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New Year's Resolutions
1) Cover the world with love and kindness
2) Forget what I owe and what is owed to me
3) Incinerate my mistakes in the bonfire of Now
Sookie Stackhouse gets more for her birthday than she expected.
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New Year's Resolutions
1) Cover the world with love and kindness
2) Forget what I owe and what is owed to me
3) Incinerate my mistakes in the bonfire of Now
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Card of the day
The Star - Thoth Tarot
Balance and harmony
Calm, peacefulness, hope, joy
You are illuminated and protected
All things have their place and purpose
Soft light, not a blinding flash
Trust yourself, your intuitions
You are linked to a higher plane
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S.D.S & Misery – The Future Stay In The Darkness Fog./Pain In Suffering
S.D.S. was a crusty hardcore punk band from Japan. Misery is a legendary crust punk band from Minneapolis, MN. This Split Album was released in 1993 by MCR Company and then reissued by Profane Existence In 2019.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BtyHEiv_t8o
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WHEN ANTS WERE MY FRIENDS
When ants were my friends
Never looked at a clock
Always wanted to see
What was under a rock
Felt the wind in my hair
Smelled leaves and dirt
Watched huge clouds float over
I was always alert
When ants were my friends
I lived close to the ground
So many treasures
Laying there to be found
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Card of the day
The Fool - Thoth Tarot
His innocence is also his charm
Purity of action, nothing devious
Seeking to discover
Liberated Spirit
Nothing frightens him
Power of imagination and dreams
Do not over-analyze things
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Why did the sun not bother going to college?
It already had a million degrees!
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Why did the teacher get stronger bulbs for the school room?
Because the class was a little dim!
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Why did the skeleton keep his head in the freezer?
Because he was a numb-skull!
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Why did the skeleton not cross the road?
It didn't have the guts!
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Camel-flage!
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How do turtles talk to each other?
They use shell phones.
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"Grasshopper, the three secrets of life are as follows: first, keep your eyes and ears open; second: don't tell everything you know."
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“When two sides are accusing each other, it's very difficult to figure out the reality. Because reality is different for everyone. The difference is not just in mind. Things actually look different to different people.
Two or more people can align or sync their realities if they trust each other. When trust is gone, their realities again become different. This is Samsara.”
― Shunya
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Card of the day
Ace of Wands - Thoth Tarot
Fire, the spark of life
Enterprise, energy, constant renewal
Positive feelings about the future
Desire for growth
Hopeful, forward looking
Birth of an idea, new challenges
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HEALED
I was thumbing through my inner script
The stories that I tell to me
About this time and that other time
All dusty rubble and sad debris
Why I am the way I am
Why I feel the way I feel
Some of these stories lost in a haze
Some still vivid and nightmare real
When I came across a new blank page
Where a bad situation used to be
It was gone, no trace left
No images, no tragedy
I remember what was written there
Like a memory of a memory
I had shared the story with a friend
Now it was gone, and I was free.
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Have you heard the latest statistic joke yet?
Probably ...
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What is E.T. short for?
So he can fit on his spaceship
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(😊) Childhood Concerns
Two kids are talking to each other. One says, 'I'm really worried. My dad works twelve hours a day to give me a nice home and good food. My mom spends the whole day cleaning and cooking for me. I'm worried sick!'
The other kid says, 'What have you got to worry about? Sounds to me like you've got it made!'
The first kid says, 'What if they try to escape?'
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“The golden rays of the moon paid him absolute tribute. He was a buffet of muscles and corded strength.”
― Gena Showalter, Playing with Fire
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A wife was making a breakfast of fried eggs for her husband.
Suddenly, her husband burst into the kitchen. 'Careful,' he said, 'CAREFUL! Put in some more butter! Oh my gosh! You're cooking too many at once. TOO MANY! Turn them! TURN THEM NOW! We need more butter. Oh my gosh! WHERE are we going to get MORE BUTTER? They're going to STICK! Careful. CAREFUL! I said be CAREFUL! You NEVER listen to me when you're cooking! Never! Turn them! Hurry up! Are you CRAZY? Have you LOST your mind? Don't forget to salt them. You know you always forget to salt them. Use the! salt. USE THE SALT! THE SALT!'
The wife stared at him. 'What in the world is wrong with you? You think I don't know how to fry a couple of eggs?'
The husband calmly replied, 'I just wanted to show you what it feels like when I'm driving.'
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Yellow Jasper
Yellow Jasper aids and protects during all types of spiritual work. It is a companion stone, helping to guide you through these earth experiences and to keep you moving on your life path.
Yellow Jasper is a wonderful stone to utilize as it will protect and clear the body of environmental toxins and impurities. If you or someone you love is clumsy or accident prone, a gift of Yellow Jasper will help to ease these issues. Carry Yellow Jasper when you need a boost of positive energy to infuse the body, mind and soul. Yellow Jasper is great for protection during spiritual work or physical travel.
Physically, Yellow Jasper can be used to help cleanse and detoxify the internal organs, including the liver, gall bladder and intestines. Yellow Jasper also helps to strengthen the immune system, relieve nausea and indigestion. Yellow Jasper can also be beneficial to work with if chronic back pain is an issue. As with all Jaspers, Yellow Jasper will also help to absorb pain.
In general, Jasper is known as the “supreme nurturer”. It sustains and supports during times of stress, and brings tranquility and wholeness. Used in healing, Jasper unifies all aspects of your life. Jasper reminds people to help each other.
Properties for Stone: Yellow Jasper
Primary Chakra: Solar-Plexus-Chakra
Crystal System: Trigonal-Crystal-System
Chemical Composition: SiO2 Silicon Dioxide with various inclusions/impurities
Astrological Sign: Capricorn, Gemini, Leo
Numerical Vibration: Number-6
Hardness: 7-Hardness
Color: Yellow
Location: Africa, Brazil, India, Madagascar
Rarity: Common
Pronunciation: YELL-oh JAS-per
Mineral Class: Silicates
Issues and Ailments (Physical): Colon, Liver, Pain, Stomach, Vomiting
Issues and Ailments (Emotional): Positive-Energy
Issues and Ailments (Spiritual): Increasing-Positive-Energy, Protection-during-Spiritual-Work, Psychic-Protection, Reduce-Accidents, Travel-Safety
Extra Grade: Beautiful mustard yellow color, opaque, < 10% Matrix
A Grade: Nice mustard yellow color, opaque and/or <25% Matrix
B Grade: Poor color, opaque and/or >25% Matrix
Affirmation: I am protected and move safely through my life.
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What is the best way to catch a fish?
Have someone throw you one!
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What kind of car does Mickey Mouse’s wife drive?
A Minnie Van!
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“Embroidery?" I sucked at embroidery. Aunt Hyacinth had tried to teach me, but we'd both given it up as a lost cause. Lucy, strangely, had picked it up really quickly and embroidered a tapestry of Johnny Depp as Jack Sparrow for my last birthday.”
― Alyxandra Harvey, My Love Lies Bleeding
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THANK GOODNESS
Hell on wheels
Hell walking around
Hell flying over head
Hell underground
Hell with a smile
Hell with a frown
Hell in a hand basket
Hell has left town
THANK GOODNESS
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(Paraphrased from a poem by Varda One)
It's only an ereader filled with books,
but it's far more magical than it looks
It's a magic carpet on which I soar
to lands that exist no more.
Or a key with which I find
answers to questions crowding my mind.
Building my habit of learning and growing,
asking and researching till I reach knowing.
Playing games to keep my brain humming
Reading my email as soon as it's come in.
Here, I've been a mermaid, a vampire and an elf
I've even learned to be more myself.
The more I look the more I see
So many things that are useful to me.
Watching uTube is most enlightening
Not to mention amazing and sometimes frightening!
With encouraging kind friends with wit
Who tell me to dream big and never quit.
It's only an ereader filled with books,
but it's far more magical than it looks.
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Why do vampires love baseball?
They enjoy anything with bats in it!
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Why do baby vampires not drink milk?
They like something they can sink their teeth into!
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Why do barbers never cut the hair of aliens with ray guns?
It’s easier with scissors!
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Why do bees have sticky hair?
Because they use honeycombs!
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Another lifetime I'd have fallen in love with you
Swept away by my feelings, ashamed and confused
But just now it's enough to be walking with you
Let the mystery play as it will!
-Lui Collins
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Card of the day
Nine of Discs - Motherpeace Tarot
You have honed certain skills
Your abilities can take you where you want to go
Make good decisions to improve the future
The garden will be in full bloom
You can take shelter under the sacred tree
Beauty of mind and spirit
You are open and receptive to all the abundance in the Universe
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Poem I wrote today:
FIGHT BACK
If you feel night closing in on you
Fight Back
If they want you to do what you don't want to do
Fight Back
When self pity comes creeping round your door
Fight Back
Because your life is worth fighting for
FIGHT BACK
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What did the baseball glove say to the baseball?
“Catch you later”
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Why can’t you tell a joke while ice skating?
Because the ice might crack up!
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“I like video games, but they're really violent. I'd like to play a video game where you help the people who were shot in all the other games. It'd be called 'Really Busy Hospital.”
― Demetri Martin
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(😊) - Definitions
Arbitrator ar'-bi-tray-ter: A cook that leaves Arby's to work at McDonald's.
Avoidable uh-voy'-duh-buhl: What a bullfighter tries to do.
Baloney buh-lo'-nee: Where some hemlines fall.
Bernadette burn'-a-det: The act of torching a mortgage.
Burglarize bur'-gler-ize: What a crook sees with.
Control kon-trol': A short, ugly inmate.
Counterfeiters kown-ter-fit-ers: Workers who put together kitchen cabinets.
Eclipse i-klips': what an English barber does for a living.
Eyedropper i'-drop-ur: a clumsy ophthalmologist.
Heroes hee'-rhos: what a guy in a boat does.
Left Bank left' bangk': what the robber did when his bag was full of loot.
Misty mis'-tee: How golfers create divots.
Paradox par'-u-doks: two physicians.
Parasites par'-uh-sites: what you see from the top of the Eiffel Tower.
Pharmacist farm'-uh-sist: a helper on the farm.
Polarize po'-lur-ize: what penguins in Antarctica see.
Primate pri'-mat: removing your spouse from in front of the TV.
Relief ree-leef': what trees do in the spring.
Rubberneck rub'-er-nek: what you do to relax your wife.
Seamstress seem'-stres: describes 200 pounds in a size two.
Selfish sel'-fish: what the owner of a seafood store does.
Subdued sub-dood': a guy, that works on one of those submarines.
Sudafed sood'-a-fed: bringing litigation against a government official
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A book is a friend whose face is constantly changing. If you read it when you are recovering from an illness, and return to it years after, it is changed surely, with the change in yourself.
- Andrew Lang, The Library (ch. I)
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Knock Knock!
Who’s there?
Irish.
Irish who?
Irish you a Merry Christmas!
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Question: Why does Santa Claus go down the chimney?
Answer: Because it soots him!
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Question: What’s the difference between the Christmas alphabet and the ordinary alphabet? Answer: The Christmas alphabet has NO EL.
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Question: What did the bald man say when he got a comb for Christmas?
Answer: “I’ll never part with it!”
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Why do some teachers draw on windows?
To make the lesson clear!
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Why do hummingbirds hum?
They can’t remember the words!
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Why do dogs scratch themselves?
No one else knows where the itch is!
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What happened to the man who crossed his dog with a frog?
He got licked from across the room!
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A Visit from St. Nicholas
BY CLEMENT CLARKE MOORE
'Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house
Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse;
The stockings were hung by the chimney with care,
In hopes that St. Nicholas soon would be there;
The children were nestled all snug in their beds;
While visions of sugar-plums danced in their heads;
And mamma in her 'kerchief, and I in my cap,
Had just settled our brains for a long winter's nap,
When out on the lawn there arose such a clatter,
I sprang from my bed to see what was the matter.
Away to the window I flew like a flash,
Tore open the shutters and threw up the sash.
The moon on the breast of the new-fallen snow,
Gave a lustre of midday to objects below,
When what to my wondering eyes did appear,
But a miniature sleigh and eight tiny rein-deer,
With a little old driver so lively and quick,
I knew in a moment he must be St. Nick.
More rapid than eagles his coursers they came,
And he whistled, and shouted, and called them by name:
"Now, Dasher! now, Dancer! now Prancer and Vixen!
On, Comet! on, Cupid! on, Donner and Blitzen!
To the top of the porch! to the top of the wall!
Now dash away! dash away! dash away all!"
As leaves that before the wild hurricane fly,
When they meet with an obstacle, mount to the sky;
So up to the housetop the coursers they flew
With the sleigh full of toys, and St. Nicholas too-
And then, in a twinkling, I heard on the roof
The prancing and pawing of each little hoof.
As I drew in my head, and was turning around,
Down the chimney St. Nicholas came with a bound.
He was dressed all in fur, from his head to his foot,
And his clothes were all tarnished with ashes and soot;
A bundle of toys he had flung on his back,
And he looked like a pedler just opening his pack.
His eyes-how they twinkled! his dimples, how merry!
His cheeks were like roses, his nose like a cherry!
His droll little mouth was drawn up like a bow,
And the beard on his chin was as white as the snow;
The stump of a pipe he held tight in his teeth,
And the smoke, it encircled his head like a wreath;
He had a broad face and a little round belly
That shook when he laughed, like a bowl full of jelly.
He was chubby and plump, a right jolly old elf,
And I laughed when I saw him, in spite of myself;
A wink of his eye and a twist of his head
Soon gave me to know I had nothing to dread;
He spoke not a word, but went straight to his work,
And filled all the stockings; then turned with a jerk,
And laying his finger aside of his nose,
And giving a nod, up the chimney he rose;
He sprang to his sleigh, to his team gave a whistle,
And away they all flew like the down of a thistle.
But I heard him exclaim, ere he drove out of sight-
"Happy Christmas to all, and to all a good night!"
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When a book raises your spirit, and inspires you with noble and courageous feelings, seek for no other rule to judge the work by; it is good, and made by a good workman.
- Jean de la Bruyere
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Teacher: Who can include the word ‘politics’ in a sentence?
Pupil: After the parrot ate my watch Polly-tics!
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Why do monkeys climb trees?
The elevators are always broken!
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Why do poor canaries learn to talk just as quick as rich ones?
Because talk is cheep!
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Why do seagulls fly over the sea?
Because if they flew over the bay they would be called bagels!
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Why do sheep never leave the field?
They all stand at the gate saying, “After ewe!”
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Question: What’s red and white and goes around and around?
Answer: Santa Claus stuck in a revolving door!
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Question: How many presents can Santa fit into an empty sack?
Answer: One, after that it’s not empty!
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Question: What do you get when you cross a snowman with a vampire?
Answer: Frostbite!
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Knock Knock!
Who’s there?
Mary and Abbey.
Mary and Abbey who?
Mary Christmas and Abbey New Year!
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Night, the beloved. Night, when words fade and things come alive. When the destructive analysis of day is done, and all that is truly important becomes whole and sound again. When we reassemble our fragmentary self and grow with the calm of a tree.
~Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
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(*_*) - Washington Post
The Washington Post asked readers to take any word from the dictionary, alter it by adding, subtracting, or changing one letter, and supply a new definition.
Here are this year's winners. Read them carefully. Each is an artificial word with only one letter altered to form a real word. Some are terrifically innovative:
a.. Intaxication: Euphoria at getting a tax refund, which lasts until you realize it was your money to start with.
b.. Reintarnation: Coming back to life as a hillbilly
c.. Bozone (n.): The substance surrounding stupid people that stops bright ideas from penetrating. The bozone layer, unfortunately, shows little sign of breaking down in the near future.
d.. Cashtration (n.): The act of buying a house, which renders the subject financially impotent for an indefinite period.
e.. Giraffiti: Vandalism spray-painted very, very high.
f.. Sarchasm: The gulf between the author of sarcastic wit and the person who doesn't get it.
g.. Inoculatte: To take coffee intravenously when you are running late.
h.. Hipatitis: Terminal coolness.
i.. Osteopornosis: A degenerate disease. (This one got extra credit.)
j.. Karmageddon: It's like, when everybody is sending off all these really bad vibes, right? And then, like, the Earth explodes and it's like, a serious bummer.
k.. Decafalon (n.): The grueling event of getting through the day consuming only things that are good for you.
l.. Glibido: All talk and no action.
m.. Dopeler effect: The tendency of stupid ideas to seem smarter when they come at you rapidly.
n.. Arachnoleptic fit (n.): The frantic dance performed just after you've accidentally walked through a spider web.
o.. Beelzebug (n.): Satan in the form of a mosquito, that gets into your bedroom at three in the morning and cannot be cast out.
p.. Caterpallor (n.): The color you turn after finding half a worm in the fruit you're eating.
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Question: Why did Santa run around his bed on Christmas morning?
Answer: To catch up on his sleep!
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Question: Why did the snowman name his dog Frost?
Answer: Because Frost bites!
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Question: Where do the three wise men get their robes tailored?
Answer: Bethle-HEM!
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Question: Why is Santa so good at karate?
Answer: Because he has a black belt!
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Question: What do you get when you cross a peanut with a duck?
Answer: A nut quacker.
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Question: What do you call Santa’s helpers?
Answer: Subordinate Clauses.
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(😊) - 80 Year Old Couple Texting
An elderly couple had just learned how to send text messages on their mobile phones. The wife was a romantic type and the husband was more of a no-nonsense guy.
One afternoon the wife went out to meet a friend for coffee.
She decided to send her husband a romantic text message and she wrote:
"If you are sleeping, send me your dreams. If you are laughing, send me your smile. If you are eating, send me a bite. If you are drinking, send me a sip. If you are crying, send me your tears. I love you."
The husband texted back to her:
"I'm in the bathroom. Please advise."
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Question: What did the spider want for Christmas?
Answer: A web-site!
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Question: What do elves do after school?
Answer: Their Gnomework.
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Question: Why did the thermometer break?
Answer: The temperature dropped!
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Question: What does Santa Claus plant in his garden?
Answer: Christmas bulbs!
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Question: Where do sheep buy their Christmas presents?
Answer: At Wool-Mart!
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Question: Why was the computer quiet on Christmas Eve?
Answer: Because, not a creature was stirring… not even a mouse!
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“Good friends, good books, and a sleepy conscience: this is the ideal life.”
― Mark Twain
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"I am so clever that sometimes I don't understand a single word of what I am saying."
— Oscar Wilde
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If you're feeling tired here's why ..
Chances are that you are sitting in a chair right now, so it seems like you are stationary. But in fact you are moving through the universe at a tremendous speed at this very moment. Let’s take a look at where all that motion is coming from.
The first thing to consider is the earth’s rotation. The earth is 24,900 miles in circumference at the equator, or 40,000 kilometers. The earth takes 24 hours to make one rotation. So:
24,900 / 24 = 1,037 MPH or 1,666 KPH
As you move toward the poles that number decreases. At the north pole the speed is zero and you are simply rotating in place at one rotation every 24 hours. So let’s assume you are sitting somewhere in South Florida moving at about 1,000 miles per hour or 1,610 KPH.
The Earth is also making one orbit around the sun every year. That sounds like a long time, but the orbit is huge. The Earth is roughly 93 million miles (150 million km) away from the sun, giving its orbit a circumference of 584 million miles (942 million km). That works out to 66,666 MPH or 107,000 KPH.
If you are on the side of the planet where the planet’s rotation is moving in the same direction as the orbital direction, these two speeds add together. If you are on the opposite side, they subtract. We are trying to calculate a maximum speed, so we will be adding.
Our solar system itself is also moving in an orbit around the galactic core. The solar system is something like 25,000 light years away from the center of the galaxy, and the galaxy makes one rotation every 250 million years or so. That gives the solar system a speed of something like 420,000 MPH or 675,000 KPH.
And then the galaxy itself is moving. According to this page:
the Milky Way and Andromeda galaxy are approaching each other with a speed of about 130 km/s, however the collision of these two galaxies will not occur for about 5 billion years (AstroFile). Another result I found was that our galaxy and neighbors are moving at 600 km/s in the direction of the constellation Hydra (Scientific American). Finally, I found that the Milky Way moves through space within the cluster of galaxies it is a member of, and this cluster in turn moves through space towards yet another larger cluster of galaxies off in the direction of the constellation Virgo. This speed is approximately 300 km/s (Ask the Space Scientist).
So there is speculation that the galaxy is moving through the universe at a speed of 1,000 km/s, which means 3,600,000 KPH or 2,237,000 MPH.
Adding it all up, you get:
1000 + 66,666 + 420,000 + 2,237,000 = 2,724,666 MPH
Or
1,610 + 107,000 + 675,000 + 3,600,000 = 4,383,610 KPH
In other words, you are hurling through space at 2.7 million MPH (4.4 million KPH) even though it feels like you are sitting still.
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Questions to Ponder Upon ...
Why do we drive on the parkway and park on the driveway?
Why can we drink a drink but not food a food?
Is there another word for synonym?
If a turtle doesn't have a shell is it homeless or naked?
What was the best thing before sliced bread?
What if there were no hypothetical questions?
How do they get deer to cross at those yellow signs?
If you try to fail and succeed, which have you done?
Can vegetarians eat animal crackers?
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Knock Knock!
Who’s there?
Avery.
Avery who?
Avery Merry Christmas!
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Question: What do you get when you cross a snowman with a polar bear?
Answer: A brrr-grrr.
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Question: What is a snake’s favorite Christmas carol?
Answer: Sssssilver Bells!
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Question: What do elves learn in school?
Answer: The elf-abet.
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Question: Why did Santa get a ticket?
Answer: He left his sleigh in a snow parking zone!
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Why did the chicken cross the playground?
To get to the other slide.
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Mystery
https://www.amazon.com/Death-Danube-Murder-Budapest-Mystery-ebook/dp/B07XLF95SN/ref=zg_bs_157325011_f_1?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=3YRM7Z8P2W46Z8NWVNM2
Italian Cooking
https://www.amazon.com/Italian-Practical-Recipes-Pastries-Delicacies-ebook/dp/B01NC32OOT/ref=zg_bs_157325011_f_4?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=3YRM7Z8P2W46Z8NWVNM2
Mediterranian
Yards
Fake News
Slow Cooking
Sioux War
Victoria
Space Race
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Card of the day
Five of Wands - Motherpeace Tarot
Competition
Be careful, act purposefully
Be firm, stand your ground
Five is the number of strife and struggle
Impasse might cause frustration but is not insurmountable obstacle
Creative frustration
Artistic vision, inspiration
Could be errors of judgement on both sides
Compromise is probably the best course
Refuse to be a victim
Express ideas with clarity and logic
"Even when I don't see the moon I know it is there."
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Question: What do you get when you cross a flying saucer with Santa Claus?
Answer: A UF Ho, Ho, Ho!
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Question: What did the grape say to the peanut butter?
Answer: “Tis the season to be jelly!”
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Knock Knock!
Who’s there?
Tree.
Tree who?
Tree Wise Men!
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Question: Why does Santa have a garden?
Answer: So he can hoe, hoe, hoe!
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Question: What did the Gingerbread Man put on his bed?
Answer: A cookie sheet!
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Question: Which reindeer has bad manners?
Answer: Rude-olph!
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Question: How do snowmen greet each other?
Answer: “Ice to meet you!”
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Piglet sidled up to Pooh from behind.
"Pooh!" he whispered.
"Yes, Piglet?"
"Nothing," said Piglet, taking Pooh's paw.
"I just wanted to be sure of you."
~A.A. Milne
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Ƹ*_*Ʒ. Who Wants to be a Millionaire?
A contestant on "Who Wants to be a Millionaire" had reached the final plateau. If she answered the next question correctly, she would win$1,000,000. If she answered incorrectly, she would pocket only the $32,000 milestone money. As she suspected it would be, the million- dollar question was no pushover. It was: Which of the following species of birds does not build its own nest, but instead lays its eggs in the nests of other birds? Is it
A) the condor;
B) the buzzard;
C) the cuckoo; or
D) the vulture?"
The woman was on the spot. She did not know the answer. And she was doubly on the spot because she had used up her 50/50 Lifeline and her Audience Poll Lifeline. All that remained was her Phone-a-Friend Lifeline, and the woman had hoped against hope that she would not have to use it because the only friend that she knew would be home happened to be an airhead. But the contestant had no alternative. She called her friend and gave her the question and the four choices.
The flakey friend responded unhesitatingly: "That's easy. The answer is C: The cuckoo."
The contestant had to make a decision and make it fast. She considered employing a reverse strategy and giving Regis any answer except the one that her friend had given her. And considering that her friend was a dim bulb, it would seem to be the logical thing to do. On the other hand -- the woman had responded with such confidence, such certitude, that the contestant could not help but be persuaded. "I need an answer," said Regis. Crossing her fingers, the contestant said, "C: The cuckoo."
"Is that your final answer?" asked Regis. "Yes, that is my final answer."
Two seconds later, Regis said, "I regret to inform you that the answer is-...... absolutely correct. You are now a millionaire!"
Three days later, the contestant hosted a party for her family and friends including the woman who had helped her win the million dollars. "Jenny, I just do not know how to thank you," said the contestant. "Because of your knowing the answer to that final question, I am now a millionaire. And do you want to know something? It was your assuredness with which you answered the question that convinced me to go with your choice. By the way......how did you happen to know the right answer?"
"Oh, come on!" said the spacey gal. "Everybody knows that cuckoos don't build nests. They live in clocks."
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What do you get if you cross a vampire bat and a mummy?
A flying band-aid, or a gift-wrapped bat.
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Question: What nationality is Santa Claus?
Answer: North Polish!
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Question: What kind of bird can write?
Answer: A pen-guin
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Question: What did the short candle say to the tall candle?
Answer: “I’m going out tonight!”
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Question: Why was Santa’s little helper depressed?
Answer: Because he had low elf-esteem.
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Question: What do you get when you cross an Eskimo and a cow?
Answer: An Eskimoo!
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Question: How do sheep say Merry Christmas in Mexico?
Answer: “Fleece Navidad!”
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Question: What’s the best Christmas present in the world?
Answer: A broken drum - you can't beat it.
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Question: What comes at the end of Christmas day?
Answer: The letter "y".
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I'll say knock knock and you say, who's there? I'll say control freak and you will say control freak who? O.K?
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“I went down to the 24-hour grocery. When I got there, the guy was locking the front door. I said, 'Hey, the sign says you’re open 24 hours. He said, 'Yes, but not in a row.”
― Steven Wright
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How do crazy people go through the forest?
They take the psycho path.
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When you dream in color, it's a pigment of your imagination.
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A criminal's best asset is his lie ability.
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Old journalists never die, they just get de-pressed.
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I had a hen that could count her own eggs. She was a mathemachicken.
A policeman pulled a car over and told the driver he had won $5,000 dollars in the seat belt competition. "What are you going to do with the money?" asked the policeman.
"Well, I guess I'm going to get a drivers license", he answered.
"Oh, don't listen to him," said a woman in the passenger seat, "He's a smart aleck when he's drunk."
Then the guy in the backseat said, "I knew we wouldn't get far in a stolen car."
At that moment there was a knock from the trunk and a voice said, "Are we over the border yet?"
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What do you find in the middle of dinosaurs?
The letter ‘S’!
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"Everything happens for a reason, but that doesn't mean there's a point."
— Sue Grafton (C is for Corpse)
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An expert farmer is outstanding in his field.
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What's the longest piece of furniture in the world?
The multiplication table.
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What's the biggest room in the world?
The room for improvement.
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Old sculptors never die, they just lose their marbles.
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A 17-year-old boy who works part-time at Pizza Hut drives up to park in front of the house in a beautiful Porsche.
Naturally, his parents know that there’s no way he earned enough with his after-school job to buy such a car.
“Where did you get that car?” his mom and dad screamed in shock.
“I bought it today,” replied the teen calmly.
“With what money young man?” his mom demands. “We know how much a Porsche costs and you cannot afford it!”
“Well, it’s used and I got a good deal” says the boy, “This one cost me 20 dollars.”
“Who on earth would sell a car like that for 20 dollars?!”
“The woman up the street,” the boy replies. “I don’t know her name–she just moved in.
She ordered a pizza and when I delivered it to her, she asked me if I wanted to buy a Porsche for 20 dollars.”
The boy’s dad and mom hurry over to their new neighbor’s house, ready to demand an explanation. Curiously, their new neighbor is calmly planting flowers in her front yard.
“I’m the father of the kid you just sold a sports car to for $20,” the dad says. “I need an explanation from you!”
“Well,” the woman says, not looking up from her garden. “This morning I got a phone call from my husband. I thought he was on a business trip in Florida, but it seems he has run off to Hawaii with his secretary and doesn’t intend to come back.”
“What on earth does that have to do with selling our son a Porsche for $20?” The boy’s mom asks, utterly perplexed.
The new neighbor smiles very big, and pauses for a minute. “Well, my husband asked me to sell his new Porsche and send him the money.
So I did...
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“What do little birdies see when they get knocked unconscious?”
― Steven Wright
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“How do you tell when you’re out of invisible ink?”
― Steven Wright
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Card of the day
Five of Coins- Gem and Crystal Tarot
Symbolized by Citrine. Citrine attracts wealth, prosperity and success. It imparts joy, wonder, delight and enthusiasm. Raises self-esteem and self-confidence. Stimulates the brain, strengthening the intellect. Citrine promotes motivation, activates creativity and encourages self-expression.
Lack of faith in your abilities
Pay attention to your health
Anxiety
Focus on survival issues
Valiant energy
I live in the present moment. The present is your ever-new point of view
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Lyrics of the Day:
Ain't Got No - I Got Life / Nina Simone
Ain't got no home, ain't got no shoes
Ain't got no money, ain't got no class
Ain't got no friends, ain't got no schooling
Ain't got no wear, ain't got no job
Ain't got no money, no place to stay
Ain't got no father, ain't got no mother
Ain't got no children, ain't got no sisters above
Ain't got no earth, ain't got no faith
Ain't got no touch, ain't got no god
Ain't got no love
Ain't got no wine, no cigarettes
Ain't got no clothes, no country
No class, no schooling
No friends, no nothing
Ain't got no god
Ain't got one more
Ain't got no earth, no ?
No food, no home
I said I ain't got no clothes
No job, no nothing
Ain't got long to live
And I ain't got no love
But what have I got?
Let me tell ya what I've got
That nobody's gonna take away
I got my hair on my head
I got my brains, I got my ears
I got my eyes, I got my nose
I dot my mouth, I got my smile
I got my tongue, I got my chin
I got my neck, I got my boobies
I got my heart, I got my soul
I got my back, I got my sex
I got my arms, I got my hands
I got my fingers, got my legs
I got my feet, I got my toes
I got my liver, got my blood
Got life, I got my life
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=L5jI9I03q8E
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"The Sky Is Crying"
Lyrics:
The sky is cryin....Can't you see the tears roll down the street
The sky is cryin....Can't you see the tears roll down the street
I've been looking for my baby
And I wonder where can she be
I saw my baby early one morning....She was walking on down the street
I saw my baby early this morning....She was walking on down the street
You know it hurt me, hurt me so bad
It made my poor heart skip a beat
I've got a real real real real bad feelin
That my baby she don't love me no more
I've got a real real bad feelin that my baby don't love me no more
You know the sky, the sky's been cryin
Can you see the tears roll down my nose
"The Sky Is Crying" is a song that has become a blues standard. It was written and recorded by Elmore James in 1959
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=71Gt46aX9Z4
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Card of the day
Two of Coins- Gem and Crystal Tarot
Symbolized by Chrysocolla. By surrounding you with soothing energy, the Chrysocolla crystal stone meaning invites you to explore your heart's desires. (Not just what you think you want but what you really want.)
This card, the Juggler, means a lot to me. I have always experienced duality in my life.
What comes in goes out as well.
Adapt to changing circumstances
Pros and cons
Proper balance
The figure 8 representing balance between dark and light, eternity and this moment
Remain flexible
Action, movement, change
Draw a figure 8 on a sheet of paper, going over and over it, allowing your mind to bring you an image, a word, a thought.
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Question: How did Darth Vader know what Luke got him for Christmas?
Answer: He felt his presents.
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Knock Knock!
Who’s there?
Donut. Donut who?
Donut open your presents ‘til Christmas!
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Question: When does Christmas come before Thanksgiving?
Answer: In the dictionary!
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Question: Why did Santa buy a brown cow?
Answer: Because he wanted chocolate milk!
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Question: Why does Mrs. Claus do her laundry in Tide?
Answer: Because it’s too cold out-tide!
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Question: What happens if you eat the Christmas decorations?
Answer: You get Tinsel-itis!
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Question: How much did Santa pay for his sleigh?
Answer: Nothing, it was on the house!
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Card of the day
Four of Coins- Gem and Crystal Tarot
Symbolized by Blue Tourmaline (Indigolite) . Indigolite, and refers to its deep blue color. ... In the metaphysical world, Blue Tourmaline is a crystal of Spirit and peace, providing for deep meditation and bringing past hurts to the surface for healing.
Positive rewards
Achieve your goals
Earth element - practical considerations
Flow of energy being stifled
Anxiety about being too free with feelings
Put your needs first
Free yourself from what you can't use to make room for what you can use
Sun in Capricorn so there is real power to be gotten
Imagine yourself hovering above a citadel, surrounded by a wide moat. Four tall watchtowers, representing the elements are at the four corners, rising high above the walls. The main entrance is at the bottom, a fortified bridge crosses the moat. Picture yourself landing at the beginning of the bridge, crossing that bridge, entering the citadel, where the perfect environment for your success is all around you.
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A couple of new hires for a construction company drove the company pickup truck into a lumberyard. The youngest of the two walked in the office and said, "We need some four-by-twos."
The clerk said, "You mean two-by-fours, don't you?"
The man said, "I'll go check," and went back to the truck. He returned a minute later and said, "Yeah, I meant two-by-fours."
"All right. How long do you need them?"
The new guy paused for a minute and said, "I'd better go check."
After a while, the new guy returned to the office and said, "A long time. We're gonna build a house."
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“Writing is a consequence of having been 'haunted' by material. Why this is, no one knows.”
― Joyce Carol Oates
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Question: What kind of candle burns longer , a red candle or a green candle?
Neither, candles burn shorter.
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Question: What do snowmen eat for breakfast?
Answer: Snowflakes!
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Question: What is the fear of Santa Claus called?
Answer: Claus-trophobia!
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What type of coffee do vampires prefer?
Decoffinated!
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“A daydreamer is prepared for most things.”
― Joyce Carol Oates
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Question: What goes, "Oh, Oh, Oh?"
Answer: Santa walking backwards!
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Question: Why did the elf put his little wood bed in the fireplace?
Answer: He wanted to sleep like a log!
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Question: Why did the Christmas cookie go to the doctor?
Answer: He felt crummy.
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Nylons give women a run for their money.
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Old chemists never die, they just fail to react.
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Hand over the calculator, friends don’t let friends derive drunk.
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“I was in the supermarket the other day, and I met a lady in the aisle where they keep the generic brands. Her name was 'woman.”
― Steven Wright
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"These are not wrinkles. These are survival lines of my life. Each one holds
a story, a laugh or a memory. They are like snowflakes. No two are alike."
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Why are baby snakes always so happy?
They come with their own rattle!
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What did the rats play at recess?
Hide and squeak!
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Tis easier to prevent bad habits than to break them. - Ben Franklin (1706-1790)
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For a moment, nothing happened. Then, after a second or so, nothing continued to happen.
~ Douglas Adams
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"The large print givith, and the small print taketh away" -- Tom Waits, Step Right Up
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“One thing vampire children have to be taught early on is, don't run with wooden stakes.”
Jack Handy
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A chicken walks into the library. It goes up to the circulation desk and says: "book, bok, bok, boook". The librarian hands the chicken a book. It tucks it under his wing and runs out.
A while later, the chicken runs back in, throws the first book into the return bin and goes back to the librarian saying: "book, bok, bok, bok, boook".
Again the librarian gives it a book, and the chicken runs out. The librarian shakes her head. Within a few minutes, the chicken is back, returns the book and starts all over again: "boook, book, bok bok boook".
The librarian gives him yet a third book, but this time as the chicken is running out the door, she follows it. The chicken runs down the street, through the park and down to the riverbank.
There, sitting on a lily pad is a big, green frog. The chicken holds up the book and shows it to the frog, saying: "Book, bok, bok, boook". The frog blinks, and croaks: "read-it, read-it, read-it".
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Dödsrit - Spirit Crusher (2018) Full Album (Black Metal/Crust Punk)
Raise a fist and a claw to Aura from Dödsrit's brilliant new album, Spirit Crusher.
Sweden - Dalarna
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k4Lbx5fvG84
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Card of the day
Three of Coins - Gem and Crystal Tarot
Symbolized by Rhodonite. Rhodonite is a stone of compassion, an emotional balancer that clears away emotional wounds and scars from the past, and that nurtures love. It stimulates, clears and activates the heart. ... Rhodonite aids in cases of emotional self-destruction, codependency and abuse. It encourages unselfish self-love and forgiveness. (I keep this card on my altar)
You can apply your knowledge and skills to great advantage
A time of positive measurable achievement
Discussing plans
What is being built is far from completion
Three's present a double edged sword, satisfaction at having reached thr first stage of completion, but frustation that the project still has a long way to go
Slow but steady progress
Try to forgive those who are unable to support your progress
Mars in Capricorn = work
Protect your heart
Cleverness
Empower yourself - Your work fully supports you, you choose partners who are successful and responsible. You are committed to your vision.
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There were two old boys from Alabama who love to fish, and they wanted to do some ice fishing.
They'd heard about it up in Canada, and they took off up there. The lake was frozen nicely.
They stopped just before they got to the lake at a little bait shop and got all their tackle.
One of them said, "We're going to need an ice pick."
So they got that, and they took off.
In about two hours, one of them was back at the shop and said, "We're going to need another dozen ice picks."
Well, the fellow in the shop wanted to ask some questions, but he didn't. He sold him the picks, and the old boy left.
In about an hour, he was back. Said, "We're going to need all the ice picks you've got."
The bait man couldn't stand it any longer. "By the way," he asked, "how are you fellows doing?"
"Not very well at all," he said. "We don't even have the boat in the water yet."
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“Reading is the sole means by which we slip, involuntarily, often helplessly, into another's skin, another's voice, another's soul.”
― Joyce Carol Oates
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“I know it is wet and the sun is not sunny, but we can have lots of good fun that is funny.”
― Dr. Seuss, The Cat in the Hat
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Question: What happened when Santa got a parking ticket on his sleigh?
Answer: He got Mistle-towed!
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Lord Byron wrote:
“Words are things; and a small drop of ink,
Falling like dew upon a thought, produces
That which makes thousands, perhaps millions think.”
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Card of the day
Eight of Coins - Gem and Crystal Tarot
Symbolized by Spinel. Spinel is a stone of hope, revitalization, and feeling the joy of being alive. It brings new energy, perspectives, and appreciation for the wonderful world around us.
By applying yourself you can build success
Willing to invest time, effort energy
Take pride in what you do
Industry and talent
Eight is the number of regeneration
Being paid for your work
Skill, cunning
Craftsmanship
Attend to all details lovingly
Prepare for good results
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Why don’t rabbits like sad movies?
They only like movies with hoppy-endings!
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Why should you always keep glow worms in your backpack?
They lighten your load!
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Doctor, doctor, everyone thinks you’re a vampire!
Necks please!
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What happened to the man who crossed his dog with a cheetah?
It chased cars and caught them!
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“What an astonishing thing a book is. It's a flat object made from a tree with flexible parts on which are imprinted lots of funny dark squiggles. But one glance at it and you're inside the mind of another person, maybe somebody dead for thousands of years. Across the millennia, an author is speaking clearly and silently inside your head, directly to you. Writing is perhaps the greatest of human inventions, binding together people who never knew each other, citizens of distant epochs. Books break the shackles of time. A book is proof that humans are capable of working magic."
[Cosmos, Part 11: The Persistence of Memory (1980)]”
― Carl Sagan, Cosmos
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Knock-knock.
Who's there?
Peas.
Peas who?
Peas open the door and let me in
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“Book lovers will understand me, and they will know too that part of the pleasure of a library lies in its very existence” ~ Jan Morris
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Corduroy pillows are making headlines.
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Two Eskimos sitting in a kayak were chilly, so they lit a fire in the craft. Unsurprisingly it sank, proving once again that you can't have your kayak and heat it too.
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"My grandmother started walking five miles a day when she was sixty. She's ninety-seven now, and we don't know where the heck she is."
— Ellen DeGeneres
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"Now and then it's good to pause in our pursuit of happiness and just be happy."
— Guillaume Apollinaire
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“I went to a general store, but they wouldn’t let me buy anything specific.”
― Steven Wright
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Which snakes are the best at math?
Adders!
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Why didn't the igloo have a couch?
So polar bears couldn’t hide behind it!
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Would You Like to Join...
*The Yoko Club? Oh no.
*The German Philosophy Club? I Kant.
*The Compulsive-Rhymers Club? Okey-dokey.
*The Codependence Club? Can I bring a friend?
*The Procrastinators Club? Maybe next week.
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Knock knock.
Who's there?
Canoe
Canoe who?
Canoe help me with this door?
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Why was the chick disappointed with its life?
It wasn't all it was cracked up to be!
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Why was the cow always exercising?
It wanted to build up its moo-scles!
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Why was the centipede dropped from the insect football team?
He took too long putting his shoes on!
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Why is it easy to spot Cinderella-fish?
They have glass flippers!
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MY LIBRARY
by Varda One
It's only a room with shelves and books,
but it's far more magical than it looks
It's a jet on which I soar
to lands that exist no more.
Or a key with which I find
answers to questions crowding my mind.
Building my habit of learning and growing,
asking and researching till I reach knowing.
Here, I've been a mermaid and an elf
I've even learned to be more myself.
I think that I shall never see
a place that's been more useful to me.
With encouraging kind friends with wit
Who tell me to dream big and never quit.
It's only a room with shelves and books,
but it's far more magical than it looks.
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“Things to do today:
1) Breathe in.
2) Breathe out.”
― Ned Vizzini
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Long ago, when sailing ships ruled the sea, a captain and his crew were in danger of being boarded by a pirate ship.
As the crew became frantic, the captain bellowed to his First Mate, "Bring me my red shirt!"
The First Mate quickly retrieved the captain's red shirt, the captain put on and led the crew to battle the pirate ship.
Although some casualties occurred among the crew, the pirates were repelled.
Later that day, the lookout screamed that there were two pirate vessels about to attack.
The crew cowered in fear, but the captain, calm as ever, bellowed, "Bring me my red shirt!"
And once again the battle was on. This time, the Captain and his crew repelled both pirate ships, although this time more casualties occurred.
Weary from the battles, the men sat around on deck that night recounting the day's occurrences when an ensign looked to the Captain and asked,
"Sir, why did you call for your red shirt before the battles?"
The Captain, giving the ensign a look that only a captain can give, exhorted,
"If I am wounded in battle, the red shirt does not show the wound, and thus, you men will continue to fight unafraid."
The men sat in silence marveling at the courage of such a man.
As dawn came the next morning, the lookout screamed more pirate ships were approaching, 10 of them, all ready to attack.
The men became silent and looked to the Captain, their leader, for his usual command. The Captain, calm as ever, bellowed,
"Bring me my brown pants!"
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“It's tough to make predictions, especially about the future.”
― Yogi Berra
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Knock, knock.
Who's there?
A little old lady.
A little old lady who?
I didn't know you could yodel.
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"Inside of me there is a thin person trying to get out, but I can usually sedate her with five or six doughnuts."
Laura De Giorgio
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“Homework is not an option. My bed is sending out serious nap rays. I can't help myself. The fluffy pillows and warm comforter are more powerful than I am. I have no choice but to snuggle under the covers.”
― Laurie Halse Anderson
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Why aren't there any knock knock jokes about America?
Because freedom rings.
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Knock Knock
Who's there?
Handsome
Handsome who?
Handsome one the key so they can open the door!
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“Edward smiled, I smiled, even Bernardo smiled. Olaf just looked sinister.”
― Laurell K. Hamilton, Skin Trade
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“JABBERWOCKY
‘Twas brillig, and the slithy toves
Did gyre and gimble in the wabe;
All mimsy were the borogoves,
And the mome raths outgrabe.
"Beware the Jabberwock, my son
The jaws that bite, the claws that catch!
Beware the Jubjub bird, and shun
The frumious Bandersnatch!"
He took his vorpal sword in hand;
Long time the manxome foe he sought—
So rested he by the Tumtum tree,
And stood awhile in thought.
And, as in uffish thought he stood,
The Jabberwock, with eyes of flame,
Came whiffling through the tulgey wood,
And burbled as it came!
One, two! One, two! And through and through
The vorpal blade went snicker-snack!
He left it dead, and with its head
He went galumphing back.
"And hast thou slain the Jabberwock?
Come to my arms, my beamish boy!
O frabjous day! Callooh! Callay!"
He chortled in his joy.
'Twas brillig, and the slithy toves
Did gyre and gimble in the wabe;
All mimsy were the borogoves,
And the mome raths outgrabe.
‘It seems very pretty,' she said when she had finished it, 'but it's RATHER hard to understand!' (You see she didn't like to confess, even to herself, that she couldn't make it out at all.) 'Somehow it seemed to fill my head with ideas - only I don't know exactly what they are! However, SOMEBODY killed SOMETHING: that's clear, at any rate –”
― Lewis Carroll, Through the Looking-Glass and What Alice Found There
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Elvis Presley - Burning Love (Aloha From Hawaii, Live in Honolulu, 1973)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0SUC8sdP5eI
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Card of the day
Hermit - Gem and Crystal Tarot
Symbolized by Lapis Lazuli. Lapis Lazuli is one of the most sought after stones in use since man's history began. Its deep, celestial blue remains the symbol of royalty and honor, gods and power, spirit and vision. It is a universal symbol of wisdom and truth.
Time to think about the important questions we face, the Wise Man reflects this need
Need for peace and quiet, relief from the stress of daily life
Seek inner wisdom
Your inner light is beautiful and unique to you
Open to ideas from both the past and the future
Good time for bibliomancy. Get a book you trust and open it randomly, read where ever your eyes fall.
Mercury rules, trump of Virgo
Yod - Hand , on the tree of life this joins Mercy to Beauty
The grand climax, the Hooded Figure that officiates at the Lovers wedding
Male creative energy
You are standing in a fertile field.