11/30/10 - NNHS Newsletter

++ ++ ++ ++ ++ ++

Turkey Legs

A turkey farmer was always experimenting with breeding to perfect a better turkey. His family was fond of the leg portion for dinner and there were never enough legs for everyone.

After many frustrating attempts, the farmer was relating the results of his efforts to his friends at the general store get together.

"Well I finally did it! I bred a turkey that has 6 legs!"

They all asked the farmer how it tasted.

"I don't know" said the farmer. "I never could catch the darn thing!"

Fact:

The germs on your fingers double after using the toilet, but 50 percent of men and 25 percent of women do not wash their hands afterward. (yuck!)

++ ++ ++ ++ ++ ++

Quotes

"Humility is not thinking less of yourself, it's thinking of yourself less."

- Rick Warren (author of The Purpose Driven® Life)

"Talent is God-given; be humble.
Fame is man-given; be thankful.
Conceit is self-given; be careful."

- John Wooden

"Real excellence and humility are not incompatible one with the other, on the contrary they are twin sisters."

- Jean Baptiste Lacordaire

There is no virtue in speaking or thinking badly of oneself. The virtue is in focusing one's energy on serving others.

++ ++ ++ ++ ++ ++

Roots

The other day I was doing my "garbage" run.

Once a week, I walk around and check out what people throw away. It amazes me how many useful things one can find. Someone else's garbage can be someone else's treasure.

Walking along, in someone's garbage, I saw two white hanging pots with dead plants in them. Looking at the pots, I realized they were in perfect condition so I took them home hoping to one day buy a plant for each one and hang in front of the house.

Well, a week or so passed and I had forgotten about those pots. One day I looked at them, and in the middle of those dead leaves, were fresh green plants sprouting out.

I now have two beautiful plants growing strong and proud, each in its own white plastic, perfect, pots.

Goes to show us that even though someone might seem dead or forgotten and that the situation may seem hopeless, if the roots are good, even if they are well-hidden, that person can bloom.

~A MountainWings Original by Marianne Jadah, Canada~

Carol, We had a monster storm last week. It started Saturday and finally ended Wednesday. Temperatures dipped below -6 degrees with blizzard conditions. The positive for you skiers is we have plenty of snow. We are also expecting another storm Sunday, Monday and the following Friday, and Saturday. I just wish I could ski. Deer Valley opens next Saturday 12/6 and will hoist the celebrity ski event at Bald Mountain. This is always a fun event so come on out! Thanks *Phil*

Saturday, November 20, 2010	Monday, November 22, 2010	Tuesday, November 23, 2010	Tuesday, November 23, 2010
Back of Phil's Home	Sunset from Phil's Deck	Three Feet of Fresh Snow	Cat Ready for Work
WOWZERS! How pretty! I'm sorry you won't be able to ski right now, Phil; I know how much you enjoy it! Six below?!!? It's 22 degrees above here today, and that seems plenty cold enough for me, Sweetie! BRRR! Thanks for the pretty images!


11/30/10 - NNHS Newsletter - Mark Twain's 175th Birthday
	“When we think of friends, and call their faces out of the shadows, and their voices out of the echoes that faint along the corridors of memory, and do it without knowing why save that we love to do it, we content ourselves that that friendship is a Reality, and not a Fancy--that it is builded upon a rock, and not upon the sands that dissolve away with the ebbing tides and carry their monuments with them.” *- Mark Twain, Letter to Mary Mason Fairbanks* (30 Nov 1835 - 21 Apr 1910)

		This is my daughter Laura's dog in a contest to be on the cover of a bag of dog food. Vote every day for Grace. Thanks. Oh, Laura is your daughter, Norris! Well, that makes it all the more important! http://www.adogslife.net/photo_gallery.php?pg=&limit=40&sort=tnid&type=tnap&field=dog_name&keyword=grace#14296


Grace has been named the September 2010 People's Choice! BUT - She's falling considerably behind a dog in California named Dollar! http://www.adogslife.net/photo_gallery_contests.php?t=2 The last time I checked Grace had 4324 votes and Dollar had 7275 votes. We cannot allow this to happen! Doncha wanna go shopping and spot Grace's image on a bag of dog food and know that YOU played a large part in placing her there?!? It only takes about two seconds to cast your allotted daily vote)!!! http://www.adogslife.net/photo_gallery.php?pg=&limit=40&sort=tnid&type=tnap&field=dog_name&keyword=grace#14296

I want one!!!!!! I just got my new cell phone and it's one I understand how to operate!!! At Last, a Cell Phone for Seniors!
		You REALLY have to be OLD to appreciate THIS joke. I know some of you are not old enough to get this, but you can pass it on to some old person who needs a laugh today!!! WILD GIGGLES! Thanks, Jude, I love it! Actually, though, it's a bit modern for my taste. Can you find me one with a dial from this phone???