Windows versus Ford.

For all of us who feel only the deepest love and affection for the way computers have enhanced our lives, read on. At a recent computer expo (COMDEX), Bill Gates reportedly compared the computer industry with the auto industry and stated, "If Ford had kept up with technology like the computer industry has, we would all be driving $25 cars that got 1,000 miles to the gallon." In response to Bill's comments, Ford issued a press release stating: If Ford had developed technology like Microsoft, we would all be driving cars with the following characteristics (and I just love this part): 1. For no reason whatsoever, your car would crash.........twice a day. 2.. Every time they repainted the lines in the road, you would have to buy a new car. 3... Occasionally your car would die on the freeway for no reason. You would have to pull to the side of the road, close all of the windows, shut off the car, restart it, and reopen the windows before you could continue. For some reason you would simply accept this. 4.... Occasionally, executing a maneuver such as a left turn would cause your car to shut down and refuse to restart, in which case you would have to reinstall the engine. 5..... Macintosh would make a car that was powered by the sun, was reliable, five times as fast and twice as easy to drive - but would run on only five percent of the roads. 6...... The oil, water temperature, and alternator warning lights would all be replaced by a single "This Car Has Performed An Illegal Operation" warning light. 7....... The airbag system would ask,"Are you sure?" before deploying. 8........ Occasionally, for no reason whatsoever, your car would lock you out and refuse to let you in until you simultaneously lifted the door handle, turned the key and grabbed hold of the radio antenna. 9......... Every time a new car was introduced car buyers would have to learn how to drive all over again because none of the controls would operate in the same manner as the old car. 10.......... You'd have to press the "Start" button to turn the engine off. PS - I'd like to add that when all else fails, you could call "customer service" in some foreign country and be instructed in some foreign language how to fix your car yourself! Please share this with your friends who love - but sometimes hate - their computer! .

Vagaries of the brain.

  

  

  

Casltes in the sand

 Mt Lavinia Beach.
  Not only kids, we all  build castles...!.
jksw

Stress management.

email from Sunil Liyanage.

A young lady confidently walked around the room while leading and
explaining stress management to an audience with a raised glass of
water. Everyone knew she was going to ask the ultimate question, 'half
empty or half full?'... She fooled them all .... "How heavy is this
glass of water?" she inquired with a smile. Answers called out ranged
from 8 oz. to 20 oz.

She replied , "The absolute weight doesn't matter. It depends on how
long I hold it. If I hold it for a minute, that's not a problem. If I
hold it for an hour, I'll have an ache in my right arm.

If I hold it for a day, you'll have to call an ambulance. In each case
it's the same weight, but the longer I hold it, the heavier it
becomes." She continued, "and that's the way it is with stress. If we
carry our burdens all the time, sooner or later, as the burden becomes
increasingly heavy, we won't be able to carry on."

"As with the glass of water, you have to put it down for a while and
rest before holding it again. When we're refreshed, we can carry on
with the burden - holding stress longer and better each time practised.
So, as early in the evening as you can, put all your burdens down.
Don't carry them through the evening and into the night... Pick them up
tomorrow.

1 * Accept the fact that some days you're the pigeon, and some days
you're the statue!

2 * Always keep your words soft and sweet, just in case you have to eat
them.

3 * Always read stuff that will make you look good if you die in the
middle of it.

4 * Drive carefully... It's not only cars that can be recalled by their
Maker.

5 * If you can't be kind, at least have the decency to be vague.

6 * If you lend someone £20 and never see that person again, it was
probably worth it.

7 * It may be that your sole purpose in life is simply to serve as a
warning to others.

8 * Never buy a car you can't push.

9 * Never put both feet in your mouth at the same time, because then
you won't have a leg to stand on.

10 * Nobody cares if you can't dance well. Just get up and dance.

11 * Since it's the early worm that gets eaten by the bird, sleep late.

12 * The second mouse gets the cheese.

13 * When everything's coming your way, you're in the wrong lane.

14 * Birthdays are good for you. The more you have, the longer you live.

16 * Some mistakes are too much fun to make only once.

17 * We could learn a lot from crayons. Some are sharp, some are pretty
and some are dull. Some have weird names and all are different colours,
but they all have to live in the same box.

18 * A truly happy person is one who can enjoy the scenery on a detour.

19 * Have a great day and know that someone has thought about you
today.

AND MOST IMPORTANTLY

20 *Save the earth..... It's the only planet with chocolate!*

Today someone asked me if I liked you. I laughed, and I said, "Ha!
That's funny!! I absolutely LOVE that woman!! She's funny, caring,
crazy as heck, sweet, beautiful, she's reading this email right now & I
love her!!" Send this to ten ladies you love!! & I better be one!!!!

Be the kind of woman that when your feet hit the floor each morning the
devil says~~ "Oh Crap, She's up!"

India and its riches.

Click on the link below:

http://www.speakingtree.in/public/spiritual-blogs/seeke rs/wellness/stolen-wealth-of-india

Advice to the Post 50s.

 email from Daya Jayasinghe

While you are living stand on this earth.(Translated from the  Chinese). 

Because none of us have many years to live and we  can't take along anything when we go, so we don't have to be too  thrifty... 

Spend the money that should be spent, enjoy what should  be enjoyed, donate what you are able to donate, but don't leave all to your  children or grandchildren, for you don't want them to become parasites who are  waiting for the day you will die!!  
Don't worry about what will  happen after we are gone, because when we return to dust, we will feel nothing  about praises or criticisms. The time to enjoy the worldly life and your hard  earned wealth will be over! 

Don't worry too much about your  children, for children will have their own destiny and should find their own  way. Don't be your children's slave. Care for them, love them, give them gifts  but also enjoy your money while you can. Life should have more to it than  working from the cradle to the grave!!  

Don't  expect too much from your children. Caring children, though caring, would be too  busy with their jobs and commitments to render much  help. 

Uncaring  children may fight over your assets even when you are still alive and wish for  your early demise so they can inherit your properties and  wealth. 

Your children take for granted that they are rightful heirs  to your wealth; but that you have no claims to their money.

50-year  old like you, don't trade in your health for wealth by working yourself to an  early grave anymore... Because your money may not be able to buy your  health...  

When to stop making money, and how much is enough (  hundred thousand, million, ten million )?

Out  of thousand hectares of good farm land, you can consume only three quarts (of  rice) daily; out of a thousand mansions, you only need eight square meters of  space to rest at night. 

So,  as long as you have enough food and enough money to spend, that is good enough.  You should live happily. Every family has its own problems. Just do not  compare with others for fame and social status and see whose children are doing  better, etc., but challenge others for happiness, health, enjoyment, quality of  life and longevity... 

Don't  worry about things that you can't change because it doesn't help and it may  spoil your health. 

You  have to create your own well-being and find your own place of happiness. As long  as you are in good mood and good health, think about happy things, do happy  things daily and have fun in doing, then you will pass your time happily every  day. 

One  day passes without happiness, you will lose one day.  
One day passes  with happiness, and then you gain one day.  

In good  spirit, sickness will cure;  in a happy  spirit, sickness will cure faster;  in high  and happy spirits; sickness will never come. 

With good  mood, suitable amount of exercise, always in the  sun, variety of foods, reasonable amount of vitamin and  mineral intake, hopefully you will live another 20 or 30 years of  healthy life of pleasure.

Above all, learn to cherish  the goodness around... and FRIENDS... They all make you feel young and  "wanted"... without them you are surely to feel lost!! 

Wishing  you all the best for 2014!!!  
Please  share this with all your friends who are 50 plus and those who will be 50 plus  after some time and also with your children. 

Old age and yoga

  email from jks weerasekara.



 
  
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 You haven’t shaved and your tie is crooked!