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  GETTING OLDER      A distraught senior citizen phoned her doctor's office. "Is it true," she wanted to know, “that the  "medication you prescribed has to be taken for the rest of my life?" "'Yes, I'm afraid so,"' the doctor told her. There was a moment of silence before  the senior lady replied, "I'm wondering, then, just how serious is my condition because this prescription is marked 'NO REFILLS'.."      ~~~~~~~~~~ An older gentleman was   on the operating table awaiting surgery and he insisted that his son, a renowned surgeon, perform the operation. As he was about to get the anesthesia, he asked to speak to his son. "Yes, Dad, what is it?" "Don't be nervous, son; do your best, and just remember, if it doesn't go well, if something happens to me, your mother is going to come and live with you and your wife...."    (I LOVE IT!)    ~~~~~~~~~~    Aging: Eventually you...

1)  Fold a  NEW  $20  bill in half... 2)  Fold again, taking care to fold it exactly as  below 3)  Fold the other end, exactly as  before 4)  Now, simply turn it  over... What  a coincidence! A simple geometric fold creates a  catastrophic premonition printed on all $20  bills!!! COINCIDENCE? YOU  DECIDE As  if that wasn't enough... Here  is what you've seen.. Firstly  The  Pentagon on  fire.... Then  The  Twin Towers. ....And  now .. Look at this! TRIPLE  COINCIDENCE ON A SIMPLE $20  BILL Disaster  (Pentagon) Disaster  ( Twin Towers ) Disaster  (Osama)??? It  gets even better 9 + 11 = $20!

Abraham  Lincoln  was  elected to Congress in 1846. John F.  Kennedy  was  elected to Congress in 1946. Abraham  Lincoln was  elected President in 1860. John F. Kennedy  was elected President in 1960. Both were  particularly concerned with civil  rights. Both wives lost their children while  living in the White  House. Both Presidents were shot on a Friday. Both Presidents were shot in the  head Lincoln 's secretary was named  Kennedy.. Kennedy's Secretary was named   Lincoln  Both were assassinated by  Southerners. Both were succeeded by  Southerners named Johnson. Andrew  Johnson, who succeeded Lincoln, was born in  1808. Lyndon Johnson, who succeeded Kennedy,  was born in 1908. John  Wilkes Booth, who assassinated Lincoln, was born  in 1839.  Lee  Harvey Oswald, who assassinated Kennedy, was  born  in...

A vase and a poor man Once upon a time, there was an unfortunate poor man. His home was also very poor – a small and empty house, where mice made their nests and spiders made their webs. People tried to avoid coming into his house – why should they stick their noses into those poor ruins? And the poor man thought that poverty is the reason of his misfortunes – his eternal destiny. So once, the poor man met a wizard and complained to him about his poverty and miserable life. The wizard felt sorry for the poor man and gave him an unprecedented vase. And said: This is a magical vase that will save you from poverty. The poor man took the vase and wanted to sell it at first and then spend the money on alcohol, as usual, besides, why would he need such a beautiful thing? But then he started admiring the vase and couldn’t take it to the market. He brought the vase home, put it on the table and started admiring it. It’s not right for such a beautiful thing to be empty, - the poor man thou...

Burned Biscuits A lesson we all should  When I was a kid, my Mom liked to make breakfast food for dinner every now and then. I remember one night in particular when she had made breakfast after a long, hard day at work. On that evening so long ago, my Mom placed a plate of eggs, sausage and extremely burned biscuits in front of my dad. I remember waiting to see if anyone noticed! All my dad did was reach for his biscuit, smile at my Mom and ask me how my day was at school. I don't remember what I told him that night, but I do remember watching him smear butter and jelly on that ugly burned biscuit. He ate every bite of that thing...never made a face nor uttered a word about it! When I got up from the table that evening, I remember hearing my Mom apologize to my dad for burning the biscuits. And I'll never forget what he said, "Honey, I love burned biscuits every now and then." Later that night, I went to kiss Daddy good night and I asked him if he r...

Ten Commandments for a Long and Peaceful Life Thou shalt not worry, for worry is the most unproductive of all human activities. Thou shalt not be fearful, for most of the things we fear never come to pass. Thou shalt face each problem as it comes. You can handle only one at a time. Thou shalt not cross bridges before you get to them, for no one yet has succeeded in accomplishing this. Thou shalt not take problems to bed with you, for they make very poor bedfellows. Thou shalt not borrow other people's problems. They can take better care of them than you can. Thou shalt be a good listener, for only when you listen do you hear ideas different from your own. It's very hard to learn something new when you're talking. Thou shalt not try to re-live yesterday for good or ill—it is gone. Concentrate on what is happening in your life today. Thou shalt not become bogged down by frustration, for 50 percent of it is rooted in self-pity and will only interfere with posi...