Friendship between women: A woman doesn’t come home one night. The next day she tells her husband that she had slept over at a girlfriend's house.
The husband calls his wife's 10 best friends. None of them know anything about it.
Friendship between men: A man doesn’t come home one night. The next day he tells his wife that he had slept over at a friend’s house. The wife calls her husband's 10 best men friends. Eight of them confirm that he had slept over, and two claim that he was still there.
Every day, we wake up with a choice. We can choose to embrace the day as a new opportunity to learn, grow, and make a positive impact on the world, or we can let fear, doubt, and negativity hold us back. It's easy to get caught up in the challenges and obstacles we face, but it's important to remember that these challenges are what shape us into who we are. Each obstacle is a chance to learn something new, to become stronger, more resilient, and more capable than we were before. But we don't hav
Tuesday, November 25, 2008
Tuesday, November 18, 2008
WHAT GOES AROUND COMES AROUND
One day a man saw an old lady stranded on the side of the road. Even in the dim light of day, he could see she needed help. So he pulled up in front of her Mercedes and got out. His Pontiac was still sputtering when he approached her.
Even with the smile on his face, she was worried. No one had stopped to help for the last hour or so. Was he going to hurt her? He didn't look safe; he looked poor and
hungry.
He could see that she was frightened, standing out there in the cold. He knew how she felt. It was that chill which only fear can put in you.
He said, 'I'm here to help you, ma'am. Why don't you wait in the car where it's warm? By the way, my name is Bryan Anderson.'
Well, all she had was a flat tire, but for an old lady, that was bad enough. Bryan crawled under the car looking for a place to put the jack, skinning his knuckles a time or two. Soon he was able to change the tire. But he got dirty and his hands hurt.
As he was tightening up the lug nuts, she rolled down the window and began to talk to him. She told him that she was from St. Louis and was only just passing through. She couldn't thank him enough for coming to her aid.
Bryan just smiled as he closed her trunk. The lady asked how much she owed him. Any amount would have been all right with her. She already imagined all the awful things that could have happened had he not stopped. Bryan never thought twice about being paid. This was not a job to him. This was helping someone in
need and God knows there were plenty, who had given him a hand in the past. He had lived his whole life that way, and it never occurred to him to act any other way.
He told her that if she really wanted to pay him back, the next time she saw someone who needed help, she could give that person the assistance they needed, and Bryan added, 'And think of me..'
He waited until she started her car and drove off. It had been a cold and depressing day, but he felt good as he headed for home, disappearing into the twilight.
A few miles down the road the lady saw a small cafe. She went in to grab a bite to eat and take the chill off before she made the last leg of her trip home. It was a dingy
looking restaurant. Outside were two old gas pumps. The whole scene was unfamiliar to her. The waitress came over and brought a clean towel to wipe her wet hair. She had a sweet smile, one that even being on her feet for the whole day couldn't erase.
The lady noticed the waitress was nearly eight months pregnant, but she never
let the strain and aches change her attitude. The old lady wondered how someone who had so little could be so giving to a stranger. Then she remembered Bryan .
After the lady finished her meal, she paid with a hundred dollar bill. The waitress quickly went to get change for her hundred dollar bill, but the old lady had slipped right out the door. She was gone by the time the waitress came back. The waitress wondered where the lady could be, then she noticed something written on the napkin.
There were tears in her eyes when she read what the lady wrote: 'You don't owe me anything. I have been there too. Somebody once helped me out, the way
I'm helping you. If you really want to pay me back, here is what you do: Do not let this chain of love end with you.'
Under the napkin were four more $100 bills.
Well, there were tables to clear, sugar bowls to fill, and people to serve, but the
waitress made it through another day. That night when she got home from work and climbed into bed, she was thinking about the money and what the lady had written. How could the lady have known how much she and her husband needed it? With
the baby due next month, it was going to be hard....
She knew how worried her husband was, and as he lay sleeping next to her, she gave him a soft kiss and whispered soft and low, 'Everything's going to be all right. I
love you, Bryan Anderson.'
There is an old saying 'What goes around comes around.' Today I sent you this story, and I'm asking you to pass it on. Let this light shine.
Don't delete it, don't return it. Simply, pass this on to a friend
Good friends are like stars....You don't always see them, but you know they are always there.
WHAT GOES AROUND COMES AROUND
~GOD BLESS!~
Even with the smile on his face, she was worried. No one had stopped to help for the last hour or so. Was he going to hurt her? He didn't look safe; he looked poor and
hungry.
He could see that she was frightened, standing out there in the cold. He knew how she felt. It was that chill which only fear can put in you.
He said, 'I'm here to help you, ma'am. Why don't you wait in the car where it's warm? By the way, my name is Bryan Anderson.'
Well, all she had was a flat tire, but for an old lady, that was bad enough. Bryan crawled under the car looking for a place to put the jack, skinning his knuckles a time or two. Soon he was able to change the tire. But he got dirty and his hands hurt.
As he was tightening up the lug nuts, she rolled down the window and began to talk to him. She told him that she was from St. Louis and was only just passing through. She couldn't thank him enough for coming to her aid.
Bryan just smiled as he closed her trunk. The lady asked how much she owed him. Any amount would have been all right with her. She already imagined all the awful things that could have happened had he not stopped. Bryan never thought twice about being paid. This was not a job to him. This was helping someone in
need and God knows there were plenty, who had given him a hand in the past. He had lived his whole life that way, and it never occurred to him to act any other way.
He told her that if she really wanted to pay him back, the next time she saw someone who needed help, she could give that person the assistance they needed, and Bryan added, 'And think of me..'
He waited until she started her car and drove off. It had been a cold and depressing day, but he felt good as he headed for home, disappearing into the twilight.
A few miles down the road the lady saw a small cafe. She went in to grab a bite to eat and take the chill off before she made the last leg of her trip home. It was a dingy
looking restaurant. Outside were two old gas pumps. The whole scene was unfamiliar to her. The waitress came over and brought a clean towel to wipe her wet hair. She had a sweet smile, one that even being on her feet for the whole day couldn't erase.
The lady noticed the waitress was nearly eight months pregnant, but she never
let the strain and aches change her attitude. The old lady wondered how someone who had so little could be so giving to a stranger. Then she remembered Bryan .
After the lady finished her meal, she paid with a hundred dollar bill. The waitress quickly went to get change for her hundred dollar bill, but the old lady had slipped right out the door. She was gone by the time the waitress came back. The waitress wondered where the lady could be, then she noticed something written on the napkin.
There were tears in her eyes when she read what the lady wrote: 'You don't owe me anything. I have been there too. Somebody once helped me out, the way
I'm helping you. If you really want to pay me back, here is what you do: Do not let this chain of love end with you.'
Under the napkin were four more $100 bills.
Well, there were tables to clear, sugar bowls to fill, and people to serve, but the
waitress made it through another day. That night when she got home from work and climbed into bed, she was thinking about the money and what the lady had written. How could the lady have known how much she and her husband needed it? With
the baby due next month, it was going to be hard....
She knew how worried her husband was, and as he lay sleeping next to her, she gave him a soft kiss and whispered soft and low, 'Everything's going to be all right. I
love you, Bryan Anderson.'
There is an old saying 'What goes around comes around.' Today I sent you this story, and I'm asking you to pass it on. Let this light shine.
Don't delete it, don't return it. Simply, pass this on to a friend
Good friends are like stars....You don't always see them, but you know they are always there.
WHAT GOES AROUND COMES AROUND
~GOD BLESS!~
Wednesday, November 12, 2008
Here are some work out facts
Did you know that 100% Of people who work out, 2o percent will gain weight? The reason is, quite simple:
Weight loss is not gaged on just working out. Many people think that because they worked out for a half hour that they can go home and eat what ever they want, (ice cream, cake and cookie)!
This is where that gradual gain of weight comes in. If you burn 600 calories, but you consume 1,200 calories... That means you are going to gain weight.
So lets break it down for those trying to bridge that gap... The process for loosing weight is quite simple. When you burn more calories than you consume, you loose weight! So lets say you worked out for 1 hour and you burned 1,200 calories. Then you monitored your calorie in take, an only consumed 900 calories. This in easy terms you burned more calories than you took in, therefore you loose weight!
Did you know that muscle tissue is heavier that fat? But fat tissue takes up more space than muscle tissue?
Tuesday, November 11, 2008
Here are a few things to think about that you never thought about
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> Can you cry under water?
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> How important does a person have to be before they are
> considered assassinated instead of just murdered?
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> Why do you have to "put your two cents in".. . but
> it's only a "penny for your thoughts"? Where's that extra penny going
> to?
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> Once you're in heaven, do you get stuck wearing the clothes
> you were buried in for eternity?
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> Why does a round pizza come in a square box?
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> What disease did cured ham actually have?
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> How is it that we put man on the moon before we figured out it
> would be a good idea to put wheels on luggage?
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> Why is it that people say they "slept like a baby" when babies
> wake up like every two hours?
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> If a deaf person has to go to court, is it still called a
> hearing?
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> Why are you IN a movie, but you're ON TV?
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> Why do people pay to go up tall buildings and then put money
> in binoculars to look at things on the ground?
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> Why do doctors leave the room while you change? They're going
> to see you naked anyway.
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> Why is "bra" singular and "panties" plural
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> Why do toasters always have a setting that burns the toast to
> a horrible crisp, which no decent human being would eat?
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> If Jimmy cracks corn and no one cares, why is there a stupid
> song about him?
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> Can a hearse carrying a corpse drive in the carpool lane?
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> If the professor on Gilligan's Island can make a radio out of
> a coconut, why can't he fix a hole in a boat?
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> Why do people point to their wrist when asking for the time,
> but don't point to their crotch when they ask where the bathroom is?
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> Why does Goofy stand erect while Pluto remains on all fours?
> They're both dogs!
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> If Wiley E. Coyote had enough money to buy all that ACME crap,
> why didn't he just buy dinner?
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> If corn oil is made from corn, and vegetable oil is made from
> vegetables, what is baby oil made from?
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> If electricity comes from electrons, does morality come from
> morons?
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> Do the Alphabet song and Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star have the
> same tune?
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> Why did you just try singing the two songs above?
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> Did you ever notice that when you blow in a dog's face, he
> gets mad at you, but when you take him for a car ride; he sticks his
> head out the window?
>
>
> Can you cry under water?
>
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>
> How important does a person have to be before they are
> considered assassinated instead of just murdered?
>
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> Why do you have to "put your two cents in".. . but
> it's only a "penny for your thoughts"? Where's that extra penny going
> to?
>
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> Once you're in heaven, do you get stuck wearing the clothes
> you were buried in for eternity?
>
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> Why does a round pizza come in a square box?
>
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> What disease did cured ham actually have?
>
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> How is it that we put man on the moon before we figured out it
> would be a good idea to put wheels on luggage?
>
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> Why is it that people say they "slept like a baby" when babies
> wake up like every two hours?
>
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> If a deaf person has to go to court, is it still called a
> hearing?
>
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> Why are you IN a movie, but you're ON TV?
>
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> Why do people pay to go up tall buildings and then put money
> in binoculars to look at things on the ground?
>
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> Why do doctors leave the room while you change? They're going
> to see you naked anyway.
>
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> Why is "bra" singular and "panties" plural
>
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> Why do toasters always have a setting that burns the toast to
> a horrible crisp, which no decent human being would eat?
>
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> If Jimmy cracks corn and no one cares, why is there a stupid
> song about him?
>
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> Can a hearse carrying a corpse drive in the carpool lane?
>
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> If the professor on Gilligan's Island can make a radio out of
> a coconut, why can't he fix a hole in a boat?
>
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> Why do people point to their wrist when asking for the time,
> but don't point to their crotch when they ask where the bathroom is?
>
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> Why does Goofy stand erect while Pluto remains on all fours?
> They're both dogs!
>
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> If Wiley E. Coyote had enough money to buy all that ACME crap,
> why didn't he just buy dinner?
>
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> If corn oil is made from corn, and vegetable oil is made from
> vegetables, what is baby oil made from?
>
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> If electricity comes from electrons, does morality come from
> morons?
>
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> Do the Alphabet song and Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star have the
> same tune?
>
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> Why did you just try singing the two songs above?
>
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> Did you ever notice that when you blow in a dog's face, he
> gets mad at you, but when you take him for a car ride; he sticks his
> head out the window?
>
Oregon town elects nation's first transgender mayor
SILVERTON, Ore. (AP) - Plenty of politicians reinvent themselves. But none quite like Mayor-elect Stu Rasmussen.
Rasmussen, 60, has been a fixture in Silverton politics for more than 20 years, and had twice before been the mayor of this small city 45 miles south of Portland. Those terms, however, were before the breast implants and before the once-discreet crossdresser started wearing dresses and 3-inch high heels in public.
In a week when America loudly chose its first African-American president, Silverton quietly made Rasmussen the country's first openly transgender mayor, according to the Gay and Lesbian Victory Fund, a group that works to help openly lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender people win elected office.
Rasmussen displays a picture of his former self.Rasmussen unseated incumbent mayor Ken Hector, with whom he had long clashed — 1,988 votes to 1,512. Because Rasmussen's appearance is no secret, it was policy issues that dominated the campaign.
Rasmussen, 60, has been a fixture in Silverton politics for more than 20 years, and had twice before been the mayor of this small city 45 miles south of Portland. Those terms, however, were before the breast implants and before the once-discreet crossdresser started wearing dresses and 3-inch high heels in public.
In a week when America loudly chose its first African-American president, Silverton quietly made Rasmussen the country's first openly transgender mayor, according to the Gay and Lesbian Victory Fund, a group that works to help openly lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender people win elected office.
Rasmussen displays a picture of his former self.Rasmussen unseated incumbent mayor Ken Hector, with whom he had long clashed — 1,988 votes to 1,512. Because Rasmussen's appearance is no secret, it was policy issues that dominated the campaign.
Can anyone imagine how the campaign raced was? Its hard enough digging up dirt on a person to reveal, but sense he debated in heels and a dress. I don't guess that could really be a issue!
Monday, November 10, 2008
Child-support laws need to be changed
I think that the new changes in child support has made some major improvements for the man, but the way they calculate needs work. How can a woman who makes more money than the man and still get tax free money as if she did not work?
The point should be made if a woman can terminate a childs life in 1 simple payment, a man should be able to terminate his rights to a child with 1 low payment. equality for all. Also, it is my belief that Court ordered support is re[*#@!]ulous. Maybe if the way support was calculated was better examined, there'd be less 'dead beat dads'. Just a thought.
The point should be made if a woman can terminate a childs life in 1 simple payment, a man should be able to terminate his rights to a child with 1 low payment. equality for all. Also, it is my belief that Court ordered support is re[*#@!]ulous. Maybe if the way support was calculated was better examined, there'd be less 'dead beat dads'. Just a thought.
Did you know that you can be a citizen in more than one country?
YES -- in many cases.
Yiu can have dual citizenship from birth or childhood, or else became a citizen of another country after already having US citizenship, and the other country in question does not have any laws or regulations requiring you to formally renounce your US citizenship before US consular officials, then current US law unambiguously assures your right to keep both citizenships for life.
The US State Department -- once quite combative in its handling of dual-citizenship claims -- has changed the way it handles these cases in recent years, and it is now much easier to retain such a status without a fight than it used to be.
The situation is slightly less clear for someone who becomes a US citizen via naturalization and still wishes to take advantage of his old citizenship. People who go through US naturalization are required to state under oath that they are renouncing their old citizenship, and conduct inconsistent with this pledge could theoretically lead to loss of one's US status.
Similarly, the State Department doesn't seem to be doing anything any more to people who renounce their US citizenship as part of a foreign country's "routine" naturalization procedure (in a manner similar to what the US makes its new citizens do). However, if the other country in question requires its newly naturalized citizens to approach officials of their old countries to revoke their previous status, one will generally not be able to remain a citizen both of that country and the US.
Yiu can have dual citizenship from birth or childhood, or else became a citizen of another country after already having US citizenship, and the other country in question does not have any laws or regulations requiring you to formally renounce your US citizenship before US consular officials, then current US law unambiguously assures your right to keep both citizenships for life.
The US State Department -- once quite combative in its handling of dual-citizenship claims -- has changed the way it handles these cases in recent years, and it is now much easier to retain such a status without a fight than it used to be.
The situation is slightly less clear for someone who becomes a US citizen via naturalization and still wishes to take advantage of his old citizenship. People who go through US naturalization are required to state under oath that they are renouncing their old citizenship, and conduct inconsistent with this pledge could theoretically lead to loss of one's US status.
Similarly, the State Department doesn't seem to be doing anything any more to people who renounce their US citizenship as part of a foreign country's "routine" naturalization procedure (in a manner similar to what the US makes its new citizens do). However, if the other country in question requires its newly naturalized citizens to approach officials of their old countries to revoke their previous status, one will generally not be able to remain a citizen both of that country and the US.
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