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TUESDAY DECEMBER 19,2006

THOUGHT FOR TODAY: One of the big fringe benefits
of being a parent is looking at the kids after they're asleep
.


Words once spoken can never be recalled.

The Last Christmas Tree

I saw a truck of Christmas trees
And each one had a tale,
The driver stood them in a row
And put them up for sale.

He strung some twinkly lights
And hung a sign up with a nail;
"FRESH CHRISTMAS TREES"
It said in red
"FRESH CHRISTMAS TREES FOR SALE."

He poured himself hot cocoa
In a steaming thermos cup,
And snowflakes started falling
As a family car pulled up.

A mom, a dad, and one small boy
Who looked no more than three
Jumped out and started searching
For the perfect Christmas tree.

The boy marched up and down the rows,
His nose high in the air;
"It smells like Christmas, mom!
"It smells like Christmas everywhere!"

"Let's get the biggest tree we can!
"A tree that's ten miles high!
"A tree to go right through our roof!
"A tree to touch the sky!"

"A tree SO big
"That Santa Claus
"Will stop and stare and say,
"'Now, THAT'S the finest Christmas tree
"'I've seen this Christmas Day!'"

It seemed they looked at every tree
At least three million times;
Dad shook them, pinched them, turned them 'round
To find the perfect pine.

"I've found it, mom!
"The Christmas tree I like the best of all!
"It's got a little bare spot,
"But we'll turn that to the wall!"

"We'll put great-grandma's angel
"On top the highest bough!
"Oh, can we buy it?
"Please, mom, PLEASE?!
"Oh, can we buy it NOW?"

"How 'bout some nice hot cocoa?"
Asked the man who owned the lot.
He twisted off the thermos top,
"Now, THIS will hit the spot!"

He poured the steaming chocolate
In three tiny paper cups.
They toasted,
"Here's to Christmas!"
And they drank the cocoa up.

"Is this your choice?"
The tree man asked,
"This pine's the best one here!"
The boy seemed sad---
"My daddy says
"The price is just too dear."

"Then, Merry Christmas!"
Said the man, who wrapped the tree in twine,
"It's yours for just one promise
"You must keep at Christmas time!"

"On Christmas Eve at bedtime
"As you fold your hands to pray,
"Promise in your heart
"To keep the joy of Christmas Day!"

"Now hurry home!
This freezy wind
"Is turning your cheeks pink!
"And ask your dad
"To trim that trunk and give that tree a drink!"

And so it went on
All that blustery eve
As the tree man gave
Tree upon tree upon tree

To every last person
Who came to the lot---
Who toasted with cocoa
In small paper cups,

Who promised the promise
Of joy in their hearts---
And singing out carols,
Drove off in the dark.

And when it was over
One tree stood alone;
But no one was left there
To give it a home.

The tree man put on his
Red parka and hood
And dragged the last Christmas tree
Out to the woods.

He left the pine right by a stream
In the cold,
So the wood's homeless creatures
Could make it their home.

He smiled as he brushed off
Some snow from his beard,
When out of the thicket
A reindeer appeared.

He scratched that huge reindeer
On top his huge head---
"It looks like we've
"Started up Christmas again!"

"There are miles more to travel,
"And much more to do!
"Let's go home, my friend,
"And get started anew!"

He looked to the sky
And heard jingle bells sound---
And then,
In a twinkling,
That tree man was gone!

The End
©1992 Howard D. Fencl
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"Twelve Days of Fast Food"
       
On the first day of Christmas,
my drive through gave to me:
a Big Bacon Classic with cheese.

 
On the second day of Christmas,
my drive through gave to me:
Two Happy Meals,
and a Big Bacon Classic with cheese.
 
On the third day of Christmas,
my drive through gave to me:
Three Biggie Fries,
Two Happy Meals,
and a Big Bacon Classic with cheese.
 
On the fourth day of Christmas,
my drive through gave to me:
Four Egg McMuffins,
Three Biggie Fries,
Two Happy Meals,
and a Big Bacon Classic with cheese.
 
On the fifth day of Christmas,
my drive through gave to me:
Five onion rings,
Four Egg McMuffins,
Three Biggie Fries,
Two Happy Meals,
and a Big Bacon Classic with cheese.
 
On the sixth day of Christmas,
My drive through gave to me:
Six chocolate milkshakes,
Five onion rings,
Four Egg McMuffins,
Three Biggie Fries,
Two Happy Meals,
and a Big Bacon Classic with cheese.
 
On the seventh day of Christmas,
My drive through gave to me:
Seven pints of cole slaw,
Six chocolate milkshakes,
Five onion rings,
Four Egg McMuffins,
Three Biggie Fries,
Two Happy Meals,
and a Big Bacon Classic with cheese.
 
On the eighth day of Christmas,
My drive through gave to me:
Eight bowls of chili,
Seven pints of cole slaw,
Six chocolate milkshakes,
Five onion rings,
Four Egg McMuffins,
Three Biggie Fries,
Two Happy Meals,
and a Big Bacon Classic with cheese.
 
On the ninth day of Christmas,
My drive through gave to me:
Nine polish hot dogs,
Eight bowls of chili,
Seven pints of cole slaw,
Six chocolate milkshakes,
Five onion rings,
Four Egg McMuffins,
Three Biggie Fries,
Two Happy Meals,
and a Big Bacon Classic with cheese.
 
On the tenth day of Christmas,
My drive through gave to me:
Ten baked potatoes,
Nine polish hot dogs,
Eight bowls of chili,
Seven pints of cole slaw,
Six chocolate milkshakes,
Five onion rings,
Four Egg McMuffins,
Three Biggie Fries,
Two Happy Meals,
and a Big Bacon Classic with cheese.
 
On the eleventh day of Christmas,
My drive through gave to me:
Eleven pounds of blubber,
Ten baked potatoes,
Nine polish hot dogs,
Eight bowls of chili,
Seven pints of cole slaw,
Six chocolate milkshakes,
Five onion rings,
Four Egg McMuffins,
Three Biggie Fries,
Two Happy Meals,
and a Big Bacon Classic with cheese.
 
On the twelfth day of Christmas,
My drive through gave to me:
Twelve bags of Pepto,
Eleven pounds of blubber,
Ten baked potatoes,
Nine polish hot dogs,
Eight bowls of chili,
Seven pints of cole slaw,
Six chocolate milkshakes,
Five onion rings,
Four Egg McMuffins,
Three Biggie Fries,
Two Happy Meals,
and a Big Bacon Classic with cheese
Today, give a stranger one of your smiles. 
It might be the only sunshine he sees all day.
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"Christmas Presents"

Here are ten useful phrases for responding to Christmas
presented you would rather not have received:
 
1.  Thanks a lot!
2.  My word!  What a gift.
3.  Well, well, well ...
4.  If I hadn't put on so much weight recently it would have fitted me perfectly.
5.  Gosh, I hope I never lose this. We're always losing things around here.
6.  It's great; but I'm worried about the jealousy it may create.
7.  Just my luck to get this, on the Christmas I promised to give all my gifts to charity.
8.  Unfortunately, I am about to enter MI5's Witness Protection programme.
9.  Frankly, I don't deserve this.
10. Really, you shouldn't have. 
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
"10 WAYS TO SHARE THE JOY DURING THE CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS"
 
1. Mend a broken relationship with a friend or relative during the
holidays.
 
2. Every night of the Christmas season, before going to bed, ask
yourself, "Whose life did I make brighter today?"
 
3. Offer to run holiday errands for an elderly friend or relative.
 
4. Tip someone who doesn't expect it.
 
5. Set aside time at the beginning of the holiday season to help your children plan their gift-giving lists.
 
6. Open holiday cards as a family activity each night at the dinner
table and read the messages aloud.
 
7. This year, write letters to several people who have had a positive influence on your life and thank them for the gift they have given you.
 
8. Take decorated wreaths, dreidels or other festive symbols to someone in a hospital or nursing home.
 
9. Secretly shovel the snow off of your neighbor's front walk.
 
10. If you have friends who have lost family members since last year, make a special effort to call and cheer them during the holidays.
And remember...don' t try to do everything yourself...even Santa needs helpers.
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We were visiting our daughter, and her dad had given her a bouquet of roses for her birthday. She went to the kitchen and got out a vase, then realized it was too small. The larger one she needed was on top of the cupboards, and she couldn't reach it. I asked her if she wanted a chair. "No, thanks," she replied. "I have a man."
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Four-year-old James had been warned never to leave our street. One day, however, he went for a walk and cross our street. I was very upset when I found out and said he'd have to tell his dad. About an hour later his dad arrived home and I said, "Now tell Dad where you were." He looked at me blankly, so I rephrased my words. "Where did you come from," I asked sternly.

"I don't know," James cried in a shaky voice. "the hospital? the stork?"
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One night while I was cat-sitting my daughter's indoor feline, it escaped outside. When it failed to return the following morning, I found the beast clinging to a branch about 30 feet up in a spindly tree. Unable to lure it down, I called the fire department.

"We don't do that anymore," the woman dispatcher said. When I persisted, she was polite but firm. "The cat will come down when it gets hungry enough."

How do you know that?" I asked.

"Have you ever seen a cat skeleton in a tree?" she said.

Two hours later the cat was back, looking for breakfast.
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One Sunday a priest announced he was passing out minature crosses made of palm leaves. "Put this cross in the room where your family argues most," he advised. "When you look at it, the cross will remind you that God is watching."

When the parishoners were leaving church, a woman walked up to the priest, shook his hand and said, "I'll take five."
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Engineering classes at the University of Maryland are tough,  
and struggling students sometimes go to extremes in order  
to pass. Grading exams one semester, I got to this question:  
"What is the relationship between kinetic and potential  
energy?"  

One student, obviously stumped, decided to get clever and  
wrote, "As far as I know, they're just friends, but there  
could be something else going on there."  
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
A feisty 80-year old woman was arrested for shoplifting.

When she went before the judge he asked her,
"What did you steal?" She replied: "A can of peaches."

The judge then asked her why she had stolen them.
She replied that she was hungry.

The judge then asked her how many peaches were
in the can. She replied, "6."

The judge then said, "I will give you 6 days in jail."

Before the judge could formally pronounce sentence,
the woman's husband spoke up and asked the judge
if he could say something.

He said, "What is it?"

The husband said, "She also stole a can of peas."
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Employed by the human-development center of a corporation in the Midwest, my friend trains employees in proper dress codes and etiquette. One day as she was stepping onto the elevator, a man casually dressed in jeans and a golf shirt got on with her.

Thinking of her responsibilities, she scolded, "Dressed a little casually today, aren't we?"

The man replied, "That's one of the benefits you get of owning the company
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
In a small Wisconsin community, farmers in the county had gotten
together to discuss a few important local issues.
-
About midway through the meeting, the  wife of one of the new, younger
generation farmers, who had graduated from the state's agriculture
university, stood up and spoke her peace.
-
When she was finished, one of the old farmers stood up and said, "What
the hell does she know about anything?
-
I would like to ask her if she knows how many toes a pig has?"
-
Quick as a cat crossing a hot tin roof, the woman replied,
-
"Take off your boots sir, and count them yourself !"
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
"Congress' Night Before Christmas"

"Twas the week before Christmas and those sly little elves,
Our congressmen, labored to better themselves.
They cared not a whit what the public might think
"Let them eat cake," some said with a wink.
 
And putting their thumbs to the tip of their nose,
they waved as they shouted "Anything goes!"
 
They scoffed at the thought that we might object,
to a tax cut for the wealthy of a posh percent.
They've got prerequisites-franking, per diem, and more --
bargain-priced haircuts and gyms (three or four!)
 
Paid speaking engagements and meals on the cuff,
celebrity status -- (they've sure got it tough!),
 
Yet they claim they're in touch with the man on the street,
as John Q. Public struggles to make both ends meet.
If all workers decided what they were due,
they'd be getting those fat paychecks too!
 
But while we take cutbacks or raises quite small,
and one out of 20 has no job at all,
our millionaire Congress decides on the budget
land trimming Medicare and Medicaid will do it, they say.
 
In this season for giving, our Congress is taking.
We've had it with them and our backs are breaking.
With hard times, disasters, and layoffs on our dockets,
we bit the bullet and they fill their pockets!
 
Oh jobless, oh homeless, oh desperate and needy -
dare anyone say our Congress is greedy?
 
If in this feeling I'm not alone,
take up your pen or pick up your phone.
As dry leaves before the wild hurricane fly,
let the road of your anger mount to the sky.
 
Indignant, outraged, appalled and beset
let your congressman know that you won't forget!
When election times comes -- and certain it will --
you're voting him out for passing that bill.
 
More rapid than eagles, their elections assured
they toasted each other and laughed at the herd.
And I heard them exclaim with adjournment at hand,
 
"Merry Christmas to us, and the public be damned! 

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Claustrophobia: A dreadful fear of Santa Claus
 

Adult education is a strenuous effort to learn about things that bored you when you were still young enough to benefit from them.

Progress is an unremitting attempt to make the things we eat, drink, and wear as good as they used to be.

Lady, this vacuum cleaner will cut your work in half. Good. I’ll take two of them!

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**** HEALTH NEWS ****

Protein biomarker may predict Alzheimer's  

NEW YORK, - U.S. scientists have identified 23 cerebro-  
spinal fluid protein biomarkers that may someday be used  
to identify a person living with Alzheimer's disease. The  
researchers at Cornell University and the Weill Cornell  
Medical College say the protein biomarkers act as a neuro-  
chemical "fingerprint." Currently, physicians must rely  
on their clinical judgment to decide whether a patient  
has Alzheimer's rather than some other form of dementia.  
In many cases, the diagnosis remains uncertain until  
brain tissue is examined at autopsy. "Our study is the  
first to use sophisticated proteomic methods to hone in  
on a group of cerebrospinal fluid biomarkers that are  
specific to autopsy-proven Alzheimer's disease," said  
Professor Kelvin Lee, the study's lead investigator.  
"Postmortem tests confirmed the panel is over 90 percent  
sensitive in identifying people with Alzheimer's disease."  
The findings appear in the online issue of the journal  
Annals of Neurology.   

Scientists look at short-term memory  

NASHVILLE, -- U.S. researchers say humans remember more  
faces than other objects, allowing us to "package" them  
in our short-term memory in a more efficient manner. "Our  
results show that we can store more faces than other  
objects in our visual short-term memory," said Vanderbilt  
University Associate Professor Isabel Gauthier. "We  
believe this happens because of the special way in which  
faces are encoded." Kim Curby, the study's primary author  
and a post-doctoral researcher at Yale University, likens  
such encoding to packing a suitcase. "How much you can  
fit in a bag depends on how well you pack it," she said.  
"In the same way, our expertise in 'packaging' faces  
means that we can remember more of them." The researchers  
say short-term memory is crucial to our impression of a  
continuous world, serving as temporary storage for infor-  
mation that we are currently using. For example, in order  
to understand this sentence, short-term memory will remem-  
ber the words in the beginning while it is read through  
to the end. The findings, part of Curby's dissertation at  
Vanderbilt, are available in the journal Psychonomic  
Bulletin and Review.   

Nicotine spurs blood vessel growth  

STANFORD, Calif., -- A team of U.S. and German scientists  
has determined nicotine can spur the growth of new blood  
vessels by activating endothelial precursor cells. Such  
cells, a form of adult stem cells, have been shown to  
grow new blood vessels in animals. The growth of blood  
vessels can play a role in tobacco-related diseases, such  
as tumor, plaque, and eye disease. Researchers at Stanford  
University and in Frankfurt, Germany, sought to determine  
whether nicotine can cause bone marrow to release endothe-  
lian precursor cells into the blood to help form new  
vessels. The scientists administered nicotine to mice to  
see if new blood vessels could form around a blockage of  
a vessel in a hind leg. A portion of the new blood vessels  
were composed of cells from the bone marrow. Researchers  
say understanding the mechanism of their finding might  
yield new therapies for diseases of abnormal or insuffi-  
cient vessel growth. The study is detailed in the current  
issue of The Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 
 

Male circumcision cuts STD risks
  

CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand, -- A New Zealand study suggests  
uncircumcised males have a three times higher risk of con-  
tracting sexually transmitted diseases than do uncircumcis-  
ed males. The 25-year study, which started in 1977, monitor-  
ed a cohort of 500 subjects from infancy through early  
adulthood. The study was designed to determine if circumcis-  
ed males were more susceptible to STDs than were uncircum-  
cised males. "What we found was that uncircumcised males had  
a risk of sexually transmitted diseases which were about  
three times higher than circumcised males," said David  
Fergusson of the Christchurch School of Medicine and Health  
Services, the lead author of the study, the Penn State  
Collegian reported. The researchers say their findings sug-  
gested male circumcision might reduce the risk of STD  
acquisition and transmission by as much as 50 percent.  
While the association between circumcision and major STDs,  
such as HIV, was solid, Fergusson said there was less of a  
link between circumcision and less severe infections such  
as gonorrhea and herpes. The study appeared in the November  
issue of the journal Pediatrics.   

British scientists study nystagmus  

LEICESTER, England, -- Scientists at Britain's University  
of Leicester have identified a gene that causes nystagmus,  
a distressing eye disease. Nystagmus causes the eyes to  
move in an uncontrollable manner, so people with the con-  
dition cannot keep their eyes still. Nystagmus can be  
congenital or acquired later in life due to neurological  
disease. Professor Irene Gottlob, director of the  
university's ophthalmology group, said: "The discovery of  
this gene will make a genetic test for idiopathic X-linked  
nystagmus possible. So far it has not been understood what  
the causes of nystagmus are. The discovery of the gene will  
lead to greater understanding about the protein which is  
abnormal in nystagmus." The researchers are also investiga-  
ting other eye movement problems, such those related to  
schizophrenia and amblyopia. The research findings are  
explained in the journal Nature Genetics.   
   
 Mutated gene causes pancreatic cancer  

SEATTLE, -- U.S.-led scientists have found a mutated form  
of the gene Palladin causes familial pancreatic cancer,  
perhaps explaining why the disease is so deadly. Research-  
ers, led by Dr. Teri Brentnall, a University of Washington  
associate professor of medicine, said pancreatic cancer is  
the fourth leading cause of cancer deaths overall, and  
third-leading cause of cancer deaths for people aged 40 to  
60 years in the United States. Most people with the disease  
die within a year of diagnosis; about 95 percent of the  
remainder of patients die within five years. Researchers  
estimate at least 10 percent of all pancreatic cancer cases  
are inherited. The discovery also reveals the Palladin gene  
behaves abnormally in both the hereditary and non-hereditary,  
or sporadic, forms of pancreatic cancer. In the case of pan-  
creatic cancer, Brentnall said a mutation in Palladin allows  
the cell to move much more quickly than normal, essentially  
invading the surrounding, healthy tissue. Other team members  
included researchers from the universities of Pittsburgh and  
North Carolina at Chapel Hill; the Cleveland Clinic; and the  
London School of Medicine and Dentistry. The study appears  
in the journal PLoS Medicine.  


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Rainbow Bridge Special Report,, Gizzy
Tinker and Poo, and Gang
 
We all was setting here, talking about the Christmas plans being worked up.  A few was thinking about joining in on the music this year.  Hope that nuttie bunch of Ma Bakers don't know about it,  last year they about wrecked things so bad. The Angels got a bit up set  with Festus and Josey.  They sing off key you know.
 
Up the lane came this little guy.  Poo spoke up first,, said,, " Hey that has to be a Peke, look at that gate,  only a Peke has that rolling gate."   Well sure enough, it is a Peke,  A golden color got some black streaks,, and a little white on the chest.  What a show stopper.. and the black face,  no problem seeing the pure Peke in this guy,
 
Well we got him to come our way. and  we helped him get checked in.  One of the Dollie Angels came with a blanket, and the rug,  his special bowls, and towels. brush, and combs,, things he will need you know. 
 
We told him he was more then welcome to join our special gang.   Of course we have many of all types in our gang.. We got a Duke mix.  We have some big guys, and gals,  then there is little guys, and gals,  and all in between.  We all work together, play together,  just have as good a time as we can together, while waiting for you slow pokes getting here.
 
Any ways we found out his name is Gizzy,  Poo said you know he looks like a Gizzmo.  I told him shut up,   after all he got that name because .. just like he got the name Poo for some reason. Gizzy said his lady Leeuna was such a nice loving person. he hated to leave,  but he got orders to report here,  and some times well, guess God knows best.  They had six wonderful years together. 
 
Leeuna,, we know your, going to miss this little guy, who wouldn't.. we can see that he was a live wire while with you.  He just has that Peke trait.  always looking into whats this? 
And he  finds out, those big eyes take in every thing. He already got a couple Angels drawing straws as to who gets to hold him first,  and gets the job of brushing out the tangles in his long hair from the trip over.
 
Do not stand by my grave too long, remember me yes in your heart.  I am here in the land of never grow old, I have no aches, just a little heart ache, wishing you were here, and we could run together once again.  But I know some day you too will come running up the lane,  my little bow legs will churn faster then ever to greet you. I will set here with the others, and look and wait, no matter how long it may be for you to get here.
 
In the time waiting,  remember I am well taken care of, I have all these doing the same.   We all play together, lay around,  have get together parties every day for ones coming home. And I get to meet all the others of this gang. You know there is a couple of then that is world famous. Well like me Gizzy,  I am famous you know, I belonged to a lady, name of Leeuna Foster. I will come calling in a dream now and then,  I am not far away, as long as you think of me.  Remember this.  I am with the man called Jesus,  and if you have Jesus in your heart, there too am I.


**** ON THIS DAY ****

SIMPLE WHITE ENVELOPE

 It's just a small white envelope stuck among the branches of our Christmas tree. No name, no identification, no inscription. It has peeked through the branches of our tree for the past 10 years or so.
 It all began because my husband Mike hated Christmas -- oh, not the true meaning of Christmas, but the commercial aspects of it -- the overspending, the frantic running around at the last minute to get a tie for Uncle Harry and the dusting powder for Grandma -- the gifts given in desperation because you couldn't think of anything else.
 Knowing he felt this way, I decided one year to bypass the usual shirts, sweaters, ties, and so forth. I reached for something special just for Mike.
 The inspiration came in an unusual way. Our son Kevin, who was 12 that year, was wrestling at the junior level at the school he attended.
 Shortly before Christmas, there was a non-league match against a team sponsored by an inner-city church.
 These youngsters, dressed in sneakers so ragged that shoestrings seemed to be the only thing holding them together, presented a sharp contrast to our boys in their spiffy blue and gold uniforms and sparkling new wrestling shoes. As the match began, I was alarmed to see that the other team was wrestling without headgear, a kind of light helmet designed to protect a wrestler's ears. It was a luxury the ragtag team obviously could not afford.
 Well, we ended up walloping them. We took every weight class. And as each of their boys got up from the mat, he swaggered around in his tatters with false bravado, a kind of street pride that couldn't acknowledge defeat.
 Mike, seated beside me, shook his head sadly, "I wish just one of them could have won," he said. "They have a lot of potential, but losing like this could take the heart right out of them." Mike loved kids -- all kids-- and he knew them, having coached little league football, baseball, and lacrosse.
 That's when the idea for his present came. That afternoon, I went to a local sporting goods store and bought an assortment of wrestling headgear and shoes and sent them anonymously to the inner-city church. On Christmas Eve, I placed the envelope on the tree, the note inside telling Mike what I had done and that this was his gift from me. His smile was the brightest thing about Christmas that year and in succeeding years. For each Christmas, I followed the tradition -- one year sending a group of mentally handicapped youngsters to a hockey game, another year a check to a pair of elderly brothers whose home had burned to the ground the week before Christmas, and on and on. The envelope became the highlight of our Christmas. It was always the last thing opened on Christmas morning, and our children, ignoring their new toys, would stand with wide-eyed anticipation as their dad lifted the envelope from the tree to reveal its contents.
 As the children grew, the toys gave way to more practical presents, but the envelope never lost its allure. The story doesn't end there. You see, we
 lost Mike last year due to cancer. When Christmas rolled around, I was still so wrapped in grief that I barely got the tree up. But Christmas Eve found me placing an envelope on the tree, and in the morning it was joined by three more. Each of our children, unbeknownst to the others, had placed an envelope on the tree for their dad. The tradition has grown and someday will expand even further with our grandchildren standing around the tree with wide-eyed anticipation watching as their fathers take down the envelope.
 Mike's spirit, like the Christmas spirit, will always be with us.
 May we all remember Christ, who is the reason for the season, and the true Christmas spirit this year and always.
 God Bless! -- pass this along to those friends and loved ones who you know are the givers who understand the true meaning of Thanksgiving and
 Christmas.


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It takes less than a minute to go to their site and click on "donating a mammogram"
for free (pink window in the middle). This doesn't cost you a thing. Their corporate
sponsors/advertisers use the number of daily visits to donate mammogram
in exchange for advertising.
 
Here's the web site! Pass it along to people you know.
 
http://www.thebreastcancersite.com
&
The Animal Rescue Site is having trouble getting enough people to  click on it daily to meet their quota
of getting free food donated  every day to abused and neglected animals. It takes less than a  minute to go
to their site and click on "feed an animal in need"  for free! This doesn't cost you a thing! Their corporate
sponsors/advertisers use the number of daily visits to donate food to abandoned/neglected animals in exchange
for advertising. 
Here's the web site! Pass it along to people you know!

 http://www.theanimalrescuesite.com

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**** COUNTRY CALENDAR ****

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Bill Carlisle, born Wakefield, KY 1908. Grand Ole Opry member. Inducted CMHF 2002.

Little Jimmy Dickens, born James Cecil Dickens, Bolt, WV 1920. Member Grand Ole Opry. Inducted CMHF 1983.

Uncle Dave Macon debuted on WSM in 1925.

John McEuen "Nitty Gritty Dirt Band," born in California 1945.

Janie Fricke born "Jane Frickie," near South Whitney, IN 1947.

Hank Williams played the last show of his career at Austin's "Skyline Club" 1952. Hank worked the show as a single (without his band.) University of Texas student, Justin Tubb was in the audience, and met Hank backstage after the show. Hank died a few days later.

Hank Locklin's "Let Me Be The One," topped the charts 1953.

Marty Robbins released "Tennessee Toddy/Mean Mama Blues" 1955.

Sammi Smith's "Help Me Make It Through The Night," charted 1970.

Lynn Anderson's #1 single "Rose Garden" debuted on Billboard's Top 40 Chart 1970.

Dolly Parton's movie "9 to 5" premiered in 1980.

Johnny Paycheck shot a man in Hillsboro, OH 1985. He served two years in an Ohio prison, prior to being pardoned by the Governor of Ohio.

David Cobb, WSM deejay and Grand Ole Opry announcer, died 1988.

Johnny Cash was hospitalized, and heart bypass surgery was performed at Baptist Hospital in Nashville 1988.

Terri Clark's #1 hit "You're Easy On The Eyes" charted on Billboard's Top 40 in 1998.

Marion Worth, age 64, died Nashville, TN 1999. Member Grand Ole Opry.

Roebuck "Pops" Staples, age 84, member of the gospel group "The Staples Singers," died in 2000, as the result of a fall.

Waylon Jennings' left foot was amputated in Phoenix, AZ 2001.

Areta McReynolds, wife of Grand Ole Opry star Jim McReynolds, died from a heart attack in 2002.

 **** COUNTRY MUSIC NEWS ****

Capitol Records Nashville has released Chris LeDoux's complete career catalog online

Capitol Records Nashville has released Chris LeDoux's complete career catalog online.
The late singer/songwriter's career spanned over three decades and 37 albums, all of which are available online online at all digital service providers.
 


Kenny Chesney is in the producer’s chair for an in-the-works new album by Willie Nelson.

December 18, 2006 – Willie recently contacted Kenny about manning the boards for him, and soon the two were in the studio along with Kenny’s longtime co-producer, Buddy Cannon. The album will feature songs written by Kris Kristofferson, Dave Matthews, Guy Clark, Jimmy Buffett, Randy Newman and Willie himself. Kenny says he wants the album to focus on Willie as a vocalist. “When you hear him sing, there's only one Willie,” he says. “You just want to make a record that's as good as he is.” Kenny is also producing a new bluegrass album by Tim Hensley, his touring guitarist of six years, although no release details have been finalized. “Rather than worry about that, we figured better to make the music while we had the time and everybody was available,” Kenny says.


**** Amy's Kitchen ****  

APPETIZER VEGGIE WREATH  

2   (8-oz.) packages of refrigerated crescent rolls  
1   (8-oz.) package cream cheese, softened  
1/2 cup sour cream  
1   teaspoon dried dill weed  
1/8 teaspoon garlic powder  
3   cups finely chopped green vegetables (bell peppers,  
    broccoli, cucumber, green onions)  
1/4 cup chopped red bell pepper  

DIRECTIONS:  
Heat oven to 375 degrees. Remove dough from cans in rolled  
sections; do not unroll. Slice each dough section 7 times  
to yield 8 rounds each (16 per package). Place custard cup  
on an ungreased cookie sheet. Lay flat dough circles around  
the center cup touching each other to form wreath shape, then  
arrahge an outer ring. The circles should all be touching each  
other but do not press together. Remove the cup and Bake at  
375 degrees for 11 to 13 minutes or until golden brown. Cool  
one minute; loosen with spatula and slide onto wire rack to  
completely cool.  

Place wreath on platter. In small bowl, combine cream cheese,  
sour cream, dill and garlic powder; blend until smooth. Spread  
the mixture over the wreath. Decorate the wreath with assorted  
green vegetables pieces, then sprinkle with red pepper.  
Refrigerate until serving time. To serve; pull apart the slices  
of the wreath.  
Yield: 32 Pieces


Strawberry Fudge Truffles

6 oz. package semi-sweet chocolate morsels
1/2 cup almonds, toasted and finely chopped
8 oz. cream cheese (at room temperature)
3/4 cup vanilla wafers crumbs (approximately 20 wafers)
1/4 cup Strawberry Preserves

In a small saucepan, melt chocolate over low heat. Put almonds in a
small bowl. In a medium mixing bowl, beat the cream cheese until smooth
and creamy. Add melted chocolate, beating until smooth. Stir in vanilla
wafer crumbs and preserves, mixing well. Cover and chill mixture for 1
hour. Remove from refrigerator and shape mixture into 1-inch balls or
"truffles." Roll each truffle in the almonds; chill truffles until
serving time.
Makes 48 truffles
Jenny in Ky


 "Eggnog" (Alcohol Free)
 
1 1/4 cup milk, chilled
1 egg
1/4 tsp vanilla extract
2 tbsp sugar
Pinch of ground nutmeg, to decorate 
Mix all ingredients, except nutmeg, in a blender at high speed until frothy.
Pour into a glass and sprinkle with ground nutmeg



**** TODAY'S USELESS FACT ****


 Which state has the most lighthouses?

According to the links in our Lighthouse category, Michigan has seen the construction of 90 lighthouses in its history, the most in the United States, followed closely by Maine with about 80. Check out the links in our Lighthouse category for more.


****A PARTING THOUGHT ****
The nicest thing about the future is that it always starts tomorrow.


LAST CALL Y'ALL

Banks have long printed checks in a wide spectrum of colors; some
have offered checks with floral or scenic backgrounds.

The modest-sized Bank of Marion in Marion, California has gone one
step further. A customer can simply bring in a personal photograph or
drawing and have it printed onto a standard check form.

Undeterred by the higher cost, more than five hundred customers
signed for the illustrated checks. But perhaps the most imaginative
and vindictive customer is the one who ordered special checks to be
used solely for making his alimony payments. They show him  kissing
his new-and beautiful-wife.


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