BRIGHT SIDE ARCHIVES FROM AOL: FOR WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 2005

ON THE BRIGHT SIDE

SEPTEMBER 21, 2005

TODAY'S THOUGHTIn the End, we will remember not the words of our enemies

but the silence of our friends

Martin Luther King, Jr

TODAY'S ACTION

Make new friends but keep the old, One is silver the other gold

TODAY'S QUOTE

A family is a place where minds come in contact with one another. If these minds love one another the home will be as beautiful as a flower garden. But if these minds get out of harmony with one another it is like a storm that plays havoc with the garden.

Buddha

HAPPY WEDNESDAY

Over the Hump Day

I got to go out to dinner last night - we ate at ‘Rubin’s’ and I had a Rubin sandwich. Tomorrow we’ll be having dinner at everyone’s favorite – ‘O’Boys. Son#1 and family requested we go there as they’ll be in tomorrow to take our Sweetheart into the new doctor for a 2nd opinion. Please pray that it’s a successful visitTake good care all

Have a great day ! Another wonderful day on the Way

TODAY IS...DEAR DIARY DAY

People have been writing in diaries as long as there have been pen and paper. There's something nice about keeping a record of the days, but... saucy starlet, Mae West, had a different idea with her famous quote:

Dearie, Keep a Diary and
Someday the Diary
Will Keep YouAnd it's...

Saint Matthew Feast Day - A tax collector before he became a disciple of Jesus, Saint Matthew is patron saint of accountants, bankers, bookkeepers, tax collectors, custom officers, and security guards

TODAY'S TRIVIA

1814 Francis Scott Key's patriotic verses, entitled "The Star Spangled Banner," were first published in "The Baltimore American." The poem became the American National Anthem in 1931

1893 Frank Duryea drives 1st US made gas propelled vehicle - a car

1897: The "Sun" ran its famous editorial that answered a question from eight-year-old Virginia O'Hanlon: "Is there a Santa Claus?" Francis P. Church wrote, in part: "Yes, ,there is a Santa Claus. He exists as certainly as love and generosity and devotion exist, ahd you know that they abound and give to your life its highest beauty and joy

1937: "The Hobbit," by J.R.R. Tolkien, was first published

1954 Nuclear submarine "Nautilus" is commissioned 1957: "Perry Mason," starring Raymond Burr, premiered on CBS TV. It continued for 9 years becoming the longest running lawyer series ever to appear on TV

1962: "On The Flintstones," when Fred recommended his unemployed friend Barney for a job at the quarry, Barney turned out to be Mr. Slate’s nephew and was made Executive Vice-President

TODAY'S SMILE

Have it your way - NOT!

Needing some clothes cleaned in a hurry, a man searched the small town in which he was visiting until he found a sign which read: "Cleaning and Pressing, 24-Hour ServiceAfter explaining his needs, he said, "I'll be back for my suit tomorrow"Won't be ready til Saturday," replied the proprietor"

But I thought you had 24-hour service," the customer protested "We do, son," the proprietor said reproachfully. But we only work eight hours a day. Today's Thursday - eight hours today, eight hours Friday, eight on Saturday. That's 24-hour service

TODAY'S WORD

eschew
Pronunciation: /es-CHOO/
v : to avoid or refrain from

TODAY'S REFLECTION

How great is God -- beyond our understanding!
The number of his years is past finding out.
Listen! Listen to the roar of his voice,
to the rumbling that comes from his mouth.
God's voice thunders in marvelous ways;
he does great things beyond our understanding.

Job 36:26, 37:2, 5