Posted by grumbler on May 5th, 2008 — Posted in Lamentations, Penny Thoughts, Quotes, The World Today
“The most wasted of all days is one without laughter”. E E Cummings.
That is so true. Laughter is after all the best medicine. Yet if you smile at a stranger, they are most likely to scowl at you as though you are throwing daggers at them. Yet a simple smile can lift that heavy feeling and make the world feel a better place. Smiling is tantamount to the sun shining upon you.
Go on, I know it has been a while since you smiled, but stretch your mouth so it spreads across your face. That’s it… you are doing it!! :) Doesn’t that feel good?
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Posted by grumbler on May 1st, 2008 — Posted in Lamentations, The World Today
I do not understand why people send hoax chain mails but they do. They play on your emotions and hog the internet. They flood your email account and cause bottle jams when you are downloading.
For example a popular one is a poem supposedly written for his daughter, and in return for forwarding the email, they would receive a donation from AOL.
The poem goes something like this…
TO MY CHILD
Just for this morning, I am going to
smile when I see your face and laugh
when I feel like crying.
Just for this morning, I will let you
choose what you want to wear,
and smile and say how perfect it is.
Just for this morning, I am going to step
over the laundry and pick you up and take you to
the park to play.
Just for this morning, I will leave the
dishes in the sink, and let you teach me how to put
that puzzle of yours together.
Just for this afternoon, I will unplug
the telephone and keep the computer off, and sit with
you in the backyard and blow bubbles.
Just for this afternoon, I will not yell
once, not even a tiny grumble when you scream and
whine for the ice cream truck, and I will buy you one
if he comes by.
Just for this afternoon, I won’t worry
about what you are going to be when you grow up, or
second guess every decision I have made where you are concerned.
Just for this afternoon, I will let you
help me bake cookies, and I won’t stand over you
trying to fix them.
Just for this afternoon, I will take us
to McDonald’s and buy us both a Happy Meal so you can
have both toys.
Just for this evening, I will hold you in
my arms and tell you a story about how you were
born and how much I love you.
Just for this evening, I will let you
splash in the tub and not get angry.
Just for this evening, I will let you stay up late
while we sit on the porch and count all the stars.
Just for this evening, I will snuggle
beside you for hours, and miss my favourite TV shows.
Just for this evening when I run my fingers through
your hair as you pray, I will simply be grateful that
God has given me the greatest gift ever given.
I will think about the mothers and
fathers who are searching for their missing children, the
mothers and fathers who are visiting their children’s
graves instead of their bedrooms. The mothers
and fathers who are in hospital rooms
watching their children suffer senselessly and screaming
inside that little body
And when I kiss you goodnight I will hold you a little tighter, a little longer.
It is then, that I will thank God for you, and ask him for nothing,�
except one more day…………
Meanwhile,
- AOL have lots of negative publicity to deal with (because it is a hoax which they did not agree to and therefore they will not be paying out).
- AOL would not actually give money for someone to send email, why would they? It makes no business sense at all!
- It would cost AOL their business if they even gave 1 penny / cent for every email that forwarded this email. Because it is amazing how you will receive the same email from the same person several times!
- It slows the internet, which would appear to detoriate their service, why would AOL want to appear giving a worse service than they actually are?
- Why would AOL not actually just give a donation, rather than this whole hullaballoo?
The truth is if people want or rather need donations, they could use something like the Sponsometer or a charity. There should also be a method of contact in case you want to verify the story. And as responsible people, you should check that what you are recommending (because that is what you are doing by clogging up my email with this junk) is in fact real. I would like to believe that you would not send con men to my door, so why do you send them to my virtual door (my email address)?
And in case you think that I am the one being a miserable sod… here are some other people who agree with me!!
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Posted by grumbler on April 24th, 2008 — Posted in Government Issues, Politics, The World Today
Green Peace - What is Green Peace all about?
Green Peace was set up to oppose testing Nuclear devices in the states. Today it focuses on environmental issues such as whaling, the ozone layer, global warming, the rain forests, nuclear power, genetic engineering, cloning, organic items, etc.
On the other hand they have been criticised for being too extremist. Stories of their Eco terrorism were often heard on the vine. For example at one point Green Peace was anti chlorine, yet chlorine is important for us. They have also been known to support non human causes over human factors!
However, there are always two sides to every issue and it is up to us to decide which causes to back and which to avoid. It is always good to know both sides to every issue… and Green Peace is no exception.
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Posted by grumbler on April 21st, 2008 — Posted in Strange But True, The World Today
Did you know that in New York, it is illegal to urinate on a bird of any kind. Can you just imagine Americans trying to aim and fire (and hit) a bird!!
You can!! Oh!!
No wonder they passed that law!
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Posted by grumbler on April 15th, 2008 — Posted in Lamentations, Penny Thoughts, The World Today
“Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself.” Leo Tolstoy
Now if we could change ourselves, perhaps we can change the world too?
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Posted by grumbler on April 9th, 2008 — Posted in Lamentations
“I think computer viruses should count as life. I think it says something about human nature that the only form of life we have created so far is purely destructive. We’ve created life in our own image.” Stephen Hawking
Ha! Hawking said it first!
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Posted by grumbler on April 3rd, 2008 — Posted in Penny Thoughts
“Regret for the things we did can be tempered by time; it is regret for the things we did not do that is inconsolable”. Sydney J. Harris
I must say I really agree with Sydney J. Harris because regret is the worst sin of all. I learnt very quickly to try to never regret anything. And that must be one of the best decisions I have even made. It taught me to stop regretting mistakes and enjoy living for the moment. And as a result I have been able find opportunity where I have least expected.
A rather unusual positive thought for Carper Diem…. but then we all have our good days!
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Posted by grumbler on March 28th, 2008 — Posted in Lamentations, Penny Thoughts
Forgive and Forget. I really cannot say I agree with that. Forgive by all means. It is two fold. It gives you the ability to let it go and you can also carry on with your life. But forget… that I don’t advise. You can say that I am a cold hearted cruel person but I am not. I believe in protecting the self and once bitten twice shy.
It is up to you what you do, but frankly don’t expect me to forget what you have done to me!
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Posted by grumbler on March 23rd, 2008 — Posted in blog
Seasons Greetings.
Just thought I would wish you a Happy Easter.
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Posted by grumbler on March 19th, 2008 — Posted in The World Today
Talk of stereotyping. We start stereo typing kids from the moment we discover their sex. Blues for boys and Pinks for girls. And woe betide the woman who dresses her son up in a purple baby babygrow. Trust me I know. I dressed my baby son 2 years ago in a cute purple babygrow with a rabbit on it for Easter and the comments I received were not pleasant in the least, except when they thought he was a girl.
Baby Pink or Baby Blue? Give me primary colours any day!
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