There's Sunshine in a Smile.

Post 476 ~ ~ ~ Monday, 7th July, 2008.

Hi Everyone ~~ I hope the new week has started well
for you or is about to. We have black skies and the
promise of decent rain, so I have my fingers crossed.

We have a blogger friend's birthday July 8th
so won't you pop over to wish Gattina a very Happy
Birthday. Our Belgium friend is holidaying in Italy
at present. I hope you have a great day, Gattina.

I am sorry that a joke I posted on Saturday offended
some people, that was not my intention. Thanks to
those who showed support for me, and the matter is
now happily resolved.

I have another of Helen Steiner Rice's poem tonight.
It is called "There's Sunshine in a Smile."

Life is a mixture of sunshine and rain,
Laughter and pleasure, teardrops and pain,
All days can't be bright, but it's certainly true,
There never was a cloud the sun didn't shine through --

So just keep on smiling whatever betide you,
Secure in the knowledge God is always beside you,
And you'll find when you smile your day will be brighter
And all your burdens will seem so much lighter --

For each time you smile you will find that it's true
Somebody, somewhere will smile back at you,
And nothing on earth can make life more worthwhile
Than the sunshine and warmth of a beautiful smile.
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About to take his first horseback ride, the novice
cowboy was checking out the horses in the stable.
The old wrangler asked whether he wanted an
English saddle or a Western saddle.
"What's the difference?" asked the tenderfoot.

"The English saddle is flat, while the Western has
a horn in the front."
"Better give me the English saddle," the fellow
replied, "I don't expect to be riding in traffic."
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While other people go to church every Sunday
morning, Charles, a farmer, like to sit in the
village restaurant drinking wine.

One day, the priest said to him, "Charles, I'm
afraid we shall not see each other in heaven."

A worried Charles replied, "But, Father, what
on earth have you done?"
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The psychiatrist was interviewing a first-time
patient. "You say you are here because your
family is worried about your taste in socks?"

"That's correct," muttered the patient, "I like
wool socks."

"But that's perfectly normal," replied the doctor.
"Many people prefer wool socks to those made
from cotton or acrylic. In fact, I myself prefer
wool socks."

"Really?" exclaimed the man. "With oil and
vinegar or just a squeeze of lemon?"
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The judge was trying to change the mind of a
woman filing for divorce. "You are 92," he
said. "Your husband is 94. You have been
married for 73 years. Why give up now?"

"Our marriage has been on the rocks for quite
a while," the woman explained, "But we decided
to wait until the children died."
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"How lovely you look, my dear," gushed a
wedding guest to the bride. And then she
whispered, "Whatever happened to that dizzy
blonde your groom used to date?"

"I dyed my hair," replied the bride.
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First girl : "My elder sister gives me the creeps."
Second girl : "Why is that?"

First girl : "She passes on all her unwanted
boyfriends."
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"The guys down at the pub worked out that
the postman has seduced every woman on
our street except one." Harvey told his wife.

She thought for a moment, "I'll bet it's that
snooty Mrs. Jenkins.
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Edgar, father of nine, reflected on how he had
mellowed over the years: "When the firstborn
coughed or sneezed, I called the ambulance.
When the last one swallowed a dime, I just told
him it was coming out of his allowance."
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A few quotes to finish with ~ ~ ~

May you live all the days of your life.
~ ~ Jonathan Swift.

Grow old with me, the best is yet to be,
the last of life, for which the first was made.
~ ~ ~ Robert Browning.

If I 'd known i was going to live this long,
I'd have taken better care of myself.
~ ~ ~ Eubie Blake on his 100th birthday.

Middle Age : When you begin to exchange
your emotions for symptoms.
~ ~ ~ Georges Clemenceau.

He who has health has hope, but he who
has hope has everything.~~ Arab proverb.
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Well that's it for this post. Look after your-
selves and enjoy your lives my friends.
Love and Best Wishes to you all. Cheers,
Merle.

Post 476 ~ ~ ~ Monday, 7th July, 2008.
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