His name was Fleming, and he was a poor Scottish farmer. One day, while trying to make a living for his family, he heard a cry for help coming from a nearby bog. He dropped his tools and ran to the bog.
There, mired to his waist in black muck, was a terrified boy, screaming and struggling to free himself. Farmer Fleming saved the lad from what could have been a slow and terrifying death.
The next day, a fancy carriage pulled up to the Scotsman’s sparse surroundings. An elegantly dressed nobleman stepped out and introduced himself as the father of the boy Farmer Fleming had saved.
‘I want to repay you,’ said the nobleman. ‘You saved my son’s life.’
‘No, I can’t accept payment for what I did,’ the Scottish farmer replied waving off the offer. At that moment, the farmer’s own son came to the door of the family hovel.
‘Is that your son?’ the nobleman asked.
‘Yes,’ the farmer replied proudly.
‘I’ll make you a deal. Let me provide him with the level of education my own son will enjoy If the lad is anything like his father, he’ll no doubt grow to be a man we both will be proud of.’ And that he did.
Farmer Fleming’s son attended the very best schools and in time, graduated from St. Mary’s Hospital Medical School in London, and went on to become known throughout the world as the noted Sir Alexander Fleming, the discoverer of Penicillin.
Years afterward, the same nobleman’s son who was saved from the bog was stricken with pneumonia.
What saved his life this time? Penicillin.
The name of the nobleman? Lord Randolph Churchill .. His son’s name?
Sir Winston Churchill.
Someone once said: What goes around comes around.
Work like you don’t need the money.
Love like you’ve never been hurt.
Dance like nobody’s watching.
Sing like nobody’s listening.
Live like it’s Heaven on Earth.
It’s National Friendship Week Send this to everyone you consider A FRIEND.
If I’m not mistaken, the U.S. Constition is modeled after the Magna Carta, from about 500 years previous. It outlined rights of the people. I’m not sure where other people in other lands got the idea that we in these United States of America we’re going to chuck our constitution or any part of it for a global citizenery, but some of our reps are working on that right now. How would you feel about being a member of a global society and paying taxes to a supreme government, maybe in another part of the world?
Here is a sample of things that are going on.
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton just announced the Obama Administration would be working hand in glove with the UN to pass a new “Small Arms Treaty.” Disguised as legislation to help in the fight against “terrorism,” “insurgency” and “international crime syndicates,” the UN Small Arms Treaty is nothing more than a massive, GLOBAL gun control scheme.
Ultimately, the UN’s Small Arms Treaty is designed to register, ban and CONFISCATE firearms owned by private citizens like YOU. Will the Dems ever stop? Not as long as they know whats best for you and are in office to prove it…Pitchforks hell, we’ll need more than that.
You know it’s been proven throughout history that when your government disarms you it is your demse as a free people. The question is are we as a people smart enough to realize this? You may be saying to yourself, “why of course I am”, but you also may not be the person that voted Barack O’bama into office because you thought he was going to pay your house payment and give you free health and dental care without raising taxes or expanding the deficit. We are all going green without a clue exactly what that is, we are ignoring the obvious when it comes to government health care, just by looking at the plans that don’t work in other countries, we are ignoring the obvious competion that would develop between health insurance companies if you could buy from more than 3 here in VA. There are over 300 companies in this country selling health insurance, but only 3 are allowed to sell here; Why? This in itself would a cure to some of the high rates, but is it being looked at? NO. Your thoughts are welcome!
Everywhere in government they are talking about budget cuts to attempt to pay the bills that they didn’t have the money to run up in the first place. Well going back 50 years or so I can think of a great way to save money at UVA.. Drive by the University, almost any part of it and look at the lights that are on! My dad who grew up in the depression was adament about not wasting, food, electricity, gas; nothing was wasted. In todays world when they are telling you to shut off your computer when done with it, unplug your cell phone charger and ride a bike to work instead of drive, the University is letting everylight in the place on. Have we reached the point in society where it is unsafe to turn out the lights for security reasons, or is it just a bad design in the building where the lights can’t be turned out? If you can’t pay for it don’t use it. And the beat goes on!
Little Johnny’s at it again ……. A new teacher was trying to
make use of her psychology courses. She started her class by saying, “Everyone who thinks they’re stupid, stand up!” After a few seconds, Little Johnny stood up. The teacher said, “Do you think you’re stupid, Little Johnny?” “No, ma’am, but I hate to see you standing
there all by yourself!”
Little Johnny watched fascinated, as his mother smoothed cold cream on her face. “Why do you do that, mommy,” he asked? “To make myself beautiful,” said his mother, who then began removing the cream with a
tissue. “What’s the matter” asked Little Johnny, “giving up?”
The math teacher saw that little Johnny wasn’t paying attention in class. She called on him and said, “Johnny, what are 2 and 4 and 28 and 44?”
Little Johnny quickly replied, “NBC, FOX, ESPN and the Cartoon Network!”
Little Johnny’s kindergarten class was on a field trip to their local police station where they saw pictures tacked to a bulletin board of the 10 most wanted criminals. One of the youngsters pointed to a picture and
asked if it really was the photo of a wanted person. “Yes,” said the
policeman, “the detectives want very badly to capture him.” Little
Johnny asked, “Why didn’t you keep him when you took his picture?”
Little Johnny attended a horse auction with his father. He watched as his father moved from horse to horse, running his hands up and down the horse’s legs, rump and chest. After a few minutes, Johnny asked, “Dad, why are you doing that?” His father replied, “Because when I’m buying horses, I have to make sure that they are healthy and in good shape.” Johnny, looking worried said, “Dad, I think the UPS guy wants to buy Mom.”
A Dog’s Purpose? (from a 6-year-old).
This is a story I was sent some time ago, and it touched my heart.
Being a veterinarian, I had been called to examine a ten-year-old Irish Wolfhound named Belker. The dog’s owners, Ron, his wife Lisa, and their little boy Shane, were all very attached to Belker, and they were hoping for a miracle.
I examined Belker and found he was dying of cancer. I told the family we couldn’t do anything for Belker, and offered to perform the euthanasia procedure for the old dog in their home.
As we made arrangements, Ron and Lisa told me they thought it would be good for six-year-old Shane to observe the procedure. They felt as though Shane might learn something from the experience.
The next day, I felt the familiar catch in my throat as Belker’s family surrounded him. Shane seemed so calm, petting the old dog for the last time, that I wondered if he understood what was going on. Within a few minutes, Belker slipped peacefully away.
The little boy seemed to accept Belker’s transition without any difficulty or confusion. We sat together for a while after Belker’s Death, wondering aloud about the sad fact that animal lives are shorter than human lives.
Shane, who had been listening quietly, piped up, ”I know why.”
Startled, we all turned to him. What came out of his mouth next stunned me. I’d never heard a more comforting explanation. It has changed the way I try and live.
He said, ”People are born so that they can learn how to live a good life — like loving everybody all the time and being nice, right?”
The six-year-old continued, well, dogs already know how to do that, so they don’t have to stay as long.”
Live simply.
Love generously.
Care deeply.
Speak kindly.
Remember, if a dog was the teacher you would learn things like:
When loved ones come home, always run to greet them.
Never pass up the opportunity to go for a joyride.
Allow the experience of fresh air and the wind in your face to be pure Ecstasy.
Take frequent naps.
Stretch before rising.
Run, romp, and play daily.
Thrive on attention and let people touch you.
Avoid biting when a simple growl will do.
On warm days, stop to lie on your back on the grass.
On hot days, drink lots of water and lie under a shady tree.
When you’re happy, dance around and wag your entire body.
Delight in the simple joy of a long walk.
Always be loyal.
Never pretend to be something you’re not.
If what you want lies buried, dig until you find it.
When someone is having a bad day, be silent, sit close by, and nuzzle them gently.
Toyota has a couple cars with sticking accelerators, TV turns this into a major news story, and Toyota has to spend millions of dollars in TV advertising defend themselves. Quite a ploy, and at the same time no one is pointing out that these drivers shouldn’t have been driving because they were incompetent. Why oh why should anyone be rolling down the highway at what could be a hundred miles an hour
in a 3 thousand pound piece of metal, and not know how to stop it? Now your car will park itself, your gps will tell you where to turn, and all you know how to do is put gas in the tank, or in the near future, plug it in. Of course according to our President, the cost of electricity will rise drastically if Cap and Trade continues. Here we are between a rock and a hard place, we are being dumbed down so we don’t have to be able to do anything for ourselves or even think and understand why and how things happen. How many times do we reach for a calculator instead of adding or subtracting in our heads.. We have come a long way through technology, and at the same time it’s made us dumber. Welcome to the future!
I always look at snow as exciting, the first time of the year, then less and less as the storms keep coming. Now I just want to see some of my lawn, I might even start up the lawn mower just to hear it run and dream of Spring and Summer. My wife just started a new job in Charlottesville and she drives a sports car, which isn’t bad if you just drive 8 or 9 miles to work and don’t go over a mountain, but alas those days are over, now she must face not only Afton Mountain in snow, but the streets of C-ville where plowing is really iffy… We are talking about her riding with me on these bad days, of course that would get her to work at 5 as opposed to 8… or Steve could drive the sports car, and Cindy could drive the sport ute,, I’m not sure which one of us would be worried most about their car.. It’s funny the little things you face that seem so important at the moment, and down the road when it’s 70 degrees in the morning and I’m riding my motorcycle to work, none of this will seem important at all.. See you in the morning on Generations 1023.
The next time you hear a politician use the
Word ‘billion’ in a casual manner, think about
Whether you want the ‘politicians’ spending
YOUR tax money.
A billion is a difficult number to comprehend,
But one advertising agency did a good job of
Putting that figure into some perspective in
One of it’s releases.
A.
A billion seconds ago it was 1959.
B.
A billion minutes ago Jesus
was alive.
C.
A billion hours ago our ancestors were living in the Stone Age.
D.
A billion days ago no one walked
on the earth on two feet.
E.
A billion dollars ago was only
8 hours and 20 minutes, At
the rate our government is
spending it.
While this thought is still
fresh in our brain…
let’s take a look at New Orleans …..
It’s amazing what you can learn with some simple division.
Louisiana Senator,
Mary Landrieu (D)
Is presently asking Congress for
250 BILLION DOLLARS
To rebuild New Orleans .. Interesting number…
What does it mean?
A.
Well… If you are one of the 484,674 residents of New Orleans
(every man, woman, and child)
You each get$516,528.
B.
Or… If you have one of the
188,251 homes in New Orleans , your home gets$1,329,787.
C.
Or… If you are a family of four…
Your family gets$2,066,012.
Washington, D. C
***HELLO!***
Are all your calculators broken??
Accounts Receivable Tax
Building Permit Tax
CDL License Tax
Cigarette Tax
Corporate Income Tax
Dog License Tax
Federal Income Tax
Federal Unemployment Tax (FUTA)
Fishing License Tax
Food License Tax
Fuel Permit Tax
Gasoline Tax
Hunting License Tax
Inheritance Tax
Inventory Tax
IRS Interest Charges (tax on top of tax)
IRS Penalties (tax on top of tax)
Liquor Tax
Luxury Tax
Marriage License Tax
Medicare Tax
Property Tax
Real Estate Tax
Service charge taxes
Social Security Tax
Road Usage Tax (Truckers)
Sales Taxes
Recreational Vehicle Tax
School Tax
State Income Tax
State Unemployment Tax (SUTA)
Telephone Federal Excise Tax
Telephone Federal Universal Service Fee Tax
Telephone Federal, State and Local Surcharge Tax
Telephone Minimum Usage Surcharge Tax
Telephone Recurring and Non-recurring Charges Tax
Telephone State and Local Tax
Telephone Usage Charge Tax
Utility Tax
Vehicle License Registration Tax
Vehicle Sales Tax
Watercraft Registration Tax
Well Permit Tax
Workers Compensation Tax
STILL THINK THIS IS FUNNY?
Not one of these taxes
existed 100 years ago…
And our nation was the most prosperous in the world.
We had absolutely no national debt..
We had the largest middle
class in the world…
And Mom stayed home to
raise the kids.
LOVE WHAT YOU DO.
—————————— —————–
No one can succeed in any endeavor that they don’t like.
If you don’t love what you’re doing, then don’t do it.
Your chances of success are directly proportional
to the degree of pleasure you derive from what you do.
Do something that you have a deep personal interest in.
Do something you’d enjoy spending twelve to fifteen hours a day
working at, and the rest of the time thinking about.
Don’t set compensation as your goal.
Find work you like and the compensation will follow.
Work is not your punishment.
It’s your reward, your strength and your pleasure.
Real success is achieved when you like what you do.
When your vocation becomes your vacation,
you’ll never work another day in your life.
Just when I thought TV could not get any worse with all the reality tv shows that are simply an excuse for not paying actors, writers and taking advantage of the freaks of the world, can you say balloon boys family? The BBC is going to broadcast a video that was completely filmed by camera toting chimpanzees. I read a study the other day about not napping with the tv on because you mind is so much more porous and susceptible to sales pitches and images that can be harmful. Just imagine some of the ailments and the drugs to cure them advertised on tv and how this could affect your subconscious mind as you were napping on the couch. The side effects of some of these drugs on the disclaimer is sometimes the longest part of the commercials,, the king of one is the fact that you may have suicidal tendencies after taking this anti smoking drug, lets face it if you still smoke after all the publicity about lung cancer and heart disease hooked to cigarettes, you already have suicidial tendencies. Of course there is also the anal seepage disclaimer that probably didn’t do the drug any good either. Some of the commercials on tv are actually paid for by you, didn’t know that did you? Think of all those power chairs that are advertised, and duirng the spot they tell you medicare will pay for all of it; this profit is then poured back into tv advertising which is tax dollars out of your pocket, then there are the lawyers spots where these people come and say they owed the IRS 2 million dollars but only pay 150 thousand, that is indeed money that you will pay down the road, some of us pay what we owe. I think we are getting dumber and dumber,, Toyota just recalled 4 million cars again because some of them seem to speed up on their own and people are getting killed because they don’t have sense enough to just bump the car into neutral. Now if you are asking yourself “what is neutral?”, you shouldn’t be driving a car. Admittedly Toyota evidently has a problem, but people should know the basics of what makes a car work before operating one.
