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A Penny
6/17/2009 7:10:07 PM
You always hear the usual stories of pennies on the sidewalk being good luck, gifts from angels, etc.  This is the first time I've ever heard this twist on the story.  Gives you something to think about.


Several years ago, a friend of mine and her husband were invited to spend the weekend at the home of her husband's employer.

My friend, Arlene, was nervous about the weekend.  The boss was very wealthy, with a fine home on the waterway, and cars costing more than her house.


The first day and evening went well, and Arlene was delighted to have this rare glimpse into how the very wealthy live.  Her husband's employer was quite generous as a host, and took them to the finest restaurants.  Arlene knew she would never have the opportunity to indulge in this kind of extravagance again, so was enjoying herself immensely.


As the three of them were about to enter an exclusive restaurant one evening, the boss was walking slightly ahead of Arlene and her husband.

He stopped suddenly, looking down on the pavement for a long, silent moment.
Arlene wondered if she was supposed to pass him.  There was nothing on the ground except a single darkened penny that someone had dropped, and a few cigarette butts.   Still silent, the man reached down and picked up the penny.

He held it up and smiled, then put it in his pocket as if he had found a great treasure.
How absurd!  What need did this man have for a single penny?  Why would he even take the time to stop and pick it up?


Throughout dinner, the entire scene nagged at her  Finally, she could stand it no longer.  She casually mentioned that her daughter once had a coin collection, and asked if the penny he had found had been of some value.


A smile crept across the man's face as he reached into his pocket for the penny and held it out for her to see. She had seen many pennies before! What was the point of this?


"Look at it," he said.  "Read what it says."  
She read the words, " United States of America ..."


"No, not that.  Read further."


"One cent?"

"No, keep reading."


"In God we Trust?"

"Yes!"

"And?. . ..."


"And if I trust in God, the name of God is holy, even on a coin.  Whenever I find a coin, I see that inscription.  It is written on every single  United States  coin, but we never seem to notice it! God drops a message right in front of me telling me to trust Him.  Who am I to pass it by?  When I see a coin, I pray.  I stop to see if my trust IS in God at that moment.  I pick the coin up as a response to God; that I do trust in Him.  For a short time, at least, I cherish it as if it were gold.  I think it is God's way of starting a conversation with me.  Lucky for me, God is patient and pennies are plentiful!"


When I was out shopping today, I found a penny on the sidewalk.  I stopped and picked it up, and realized that I had been worrying and fretting in my mind about things I cannot change.  I read the words, "In God We Trust," and had to laugh.  "Yes, God, I get the message!"


It seems that I have been finding an inordinate number of pennies in the last few months, but then, pennies are plentiful!  And, God is patient.
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Aphorism
6/22/2009 11:19:17 PM
APHORISM:

A SHORT, POINTED SENTENCE EXPRESSING A WISE OR CLEVER
OBSERVATION OR A GENERAL TRUTH.



1. The nicest thing about the future is that it always starts tomorrow.


2. Money will buy a fine dog, but only kindness will make him wag his tail.


3. If you don't have a sense of humor, you probably don't have any sense at all.


4. Seat belts are not as confining as wheelchairs.


5. A good time to keep your mouth shut is when you're in deep water.


6. How come it takes so little time for a child who is afraid of the dark to become a teenager who wants to stay out all night?


7. Business conventions are important because they demonstrate how many people a company can operate without.


8. Why is it that at class reunions you feel younger than everyone else looks?


9. Scratch a cat and you will have a permanent job.


10. No one has more driving ambition than the boy who wants to buy a car...


11. There are no new sins; the old ones just get more publicity.


12. There are worse things than getting a call for a wrong Number at 4 AM. - Like this: It could be a right number.


13. No one ever says 'It's only a game.' when their team is winning.


14. I've reached the age where the happy hour is a nap.


15. Be careful reading the fine print. There's no way you're going to like it.


16. The trouble with bucket seats is that not everybody has the same size bucket.


17. Do you realize that in about 40 years, we'll have thousands of old ladies running around with tattoos? (And rap music will be the Golden Oldies!)


18. Money can't buy happiness -- but somehow it's more comfortable to cry in a Corvette than in a Yugo.


19. After 60, if you don't wake up aching in every joint, you are probably dead!


20. Always be yourself. Because the people that matter, don't mind. And the one's that mind, don't matter.


21. Life isn't tied with a bow, but it's still a gift.

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1947
6/22/2009 11:20:52 PM

Finally some answers.

The year is 1947


Some of you will recall that on July 8, 1947, a little over 60 years ago, witnesses claim that an unidentified flying object (UFO) with five aliens aboard crashed onto a sheep and mule ranch just outside Roswell , New Mexico . This is a well known incident that many say has long been covered up by the U.S. Air Force and other federal agencies and organizations.


However, what you may NOT know is that in the month of April 1948, nine months after that historic day, the following people were born:


Albert A. Gore, Jr.
Hillary Rodham
John F. Kerry
William J. Clinton
Howard  Dean
Nancy Pelosi
Dianne Feinstein
Charles E. Schumer
Barbara Boxer


See what happens when aliens breed with sheep and jackasses?
I certainly hope this bit of information clears up a lot of things for you. It did for me.
No wonder they support the bill to help illegal aliens!
Now You Know.

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The Old Days
6/22/2009 11:25:20 PM

Where I spent my "misspent" youth.

 

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Common Sense
6/22/2009 11:31:36 PM

If Thomas Paine WERE alive today...

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