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[DIV align=left]here's something positive..........[/DIV][DIV align=center] [/DIV][DIV align=center]Empty Mayonnaise jar & 2 cups of coffee[/DIV][FONT id=role_document face=Arial color=#000000]
[/DIV][/FONT][BLOCKQUOTE class=replbq style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: rgb(16,16,255) 2px solid"][UL dir=ltr][FONT id=role_document face=Arial color=#000000][/FONT][UL dir=ltr][FONT id=role_document face=Arial color=#000000][/FONT][P dir=ltr][SPAN lang=en-us][FONT id=role_document face=Arial color=#000000][FONT face="Lucida Handwriting"]When things in your lives seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in a day are not enough, remember the mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of coffee.[/FONT][FONT face=Arial] [/FONT][/FONT][/SPAN]

[FONT id=role_document face=Arial color=#000000][/FONT][P dir=ltr][SPAN lang=en-us][FONT id=role_document face=Arial color=#000000][FONT face="Lucida Handwriting"]A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.[/FONT][FONT face=Arial] [/FONT][/FONT][/SPAN]

[FONT id=role_document face=Arial color=#000000][/FONT][P dir=ltr][SPAN lang=en-us][FONT id=role_document face=Arial color=#000000][FONT face="Lucida Handwriting"]The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar. He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They agreed it was.[/FONT][FONT face=Arial] [/FONT][/FONT][/SPAN]

[FONT id=role_document face=Arial color=#000000][/FONT][P dir=ltr][SPAN lang=en-us][FONT id=role_document face=Arial color=#000000][FONT face="Lucida Handwriting"]The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."[/FONT][FONT face=Arial] [/FONT][/FONT][/SPAN]

[FONT id=role_document face=Arial color=#000000][/FONT][P dir=ltr][SPAN lang=en-us][FONT id=role_document face=Arial color=#000000][FONT face="Lucida Handwriting"]The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty space between the sand. The students laughed.[/FONT][FONT face=Arial] [/FONT][/FONT][/SPAN]

[FONT id=role_document face=Arial color=#000000][/FONT][P dir=ltr][SPAN lang=en-us][FONT id=role_document face=Arial color=#000000][FONT face="Lucida Handwriting"]"Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the important things--your family, your children, your health, your friends and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they remained, your life would still be full.[/FONT][FONT face=Arial] [/FONT][/FONT][/SPAN]

[FONT id=role_document face=Arial color=#000000][/FONT][P dir=ltr][SPAN lang=en-us][FONT id=role_document face=Arial color=#000000][FONT face="Lucida Handwriting"]The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and your car.[/FONT][FONT face=Arial] [/FONT][/FONT][/SPAN]

[FONT id=role_document face=Arial color=#000000][/FONT][P dir=ltr][SPAN lang=en-us][FONT id=role_document face=Arial color=#000000][FONT face="Lucida Handwriting"]The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into the jar first," he continued, "there is no room for the pebbles or the golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are important to you.[/FONT][FONT face="Lucida Handwriting"][/FONT] [/FONT][/SPAN]

[FONT id=role_document face=Arial color=#000000][/FONT][P dir=ltr][SPAN lang=en-us][FONT id=role_document face=Arial color=#000000][FONT face="Lucida Handwriting"]"Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Play with your children. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to dinner. Play another 18. There will always be time to clean the house and fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."[/FONT][FONT face=Arial] [/FONT][/FONT][/SPAN]

[FONT id=role_document face=Arial color=#000000][/FONT][P dir=ltr][SPAN lang=en-us][FONT id=role_document face=Arial color=#000000][FONT face="Lucida Handwriting"]One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee represented. The professor smiled. "I'm glad you asked.[/FONT][FONT face=Arial] [/FONT][/FONT][/SPAN]

[FONT id=role_document face=Arial color=#000000][/FONT][P dir=ltr][SPAN lang=en-us][FONT id=role_document face=Arial color=#000000][FONT face="Lucida Handwriting"]It just goes to show you that no matter how full your life may seem, there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."[/FONT][FONT face="Lucida Handwriting" color=#ff0000][/FONT] [/FONT][/SPAN]

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or have their necks stretched

I guess that the reason they always asked if you're bringing back meat or poultry when reentering the US after a trip  

one would risk being tarred and feathered for dating outside ones race

either they do not carry much cash in their register for change or they were burnt once too often by counterfeit bills

thats a good one.....you had me searching for the porn pic

its a good idea to use credit cards once in a while and pay the balances owed on time....one never knows when one needs a credit report for a loan.  Credit reports rely heavily on credit card activities.

I never really understood the promise of virgins. What is the allure? Are religious folks really supposed to be thinking about f*cking virgins while they're preparing for death? This confuses me.[/DIV]

thats what happens when only men are tasked with teaching the faith.....

it shows what a little investment and prompt response to comments and suggestions will do...a giant leap in activities on this forum since the software changeover

Bush's original excuse was that he did it because other presidents before him did the same thing....I haven't heard anyone in his administration using this argument recently.....someone must have pointed out how stupid that sounded

I hardly write checks nowadays...I pay all my bills online, either authorizing deductions directly from my checking account or credit to my credit cards.  

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It's been less than 24 hrs. since the board has officially opened and she's already spent over 10 hrs. here! [/DIV] she could be logged on DS but could be working in another browser window on the computer during the 10 hr period

funny thing was he had already promised to give his kidney stone to Jimmy Kimmel when he appeared on his show a week or two earlier.