From Glenn Dye ('60) of TX - 06/26/10 - "1910":

THE YEAR IS 1910 This will boggle your mind, I know it did mine!  ************ ********* *********** The year is 1910  One hundred years ago.  What a difference a century makes!  Here are some statistics for the Year 1910: ************ ********* ************  The average life expectancy for men was 47 years. Fuel for this car was sold in drug stores only.  Only 14 percent of the homes had a bathtub. Only 8 percent of the homes had a telephone. There were only 8,000 cars and only 144 miles of paved roads. The maximum speed limit in most cities was 10 mph. The tallest structure in the world was the Eiffel Tower ! The average US wage in 1910 was 22 cents per hour. The average US worker made between $200 and $400 per year. A competent accountant could expect to earn $2000 per year,  A dentist $2,500 per year, a veterinarian between $1,500 and $4,000 per year, and a mechanical engineer about $5,000 per year. More than 95 percent of all births took place at HOME. Ninety percent of all Doctors had NO COLLEGE EDUCATION! Instead, they attended so-called medical schools, many of which Were condemned in the press AND the government as 'substandard.' Sugar cost four cents a pound. Eggs were fourteen cents a dozen. Coffee was fifteen cents a pound. Most women only washed their hair once a month, and used Borax or egg yolks for shampoo. Canada passed a law that prohibited poor people from entering into their country for any reason. The Five leading causes of death were: 1. Pneumonia and influenza  2. Tuberculosis  3. Diarrhea  4. Heart disease  5. Stroke The American flag had 45 stars. The population of Las Vegas , Nevada , was only 30! Crossword puzzles, canned beer, and iced tea hadn't been invented yet. There was no Mother's Day or Father's Day. Two out of every 10 adults couldn't read or write and  Only 6 percent of all Americans had graduated from high school. Marijuana, heroin, and morphine were all available over the counter at the local corner drugstores. Back then pharmacists said, 'Heroin clears the complexion, gives buoyancy to the mind, Regulates the stomach and bowels, and is, in fact, a perfect guardian of health' ( Shocking? DUH! ) Eighteen percent of households had at least one full-time servant or domestic help. There were about 230 reported murders in the ENTIRE U.S.A. !      I am now going to forward this to someone else without typing it myself. From there, it will be sent to others all over the WORLD - all in a matter of seconds! Try to imagine what it may be like in another 100 years.  IT STAGGERS THE MIND    WOWZERONI! It does indeed! Thanks, Glenn!

From My Niece, Shari, of VA - 06/24/10 - "New email address": Such a busy week, but hope to be up and running by the first part of next week. This move has been a lot more time consuming than I had expected and we are only dealing with one car temporarily... mine. ----------------------------------------- "I always look for a woman who has a tattoo. I see a woman with a tattoo, and I'm thinking, okay, here's a gal who's capable of making a decision she'll regret in the future." --Richard Jeni *** "There's always one of my uncles who watches a boxing match with me and says, 'Sure. Ten million dollars. You know, for that kind of money, I'd fight him.' As if someone is going to pay $200 a ticket to see a 57-year-old carpet salesman get hit in the face once and cry." --Larry Miller *** "I tried to make money as a kid. I had a lemonade stand for about six weeks. I made no money. I had to burn it down and collect insurance." --Brian Kiley ----------------------------------------- "Forgive me my nonsense as I also forgive the nonsense of those who think they talk sense." ~Robert Frost~ ----------------------------------------- Fact: Captain Kangaroo won five Emmy awards. ------------------------------------------------- From bizarre news Deputies find goat in trunk at checkpoint -------- BEDFORD, Va. - Authorities in Virginia said they found a goat bound in the trunk of a car stopped at a drunken-driving checkpoint. The Bedford County Sheriff's Office said a deputy heard knocking sounds coming from the trunk of a car being driven by Fiona Ann Enderdy, 32, of Washington at the Bedford County-Campbell County line checkpoint, the Lynchburg (Va.) News Advance reported Tuesday. Deputies said Enderdy told deputies the sounds were coming from a goat and the animal was found panting heavily in the trunk. The sheriff's office said an animal control officer working at the checkpoint measured the temperature in the trunk at 94 degrees after it had already been open for 10 minutes. The goat was given water and taken to the Bedford County pound, deputies said. Enderdy, who was charged with cruelty to an animal and released, told deputies she purchased the goat from a farmer for the passengers in her car, four Lynchburg residents originally from Kenya. ------------------------------------------------- *-------------- Guaranteed to Roll Your Eyes ---------------* Recently launched into the "real world" and shocked by the expenses that came with it, my brother was complaining about the high cost of auto insurance. "If you got married," teased my dad, "the premium would be much lower." My brother smiled and said, "Dad, that would be like buying an airline just to get free peanuts." ------------------------------------------------- Love comforteth like sunshine after rain. - William Shakespeare ------------------------------------------------- An old man going a lone highway, Came at the evening cold and gray, To a chasm vast and deep and wide, T through which was flowing a swollen tide. The old man crossed in the twilight dim, T that swollen stream held no fears for him, But he paused when safe on the other side And built a bridge to span the tide. "Old man", said a fellow pilgrim near, "You are wasting your strength in building here. Your journey will end with the ending day. You never again must pass this way. You've crossed the chasm deep and wide, Why build you the bridge at the even tide?" The builder lifted his old gray head, "Good friend, in the path I have come..." he said, "There followeth after me today, A youth whose feet must pass this way. This swollen stream which was naught to me, To to that fair haired youth may a pitfall be. He too must cross in the twilight dim. Good friend, I am building the bridge for him." ~Unknown    Thanks so much, Shari!     From Glenn Dye ('60) of TX - 06/26/10 - "The Parrot-----This is U-N-B-E-L-I-E-V-A-B- L-E!!": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7rfGEtALHYs - Einstein the famous talking African Grey Parrot!    WOWZERS! That IS incredible! Thanks again, Glenn!       From My Niece, Shari, of VA - 06/26/10 - "Monday": If you can dream it, you can do it. - Walt Disney If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer. - Henry David Thoreau Do not follow where the path may lead. Go instead where there is no path and leave a trail. - Ralph Waldo Emerson ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I don't think I'll ever have a mother's intuition. My sister left me alone in a restaurant with my 10-month old nephew. I said, "What do I do if he cries?" She said, "Give him some vegetables." It turns out that jalapeno is not his favorite. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Eco-cleaner for Microwave Mix together, lemon juice, lemon slices, grated lemon peel, and water in a microwaveable bowl. Heat on high until the mixture boils. Once it cools, wipe down the inside with a damp cloth. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Playing It Safe A young reporter wanted to get a feel for agriculture, so he called upon a farmer and said, "How's your wheat coming along?" The farmer replied, "I didn't plant any." "Really?" asked the reporter. "I thought this was supposed to be wheat country." "Some say it is," came the reply. "But I was afraid we might not see enough rain this year." "Well, what about your corn. How is it doing?" the young man inquired. "Didn't plant corn this year. I was afraid of corn blight." "Alfalfa?" "Nope. Afraid the price might drop." "Well, then," asked the reporter, "what did you plant?" "Nothin'," the farmer said. "I just played it safe." Here is a couple who REALLY played it safe: The bride, white of hair, is stooped over her cane, Her footsteps – uncertain – need guiding, While down the opposite church aisle With a wan, toothless smile The bridegroom in wheelchair comes riding. Now who is this elderly couple, thus wed? Well, you'll find when you've closely explored it That here is that rare, Most conservative pair Who waited 'til they could afford it! Do you like playing it safe? If so, I found a Web site you just might love: Dull Men's Club. No excitement there. You'll never have to leave your comfort zone. The Dull Men's Club, found at http://www.dullmensclub.com, is a place in cyberspace for guys who feel "born to be mild" and enjoy adventure of such activities as watching grass grow and paint dry. I think dull women will like it, too. But, as most of you know, some of best things in life can only be found after we cast aside a bit of caution. I learned that lesson playing baseball as a child. Ninety feet never seems so long as when you're trying to steal second base. And more than once I was thrown out trying to steal, but what a feeling those times I slid in safely.  Joy.  Exhilaration.  The downside was worth it. There is a life lesson here: you can't steal second base unless you run away from first. In some things, it is all or nothing. Run flat out or stay back, for there is no changing your mind. Sometimes it takes courage to do what you've never done and go where you've never been. It's like stealing second base - whatever huge decision looms before you, your best solution will likely be made from the side of courage, rather than fear. If you have any regrets 20 or 30 years from now, what will they be about? I don't think mine will be about the things I did. I think they will be more about the things I could have done, but was afraid to try. Those times I was afraid to take a chance because I might be rejected or thought to be silly. Those times I was afraid to do something new - make a change - because I was afraid I might fail. Canadian Claude Thomas Bissell is credited with saying something profound about living life fully. He said, "Risk more than others think is safe. Care more than others think is wise. Dream more than others think is practical. Expect more than others think is possible." You can't always play it safe if you want to LIVE.   ~ Steve Goodier ~    Thanks again, Shari! ABBREVIATED ALERT:   From Jane Chambers of VA - 07/01/09 AND 02/07/10 - "CNC BOOK BROCHURE & AD" AND 61-62 DECADERS ADDENDA: http://www.nnhs65.com/CNC-CNU/brochure(2).pdf http://www.nnhs65.com/CNC-CNU/CNC-Memories-Book-219390602.pdf http://www.nnhs65.com/CNC-CNU/61-63-DECADERS-ADDENDA.doc    Contact Dr. Chambers at cncmemories61_71@yahoo.com.    Thanks, Jane! FINALLY: From ArcaMax Jokes - 06/25/10: Moving Day One morning as Professor Thompson was leaving for the college his wife told her absent-minded husband, "Don't forget we are moving today. If you come to this house this afternoon it will be empty." Predictably he didn't remember until he found the house vacated that afternoon. He mumbled to himself, "And where was it we were moving to?" He went out in front of the house and asked a little girl, "Did you see a moving van here today, little girl?" "Yes," she replied. "Can you tell me which way it went?" She looked up at him and said, "Yes, Daddy, I'll show you."