BRIGHT SIDE ARCHIVES FROM AOL: FOR FRIDAY, JUNE 30TH, 2006

ON THE BRIGHT SIDE

JUNE 30TH, 2006

TODAY'S THOUGHT

If you are patient in one moment of anger, you will escape a hundred days of sorrow.

Chinese Proverb

TODAY’S ACTION

Remember: you don’t have to be the best in order to be valuable—to other people or to God

TODAY’S QUOTE

The good Lord didn't create anything without a purpose,

but the fly comes close.

Mark Twain

HAPPY FRIDAY!

Today is the first day of my 5-day vacation from work. We’ll see how it goes…I’ve got great plans for the house today.

I usually get up early work day or not and then I’m ready to go to bed early too! The other night I noticed it wasn’t fully dark out yet when I went upstairs. I went anyway, I couldn’t stay awake any longer.

It was supposed to be in the 50’s Thursday night, but they say we have a big ‘warm up’ coming our way. It’ll be in the 90’s soon.

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

TODAY IS METEOR WATCH DAY

A "shooting star" is a small meteor falling into the Earth's atmosphere. On a clear night, you might see one or two every hour. Very bright meteors are called fireballs, but these are much less common. Large meteors are rare. The impact from one of these was probably responsible for the extinction of the dinosaurs 65 million years ago

TODAY’S TRIVIA

Today is National Ice Cream Soda Day

Meteorite Day - In 1908 a large meteorite crashed in central Siberia, causing the most powerful explosion in human history

1926: McGraw Electric Company of Minneapolis sold the world's first pop-up toasters

1936: Margaret Mitchell's Civil War novel "Gone With the Wind" was published in New York

1953: The first Chevrolet Corvette rolled off the assembly line in Flint, Michigan. It was the first laminated plastic car. Sticker price: $3,250

1994: Twelve miles of highway in Waverly, Tennessee, became Loretta Lynn Parkway

TODAY’S SMILE

Around the corner I have a friend

In this great city that has no end,

Yet the days go by and weeks rush on,

And before I know it, a year is gone.

And I never see my old friend's face,

For life is a swift and terrible race,

He knows I like him just as well,

As in the days when I rang his bell,

If, we were younger then,

And now we are busy, tired men.

Tired of playing a foolish game,

Tired of trying to make a name.

"Tomorrow" I say "I will call on Jim" "

Just to show that I'm thinking of him."

But tomorrow comes and tomorrow goes,

And distance between us grows and grows.

Around the corner!- yet miles away,

"Here's a telegram sir-".

"Jim died today."

And that's what we get and deserve in the end. Around the corner, a vanished friend.

If you love someone, tell them. Remember always to say what you mean. Never be afraid to express yourself. Take this opportunity to tell someone what they mean to you.

Seize the day and have no regrets. Most importantly, stay close to your friends and family, for they have helped make you the person that you are today and are what it's all about anyway.

TODAY’S WORD

quirk • \KWURK\

verb : curve, twist

Did you expect "quirk" to be a noun meaning "a peculiarity of action or behavior"? If so, you're probably not alone; the "peculiarity" sense of the noun "quirk" is commonly known and has been a part of our language since at least 1878.

But "quirk" has long worn other hats in English, too. It has been used as both a noun and a verb since the 16th century. The noun "quirk," which essentially means "a curve, turn, or twist," has named everything from curving pen marks on paper (i.e., flourishes) to witty turns of phrase to the vagaries or twists of fate.

In contemporary English the verb "quirk" is most often used in referring to facial expressions, especially those that involve crooked smiles or furrowed eyebrows.

Merriam – Webster’s Word of the Day

TODAY’S LINK

AMERICA – WHY I LOVE HER

http://www.mamarocks.com/why_i_love_her.htm

TODAY’S REFLECTION

When Samuel reached him, Saul said, 'The Lord bless you! I have carried out the Lord's instructions.' But Samuel said, 'What then is this bleating of sheep in my ears? What is this lowing of cattle that I hear?

I Samuel 15:13-14

Samuel told Saul the Lord's instructions, which were to totally destroy everything belonging to the enemy, including all the animals. When Saul came to Samuel claiming to have obeyed God, Samuel answered with today's scripture.

So many times we think we can bend the rules enough to suit our purpose. Cheating can bring you guilt and sleepless nights and can hurt others as well. How much better it is to be open and honest.

TODAY’S ADVICE FROM THE OLD FARMER’S ALMANAC

Birch bark around your small peach and cherry trees will protect them from pests

84 DAYS UNTIL AUTUMN

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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