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Monday, 22 August 2011

BIRTHDAYS ARE FOR BASHING

September 14 is the 257th day of the year (258th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar.

1917 – Russia is officially proclaimed a republic.

1959 – The Soviet probe Luna 2 crashes onto the Moon, becoming the first man-made object to reach it.
1984 – Joe Kittinger becomes the first person to fly a hot air balloon alone across the Atlantic Ocean.

1983 – Amy Winehouse, English singer (d. 2011)

1867 – Charles Dana Gibson, American artist (d. 1944)

1880 – Archie Hahn, American athlete (d. 1955)

1716 - 1st lighthouse in US lit (Boston Harbor)

1868 - Golf's 1st recorded hole-in-one (Tom Morris at Prestwick's 8th hole)

1963 - Mary Ann Fischer, Aberdeen, SD, gave birth to America's 1st surviving quintuplets, 4 girls & a boy

2011 - Amelia Rose Watkinson reforms a perpetual 20 years of life on planet earth

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Friday, 8 July 2011

LIFE BY A MAYONNAISE JAR & 2 CUPS OF COFFEE

When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in a day isn’t enough, remember the mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of coffee.

A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.

The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar. He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open area between the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They agreed it was.

The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar was full. The students responded with a unanimous “yes.”

The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty space between the sand. The students laughed.

“Now,” said the professor as the laughter subsided, “I want you to recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the important things…your family, your children, your health, your friends and your favorite passions…and if everything else was lost and only they remained, your life would still be full.

The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your home and perhaps your car.

The sand is everything else…the small stuff. “If you put the sand into the jar first,” he continued, “there is no room for the pebbles or the golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are important to you.

“Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Play with your children. Take time to get medical checkups. Enjoy a romantic dinner with the one you love. Play another 9 or 18. There will always be time to clean the house and fix the faucet.

Take care of the golf balls first…the things that really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand.”

One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee represented. The professor smiled. “I’m glad you asked. It just goes to show you that no matter how full your life may seem, there’s always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend.
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