| Prior Date | Archive Index | Next Date |
|
WITandWISDOM(tm) - December 7, 2001 ~~~~~~~ THOUGHTS: Never lose sight of the fact that the most important yardstick of your success will be how you treat other people - your family, friends, and coworkers, and even strangers you meet along the way. - Barbara Bush Subjects: Success ~~~~~~~ SPECIAL THOUGHTS: POSITIVE WAYS TO CELEBRATE THE HOLIDAYS 1 Put aside family disputes or differences, agree to disagree 2 Invite a stranger to your holiday dinner, make them smile 3 Believe in miracles, they are closer than you know 4 Dress up as Santa Clause, or watch The Miracle on 34th Street 5 Kiss someone unexpectedly, and give away lots of hugs 6 Read your children a story, or let them read to you 7 Propose to someone, get married, or send someone flowers 8 Realize how wonderful your life is, and thank your guardian angel 9 Bring someone a Christmas tree, or give a gift to the homeless 10 Decorate your home with memories of Christmas's gone by 11 Sing.........music is a universal love, it promotes laughter and happiness 12 Thank God for this day...after all, it is for Him that we celebrate Submitted by Miles Lowe Subjects: Christmas, Rules ~~~~~~~ THIS & THAT: The Washington Post's Painfully Bad Analogies contest: Part 2 of 2 [Dec 5, 7] The dandelion swayed in the gentle breeze like an oscillating electric fan set on medium. (Ralph Scott, Washington) He was deeply in love. When she spoke, he thought he heard bells, as if she were a garbage truck backing up. (Susan Reese, Arlington) She walked into my office like a centipede with 98 missing legs. (Jonathan Paul, Garrett Park) It hurt the way your tongue hurts after you accidentally staple it to the wall. (Brian Broadus, Charlottesville) Her voice had that tense, grating quality, like a first-generation thermal paper fax machine that needed a band tightened. (Sue Lin Chong, Washington) A branch fell from the tree like a trunk falling off an elephant. (Jonathan Paul, Garrett Park) Her face was a perfect oval, like a circle that had its two other sides gently compressed by a ThighMaster. (Sue Lin Chong, Washington) Source: Bill's Punch Line, http://www.tcmr.com/billspunchline.html Subjects: Analogies, Language ~~~~~~~ KEEP SMILING: A young grandson asked his grandfather how a person gets to heaven. The grandfather replied, "You must love God, confess your sins, and tell God that you're sorry and try to be good." The child then stated: "Papa, I know that you will get to go to heaven." When asked how he knew this, the boy replied: "Because you sell life insurance." By Barbara Floch, Mobile, Alabama Source: Adventist Review, ISSN 0161-1119, (c) January 25, 2001, http://www.adventistreview.org/ Submitted by Nancy Simpson Subjects: Salvation, Insurance ~~~~~~~ TRIVIA: EPINIONS.COM Customer reviews of more than 200,000 products and services. http://www.epinions.com/ Source: Access Magazine - America's Guide to the Internet, (c) Copyright December 31, 2000 Subjects: Buying |