ALL THE REST –    May 7
  

 

Today's Quotations – More Last Words

 

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No, but don't keep me waiting any longer.

– John Brown
Anti slavery campaigner. Asked on the scaffold if he were tired. (1859)

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Smite my womb.

–   Agrippina
Mother of Emperor Nero. Said to the assassins sent by her son.

 

 
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Robert – when you come to the hedge-- that we must all go over – it isn't so bad. You feel sleepy – and you don't care. Just a little dreamy anxiety – which world you're really in – that's all.

–  Stephen Crane
Author of the "Red Badge of Courage" (1900)

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Well, lets forget about it and play High Five. I wish Johnny would come.

– Buffalo Bill Cody 
(1917)

 

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Nothing but death.

–  Jane Austin
Novelist when asked if she required anything. (1817)
 

 

Today's Short Words of  Wisdom



A lie gets halfway around the world before the truth has a chance to get
its pants on.

 Winston Churchill

 

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  Today's Word – OSTENSIBLE 
   

 


os·ten·si·ble  

adjective. Represented or appearing as such; ostensive: His ostensible purpose was charity, but his
 real goal was popularity.


"Why should you be? My friend is dead, ostensibly by his own hand. I wasn't going to ignore that."

Left Behind
Tim LaHaye and Jerry B. Jenkins

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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The completely legless amphibians known as Caecilians are relatively unknown and seldom seen. The salamanders and newts are more widely known. Though salamanders are extremely abundant, especially in northern temperate woods, they are not so often seen, unless one is searching for them.

Frogs are the 'signature' amphibian. They are widespread over the earth and found living in various environments. Frogs are absent on some islands and in the perpetually cold areas of both the northern and southern hemisphere.

The frog is also abundant in the culture of humans, both ancient and current. Frogs are the topic of both children and adult literature. They are the subject of myths and legends. Frogs have been the source of worship of several cultures. They have been thought to be both heavenly and demonic. Frogs have been ingredients for 'witch's brews. They have been the source of remedies in both ancient and modern medicine.

Frogs have been the source of popular songs and ballads. In 1787 Haydn issued a quartet that included sounds which were so croaky that the whole quartet has been nicknamed, "The Frog." Who can forget Kermit the Frog. This very popular Muppet even had a hit song - "It's not easy being Green." Kermit the Frog is left-handed and has eleven points on his collar. Muppets creator Jim Henson first created Kermit in 1955 — as a lizard. He was made from Henson's mother's coat and two halves of a Ping-Pong ball (no flipper feet or eleven-point collar). He didn't become a frog until 1968.

Frogs are popular topics in cartoons and comics. They are popular pets and pictorial subjects. Today, the frog is a popular image on T-Shirts. Emblazoned on today's t-shirts one will find cartoon images, fanciful images and quite realistic representation of frogs. The red-eyed tree frog has become the symbol for preservation of the rain forests.

Over the next several days we will look at this intriguing creation of God. We will learn to appreciate the amazing variation of God's architecture, and this little creature. We may also learn a few interesting facts.

I've got my pages a little messed up & out of order, so there will be another day of salamanders - perhaps tomorrow.

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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We are reminded of the little girl who told a friend who was visiting her father that her brothers set traps to catch birds. He asked her what she did. She replied, "I prayed that the traps might not catch the birds." "Anything else?" "Yes," she said, "I prayed that God would keep the birds out of the traps." "Anything else?" "Yes, then I went and kicked the traps all to pieces." That little girl was bright enough to understand that life needed action as well as prayers.

Compiled by Spiros Zodhiates, Th.D.


 

 

 

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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   


Seeing Eye Dogs

Two guys are walking their dogs one afternoon. One guy, walking his German Shepard, asks the other if he's hungry and wants to go for lunch. The second guy, with his Chihuahua, says sure and he knows a great place around the corner but they don't allow dogs inside. The first guy says no problem; they'll go in separately to avoid suspicion and say that their dogs are their seeing eye dogs.

So the first guy goes to the restaurant to get a table. The waiter says he's sorry but no dogs allowed. The man replies that his German Shepard is his seeing eye dog. The waiter apologizes and seats the man. The guy tells the waiter that he's expecting a friend.

The second guy arrives at the restaurant with his Chihuahua. The waiter tells him that no dogs are allowed. The man tells the waiter that his dog is his seeing eye dog. The waiter says "Oh, come on, a Chihuahua as a seeing eye dog?!?".

The man says "Is *that* what they gave me?"   

Source:David A. Rinke II / Funny Pages Mailing List


Camel Love

Two young camels, a male and a female, once met in a remote corner of the Sahara. They found themselves immediately attracted to one another and a budding romance ensued. As this romance developed, they decided that they wanted to share their lives with each other, so they got married in a convenient oasis. At an appropriate length of time after the wedding, they became the proud parents of a baby boy camel and were ecstatically happy with their new child. Their only concern was that their new baby boy camel had only one hump. For this reason, they named him Humphrey.


Bragging

At a party, a man was bragging about his new van, "...and you can work out of it, too. It has a cellular phone, a fax machine, a built-in computer, even a VCR and TV..."

A voice cut in, "Don't forget the driver's side windbag."  


Insurance

An agent was trying to sell flood insurance to a business owner who has already fire insurance. The owner was steadfast, he didn't want any flood insurance. Finally the agent asked him why. "I don't know how to start a flood," replied the owner.


Health Food

A wife sent her husband and their daughter to the health food store with a carefully prepared shopping list. They returned with a booty of Brussel sprouts, organically grown tomatoes, wild rice, tofu, veggie burgers and a box of sugar cookies.

The man noticed his wife's glare when she pulled out the cookies. So he said, "Hey, this box of cookies has one-third less sugar AND fat than usual!"

"Really? Why is that?" the mother asked.

"We ate a third of the cookies on the way home," he replied. 




People have one thing in common: they are all different.

 


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