Are our troops overseas in all those locations for more than one reason? Might one be to protect the companies that have moved there and taken away jobs here?
Turn on the light. No one questions the advantages of the light bulb. Come January 1, incandescent bulbs will be no more. But why did GE move to China, where most of the new bulbs are made? How long has this plan been "blowing in the wind"?
A bit of advice: say nothing often. There is a vast difference between putting your nose in other people's business and putting your heart in other people's problems.
My 3-year-old niece is quick to say, "Sssh - talk quietly - use inside voices inside and outside voices outside.” People tend to listen if you talk softly. Try to only holler if the house is on fire.
Richard Nixon said: "We cannot learn from one another until we stop shouting at one another. Until we can learn to speak quietly enough, then our words can be heard as well as our voices."
White bread, flour and other things are suspect as a possible cause for diabetes. On the other hand, fruits and vegetables that are pulp white and juices you can "see through" are good for you. Go figure.
Some very informative information regarding the human body:
• It takes your food seven seconds to get from your mouth to your stomach.
• One human hair can support 3 kg (6.6 lbs).
• Human thigh bones are stronger than concrete.
• A woman's heart beats faster than a man's.
• There are about one trillion bacteria on each of your feet. It is proper to take off your shoes in anyone’s house so you don't spread bacteria.
• Women blink twice as often as men.
• The average person's skin weighs twice as much as the brain.
• Your body uses 300 muscles to balance itself when you are standing still.
• If saliva cannot dissolve something, you cannot taste it.
What is the greatest number of hits a baseball team can get in a single inning without scoring a run? I wasn't sure, but I received two answers.
The first reply: the first two batters get hits and are thrown out trying to stretch to extra bases or thrown out trying to steal. The next three hitters load the bases with singles. That's five hits with two outs and no runs. Here's where it gets tricky. The next batter hits the ball, but the ball strikes a baserunner before a fielder can get his glove on it. By rule, the batter is credited with a single, but the struck baserunner is out.
Another way starts off the same as the first five batters, then the batter hits a grand slam, however; the guy on third base, the front base runner, doesn't touch home plate.
Time and things take time. Most of us aren't patient enough to make use of our time. If we don't know the answers, are we smart enough to ask questions?
Are we always really doing the best with what we have? Sometimes it seems like we fall back on the things we don't "think" we are capable of or smart enough to do or know, failing before we even try.
According to University of Michigan research, those who regularly lend a helping hand live significantly longer than those who don't. Ever wonder how much time and money is spent on research of such statistics and who does them?
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• Thursday, November 17th: Presley Ann Broskoff, Mikayla Sue Brouwers, Stuart Kubat, Nathan Larson, Milton Wayne, Gloria Jensen, Nathan Schmidt, Elvern Holland, David Kasper, Jim Olson, Daniel Ingvaldson, John Nelson, Trisha Cyr, Brad & Donna Borchert.
• Friday, November 18th: Edrea Marae Kubista, Toni Wayne Smith, Stella Langlie, LeRoy Peterson, Kim Lehmberg, Ernest Anderson, Paul Groth, Allen Schewe, Gordy & Karol Carroll.
• Saturday, November 19th: Sidney Ellen Schultz, Kolby Dale Boverhuis, Deb Schmidt, Ruth Dunn, Roger Dulas, Jennifer Kycek, Chanelle McCamish, Darrin Peterson, Mandi Wobschall, William Conley, LaShawn & Gretchen Ray, Jeff & Julie Cornelius.
• Sunday, November 20th: Chuck Pence, Howard Pence, Eric Simon, David A. Hanson, Angie Blouin Sikel, Dennis Blouin, Scott Brekke, Malinda Fennert, Alisha Waalkens, Heather Crabtree Krenke, Kristine Kelly, Rachel Nelson, Holly Mattson.
• Monday, November 21st: Paul Wallace, Angie Johnson, Paul Kasper, Desirae Farr, Cheryl Harpel, Greg Schimek, Leah Leak, Leah Maddox Larson, Abby Underland, Dustin Burshem, Robin & Jan Jepson.
• Tuesday, November 22nd - Mallory Luhring, her 8th; Whitney McCamish, Jodell Hanson, Keven Larson, Donna Maixner, Jane Tappe, David L. Hanson, Jason Peterson, Jacki Shadden, Elzo Peterson.
• Wednesday, November 23rd: Amy Hunnicutt Kromminga, Lisa Holmes Rietsema, Margaret Loven, Marietta Sommers Rupe, Rick Thompson, Sara Anderson, Joyce Ditlveson, Amanda Farr, George & Diana Ritz.
May God bless you with a beautiful year to enjoy!
