Five Things That Cannot Be Recovered

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Published on Sunday, 21 August 2011 14:21

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 There are five things that you cannot recover in life:

 (1) The Stone...........after it's thrown,
 (2) The Word...............after it's said,
 (3) The Occasion......after it's missed, and
 (4) The Time.............after it's gone.
 (5) A person...............after they die

AAADD

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Published on Sunday, 17 July 2011 14:55

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Should be titled " A Day In My Life "
AAADD
KNOW THE SYMPTOMS. PLEASE READ!

Thank goodness there's a name for this disorder.
Somehow I feel better even though I have it!!

Recently, I was diagnosed with A.A.A...D.D. -
Age Activated Attention Deficit Disorder.

This is how it manifests:

I decide to water my garden.
As I turn on the hose in the driveway,
I look over at my car and decide it needs washing.

As I start toward the garage,
I notice mail on the porch table that
I brought up from the mail box earlier..

I decide to go through the mail before I wash the car..

I lay my car keys on the table,
put the junk mail in the garbage can under the table,
and notice that the can is full.

So, I decide to put the bills back
on the table and take out the garbage first.

But then I think,
since I'm going to be near the mailbox
when I take out the garbage anyway,
I may as well pay the bills first.

I take my check book off the table,
and see that there is only one check left.
My extra checks are in my desk in the study,
so I go inside the house to my desk where
I find the
can of Pepsi I'd been drinking.

I'm going to look for my checks,
but first I need to push the Pepsi aside
so that I don't accidentally knock it over.

The Pepsi is getting warm,
and I decide to put it in the refrigerator to keep it cold.

As I head toward the kitchen with the Pepsi,
a vase of flowers on the counter
catches my eye--they need water.

I put the Pepsi on the counter and
discover my reading glasses that
I've been searching for all morning.
I decide I better put them back on my desk,
but first I'm going to water the flowers.

I set the glasses back down on the counter,
fill a container with water and suddenly spot the TV remote.
Someone left it on the kitchen table.

I realize that tonight when we go to watch TV,
I'll be looking for the remote,
but I won't remember that it's on the kitchen table,
so I decide to put it back in the den where it belongs,
but first I'll water the flowers..

I pour some water in the flowers,
but quite a bit of it spills on the floor.

So, I set the remote back on the table,
get some towels and wipe up the spill..

Then, I head down the hall trying to
remember what I was planning to do.

At the end of the day:
the car isn't washed
the bills aren't paid
there is a warm can of
Pepsi sitting on the counter
the flowers don't have enough water,
there is still only 1 check in my check book,
I can't find the remote,
I can't find my glasses,
and I don't remember what I did with the car keys.
Then, when I try to figure ou t why nothing got done today,
I'm really baffled because I know I was busy all day,
and I'm really tired.

I realize this is a serious problem,
and I'll try to get some help for it,
but first I'll check my e-mail....

Top 101 Gadgets That Have Changed The Way We Live

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Published on Sunday, 26 June 2011 16:03

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I was watching a program on the History channel the other day listing the top 101 gadgets that have changed the way we live. After listening to the first two, I decided to write down the list. Have these changed your life?

101 - Duct Tape
100 - the Fiberglass fishing rod
99 -  stapler
98 - Rumba
*97 - the aerosol can, specifically for bug spray
96 - ski boot binding
95 - Super Soaker
94 - blender
93 - the bra (1893)
92 - cooler
91 - digital video recorder
90 - Zippo lighter
89 - teflon
88 - flash drive
87 - ginsu knife
86 - hearing aide
85 - sunglasses
84 - drip coffee maker
83 - toaster
82 - flashlight but more specifically the mag light in 1979
81 - leaf blower
80 - spin case fishing reel
79 - Swiss army knife
78 - can opener (1858)
77 - DVD player
76 - chain saw
75 - electric blanket
74 - safety razor (1904) It was mentioned that every President post the safety razor was clean shaven
73 - desk top printer
72 - stop watch (1861)
71 - slide projector (1961)
70 - boom box (1970)
69 - electric toothbrush
68 - Coleman lantern
67 - binocolars
66 - tape measure (1829)
65 - zipper (1937)
64 - derringer
63 - lunch box
62 - charcoal grill (1952)
61 - smoke dectector
60 - moog synthesizer
59 - CD rom
58 - outboard motor
57 - hair dryer
56 - tape recorder
55 - CB radio
54 - ball point pen (1945)
53 - automotive jack
52 - kindel
51 - mower
50 - audio cassette
49 - circular saw
48 - game boy (1989)
47 - leatherman (21 tools in one)
46 - fire extenguisher
45 - walkman
44 - floppy disc
43 - poloroid camera (1972)
42 - MP3 player
41 - pocket calculator
40 - wifi router
39 - electric drill
38 - hi definition television
37 - wrist watch
36 - 8 mm movie camera
35 - microphone
34 - digital camera (1975)
33 - microwave oven
32 - mouse
31 - LED light
30 - CD player
29 - CAMcorder
28 - electric guitar
27 - blackberry
26 - crescent wrench
25 - hifi (1950)
24 - sewing machine
23 - laptop computer
22 - VCR
21 - answering machine
20 - remote control
19 - Brownie camera
18 - vacuum cleaner
17 - GPS
16 - transister
15 - modum
14 - typewriter
13 - safety match
12 - bicycle
11 - dry cell battery
10 - lightbulb
9 - alarm clock
8 - phonograph
7 - rotary phone
6 - portable air conditioner
5 - personal computer
4 - hypodermic needle
3 - television
2 - radio
1 - smart phone

Too Busy for a Friend?

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Published on Sunday, 19 June 2011 14:51

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One day a teacher asked her students to list the names of the other students in the room
on two sheets of paper, leaving a space between each name

Then she told them to think of the nicest thing they could say about each of
their classmates and write it down.

It took the remainder of the class period to finish their assignment, and as
the students left the room, each one handed in the papers.

That Saturday, the teacher wrote down the name of each student on a separate
sheet of paper, and listed what everyone else had said about that
individual.

On Monday she gave each student his or her list. Before long, the entire class
was smiling. 'Really?' she heard whispered. 'I never knew that I meant
anything to anyone!' and, 'I didn't know others liked me so much,' were most
of the comments.

No one ever mentioned those papers in class again. She never knew if they
discussed them after class or with their parents, but it didn't matter. The
exercise had accomplished its purpose. The students were happy with
themselves and one another. That group of students moved on.

Several years later, one of the students was killed in Viet
Nam and his teacher attended the funeral of that
special student. She had never seen a serviceman in a military coffin
before. He looked so handsome, so mature..

The church was packed with his friends. One by one those who loved him took a
last walk by the coffin. The teacher was the last one to bless the
coffin.

As she stood there, one of the soldiers who acted as pallbearer came up to her.
'Were you Mark's math teacher?' he asked. She nodded: 'yes.' Then he said:
'Mark talked about you a lot.'

After the funeral, most of Mark's former classmates went together to a luncheon.
Mark's mother and father were there, obviously waiting to speak with his
teacher.

Opening the billfold, he carefully removed two worn pieces of notebook paper that
had obviously been taped, folded and refolded many times. The teacher knew
without looking that the papers were the ones on which she had listed all
the good things each of Mark's classmates had said about him.

'Thank you so much for doing that,' Mark's mother said. 'As you can see, Mark
treasured it.'

All of Mark's former classmates started to gather around. Charlie smiled rather
sheepishly and said, 'I still have my list. It's in the top drawer of my
desk at home.'

Chuck's wife said, 'Chuck asked me to put his in our wedding
album.'

'I have mine too,' Marilyn said. 'It's in my diary'

Then Vicki, another classmate, reached into her pocketbook, took out her wallet
and showed her worn and frazzled list to the group. 'I carry this with me at
all times,' Vicki said and without batting an eyelash, she continued: 'I
think we all saved our lists'

That's when the teacher finally sat down and cried. She cried for Mark and for all
his friends who would never see him again.

So please, tell the people you love and care for, that they are special and
important. Tell them, before it is too late.

And One Way To Accomplish This Is: Forward this message on. If you do not send
it, you will have, once again passed up the wonderful opportunity to do
something nice and beautiful.

If you're 'too busy' to take those few minutes right now to forward this
message on, would this be the VERY first time you didn't do that little
thing that would make a difference in your relationships?

If you're 'too busy' to take those few minutes right now to forward this
message on, would this be the VERY first time you didn't do that little
thing that would make a difference in your relationships?

The more people that you send this to, the better you'll be at reaching out to
those you care about.

Remember, you reap what you sow. What you put into the lives of others comes back into
your own.

May Your Day Be Blessed As Special As You Are