BRIGHT SIDE ARCHIVES FROM AOL: FOR WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 2006

ON THE BRIGHT SIDE

FEBRUARY 15TH, 2006

TODAY'S THOUGHT

No one is useless in this world who lightens the burdens of another

Charles Dickens

TODAY'S ACTION

Boost someone’s spirit, and you will raise yours as well.

TODAY'S QUOTE

To love someone is nothing,

to be loved by someone is something

but to be loved by the one you love is everything.

Author Unknown

HAPPY WEDNESDAY !

I had a beautiful Valentines Day yesterday. The sun was shining all day and I had dinner with DD and her hubby. It was delicious! What a treat to be pampered!

This evening I’ll be going to my Prayer Group. This is the makeup session for the one we had to miss last week because of the BIG snow we had. A lot of snow melted yesterday, but there is still a lot around.

Today we’ll be in the mid to upper 40’s so maybe that will melt the rest. After the gas bill I got for heating the house, I know I’ll appreciate any warmer days that we get. The bill was probably double what it was last year. The price of gas has gone up a lot! Now I’m turning the furnace down another notch and putting on another layer. I guess the days of being luxuriously warm are over for me.

I know that when the heat of summer arrives I’ll be tempted to turn the air conditioning on, but for now I’m looking forward to summer.

Have a great day all ! Another wonderful one on the Way !

TODAY IS...BURGER LOVERS DAY!

White Castle opened their first hamburger stand in 1921 in Wichita, Kansas, and... the rest is history. Hamburgers are now the favorite snack in the U.S

ONION HAMBURGERS

1 1/2 pounds of hamburger

1 head of lettuce

1 sliced medium onion

Worcestershire sauce

Tabasco sauce

1 pkg of onion soup mix

4 cheddar cheese slices

1 large tomato

4 Kaiser style buns

Cooking spray

Blend half of the dry onion soup mix into the hamburger meat. Add Worcestershire and Tabasco sauce to taste, but don't skimp! Make 4 large patties from the meat mixture. Spray a broiling pan with cooking spray and broil - or fry in a skillet. A few minutes before the meat is done, place a slice of cheddar cheese on each pattie to melt. Put a pattie on a Kaiser bun and garnish with the lettuce, onion and tomato

TODAY'S TRIVIA

Today is Thanks for a Great Valentine's Day

Today is National Gumdrop Day

Today is Susan B. Anthony Day, marking her birth in 1820 at Adams, Massachusetts, and recognizing her work for women's rights

1564: Astronomer Galileo Galilei was born in Pisa, Italy

1758: Mustard was advertised for the first time in America. It was Benjamin Franklin who brought mustard to America

1958: The "Dick Clark Show" debuted on ABC-TV in prime-time. Guests on the first show were Connie Francis, Jerry Lee Lewis, Johnnie Ray, Pat Boone, and Chuck Willis. The show lasted three seasons

TODAY'S SMILE

A couple decided to go to Cyprus for the weekend, but because they both worked it was hard to coordinate their diaries. So they decided the husband would go a day early, and his wife would join him the following day.

On arriving, the husband thought he would email his wife from his laptop, but he accidentally mistyped her email address and sent it off without realising.

A widow had just returned from her husband's funeral. He was a minister of many years who had been 'called home to glory' following a heart attack. The widow checked her e-mail, expecting messages from relatives and friends, but instead found this:

To: My Loving Wife From: Your Departed Husband

Subject: I've Arrived!

I've just arrived and have checked in. I see that everything has been prepared for your arrival tomorrow. Looking forward to seeing you then! Hope your journey is as uneventful as mine was. (P.S. Sure is hot down here!)

ONE MORE…

Johnny had been misbehaving and was sent to his room. After a while he emerged and informed his mother that he had thought it over and then said a prayer. "Fine", said the pleased mother. "If you ask God to help you not misbehave, He will help you."

"Oh, I didn't ask Him to help me not misbehave," said Johnny.

I asked Him to help you put up with me

TODAY'S WORD

sup·plant transitive verb sup·plant·ed, sup·plant·ing, sup·plants.

1. To usurp the place of, especially through intrigue or underhanded tactics.

2. To displace and substitute for (another) Synonyms replace.

TODAY'S REFLECTION

But you are a shield around me, oh Lord; you bestow glory on me and lift up my head

Psalm 3:3

Probably each of us has had fearful moments before starting something new in our lives. But remember, God has given you power to overcome negative thinking.

He has given you love for your work and love for your neighbor.

He has given you self-discipline to control all your fears.

He is with you always!

TODAY'S ADVICE FROM THE OLD FARMER'S ALMANAC

In the end, it's not the years in your life that count. It's the life in your years

Abraham Lincoln

33 DAYS UNTIL SPRING

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

Psalm 37:4

I Love You All !!!

Be Blessed !!!

MY HOMEPAGE