MEMO TO SELF.....

REFRESHER COURSE

FOR THOSE WHO THOUGHT THEY

KNEW EVERYTHING

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The liquid inside young coconuts can be used

as a substitute for Blood plasma.
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No piece of paper can be folded in half
more than seven (7) times.

Oh, go ahead..I'll wait...
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Donkeys kill more people annually
than plane crashes or shark attacks

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You burn more calories sleeping
than you do watching television.

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Oak trees do not produce acorns
until they are fifty (50) years of age or older.

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The first product to have a bar code
was Wrigley's gum.
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The King of Hearts is the only king
WITHOUT A MOUSTACHE
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American Airlines saved $40,000 in 1987
by eliminating one (1) olive
from each salad served in first-class.
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Venus is the only planet that rotates clockwise.

(Since Venus is normally associated with women,

what does this tell you?....
That women are going the 'right' direction...?)
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Apples, not caffeine, are more efficient at

waking you up in the morning.
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Most dust particles in your house are made from
DEAD SKIN!

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The first owner of the Marlboro Company died

of lung cancer.
So did the first 'Marlboro Man'.

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Walt Disney was afraid
OF MICE!

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PEARLS MELT
IN VINEGAR!

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It is possible to lead a cow upstairs...
but, not downstairs.

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A duck's quack doesn't echo,
and no one knows why.
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Dentists have recommended that a toothbrush
be kept at least six (6) feet away from
a toilet to avoid airborne particles
resulting from the flush.

(I keep my toothbrush in the living room now!)
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WELCOME, AUTUMN!

Our chipmunks have been so lazy this summer! We've only seen a few, but now, they are all over the yard. I had really missed having them running in and out of the back porch! A few of them will take peanuts out of my hand, & some climb up on my feet to get the peanuts. If I can ever remember to take the camera out with me, I'll try to take some pictures to share!


Even Maxine is getting ready for Fall.....

Yay! We stopped at the big Farmers' Market outside Atlanta yesterday afternoon, and I finally found a white pumpkin, and a few other interesting pumpkins & squash! Hopefully, they'll inspire me to get going on decorating the house for Fall!

BIKER BILL, (& JEFF & ALAN)

On Labor Day weekend, Bill, Jeff & Alan took off on their bikes to ride the famous (or should I say 'infamous'!) 'Tail of the Dragon', near Robbinsville, NC. The first pic below shows only a very small portion of the many bikes that were there that weekend.

Here's Alan & Jeff in front of the Deal's Gap sign...

The picture below is of Alan & Bill in front of the 'Tree of Shame'.
Started some time in the 80's by a group of Harley riders, it is a makeshift shrine to those bitten by the Dragon, & is composed of parts left behind by riders who weren't as fortunate as those who have slain the dragon.
Many put their name, date, and a little saying on a part before they add it to the tree to immortalize their dance with the Dragon.

Bill & Alan & the 'Silver Fox'.

I'm happy to say that they had a safe trip.

It is not a place for novice (or foolish) riders!

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For more information, check out:

Deal'sGap.com, or

TailoftheDragon.com

9-11

WISHING YOU A DAY LIKE THIS...

Aaahhhhhhhhhhhhh!!

This is the life!!!!

(This is kind of the way I feel about these

cooler temperatures we've been having

here in the mountains!)

GOOD INTENTIONS

I meant to do my work today --
But a brown bird sang in the apple tree,
And a butterfly flitted across the field,
And all the leaves were calling me.

And the wind went sighing over the land,
Tossing the grasses to and fro,
And a rainbow held out its shining hand--
So what could I do but laugh and go?

Poem: Transgression by Richard Le Gallienne

1866-1947

Art: Beneath the Apple Tree, Daniel Ridgway Knight

1839-1924

GREEN EGGS and sHAM

I do not like this Uncle Sam,

I do not like his health care scam.

I do not like these dirty crooks,

or how they lie and cook the books.

I do not like when Congress steals,

I do not like their secret deals.

I do not like this speaker Nan ,

I do not like this 'YES, WE CAN'.

I do not like this spending spree---

I'm smart, I know that nothing's free.

I do not like your smug replies,

when I complain about your lies.

I do not like this kind of hope.

I do not like it.

Nope,

nope,

NOPE!

Go green - recycle Congress in 2010!

*I have no idea who wrote this little poem, so cannot give credit.

Pretty clever, though!

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"It is not that liberals do not know anything,

it is that they know so many things that are not so."

~ Ronald Reagan

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