HISTORICAL PHOTOS - email forwarded by jksw

 These are amazing photos of historical events.

And descriptions as we wonder what it was like  to be there and surprises us with something we have never seen. Some well over 100 years Albert Einstein looking fabulous. Here's his report card!  1896 - highest marks in algebra - physics - geometry, lower marks in languages  The last known Tasmanian Tiger photographed in 1933 - the species is now extinct.  The London sky following a bombing and dogfight between British and German planes in 1940 Nagasaki , 20 minutes after the atomic bombing in 1945 A Native American overlooking the newly completed transcontinental railroad in 1868 A Japanese plane is shot down during the Battle of Saipan in 1944. Archduke Franz Ferdinand with his wife on the day they were assassinated in 1914 - an event that  sparked World War I The 1912 World Series   Steamboats on the Mississippi River in 1907 Leo Tolstoy tells a story to his grandchildren in 1909. Fourteen-year-old Osama bin Laden - he's second from the right. Bell bottom pants - pink car - expensive shops, nice threads, About 24 people out smiling - looking hip for the day. And not one woman has her face or head covered. Construction of the Statue of Liberty in 1884 Thanks for looking. Pass it on to someone who enjoys a bit of history.

Transplant - email forwarded by jksw

Not for the squeamish.
THIS IS THE BEST I HAVE EVER SEEN

 Click on web-link below:-  

https://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=i5gK2MxGR0M

Memories made of this - Top of the pops.

Download Mp3 Music download and Search "Memories Are Made Of This" in search former and download it totally free. Mp3 Music download Link: https://market.android.com/details?id=mybest.engine.luckystar.music.download

One of the popular hits of the late 1950s/early 1960s. It tickled our fancies during our 'romantic and idealistic' maturing years.

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Sanitising the english language - email forwarded by Dr. Dennis Aloysius

George Carlin: Brilliant stuff!

A clip which is guaranteed to give you 9.1 minutes of laughter! Enjoy.

Political correctness gone berserk Worth watching, & Listening!!   This is something you must watch.  Don’t forget to watch the other sites too.  He is so clever with his command of the English language.       Click >>>>>Carlin

 

The Worst Parking Jobs Ever! - email forwarded by jksw

The  Worst  Parking  Jobs  Ever! Ever been in a hurry and the only free parking spot is just a tad too small? Or  Maybe you misjudged the distance to the curb. Look at how these people dealt with these pesky car parking problems!

One of my friends went in for a bigger and better car. City House with a garage by the road where no road parking was allowed. A meticulous search for the family’s choice took 9 months. Finally the  selection was made. Smaller car sold. Bigger car bought. That evening after a long pleasure ride out of town with family, he came into the garage. The car was too large for the garage  by 3 inches. No other space elsewhere. Roller door closure. Will tell you only if you ask how he coped. Reply will be Bcc! Any ideas? Needs lateral thinking. jksw

No man is an Island - John Donne.

No Man Is An Island

No man is an island,

Entire of itself,

Every man is a piece of the continent,

A part of the main.

If a clod be washed away by the sea,

Europe is the less.

As well as if a promontory were.

As well as if a manor of thy friend's

Or of thine own were:

Any man's death diminishes me,

Because I am involved in mankind,

And therefore never send to know for whom the bell tolls; 

It tolls for thee. 

John Donne

John Donne (/ˈdʌn/ dun) (between 24 January and 19 June 1572^[1] – 31 March 1631) was an English poet, satirist, lawyer and a cleric in the Church of England. He is considered the pre-eminent representative of the metaphysical poets. His works are noted for their strong, sensual style and include sonnets, love poetry, religious poems, Latin translations, epigrams, elegies, songs, satires and sermons. His poetry is noted for its vibrancy of language and inventiveness of metaphor, especially compared to that of his contemporaries. Donne's style is characterised by abrupt openings and various paradoxes, ironies and dislocations. These features, along with his frequent dramatic or everyday speech rhythms, his tense syntax and his tough eloquence, were both a reaction against the smoothness of conventional Elizabethan poetry and an adaptation into English of European baroque and mannerist techniques. His early career was marked by poetry that bore immense knowledge of British society and he met that knowledge with sharp criticism. Another important theme in Donne’s poetry is the idea of true religion, something that he spent much time considering and about which he often theorized. He wrote secular poems as well as erotic and love poems. He is particularly famous for his mastery of metaphysical conceits.^[2]

Despite his great education and poetic talents, Donne lived in poverty for several years, relying heavily on wealthy friends. He spent much of the money he inherited during and after his education on womanising, literature, pastimes, and travel. In 1601, Donne secretly married Anne More, with whom he had twelve children.^[3] In 1615, he became an Anglican priest, although he did not want to take Anglican orders. He did so because King James I persistently ordered it. In 1621, he was appointed the Dean of St Paul's Cathedral in London. He also served as a member of parliament in 1601 and in 1614. (Wikipedia)

Friends - Vitamin F - email from Gallege de Silva.

Vitamin F

This is so true!!!!I loved this and wanted to share it with you...Why do I have a variety of friends who are all so different in character? How is it possible that I can get along with them all? I think that each one helps to bring out a "different" part of me.

With one of them I am polite. With another I joke.

I can sit down and talk about serious matters with one. With another I laugh a lot. I listen to one friend's problems. Then I listen to another one's advice for me.

My friends are like pieces of a jigsaw puzzle. When completed, they form a treasure box. A treasure of friends!

They are my friends who understand me better than I understand myself.

They're friends who support me through good days and bad.

Real Age doctors tell us that friends are good for our health.

Dr. Oz calls them Vitamin F (for Friends) and counts the benefits of friends as essential to our well being.

Research shows that people in strong social circles have less risk of depression and terminal strokes.

If you enjoy Vitamin F constantly you can be up to

30 years younger than your real age.

The warmth of friendship stops stress and even in your most intense moments, it decreases the chance of a cardiac arrest or stroke by 50%.

I'm so happy that I have a stock of Vitamin F!

In summary, we should value our friends and keep in touch with them.

We should try to see the funny side of things and laugh together and pray for each other in the tough moments.

Some of my friends are friends on line. I know I am part of theirs because their names appear on my computer screen every day and I feel blessed that they care as much for me as I care for them.

Thank you for being one of my Vitamins!