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Today's Quotations –  FEAR :

 


The optimist proclaims that we live in the best of all possible worlds; and the pessimist fears this is true.

Irving Caesar 



Puritanism: The haunting fear that someone, somewhere, may be happy.

H. L. Mencken




Fear is the main source of superstition, and one of the main sources of cruelty. To conquer fear is the beginning of wisdom.

Bertrand Russell




Once a government is committed to the principle of silencing the voice of opposition, it has only one way to go, and that is down the path of increasingly repressive measures, until it becomes a source of terror to all its citizens and creates a country where everyone lives in fear.

President Harry S Truman, August 8, 1950



You gain strength, courage and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. You are able to say to yourself, 'I have lived through this horror. I can take the next thing that comes along.' You must do the thing you think you cannot do.

Eleanor Roosevelt

 

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  Today's Word – DISCURSIVE
   

 


 dis-cur-sive adjective 1. Covering a wide field of subjects; rambling. 2. Proceeding to a conclusion through reason rather than intuition. 

During this discursive address Silas had continued motionless in his previous attitude, leaning his elbows on his knees, and pressing his hands against his head.

Silas Marner
By George Eliot


Definition from American Heritage Dictionary

 

Today's Fact

 


FACT

Thin as Air
A Growing Holiday

"Thin as air," is a common expression. Just how thin is air? Compared to water, air could be considered thin. Near sea level the density of air is about one thousand times less than that of water. At this altitude a thousand cubic feet of air weighs the same as one cubic feet of water.

Actually air is not very "thin." At sea level one of the gas molecules that makes up air has only one millionth of an inch space in which to move before meeting its nearest neighbor. That is relatively little elbow room.

Altitude does make a difference in the density of air. The higher the altitude, the less dense (the thinner) the air. The altitude at the Colorado Rockies baseball stadium is more than 5000 feet. At this altitude the air is 15 percent less dense than a stadium at sea level. As a result, fly balls travel nearly 10 percent further at the mile high stadium. A 375-foot fly ball to left center in New York's Shea Stadium could possibly be a 410-foot home run in Denver.  

he Handy Weather Answer Book - Walter A. Lyon

 

fire and hail, snow and storm,
wind and weather that obey him,

Psalm 148:8

 

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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   



Wildlife stories
from Gary W. Tooze - Insights, Insults and Insanity


 A visitor to Glacier National Park in Montana lost his car keys while attempting to lure a ground squirrel by dangling the keys out in front of the critter.  The squirrel grabbed the keys and ran down a hole with them. The keys were never retrieved, a ranger cited the man for harassment of wildlife, and a locksmith was called to make new car keys.

.... putting our loved ones at risk for a photo

In May of 1994, Tony Moore, 43, of Marietta, Georgia, was gored and seriously injured by a large male bison in Yellowstone, next to the Lake Hotel.  Moore and a friend had approached to within 15 feet of the bison to have their pictures taken. While they were standing with their backs to the animal, it charged.  Moore's companion escaped, but Moore received a severe puncture wound in his right thigh and was taken by ambulance to a hospital in Jackson for treatment.

.... watching for falling rocks

A visitor setting up camp at Lake Eleanor in Yosemite National Park hit herself on the head with a rock while trying to string up her food to protect it from bears


THINGS WE CAN LEARN FROM A DOG...

  Never pass up the opportunity to go for a joyride.

  Allow the experience of fresh air and the wind in your face  to be pure ecstasy.

  When loved ones come home, always run to greet them.

  When it's in your best interest, practice obedience.

  Let others know when they've invaded your territory.

  Take naps and stretch before rising.

  Run, romp and play daily.

  Eat with gusto and enthusiasm.

  Be loyal.

  Never pretend to be something you're not.

  If what you want lies buried, dig until you find it.

  When someone is having a bad day, be silent, sit close by and nuzzle them gently.

  Thrive on attention and let people touch you.

  Avoid biting when a simple growl will do.
 
On hot days, drink lots of water and lay under a shady tree.

  When you're happy, dance around and wag your entire body.

  No matter how often you're scolded, don't buy into the guilt  thing and pout...run right back and make friends.
 
Delight in the simple joy of  a long walk.

New Gentleman

Sophie and Shirley, two elderly widows in a Florida adult community, are curious about the latest arrival in their building -- a quiet, nice looking gentleman who keeps to himself.

Shirley says," Sophie, you know I'm shy.  Why don't you go over to him at the pool and find out a little about him.  He looks so lonely."

Sophie agrees, and later that day at the pool, she walks up to him and says, "Excuse me, mister.  I hope I'm not prying, but my friend and I were wondering why you looked so lonely."

"Of course I'm lonely, he says, "I've spent the past 20 years in prison."

"You're kidding!  What for?"

"For killing my third wife.  I strangled her."

"What happened to your second wife?"

"I shot her."

"And, if I may ask, your first wife?"

"We had a fight and she fell off a building."

"Oh my," says Sophie.  Then turning to her friend on the other side of the pool, she yells,

"Yoo hoo, Shirley.  He's single."

The Lawyer's Dog

A lawyer's dog, running about unleashed, b-lines for the local butcher shop and steals a roast off the counter. The butcher goes to the lawyer's office and asks, "if a dog, running unleashed, steals a piece of meat from my store, do I have a right to demand payment for the meat from the dog's owner?"

"Absolutely," the lawyer responded.

The butcher immediately shot back, "Good! You owe me $7.99 for the roast your dog stole from me this morning."

The lawyer, without a word, writes the butcher a check for $7.99. A few days later, the butcher, browsing through his mail, finds an envelope from the lawyer.

The contents read "Consultation: $25.00."

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

 


Often, when I am reading a good book, I stop and thank my teacher.
That is, I used to ... until she got an unlisted number.!

 

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