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WITandWISDOM(tm) - February 12, 2002 ~~~~~~~ THOUGHTS: "You can tell the quality of a person by how they treat people they don't need." Source: Just for Grins, http://www.coolnewsletters.com Subjects: Character, Attitude ~~~~~~~ SPECIAL THOUGHTS: TEN THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW Journalist Maria Shriver, wife of Arnold Schwartzeneger, in her book, Ten Things I Wish I'd Known Before I Went Out Into the Real World, tells about these ten things she wishes she would have known earlier: 1. First and foremost: pinpoint your passion. 2. No job is beneath you. 3. Who you work for and with is as important as what you do. 4. Your behavior has consequences. 5. Be willing to fail. 6. Superwoman is dead ... and Superman may be taking Viagra. 7. Children do change your career (not to mention your entire life). 8. Marriage is a ... lot of hard work. 9. Don't expect anyone else to support you financially. 10. Laugh a lot. Cited in The Pastor's Story File Source: Weekend Encounter, by Dick Innes, Copyright 2001, http://www.actsweb.org/subscribe.htm Subjects: Ideologies, Rules ~~~~~~~ THIS & THAT: MUSICAL TERMS By San Francisco trumpeter Al Molina Part 1 of 2 [February 12, 22] p -- piano --the neighbors have complained f -- forte -- the neighbors are out ff -- fortissimo -- forget the neighbors pp -- pianissimo -- the neighbors and the police are at the door Obbligato -- being forced to practice Rit/Rall -- coming to the part you haven't practiced Con Moto -- yeah baby, I have a car Allegro -- It's a little car Metronome -- short, urban musician who can fit into a Honda Civic Lento -- the days leading up to Easto Piu Animato -- clean out the cat's little box or it goes Interval -- time to meet the other players at the club Perfect Interval -- when the dinner is on the house Chords -- things organists play with one finger Dischords -- things that organists play with two fingers Source: Bill's Punch Line, http://www.tcmr.com/billspunchline.html Subjects: Definitions, Music ~~~~~~~ KEEP SMILING: Time marches on. History tells us Lincoln once walked nine miles to borrow a library book; so now they close the libraries on his birthday! Source: The Funnies, http://groups.yahoo.com/group/andychaps_the- funnies Subjects: Lincoln, Libraries ~~~~~~~ TRIVIA: Clean Homes, Clear Minds A recently published University of Michigan study of some five thousand households found that children raised in homes rated "clean" to "very clean" completed an average of 1.6 more years of school and had annual wages averaging about $3,100 more than those raised in "not very clean" or "dirty" homes. Researchers suggest the outcome probably points to the importance of modeling organization and efficiency. - Psychology Today, http://www.psychologytoday.com/ Source: Signs of the Times, Copyright (c) February 2002, Pacific Press, http://www.pacificpress.com/signs Submitted by Dale Galusha Subjects: Organization, Habits, Income |