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The Saga Of Pinehill Book II
Money, Marriage And The Way
is now published and available.
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If you enjoyed the first book, you
won't be able to put
this one down until you've finished
it. Enjoy.
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TODAY'S TRIVIA - - -
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Why are women more at risk from static electricity fires at
gas pumps?
Are porcupines and hedgehogs related?
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Why are the numbers of such fires increasing?
No one knows, but some theorize it may be the use of more
synthetic materials in clothing or vehicle interiors. It may
also be that more people are using self-service stations or
that the composition of cleaner-burning fuels has made the
fuel more volatile. Another theory: vehicles are being made
with more plastic and less metal, making it less likely that
customers will dissipate a static charge before touching the
nozzle. Of course, another theory suggests that the number
of fires is NOT increasing, but they are simply being
reported more often.
What can be done to prevent such a fire?
Simple: don't pick up static electricity. Stay out of your
car while refueling and if you have to go back in, make sure
you touch a metal surface to dissipate the static
electricity BEFORE reaching for the nozzle. If you DO start
a fire, DON'T pull the nozzle out! That can release more
gasoline vapors and increase the fire. Get away from the
vehicle and notify a station attendant to shut off the
pumps.
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There are a lot of ways to become a failure,
but never taking a chance is the most successful.
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thePEBBLE CONTENTS:
1. STRANGE BITS AND PIECES!
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2. OPTIMIZE LIFE NOW! ... with Dr. Rhoberta Shaler
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Only Give Gifts From The Heart
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3. MEDICAL COLUMN by Karin Henderson
Health Question About Tinnitus
PART 2 of 4
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4. PERCEPTIONS by Ken Darby
Smart, Like Tractor - Dumb, Like Fox
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5. WHY DO WE SAY IT?
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6. THINK ABOUT THIS TODAY!
7. HA! HA!HA!
8. CONTACT INFO
9. THE LAST LINE - - - - -
DO IT NOW WHEN IT'S FRESH IN YOUR MIND
The Saga Of Pinehill Book II
Money, Marriage And The Way
is now published and available. Buy direct from:
http://www.publishamerica.com
(enter the name Saga of Pinehill in the search box)
If you enjoyed the first book, you won't be able to put
this one down until you're finished it. Enjoy.
DO IT NOW WHEN IT'S FRESH IN YOUR MIND
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STRANGE BITS AND PIECES!
Of all the restaurants that are opened, 90% of them fail in
the first year. Of the remaining ones that survive, 90% of
those fail in the second year..
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OPTIMIZE LIFE NOW™ ... with Dr. Rhoberta Shaler
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Only Give Gifts From The Heart
STOP! Before you buy another gift, think. What is the
greatest gift you can give? LOVE. Love is wrapping
together respect, time, attention and service. Feeling
loved is the best gift of all. Different people recognize
it in different packages, so, you must be an excellent
'shopper'.
This is a great departure from that old idea that people
give gifts that they most want to receive. That may well be
true, however, let's make gift-giving about the receiver.
What about the folks on your list? What is it that tells
them they are loved and appreciated?
You may have someone on your gift list that lights up when
you do something special for her. When my husband washes my
car or offers to run an errand for me, without fuss or
ingratiation, I feel loved. The perfect gift for a person
like me is a hand-written coupon with a promise. It only
works when the coupon is honoured, of course! That is what
makes me feel loved. How about you?
You may know someone who places a high value on receiving
the perfect item, the one thing that shows you know what he
values. These folks often have a list of preferred gifts.
Good thing! That makes it easier to ensure they will like
what you give them.
Remember, it's not cheating to ask for what you want. In
fact, it can be a very loving gesture. Why not tell the
folks you love what will warm your heart? It gives them a
sure way of demonstrating their love. Of course, this can be
abused. At this time of year, the media is filled with
suggestions that supposedly demonstrate your love. What
really does that is a gift that says, "I know who you are
and I was listening."
Have you told her lately that you love her? Lately enough?
Recently on television, I watched a case in Moral Court.
The woman brought her partner there because he would not say
"I love you" often enough. In particular, he would not
respond to her "I love you" with one of his own. His
position was that he would say it when it was appropriate
and daily was not it! After determining that the fellow did
in fact love this woman, the judge ruled in the woman's
favor saying that, if he truly loved her, he would want her
to feel loved. Obviously, she needed to hear that love
expressed to feel loved. Most folks like hearing it. In
fact, I'm sure I have never met someone who did not...even
those who blush each time!
Here is another good coupon idea: a massage, a foot rub, or
a back scratch. Maybe, a coupon for a hug and kiss a day for
a year! Great gifts for those who find that physical touch
keeps them feeling connected and feeling loved. Withholding
these expressions of love is often a bid for control that
can destroy a relationship. Remember, too, that the issue
is touch that conveys your caring. Sex is another matter
for another discussion.
In this fast-paced, I-want-it-yesterday world, the one gift
someone on your list may be craving is your time, quality
time together. I am an only child and my parents owned a
corner store. There were always a million things needing
their attention. One day when I was about seven years old, I
asked my mother to do something with me. She gave me her
usual answer, "I'm too busy." I guess I was a forthright
child because I distinctly remember saying to her, "You're
always too tired or too busy. Why did you have me?"
The gift of time can light up a heart. If there is someone
on your list who values your company, plan to do something
special with them. And, during that special time, give them
your undivided attention. Often, when working with couples,
I would hear one accuse the other, "You never spend time
with me." The accused would often reply with, "What do you
mean? We watch television together every night." Wrong.
It's not the just hands on the clock going around while you
are together. It's the attention paid during the passage of
time that counts.
No more 'have-to' or 'should' gifts this year. A gift that
comes from your heart rather than your guilt or pocketbook
requires thought. The gifts that touch hearts say "I know
who you are and I care." Those are the only real gifts.
© Rhoberta Shaler, PhD.
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People skills expert, speaker & executive coach, Dr.
Rhoberta Shaler, is the founder of the Optimize! Institute
in Escondido, CA. Her â˜Prosperity on Purposeâ™ program has
helped many people shift their results from acceptable to
EXCEPTIONAL! Author of over a dozen insightful books & audio
programs, she works with executives, entrepreneurs &
employees who want to master the 'people skills' that grease
the wheels of business & lifeâ”communication, negotiation,
conflict & anger management, networking. Free coaching
consultation. Visit www.OptimizeInstitute.com
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In the silence of your mind, when you KNOW, then it shall BE.
---- Ken Darby
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MEDICAL COLUMN - - - - by Karin Henderson
Health Question About Tinnitus
PART 2 of 4
It is important to recognize that this sound comes from the
inside of your ear. There is no sound happening outside. Only
you are hearing it. That being the case: it is evident that you
can't escape or outrun the sound. That it very depressing.
Tinnitus, in its mild form, is tolerable. In its loud, chronic
form is very destructive and stressful. It can lead increased
depression and despair.
Enough about the anatomy and physiology of sounds. You would
like to have ways of getting around the noise factor, right? I
have spent three years learning an amazing amount of information
about tinnitus, dizziness, and hearing issues! And I want to
encourage you to keep on searching for the reason you have this.
Please don't give up. There is a reason for this to be happening
and you need to find it.
You might want to ask yourself why it's ringing. It is deep in
the inner ear and you couldn't get at it from the outside even
with a Q-Tip if you tried. And if it was NOT bothered, it
wouldn't ring, right? So what is making it ring? In order to
have it do anything, something has to come into its "world". But
because of its remoteness, that's virtually impossible. UNLESS
something IN your body is bothering or irritating it. And what
could that be? It has to be something that can get into that
area FROM inside your body. So it could be a virus, bacteria or
a chemicals. I'm sure there are other things as well, but I want
to show you how to think this through. In a "quiet and peaceful"
nerve nothing out of the ordinary is happening. So along now
comes something that is causing the ringing. In other words
something is disturbing the "quiet and peace" of the inner ear
and its nerve. Otherwise you wouldn't be aware of an "intruder".
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Karin Henderson is a registered nurse and is thePEBBLE's
columnist for our MEDICAL COLUMN.
We appreciate her input very much. Thanks Karin.
You can send Karin questions at
mailto:kflh@shaw.ca
Health Information Newsletter.
http://www.prescotts-inc.com
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PERCEPTIONS . . . by Ken Darby
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Some around me think I am an opinionated old goat.
Whether that be true or not I will sometimes, in this column,
talk about things people don't like to talk about - or don't want
out in the open. Take it all with a grain of salt.
Do your own thinking, and don't accept the things I say as
gospel. They are only mental meanderings from a simple soul.
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Smart, Like Tractor - Dumb, Like Fox
Well isn’t it wonderful to see the U.S. patting itself on
the back for striking a deal with North Korea. Aren’t they
clever, smart, hard working and brilliant?
North Korea has shown the world that to get anything you
want out of the U.S. all you have to do is fire off a
nuclear weapon. Simple as that and you can have anything you
want.
Wow! That would never happen years ago. North Korea’s
nuclear facilities would have been leveled and possibly
their leaders home, and then talks would begin. To wit -
Kadafy of Libya.
It looks to me like the U.S. is smart like tractor and North
Korea is dumb like a fox.
Oh well! They will each put the spin on it they want and
peddle it to the news media who will do their usual
sensationalizing. And you, having no other source of
information will have no choice but to buy it.
It’s a wonderful world we live in. You can believe our
political leaders absolutely. They would never lead you
astray.
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WHY DO WE SAY IT?
Bachelor's Button: How did the flower known as "bachelor's
button" get that name?
The flower got its name from its similarity in appearance to
the buttons on men's clothing - since these were originally
covered with rough cloth. Then, because of its name, the
flower came to have significance interpreting the chances of
a bachelor with his sweetheart. If a bachelor put one of
these flowers in his pocket and it did not fade but simply
dried out he could hope for the best; but it it wilted and
dies it was a bad omen.
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DO IT NOW WHEN IT'S FRESH IN YOUR MIND
The Saga Of Pinehill Book II
Money, Marriage And The Way
is now published and available. Buy direct from:
http://www.publishamerica.com
(enter the name Saga of Pinehill in the search box)
If you enjoyed the first book, you won't be able to put
this one down until you've finished it. Enjoy.
DO IT NOW WHEN IT'S FRESH IN YOUR MIND
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THINK ABOUT THIS TODAY!
Make the most of the best and the least of the worst.
Robert Louis Stevenson (1850-1894)
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HA! HA! HA!
Stumpy and Martha
Stumpy and his wife Martha went to the state fair every
year. Every year Stumpy would say, "Martha, I'd like to ride
in that there airplane."
And every year Martha would say, "I know Stumpy, but that
airplane ride costs ten dollars, and ten dollars is ten
dollars."
One year Stumpy and Martha went to the fair and Stumpy said,
"Martha, I'm 71 years old. If I don't ride that airplane
this year I may never get another chance."
Martha replied, "Stumpy, that there airplane ride costs ten
dollars, and ten dollars is ten dollars."
The pilot overheard them and said, "Folks, I'll make you a
deal, I'll take you both up for a ride. If you can stay
quiet for the entire ride and not say one word, I won't
charge you, but if you say one word it's ten dollars."
Stumpy and Martha agreed and up they went. The pilot did all
kinds of twists and turns, rolls and dives, but not a word
was heard. He did all his tricks over again, but still not a
word. They landed and the pilot turned to Stumpy, "By golly,
I did everything I could think of to get you to yell out,
but you didn't."
Stumpy replied, "Well, I was gonna say something when Martha
fell out, but ten dollars is ten dollars."
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THE LAST LINE - - - - -
Some days there won't be a song in your heart. Sing
anyway. - Emory Austin
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Emotions lead us down a path that take us days,
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