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TUESDAY AUGUST 15,2006
THOUGHT FOR TODAY: "The Bible
tells us to love our neighbors, and also to love our enemies; probably because
the are generally the same people."
"Senator Joe Lieberman lost his
own parties nomination yester- day. He was beaten by new comer
Ned Lamont. Or you might know him as, 'Who?' Wasn't that Fred
Sanford's son?" --Jay
Leno ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "President
Bush is beating the August heat the same way he always does --
with a vacation on his ranch in Texas. This will be his shortest
vacation since he's taken office. Usually he takes a full month,
this time only ten days. I guess he's saving up the personal
days so he can skip the last three months of his presidency."
--Jimmy Kimmel
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "The weirder
you're going to behave, the more normal you should look. It
works in reverse, too. When I see a kid with three or four rings
in his nose, I know there is absolutely nothing extraordinary
about that person." --P. J. O'Rourke
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ A young
clergyman, fresh out of seminary, thought it would help him
better understand the fears and temptations his future
congregations faced if he first took a job as a policeman for a
year. He passed the physical examination; then came the oral
exam to test his ability to act quickly and wisely in an
emergency.
Among other questions he was asked, "What would
you do to disperse a frenzied crowd?"
He
thought for a moment and then said, "I would take up a
collection." ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ NORA
CHARLES (Myrna Loy): "They say you were shot in the
tabloids." NICK CHARLES (William Powell): "They never
got near my tabloids." --THE THIN MAN, 1934
[Hey, this was racy stuff for 1934.]
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ OTIS B.
DRIFTWOOD (Groucho Marx): "It's alright, that's in every
contract. That's what they call a sanity clause."
FIORELLO
(Chico Marx): "You can't fool me! There ain't no Sanity
Claus." --A NIGHT AT THE OPERA, 1935
OSCAR MADISON (Walter
Matthau): "I cannot stand little notes on my pillow! 'We
are all out of cornflakes, F.U.' It took me three hours to
figure out F.U. was Felix Unger."
--THE ODD COUPLE,
1968
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ As a secret
shopper for a large department store, my sister made purchases
at various chains and then reported back to supervisors on the
clerks' performances. After a few weeks, I asked her if she was
enjoying her new job.
"I love it!" she replied. "I'm getting
paid for doing two of my favorite things in life--shopping and
criticizing people."
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "At 38 years,
I finally got me the woman that said those six words I wanted
all my life to hear: 'My dad owns a liquor store.'" --Mark
Klein
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Where
lipstick is concerned, the important thing is not color, but to
accept God's final word on where your lips end." --Jerry
Seinfeld
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Congress may
pass a law that would result in TV networks that broadcast
indecency being even stiffly penalized. In fact, it is going to
cost us 500 more bucks because I said stiffly penalized."
--Craig Ferguson
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
A certain lumberjack camp had a Chinese cook named Charlie.
The
lumberjacks were not very progressive in their attitudes and they treated
Charlie with great disrespect, tying his shoelaces together, pulling his
pigtail, and even throwing him in the river just for fun.
One day a
priest came to the camp and held an outdoor mass, including open
confession.
Charlie wasn't present.
Several of the lumberjacks
spoke about their treatment of Charlie.
The priest gave them their
penance--quite a few Hail Marys--and admonished them sternly that this
behavior must not continue and that they must apologize to Charlie for their
mistreatment of him.
After the mass, a group of lumberjacks went to
Charlie.
They said that they were very sorry for all the mean things
they'd done to him and promised that they wouldn't do them again.
"You
no tie shoelaces together no more?" asked Charlie.
"No," said one of the
lumberjacks. "We won't do that."
"You no pull pigtail?"
"No,
Charlie."
"You no throw Charlie in river?"
"No, no. We'll never do
that again."
"Good," said Charlie, "then me no peepee in coffee no
more." ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Linda and Jill are having coffee when Linda notices that
Jill seems troubled and asks her, "Is something bugging you? You look
anxious."
"Well, my boyfriend just lost all his money and life savings
in the stock market," Jill explained.
"Oh, that's too bad," Linda
sympathized. "I'm sure you're feeling sorry for him."
"Yeah, I am,"
Jill said. "He'll miss me." ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ One
day, at a local buffet, a man suddenly called out, "My son's choking! He
swallowed a quarter! Help! Please, anyone! Help!"
A man from a nearby
table stood up and announced that he was quite experienced at this sort
of thing. He stepped over with almost no look of concern at all, wrapped
his hands around the boys gonads, and squeezed. Out popped the quarter.
The man then went back to his table as though nothing had
happened.
"Thank you! Thank you!" the father cried. "Are you a
paramedic?"
"No," replied the man. "I work for the
IRS." ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ A
salesman dropped in to see a business customer. Not a soul was in the office
except a big dog emptying wastebaskets. The salesman stared at the animal.
wondering if his imagination could be playing tricks. The dog looked up and
said, "Don't be surprised. This is part of my job." "Incredible!" muttered
the man. "I can't believe it! I'm going to tell your boss what a prize he has
in you. An animal that can talk!" "No, no," pleaded the dog. "Please don't!
If that man finds out I can talk, he make me answer the phone as
well!" ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ A blonde
and a lawyer are seated next to each other on a flight from LA to NY. The
lawyer asks if she would like to play a fun game?
The blonde, tired,
just wants to take a nap, politely declines and rolls over to the window to
catch a few winks. The lawyer persists and explains that the game is easy
and a lot of fun. He explains, "I ask you a question, and if you don't know
the answer, you pay me $5.00, and vise versa." Again, she declines and
tries to get some sleep. The lawyer, now agitated, says, "Okay, if you
don't know the answer you pay me $5.00, and if I don't know the answer, I
will pay you $500.00. This catches the blonde's attention and, figuring
there will be no end to this torment unlessshe plays, agrees to the game.
The lawyer asks the first question. "What's the distance from the earth to
the moon?" The blonde doesn't say a word, reaches into her purse, pulls out
a $5.00 bill and hands it to the lawyer. Okay says the lawyer, your turn.
She asks the lawyer, "What goes up a hill with three legs and comes down with
four legs?" The lawyer, puzzled, takes out his laptop computer
and searches all his references, no answer. He taps into the air phone
with his modem and searches the net and the library of congress, no answer.
Frustrated, he sends e-mails to all his friends and coworkers, to
no avail. After an hour, he wakes the blonde, and hands her $500.00. The
blonde says, "Thank you," and turns back to get some more sleep. The lawyer,
who is more than a little miffed, wakes the blonde and asks, "Well, what's
the answer? Without a word, the blonde reaches into her purse, hands the
lawyer $5.00, and goes back to
sleep. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Famous
Last Words:
-- I'll get a world record for this.. -- It's fireproof.
-- He's probably just hibernating. -- What does this button do? --
I'm making a citizen's arrest. -- So, you're a cannibal. -- It's
probably just a rash. -- Are you sure the power is off? -- Yeah, I made
the deciding vote on the jury, so what of it? -- The odds of that
happening have to be a million to one! -- Pull the pin and count to what?
-- Which wire was I supposed to cut? -- I wonder where the mother bear
is. -- I've seen this done on TV. -- These are the good kind of
mushrooms. -- I'll hold it and you light the fuse. -- Let it down
slowly. -- Rat poison only kills rats. -- Just take whatever you want,
this is a ghost town. -- It's strong enough for both of us. -- This
doesn't taste right. -- I can make this light before it changes. -- Nice
doggie. -- I can do that with my eyes closed. -- I've done this before.
-- Well, we've made it this far. -- That's odd. -- You wouldn't hit
a guy with glasses on, would you? -- Don't be so superstitious. --
Now watch this. -- What
duck? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ A man
is talking to God and asks him: "God, why did you make women so
beautiful?",
To which God replies: "so that you would find them
attractive".
Then the man asks: "God, but why did you have to make
them so dumb?".
To which God replies: "So that they would find you
attractive!" ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ A
woman was walking along the beach when she stumbled upon a bottle. She picked
it up and rubbed it, and lo-and-behold a Genie appeared. The amazed woman
asked if she got three wishes. The Genie said, "Nope, sorry three-wish
genies are a story-tale myth. I'm a one-wish genie. So...what'll it
be?"
The woman didn't hesitate. She said, "I want peace in the Middle
East. See this map? I want these countries to stop fighting with each other
and I want all the Arabs to love Jews and Americans and vice-versa. It will
bring about world peace and harmony."
The Genie looked at the map and
exclaimed, "Lady, be reasonable. These countries have been at war for
thousands of years. I'm out of shape after being in a bottle for five
hundred years. I'm good but not THAT good! I don't think it can be done. Make
another wish and please be reasonable."
The woman thought for a minute
and said, "Well, I've never been able to find the right man. You know, one
that's considerate and fun, likes to cook and helps with the house
cleaning, is great in bed and gets along with my family, doesn't watch sports
all the time, and is faithful. That's what I wish for .. a good
man."
The Genie let out a long sigh, shook his head and said, "Let me
see that map
again." ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Two
small boys, not yet old enough to be in school, were overheard talking at the
zoo one day. "My name is Billy. What's yours?" asked the first
boy. "Tommy," replied the second. "My Daddy's an accountant. What does
your Daddy do for a living?" asked Billy. Tommy replied, "My Daddy's a
lawyer." "Honest?" asked Billy. "No, just the regular kind", replied
Tommy. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ A
policeman pulled a female driver over and asked to see her license. After
looking it over, he said to her, "Lady, it stipulates here on your license
that you should be wearing glasses." "Well, I have contacts," the woman
replied. "Look lady, I don't care who you know," snapped the officer. "You're
getting a
ticket." ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ A
generously endowed young lady at college often got teased by her sorority
sisters for being so top-heavy.
At a fraternity party, a young man asked
her what she would like to drink.
"Diet soda, please," she
replied.
"Oh, you must be the double D." he said.
The girl was
furious, wondering which of her so-called friends had divulged such personal
information. "And just what do you mean by that?" she
snapped.
Surprised at her angry response, the young man
meekly answered, "Oh, you know -- the Designated
Driver."
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**** HEALTH NEWS ****
Rubella no longer major U.S. threat
WASHINGTON, -- U.S. health officials said the rubella virus,
which can cause serious birth defects, no longer is a major
health threat. Congenital rubella syndrome can cause such
birth defects as deafness and blindness, but Dr. Julie
Gerberding, director of the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention, told the National Immunization Conference 95
percent of U.S. school children are vaccinated against
rubella by the time they enter school. Some 93 percent of
children under age 2 are vaccinated against measles, mumps
and rubella. Rubella continues to be brought to the United
States by travelers from other countries where the disease
is more active. In 1964-1965 a rubella epidemic in the
United States caused an estimated 12.5 million cases of
rubella and 20,000 cases of congenital rubella syndrome,
which led to more than 11,600 babies born deaf, 11,250 fetal
deaths, 2,100 neonatal deaths, 3,580 babies born blind and 1,800
babies born mentally retarded. The U.S. vaccination program
reduced the number of U.S. rubella cases to nine in
2004.
PillCam shows
swallowing
DALLAS, -- A pill housing miniature
video cameras can diag- nose inflammation, pre-cancerous changes
or dilated veins in the esophagus, U.S. researchers said. The
PillCam ESO technology allows doctors to assess the presence
of esophageal diseases quickly and easily, such as
erosive esophagitis, Barrett's esophagus and esophageal
varices. Approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration late
last year, the PillCam ESO is a smooth plastic capsule about
the size of a large vitamin pill with video cameras on each
end, equipped with a battery and internal light source,
according to the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
in Dallas. After the patient lies down, the PillCam ESO
is swallowed and glides through the esophagus, taking
about 2,600 color pictures -- 14 per second. The photographs
are transmitted to a recording device and then viewed on a
com- puter screen. The single-use capsule is passed naturally
in less than 24 hours.
Quick prostate cancer vaccination urged
BALTIMORE, -- U.S. researchers said quick application of a
new prostate-cancer vaccine may be the best way of treating
the disease. Researchers at Johns Hopkins University studied
mice bred to develop the cancer. They found that the animal's
immune system recognizes the cancer but cannot mount an
effective counterattack -- probably because its immune cells
become tolerant of the slow-growing cancer. "The window of
opportunity is narrow for vaccination, designed to rein-
vigorate the immune system's attack on cancer cells," said
lead researcher Dr. Charles Drake. "It occurs right after
hormonal therapy begins to wipe out the tumor and immune
cells outnumber cancerous ones." Drake and colleagues found
if they used a newly developed vaccine to activate the
immune system right after giving the mice hormone therapy to
shrink their tumors, the cancer-fighting T-cells swing into
action. T-cells multiplied three times as much in the
prostate-cancer mice if they were vaccinated immediately
after hormone therapy, compared with those not receiving the
therapy. Prostate cancer is the leading cause of cancer deaths
in American men, and the average time of relapse after hormone
therapy treatments is approximately two years.
**** Reader's Submissions
**** My old watch By: Joseph J.
Mazzella
I have had the same watch now for
twenty four years. It was a gift from an uncle that I got when I was just
fourteen. It was one of the first digital watches ever made and it weighs
about two pounds. I have gone through about five watchbands with it so far.
Some of the numbers on the display are getting hard to read as well.
Still, I keep buying new batteries for it and refuse to get a new one as
long as this one works. My wrist feels strange without its familiar weight
on it and my heart still feels a touch of warmth from my late uncle's love
when I look at it. A part of me too is reassured
when I look down at this old timepiece still working away after all these
years. It gives me hope for myself in the years ahead of me. This body of
mine just turned thirty eight years old recently which means that if I live
an average life span on this world then half my life is already over.
Since a large part of the first half of my life was spent figuring out
what life is all about, this only leaves me the last half to really live my
life the way it was meant to be lived: in choosing and sharing love, joy,
and oneness with God. I take hope then in seeing my old watch still working
away after most watches are thrown away. It reminds me that I can keep
working away too and bring a little Heaven to Earth, no matter how old I
get. Whether you are a new clock, an old watch, or
an ancient timepiece remember that you still have time to make a wonderful
difference in this world. You still have time to warm some hearts with
your love, touch some souls with your joy, and heal a few lives with your
light. You still have the time to live like you were meant to, to love like
you were born to, and to be one with God like you were designed to be. You
still have the time to bring a little Heaven down to Earth and to ready your
soul to fly from Earth back to Heaven.
A Bucket of
Money
One fine evening a man walked into a fast-food chicken
place and bought a nine-piece bucket of chicken. He took his chicken to the
park for a romantic picnic under the moonlight with his lady. Upon
reaching into the bucket, however, he received a surprise. Instead of
chicken he discovered what was apparently the restaurant's night
deposit--nine thousand dollars. The young man brought the bucket back to the
store and asked for his chicken in exchange for the money. The manager, in
awe of the young man's honesty, asked for his name and told him he wanted to
call the newspaper and the local news station to do a story on him. He would
become a local hero, an example of honesty and morality that would
inspire others!
The hungry man shrugged it off. "My date's waiting. I
just want my chicken." The manager's renewed amazement over the young
man's humility almost overwhelmed him. He begged to be allowed to tell the
story on the news. At this the honest man became angry with the manager and
demanded his chicken. "I don't get it," the manager responded. "You are
an honest man in a dishonest world! This is a perfect opportunity to show
the world that there are honest people still willing to take a stand for
what is right. Please, give me your name and also the woman's name. Is
that your wife?" "That's the problem," said the young man. "My wife is at
home. The woman in the car is my girlfriend. Now let me have my chicken so I
can get out of here." It's easy to look good to people who don't know
you. Many of us do a good deed here and there, go to church, say the right
words, and everyone thinks we're something that we're not. But God sees your
heart. It really doesn't matter how much you do or what other people
think of you. What matters is what's on the inside. author
unknown
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Rose Maddox of "Maddox Brothers & Rose" born Boaz,
AL 1925.
Rita Robbins recording artist, born Claxton, GA
1932.
Bobby Helms, Jingle Bell Rock/My Special Angel born
Bloomington, IN 1933. Inducted Rockabilly Hall of Fame
2003.
Mike Seeger, of "The New Lost City Ramblers" born NYC
1933.
Don Rich, of "The Buckaroos" born Don Ulrich, Olympia,
WA 1941.
Hank Williams' single "Jambalaya" charted
1952.
The Davis Sisters "I Forgot More Than You'll Ever Know"
charted 1953.
Elvis Presley and his parents, signed a contract with
Col. Tom Parker in 1955. The agreement named Parker, as an advisor to
Elvis for a period of one year. From that day forward, Col. Tom Parker
controlled Elvis Presley.
Marty Robbins released "Maybelline/This Broken Heart Of
Mine" 1955.
Johnny Burnette's single "Dreamin'," charted
1960.
Capitol Records released Buck Owens' single "Open Up
Your Heart" 1966.
Lawrence Walker, age 60, "bandleader," died
1968.
"A Time To Sing" with Hank Williams Jr., debuted in
Nashville 1968.
Asa Martin, vocals/guitar, died in Kentucky
1979.
Floyd Ethridge died 1981.
Norman Petty died 1984.
Lewis Calvin DeWitt, age 52, "Statler Brothers," died
1990.
Alabama released their album "In Pictures"
1995.
Merle Haggard filed suit in California, accusing a hospital of
performing an unnecessary operation on him 2003.
**** COUNTRY MUSIC NEWS ****
Sara Evans dances
with the stars
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Monday, August 14, 2006 – Sara Evans
will join ABC’s hit show "Dancing With The Stars" as the first country
artist to participate in the dance competition when it resumes this fall.
Premiering Tuesday, Sept. 12, the show will feature Evans performing live
choreographed Latin and traditional ballroom dance routines to popular
live music with her dance partner, Tony Dovolani. He partnered with Stacey
Keibler last season.
“I love to dance,” explains
Evans, better known for hits like "Suds in the Bucket" and "Born to Fly."
“I'm always up for a challenge and this is a once-in-a-lifetime
opportunity.”
Each week, Evans and
Dovolani, along with 10 other couples, will be judged by an expert panel
including former ballroom dancer Len Goodman, dancer/choreographers Bruno
Tonioli and Carrie Ann Inaba. The viewing public also gets to weigh in by
voting via phone or online for their favorite performers. The judges and
public’s votes are combined and the outcome will be announced during a
results show every Wednesday. | **** Amy's Kitchen
****
Sweet Onion Chicken
Casserole
3 to 4 boneless chicken breast halves 2 Tablespoons
vegetable oil 3 to 4 large red-skinned or Yukon Gold potatoes, peeled and
sliced 3 to 4 medium Vidalia sweet onions, peeled and sliced 1 can (10 3/4
ounces each) cream of mushroom soup, undiluted salt, pepper, and paprika, to
taste
Wash chicken and pat dry. Brown chicken breasts in oil and drain
on paper towel. Grease a 2-quart casserole. Layer sliced potatoes
on bottom; follow with a layer of onions and top with a layer of
mushroom soup.
Gently, place chicken breast over soup and sprinkle
with salt, pepper, and paprika. Cover tightly with lid or foil and bake at
350°F for 1 hour.
Serves 3 to 4. Tona in Bama
ORANGE
CREAM FLIP
2 c. orange juice 2/3 c. powdered milk 3 T.
sugar 1/2 t. vanilla 1 c. crushed ice
Combine all ingredients in a
blender at high speed until the mixture is frosty and
thick. SM
Blender Cheesecake
16 oz.
cottage cheese 8 oz. cream cheese 8 oz. sour cream 1 cup sugar 1
Tblsp. lemon juice 1 tsp. vanilla 4 eggs 1/2 cup flour
Mix all
ingredients in blender in order given starting with cottage cheese and ending
with flour. Mix well. Grease a 10 inch deep dish pie plate with butter and
pour in cheese mix. Sprinkle with cinnamon and bake at 325 for 40 minutes.
Cool and refrigerate. No crust but you wouldn't know
it SM
**** TODAY'S USELESS FACT
****
Who invented the Global Positioning System and how much did it
cost to develop it?
On June 26,
1993, the U.S. Air Force launched the 24th Navstar satellite into orbit,
completing a network of satellites known as the Global Positioning System.
However, this new navigation technology was not invented by one person, but was
a result of advances in the fields of engineering and science.
From
another link in the category we learned that the U.S. Department of Defense
developed GPS for use at sea during the Cold War. The military needed a way to
pinpoint the exact positions of surfaced nuclear submarines in a matter of
minutes.
Developing such a system wasn't cheap! The final cost of
developing the GPS was $12 billion.
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PARTING THOUGHT **** What do you
call a lawyer with an IQ of 50?
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