Thursday, November 17, 2005

FOR FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 18TH, 2005

ON THE BRIGHT SIDE

NOVEMBER 18th, 2005

 

TODAY'S THOUGHT

Not knowing when the dawn will come, I open every door

Emily Dickinson

TODAY'S ACTION

Be willing to make the sacrifices necessary to accomplish your goals

TODAY'S QUOTE

He who forgets the language of gratitude is not likely to be on speaking terms with God

HAPPY FINALLY FRIDAY !

 Brrrrrrrrrrrr What else can I say! We are freezing here. There is a snow warning east of us, but we may get some on the ground too. The weather man was showing temps in the teens. Much too cold too fast.

Last weekend when I had my oil change etc. they said I needed a new battery too, so yesterday I stopped on my way home from work and got one. I figured there was no sense in taking any chances. Not with this cold snap!

Take good care all !  Keep warm !

Have a great day ! Another wonderful one on the way !

TODAY IS...MICKEY MOUSE DAY

MIC - KEY - M-O-U-S-E

Mickey is looking really good for his age - he's in his 70's.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MICK!

TODAY'S TRIVIA

1307: William Tell shoots the apple off his son's head? Did it happen? No one know for sure. The origin of the story is even unknown. It is of either Swiss, Norwegian, Danish, Icelandic or Persian origin

1820: US Navy Captain Nathaniel B. Palmer discovered the frozen continent of Antarctica

1883: The United States adopted Standard Time and set up four zones - Eastern, Central, Mountain, and Pacific

1928: The first successful sound-synchronized animated cartoon, Walt Disney's "Steamboat Willie," starring Mickey Mouse, premiered in New York at the Colony Theater

1966: US Roman Catholic bishops did away with the rule against eating meat on Fridays

TODAY'S SMILE

THE 12 DAYS OF THANKSGIVING

On the First Day..... We give thanks for the fresh turkey feast and its hot trimmings.

On the Second Day..... We bless the cold turkey sandwiches, slushy cranberry sauce, and hard rolls.

On the Third Day..... We praise the turkey pie and vintage mixed veggies.

On the Fourth Day..... We thank the pilgrims for not serving bison that first time, or we'd be celebrating Thanksgiving until April.

On the Fifth Day..... We gobble up cubed bird casserole and pray for a glimpse of a naked turkey carcass.

On the Sixth Day..... We show gratitude (sort of) to the creative cook who slings cashews at the turkey and calls it Oriental.

On the Seventh Day..... We forgive our forefathers and pass the turkey-nugget pizza.

On the Eighth Day..... The word ''vegetarian'' keeps popping into our heads.

On the Ninth Day..... We check our hair to make sure we're not beginning to sprout feathers.

On the Tenth Day..... We hope that the wing meat kabobs catch fire under the broiler.

On the Eleventh Day..... We smile over the creamed gizzard because the thigh bones are in sight.

 On the Twelfth Day..... We apologize for running out of turkey leftovers....and everybody says Amen!!!

We are having the usual thing for our Thanksgiving dinner: relatives

Bob Phillips

TODAY'S WORD

 ac ri mo ni ous adjective.

 Bitter and sharp in language or tone; rancorous:

an acrimonious on-air exchange between the candidate and the anchorperson.

TODAY'S REFLECTION

 I am in deep distress, but I love your teachings.

Your rules are always fair.

Help me to understand them and live

 Psalm 119:143-144

We love God and want to live by his commandments, but we find God's ways hard to understand. We can choose to be like the psalmist and love God, even when we are perplexed because our prayers seem not to be answered

We value health; he values patience.

We value comfort; he values peace.

We value life without struggle; he values faith in the midst of struggle.

Thus, he doesn't exempt us from the tragic heartaches of life

 Edwin Lutzer

It may take courage and patience, but with God's help, you can be victorious

Today's thought, action and reflection are from Daily Guideposts http://www.dailyguideposts.com/index.asp

TODAY'S ADVICE FROM THE OLD FARMER'S ALMANAC

If you have no courage, you must have fast legs

33 DAYS UNTIL WINTER

Delight yourself in the Lord and He will give you the desires of your Heart

 Psalm 37:4

I Love You All !!!

 Be Blessed !!!

Ma

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