[QUAD-L] ~pt. 1~DONKEY TRACKS" ~~ from: The White Donkey Society

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~pt. 1~DONKEY TRACKS" ~~ from: The White Donkey Society        February 16, 2005                                   ~TRAILS of INSPIRATION~ A BLESSING                                                                           http://www.riversongs.net/Fla/ways.html GIFT OF GRACE                                                            http://www.angelrays.com/ripl/dun.html    ~TRAILS of WISDOM~ If Columbus had turned back, no one would have blamed him. Of course, no one would have remembered him either. --Source Unknown   Beware you be not swallowed up in books!  An ounce of love is worth a pound of knowledge.  - John Wesley   "Sometimes our light goes out but is blown into flame by another human being. Each of us owes deepest thanks to those who have rekindled this light." -- Albert Schweitzer   Our opinion of people depends less upon what we see in them, than upon what they make us see in ourselves.  -- Sarah Grand   "The reputation of a thousand years may be determined by the conduct of one hour."  - Japanese Proverb   "We are supposed to forgive everyone; everyone includes ourselves." â Denis Waitly   It is not how many years we live, but what we do with them. It is not what we receive, but what we give to others. -- Evangeline Booth   Impossible is a word to be found only in the dictionary of fools. --Unknown     ~TRAILS of KNOWLEDGE~                                                                                                                                                                                                  A giant asteroid is to pass perilously close to Earth - on Friday,        April 13, 2029.   Scientists said asteroid 2004 MN4 will make the closest fly-by of Earth for an object of its size in recorded history.The asteroid, the size of three football pitches, will pass between the Earth and the Moon, though astronomers say there is little chance of a collision. It is expected to pass 22,600 miles from Earth and will probably be visible to the naked eye from Britain, reports Sky News.     It will shine in the sky as a dim, fast-moving star and will be the first asteroid in modern times to be clearly visible from Earth without the aid of a telescope or binoculars.                                                           The asteroid was first discovered in June 2004 and calculations of its orbit made by astronomers last Christmas Eve suggested that there was a one in 60 chance of it colliding with the Earth.                       However, within a week this was revised down to virtually zero probability of a collision.                                                             Only two other asteroids have come closer in recent history and both were much smaller objects.   âUPâ, A two-letter word â  So a 2-letter word has a hundred completely different meanings. So what is this stuff about English being easy? There is a two-letter word that perhaps has more meaning than any other  two-letter word, and that is "UP."   It's easy to understand UP, meaning toward the sky or at the top of the list, but when we waken in the morning, why do we wake UP? At a meeting, why does a topic come UP? Why do we speak UP and why are the officers UP for election and why is it UP to the secretary to write UP a report? We call UP our friends and we use it to brighten UP a room, polish UP the silver, we warm UP the leftovers and clean UP the kitchen. We lock UP the house and some guys fix UP the old car. At other times the little word has real special meaning. People stir UP trouble, line UP for tickets, work UP an appetite, and think UP excuses. To be dressed is one thing but to be dressed UP is special. Now this UP is really confusing: A drain must be opened UP because it is stopped UP. We open UP a store in the morning but we close it UP at night. We seem to be pretty mixed UP about UP!  To be knowledgeable about the proper uses of UP, look UP the word UP in the dictionary.  In a desk size dictionary, the word up, takes UP almost 1/4th the page and definitions add UP to about thirty. If you are UP to it, you might try building UP a list of the many ways UP is used. It will take UP a lot of your time, but if you don't give UP, you may wind UP with a hundred or more. When it threatens to rain, we say it is clouding UP. When the sun comes out we say it is clearing UP.   When it rains, it wets UP the earth. When it doesn't rain for a while, things dry UP. One could go on and on, but I'll wrap it UP, for now my time is UP, so.... I'll give UP and shut UP.....!      Source: Monday Fodder    ~TRAILS of HE-HAWS~ #1                                                                                                                      A little son of a Baptist minister was in church one morning when he saw for the first time the rite of baptism by immersion. He was greatly interested in it, and the next morning proceeded to baptize his three cats in the bathtub.                                                                     The first kitten bore it very well, and so did the young cat, but the old family cat rebelled. It struggled with him, clawed and tore him, and got away.                                                                                       With considerable effort he caught it again and proceeded with the ceremony. But she acted worse than ever, clawed at him, spit, and scratched his hands and face.                                                        Finally, after barely getting her splattered with water, he dropped her on the floor in disgust and said:                                                     "Fine, be an Atheist."                                                                   #2                                                                                                        Smith goes to see his supervisor.  "Boss," he says, "we're doing some heavy house-cleaning at home tomorrow, and my wife needs me to help with the attic and the garage, moving and hauling stuff," "We're short-handed, Smith," the boss says.  "I can't give you the day off." "Thanks, boss," says Smith.  "I knew I could count on you                               #3                                                                                                 Stopping to pick up my daughter at kindergarten, I found out that the topic of show and tell that day had been parents' occupations.  The teacher pulled me aside.  Whispering, she advised, "You might want to explain a little bit more to your daughter what you do for a living."                                                                                          I work as a training consultant and often conduct my seminars in motel conference rooms.When I asked why, the teacher explained, "Your daughter told the class she wasn't sure what you did, but said you got dressed real pretty and went to work at motels."                                                                           #4                                                                                                Having survived my first driving lesson, I emerged from the car to come face to face with a woman standing on the pavement. "A bit nerve-wracking, was it?" she asked. "More than that," I laughed, "My instructor reeks of BO and has a bit of a wind problem. No way do I want a lesson from him again!" "I know the feeling," said the woman coolly. "I've been married to him for 20 years." ~continued