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Publisher: Mary Wilkey
Volume 4 - Issue 2 - January 13, 2004
Published every Tuesday

And a gracious good evening to all! If this issue isn't exactly up to par, please forgive, as I am fighting a devastating cold/sinus infection as I write, and after this goes out, I'm going to take some time out tonight.

But before I go, I'd like to welcome to our family of readers my daughter's mother-in-law and her husband, Ken and Susann . . . great to have you onboard!

In Remembrance of
September 11, 2001

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The hardest thing to learn in life is which bridge to cross and which to burn.
—David Russell

Contents:
Sponsor Ad
Ad Contest
Subscriber in the Spotlight
Feature Article
Classifieds
Today’s Chuckle
Today's English lesson
Internet Tips & Hints
Guest Article
Inspiration
Etcetera

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Subscriber in the Spotlight

The first subscriber to submit his or her personal profile sharing with the rest of us all about who he/she is, background, family, location, interests, hobbies, goals, dreams, etc., will be spotlighted right here next issue—and yes, an email and/or URL may be included!

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And now meet Ken Grey, this week's Subscriber in the Spotlight . . .

My name is Ken Grey.
I live in a city called Bristol on the southwest coast of the United Kingdom.
There are a million-odd people in the city, but I live on the outside, where it is more peaceful.
I have been in jail for twenty-nine years (oops, English slang!), meaning I have been married for twenty-nine years to Sue (my best friend and wife). We have three sons and two grandchildren, two dogs (labs), eighty-odd fish in two ponds in the back garden. (koi)
Most evenings i walk the dogs in the forests at the back of our house or walk along the river severn. Sitting here by my computer, I can see the sun going down over the river, and the water is many shades of red—it's going to be a nice sunset . . . you don't see many of them this time of the year, as it's raining most of the time.
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Success in many cases is failure turned inside out.
The greatest pollution problem we face today is negativity.
Eliminate the negative attitude and believe you can do anything.
Replace 'if I can, I hope, maybe' with 'I can, I will, I must.'"
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Feature Article

Hi, readers. In lieu of a feature article today, I'm sharing this with you (being lazy while I'm under par): This will make you think!
I remember learning that the difference between a million and a billion was that a million dollars was a stack of one hundred dollar bills about six inches high and a billion was a stack of one hundred dollar bills higher than the Washington monument. The writer of the following (unidentified) gives me a better perspective:
The next time you hear a politician use the words "billion" casually, think about whether you want that politician spending your tax money. 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.
The Democrats are complaining on how long the war is taking but consider this: It took less time to take Iraq than it took Janet Reno to take the Branch Davidian compound. That was a 51-day operation. It took less time to find Saddam's sons in Iraq than it took Hillary Clinton to find the Rose Law Firm billing records. It took less time for the 3rd Infantry Division and the Marines to destroy the Medina Republican Guard than it took Ted Kennedy to call the police after his Oldsmobile sank at Chappaquiddick. It took less time to take Iraq than it took to count the votes in Florida! Man, our military is great!

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A Bible Riddle

The following verse fulfills Old Testament prophecy. Can you find the Old Testament verse that it fulfills? Matthew 26:15 — "And said unto them, What will ye give me, and I will deliver him unto you? And they covenanted with him for thirty pieces of silver."
Answer — Zechariah 11:12 — "And I said unto them, If ye think good, give me my price; and if not, forbear. So they weighed for my price thirty pieces of silver."

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Today's Chuckle

Privacy in the Privy

I was barely sitting down when I heard a voice from the other stall saying: "Hi, how are you?"
I'm not the type to start a conversation in the men's restroom, but I don't know what got into me, so I answered, somewhat embarrassed, "Doin' just fine!"
And the other guy says: "So what are you up to?"
What kind of question is that? At that point, I'm thinking this is too bizarre so I say: "Uhhh . . . I'm like you, just traveling!"
At this point I am just trying to get out as fast as I can when I hear another question. "Can I come over?"
Okay, this question is just too weird for me, but I figured I could just be polite and end the conversation. I tell him, "No . . . I'm a little busy right now!"
Then I hear the guy say nervously . . .
"Listen, I'll have to call you back. There's an idiot in the other stall who keeps answering all my questions!"

Time is a great teacher, but unfortunately it kills all its pupils.
—Hector Berlioz

Today's English Lesson

Seeing the same elementary mistakes over and over again has prompted this publisher to write an English lesson each issue. Look for some of these lessons to be repeated, because the mistakes are!

Okay, here's another one for you, submitted by my daughter, who works from home as a medical transcriptionist, and she gets a lot of these common errors from the doctors (so much for "higher" education!).
This one concerns the difference between "many" and "more." It is akin to the difference between "number" and "amount."
Both "many" and "number" are used to refer to anything that can be counted, such as, people, trees, books, etc.
Both "more" and "amount" are used to indicate indefinite quantities that cannot be counted, such as, sand, water, etc.
These mistakes, unfortunately, are showing up in greater numbers in both written and oral communications. How far will the "dumbing down" of America go? Makes you wonder . . .

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"If a man empties his purse into his head, no one can take it away from him.
An investment in education always pays the best interest."
—Benjamin Franklin

Guest Article

America, the Beautiful . . . by Majority Rule!
Author Unknown

We need to let the courts and the Government know we are tired of this kind of action. If you don't like America and how it came to be great, then leave it.
Samuel Thompson wrote:
I don't believe in Santa Claus, but I'm not going to sue somebody for singing a Ho-Ho-Ho song in December.
I don't agree with Darwin, but I didn't go out and hire a lawyer when my high school teacher taught his theory of evolution.
Life, liberty, or your pursuit of happiness will not be endangered because someone says a 30-second prayer before a football game. So what's the big deal? It's not like somebody is up there reading the entire book of Acts. They're just talking to a God they believe in and asking him to grant safety to the players on the field and the fans going home from the game.
"But it's a Christian prayer," some will argue. Yes, and this is the United States of America, a country founded on Christian principles. And we are in the Bible Belt. According to our very own phone book, Christian churches outnumber all others better than 200-to-1. So what would you expect . . . somebody chanting Hare Krishna?
If I went to a football game in Jerusalem, I would expect to hear a Jewish prayer. If I went to a soccer game in Baghdad, I would expect to hear a Muslim prayer. If I went to a ping pong match in China, I would expect to hear someone pray to Buddha. And I wouldn't be offended. It wouldn't bother me one bit. When in Rome . . .
"But what about the atheists?" is another argument. What about them? Nobody is asking them to be baptized. We're not going to pass the collection plate. Just humor us for 30 seconds. If that's asking too much, bring a Walkman or a pair of ear plugs. Go to the bathroom. Visit the concession stand. Call your lawyer. Unfortunately, one or two will make that call. One or two will tell thousands what they can and cannot do. I don't think a short prayer at a football game is going to shake the world's foundations.
Christians are just sick and tired of turning the other cheek while our courts strip us of all our rights. Our parents and grandparents taught us to pray before eating, to pray before we go to sleep. Our Bible tells us to pray without ceasing. Now a handful of people and their lawyers are telling us to cease praying. God, help us. And if that last sentence offends you, well . . . just sue me.
The silent majority has been silent too long . . . it's time we let those one or two who scream loud enough to be heard, know that the vast majority don't care what they want . . . it is time we return to majority rule!
It's time we tell them, you don't have to pray . . . you don't have to say the pledge of allegiance, you don't have to believe in God or attend services that honor Him. That is your right, and we will honor your right . . . but by as long as the majority has breath, you are no longer going to take our rights away . . . we are fighting back . . . and we will win! After all, the God you have the right to denounce is on our side!
God bless us, one and all, especially those who denounce Him . . . God bless America, despite all her faults . . . still the greatest nation of all . . .
God bless our service men who are fighting to protect our right to pray and worship God . . . they are fighting for this right and yet, ironically, that right has been taken from them, at least at the Citadel, as of August 18, 2003!
May 2004 be the year the silent majority is heard and we put God back as the foundation of our families and institutions. Keep looking up . . . in God we trust! If you agree, great! If not, start your own ezine!

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Inspiration

Moments in Life
(Author unknown — submitted by Dave Meszaros)

There are moments in life when you miss someone so much that you just want to pick them from your dreams and hug them for real!
When the door of happiness closes, another opens; but often times we look so long at the closed door that we don't see the one, which has been opened for us.
Don't go for looks; they can deceive. Don't go for wealth; even that fades away. Go for someone who makes you smile, because it takes only a smile to make a dark day seem bright. Find the one who makes your heart smile.
Dream what you want to dream; go where you want to go; be what you want to be, because you have only one life and one chance to do all the things you want to do.
May you have enough happiness to make you sweet, enough trials to make you strong, enough sorrow to keep you human, and enough hope to make you happy.
The happiest of people don't necessarily have the best of everything; they just make the most of everything that comes along their way.
The brightest future will always be based on a forgotten past; you can't go forward in life until you let go of your past failures and heartaches.
When you were born, you were crying and everyone around you was smiling. Live your life so at the end, you're the one who is smiling and everyone around you is crying.
Please send this message to those people who mean something to you (I just did); to those who have touched your life in one way or another; to those who make you smile when you really need it; to those who make you see the brighter side of things when you are really down; to those whose friendship you appreciate; to those who are so meaningful in your life.
If you don't send it, don't worry, nothing bad will happen to you. You will just miss out on the opportunity to brighten someone's day with this message!
Don't count the years—count the memories . . .
Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away

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