Month: August 2005
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Grief
Grief can take care of itself, but to get the full value of joy you must have somebody to divide it with.Mark Twain
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Lessons in World History
A Greek and Italian were sitting in a Starbuck’s one day discussing who had the superior culture.Over triple lattes the Greek guy says, “Well, we have the Parthenon.”Arching his eyebrows, the Italian replies, “We have the Coliseum.”The Greek retorts, “We Greeks gave birth to advanced mathematics.”The Italian, nodding agreement, says, “But we built the Roman…
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Manners
Politeness and consideration for others is like investing pennies and getting dollars back.Thomas SowellOne of the greatest victories you can gain over someone is to beat him at politeness.Josh BillingsRudeness is the weak man’s imitation of strength.Eric Hoffer
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Getting organized
Del.icio.us is an online bookmarking service that’s getting popular in the geek community. It lets you post your bookmarks to a Web site, so they’ll be accessible from any computer, and share those bookmarks with other del.icio.us users. Del.icio.us is not only a bookmarking service, it’s a research tool. Yahoo recently introduced My Web 2,…
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Hmmmm
Did you ever wonder where all that stuff you had confiscated at the TSA security checkpoint at the airport goes? Well; wonder no longer. Apparently it goes up for auction on eBay. Now you can buy your stuff again. Is this a case of a “dumb-ass” tax? I forget I have it in my carry-on,…
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Minnesota Ghost
This happened about a month ago just outside of Willmar, a little town in the back country of Minnesota, and while it sounds like an Alfred Hitchcock tale, it’s real.This out of state traveler was on the side of the road, hitchhiking on a real dark night in the middle of a thunderstorm. Time passed…