Saturday, August 22, 2009
Story: Buying time!
This is prompted by the wonderful post from bythewindowsill..........another forwarded story: Son: "Daddy, may I ask you a question?" Daddy: "Yeah sure, what it is?" Son: "Dad, how much do you make an hour" Daddy: "That's none of your business. Why do you ask?" Son: "I just want to know. Please tell...
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Wednesday, August 19, 2009
The 99 club!
Another popular forward (unedited)... O nce upon a time, there lived a King who, despite his luxurious lifestyle, was neither happy nor content. One day, the King came upon a servant who was singing happily while he worked. This fascinated the King; why was he, the Supreme Ruler of the Land, unhappy...
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Friday, August 14, 2009
Poem: Comfort
Say! You've struck a heap of trouble -- Bust in business, lost your wife; No one cares a cent about you, You don't care a cent for life; Hard luck has of hope bereft you, Health is failing, wish you'd die -- Why, you've still the sunshine left you And the big, blue sky. Sky so blue it makes you...
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Tuesday, August 11, 2009
Problem!
This is not the first time it's happened to me and it happened yesterday....sounds rather stupid, but the problem is that I can read, but can't add comments or write a post! Does this happen to any of you; is it a server error, or something wrong with my laptop?! IE causes problems sometimes, like...
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Sunday, August 9, 2009
Prayer for growing old!
God, you know that I am growing older and will someday be old. Keep me from the fatal habit of thinking I must say something on every subject on every occasion. Release me from craving to straighten out everybody’s affairs. Make me thoughtful but not wordy, helpful but not bossy. With my vast store...
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Wednesday, August 5, 2009
To brother, with love!
Yet another Indian festival today, as Elinjo mentioned in a recent post! Indian festivals, as you have seen, are often based on the seasons and their significance in the lives of the people. This one is different, and is devoted mainly to strengthening the brother-sister bond, and called...
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Saturday, August 1, 2009
August is here!
To continue with the origins of the names of the months............... August was named after Emperor Augustus, (also called Octavius), to commemorate the main events of his life which occurred in this month. It was earlier called “Sextilis” or the sixth month. After Julius Caesar was killed, his...
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Sunday, July 26, 2009
Story--The stump
Just wanted to share a "forward" (unedited) received today..........you may have read it: A father takes his son into the forest, blindfolds him and leaves him alone. He is required to sit on a stump the whole night and not remove the blindfold until the rays of the morning sun shine through it. He...
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Friday, July 24, 2009
Natural remedies
This is a re-post/reminder, specially for Mariaki…..make sure you include these in the diet to control sugar and blood pressure! Food items that naturally control high blood pressure ( from a hospital brochure!) 1. water melon 2. lemon 3. grapes 4. whole grains— brown rice, wheat, maize, oats 5....
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Thursday, July 23, 2009
Benefits of a Vegetarian Diet
The debate for and against a vegetarian diet is an age old one, but in recent times, the scales are tilting in its favor. A vegetarian diet is based on plant products, as opposed to any animal flesh and fish, which are staples of a non-vegetarian diet. An offshoot of a vegetarian diet is a vegan...
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