that after such a fulfilling
day, you weren't in the mood.
So I decided to give you just a
little test.
To show you how it would feel to
stop being blessed."
I began to realize what the Lord
was saying.
And when I got home, I fell to
my knees and started praying.
He said, "My child, you have learned
and you know I do forgive.
But remember to remember this day
as long as you shall live.
Author Unknown
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Thanks to LBS:
Two robins were sitting in a tree
looking on the ground for worms. One said to the other, look down there
at all those worms. Good, said the other, let's fly down & have lunch.?
And so they did. They were feasting on all the grubs and finally, one said,
I'm so full I have to stop eating and let my food digest.
Me too, said the other robin. Think
I'll just lay back & bask in the sun. Good idea, said the other robin.?
I love to bask in the sun too. So they both laid back & relaxed, basking
in the sun.
Along came a kitty cat and ate them both. When he finished his meal, he stood up, rubbed his stomach & said, "I just love baskin robins".
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Thanks to a friend:
Hello Operator, does Heaven have a phone number? Mommy went to Heaven, but I need her here today, My tummy hurts and I fell down, I need her right away. Operator can you tell me how to find her in this book? Is heaven in the yellow part, I don't know where to look. I think my daddy needs her too, at night I hear him cry. I hear him call her name sometimes, but I really don't know why. Maybe if I call her, she will hurry home to me. Is Heaven very far away, is it across the sea? She's been gone a long, long time she needs to come home now! I really need to reach her, but I simply don't know how.
Help me find the number please, is it listed under "Heaven"? I can't read these big big words, I am only seven. I'm sorry operator, I didn't mean to make you cry, Is your tummy hurting too, or is there something in your eye? If I call my church maybe they will know.
Mommy said when we need help that's where we should go. I found the number to my church tacked up on the wall. Thank you operator, I'll give them a call. Time waits for no one. Treasure every moment you have. You will treasure it even more, when you can share it with someone special.
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Thanks to M/M Riverrats and another friend as well:
DEAR LORD, I AM VERY PROUD OF MYSELF TODAY. SO FAR I HAVE NOT GOSSIPED. SO FAR I HAVE NOT LOST MY TEMPER. I HAVEN'T BEEN GREEDY I HAVEN'T BEEN GRUMPY. I HAVE NOT DONE OR SAID ANYTHING NASTY. I HAVE NOT BEEN SELFISH, NOR HAVE I BEEN OVER INDULGENT. BUT DEAR LORD IN A MINUTE I'M GOING TO GET OUT OF BED AND I'M GOING TO NEED ALL THE HELP YOU CAN GIVE ME. THANK YOU
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Thanks to DB --
A young man decided to join the police force. As a recruit he was asked during the exam, "What would you do if you had to arrest your own mother?"
He answered, "Call for backup."
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Thanks to AB: Morning Coffee
The young clerk's responsibilities included bringing the judge a hot cup of coffee at the start of every day.
Each morning the judge was enraged that the coffee cup arrived two-thirds full. The clerk explained that he had to rush to get the coffee delivered while it was still hot, which caused him to spill much of it along the way.
None of the judge's yelling and insults produced a full cup of coffee, until he finally threatened to cut the clerk's pay by one-third if he continued to produce one-third less than the judge wanted.
The next morning he was greeted with a cup of coffee that was full to the brim, and the next morning and the morning after that.
The judge couldn't resist gloating over his success and smugly complimented the clerk on his new technique.
"Oh, there's not much to it," admitted the clerk happily, "I take some coffee in my mouth right outside the coffee room, and spit it back in when I get outside your office."
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ANSWER: Zephaniah (1:1f).
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