BRIGHT SIDE ARCHIVES FROM AOL: FOR FRIDAY , AUGUST 12, 2005

ON THE BRIGHT SIDE

FRIDAY , AUGUST 12, 2OO5

TODAY'S THOUGHT

Our deeds determine us, as much as we determine our deeds George Elliot

TODAY'S ACTION

Look at the world with a vision magnified by the power of faith deep within you

TODAY'S RESOLUTION

I shall take full responsibility for putting
my heart, spirit, and soul in the right place
to hear God say I love you

TODAY'S QUOTE

The crisis of today is the joke of tomorrow. H. G. Wells

HAPPY 'FINALLY' FRIDAY !

I'm off to Sam's Club for food for tonight's rehersal dinner. Then I'll be cooking...I'm making a Ham, Lasagna, tossed green salad and a fruit salad. Everyone is bringing something else to add to the feast too ! I'm also getting croissants and the makings for the 'frothy slosh' ( Our fruity punch) and will take it all over to DS#5's house where the dinner will be held. Then they are supposed to decorating the hall for the reception after the dinner.This grand'ma' will probably need to put her feet up by then. DS#5 and his wife have been working very hard this summer to get their house and backyard all spruced up for this weekend. I'll be taking lots of pictures so you'll all get to see it too !

Have a great day all !

Another wonderful one on the Way !!!

TODAY IS...TRUCK DRIVERS DAY !

Today is a time to give a nice thought to all of those people who travel the road. Truckers move our mail, our groceries and about everything else - including, sometimes, us! They keep the economy going, but they also spend a lot of time far away from home. Today let's say, We Love Truckers

TODAY'S TRIVIA

1851: Isaac Singer was granted a patent for his sewing machine. He set up business in Boston with $40 in capital

1865: Joseph Lister became the first doctor to use disinfectant during surgery

1877: This is the birthday of the phonograph record. Edison drew a sketch of his idea, with a note to his mechanic, John Kreusi, "Make this." When the mechanic did, Edison recorded himself reciting the poem "Mary Had a Little Lamb." It worked

1915: The novel "Of Human Bondage," by William Somerset Maugham, was first published

1937: Comedian, Red Skelton, got his first taste of network radio on this night, as he appeared on the Rudy Vallee Show on NBC

1955: President Eisenhower raises minimum wage from 75 cents to $1 an hour 1972: The last American combat ground troops left Vietnam

TODAY'S SMILE

One of those huge graders goes to work on a highway repair job. when the machine is operating on a busy road, traffic is halted and the cars lined up in opposite directions are allowed toproceedalternately. A veteran operator of one of those big machines decided one day to try to relieve the tension that inevitably results from such a traffic backup. Consequently on both the front and rear of his grader a sign now appears, declaring, "The Road to Happiness is Almost Always Under Construction

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Very early one morning two birds are sitting at the side of a large puddle of oil. They see a worm on the other side. So... the one flies over and the other one swims through - which one gets to the worm first?

The one who swam, of course, because da oily boid gets da woim

A bird in hand is safer than one overhead

TODAY'S WORD

redolent adjective 1. Having or emitting fragrance; aromatic. 2. Suggestive; reminiscent: a campaign redolent of machine politics

TODAY'S REFLECTION

Whoever does not care for his own relatives, especially his own family members, has turned against the faith and is worse than someone who does not believe in God.

1 Timothy 5:8

It is in the circle of the home where children first learn the importance of individual responsibility. Until we reclaim our families and our children, we will never deal with the moral crisis in our society.
Charles Colson