— Author unknown Israel “Iz” Ka╩╗ano╩╗i Kamakawiwo╩╗ole (May 20, 1959 — June 26, 1997) was an Hawaiian musician. Today he is a legend. His last name is pronounced ka-maka-vi-vo-ole. He became famous outside Hawaii when his album Facing Future was released in 1993 with his medley of “Over the Rainbow” …
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-- by Author Unknown
If I could catch a rainbow
I would do it just for you
and share with you its beauty
On the days you're feeling blue.
If I could build a mountain
You could call your very own
A place to find serenity
A place to be alone
If I could take your troubles
I would toss them in the sea
But all these things I'm finding
are impossible for me.
I cannot build a mountain
Or catch a rainbow fair
But let me be what I know best -
Everything I need to know about life, I learned from Noah's Ark...
One: Don't miss the boat.
Two: Remember that we are all in the same boat.
Three: Plan ahead. It wasn't raining when Noah built the Ark.
Four: Stay fit - When you're 600 years old, someone may ask you to do something really big.
Five: Don't listen to critics; just get on with the job that needs to be done.
If Noah had lived in the United States today the story may have gone something like this:
-- by Kathy Pippig Harris
The man and woman kept the puppies in the backyard with their mother. The father had been a free roaming mix and belonged to a neighbor.
Six weeks after the mother gave birth to the seven pups, the couple put out signs in the front, along the road: "Free Puppies".
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