Please join me in remembering Leonard Nimoy, on what would have been his 84th birthday.
since Nimoy was Jewish, he would not have believed in Heaven. But I liked the sentiment.
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Thursday, March 26, 2015
Windows & Kids Don't Always Mix
* There is no safety substitute for the importance of responsible adult supervision around children. Set and enforce rules about keeping children's play away from windows or patio doors to help prevent an accidental fall or injury.
* For greatest safety, keep your windows closed and locked when children are around. When opening windows for ventilation, open those that a child cannot reach. For example, on double-hung windows which feature two moveable sashes, open the top portion for ventilation and keep the bottom part closed for greater safety.
* Remember that insect screens are simply designed to provide ventilation and to keep insects out. Do not rely on them to keep a child in; they will not prevent a child's fall.
* Keep furniture such as beds and dressers -- or anything children can climb -- away from windows to help improve safety in your home. Furniture placed under a window can create an enticement to climb and the potential to fall. Furniture placed under a window could also slow your escape from a home in the event of an emergency, such as a fire.
* Windows provide a secondary means of escape from a burning home. For greater safety, determine your family's emergency escape plan and practice it regularly. Designate a door and a window as an escape route from each room in your home. Make sure each opens quickly and easily and keep the escape route free from clutter which could present a tripping or falling hazard. Remember that children may have to rely on a window to escape in a fire. Help them learn to safely use a window under these circumstances.
* When performing seasonal repairs or cleaning, make sure your windows and doors are not jammed, painted or nailed shut. You must be able to open them quickly to escape in an emergency. If they don't, it's time to consider replacement.
* Windows which tilt in for cleaning not only provide greater convenience, but greater safety, too. When choosing windows, look for those which can be cleaned from the interior simply by tilting the unit inward and you eliminate the need to climb an exterior ladder for window cleaning.
* If you have young children in your home and are considering adding window guards, or window fall prevention devices, install guards with a quick-release mechanism, so they can be opened for escape in an emergency. Consult your local fire department or building code official for more information on window guard options and proper placement.
* If you live in an area subject to hurricanes, consider impact-resistant glass for windows and patio doors to help provide year-round protection from winds, rain and flying debris. Impact-resistant glass which cannot be easily penetrated, helps protect your home year-round, eliminating the use of cumbersome shutters or other temporary unsightly options such as plywood over windows.
* If your home features impact-resistant windows or patio doors designed to withstand hurricane-force winds, train your family members to first attempt to open the window to exit through it in an emergency, rather than trying to break the glass. Impact-resistant glass cannot be easily penetrated, so it's important to acquaint family members with how to open units, or designate other exits if the unit is fixed in place and does not open.
For greater safety, look for blinds and shades with no cords
Window treatments can also contribute to childhood injuries presenting potential choking or strangulation hazards associated with traditional roomside cords. For greater safety, consider window treatments with no room-side cords. One option is Pella's Designer Series Collection of windows and patio doors, which feature blinds or shades protected between two panes of glass. The cordless operation of the collection, and protection of window treatments between glass, gives parents and pet owners an added peace of mind because it keeps children and pets safer in the home. Plus, since they're tucked between glass, the blinds and shades are virtually free from dust, making them cleaner and safer.
National Window Safety Week
To encourage safety awareness, Pella Corporation is proud to partner with the National Safety Council through its Window Safety Committee, to recognize National Window Safety Week, April 24 to 30, 2005. To contact a local Pella expert, call (888) 84-PELLA
©ARA 2005
Wednesday, March 25, 2015
What if...
~ Robin Tyler
I'd rather be black than gay because when you're black you don't have to tell your mother.
~ Charles Pierce
Dear Abby," In response to a reader who complained that a gay couple was moving in across the street and wanted to know what he could do to improve the quality of the neighborhood.
'You could move.' ~ Abigail Van Buren.
The one bonus of not lifting the ban on gays in the military is that the next time the government mandates a draft, we can all declare we are homosexual instead of running off to Canada
~ Lorne Bloch
Why can't they have gay people in the army? Personally, I think they are just afraid of a thousand guys with M16s going, "Who'd you call a faggot?"
~ Jon Stewart
My lesbianism is an act of Christian charity. All those women out there praying for a man, and I'm giving them my share.
~ Rita Mae Brown
Soldiers who are not afraid of guns, bombs, capture, torture or death say they are afraid of homosexuals. Clearly we should not be used as soldiers; we should be used as weapons.
~ Letter to the Editor, the Advocate
You don't have to be straight to be in the military; you just have to be able to shoot straight.
~ Barry Goldwater
Why is it that, as a culture, we are more comfortable seeing two men holding guns than holding hands?
~ Ernest Gaines
My own belief is that there is hardly anyone whose sexual life, if it were broadcast, would not fill the world at large with surprise and horror.
~ W.Somerset Maugham
Drag is when a man wears everything a lesbian won't.
~ Author Unknown
If male homosexuals are called "gay," then female homosexuals should be called "ecstatic."
~ Shelly Roberts
My mother took me to a psychiatrist when I was fifteen because she thought I was a latent homosexual. There was nothing latent about it.
~ Amanda Bearse
It always seemed to me a bit pointless to disapprove of homosexuality. It's like disapproving of rain.....
~ Fran Maude
The only queer people are those who don't love anybody.....
~ Rita Mae Brown
The Bible contains six admonishments to homosexuals and 362 admonishments to heterosexuals. That doesn't mean that God doesn't love heterosexuals. It's just that they need more supervision.
Two Stories
Story NUMBER ONE
Many years ago, Al Capone virtually owned Chicago. Capone wasn't famous for anything heroic. He was notorious for enmeshing the windy city in everything from bootlegged booze and prostitution to murder.
Capone had a lawyer nicknamed "Easy Eddie." He was his lawyer for a good reason. Eddie was very good! In fact, Eddie's skill at legal maneuvering kept Big Al out of jail for a long time. To show his appreciation, Capone paid him very well. Not only was the money big, but also Eddie got special dividends. For instance, he and his family occupied a fenced-in mansion with live-in help and all of the conveniences of the day. The estate was so large that it filled an entire Chicago City block. Eddie lived the high life of the Chicago mob and gave little consideration to the atrocity that went on around him.
Eddie did have one soft spot, however. He had a son that he loved dearly. Eddie saw to it that his young son had the best of everything: clothes, cars and a good education. Nothing was withheld. Price was no object. And, despite his involvement with organized crime, Eddie even tried to teach him right from wrong.
Eddie wanted his son to be a better man than he was. Yet, with all his wealth and influence, there were two things he couldn't give his son; he couldn't pass on a good name and a good example. One day, Easy Eddie reached a difficult decision. Easy Eddie wanted to rectify wrongs he had done. He decided he would go to the authorities and tell the truth about Al "Scarface" Capone, clean up his tarnished name and offer his son some semblance of integrity. To do this, he would have to testify against The Mob, and he knew that the cost would be great. So, he testified.
Within the year, Easy Eddie's life ended in a blaze of gunfire on a lonely Chicago Street. But in his eyes, he had given his son the greatest gift he had to offer, at the greatest price he would ever pay.
Police removed from his pockets a rosary, a crucifix, a religious medallion and a poem clipped from a magazine.
Capone had a lawyer nicknamed "Easy Eddie." He was his lawyer for a good reason. Eddie was very good! In fact, Eddie's skill at legal maneuvering kept Big Al out of jail for a long time. To show his appreciation, Capone paid him very well. Not only was the money big, but also Eddie got special dividends. For instance, he and his family occupied a fenced-in mansion with live-in help and all of the conveniences of the day. The estate was so large that it filled an entire Chicago City block. Eddie lived the high life of the Chicago mob and gave little consideration to the atrocity that went on around him.
Eddie did have one soft spot, however. He had a son that he loved dearly. Eddie saw to it that his young son had the best of everything: clothes, cars and a good education. Nothing was withheld. Price was no object. And, despite his involvement with organized crime, Eddie even tried to teach him right from wrong.
Eddie wanted his son to be a better man than he was. Yet, with all his wealth and influence, there were two things he couldn't give his son; he couldn't pass on a good name and a good example. One day, Easy Eddie reached a difficult decision. Easy Eddie wanted to rectify wrongs he had done. He decided he would go to the authorities and tell the truth about Al "Scarface" Capone, clean up his tarnished name and offer his son some semblance of integrity. To do this, he would have to testify against The Mob, and he knew that the cost would be great. So, he testified.
Within the year, Easy Eddie's life ended in a blaze of gunfire on a lonely Chicago Street. But in his eyes, he had given his son the greatest gift he had to offer, at the greatest price he would ever pay.
Police removed from his pockets a rosary, a crucifix, a religious medallion and a poem clipped from a magazine.
The poem read:
The clock of life is wound but once
And no man has the power
To tell just when the hands will stop
At late or early hour.
Now is the only time you own.
Live, love, toil with a will.
Place no faith in time.
For the clock may soon be still.
And no man has the power
To tell just when the hands will stop
At late or early hour.
Now is the only time you own.
Live, love, toil with a will.
Place no faith in time.
For the clock may soon be still.
STORY NUMBER TWO
World War II produced many heroes. One such man was Lieutenant Commander Butch O'Hare. He was a fighter pilot assigned to the aircraft carrier Lexington in the South Pacific. One day his entire squadron was sent on a mission. After he was airborne, he looked at his fuel gauge and realized that someone had forgotten to top off his fuel tank. He would not have enough fuel to complete his mission and get back to his ship. His flight leader told him to return to the carrier.
Reluctantly he dropped out of formation and headed back to the fleet. As he was returning to the mother ship he saw something that turned his blood cold, a squadron of Japanese aircraft were speeding their way toward the American fleet.
The American fighters were gone on a sortie, and the fleet was all but defenseless. He couldn't reach his squadron and bring them back in time to save the fleet. Nor could he warn the fleet of the approaching danger. There was only one thing to do. He must somehow divert them from the fleet. Laying aside all thoughts of personal safety, he dove into the formation of Japanese planes. Wing-mounted 50 caliber's blazed as he charged in, attacking one surprised enemy plane and then another. Butch wove in and out of the now broken formation and fired at as many planes as possible until all his ammunition was finally spent. Undaunted, he continued the assault. He dove at the planes, trying to clip a wing or tail in hopes of damaging as many enemy planes as possible and rendering them unfit to fly.
Finally, the exasperated Japanese squadron took off in another direction. Deeply relieved, Butch O'Hare and his tattered fighter limped back to the carrier. Upon arrival he reported in and related the event surrounding his return. The film from the gun-camera mounted on his plane told the tale. It showed the extent of Butch's daring attempt to protect his fleet. He had in fact destroyed five enemy aircraft.
This took place on February 20, 1942, and for that action Butch became the Navy's first Ace of W.W.II, and the first Naval Aviator to win the Congressional Medal of Honor. A year later Butch was killed in aerial combat at the age of 29. His home town would not allow the memory of this WW II hero to fade, and today, O'Hare Airport in Chicago is named in tribute to the courage of this great man.
So the next time you find yourself at O'Hare International, give some thought to visiting Butch's memorial displaying his statue and his Medal of Honor. It's located between Terminals 1 and 2.
Reluctantly he dropped out of formation and headed back to the fleet. As he was returning to the mother ship he saw something that turned his blood cold, a squadron of Japanese aircraft were speeding their way toward the American fleet.
The American fighters were gone on a sortie, and the fleet was all but defenseless. He couldn't reach his squadron and bring them back in time to save the fleet. Nor could he warn the fleet of the approaching danger. There was only one thing to do. He must somehow divert them from the fleet. Laying aside all thoughts of personal safety, he dove into the formation of Japanese planes. Wing-mounted 50 caliber's blazed as he charged in, attacking one surprised enemy plane and then another. Butch wove in and out of the now broken formation and fired at as many planes as possible until all his ammunition was finally spent. Undaunted, he continued the assault. He dove at the planes, trying to clip a wing or tail in hopes of damaging as many enemy planes as possible and rendering them unfit to fly.
Finally, the exasperated Japanese squadron took off in another direction. Deeply relieved, Butch O'Hare and his tattered fighter limped back to the carrier. Upon arrival he reported in and related the event surrounding his return. The film from the gun-camera mounted on his plane told the tale. It showed the extent of Butch's daring attempt to protect his fleet. He had in fact destroyed five enemy aircraft.
This took place on February 20, 1942, and for that action Butch became the Navy's first Ace of W.W.II, and the first Naval Aviator to win the Congressional Medal of Honor. A year later Butch was killed in aerial combat at the age of 29. His home town would not allow the memory of this WW II hero to fade, and today, O'Hare Airport in Chicago is named in tribute to the courage of this great man.
So the next time you find yourself at O'Hare International, give some thought to visiting Butch's memorial displaying his statue and his Medal of Honor. It's located between Terminals 1 and 2.
SO WHAT DO THESE TWO STORIES HAVE TO DO WITH EACH OTHER?
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Tuesday, March 24, 2015
Jeffery Straker. An amazing man. Talented, Gifted, Unpretentious, Friend.
The Wizard of 'OZ' values the friendship of Jeffery Straker. This guy is amazing! I've said it before, and I will keep on saying it, that he just can't write 'bad' songs... EVERY ONE shines with the light of his endearing smile and infectious laugh. Below are some of my favourite songs of his, which make up just a tiny fraction of the songs he's recorded.. He has 6 albums and a Christmas single.
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Just Stay
A nurse took the tired, anxious serviceman to the bedside.
"Your son is here," she said to the old man. She had to repeat the words several times before the patient's eyes opened.
Heavily sedated because of the pain of his heart attack, he dimly saw the young uniformed Marine standing outside the oxygen tent. He reached out his hand. The Marine wrapped his toughened fingers around the old man's limp ones, squeezing a message of love and encouragement.
The nurse brought a chair so that the Marine could sit beside the bed. All through the night the young Marine sat there in the poorly lighted ward, holding the old man's hand and offering him words of love and strength. Occasionally, the nurse suggested that the Marine move away and rest awhile.
He refused. Whenever the nurse came into the ward, the Marine was oblivious of her and of the night noises of the hospital - the clanking of the oxygen tank, the laughter of the night staff members exchanging greetings, the cries and moans of the other patients. Now and then she heard him say a few gentle words. The dying man said nothing, only held tightly to his son all through the night.
Along towards dawn, the old man died. The Marine released the now lifeless hand he had been holding and went to tell the nurse. While she did what she had to do, he waited.
Finally, she returned. She started to offer words of sympathy, but the Marine interrupted her.
"Who was that man?" he asked.
The nurse was startled, "He was your father," she answered.
"No, he wasn't," the Marine replied. "I never saw him before in my life."
"Then why didn't you say something when I took you to him?"
"I knew right away there had been a mistake, but I also knew he needed his son, and his son just wasn't here.
When I realized that he was too sick to tell whether or not I was his son, knowing how much he needed me, I stayed."
I came here tonight to find a Mr. William Grey. His son was Killed in Iraq today, and I was sent to inform him. What was this Gentleman's Name?
The nurse with tears in her eyes answered, Mr. William Grey.............
The next time someone needs you ... just be there. Stay.
"Your son is here," she said to the old man. She had to repeat the words several times before the patient's eyes opened.
Heavily sedated because of the pain of his heart attack, he dimly saw the young uniformed Marine standing outside the oxygen tent. He reached out his hand. The Marine wrapped his toughened fingers around the old man's limp ones, squeezing a message of love and encouragement.
The nurse brought a chair so that the Marine could sit beside the bed. All through the night the young Marine sat there in the poorly lighted ward, holding the old man's hand and offering him words of love and strength. Occasionally, the nurse suggested that the Marine move away and rest awhile.
He refused. Whenever the nurse came into the ward, the Marine was oblivious of her and of the night noises of the hospital - the clanking of the oxygen tank, the laughter of the night staff members exchanging greetings, the cries and moans of the other patients. Now and then she heard him say a few gentle words. The dying man said nothing, only held tightly to his son all through the night.
Along towards dawn, the old man died. The Marine released the now lifeless hand he had been holding and went to tell the nurse. While she did what she had to do, he waited.
Finally, she returned. She started to offer words of sympathy, but the Marine interrupted her.
"Who was that man?" he asked.
The nurse was startled, "He was your father," she answered.
"No, he wasn't," the Marine replied. "I never saw him before in my life."
"Then why didn't you say something when I took you to him?"
"I knew right away there had been a mistake, but I also knew he needed his son, and his son just wasn't here.
When I realized that he was too sick to tell whether or not I was his son, knowing how much he needed me, I stayed."
I came here tonight to find a Mr. William Grey. His son was Killed in Iraq today, and I was sent to inform him. What was this Gentleman's Name?
The nurse with tears in her eyes answered, Mr. William Grey.............
The next time someone needs you ... just be there. Stay.
WE ARE NOT HUMAN BEINGS GOING THROUGH A
TEMPORARY SPIRITUAL EXPERIENCE.
WE ARE SPIRITUAL BEINGS GOING THROUGH A TEMPORARY HUMAN EXPERIENCE.
THIS IS WHAT WE ARE PUT ON THIS EARTH TO DO ANYWAY. RIGHT ?
HAVE A GREAT DAY AND BLESS SOMEONE ELSE IN SOME LITTLE WAY TODAY!
GOD IS SO GOOD.
TEMPORARY SPIRITUAL EXPERIENCE.
WE ARE SPIRITUAL BEINGS GOING THROUGH A TEMPORARY HUMAN EXPERIENCE.
THIS IS WHAT WE ARE PUT ON THIS EARTH TO DO ANYWAY. RIGHT ?
HAVE A GREAT DAY AND BLESS SOMEONE ELSE IN SOME LITTLE WAY TODAY!
GOD IS SO GOOD.
Facts About Our Lives That Will Change You Completely
These 29 images will show you how stuff you take for granted can mean something totally different if you go deeper or think about them for a minute, like that outer space is only an hours drive away or that you have never seen your face, you only saw pictures or reflections of it. think about it , and enjoy thinking about all the other images below. Then follow the jump to stumbleupon for the rest...
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Monday, March 23, 2015
The World’s Funniest Real Ads
Believe it or not, these ads actually found their way into newspapers all over the world:
Braille dictionary for sale. Must see to appreciate.
FOR SALE BY OWNER: Complete set of Encyclopedia Britannica. 45 volumes. Excellent condition. $1,000.00 or best offer. No longer needed. Got married last weekend. Wife knows everything.
Help wanted, singer for rock band. Must be female or male.
For sale, Hope Chest, brand new, half off, long story.
Help wanted, adult or mature teenager to baby-sit. One dollar an hour.
Lost: small brown poodle. Reward. Neutered. Like one of the family.
For sale: a quilted high chair that can be made into a table, potty chair, rocking horse, refrigerator, spring coat, size 8 and fur collar.
Four-posted bed, 101 years old. Perfect for antique lover.
Wanted: Part-time married girls for soda fountain in sandwich shop.
Man wanted to work in dynamite factory. Must be willing to travel.
Christmas sale. Handmade gifts for the hard-to- find person.
Wanted, man to take care of cows that does not smoke or drink.
Three-year old teacher needed for pre-school. Experience preferred.
Wanted. Widower with school-age children requires person to assume general housekeeping duties. Must be capable of contributing to growth of family.
Tired of working for only $9.75 per hour? We offer profit sharing and flexible hours. Starting pay: $7 -- $9 per hour.
Our sofa seats the whole mob and it’s made of 100% Italian leather.
Full sized mattress. 20 year warranty. Like New. Slight urine smell.
Nordic Track $300 hardly used, call Chubby.
Joining nudist colony! Must sell washer and dryer $300.
Open house body shapers toning salon free coffee and donuts
Found: dirty white dog. Looks like a rat... been out while. Better be reward.
Exercise equipment: Queen Size Mattress & Box Springs - $175.
ALZHEIMER'S CENTER PREPARES FOR AN AFFAIR TO REMEMBER.
Free Yorkshire Terrier: 8 years old. Hateful little dog.
Free puppies: ½ cocker spaniel, ½ sneaky neighbor’s dog.
Free puppies: part German Shepherd, part stupid dog.
German Shepherd, 85 lbs. Neutered. Speaks German. Free.
Snow Blower for sale…only used on snowy days.
Bill’s Septic Cleaning: “We Haul American-Made Products."
Cows, calves never bred…also 1 gay bull for sale.
Nice Parachute – Never opened. Used once.
Hummels – Largest selection ever. "If it’s in stock, then we have it!"
1 man, 7 women hot tub. $850/offer.
Shakespeare’s Pizza. Free chopsticks.
Harrisburg Postal Employee Gun Club.
Tickle-Me-Elmo, still in box, comes with its own 1988 Ford Mustang, 5L, Auto, Excellent condition $6800.
FOR SALE BY OWNER: Complete set of Encyclopedia Britannica. 45 volumes. Excellent condition. $1,000.00 or best offer. No longer needed. Got married last weekend. Wife knows everything.
Help wanted, singer for rock band. Must be female or male.
For sale, Hope Chest, brand new, half off, long story.
Help wanted, adult or mature teenager to baby-sit. One dollar an hour.
Lost: small brown poodle. Reward. Neutered. Like one of the family.
For sale: a quilted high chair that can be made into a table, potty chair, rocking horse, refrigerator, spring coat, size 8 and fur collar.
Four-posted bed, 101 years old. Perfect for antique lover.
Wanted: Part-time married girls for soda fountain in sandwich shop.
Man wanted to work in dynamite factory. Must be willing to travel.
Christmas sale. Handmade gifts for the hard-to- find person.
Wanted, man to take care of cows that does not smoke or drink.
Three-year old teacher needed for pre-school. Experience preferred.
Wanted. Widower with school-age children requires person to assume general housekeeping duties. Must be capable of contributing to growth of family.
Tired of working for only $9.75 per hour? We offer profit sharing and flexible hours. Starting pay: $7 -- $9 per hour.
Our sofa seats the whole mob and it’s made of 100% Italian leather.
Full sized mattress. 20 year warranty. Like New. Slight urine smell.
Nordic Track $300 hardly used, call Chubby.
Joining nudist colony! Must sell washer and dryer $300.
Open house body shapers toning salon free coffee and donuts
Found: dirty white dog. Looks like a rat... been out while. Better be reward.
Exercise equipment: Queen Size Mattress & Box Springs - $175.
ALZHEIMER'S CENTER PREPARES FOR AN AFFAIR TO REMEMBER.
Free Yorkshire Terrier: 8 years old. Hateful little dog.
Free puppies: ½ cocker spaniel, ½ sneaky neighbor’s dog.
Free puppies: part German Shepherd, part stupid dog.
German Shepherd, 85 lbs. Neutered. Speaks German. Free.
Snow Blower for sale…only used on snowy days.
Bill’s Septic Cleaning: “We Haul American-Made Products."
Cows, calves never bred…also 1 gay bull for sale.
Nice Parachute – Never opened. Used once.
Hummels – Largest selection ever. "If it’s in stock, then we have it!"
1 man, 7 women hot tub. $850/offer.
Shakespeare’s Pizza. Free chopsticks.
Harrisburg Postal Employee Gun Club.
Tickle-Me-Elmo, still in box, comes with its own 1988 Ford Mustang, 5L, Auto, Excellent condition $6800.
REUTERS PHOTO OF THE DAY: Shooting a war
Reuters photographer Lucas Jackson reflects on how the conflict in Afghanistan has changed in the years that he has been documenting it. Death by roadside bomb, however, has remained constant, and this image from Jackson’s latest photo essay shows a soldier mourning two comrades killed by an IED.
Click here to view the Photo Essay
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The True Meaning of Our Lives
by MICHAEL JOSEPHSON, in COMMENTARIES, THE NATURE OF CHARACTER
I saw a cartoon showing an old king checking in at the gates of heaven. He introduced himself as “Edward The Good.” The gatekeeper with a large book in front of him said, “Well, Eddie, we’ll be the judge of that.”
The point is that, in the end, generous self-appraisals won’t matter. Our epitaphs will be written and eulogies delivered by the people who knew how we lived.
There’s a story told about Alfred Nobel reading his own obituary because the people at the newspaper mistakenly thought he’d died. This gave him the opportunity to see how he would be remembered. The article described Mr. Nobel as a brilliant chemist who made a great fortune as the inventor of dynamite. For lots of people, being remembered a brilliant and rich would be quite enough, but it wasn’t for Mr. Nobel.
After significant reflection about his desire to leave a more positive legacy, he bequeathed his considerable wealth to establish the Nobel Prizes to acknowledge great human achievements.
Few of us can create something as momentous as the Nobel Prizes, but we can all live lives that earn a eulogy our children and parents would be proud of.
In the hurlyburly of everyday living, it’s hard to keep perspective. Money, position, pride, and power seem so important – until they’re not. What will matter is how long you will be remembered, by whom, and for what.
So, if you want to know how to live your life, just think about what you want people to say about you after you die and live backwards.
This is Michael Josephson reminding you that character counts.
The point is that, in the end, generous self-appraisals won’t matter. Our epitaphs will be written and eulogies delivered by the people who knew how we lived.
There’s a story told about Alfred Nobel reading his own obituary because the people at the newspaper mistakenly thought he’d died. This gave him the opportunity to see how he would be remembered. The article described Mr. Nobel as a brilliant chemist who made a great fortune as the inventor of dynamite. For lots of people, being remembered a brilliant and rich would be quite enough, but it wasn’t for Mr. Nobel.
After significant reflection about his desire to leave a more positive legacy, he bequeathed his considerable wealth to establish the Nobel Prizes to acknowledge great human achievements.
Few of us can create something as momentous as the Nobel Prizes, but we can all live lives that earn a eulogy our children and parents would be proud of.
In the hurlyburly of everyday living, it’s hard to keep perspective. Money, position, pride, and power seem so important – until they’re not. What will matter is how long you will be remembered, by whom, and for what.
So, if you want to know how to live your life, just think about what you want people to say about you after you die and live backwards.
This is Michael Josephson reminding you that character counts.
Sunday, March 22, 2015
A bear, tiger & lion ~ A story~
This is Leo the African Lion, Baloo the Black Bear, and Shere Khan the Bengal Tiger.
The threesome were rescued as babies from the
basement of an Atlanta drug dealer’s home when
it was raided by authorities.
They were starving, traumatized and had
bacterial infections.
Since then, they were brought to
Noah’s Ark Animal Sanctuary
…where they’ve lived in the same habitat
together for 13 years.
The only time the three were separated was when
Baloo was sent to surgery. [While at the drug dealer’s home,
Baloo had been mistreated so profoundly that the harness that was
put on him had grown into his skin.]
The two cats were distraught and cried for the
bear’s return when he was at the vet’s. Since then
no one has separated the group.
They clearly bonded during their earliest
memories and never wanted to be apart.
Now they live together as if they were brothers of
the same species.
They play together, nuzzle one another and
are extremely affectionate.
The threesome are the only lion, tiger and bear
living together in the world.
They’re just that exceptional.
Humans could really learn from the bond that
these three have.
No one ever told them they couldn’t
love one another, so they did just that.
And now, even all these years later, they
continue to do so.
The trio are affectionately referred to as BLT,
standing for bear, lion, and tiger. They might
just be the most adorable sandwich ever!
The threesome were rescued as babies from the
basement of an Atlanta drug dealer’s home when
it was raided by authorities.
They were starving, traumatized and had
bacterial infections.
Since then, they were brought to
Noah’s Ark Animal Sanctuary
…where they’ve lived in the same habitat
together for 13 years.
The only time the three were separated was when
Baloo was sent to surgery. [While at the drug dealer’s home,
Baloo had been mistreated so profoundly that the harness that was
put on him had grown into his skin.]
The two cats were distraught and cried for the
bear’s return when he was at the vet’s. Since then
no one has separated the group.
They clearly bonded during their earliest
memories and never wanted to be apart.
Now they live together as if they were brothers of
the same species.
They play together, nuzzle one another and
are extremely affectionate.
The threesome are the only lion, tiger and bear
living together in the world.
They’re just that exceptional.
Humans could really learn from the bond that
these three have.
No one ever told them they couldn’t
love one another, so they did just that.
And now, even all these years later, they
continue to do so.
The trio are affectionately referred to as BLT,
standing for bear, lion, and tiger. They might
just be the most adorable sandwich ever!
Wise Words
So many reasons!Last night I looked up at the stars and matched each one with a reason why I love you. I was doing great, but then I ran out of stars.
Love is a funny thingLove is a funny thing.....its never appreciated until its gone....it never has value until someone has it......and just when you decided to give up on it....it finds you a again...
Reminder!Men who treat women as helpless and charming playthings deserve women who treat them as delightful and generous bank accounts.
-GQ
I love him because he is like meEmbrace your sexual orientation. Tell him that you love him, because if he is gone tommorow he will never know.
~to say nothing~True Love is when you can sit in a room together and say nothing, and it feels like you've said a thousand words!
Soul MateDon't ever settle for less than what you dreamed your soul mate would be. He (she) is out there some where looking for you. If you settle for less, you may never put yourself in the situation to meet who you were intended to spend your life with.
PrioritiesNever let someone become your priority while allowing yourself to be his or her option.
Fair TreatmentYou cannot continue to treat someone badly whom you claim to care for. Do not mistake their patience and tolerance for acceptance.
LoveThe Day I Started Loving You, I Have Dropped One Of My Tears In The Sea & When You Will Find That Tear I Will Stop Loving You ...
-SpArK
In Love"Love does not consist in gazing at each other but in looking outward together in the same direction.
-Antoine de Saint-Exupery
Motto for Life!"It's far better to tell the truth and be rejected, than to hold it back and be accepted."
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