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WITandWISDOM(tm) - December 6, 2005 ISSN 1538-8794 ~~~~~~~ THOUGHTS: Life is a long lesson in humility. - Sir James M. Barrie Source: Carol's Thought for Today, http://users.adelphia.net/~mrs.carol ~~~~~~~ SPECIAL THOUGHTS: "Any secrets to keeping a friendship alive?" Relationships are active, not passive. To be effective they must be seen as a work in progress. The owner of a small video-production firm recently told me about an argument he had with a former employee. "I really flew off the handle and chewed the fellow out. He left in a huff and never came back." Why was he telling me the story? Today, that same former worker is the vice president of a large firm the owner would love to have as a client. "I learned my lesson," he told me. "The bridge you burn is one you may need to walk across some day." Value and nurture every association - even if you become separated by time or space. If you spend weeks, months and years developing an alliance, don't let it die. Pick up the phone, send a Fax, write an email, keep in touch! Stay connected - no matter what! By Neil Eskelin ~~~~~~~ THIS & THAT: Home Economics For Men Part 1 of 2 [Dec 6, 7] Introduction to Common Household Objects I: The Mop. Introduction to Common Household Objects II: The Sponge Dressing Up: Beyond the Wedding and the Funeral. Refrigerator Forensics: Identifying and Removing the Dead. Design Pattern or Splatter Stain on the Linoleum? - You CAN Tell the Difference! Accepting Loss I: If It's Empty, You Can Throw It Away. Accepting Loss II: If the Milk Expired Three Weeks Ago, Keeping It In the Refrigerator Won't Bring It Back. Going to the Supermarket: It's Not Just for Women Anymore! Recycling Skills I: Boxes that the Electronics Came In. Recycling Skills II: Styrofoam that Came in the Boxes that the Electronics Came In. Bathroom Etiquette I: How to Remove Beard Clippings from the Sink. Bathroom Etiquette II: Let's Wash Those Towels! Bathroom Etiquette III: Five Easy Ways to Tell When You're About to Run Out of Toilet Paper! Giving Back to the Community: How to Donate 15-Year-Old Levis to the Goodwill. Retro, Or Just Hideous?: Re-examining Your '70s Polyester Shirts. Source: ArcaMax - Jokes, http://tinyurl.com/9kf44 ~~~~~~~ KEEP SMILING: My violin teacher was instructing a large group class. She showed them her violin and said, "This violin was made in the early 1800s in Vienna." Someone in the audience raised their hand and asked, "So you got it used?" Source: ArcaMax - Jokes, http://tinyurl.com/9kf44 ~~~~~~~ TRIVIA: Diabetes by the Diameter If you're a man and wonder about your risk for diabetes, check out the size of your waist. In a study of more than 27,000 U.S. men, the risk of diabetes was 70 percent higher in those whose waists topped 34 inches than those with more diminutive bellies. The risk doubled at 36 inches, tripled at 38 inches, and more than quadrupled if the waist size stretched above 40 inches. Earlier research suggested that the risk of diabetes is five times higher in women with a 36-inch waist than those with a 26-inch middle. Extra belly size raises your risk of diabetes more than extra pounds. From: Nutrition Action Health Letter, http://www.cspinet.org/nah/ Source: Signs of the Times, Copyright (c) September 2005, Pacific Press, http://www.signstimes.com