Good
Morning: It's Tuesday March 6, 2001!
BIRTHDAYS: Michelangelo,
1475; Cyrano de Bergerac, 1619; Lou Costello, 1908; Ed McMahon, 1923; astronaut
L. Gordon Cooper, 1927; Marion Berry, 1936; Valentina Tereshkova, 1937;
Rob Reiner, 1945; Andrea Elson, 1969.
THIS DAY IN HISTORY:
On this date in 1521 Magellan "discovered"
Guam.
On this date in 1836 Davy Crockett
and Jim Bowie were killed as the Alamo fell to the Mexicans.
On this date in 1857 the U.S. Supreme
Court ruled that the slave Dred Scott could not sue for his freedom in
a federal court.
On this date in 1930 Clarence Birdseye
put the first individually packaged frozen foods on sale -- mothers throughout
the country rejoiced!!!
On this date in 1936 the British
Spitfire MK1 took to the air.
On this date in 1946 France recognized
Vietnam as a free state within the French Indochina Federation.
On this date in 1967 Svetlana Alliluyeva
announced her intention to defect from the U.S.S.R.
MEANINGLESS FACTS: A bolt
of lightning can be miles long and only inches wide... If you count the
seconds between seeing the lightning and hearing the thunder, you can tell
how far away the storm is. Every five seconds equals approximately
one mile... During a single storm, the Empire State Building may be struck
by lightning twenty times.
TRIVIA: I went out to intercept
Necho as he was going to battle the Babylonians and was slain by an archer.
All Judah and Jerusalem mourned for me. Jeremiah also mourned my
passing. Who am I?
Quentin
Crisp said, "The trouble with children is that they are not returnable."
Maybe a little pessimistic (I wouldn't take the world for mine), but a
thought... On to the real stuff.
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Thanks to M/M Riverrats:
A Wonderful Story
A woman came out of her house and
saw 3 old men with long white beards sitting in her front yard. She did
not recognize them. She said "I don't think I know you, but you must be
hungry. Please come in and have something to eat."
"Is the man of the house home?",
they asked.
"No", she replied. "He's out."
"Then we cannot come in", they
replied.
In the evening when her husband
came home, she told him what had happened.
"Go tell them I am home and invite
them in!" The woman went out and invited the men in.
"We do not go into a House together,"
they replied.
"Why is that?" she asked.
One of the old men explained: "His
name is Wealth," he said pointing to one of his friends, and said pointing
to another one, "He is Success, and I am Love." Then he added, "Now go
in and discuss with your husband which one of us you want in your home."
The woman went in and told her
husband what was said. Her husband was overjoyed. "How nice!!", he said.
"Since that is the case, let us invite Wealth. Let him come and fill our
home with wealth!"
His wife disagreed. "My dear, why
don't we invite Success?" Their daughter-in-law was listening from the
other corner of the house. She jumped in with her own suggestion: "Would
it not be better to invite Love? Our home will then be filled with love!"
"Let us heed our daughter-in-law's
advice," said the husband to his wife.
"Go out and invite Love to be our
guest."
The woman went out and asked the
3 old men, "Which one of you is Love? Please come in and be our guest."
Love got up and started walking
toward the house. The other 2 also got up and followed him. Surprised,
the lady asked Wealth and Success: "I only invited Love, Why are you coming
in?"
The old men replied together: "If
you had invited Wealth or Success, the other two of us would've stayed
out, but since you invited Love, wherever He goes, we go with him. Wherever
there is Love, there is also Wealth and Success!!!!!!"
MY WISH FOR YOU...
-Where there is pain, I wish you
peace and mercy.
-Where there is self-doubting,
I wish you a renewed confidence in your ability to work through it.
-Where there is tiredness, or exhaustion,
I wish you understanding, patience, and renewed strength.
-Where there is fear, I wish you
love, and courage.
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Thanks to AB: The Best Top
10 List:
10. Fight truth decay: brush up
on your Bible.
9. Are you wrinkled with burden?
Come to Christ for a faith lift!
8. God doesn't call the qualified:
He qualifies the called.
7. Be ye fishers of men: you catch
them - Jesus will clean them.
6. Give God what's right, -- not
what's left!
5. WARNING: Exposure to the Son
may prevent burning!
4. God doesn't want shares of your
life, He wants controlling interest!
3. We don't change the message,
the message changes us.
2. A family altar can alter a family.
1. God loves everyone, but probably
prefers "fruits of the spirit" over "religious nuts"
GOD LOVES YOU JUST THE WAY
YOU ARE, BUT HE REFUSES TO LEAVE YOU THAT WAY. HE WANTS YOU TO BE ... JUST
LIKE JESUS.
Quit telling God how big your problems
are and start telling your problems how BIG GOD IS!!!
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Thanks to a friend: The Christian
Alphabet
A lthough things are not
perfect
B ecause of trial or pain
C ontinue in thanksgiving
D o not begin to blame.
E ven when the times are
hard
F ierce winds are bound to
blow
G od is forever able
H old on to what you know.
I magine life without His
love
J oy would cease to be
K eep thanking
H im for all the things
L ove imparts to thee.
M ove out of "Camp Complaining"
N o weapon that is known
O n earth can yield the power
P raise can do alone.
Q uit looking at the future
R edeem the time at hand
S tart every day with worship
T o "thank" is a command.
U ntil we see Him coming
V ictorious in the sky
W e'll run the race with
gratitude
eX alting God most high.
Y es, there will be good
times and yes some will be bad, but
Z ion waits in glory, where
none are ever sad!
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Thanks to DS: The FBI
Hello, is this the FBI?"
"Yes. What do you want?"
"I'm calling to report about my
neighbor Billy Bob Smith! He is hiding marijuana inside his firewood."
"Thank you very much for the call,
sir."
The next day, the FBI agents descend
on Billy Bob's house. They search the shed where the firewood is kept.
Using axes, they bust open every
piece of wood, but find no marijuana. They express their anger at Billy
Bob and leave.
The phone rings at Billy Bob's
house.
"Hey, Billy Bob! Did the FBI come?"
"Yeah!"
"Did they chop your firewood?"
"Yep."
"Happy Birthday, Buddy"
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Thanks to LBS: Sobriety Test
This car was pulled over
by a highway patrolman for speeding. As the officer was writing the ticket,
he noticed several machetes in the car.
"What are those for?" he asked
suspiciously.
"I'm a juggler," the man
replied. "I use those in my act."
"Well, show me," the officer demanded.
The juggler took out the
machetes and started juggling them; first three, then more until
he was tossing seven at one time, overhand, underhand, behind the back,
putting on a dazzling show in the breakdown lane and amazing the officer.
Just then, another car passed
by. The driver did a double take, and said, "I've got to give up
drinking! Look at the test they're giving now." Ken Harrah
2061 ret.
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ANSWER: One of my favorite
Old Testament characters, Josiah. II Chronicles 35.
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