BRIGHT SIDE ARCHIVES FROM AOL: FOR THURSDAY, OCTOBER 12TH, 2006

ON THE BRIGHT SIDE

0CTOBER 12TH,2006

TODAY'S THOUGHT

The magic of enthusiasm can work magic in your life. Its powerful effect can remake your very existence.

Dr. Norman Vincent Peale

TODAY’S ACTION

Believe in what you can become.

TODAY’S QUOTE

While it may be true that a watched pot never boils, the one you don’t keep any eye on can make an awful mess out of your stove

Unknown

HAPPY THURSDAY

The tree in front of my house, that was golden a few days ago, is now just about bare. Yesterday was quite windy and the evening rains finished off most of the leaves.

DD and her hubby will be leaving on a trip to see DS#4 and his family so I’ll be praying for a safe trip for them. I know they will have a great time. DD also let me know she aced her second test yesterday. I think she is really enjoying going back to school.

With the cooler weather coming I’ve got to go through the closet and see if I can find my gloves. I know I had some way back in March, Now I wonder what ‘safe’ place I hid them in ..

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

TODAY IS…Chris Columbus Day Columbus Day (Original) Celebrates the landing in 1492 of Christopher Columbus in the 'New World.' The legal holiday is now celebrated as Discovery Day on the second Monday of October.

Only 90 men made that voyage. The ships were very small - about as long as a tennis court, and less than 30 feet wide. The Santa Maria had 40 men aboard, the Pinta, 26, and the Nina, 24. Only the Nina and the Pinta returned to Spain. The Santa Maria was shipwrecked on Christmas Day.

TODAY’S TRIVIA

1938: Filming began on "The Wizard of Oz."

1971: The rock opera "Jesus Christ Superstar" opened at the Mark Hellinger Theatre on Broadway Twenty years later, the actor who played the part of Jesus, Jeff Fenholt, became a Christian.

1999: The United Nations says the Earth's population reached six billion. The world population reached one billion in 1804. Now another billion is added about every 12 years.

TODAY’S SMILE

A Quiz for those who thing they know everything

QUESTIONS

(1) There's one "sport" in which neither the spectators nor the participants know the score or the leader until the contest ends. What is it?

(2) What famous North American landmark is constantly moving backward?

(3) Of all vegetables, only two can live to produce on their own for several growing seasons. All other vegetables must be replanted every year. What are the only two perennial vegetables?

(4) Name the only sport in which the ball is always in possession of the team on defense, and the offensive team can score without touching the ball?

(5) What fruit has its seeds on the outside?

(6) In many liquor stores, you can buy pear brandy, with a real pear inside the bottle. The pear is whole and ripe, and the bottle is genuine; it hasn't been cut in any way. How did the pear get inside the bottle?

(7) Only three words in standard English begin with the letters "dw." They are all common. Name two of them.

(8) There are fourteen punctuation marks in English grammar. Can you name half of them?

(9) Where are the lakes that are referred to in the "Los Angeles Lakers?"

(10) There are seven ways a baseball player can legally reach first base without getting a hit. Taking a base on balls (a walk) is one way. Name the other six. (

11) It's the only vegetable or fruit that is never sold frozen, canned, processed, cooked, or in any other form but fresh. What is it?

(12) Name six or more things that you can wear on your feet that begin with the letter "S."

ANSWERS

1. Boxing.

2. Niagara Falls. The rim is worn down about two and a half feet each year because of the millions of gallons of water that rush over it every minute.

3. Asparagus and rhubarb.

4. Baseball.

5. Strawberry.

6. The pear grew inside the bottle. The bottles are placed over pear buds when they are small, and are wired in place on the tree. The bottle is left in place for the whole growing season. When the pears are ripe, they are snipped off at the stems.

7. Dwarf, dwell, and dwindle.

8. Period, comma, colon, semicolon, dash, hyphen, apostrophe, question mark, exclamation point, quotation marks, brackets, parenthesis, braces, and ellipses.

9. In Minnesota. The team was originally known as the Minneapolis Lakers and kept the name when they moved west.

10. Batter hit by a pitch; an error (defensive mistake); catcher interference; passed ball (when catcher drops third strike); fielder's choice; and being designated as a pinch runner. 11. Lettuce.

12. Shoes, socks, sandals, sneakers, slippers, skis, snowshoes, stockings.

TODAY’S WORD

por·ten·tous adjective

1. Of the nature of or constituting a portent; foreboding: "The present aspect of society is portentous of great change" (Edward Bellamy).

2. Full of unspecifiable significance; exciting wonder and awe: "Such a portentous and mysterious monster roused all my curiosity" (Herman Melville).

3. Marked by pompousness; pretentiously weighty.

TODAY’S REFLECTION

Then the apostles gathered to Jesus and told Him all things, both what they had done and what they had taught. And He said to them,"Come aside by yourselves to a deserted place and rest a while." For there were many coming and going, and they did not even have time to eat.

Mark 6:30-31 NIV

From the humorous story vault comes this anecdote: One afternoon, I was in the back yard hanging the laundry when an old, tired-looking dog wandered into the yard. I could tell from his collar and well-fed belly that he had a home. However, when I walked into the house, he followed me, sauntered down the hall and fell asleep in a corner. An hour later, he went to the door, and I let him out.

The next day he was back. He resumed his position in the hallway and slept for an hour. This continued for several weeks. Curious, I pinned a note to his collar: "Every afternoon your dog comes to my house for a nap."

The next day he arrived with a different note pinned to his collar: "He lives in a home with ten children -- he's trying to catch up on his sleep." (Susan Roman, from "Chicken Soup for the Pet Lover's Soul")

In your hectic schedule, don't forget to pencil in some time to rest!

From Daily Heartlight

TODAY’S ADVICE FROM THE OLD FARMER’S ALMANAC

The giving of love is an education in itself.

Eleanor Roosevelt

70 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 !!!

MY HOMEPAGE

I believe we should live ‘ON THE BRIGHT SIDE’