Many
thoughts, ideas and story bits pass by my desk which I keep ~ to
process often in my writings. So, today, for quick
reads,
I publish some for your reading interest.
A Thought for
Today
This
is the beginning of a new day! I have been given this day to use as
I will.
I
will use it for good, because I am exchanging a day of my life for
it.
When
tomorrow comes ~ this day will be gone forever,
leaving
in its space something I have traded for it.
I
want it to be gain, and not loss; good and not evil;
success
and not failure;
in
order that I shall rejoice in the price that I paid for it.
Wake
up! Those
horrible buzzing alarm clocks make 'waking up' a dreaded part of the
day, but it doesn't have to be tht way! Fisherman
Call
is a new service along Japan's Sanriku coast. Subscribers enjoy the
voice of a fisherman, who calls at the requested wake-up-time.
They can choose which fisherman they want by reading their
profiles
and listening to the voices. The service works because fishermen
are up early
and don't mind having quick chats with people to help waken them
for the upcoming day.
No
Traffic: People
commute to work by car, bus, train or subway ~ and even bicycle or
skateboard. But Benjamin David of Munich, Germany, has all these
methods beat! He swims to his workplace via the Isar River. He
carries his dry clothes and laptop in a special waterproof backpack,
which doubles as a buoy, allowing him to take a break and float if he
gets tired. This unique 'commuting method' lets him avoid busy
streets. He says he feels 'refreshed' rather than 'harried' when he
gets to work.
Big
Jump! When
Englishman, Verdun Hayes,became a centenarian, he decided to have a
little fun, so he jumped out of an airplane. He was attached to a
parachute, of course, and had an experienced skydiver with him as a
'tandem jumper.' The 15,000 foot jump took place near Devon,
England.
Hayes is a WW2 D-Day veteran who likes to support other vets,
so he used the jump to raise money for the Royal British Legion.
Three generations of his family, jumped for the same cause.
Mother's
Day Covenant: “On
the darkest days, when I feel inadequate, unloved and unworthy, I
remember whose daughter I am ~ as I straighten my crown.”
(submitted
by one of my readers)
“The
human heart is like a ship on a stormy sea ~
driven by winds blowing from all corners of heaven.”
(Martin Luther King)
Battle
Between Two Wolves
An old Cherokee told his grandson, “My son, there is a battle
between two wolves inside us all.
One is Evil: it is anger, jealousy, greed, resentment, inferiority,
lies and ego.
The other is Good: It is joy, peace, love, hope, humility, kindness,
empathy and truth.”
The
boy thought about it and asked, “Which wolf wins?”
The old Cherokee quietly replied, “The one you feed!”
(An Aborigine Parable ~ author unknown)
“With
the new day, comes new strength, new thoughts...
and
understanding is a 2-way street.” (Eleanor
Roosevelt)
“I
am a slow walker, but I never walk back,” stated
Abraham Lincoln.
Mahatma
Ghandi opinionates, “Anger
is the envy of non-violence
and pride is a master that swallows it up.”
Mary
Kay Ash's easy solution is, “People
fall forward to success!
Every day is a new beginning ~ Take a deep breath! Smile! and
Start Again!”
A cartoon depicts an elderly man, sitting in a rocking chair on the
verandah ~ wearing nothing but a hat and shirt. Grandson, dressed
with pants, shirt and tie, asks him, “What are you doing on the
porch with no pants on?” Said Grandpa,, “Last week I sat here
with no shirt on ~ and I got a stiff neck!
This
is your Grandma's idea.”
From
the cartoon, Better
For Worse, Mother
explained to family, “Kids, Everyone! Come Look! I spent the
whole night wall-papering the kitchen!” Son remarks, “Gosh!”
Still admiring it, Mother adds, “I was going to hire someone, but I
said “The Heck WITH IT! AND DID IT MYSELF!” And still gazing at
her decor, states, “Well, don't everyone speak at once! What do
you think?”
Son, still staring at the paper, comments,
“It's
really neat, Mom”...than asks her, pointing, “But don't daisies
grow this way up?”
Cartoon,
Between
Friends:
Mom, sipping a milk-shake with children at the table, Son asks,
“Mom, why do you buy 'take-out'? It's not a healthy choice!” She
replies, “I know...I know...it's not that I don't want to be
healthy...it's not that I don't want to cook healthy...it's just
that...I Don't Want to Cook!”
Cartoon,
Drabble:
Family inside the house, Son says,”Dad, I got a summer job!”
Dad responds, “Way, to go, Norm.” Son, adds, “Yup, I'll be
working in the entertainment industry!” Dad inquires how he got
the job. Son states, “Let's just say, I
had to pull a lot of strings!” In
last frame, is son on street with numerous tied blown-up balloons in
hand exclaiming, “My arm's already tired!”
From
Drabble:
Dad
is driving, (with his wife beside him) on a busy street and yells
loudly, Hey,
That Guy just cut me off...Fine, I'll speed up and cut him off!
Doing
so, he looks in rear view mirror and shouts to his wife, There!
What do you think of that? HA, HA, HA!!!
And
in the last frame, he prides himself, “Sometimes, I think I'm the
only sane driver on the road.!”
In
the cartoon, Hi
and Lois, the
clock reads 12 and carrying a load of laundry, she says to big family
dog,
“Dawg,
Go
wake up Chip ~ It's almost noon! With
no response, Lois goes upstairs to check ~ Chip
is still asleep (Z.Z.Z) and lying beside him on top of the covers is
DAWG (Z,Z,Z.)
In
Hagar
the Horrible, he
and his wife, Helga, are dressed to go out. Hagar tips a full bottle
of wine and downs the vino into his mouth fully emptying its
contents. Helga, very disgrunted beside him, he says Sorry
as
he gulps the last drop. At
the neighbour's home, they are met by a primly dressed woman.
Holding the empty bottle in hand, Hagar
offers it to her, stating, We
brought you a vase!
Cartoons, I love, as they depict human life so brilliantly!
Composed by Merle Baird-Kerr...December 30, 2018
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