ALL THE REST –    May 4
  

 

Today's Quotations – More Last Words

 

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That's right, brother Taylor, parry them off as well as you can.

Joseph Smith
Founder of the Mormon church, killed by a mob. (1844)

 

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Now, it has come.

–     Lawrence Sterne
English novelist (1768)

 

 
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  My head, my head.

–  Robert Lewis Stevenson
(1768)

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 That is right: I have now done.

–  Joseph Priestly
English chemist, after finishing a few corrections in his work. (1804)

 

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If this is dying, I don't think much of it!

–  Lytton Strachey
English critic and biographer (1938)  

 

Today's Short Words of  Wisdom



He that can have patience can have what he will.

Benjamin Franklin

 

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  Today's Word – BELIE 
   

 


be·lie .  

be·lied, be·ly·ing. 1. To picture falsely; misrepresent: 2. To show to be false: Their laughter belied their ou
tward grief. 3. To be counter to; contradict

'Who knows, you may have to sail with me for a time,' he said quite softly, with a silken threat that belied the softness, as they moved slowly to comply, 'and we might as well start with a friendly  understanding. Lively now! Death Larsen makes you jump better than  that, and you know it.'

THE SEA-WOLF
Jack London

Definitions from American Heritage Dictionary

 

Today's Fact

 May is frog Month on the Daily Miscellany - I hope you enjoy these facts about amphibians. God is a marvelous architect and his sense of humor and creativity is expressed in these interesting creations.

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Amphibians and FROGS

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Salamanders have long been the subject of numerous legends and myths. The origin of the name salamander is an Arab-Persian word that means "lives in fire." Until a few centuries ago it was still believed that the black and yellow salamander of Europe could pass through flames unscathed. Their common names such as the English "Fires salamander" and the German "Feuersalamander" reflect this belief. Salamanders have recently become a favorite of terrarium and aquarium keepers around the world because of the ease with which many can be raised in captivity.

Salamanders and newts belong to the order Caudata. This scientific name comes from the Latin caudatus, meaning "provided with a tail." They retain a tail even after metamorphosis from the larval stage. In this they differ from other amphibians. Caecilians have no tail and frogs and toads only have a tail in the larval stage.

There are 440 known species of salamanders and newts. They range in size from the tiny lungless salamanders of southern Mexico which are one inch long (including the tail), to the giant Chinese great salamander (Andrias davidianus) that weighs in at 143 pounds and may be nearly 6 feet in length. Salamanders and newts are found almost exclusively in the Northern Hemisphere. They are found in Europe, central and northern Asia, northwestern Africa, North America and Mexico. In the Southern Hemisphere there are a few species found in Southeast Asia and Chisalamander1.jpg (16723 bytes)na. Many newts and salamanders are nocturnal. Though they are inconspicuous and seemingly obscure they are really quite abundant. In some woods and forests, the total mass of these animals may outweigh that of all birds and mammals combined.

Let every created thing give praise to the Lord,
for he issued his command, and they came into being.
Psalm 148:5 (NLT)

 

 

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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   


A Time to Speak

A couple has their first child, a little boy. As he grows older, he shows all the signs of normal development but fails to begin speaking. They take him to all sorts of doctors and specialists, who confirm that he apparently understands everything said to him and displays an intelligent perception of his surroundings and circumstances. Yet he never utters a single word, and years of effort fail to correct the problem.

One day, when he is about eighteen years old, the family is seated around the dinner table. The son takes one bite of his casserole and says, "Egads, mother! Are you trying to poison me? This stuff tastes like you scraped it off a compost heap!" The parents are stunned for a moment, and then exclaim, "Son! You can speak! For eighteen years you've never uttered a word, and now you speak!" The son nonchalantly replies, "Well, up until now, everything's been OK."   


Can't tell the Players witout a program 

Jon bought two horses, and could never remember which was which. A neighbor suggested that he cut the tail of one horse and that worked great until the other horse got his tail caught in a bush. It tore just right and looked exactly like the other horse's tail and our friend was stuck again.

The neighbor suggested Jon notch the ear of one horse. That worked fine until the other horse caught his ear on a barbed wire fence. Once again our friend couldn't tell them apart.

The neighbor suggested he measure the horses for height. When he did, he was very pleased to find that the white horse was 2 inches taller than the black.


Near Death Experience 

A blonde had a near death experience the other day when she went horseback riding. Everything was going fine until the horse started bouncing out of control. She tried with all of her might to hang on, but was thrown off. With her foot caught in the stirrup, she fell head first to the ground. Her head continued to bounce on the ground as the horse did not stop or even slow down. Just as the blonde was giving up hope, and losing consciousness, the Wal-Mart manager came out and unplugged it . 


The Clocks of Heaven

A Cajun dies and goes to heaven, St. Peter meets him at the Pearly Gates and escorts him in. They are walking down the Great Hall and the Cajun notices that the walls are lined with clocks with peoples names under them. The Cajun asks St. Peter what is the meaning of all these clocks?

St Peter replies "these clocks tell us how many lies people have told in their lifetime"." For example, look at the Popes clock" "he says," the hands have never moved." "look at Mother Teresa's, the hands moved only one number, that means she only lied once in her life."

The Cajun studied all the clocks and asked St. Peter," where is the clock for former President Bill Clinton."

St. Peter thought for a second or two and replied, " Oh , that's the one we use in the dining room as a ceiling fan."





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