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Today's Quotations – WORK
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It has been argued that rabbinic sermons in praise of work were intended, among other things, to shre up the social status of thos rabbis who were workers or artisans.


— Abraham Shapira

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Woe onto them if, in their preoccupation with toil, they forget their soul's need!

— Rudolf Bultmann

 
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Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might; for there is on work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in the grave, whither thou goest.

— Ecclesiastes 9:10 Winfrey

 

quoteI used to work in a fire hydrant factory. You couldn't park anywhere near the place.

— Steven Wright

 
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The world is full of willing people, some willing to work, the rest willing to let them.

— Robert Frost Holmes

 

Today's Short Words of  Wisdom



Common-looking people are the best in the world; that is the reason the lord makes so many of them.

Abraham Lincoln

 

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  Today's Word – INFATUATION
   

 


in·fat·u·a·tion

noun. 1. A foolish, unreasoning, or extravagant passion or attraction. Synonyms love. 2. An object of extravagant, short-lived passion.

Upon this occasion my father said, with an expression of unbounded wonder. "My dearest Victor, what infatuation is this? My dear son, I entreat you never to make such an assertion again."

FRANKENSTEIN or The Modern Prometheus
by Mary Shelley

Definitions from American Heritage Dictionary

 

Today's Fact

 

  
 


Lots of
SKIN

  

 

Beauty is only skin deep!

The average human body is covered with 20 square feet of skin. This amount of skin weighs about 6 pounds. The skin is composed of two layers. The outer layer is the epidermis and the inner layer is the dermis. The epidermis layer is being replaced continuously. New cells are produced in the stratum basale. These cells mature and are pushed to the surface by the newer cells that are continuously produced. The entire epidermis is replaced about every 27 days. The lower layer of skin, the dermis, contains nerve endings, sweat glands, hair follicles, and blood vessels. The upper portion of the dermal layer has small projections called 'papillae.' The papillae extend into the epidermis. The capillaries in the papillae deliver oxygen and nutrients to the epidermis and aid in temperature regulation.

Chocolate manufacture started in the American colonies in 1765 at Dorchester, Massachusetts. Here they used beans brought in by New England sea captains from their voyages to the West Indies. James Baker financed the first mill, which was operated by an Irish immigrant, John Hanan. Waterpower was used for grinding the beans.

Fingerprints are formed by the visible patterns of the ridges and grooves of the papillae. These ridges are also visible on the skin of the toes, soles of the feet, and palms. The study of the skin ridge patterns of these areas is called dermatoglyphics. The patterns are used as a basis of identification. Francis Galton was the first to classify fingerprints in the late 1800's. His basic ideas were further developed by Sir Edward Henry. In 1901 in England, Sir Henry established the first fingerprint bureau with Scotland Yard. The patterns also have some diagnostic value. Certain patterns are associated with chromosomal abnormalities.

What about goose-bumps? The puckering of the skin that forms the 'goose bumps' is the result of the contraction of muscle fibers in the skin. This muscular activity will produce heat and aid to raise the body temperature.

Source: The Handy Science Answer Book = Visible Ink


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   I will praise thee; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made: marvelous are thy works; and that my soul knoweth right well.

Psalm 139:14

 

 

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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)

 
   

 

 

"What sunshine is to flowers, smiles are to humanity. These are but trifles, to be sure; but, scattered along life's pathway, the good they do is inconceivable."

Joseph Addison

 

A FEW SMILES   


What do you get when you cross The Atlantic with the Titanic?


Halfway.



A tortoise was walking back from the pub late one evening when he was mugged by three snails.


Later on whilst taking giving a statement at the police station the officer in charge asked "So can you tell me what happened?"


"Not really" replied the tortoise "it all happened so fast".



The television salesman gave a man and his wife a demonstration of how to use a remote-controlled set. He hooked it up in their living room, took the remote-control transmitter a block down the street, and switched channels without difficulty.
But the wife didn't like it. She got tired of walking a block away every time she wanted to change channels.


        

A Few Lightbulb Jokes 

Q: How many Heisenbergs does it take to screw in a lightbulb?

A: If you know the number, then you don't know where the lightbulb is.


Q: How many professors does it take to screw in a light bulb?

A: Only one, but he gets three research papers out of it.


Q: How many meetings does it take to get a light bulb changed?

A: This topic was resumed from last week's discussion, but is incomplete pending resolution of some action items. It will be continued next week. Meanwhile...


Q: How many college students does it take to change a light bulb?

A: I dunno, I forgot my calculator at home.


Q: How many first year civil engineering students does it take to change a light bulb ?

A: None. That's a second year subject.     


CROSS EXAMINATION

A defense attorney was cross-examining a police officer during a felony trial - it went like this:

 

Q. Officer, did you see my client fleeing the scene? A. No sir, but I subsequently observed a person matching the description of the offender running several blocks away.

 

Q. Officer, who provided this description? A. The officer who responded to the scene.

 

Q. A fellow officer provided the description of this so-called offender. Do you trust your fellow officers? A. Yes sir, with my life.

 

Q. With your life? Let me ask you this then officer - do you have a locker room in the police station - a room where you change your clothes in preparation for you daily duties? A. Yes sir, we do.

 

Q. And do you have a locker in that room? A. Yes sir, I do.

 

Q. And do you have a lock on your locker? A. Yes sir.

 

Q. Now why is it, officer, if you trust your fellow officers with your life, that you find it necessary to lock your locker in a room you share with those same officers? A. You see sir, we share the building with a court complex, and sometimes lawyers have been known to walk through that room.

 

         




I try to take one day at a time, but sometimes several days attack at once.

 


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