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Sep. 5th, 2008
Rose and Barb
Sep. 5th, 2008 09:39 amTwo 90-year-old women, Rose and Barb, had been friends all of their lives.
When it was clear that Rose was dying, Barb visited her every day.
One day Barb said, 'Rose, we both loved playing women's softball all our
lives, and we played all through High School. Please do me one favor: when
you get to Heaven, somehow you must let me know if there's women's soft-ball there.'
Rose looked up at Barb from her death bed and said,'Barb, you've been my best friend for many years. If it's at all possible, I'll do this favor for you.'
Shortly after that, Rose passed on. At midnight the following Friday, Barb was awakened from
a sound sleep by a blinding flash of white light and a voice calling out to her, 'Barb, Barb.'
'Who is it?' asked Barb, sitting up suddenly. Who is it?'
'Barb -- it's me, Rose.'
'You're not Rose. Rose just died.'
'I'm telling you , it's me, Rose,' insisted the voice.
'Rose! Where are you?'
'In Heaven,' replied Rose. 'I have some really
good news and a little bad news.'
'Tell me the good news first,' said Barb.
The good news,' Rose said, 'is that there's Softball in Heaven. Better
yet, all of our old buddies who died before us are here, too. Better than
that, we're all young again. Better still, it's always springtime, and it never
rains or snows. And best of all, we can play softball all we want, and we never get tired.'
That's fantastic,' said Barb. 'It's beyond my wildest dreams! So what's
the bad news?'
'You're pitching Tuesday.'
When it was clear that Rose was dying, Barb visited her every day.
One day Barb said, 'Rose, we both loved playing women's softball all our
lives, and we played all through High School. Please do me one favor: when
you get to Heaven, somehow you must let me know if there's women's soft-ball there.'
Rose looked up at Barb from her death bed and said,'Barb, you've been my best friend for many years. If it's at all possible, I'll do this favor for you.'
Shortly after that, Rose passed on. At midnight the following Friday, Barb was awakened from
a sound sleep by a blinding flash of white light and a voice calling out to her, 'Barb, Barb.'
'Who is it?' asked Barb, sitting up suddenly. Who is it?'
'Barb -- it's me, Rose.'
'You're not Rose. Rose just died.'
'I'm telling you , it's me, Rose,' insisted the voice.
'Rose! Where are you?'
'In Heaven,' replied Rose. 'I have some really
good news and a little bad news.'
'Tell me the good news first,' said Barb.
The good news,' Rose said, 'is that there's Softball in Heaven. Better
yet, all of our old buddies who died before us are here, too. Better than
that, we're all young again. Better still, it's always springtime, and it never
rains or snows. And best of all, we can play softball all we want, and we never get tired.'
That's fantastic,' said Barb. 'It's beyond my wildest dreams! So what's
the bad news?'
'You're pitching Tuesday.'
Rambling thoughts
Sep. 5th, 2008 12:00 pm1 Our marketing Rep came in to visit today. She just came back from China and the Olympics
2. Said the country is fantastic
3. Her sister moved there a few yrs ago and loves it. Lots of Europeans are visiting and also moving there.
I wonder if the US (and other countries) tends unnecessarily give China too much of a bad rap (brainwashing). Yes there are injustices, but hey, we are not perfect country either.
2. Said the country is fantastic
3. Her sister moved there a few yrs ago and loves it. Lots of Europeans are visiting and also moving there.
I wonder if the US (and other countries) tends unnecessarily give China too much of a bad rap (brainwashing). Yes there are injustices, but hey, we are not perfect country either.
caught up & #*#&# hot!
Sep. 5th, 2008 01:15 pmIt's been a long time since office work is caught up. My cubby hole of an office with hot tract lighting is probably 90 . It was 93 in San Franciso yesterday. And the gym last night, sweltering. Not much cooler today. No complaints really. Better than cold fog. I am just bored. Can you tell? I am posting nonsense :)
The Woman Workforce
Sep. 5th, 2008 05:21 pmDuring World War II most men were gone to war and there were serious shortages in the workforce at home. As part of the solution, companies sought to employ women. Here are a some pages from a booklet that was intended to assist male bosses in supervising their new female employees at RCA plants.
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Warning! Bogus Red Cross
Sep. 5th, 2008 07:06 pmFraudulent Email Alert Fraudulent Email Alert
Currently, a fraudulent email posing as the American Red Cross is soliciting members of the public. The email describes the sender as “Madelyn Cox no-reply@redcrossaidinfo.us”. This is NOT a legitimate email. Do not give your personal information to this email. This and other such abuses are immediately brought to the attention of American Red Cross’ legal department. We are alerting the public as well, to ensure that donors’ personal contact details are not compromised.
Only American Red Cross and its local Red Cross Chapters are authorized to send communications or appeals to the public in American Red Cross’ name. If you receive and doubt the authenticity of any email from the Red Cross, contact us and we will verify its legitimacy for you.
The American Red Cross is not a government agency and all Red Cross disaster assistance is free thanks to the generosity of people like you. The value of your donation is increased by the fact that the ratio of volunteer Red Cross workers to paid staff is almost 36 to one. Contributions to the American Red Cross, a tax-exempt organization under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, are deductible for computing income and estate taxes.
Note: I have not donated to the Red Cross for yrs due to them being a bit rude when I wanted to donate blood for 911. They rudely turned me away due to me honestly stating that I had sexual relations with men. I donate clothing/food via other sources. Am I being a drama queen? :)
Currently, a fraudulent email posing as the American Red Cross is soliciting members of the public. The email describes the sender as “Madelyn Cox no-reply@redcrossaidinfo.us”. This is NOT a legitimate email. Do not give your personal information to this email. This and other such abuses are immediately brought to the attention of American Red Cross’ legal department. We are alerting the public as well, to ensure that donors’ personal contact details are not compromised.
Only American Red Cross and its local Red Cross Chapters are authorized to send communications or appeals to the public in American Red Cross’ name. If you receive and doubt the authenticity of any email from the Red Cross, contact us and we will verify its legitimacy for you.
The American Red Cross is not a government agency and all Red Cross disaster assistance is free thanks to the generosity of people like you. The value of your donation is increased by the fact that the ratio of volunteer Red Cross workers to paid staff is almost 36 to one. Contributions to the American Red Cross, a tax-exempt organization under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, are deductible for computing income and estate taxes.
Note: I have not donated to the Red Cross for yrs due to them being a bit rude when I wanted to donate blood for 911. They rudely turned me away due to me honestly stating that I had sexual relations with men. I donate clothing/food via other sources. Am I being a drama queen? :)