BRIGHT SIDE ARCHIVES FROM AOL: FOR SUNDAY, SEPTEMER 3RD, 2006

ON THE BRIGHT SIDE

SEPTEMBER 3RD, 2006

TODAY'S THOUGHT

To one who has faith, no explanation is necessary. To one without faith, no explanation is possible.

St. Thomas Aquinas

TODAY’S ACTION

Reflect upon your blessings.

TODAY’S QUOTE

Joy is not some childish fancy that we outgrow, but a feeling into which we grow.

C. S. Lewis's autobiography "Surprised by Joy "

HAPPY SUNDAY !

I’m off to church as usual this morning, then my 2 dulcimer buddies and I are headed for a visit to the campers. I will be taking my ‘deviled’ eggs along as usual.

Saturday was cloudy and damp, so we’ll be hoping the weather is quite abit better today.

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

Please pray for God's protection of our troops and HIS wisdom for their commanders.

Lord, hold our troops in your loving hands. Protect them as they protect us. Bless them and their families for the selfless acts they perform for us in our time of need. I ask this in the name of Jesus, our Lord and Savior.

GOD BLESS YOU ! TODAY IS…LOST DAYS DAY

When England dropped the Julian Calendar to use the Gregorian Calendar, they had to lose 10 days to make the shift. These 10 days were September 3rd thru Septmeber 14th. People rioted in the streets. They thought the government stole 11 days of their lives and wanted them back. Not to worry... THEY'RE BACK

TODAY’S TRIVIA

Today is National Welsh Rarebit Day.

0590: Gregory I ("the Great") is consecrated pope. Regarded as the father of the medieval papacy and last of four Latin "Doctors of the Church." He was the first pope to aspire to secular power, the man for whom Gregorian Chant is named, and one of the main organizers of Roman liturgy and its music. He was also one of the prime promoters of monasticism.

1752: This day never happened nor next 10 as England adopts Gregorian Calendar. People riot thinking the government stole 11 days of their lives

1752: US adopts Gregorian calender (becomes Sept 14)

1833: The first successful one-cent, or penny, newspaper was published. Benjamin H. Day issued the first copy of "The New York Sun." By 1826, the paper had the largest circulation in the country - 30,000.

1954: The 2,956th and final episode of "The Lone Ranger" aired on radio after the masked man and his faithful companion Tonto led the fight for law and order in the early West for 21 years.

1967: The original version of the television game show "What's My Line?," hosted by John Charles Daly, broadcast its final episode after more than 17 years on CBS. Panelists on the first show were: Dorothy Kilgallen, Louis Untermeyer, Dr. Richard Hoffman and NJ Governor Harold Hoffman. Arlene Francis and Bennett Cerf joined the show a short time later. Kilgallen, Cerf and Francis were the continuing regulars for fifteen years. Fred Allen, Hal Block and Steve Allen served as panelists for short stints at different times.

1990: Jerry Lewis dedicated his 25th Labor Day telethon to raise funds for the fight against muscular dystrophy to the late Sammy Davis.

TODAY’S SMILE

Start your day off with a great big smile because every day should be a GREAT DAY.

COMMENTS MADE IN THE YEAR 1957

I'll tell you one thing, if things keep going the way they are, it's going to be impossible to buy a week's groceries for $20.

Have you seen the new cars coming out next year? It won't be long before $5000 will only buy a used one.

Did you hear the post office is thinking about charging a dime just to mail a letter?

If they raise the minimum wage to $1, nobody will be able to hire outside help at the store.

When I first started driving, who would have thought gas would someday cost 29 cents a gallon. Guess we'd be better off leaving the car in the garage.

Kids today are impossible. Those duck tail hair cuts make it impossible to stay groomed.. Next thing you know, boys will be wearing their hair as long as the girls.

I'm afraid to send my kids to the movies any more. Ever since they let Clark Gable get by with saying "damn" in "Gone With the Wind", it seems every new movie has either "hell" or "damn" in it.

I read the other day where some scientist thinks it's possible to put a man on the moon by the end of the century. They even have some fellows they call astronauts preparing for it down in Texas.

Did you see where some baseball player just signed a contract for $75,000 a year just to play ball? It wouldn't surprise me if someday they'll be making more than the President.

I never thought I'd see the day all our kitchen appliances would be electric. They're even making electric typewriters now.

It's too bad things are so tough nowadays. I see where a few married women are having to work to make ends meet. It won't be long before young couples are going to have to hire someone to watch their kids so they can both work.

I'm just afraid the Volkswagen car is going to open the door to a whole lot of foreign business.

The drive-in restaurant is convenient in nice weather, but I seriously doubt they will ever catch on.

There's no sense going into the city anymore for a weekend. It costs nearly $15 a night to stay in a hotel.

No one can afford to be sick anymore; $35 a day in the hospital is too rich for my blood.

If they think I'll pay 50 cents for a hair cut, forget it."

(Take from me—all these comments are true )

TODAY’S WORD

phantasmagoria (noun) [fan-taz'-mah-GORE-ee-ah]

1. a dreamlike state where real and imagined elements are blurred together: "She has finally emerged from the drug-induced phantasmagoria of the last decade."

2. a series of events involving rapid changes in light intensity and color

3. fantastic imagery, especially as represented in art

adjective form: phantasmagoric

adverb form: phantasmagorically

TODAY’S REFLECTION

Look here, you people who say, "Today or tomorrow we are going to a certain town and will stay there a year. We will do business there and make a profit." How do you know what will happen tomorrow? For your life is like the morning fog -- it's here a little while, then it's gone. What you ought to say is, "If the Lord wants us to, we will live and do this or that." Otherwise you will be boasting about your own plans, and all such boasting is evil

James 4:13-16 NLT

Now is the time to say some wonderful things to the people you know and love. Whether you live another second, or a full lifetime, don't get caught on short notice with loving words left unsaid.

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TODAY’S ADVICE FROM THE OLD FARMER’S ALMANAC

Soften butter quickly by grating it.

19 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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