-- by James A. Plambeck, Copyright 1995
A teacher was walking with his students . . .
A bit further along, the road turned to the right around a hill and a steep valley opened before them. The hillside above them was barren and rocky, but across the valley terraces had been built with rocks to hold the earth. A vineyard had been planted on the terraces, and they could see the green color of the vines and even the purple of ripening grapes. He looked across the valley, then sat down on a stone at the edge of the road and taught them.
I BELIEVE
Author unknown
“Piano Lessons” for Life
-- Mildred Hondorf
I am a former elementary school music teacher from DeMoines, Iowa. I've always supplemented my income by teaching piano lessons - something I've done for over 30 years. Over the years I found that children have many levels of musical ability.
The Secret of Happiness
-- By Paul Coelho in "The Alchemist"
A certain shopkeeper sent his son to learn about the secret of happiness from the wisest man in the world. The lad wandered through the desert for 40 days, and finally came upon a beautiful castle, high atop a mountain. It was there that the wise man lived.
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If we could reduce the worlds population to a village of precisely 100 people, with all existing human ratios remaining the same, the demographics would look something like this:
60 Asians
14 Africans
12 Europeans
8 Latin Americans
5 US Americans and Canadians
49 would be female- 51 would be male
82 would be non-white- 18 white
89 heterosexual- 11 homosexual
33 would be Christian- 67 would be non-Christian
5 would control 32% of the entire world’s wealth,
The Man Who Thinks He Can
If you think you are beaten, you are;
If you think you dare not, you don’t.
If you’d like to win, but think you can’t,
It’s almost a cinch you won’t.
If you think you’ll lose, you’re lost,
For out in the world we find
Success begins with a fellow’s will;
It’s all in the state of mind.
If you think you’re outclassed, you are;
You’ve got to think high to rise.
You’ve got to be sure of yourself before
Gift Card Scam
Crooks are taking down the card numbers of gift cards in retail stores!
Green Onions can cause Hepatitus A
The Food and Drug Administration has advised the public to consider avoiding raw or lightly cooked green onions in the light of evidence linking them to recent
November, 2003: Still TRUE Today!
Personality Test
This is a real test... given by the Human Relations Dept. at many of the major corporations today. It helps them get better insight concerning their employees and in their prospective employees.
Dr. Phil scored 55 when he took this test on Oprah. Oprah Winfrey got a 38. Some people pay a lot of money to find this information out! Read on, and take the test yourself... this is very interesting... but, don't be overly sensitive!
So, You Think You Know Everything
-- Author unknown
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