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The last century saw the birth of iconic inventions and innovations like radios, televisions, computers, iPhones, and the Slinky. Other products were lost over the last 100 years, like the Monopoly thimble and celery-flavored Jell-O.
Carrot, Egg or Coffee. Which one are you?
A carrot, an egg and a cup of coffee... You will never look at a cup of coffee the same way again.
A young woman went to her mother and told her about her life and how things were so hard for her. She did not know how she was going to make it and wanted to give up. She was tired of fighting and struggling. It seemed as one problem was solved, a new one arose.
Now that I'm 'older' (but refuse to grow up), here's what I've discovered:
I. I started out with nothing, and I still have most of it.
2. My wild oats have turned into prunes and All Bran.
3. I finally got my head together; now my body is falling apart.
4. Funny, I don't remember being absent minded...
4. Funny, I don't remember being absent minded...
5. All reports are in; life is now officially unfair.
6. If all is not lost, where is it?
7. It is easier to get older than it is to get wiser.
Smokey Bear
You probably know Smokey Bear as the face of fire prevention, but do you know that he was introduced in an effort to help win a war?
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It all started in 1942, during WWII. One year after firing on Pearl Harbor, a Japanese submarine approached the California coast and fired a blast of shells. The shells hit an oil field in Santa Barbara, near the Los Padres National Forest.
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Random Thoughts....
If you're headed in the wrong direction, u-turns are allowed.
For every 60 seconds of anger, you lose one minute of happiness.
Kindness: a language the deaf can hear, the blind can see, and the mute can speak.
When you see someone without a smile, give him one of yours.
I do not think happiness is too hard to find -- it is how you treat it once you get hold of it that counts.
What holds you together is far greater than what can tear you apart.
Remember, once you get over the hill, you'll begin to pick up speed.
I love cooking with wine. Sometimes I even put it in the food.
If it weren't for STRESS I'd have no energy at all.
Whatever hits the fan will not be evenly distributed.
Everyone has a photographic memory. Some, like me, just don't have any film.
I always know God won't give me more than I can handle but there are times I wish He didn't trust me quite so much.
Never be too open minded, your brains could fall out.
The following has been attributed to State Representative
Mitchell Kaye from GA. This guy should run for President one day...
Fear
It was Franklin D. Roosevelt that said, “the only thing we have t fear is feat itself” in his inaugural address in 1933. The entire line goes “So, first of all, let me assert my firm belief that the only thing we have to fear is...fear itself—nameless, unreasoning, unjustified terror which paralyzes needed efforts to convert retreat into advance.”
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By the way, the fear of fear itself actually has a name. It is known as phobophobia.
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Genealogy
Edith Higgins
The photograph above had the name Edith Higgins written on the back. We have no idea when or where it was taken or who Edith Higgins is, but we would like to return the photograph to her relatives. It was purchased at a flea market in Ottwell, Indiana, January 15th, 2005. If you can help locate relatives of Edith, please contact us.
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New to Genealogy
From Vikki Ayres
100th Birthday
From Christine Szewczyk
Hi!, My grandmother will be turning 100. Our family would like to do something special, a letter from President Bush or a letter from Pope Benedict. Can anyone kindly help me obtain this? It would be greatly appreciated!
Thank you! Email: christine@*****.net
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Stories From The Past.
From Alice Connor