THE REST –    January 17
  

 

Today's Quotations — SLEEP

 

 

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Sleep. What a great blessing is the gift of sleep! Almighty God does not suffer us to be miserable for a long time together, even when He afflicts us, but He breaks our trial portions; takes us out of this world, ever and anon, and gives us a holiday time, like children at school, in an unknown and mysterious country.

— J. H. Newman

 

 


When I woke up this morning my girlfriend asked me, 'Did you sleep good?' I said 'No, I made a few mistakes.

— Stephen Wright

 

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When I woke up this morning my girlfriend asked me, 'Did you sleep good?' I said 'No, I made a few mistakes.

— Stephen Wright

 

 

If you can't sleep, then get up and do something instead of lying there and worrying. It's the worry that gets you, not the loss of sleep.

— Dale Carnegie

 

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Finish each day before you begin the next, and interpose a solid wall of sleep between the two. This you cannot do without temperance.

–   Ralph Waldo Emerson

 

 

word puzzleToday's Word – EFFRONTERY

 

ef·front·er·y noun Brazen boldness; presumptuousness.  Synonym temerity.

"That letter," returned he, "yes, it was I  that wrote that letter." -"And how could you," said I, "so basely, so    ungratefully presume to write this letter?" -"And how came you," replied he,  with looks of unparalleled effrontery, "so basely to presume to break open  this letter? Don't you know, now, I could hang you all for this?

The Vicar of Wakefield
Oliver Goldsmith 


Definitions from American Heritage Dictionary

 

Today's Fact

 

  
 

The Moon part 1

With my hands I stretched out the heavens. All the millions of stars are at my command.

Isaiah 45:12

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moon noun 1. The natural satellite of Earth, visible by reflection of sunlight and having a slightly elliptical orbit. 2. A natural satellite revolving around a planet.

There are nine planets in our solar system. Two of these planets have no moons. Mercury and Venus have no satellites. The earth has but one moon. It's moon is sometimes called by the name Luna.

Mars has two moons: Phobos and Deimos

Jupiter has 16 moons (other satellites have been reported but are unconfirmed): Metis, Adrastea, Amalthea, Thebe, Io, Europa, Ganymede, Callisto, Leda,Himalia, Lysithia, Elara, Ananke, Carme, Pasiphae, and Sinope. On January 7,1610, Galileo, using his primitive telescope, discovered the four major moons of Jupiter: Io, Europa, Ganymede and Callisto.

Saturn has 18 known moons (other satellites have been reported but are unconfirmed): Atlas, 1981S13 (not yet named in 1994), Prometheus, Pandora, Epimetheus, Janus, Mimas, Enceladus, Tethys, Telesto, Calypso, Dione, Helene, Rhea, Titan, Hyperion, Iapetus, and Phoebe.

Uranus has 15 moons: Cordelia, Ophelia, Bianca, Cressida, Dessemona, Juliet, Portia, Rosalind, Belinda, Puck, Miranda, Ariel, Umbriel, Titania, and Oberon.

Neptune has 8 moons: Naiad, Thalassa, Despina, Galatea, Larissa, Proteus, Triton, and Nereid.

Pluto (like earth) has one moon: Charon.

Sources | Encyclopaedia Britannica | The Handy Science Answer Book |

 

 


And God said, "Let there be lights in the expanse of the sky to separate the day from the night, and let them serve as signs to mark seasons and days and years, and let them be lights in the expanse of the sky to give light on the earth." And it was so. God made two great lights--the greater light to govern the day and the lesser light to govern the night ...

Genesis 1:14-16a

 

 

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Today's SMILE

 

 

A cheerful heart is good medicine,
but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.
Proverbs 17:22 (NIV)

 
   

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A Cheap Lawyer

A local United Way office realized that it had never received a donation from the town's most successful lawyer. The person in charge of contributions called him to persuade him to contribute. "Our research shows that out of a yearly income of at least $500,000, you give not a penny to charity. Wouldn't you like to give back to the community in some way?"

The lawyer mulled this over for a moment and replied, "First, did our research also show that my mother is dying after a long illness, and has medical bills that are several times her annual income?"

Embarrassed, the United Way rep mumbled, "Um...no."

"--or that my brother, a disabled veteran, is blind and confined to a wheelchair?" The stricken United Way rep began to stammer out an apology but was interrupted, "--or that my sister's husband died in a traffic accident," the lawyer's voice rising in indignation, "leaving her penniless with three children?!"

The humiliated United Way rep, completely beaten, said simply, "I had no idea..."

On a roll, the lawyer cut him off once again: "--so if I don't give any money to them, why should I give any to you?!?" 

From | RHF Joke Archives |


smile1.gif (4301 bytes)An atheist who was an enthusiastic fisherman had heard how good the fishing was in Scotland. So he went to Scotland and went fishing from a small rowboat on the Loch Ness. Beneath his boat, the fearsome Loch Ness monster gathered its muscles and slapped the boat high into the air. The fisherman looked down and saw a wide mouth with gaping teeth waiting for him to fall into it. He said, "Oh, God, save me from being eaten alive."

Instantly, time froze and a voice boomed from the heavens, "I thought you didn't believe in Me."

The fisherman replied, "You need to give me a break on this one. Until about five seconds ago, I didn't even believe in the Loch Ness monster."
  


A young boy had just gotten his driving permit. He asked his father, who was a minister, if they could discuss the use of the car. His father took him to his study and said to him, "I'll make a deal with you. You bring your grades up, study your bible a little and get your hair cut and we'll talk about it."

After about a month the boy came back and again asked his father if they could discuss use of the car. They again went to the father's study where his father said, "Son, I've been real proud of you. You have brought your grades up, you've studied your bible diligently, but you didn't get your hair cut!"

The young man waited a moment and replied, "You know Dad, I've been thinking about that. You know, Samson had long hair, Moses had long hair, Noah had long hair, and even Jesus had long hair...."

To which his father replied...."Yes, and they WALKED everywhere they went!"   

From | RHF Joke Archives |


A teacher was giving a lesson on the circulation of the blood.   Trying to make the matter clearer, he said:  "Now, boys, if I stood on my head the blood, as you know, would run into it, and I should turn red in the
face."

  "Yes, sir," the boys said.

  "Then why is it that while I am standing upright in the ordinary position the blood doesn't run into my feet?"

  A little fellow shouted, "'Cause yer feet ain't empty."


Two men accepted a dare and entered, as clowns into a bull ring. They realized, after 2 minutes that the bull didn't think they were very funny and started chasing after them. As they turned tail and ran, one turned to the other and said, "Neither of us can run fast enough to make it to the wall before the bull makes it to us, so you best say a prayer."

"I don't know how to pray. I never even went to church." came the reply.

"You better pray somethin, cause I'm outta breath." said the first man. Well, the only prayer I can remember is this, "O God, for what we're about to receive, may we be truely thankful!"

In all situations: Give Thanks! 


BEYOND MURPHY

BOLING'S POSTULATE:
   If you re feeling good, don t worry, it will pass.

HOFFER'S LAW:
   When people are free to do what they want they usually imitate one another.

BARAUCH'S LAW:
   If all you ve got is a hammer, all the objects around look like nails.

KOVAC'S LAW:
   When you dial a wrong number, the line is never busy

FARNSDICAI'S OBSERVATION:
   After things went from bad to worse, the cycle will repeat

ON EVASIVE MANEUVER STRATEGY IN AERIAL COMBAT:
   The fly lands in one the following three places:
    1.  a place beyond your reach.
    2.  a delicate and treasured piece of fixture.
    3.  a sensitive part of your body.

CONNER'S SECOND LAW:
   If  a document is top secret someone will forget it in the xerox

STRANO'S LAW:
   When everything else doesn't work, try the boss's idea.


Really Fast-Food

A friend and I were standing in line at a fast-food restaurant, waiting to place our order. There was a big sign posted. "No bills larger than $20 will be accepted."

The woman in front of us, pointing to the sign, remarked, "Believe me, if I HAD a bill larger than $20, I wouldn't be eating here."




TRUE FACT ...

Humans begin laughing at two to three months of age. Six year olds laugh about 300 times per day, while adults laugh from 15 to 100 times per day.

SOURCE: NYT, Dr. William F. Fry, Stanford University

 

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