Happy Birthday Nathan Suggs!!!
Happy Anniversary to EThell and Callie Kilgore!!!
BIRTHDAYS: Johann Straus Jr., 1825; Picasso, 1881; Richard Byrd (American polar explorer), 1888; Minnie Pearl, 1912; Anthony Franciosa, 1928; Marion Ross, 1936; Bob Knight, 1940; Anne Tyler, 1941; Helen Reddy, 1942; Brian Kerwin, 1949; Kornelia Ender, 1958.
THIS DAY IN HISTORY:
On this date in 1854 the doomed British Light Brigade charged into the valley of death. We probably best remember this from Tennyson's poem: "Theirs not to make reply,/ Theirs not to reason why,/ Theirs but to do and die."
On this date in 1870 a postcard was first mailed in the United States.
On this date in 1874 German Mennonite immigrants, whose forefathers turned the steppes of southern Russia into the wheat basket of Europe in the 18th century, arrived in Kansas and started planting kernels of thier hard winter wheat, known as turkey red. It proved to be ideal for the area and would soon transform the semi-arid Kansas landscape into the "amber waves of grain" celebrated in "America the Beautiful."
On this date in 1931 the George Washington Bridge, which connects New York and New Jersey, opened.
On this date in 1940 Nylon Stockings first went on sale in America.
On this date in 1960 the patent was issued for the electronic wristwatch.
On this date in 1972 the first female FBI agents completed their training in Quantico, Virginia.
On this date in 1983 the US invaded Grenada.
On this date in 1986 the world's largest omelet was cooked in a 30-foot-wide skillet with 54,763 eggs.
On this date in 1986 a bull moose began a 76-day courtship of a Hereford cow, by the name of Jessica, in Shrewsbury, VT. For over 10 weeks thousands of sightseers watched the moose woo and nuzzle its bovine sweetheart. In the end, it didn't work out and they parted ways...
On this date in 1992 the Toronto Blue Jays became the first team from outside the United States to win a World Series, defeating the Atlanta Braves in six games.
MEANINGLESS FACTS: The Turenne Monument in Sasbach, Germany is a memorial to a French Marshall slain in 1675. It has had a dozen wars fought around it -- yet this site deep in Germany has been respected as sacred French Territory and its honor guards of French veterans have been undisturbed for 282 years... "Year" and "Hour" both originated from the same word -- hora -- a Greek term denoting the movement of time... Alexander Kutaisov (1784-1812), of St. Petersburg, Russia, although in perfect health, spend 6 months out of every year in bed for the last 12 years of his life -- so he could have more time to devote to his studies. Believe it, or not.
TRIVIA: In the Bible, who put a wet blanket on a king and killed him?
Here is a favorite author with a pretty good quote -- "It has long been an axiom of mine that the little things are infinitely the more important" (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle).
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Thanks to L.B.S. for these: More New Book Releases:
Come on In! by Doris Open
The German Bank Robbery by Hans Zupp
I Hate the Sun by Gladys Knight
Prison Security by Barb Dweyer
Irish First Aid by R.U. O'Kaye
My Career As a Clown by Abe Ozo
Here's Pus in Your Eye by Lance Boyle
I Didn't Do It! by Ivan Alibi
Why I Eat at McDonalds by Tommy Ayk
I Hit the Wall by Isadore There
The Bruce Lee Story by Marsha Larts
Take This Job and Shove It by Ike Witt
Rapunzel Rapunzel by Harris Long
Split Personalities by Jacqueline Hyde
How I Won the Marathon by Randy Hoelway
Songs from "South Pacific" by Sam and Janet Evening
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From Stan Kegel: LaundryMat
When our washer broke, my dad took our family's clothes to the laundermat. He was finally ready to go home, arms laden with our neatly folded laundry, when he noticed a sign on the glass door that said "step on."
He stepped on and off the doormat several times, but nothing happened, so he kicked the door open with his foot and made his exit.
Glancing back at the door, he realized that from the outside, the sign said "no pets."
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From the Saints Online Email List -- WOLVES WITHIN US
An old grandfather said to his grandson who came in to him with anger at a friend who had done him an injustice, "Let me tell you a story."
"I too,
at times, have felt a great hate for those who have taken so much with
no sorrow for what they do; but hate wears you down and does not hurt your
enemy. It is like taking a poison and wishing your enemy would die. I have
struggled with these feelings many times."
He continued,
"It is as if there are two wolves inside me; one is good and does no harm.
He lives in harmony with all around him and does not take offense when
no offense was intended. He will only fight when it is right to do so,
and in the right way. But...the other wolf... Ah!
The littlest thing will send him into a fit of temper. He fights everyone, all of the time, for no reason. He cannot think because his anger and hate are so great. It is helpless anger, for his anger will change nothing."
"Sometimes it is hard to live with these two wolves inside me, for both of them try to dominate my spirit."
The boy looked intently into his grandfather's eyes and asked, "Which one wins, Grandfather?"
The grandfather smiled and quietly said, "The one I feed." Kenneth Cooper
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Thanks to Leroy Sedgwick from his bulletin (to subscribe, email him @ [email protected]):
What America Needs
A leader like Moses, who refused to be called the son of Pharaoh’s daughter, but was willing to go with God.
Army generals like Joshua, who knew God and could pray and shout things to pass rather than blow them to pieces with atomic energy.
A food administrator like Joseph, who knew God and had the answer to famine.
Preachers like Peter, who would not be afraid to look in the eye and say, “Repent or perish,” and denounce their personal as well as national sins.
Mothers like Hannah, who would pray for a child that she might give him to God, rather than women who are delinquent mothers of delinquent children.
Children like Samuel, who would talk to God in the night hours.
Physicians like Luke, who could care for physical needs and introduce their patients to Jesus Christ who is a specialist in spiritual trouble.
A God like Israel’s, instead of the “dollar god,” the “entertainment god,” and the “auto god.”
A Saviour like Jesus, who could and would save from the uttermost to the uttermost.
Selected.
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ANSWER: Hazael killed king Ben-hadad, II Kgs. 8:15, (RV) -- "And it came to pass on the morrow, that he (Hazael) took the coverlet, and dipped it in water, and spread it on his (Ben-hadad's) face, so that he died: and Hazael reigned in his stead."
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Good Morning: It's Friday October 26, 2001!
BIRTHDAYS: Joseph Hansom, 1803; cereal magnate Charles William Post, 1854; Francois Mitterand, 1916; Edward Brooke, 1919; Stephen Kellogg (children's author and illustrator), 1941; Bob Hoskins, 1942; Hillary Rodham Clinton, 1946; Pat Sajak, 1946; Jaclyn Smith, 1948; Chuck Forman, 1950.
THIS DAY IN HISTORY:
On this date in 1676 what were styled as "puritanical" laws went into effect in the settlements of New Jersey. Colonists can be jailed for swearing and drinking, and anyone over 16 who struck or cursed at his parents could be executed.
On this date in 1760 George III was crowned King of England.
On this date in 1785 the first jackasses arrived in Boston Harbor from Spain. They were a gift from the King of Spain to President George Washington.
On this date in 1825 the Erie Canal opened.
On this date in 1863 The International Red Cross was established.
On this date in 1881 the Earp brothers and Doc Holliday defeated the Clanton boys at the OK Corral in Tombstone, Arizona.
On this date in 1905 Norway gained its independence from Sweden.
On this date in 1951 Rocky Marciano defeated Joe Louis for the heavyweight championship.
On this date in 1951 Winston Churchill was appointed prime minister of Great Britain for the second time by King George VI.
On this date in 1955 the U.S. Air Force officially proclaimed that flying saucers were nothing more than delusions and myths. I don't think everyone was listening...
On this date in 1970 the comic strip "Doonesbury" by Garry Trudeau first appeared.
On this date in 1984 Dr. Leonard Bailey of the Loma Linda University Medical Center transplanted the heart of a seven-month-old baboon into a 12-day-old infant known as "Baby Fae." She survived 20 days.
On this date in 1987 the New York Public Library began building its new underground extension.
On this date in 1988 two trapped whales reached open sea after being helped by local Eskimos.
MEANINGLESS FACTS: Mrs. Catherine Neill (1792-1894) of Balmerino, Scotland, never suffered a toothache, never consulted a doctor, and lived to the age of 101 years 7 months... The "Sixteenth Street Church" in Huntington, West Virginia has not been located on 16th Street for over 30 years... Capt. Henry Epley of Council Bluffs, Iowa, was born without teeth -- and grew none during his entire lifetime. Believe it, or not.
TRIVIA: In the Bible, what dressmaker was raised from the dead?
A rhyming thought -- "To see a world in a grain of sand and heaven in a wild flower, Hold infinity in the palm of your hand and eternity in an hour" (William Blake).
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From our archives -- From JokesEveryDay: Baby Chickens
A city
slicker moves to the country and decides he's going to take up farming.
He heads to the local co-op and tells the man, "Give me 100 baby chickens."
The co-op man complies.
A week
later the man returns and says, "Give me 200 baby chickens." The co-op
man complies.
Again, a week later the man returns. This time he says, "Give me 500 baby chickens." "Wow!" the co-op man replies, "You must really be doing well!"
"Naw," said the man with a sigh, "I'm either planting them too deep or too far apart!"
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Thanks to my sister -- Moral Question
I have a moral question for you. This is an imaginary situation, but I think it is fun to decide what one would do.
The situation:
You are in the Middle East, and there is a huge flood in progress. Many
homes have been lost, water supplies compromised and structures destroyed.
You
are a photographer getting still photos for the CNN news service and are
traveling alone, looking for particularly poignant scenes.
You come across Osama Bin Laden who has been swept away by the floodwaters. He is barely hanging on to a tree limb and is about to go under.
You can either put down your camera and save him, or take a Pulitzer Prize winning photograph of him as he loses his grip on the limb.
So, here's the question ..... and think carefully before you answer the question below:
Which lens would you use ?
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From a friend -- "FIVE FINGER PRAYER"
Discovering that she had trouble remembering to pray for the needs of others, we can learn from this woman who devised a five-finger prayer memory trick:
The woman explained: “Before I pray, I hold my hand up in front of my face, with my thumb pointing back toward me. The thumb reminds me to pray for those closest to me--my family, my friends, my neighbors.”
Wiggling her index finger, she continued: “Teachers used to point at us in school, so as I come to this finger, I pray for those who have been my teachers and spiritual leaders.
My middle finger is the largest one. This brings to mind the leaders of our country and our President. So I pray for them.
The next finger is called the weak finger. When I come to it, I think of the weak, the sick, those who are poor and need help.”
Coming
to the last finger-the little finger-she concluded: “Last is my little
finger, which stands for me. That’s when I finish, by praying for myself
and my needs.”
AMEN
(Source: Anonymous)
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From "Tuesday Humor" -- Pecan Chips
On the
outskirts of town, there was a big old pecan tree by the cemetery fence.
One day two boys filled a bucket up with nuts and sat down by the tree,
out of sight, and began dividing the nuts. "One for you, one for me. One
for you, one for me," said one boy. Several were dropped and rolled down
toward the fence. Another boy came riding along the road on his bicycle.
As he passed, he thought he heard voices from inside the cemetery. He slowed
down to investigate. Sure enough, he heard, "One for you, one for me. One
for you, one for me." He just knew what it was. "Oh my," he shuddered,
"it's Satan and the Lord dividing the souls at the cemetery. He jumped
back on his bike and rode off. Just around the bend he met an old man with
a cane, hobbling along. "Come here quick," said the boy, "you won't believe
what I heard. Satan and the Lord are down at the cemetery dividing up the
souls."
The
man said, "Beat it, kid, can't you see it's hard for me to walk?" When
the boy insisted, though, the man hobbled to the cemetery. Standing by
the fence they heard, "One for you, one for me. One for you, one for me."
The old man whispered, "Boy, you've been tellin' the truth. Let's see if
we can see the devil himself."
Shaking with fear, they peered through the fence, yet were still unable to see anything. The old man and the boy gripped the wrought iron bars of the fence tighter and tighter as they tried to get a glimpse of Satan. At last they heard, "One for you, one for me. And one last one for you. That's all. Now let's go get those nuts by the fence, and we'll be done."
They say the old guy made it back to town 5 minutes before the boy.
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ANSWER: Of course, Dorcas (Acts 9:37-40) was raised from the dead -- "And it came to pass in those days, that she (Dorcas) was sick, and died:... and all the widows stood by... weeping, and shewing the coats and garments which Dorcas made while she was with them. But Peter put them all forth, and... said, Tabitha, arise. And she opened her eyes: and when she saw Peter, she sat up."
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