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Jokes

"Daddy, where did I come from?" the seven-year-old asked.

It was a moment for which her parents had carefully prepared. They took her into the living room, got out the encyclopedia and several other books, and explained all they thought she should know about sexual attraction, affection, love, and reproduction. Then they both sat back and smiled contentedly.

"Does that answer your question?' her father asked.

"Not really," the little girl said. "Judy said she came from Detroit. I want to know where I came from."

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A door-to-door salesman is working a neighborhood and walks up to a house, knocks on the door and a thirteen year-old boy answers the door.

The boy has a cigar in one hand, a martini in the other and is wearing a rather expensive smoking jacket.

The salesman looks at the youth and asks, "Good morning, son, are your parents home?"

To which the boy replies, "What do you think?"

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GROANER

Lost on a rainy night, a nun stumbled across a monastery and requestd shelter there.

Fortunately, she was just in time for dinner and was treated to the best fish and chips she had ever tasted.

After dinner, she went into the kitchen to thank the chefs. She was met by two of the Brothers.

The first one said, "Hello, I am brother Michael, and this is Brother Charles."

"I'm very pleased to meet you," replied the nun. "I just wanted to thank you for a wonderful dinner. The fish and chips were the best I've ever had. Out of curiosity, who cooked what?"

Brother Charles replied, "Well, I'm the fish friar."

She turned to the other Brother and said, "Then you must be....?"

"Yes, I'm afraid I'm the chip monk."

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Alpha Lipoic Acid May Slow Alzheimer's Progression

In one study of patients with Alzheimer's disease, those given 600 mg of alpha lipoic daily for 12 months had a stabilization of cognitive function. A follow-up study, which increased the number of patients in the study and extended the observation period to 48 months, the progression of the disease was "dramatically lower" among those taking alpha lipoic acid, compared to those with no treatment or those taking choline-esterase inhibitor drugs.

Researchers noted:

" … treatment with alpha-lipoic acid might be a successful 'neuroprotective' therapy option for AD [Alzheimer's disease]."

This study was not double-blinded, randomized or placebo-controlled, which is generally the "gold standard" of medical research, however it still shows promise as a treatment for a disease that conventional medicine offers little in the way of treatment.

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Buffet Number 10
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I was in Jimmy John's today. Jimmy John's is a sort of restaurant. It's like a Subway but different. They have an Unwich(R). An Unwich is a sandwich that's wrapped in lettuce instead of bread. Since I'm on 42 (Do42.com), I ordered an Unwich minus the cheese and mayo. Very tasty.
http://www.jimmyjohns.com/menu/menu.aspx

Anyhow - on the wall are various funny and/or wise sayings. They had a poster of Warren Buffet's Ten Rules. For those who don't know, Warren Buffet is one of America's richest men. I think that he is still the second richest right behind Bill Gates.

I will be publishing these during the next few days. One a day. Money isn't everything but Buffet is an unusual billionaire. He has some wisdom about life and you just might be able to learn something from America's second richest man since Bill ain't talking. Each day you'll learn something if you open your mind. Pay attention.

Number 10 - Know What Success Really Means

Despite his wealth, Buffett does not measure success by dollars. In 2006, he pledged to give away almost his entire fortune to charities, primarily the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. He's adamant about not funding monuments to himself - no Warren Buffett buildings or halls.

"When you get to my age, you'll measure your success in life by how many of the people you want to have love you actually do love you. That's the ultimate test of how you lived your life."

From The Mountain:
I'm using Mr. Buffet's quotes without his permission. I would ask him but I don't have his cell number.

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From Mountain Wings.......

This issue was actually sent a few months ago, but I am strongly led to send it again NOW.

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Tell Them Now

If with pleasure you are viewing
Any work a man is doing,

If you like him or you love him tell him now.
Don't withhold your approbation
Till the parson makes oration
And he lies with snowy lilies on his brow,

For no matter how you shout it
He won't really care about it

He won't know how many teardrops you have shed
So if some praise is due him
Now's the time to slip it to him
For he cannot read his tombstone when he's dead.

More than fame and more than money
Is the comment kind and sunny

And the hearty warm approval of a friend,
For it gives to life a savor
And it makes you stronger, braver,
And it gives you heart and courage to the end.

If he earns your praise, bestow it
If you like him, let him know it

Let the words of true encouragement be said.
Do not wait till life is over
And he's underneath the clover,
For he cannot read his tombstone when he's dead.

~Berton Braley~

   Thanks so much, Shari!