FOR F R I D A Y , SEPTEMBER 8TH, 2006

ON THE BRIGHT SIDE

SEPTEMBER 8TH, 2006

TODAY'S THOUGHT

Sandwich every bit of criticism between two layers of praise.

Mary Kay Ash

TODAY’S ACTION

Have a desire to improve things.

TODAY’S QUOTE

Books are the quietest and most constant of friends; they are the most accessible and wisest of counsellors, and the most patient of teachers.

Charles W. Eliot, The Happy Life,

1896 US educator (1834 - 1926)

HAPPY FRIDAY!

My very favorite day of the week has arrived ! After a very short and hectic work week I’m ready for the weekend. We’ve been busy busy !

Evenings are flying by faster than ever as each day becomes shorter than the last.

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…LEFT RIGHT DAY

There are two spots on Earth where there is only one direction to go. Do you know where? At the North Pole you can only go South, no matter which way you turn. And at the South Pole you can only go North. But put me in a car at either spot and I would still find a way to make a wrong turn.

TODAY’S TRIVIA

Today is National Date Nut Bread Day.

Today is Oprah Day, marking the premier of "The Oprah Winfrey Show" on this date in 1986.

1565: Don Pedro Menendez de Aviles of Spain landed in Florida and established the first permanent settlement of Europeans in North America, eventually to be called St. Augustine.

1922: At the second Miss America pageant, 16-year-old Mary Campbell of Columbus, Ohio, won the title. She won it again the following year, the only Miss America to serve two consecutive years.

1962: "Monster Mash" by Bobby "Boris" Pickett and the Crypt Kickers entered the music charts. No record company would touch the song, so Bobby pressed a thousand copies on his own label and sent them to key radio stations. It hit #1 and still plays every Halloween

Sun rise: 7:00 AM, set: 7:49 PM

TODAY’S SMILE

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

A travel agent looked up from his desk to see an older lady and an older gentleman peering in the shop window at the posters showing the glamorous destinations around the world.

The agent had had a good week and the dejected couple looking in the window gave him a rare feeling of generosity. He called them into his shop and said, "I know that on your pension you could never hope to have a holiday, so I am sending you off to a fabulous resort at my expense, and I won't take no for an answer."

He took them inside and asked his secretary to write two flight tickets and book a room in a five star hotel. They,as can be expected, gladly accepted, and were on their way.

About a month later the little lady came in to his shop. "And how did you like your holiday?" he asked eagerly. "The flight was exciting and the room was lovely," she said.

"I've come to thank you. But, one thing puzzled me. Who was that old guy I had to share the room with?

TODAY’S LINK

My Beautiful America

http://oldbluewebdesigns.com/mybeautifulamerica.htm

A tribute for 9-11-01

I urge you to remember that what counts most hasn't changed at all since September 11. Truth is still truth. Love still endures (and ultimately wins over hatred). And God still answers prayer.

Join with me and millions of others in beseeching Him for peace, justice and healing for our nation and our world.

The President has called for national days of prayer and remembrance this weekend, September 8-11, pray that the heroism of 9-11 first responders will be honored and that they and their families will find comfort in the love and support of a grateful nation.

TODAY’S WORD

sabbatical (adjective, noun) [sah-BAT-i-kahl] adjective

1. of or relating to sabbatical leave; 'sabbatical research project'

2. (Sabbatical) relating or appropriate to the Sabbath as the religious day of rest:

3. an extended period of leave, often one year long, taken by an employee in order to carry out projects not otherwise associated with the employee's job

TODAY’S SCAM

JURY DUTY SCAM

Please pass this on to everyone in your email address book. It is spreading fast so be prepared should you get this call. Most of us take those summons for jury duty seriously, but enough people skip out on their civic duty, that a new and ominous kind of scam has surfaced. Fall for it and your identity could be stolen, reports CBS.

In this con, someone calls pretending to be a court official who threateningly says a warrant has been issued for your arrest because you didn't show up for jury duty. The caller claims to be a jury coordinator. If you protest that you never received a summons for jury duty, the scammer asks you for your Social Security number and date of birth so he or she can verify the information and cancel the arrest warrant. Sometimes they even ask for credit card numbers.

Give out any of this information and bingo! Your identity just got stolen. The scam has been reported so far in 11 states. This (scam) is particularly insidious because they use intimidation over the phone to try to bully people into giving information by pretending they're with the court system.

The FBI and the federal court system have issued nationwide alerts on their web sites, warning consumers about the fraud. Check it out here: http://www.snopes.com/crime/fraud/juryduty.asp

And I heard on our local evening news that there are people trying to get our personal information claiming they are government officials. Please be aware !

TODAY’S REFLECTION

A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest -- and poverty will come on you like a bandit and scarcity like an armed man.

Proverbs 6:10-11

Today's scripture implies that we have to keep on keeping on, if we wish to reach our goal. If you are feeling discouraged about reaching your goal, don't give up! Keep praying, keep working, and keep believing. Trust God's guidance and don't give up!

Follow every rainbow, ‘til you find your dream

Oscar Hammerstein II

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TODAY’S ADVICE FROM THE OLD FARMER’S ALMANAC

Sins and debts are always more than we think they are.

14 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 !!!

MA

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FOR THURSDAY,SEPTEMBER 7TH, 2006

ON THE BRIGHT SIDE

SEPTEMBER 7TH, 2006

TODAY'S THOUGHT

The most wasted of all days is one without laughter.

E. E. Cummings

TODAY’S ACTION

Love what you do and do what you love.

TODAY’S QUOTE

We tend to forget that happiness doesn't come as a result of getting something we don't have, but rather of recognizing and appreciating what we do have.

Frederick Koenig

HAPPY THURSDAY!

Yesterday turned out to be a beautiful day.  It had rained a little before I left for work, but it cleared up shortly afterward and was one of those almost perfect days.

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 RAIN NOR SNOW DAY

Today is the anniversary of the opening of the New York Post Office Building in 1914. This inscription appeared on the building: "Neither snow nor rain not heat nor gloom of night stays these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds." Everyone thinks this is the motto of the post office, butthey actually have no motto.

TODAY’S TRIVIA

Grandma Moses Day - Grandma Moses was born in 1860. She first picked up her brush when she was 78. She lived to be 101.

Today is Google Day. On this date in 1998, Sergey Brin and Larry Page incorporated the Internet search company at Menlo Park, California. The test search engine was doing some 10,000 searches a day. A year later it was doing three million searches a day.

1630: Boston, Massachusetts, founded and named

1813: The earliest known printed reference to the United States by the nickname "Uncle Sam" occurs in the Troy Post.

1921: The first Miss America Pageant was held at Atlantic City, New Jersey. The contest was a promotion to keep tourists in the resort town after the Labor Day holiday. Miss Washington, D.C. won the contest and received a golden statue of a mermaid as her prize! She was 16-year-old Margaret Gorman. Miss Gorman was 5'1 with blonde hair, blue eyes, weighing 108 pounds

1963: The National Professional Football Hall of Fame was dedicated in Canton, Ohio.

TODAY’S SMILE

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

God, grant me the Serenity to accept the people I cannot change, the Courage to change the one I can, and the Wisdom to know it's me !!!

The next time you feel like GOD can't use you,

just remember . . .

Noah was a drunk Abraham was too old

Isaac was a daydreamer

Jacob was a liar Leah was ugly

Joseph was abused

Moses had a stuttering problem

Gideon was afraid

Samson had long hair and was a womanizer

Rahab was a prostitute

Jeremiah and Timothy were too young

David had an affair and was a murderer

Elijah was suicidal

Isaiah preached naked

Jonah ran from God

Naomi was a widow

Job went bankrupt

John the Baptist ate bugs

Peter denied Christ

The Disciples fell asleep while praying

Martha worried about everything

The Samaritan woman was divorced - more than once

Zaccheus was too small

Paul was too religious

Timothy had an ulcer . . .

AND Lazarus was dead!

No more excuses now. God can use you to your full potential. Besides, you aren't the message -- you are the messenger.

 1. Dear God, I have a problem - it's me.

2. God wants spiritual fruit, not religious nuts.

3. Growing old is inevitable . . . growing UP is optional.

4. There is no key to happiness. The door is always open.

5. Silence is often misinterpreted but never misquoted.

6. Do the math. Count your blessings. 7. Faith is the ability to not panic.

8. Laugh every day, it's like inner jogging.

9. If you worry, you didn't pray. If you pray, don't worry.

10. As a child of God, prayer is kind of like calling home everyday.

11. Blessed are the flexible for they shall not be bent out of shape.

12. The most important things in your house are the people.

13. He who dies with the most toys is still dead.

14. A grudge is a heavy thing to carry.

15. When we get tangled up in our problems, be still so God can untangle the mess.

Author Unknown

TODAY’S WORD

inanition (noun) [in'-ah-NISH-ahn]

1. exhaustion from lack of nourishment: "Unless we found our dog a sitter he was very familiar with, he would suffer from inanition whenever we went on vacation."

2. lack of vitality or energy; lethargy

TODAY’S REFLECTION

Don't criticize and then you won't be criticized. For others will treat you as you treat them. And why worry about a speck in the eye of a brother when you have a board in your own?

Matthew 7:1 - 3

It isn't necessary to blow out the other person's light to let your own shine.

TODAY’S ADVICE FROM THE OLD FARMER’S ALMANAC

It is a characteristic of wisdom not to do desperate things.

Henry David Thoreau

15 DAYS UNTIL AUTUMN !

SEPTEMBER 7TH IS THE FULL CORN MOON

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

Psalm 37:4

I Love You All !!!

Be Blessed !!!

MA

MY HOMEPAGE

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FOR WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 6TH, 2006

ON THE BRIGHT SIDE

SEPTEMBER 6TH, 2006

 

TODAY'S THOUGHT

Prayer helps us to respond to misfortune with courage, to react with confidence and to rebound with enthusiasm.

William Arthur Ward

TODAY’S ACTION

Feed your mind with thoughts that cause it to be peaceful.

To have a mind full of peace merely fill it full of peace.

It's as simple as that.

 

TODAY’S QUOTE

Life consists of problems, living is solving those problems. You should live life to its fullest and never look back on the past.

Unknown

HAPPY WEDNESDAY!

OVER THE HUMP DAY !

I love short weeks. Here we are half way through the week already !

It was a very busy day yesterday and one of the long 10 hour ones! I did get through all the stacks of work on my desk though!

Today will be another busy one, but hopefully not 10 hours. Last week I put in 7 hours of overtime. This week I won’t have so many just because I had Friday and Monday off.

Our work week runs Wednesday through Tuesday for our payroll.

We’re supposed to see some rain again today. Everything is nice and green around here, except for the leaves that are starting to turn on a few of the trees.

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…GO BRAZIL DAY!

In 1500, Portuguese Admiral Pedro Alvares Cabral, was the first European to reach Brazil and initiated Portuguese colonization. On this day in 1822, Pedro I, son of King Joao VI, declared Brazil an independent empire from Portugal and assumed throne as emperor.

HAPPY INDEPENDENCE DAY BRAZIL!

TODAY’S TRIVIA

Today is National Coffee Ice Cream Day.

1716: 1st lighthouse in US built, in Boston.

1837: The Oberlin Collegiate Institute of Ohio went co-educational.

1909: Word was received that Adm. Robert Peary had discovered the North Pole five months earlier, on April 6, 1909.

1959: The first Barbie Doll was sold this day by Mattel Toy Corporation. Today, the original Barbie, along with her pals, Ken and Skipper, are collectors items, although new versions are continually being produced.

1966: Star Trek appears on TV for the first time (on NBC)

TODAY’S SMILE

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

NATURAL LAWS

Now These Really Do Ring True!!

1. Law of Mechanical Repair After your hands become coated with grease, your nose Will begin to itch.

2. Law of the Workshop Any tool, when dropped, will roll to the least accessible corner.

3. Law of the Telephone When you dial a wrong number, you never get a busy Signal.

4. Law of the Alibi If you tell the boss you were late for work because you Had a flat tire, the next morning you will have a flat Tire.

5. Variation Law If you change lines (or traffic lanes), the one you were In will start to move faster than the one you are in now. (works every time)

6. Bath Theorem When the body is immersed in water, the telephone rings.

7. Law of Close Encounters The probability of meeting someone you know increases When you are with someone you don't want to be seen with.

8. Law of the Result When you try to prove to someone that a machine won't Work, it will.

9. Law of Bio-mechanics The severity of the itch is inversely proportional to The reach.

10. Theatre Rule At any event, the people whose seats are furthest from The aisle arrive last

11. Law of Coffee As soon as you sit down to a cup of hot coffee, your Boss will ask you to do something which will last until The coffee is cold.

12. Murphy's Law of Lockers If there are only two people in a locker room, they Will have adjacent lockers.

13. Law of Dirty Rugs/Carpets The chances of an open-faced jelly sandwich of landing Face down on a floor covering are directly correlated To the newness and cost of the carpet/rug.

Author Unknown

TODAY’S WORD

per-fi-dy noun, plural per·fi·dies.

1. Deliberate breach of faith; calculated violation of trust; treachery. 2. The act or an instance of treachery.

TODAY’S REFLECTION

I know what it is to be in need, and I know what it is to have plenty. -- I can do everything through him who gives me strength.

 Philippians 4:12-13

If you are facing a loss of your job or failure of some sort, consider your attitude. Are you fearful? Are you nervous? Are you anxious? Say to yourself, "I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me," then act enthusiastic. You'll be pleased with the results!

From Daily Guideposts

TODAY’S ADVICE FROM THE OLD FARMER’S ALMANAC

Wisdom is common sense in an uncommon degree.

16 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 !!!

MA

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FOR TUESDAY, SEPTERMBER 5TH, 2006

ON THE BRIGHT SIDE

SEPTEMBER 5TH, 2006

TODAY'S THOUGHT

To find joy in work is to discover the fountain of youth.

Pearl Buck

TODAY’S ACTION

To accomplish great things we must first dream, then visualize, then plan... believe... act!

~ Alfred A. Montapert ~

Pursue your dream job.

TODAY’S QUOTE

Many of us have forgotten to live today, thinking we have to wait for a special occasion to enjoy our lives. The important thing is to never stop questioning.

Albert Einstein

HAPPY TUESDAY!

BACK TO WORK !!!

The good news is that it’s only a 4 day work week ! Monday was great, now on to Tuesday ! I’m sure I’ll have a pile of work to do on my desk after being off for 4 days. I always think it’s better busy than not—so it should be a good day!

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…HOUSE KEEPERS DAY !

 

Without housekeepers our lives would be in chaos, and our homes would be like messy little pig pens! HURRAY FOR HOUSEKEEPERS! A day is not enough - lets give em' a whole month! Maybe even a whole year! And if you do your own housekeeping, pat yourself on the back - and take the day off!

TODAY’S TRIVIA

1882: 10,000 workers marched in the first Labor Day parade in New York City

1910: Marie Curie demonstrates the transformation of radium ore to metal at the Academy of Sciences in France.

1956: Johnny Cash hit the record charts running, with "I Walk The Line". Cash's debut hit song climbed to number 17 on the pop music charts.

1987: After 30 years on television, "American Bandstand," hosted by Dick Clark, was canceled.

TODAY’S SMILE

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

ABC’S OF COMPUTERESE

BTW is By The Way,

And Go Ahead is now GA;

Laughing Out Loud is LOL,

THTT, Too Hard To Tell.

In My Humble Opinion, IMHO,

If you're not humble, IMO;

God Only Knows is GOK,

Thanks In Advance is TIA.

Be Right Back is BRB,

Till Next Time is TNT;

As Far As I Know, AFAIK,

 MMD is Make My Day.

On The Other Hand, OTOH,

 A =^..^= will give you Kitty Face;

HaHa Only Kidding, HHOK,

And <>< a Fish, the Christian way.

Type :-) or :o) which will provide A Happy Face (it's on its side)

Type 8-) or B-) for Glasses, too,

If you've a Beard, a :-)> will do.

Type ;-) to add a Wink with Smile,

Or :-( if Frowns are more your style;

And now you know the ABC's To type Shorthand Computerese!

TODAY’S WORD

Omniscient Pronunciation: /om-NISH-unt/ adj :

having total and infinite knowledge

If I were omniscient, I'd be rich and I'd be president.

TODAY’S REFLECTION

Psalms 118:8

It is better to trust in the LORD than to put confidence in man.

Q: What is the shortest chapter in the Bible?

A: Psalms 117

Q: What is the longest chapter in the Bible?

A: Psalms 119

Q: Which chapter is in the center of the Bible?

A: Psalms 118

Fact: There are 594 chapters before Psalms 118

Fact: There are 594 chapters after Psalms 118

Add these numbers up and you get 1188.

Q: What is the center verse in the Bible?

A: Psalms 118:8

Does this verse say something significant about God's perfect will for our lives? The next time someone says they would like to find God's perfect will for their lives and that they want to be in the center of His will, just send them to the center of His Word!

Now isn't that odd how this worked out (or was God in the center of it)?

Author Unknown

 

TODAY’S ADVICE FROM THE OLD FARMER’S ALMANAC

Procrastination is the thief of time.

17 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 !!!

MA

MY HOMEPAGE

I believe we should live ‘ON THE BRIGHT SIDE’

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FOR MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 4TH, 2006

ON THE BRIGHT SIDE

SEPTEMBER 4TH, 2006

TODAY'S THOUGHT

Right eating, right excercising, right thinking, right praying, right living - these tone up vitality.

TODAY’S ACTION

Give yourself a pat on the back for a Job Well Done! Rest, Relax and Rejuvenate your spirit.

TODAY’S QUOTE

A great deal of what we see depends on what we are looking for

Author Unknown

HAPPY MONDAY !

AND HAPPY LABOR DAY !

I’ll be laboring at home again today. I had my fun yesterday. The ‘camper’ visit pictures will be on my ‘Good Morning Sunshine’ Journal page.

It cooled down in the low 50’s last night and today it’s supposed to be sunny and wamer.

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…NEWSPAPER CARRIER DAY

Today is the anniversary of the first "newscarrier" being hired - 10 year old Barney Flaherty in 1833. There was only one job requirement. He had to prove he could throw a newspaper into the bushes. Newspaper carriers everywhere have been following his example ever since!

TODAY’S TRIVIA

Today is Labor Day in the U.S. and Canada.

Today is National Macadamia Nut Day

Peter Rabbit's Birthday - Beatrix Potter first told the story of Peter Rabbit when she sent a get-well letter to 5 year old Noel Moore in 1893.

1807: Robert Fulton begins operating his steamboat

1881: The Edison electric lighting system goes into operation as a generator serving 85 paying customers is switched on. 1

888: George Eastman received a patent for his roll-film camera, and registered his trademark: "Kodak."

1964: The TV sitcom "Gilligan's Island" premiered on CBS.

112 shopping days until Christmas

Sun rise: 6:56 AM, set: 7:55 PM

TODAY’S SMILE

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

A man wrote a letter to a small hotel in a Midwest town he planned to visit on his vacation. He wrote:"I would very much like to bring my dog with me. He is well-groomed and very well behaved. Would you be willing to permit me to keep him in my room with me at night?"

An immediate reply came from the hotel owner, who said, "I've been operating this hotel for many years. In all that time, I've never had a dog steal towels, bedclothes, silverware or pictures off the walls. I've never had to evict a dog in the middle of the night for being drunk and disorderly. And I've never had a dog run out on a hotel bill.

Yes, indeed, your dog is welcome at my hotel. And, if your dog will vouch for you, you're welcome to stay here, too."

TODAY’S WORD

Idiosyncratic Pronunciation: /id-ee-oh-sin-KRAT-ic/ adj : of or pertaining to a peculiar individual trait

His idiosyncratic sleeping hours makes you wonder how he functions at work.

TODAY’S REFLECTION

The answer is, if you eat or drink, or if you do anything, do it all for the glory of God.

 1 Corinthians 10: 31

Your work is a very sacred matter. God delights in it, and through it. He wants to bestow His blessing on you. This praise of work should be inscribed on all tools, on the forehead and the face that sweat from toiling. For the world does not consider labor a blessing. Therefore it flees and hates it....But the pious, who fear the Lord, labor with a ready and cheerful heart; for they know God's command and will.

Martin Luther

TODAY’S ADVICE FROM THE OLD FARMER’S ALMANAC

For a headache, soak your feet in hot water to drain the blood from your head.

18 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 !!!

MA

MY HOMEPAGE

I believe we should live ‘ON THE BRIGHT SIDE’

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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 !!!

MA

MY HOMEPAGE

I believe we should live ‘ON THE BRIGHT SIDE’

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FOR SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 2006

ON THE BRIGHT SIDE

SEPTEMBER 2ND, 2006

 

TODAY'S THOUGHT

Never let your doubt blind your goals, for your future lies in your ability, not your failure.

Anonymous

TODAY’S ACTION

Today be gentle and kind, and soon you’ll discover that kindness and gentleness have become a part of you

TODAY’S QUOTE

Laughter is an instant vacation.Milton Berle

HAPPY SATURDAY!

Friday flew by and I got a few things done. Today is ‘house blessing day ‘ and visit with my Dad this evening. Saturday’s rarely change.

My critters seem to enjoy having me home,especially the beagle. He follows me around like my shadow.

Fall is definitely in the air. We may not even see 70 degrees today. But it’s suppose to get warmer tomorrow.

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…POP TOP DAY

The first beer cans were the "Flat Top" by the G. Krueger Brewing Company in 1935. You needed the old "church key" to get them open. These flat top cans were produced until 1970. In 1963, the "Pop Top" was introduced by the Schlitz Brewing Company - good for making endless chains. In 1975, the "Sta Tab" replaced the pop tops. This was good for the landfills and small animals who were eating the rings, but not as much fun!

TODAY’S TRIVIA

Today is National Blueberry Popsicle Day.

Today is V-J Day, marking Japan's official surrender in World War II on this date in 1945.

1789: The United States Treasury Department was established.

1923: The movie classic "The Hunchback of Notre Dame," starring Lon Chaney, was released throughout the U.S.

1963: Walter Cronkite anchored the first half-hour newscast on network television. He interviewed President John Kennedy.

TODAY’S SMILE

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

Several years ago, a friend of mine and her husband were invited to spend the weekend at the husband's employer's home. My friend, Arlene, was nervous about the weekend. The boss was very wealthy, with a fine home on the waterway, and cars costing more than her house.

The first day and evening went well, and Arlene was delighted to have this rare glimpse into how the very wealthy live. The husband's employer was quite generous as a host, and took them to the finest restaurants.

Arlene knew she would never have the opportunity to indulge in this kind of extravagance again, so was enjoying herself immensely. As the three of them were about to enter an exclusive restaurant that evening, the boss was walking slightly ahead of Arlene and her husband. He stopped suddenly, looking down on the pavement for a long, silent moment.

Arlene wondered if she was supposed to pass him. There was nothing on the ground except a single darkened penny that someone had dropped. Still silent, the man reached down and picked up the penny. He held it up and smiled, then put it in his pocket as if he had found a great treasure.

How absurd! What need did this man have for a single penny? Why would he even take the time to stop and pick it up? Throughout dinner, the entire scene nagged at her. Finally, she could stand it no longer. She Casually mentioned that her daughter once had a coin collection, and asked if the penny he had found had been of some value.

A smile crept across the man's face as he reached into his pocket for the penny and held it out for her to see. She had seen many pennies before! What was the point of this? "Look at it." He said. "Read what it says."

She read the words " United States of America ." "No, not that; read further." "One cent?" "No, keep reading." "In God we Trust?" "Yes!" "And?" "And if I trust in God, the name of God is holy, even on a coin. Whenever I find a coin I see that inscription.

 It is written on every single United States coin, but we never seem to notice it! God drops a message right in front of me telling me to trust Him? Who am I to pass it by?

When I see a coin, I pray, I stop to see if my trust IS in God at that moment. I pick the coin up as a response to God; that I do trust in Him. For a short time, at least, I cherish it as if it were gold. I think it is God's way of starting a conversation with me.

Lucky for me, God is patient and pennies are plentiful! When I was out shopping today, I found a penny on the sidewalk. I stopped and picked it up, and realized that I had been worrying and fretting in my mind about things I cannot change.

I read the words, "In God We Trust," and had to laugh. Yes, God, I get the message. It seems that I have been finding an inordinate number of pennies in the last few months, but then, pennies are plentiful!

And, God is patient...

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TODAY’S WORD

Arcadia (noun) [awr-KAY-dee-ah]

1. a place in which people are imagined to enjoy a perfect life of rustic simplicity and contentment; place of rural bliss:

Only the rude calls of scrub-jays disturb our mountaintop Arcadia.

TODAY’S REFLECTION

I am writing to warn you about those people who are misleading you. But Christ has blessed you with the Holy Spirit. Now the Spirit stays in you, and you don't need any teachers. The Spirit is truthful and teaches you everything. So stay one in your heart with Christ, just as the Spirit has taught you to do

I John 2:26-27

A butterfly bush is a shrub with delicate blue blossoms that attract butterflies. When it blooms, the air is filled with butterfly wings of black and gold, aquamarine and coral. One would never think that these beautiful creatures were once caterpillars.

Today's scripture reminds us that God has anointed us with the Holy Spirit, making us new creatures. There are those who would lead us in the wrong direction and we need to be alert to the danger. When we stay close to Christ, the Holy Spirit will guide us to discern false teaching.

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TODAY’S ADVICE FROM THE OLD FARMER’S ALMANAC

September blow soft, till the fruit's in the loft.

20 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 !!!

MA

MY HOMEPAGE

I believe we should live ‘ON THE BRIGHT SIDE’

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