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WITandWISDOM(tm) - July 16, 1999 ~~~~~~~ THOUGHTS: "To fulfill a dream, to be allowed to sweat over lonely labor, to be given a chance to create, is the meat and potatoes of life. The money is the gravy." - Bette Davis (E-zine: POWERQUOTE Mailto:powerquote-list- request@discian.com?Subject=Subscribe) ~~~~~~~ SPECIAL THOUGHTS: Talk show host Larry King reported that during a hospital stay he received many letters and gifts. However, the one which touched him the most was a Bible and note sent by Pete Maravich, former NBA star. The note read: "Dear Larry, I'm so glad to hear that everything went well with your surgery. I want you to know that God was watching over you every minute, and even though I know you may question that, I also know that one day it will be revealed to you. . .because He lives." The following week Pete Maravich died. He will always be remembered by Larry King as a caring Christian. How will you be remembered? From "The Ministers Little Devotional Book" by H.B. London, Jr., Stan Toler. Honor Books, Tulsa, Oklahoma. P. 139. Copyright 1997 (Mary Richardson via E-zine: Weekend Encounter ~~~~~~~ THIS & THAT: COMPUTER DICTIONARY DAFFYNITIONS BIT - A word used to describe computers, as in, "Our daughter's computer cost quite a bit." BOOT - What your friends give you because you spend too much time bragging about your computer skill. BUG - What your eyes do after you stare at the computer screen for more than 15 minutes. Also: What computer magazine companies do to you after they get you on their mailing list. CHIPS - The fattening, non-nutritional food computer users eat to avoid having to leave their keyboards for meals. CURSOR - What you're tempted to turn into when you can't get your computer to perform. DISK - What goes out of your back after bending over a computer keyboard for seven hours at a clip. DUMP - The place all your former hobbies wind up soon after you install games on your computer. ERROR - What you made when you first walked into a computer showroom "just to look." EXPANSION UNIT - The new room you have to build on to your home to house your computer and all its peripherals. FLOPPY - The condition of a constant computer user's stomach due to lack of exercise and a steady diet of junk food (see "CHIPS"). HARDWARE - Tools, such as lawnmowers, rakes and other heavy equipment you haven't laid a finger on since getting your computer. MENU - What you'll never see again after buying a computer because you'll be too poor to eat in a restaurant. PROGRAMS - Those things you used to look at on your television before you hooked your computer up. TAB - What your friends pick up when they meet you for lunch (because you spent all your money on new software). WINDOW - What you heave the computer out of after you accidentally erase a program that took you three days to set up. (E-zine: VICEROY'S HUMOR LIST Mailto:join-viceroy-humor@lists.spunge.org) ~~~~~~~ KEEP SMILING: This guy is walking with his friend. He says to this friend, "I'm a walking economy." The friend replies "How so?" "My hair line is in recession, my stomach is a victim of inflation, and both of these together are putting me into a deep depression!" (E-zine: Pakistani Jokesİ Mailto:Pakistani-Jokeslist- subscribe@onelist.com) ~~~~~~~ TRIVIA: When Pablo Casals reached 95, a young reporter threw him a question: "Mr. Casals, you are 95 and the greatest cellist that ever lived. Why do you still practice six hours a day?" And Mr. Casals answered, "Because I think I'm making progress." - Bits & Pieces, June 24, 1993 (Magazine: BITS & PIECES http://www.epinc.com/) |