Bits & Pieces

These are interesting and amusing Stories & Jokes
I have received over the years with emails
from dear relatives and friends.

~These are updated often~

Definition of a Billion.

The next time you hear someone in government, or big business, rather casually
use a number that includes the word "Billion", think about the actual volume
of a billion - it's a difficult number to comprehend.

One advertising agency did a rather good job of putting that figure into
perspective in one of its releases:

* A Billion seconds ago it was 1959.
* A Billion minutes ago Jesus was alive.
* A Billion hours ago our ancestors were living in Stone Age.
* A Billion days ago no creatures walked the earth on two feet.
* But..... a billion dollars lasts only 8 hours and 20 minutes at the rate
the government spends it..

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To err is human, to really foul things up
requires a computer.

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I Can

Did is a word
of achievement,
Won't is a word
of retreat.
Might is a word
of Bereavement,
Can't is a word
of defeat.
Ought is a word
of duty,
Try is a word
for each hour.
Will is a word
of beauty,
Can is a word
of power.
I think I can -
The little engine
that tried
then could
and did!

(Margaret Fishback Powers)

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Junk is something you've kept for years
and throw away three weeks before
you need it.

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Life is a landscaping job. We are handed a site,
ample or small, rugged or flat, picturesque or commonplace,
whose general outlines or contours are largely determined
for us. These basic elements are to be accepted as
opportunities and even as incentives. The rough and
unpromising elements in our lives can be "landscaped" into
something useful and beautiful.

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By the time you make ends meet,
they move the ends.

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Just a Horse!

From time to time, people tell me, "lighten up, it's just a horse", or
"that's a lot of money for just a horse".

They don't understand the distance travelled, the time spent,
or the costs involved for "just a horse". some of my proudest moments
have come about with "just a horse".

Many hours have passed and my only company was "just a horse". but
I did not once feel slighted. Some of my saddest moments have been
brought about by "just a horse", and in those days of darkness, the
gentle touch of "just a horse" gave me comfort and reason
to overcome the day.

If you too, think it's "just a horse", then you will probably understand
phrases like "just a friend", "just a sunrise", or "just a promise".

"Just a horse" brings into my life the very essence of friendship,
trust and pure unbridled joy. "Just a horse" brings out compassion and
patience that make me a better person.

Because of "just a horse" I will rise early, take long walks and look
longingly to the future. So for me and folks like me, its not "just a horse"
but an embodiment of all the hopes and dreams of the future,
the fond memories of the past, and the pure joy of the moment.

"Just a horse" brings out what's good in me and diverts my thoughts
away from myself and the worries of the day. I hope that someday
they can understand that it's not "just a horse" but the thing that
gives me humanity and keeps me from being "just a woman".

So the next time you hear the phrase "just a horse" just smile,
because they "just" don't understand.

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On the keyboard of life,
always keep one finger on the escape key.

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The sunset photo is one of many beautiful sunsets taken by a good friend
Craig White and each update on this page will feature another of his wonderful works.

To contact him for a copy of any of his sunsets - Click here to Email

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Dedicated to the many folk who have created these
that have been passed on to people like me to enjoy and love,
I thankyou!!

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