Food for Thought for
this Forthcoming Year!
(with
thanks to Tom for this rendition)
On
the first day, God created the dog and said, “Sit all day by the
door of your house and bark at anyone who comes in or walks past.
For this, I will give you a span of twenty years.” The dog
replied, “That's a long time to be barking. How about only ten
years...and I'll give you back the other ten?”
And
God said that it was good.
On
the second day, God created the monkey and said, “Entertain
people...do tricks...and make them laugh. For this, I'll give you a
twenty-year span.” The monkey said, “Monkey tricks for twenty
years?
That's
a pretty long time to perform. How about I give you back ten like
the dog did?”
And
God again said that it was good.
On
the third day, God created the cow and said, “You must go into the
field with the farmer all day long and suffer under the sun...have
calves...and give milk to the farmer's family. For this, I will give
you a life span of sixty years.” The cow considered and said,
“That's kind of a tough life you want me to live for sixty years.
How about twenty and I'll give back the other forty?”
And
God agreed it was good.
On
the fourth day, God created humans and said,
“Eat...sleep...play...marry...and enjoy your life. For this, I'll
give you twenty years.” But the human replied, “Only twenty
years? Could you possibly give me my twenty, the forty the cow gave
back, the ten the monkey gave back and the ten the dog gave back;
that makes eighty, okay?”
God
reconsidered, “Okay, you asked for it!”
So that
is why for our first 20 years...we eat, sleep, play and enjoy
ourselves.
For the
next 40 years, we slave in the sun to support our family.
For the
next 10 years, we do monkey tricks to entertain the grandchildren.
And for
the last 10 years we sit on the front porch and bark at everyone.
Life
has now been explained to you!
There
is no need to thank me for this valuable information.
I'm
doing it as a public service
If you are looking for
me...I will be on the front porch!
Michael Josephson
Writes:
The New Year will bring new challenges.
Whether we seize them or not...this year will bring you new
opportunities.
A New Year is like a blank book ~ the pen is in your hands.
It is your chance to write a beautiful story for yourself in 2016.
(Author Unknown)
Notable News to Commence the New Year!
Burlington
Man Completes Solo Row Across the Pacific Ocean!
John Beedon, a 53-year old covered 7,400 nautical miles in 209 days
(which he originally planned to accomplish in 180 days). He made
landfall Sunday, December 27, 2015 to become the first man to row
solo
non-stop from North America to Australia.
His journey started in June from San Francisco. “Every day, there
was some massive challenge ~ being much harder than anticipated.
I'm exhausted, heat and humidity...horrible!” he twitted to his
family on Christmas Day...just hours before Australia came into
sight.
Drunk
Driver Tires to Hide in Nativity Scene!
The Washington Post reported that the Tadcaster, England, tableau
had all the necessary components of a good Nativity scene...infant
Christ...Mary and Joseph...three wise men...farm animals resting on a
bed of straw. It was the suspected drunk driver who seemed out of
place. The North Yorkshire Police Roads Policing Group said that a
man attempted to hide from police in a nearby Nativity scene after
crashing his car into a metal barrier. The man, easily
distinguishable from the rest of the characters in the creche by
virtue of not being an animate object ~ was apprehended and
administered a breathalyzer test, which he failed.
People's
Cauldron Coming to Waterfront
(reported by Joel Ophart, The Hamilton Spectator). Arcelor Mittal
Dofasco announed Tuesday, it was working with the city to bring the
three-metre pinecone-inspired artwork (for which Dofasco supplied all
the steel to the city). Mayor Eisenberger said in a statement
featured on Dofasco's blog that “the legacy of the Pan Am Games
will be preserved for future generations with the cauldron located on
the waterfront.”
The People's Cauldron is the smaller sibling of the Pan Am Games
Cauldron, both of which were lit in the opening ceremonies in
Toronto. The smaller one is a third of the size of the 34-tonne
version and was only lit temporaritly during the opening ceremonies.
Back in Janauary, Arcelor Mittal Dofasco hosted an event
that brought 300 people from 30 communities together in Hamilton
to take part in the creation of the People's Cauldron.
Each group was asked to create art
representative
of their community using pine cones.
Those designs inspired the creation of the 'scales' on the cones of
the cauldron.
Creating and building both cauldrons took 18 months and 34 tonnes of
steel, 10 types ~ from basic hot rolled sheets to galvalume. This
magnificent colourful People's Cauldron will adorn the waterfront.
The difference between perseverence and obstinancy is that
perserverance
means a strong will;
obstinancy
means a strong 'wont'!
The
foregoing compiled by Merle Baird-Kerr...December 29, 2015
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