The squeaky wheel gets the grease.
Silence is golden.


It's no wonder we're all confused.

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Wisdom Tip--Betrayal

If someone betrays you once, it is his fault.
If he betrays you twice, it is your fault.

~ Annari Prins

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Bug & Insect Eradicator
Grow "Tansy" an inedible herb in your back yard. Bring in a bouquet. Place in container. It will dry. Leave it all year. No bugs, no spiders. Not dangerous to animals.

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Health Tip

Best time to exercise?

The Long Island Jewish Medical Center experts say that the ideal time to exercise is late afternoon.

Your natural body rhythms cause your lungs to work 20% more efficiently between 4:00p.m. and 5:00 p.m.

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Handy Hint

Hint 1: Don't you hate when your deodorant leaves powdery marks on your clothes? Ugh!

Well, say no to that! A baby wipe works well to lift those hard-to-remove stains. Just lightly scrub it away using one baby wipe. Yes, it really is that easy.

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A Simple Philosophy

I have a simple philosophy.
Fill what's empty.
Empty what's full.
Scratch where it itches.

~Alice Roosevelt Longworth~ (1884-1980)

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Quotes Of Value

"Simply do your best, and you will avoid self-judgment, self-abuse and regret."
- don Miguel Ruiz

"Give the world the best you have and it may never be enough. Give the world your best anyway."
- Mother Teresa

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Cruising Is NOT Cool


Good advice below!!

A lady's story:

I had a wreck a couple of weeks ago and totaled our Lincoln Town Car. I learned a lesson I'd like to pass on to you.

I hydroplaned on Hwy 135 between Gladewater and Kilgore, Texas. I was not hurt, just emotionally rattled! I know the Lord was with me.

You may know this already, but the highway patrolman told me that you should NEVER drive in the rain with your cruise control on.

He said if you did and hydroplaned (which I did) that when your tires were off the road your car would accelerate to a high rate of speed (which it did).

You don't have much, if any control when you hydroplane, but you are totally in the hands of God when the car accelerates. I took off like I was in an airplane.

I'm so thankful I made it through that ordeal. Please pass the word around about not using cruise control when the pavement is wet or icy.

The highway patrolman said this should be on the sun visor with the warning about airbags.

The only person I've found out who knew this (besides the patrolman) was a man who had a similar accident and totaled his car.

Be careful out there!

from The Mountain:
Most stories circulating around the Internet about supposed safety hazards are false. The facts of this one are real even if the story is not.

Driving at high speeds on wet pavement with the cruise control engaged can cause an automobile to hydroplane and could result in a deadly accident.

This has been confirmed by sources ranging from insurance companies to state police to the National Automobile Dealers Association, which bluntly advises: "Never use cruise control when road conditions are slippery." I checked this on nada.org.

"Your cruise control does not know the difference in road surface types," explains South Dakota Highway Patrol Trooper Mike Block on his agency's Website. "This makes having it activated dangerous because it will not allow you to slow down during a skid and you will continually accelerate. This does not allow you, the driver, to regain control of the vehicle."

The experts agree: If the highway is wet or icy, turn off your cruise control, otherwise you're putting your own and others' lives in danger.


The next time you are driving in wet weather, remember this MountainWings Moment and don't use your cruise control.

Pass it on to someone you care about.