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WITandWISDOM(tm) - November 28, 2002 ISSN 1538-8794 ~~~~~~~ THOUGHTS: Where the mind goes, the man follows. Source: The Funnies, http://groups.yahoo.com/group/andychaps_the-funnies ~~~~~~~ SPECIAL THOUGHTS: He lived from 1865 to 1936. He was English, yet born in Bombay, India. He wrote poetry and authored books such as Captain Courageous, How the Leopard Got His Spots, and The Jungle Book. Who was this man? Rudyard Kipling. Kipling's writings not only made him famous but also brought him a fortune. A newspaper reporter came up to him once and said, "Mr. Kipling, I just read that somebody calculated that the money you make from your writings amounts to over one hundred dollars a word." The reporter reached into his pocket and pulled out a one hundred-dollar bill and gave it to Kipling and said, "Here's a one hundred dollar bill, Mr. Kipling. Now you give me one of your hundred dollar words." Rudyard Kipling looked at the money, put it in his pocket and said, "Thanks!" Well, the word "thanks" is certainly a one hundred dollar word. In fact, I would say it is more like a million-dollar word. It's a small word but it has a powerful meaning. It might only have 6 letters but it gets across a message that few other words are capable of achieving. When that little word is missing, we feel it deeply. You know what it's like when someone doesn't say "thanks" - you feel hurt, used, ignored, and taken for granted and you wonder why you bothered to do something for the person in the first place. - David Gauthier From: The Timothy Report, Copyright (c) 2001 Swan Lake Communications, http://www.swanlake.twoffice.com Source: Monday Fodder dgaufaaa@iohk.com?subject=Subscribe_Monday_Fodder ~~~~~~~ THIS & THAT: Twas the Night of Thanksgiving Twas the night of Thanksgiving, but I just couldn't sleep I tried counting backwards, I tried counting sheep. The leftovers beckoned - the dark meat and white But I fought the temptation with all of my might. Tossing and turning with anticipation The thought of a snack became infatuation. So, I raced to the kitchen, flung open the door And gazed at the fridge, full of goodies galore. I gobbled up turkey and buttered potatoes, Pickles and carrots, beans and tomatoes. I felt myself swelling so plump and so round, 'Til all of a sudden, I rose off the ground. I crashed through the ceiling, floating into the sky With a mouthful of pudding and a handful of pie. But, I managed to yell as I soared past the trees.... Happy eating to all - pass the cranberries, please. May the stuffing be tasty... may the turkey be plump. May your potatoes 'n gravy have nary a lump, May your yams be delicious may your pies take the prize, May your Thanksgiving dinner stay off of your thighs. Submitted by Rod Keen ~~~~~~~ KEEP SMILING: A minister parked his car in a no-parking zone in a large city because he was short of time and couldn't find a space with a meter. So he put a note under the windshield wiper that read: "I have circled the block 10 times. If I don't park here I'll miss my appointment. FORGIVE US OUR TRESPASSES." When he returned, he found a citation from a police officer along with this note: "I've circled this block for 10 years. If I don't give you a ticket, I'll lose my job LEAD US NOT INTO TEMPTATION." Submitted by Hannelore Dill ~~~~~~~ TRIVIA: Crying Babies: a New Device Deciphers What They Want Why do infants cry? A Spanish electronics engineer has invented a device the size of a calculator to answer that question. Frustration caused by not understanding his own son's nightly crying drove Pedro Monagas to spend three years visiting nurseries, figuring out the patterns of babies' cries. He built a microchip into his battery-operated "Why Cry" device to monitor the volume, pattern and interval of baby cries. Within 20 seconds after a baby starts to cry, the device displays one of five facial expressions to indicate whether Baby is crying because he's stressed, tired, hungry, sleepy or uncomfortable. BBC News reports that the inventor intends to market the device for about $93 in pharmacies, starting in Spain. Source: USA Weekend, November 15-17, 2002, http://usaweekend.com |