Fw: What a country it is!

Truly great presentation... Enjoy!!!

TRULY A MUST SEE. TURN YOUR SOUND ON. BEHOLD THIS GREAT COUNTRY OF OURS. ENJOY AND THEN THANK GOD.......JUST SCROLL DOWN AND CLICK ON MY BEAUTIFUL AMERICA...

Click on the link below

Check the credits at the end........ it was a great job !! Turn on your sound. My Beautiful America

Fw: Pastor's business card

A new pastor was visiting in the homes of his parishioners. At one house it seemed obvious that someone was at home, but no answer came to his repeated knocks at the door. Therefore, he took out a business card and wrote "Revelation 3:20" on the back of it and stuck it in the door.

When the offering was processed the following Sunday, he found that his card had been returned. Added to it was this cryptic message, "Genesis
3:10." Reaching for his Bible to check out the citation, he broke up in gales of laughter.

Revelation 3:20 begins "Behold, I stand at the door and knock." Genesis 3:10 reads, "I heard your voice in the garden and I was afraid for I was naked."

Remember when the funniest jokes were the clean ones? They still are!

"A cheerful heart is good medicine" (Prov. 17:22) Now, pass it on

Fw: To A Keeper

TO A KEEPER!

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One day someone's mother died.

And on that clear, cold morning,
in the warmth of her bedroom,
the daughter was struck with
the pain of learning that sometimes
there isn't any more.

No more hugs,
no more lucky moments to celebrate together,
no more phone calls just to chat,
No more "just one minute."

Sometimes, what we care about the most goes away.
never to return before we can say good-bye,
Say "I Love You."

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So while we have it . . it's best we love it . . ..
and care for it and fix it when it's broken ,
and take good care of it when it's sick.

This is true for marriage, family, .... and friendships ..

And children with bad report cards;
And aging parents and grandparents.

Sisters and brothers also even when they are not lovable !!!...Aunts and uncles alike..not to leave out cousins...

We keep them because they are worth it,
Because we cherish them!

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Some things we keep --
like a best friend who moved away
or a classmate we grew up with.
There are just some things that
make us happy, No matter what.

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Life is important,
and so are the people we know . .
And so, we keep them close!

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I received this from someone today
who thought I was a 'KEEPER'!

Then I sent It to the people
I Think of in the same way!

Now it's your turn to send this to all those people
who Are "keepers" in your life!

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Thank you very much
For being a special part of MY Life!

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YOU ARE A KEEPER!


Life moves pretty fast.
If you don't stop and look around once in awhile,
you could miss it.

Fw: Great Story

I was walking around in a store. I saw a cashier
> hand this little boy his money back saying "I'm sorry,
> but you don't have enough money to buy This doll."
>
> Then the little boy turned to the old woman next to
> him: ''Granny, are you sure I don't have enough money?"
>
> The old lady replied: ''You know that you don't
> have enough money to buy this doll, my dear.''
>
> Then she asked him to stay there for 5 minutes
> while she went to look around. She left quickly.
>
> The little boy was still holding the doll in his hand.
>
> Finally, I walked toward him and I asked him who
> he wished to give this doll to.
>
> "It's the doll that my sister loved most and wanted
> so much for this Christmas. She was so sure that
> Santa Claus would bring it to her,"
>
> I replied to him that maybe Santa Claus will bring
> it to her after all, and not to worry.
>
> But he replied to me sadly. "No, Santa Claus can't
> bring it to her where she is now. I have to give the
> doll to my mommy so that she can give it to my
> sister when she goes there,"
>
> His eyes were so sad while saying this. "My sister
> has gone to be with God. Daddy says that Mommy
> is going to see God very soon too, so I thought
> that she could take the doll with her to give it to
> my sister.''
>
> My heart nearly stopped.
>
> The little boy looked up at me and said: "I told Daddy
> to tell Mommy not to go yet. I need her to wait until I
> come back from the mall,"
>
> Then he showed me a very nice photo of him where he
> was laughing. He then told me "I want mommy to take
> my picture with her so she won't forget me."
>
>
> "I love my Mommy and I wish she doesn't have to leave
> me, but daddy says that she has to go to be with my
> little sister."
>
> Then he looked again at the doll with sad eyes,
> very quietly.
>
> I quickly reached for my wallet and said to the boy.
> "What if we checked again, just in case you do have
> enough money?''
>
> "OK" he said "I hope that I have enough." I added some
> of my money to his without him seeing and we started
> to count it. There was enough for the doll and even
> some spare money.
>
> The little boy said: "Thank you God for giving me
> enough money!"
>
> Then he looked at me and added "I asked yesterday
> before I slept for God to make sure I have enough
> money to buy this doll so that mommy can give it to
> my sister. He heard me!''
>
> "I also wanted to have enough money to buy a white
> rose for my mommy, but I didn't dare to ask God for
> too much. But He gave me enough to buy the Doll
> and a White Rose.''
>
> "My Mommy loves White Roses,"
>
> A few minutes later, the old lady came again and I
> left with my basket.
>
> I finished my shopping in a totally different state from
> when I started. I couldn't get the little boy out of my mind.
>
> Then I remembered a local newspaper article two days
> ago, which mentioned of a drunk man in a truck, who hit
> a car, where there was one young lady and a little Girl.
>
> The little girl died right away, and the Mother was left in
> a critical state. The family had to decide whether to pull
> the plug on the Life-assisting machine, because the
> young lady would not be able to recover from the coma.
>
> Was this the family of the little boy?
>
> Two days after this encounter with the little boy, I read
> in the newspaper that the young lady had passed away.
>
> I couldn't stop myself as I bought a bunch of white
> roses and I went to the funeral home where the body
> of the young woman was there for people to view and
> make last wishes before the burial.
>
> She was there, in her coffin, holding a beautiful white
> rose in her hand with the photo of the little boy and the
> doll placed over her chest.
>
> I left the place, teary-eyed, feeling that my life had
> been changed forever.. The love that this little boy
> had for his mother and his sister is still, to this day,
> hard to imagine. And in a fraction of a second, a
> drunk driver had taken all this away from him.
>
>
> Now you have 2 choices:
>
> 1) Send this message.
>
> 2) Ignore it as if it never touched your heart.
>
>
> The quote of the month is by Jay Leno:
>
> "With hurricanes, tornados, fires out of control,
> mud slides, flooding, severe thunderstorms
> tearing up the country from one end to another,
> and with the threat of bird flu and terrorist attacks.
> "Are we sure this is a good time to take God out
> of the Pledge of Allegiance?"
>
> For those that prefer to think that God is not
> watching over us....go ahead and delete this.
> For the rest of us.....pass this on.

Fw: The seriousness of the Muslim threat

normally don’t send out emails with political overtones but this email is extremely well written and very wise. I think that we need to have a shift in our “energy” regarding what is taking place in Iraq and Dr. Chong has done a phenomenal job of expressing the seriousness of the Islamic terrorism threats. I urge you to take time to read this entire essay and ponder the significance of it. Sincerely, Dave

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Subject: The seriousness of the Muslim threat

This is the most cogent and powerful essay on the threat of Islamic
terrorism I have seen. It is by Dr. Vernon Chong and is without a doubt the
most articulate and convincing writing I have read regarding the War in
Iraq.

If you have any doubts please open your mind to his essay and give a
fair evaluation. It's also eerily applicable to other current issues (Iran 's
nuclear program, immigration, NAFTA's impact on American jobs, trade
deficits, etc.).

I had no idea who Dr. Chong is, or the source of these
thoughts... so when I received them, I almost deleted them - as
well-written as they are. But then I did a "Google search" on the Doctor and found him
to be a retired Air Force Surgeon of all things and past Commander of
Wilford Hall Medical Center in San Antonio. So he is real, is connected to
Veterans affairs in California, and these are his thoughts. They are worth
reading and thinking about! (The sameGoogle search will direct you to some of his other thought-provoking
writings.)

If you would like to see who this fellow is, go to this Air Force web
site and look him up. http://www.af.mil/bios/alpha.asp?alpha=C

Subject: Muslims, terrorist and the USA : A different spin on Iraq war.

This WAR is for REAL!
Dr. Vernon Chong, Major General, USAF, Retired

To get out of a difficulty, one usually must go through it. Our country
is now facing the most serious threat to its existence, as we know it, that
we have faced in your lifetime and mine (which includes WWII).

The deadly seriousness is greatly compounded by the fact that there are
very few of us who think we can possibly lose this war and even fewer who
realize what losing really means.

First, let's examine a few basics:

1. When did the threat to us start?

Many will say September 11, 2001.
The answer as far as the United States is concerned is 1979, 22 years
prior to September 2001, with the following attacks on us:

* Iran Embassy Hostages, 1979;
* Beirut , Lebanon Embassy 1983;
* Beirut , Lebanon Marine Barracks 1983;
* Lockerbie , Scotland Pan-Am flight to New York 1988;
* First New York World Trade Center attack 1993;
* Dhahran , Saudi Arabia Khobar Towers Military complex 1996;
* Nairobi , Kenya US Embassy 1998;
* Dares Salaam , Tanzania US Embassy 1998;
* Aden , Yemen USS Cole 2000;
* New York World Trade Center 2001;
* Pentagon 2001.

(Note that during the period from 1981 to 2001 there were 7,581
terrorist attacks worldwide).

2. Why were we attacked?

Envy of our position, our success, and our freedoms. The attacks
happened during the administrations of Presidents Carter, Reagan, Bush 1,
Clinton and Bush 2. We cannot fault either the Republicans or Democrats as
there were no provocations by any of the presidents or their immediate
predecessor, President Ford.

3. Who were the attackers?

In each case, the attacks on the US were carried out by Muslims.

4. What is the Muslim population of the World?

25%.

5. Isn't the Muslim Religion peaceful?

Hopefully, but that is really not material. There is no doubt that the
predominately Christian population of Germany was peaceful, but under the
dictatorial leadership of Hitler (who was also Chris tian), that made no
difference. You either went along with the administration or you were
eliminated. There were 5 to 6 million Christians killed by the Nazis for
political reasons (including 7,000 Polish priests).
(see http://www.Nazis.testimony.co.uk/7-a.htm)
Thus, almost the same number of Christians were killed by the Nazis, as
the six million holocaust Jews who were killed by them, and we seldom heard
of anything other than the Jewish atrocities. Although Hitler kept the
world focused on the Jews, he had no hesitancy about killing anyone who got
in his way of exterminating the Jews or of taking over the world - German,
Christian or any others.

Same with the Muslim terrorists. They focus the world on the US , but
kill all in the way -- their own people or the Spanish, French or anyone
else. The point here is that just like the peaceful Germans were of no
protection to anyone from the Nazis, no matter how many peaceful Muslims
there may be, they are no protection for us from the terrorist Muslim
leaders and what they are fanatically bent on doing -- by their own
pronouncements -- killing all of us "infidels." I don't blame the peaceful
Muslims. What would you do if the choice was shut up or die?

6. So who are we at war with?

There is no way we can honestly respond that it is anyone other than the
Muslim terrorists. Trying to be politically correct and avoid verbalizing
this conclusion can well be fatal. There is no way to win if you don't
clearly recognize and articulate who you are fighting.

So with that background, now to the two major questions:

1. Can we lose this war?

2. What does losing really mean?

If we are to win, we must clearly answer these two pivotal questions:

We can definitely lose this war, and as anomalous as it may sound, the
major reason we can lose is that so many of us simply do not fathom the
answer to the second question - What does losing mean?

It would appear that a great many of us think that losing the war means
hanging our heads, bringing the troops home and going on about our
business, like post-Vietnam. This is as far from the truth as one can get.

What losing really means is:

We would no longer be the premier country in the world. The attacks
will not subside, but rather will steadily increase. Remember, they want us
dead, not just quiet. If they had just wanted us quiet, they would not
have produced an increasing series of attacks against us, over the past 18years.
The plan was, clearly, for terrorists to attack us until we were neutered
and submissive to them.
We would, of course, have no future support from other nations, for fear
of reprisals and for the reason that they would see; we are impotent and
cannot help them.

They will pick off the other non-Muslim nations, one at a time. It will
be increasingly easier for them. They already hold Spain hostage. It
doesn't matter whether it was right or wrong for Spain to withdraw its
troops from Iraq Spain did it because the Muslim terrorists bombed their
train and told them to withdraw the troops. Anything else they want Spain
to do will be done. Spain is finished.

The next will probably be France. Our one hope on France is that they
might see the light and realize that if we don't win, they are finished
too, in that they can't resist the Muslim terrorists without us. However, it
may already be too late for France France is already 20% Muslim and fading
fast!Without our support Great Britain will go too. recently I read that
there are more mosques in England than churches.

If we lose the war, our production, income, exports and way of life will
all vanish as we know it. After losing, who would trade or deal with us if
they were threatened by the Muslims. If we can't stop the Muslim
terrorists, how could anyone else?

The radical Muslims fully know what is riding on this war, and therefore
are completely committed to winning, at any cost. We better know it too
and be likewise committed to winning at any cost.

Why do I go on at such lengths about the results of losing? Simple.
Until we recognize the costs of losing, we cannot unite and really put 100%
of our thoughts and efforts into winning. And it is going to take that
100% effort to win.

So, how can we lose the war?

Again, the answer is simple. We can lose the war by "imploding." That
is, defeating ourselves by refusing to recognize the enemy and their
purpose, and really digging in and lending full support to the war effort.
If we are united, there is no way that we can lose. If we continue to be
divided, there is no way that we can win!

Let me give you a few examples of how we simply don't comprehend the
life and death seriousness of this situation.

President Bush selects Norman Mineta as Secretary of Transportation.
Although all of the terrorist attacks were committed by Muslim men between
17 and 40 years of age, Secretary Mineta refuses to allow profiling. Does
that sound like we are taking this thing seriously? This is war!

For the duration, we are going to have to give up some of the civil
rights we have become accustomed to. We had better be prepared to lose
some of our civil rights temporarily or we will most certainly lose all of them
permanently.
And don't worry that it is a slippery slope. We gave up plenty of civil
rights during WWII, and immediately restored them after the victory and in
fact added many more since then.

Do I blame President Bush or President Clinton before him?

No, I blame us for blithely assuming we can maintain all of our
Political Correctness, and all of our civil rights during this conflict and
have a clean, lawful, honorable war. None of those words apply to war.
Get them out of your head.

Some have gone so far in their criticism of the war and/or the
Administration that it almost seems they would literally like to see us
lose.I think some actually do, I hasten to add that this isn't because they
are disloyal. It is because they just don't recognize what losing means.
Nevertheless, that conduct gives the impression to the enemy that we are
divided and weakening. It concerns our friends, and it does great damage
to our cause.

Of more recent vintage, the uproar fueled by the politicians and media
regarding the treatment of some prisoners of war, perhaps exemplifies best
what I am saying. We have recently had an issue, involving the treatment
of a few Muslim prisoners of war, by a small group of our military police.
These are the type prisoners who just a few months ago were throwing their
own people off buildings, cutting off their hands, cutting out their
tongues and otherwise murdering their own people just for disagreeing with Saddam
Hussein.

And just a few years ago these same type prisoners chemically killed
400,000 of their own people for the same reason. They are also the same
type of enemy fighters, who recently were burning Americans, and dragging
their charred corpses through the streets of Iraq . And still more
recently, the same type of enemy that was and is providing videos to all
news sources internationally, of the beheading of American prisoners they
held.

Compare this with some of our press and politicians, who for several
days have thought and talked about nothing else but the "humiliating" of
some Muslim prisoners -- not burning them, not dragging their charred
corpses through the streets, not beheading them, but "humiliating" them.

Can this be for real?

The politicians and pundits have even talked of impeachment of the
Secretary of Defense. If this doesn't show the complete lack of
comprehension and understanding of the seriousness of the enemy we are
fighting, the life and death struggle we are in and the disastrous results
of losing this war, nothing can.

To bring our country to a virtual political standstill over this
prisoner issue makes us look like Nero playing his fiddle as Rome burned --
totally oblivious to what is going on in the real world. Neither we, nor
any other country, can survive this internal strife. Again I say, this
does not mean that some of our politicians or media people are disloyal. It
simply means that they are absolutely oblivious to the magnitude of the
situation we are in and into which the Muslim terrorists have been pushing
us, for many years.
These people are a serious and dangerous liability to the war effort. We
must take note of who they are and get them out of office. Remember, the
Muslim terrorists stated goal is to kill all infidels! That translates
into ALL non-Muslims -- not just in the United States , but throughout the
world. We are the last bastion of defense.

We have been criticized for many years as being 'arrogant.' That charge
is valid in at least one respect. We are arrogant in that we believe that
we are so good, powerful and smart, that we can win the hearts and minds of
all those who attack us, and that with both hands tied behind our back, we
can defeat anything bad in the world! We can't!

If we don't recognize this, our nation as we know it will not survive,
and no other free country in the world will survive if we are defeated.

And finally, name any Muslim countries throughout the world that allow
freedom of speech, freedom of thought, freedom of religion, freedom of the
press, equal rights for anyone -- let alone everyone, equal status or any
status for women, or that have been productive in one single way that
contributes to the good of the world.

This has been a long way of saying that we must be united on this war or
we will be equated in the history books to the self-inflicted fall of the
Roman Empire . If, that is, the Muslim leaders will allow history books to
be written or read.

If we don't win this war right now, keep a close eye on how the Muslims
take over France in the next 5 years or less. They will continue to
increase the Muslim population of France and continue to encroach little by
little, on the established French traditions. The French will be fighting
among themselves, over what should or should not be done, which will
continue to weaken them and keep them from any united resolve.
Doesn't that sound eerily familiar?

Democracies don't have their freedoms taken away from them by some
external military force. Instead, they give their freedoms away,
politically correct piece by politically correct piece.

And they are giving those freedoms away to those who have shown,
worldwide that they abhor freedom and will not apply it to you or even to
themselves, once they are in power.

They have universally shown that when they have taken over, they then
start brutally killing each other over who will be the few who control the
masses.
What is happening in Iraq is a good example. Will we ever stop hearing
from the politically correct about the "peaceful Muslims"?

I close on a hopeful note, by repeating what I said above. If we are
united, there is no way that we can lose. I hope now, after the election,
the factions in our country will begin to focus on the critical situation
we are in, and will unite to save our country. It is your future we are
talking about! Do whatever you can to preserve it. I reiterate. A
national election is months away.

After reading the above, we all must do this not only for ourselves, but
our children, our grandchildren, our country and the world. Whether
Democrat or Republican, conservative or liberal and that includes the
Politicians and media of our country and the free world!

Please forward this to any you feel may want, or NEED to read it. Our
"leaders" in Congress ought to read it, too. There are those that find
fault with our country, but it is obvious to anyone who truly thinks
through
this, that we must UNITE!

Lastly, I wish to add: At the risk of offending someone, I sincerely
think that anyone who rejects this as just another political rant, or
doubts the seriousness of this issue or just deletes it without sending it on, is
part of the problem. Lets quit laughing at and forwarding the jokes and
cartoons which denigrate and ridicule our leaders in this war against
terror. They are trying to protect the interests and well being of the US
and it's citizens. Best we support them.

Thanks,

Dr. Vernon Chong

FW: A new way to car jack

NEW WAY TO DO CAR JACKINGS (NOT A JOKE) Heads upeveryone!> > > Please keep this circulating...> > You walk across the parking lot, unlock your car andget inside. > You start the engine and shift into Reverse . Whenyou look into the > rearview mirror to back out of your parking space,you notice a piece > of paper stuck to the middle of the rear window. So,you shift into Park,> unlock your doors and jump out of your car to removethat paper (or> whatever it is) that is obstructing your view. > > > When you reach the back of your car, that is whenthe car jackers appear> out of nowhere, jump into your car and take off.They practically mow you> down as they speed off in your car. And guess what,ladies? I'll bet your> purse is still in the car. So now > the carjacker has your car, our home address, yourmoney, and your keys. > Your home and your whole identity are nowcompromised!> > BEWARE OF THIS NEW SCHEME THAT IS NOW BEING USED.> > If you see a piece of paper stuck to your backwindow, just drive away,> remove the paper later and be thankful that you readthis e-mail.> > I hope you will forward this to friends and family,especially to women. A> purse contains all kinds of personal information andidentification> documents, and you certainly do NOT want this tofall into the wrong hands.> > > PS - Always back into parking spaces. This willavoid this situation from> occurring!> > Please keep this going.> Thank you.> > Lieutenant Tony Bartolome> Bureau of Investigations> Florida Highway Patrol> > P.O. Box 593527> Orlando , FL 32859

Fw: ordering pizza / wake up call !

2010, only 3 years & 2 months away

How we'll be ordering a pizza in the year 2010. It's funny, but the scary part is that it's probably not too far away. Wanna know how to order a pizza in 2010? Click the linkand see........ turn up the volume.
Listen closely and watch the screen and pointer carefully. This
seems so true it's really scary!!
Click here: http://aclu.org/pizza/images/screen.swf

Fw: [PS3] Parable of Gomer _ One-month Kit Recipes CD

BOOK OF GOMER: A PARABLE

These are the generations of Gomer, son of Homer, son of
Omer. And in the days
of Gomer, Noah, the Prophet, went unto the people saying,
"Prepare ye for the
flood which is to come, yea, build yourselves a boat, that ye may
not perish."

Now, Gomer was a member of the Church, and taught Sunday
School and played, yea, even on the ward softball team.

And Gomer's wife said unto him, "Come, let us build unto
ourselves a boat as the
Prophet commandeth, that we may not perish in the flood."

But behold, Gomer saith unto his wife, "Worry not, dear wife, for if
the flood comes
the GOVERNMENT will provide boats for us."

And Gomer did not build a boat. And Gomer's wife went unto
Noah and she returned
saying, "Behold, Honey, the Prophet saith unto us, "Build a boat,
that we may preserve
ourselves and our family, for the government pays men not to
grow trees, wherefore the
government hath not the lumber to build for you a boat."

And Gomer answered saying, "Fear not, oh wife, for am I not the
star pitcher on
the ward softball team? Wherefore, the CHURCH will provide for
us a boat, that we
will perish not."

And Gomer's wife went again unto Noah, and she returned unto
Gomer, saying, "Behold,
mine husband, the Prophet saith that the Church hath not
enough lumber to build a
boat for everyone, wherefore, mine husband, build for us a boat
that we might not
perish in the flood."

And Gomer answered her saying, "Behold, if we build a boat,
when the flood cometh,
will not our neighbors overpower us and take from us our boat;
wherefore, what doth
it profit a man to build a boat?"

And Gomer's wife went again unto Noah and she returned,
saying, "Behold, the Prophet
saith, build unto yourselves a boat, and have faith, for if ye do the
Lord's bidding, He will
preserve your boat for you."

But Gomer answered his wife, saying, "Behold, with this inflation,
the price of wood has
gone sky high, and if we wait awhile, perhaps the price will go
down again. And then I
will build for us a boat."

And Gomer's wife went again unto Noah, and she returned
saying, "Thus saith the Prophet,
build for yourselves a boat RIGHT NOW, for the price of wood will
not go down, but will
continue to go up. Wherefore, oh husband, build for ourselves a
boat, that we may perish not."

But Gomer answered his wife, saying, "Behold, for 120 years
Noah hath told us to build a
boat, to preserve us from the flood, but hath the flood come?
Yea, I say, nay. Wherefore,
perhaps the flood will not come for another hundred and twenty
years.

And Gomer's wife went again unto Noah and returned saying,
"The Prophet saith, he knows
it has been 120 years, but nevertheless, the flood will come,
wherefore, build unto yourselves a boat."

And Gomer answered her saying, "Wherewith shall we get the
money to build ourselves a
boat, for are we not now making monthly payments on our
snazzy new four horsepower
chariot? Wherefore, when our payments end, perhaps we shall
build ourselves a boat."

And Gomer's wife went again unto Noah and returned saying,
"Behold, the Prophet saith
that we should cut down on our recreation, and our vacations,
and even give each other
lumber for Christmas, that we might thereby get enough lumber
to build a boat."

But Gomer saith unto her, "What a drag! Are we to cease
enjoying life, just because
we must build a boat?"

Wherefore, Gomer built not a boat. But behold, one afternoon
Gomer heard thunder
in the sky, and he feared exceedingly and he ran, yea, even to the
lumber yard to
buy lumber. But behold, the lumber store was crowded with
great multitudes, all
seeking to buy lumber, and there was not enough lumber to be
found for the multitudes.

And on the same day were all the fountains of the deep opened,
and the windows of
heaven were broken up, and the floods came -- and behold,
Gomer had no boat.

And as the water rose above Gomer's waist, his wife saith unto
him, "Behold, Honey, I told thee so!"
--- Author Unknown

"The revelation to store food may be as essential to our
temporal salvation today as boarding
the ark was to the people in the days of Noah."
~ President Ezra Taft Benson, Conference Report, Oct 1973, p
91

Fw: Mel Gibson Tops 'Frigid 50' List

Mel Gibson Tops 'Frigid 50' List

Two decades after being chosen as People magazine's first sexiest man alive, Mel Gibson now tops a very different kind of list: Film Threat's annual "Frigid 50: The Coldest People in Hollywood."

The independent film Web site on Friday named Gibson No. 1 among the "least-powerful, least-inspiring, least-intriguing people in all of Tinseltown," following the anti-Semitic remarks he made during his arrest on suspicion of drunken driving.

"He apologized, he got sick of apologizing, he refused to apologize anymore, he didn't want to address the issue, he spoke on nationally broadcast news shows, he spoke at synagogues, he met with Jewish Officials," Film Threat's editors wrote. "But in the end, in all his `I'm really not anti-Semitic' posturing, he never bothered to address how irresponsible he was for driving under the influence in the first place. And now he's got a new movie opening, `Apocalypto,' and the question becomes: who cares?"

Fw: Stress relief

How to Really De-Stress in Eight Easy Steps!
This really works.................only eight quick steps.

Just in case you've had a rough day, here's a stress management technique recommended in all the latest psychological texts. The funny thing is that it really works.

1. Picture yourself near a stream.

2. Birds are softly chirping in the cool mountain air.

3. No one but you knows your secret place.

4. You are in total seclusion from the hectic place called "the world."

5. The soothing sound of a gentle waterfall fills the air with a cascade of serenity.

6. The water is crystal clear.

7. You can easily make out the face of the liberal Democrat you're holding underwater.

8. See, you're smiling already.