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A MESSAGE TO OUR PETS

Dear Dogs and Cats,

The dishes with the paw prints are yours and contain your food. The other dishes are mine and contain my food. Please note, placing a paw print in the middle of my plate of food does not stake a claim for it becoming your food and dish, nor do I find that aesthetically pleasing in the slightest.

The stairway was not designed by NASCAR and is not a racetrack. Beating me to the bottom is not the object. Tripping me doesn't help because I fall faster than you can run.

I cannot buy anything bigger than a king-sized bed. I am very sorry about this. Do not think I will continue sleeping on the couch to ensure your comfort. Dogs and cats can actually curl up in a ball when they sleep. It is not necessary to sleep perpendicular to each other stretched out to the fullest extent possible. I also know that sticking tails straight out and having tongues hanging out the other end to maximize space is nothing but sarcasm.

For the last time, there is not a secret exit from the bathroom. If by some miracle I beat you there and manage to get the door shut, it is not necessary to claw, whine, meow, try to turn the knob or get your paw under the edge and try to pull the door open. I must exit through the same door I entered. Also, I have been using the bathroom for years - canine or feline attendance is not mandatory.

Regards,
Your Owner
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"So we pray to Him now for the vision to see our way clearly...
to the achievement of His will, to peace on earth."
--Franklin Delano Roosevelt

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TRIVIA:

The male name Mark is from the Latin word for "hammer."

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An area of the Sun's surface the size of a postage stamp
shines with the power of 1,500,000 candles.

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Mosquitoes are attracted to the color blue twice as much
as to any other color.

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Figs have the highest dietary fiber content of any common
fruit, nut, or vegetable.

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The great horned owl can turn its head 270 degrees.

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Pennsylvania


Pennsylvania received its nickname "The Keystone State"
because it was in the middle of the 13 original colonies.
Six are to the north and six are to the south.

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Nike

The Nike "swoosh" logo was designed by University of Oregon
student Carolyn Davidson in 1964 - four years after business
undergrad Phil Knight and track coach Bill Bowerman founded
the company they originally called Blue Ribbon Sports. Miss
Davidson was paid $35 dollars for her design.

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Temperature variations on Mercury are the most extreme in
the solar system, ranging from 90 K to 700 K.


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Johann Gutenberg's

It took three years of constant printing to complete Johann
Gutenberg's famous Bible, which appeared in 1455 in two
volumes, and had 1,284 pages. He reportedly printed 200
Bibles, of which 47 still exist.

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Do you Yahoo?


The name of the Internet's most popular directory, is an
acronym. According to the company, the name "Yahoo"
stands for "Yet Another Hierarchical Officious Oracle." Do
you Yahoo?

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Casablanca


The Germans considered Casablanca (1943) a propaganda
film and made it illegal to show in German theaters during
World War II. Even after the war, only a censored version
was allowed to be shown in Germany; all references to
Nazis were removed.


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The Moon weighs 81 billion tons.

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There are more different kinds of insects in existence today
than the total of all types of other animals put together.

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In Wales, there are more sheep than people. (In 1996, the
human population for Wales was 2,921,000, with approximately
5,000,000 sheep).

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Insects

There are more different kinds of insects in existence today
than the total of all types of other animals put together.

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Technology

Technology is not infallible. An estimated two million lab
mistakes are made in the 100,000 laboratories in the U.S.
every day.

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Rome

In Rome, the world's first paved streets were laid out in
170 B.C. The new streets were popular as they were
functional in all types of weather and were easier to keep
clean, but they amplified the city's noise level.



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"I can think of nothing less pleasurable than a life devoted to
pleasure."

John D. Rockefeller (1839 - 1937)







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"Providence has given to our people the choice of their rulers,
and it is the duty, as well as the privilege and interest of our
Christian nation to select and prefer Christians for their rulers.
It is to be regretted, but so I believe the fact to be, that except
the Bible there is not a true history in the world."

--John Jay, Founding Father and first Chief Justice
of the United States Supreme Court






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It's encouraging to know that so many younger men still hold marriage
in high regard. As Whitehead and Popenoe point out, marriage changes
men in ways that dating and cohabitation don't. Being married improves
men's health, finances, job success, and other aspects of their lives.
And in turn, the authors say, "marriage includes a norm of male
altruism." It teaches men to put their family's needs ahead of their
own and encourages them to work to better their society.
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There is simply no historic foundation for the position that the
Framers intended to build the 'wall of separation' that was
constitutionalized in Everson. The 'wall of separation be-
tween church and state' is a metaphor based on bad history,
a metaphor which has proved useless as a guide to judging.
It should be frankly and explicitly abandoned.
- - - Chief Justice of the US Supreme Court, William Rehnquist







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The tiresome jury selection process continued, each side hotly
contesting and dismissing potential jurors. Don O'Brian was
called for his question session.

"Property holder?"
"Yes, I am, Your Honor."
"Married or single?"
"Married for twenty years, Your Honor."
"Formed or expressed an opinion?"
"Not in twenty years, Your Honor."
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