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WITandWISDOM(tm) - WITandWISDOM(tm) - March 24, 2004 ISSN 1538-8794 ~~~~~~~ THOUGHTS: "It is not fair to ask of others what you are not willing to do yourself." - Eleanor Roosevelt Source: Quotes of the Day, mailto:rheamo@centurytel.net?subject=Subscribe_Quotes_of_the_Day ~~~~~~~ SPECIAL THOUGHTS: Several years ago, two students graduated from the Chicago-Kent College of Law. The top student in the class was a blind man named Overton and, after receiving his honor, he insisted that half the credit should go to his friend, Kaspryzak. They had met in school when the armless Mr. Kaspryzak had guided the blind Mr. Overton down a flight of stairs. This acquaintance blossomed into a friendship of interdependence. The blind man carried the books that the armless man read aloud in their study. They compensated for each other's deficiencies by doing what they could. Following their graduation, they practiced law together. By Karl Haffner, College Place, WA Source: Gleaner, January 2004, ISSN 0746-5874, mailto:gleaner@npuc.org Submitted by Nancy Simpson ~~~~~~~ THIS & THAT: Can't eat beef... mad cow. Can't eat chicken... bird flu Can't eat eggs... again, bird flu Can't eat pork...fears that bird flu will infect piggies Can't eat fish...heavy metals in the water has poisoned their meat Can't eat fruits and veggies....... insecticides and herbicides Hmmmm! I believe that leaves chocolate! Source: Monday Fodder mailto:dgaufaaa@iohk.com?subject=Subscribe_Monday_Fodder http://www.fishermansnet.com/monday-fodder/ ~~~~~~~ KEEP SMILING: A company offered tours through the historic district, led by guides dressed in Colonial clothing. While leading a group, one of the guides, tripped and fell, breaking his wrist. He went to the hospital, and as he sat waiting in the emergency room, a policeman walked by. Doing a double take at him in his 18th-century garb he asked, "Just how long have you been waiting? Source: Pulpit Supply, mailto:pulpit-supply-subscribe@strategicnetwork.org ~~~~~~~ TRIVIA: Computer Shopper Readers’ Survey We asked how you get online at home: Cable Modem 39 % Dial-Up 31 % DSL 26 % Satellite 2 % ISDN 1 % None 1 % Source: Computer Shopper, December 2003 http://shopper.cnet.com/4002-7409_9-5076132.html?tag=smpl |