Up In Smoke & More ... :) Shangy! >-->In The 'Shangy' News :) The FUN URLS page got it's annual link check this weekend. Got rid of all the bad links and updated it too. That is always a very time consuming thing since it has hundreds of links, but something that must be done to clean it up. You can visit it here - Fun URLS Page: http://www.shangralafamilyfun.com/urls.html FUN URLS -<>- >Hot off The 'Shangy' Press... ___ ~ _>/O O\<_ ~~ ~~ ~ ~ ~ ~~ ( o o ) ~~~~ ~~~ ~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ _/ \_ (__/( )\__) ? _/ \_ < (__/'.'\__) Johan de Koning Got a bunch more adorable animal pictures thanks to Lee so we now have 'Awww Animals 2' for all to enjoy. Be sure to visit both of these: Awww Animals http://www.shangralafamilyfun.com/animals.html Animals Awww Animals 2 http://www.shangralafamilyfun.com/animals2.html Animals 2 --- ...Thanks Lee - these are so cute! -<,,>- >This one is mainly for our SMOKERS... ( )/ )(/ ________________ ( /) ()__)____________))))) hjw I think the taxes on cigs is unfair. They are supposed to benefit the smokers and help them with health care, but I know people with cancer who have received absolutely no help from a cancer government program to aide them in the costs of air tanks, hospitalization, doctor, medical bills, or funeral costs. In other words, I think smokers are getting the shaft and having to pay big money for no direct benefit to themselves. Sadly, many of our poor or low income people are smokers and have to use their limited money to buy cigs instead of spend it on their children or other needs. I would prefer that everyone that is smoking now, quits. Being a smoker for most of my life, I finally quit in the year 2000 and have tips for those of you who would like to know how I did it in just 6 days. E-mail me here: Help Me Quit - Tips For the rest of you that are like many of my friends and family that are still stuck smoking, I have something that Paul just got turned on to. Instead of paying $3-$4 or more per pack - this club lets you buy them for 67 cents per pack! He says if you say Paul Bigham in 45891 zone referred you, he gets 5 bucks off his next order! [not that he needs it - this deal he got will last him a full year!] He ordered from an ad in a magazine - SMOKERS WAREHOUSE You don't pay taxes on the cigarettes. They come as Paul puts it - un-assembled. You get a machine to pack the tobacco into the empty cigarette sleeves. [looks like a cig with filter that is just empty of tobacco - No out side pack to hold the cigs once stuffed so you may want to save some wrappers you already have used.] The ad says you get the free amazing supermatic II cigarette machine, 67 cents per pack of cigs - tobacco for 3 cartons = 30 packs of good tasting cigarettes all for $19.95 plus $4.95 shipping/handling. Club is 1 full year guaranteed price - shipments every 4 weeks. You may cancel at any time. They say you can order free by phone instead of the ad - phone number - 866-672-3687 ask for offer code AL907 Paul thinks it is a good deal. He isn't an expert at stuffing the cigs but the one he did that he showed me looked pretty good. It takes him about a minute a cig. He got the menthol regular and said he'd get used to it being a bit different in taste. Seems like it would save a lot of money on a regular basis! Sides - you can quit it at any time and order any amount you want. They have a 30 day money back guarantee too if you don't like it just send it back and they will refund your money. Might be worth you giving it a try. :) ======================================================================= >-->From The FunnyBone: I Want To Be A Lawyer An old man was critically ill. Feeling that death was near, he called his lawyer. "I want to become a lawyer. How much is the express degree you told me about?" "It's $50,000," the lawyer said. "But why? You'll be dead soon, why do you want to become a lawyer?" "That's my business! Get me the course!" Four days later, the old man got his law degree. His lawyer was at his bedside, making sure his bill would be paid. Suddenly the old man was racked with fits of coughing and it was clear that this would be the end. Still curious, the lawyer leaned over and said, "Please, before it's too late, tell me why you wanted to get a law degree .--. .-, .-..-.__ so badly before .'(`.-` \_.-'-./` |\_( "\__ you died?" __.>\ '; _;---,._| / __/`'--) /.--. : |/' _.--.<| / | | _..-' `\ /' /` /_/ _/_/ >_.-``-. `Y /' _;---.`|/)))) '` .-''. \|: \.' __, .-'"` .'--._ `-: \/: /' '.\ _|_ In a faint /.'`\ :; /' `- `-|-` whisper, as -` | | | he breathed :.; : | .-'~^~`-. his last, |: | .' _ _ `. the old man said, |:. | | |_) | |_) | "One less lawyer..." :. : | | | \ | | | .jgs. : ; | | -."-/\\\/:::. `\."-._'."-"_\\-| |///."- " -."-.\\"-."//.-".`-."_\\-.".-\\`=.........=`//-". ======================================================================== +--------------------- Bizarre Facts ----------------------+ The three best-known western names in China: Jesus Christ, Richard Nixon, and Elvis Presley. ) ( _ ___________ ) [_[___________# jgs A monkey was once tried and convicted for smoking a cigar- ette in South Bend, Indiana. In Los Angeles, there are fewer people than there are auto- mobiles. _____ | D | | | | \___| _ || _______ -( (- |_'(-------) '-' | / _____,-\__..__|_____Pr59 About a third of all Americans flush the toilet while they are still sitting on it. In Kentucky, 50 percent of the people who get married for the first time are teenagers. In 1980, a Las Vegas hospital suspended workers for bet- ting on when patients would die. 27 percent of U.S. male college students believe life is "a meaningless existential hell." =================================================================== >-->From Our Friend Betty :) >Free Food for animals )..( (.o) `.( ) |||| ptr "`'" Hi, all you animal lovers. This is pretty simple. Please tell ten friends to tell ten today! The Animal Rescue Site is having trouble getting enough people to click on it daily to meet their quota of getting free food donated every day to abused and neglected animals. It takes less than a minute to go to their site and click on the purple box "fund food for animals" for free. This doesn't cost you a thing. Their corporate sponsors/advertisers use the number of daily visits to donate food to abandoned/neglected animals in exchange for advertising. Here's the web site! Pass it along to people you know. http://www.theanimalrescuesite.com AGAIN, PLEASE TELL 10 FRIENDS!!! --- ...Thanks Betty - Remember too to click on the other areas to give freely to help children, starving people, preserve forests and help woman. Great site! -<,,>- This is just too good not to pass on. >Catholic Politics ,-----. #,-. ,-.# () a e () ( (_) ) #\_ - _/# ,' `"""` `. ,' \X/ `. / X ____\ / v ,` v `, / / ( <==+==> ) `-._/|__________\ ^ / (\\) |______@____\ ^ / \\ | ( ) \ ^ / ) | \^/ ( | |v <(^)>| | v | | | | ZOT |_.--.__ .--._| `===' `===' There were two Catholic boys, Timothy Murphy and Antonio Secola, whose lives parallel each other in amazing ways. In the same year Timothy was born in Ireland, Antonio was born in Italy. Faithfully they attended parochial School from kindergarten through their senior year in high school. They took their vows to enter the priesthood early in college, and upon Graduation, became priests. Their careers had come to amaze the world, but it was generally acknowledged that Antonio Secola was just a cut above Timothy Murphy in all respects. Their rise through the ranks of Bishop, Archbishop and finally Cardinal was swift to say the least, and the Catholic world knew that when the present Pope died, it would be one of the two who would become the Next Pope. In time the Pope did die, and the College of Cardinals went to work. In less time than anyone had expected, white smoke rose from the chimney and the world waited to see whom they had chosen. The world, Catholic, Protestant and secular, was surprised to learn that Timothy Murphy had been elected Pope! Antonio Secola was beyond surprise. He was devastated, because even with all of Timothy's gifts, Antonio knew he was the better qualified. With gall that shocked the Cardinals, Antonio Secola asked for a private session with them in which he candidly asked, 'Why Timothy? After a long silence, an old Cardinal took pity on the bewildered man and rose to reply. 'We knew you were the better of the two, but we just could not bear the thought of the leader of the Roman Catholic Church being called ' Pope Secola'. No groaning! You know you're going to pass it on to Catholic and non-Catholic friends alike. --- ...*Giggles* Excellent one! Thanks Betty! ==================================================================== >-->From ScreamOfTheCrop: ( '( ' "' //} ( ''" _||__ ____ ____ ____ (o)___)}___}}___}}___} 'U'0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 :dg: dynoguru Two elderly ladies were coming to the end of their train ride. "Thank goodness that's over" said one. "Why?" enquired the other. "Because my bottom has gone to sleep" replied the first. "Yes, I know" said the other. "How could you possibly know?" enquired the first. "Well, it kept snoring" said the other. -<>- , , /////| ///// | ///// | |~~~| | | |===| |/| | B |/| | | I | | | | B | | | | L | / | E | / |===|/ jgs '---' There was a very gracious lady who was mailing an old family bible to her brother in another part of the country. "Is there anything breakable in here?" asked the postal clerk. "Only the Ten Commandments." answered the lady. ======== "Somebody has said there are only two kinds of people in the world. There are those who wake up in the morning and say, "Good morning, Lord," and there are those who wake up in the morning and say, "Good Lord, it's morning." ======== A minister parked his car in a no-parking zone in a large city because he was short of time and couldn't find a space with a meter. Then he put a note under the windshield wiper that read: "I have circled the block 10 times. If I don't park here, I'll miss my appointment. Forgive us our trespasses." When he returned, he found a citation from a police officer along with this note, "I've circled this block for 10 years. If I don't give you a ticket I'll lose my job. Lead us not into temptation." To subscribe, send a blank mailto:scream_of_the_crop-subscribe@yahoogroups.com ======================================================================= >-->In The Worldly News: >From GrassFire: Dream Act Is A "Nightmare Amnesty Bill" Fax Senate Now And Say "No" To Dream Act Amnesty Bill Go here to access my briefing: http://www.grassfire.org/22042/offer.asp?rid=14282578 The Dream Act is a "Nighmare Amnesty Bill" that gives amnesty to millions of illegals. -<>- >From CoffeeBreak: {__} \/_____! \----| ejm96 /| |\ Ore. family heartbroken from loss of deer A family in Molalla, Ore., said they were heartbroken after failing to persuade authorities to let them keep two pet deer. The Portland Oregonian said Thursday that 43-year-old Jim Filipetti and his family tried this week to convince authorities to leave the two deer alone but eventually the animals were taken by wildlife officers. "These deer wouldn't even be alive without us," Filipetti told the newspaper. "I brought that deer (Snowball) to the vet every 10 days. We raised it in our house. And they want to take her away. It's ridiculous." Officials were concerned that Snowball and its yearling buck, Bucky, posed a health risk living with the family and should be relocated or euthanized. But 39-year-old Francesca Mantei, Filipetti's girlfriend, told the Oregonian that Snowball had spent so much time with them that the deer was now effectively a family member. It broke our heart," she said. "That one's a family member." __ / ; _.--"""-.. _. /F `-' [ ] , , , ; '--L__J_.-"" ',_; '-._J fsc Putrid fish permeates Calif. neighborhood Like unwanted house guests, fish begin to smell after a few days, as residents of a California neighborhood learned. The air has become so putridly pungent around a small golf course lake in Murrieta, people living nearby are keeping their windows and doors closed, The Press-Enterprise in Riverside reported. Dead fish up to three feet long that washed up on shore in recent days are to blame. "This is what we call fish soup," said Christina Pinney, 31. "The flies are appalling; it's disgusting." Hot weather, a drawdown of water and a lack of oxygen in the water are thought to have killed about 500 fish in the shallow, five-acre lake. About 120 rotting fish had been removed as of Wednesday. John Martinez, director of operations at the golf course, says he is pumping more water back into the lake, but has to do it slowly or even more fish will die from temperature shock. "We're kind of in a Catch-22," Martinez said. Aspen ranch selling for $135M A Saudi prince's palatial Colorado digs are going for a Rocky Mountain high price of $135 million. The 95-acre Hala Ranch outside Aspen, which includes a 56,000-square-foot mansion, is owned by Prince Bandar bin Sultan, a former Saudi ambassador to the United States, The Rocky Mountain News reported. The job of finding a buyer for the 16-year-old estate goes to Joshua Saslove, a 66-year-old real estate broker who sold his first building 30 years ago for about $60,000. He's sold many properties in the millions but he says this property takes the cake. "I've been here more than 100 times, and every time I discover something new about it," he said on a recent visit. Saslove says more than 1,000 people inquired about a look-see but he's only given a gander to 14 prospective buyers, the News said. The ranch is not the most expensive property on the market. There's a $155 million property up for grabs in Bozeman, Mont., and a $139 million mansion on sale in Windlesham, England. -<>- >From BizarreNews: -- Man sues Brut aftershave manufacturer ----------- MILWAUKEE - An 81-year-old man from Milwaukee is suing the creators of Brut aftershave and Wal-Mart after suffering burns on 30 percent of his body. Charles Lewitzke was on a camping trip in 2004 when he used the aftershave before making breakfast over a fire, when he started cooking his aftershave ignited and gave him serious burns that later needed skin grafts, WISN-TV, Milwaukee, reported Thursday. Lewitzke filed a lawsuit for unspecified damages against Brut's manufacturers and the retailer where he brought the product, Wal-Mart. Legal expert Jeanine Geske said the elderly man's case is an interesting one. "At first blush this seems like it's not going anywhere but it may have some appeal," Geske said. The Brut products have a warning label that lists that they are flammable and shouldn't be used while smoking or near a fire, but Lewitzke's lawyer argued that Lewitzke didn't actually use the products by the fire. "They're arguing they did not say, 'After you put it on you remain flammable for a period of time,'" Geske said. _ _( )_ ( (o___ | _ 7 \ (") / \ \ Are Americans too big for their cars? ( ) ) | \ __/ | | ( / \ / ) /(_ | (___) \___) WASHINGTON - Americans may be getting too fat for their cars, new maximum weight warning labels mandated by the U.S. government indicated. Required for all vehicles beginning in model year 2006, the labels reflect an average passenger weight of 150 pounds, USA Today reported Friday. That figure may be too low since the Centers for Disease Control pegged average American weights at 190 pounds for men and 163 pounds for women three years ago. The maximum weight formula was established for tire safety following the 2000 Firestone recall in which overloading was considered a factor that could cause tires to fail. David Champion, the head of auto testing for Consumer Reports, told USA Today that automakers aren't building cars that can stand up to loads of bigger passengers. -- Farmer digs himself out from under tractor --------- MADISON, Ohio - An 83-year-old Ohio farmer used his pocket- knife to dig himself out when his tractor turned over, trapping him. James Cockerham told WLWT-TV in Cincinnati when no one responded to his calls for help, he was inspired by the memory of raccoons he had trapped on his land. "I happed to think, 'You know, I caught 'coons out here and I set a lot of traps to catch them, and they would dig all the dirt trying to get out," Cockerham said. "That come to my mind. Well, they dig it like that, why can't I dig like that?" Cockerham said he ignored the pain from injuries he suffered during the crash as he worked for four hours. "I kept digging and digging and digging and raking that dirt out of the way, digging and dug a little trench there," Cockerham said. Eventually, he was able to crawl out, leaving his clothes behind. He spent 24 hours recuperating in a hospital. -- Elderly lady pursues purse snatcher ----------- MIAMI - An alleged purse snatcher in Miami targeted the wrong octogenarian -- it turns out she was a track star in her youth and helped police chase the suspect down. Marta Suarez, 85, was leaving her Little Havana house when someone pushed her inside, grabbed her purse containing $300 and ran, The Miami Herald reported Thursday. Suarez, a medal-winning track star in Cuba in the 1930s, took off after the thief. Miami police Officer Wilfredo Perez, who happened to be nearby checking out an attempted break-in, spotted the chase and apprehended the suspect. Perez, perhaps partially joking, said Suarez was "gaining on the guy," the newspaper said. "That's a strong old lady," he said. "She's really, really sweet." The suspect faces charges in the purse-snatching, as well as the burglary attempt. =============================================================== >-->From the Mouthpiece: __ .-' '-. [nabis] / ) | C o( \ > ) \ / ..`' .-._ / `' ///// 10 Things You Might've / _ \ ( | / |/ ) \\ / _, / / |\ / / Been Better Off / / | \ / / ( ) /\ ' / \ \ ( `-' \ \ Y - Not Knowing - /\ `-. | |( ^' | \ \\\\ / About Your Body `- f| | || | f/ j / | ) | | / | f | \ | | |& ( `-._, -^-----' 1. The average human body comprises enough fat to make seven bars of soap, enough iron to make a medium sized nail, enough potassium to explode a toy cannon, enough lime to whitewash a small chicken coop, enough sugar to fill a jam jar, and enough sulfur to rid a dog of fleas. 2. A complete skeleton is worth between $5,000 and $7,500 to a medical student; your skull alone would fetch only about $450. 3. Your mouth produces about one quart of saliva per day. 4. Demodex folliculorum has eight stumpy legs and a tail, is about a third of a millimeter long, and loves nothing more than to recline in the warm, oily pits of your hair follicles. Most adults have this mite, usually on the head, but especially in eyelashes. And often, they're in nipples. 5. You have approximately 4,000 wax glands in each ear. 6. The average adult stool weighs about 4 ounces. And half of the bulk of your feces comprises the dead bodies of bacteria that live inside your intestines. 7. The average male foot exudes half a pint of sweat each day. 8. If it weren't for the slimy mucous that clings to and lines the walls of your gut, your stomach would readily digest itself. 9. The average person will pass about 11,000 gallons of urine in a lifetime. 10. A man weighing 200 lbs. would provide enough meat to feed 100 cannibals in one sitting. [neatorama.com] ============================================================ >-->From CleanLaffs: The pastor's sermon focused on how God know's which of us grows best in the sunlight and which of us needs shade. "For example," he said, "roses must be planted in the sun, but fuchsias thrive in the shade." After the service, a woman, her face beaming, approached him. "Your sermon did me so much good," she said. Before he had time to gloat too much, however, she added, "I always wondered what was wrong with my fuchsias." -<>- __i |---| |[_]| |:::| |:::| `\ \ \_=_\ jsm The father of a teenage daughter was concerned with the amount of time she spent on the telephone; not so much for the time she wasted (he had given up on that long ago), but because nobody else could use the phone. So, as a happy solution, he had a telephone installed for her with her own private number and directory listing. Two or three days after her telephone had been installed, he came home to find her stretched out on the floor with her feet on the living room couch and chatting away on the family telephone. Her own telephone was resting silently on her dresser. "Why are you using our telephone," he yelled. "Why aren't you talking on your own telephone?" "I can't," she said, "I'm expecting an important call on my phone." -<>- The woman applying for a job in a Florida lemon grove seemed way too qualified for the job. "Look Miss," said the foreman, "do you have any experience in picking lemons?" "Well... as a matter if fact, Yes !" she replied. "I've been divorced three times." -<>- After our friend Tom had been a temporary Bachelor for several weeks, we stopped by his Home to visit him. My wife asked if he was eating Properly. "Well, I do eat a lot of dog food," Tom Told her. "Dog food!" my wife exclaimed, horrified. "I can't believe you would be eating anything Like that!" "Come to the kitchen and I'll show you," Tom replied. Opening the refrigerator door, He waved his hand at a row of doggie bags from half of the restaurants in town. -<>- An unfailingly polite lady called to ask for help with a Windows installation that had gone terribly wrong. Customer: "I brought my Windows disks from work to install them on my home computer." Training stresses that we are "not the Software Police," so I let the little act of piracy slide. Tech Support: "Umm-hmm. What happened?" Customer: "As I put each disk in it turns out they weren't initialized." Tech Support: "Do you remember the message exactly, ma'am?" Customer: (proudly) "I wrote it down. 'This is not a Macintosh disk. Would you like to initialize it?'" Tech Support: "Er, what happened next?" Customer: "After they were initialized, all the disks appeared to be blank. And now I brought them back to work, and I can't read them in the A: drive; the PC wants to format them. And this is our only set of Windows disks for the whole office. Did I do something wrong?" -<>- _____ ___/ \___ `-._) (_,-` \O _ O/ \ - / `-( || _||_ |-..-| |/. \| |\__/| ._|//\\|_, `-(( ))-' __\\//__ gnv >_ /\ _<, ' ' Out in space two alien forms are speaking with each other. The first spaceman says, "The dominant life forms on the earth planet have developed satellite-based weapons." The second alien, who looks exactly like the first, asks, "Are they an emerging intelligence?" The first spaceman says, "I don't think so...They have them aimed at themselves." ============================================================= >-->From Our Friend Steve :) >10 Positive Habits To Develop . | . \ | / `. \ ' / .' `. .-*""*-. .' "*-._ /.*" "*.\ _.-*" : ; ____ """"': .. ; _.-*" \ `.__.' / "*-._ .' `-.__.-' `. bug .' / . \ `. / | \ ' | ` Start the day with a positive mind-set. Upon awakening make the commitment to face the day and whatever it brings with a positive frame of mind. Prepare yourself for the fact that everything may not go smoothly or as planned, and be willing to handle any challenges you’re faced with (we know there will be some). # Practice Gratitude. Be grateful for and focus on the good things you have in your life. Many of us get in the habit of sweating the "small stuff" and let it get in the way of appreciating the important things – family, friends, good health, freedom and the many opportunities we enjoy. When we let that happen it downplays the fact that we really do have much to be grateful for. # Learn something new. Make a conscious effort to keep your brain active and functioning at optimum levels. Learn a new vocabulary word or a new piece of information as often as you can. It will keep you sharp and alert. # Have a good laugh. Read the comics or tell a joke just to loosen things up. It will help relieve stress, keep things light and change your perspective. # Smile at someone. When you walk through the office, down the street or are in a store, make it a point to smile at someone to acknowledge them. It will make you both feel good. We’re usually so preoccupied and caught up in activity that we don’t take time to notice those around us. # Give a heartfelt compliment. If you notice someone at school/work that has a new hairdo or outfit and looks especially good, or has just given a good presentation, don’t hold back give them a compliment. Everyone enjoys positive feedback. # Tell your spouse, family member or friend how much you appreciate them. Just as we enjoy a nice compliment now and then, it makes us feel good to know a loved one appreciates us. Quite often we take those we are closest to for granted. # Perform an act of kindness. Do something nice just for the sake of doing it. Help an elderly person lift or carry a parcel. Clear the table after a meal if it’s not your normal routine. Offer to take your neighbor’s kids to the park or the show along with yours. It generates and promotes good will. # Be a better listener. Take the time to listen to another’s point of view. Even if you don’t agree with what they are saying, try to put yourself in their place and understand where they’re coming from. # Take 10-15 minutes quiet time. Give yourself a break. You deserve time to reflect and regroup too. Even a little 15-minute catnap can be surprisingly refreshing and rejuvenating. --- ...Great Tips! Thanks Steve! -<,,>- \y ,--.y/ /,---. )\ / (((\\)\ \ \ \\-_/ / / \ i i / (_)=(_) ) . ( /\---/\ / )-( \ / / \ \ / ," ". \ / / \ \ hjw /-) (-\ / ^! !^ \ You gals will love this one !!! http://www.flashfunpages.com/couple.swf --- ...Good One! Thanks Steve! ============================================================= >-->From Our Friend Barbara :) >Space Weather News for Sept. 14, 2007 . . + : . : _ . ! ' (_) ,|.' - -- ---(-O-`--- -- - ,`|'`. , ! . : : " . --+-- .: . ! O!o http://spaceweather.com On Sept. 13th a remarkable fireball split the skies over New Mexico. Witnesses say it "turned night into day" and reminded them of a full Moon hurtling across the sky. In fact, it was brighter than a full Moon. At least two all-sky cameras captured the event while one amateur astronomer recorded radio echoes from the fireball's ionized trail. What was it? Probably a piece of reentering space junk, but this is not yet certain. Visit http:// spaceweather.com for updates plus sights and sounds of the Great New Mexico Fireball. If a friend sent you this alert and you would like to subscribe, click here: http://spaceweather.com/services/ --- ...Nice site - thanks Barbara! -<..>- >HEAVEN'S GROCERY STORE: __ __ {_/ \_}\\ _ _\(_)_ (_)_)(_)_ (_)(_)_)(_) (_)(_))_) (_(_(_) (_)_) jgs (_) I WAS WALKING DOWN LIFES HIGHWAY A LONG TIME AGO, ONE DAY I SAW A SIGN THAT READ "HEAVEN"S GROCERY STORE " AS I GOT A LITTLE CLOSER THE DOOR CAME OPEN WIDE, AND WHEN I CAME TO MYSELF I WAS STANDING INSIDE. I SAW A HOST OF ANGLES--THEY WERE STANDING EVERYWHERE, ONE HANDED ME A BASKET AND SAID, MY CHILD SHOP WITH CARE. EVERYTHING A CHRISTIAN NEEDED WAS IN THAT GROCERY STORE, AND ALL YOU COULD NOT CARRY , YOU COULD COME BACK FOR MORE. FIRST I GOT SOME PATIENCE, LOVE WAS IN THE SAME ROW, FURTHER DOWN WAS UNDERSTANDING, YOU NEDD THAT EVERYWHERE YOU GO, I GOT A BOX OR TWO OF WISDOM, A BAG OR TWO OF FAITH, I JUST COULDN'T MISS THE HOLY GHOST FOR IT WAS ALL OVER THE PLACE. I STOPPED TO GET SOME STRENGTH AND COURAGE TO HELP ME RUN THE RACE, BY THEN MY BASKET WAS GETTING FULL, BUT I REMEMBERED GRACE. I DIDN'T FORGET SALVATION, FOR SALVATION WAS FREE, SO I TRIED TO GET ENOUGH OF THAT TO SAVE BOTH YOU AND ME. BUT I COULDN'T PICK UP ANY FOR YOU--JUST ENOUGH FOR ME, FOR A SIGNE DISPLAYED READ, "EACH MUST ASK AND EVEN THOUGH ITS FREE" THEN I STARTED UP TO THE COUNTER TO PAY MY BILL, FOR THOUGH I HAD EVERYTHING TO DO MY MASTERS WILL. AS I WENT UP TO THE AISLE, I SAW PRAYER AND I JUST HAD TO PUT THAT IN, FOR I KNEW WHEN I STEPPED OUTSIDE,I WOULD RUN INTO SIN, PEACE AND JOY WERE PLENTIFUL, THEY WERE ON THE LAST SHELF, SONG AND PRAISES WERE HANGING NEAR, SO I JUST HELPED MYSELF. THEN I SAID TO THE ANGLE, "NOW HOW MUCH DO I OWE?" HE JUST SMILED AND SAID " JUST TAKE THEM EVERYWHERE YOU GO" AGAIN I SMILED AT HIM AND SIAD "HOW MUCH DO I REALY OWE?" HE SMILED AGAIN AND SAID "MY CHILD, JESUS PAID YOUR BILL A LONG TIME AGO." --- ...A wonderful reminder - Ain't God Good! :) -<,,>- ,-----. / \--. | / \ `. \-+-',___/ \ \ \ \ ,--\/"""\"". `._ / \ \ \ _ `| ( \ o\o|.,--. `-' \ \`-;---'-'( #) `._ \ |\ `--/ \. \ ||,`. / \`..--.._ ||/ `===='. Check This Out! \/ _`.__|| .-. \ \ | / \ |'| `. ! | \ \_/ \_.') \ ! | ,"". . _/ \ / / ;`--'\ \ \ `-' | |`-< \ \ \ | |\ \,---. \ \ \,---. | |,---. `.\ \,---. `. > `. | | \ `.| ( | |-'-' ( | |' `-------'-' `-----'-' hjw >A BEAUTIFUL STORY OF DREAMS!!! Do not miss any line from this............... Sometimes we get what we need and not what we want.......... Once there were 3 trees on a hill in the woods. They were discussing their hopes and dreams when the 1st tree said, "Someday, I hope to be a treasure chest. I could be filled with gold, silver and precious gems and be decorated with intricate carvings. Everyone would see my beauty." The 2nd tree said, "Someday, I will be a mighty ship. I will take kings and queens across the waters and sail to the corners of other world. Everyone will feel safe in me because of the strength of my hull." Finally, the 3rd tree said, "I want to grow to be the tallest and straightest tree in the forest. People will see me on top of the hill and look up to my branches, and think of the heavens and God and how close to them I am reaching. I will be the greatest tree of all time, and people will always remember me." After a few years of praying that their dreams would come true, a group of woodsmen came upon the trees. One came to the 1st tree and said, "This looks like a strong tree, I think I should be able to sell the wood to a carpenter," and he began cutting it down. The tree was happy, because he knew that the carpenter would make him into atreasure chest. At the 2nd tree, one of the other woodsman said,"This looks like a strong tree. I should be able to sell it to the shipyard." The 2nd tree was happy, because he knew he was on his way to becoming a mighty ship. When the woodsmen came upon the 3rd tree, the tree was frightened, because it knew that, if it is cut down, its dream would not come true. One of the woodsmen said, "I don't need anything special from my tree, so I'll take this one," and he cut it down. When the 1st tree arrived at the carpenter's, he wasmade into a feed box for animals, placed in a barnand filled with hay. This was not at all what he had prayed for. The 2nd tree was cut and made into a small fishing boat. His dreams of being a mighty ship and carrying kings had come to an end. The 3rd tree was cut into large pieces and left alone in the dark. The years went by, and the trees forgot about their dreams. Then one filtered day, a man and woman came to the barn. She gave birth, and they placed the baby in the hay in the feed box that was made from the first tree. The man wished that he could have made a crib for the baby, but this manger would have to do. The tree could feel the importance of this event and knew that it had held the greatest treasure of all time. Years later, a group of men got in the fishing boat made from the second tree. One of them was tired and went to sleep. While they were out on the water, a great storm arose, and the tree didn't think it was strong enough to keep the men safe. The men woke the sleeping man, and he stood and said "Peace," and the storm stopped. At this time, the tree knew that it had carried the King of Kings in its boat. Finally, someone came and got the third tree. It was carried through the streets, and the crowd mocked the man who was carrying it. Finally, the man was nailed to the tree and raised in the air to die at the top of a hill. When Sunday came, the tree came to realize that it was strong enough to stand at the top of the hill and be as close to God as possible, because Jesus had been crucified on it. The moral of this story is that, when things don't seem to be going your way, always know that God has a plan for you. If you place your trust in Him, He will give you great gifts. Each of the trees got what they wanted, just not in the way they had imagined. We don't always know what God's plans are for us. We just know that His ways are not our ways, but His ways are always best Sometimes the heart sees what the eyes can't. May Our GOD BLESS You Greatly... --- ...A sweet Classic - Thank You Barabara! -<..>- Isn't this the most awe inspiring picture you've ever seen? [http://ph.groups.yahoo.com/group/ShangyFunList/photos/browse/1f2a] I am sending HIM to you because you are a Special Person in my life. When HE gets to your PC, please escort HIM to the next points on HIS journey. Change the subject line to the name of your town. Please don't allow HIM to sleep on your PC. The message HE is carrying is so very important and needs to continue on its journey. May God bless you as you do this. - AMEN + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + Jesus is walking around the World via e-mail. Please help HIM reach his destination. Say a prayer, and then pass HIM on to Bless others. Our assignment is to Love others and Spread the Gospel throughout the world! Have a Blessed Day and reach out and touch someone's life today! I just did. ---- ...Lovely! Thanks Barbara! - I added this picture in our club for all to share and enjoy. View it here: http://ph.groups.yahoo.com/group/ShangyFunList/photos/browse/1f2a ================================================================== >-->From the Jokester: Scientific Adages 1. All articles that coruscate with resplendence are not truly auriferous. 2. Sorting on the part of mendicants must be interdicted. 3. 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I was going to barbecue my prostate this weekend. I had no idea it's bad for you." -Jay Leno "According to a national organization that studies obesity, nine of the fattest states in America are in the lower third of the country. In other words, geographically, America has a fat ass." --Conan O'Brien "Doctors and hospitals have gone back to literally the Middle Ages for a cure they say works better than anything they have in modern medicine for post-operative blood coagulation. They are going back to flesh-eating maggots and blood-sucking leeches. Or as most people know them, HMOs." --Bill Maher "How about this Chinese lead paint on toys? The have finally agreed to ban the use of lead paint on toys. However, they will continue to use it on sweet and sour chicken." - David Letterman "Bill Clinton is promoting his new book. In an interview, Former President Bill Clinton says although most people don't know it, Hillary has the best laugh. Bill added, 'I get to hear it every time she pushes me down the stairs'." - Conan O'Brien "Not a great day for the rock star Sting. He was photographed leaving a brothel in Germany. He's on tour. He may have to change the name of his song: 'Every Little Thing She Does Costs Money'." - Craig Ferguson "A Romanian man is in the hospital after getting drunk and swallowing 120 coins on a bet. Doctors monitoring his situation say so far, no change." --Jay Leno "A high school in England is going to teach a class in Elvish - the language that is spoken in 'The Lord oof The Rings'. Not surprisingly the Elvish language has no words for girl, date or kiss." --Conan O'Brien "The man responsible for making popcorn a movie theater snack has passed away. 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