tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-68581979557059703532024-03-05T00:30:35.273-08:00Changes in the windChanges in the windhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06942797186537814864noreply@blogger.comBlogger1518125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6858197955705970353.post-61338903003012385082023-03-26T07:51:00.005-07:002023-03-31T06:47:53.251-07:00<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhQ8BnrK4jsS-qLYsfE2F_Q9AQhTP89b52N8IDWW8nnkCCyWtCcbaZgvYSykxTEnQuCkw6kwrCL0gWaIFdoNMRcq9T94dQ-q7cG27hJjYkgkrwPHF3I0E13PNzZe3GaBsow2XytntprJgEXNYoXGCOuW2Xz60gWi3xDhC6TtPvYtzR5CqSCmSuCm_5a" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="720" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhQ8BnrK4jsS-qLYsfE2F_Q9AQhTP89b52N8IDWW8nnkCCyWtCcbaZgvYSykxTEnQuCkw6kwrCL0gWaIFdoNMRcq9T94dQ-q7cG27hJjYkgkrwPHF3I0E13PNzZe3GaBsow2XytntprJgEXNYoXGCOuW2Xz60gWi3xDhC6TtPvYtzR5CqSCmSuCm_5a=w512-h640" width="512" /></a></div><br /><p></p>Changes in the windhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06942797186537814864noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6858197955705970353.post-87307142960209964732023-02-23T06:01:00.004-08:002023-02-23T06:01:34.161-08:00Break<p> Hi all, I am still alive but have lost interest in blogging so will take a long break. I will still be following my regulars. </p>Changes in the windhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06942797186537814864noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6858197955705970353.post-16071643032951148392023-01-25T04:00:00.001-08:002023-01-25T04:00:00.209-08:00Brightspots#18You know, there are some things that you just never think of..........like, Mt. Rushmore from the Canadian Side . . .
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Don't catch that dreaded ....
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Changes in the windhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06942797186537814864noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6858197955705970353.post-63194482603899080392022-12-25T05:59:00.006-08:002022-12-25T05:59:55.493-08:00Merry Christmas<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKlbru4pu7Q4LYFmkhViTCioXupsk1JIybxFlXehC22zAXWTPr6v68cjUunw9HF2U8mO3h1Q2p_3sg5Na4z60ENhkWTD9xCvKrfByNJQPQPHj-mDj0EqH1XV8nTXtUu-8dSfuVyYMaXZWIjuJa6cKg85jTOQNAjc14Gxxb15SULlXl5l2qpcmv5aZx/s4032/unnamed.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKlbru4pu7Q4LYFmkhViTCioXupsk1JIybxFlXehC22zAXWTPr6v68cjUunw9HF2U8mO3h1Q2p_3sg5Na4z60ENhkWTD9xCvKrfByNJQPQPHj-mDj0EqH1XV8nTXtUu-8dSfuVyYMaXZWIjuJa6cKg85jTOQNAjc14Gxxb15SULlXl5l2qpcmv5aZx/w400-h300/unnamed.jpg" width="400" /></a></div> <br /> Sharing a special made Christmas card<p></p>Changes in the windhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06942797186537814864noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6858197955705970353.post-70943573771849247652022-12-21T05:51:00.006-08:002022-12-21T05:52:22.140-08:00Inside a kitchen lighter<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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At my school reunion I was looking at a lone woman sitting at a nearby table.
My wife asks, "Do you know her?"
"Yes," I sighed, "She's my old girlfriend. I understand she took to drinking right after we split up those many years ago, and I hear she hasn't been sober since."
"My God!" says my wife, "Who would think a person could go on celebrating that long?"
So you see, there really are 2 ways to look at everything.....
Changes in the windhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06942797186537814864noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6858197955705970353.post-21048950279722144182022-11-18T13:33:00.003-08:002022-11-20T05:53:27.593-08:00The inside of a 6 volt battery<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhurhF3ghOkMOJw5TrAQbwAMeb1iAGaatAKv9uj72aX-2YIn7ZfT3y9Dqg_e1sFRTXOZxXBbtLZmV8gAkaRq_dm8W1aVbR1rLAzjZW9y_JWf5_JALhDWRcZx2URZTLZPW49qmFBK7eybB8rM6JBm6Q3e4DhlUcMdETR7ef7wnwaW3I4PZBHlwOSsKAs/s640/The%20inside%20of%20a%206%20volt%20battery.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="426" data-original-width="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhurhF3ghOkMOJw5TrAQbwAMeb1iAGaatAKv9uj72aX-2YIn7ZfT3y9Dqg_e1sFRTXOZxXBbtLZmV8gAkaRq_dm8W1aVbR1rLAzjZW9y_JWf5_JALhDWRcZx2URZTLZPW49qmFBK7eybB8rM6JBm6Q3e4DhlUcMdETR7ef7wnwaW3I4PZBHlwOSsKAs/s16000/The%20inside%20of%20a%206%20volt%20battery.jpg" /></a></div><br /> <p></p>Changes in the windhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06942797186537814864noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6858197955705970353.post-24318798636658084542022-11-16T04:00:00.001-08:002022-11-16T04:00:00.205-08:00Uplifting Wed. #150<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitioYdUhhMFK0R8s_VAbRfGXGP350oJMuTrtAPFCZVk-aPVWyJqGGq5WZctAZk0i5o6jaCQEA3AigMfrkyZqaRhOmK6sBElIsquMsEPRZQNAlpjk7VseShk4_VRt49eBjY34ABk9264iWTAZm3HxnQwvprX5jzse5MgS51iCuQ1386gEWNACbaBoPM/s661/0246c97f4718855258dffce5873dce62.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" height="400" data-original-height="661" data-original-width="473" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitioYdUhhMFK0R8s_VAbRfGXGP350oJMuTrtAPFCZVk-aPVWyJqGGq5WZctAZk0i5o6jaCQEA3AigMfrkyZqaRhOmK6sBElIsquMsEPRZQNAlpjk7VseShk4_VRt49eBjY34ABk9264iWTAZm3HxnQwvprX5jzse5MgS51iCuQ1386gEWNACbaBoPM/s400/0246c97f4718855258dffce5873dce62.jpg"/></a></div>Changes in the windhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06942797186537814864noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6858197955705970353.post-57253372736758350752022-11-12T05:54:00.000-08:002022-11-12T05:54:08.108-08:00A sweet story to share<p> The hubby and I walk the mall before it opens for a little exercise and we have done it for about a year now. There is a old woman who has had a stroke who walks with her son and we have noticed that as they walk they stop at the vending machines and she checks to see if there is any change left. A friend who also walks and has for years and years told us that the son sneaks ahead and puts a quarter in the slot for her to find every so often :)</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6paFuuoCoqdLmlHeL_xHvO6_KFXWr00h6bZH9m97fqM0X0zr7ggXzypLVDK-8l1xmb3_0Ckke-LbZBv8EjaKzfZ2XbJUgRAkaRZl3kciP8bDKsqYh02pRbuNeVXrfc8Og41NTSouvUrN91Wwo4maIoX26QAriZUXwCBkI9FQczLvVkFPd4o6LSpNd/s1500/photo-1625650484478-113df4bfc370.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="1000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6paFuuoCoqdLmlHeL_xHvO6_KFXWr00h6bZH9m97fqM0X0zr7ggXzypLVDK-8l1xmb3_0Ckke-LbZBv8EjaKzfZ2XbJUgRAkaRZl3kciP8bDKsqYh02pRbuNeVXrfc8Og41NTSouvUrN91Wwo4maIoX26QAriZUXwCBkI9FQczLvVkFPd4o6LSpNd/w266-h400/photo-1625650484478-113df4bfc370.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><br /><p></p>Changes in the windhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06942797186537814864noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6858197955705970353.post-54758925968824525352022-11-02T06:57:00.001-07:002022-11-02T06:58:26.616-07:00Election Day<p> </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; 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text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">U.S. elections used to be held over a 34-day window.</a></span></td></tr><tr style="background-color: white;"><td align="left" style="color: #2e3236; font-family: Montserrat, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; margin: 0px; padding: 14px 0px 0px;"><span style="background-color: #fff2cc;">As implied by its name, Election Day is, well, a single day. That wasn't always the case, however: States used to hold elections whenever they wanted within a <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://track.interestingfacts.com/?xtl%3Dmgw0l0zmyg8l656cae5fm27iar47epi8rweb4hml116reh3k3p1fild7o2d4pbuju7lpfwflrie25fdx4aw0jiiqsxr7hnlo8epl1s3haoki2bahgzxrjtdcabj4m624o0aj9zpdnoi5429rchvsq4a7hedvl6hn5yafmeyix6jd6gi4tjnk5qnutnohcr824yfiuk4qiew1v5d99o036nuzgp63hoz6nwhlyqeqen6xc5amjsjozugbx6owdr31be96xti73plgogbyur1scoi3hs3fbbrfhs23r0zmfs9a1dl3otmnjs733t8%26eih%3Dlb44kjfsbcd8265inrz7f8runvcy94m8%26emc_click_data%3Db3699c085c0720c48a2226b650f9d22ea63b0ef48f5cfab2d3ae474a841943f2ced14dbe99f845457747fc8797040daa71f7bdb7f75af2dcaa742102934703849fcd69cb5ac8f48ea557022695d099af07cdec47e301bec361522c0750abf16e825e976a50b466cb4a4e911e5dd413a545e80023bf9e5d4170627a81bc216cd0aa60d41e0a06b0d7120db9fbc1437d5bdebead051e7fdeae131364fdec760c90&source=gmail&ust=1667483310786000&usg=AOvVaw0ZxK6R7GfqDJ0QaZ9ZTICG" href="http://track.interestingfacts.com/?xtl=mgw0l0zmyg8l656cae5fm27iar47epi8rweb4hml116reh3k3p1fild7o2d4pbuju7lpfwflrie25fdx4aw0jiiqsxr7hnlo8epl1s3haoki2bahgzxrjtdcabj4m624o0aj9zpdnoi5429rchvsq4a7hedvl6hn5yafmeyix6jd6gi4tjnk5qnutnohcr824yfiuk4qiew1v5d99o036nuzgp63hoz6nwhlyqeqen6xc5amjsjozugbx6owdr31be96xti73plgogbyur1scoi3hs3fbbrfhs23r0zmfs9a1dl3otmnjs733t8&eih=lb44kjfsbcd8265inrz7f8runvcy94m8&emc_click_data=b3699c085c0720c48a2226b650f9d22ea63b0ef48f5cfab2d3ae474a841943f2ced14dbe99f845457747fc8797040daa71f7bdb7f75af2dcaa742102934703849fcd69cb5ac8f48ea557022695d099af07cdec47e301bec361522c0750abf16e825e976a50b466cb4a4e911e5dd413a545e80023bf9e5d4170627a81bc216cd0aa60d41e0a06b0d7120db9fbc1437d5bdebead051e7fdeae131364fdec760c90" style="color: #329185; font-weight: bold;" target="_blank"><u>34-day period</u></a> leading up to the first Wednesday in December. This ultimately created some issues, as you might imagine — early voting results ended up holding too much sway over late-deciding voters, for one thing. The current date was implemented by the <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://track.interestingfacts.com/?xtl%3D7ttmyx5dtbfk8oxeb0buj2jkes3yi4mihlr7elus3wohf1n7p3f1k9b89rro8nakj5bjx2e0l95cinpu5a6j8jmomdzs25k84q4hnwm197ehlfyy47mwh6qsb6p5zyn0jfi9oms6e4bv8yscg0sn4nnutcerp8qb0kzpikze2ai5qv8vb1psa0gu2icrfy7zxf4us7v8x9cdd587y004r0wgi01vmd8rz756mdyvbl9nk806x44bhfq6jggk2q0l2szk12x8pettppgn6ctm3242j50pua2x19122bl3h4iy1eooynkxf3wkya5ywsm0o59lp7a441fu53krpq9qdt7f436kpi1fuaim9gt16zav4qffgsuo40t9v%26eih%3Dlb44kjfsbcd8265inrz7f8runvcy94m8%26emc_click_data%3Db3699c085c0720c48a2226b650f9d22ea63b0ef48f5cfab2d3ae474a841943f2ced14dbe99f845457747fc8797040daa71f7bdb7f75af2dcaa742102934703849fcd69cb5ac8f48ea557022695d099af07cdec47e301bec361522c0750abf16e825e976a50b466cb4a4e911e5dd413a545e80023bf9e5d4170627a81bc216cd0aa60d41e0a06b0d7120db9fbc1437d5bdebead051e7fdeae131364fdec760c90&source=gmail&ust=1667483310786000&usg=AOvVaw3KabgkWYvlJyUEh6X5B6yl" href="http://track.interestingfacts.com/?xtl=7ttmyx5dtbfk8oxeb0buj2jkes3yi4mihlr7elus3wohf1n7p3f1k9b89rro8nakj5bjx2e0l95cinpu5a6j8jmomdzs25k84q4hnwm197ehlfyy47mwh6qsb6p5zyn0jfi9oms6e4bv8yscg0sn4nnutcerp8qb0kzpikze2ai5qv8vb1psa0gu2icrfy7zxf4us7v8x9cdd587y004r0wgi01vmd8rz756mdyvbl9nk806x44bhfq6jggk2q0l2szk12x8pettppgn6ctm3242j50pua2x19122bl3h4iy1eooynkxf3wkya5ywsm0o59lp7a441fu53krpq9qdt7f436kpi1fuaim9gt16zav4qffgsuo40t9v&eih=lb44kjfsbcd8265inrz7f8runvcy94m8&emc_click_data=b3699c085c0720c48a2226b650f9d22ea63b0ef48f5cfab2d3ae474a841943f2ced14dbe99f845457747fc8797040daa71f7bdb7f75af2dcaa742102934703849fcd69cb5ac8f48ea557022695d099af07cdec47e301bec361522c0750abf16e825e976a50b466cb4a4e911e5dd413a545e80023bf9e5d4170627a81bc216cd0aa60d41e0a06b0d7120db9fbc1437d5bdebead051e7fdeae131364fdec760c90" style="color: #329185; font-weight: bold;" target="_blank"><u>Presidential Election Day Act of 1845</u></a>, and federal elections now occur every two years on <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://track.interestingfacts.com/?xtl%3Dmgw0l0zmyg8l656cae5fm27iar47epi8kymskj71krcab06rerui9fh0smsdbnn6mlzhhh0zvukjnjppfr5qn4baevip1ya2r61bkj6qiyfsse593uuomejfjwm8vq5ditvdi3h646oo7lkhkff6sy32m60h0sxw3qmozc5strsh7w79kxj82r0vnf8lsjeukq0n0de9xnqhdu8hgbomcy4elqr23z2aswo3roqi17m82kl4sp53ndiwkpu3phqhsldazx58jxuj6rw88myed3ves8fvirxbyd0yod3g4s4xoirkja4jy3hsnjc%26eih%3Dlb44kjfsbcd8265inrz7f8runvcy94m8%26emc_click_data%3Db3699c085c0720c48a2226b650f9d22ea63b0ef48f5cfab2d3ae474a841943f2ced14dbe99f845457747fc8797040daa71f7bdb7f75af2dcaa742102934703849fcd69cb5ac8f48ea557022695d099af07cdec47e301bec361522c0750abf16e825e976a50b466cb4a4e911e5dd413a545e80023bf9e5d4170627a81bc216cd0aa60d41e0a06b0d7120db9fbc1437d5bdebead051e7fdeae131364fdec760c90&source=gmail&ust=1667483310786000&usg=AOvVaw1UHssY7TW9MFbYLKje3fDt" href="http://track.interestingfacts.com/?xtl=mgw0l0zmyg8l656cae5fm27iar47epi8kymskj71krcab06rerui9fh0smsdbnn6mlzhhh0zvukjnjppfr5qn4baevip1ya2r61bkj6qiyfsse593uuomejfjwm8vq5ditvdi3h646oo7lkhkff6sy32m60h0sxw3qmozc5strsh7w79kxj82r0vnf8lsjeukq0n0de9xnqhdu8hgbomcy4elqr23z2aswo3roqi17m82kl4sp53ndiwkpu3phqhsldazx58jxuj6rw88myed3ves8fvirxbyd0yod3g4s4xoirkja4jy3hsnjc&eih=lb44kjfsbcd8265inrz7f8runvcy94m8&emc_click_data=b3699c085c0720c48a2226b650f9d22ea63b0ef48f5cfab2d3ae474a841943f2ced14dbe99f845457747fc8797040daa71f7bdb7f75af2dcaa742102934703849fcd69cb5ac8f48ea557022695d099af07cdec47e301bec361522c0750abf16e825e976a50b466cb4a4e911e5dd413a545e80023bf9e5d4170627a81bc216cd0aa60d41e0a06b0d7120db9fbc1437d5bdebead051e7fdeae131364fdec760c90" style="color: #329185; font-weight: bold;" target="_blank"><u>the first Tuesday</u></a> after the first Monday in November.<br /><br />That may sound arbitrary at first, but the date was chosen quite deliberately. American society was much more agrarian in the mid-19th century than it is today, and it took a full day of traveling for many to reach their polling place. Church made weekends impractical, and Wednesday was market day for farmers, so Tuesday proved ideal. November, meanwhile, worked because weather was still fairly mild, and the harvest was complete by then.<br /><br />The current process isn’t perfect, of course. U.S. elections tend to have <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://track.interestingfacts.com/?xtl%3Dht7ishr87zfliukw2bocaycodpp19qhkg48tqa72yhekbvj9fg4r0uq3x1yd82d3hxoccrlw8e10gfcj2bod56ga2cuve643w2pz4y7v4dwh4jxsrqzzi7wniiznmxd0lqlcr9973heo3b5weq2k42jc3ksxrolvkoqlyxbssby6w5xqmh91x5ta4eojh4odkgbkkn0wl1eqh583dltrt3i65w05m21wgj8bqr0u2wffkwrd5gpa3keas2l0wy1m9t9c1duh263wspg6jpuqe87opii4wa4rys6ozsq4ye9ezswkzf8jx8z0y1orbmrno7aqzy76614oxzsvn4hdecaqmczxt636fnt7gs6s2bwdtz2xfxpw2jsecmp5xkiwp2uiazf5oqagg4nwdgg7ti%26eih%3Dlb44kjfsbcd8265inrz7f8runvcy94m8%26emc_click_data%3Db3699c085c0720c48a2226b650f9d22ea63b0ef48f5cfab2d3ae474a841943f2ced14dbe99f845457747fc8797040daa71f7bdb7f75af2dcaa742102934703849fcd69cb5ac8f48ea557022695d099af07cdec47e301bec361522c0750abf16e825e976a50b466cb4a4e911e5dd413a545e80023bf9e5d4170627a81bc216cd0aa60d41e0a06b0d7120db9fbc1437d5bdebead051e7fdeae131364fdec760c90&source=gmail&ust=1667483310786000&usg=AOvVaw22w3irY5nr2NfhVFfcy9yj" href="http://track.interestingfacts.com/?xtl=ht7ishr87zfliukw2bocaycodpp19qhkg48tqa72yhekbvj9fg4r0uq3x1yd82d3hxoccrlw8e10gfcj2bod56ga2cuve643w2pz4y7v4dwh4jxsrqzzi7wniiznmxd0lqlcr9973heo3b5weq2k42jc3ksxrolvkoqlyxbssby6w5xqmh91x5ta4eojh4odkgbkkn0wl1eqh583dltrt3i65w05m21wgj8bqr0u2wffkwrd5gpa3keas2l0wy1m9t9c1duh263wspg6jpuqe87opii4wa4rys6ozsq4ye9ezswkzf8jx8z0y1orbmrno7aqzy76614oxzsvn4hdecaqmczxt636fnt7gs6s2bwdtz2xfxpw2jsecmp5xkiwp2uiazf5oqagg4nwdgg7ti&eih=lb44kjfsbcd8265inrz7f8runvcy94m8&emc_click_data=b3699c085c0720c48a2226b650f9d22ea63b0ef48f5cfab2d3ae474a841943f2ced14dbe99f845457747fc8797040daa71f7bdb7f75af2dcaa742102934703849fcd69cb5ac8f48ea557022695d099af07cdec47e301bec361522c0750abf16e825e976a50b466cb4a4e911e5dd413a545e80023bf9e5d4170627a81bc216cd0aa60d41e0a06b0d7120db9fbc1437d5bdebead051e7fdeae131364fdec760c90" style="color: #329185; font-weight: bold;" target="_blank"><u>lower turnout</u></a> than those of most other developed nations, and there have been <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://track.interestingfacts.com/?xtl%3Dq3hx8hveilmtlwtow4kyw6fvmy8kkovinqgmngjr3k3xvf5ssbpepwthydeveerb196omt0c7gu3p9behrhbs1zudwq0kc75ybkqup8t32lo4mf8n9eg889nvq6lgt3vqcaf7hl4uyhqo1ki79h2y0qgz6vjcc7lga3bj93zpohngiy3efvbs340r9kwpnj7czwe4lcnyl4e1tsfmu6x6s75wujrcgt8os0xqdy51js9bjm2467ng51m9nqe471s9a47pxu8pm7oq5tk9o5juan5tys38djdrtvuuk3r699be%26eih%3Dlb44kjfsbcd8265inrz7f8runvcy94m8%26emc_click_data%3Db3699c085c0720c48a2226b650f9d22ea63b0ef48f5cfab2d3ae474a841943f2ced14dbe99f845457747fc8797040daa71f7bdb7f75af2dcaa742102934703849fcd69cb5ac8f48ea557022695d099af07cdec47e301bec361522c0750abf16e825e976a50b466cb4a4e911e5dd413a545e80023bf9e5d4170627a81bc216cd0aa60d41e0a06b0d7120db9fbc1437d5bdebead051e7fdeae131364fdec760c90&source=gmail&ust=1667483310786000&usg=AOvVaw37f_eGFc2QWdZMhQq-NKjZ" href="http://track.interestingfacts.com/?xtl=q3hx8hveilmtlwtow4kyw6fvmy8kkovinqgmngjr3k3xvf5ssbpepwthydeveerb196omt0c7gu3p9behrhbs1zudwq0kc75ybkqup8t32lo4mf8n9eg889nvq6lgt3vqcaf7hl4uyhqo1ki79h2y0qgz6vjcc7lga3bj93zpohngiy3efvbs340r9kwpnj7czwe4lcnyl4e1tsfmu6x6s75wujrcgt8os0xqdy51js9bjm2467ng51m9nqe471s9a47pxu8pm7oq5tk9o5juan5tys38djdrtvuuk3r699be&eih=lb44kjfsbcd8265inrz7f8runvcy94m8&emc_click_data=b3699c085c0720c48a2226b650f9d22ea63b0ef48f5cfab2d3ae474a841943f2ced14dbe99f845457747fc8797040daa71f7bdb7f75af2dcaa742102934703849fcd69cb5ac8f48ea557022695d099af07cdec47e301bec361522c0750abf16e825e976a50b466cb4a4e911e5dd413a545e80023bf9e5d4170627a81bc216cd0aa60d41e0a06b0d7120db9fbc1437d5bdebead051e7fdeae131364fdec760c90" style="color: #329185; font-weight: bold;" target="_blank"><u>calls</u></a> for decades to make Election Day a national holiday. A 2018 poll found that <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://track.interestingfacts.com/?xtl%3D1e2l3ai8z8iv68gnvrp1mqhkv6fykqhz7z1m52s2xgz5s0eyaabeslbjkx8t4lz5hukld6m8bi7hsxccz7ujo1m3tno57u1v12ikqdlb5abngw6cwle7pwu7jbgckfr0aj1g9lag0qbz2swsrsbekz1oayjxe4kbnxqa1it2qbet41kzvkp3748gsbbjk26m52q4qdboj857j8lgrk7jx2nmvpfdsfy81x7y7e566gayuhr88ik4o7hh0gs1mzsz1wabg2cnxxdvwymon5tpn1piff6tlhc9rsevbqhnf1iio9jscghu4zckmqxnbz3t78xz3fw24a8qst82nnf0cs27s4fr%26eih%3Dlb44kjfsbcd8265inrz7f8runvcy94m8%26emc_click_data%3Db3699c085c0720c48a2226b650f9d22ea63b0ef48f5cfab2d3ae474a841943f2ced14dbe99f845457747fc8797040daa71f7bdb7f75af2dcaa742102934703849fcd69cb5ac8f48ea557022695d099af07cdec47e301bec361522c0750abf16e825e976a50b466cb4a4e911e5dd413a545e80023bf9e5d4170627a81bc216cd0aa60d41e0a06b0d7120db9fbc1437d5bdebead051e7fdeae131364fdec760c90&source=gmail&ust=1667483310786000&usg=AOvVaw2KWuXswr_ugOHN3c-HgvaV" href="http://track.interestingfacts.com/?xtl=1e2l3ai8z8iv68gnvrp1mqhkv6fykqhz7z1m52s2xgz5s0eyaabeslbjkx8t4lz5hukld6m8bi7hsxccz7ujo1m3tno57u1v12ikqdlb5abngw6cwle7pwu7jbgckfr0aj1g9lag0qbz2swsrsbekz1oayjxe4kbnxqa1it2qbet41kzvkp3748gsbbjk26m52q4qdboj857j8lgrk7jx2nmvpfdsfy81x7y7e566gayuhr88ik4o7hh0gs1mzsz1wabg2cnxxdvwymon5tpn1piff6tlhc9rsevbqhnf1iio9jscghu4zckmqxnbz3t78xz3fw24a8qst82nnf0cs27s4fr&eih=lb44kjfsbcd8265inrz7f8runvcy94m8&emc_click_data=b3699c085c0720c48a2226b650f9d22ea63b0ef48f5cfab2d3ae474a841943f2ced14dbe99f845457747fc8797040daa71f7bdb7f75af2dcaa742102934703849fcd69cb5ac8f48ea557022695d099af07cdec47e301bec361522c0750abf16e825e976a50b466cb4a4e911e5dd413a545e80023bf9e5d4170627a81bc216cd0aa60d41e0a06b0d7120db9fbc1437d5bdebead051e7fdeae131364fdec760c90" style="color: #329185; font-weight: bold;" target="_blank"><u>65%</u></a> of Americans favored the idea, though there’s been little legislative movement on the proposal. Should it ever be put to a vote, you know when it will be held.</span></td></tr></tbody></table>Changes in the windhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06942797186537814864noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6858197955705970353.post-20737234163243105982022-10-26T05:00:00.001-07:002022-10-26T05:00:00.217-07:00Brightspots#15
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A woman went up to the bar in a quiet rural pub. She gestured alluringly to the bartender who approached her immediately. She seductively signaled that he should bring his face closer to hers.
As he did, she gently caressed his full beard.
"Are you the manager?" she asked, softly stroking his face with both
hands.
"Actually, no," he replied.
"Can you get him for me? I need to speak to him," she said, running her hands beyond his beard and into his hair. "I'm afraid I can't," breathed the bartender.. "Is there anything I can do?"
"Yes. I need you to give him a message," she continued, running her forefinger across the bartender's lip and slyly popping a couple of her fingers into his mouth and allowing him to suck them gently.
"What should I tell him?" the bartender managed to say.
"Tell him," she whispered "There's no toilet paper, hand soap, or paper towels in the ladies room."
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 18.0pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #2e3236; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Every flag
has a story, but few are as endearing as Alaska’s. One of the rare places to
have a flag before it was actually a state, the Last Frontier held a contest
to design its territorial standard in 1926-27 — and </span><span style="color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;"><a href="http://track.interestingfacts.com/?xtl=1n2vf9wfd22iznzyeytadub90w4d47lr745slwnkwz7a7s91kd9ive64u4admpt42a73wxd0ygc5u5fpx6evvbz4wxz9ts5iz50owmwfw1i5mbbci808trmesr2mgxivhlfsgiban5orl8yo0uduri9z4hxxnhpvykeyhhyfyynt08iosmt8m6wkdawdiun3wz1kglq0jc5txhk2izcdqp4y0jrbrnnltzyjrk78vm97mp1v735uml2a7pmar08y1nn59vqvqao4j1hsiq0g5uxe&eih=lb44kjfsbcd8265inrz7f8runvcy94m8&emc_click_data=bdb659b563400174c67efbf879895a470a9481507a41b94a0c2ad91a3321ac23a542e9bb4ad07b9e938244853044b99ce3593502fa3f5ebf7f188814fca9e1306d4d5fe7ef3485168be128f70a8e0ab2e549da018660b604a345d96e4bd13afd5a5fdb34fcecfe10d8744064a9b54cadc6b9eb144c88f2aa6b55c9b2f42a0eaaaa0ec155d239e69ab8a59cd349b07c73858589892955e387646fa8acbdaf705a" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #329185; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">a 13-year-old won</span></b></a></span><span style="color: #2e3236; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">. (The contest was only open to
Alaskan children in the 7th-12th grade, but still.) Benny Benson lived in an
orphanage known as the Jesse Lee Home in Seward, Alaska, when he came up with
the winning design, which included a </span><span style="color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;"><a href="http://track.interestingfacts.com/?xtl=xqxwscfcf8azfc6zzgf4tqy2hwu1346z3y1dexj40aytp57ei9ezz11n6ap4lwb9ze0sv01xxyrrfoutgnjnw5icyiihac6ocmipqhzzrrev115nwqmvcz7rcxmql6qpg50xlc9do99oxjqz0i3pm4zxo7nhsj32kviwfwdk5gl1roqxcqxgjpmlbzrfk7rocgg9xwqv0jel6nc6d97gyombut7fq7pp1ffa5r91hcumgd0uyed62uvrj8om11ogddgiy96vgj36587zhkc0x5li5i4xanh832r6yxxc64xshq3m7y9xedyray2po31bj&eih=lb44kjfsbcd8265inrz7f8runvcy94m8&emc_click_data=bdb659b563400174c67efbf879895a470a9481507a41b94a0c2ad91a3321ac23a542e9bb4ad07b9e938244853044b99ce3593502fa3f5ebf7f188814fca9e1306d4d5fe7ef3485168be128f70a8e0ab2e549da018660b604a345d96e4bd13afd5a5fdb34fcecfe10d8744064a9b54cadc6b9eb144c88f2aa6b55c9b2f42a0eaaaa0ec155d239e69ab8a59cd349b07c73858589892955e387646fa8acbdaf705a" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #329185; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">description</span></b></a></span><span style="color: #2e3236; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> he wrote himself: “The
blue field is for the Alaska sky and the forget-me-not, an Alaska flower. The
North Star is for the future of the state of Alaska, the most northerly in
the Union. The dipper is for the Great Bear – symbolizing strength.” His design
also featured “</span><span style="color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;"><a href="http://track.interestingfacts.com/?xtl=7ttmyx5dtr089bu6wws6oi8az5dsaeiy0yuqeckq9p63mqgd686qt8v0pbf4ba57zkxay4tg37sc9p5l69975q95vpw8iczcq947ydzm44q93ywbchvulbkx6fqd8rizahs7ib4r5un6w73486b8kds1urbwhfgb8r41w82dwvjjianozwu0iw6aq00df6rdnexjdehnewuftyal7dzg510te1mucl1acogwelvb24j9t11fkvn24yqkxen4xqmhq9k640r6m1sqhds53bdranj0lkgx06nop6zxaggvoxox6prcjbiga8p30xrsx9cipdqm9vrcd3lfrvkvect2plxrq1eripybq7a6ua6qjalrfcvkf8g9pdhju&eih=lb44kjfsbcd8265inrz7f8runvcy94m8&emc_click_data=bdb659b563400174c67efbf879895a470a9481507a41b94a0c2ad91a3321ac23a542e9bb4ad07b9e938244853044b99ce3593502fa3f5ebf7f188814fca9e1306d4d5fe7ef3485168be128f70a8e0ab2e549da018660b604a345d96e4bd13afd5a5fdb34fcecfe10d8744064a9b54cadc6b9eb144c88f2aa6b55c9b2f42a0eaaaa0ec155d239e69ab8a59cd349b07c73858589892955e387646fa8acbdaf705a" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #329185; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">1867</span></b></a></span><span style="color: #2e3236; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">” in commemoration of the year
the United States </span><span style="color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;"><a href="http://track.interestingfacts.com/?xtl=3ij1aao1y1e82f2mn78t7dz04nian617aik1y0gge0g4575h9nngolrai6qf332gcipcru9dmhavzppmmgq6i49jme690df1ysuzp2ng1ycve7b3wd9isr8cm5x82cqc10doichfzxuh6vma99niobln4wb5nus74hqtz384858k3j3exl378ccf219nu1ggylq2cx0wald5u2dlo2qkgfjgwgql06uzn6lptvdm5obrs7td5nyvm8hjrwuu8o30kirzl7kkmpsz1y4d3otgorfr5r1v857gylwi70y603i3uau259&eih=lb44kjfsbcd8265inrz7f8runvcy94m8&emc_click_data=bdb659b563400174c67efbf879895a470a9481507a41b94a0c2ad91a3321ac23a542e9bb4ad07b9e938244853044b99ce3593502fa3f5ebf7f188814fca9e1306d4d5fe7ef3485168be128f70a8e0ab2e549da018660b604a345d96e4bd13afd5a5fdb34fcecfe10d8744064a9b54cadc6b9eb144c88f2aa6b55c9b2f42a0eaaaa0ec155d239e69ab8a59cd349b07c73858589892955e387646fa8acbdaf705a" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #329185; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">bought</span></b></a></span><span style="color: #2e3236; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> Alaska from Russia,
although the numbers didn’t make the final cut.<br />
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In addition to being hailed as a local hero, Benson won a watch with his design
on it and a $1,000 scholarship. He eventually used that money to attend
Hemphill Diesel Engineering School after moving to Seattle in 1936. He was 45
when Alaska became a state in 1959, fulfilling the hopeful description of his
design. Alaska kept its flag rather than adopt a new one, and Benson’s work
lives on today.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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was hanging around the Garden of Eden feeling very lonely.<br />
So, God asked him, "What's wrong with you?<br />
Adam said he didn't have anyone to talk to.<br />
God said that He was going to make Adam a companion and that it would be a
woman.<br />
He said, "This pretty lady will gather food for you, she will cook for you,
and when you discover clothing, she will wash it for you.<br />
She will always agree with every decision you make and she will not nag you,
and always be the first to admit she was wrong when you've had a disagreement.<br />
She will praise you! She will bear your children, and never ask you to get up
in the middle of the night to take care of them.<br />
"She will NEVER have a headache and will freely give you love and passion
whenever you need it."<br />
Adam asked God, "What will a woman like this cost?"<br />
God replied, "An arm and a leg.<br />
"Then Adam asked, "What can I get for a rib?" Of course the rest
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: #2d6e89; font-family: "Georgia Serif",serif;">Prov. 27:9 Perfume and
incense bring joy to the heart, an the pleasantness of one’s friends springs
from his earnest counsel<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>Changes in the windhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06942797186537814864noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6858197955705970353.post-419489682922518472022-08-16T07:36:00.003-07:002022-08-17T06:47:42.412-07:00A rare glimpse <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUraF1L_JiSUJSxdDY0jriB4yMBZ2EbfbqfJojKdceQFzkGZvS-D6TNanop4pNZ-4H4K5KDFxmXOS0ebcN9InS6CYK-7iLtIbCID3tBfdbIXIQ5zlmNRttBuAlxTDZmoZIrmZSmvPSvunHwRDoxI74J8zVAfvDBHyOjWduzN141tyU4NklLpmNBbeb/s600/Behind%20the%20scenes%20of%20a%20movie%20theater.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="349" data-original-width="600" height="233" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUraF1L_JiSUJSxdDY0jriB4yMBZ2EbfbqfJojKdceQFzkGZvS-D6TNanop4pNZ-4H4K5KDFxmXOS0ebcN9InS6CYK-7iLtIbCID3tBfdbIXIQ5zlmNRttBuAlxTDZmoZIrmZSmvPSvunHwRDoxI74J8zVAfvDBHyOjWduzN141tyU4NklLpmNBbeb/w400-h233/Behind%20the%20scenes%20of%20a%20movie%20theater.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /> A rare opportunity to take a peek behind the movie theater screen<p></p>Changes in the windhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06942797186537814864noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6858197955705970353.post-59885476373237131602022-08-10T05:30:00.001-07:002022-08-10T05:30:00.224-07:00Uplifting Wed. #147<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJPncT3f3iTb4QZnJprqJgdK-Bov4wuTAx2Sa0AhT9PxLq2ZBuaIfiCngBmi_fEPZNeOHYzNa6WQigXa4rZRwVtAmkjXMdPvR-JoCxhmxFLvuPqiB_hE52k7o6m4yecfwZXjaVLOw_4oOzwxecpITHIdm7F1Uh9e6Lz5hqb4f8iB1JmwGi6vHqc9jP/s752/220b64bf4fb4abe89b7fd405f9905170.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="752" data-original-width="564" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJPncT3f3iTb4QZnJprqJgdK-Bov4wuTAx2Sa0AhT9PxLq2ZBuaIfiCngBmi_fEPZNeOHYzNa6WQigXa4rZRwVtAmkjXMdPvR-JoCxhmxFLvuPqiB_hE52k7o6m4yecfwZXjaVLOw_4oOzwxecpITHIdm7F1Uh9e6Lz5hqb4f8iB1JmwGi6vHqc9jP/w480-h640/220b64bf4fb4abe89b7fd405f9905170.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><p></p>Changes in the windhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06942797186537814864noreply@blogger.com2