Friday, February 17, 2006USA WEATHER VANE HAS GONE HAYWIREJust like the barometer of our Government -- Neither seems to understand what season it is, and both are making us sick. 71 degrees one day, 2 inches of snow the next, and a low of below 20. No wonder there has been over 350 cases of the flu in the past two weeks in Music City. Things are not much... Sign in to see full entry.posted by MountainClimber57 at 9:45 AM Comments (1) (link) Thursday, February 16, 2006EDUCATION - 1926 STYLEA 90 year old woman celebrated her birthday by quoting to us all 48 lines of Longfellow's poem, The Village Blacksmith. She said she was required to memorize the poem in the fifth grade. Most of us present at this celebration were babyboomers and we were amazed at her memory -- she did not make one... Sign in to see full entry.posted by MountainClimber57 at 8:32 PM Comments (0) (link) Tuesday, February 14, 2006DO YOU KNOW WHERE YOUR FORMER VALENTINES ARE?My wife and I became Valentines to each other my Senior Year in High School which was her Junior Year. We did not go to the same High School so we often reflect back on our former Valentines, and wonder where they are. For both of us, all of our former Valentines have been married at least twice,... Sign in to see full entry.posted by MountainClimber57 at 5:04 PM Comments (4) (link) Monday, February 13, 2006DANCING WITH MY MOTHER ON VALENTINE'S DAY!+Tomorrow will be a most difficult day. It will be my second Valentine's Day without my Mother. The last time I spent time with my mother alive, was on Valentines Day and my Birthday (one of course on the 14th of February, the other on the 15 of February) We had a great two days. A few weeks later... Sign in to see full entry.posted by MountainClimber57 at 7:51 PM Comments (4) (link) Saturday, February 11, 2006WARNING: BLOGGING CAN BE ADDICTIVE!!!Snowed in, frozen out, and I have spent much of this Saturday blogging, reading and writing. It is good that I am not free to do this all the time. Yes, I probably have made a few dollars or so today, but the greater joy has been the writing and reading of your blogs -- both are temptingly... Sign in to see full entry.posted by MountainClimber57 at 6:55 PM Comments (12) (link) Friday, February 10, 2006A STRIKING CONTRAST TO GRETSKY'S WIFE!A multi-millionaire and his wife were members of a church I pastored in Florida. One Saturday afternoon, I went down to the church and saw their most expensive car in the church parking lot. As I walked through the doors of the church, I heard someone whistling in the mens bathroom, and someone... Sign in to see full entry.posted by MountainClimber57 at 8:52 PM Comments (4) (link) WHAT IS TURIN, ITALY KNOWN FOR?Five Clicks to first blogger who can tell me what else Turin, Italy is famous for beside the site of Winter Olympics -- Previous winners are not eligible! Sign in to see full entry.posted by MountainClimber57 at 7:55 PM Comments (2) (link) COMPARE THIS COUPLE WITH WAYNE GRETSKY'S WIFEA multi-millionaire and his wife were members of a church I pastored in Florida. One Saturday afternoon, I went down to the church and saw their most expensive car in the church parking lot. As I walked through the doors of the church, I heard someone whistling in the mens bathroom, and someone... Sign in to see full entry.posted by MountainClimber57 at 9:43 AM Comments (2) (link) Thursday, February 9, 2006WINTER'S TREASURED RAIN!!!A Winter snowflake is such a beautiful thing -- Falling from the sky, like Winter's treasured rain. Not one snowflake is ever the same -- Each one falling from heaven, In our beloved Creator's majestic name. One falling snowflake, a second, then a third, and so many more -- Come together to make a... Sign in to see full entry.posted by MountainClimber57 at 5:26 PM Comments (2) (link) LEARNING TO WRITE BEYOND THE COMPLAINT!Write It Down, Make It Happen is the title of a book I am presently reading. The book is written by Dr. Henriette Ann Klauser and her thesis is if you can believe it, dream it and write it down, it will happen. Dr. Klauser says that much can be ours, if we will write beyond the complaint. She... Sign in to see full entry.posted by MountainClimber57 at 10:35 AM Comments (6) (link) |
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