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Today's thought is: 020717 Life has lessons to teach. We can remember them and
share them with others, or we can forget them and have to learn them
again. -Jan Pishok
What we are destined to learn in this life will
keep presenting itself until "contact" has been made. Each experience is a
minute part of the big picture that's unfolding. We will receive the
information we need, again and again if necessary. Let's give up our fear
about where we are going and how we'll get there. We are in caring, capable
hands. We will get to the right destination on time.
In this program
we are invited to share with other women what our experiences have taught
us. What better way to recall, and thus relearn, what we have been taught,
than to tell another about it. Every Twelve- Step program is specifically
designed to simplify our lives. The Steps coach us through every situation,
and they never shame us for needing reminders of our lessons.
I will
help others through sharing my own experiences today. In the process, I'll
recapture the essence of the lessons 1 have learned. * * * * * * * * * *
* * * * * * * * * Today's meditation comes from the book A Woman's Spirit
by Karen Casey copyright 1994 available through our online bookstore at:
http://www.hazeldenbookplace.org/store/product.asp?sku=5433
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Orville Wright said to his brother, Wilbur, 'You were only in the air for
twelve seconds. How could your luggage be in Cleveland?'" -- Red Buttons
Bob was talking to Doug one day, and said, "My wife suggested that I take
up a new sport this summer."
Doug said, "Wow, that's nice. It shows
that she has your interests at heart. Did she make any
suggestions?"
Bob replied, "As a matter of fact, she did. By the way,
how do you play this Russian Roulette?"
Top 10 Rejection Lines Given By Women (and what they actually
mean...)
10. I think of you as a brother. (You remind me of that
inbred banjo-playing geek in "Deliverance.")
9. There's a slight
difference in our ages. (You are one jurassic geezer.)
8. I'm not
attracted to you in 'that' way. (You are the ugliest dork I've ever laid eyes
upon.)
7. My life is too complicated right now. (I don't want you
spending the whole night or else you may hear phone calls from all the other
guys I'm seeing.)
6. I've got a boyfriend. (who's really my male cat
and a half gallon of Ben and Jerry's).
5. I don't date men where I
work. (Hey, bud, I wouldn't even date you if you were in the same solar
system, much less the same building.)
4. It's not you, it's
me. (It's not me, it's you.)
3. I'm concentrating on my
career. (Even something as boring and unfulfilling as my job is better than
dating you.)
2. I'm celibate. (I've sworn off only the men like
you.)
...and the number 1 rejection line given by women (and what it
actually means)
1. Let's be friends. (I want you to stay around so I
can tell you in excruciating detail about all the other men I meet and have
sex with. It's that male perspective thing)
Top 10 Rejection Lines Given By Men (and what they actually
mean...)
10. I think of you as a sister. (You're ugly.) 9. There's a
slight difference in our ages. (You're ugly.) 8. I'm not attracted to you in
'that' way. (You're ugly.) 7. My life is too complicated right now. (You're
ugly.) 6. I've got a girlfriend. (You're ugly.) 5. I don't date women
where I work. (You're ugly.) 4. It's not you, it's me. (You're ugly.) 3.
I'm concentrating on my career. (You're ugly.) 2. I'm celibate. (You're
ugly.)
...and the number 1 rejection line given by men (and what it
actually means) 1. Let's be friends. (You're sinfully ugly.)
ADULTS AIMING AT EACH OTHER WOUND THEIR CHILDREN INSTEAD
DEAR ABBY:
I'm responding to "Jeff in South Carolina," whose mother-in- law makes
negative comments about her daughter's ex-husband. Jeff is concerned that
his mother-in-law's attitude will confuse his wife's little girl. I think
Jeff is right -- and I speak from experience.
My parents divorced
when I was 7. I was crushed. What made it worse was my mother constantly
bad-mouthing my father. He wasn't perfect by any means, but he is a good man
and he loves me. Whenever I was with my mother, she made me feel guilty
for loving him. It was as if I were doing something wrong and should
feel ashamed. (My father never spoke ill of my mother, and now that I am an
adult, I respect him for it.)
Abby, a person who berates a child's
mother or father causes the child emotional pain. Perhaps if Jeff's
mother-in-law sees this letter, she'll rethink her behavior and put the
emotional well-being of her granddaughter ahead of her personal
feelings. -- T.M. IN N.J.
DEAR T.M.: I certainly hope so. And
because this is a common problem, I hope it will cause other parents and
in-laws to also rethink their behavior. Read on:
DEAR ABBY:
My brother and I were 15 and 17 when my parents divorced. Our parents
felt we were adults, so we did not receive support or attention from either
one. I would hear bad things about my father from my mother's family. They
did not want me to love him.
The ex-son-in-law may not have been
a gem of a husband, but he rates an "A" as a responsible, caring parent. At
one time, I was a probation officer dealing with child support cases,
and I can tell you from professional experience, he is rare.
Out
of more than 10,000 cases per year in my district, only a small percentage
of noncustodial parents take their responsibility seriously. Many couples
use their children as weapons to get back at each other.
That
mother-in-law needs her head examined. Jeff is a good stepfather. The child
deserves the love, care and support of both of her parents whether they live
in the same house or not.
It would be a shame for any child to grow
up hating his or her father -- and not understanding why. Perhaps Jeff's
mother-in-law should be banned from seeing her granddaughter until she
understands the situation does not revolve around her. -- LOVING THEM BOTH
ON THE EAST COAST
DEAR LOVING: That's strong medicine, but it
might be effective. DEAR ABBY: In many parts of the country, "divorce impact classes" are
offered in community colleges for divorcing couples. Please suggest that
mother-in-law attend some of them so she can understand how her anger and
resentment negatively impact her granddaughter. -- A PARENT IN
FLORIDA
DEAR PARENT: Good suggestion. I did not know such classes
were available.
DEAR ABBY: I am being married for the second
time. Are my parents still obligated to pay for the wedding? -- SECOND-TIME
ROSE
DEAR ROSE: Nowhere is it written that the bride's parents
MUST pay for even the first wedding. A wedding is a gift. This time you're
on your own.
Pauline Phillips and her daughter Jeanne Phillips
share the pseudonym Abigail Van Buren. Write Dear Abby at <a href="http://www.uexpress.com/dearabby/dearabby_form.cfm" >www.DearAbby.com</a>
or P.O. Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA 90069.
Good advice for everyone --
teens to seniors -- is in "The Anger in All of Us and How to Deal With It."
To order, send a business-size, self-addressed envelope, plus check or money
order for $5 (U.S. funds only) to: Dear Abby, Anger Booklet, P.O. Box
447, Mount Morris, IL 61054-0447. (Postage is
included.)
COPYRIGHT 2002 UNIVERSAL PRESS SYNDICATE
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MAN ACCUSED OF TRYING TO MAIL AMMO You would think with all the concerns over
gun safety, security and all the notices posted in post offices,
that everyone would know there are certain things that you can't send via
the U.S. mail. Well, according to the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, a visitor
to Washington state has turned himself in to police after violating
several long-standing postal rules. The publication says the man may now
face two felony charges. According to a spokesman for the U.S. Postal
Service, the man tried to mail a loaded rifle, a handgun and some fireworks
from a small post office in Bothell, Wash., to a location in Alaska.
The man subsequently told postal inspectors that he failed to check to see
if there was any ammunition in either weapon. The postal service reminds
consumers to assume that guns are loaded and to take the appropriate
action. The man was apparently traveling through the area on a long trip
from Nevada to Alaska and decided to send some of his belongs ahead. He had
addressed the package to himself, in care of a gun store in Anchorage.
FIFTY WORST SHOWS NAMED Not everyone agrees with "TV Guide" when it publishes
a list of favorites. Now, with the publication of its "50 Worst TV Shows
of All Time," there is bound to be some debate, particularly from the fans
of the shows that got trashed. Many people would agree with the magazine's
No.1 pick, "The Jerry Springer Show." But there are others that did not
make the list, that some see as equally pointless. Many pundits have had a
"field day" assessing the list. Some even say that many of the shows listed
as being "bad" are only "bad" because they were either ahead their
time or actually too "good" to be understood. Second on the list was "My
Mother The Car," a 1960s NBC production that made the list if for no other
reason than because of its title. Then come the now-defunct "XFL" season,
"The Brady Bunch Hour" and "Hogan's Heroes." A special word to fans of
"Hogan." Yes, you have a lot of support from people who think the show was
really funny. Unfortunately, a lot of people just can't fathom a program set
in a Nazi prison camp. But they don't realize that many of the plot twists
were suggested by former POWs who loved the show and even told of
incidents where their German guards became friendly, just as did Sgt.
Schultz in the program ... "I know NOTHING."
PARTISANSHIP MAY BE SLOWING SEPT. 11 PROBE It would seem that adherence to
old political labels has kept the national investigation into the events of
Sept. 11 from running as smoothly as it might. According to Frank Davies,
writing in the Miami Herald, infighting has hampered progress in the joint
House-Senate inquiry into the terror attacks. Davies notes that some of the
problems stem from several staffers who are openly hostile to CIA Director
George Tenet ... some saying they wanted to "get him" during the
investigation. Ostensibly, the goal of the inquiry was to see what, if any,
information American intelligence groups and police units had about possible
attacks before they happened. So far the inquiry has spent nearly $3
million doing its work, some of which has been complicated by the fact
that nearly 40 members of Congress from both sides of the aisle and both
sides of the Capitol Building are involved.
SHEEN'S PAY BUMPED TO $300,000 PER EPISODE
The man who plays the
president on TV makes far more money than the real chief executive, George W.
Bush Martin Sheen, who is President Josiah Bartlet on NBC's highly
successful "West Wing" drama, just got a raise that triples the size of
his paycheck in one year, the New York Post reports. Sheen will now make
$300,000 an episode for playing the prez in the Emmy-winning series, compared
to Bush's annual salary of $400,000. While series producer Warner
Bros. Television confirmed that Sheen had secured a new deal, no details
were released, although E-Online reported that a source said the Post figures
were a bit exaggerated.
INGREDIENTS: 1/4
cup Mayonnaise 1/4 cup plain yogurt 2 teaspoons Sugar 2 teaspoons Lemon
juice 2 Apples 2 large Celery stalks 1/2 cup chopped
walnuts
DIRECTIONS: In small salad bowl, combine mayonnaise, yogurt
and lemon juice, to taste. Core apples, cut into bite size pieces, dice
celery. Add both to salad bowl, fold in nuts. Chill up to two hours. Toss
before serving.
* variations: bananas & pecans or in the summer
peaches and peanuts. You can also add 1 cup of shredded cooked chicken.
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COOKING TIP:
Using honey in your cooking can be an asset. When
baking any pastry a tablespoon of honey will keep your pastry fresh longer
because honey is hygroscopic. This means that it draws moisture from the air,
which keeps your pastries from drying out. Honey also enables you to reduce
the liquid in your cooking. Reduce any liquid called for in your recipe
by 1/4 for every cup of honey you use. Be careful though, honey can cause
over-browning so be sure to reduce the temperature of your oven by 25
degrees.
To substitute honey for sugar try the following:
*
Approximately 7/8 cup of honey is equal to 1 cup of sugar. * 1 12 oz. jar of
honey equals a standard measuring cup. * Try substituting half of the sugar
in your recipe with honey. Eventually, with experimentation, you can
replace all of the sugar with honey.
THE BONEHEAD AWARDS *****************************
Today we bestow
THREE bonehead awards!
Bonehead award one, a "stupidest excuse in the
world," bonehead award goes to an Adelaide, Australian man, arrested after
his car lunged forward, nearly hitting the police officer who had pulled him
over for speeding, who then tried claiming in court that it was his two
dogs who were driving the car when it shot forward. That one dog
was pressing the gas pedal while the other dog pushed the car into
gear.
Claiming that the explanation stretched credulity beyond the
breaking point, the judge found him guilty.
Australian Broadcasting
Corporation
11-Jul-02
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Bonehead
award two goes to a former Seymour, Connecticut attorney who allegedly took a
female client across his lap in a conference room and, after taking down her
panties and stockings, began spanking her to get her to stop fidgeting so the
judge would be more likely to believe her.
His attempt to get American
Home Insurance Co. to pay the $250,000 malpractice judgment failed with US
District Judge Robert N. Chatigny ruling that they were not obliged to pay
because spanking does not constitute the rendering of professional
services.
ARIES (Mar. 21- April 20) Today is a great day to get that job done you
have been putting off. Folks that have seemingly friendly advice today
have hidden agendas.
TAURUS (Apr. 21- may 21) Be a good listener
today and you will learn things that you may very well need to know. Gossip,
while never pretty, can be pretty informative right about now.
GEMINI
(May 22-June 21) Too many worries over the things you have no
control over can make you depressed and gloomy, accept that there are some
things beyond even your control and go on with your life.
CANCER
( June 22-July 22) A family friend offers you some very good advice
and you realize it is good advice to take...eventually. A stranger will
prove very helpful today.
LEO (July 23-Aug 22) Take a bit of time
to listen to someone whom you ordinarily think is not quite all there. By
accident they give you an answer to a long standing problem you have been
having.
VIRGO (Aug. 23 -Sept. 23) A demanding boss may not make
for a pleasant day but you manage to do what is expected of you and then
some. A good day in the romance department.
LIBRA (Sept. 24 -Oct. 23) Your people skills are excellent as you are the
one sent to solve the problems today. You have proven your ability so many
times that now you will get the recognition you deserve.
SCORPIO
(Oct. 24 - Nov. 22) A new partner puts the life back in your business
and there may even be a romantic interest attached to this enterprise. A
good day to be careful on the highway if you have to be out and about, so use
extreme care when driving.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23 -Dec. 21) A
very exciting day for you, but in a postive way! The evening finds you in a
very good mood, don't let any- thing change this and you will have very
interesting dreams.
CAPRICORN (Dec 22.- Jan. 20) Financial
institutions are easier to deal with today. Take things in stride, keep an
air of attitude about you and everything will go smooth today.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 21 -Feb. 19) Family and friends need your
companionship and you take the time to be with them. A recent surprise for
you has you tuned into the academic life and your efforts will be
rewarded.
PISCES (Feb. 20-Mar. 20) A new love may not go for the
hot and cold treatment and you can scare this one off before you know it.
A message from afar brings you some good news.
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These interpretations are based on the aspects and positions of the
planets in relation to each Sun-sign. They are intended to indicate the
general mood and issues of the day as you experience them. Be creative in
applying your forecast to the actual circumstances of your life. ---
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To remove heel marks from wood floors, a little kerosene on a soft cloth will
remove them. A typewriter eraser can also be used to remove heel
marks...
If you have small scratches on your wood floor, a very
fine steel wool pad dipped in floor wax will erase the scratches. Make
sure you go with the grain of the floor and not against it...
Here comes some quotes.
In the past, it never occurred to me that every casual remark of mine would be
snatched up and recorded. Otherwise I would have crept further into my
shell. --Albert Einstein
Ordinary riches can be stolen, real riches cannot. In your soul are
infinitely precious things that cannot be taken from you. ---Oscar
Wilde
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