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WITandWISDOM(tm) - August 16, 2000 ~~~~~~~ THOUGHTS: Those at the top of the mountain didn't fall there. - Marcus Washling Source: Inspire, Copyright (c) 2000 Information Advantage Corporation, www.infoadvn.com/inspire/ via http://www.witandwisdom.org ~~~~~~~ SPECIAL THOUGHTS: When I say...I am a Christian I'm not shouting "I am saved" I'm whispering "I get lost" that is why I chose this way. When I say...I am a Christian I don't speak of this with pride. I'm confessing that I stumble and need someone to be my guide. When I say...I am a Christian I'm not trying to be strong. I'm professing that I am weak and pray for strength to carry on. When I say...I am a Christian I'm not bragging of success. I'm admitting I have failed and cannot ever pay the debt. When I say...I am a Christian I'm not claiming to be perfect. My flaws are too visible but God believes I'm worth it. When I say...I am a Christian I still feel the sting of pain. I have my share of heartaches which is why I seek HIS name. When I say...I am a Christian I do not wish to judge. I have no authority I only know I am loved. Submitted by: Donna Eick via http://www.witandwisdom.org ~~~~~~~ THIS & THAT: In the hospital waiting room shortly before the birth of our second child, we met a young couple also waiting for the wife to deliver. My husband commented that we ladies looked so much alike she could be my twin. Soon she and I both went into the delivery room. My baby girl was born first, and I was covered up almost completely as they took me down the hall to await a room. Still a bit groggy, I barely noticed when the husband of the other lady greeted me and said, "Congratulations, dear, for having a daughter!" A friend with him also congratulated me. After a minute he came over to my bed again. "That labor took it out of you; you look different." "Must have been the air conditioning in the delivery room," I mumbled sleepily. "Oh, I am just so happy you had a baby girl!" he happily repeated as he bent down to kiss me on the lips. All at once, in my foggy state, it dawned on me. "Sir, I believe you have me confused with your wife. She is still in the delivery room!" He was horribly embarrassed, especially when the attending nurses told his wife about it! By Lidia V. DeGornez, Panama From: "Seasoned with Laughter, A Tossed Salad of Tales about Parsonage Pandemonium and Ministerial Mayhem." by Sharon M. Cress, Copyright (c) 1999. This book was provided courtesy of the publisher and is available for $6.95 at http://www.ministerialassociation.com/resources/books/laugh.html ~~~~~~~ KEEP SMILING: There was a woman who spent some months serving as a missionary in South Africa. On her final visit to a remote township she attended a medical clinic. As the Zulu women there began to sing together, she found herself deeply moved by their hauntingly beautiful harmonies. She wanted to always remember this moment and try to share it with friends when she arrived home. With tears flowing down her cheeks, she turned to her friend and asked, "Can you please tell me the translation of the words to this song?" Her friend looked at her and solemnly replied . . . "If you boil the water, you won't get dysentery." Source: Monday Fodder dgaufaaa@iohk.com?subject=Subscribe_Monday_Fodder via http://www.witandwisdom.org ~~~~~~~ TRIVIA: Computers, then and almost now . . . Computer monitor 1994 14-in. VGA $327 1999 17-in. XVGA $220 Motherboard/Processor 1994 Intel 486DX-33 $202 1999 AMD K6-2 400 $130 RAM 1994 4 MB $327 1999 128 MB $120 Floppy Drive 1994 $54 1999 $20 Hard Disk 1994 200 MB $436 1999 13 GB $140 CD-ROM Drive 1994 1x $381 1999 40x $70 Keyboard 1994 $33 1999 $15 Mouse 1994 $44 1999 $20 Modem 1994 14.4k $272 1999 56k $60 Video Card 1994 1 MB $191 1999 16 MB graphics $99 Sound card 1994 SB-Pro $218 1999 32-bit PCI $40 Case, power supply 1994 $93 1999 $50 Printer 1994 24-pin dot matrix $354 1999 Color inkjet $200 Total System 1994 $2,932 1999 $1,184 Source: Consumer Reports, Copyright (c), May 2000 via http://www.witandwisdom.org |