45 lessons of life from a 90 year old columnist ... Thx Clay V!

" Written by a 90 > year old > > This is something we should all read at least once a > week!!!!! Make sure you read to the end!!!!!! > > Written by Regina Brett, 90 years old, of the Plain Dealer, > Cleveland, Ohio . > > "To celebrate growing older, I once wrote the 45 > lessons life taught me. It is the most requested column > I've ever written. > > My odometer rolled over to 90 in August, so here is the > column once more: > > 1. Life isn't fair, but > it's still good. > > 2. When in doubt, just take the next small step. > > 3. Life is too short – enjoy it. > > 4. Your job won't take care of you when you are sick. > Your friends and family will. > > 5. Pay off your credit cards every month. > > 6. You don't have to win every argument. Stay true to > yourself. > > 7. Cry with someone. It's more healing than crying > alone. > > 8. It's OK to get angry with God. He can take it. > > 9. Save for retirement starting with your first paycheck. > > 10. When it comes to chocolate, resistance is futile. > > 11. Make peace with your past so it won't screw up the > present. > > 12. It's OK to let your children see you cry. > > 13. Don't compare your life to others. You have no idea > what their journey is all about. > > 14. If a relationship has to be a secret, you shouldn't > be in it. > > 15. Everything can change in the blink of an eye, but > don't worry, God never blinks. > > 16.. Take a deep breath. It calms the mind. > > 17. Get rid of anything that isn't useful. Clutter > weighs you down in many ways. > > 18. Whatever doesn't kill you really does make you > stronger. > > 19.. It's never too late to be happy. But it’s all up > to you and no one else. > > 20. When it comes to going after what you love in life, > don't take no for an answer. > > 21. Burn the candles, use the nice sheets, wear the fancy > lingerie. Don't save it for a special occasion. Today is > special. > > 22. Over prepare, then go with the flow. > > 23. Be eccentric now. Don't wait for old age to wear > purple. > > 24. The most important sex organ is the brain. > > 25. No one is in charge of your happiness but you. > > 26. Frame every so-called disaster with these words 'In > five years, will this matter?' > > 27. Always choose life. > > 28. Forgive > > 29. What other people think of you is none of your > business. > > 30. Time heals almost everything. Give time time. > > 31. However good or bad a situation is, it will change. > > 32. Don't take yourself so seriously. No one else does. > > 33. Believe in miracles. > > 34. God loves you because of who God is, not because of > anything you did or didn't do. > > 35. Don't audit life. Show up and make the most of it > now. > > 36. Growing old beats the alternative of dying young. > > 37. Your children get only one childhood. > > 38. All that truly matters in the end is that you loved. > > 39. Get outside every day. Miracles are waiting everywhere. > > 40. If we all threw our problems in a pile and saw everyone > else's, we'd grab ours back. > > 41. Envy is a waste of time. Accept what you already have, > not what you need > > 42. The best is yet to come... > > 43. No matter how you feel, get up, dress up and show up. > > 44. Yield. > > 45. Life isn't tied with a bow, but it's still a > gift." > > Its estimated 93% won't forward > this. If you are one of the 7% who will, forward this with > the title '7%'. > > I'm in the 7%. Friends are the family that we > choose.      No > virus found in this message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 10.0.1432 / Virus Database: 3697/6589 - Release > Date: 02/13/14 >  

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Cartoons - Too good to pass up ... Thx Marge R!

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What a drone can see from 17,000 feet ... ThxRamey H!

What A Drone Can See From 17,000' THIS IS OVER 3 MILES ABOVE THE EARTH. AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!

Wait til you see the level of detail achievable from such a high altitude.

Careful what you are doing down there!

http://www.youtube.com/v/AHrZgS-Gvi4

2014 Elections - SamKat

2014 & 2016

The USA has a two party system currently- Well known.

The Tea Party is on the Horizon and we have some darn good ones in Congress currently.

The 2014 & elections must be won by either the Republicans to maintain control of the House and win control of the Senate.  Leftists currently gather 53 votes and Republicans only 47 in the Senate.   I desire that  the seats be won by Conservative Republicans who will not likely lose to any leftist.  Please Tea Party candidates, do not get into a primary fight with aany candidate who might lose to a democrat in the elections.  We need to control both houses of Congress and that will only be done by Republican votes.  The two independents vote far left of most democrats so we must get behind a Republican if they stand a chance of defeating the independents as they run.

obama is recruiting "supposedly trained" people to get young people to enroll in obamacare.  They are working the streets of Anerica right now.  Acorn's former leader is at it again.  Unfortunately, he is our supposed PUSA.

Both Republicans and Democrats fear losing their lifetime positions to the Tea Party Candidates.  Be patient.  We must get America back so please don't shoot ourselves in the foot.  Only by choosing a candidate who can beat a liberal-voting long-time Congressperson, do we stand a chance to get out from under these oppressive progressives who are ruining the country we love.  I am not a Republican but I must vote Republican in the right spots. So should any who care about getting America back onto the right track, I urge you also to do so.

Sam

Have a laugh! ... Thx Lyle S!

These make me laugh

Maps factoids ... Thx Sarah R!

Maps to Help You Understand the World - 2013

1. This map shows the world divided into 7 sections (each with a distinct color) with each section containing 1 billion people.

2. This map shows (in white) where 98 percent of Australia's population lives.

3. It may not come as a surprise but more people live inside the circle than outside of it.

4. This map shows what is on the other side of the world from where you are standing.  For the most part it will probably be water.

5. Apparently you can't get Big Macs everywhere.  This map shows (in red) the countries that have McDonalds.

6. This map shows the countries (in blue) where people drive on the left side of the road.

7. This map shows countries (in white) that England has never invaded.  There are only 22 of them.

8. The line in this map shows all of the world's Internet connections in 1969.

9. This map shows the countries that heavily restricted Internet access in 2013.

10. This map shows (in red) countries that were all Communist at one point in time.

11. This map shows (in red) the countries that don't use the metric system.

12. This map shows (in blue) places where Google street view is available.

13. This map shows (in green) all the landlocked countries of the world.

14. And this is what the world would look like if all the countries with coast lines sank.

15. This is a map of the all the rivers in the United States.

16. And these are all the rivers that feed into the Mississippi River.

17. This is a map of the highest paid public employees in the United States. 

Most disturbing map.  Priorities show why education suffers in the USA.

18. This map shows how much space the United States would occupy on the moon.

19. This map shows the longest straight line you can sail.  It goes from Pakistan all the way to Kamchatka Peninsula in Russia for a total of 20,000 miles.

20. This is a map of 19th century shipping lanes that outlines the continents.

21. This map shows (in navy blue) every country that has ever operated an aircraft carrier.

22. This map highlights the countries (in red and orange) with the most skyscrapers.

23. This map shows (in red, orange, and yellow) the world's largest donors of foreign aid with red being the biggest donor.

24. This map shows the most photographed places in the world.

25. And this map shows all the places where you can get eaten by a Great White shark!

 

 

 

 

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