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THURSDAY AUGUST 24,2006
THOUGHT FOR
TODAY:Sometimes the poorest man leaves his children the
richest inheritance.
Two elderly gentlemen from a retirement center
were sitting on a bench under a tree when one turns to the other and says:
"Slim, I'm 83 years old now and I'm just full of aches and pains. I know
you're about my age. How do you feel?" Slim says, "I feel just like a
newborn baby." "Really!? Like a newborn baby!?" "Yep. No hair, no teeth,
and I think I just wet my
pants. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ An elderly gentleman had serious hearing problems for a
number of years. He went to the doctor and the doctor was able to have him
fitted for a set of hearing aids that allowed the gentleman to hear
100%. The elderly gentleman went back in a month to the doctor and
the doctor said, "Your hearing is perfect. Your family must be
really pleased that you can hear again." The gentleman replied, "Oh, I
haven't told my family yet. I just sit around and listen to the
conversations. I've changed my will three
times!" ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ A very elderly gentleman, (mid nineties) very well dressed,
hair well groomed, great looking suit, flower in his lapel
smelling slightly of a good after shave, presenting a well looked-after
image, walks into an upscale cocktail lounge. Seated at the bar is an
elderly looking lady, (mid eighties). The gentleman walks over, sits
alongside of her, orders a drink, takes a sip, turns to her and says, "So
tell me, do I come here
often?" ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ A man came into a shop with a 'Salesman Wanted' sign in a
window. He went up to the owner and said, "I-I-I w-w-waannn-t the
j-joooob-b." "I don't know if this job would suit you because of your
speaking impediment," said the owner. "I h-h-havvve a w-wi-wiiiife
and s-s-s-six k-kkkids, iiii-I re-really neeeed thi-thi-this j-j-job!" said
the man. "O.K. Here are three Bibles. Go out and sell them." said
the owner.So the man went out and came back an hour later. "H-here-sss
your m-m-money." said the man. The owner was impressed, so he gave the
man a dozen more Bibles and sent him out. The man came back in two
hours and said, "Her-ers y-yooour m-m-money." The owner said, "This is
fantastic. You sold more Bibles in three hours than anyone has sold in
a week. Tell me, what do you say to the people when they come to the
door?" "W-welllll," said the man, "I r-r-ring the d-door bell, a-a-and
s-s-say 'H-Hel-Hello, M-m-maaaaddam, d-d-do you w-w- want t-t t-to
buy thi-thi-this B-B-Bible, oooor d-d-do y-you w-w-want m'me t-toooo read it
t-t-t-t-to
you?" ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Boudreaux
been fish'n down by de bayou all day an he done run outa night
crawlers. He be bout reddy to leave when he seen a snake wit a big frog in
his mouf. He knowed dat dem big bass fish like frogs, so he decided to steal
dat froggie. Dat snake, he be a cotton moufed water moccasin so he had to
be real careful or he'd get bit. He snuk up behine de snake and grabbed him
roun de haid. Dat ole snake din't lak dat one bit. He squirmed and
wrapped hisself roun Boudreaux's arm try'n to get hisself free. But
Boudreaux, him, had a real good grip on his haid, yeh. Well, Boudreaux pried
his mouf open and got de frog and puts it in his baitcan. Now, Boudreaux
knows dat he cain't let go dat snake or his gonna bite him good, but he
had a plan. He reach into de back pocket of his bib overhauls and pulls out a
pint a moonshine likker. He pour some drops into de snakes mouf. Well,
dat snake's eyeballs roll back in his haid and his body go limp. Wit dat
Boudreaux toss dat snake into de bayou. Den he goes back to fishin'. A while
later Boudreaux dun feel sumpin tappin' on his barefoot toe. He slowly
look down and dare dat water moccasin was .. with two more
frogs. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Three
guys, a Nebraskan, a Texan and an Okie are out walking together one
day. They come across a lantern and a Genie pops out of it. "I
will give you each one wish, that's three wishes total" says the
Genie. The Nebraskan says, "I am a farmer, my dad was a farmer, and my son
will also farm. I want the land to be forever fertile in
Nebraska." With a blink of the Genie's eye, 'FOOM' the land
in Nebraska was forever made fertile for farming. The Texan was amazed, so
he said, "I want a wall around Texas, so that no foreigners can come into
our precious state." Again, with a blink of the Genie's eye,
'POOF' there was a huge wall around Texas. The Okie asks, "I'm very
curious. Please tell me more about this wall." The Genie explains,
"Well, it's about 150 feet high, 50 feet thick and completely surrounds the
state. Nothing can get in or out." The Okie says, "OK, then fill it up
with
water." ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "When
you were a little kid remember how hard it was to get a cookie?
Way in the back, unless your mom was really mean- then they'd be
on top of the refrigerator. Nowhere on a package of Oreos does
it say, 'Keep out of reach of small children.' Where's the
Liquid Drano? Under the sink, right next to the rest of the
poisons." --Mike
Bullard ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "How
do people meet their neighbors out in L.A.? I'm from the south
where we had block parties and cook-outs. In L.A. the only time
my wife and I had a chance to socialize was at a crime scene.
It's so bad, now it's like, 'Honey! Did you hear that? Sounded
like gunfire! Hurry up...put your nice clothes on. There are
folks to meet!'" --Bob
Oshack ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ CUSTOMER'S
GUIDE TO SUPERMARKET SHOPPING
1. When in the express lane,
make sure that all items are rung up and bagged before you start
looking for your check- book. Then, after you make a futile
search for your pen, borrow one from the clerk and make sure
your checkbook is balanced before giving up the
check.
2. Never get into the 10-Items-or-Less line with less
than 12 items. IT'S THE LAW!!!
3. When in
the 10-Items-or-Less line and you have your 12 to 20 items,
always ask the clerk if it's okay. That way, if he says "yes,"
then the people behind you will get mad at HIM, not you. If he
says "no," then YOU can get mad at him. Either way, you
win!
4. Save all your pennies and dump them in the bottom of
your purse so that when you are in the express lane you won't
be embarrassed by spending all that time looking for one
and not finding any.
5. When asked if you
want paper or plastic, take all the time you need to make the
right decision. Don't be rushed. Get it right. If you're not
sure just say, "BAG." That way they will have to ask you again,
giving you more time to decide. You may want to practice this at
home in case you are ever asked this question at a grocery
store.
6. Always, and I repeat, ALWAYS tell the checker your
reason for choosing paper or plastic. Checkers by nature are
very curious and if you should fail to give them your reason
for choosing paper over plastic, the clerk is liable to
lie awake at night wondering why you didn't choose
plastic.
7. Always keep this in mind: If something is heavy
and you don't want to lift it out of the basket and put it on
the belt. Don't fret whether the checker will automatically
know the price. After all, everyone knows how smart those
clerks are.
8. Since everyone knows how
ignorant those clerks are, you must always remember to tell them
to not put the eggs and bread in the bottom of the
bag.
9. Feel free to ask your clerk anything you may want to
know. All checkers are experts on how to prepare whatever meal
you should decide to make that night. They can give you
precise directions to anywhere in the state you might want to
go. They can tell you the best restaurant around, the kind
of wine you will like best or anything else you may need
to know about life.
10. Don't forget rule
NO. 8
11. After waiting in the checkout line for several
minutes and it's finally your turn at the counter, be sure to
tell the clerk that more help is needed. He will certainly
ensure that there is plenty of help next time.
12. When the clerk greets you and asks how you're
doing, don't feel pressured into answering him. After all the
clerk has to be polite-- but you don't have to.
13. When the store is not busy and there is only one check-
stand with a light on, be sure to ask the nearest clerk which
check stand is open. You don't want to take a chance being
tricked into the wrong one.
14. If the clerk asks you if
you know the price of an item and you don't, tell him it's
"2-something" or "3-something." The clerks love that because
they don't get to use their SOMETHING keys very
often.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Jim and Edna
were both patients in a mental hospital. One day while they were walking
past the hospital swimming pool, Jim suddenly jumped into the deep end. He
sank to the bottom of the pool and stayed there.
Edna promptly jumped in
to save him. She swam to the bottom, pulled Jim out and brought him to his room.
When the hospital director became aware of Edna's heroic act, she
immediately ordered that Edna be discharged from the hospital because she now
considered Edna to be mentally stable. She went to Edna and said, "I have some
good news and some bad news.
The good news is that you're being
discharged because you responded so rationally to a crisis. By jumping in the
pool to save the life of another patient, you displayed sound mindedness.
The bad news is that Jim, the patient you saved, hung himself in his
bathroom with his bathrobe belt right after you saved him. I am so sorry, but
he's dead.
Edna replied, "He didn't hang himself. I put him there to
dry.
How soon can I go home?"
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ During the
banquet celebrating their 25th wedding anniversary, Tom was
asked to give his friends a brief account of the benefits of a
marriage of such long duration. "Tell us Tom, just what is it
you have learned from all those wonderful years with your wife?"
an anonymous voice yelled from the back of the room.
Tom responded, "Well, I've learned that marriage is the best
teacher of all. It teaches you loyalty, forbearance, self-
restraint, meekness, forgiveness -- and a great many other
qualities you wouldn't need if you stayed single."
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ A dinner
speaker was in such a hurry to get to his engagement that when he arrived and
sat down at the head table, he suddenly realized that he had forgotten his
false teeth. Turning to the man next to him he said, "I forgot my
teeth!" The man said, "No problem." With that he reached into his
pocket and pulled out a pair of false teeth. "Try these," he said. The
speaker tried them. "Thanks, but they're too loose," he said. The man then
said, "I have another pair...try these." The speaker tried them and
responded, "Too tight." The man was not taken back at all. He then said, "I
have one more pair... try them." The speaker said, "They fit perfectly!" With
that he ate his meal and gave his address. After the dinner meeting was over,
the speaker went over to thank the man who had helped him. "I want to thank
you for coming to my aid. Where is your office? I've been looking for a good
dentist." The man replied, "Oh I'm not a dentist. I work at the
morgue.." ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Nice threads, man," commented Donald when his
buddy showed up one day in a snappy new suit. "Where'd you
pick 'em up?" Richard beamed. "My old lady got them for me.
Pretty sharp, huh?" "I'll say. What was the occasion?" "Got
me," admitted Richard with a cheerful shrug. "I came home from work early
the other day and there they were, hanging over the chair in the
bedroom."
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Three old
guys are out walking. First one says, "Windy, isn't it?" Second one says,
"No, its Thursday!" Third one says, "So am I. Let's go get a
beer." ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ When
Dan found out he was going to inherit a fortune when his sickly father died,
he decided he needed a woman to enjoy it with. So one night he went to a
singles bar where he spotted the most beautiful woman he had ever seen. Her
natural beauty took his breath away. "I may look like just an ordinary man,"
he said as he walked up to her, "but in just a month or two my father will
die and I'll inherit 200 million dollars." Impressed, the woman went home
with him that evening and, three weeks later, she became his
stepmother. Women are so much smarter than
men... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Husband:
Wouldn't it be fun to go the Holy Land and stand on Mount Sinai and shout
out the Ten Commandments? Wife: It would be better if you stayed home and
kept them. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ A
woman turned to her husband and said, "Next week is our 30th wedding
anniversary. What do you think we ought to do?" Her husband thought
carefully before giving his answer. "Have a moment of
silence?" ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ How
Do You Know The Car You Just Bought Is A Lemon:
1. As you leave the used
car lot, you see the owner rush out with a gigantic smile and high-five
the salesman.
2. You notice that the car phone they threw in "for
free" has a direct line to Joe's towing.
3. You get a free set of booster
cables with every car purchase.
4. The hood has a special push-button
device for quick and easy opening.
5. The "Purchased From" sticker at the
bottom of the rear license plate has been
removed. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The
young teacher of the earth science class was lecturing on map reading. After
explaining about latitude, longitude, degrees and minutes the teacher asked
Morris, "Suppose I asked you to meet me for lunch at 23 degrees, 4 minutes
north latitude and 45 degrees, 15 minutes east longitude...?" After
a confused silence, Morris offered this as his answer.... "I guess you'd be
eating
alone." ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Anyone
who has ever had a loved one in the hospital will enjoy this: A woman called
a local hospital . . "Hello. Could you connect me to the person who
gives information about patients. I'd like to find out if a patient is
getting better, doing as expected, or getting worse." The voice on the other
end said, "What is the patient's name and room number?" "Sarah Finkel, room
302." "I'll connect you with the nursing station . . " "3-A Nursing
Station. How can I help You?" "I'd like to know the condition of Sarah
Finkel in room 302." "Just a moment. Let me look at her
records. Mrs. Finkel is doing very well. In fact, she's had two full meals,
her blood pressure is fine, she is to be taken off the heart monitor in a
couple of hours and, if she continues this improvement, Dr. Cohen is going to
send her home Tuesday at noon." The woman said, "What a relief! Oh, that's
fantastic . . . that's wonderful news!" The nurse said, "From your
enthusiasm, I take it you are a close family member or a very close
friend!" "Neither! I AM Sarah Finkel in 302! Nobody here tells me
ANYTHING." ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The
church was considering the purchase of a new chandelier. A parishioner who was
unable to attend the business meeting where it was initially discussed,
wrote a note to the head deacon to express her opinion. The note said
simply:"I am definitely opposed to buying a new chandliery for the church,
for three reasons: (1) I can't spell it. (2) If we got one, who's going
to play it? (3) If we've got that kind of money in the treasury, why don't
we buy a new light fixture to brighten up the church
sanctuary?" ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This
bloke is working on the buses and collecting tickets. He rings the bell for
the driver to set off when there's a woman half getting on the bus. The
driver sets off; the woman falls from the bus and is killed. At the trial the
bloke is sent down for murder, and seeing as it's Texas,he's sent to the
electric chair. On the day of his execution he's sat in the chair and the
executioner grants him a final wish. "Well," says the man, "is that your
packed lunch over there?" "Yes," answers the executioner. "Can I have that
green banana?" The executioner gives the man his green banana and waits till
he's eaten it. When the man's finished, the executioner flips the switch,
sending hundreds of volts through the man. When the smoke clears the man
is still alive. The executioner can't believe it. "Can I go?" the man
asks. "I suppose so," says the executioner, "That's never happened
before." The man leaves and eventually gets his job back on the buses selling
tickets. Yet again he rings the bell for the driver to go when people are
still getting on. A man falls under the wheels and is killed. The
bloke is sent down for murder again and sent to the electric chair. The
executioner is determined to do it right this time, so rigs the chair up to
the electric supply for the whole of Texas. The bloke is again sat in the
chair. "What is your final wish?" asks the executioner. "Can I have that
green banana in your packed lunch?" says the condemned man. The executioner
sighs and reluctantly gives up his banana. The bloke eats the banana all up
and the executioner flips the switch. Millions of volts course through
the chair, blacking out Texas. When the smoke clears, the man is still
sat there smiling in the chair. The executioner can't believe it and lets the
man go. The bloke gets his job back on the buses. Once again he rings the
bell whilst passengers are still getting on, this time killing three of
them. He is sent to the electric chair again. The executioner rigs up all
the world's electricity to the chair, determined to get his man this
time. The man sits down in the chair smiling. "What's your final wish?"asks
the executioner. "Well," says the man, "can I have that green banana out of
your packed lunch?" The executioner hands over his banana and the man eats it
all, skin included. The executioner pulls the handle and a zillion
million trillion volts go through the chair. When the smoke rises the man
is still sat there alive without even a burn mark. "I give up," says the
executioner, "I don't understand how you can still be alive after all
that?" He strokes his chin. "Its something to do with that green banana
isn't it?" he asks. "Nah," says the bloke, "I'm just a bad
conductor." ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ There
were four country churches in a small TEXAS town: The
Presbyterian Church , the Baptist Church , the Methodist
Church and the Catholic Church . Each church was overrun
with pesky squirrels
.
One day, the Presbyterian Church called a meeting to
decide what to do about the s quirrels. After much prayer and
consideration they Determined that the squirrels were predestined to be
there and they shouldn't interfere with God's divine will. In the
BAPTIST CHURCH the squirrels had taken up habitation in the
baptistery. The deacons met and decided to put a cover on the baptistery
and drown the squirrels in it. The squirrels escaped somehow and there
were twice as many there the next week. The Catholic group
got together and decided that they were not in a position to h arm any of
God's creation. So, they humanely trapped the Squirrels and set them free
a few miles outside of town. Three days later, the squirrels were back
But -- the METHODIST CHURCH came up with the best and most
effective solution. They baptized the squirrels and registered them as
members of the church. Now they only see them on Christmas and Easter .
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ My
mother-in-law is not known for her driving skills. So it came as no surprise
when she was in another accident a couple of months back. She came out of a
side street and ran slam-bang into the town doctor's car. "Oh
Doc!" she exclaimed, "I'm so awfully sorry!" "That's perfectly all right,"
he said, "It was all my fault." "I don't know how you can say that. I'm sure
it was entirely my fault." "No, no, ma'am it was my fault. I'll take the
entire blame." "But why is it your fault? I ran into you, didn't I?"
"Yes, you did. But I saw you driving downtown half an hour ago, and I had
plenty of time to take my car home and put it in the garage, but like a damn
fool, I didn't do
it!" ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This Kentucky horse breeder had a filly that won every race
in which she was entered. But as she got older she became very temperamental. He
soon found that when he raced her in the evening, she would win handily, but
when she raced during the day she would come in dead last. He consulted the top
veterinarians and horse psychologists to no avail. He finally had to give up
because it had become a real night
mare. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Back in the 1930s and 1940s, Sid Luckman was the
famed quarterback of the Chicago Bears. His father, an immigrant tailor, did not
get many chances to see his son play. Luckman made sure his father were there
for one important game against the New York Giants. The game was going well.
Then, in one play, Luckman got the ball just as his teammates were falling by
the wayside. Luckman was left alone to fight off the opposing teams' huge
linemen. As he dodged huge bodies hurtling towards him, he heard his father's
anxious voice above the crowd yelling, "Sidney, let them have the ball. I'll buy
you another one!"
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ After Laura
was pulled over for speeding, she told her four-year- old daughter Olivia, "That
was not a good thing that Mommy did. I was going too fast, and that's why the
policeman gave me a ticket." "What's the ticket mean?" Olivia asked. Laura
replied, "It means I have to pay a lot of money as a punishment." The little
girl then asked, "Why didn't he just spank you instead?"
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ After a
gruelling day of moving my sister-in-law, Wanda, into her new house, we were
sitting outside arguing which direction the house faced. Half of us thought it
was south, the rest believed it was east. The question was settled when Wanda
came out on the deck and announced, "East." When we asked what made her so
certain, she told us that the day before, on the road beside the house, the
speeding ticket she had received said she was
"eastbound." ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ About fifteen minutes after I had
wrapped a bulky item for a customer at the art gallery where I work and she had
left, she returned. She told me I had given her a little something extra with
her purchase. While driving, she told me, she had heard strange noises from the
backseat of her car. Stopping to investigate, she discovered her package
contained not only the easel she had just bought, but also the kitten who lives
in the gallery.
****
Quickies ****
Youngster looking around tidy, immaculate bedroom:
"Okay! Who's been messing around with my room?" ~ I didn't realize how
much my nursing career had affected my family until the day my three-year-old
granddaughter said to me, "Grammy, I think my blood sugar is low. Can I have a
cookie?" ~ My young grandson called the other day to wish me Happy Birthday. He
asked me how old I was, and I told him, "66." He was quiet for a moment, and
then he asked, "Did you start at
1?"
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Any Tobacco Use
Raises Heart Attack Risk
THURSDAY, -- All types of
tobacco use or exposure -- smok- ing, chewing, or secondhand
smoke -- boost a person's risk for heart attack, Canadian
researchers say.
Researchers at McMaster University in
Ontario analyzed data from more than 27,000 people in 52
countries and factored in other lifestyle traits -- such as diet
and age -- that could affect heart attack risk. They found that
any form of tobacco use or exposure was harmful.
Publishing in the Aug. 19 issue of The Lancet, they found
that moderate and heavy smokers had a three-fold increased
risk of a heart attack and light smokers (8-10 cigarettes a
day) had a two-fold risk.
The risk decreased with time after
a person stopped smoking, the study said. Among light smokers,
there was no excess risk 3 to 5 years after they quit smoking.
Moderate and heavy smokers still had an excess risk of about 22
percent even 20 years after they kicked the habit.
The researchers also concluded that exposure to secondhand
smoke increased the risk of heart attack in both former
smokers and nonsmokers. People with the highest levels of
secondhand smoke exposure (22 hours or more per week) have
about a 45 percent increased risk of heart attack, the study
said.
Chewing tobacco doubled the risk of heart attack,
the researchers found.
Breast implants linked to suicide, but not
cancer
NEW YORK - A large Canadian study adds to
evidence that women with breast implants do not face a higher
risk of cancer or other major diseases, but they may have a
higher- than-average rate of suicide.
Among
the more than 40,000 women in the study, those who'd received
cosmetic breast implants had lower-than-average risks of dying
from breast cancer, heart disease and a host of other major
diseases.
The findings, published in the American Journal of
Epidemi- ology, are in line with those of several past
studies. Despite concerns that implants might be a risk factor
for cancer or other major illnesses, researchers have
generally found lower risks among breast implant
recipients.
"To some extent, what you're seeing is a
screening effect," said Dr. Howard Morrison of the Public Health
Agency of Canada in Ottawa.
That is, women
who undergo elective invasive surgery are necessarily in good
health, and may have lower-than-average risks of various
diseases.
Together with past studies, the new findings
should be generally reassuring to women with implants, according
to Morrison, whose colleague at the health agency, Dr. Paul
J. Villeneuve, led the study.
But the
research also confirmed another finding that several studies
have now uncovered: women with breast implants commit suicide at
a higher-than-average rate.
"These findings agree
fundamentally with those of past reports," Morrison said. "The
one thing that lights up is this increased suicide
risk."
Though this study could not dig for the reasons,
Morrison noted that other studies have found poorer self-esteem
and elevated rates of depression and other psychiatric
disorders among women who opt for breast
augmentation.
The current findings are based on data from
24,558 women who received breast implants between 1974 and 1989,
and 15,893 women who had other types of plastic surgery
during the same time period. The researchers tracked
deaths through 1997.
Compared with rates for
the general population, women in both surgery groups were about
one-quarter less likely to die of cancer, and their risks of
death from other major diseases were similarly
lower.
Women with implants were, however, 73 percent more
likely than those in the general population to commit
suicide, while women who had other forms of plastic surgery
also had an elevated suicide rate.
The risk
was not dramatic, Morrison noted, as few women in the study
committed suicide -- including 58 of the more than 24,000 breast
implant patients.
Still, he said it "seems reasonable" to
suggest plastic surgeons refer implant seekers for mental
health consultation when they suspect the patients are at
high risk of a psychiatric disorder or
suicide.
Coping Strategies
Help Caregivers Deal With Death
THURSDAY, --
Offering caregivers the education, skills and support that helps
them care for a relative with dementia can also help them cope
with the death of their loved one, researchers
report.
The intervention, designed to ward off depression
and increase coping skills, also seems to prevent
complicated grief and depression among caregivers after the
death of their ill family member, says a team from the
University of Pittsburgh.
"Our findings show
that care-giving is closely intertwined with the bereavement
experience that follows," study lead author and psychiatry
professor Richard Schulz said in a prepared
statement.
Complicated grief can occur in people after the
death of someone with whom they've had a close and loving
relation- ship. Features of complicated grief include a sense
of disbelief about the death; anger and bitterness;
recurrent pangs of painful emotions with intense yearning and
longing for the deceased; avoiding situations and activities
that are reminders of the loss; and being preoccupied
with thoughts of the person.
Little is known
about how to prevent and treat complicated grief, which is a
newly-characterized condition. This is the first study to
demonstrate the effectiveness of this kind of intervention in
preventing complicated grief, the study authors
said.
This study of over 1,200 caregivers found that
reducing caregiver burden, treating caregiver depression prior
to the death of a loved one, and providing psychological
or skills training helped the caregivers better cope
with the death of a loved one.
"Family
members caring for relatives with advanced disease would not
only benefit from traditional care-giving inter- ventions
designed to ease the burden of care but also from
pre-bereavement treatments that would better prepare them
for the impending death of their loved one," Schulz said.
**** Reader's Submissions
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SIGNS THAT LEAD TO
MISUNDERSTANDING
(1) In a Rest Room:
“TOILET OUT OF ORDER
- PLEASE USE FLOOR BELOW.”
(2) In a Laundromat:
“AUTOMATIC WASHING
MACHINES - PLEASE REMOVE ALL YOUR CLOTHES WHEN THE LIGHT GOES OUT.”
(3)
In a London department store:
“BARGAIN BASEMENT UPSTAIRS.”
(4) In
an office:
“WOULD THE PERSON WHO TOOK THE STEP LADDER YESTERDAY PLEASE
BRING IT BACK OR FURTHER STEPS WILL BE TAKEN.”
(5) In another
office:
“AFTER TEA BREAK, STAFF SHOULD EMPTY THE TEA POT AND STAND UPSIDE
DOWN ON THE DRAINING BOARD.”
(6) Outside a second-hand shop:
“WE
EXCHANGE ANYTHING - BICYCLES, WASHING MACHINES, ETC - WHY NOT BRING YOUR WIFE
ALONG AND GET A WONDERFUL
BARGAIN?”
<><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><>
AMAZINGLY
SIMPLE HOME REMEDIES
1. A mouse trap, placed on top of your alarm clock,
will prevent
you from rolling over and going back to sleep after you hit
the snooze button.
2. If you have a bad cough, take a large dose of
laxatives, then you will be afraid to cough.
3. Clumsy? Avoid cutting
yourself while slicing vegetables by
getting someone else to hold them
while you chop away.
4. Avoid arguments with the Mrs. about lifting the
toilet seat by simply using the sink.
5. For high blood pressure
sufferers: simply cut yourself and bleed for a few minutes,
thus reducing
the pressure in your veins. Remember to use a timer.
6. Have a bad
headache? Smash your thumb with a hammer and you will forget about the
headache.
Sometimes, we just need to remember what the rules of life
really are:
You only need two tools: WD-40 and Duct Tape.
If it
doesn't move and should, use the WD-40. If it shouldn't move and does, use the
duct tape.
Remember: Everyone seems normal until you get to know
them.
Never pass up an opportunity to go to the bathroom.
If you
woke up breathing, congratulations! You get another
chance.
<><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><>
A
Swiss guy visiting Sydney, Australia, pulls up at a bus stop where two locals
are waiting. "Entschuldigung, koennen Sie Deutsch sprechen?" he asks.
The
two Aussies just stare at him.
"Excusez-moi, parlez vous Francais?" he
tries.
The two continue to stare.
"Parlare Italiano?"
No
response.
"Hablan ustedes Espanol?"
Still nothing.
The
Swiss guy drives off, extremely disgusted. The first Aussie turns to the second
and says, "Y'know, maybe we should learn a foreign language."
"Why?" says
the other. "That guy knew four languages, and it didn't do him any
good."
<><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> FROG
STUFF What’s black and white and green? A frog sitting on a
newspaper.
What’s green and dangerous? A frog with a
hand-grenade.
What’s white on the outside, and green on the inside? A
frog sandwich!
What do you say to a hitch-hiking frog? Hop
in!
What happens when two frogs collide? They get tongue
tied!
What kind of shoes do frogs wear? Open toad!
What do
frogs do with paper? Rip-it!
How does a frog feel when he has a broken
leg? Unhoppy.
What happens when you mix a frog with a bathtub
scrubby-mit? A rubbit!
Why did the frog read Sherlock Holmes? He
liked a good croak and dagger.
What happened to the frog’s car when his
parking meter expired? It got toad!!
What do you call a frog that
crosses the road, jumps in a puddle, and crosses the road again? A dirty
double-crosser!
What’s green green green green green? a frog rolling
down a hill
What is a frogs favorite time? Leap Year!
Why did
the frog go to the mall? Because he wanted to go hopping.
I was
walking down the alley one day and I saw a frog kicking a can. I asked him what
he was doing. He said, “I’m moving!”
Why did the frog walk across the
road? He didn’t... he jumped.
/x-tad-bigger> /x-tad-bigger>Why
did the frog cross the road? Some mean little kid super-glued it to the
chicken.
Why did the frog cross the road? If a chicken can do it so
could he!
How can you tell if a frog doesn’t have ears? You yell “Free
Flies” and he doesn’t come.
How do you confuse a frog? Put it in a
round bowl and tell it to take a nap in the corner.
How does a frog
confuse you? When he comes out and says he needed that nap and feels much
better.
How do you apologize to a witch? Ribbit!
What did the
frog say to the fly? You are really starting to bug me!/x-tad-bigger>/fontfamily>
/x-tad-smaller>/smaller>/fontfamily><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> Signs
you may Have bought a bad car
1. As you leave the used car lot, you see
the owner rush out with agigantic smile and high-five the salesman.
2.
You notice that the car phone they threw in “for free” has a direct to Moes’s
Towing Company.
3. The booster cables are not in the trunk but are
permanently soldered to the battery.
4. The hood has been equipped with a
push-button device for quick and easy opening.
5. The “Purchased From”
sticker at the bottom of the rear license plate has been removed.
6. You
get a “Good Luck” card from the previous owner.
7. As you drive up to a
service station for gas, the mechanic opens the big door and waves you
in.
8. When you leave for work the next morning, you notice a tow truck
parked about a block from your driveway. As you go by, it silently falls in
behind you.
9. The little “Service Engine” warning signal in the
dashboard comes on and reads “Me
Again.” /x-tad-bigger>/fontfamily><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> Billy's homework assignment is to think of a true story with a moral. The
following day, Suzy raises her hand and says, "My dad owns a farm and every
Sunday we load the chicken eggs on the truck and drive into town to sell
them at the market. Well, one Sunday we hit a big bump and all the eggs
flew out of the basket and onto the road." The teacher asks for the moral
to the story. Suzy replies, "Don't put all your eggs in one basket." Next is
Lucy. "Well, my dad owns a farm too, and every weekend we take the chicken
eggs and put them in the incubator. Last weekend only eight of the 12 eggs
hatched. The moral is: Don't count your chicks before they are
hatched.'' Billy is last to speak. He says, ''My uncle Ted fought in the
Vietnam War. His plane was shot down over enemy territory. He jumped out
before it crashed, with only a parachute, a bottle of bourbon, a machine gun,
and a machete. As he floated down, he drank the bottle of bourbon.
Unfortunately, he landed right in the middle of 100 North Vietnamese
soldiers. He shot 70 with his machine gun, but ran out of bullets so he
pulled out his machete and killed 20 more. The blade broke on his machete,
so he killed the last 10 with his bare hands.'' The teacher looks in shock at
Billy and asks if there is possibly any moral to his story. Billy replies,
"Don't mess with Uncle Ted when he's been drinking.'' /x-tad-bigger> /x-tad-bigger>/fontfamily> <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> The
other day at work I ran into Tom. We chatted over lunch and he dropped a
bombshell on me. "Rodney" he said, "Becky and I are going to get a
divorce".
I was stunned. "Why? What happened, you two seem so happy
together"
"Well" he said, "ever since we got married, my wife has tried
to change me. She got me to stop drinking, smoking, running around at all hours
of the night and more.
She taught me how to dress well, enjoy the fine
arts, gourmet cooking, classical music and how to invest in the stock
market."
"Are you a little bitter because she spent so much time trying
to change you." I probed.
"Nah, I'm not bitter. Now that I'm so improved,
she just isn't good enough for
me"/x-tad-bigger>/bigger>
<><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> Ever
since I was a little kid, I didn't want to be me. I wanted to be like Billy
Widdledon, and Billy Widdledon didn't even like me. I walked like he walked; I
talked like he talked; and I signed up for the high school he signed up
for.
Which was why Billy Widdledon changed. He began to hang around Herby
Vandeman; he walked like Herby Vandeman; he talked like Herby Vandeman. He mixed
me up! I began to walk and talk like Billy Widdledon, who was walking and
talking like Herby Vandeman.
And then it dawned on me that Herby Vandeman
walked and talked like Joey Haverlin. And Joey Haverlin walked and talked like
Corky Sabinson.
So here I am walking and talking like Billy Widdledon's
imitation of Herby Vandeman's version of Joey Haverlin, trying to walk and talk
like Corky Sabinson. And who do you think Corky Sabinson is always walking and
talking like? Of all people, Dopey Wellington - that little pest who walks and
talks like
me!/x-tad-bigger>/bigger>
<><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> One
man tells of sitting next to a "wise" woman on a flight to Florida. He was
preparing his notes for one of the parent- education seminars he conducted as an
educational psychologist.
Bessie, an older woman sitting next to him,
explained that she was returning to Miami after having spent two weeks visiting
her six children, 18 grandchildren and ten great-grandchildren in
Boston.
Then she inquired what he did for a living. The man explained
that he was a doctor psychologist specializing in children. He dreaded telling
her this, as he fully expected her to question him for free professional advice
during the three-hour flight.
Instead, she sat back, picked up a magazine
and said, "So doctor, if there's anything you want to know, just ask me."/x-tad-bigger>/bigger> <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> A
laugh is a smile that bursts. ~
Unknown/x-tad-bigger>/bigger>
<><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><>
How
much fur can you get from a skunk?
As fur as you possibly can./x-tad-bigger>/bigger>
<><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> What
is a clock?
....A non-alcoholic eye opener.
....A device that
enables men to rise in the morning.
....Something that gets abused when
it does its duty.
....Something that scares the daylights out of
you.
....A small mechanical device to wake up people who don't have
children./x-tad-bigger>/bigger>
<><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> "My
wife insists on turning off the lights when we make love. That doesn't bother
me. It's the hiding that seems so cruel."
Jonathan Katz/x-tad-bigger>/bigger>
<><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> Some
guy broke into our house last week. He didn't even take the TV. He just took the
remote control. Now he drives by and changes channels on us./x-tad-bigger>/bigger> <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> Marriage
is the alliance of two people, one of whom never remembers birthdays and the
other who never forgets. - Ogden
Nash/x-tad-bigger>/bigger>
<><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> There
are two things in life for which we are never truly prepared: Twins. ~ Mark
Twain/x-tad-bigger>/bigger> <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> It
was a really nice day, right about dusk, and a Piper Malibu was being vectored
into a long line of airliners in order to land at Kansas City.
KC
Approach: "Malibu three-two-Charlie, you're following a 727, one o'clock and
three miles."
Three-two-Charlie: "We've got him. We'll follow
him."
KC Approach: "Delta 105, your traffic to follow is a Malibu, eleven
o'clock and three miles. Do you have that traffic?"
Delta 105. Long pause
followed by a thick southern drawl, "Well, I've got something down there. Can't
quite tell if it's a Malibu or a Chevelle
though."/x-tad-bigger>/bigger>
<><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> While
my third-grade class was completing a writing exercise, one of the students
asked me how to spell "piranha." I told him I was unsure. To my delight, he went
to the dictionary to solve his problem. That's when I overheard another pupil
say to him, "Why bother to look it up? She doesn't know how to spell it anyway."/x-tad-bigger>/bigger>
<><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> A
young lad is caught stealing soap from the local soap factory. When the case
comes to court the judge decides to make an example of him to discourage other
youths from a life of crime.
Judge: "Well, what have you to say in your
defense?"
Boy: "Only that I'm sorry your honor."
Judge: "Hrmph. I
sentence you to 10 years hard labor, starting immediately."
Boy: "But
sir, it was only a few bars of cheap soap!"
Judge: "Consider yourself
lucky... It could have been life
boy."/x-tad-bigger>/bigger>
<><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><>
Fred - The Ole
Fritzbear
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**** COUNTRY
CALENDAR ****
24-
Earl Johnson, fiddler/session musician, born Gwinnet County, GA
1886.
Fred Rose music industry executive, born Evansville, IN
1897. Elected CMHF 1961.
Ronee Blakley, singer/songwriter/actress born Stanley, ID
1945.
John Cowan, of "New Grass Revival" born Evansville, IN 1952.
Ed Butler, of the "Red Clay Ramblers" born Baltimore, MD
1953.
Stonewall Jackson's "Waterloo" topped the charts 1959.
Johnny Cash, and Vivian Liberto Cash became parents for the
fourth time, when Tara was born in Encino, CA 1961.
Buck Owens recorded "Waitin' In Your Welfare Line" 1965.
Kristyn Osborn "SheDaisy" born Magna, UT 1970.
Clint Daniels, singer/songwriter/guitarist, born Panama City, FL
1974.
Johnny Paycheck recorded "Take This Job and Shove It"
1977. It might not surprise you to known that David Allen Coe wrote the
song.
Waylon Jennings arrested for conspiracy, and possession of
Cocaine, by Federal Agents 1977.
Nat Stuckey, age 54, died of lung cancer 1988.
Session drummer Larrie Londin, age 50, died in Nashville
1992.
Curb released Junior Brown's "Guit with It" 1993.
Joe Diffie and wife Debra were divorced 1994.
Jerry Clower, age 71, died in Jackson, MS, five days after heart
surgery 1998.
Platinum Records released "Suzy Bogguss" 1999.
Collectables released "The Very Best of Tommy Cash" 1999.
The Amazing Rhythm Aces released their album "Chock Full of
Country Goodness" 1999.
Audie Ashworth, age 78, DJ/music publisher, died 2000.
June Carter Cash had pacemaker implant surgery 2001.
****
COUNTRY MUSIC NEWS ****
LA loses
country station
Tuesday, August 22, 2006 – After 26 years,
Los Angeles is without a country music station. KZLA went to a dance
format last Thursday with financial reasons cited, according to published
reports.
"We understand this is a difficult time for country music fans in Los
Angles and Orange County," said Program Director R.J. Curtis on the
station's web site.
"KZLA is proud to have served country music fans in LA & Orange
County for nearly 26 years," he said.
Fans can listen to country music through internet streaming at the
station's web site. An October with Gretchen Wilson, Phil Vassar and
SHeDAISY remains on the schedule, although XM Satellite now will sponsor
the event.
Los Angeles follows New York and San Francisco as being major cities
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Wynonna, Gill and Tritt Featured on Sam Moore's
Album
Wynonna, Vince Gill and Travis Tritt are
among the guest performers on R&B great Sam Moore's new
album, Overnight Sensation. Moore is best known for his work
with the late Dave Prater as Sam & Dave on hits such as
"Soul Man" and "Hold On! I'm Comin'." Wynonna and Moore are
joined by vocalists Bekka Bramlett and BeBe Winans on "I Can't
Stand the Rain." The remake of the Ann Peebles hit was the
last session for organist Billy Preston, who died in June.
Gill and Mariah Carey provide guest vocals on Conway
Twitty's "It's Only Make Believe." Travis Tritt and steel
guitarist Robert Randolph are featured on "Riding Thumb." The
album also includes an updated version of Garth Brooks'
"We Shall Be Free" featuring Paul Rodgers, who has served
as lead vocalist for Free, Bad Company and, most
recently, Queen. Set for Aug. 29 release on Rhino Records,
Moore's album also features Bruce Springsteen, Jon Bon Jovi,
Steve Winwood, Sting, Eric Clapton and ZZ Top's Billy
Gibbons.

**** Amy's Kitchen
****
American Indian Slow Cook
Stew
1/2 cup lentils, rinsed 1/2 cup navy beans, rinsed 2
cups onions, chopped 2 cups celery, sliced 5 carrots,
scrubbed,sliced 1/4 cup brown sugar 1 cup barley 1/2 teaspoon
thyme 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder 2 bay leaves 1 teaspoon black
pepper 1/2 cup red wine 1 quart V-8=AE vegetable juice 2 cups
water
Combine all ingredients in slow cooker. Cook for 4 to 6 hours on
high heat or for 8 to 10 hours on low heat. Remove bay leaves before
serving.
****
TODAY'S USELESS FACT ****
When did the
United States begin requiring government-issued driver
licenses?
In a word, or rather a year, 1903. That was
when the first states, Missouri and Massachusetts, passed laws requiring all
drivers to have a license. Up until then, horseless carriages were
thought of as just that -- carriages without horses. There was no licensing
requirement to "drive" a horse. Even though Missouri was first to require a
driver license, it wasn't until 1952 that the state required a driver
examination. Massachusetts required a driver examination for commercial
chauffeurs as early as 1907.
The National Conference of State
Legislatures asserts that Rhode Island was the first state to require a license,
passing the law in 1908.
Prior to 1903, some cities and towns tried
licensing requirements. The Voluntaryist states that Chicago passed a law in
1898 requiring the owners of almost anything with wheels, including bicycles and
wagons, to be licensed. That law was later ruled
unconstitutional.
Regulation was pretty loose in many states through the
1930s and '40s. In Georgia, for example, there was no test; one sent for a
license by mail.
South Dakota was the last state to pass a law requiring
drivers to be licensed. In 1954, the state required drivers to be licensed, and
five years later added an examination.
****A PARTING THOUGHT
****
My wife has 100%
confidence in me - it's all negative.

LAST CALL
Y'ALL She went to the
airport and sat down, waiting for her flight. She looked over in the corner
and saw one of those weight machines that tells your fortune, so she thought
to herself, "I'll give it a try and see what it tells me." She went over
to the machine, put a nickel in and out came a card that said. "You're a
nun, you weigh 128 pounds and you're going to Chicago." She sat back down
and thought about it. She told herself, it probably tells everyone the same
thing, but she decided to try it again. She went back to the machine and put
another nickel in and out came a card. This time the card said, "You're a
nun, you weigh 128 pounds ,you're going to Chicago, you're going to play a
fiddle." The nun said to her self, "I know that' s wrong, I've never played
a musical instrument in my life." She sat back down. >From nowhere a
cowboy came in and set his fiddle case down next to her. The nun picked up
the fiddle and just started playing beautiful music. Startled, she looked
back at the machine and said, "This is incredible, I've got to try this again!"
Back to the machine, put her nickel in and out came the card. It said
"You're a nun, you weigh 128 pounds, you're going to Chicago and you're
going to break wind." Now the nun knows the machine is wrong, "I've never
broken wind in my life," Well as she stepped off the machine she tripped and
fell and broke wind. Stunned, she sat back down, looked at the machine, and
said to herself, "This is unbelievable! I've got to try this again." She
went back to the machine, put her nickel in and collected the card. The card
said, "You're a nun, you weigh 128 pounds, you have fiddled and farted
around and missed your flight to Chicago."
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