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ON THE BRIGHT SIDE

MARCH 17TH, 2006

TODAY'S THOUGHT

A problem is a chance for you to do your best.

Duke Ellington

TODAY'S ACTION

Listen to your inner voice and focus on your purpose

TODAY'S QUOTE

Time is so precious that it is dealt out to us only in the smallest possible fractions-a tiny moment at a time.

Irish Proverb

HAPPY FRIDAY!

After work this evening I'll be going out to stay with the folks, I'll be giving my sister a break until Saturday night, then I'll be home for Sunday R&R. I'll try and send out Saturday's Bright Side this evening before I leave, so you'll be getting it a little early.

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

TODAY IS...ST. PATRICK’S DAY

Wear something green so you don't get pinched (a tradition started by U.S. school kids), and...

Have a HAPPY ST. PATRICK'S DAY

TODAY'S TRIVIA

Designated Driver St. Patrick's Day Campaign - When you go out partying today, make sure to have a friend who will be the designated driver and not drink. Drive safely. Sponsor: Mothers Against Drunk Driving

0461: According to tradition, St. Patrick -- the patron saint of Ireland -- died in Saul

1910: The Camp Fire Girls was founded at Lake Sebago, Maine, by Luther and Charlotte Gulick

1941: The National Gallery of Art opened in Washington DC

TODAY'S SMILE

It Evens Out

One Irishman was explaining to the other how the Lord often compensates for a person's natural deficiencies. "You see," he said, "If someone is a bit blind he might have a very good sense of hearing, or if his sense of taste has gone, he may have a keen sense of smell."

"I agree with you," said the other. I've always noticed that if someone has one short leg, the other one is always just that little bit longer.

One More…

An American tourist got lost in the country in Co. Cork, and to make things worse, she had no watch. Then she saw a man in a field milking a cow, and he gave her the directions back to the village hotel. She said to him, "would you have the correct time?" He said, "I would that," and then he lifted the cow's udders high, and said, "It's three o'clock."

She said, "That's amazing! How can you tell the time by lifting the cows udders?" He said, "Well, when I lift the cows udders high enough, I can see the village clock

LINK FOR TODAY

LEGEND, LORE AND FESTIVITIES FOR ST. PATRICK’S DAY http://www.st-patricks-day.com/index.asp

ST.PATRICK’S DAY FESTIVAL

http://www.stpatricksday.ie/cms/

TODAY'S WORD

o·pac·i·ty noun., plural. o·pac·i·ties.

1. The quality or state of being opaque. (impervious to light, so that images cannot be seen through it)

2. Something opaque.

3.a. Obscurity; impenetrability. b. Dullness of mind.

TODAY'S REFLECTION

O God, you are my God, earnestly I seek you; my soul thirsts for you, my body longs for you, in a dry and weary land where there is no water. I have seen you in the sanctuary and beheld your power and your glory.

Psalm 63: 1- 2

In this song of David, we see that he seeks God early in the morning. When David first opens his physical eyes, he also seeks God as he opens his spiritual eyes. David sets the tone of the day by starting his day seeking God. David understands that nothing in the physical world on earth can satisfy his immortal soul. We will find our happiness in the Lord. This weary old world is a desert – our hope lies in our true home, heaven

From Daily Miscellany

TODAY'S ADVICE FROM THE OLD FARMER'S ALMANAC

Bleach a pastry board or rolling pin with an occasional rubbing of fresh lemon

Forget the green beer and make up a batch of Irish soda bread, with baking soda and buttermilk instead of yeast

4 cups flour

1 teaspoon salt

1 tablespoon baking powder

1/2 cup sugar

2 cups raisins or currants

1/4 cup butter, softened

1-3/4 cups buttermilk

1 egg

Preheat oven to 350°F. Combine the dry ingredients, then add raisins. Cut softened butter into dry ingredients. Whisk the buttermilk and egg together; add to the flour mixture. Knead briefly on floured surface just until smooth. Grease two pie pans, divide dough in half, and press into two round, flattened loaves. Bake for 40 minutes, or until done. Makes 6 to 8 servings.

3 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 !!!

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