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    June 04

    Back in time (the pics are here before posting)

       WOW!  A Total Flashback!! Enjoy






    i know some of you are too young to remember some of these but they are CLASSICS from the 50's/60's ....for those of us who do remember ......enjoy !!


       
         
        
        
          
         How's  This For Nostalgia? 
    All  the girls had ugly gym uniforms?

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    It  took five minutes for the TV to warm  up?
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    Nearly  everyone's Mom was at home when the kids got  home from school?
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    Nobody  owned a purebred dog?
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    When  a quarter was a decent  allowance?
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    You'd  reach into a muddy gutter for a  penny?
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    Your  Mom wore nylons that came in two  pieces?
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    All  your male teachers wore neckties and female  teachers had their hair done every day and wore  high heels?
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    You  got your windshield cleaned, oil checked, and  gas pumped, without asking, all for free, every  time? And you didn't pay for air? And, you got  trading stamps to boot?
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    Laundry  detergent had free glasses, dishes or towels  hidden inside the box?
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    It  was considered a great privilege to be taken out  to dinner at a real restaurant with your  parents?
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    They  threatened to keep kids back a grade if they  failed. And they did it!
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    When  a 57 Chevy was everyone's dream car...to cruise,  peel out, lay rubber or watch submarine races,  and people went steady?
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    No  one ever asked where the car keys were because  they were always in the car, in the ignition,  and the doors were never locked?
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    Lying  on your back in the grass with your  friends?
    and  saying things like, 'That cloud looks like a...  '? 
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    Playing  baseball with no adults to help kids with the  rules of the game?
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    Stuff  from the store came without safety caps and  hermetic seals because no one had yet tried to  poison a perfect stranger?
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    And  with all our progress, don't you just wish, just  once, you could slip back in time and savor the  slower pace, and share it with the children  of today.
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    When  being sent to the principal's office was  nothing compared to the fate that awaited  the student at home?
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    Teach  these kids some respect.
    Basically we were in  fear for our lives, but it wasn't because of  drive-by shootings, drugs, gangs, etc. Our  parents and grandparents were a much bigger  threat! But we survived because their love was  greater than the threat. 

    .  .as well as summers filled with bike rides,  baseball games, Hula Hoops, bowling and visits  to the pool, and eating Kool-Aid powder with  sugar. 
    Didn't that feel good, just to  go back and say, 'Yeah, I remember  that'?

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    I  am sharing this with you today because it ended  with a Double Dog Dare to pass it on. To  remember what a Double Dog Dare is, read on. And  remember that the perfect age is somewhere  between old enough to know better and too young  to care. 

    Send  this on to someone who can  still remember  Nancy Drewthe  Hardy Boys,  Laurel  and HardyHowdy  Doody, The  Peanut Gallerythe  Lone RangerThe Shadow  KnowsNellie BellRoy  and Dale, Trigger  and Buttermilk. 
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    How  Many Of These Do You Remember? 

    Candy  cigarettes
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    Wax  Coke-shaped bottles with colored sugar water  inside.
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    Soda  pop machines that dispensed glass  bottles.
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    Coffee  shops with Table Side Jukeboxes.
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    Blackjack,  Clove and Teaberry chewing gum.
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    Home  milk delivery in glass bottles with cardboard  stoppers.
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    Newsreels  before the movie.

    P.F.  Fliers.


    Telephone  numbers with a word prefix...(Raymond 4-601).  Party lines.
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    Peashooters.

    Howdy  Dowdy.
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    Hi-Fi's  & 45 RPM records.
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    78  RPM records!
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    Green  Stamps.
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    Mimeograph  paper.

    The  Fort Apache Play Set. 



    Do  You Remember a Time  When..

    Decisions  were made by  going 'eeny-meeny-miney-moe'? 

    Mistakes  were corrected by simply exclaiming, 'Do  Over!'?

    'Race  issue' meant arguing about who ran the  fastest?
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    Catching  The Fireflies Could Happily Occupy An Entire  Evening?

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    It  wasn't odd to have two or three 'Best  Friends'?
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    The  worst thing you could catch from the opposite  sex was'cooties'?
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    Having  a Weapon in School meant being caught with a  Slingshot?
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    Saturday  morning cartoons weren't 30-minute commercials  for action figures?


    'Oly-oly-oxen-free' made  perfect sense?

    Spinning around, getting  dizzy, and falling down was cause  for giggles? 

    The Worst  Embarrassment was being picked last for a  team?

    War was a card  game?
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    Baseball  cards in the spokes transformed any bike into a  motorcycle?

    Taking drugs meant orange -  flavored chewable aspirin?
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    Water  balloons were the ultimate  weapon?
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    If  you can remember most or all of these, Then You  Have Lived!!!!!!!

    Pass  this on to anyone who may need a break  from their 'Grown-Up' Life .  . 

    I  Double-Dog-Dare-Ya!


    May 31

    Black and white


     
     

     
     


     
     


    "Good night and God bless..."



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    Go all the way to the bottom past the pictures. I think you'll enjoy it. Whoever wrote this must have been my next door neighbor because it totally described my childhood to a 'T.' Hope you enjoy it.

    Black and White

     

     

     
     

     
     

     
     

     
     

     
     

     
     

     
     

     
     

    Black and White
    (Under age 40? You won't understand.)  



    You could hardly see for all the snow,  

    Spread the rabbit ears as far as they go.


    Pull a chair up to the TV set,

     


    'Good Night, David.

     
    Good Night, Chet.'  



    Mom used to cut chicken, chop eggs and spread Mayo on the same cutting board with the same knife and no bleach, but we didn't seem to get food poisoning.  

    Mom used to defrost hamburger on the counter and I used to eat it raw sometimes, too. Our school sandwiches were wrapped in wax paper in a brown paper bag, not in ice pack coolers, but I can't remember getting e.coli.  

    Almost all of us would have rather gone swimming in the lake instead of a pristine pool (talk about boring), no beach closures then.  

    The term cell phone would have conjured up a phone in a jail cell, and a pager was the school PA system.  

    We all took gym, not PE...and risked per manent injury with a pair of high top Ked's (only worn in gym) instead of having cross-training athletic shoes with air cushion soles and built in light reflectors. I can't recall any injuries but they must have happened because they tell us how much safer we are now.  

    Flunking gym was not an option... Even for stupid kids! I guess PE must be much harder than gym..

    Speaking of school, we all said prayers and sang the national anthem, and staying in detention after school caught all sorts of negative attention.  

    We must have had horribly damaged psyches. What an archaic health system we had then. Remember school nurses?
    Ours wore a hat and everything.

    I thought that I was supposed to accomplish something before I was allowed to be proud of myself.  

    I just can't recall how bored we were without computers, Play Station, Nintendo, X-box or 270 digital TV cable stations.

     
     
    Oh yeah... And where was the Benadryl and sterilization kit when I got that bee sting? I could have been killed!  

    We played 'king of the hill' on piles of gravel left on vacant construction sites, and when we got hurt, Mom pulled out the  48-cent bottle of mercurochrome (kids liked it better because it didn't sting like iodine did) and then we got our butt spanked.

     
     

    Now it's a trip to the emergency room, followed by a 10-day dose of a $49 bottle of antibiotics, and then Mom calls the attorney to sue the contractor for leaving a horribly vicious pile of gravel where it was such a threat.

     

    We didn't act up at the neighbor's house either, because if we did we got our butt spanked there and then we got our butt spanked again when we got home.

     

     
     
    I recall Donny Reynolds from next door coming over and doing his tricks on the front stoop, just before he fell off.  

    Little did his Mom know that she could have owned our house.  


    Instead, she picked him up and swatted him for being such a goof. It was a neighborhood run amuck.
     
      
     

    To top it off, not a single person I knew had ever been told that they were from a dysfunctional family.  


    How could we possibly have known that?  

    We needed to get into group therapy and anger management classes.
     

    We were obviously so duped by so many societal ills, that we didn't even notice that the entire country wasn't taking Prozac!
     

    How did we ever survive?  

    LOVE TO ALL OF US WHO SHARED THIS ERA. AND TO ALL WHO DIDN'T, SORRY FOR WHAT YOU MISSED.  
    I WOULDN'T TRADE IT FOR ANYTHING!  


    Pass this to someone and remember that life's most simple pleasures are very often the best.

    July 25

    Injured

    To My Friends

     

    Hi everyone;

     

    It’s July 6th and I still haven’t checked my e-mail since June 27th or 28th. I don’t like form letters because they are so impersonal, but I have so many e-mails stacked up I don’t have time to check everyone of them. Each and every one of you are in my prayers. 

     

    I know it’s been a while since I’ve written, but there have been some changes in my life. When writing this I’m in a rehab center, not for drug and alcohol, for an injury. I have to learn some new living skills for a temporary problem. It’s nothing serious. I was working on my house and fell into the entrance to the cellar from the side, landing on my right foot about 5’ down. There were people there working, and one of them, Gerald, heard me yelling and called EMS for me. My blood pressure had dropped to 80/54 and I didn’t have the strength in my left leg to push my way out of the hole and it took six of them to get me on a backboard and out.

     

    This happened on a Thursday and surgery wasn’t until Sunday. I lay at my house until Sunday morning when a friend of mine, Betty, drove me to the hospital. I broke 2 bones and pulled some ligaments. I remember the doctor saying something about screws plates and pins and the ligament damage not being as bad as they thought. I was doped up and don’t remember much. I couldn’t fix food or anything because with the MS I don’t have the balance, strength or stamina (fatigue is a major issue with MS) to stand on one leg. I didn’t realize I was in this bad of health. I have no stamina with a walker or wheelchair either. Again, fatigue is a major problem.

     

    I am at Mt. Holly Community Living Center in Louisville Kentucky.  It’s a rehab facility specializing in getting people back into independent living. I don’t look to be here a long time, but it will be several weeks. At least until I can get into a walking cast and can get my strength built up. (Julia could come and be my nurse. Then I could go home, LOL!!!!) All fun aside, I’m doing well and can’t wait to get the staples removed. Staples have been removed and I have to be on my back until Aug. 21st. What a Bummer.

     

    I’ve had to cancel a couple of gigs, but I should be able to do my Son’s wedding at the end of October.

     

    So to Wanda, Billy, Renuka, Julia, Jukes, Martha, Diane, Allan, Linda, Jean, Lisa, Tan Tan, Steven and family, Cory and Family, Trish and Family, and all  of my friends, too numerous to mention both online and off, I wish the best to all of you and hope you are all in the best of health.

     

    HUGGS,

     

    Sherrill, a.k.a. Pa Kettle

    June 23

    As You can tell

    As you can tell I've been busy. This is the first time in a long time I've been able to write what's going on. Since retiring I've been working on the house an I think I can see an end to it. I've been 3 years without water and have had to pack. I haave finally gotten into the 21st century and have running water in the house.
     
    The warehouse and apartment have been functionig but not my house. We have 5 housess on the same block so I've been using which ever has been vacant for my utility and bathroom. I guess that's all for this trip. Check out the photos of the yard. Little by little I'm getting things together.
     
    I will be having surgery soon and the progress will stop for abou six weeks or more. I'll have a fully functioning house by then, so who cares. I'm hoping to have BB at the house by the time of surgery so I can keep in touch and not go stircrazy. I know I won,t be able to sit for several weeks, I think it's six.
     
    Time to go, so will be up here soon. Thanks for being there.
     
    HUGGS
     
    Pa, AKA Sherrill
     
    May 14

    Time for God

    Read only if you have time for God
    Let me tell you, make sure you read all the way to the bottom. I almost deleted this email but I was blessed when I got to the end







    God, when I received this e-mail, I thought...




    I don't have time for this... And, this is really inappropriate during work.








    Then, I realized that this kind of thinking is.... Exactly, what has caused lot of the problems in our world today.








    We try to keep God in church on Sunday morning..








    Maybe, Sunday night...








    And, the unlikely event of a midweek service.








    We do like to have Him around during sickness....








    And, of course, at funerals.








    However, we don't have time, or room, for Him during work or play...








    Because.. That's the part of our lives we think.. We can, and should, handle on our own.








    May God forgive me for ever thinking...








    That.... there is a time or place where..








    HE is not to be FIRST in my life.








    We should always have time to remember all HE has done for us.








    If, You aren't ashamed to do this...








    Please follow the directions.








    Jesus said, 'If you are ashamed of me, I will be ashamed of you before my Father.'




    Not ashamed?




    Pass this on ONLY IF YOU MEAN IT!!




    Yes, I do Love God




    HE is my source of existence and Savior.




    He keeps me functioning each and every day. Without Him, I will be nothing. But, with Christ, HE strengthens me. (Phil 4:13)






    This is the simplest test.




    If You Love God.. And, are not ashamed of all the marvelous things HE has done for you...





    Now do you have the time to pass it on?




    Make sure that you scroll through to the end.




    Easy vs. Hard




    Why is it so hard to tell the truth but Yet so easy to tell a lie?




    Why are we so sleepy in church but Right when the sermon is over we suddenly wake up?










    Why is it so easy to delete a Godly e-mail, but yet we forward all of the nasty ones?




    Of all the free gifts we may receive, Prayer is the very best one....




    There are no costs, but wonderful rewards... GOD BLESS!





    Notes: Isn't it funny how simple it is for people to trash God and then wonder why the world's going to hell.




    Isn't it funny how someone can say 'I believe in God' but still follow Satan (who, by the way, also 'believes' in God).




    Isn't it funny how you can send a thousand jokes through e-mail and they spread like wildfire, but when you start sending messages regarding the Lord, people think twice about sharing?




    Isn't it funny how when you go to forward this message, you will not send it to many on your address list because you're not sure what they believe, or what they will think of you for sending it to them.




    Isn't it funny how I can be more worried about what other people think of me than what God thinks of me.




    I pray, for everyone who sends this to their entire address book, they will be blessed by God in a way special for them.




    And send it back to the person who sent it, to let them know that indeed it was sent out to many more.

    March 31

    I'll Miss You

    Hi to all. You can find me on Myspace. I'm not gettinfg much time online anymore so I will be devoting what little time I have to my Yahoo Email Address @ paktl51@yahoo.com. or you may look me up on Mysace. That is where I keep in touch with family. I will miss all of you so feel free to write. I do return e-mails. Love to all.
     
    Sherrill Ferguson.
    February 29

    Guns in School

    Hi to all my friends and all who stumble across this space.
     
    This past week a student took a gun to one of the local High Schools. There was a complete lockdown, Police and Swat called in and a search for hours. Parents were called in to pick up their children and were required to show ID. A complete mess.
     
    When I was in school you were concidered weird if you didn,t take a gun to school. At least durring hunting seasons. he parking lot was filled with pickup trucks with gun racks filled with hegh dollar armament and that was the norm. I remember many times students taking their new weapons through the halls to show some teacher or maybe the Principal. If you didn't own  a firearm you were concidered different.
     
    I remember when my cousin Norman gave me a Winchester 243 for christmas one year. I had admired his and had used it on several occasions while hunting groundhog. It had a 10 power scope and you could pick off a groundhog at 700 yards. This wasn't to be unsporting, it was to protect the watermellon patch. We had 40 Acres of rich and sweet Indiana Mellons. Some of the best in the world.
     
    Oh how times have changed
    February 09

    Let ItGo

    Hi Everyone:
     
    I may not be able to express things the way others do, but When I find things I agree with I put them up here. The following is a dynamic passage from the book, "Let It Go for 2008" by Bishop T. D. Jakes, that I just had to pass along.  It is TOO POWERFUL to hold only in my own hands~~~~~~~~~~~~

    There are people who can walk away from you, and hear me when I tell you this!  When people can walk away from you - let them walk!

    I don't want you to try to talk another person into staying with you, loving you, calling you, caring about you, coming to see you, staying attached to you.  I mean hang up the phone.  When people can walk away from
    you, let them walk.  Your destiny is never tied to anybody that left.

    The Bible said that, "they came out from us that it might be made manifest that they were not for us.  For had they been of us, no doubt they would have continued with us. [1 John 2:19]

    People leave you because they are not joined to you.  And if they are not joined to you, you can't make them stay.

    Let them go!

    And it doesn't mean that they are a bad person; it just means that their part in our story is over.  And you've got to know when people's part in your story is over so that you don't keep trying to raise the dead.  You've got to know when it's dead.  You've got to know when it's over.
     
    Let me tell you something.  I've got the gift of good-bye.  I consider it a tenth spiritual gift; I believe in good-bye.  It's not that I'm hateful - it's that I'm faithful - and I know that whatever God means for me to have, He'll give it to me.  And if it takes too much sweat, I don't need it.  Stop begging people to stay.

    Let them go!!

    Now if you are holding on to something that doesn't belong to you and was never intended for your life, then you need to.....

    LET IT GO!!!

    If you are holding on to past hurts and pains.....

    LET IT GO!!!

    If someone can't treat you right, love you back, and see your worth.....

    LET IT GO!!!

    If someone has angered you.....

    LET IT GO!!!

    If you are holding on to some thoughts of evil and revenge......

    LET IT GO!!!

    If you are involved in a wrong relationship or addiction......

    LET IT GO!!!

    If you are holding on to a job that no longer meets your needs or talents.....

    LET IT GO!!!

    If you have a bad attitude that gets you in trouble unintentionally.......

    LET IT GO!!!

    If you keep judging others to make yourself feel better......

    LET IT GO!!!

    If you're stuck in the past and God is trying to take you to a new level in Him......

    LET IT GO!!!

    If you are struggling with continuously trying to heal a broken relationship......

    LET IT GO!!!

    If you keep trying to help someone who won't even try to help themselves......

    LET IT GO!!!

    If you're feeling depressed and stressed ........

    LET IT GO!!!

    If there is a particular situation that you are so used to handling yourself and God is saying "take your hands off of it," then you need to......

    LET IT GO!!!

    Let the past be the past.  Forget the former things.  GOD is doing a new thing for 2008!!!

    LET IT GO!!!

    Get Right or Get Left.  Think about it, make your mind up, and then....

    LET IT GO!!!

    "The Battle is the Lord's!"

    Tips for a Powerful Life


     

     

                          Tips for an Exceptional, Superb & Powerful Life!

                          1.) Take a 10-30 minute walk every day. And while
                          you walk, smile. It is the ultimate antidepressant.

                          2.) Sit in silence for at least 10 minutes each
                          day. Buy a lock if you have to.

                          3.) Buy a Tivo (DVR), tape your late night shows
                          and get more sleep.

                          4.) When you wake up in the morning complete the
                          following statement, 'My purpose is to________
                          today.'

                          5.) Live with the 3 E's -- Energy, Enthusiasm, and
                          Empathy.

                          6.) Watch more movies, play more games and read
                          more books than you did last year.

                          7.) Always pray and make time to exercise.

                          8.) Spend more time with people over the age of 70
                          and under the age of Six.

                          9.) Dream more while you are awake.

                          10.) Eat more foods that grow on trees and plants
                          and eat less foods that are manufactured in plants.

                          11.) Drink green tea and plenty of water. Eat
                          blueberries, wild Alaskan salmon, broccoli, almonds
                          & walnuts.

                          12.) Try to make at least three people smile each
                          day.

                          13.) Clear your clutter from your house, your car,
                          your desk and let new and flowing energy into your
                          life.

                          14.) Don't waste your precious energy on gossip,
                          energy vampires, issues of the past, negative
                          thoughts or things you cannot control. Instead,
                          invest your energy in the positive present moment.

                          15.) Realize that life is a school and you are here
                          to learn. Problems are simply part of the
                          curriculum that appear and fade away like algebra
                          class .. but the lessons you learn will last a
                          lifetime.

                          16.) Eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince
                          and dinner like a college kid with a maxed out
                          charge card.

                          17.) Smile and laugh more. It will keep the energy
                          vampires away.

                          18.) Life isn't fair, but it's still good.

                          19.) Life is too short to waste time hating anyone.

                          20.) Don't take yourself so seriously. No one else
                          does.

                          21.) You don't have to win every argument. Agree to
                          disagree.

                          22.) Make peace with your past so it won't screw up
                          the present.

                          23.) Don't compare your life to others'. You have
                          no idea what their journey is all about.

                          24.) Ladies - Go on and burn those 'special'
                          scented candles, use the 600 thread count sheets,
                          the good china and wear our fancy lingerie now.
                          Stop waiting for a special occasion. Everyday is
                          special.

                          25.) No one is in charge of your happiness except
                          you.

                          26.) Frame every so-called disaster with these
                          words: 'In five years, will this matter?'

                          27.) Forgive everyone for everything.

                          28.) What other people think of you is none of your
                          business.

                          29.) Time heals almost everything. Give time, time!

                          30.) However good or bad a situation is, it will
                          change.

                          31.) Your job won't take care of you when you are
                          sick. Your friends will. Stay in touch with them.

                          32.) Get rid of anything that isn't useful,
                          beautiful or joyful.

                          33.) Envy is a waste of time. You already have all
                          you need. God provides remember?!

                          34.) The best is yet to come. (in Heaven)

                          35.) No matter how you feel, get up, dress up and
                          show up.

                          36.) Do the right thing!

                          37.) Call your family often.

                          38.) Each night before you go to bed complete the
                          following statements: 'I am thankful for
                          __________' Today I accomplished _________.

                          39.) Remember that you are too blessed to be
                          stressed.

                          40.) Enjoy the ride. Remember that this is not
                          Disney World and you certainly don't want a fast
                          pass. You only have one ride through life so make
                          the most of it and enjoy the ride.

                          LIVE, LOVE, LAUGH. LIFE'S A GIFT ... UNWRAP IT!
                          Have a Blessed day. 

                          T.G.I.F. - TODAY GOD IS FIRST

    February 01

    Getting Old

    Subject: Getting Old

     

     
    A lady goes to the bar on a cruise ship and orders a Scotch with two drops of water. As the bartender gives her the drink she says,
    "I'm on this cruise to celebrate my 80th birthday and it's today.."


    The bartender says, "Well, since it's your birthday, I'll buy you a drink. In fact, this one is on me."

    As the woman finishes her drink, the woman to her right says, "I would like to buy you a drink, too."

    The old woman says, "Thank you. Bartender, I want a Scotch with two drops of water."

    "Coming up," says the bartender.

    As she finishes that drink, the man to her left says, "I would like to buy you one, too"

    The old woman says, "Thank you. Bartender, I want another Scotch with two drops of water."

    "Coming right up," the bartender says


    As he gives her the drink, he says, "Ma'am, I'm dying of curiosity. Why the Scotch with only two drops of water?"

    The old woman replies,
    "Sonny, when you're my age, you've learned how to hold your liquor. Holding your water, however, is a whole other issue."
     


    "OLD" IS WHEN ... Your sweetie says, "Let's go upstairs and make love," and you answer, "Pick one; I can't do both!"

    "OLD " IS WHEN ... Your friends compliment you on your new alligator shoes and you're barefoot.

    "OLD" IS WHEN ... A sexy babe catches your fancy and your pacemaker opens the garage door..

    "OLD" IS WHEN ... Going braless pulls all the wrinkles out of your face.

    "OLD" IS WHEN ... You don't care where your spouse goes, just as long as you don't have to go along.

    "OLD" IS WHEN ... You are cautioned to slow down by the doctor instead of by the police.

    "OLD" IS WHEN..."Getting a little action" means you don't need to take any fiber today.

    "OLD" IS WHEN .... "Getting lucky" means you find your car in the parking lot.

    "OLD" IS WHEN ...An "all nighter" means not getting up to use the bathroom.


    AND

    "OLD" IS WHEN .... You are not sure these are jokes
     
     
    Live simply.  Love generously.  Care deeply.  Speak kindly.  Leave the rest up to God.
    January 25

    All is well in MSN Land (Drug Problem)

    Now I know what's wrong with me.
     
    The other day, someone at a store in our town read that a methamphetamine lab had been found in an old farmhouse in the adjoining county and he asked me a rhetorical question. "Why didn't we have a drug problem when you and I were growing up?" I replied I had a drug problem when I was young:
     
     I was drug to church on Sunday morning.
     I was drug to church for weddings and funerals.
     I was drug to family reunions and community socials no matter the weather.
     I was drug by my ears when I was disrespectful to adults.
     I was also drug to the woodshed when I disobeyed my parents, told a lie, brought home a bad report card, did not speak with respect, spoke ill of the teacher or the preacher, or if I didn't put forth my best effort in everything that was asked of me.
     I was drug to the kitchen sink to have my mouth washed out with soap if I uttered a profanity.
     I was drug out to pull weeds in mom's garden and flowerbeds and cocklebur's out of dad's field.
     I was drug to the homes of family,friends and neighbors to help out some poor soul who had no one to mow the yard, repair the clothesline, or chop some firewood; and, if my mother had ever known that I took a single dime as a tip for this kindness, she would have drug me back to the woodshed.
     Those drugs are still in my veins and they affect my behavior in everything I do, say, or think. They are stronger than cocaine, crack, or heroin; and, if today's children had this kind of drug problem, America would be a better place.
     
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    Sherrill
    January 07

    Email account

    This account has been comprimized. If I can't get a resolution I will be deleating it within a few days. I will try to find all of you.
     
    Sherrill

    Life Has Gone to the Dogs

    Hi everyone;
     
    I know this sounds depressing but I had a visitor from animal control on Dec 7th. My poor Brownie was written up for Not being licensed and being improperly restrained. (shame on Daddy) Since the move I've had the Brown Hound on a 20' long chain tied out ten feet from his Dog Home. I call it a home because it has automatic feeder and watering. He has a Hot Wheels sleeping bag and lots of love. 
     
    Well, I took the beast to the vet to get his shots (ouch) and get proded and checked out. When they brought Brownie back to me I was informed he has heart worms and they are fairly advanced. It's going to cost about $500 + to save his life. This is no guarantee. I told him in front of the vet assistant he was going to have to get a job or he was a Dead Dog Walking, LOL. She laughed about the comment. What we will do for our babies.
     
    I guess the first step is to get him the bloodwork and X-rays to see if the surgery and hospitalization is worth it. Anyone wanting to donate to the "Save Brownie Foundation" please send donations to the Shively Animal Hospital in Brownies name, LOL. Makes you wonder doesn't it. If you can't find humor in a situation we might as well roll over and die.
     
    Brownie doesn't seem to be bothered, he's as lively as ever and a real happy camper. We can all get a lesson in faith from our furry friends. They don't worry because they know we'll protect them. If only we had that faith in God.
    December 26

    Follow up on Trip to the hospital

    Hi to all And HAPPY NEW YEAR.
     
    I went to U of L Hospital and had the MRI run and went to my first PT appointment. Everything went as usual, SNAFU. I will be going for PT twice a week for a while so hope they don't kill me. I got a little worried when Matt said he'd take it easy on me since I hadn't had the MRI yet. I don't know what to expect other than a lot of pain.
     
    It's said, no pain no gain so will find it out starting Dec 31. I go to PT then go set up the sound equipment at Safe Harbor in Vine Grove. There is always a lot of pain associated with setting up the equipment. The Speakers are heavy and so are the lights, and no pain medication.
     
    Sometimes life deals you apples and sometimes it deals you oranges. I'm glad I like fruit sallad.
     
    HUGGS
     
    Sherrill
    December 23

    Merry Christmas

    Merry
    Christmas
    To All
    My Friends
    At MSN
    December 11

    Doctors Visit and More.

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    Hi  to all my friends;
     
     
    I went to the doctor friday and it went well. She has ordered another MRI on my lower back and is setting me up with physical therapy. The insurance doesn't want to pay for my pain medication so we're fighting that. Other than that I guess I'll live. I've heard rumors about physical therapy and hope they aren't true. All I need is more pain inflicted. LOL.
     
    Enough about that. I went to the hospital to visit a friend that was involved in a head on collision about a week ago. He's doing good for the injuries. I learned alot from the visit. He was really concerned about the other driver (the at fault driver). She is 18 years old and fell asleep at the wheel. THe accident occurred at 5:14 AM EST on Dec. 3rd. She was treated and released but her insurance isn't going to start to cover the bills. His health plan is going to cover them but he is still concerned about her emotionally. I just hope I'm enough of a person to fell that way if the cards were dealt differently. Another lesson in spiritual growth.
     
     

    The Echo

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    "The Boomerang Effect"
    A father and a son were taking a walk in the mountains. Suddenly, the son falls, hurts himself and screams: "AAhhhhh!" To his surprise, he hears the voice repeating, somewhere in the mountain: "AAhhhhh!"
    Curious, he yells: "Who are you?" He receives the answer: "Who are you?"
    Angered at the response, he screams: "Coward!" He receives the answer: "Coward!"
    He looks to his father and asks: "What's going on?" The father smiles and says: "My son, pay attention."
    And then he screams to the mountain: "I admire you!" The voice answers: "I admire you!"
    Again the man screams: "You are a champion!" The voice answers: "You are a champion!"

    The boy is surprised, but does not understand. Then the father explains: "People call this Echo, but really this is Life. It gives you back everything you say or do."
    Our life is simply a reflection of our actions. If you want more love in the world, create more love in your heart. If you want more competence in your team, improve your competence.
    This relationship applies to everything, in all aspects of life. Life will give you back everything you have given to it." Your life is not a coincidence; It is a reflection of you.
    Life is a boomerang – you get out what you put in

     
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    November 30

    Fun With Numbers

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    Amazing Math, Numbers and the Power of God!
    Date: Tue, 30 Oct 2007 18:16:35 +0000
    Subject: Amazing Math, Numbers and the
    Power of God! This is fascinating.  Be sure to go all the way
    to the end. Absolutely amazing! 
    Beauty of Math!
     
         1 x 8 + 1 = 9>>> 12 x 8 + 2 = 98>>> 123 x 8 + 3 = 987>>> 1234 x 8
    + 4 = 9876>>> 12345 x 8 + 5 = 98765>>> 123456 x 8 + 6 = 987654>>>
    1234567 x 8 + 7 = 9876543>>> 12345678 x 8 + 8 = 98765432>>> 123456789 x 8 + 9 = 987654321
     
         1 x 9 + 2 = 11>>> 12 x 9 + 3 = 111>>> 123 x 9 + 4 = 1111>>> 1234 x 9 + 5 = 11111>>> 12345 x 9 + 6 = 111111>>> 123456 x 9 + 7 = 1111111>>> 1234567 x 9 + 8 = 11111111>>> 12345678 x 9 + 9 =
    111111111>>> 123456789 x 9 +10= 1111111111
     
    9 x 9 + 7 = 88>>> 98 x 9 + 6 = 888>>> 987 x 9 + 5 = 8888>>> 9876 x 9 + 4 = 88888>>> 98765 x 9 + 3 = 888888>>> 987654 x 9 + 2 = 8888888>>> 9876543 x 9 + 1 = 88888888>>> 98765432 x 9 + 0 =  888888888
     
    Brilliant, isn't it?
    And look at this symmetry:
         1 x 1 = 1>>> 11 x 11 = 121>>> 111 x 111 = 12321>>> 1111 x 1111 = 1234321>>> 11111 x 11111 = 123454321>>> 111111 x 111111 = 12345654321>>> 1111111 x 1111111 = 1234567654321>>> 11111111 x 11111111 = 123456787654321>>> 111111111 X 111111111=12345678987654321
     
    Now, take a look at this..
    >>>>>>>>>> 101%>>>>>>>>>>>>
    From a strictly mathematical viewpoint:
    What Equals 100%? What does it mean to give MORE than 100%?
    Ever wonder about those people who say they are giving more than 100%? We have all been in situations where someone wants you to GIVE OVER 100%. How about ACHIEVING 101%?
    What equals 100% in life?
     
    Here's a little mathematical formula that might help answer these questions:
    If: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Is represented
    as: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26
     
    If: H-A-R-D- W-O- R- K = 8+1+18+4+23+15+18+11 = 98% 
    And: K-N-O-W-L-E-D-G-E = 11+14+15+23+12+5+4+7+5 = 96%
    But: A-T-T-I-T-U-D-E = 1+20+20+9+20+21+4+5 = 100%
    THEN, look how far the love of God will take you:
    L-O-V-E-O-F-G-O-D = 12+15+22+5+15+6+7+15+4 = 101% Therefore, one can conclude with mathematical certainty that:
    While Hard Work and Knowledge will get you close, and Attitude will get you there, It's the Love of God that will put you over the top!




    November 26

    Two Cents is worth a Dollar

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    I'm writing this so all my friends on MSN will know what's been going on with me for the past couple of months. As you all know the doctors have given me some pretty potent medication. The medication has been partially effective. The fatigue is less and the tremors have slowed down. I still feel drugged up all of the time. There are other side effects that I'm going to have to talk to the doctor about.
     
    In general I've been doing good though. I have p----d off a few people with my attitude and sense of humor. It's been a little weird.
     
    I have to see the doctor on friday and hopefully she will be able to get me into physical therapy for some of the other ails. She was also talking about surgery for my shoulders and elbows. We haven't even started on the back hips and knees yet.
     
    I will keep all informed and wish all of you a Happy Holiday and Merry Christmas and or Holliday season of your choice. It's hard to be politically correct now a days, so in the words of Will Rogers: "If I have offended anybody I am deeply sorry. Actually I don't give a damn!!!" He would then leave the stage.
     
    Keep smiling and don't let the sun quit shining on your day. Take life one day at a time. Live Life on Lifes Terms. The sunshine of the spirit will lead you through.
     
    ________________________________________________________________Rainbows
    In April, Maya Angelou was interviewed by Oprah on her 70+ birthday.

     Oprah asked her what she thought of growing older.

     And, there on television, she said it was "exciting." Regarding body
     changes, she said there were many, occurring every day...like her
     breasts.

     They seem to be in a race to see which will reach her waist, first.

     The audience laughed so hard they cried. She is such a simple and honest
     woman, with so much wisdom in her words!

     Maya Angelou said this:

     "I've learned that no matter what happens, or how bad it seems today,
     life does go on, and it will be better tomorrow."

     "I've learned that you can tell a lot about a person by the way he/she
     handles these three things: a rainy day, lost luggage, and tangled
     Christmas tree lights."

     "I've learned that regardless of your relationship with your parents,
     you'll miss them when they're gone from your life."

     "I've learned that making a 'living' is not the same thing as 'making a
     life'."

     "I've learned that life sometimes gives you a second chance."

     "I've learned that you shouldn't go through life with a catcher's mitt
     on both hands; you need to be able to throw some things back."

     "I've learned that whenever I decide something with an open heart, I
     usually make the right decision."

     "I've learned that even when I have pains, I don't have to be one."

     "I've learned that every day you should reach out and touch someone.
    People love a warm hug, or just a friendly pat on the back."

     "I've learned that I still have a lot to learn."

     "I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget
     what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel."


    November 12

    Boyfriends (or Girlfriends)

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    Once upon a time there was this girl who had four boyfriends.

    She loved the 4th boyfriend the most and adorned him with rich robes and treated him to the finest of delicacies. She gave him nothing but the best.

    She also loved the 3rd boyfriend very much and was always showing him off to neighboring kingdoms. However, she feared that one day he would leave her for another.

    She also loved her 2nd boyfriend. He was her
    confidant and was always kind, considerate and patient with her. Whenever
    this girl faced a problem, she could confide in him, and he would help her get through the difficult times.

    The girls 1st boyfriend was a very loyal partner and had made great
    contributions in maintaining her wealth and kingdom.
    However, she did not love the first boyfriend. Although he loved her deeply, she hardly took notice of him.

    One day, the girl fell ill and she knew her time
    was short. She thought of her luxurious life and wondered, I now have four
    boyfriends with me, but when I die, I'll be all alone.'

    Thus, she asked the 4th boyfriend, I loved you the
    most, endowed you with
    the finest clothing and showered great care over
    you. Now that I'm dying, will you follow me and keep me company?'

    'No way!', replied the 4th boyfriend, and he walked away without another word.

    His answer cut like a sharp knife right into her heart.

    The sad girl then asked the 3rd boyfriend, 'I loved
    you all my life. Now
    that I'm dying, will you follow me and keep me company?'

    'No!', replied the 3rd boyfriend. 'Life is too good!
    When you die, I'm going to marry someone else!'

    Her heart sank and turned cold.

    She then asked the 2nd boyfriend, 'I have always
    turned to you for help and you've always been there for me.

    When I die, will you follow me and keep me company?'

    'I'm sorry, I can't help you out this time!', replied the 2nd boyfriend.
    'At the very most, I can only walk with you to your
    grave.'

    His answer struck her like a bolt of lightning, and
    the girl was devastated.

    Then a voice called out: 'I'll go with you. I'll
    follow you no matter where you go.'

    The girl looked up, and there was her first
    boyfriend. He was very skinny as he suffered from malnutrition and neglect.

    Greatly grieved, the girl said, 'I should have
    taken much better care of you when I had the chance!'

    In truth, you have 4 boyfriends in your lives:

    Your 4th boyfriend is your body. No matter how much time and effort you
    lavish in making it look good, it will leave you when you die.

    Your 3rd boyfriend is your possessions, status and
    wealth. When you die, it will all go to others.

    Your 2nd boyfriend is your family and friends. No
    matter how much theyhave
    been there for you, the furthest they can stay by you is up to the grave.

    And your 1st boyfriend is your Soul.

    Often neglected in pursuit of wealth, power and pleasures of the world.

    However, your Soul is the only thing that will follow you where ever you go. Cultivate, strengthen and cherish it now, for it is the only part of you that will follow you to the throne of God and continue with you throughout Eternity.

    Thought for the day:
    Remember, when the world pushes you to your knees, you're in the perfect position to pray.

    Pass this on to someone you care about - I just did.

    Being happy doesn't mean everything's perfect. It
    means you've decided to see beyond the imperfections.

    I hope this touched you!