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PLEASE Visit Shangrala to Help: http://www.shangralafamilyfun.com/index.html OR If you'd rather send us a donation, Please MAIL it here: Elrhea Bigham 502 S. Harrison Van Wert, OH 45891 *~* THANK YOU! MAY GOD BLESS ALL OUR ANGELS MOST ABUNDANTLY! ================ >-->In The 'Shangy' News :) , , /////| ///// | ///// | |~~~| | | |===| |/| | B |/| | | I | | | | B | | | | L | / | E | / |===|/ jgs '---' >Welcome to the amazing world of learn something new every day! I just learned something new. I knew this... Matthew 12:40 "For as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of a huge fish, so the Son of Man will be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth." Which told me that there was no way that Jesus could of been raised from the dead on Sunday having been crucified on Friday. The days and nights do not add up. So I thought he must of been raised from the dead on Monday. Which gives the proper three days and three nights. But, what I just learned from the TruthOrTradition people totally blows my mind. They write... John 20:1 Early the first day of the week,… The first day of the week is Sunday. John 20:1 while it was still dark, Mary Magdalene went to the tomb and saw that the stone had been removed from the entrance. Notice that it is Sunday morning here and it is still dark, yet the stone has been removed; the body of Jesus Christ is gone. He has already risen. The question would be from a traditional stand point, “If you have Christ buried just before sunset on Friday and he is up on Sunday morning already and it is actually still dark, then how in the world can you get three days and three nights in the time period?” You cannot get three days and three nights from Friday afternoon to Sunday morning. In fact, you need to back up from Saturday afternoon because when you look at 1 Corinthians 15, verse 4 it says that Jesus Christ got up in the daytime." [not night time] Studying this I have learned not only do they teach us the wrong day for Jesus having been raised from the dead but they teach us the wrong day for him being crucified!!!! Study this to learn more: http://tinyurl.com/6eafjhp Amazing how this bit of truth eluded me all these years! I was talking with Paul and it just makes sense that the devil would want to hide the actual days from us. After all, he hid Jesus' birthday from us. Now we find he's been hiding Jesus' death and resurrection days too. ================ >HOT Off The 'Shangy' Press! :) This One Is red hot! It comes from our friend Johanna. Absolutely amazing and totally stunning. You are sure to enjoy this one! Give it time to load. Be sure to enjoy the video too [turn off the midi music first]. _ " _ _ " _ (_\|/_) (_\|/_) _ " _ _ " _ (/|\) (/|\) (_\|/_) " _ (_\|/_) (/|\)_\|/_) (/|\) ejm97 (/|\) Transparent Butterfly http://www.shangralafamilyfun.com/butterfly.html --- ...So beautiful! Thank You Johanna! -<>- Some of you might get a kick out of this... ____ . ###%###%#### ######%##%##### ########%%#%#### ##########%%%%%% ############%%#% ############%%## "####_""_""##%# #|L L###% %E%E%. ## < ' ,#%# %E%E%EE%% ,##\ - ,##%% %E%E%EE%EE% /\._.## %__ %E%E%E%EE%%EE _.-' \ / ## '-. %E%E%E%E%%EE%% / \ \/ ## | %E%E%E%EE%EEEE |\ \ / /## |/\ %E%EEEE%EEE%%%% | | / | ## | | /%EEEE%EE%%EEEEEE | / | / %% / | | / %%EEEEEEEEEEE' | | / / ##% | \ | .Y |.|-/\-/-__## /\ \._.--.,-' / |/%%%%%/%\%##%| \ _/ | /' %(%%%%(%%%|##%| \ |/ |%\%%%%|%%%\#%%| \ _.-/ /|%%\%%%/%%%%|%/| '_ ._-/ / |%%%|''|%%%%\ | "---./ >>>> Reader Comments (from an email yesterday) <<<< Hello This is Richard and I will like to order (Manhole Cover). Do get back to me with the types and cost for the ones you do carry and let me know if there is an extra cost when using visa or master Card.Kindly get back to me with your name Are you the sales manager or the Owner? Regards....Richard --- ...Dear Richard, Sorry to inform you, but I do not sell Manhole Covers. Those are pictures of actual manhole covers in use or had been in use in Japan. It is just an artist and interest page. Blessing In Christ, :) Shangy Here's the page he was referring too... Japan Manhole Cover Art http://www.shangralafamilyfun.com/japanart.html ============================================================== >-->From The FunnyBone: , A Spelling Lesson... /) // (/ If GH stands for P as in Hiccough _/ ______ If OUGH stands for O as in Dough ) ( (-----( If PHTH stands for T as in Phthisis /INK\ \ \ If EIGH stands for A as in Neighbour \___/ \ \ If TTE stands for T as in Gazette jgs _)_____) If EAU stands for O as in Plateau `------` The right way to spell POTATO should be: GHOUGHPHTHEIGHTTEEAU If GH stands for F as in Rough If O stands for I as in Women If TION stands for SH as in Solution The right way to spell FISH should be GHOTION ==================================================================== >-->From Our Friend Linda :) .-c. _ .., _ ( ")\ ['" 6'-' __\ / \ /_ snd `----' '-._\ >Well - I never knew that !!! To those of us who are not too old to learn, and old enough to admit not knowing! Q: Why do men's clothes have buttons on the right while women's clothes have buttons on the left? A: When buttons were invented, they were very expensive and worn primarily by the rich. Since most people are right-handed, it is easier to push buttons on the right through holes on the left. Because wealthy women were dressed by maids, dressmakers put the buttons on the maid's right! And that's where women's buttons have remained since. Q: Why do ships and aircraft use 'mayday' as their call for help? A: This comes from the French word m'aidez -meaning 'help me' -- and is pronounced, approximately, 'mayday.' Q: Why are zero scores in tennis called 'love'? A: In France , where tennis became popular, round zero on the scoreboard looked like an egg and was called 'l'oeuf,' which is French for 'egg.' When tennis was introduced in the US, Americans (mis)pronounced it 'love.' Q. Why do X's at the end of a letter signify kisses? A: In the Middle Ages, when many people were unable to read or write, documents were often signed using an X. Kissing the X represented an oath to fulfill obligations specified in the document. The X and the kiss eventually became synonymous. Q: Why is shifting responsibility to someone else called 'passing the buck'? A: In card games, it was once customary to pass an item, called a buck, from player to player to indicate whose turn it was to deal. If a player did not wish to assume the responsibility of dealing, he would 'pass the buck' to the next player. Q: Why do people clink their glasses before drinking a toast? A: It used to be common for someone to try to kill an enemy by offering him a poisoned drink. To prove to a guest that a drink was safe, it became customary for a guest to pour a small amount of his drink into the glass of the host. Both men would drink it simultaneously. When a guest trusted his host, he would only touch or clink the host's glass with his own. Q: Why are people in the public eye said to be 'in the limelight'? A:Invented in 1825,limelight was used in lighthouses and theatres by burning a cylinder of lime which produced a brilliant light. In the theatre,a performer 'in the limelight' was the centre of attention. Q: Why is someone who is feeling great 'on cloud nine'? A: Types of clouds are numbered according to the altitudes they attain, with nine being the highest cloud If someone is said to be on cloud nine, that person is floating well above worldly cares. Q: In golf, where did the term 'Caddie' come from? A. When Mary Queen of Scots went to France as a young girl,Louis, King of France , learned that she loved the Scots game 'golf.' So he had the first course outside of Scotland built for her enjoyment. To make sure she was properly chaperoned (and guarded) while she played, Louis hired cadets from a military school to accompany her. Mary liked this a lot and when returned to Scotland (not a very good idea in the long run), she took the practice with her. In French, the word cadet is pronounced 'ca-day' and the Scots changed it into 'caddie. Q: Why are many coin banks shaped like pigs? A: Long ago, dishes and cookware in Europe were made of a dense orange clay called 'pygg'. When people saved coins in jars made of this clay, the jars became known as 'pygg banks.' When an English potter misunderstood the word, he made a container that resembled a pig. And it caught on. Q: Did you ever wonder why dimes, quarters and half dollars have notches (milling), while pennies and nickels do not? A: The US Mint began putting notches on the edges of coins containing gold and silver to discourage holders from shaving off small quantities of the precious metals. Dimes, quarters and half dollars are notched because they used to contain silver. Pennies and nickels aren't notched because the metals they contain are not valuable enough to shave. So there! Now you know! --- ...Always learning! Thanks Linda! Not sure how many of the above are true but I know the ones here are: Word/Phrase Origins http://www.shangralafamilyfun.com/origins.html -<>- ,`. ,'` | _.-. ,` | ,',' / : | ,',' ; \ : / / / \ `.' ( ,' ,'' _ `. ,' (o_) `\ . (,.) _.-- : -..`/( .-'_..- `| .-'\,`. `-._ ; `._ /__ ,':)-.._ _.(:::`. |'\ / /`:::| ,' \ : : : `:| / : | | | \ : | | : :..---.: | | ; ,`._`-.|_ `. | |' ,'._ `. `. |_\ | : /`-. `. `. `. : : \ : __ `. `. `. \ ; \ \ |. / `. \ \ / |\ `..: `. __ \ \ / ' ` .:::::\ `. / \ \,' .::::::::::-..'_..-' SSt >All I need to know I learned from the Easter Bunny! * Don't put all your eggs in one basket. * Everyone needs a friend who is all ears. * There's no such thing as too much candy. * All work and no play can make you a basket case. * A cute tail attracts a lot of attention. * Everyone is entitled to a bad hare day. * Let happy thoughts multiply like rabbits. * Some body parts should be floppy. * Keep your paws off of other people's jelly beans. * Good things come in small, sugar coated packages. * The grass is always greener in someone else's basket. * To show your true colors, you have to come out of the shell. * The best things in life are still sweet and gooey. May the joy of the season fill your heart. Happy Easter! --- ...Awww, Thanks Linda! I had a great Easter Celebration! ============================================================ >-->From Our Friend Wesley :) ,__ _, \~\| ~~---___ , | \ | Wash.| | ~~~~~~~|~~~~~| ~~---, _ VT_/,ME> /~-_--__| | Montana |N Dak\ Minn/ ~\~_/Mich. /~| ||,' |Oregon | \ |------| { WI / /~) __-NY',|_\,NH / |Ida.|~~~~~~~~|S Dak.\ \ | | '~\ |_____,|~,-'Mass. |~~--__ | | Wyoming|____ |~~~~~|--| |__ /_-'Penn.{,~Conn (RI) | | ~~~|~~| | ~~\ Iowa/ `-' |`~ |~_____{/NJ | | Nev | '---------, Nebr.\----| |IN|OH,' ~/~\,|`MD (DE) ', \ |Utah| Colo. |~~~~~~~| \IL| ,'~~\WV/ VA | |Cal\ | | | Kansas| MO \_-~ KY /`~___--\ ', \ ,-----|-------+-------'_____/__----~~/N Car./ '_ '\| | |~~~|Okla.| | Tenn._/-,~~-,/ \ |Ariz.| New | |_ |Ark./~~|~~\ \,/S Car. ~~~-' | Mex. | `~~~\___|MS |AL | GA / '-,_ | _____| | / | ,-'---~\ `~'~ \ Texas |LA`--,~~~~-~~,FL\ \/~\ /~~~`---` | \ \ / \ | -jorn \ | '\' `~' Alabama: At Least We're not Mississippi Alaska: 11,623 Eskimos Can't be Wrong! Arizona: But It's a Dry Heat Arkansas: Litterasy Ain't Everthing California: As Seen on TV Colorado: If You Don't Ski, Don't Bother Connecticut: Like Massachusetts, Only Dirtier and with Less Character Delaware: We Really Do Like the Chemicals in our Water Florida: Ask Us about Our Grandkids Georgia: We Put the "Fun" in Fundamentalist Extremism Hawaii: Haka Tiki Mou Sha'ami Leeki Toru (Death to Mainland Scum, but Leave Your Money) Idaho: More Than Just Potatoes ... Well Okay, We're Not, But the Potatoes Sure Are Real Good Illinois: Please Don't Pronounce the "S" Indiana: Two Billion Years Tidal Wave-Free Iowa: We Do Amazing Things with Corn Kansas: First of the Rectangle States Kentucky: Five Million People; Fifteen Last Names Louisiana: We're Not All Cajun Wackos, but that's Our Tourism Campaign Maine: We're Really Cold, but We Have Cheap Lobster Maryland: A Thinking Man's Delaware Massachusetts: Our Taxes Are Lower than Sweden's (for Most Tax Brackets) Michigan: First Line of Defense from the Canadians Minnesota: 10,000 Lakes and 10,000,000 Mosquitoes Mississippi: Come Feel Better about Your Own State Missouri: Your Federal Flood Relief Tax Dollars at Work Montana: Land of the Big Sky, the Unabomber, Right-Wing Crazies, and Very Little Else Nebraska: Ask about Our State Motto Contest Nevada: Hookers and Poker! New Hampshire: Go Away and Leave Us Alone New Jersey: Ya Wanna ##$%##! Motto? I Got Yer ##$%##! Motto Right Here! New Mexico: Lizards Make Excellent Pets New York: You Have the Right to Remain Silent, You Have the Right to an Attorney.... North Carolina: Tobacco Is a Vegetable North Dakota: We Really Are One of the 50 States! Ohio: We Wish We Were in Michigan [No - we wish we were in Florida - Many vacation there in winter] Oklahoma: Like the Play, Only No Singing Oregon: Spotted Owl ... It's What's for Dinner Pennsylvania: Cook with Coal Rhode Island: We're Not REALLY An Island South Carolina: Remember the Civil War? We Didn't Actually Surrender South Dakota: Closer than North Dakota Tennessee: The Educashun State Texas: Si, Hablo Ingles (Yes, I speak English) Utah: Our Jesus Is Better than Your Jesus Vermont: Yep Virginia: Who Says Government Stiffs and Slackjawed Yokels Don't Mix? Washington: Help! We're Overrun by Nerds and Slackers! Washington, D.C.: Wanna Be Mayor? West Virginia: One Big Happy Family -- Really! Wisconsin: Eat Cheese or Die Wyoming: Wynot? --- ...Good Ones! Thanks Wesley! ================================================================ >-->From Our Friend Del :) |/| |/| |/| |/| |/| |/| |/| /¯) |/|/\/ |/|\/ (¯¯¯) (¯¯¯) (¯¯¯) (¯¯¯) (¯¯¯) /¯¯/\ / ,^./\ / / \/\ / / \/\ ( ( )/) | | |/| | | |/| | | |/| ( ( )/) \ \ / / \ `---' / `-----' PhS >Ralph & Edna Just because someone doesn't love you the way you want them to, doesn't mean they don't love you with all they have. Ralph and Edna were both patients in a mental hospital. One day while they were walking past the hospital swimming pool, Ralph suddenly jumped into the deep end. He sank to the bottom of the pool and stayed there. Edna promptly jumped in to save him. She swam to the bottom and pulled him out. When the Head Nurse Director became aware of Edna's heroic act she immediately ordered her to be discharged from the hospital, as she now considered her to be mentally stable. When she went to tell Edna the news she said, 'Edna, I have good news and bad news. The good news is you're being discharged, since you were able to rationally respond to a crisis by jumping in and saving the life of the person you love. I have concluded that your act displays sound mindedness. 'The bad news is, Ralph hung himself in the bathroom with his bathrobe belt right after you saved him. I am so sorry, but he's dead.' Edna replied, 'He didn't hang himself. I put him there to dry.... How soon can I go home?' Happy Mental Health Day! You can do your bit by remembering to send an email to an unstable friend... Done my part!!! --- ...HaHa! Funny! Thanks Del! =================================================================== >-->From Our Friend Sandi :) Did you swear the witness in Ralf? \ `, ___ # |/ ? Well, he Was swearing... | , )\ / /__/\ \____ ##### ,- / \_/ \ _/_ #### /\,_\ |/| / < _____ _> \ [.[.]-=## ) "\ -|.|--/___/ ,___/___\- /_ )# \ ___Y. _____'-'______|\/______________ |__ # __)/ [_______________________________] \___/ /) \ | | .'\$/\`-. /|| .| | _...._ | ( `.Y.' ( ) __;_||__|_______| ,-' ALT. '-_ |____|:__o___|_|_ [________________| / ASCII- \ |________________] | | | _ _ART ____. | | | Balif | | / / \| ||_)| | | | | RALF | \\_\_/|_|| \|/ | | ____| | -_ ,- | |____ | | `-...,-' | | | | | | |_______________|_____________________________|_______________| >Congressional Reform Act of 2011 It is time. If you agree, send it to 20 people, good and true. If you disagree, please delete it. Thanks. The 26th amendment (granting the right to vote for 18 year-olds) took only 3 months & 8 days to be ratified! Why? Simple! The people demanded it. That was in 1971...before computers, before e-mail, before cell phones, etc. Of the 27 amendments to the Constitution, seven (7) took 1 year or less to become the law of the land...all because of public pressure. I'm asking each addressee to forward this email to a minimum of twenty people on their address list; in turn ask each of those to do likewise. In three days, most people in The United States of America will have the message. This is one idea that really should be passed around. Congressional Reform Act of 2011 1. Term Limits. 12 years only, one of the possible options below.. A. Two Six-year Senate terms B. Six Two-year House terms C. One Six-year Senate term and three Two-Year House terms 2. No Tenure / No Pension. A Congressman collects a salary while in office and receives no pay when they are out of office. 3. Congress (past, present & future) participates in Social Security. All funds in the Congressional retirement fund move to the Social Security system immediately. All future funds flow into the Social Security system, and Congress participates with the American people. 4. Congress can purchase their own retirement plan, just as all Americans do. 5. Congress will no longer vote themselves a pay raise. Congressional pay will rise by the lower of CPI or 3%. 6. Congress loses their current health care system and participates in the same health care system as the American people. 7. Congress must equally abide by all laws they impose on the American people. 8. All contracts with past and present Congressmen are void effective 1/1/12. The American people did not make this contract with Congressmen. Congressmen made all these contracts for themselves. Serving in Congress is an honor, not a career. The Founding Fathers envisioned citizen legislators, so ours should serve their term(s), then go home and back to work. If each person contacts a minimum of twenty people then it will only take three days for most people (in the U.S. ) to receive the message. Maybe it is time. THIS IS HOW YOU FIX CONGRESS!!!!! If you agree with the above, pass it on. If not, just delete You are one of my 20+. Please keep it going. --- ...Sounds good to me. Thanks Sandi! -<>- .*. *' + '* , , *'|'* |`;`;`;`| | |:.'.'.'| | |:.:.:.:| | |::....:| | /` / ` \ | ( .' ^ \^) |_., ( \ -/( ,~`| `~./ )._=/ ) ,, { | ( )| (.~` `~, { | \ _.' \ ) } ; | ;`\ `)-` } _.._ '.(\, ; `\ / `. }__.-'__.-' ( (/-;~~`; `\_/ ; .'` _.-' `/|\/ .'\. /o\ ,`~~`~~~~` \| ` .' \'--' '-` |--',==~~`) (`~~==,_ jgs ,=~` `-. / `~=, ,=` `-._/ `=, >Dorothy Wizard Of Oz This one rings the bell! Is 70 years old. Today, if Dorothy were to encounter Men With no brains, no hearts, and no courage - She wouldn't be in Oz - She'd be in Congress! --- ...HaHa! Thanks Sandi! =================================================== >-->In The Worldly News :) [POLITICS] >From Our Friend PatDeE :) Thought you might find this interesting. Will Obama lead America over the edge of the abyss...or not? http://www.growthstockwire.com/2702/Weekend-Edition --- ...Only God knows. Thanks PatDeE! -<>- >From Patriot Update: TSA Screener Charged with Child Pornography http://tinyurl.com/5rt99gb -<>- >From Vision To America: Islamic Law Comes to Michigan http://tinyurl.com/6atfjp2 -<>- >From Newsmax: Glenn Beck Warns Huckabee: Stay Out of Race http://tinyurl.com/5umly9z -<>- >From BizarreNews: I am sure you have all heard of the mysterious disappearance of honey bees over the last few years. Bee populations are disappearing at an alarming rate all around the nation. This is a crisis because bees pollinate billions of dollars worth of crops every year. Beekeepers call the phenomenon of disappearing bees, Colony Collapse Disorder. But they say no one seems to really know exactly why this is all happening. I may have a clue. They are all heading to this woman's house. A Georgia woman says her home has been swarmed by as many as 10 million bees. The unfortunate homeowner said she phoned a bee removal expert after she saw the insects flying into her attic and heard scratching coming from behind her walls. Bee wrangler Jason Rehr said he expected to find multiple hives in the attic, but instead found the bees had turned the entire structure into a giant super-hive with honeycombs on the ceiling and walls. Rehr gave his expert opinion of the phenomenon, "This is the mamma-jamma here. This is the biggest one I've ever seen." He said he plans to move the bees several miles away from the house to hives that have been prepared. -- No sex for dentists who treat spouses --------- TORONTO - Some Canadian dentists want changes to an Ontario provincial law that forbids them from having sex with their spouse if he or she is also their patient. The "no sex with patients" decree is part of the 1993 Regulated Health Professions Act, which was crafted to address inappropriate relationships between psychiatrists and psychologists with their patients. However, dentists fall under the same rules, the Toronto Star reported. Orthodontist Randy Lang wrote a tongue-in-cheek article for the Oral Health Journal suggesting how dentists could avoid prosecution. "Have your spouse wear a disguise, like a moustache and beard, when she or he enters and exits your dental office," he wrote. "Also, at home, be sure to lock your bedroom door and cover all the windows with black paper." In response to growing criticism from dentists, provincial Health Minister Deb Matthews said Monday she requested a review of the law by the Health Professions Regulatory Advisory Council, the Star said. -- Japanese man, 114, named world's oldest ------- KYODO, Japan - Guinness World Records announced a 114- year-old Japanese man has been declared the world's oldest living man following the death of the previous record holder. Guinness said Jiroemon Kimura of Kyodo celebrated his 114th birthday Tuesday and inherited the title of the world's oldest man from Walter Breuning of the United States, who died April 14. The record-keeping organization said Kimura, the last known man living to have been born prior to 1897, is now the third oldest person in Japan and the sixth oldest person in the world. He is the only man on the list of the world's 10 oldest people. Kimura said part of his secret to long life is eating meals in small portions. "With the sad passing of Walter, the world is left with the one remaining man who was alive in the 19th century," said Craig Glenday, editor-in-chief of Guinness. "It's incredible to think that Kimura's life spans three centuries -- when he was born, Dracula had yet to be published, Queen Victoria was a few weeks from her Diamond Jubilee and the Wright Brothers were six years from their first successful test flight. How the world has moved on during his lifetime!" ============================================================== >-->Tips And Thoughts from our friend Johanna :) _,,_ __ d888888bd888b d88888888888888B 8888888P`Y8888P Y888888 (, \_ ,_Y88( ) Y888888b __\ '8"888P (_ I Talk to People jgs | .---' ~;~~\~ .=. \ (_ _) \ |=| \ _ /| | \ /_\/ | | | .-'--/_/------'-. `-.,___________,.-' | || |___|| |___|| .'""'';.__ (_________)) By Michael Josephson of Character Counts (685.5) Marta was a hard-working single mother. When her minister sermonized about "living a life that matters," she worried that working to raise her kids and going to church wasn't enough. So, on the bus to work she made a list of other jobs she could do and volunteer work she could try. Sylvia, an elderly woman, saw the worry on Marta's face and asked what was wrong. Marta explained her problem. Sylvia said, "Oh my, did your minister say you weren't doing enough?" "No," Marta said, "but I don't know how to live 'a life that matters.'" "You don't have to change jobs or do more volunteer work," Sylvia consoled her. "It's enough that you're a good mother. But if you want to do more, think about what you can do while doing what you already do. It's not about what you do, but how you do it." "You don't understand," Marta said. "I sell hamburgers. How do I make that significant?" "How many people do you deal with every day?" Sylvia asked. "Two to three hundred." "Well, what if you set out to cheer, encourage, teach, or inspire as many of those people as you could? A compliment, a bit of advice, a cheerful hello or a warm smile can start a chain reaction that lights up lives like an endless string of Christmas bulbs." "But that's just being nice," Marta protested. "Right," said Sylvia, "Niceness can change lives." Marta looked at the old woman. "What do you do?" "I was a housekeeper until I retired," Sylvia said. "Now I just ride the bus talking to people." This is Michael Josephson reminding you that character counts. (c) 2011 Josephson Institute of Ethics; -<>- _____ __ _ .-'| | | |``-. ,a888a, | | | __| | |__8888888___| | |____ --| | |----/|\-----| | |---- --| | |---/ | \----| | |---- __| | |__/ | \___| | |____ | | .' / | \ `. | | __|__|.'___/____|____\___`.|_____|____ 1-point perspective fL >The Lighter Things As you might remember, the head of a company survived 9/11 because his son started kindergarten. Another fellow was alive because it was his turn to bring donuts. One woman was late because her alarm clock didn't go off in time. One was late because of being stuck on the New Jersey turnpike because of an auto accident. One missed his bus. One spilled food on her clothes and had to take time to change. One's car wouldn't start. One couldn't get a taxi. The one that struck me was the man who put on a new pair of shoes that morning, took the various means to get to work, but before he got there, he developed a blister on his foot. He stopped at a drugstore to buy a Band-Aid. That is why he is alive today. Next time your morning seems to be going wrong, you can't seem to find the car keys, and you hit every red traffic light, don't get mad or frustrated; it may be just that God is watching over you. --- ...Nice! Thanks Johanna! ================================================================= >-->Tips From our friend Linda :) | \ \ | |/ / | |\ `' ' / | ;'aorta \ / , pulmonary | ; _, | / / , arteries superior | | ( `-.;_,-' '-' , vena cava | `, `-._ _,-'_ |,-`. `.) ,<_,-'_, pulmonary ,' `. / ,' `;-' _, veins ; `./ /`, \-' | right / | ;\ |\ | atrium ;_,._|_, `, ' \ | \ \ ` `, ` __ ` \ left ;, \ ,' ` \, ventricle \_( ;, ;; | \ `;, ;; inferior | |`. `;;, ;' vena cava | | `-. ;;;;,;' FL | | |`-.._ ,;;;;;' | | | | ``';;;' aorta >NURSE'S HEART ATTACK EXPERIENCE FEMALE HEART ATTACKS I am an ER nurse and this is the best description of this event that I have ever heard. Please read, pay attention, and send it on! FEMALE HEART ATTACKS I was aware that female heart attacks are different, but this is the best description I've ever read.. Women and heart attacks (Myocardial infarction). Did you know that women rarely have the same dramatic symptoms that men have when experiencing heart attack.. you know, the sudden stabbing pain in the chest, the cold sweat, grabbing the chest & dropping to the floor that we see in the movies. Here is the story of one woman's experience with a heart attack. 'I had a heart attack at about 10:30PM with NO prior exertion, NO prior emotional trauma that one would suspect might have brought it on. I was sitting all snugly & warm on a cold evening, with my purring cat in my lap, reading an interesting story my friend had sent me, and actually thinking, 'A-A-h, this is the life, all cozy and warm in my soft, cushy Lazy Boy with my feet propped up. A moment later, I felt that awful sensation of indigestion, when you've been in a hurry and grabbed a bite of sandwich and washed it down with a dash of water, and that hurried bite seems to feel like you've swallowed a golf ball going down the esophagus in slow motion and it is most uncomfortable. You realize you shouldn't have gulped it down so fast and needed to chew it more thoroughly and this time drink a glass of water to hasten its progress down to the stomach. This was my initial sensation--the only trouble was that I hadn't taken a bite of anything since about 5:00p.m. After it seemed to subside, the next sensation was like little squeezing motions that seemed to be racing up my SPINE (hind-sight, it was probably my aorta spasms), gaining speed as they continued racing up and under my sternum (breast bone, where one presses rhythmically when administering CPR). This fascinating process continued on into my throat and branched out into both jaws. 'AHA!! NOW I stopped puzzling about what was happening -- we all have read and/or heard about pain in the jaws being one of the signals of an MI happening, haven't we? I said aloud to myself and the cat, Dear God, I think I'm having a heart attack! I lowered the foot rest dumping the cat from my lap, started to take a step and fell on the floor instead. I thought to myself, If this is a heart attack, I shouldn't be walking into the next room where the phone is or anywhere else... but, on the other hand, if I don't, nobody will know that I need help, and if I wait any longer I may not be able to get up in a moment. I pulled myself up with the arms of the chair, walked slowly into the next room and dialed the Paramedics... I told her I thought I was having a heart attack due to the pressure building under the sternum and radiating into my jaws. I didn't feel hysterical or afraid, just stating the facts. She said she was sending the Paramedics over immediately, asked if the front door was near to me, and if so, to un-bolt the door and then lie down on the floor where they could see me when they came in. I unlocked the door and then lay down on the floor as instructed and lost consciousness, as I don't remember the medics coming in, their examination, lifting me onto a gurney or getting me into their ambulance, or hearing the call they made to St. Jude ER on the way, but I did briefly awaken when we arrived and saw that the radiologist was already there in his surgical blues and cap, helping the medics pull my stretcher out of the ambulance. He was bending over me asking questions (probably something like 'Have you taken any medications?') but I couldn't make my mind interpret what he was saying, or form an answer, and nodded off again, not waking up until the Cardiologist and partner had already threaded the teeny angiogram balloon up my femoral artery into the aorta and into my heart where they installed 2 side by side stints to hold open my right coronary artery. I know it sounds like all my thinking and actions at home must have taken at least 20-30 minutes before calling the paramedics, but actually it took perhaps 4-5 minutes before the call, and both the fire station and St. Jude are only minutes away from my home, and my Cardiologist was already to go to the OR in his scrubs and get going on restarting my heart (which had stopped somewhere between my arrival and the procedure) and installing the stints. Why have I written all of this to you with so much detail? Because I want all of you who are so important in my life to know what I learned first hand. 1. Be aware that something very different is happening in your body, not the usual men's symptoms but inexplicable things happening (until my sternum and jaws got into the act). It is said that many more women than men die of their first (and last) MI because they didn't know they were having one and commonly mistake it as indigestion, take some Maalox or other anti-heartburn preparation and go to bed, hoping they'll feel better in the morning when they wake up... which doesn't happen. My female friends, your symptoms might not be exactly like mine, so I advise you to call the Paramedics if ANYTHING is unpleasantly happening that you've not felt before. It is better to have a 'false alarm' visitation than to risk your life guessing what it might be! 2. Note that I said 'Call the Paramedics.' And if you can take an aspirin. Ladies, TIME IS OF THE ESSENCE! Do NOT try to drive yourself to the ER - you are a hazard to others on the road. Do NOT have your panicked husband who will be speeding and looking anxiously at what's happening with you instead of the road. Do NOT call your doctor -- he doesn't know where you live and if it's at night you won't reach him anyway, and if it's daytime, his assistants (or answering service) will tell you to call the Paramedics. He doesn't carry the equipment in his car that you need to be saved! The Paramedics do, principally OXYGEN that you need ASAP. Your Dr will be notified later. 3. Don't assume it couldn't be a heart attack because you have a normal cholesterol count. Research has discovered that a cholesterol elevated reading is rarely the cause of an MI (unless it's unbelievably high and/or accompanied by high blood pressure). MIs are usually caused by long-term stress and inflammation in the body, which dumps all sorts of deadly hormones into your system to sludge things up in there. Pain in the jaw can wake you from a sound sleep. Let's be careful and be aware. The more we know the better chance we could survive. A cardiologist says if everyone who gets this mail sends it to 10 people, you can be sure that we'll save at least one life. *Please be a true friend and send this article to all your friends (male & female) about whom you care!* --- ...Thanks Linda! Best also to see this for the facts of it all http://www.snopes.com/medical/disease/stroke.asp ================================================================== >-->From CleanLaffs: . , |`. ,'| \_`-._ _,-'_/ ./ \-._`-._ _,-'_,-/ \, \._/._ `._>`-.__ __,-'<_,' _,\_,/ /_ \_.`-._\_-._ `--__ __--' _,-_/_,-',_/ _\ /._`\_./ _`_./`.-._ `-. ,-' _,-,'\,_'_ \,_/'_,\ \._`/ _/ _`_./ _/`\_ `. ,' _/'\_ \,_'_ \_ \'_,/ /._`/ _/ _`_./` _/ `\_ `\_ _/' _/' \_ '\,_'_ \_ \'_,\ \._`/ _/ _`_./` __/ >. `-.,-' ,< \__ '\,_'_ \_ \'_,/ /_`/._/._`_./` __.`.-\_.-`'-._/-,',__ '\,_'_,\_,\'_\ `\._`_./`\._/_/' _ `\_\_,/'\,_'_,/' /_\ \./ __/(__ / `--' \ / _ _ \ \'| |`/ \|____|/ \/ -] \/ / | \ | | | | | \ / | \ \__,-`\___/ (_) |__) mic Since this past weekend was Easter the History Channel was showing all sorts of Biblical and religious programming. The one show I found particularly engrossing was on angels. According to the program there are only three angels mentioned by name in the Bible, those being Michael, Gabriel and some guy named Larry or something (well, four if you count Satan). But apparently there are literally hundreds of angels mentioned by name in the Apocrypha, or books that have been excluded from the Bible. It seems that starting with the first Christian Roman Emperor Constantine, about 1600 years ago, the Bible has been slowly whittled down from about 600 books to what we have now. And in all that excluded literature there are hundreds or even thousands of references to angels. Angels of every description fulfilling every function from doing clerical work to mopping up around Heaven. Since I've never had any exposure to this kind of stuff I determined to go to the book store and find some literature to give me a little background. I found a book called "A Who's Who of the Heavenly Host" which promises to provide a lot of information I will almost certainly never need. But, it never hurts to expand your horizons a little, right? -<>- I was in my ninth month of pregnancy and feeling very uncom- fortable. On top of everything, my pleas for sympathy seemed to go unnoticed by my husband. One day I told him, "I hope in your next life you get to be pregnant!" He replied, "I hope in your next life you get to be married to someone who's pregnant!" -<>- Although desperate to find work, I passed up a job I found on an employment website. It was for a wastewater plant operator. Among the job requirements: "Must be able to swim." -<>- dentist: /-----| \-' | Q | )C ~\/\ | Get Your Teeth Here! \\_ \ | \_77 |\ | ejm 96 |`` \ \ | """ ~ ~ === A preacher of the old school was describing the events of Judgement Day and, of course, he used Biblical phraseology whenever he could. "Oh, my friends," he intoned, "imagine the suffering of the sinners as they find themselves cast into the outer darkness, removed from the presence of the Lord and given to eternal flames. My friends, at such a time there will be weeping, wailing and a great gnashing of teeth!" At this point, one of the elders of the congregation inter- rupted to say, "But Reverend, what if one of those hopeless sinners has no teeth?" The preacher crashed his fist on the pulpit, "My friends, the Lord is not put out by details. Rest assured... teeth will be provided!" -<>- As the woman was instructing the new maid on the great care required in handling certain valuable household objects. She pointed to the dining room and said with great satisfaction, "That table goes back to Louis the Fourteenth." "Oh, that's nothing," the maid interjected. "My whole living- room set goes back to Sears the fifteenth." -<>- _)_ .-'(/ '-. / ` \ / - - \ (` a a `) \ ^ / '. '---' .' .-`'---'`-. / \ / / ' ' \ \ _/ /| |\ \_ `/|\` |+++++++|`/|\` /\ /\ | `-._.-` | \ / \ / |_ | | _| jgs | _| |_ | (ooO Ooo) A father is in church with three of his young children, in- cluding his five year old daughter. As was customary, he sat in the very front row so that the children could properly witness the service. During this particular service, the minister was performing the baptism of a tiny infant. The little five year old girl was taken by this, observing that he was saying something and pouring water over the infant's head. With a quizzical look on her face, the little girl turned to her father and asked with all the innocence of a five year old... "Daddy, why is he brainwashing that baby?" -<>- "What kind of music do you sing?" "Aqua-pella." "Don't you mean 'a cappella', singing without instrumental accompaniment?" . ( ) ' . ( ( ) ,___________. | _________ | || ,### || || ####' %|| || ##` #|| || :### # || || '####/ || || ##` || || ###; || ||-_-_-_-_-|| || '###; || || '6#' || || ;#' || || ;#`#; || || #!' # || ||%____#___|| |___________| Taliszanna "Nope. I mean 'aqua-pella', singing accompanied only by the water coming out of the shower-head." -<>- My grandmother told me how she ended up marrying Grandpa. She was in her 20s, and the man she was dating left for war. "We were in love," she recalled, "and wrote to each other every week. It was during that time that I discovered how wonderful your grandfather was." "Did you marry Grandpa when he came home from the war?" I asked. "Oh, I didn't marry the man who wrote the letters. Your grandfather was the mailman." -<>- {) _, _/) /,`"/.|),___ (\.'//`<-' ,`+. `'_| > / |)) (.-)|--'\ < \( \)|| || ` /( /( SK To get his mind off his losing streak at the racetrack, I took my friend horseback riding. Being a novice, he freaked when his mount took off. "How do I stop?" he yelled. "Bet on it!" I hollered back. ============================================================= >-->Tips from our Friend Jo Ann :) ,-`"-=') =/////// ,== _,_(((((-`6\ ==.| /,,...\\\C _| .--. ((((\\\\\` _, /;_| )9 )))))./ `. / } _\,_ ,-'))) \ / /=-. ,-./ \/ '))) . /\_/ / \ (,-.%\ / /-' ') \/\ / ( \ (/ \ ' /( ' `-/ \( \ ,- / ( `-' \ . / / \ \ &_) /\ \ | ( /--.- \ \----,------=;% | _/ _); `. ` `-. .`\ ) +++/ \ ,," %&-. ; \\| `-` `-=.;_,.__.__\_,/ )_/___+_/_________\,"(_//_(__)______:-._) gpyy >CHANGE YOUR ATTITUDE TOWARDS LIFE 1. Anger is a condition in which the tongue works faster than the mind. 2. You can't change the past, but you can ruin the present by worrying over the future. 3. Love and you shall be loved. 4. God always gives His best to those who leave the choice with Him. 5. All people smile in the same language. 6. Laughter is God's sunshine. 7. Everything has beauty but not everyone sees it. 8. it’s important for parents to live the same things they teach. 9. Thank God for what you have, TRUST GOD for what you need. 10. If you fill your heart with regrets of yesterday and the worries of tomorrow, you have no today to be thankful for. 11. Happy memories never wear out....relive them as often as you want. 12. Home is the place where we grumble the most, but are often treated the best. 13. Man looks at outward appearance but the Lord looks within. 14. Take time to laugh for it is the music of the soul. 15. Patience is the ability to idle your motor when you feel like stripping your gears. 16. Love is strengthened by working through conflicts together. 17. The best thing parents can do for their children is to love each other. 18. Harsh words break no bones but they do break hearts. 19. To get out of a difficulty, one usually must go through it. 20. Love is the only thing that can be divided without being diminished. 21. Happiness is enhanced by others but does not depend upon others. 22. You are richer today if you have laughed, given or forgiven. 23. For every minute you are angry with someone, you lose 60 seconds of happiness that you can never get back. 24. Do what you can, for who you can, with what you have, and where you are. -<>- ,-._,,_,-. ((`,-""-.')) |=,'""`.=| |=|O__O|=| ;`-'(__)`-'; ',_ -. _,` > ,`--',-. >; ;=-=\ =| ;,='| =| | ==| =| }`=-| =| |`==| =| ;===| '| | \-. '| \ `--< (=\ \_)-' |=`.___/=| |`=|`=-j=| hjw ,-'`_|`=-|=( (i_,' `==(-=\ (i_i_____)==\ __)`=) (`.`=/ `--' >Conquer Doubt Are your doubts holding you back? The way to conquer your Doubts is with action. Wondering about whether you can do it will not get it done. The only way to know for sure is to jump right in and get Started. Avoiding the challenges will only make those challenges grow Bigger. Instead, walk right up to each challenge, and the Closer you get, the more ways you'll discover to get beyond It. If you wait until conditions are perfect, all you'll ever do Is wait. Great accomplishments are given birth by starting From where you are with what you have. As soon as you start to take action, you'll begin to replace Your doubts with courage and confidence. The more you do, The more insignificant and powerless those doubts will Become. Stop wondering and start doing. Once you've done it you'll Always know, without the slightest doubt, that you can. --- ...Great Advice! Thanks Jo Ann! ================================================================== >-->From AndyChaps: >Just Think About This... ,@@@@@@@@@, @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ @@@@@'_ _'@@@@@ @@@| o o |@@@ '@| (_) |@' \ ___ / |\_`~`_/| ____/: `"` :\____ /`}}}}}\ /{{{{{`\ / {{{{{ \ / }}}}} \ / }}}}} \.-./ {{{{{ \ | {{{{{ / | \ }}}}} | jgs | }}}}} \/|\/ {{{{{ | | /{{{{{ '-' }}}}}\ | If you don't have a vision, then your reality will always be determined by other's perceptions. - Melanée Addison, Author ================ Happiness is good health and a bad memory. - Ingrid Bergman (1917-1982) ================ What a wonderful recipe for peace of mind : tell the truth to everyone; reconcile any anger before you pillow your head; stand up to temptation; don't take anything that isn't yours; do an honest day's work, and share what you have with those who are in need. - Albert Einstein. =============== Worrying about something is like paying interest on a debt you don't even know if you owe. - Mark Twain =============== Any fool can criticize, condemn and complain - and most do. - Dale Carnegie (1888-1955) ================ When you have the choice of two exciting things, choose the one you have never done. ================ I would rather live in a world where my life is surrounded by mystery than live in a world so small that my mind could comprehend it. - Harry Emerson Fosdick, US Clergyman ================ What do you do when the only person who can make you stop crying is the person who made you cry? -<>- >For Your Inspiration From Jack: <> __ /_/\/\ \_\ / /_/ \ \_\/\ \ \_\/ unknown See: Hebrews 9: 14. How much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered Himself without spot to God, cleanse your conscience from dead works to serve the living God? Do you know why we have such dead churches today? Do you believe that people really understand, in their hearts, what God's forgiveness means? If it just means that I am saved from my sin and going to heaven and that is the end of it, "alleluia", and "amen", forgiveness means a lot more. It means that I am now a Child of God. A Son or Daughter of God. I am no longer required to knock at the front door to gain entrance. I can walk right in; I am a part of the family. I now have a recreated relationship with the Father in my identification with the Cross of Christ. I now have a degree of holiness that is acceptable and welcome. I am loved. God did not ignore my sin He sent His Son. If I have been forgiven without being altered by that forgiveness, then forgiveness has not been a benefit to me and we are serving a weak god. But if God has truly forgiven a person, that person has the heredity of His own Son living within him. Therefore we have been given the ability, through forgiveness, to put on the very nature of Jesus. Going to heaven when we die is a wonderful promise, but living in the likeness of His Son while we have life is even better. Every believer, when they pass on, should be able to have a biography written of them and placed on the shelf titled, "No Greater Love Than This". -<>- _ _{Ss //\\_/_/\Ss _/_| \_/ \_ pb >Top Reasons Why God Created Eve (A retread From Andy's Funnies) 1. God was worried that Adam would frequently become lost in the garden because he would not ask for directions. 2. God knew that one day Adam would require someone to locate and then hand him the remote. 3. God knew Adam would never go out and buy himself a new fig leaf when his wore out and would therefore need Eve to buy one for him. 4. God knew Adam would never be able to make a doctor's, dentist or haircut appointment by himself. 5. God knew Adam would never remember which night to put the garbage on the curb. 6. God knew if the world was to be populated, men would never, ever be able to handle the pain of childbearing. 7. As the Keeper of the Garden, Adam would never remember where he left his tools. 8. Apparently, Adam needed someone to blame his troubles on when God caught him hiding in the garden. 9. As the Bible says, "It is not good for man to be alone." And, finally, the # 1 reason why God created Eve.... 10. When God finished the creation of Adam, He stepped back, scratched his head, and said, "I can do better than that." -<>- _ , L\ \/OO\ |/ \ /_\ ` _\ |_ Arjen Pilon >The Blonde's A Witness Cathy, a stunning blonde was summoned to court to appear as a witness in a criminal case. The prosecutor opened his questioning with, "Where were you the night of August 24th?" "Objection!" said the defense attorney. "Irrelevant!" "Oh, that's okay," Cathy said from the witness stand. "I don't mind answering the question." "I object!" the defense said again. "No, really," the blonde witness offered. "I'll answer." The judge ruled, "If the witness insists on answering, there is no reason for the defense to object." So the prosecutor repeated the question, "Where were you the night of August 24th?" Cathy replied brightly, "I don't know." -<>- _"_ % (< ? ` " __||___ |\___//_\ (' | ') \\ __|\ , / |/ /: / \ :: \| ######o /| ######## \) ######## \ : / \: / -- %%% %% % /:\ |/|, b'ger >Reasons Women Love Men ** They've got that comfortable place on their shoulder that's perfect for snuggling into while we fall asleep. ** They're at peace with their bodies, except for maybe some minor anxiety over height, weight, and baldness. ** They're enthusiastic about our bodies, even when we're not. ** They fall in love so hard, once they finally fall. ** The glimpse you get, when they wear their baseball cap backward, of their inner Little Leaguer. ** How tender they get when they cry, and how seldom they do it. ** They make excellent companions when driving through rough neighborhoods or walking past dark alleys. ** Their genuine ardor for tinkering with toilets, changing oil and assembling gas grills - jobs any intelligent woman can do but would be nuts to volunteer for. -<>- >May I See Your Wife, Please? A guy was known among his friends to be very brief in his discourse and never said too much. One day, a saleswoman promoting a certain brand of brushes knocked at his door and asked to see his wife. So the guy told her that she wasn't home. "Well," the woman said, "could I please wait for her?" The man directed her to the drawing room and left her there for more than an hour. After becoming a bit impatient, she called out for him and asked, "May I ask where your wife is?" "She went to the cemetery," he replied. "And when is she returning?" asked the saleslady. "Not sure." said the man. "Well, how long has she been there?" asked the salesady. "Eleven years." answered the man. -<>- ,-----. W/,-. ,-.\W ()>a a<() (.--(_)--.) ,'/.-'\_/`-.\`. ,' / `-' \ `. / \ / \ / `. ,' \ / / `-._.-' \ \ ,-`-._/| |=|o |\_.-< <,--.) |_____| |o____| )_ \ `-)| |// _ \\| )/ || |' | `| || | | | || ( )|( ) || | | | || | | | || |_.--.|.--._| || /'""| |""`\ [] `===' `===' hjw >While You're In There...Would You... While on a car trip, an old couple stopped at a roadside restaurant for lunch. The old woman unfortunately left her glasses on the table, but didn't miss them until they were back on the highway. By then, they had to travel quite a distance before they could find a place to turn around. The old man fussed and complained all the way back to the restaurant. When they finally arrived, as the old woman got out of the car to retrieve her glasses the old man said, "While you're in there, you may as well get my hat, too." -<>- + (|) _____.___.|_|. | / \ |===| | / \ | o | |__/__v__\|, ,| | | | | | || || |/| . . . |','| ||| A A A | , | ||| M M M | | wtx --------------------- >Found Church Marquee Signs ** "The best vitamin for a Christian is B1" ** "Under same management for over 2000 years" ** "Soul food served here" ** "Tithe if you love Jesus! Anyone can honk!" ** "You can give without loving but you cannot love without giving" ** "Beat the Christmas rush, come to church this Sunday!" ** "Don't wait for the hearse to take you to church" "* We should be more concerned with the Rock Of Ages, instead of the age of rocks" ** "Reputation is what people think about you. Character is what people know you are" ** "Life has many choices, For Eternity, two. What's yours?" ** "Seven days without prayer makes one weak" ** "No Jesus - no peace, Know Jesus - know peace!" ** "Worry is interest paid on trouble before it is due" ** "A man's character is like a fence. It cannot be strengthened by whitewash" ** "Prevent truth decay. Brush up on your bible" ** "It's hard to stumble when you're down on your knees" ** "A clear conscience makes a soft pillow" ** "The wages of sin is death. Repent before payday" ** "Never give the devil a ride. He will always want to drive" ** "Can't sleep? Try counting your blessings" ** "Forbidden fruit creates many jams" ** "Christians, keep the faith... But not from others!" ** "Satan subtracts and divides. God multiplies and multiplies" ** "If you do not want to reap the fruits of sin stay out of the devil's orchard" ** "To belittle is to be little" ** "God answers kneemail" -<>- >ACTUAL SIGNS POSTED BY BUSINESSES ** Maternity Clothes Shop: We are open on labor day. ** On a Front Door: Everyone on the premises is a vegetarian except the dog. ** On a Maternity Room Door: Push, Push, Push ** Non-smoking area: If we see you smoking we will assume you are on fire and take appropriate action ** Optometrist's Office: If you don't see what you're looking for, you've come to the right place. ** Scientist's Door: Gone Fission ** Taxidermist Window: We really know our stuff. ** Podiatrist's Window: Time wounds all heels. ** Sign on Fence: Salesmen welcome. Dog food is expensive. ** Car Dealership: The best way to get back on your feet - miss a car payment. ** Muffler Shop: No appointment necessary. We'll hear you coming. ** Hotel: Help! We need inn - experienced people. ** Butcher's Window: Pleased to meat you. ** Veterinarians Waiting Room: Be back in 5 minutes. Sit! Stay! ** Beauty Shop: Dye now! ** Garbage Truck: We've got what it takes to take what you've got. ** Computer Store: Out for a quick byte ** Diner Window: Don't stand there and be hungry, come in and get fed up. ** Music Library: Bach in a minuet. ** Funeral Home: Drive carefully, we'll wait. ================================================================ >-->FUN Places To Net Visit :) Three Old Men! http://www.shangralafamilyfun.com/oldmen.html Mountain Folk Art! http://www.shangralafamilyfun.com/folkart.html Miniature Wonderland http://www.shangralafamilyfun.com/modeltrain.html Backpack Cat http://www.shangralafamilyfun.com/backpack.html Mabel The Chicken http://www.shangralafamilyfun.com/chicken.html Egg Stacking Art! http://www.shangralafamilyfun.com/eggart.html TSA's Calendar Girls http://www.shangralafamilyfun.com/tsa.html Harvest Moonbow http://www.shangralafamilyfun.com/moonbow.html Aww Animals 5 http://www.shangralafamilyfun.com/animals5.html -<>- >From Our Friend PatDeE :) AMAZING GRACE - BEAUTIFUL-- Happy Easter Amazing Grace http://www.clarrissegill.com/videoclips/amazing_grace.php --- ...Very nicely done. Thanks PatDeE! -<>- YMCA! Remember, THE ONLY LIVE PERSON IS THE GUY IN THE MIDDLE. The rest are puppets. Hope you'll enjoy it! It's ingenious.... this guy is good. http://tinyurl.com/68hmrec --- ...totally enjoyable! A fun one! Thanks PatDeE! -<>- >From LynnLynn's Links: Swallowing http://www.buffaloschips.com/asdsfsd.htm Swimming http://www.buffaloschips.com/gerg.htm szambr http://www.buffaloschips.com/hyth.htm Telissa http://www.buffaloschips.com/dfgytik.htm Texan Gun Control Witness http://www.buffaloschips.com/kijld.htm High Energy Level http://www.buffaloschips.com/lkjkjkjklkjl.htm His Mother-In-Law http://www.buffaloschips.com/fdssfdfsdsd.htm If You haven't joined LynnLynn's mailing List yet, send a blank e-mail to LynnLynns-links-subscribe@Yahoogroups.com ========================================================== >-->Quotes & Thunkers: "Scientists now say French kissing can lead to sexually transmitted diseases. I think I have a way to avoid French kissing: Get married." -David Letterman "In 2001, a blind American climber reached the summit of Mount Everest. At least that's what they told him." -Craig Ferguson "Legendary movie producer Roger Corman is making a movie for the Sci-Fi channel. It's about a creature that's half shark and half octopus: 'Sharktopus.' Take that, Avatar." -Craig Ferguson "President Obama was at a bookstore in Iowa yesterday and he bought a $37 pop-up book for Press Secretary Robert Gibbs' son. Gibbs said, 'It's a little expensive, sir' and Obama said, 'I can handle it.' Then he called the president of China and said, 'Can I borrow 37 bucks?'" -Jimmy Fallon "According to a new study, polar bears will probably be ex- tinct by the year 2050. So enjoy eating them while you can." -Dave Letterman "A woman in Britain said that her pet goldfish survived for seven hours in the open air outside of his tank, which is a world record — for goldfish torture. 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