BRIGHT SIDE ARCHIVES FROM AOL: FOR SATURDAY, AUGUST 27, 2005

ON THE BRIGHT SIDE

AUGUST 27, 2005

TODAY'S THOUGHT

A happy person is not a person in a certain set of circumstances, but rather a person with a certain set of attitudes. Hugh Downs

TODAY'S ACTION

Appreciate the joy in this life in even its simplest forms

TODAY'S QUOTE

The opportunity is often lost by deliberating Publius Syrus

HAPPY SATURDAY

The hurricane is now headed up to the Mississippi Babes - please pray for all those in danger from Katrina. After causing havoc for my Sunshine babes it's building up steam and heading upward. This will be the 2nd hurricane to head their way this year. We can't do much about the weather, but we can pray!

Take good care! Have a great day all !

Another wonderful one on the Way!

TODAY IS...BANANA LOVERS DAY Banana plants are grown in just about every tropical place - and make up the 4th largest fruit crop in the world. A plant needs 10 - 15 months of frost-free conditions to produce a flower stalk. Most varieties will stop growing when the temperature drops below 60° F of above 100°. High in potassium, bananas are easy to eat and are a great additional to any meal

BANANA PIZZA

INGREDIENTS
8 frozen dinner rolls, thawed
2/3 cup brown sugar
1/4 cup butter or margarine, softened
1/3 cup chopped pecans
2 cups banana cream pudding
4-6 bananas, sliced
1 cup whipped topping (optional)
1. Spray a 12" pizza pan with non-stick cooking spray. Press the rolls together and form the dough into a crust in the pan. Turn up the edges to make a ridge. Let the dough rise for 10 minutes.

2. Cream the butter and brown sugar together in a mixing bowl. Stir in the pecans. Sprinkle this mixture evenly over your pizza dough. Bake at 350 degrees F for 20 minutes. Remove from oven and cool completely.

3. Arrange the sliced bananas on top of the crust. Spoon the banana pudding over the sliced bananas. Top with thewhipped topping.

BANANA PANCAKES

4 bananas
1 cup milk
1 cup flour
1 egg
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1. Peel the bananas and mash through a potato ricer or a colander. Put in a mixing bowl and add the milk and well-beaten egg.

2. Sift the flour, baking powder and salt into the mixture and beat until smooth.

3. Fry on a hot, greased griddle. You can make them oblong to look like bananas. Serve with syrup

TODAY'S TRIVIA

1667 - Earliest recorded hurricane in US (Jamestown Virginia)
1859 - 1st successful oil well drilled, near Titusville, Penn by Edwin Drake
1912 - Edgar Rice Burroughs' publishes "Tarzan of the Apes"
1955 - "Guinness Book of World Records" 1st published
1961 - Francis the Talking Mule is mystery guest on "What's My Line"
1975 - 1st night match at US Tennis Open Parun defeats Smith

TODAY'S SMILE

A woman's husband asked her what she wanted for her birthday. She thought for a moment and said, "This year I just want cold, hard cash for a change."

The following day her husband fulfilled her request. He put $40 in nickels, dimes and quarters into a quart jar, then filled it with water and placed it in the freezer.

On her birthday he handed his wife a solidly frozen bottle of change

ONE MORE..

Deciding to eat healthier breakfasts, my brother-in-law declared that oatmeal would now be his cereal of choice. But after eating his first bowl, he told my sister, "I hope I develop a taste for the stuff. It goes down real rough."

"Well," she asked, "how long did you cook it?"

"You're supposed to cook it?" he said

and last but not least...

Where do pencils come from?

A: Pencil-vania

TODAY'S WORD

schlemiel • \shluh-MEEL noun
: an unlucky bungler : chump

TODAY'S REFLECTION

Jesus said to him, If you can believe, all things are possible to him who believes. Mark 9:23

When you pray for something, learn to be patient and wait for the answer. Sometimes it will come through an unexpected event, but many times you will find an idea filling your mind. If it seems to be in line with God's way, it may be your answer