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| "Almighty God; We
make our earnest prayer that Thou wilt keep the United States in Thy holy protection; that
Thou wilt incline the hearts of the citizens to cultivate a spirit of subordination
and obedience to government; and entertain a brotherly affection and love for one another
and for their fellow citizens of the United states at large." And finally that
Thou wilt most graciously be pleased to dispose us all to do justice, to love mercy, and
to demean ourselves with that charity, humility, and pacific temper of mind which were the
characteristics of the Divine Author of our blessed religion, and without a humble
imitation of whose example in these things we can never hope to be a happy nation. Grant
our supplication, we beseech Thee, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen." George Washington |
| What I hear, I forget. What I see, I remember. And what I do, I understand. ~ Chinese Proverb |
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THINK ABOUT IT |
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The most destructive habit.........................................Worry The greatest Joy........................................................Giving The greatest loss......................................................Loss of self-respect The most satisfying work..........................................Helping others The ugliest personality trait......................................Selfishness The most endangered species................................Dedicated leaders Our greatest natural resource..................................Our youth The greatest "shot in the arm"................................Encouragement The greatest problem to overcome.........................Fear The most effective sleeping pill................................Peace of mind The most crippling failure disease..........................Excuses The most powerful force in life.................................Love The most dangerous pariah......................................A gossiper The world's most incredible computer.....................The brain The worst thing to be without.. .. .................... ........Hope The deadliest weapon................................................The tongue The two most power-filled words.............................."I Can" The greatest asset....................................................Faith The most worthless emotion.....................................Self-pity The most beautiful attire............................................SMILE! The most prized possession......... Integrity The most powerful channel of communication........Prayer The most contagious spirit........................................Enthusiasm |
ENEMIES OF AMERICA |
** the gun grabbers, ** the environmentalist granolas, ** the globalists who worship at the altar of the United Nations, ** the pro-abortionist fanatics, ** the radical feminists, ** the burned-out hippie peaceniks, ** the animal rights extremists, ** the high priests & priestesses of political correctness, ** the militant homosexuals, ** the racial agitators, ** the socialists posing as journalists & college professors, ** the union bosses (especially the teachers unions), ** the government bureaucrats, ** the tax-and-spend junkies ** the Hollywood elitists. |
| A wise man once told me not to blame my problems and failures on others. This was some of the best advise that I have ever received, |
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ONE BILLION |
| A billion is a difficult number to comprehend, but one advertising agency did a good job of putting that figure into perspective in one of its releases: A billion seconds ago it was 1959. A billion minutes ago Jesus was alive A billion hours ago our ancestors were living in the Stone Age. A billion dollars ago was only 8 hours and 20 minutes, at the rate Washington spends it. |
1000 Marbles |
| Subject: 1000 Marbles The older I get, the more I enjoy Saturday mornings. Perhaps it's the quiet solitude that comes with being the first to rise, or maybe it's the unbounded joy of not having to be at work. Either way, the first few hours of a Saturday morning are most enjoyable. A few weeks ago, I was shuffling toward the basement ham radio with a steaming cup of coffee in one hand and the morning paper in the other. What began as a typical Saturday morning turned into one of those lessons that life seems to hand you from time to time. Let me tell you about it. I turned the dial up into the phone portion of the band on my ham radio in order to listen to a Saturday morning swap net. Along the way, I came across an older sounding chap, with a tremendous signal and a golden voice. You know the kind; he sounded like he should be in the broadcasting business. He was telling whomever he was talking with something about "a thousand marbles." I was intrigued and stopped to listen to what he had to say. "Well, Tom, it sure sounds like you're busy with your job. I'm sure they pay you well but it's a shame you have to be away from home and your family so much. Hard to believe a young fellow should have to work sixty or seventy hours a week to make ends meet. Too bad you missed your daughter's dance recital he continued, "Let me tell you something Tom, something that has helped me keep a good perspective on my own priorities." And that's when he began to explain his theory of ... "a thousand marbles." "You see, I sat down one day and did a little arithmetic. The average person lives about seventy-five years. I know, some live more and some live less, but on average, folks live about seventy-five years. Now then, I multiplied 75 times 52 and I came up with 3900, which is the number of Saturdays that the average person has in their entire lifetime. Now, stick with me, Tom, I'm getting to the important part. It took me until I was fifty-five years old to think about all this in any detail" he went on. And, by that time I had lived through over twenty-eight hundred Saturdays. I got to thinking that if I lived to be seventy-five, I only had about a thousand of them left to enjoy. So I went to a toy store and bought every single marble they had. I ended up having to visit three toy stores to round up 1000 marbles. I took them home and put them inside a large, clear plastic container right here in the sack next to my gear. "Every Saturday since then, I have taken one marble out and thrown it away. I found that by watching the marbles diminish, I focus more on the really important things in life. There is nothing like watching your time here on this earth run out to help get your priorities straight. "Now let me tell you one last thing before I sign-off with you and take my lovely wife out for breakfast. This morning, I took the very last marble out of the container. I figure that if I make it until next Saturday then I have been given a little extra time. And the one thing we can all use is a little more time. "It was nice to meet you Tom, I hope you spend more time with your family, and I hope to meet you again here on the band. This is 75 Year Old Man, K9NZQ, clear and going QRT, good morning!" You could have heard a pin drop on the band when this fellow signed off. I guess he gave us all a lot to think about. I had planned to work on the antenna that morning, and then I was going to meet up with a few hams to work on the next club newsletter. Instead, I went upstairs and woke my wife up with a kiss. "C'mon honey, I'm taking you and the kids to breakfast." "What brought this on?" she asked with a smile.. "Oh, nothing special, it's just been a long time since we spent a Saturday together with the kids. And hey, can we stop at a toy store while we're out? I need to buy some marbles. A friend sent this to me, so I to you, my friend. And so, as one very smart bear once said, "If you live to be a hundred, I want to live to be a hundred minus one day, so I never have to live without you." |
| I recognize my limits but when I look around I realize I am not living exactly in a world of giants. |
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