Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Feb 21, 2012
COPING WITH COMPLAINING
How do you cope with complaining, nagging, whine-baby people? Internet discussion board posted this:
Why do people complain so much?
I know it's a natural thing but it has to be unhealthy. At my job people never stop complaining. Every day it's either too hot or too cold.
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Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Feb 13, 2012
THE PROBLEM WITH BEING DECEASED
ABC News reported a strange story this week:
Arthur Livingston, of Prosperity, S.C., may feel prosperous and alive, but his credit report says, "File not scored because subject is deceased." That's because Livingston's bank, Bank of America, has been reporting him
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THE ARTIST IS NOW KNOWN
In 2002, a drawing was discovered in what used to be a maid's room in one of the museums. The chalk drawing of a candlestick was one of 5 drawings sold collectively to the museum in 1940 for $60.
For decades, it sat in the storage until one day a visiting scholar
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Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Feb 6, 2012
REASONS FOR LEAVING THE LAST JOB
"Responsibility makes me nervous."
"Please don't misconstrue my 14 jobs as 'job-hopping.' I have never quit a job."
"Was met with a string of broken promises and lies, as well as cockroaches."
"I was working for my mom until she
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Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Jan 9, 2012
THE RING AND THE CARROT
"A Swedish woman who lost her wedding ring 16 years ago was flabbergasted when she found it again, around a carrot growing in her garden, media reported Saturday. Lena Paahlsson had taken off the white gold ring before a Christmas baking session with her daughters in 1995,
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Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Dec 27, 2011
The Talmud (Sanhedrin 97a-b):
"The world will continue for six thousand years, the first two thousand of which were a chaos (Tahu), the second two thousand were of Torah, and the third two thousand are the days of the Messiah, and because of our sins many years of these have elapsed, and still he
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Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Dec 19, 2011
PROLEPSIS
A $10,000 word defines what it means for us to live by faith in hope of what is to come. It is called "Prolepsis," and is defined as, "the representation or assumption of a
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Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Dec 12, 2011
COUNTERFEIT CHRISTMAS
According to a British Paper (Romsey Advertiser):
"Christmas shoppers looking for a bargain should be wary of counterfeit goods which flood the market in the run-up to the festive season," the UK Border Agency has warned.
"Fake Ugg Boots, GHD hair straighteners, iPhones and
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Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Nov 28, 2011
SMELLY COLLECTIONS
He may dress like a skid-row bum and smell like a dead rat, but Andy Smulian is a hit among London businessmen plagued by those who won't pay their bills. Employed by the London-Manhattan Debt Collection Agency, the 20-years-old youth will stumble into a deadbeat's office for
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Contributed by Scott Carson on Nov 20, 2011
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GOD'S PROMISES AND URBAN LEGENDS
Do you really believe that being godly is great gain and not financial gain, but something that really matters and lasts? If you believed that, wouldn’t it change your life?
Most people believe that if you smoke, you’ll get lung cancer. Many of you quit smoking
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JEHOVAH IS STILL GOD
Gladys Aylward, missionary to China more than 50 years ago, was forced to flee when the Japanese invaded Yangcheng. But she couldn't leave her work behind. With only one assistant, she led a 100+ orphans over the mountains toward Free China.
During Gladys's harrowing journey
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Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Nov 7, 2011
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HIDDEN DEVIL
[Reuters] "Art restorers have discovered the figure of a devil hidden in the clouds of one of the most famous frescos by Giotto in the Basilica of St Francis in Assisi, church officials said on Saturday. The devil was hidden in the details of clouds at the top of fresco
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SEEING/FEELING THE TRUTH
The earth rotates on its axis once each day. Since the circumference of the earth at the equator is 24,901.55 miles, a spot on the equator rotates at approximately 1,037.5646 miles per hour (1,669.8 km/h).
In addition to the rotational speed of the earth spinning on its
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Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Oct 24, 2011
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PASSING THE TEST
A man recounts a time when he had to enter the military while the draft was still in place:
I didn’t enlist in the Army — I was drafted. So I wasn’t going to make life easy for anyone. During my physical, the doctor asked softly, "Can you read the letters on the wall?"
"What
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Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Oct 10, 2011
PERSECUTION IN NIGERIA
Muslim extremists carried out new attacks on villages in Nigeria’s Plateau state in September, killing more than 100 Christians, including entire families, according to Compass Direct News.
On Sept. 10, 2011, Muslim extremists stormed Vwang Fwil village at 3 a.m., killing
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Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Oct 10, 2011
KINGDOM INFRASTRUCTURE
America’s economic health is partly dependent upon infrastructure: speedy roads, bridges, trains, electrical capacity, usable water, high speed internet, trained or skilled workers, etc.
Healthy churches are foundational to getting God’s work done: they support the
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Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Oct 5, 2011
TWO FACES
WORCESTER, Mass. (AP) — Frank and Louie the cat was born with two faces, two mouths, two noses, three eyes — and lots of doubts about his future.
Now, 12 years after Marty Stevens rescued him from being euthanized because of his condition, the exotic blue-eyed rag doll cat is not only
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Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Sep 26, 2011
ALABAMA JUDGE: CHURCH OR JAIL
Is going to church a privilege or a sentence? It depends upon you and the particular church. For some in Alabama, it is a sentence:
BAY MINETTE, Ala. (AP) — Authorities say non-violent offenders in southern Alabama will have a new choice: Go to jail, or go to church
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Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Sep 19, 2011
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GIVING BACK
Yesterday Marylu and I went to the Ko-ko-mah encampment as we do every year. We love the smell of campfires cooking food, crafts and arts done in an 1800's style, the music, the costumes, the re-enactments.
When parking car, I thanked the attendant and said, "This must be a pretty
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Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Sep 12, 2011
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ARMY OF THE LORD
A friend was in front of me coming out of church one day, and the preacher was standing at the door as he always is to shake hands. He grabbed my friend by the hand and pulled him aside.
The Pastor said to him, "You need to join the Army of the Lord!"
My friend replied, "I'm
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