Non Gun Stuff...

[twyacht]

The old phrase Big things come in small packages applies.

That song we've all heard a million times, when sung like it was intended, its truly amazing.

Kinda like the Louis Armstrong, What a Wonderful World,,,,Its how the song was supposed to be sung.

Thank you Marshal'ette, where's that Asian kid playing Kansas on the organ??

[DDMac]

Tom, I'm guessing..Japan.

Mac

[PegLeg45]

Right turn, Clyde....here's something I got yesterday...and I'm still laughing at #2.....

[Teresa Heilevang]

A farmer had some puppies he needed to sell. He painted a sign advertising the 4 pups And set about nailing it to a post on the edge of his yard. As he was driving the last nail into the post, he felt a tug on his overalls. He looked down into the eyes of a little boy..

'Mister,' he said, 'I want to buy one of your puppies.'

'Well,' said the farmer,

As he rubbed the sweat off the back of his neck, 'These puppies come from fine parents and cost a good deal of money.'

The boy dropped his head for a moment.
Then reaching deep into his pocket,
He pulled out a handful of change
And held it up to the farmer.
I've got thirty-nine cents.
Is that enough to take a look?'

'Sure,' said the farmer.

And with that he let out a whistle.
'Here, Dolly!' he called.

Out from the doghouse and down the ramp ran
Dolly followed by four little balls of fur.

The little boy pressed his face against the chain link fence. His eyes danced with delight.

As the dogs made their way to the fence,
The little boy noticed something else stirring inside the doghouse.

Slowly another little ball appeared, this one noticeably smaller. Down the ramp it slid. Then in a somewhat awkward manner, the little pup began hobbling toward the others, doing its best to catch up...

'I want that one,' the little boy said, pointing to the runt. The farmer knelt down at the boy's side and said, 'Son, you don't want that puppy. He will never be able to run and play with you like these other dogs would.'

With that the little boy stepped back from the fence, reached down, and began rolling up one leg of his trousers.

In doing so he revealed a steel brace running down both sides of his leg attaching itself to a specially made shoe.

Looking back up at the farmer, he said,
'You see sir, I don't run too well myself,
And he will need someone who understands.'

With tears in his eyes, the farmer reached down and picked up the little pup.
Holding it carefully handed it to the little boy.

'How much?' asked the little boy.

 'No charge,' answered the farmer, 'There's no charge for love.'

[SwoopSJ]

Dang it Mette!  There you go makin' me get all emotional again.     Oh well, my dog will appreciate the extra attention.   

Swoop

[Sponsor]

[Teresa Heilevang]

Another kind of security.. kind of... LOL
 
This one came from England, by the way.   

I don't know about you, but this would slow me down!  People slow down and try to 'straddle' the hole, then breath a sign of relief they completely clear it!
This is actually a speed control device that is in use. Look at all three pictures. And it is much cheaper than speed camera's
These can be picked up and moved..

[Teresa Heilevang]

The Italian way to order a Pepsi. 

[Teresa Heilevang]

The first day of school our professor introduced himself and challenged us to get to know someone we didn't already know. I stood up to look around when a gentle hand touched my shoulder.

I turned around to find a wrinkled, little old lady beaming up at me with a smile that lit up her entire being.

She said, 'Hi handsome My name is Rose. I'm eighty-seven years old. Can I give you a hug?'

I laughed and enthusiastically responded, 'Of course you may!' and she gave me a giant squeeze.

'Why are you in college at such a young, innocent age?' I asked.


She jokingly replied, 'I'm here to meet a rich husband, get married, and have a couple of kids...'

'No seriously,' I asked. I was curious what may have motivated her to be taking on this challenge at her age.

'I always dreamed of having a college education and now I'm getting one!' she told me.

After class we walked to the student union building and shared a chocolate milkshake.

We became instant friends. Every day for the next three months we would leave class together and talk nonstop. I was always mesmerized listening to this 'time machine' as she shared her wisdom and experience with me.

Over the course of the year, Rose became a campus icon and she easily made friends wherever she went. She loved to dress up and she reveled in the attention bestowed upon her from the other students.. She was living it up.

At the end of the semester we invited Rose to speak at our football banquet. I'll never forget what she taught us. She was introduced and stepped up to the podium. As she began to deliver her prepared speech, she dropped her three by five cards on the floor.

Frustrated and a little embarrassed she leaned into the microphone and simply said, 'I'm sorry I'm so jittery. I gave up beer for Lent and this whiskey is killing me! I'll never get my speech back in order so let me just tell you what I know.'

As we laughed she cleared her throat and began, 'We do not stop playing because we are old; we grow old because we stop playing.

There are only four secrets to staying young, being happy, and achieving success You have to laugh and find humor every day. You've got to have a dream. When you lose your dreams, you die.

We have so many people walking around who are dead and don't even know it!

There is a huge difference between growing older and growing up.

If you are nineteen years old and lie in bed for one full year and don't do one productive thing, you will turn twenty years old. If I am eighty-seven years old and stay in bed for a year and never do anything I will turn eighty-eight.

Anybody can grow older. That doesn't take any talent or ability. The idea is to grow up by always finding opportunity in change. Have no regrets.

The elderly usually don't have regrets for what we did, but rather for things we did not do. The only people who fear death are those with regrets.'

She concluded her speech by courageously singing 'The Rose.'

She challenged each of us to study the lyrics and live them out in our daily lives. At the year' s end Rose finished the college degree she had begun all those years ago.

One week after graduation Rose died peacefully in her sleep.

Over two thousand college students attended her funeral in tribute to the wonderful woman who taught by example that
 it's never too late to be all you can possibly be.


These words have been passed along in loving memory of ROSE.

REMEMBER, GROWING OLDER IS MANDATORY. GROWING UP IS OPTIONAL.
 We make a Living by what we get, We make a Life by what we give.
God promises a safe landing, not a calm passage. If God brings you to it, He will bring you through it.
Good friends are like stars.........You don't always see them, but you know they are always there.'

[deepwater]

REMEMBER, GROWING OLDER IS MANDATORY. GROWING UP IS OPTIONAL.

I don't think any of my co-workers or close friends (or my wife for that matter) will ever grow up. I love it !!!!!

[Hazcat]

I don't think any of my co-workers or close friends (or my wife for that matter) will ever grow up. I love it !!!!!

I resemble that remark!