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WITandWISDOM(tm) - April 5, 2005 ISSN 1538-8794 ~~~~~~~ THOUGHTS: People are in greater need of your praise when they try and fail, than when they try and succeed. - Bob Moawad, Business leader Source: DailyInBox Presents, http://dailyinbox.com ~~~~~~~ SPECIAL THOUGHTS: ~~~~~~~ THIS & THAT: Appropriate Work Related First Names Hi, My Name is... Abbie, I’m a Mother Superior. Art, I'm a museum curator. Avery, I raise birds. Barry, I’m an undertaker. Bart, I drive a bus. Bea, I’m in the honey business. Belle, I play the carillon. Bill, I run a collection agency Brigham, I’m a chauffeur Brooks, I’m an irrigation consultant. Bud, I’m in flowers. Candy, I’m a confectioner. Carol, I sing during the holidays. Cary, I’m a porter. Chevy and Mercedes, We are car dealers. Chuck, I'm a butcher. Clarence, I specialize in end-of-season inventory closeout sales. Cliff, I’m a mountaineer. Curt and Rod, we are in the drapery business. Dean, A college chancellor. Faith, I’m a minister. Frank, the hotdog vendor. Gail, I’m a meteorologist Gene, I'm a DNA researcher. Grant, I would be a loan officer. Herald, I’m a messenger. Herb, I’m a cook. Holly, I’m a holiday decorator. Hugh, I’m a painter. Iris, I’m an ophthalmologist Jack, I’m a banker. John, I’m a plumber Leo, A lion trainer. Les, I’m a dietician. Lute, I’m a musician. Manuel, I write instruction books. Marshall, I’m a peace officer. Mike, I’m an announcer Otto, I’m a car mechanic. Phillip, I’m a service station attendant. Rich, A successful investment banker. Rob, I’m a thief. Rose, I’m a gardener. Ruby and Pearl, We’re jewelers. Shelly, I’m an expert on mollusks Sherry, I’m a wine-master. Stu, I also cook. Sue, I’m also a lawyer. Toni, I’m a hair dresser. Wade, and I’m in swimming pool maintenance. Victor, and I’m a winner in everything I do. Will, I’m a lawyer. Woody, A Forester. Source: Strange Cosmos, http://strangecosmos.com ~~~~~~~ KEEP SMILING: A few days before Easter my mother took some chocolate eggs to an acquaintance--a nun who lived with seven or eight others. She didn't want to disturb their morning prayers, so she left her package in a plastic bin outside their front door. She also left her business card, on which she had written the nun's name. When she hadn't received any acknowledgement by mid-afternoon, she phoned her. Apparently she hadn't received the package, so my mother told her that she had left some chocolate eggs on the porch. "That would explain the curious note we found this morning!" she exclaimed. "It read: 'Thank you. This is truly appreciated.' It was signed, 'The Milkman.'" Submitted by Lorraine ~~~~~~~ TRIVIA: College Costs Over the Years The cost of a college education has jumped about 70% over the last 10 years – nearly three times the rate of inflation. The average annual tuition, fees, room and board: 1976 Private: $3,977 Public: $1,936 1986 Private: $9,852 Public: $4,050 1996 Private: $18,357 Public: $7,142 Today Private: $26,854 Public: $10,636 From: The College board; Bureau of Labor Statistics Source: Copyright © 2005, The Reader's Digest Association, Inc. and its licensors. All rights reserved., http://www.readersdigest.com/