BRIGHT SIDE ARCHIVES FROM AOL: FOR WEDNESDAY, JULY 4TH, 2007

ON THE SIDE

JULY 4TH, 2007

TODAY'S THOUGHT

Patience and diligence, like faith, remove mountains.

William Penn

TODAY’S ACTION

Celebrate the unique gifts that you bring to the world.

TODAY’S QUOTE

If our country is worth dying for in time of war let us resolve that it is truly worth living for in time of peace.

Hamilton Fish

HAPPY WEDNESDAY!

and

Happy 4th of July

It’s a day off for me and many others today. A day off in the middle of the week is just wonderful. I should be able to get lots done today. I’m home and none of the family will be visiting, so it’ll be a quiet 4th here.

Saturday will be my day of celebrating with the campers.

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.

25 WORDS

God, I thank You for today, for the ways You will bless me, and for the ways that I will serve others in Your name

TODAY IS…BUFFALO BILL DAY

Buffalo Bill was born William Frederick Cody in Iowa in 1846. He was a Pony Express rider, Indian scout, horse thief and buffalo hunter. July 4, 1883, he presented his first Wild West show in North Platte, Nebraska. An outdoor exhibition of western scenes, Cody drove a stagecoach full speed, guns blazing into the arena. With attractions like Pony Express relay races and Custer's Last Stand, the popular show toured the US and Europe for years

TODAY’S TRIVIA

Today is U.S. Independence Day. The Continental Congress approved the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776.

Today is Koko Day, marking the 36th birthday of Koko the Gorilla at the San Francisco Zoo. Koko speaks sign language, knows some 1,000 signs. Her full name is Hanabi-Ko, Japanese for "Fireworks Child."

Today is National Barbecued Spareribs Day

1802 US Military Academy officially opens (West Point, NY)

1817 Construction on Erie Canal begins

1831 Baptist clergyman Samuel Francis Smith penned the American patriotic hymn,'America' ('My Country, 'tis of Thee'). Smith was unaware that the tune, ironically, wasalso that of England's national anthem: 'God Save the Queen'!

1832 "America" 1st sung publicly

1865 1st edition of "Alice in Wonderland" is published 1970: Casey Kasem first hosted radio’s "American Top 40."

1959 America's new 49-star flag honoring Alaska statehood unfurled

1960 America's new 50-star flag honoring Hawaiian statehood unfurled

1996: HotMail, a free internet email service, began.

1997: The 400-millionth person visited Disneyland.

TODAY’S SMILE

The Fourth of July, when we stop to commemorate this nation’s heritage and celebrate ourinalienable right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of the perfect weed eater.

4th of July Quiz

1) Sisters Pauline Esther Friedman and Esther Pauline Friedman were both born on the 4th of July. They are better known as:

a. Carol Burnett/Mary Tyler Moore

b. Meg Tilley/Jennifer Tilley

c. Abigail Van Buren/Ann Landers

2) Three American Presidents have died on the 4th of July, but only one is listed below. Which one?

a. George Washington

b. James Monroe

c. Theodore Roosevelt

3) In what year did the Continental Congress adopt the Declaration of Independence?

a. 1754

b. 1776

c. 1792

4) The Declaration of Independence was signed in which city?

a. Philadelphia

b. Washington D.C.

c. Plymouth Rock

5) On July 4, 1850 President Zachary Taylor laid the cornerstone for the Washington Monument. What happened to him 5 days later?

a. He tripped over it, breaking his arm as he fell

b. He was exposed as initially opposing the monument

c. He died

6) What is the "official" name of the Statue of Liberty?

a. Lady Liberty

b. Libertine

c. Liberty Enlightening the World

7) July is National Hot Dog Month. Hot dogs gained fame when President Franklin D. Roosevelt and Eleanor Roosevelt served hot dogs to King George VI andQueen Elizabeth in 1939. How many hot dogs does the average American eat each year?

a. 42

b. 70

c. 93

8) Whose signature is largest on the Declaration of Independence?

a. John Hancock

b. Benjamin Franklin

c. Daniel Webster

9) Which are the first words of the Declaration of Independence?

a. When in the course of human events...

b. We, the People, of the United States of America...

c. We hold these Truths to be self-evident...

Answers below, here's the scoring: 9 correct: You're a remarkable student of history! 5-8 correct: You're definitely a patriot. 1-4 correct: You're on the right track, don't let the train derail. 0 correct: Just visiting?

1) c. Abigail Van Buren/Ann Landers (Dear Abby/Dear Ann)

2) b. James Monroe

3) b. 1776

4) a. Philadelphia

5) c. He died (of cholera)

6) c. Liberty Enlightening the World

7) b. 70

8) a. John Hancock

9) a. When in the course of human events...

PS - The other two Presidents that died on July 4th were John Adams and Thomas Jefferson.

Please count your blessings in honor of those who helped secure our independence and continue to help keep our country free.

Well, it's the Fourth of July, so eat, drink, and be merry – for tomorrow the stores start decorating for Christmas.

An Army private filling out a questionnaire for a correspondence course was stymied by the question, "How long has your present employer been in business?" He thought for a moment, then wrote, "Since 1776."

TODAY’S WORD

ratiocination \rash-ee-ah-suh-NAY-shun; rash-ee-oh-\, noun:

The process of reasoning.

For all their vaunted powers of ratiocination, grand masters of chess tend to be a skittery lot.

Ratiocination is from Latin rationcinatio, from ratiocinari, "to compute, to calculate, to reason," from ratio, "reckoning, calculation, reason," from reri, "to reckon, to think."

TODAY’S REFLECTION

I will follow you sir, but first let me go and say goodbye to my people at home. Jesus said to him, "Once the hand is laid on the plough, no one who looks back is fit for the kingdom of God.

Luke 9: 51-62

Jesus in using the image of a plough was using something very familiar to the people. The main point he wants to make is that now is the time. If we are not fully committed to what we are doing, if we are half hearted, we will easily loose sight of our goal.

The key message is 'Don't turn back, don't even look back. The past is behind, today is the day. There is so much to accomplish but not if we're looking behind or afraid to move forward with our lives.

http://www.todayismygifttoyou.ie/

TODAY’S ADVICE FROM THE OLD FARMER’S ALMANAC

Deter red ants from your pantry or kitchen by spreading green sage or sprigs of tansy around.

80 DAYS UNTIL AUTUMN!

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

Psalm 37:4

May there be a miracle in YOUR life today and may you have the EYES to SEE it!

I Love You All !!!

Be Blessed !!!

MY HOMEPAGE

I believe we should live ‘ON THE BRIGHT SIDE’

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