Thursday, November 30, 2006

Rockwell Painting Found Behind Wall Sets Record

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From Yahoo! -- "One of Norman Rockwell's most famous paintings, discovered hidden behind a fake wall in its owner's Vermont home, has sold for $15.4 million.

"Breaking Home Ties," which "Henry" comic strip illustrator Donald Trachte Sr. purchased from Rockwell when the two were neighbors in Arlington, Vt., was sold to an anonymous telephone bidder, Sotheby's auction house said Thursday.

Sotheby's said the price eclipsed a previous Rockwell record set by "Homecoming Marine," which it sold for $9.2 million in May."


I wonder how much I can get for the finger painting I did back in kindergarten. :)

To continue reading this story, please go to this page on Yahoo.com.

Good luck and make it a great day!

Tuesday, November 28, 2006

TV Land Lists 100 Greatest Catchphrases

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"No Soup For You!" - Do remember that phrase from the Soup Nazi on Seinfeld? It's just one of the 100 greatest catchphrases from TV Land. Here are some of the other notable phrases from the list:
  • "Aaay" (Fonzie, "Happy Days")
  • "De plane! De plane!" (Tattoo, "Fantasy Island")
  • "Dyn-o-mite" (J.J., "Good Times")
  • "Elizabeth, I'm coming!" (Fred Sanford, "Sanford and Son")
  • "Here's Johnny!" (Ed McMahon, "The Tonight Show")
  • "Nip it!" (Barney Fife, "The Andy Griffith Show")
  • "Pardon me, would you have any Grey Poupon?" (Grey Poupon ad)
  • "Well, isn't that special?" (Dana Carvey as the Church Lady, "Saturday Night Live")
  • "Whatchoo talkin' 'bout, Willis?" (Arnold Drummond, "Diff'rent Strokes")
  • "Yada, yada, yada" ("Seinfeld")
For the complete list, go to this page on Yahoo.com.

Good luck and make it a great day!

Monday, November 27, 2006

Ziggy the Cat's 17-Day Journey

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From Reuters -- "Ziggy the cat used up at least one of his nine lives after surviving for 17 days without food on a 2,300 mile voyage from Israel to England.

The skinny white cat named after Ziggy Stardust -- the character created by David Bowie in the 1970s, because like the British rock star he has one green eye and one blue -- made his epic trip as a stowaway in a 40-foot container.

His journey began when he wandered into a consignment of nothing but plastic goods which were then sealed in Afula in Israel and shipped from Haifa on October 31.

It ended when he emerged, exhausted, starving and dehydrated, at a warehouse in Whitworth in Lancashire, northern England, Friday.

"When the container was finally opened, staff unloading it got a real surprise when this fluffy white cat shot out," said Colin Barton, the local authority's animal health officer who helped capture the cat who was then nicknamed Ziggy.

"He had probably used up some of his nine lives."


To continue reading this story, please go to this page on Reuters.com.

Good luck and make it a great day!

Sunday, November 26, 2006

Could You Be Happier? Researchers Seek Routes to Happier Life

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From Yahoo! -- "As a motivational speaker and executive coach, Caroline Adams Miller knows a few things about using mental exercises to achieve goals. But last year, one exercise she was asked to try took her by surprise.

Every night, she was to think of three good things that happened that day and analyze why they occurred. That was supposed to increase her overall happiness.

"I thought it was too simple to be effective," said Miller, 44, of Bethesda. Md. "I went to Harvard. I'm used to things being complicated."

Miller was assigned the task as homework in a master's degree program. But as a chronic worrier, she knew she could use the kind of boost the exercise was supposed to deliver.

She got it.

"The quality of my dreams has changed, I never have trouble falling asleep and I do feel happier," she said."


To continue reading this story, please go to this page on Yahoo.com.

Good luck and make it a great day!

Thursday, November 23, 2006

Happy Thanksgiving!

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Happy Thanksgiving everyone! Make it a wonderful day and remember to give thanks for all you have.

Wednesday, November 22, 2006

What The Super-Rich Are Giving This Holiday Season

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For all of you trying to figure out what to get me for Christmas, here's a nice list. :)

From MSN.com -- "The biggest shopping season of the year is upon us. For the uber-rich, that means expensive gifts. For men and women who can afford anything, there's no better place to shop than the Neiman Marcus catalog.

The highlight this year is a trip to outer space. For a mere $1.7 million you can truly send your loved one into orbit. Neiman is offering a charter on Virgin Galactic, owned by Sir Richard Branson, who claims regular private space travel will begin in 2009.

"Your six-passenger charter begins with three days of medical assessments and training for the astronauts-to-be. When your systems are go, your group will board SpaceShipTwo and fly off attached to a launching aircraft," the Neiman catalog says.


Or, how about the ultimate sports dream package:

"The minimum suggested bid from Neiman's charity auction is $250,000. The winner gets VIP travel, accommodations, and tickets to six pro sports events, including the 2007 NHL All-Star Game in Dallas; Super Bowl XLI in South Florida; the 2007 NBA All-Star Game in Las Vegas; the 2007 Major League Baseball All-Star Game in San Francisco; the 2007 U.S. Open Tennis Championships Women's Final in Queens, N.Y.; and a bonus surprise event."

To read the complete article, please go to this page on MSN.com.

Ok. Ok. I guess it's just a little too much for me to ask for this year, right? Well, then just pick out something for me from this list...

Good luck and make it a great day!

'Christmas Story' House Brought to Life

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Remember the house from the movie, A Christmas Story? You know the one in which the Bumpas' dogs crash through the door and demolish the Christmas turkey... Well, here's an interesting story from HappyNews.com --

Ralphie Parker and Brian Jones know what it's like to want something. For Ralphie, the object of desire was an official Red Ryder, carbine-action, 200-shot, range model air rifle. (Go ahead, say it, ''You'll shoot your eye out, kid.'')

For Jones, the gotta-have-it item was Ralphie's house — the one in ''A Christmas Story,'' the quirky film that's found a niche alongside holiday classics like ''It's a Wonderful Life'' and ''Miracle on 34th Street.''

Jones has restored the three-story, wood-frame house to its appearance in the movie and will open it for tours beginning Saturday. His hope is that it will become a tourist stop alongside the city's Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and other destinations.

He's unsure whether he'll make enough money to cover his $500,000 investment, but as sure as a kid's tongue will stick to a frozen flag pole, he's committed to the project.

''I just want people to come and enjoy it as I have,'' said Jones, a 30-year-old former Navy lieutenant.

''A Christmas Story'' wasn't a big hit when released in 1983 but repeat TV airings and, in recent years, a 24-hour run on TBS starting Christmas Eve have made its story of boy's quest to get a BB gun for Christmas as infectious as the bespectacled Ralphie's eager grin.


To continue reading this story, please go to this page on HappyNews.com.

Good luck and make it a great day!

Tuesday, November 21, 2006

Brad Paisley - When I Get Where I'm Going

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Continuing the tradition of featuring songs that inspire, here's a video from Brad Paisley for his song, When I Get Where I'm Going. This is a great song that inspires us to remember that life doesn't end when you die. It's just another chapter. This song reminds me of my grandfather. He died of Parkinson's disease way too young. While I wish I had spent more time with him, I know I'll see him again someday. Enjoy the video...



Good luck and make every day count!


Give Thanks For....Pizza!

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Here's something I didn't know....

From HappyNews.com -- "Domino's Pizza, the recognized world leader in pizza delivery, is giving thanks for Thanksgiving...or the night before Thanksgiving, anyway.

That's because pizza sales on Thanksgiving Eve are expected to increase more than 38 percent over a typical Wednesday. This Wednesday night, Domino's Pizza will be delivering more than 1.1 million pizzas to homes across the country, as weary travelers arrive at their destinations, and cooks everywhere rest up for their big day in the kitchn on Thursday.

"It's one of those nights we circle on the calendar and prepare for," said Domino's Pizza Chairman and CEO David A. Brandon. "Our stores stock up on fresh food. We increase our staffing levels, sometimes doubling them, to ensure we can meet the needs of hungry customers across the country."


To continue reading this story, please go to this page on HappyNews.com.

Good luck and make it a great day!

Murphy's Lesser Known Laws

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Light travels faster than sound. This is why some people appear bright until you hear them speak.

He who laughs last, thinks slowest.

Change is inevitable, except from a vending machine.

Those who live by the sword get shot by those who don't.

Nothing is foolproof to a sufficiently talented fool.

The 50-50-90 rule: Anytime you have a 50-50 chance of getting something right, there's a 90% probability you'll get it wrong.

If you lined up all the cars in the world end to end, someone would be stupid enough to try to pass them, five or six at a time, on a hill, in the fog.

If the shoe fits, get another one just like it.

The things that come to those who wait will be the things left by those who got there first.

Give a man a fish and he will eat for a day. Teach a man to fish and he will sit in a boat all day drinking beer.

Flashlight: A case for holding dead batteries.

The shin bone is a device for finding furniture in a dark room.

A fine is a tax for doing wrong. A tax is a fine for doing well.

When you go into court, you are putting yourself in the hands of 12 people who weren't smart enough to get out of jury duty.

Make it a great day!

New "You Might be a Redneck" Signs

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Brand new edition of "You might be a redneck if......."

1. You take your dog for a walk and you both use the same tree.

2. You can entertain yourself for more than 15 minutes with a fly swatter.

3. Your boat has not left the driveway in 15 years.

4. You burn your yard rather than mow it.

5. You think the "nutcracker" is something you do off the high dive.

6. The Salvation Army declines your furniture.

7. You offer to give someone the shirt off your back and they don't want
it.

8. You have the local taxidermist on speed dial.

9. You come back from the dump with more than you took.

10. You keep a can of raid on the kitchen table.

11. Your wife can climb a tree faster than your cat.

12. Your grandmother has "ammo" on her Christmas list.

13. You keep flea and tick soap in the shower.

14. You've been involved in a custody fight over a hunting dog.

15. You go to the stock car races and don't need a program.

16. You know how many bales of hay your car will hold.

17. You have a rag for a gas cap.

18. Your house doesn't have curtains, but your truck does.

19. You wonder how service stations keep their restrooms so clean.

20. You can spit without opening your mouth.

21. You consider your license plate personalized because your father made it.

22. Your lifetime goal is to own a fireworks stand.

23. You have a complete set of salad bowls and they all say "Cool Whip" on the side.

24. The biggest city you've ever been to is Wal-Mart.

25. Your working TV sits on top of your non-working TV.

26. You've used your ironing board as a buffet table.

27. A tornado hits your neighborhood and does a $100,000 worth of improvements.

28. You've used a toilet brush to scratch your back.

29. You missed your 5th grade graduation because you were on jury duty.

30. You think fast food is hitting a deer at 65 miles per hour.

Make it a great day!

Monday, November 20, 2006

Glamorous Public Toilets Open in Times Square

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Now here is a great story from MSNBC.com. Have you ever been stuck somewhere without a restroom and you have to go real bad? Imagine that feeling in NYC... Well, Charmin is doing something about it for the holiday season:

"Clean public toilets are scarce in New York. Clean public anything is especially scarce in Times Square.

But this holiday season, toilet paper brand Charmin has built pristine public toilets, set to open Monday at a formerly empty warehouse in the middle of one the busiest intersections in the world. And they're free.

"We wanted to get our product into the hands of consumers, and we figured this was an innovative way of doing it," said Adam Lisook, assistant brand manager for Charmin.

Even amid the flashing lights and dizzying colors of Times Square, the toilets are hard to miss — there's a huge glowing blue sign with the word "Restrooms" and an arrow pointing down. Take the escalators upstairs to the lavish royal blue waiting room with flat-screen TVs tacked to the walls, a fireplace, a mini-dance floor for children, oversize teddy bears to play with and plush white couches.

There's a photo station with the Charmin teddy bear from the commercials. Parents can take pictures as they wait to use one of the 20 stalls.

The bathrooms are complete with white porcelain sinks and toilets, and a light overhead that tells visitors when a stall is open.


To continue reading this story, go to this page on MSNBC.com.

Make it a great day!

Thought For The Day

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In case we find ourselves starting to believe all the anti-American sentiment and negativity, we should remember England's Prime Minister Tony Blair's words during a recent interview. When asked by one of his Parliament members why he believes so much in America, he said:

"A simple way to take measure of a country is to look at how many want in... And how many want out. Only two defining forces have ever offered to die for you:

1. Jesus Christ
2. The American G.I.

One died for your soul, the other for your freedom."


Iraqi Army Delivers School Supplies to Children

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Are you ready for some good news from Iraq? Here's a good story courtesy of HappyNews.com - "Children at Black Jewel (Zomorrud) School received a pleasant surprise from unexpected guests who delivered boxes of gifts Oct. 31.

Members of the 4th Iraqi Army (IA) joined by coalition forces brought pens, paper, pencils, candy and toys for children in the local community.

The primary focus of the IA is to conduct security operations in surrounding communities and combat deadly insurgency attacks. However, as the IA continues to expand in strength and numbers, it hopes to develop a more interconnected closeness with members of the local district.

"There have been those who at one time have gone into communities and filled people with terror. Part of the IA position is doing things that previous leadership has not done. We went to the school to let them know we are here to help and give supplies to the children. When we visit peoples' homes and schools to assist them, they begin to better understand our purpose and why we are here," said Iraqi Army Col. Arsalan, 4th Iraqi Army Division, G5.

The materials delivered were donated by members of Task Force Diamondhead, 25th Infantry Division Combat Aviation Brigade. Teachers brought children one class at a time to individually receive goodies. Although the surprise visit interrupted their classes, children relished the break as they anxiously waited in line for their turn to receive pens, paper and handfuls of candy that helped sweeten the deal.

Coalition forces were involved in the assignment however, they were only present as a support element for the IA's mission. The entire operation was planned, coordinated and executed by the 4th Iraqi Army.


To continue reading this story, go to this page on HappyNews.com.

Good luck and make it a great day!

Sunday, November 19, 2006

The Parrot - Thanksgiving Humor

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A young man named John received a parrot as a gift. The parrot had a bad attitude and an even worse vocabulary. Every word out of the bird's mouth was rude, obnoxious and laced with profanity. John tried and tried to change the bird's attitude by consistently saying only polite words, playing soft music and anything else he could think of to "clean up" the bird's vocabulary.

Finally, John was fed up and he yelled at the parrot. The parrot yelled back.

John shook the parrot and the parrot got angrier and even ruder. John, in desperation, threw up his hand, grabbed the bird and put him in the freezer.

For a few minutes the parrot squawked and kicked and screamed. Then suddenly there was total quiet. Not a peep was heard for over a minute. Fearing that he'd hurt the parrot, John quickly opened the door to the freezer. The parrot calmly stepped out onto John's outstretched arms and said "I believe I may have offended you with my rude language and actions. I'm sincerely remorseful for my inappropriate transgressions and I fully intend to do everything I can to correct my rude and unforgivable behavior."

John was stunned at the change in the bird's attitude. As he was about to ask the parrot what had made such a dramatic change in his behavior, the bird continued, "May I ask what the turkey did?"

Have a wonderful Thanksgiving week!

Saturday, November 18, 2006

"Super Mom" Recovering After Rescuing Children

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From MSNBC.com -- A woman was recovering Saturday from skin graft surgery for burns she suffered when she rescued her 4-week-old twin sons and two other children from a fire in their apartment, then went back to save a fifth child.

Firefighters found Nabila Nazli unconscious from smoke inhalation but still cradling 5-year-old daughter Nimrah to protect her from the flames.

Nazli, 38, and her daughter were both upgraded from critical to serious condition Saturday at Jacobi Medical Center, said hospital spokesman Michael Heller.

The blaze started in their second-floor apartment early Thursday, probably ignited by an extension cord, fire investigators said.

Nazli gathered four of the children in a front bedroom, then dropped the twins one at a time into a blanket held by neighbors who had heard screams.

Four-year-old Shamail and Umar jumped into the blanket, while Nazli realized that Nimrah was missing and went back to find her.

Nazli underwent several hours of skin graft surgery on Friday, authorities said.


To read the complete article, go to this page no MSNBC.com.

Thanks and make it a great day!

Tuesday, November 07, 2006

Reflections From An Older Couple

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You know, time has a way of moving quickly and catching you unaware of the passing years.

It seems just yesterday that I was a young girl/boy, just married and embarking on my new life with my mate. And yet in a way, it seems like eons ago, and I wonder where all the years went. I know that I lived them all... And I have glimpses of how it was back then and of all my hopes and dreams... But, here it is...the winter of my life and it catches me by surprise... How did I get here so fast? Where did the years go and where did my babies go? And where did my youth go?

I remember well... seeing older people through the years and thinking that those older people were years away from me and that winter was so far off that I could not fathom it or imagine fully what it would be like... But, here it is...husband retired and he's really getting gray...he moves slower and I see an older man now. He's in much better shape than me... but, I see the great change... Not the one I married who was dark and young and strong... but, like me, his age is beginning to show and we are now those older folks that we used to see and never thought we'd be.

Each day now, I find that just getting a shower is a real target for the day! And taking a nap is not a treat anymore...it's mandatory! Cause if I don't on my own free will...I just fall asleep where I sit!

And so, now I enter into this new season of my life unprepared for all the aches and pains and the loss of strength and ability to go and do things.

But, at least I know, that though the winter has come, and I'm not sure how long it will last...This I know, that when it's over...its over....Yes , I have regrets .There are things I wish I hadn't done and things I should have done. But indeed, there are many things I'm happy to have done. It's all in a lifetime.

So, if you're not in your winter yet...let me remind you, that it will be here faster than you think. So, whatever you would like to accomplish in your life please do it quickly!

Life goes by quickly So, do what you can today, because you can never be sure whether this is your winter or not!

You have no promise that you will see all the seasons of your life... so, live for good today and say all the things that you want your loved ones to remember...

"Life is a gift to you. The way you live your life is your gift to those who came after. Make it a fantastic one."

LIVE IT WELL!!

~author unknown~

Wednesday, November 01, 2006

Success Quote

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I read this quote today. It could be one of the best quotes I've ever read, and it's definitely true. Have a great one!

The only place where success comes before work is in the dictionary.

-Vidal Sassoon

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