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Comment by SUZIQJO on December 24, 2008 at 8:16am

Merry Christmas Everyone!!
Have a Very Happy New Year

SuziQ

Comment by Don Anderson on December 8, 2008 at 8:33pm

It is better to remain silent and be thought a fool, than to speak and remove all doubt. - Abraham Lincoln

Comment by Pixie Bavle-Nolin on November 19, 2008 at 1:48pm

Wow Gear, You must have a good heart because most of the stuff you post are the kind that only a good hearted person would find worthy of passing on.

I've always loved this story and some of the others that you post. Thanks.

Comment by Annulusgear on November 19, 2008 at 10:53am

A farmer had some puppies he needed to sell. He painted a sign 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."
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 farmerknelt 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."
The world is full of people who need someone who understands ...

Comment by SUZIQJO on October 17, 2008 at 3:36pm

Comment by SUZIQJO on October 17, 2008 at 3:36pm

Comment by SUZIQJO on October 16, 2008 at 6:04pm

When I was younger I hated going to weddings.

It seemed that all of my aunts and the grandmotherly types
used to come up to me, poke me in the ribs and cackle,
telling me, 'YOU'RE NEXT'.

They stopped that after I started doing the same thing to
them at funerals.

Comment by SUZIQJO on October 16, 2008 at 5:55pm

Wow Annulusgear I hope you keep up the great work of posting "Great Things" on here, when I am not here!! Some of your things really touched my heart and made me think!! So sorry I have been gone so much, but I will try to get one here more now. I closed my groups at the other place. Thanks SuziQ

Comment by Pixie Bavle-Nolin on October 11, 2008 at 10:04pm

Gear, you're breaking my heart.

Comment by Annulusgear on October 11, 2008 at 9:02pm

A man came home from work late, tired and irritated, to find his 5-year old son waiting for him at the door.
SON: 'Daddy, may I ask you a question?'
DAD: 'Yeah sure, what it is?' replied the man.
SON: 'Daddy, how much do you make an hour?'
DAD: 'That's none of your business. Why do you ask such a thing?'
the man said angrily.
SON: 'I just want to know. Please tell me, how much do you make an
hour?'
DAD: 'If you must know, I make $50 an hour.'
SON: 'Oh,' the little boy replied, with his head down.
SON: 'Daddy, may I please borrow $25?'
The father was furious, 'If the only reason you asked that is so you can borrow some money to buy a silly toy or some other nonsense, then you march yourself straight to your room and go to bed. Think about why you are being so selfish. I don't work hard everyday for such childish frivolities.' The little boy quietly went to his room and shut the door. The man sat down and started to get even angrier about the little boy's questions.
How dare he ask such questions only to get some money?
After about an hour or so, the man had calmed down , and started to think: Maybe there was something he really needed to buy with that $25.00 and he really didn't ask for money very often The man went to the door of the little boy's room and opened the door. 'Are you asleep, son?' He asked. 'No daddy, I'm awake,' replied the boy. 'I've been thinking, maybe I was too hard on you earlier' said the man. 'It's been a long day and I took out my aggravation on you. Here's the $25 you asked for.' The little boy sat straight up, smiling. 'Oh, thank you daddy!' he
yelled. Then, reaching under his pillow he pulled out some crumpled up bills. The man saw that the boy already had money, started to get angry again. The little boy slowly counted out his money, and then looked up at
his father. 'Why do you want more money if you already have some?' the father grumbled, 'Because I didn't have enough, but now I do,' the little boy replied. 'Daddy, I have $50 now. Can I buy an hour of your time? Please come
home early tomorrow. I would like to have dinner with you.' The father was crushed. He put his arms around his little son, and he begged for his forgiveness.
It's just a short reminder to all of you working so hard in life. We should not let time slip through our fingers without having spent some time with those who really matter to us, those close to our hearts. Do remember to share that $50 worth of your time with someone you love. If we die tomorrow, the company that we are working for could easily replace us in a matter of hours. But the family & friends we leave behind will feel the loss for the rest of their lives.

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