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I find myself sitting in a rocking chair on the porch of Stone Mountain Inn in Atlanta, Georgia as I draft this note to you. I stare at the world's largest granite deposit, and its Civic War commemorative carving, and can't help but wonder at life. I spend much of my day, everyday snickering at things no one else would find funny even if I could find the words to adequately detail the musings of my mind. Even so, I still seek out things in which you and I can jointly find amusement. I am obsessed with it. When I come across something that interests me, I think to myself, does this have a place somewhere in the "Friday Funnies"? Of course, there's little new in the world, and I lack the ability to be creative enough to make all this stuff up, so I hope you and I can both find enjoyment in this week's installment; copied in part from other folks' hard work and natural ability.
There once was a rich man who was near death. He was very grieved because he had worked so hard for his money and he wanted to take it with him to heaven. So he began to pray that he might be able to take some of his wealth with him. An angel hears his plea and appears to him. "Sorry, but you can't take your wealth with you." The man implores the angel to speak to God to see if He might bend the rules. The man continues to pray that his wealth could follow him. The angel reappears and informs the man that God has decided to allow him to take one suitcase with him. Overjoyed, the man gathers his largest suitcase and fills it with pure gold bars and places it beside his bed. Soon afterward the man dies and shows up at the Gates of Heaven to greet St. Peter. Seeing the suitcase St. Peter says, "Hold on, you can't bring that in here!" But, the man explains to St. Peter that he has permission and asks him to verify his story with the Lord. Sure enough, St. Peter checks and comes back saying, "You're right. You are allowed one carry-on bag, but I'm supposed to check its contents before letting it through." St. Peter opens the suitcase to inspect the worldly items that the man found too precious to leave behind and exclaims, "You brought pavement?!!!"
The old adage goes:
"If you're not having fun, you're doing something wrong." To that my Grandfather always added: "Then again, if you're doing something wrong, you're probably having fun."
 The power of "as"If I were to guess, I would guess you have read and recited that line (or a similar translation) hundreds (if not thousands) of times. I did so again just this week. When I did, however, I was struck by the word "as" for the first time. As I read that passage, I stopped to ponder the word "as" and it's meanings. I realize the original text does not contain the word "as", and am uncertain how it could or should have been better translated. However, I'm still stuck on the word "as"--
   I stumbled on
this and thought it was particularly appropriate for this section as is
both a movie (media) and original art (media). I
hope you find it as interesting as I did. 
In my mind there should be
two additional food groups: crackers and
popcorn. I love them. I have just
discovered (thanks Paul K.) a new "out-of-this-world" popcorn
distributor. The best part, when I looked at their
site, I was able to get two sample bags, just for the cost of
shipping. Of course, their gamble paid off...I'm
hooked. This stuff is GREAT!.
If you like popcorn, you owe it to yourself to check out these guys and what the have to offer. |
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