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WITandWISDOM(tm) - June 27, 2005 ISSN 1538-8794 ~~~~~~~ THOUGHTS: Great people are those who make others feel that they, too, can become great. - Mark Twain Source: Carol's Thought for Today, http://www.kalama.com/~carola/ ~~~~~~~ SPECIAL THOUGHTS: During World War I, a British commander was preparing to lead his soldiers back to battle. They'd been on furlough, and it was a cold, rainy, muddy day. Their shoulders sagged because they knew what lay ahead of them: mud, blood, possible death. Nobody talked, nobody sang. It was a heavy time. As they marched along, the commander looked into a bombed-out church. Back in the church he saw the figure of Christ on the cross. At that moment, something happened to the commander. He remembered the One who suffered, died, and rose again. There was victory, and there was triumph. As the troops marched along, he shouted out, "Eyes right, march!" Every eye turned to the right, and as the soldiers marched by, they saw Christ on the cross. Something happened to that company of men. Suddenly they saw triumph after suffering, and they took courage. With shoulders straightened, they began to smile as they went. You see, anything worthwhile in life will be a risk that demands courage. By Gordon Johnson, "Finding Significance in Obscurity," Preaching Today, Tape No. 82 Source: A Dose of Inspiration, http://www.quietstones.com/mydailydose ~~~~~~~ THIS & THAT: "Mom's Special Brownies" Remove teddy bear from oven and preheat oven to 375. Melt 1 cup margarine in saucepan. Remove teddy bear from oven and tell Jr., "No, no." Add margarine to 2 cups sugar. Take shortening can away from Jr. and clean cupboards. Measure 1/3 cup cocoa. Take shortening can away from Jr. again and bathe cat. Apply antiseptic and bandages to scratches sustained while removing shortening from cat's tail. Assemble 4 eggs, 2 tsp. vanilla, and 1-1/2 cups sifted flour. Take smoldering teddy bear from oven and open all doors and windows for ventilation. Take telephone away from Billy and assure party on the line the call was a mistake. Call operator and attempt to have direct dialed call removed from bill. Measure 1 tsp. salt, 1/2 cup nuts and beat all ingredients well. Let cat out of refrigerator. Pour mixture into well-greased 9x13-inch pan. Bake 25 minutes. Rescue cat and take razor away from Billy. Explain to kids that you have no idea if shaved cats will sunburn. Throw cat outside while there's still time and he's still able to run away. FROSTING Mix the following in saucepan: 1 cup sugar 1 oz unsweetened chocolate 1/4 cup margarine Take the darn teddy bear out of the broiler and throw it away -- far away. Answer the door and meekly explain to nice policeman that you didn't know Jr. had slipped out of the house and was heading down the street. Put Jr. in playpen. Add 1/3 cup milk, dash of salt, and boil, stirring constantly for 2 minutes. Answer door and apologize to neighbor for Billy having stuck a garden hose in man's front door mail slot. Promise to pay for ruined carpet. Remove burned brownies from oven. Collapse and call the baker for delivery. Source: Clean Laugh, http://www.cybersaltlists.org/ ~~~~~~~ KEEP SMILING: To teach the children the meaning of kindness, every morning my son's second grade teacher put the students' names into a hat. The children each picked a name and had to perform an act of kindness for that person during the day. Each day after school I asked Charlie whose name he had pulled and what kind thing he had done. One day he told me he had drawn his teacher's name. "That's terrific," I replied. "What kind thing did you do for him?" Proudly he said, "I listened to him!" Submitted by Lorraine ~~~~~~~ TRIVIA: Joe Namath: “I can have fun in little ways. I remember once, on a sunny fall afternoon in New York, I bought a big bunch of flowers and just walked down the street handing them out to each woman I met. I smiled, and they smiled, and it was beautiful.” Submitted by Betsy