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Our Daily Thread 4-10-13

Good Morning!

On this day in 1790 the U.S. patent system was established.

In 1865 during the American Civil War, at Appomattox, General Robert E. Lee issued his last order.

In 1866 the American Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) was incorporated.

In 1912 the Titanic set sail from Southampton, England.

In 1930 the first synthetic rubber was produced.

And in 1960 the U.S. Senate passed the Civil Rights Bill.

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Quote of the Day

“Don’t worry about the horse being blind, just load the wagon.”

John  Madden

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He always did love the huge guitars. 🙂

That one was for Brian’s birthday, plus he sure can play. This one with the rest of the band is just ‘cuz I like it. 🙂

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Who has a QoD for us?

68 thoughts on “Our Daily Thread 4-10-13”

  1. Good morning. A severe weather alert woke me up, so here I am. First!

    Remind me to turn my cell phone off at night. (Although it did give me an early opportunity to request prayer for the men in my house — see the prayer thread.)

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  4. I was hoping the Louisville women would win. But I noticed that the Conn women were playing like men, so I went to bed at halftime.

    :-) I don’t have a dental appointment today.

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  6. It’s Wednesday, early day. A reporter from one of our NoCal bay area papers came in yesterday to talk to us a little bit about the craft of reporting & writing.

    The session was a fresh change from all usual computer system “training” we’ve had to go through over the past several months. It was a bit sad, however, to see how few folks we have left when we’re all in the same conference room (although he said their paper has gone from a staff of 300+ to about 140 now). But the session was enjoyable and I felt some new inspiration about what we do and how we do it. It reminded some of us of why we’re in this business despite the lack of security, resources and falling pay/benefits, etc.

    6 arrows, prayers for everyone’s health there. Someone at work also recently caught the flu (or some kind of virus), it seems to be making an exceptionally late-season appearance this year.

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  8. I love country living. 🙂

    Thanks for your prayers, Donna. I didn’t hear any coughing in the night, so things might be improving now.

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  10. It is 2 below zero this morning…but…the sun is shining upon the glistening snow and the Forest is beautiful! My heart longs for Spriiiiiiing!!! 🙂 I love “country” living….the pines smell so sweet it must cover up the poop smell 🙂
    Praying for all the arrows and their parents today…being sick is no fun and the coughing can be oh so draining…lots of hot liquids and lozenges!

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  12. Nancyjill – did you ever tell us where you live? or you preferred not to? just curious where it’s still that cold today.

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  13. Chas,

    Yes he is. And just about everytime you see him, he has one of them huge guitars. The bass player likes the big old style bass as well. They put on a great show live. I’ve always loved the Stray Cats.

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  15. Oooooooh Linda……..

    Don’t look now, but your O’s just got passed. 3 game losing streaks will do that to ya. 😉

    Meanwhile, the Yanks have put 25 up on the Tribe in 2 games, and moved into 2nd. 🙂

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  16. I went outside to hear the birds better this morning. I noticed a lot of commotion in our cedar tree. I am not use to seeing a squirrel in the cedar. It seemed to be fascinated by the stunts it could do. At one point he (it had to be a he, a mother or potential mother squirrel would never be such a daredevil) dropped Kamakazi style through the tree. It ran up and over into a nearby tree. Then it took a flying leap (without the wings of a flying squirrel) back to the cedar. A few moments later it was up on the telephone wires running from one pole to the other with the ease of Wallenda. I remembered another squirrel I had to pick up off of the street after it blew our transformer so I kinda said a prayer for this squirrel, no doubt a close relative. Then I came inside wishing for the energy of that little creature. Amazing what all God made and that we have the sense to recognize its awesomeness.

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  18. I live in Black Forest Colorado….I don’t recall a colder April…we usually have “spring snows” in April…the heavy wet stuff…but this one is cold and icy…the birds don’t even want to come out to feed at their feeders! The deer were running through the back of the property yesterday though…Go Yankees 🙂

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  19. We’re still going to -15C overnight with highs of 2C during the day. We’re supposed to be 8-10C at this time of year. 😦 And snow is forecast for the next week or so and we’re already on high alert for flooding during the runoff. Spring where are you?

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  25. Wish I had one too, Kim….we have covenants against them out here in the woods….I do put one in the basement and open all the windows…but, it’s just not the same! (well…at the moment…all my clothes on the line would be frozen stiff!!)

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  26. NancyJill, thanks for the prayers for the arrows and the parents. We need them. There’s still a lot of coughing today, and I’ve had the teeniest, tiniest tickle in my throat the last couple days that’s just a little more tickly today.

    My spell check says tickly isn’t a word, even when it’s in italics. 😉

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  27. Good afternoon! Today is the first day I’ve awakened without fever since last Thursday. Went to the doctor yesterday and he started me on antibiotics for a secondary infection. All I can say is thank goodness for antibiotics! I’m beginning to feel like a human again. This flu was absolutely awful. I’m hoping to be able to go to my mini-reunion on Friday. I’m so glad I’m not going to have to miss the whole thing. I was really sad about not having the opportunity to see old friends. We were all very close in high school, but now all live in different parts of the country.

    I can’t imagine living where it is still so cold. I do not enjoy cold weather and am very grateful to live in the sunny south. It’s in the mid-70’s here today.

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  28. Seen on Twitter: All legitimate work even small work is God’s work. Be the best at what you do because God is feeding the world through you

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  29. Donna, what is 2 below zero, you ask? It’s an unpleasant number on the thermometer and a worse number in the checkbook. 😉

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  33. On Facebook last night, Emily shared this quote…“I’d rather have a mind opened by wonder than one closed by belief.”

    I replied, “Ah, but everyone *believes* something, whether it be a religion or a scientific theory or in magic or aliens. 🙂

    “As for me, I believe that this awesome world & universe were created by an awesome God, & I do have a sense of wonder & awe at it all.”

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  34. Ha. And Mohler’s response to an Osteen post on Twitter:

    Osteen says, “Bloom where you’re planted.” @albertmohler responds: “Hell will be filled with people who bloomed where they were planted.”

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  36. Karen 🙂 Good for you.

    Everyone *believes* something/someone/ and has a world view that frames how they see the world and events.

    Everyone has a master.

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  37. 6 arrows: “what is 2 below zero, you ask? It’s an unpleasant number on the thermometer and a worse number in the checkbook.”

    Ah, OK then. NOW I understand. 😉

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  38. It’s not original with me, Karen (the 3 degrees below zero one), but it’s one I’ve always remembered and enjoyed since I first saw it long ago. 😉

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  41. Karen, this free advice is worth what you paid for it, but I would recommend that you not spar with your children on Facebook. For one thing, all their friends see it, which is going to incent them to take a stand that they aren’t really vested in but then they’ll dig in and “own” it. For another, it’s been my experience that their generation thinks that FB belongs to them and we older folks are interlopers who should butt out and mind our own business. It’s not a hill worth dying on. I play it real low-key there.

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  43. Good Afternoon, Y’all!

    They may own it…and I say let them have it! As a high school teacher and a parent of three teens, I deal with the stupidity caused by FB, Twitter, Instagram, etc. every single day.

    FB is a great way to find and chat with old friends but I have quickly become one who only goes on to specifically message someone. I really don’t care about the mundane posts about your daily grind or drama.

    This generation has reached a point where they are so obsessed with phones, tablets, etc. that they are unable to do anything without being connected. I fear that it is going to destroy any semblance of a career for many and seriously damage any hope of real, lasting relationships.

    End “old fogey rant”

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  44. I was not fully open to the wonder of creation until I had belief in the One Who made it all. Before I saw only with my eyes and brain, but now I see with my eyes, my brain and a heart that understands all the love that went into creating the world and redeeming it one heart at a time.

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  45. I use Facebook rarely. I’m more of a stalker, I just watch, I don’t say much. I know alot of people who share way too much. I check my son’s, but don’t say much. That’s mostly because like Linda says, it usually wouldn’t end well if I publicly shared my thoughts on his page. I just quietly tell him he’s acting like an idiot in private, so I don’t embarrass him. 🙂 I also remind him frequently that other adults and employers stalk too, so keep that in mind.

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  46. FB was fun until it started being a J-O-B! I have a FB page but have to be careful what I post on it because I am a realtor. I now have to USE it for my job and Socially Network for business. I don’t like that aspect of it. I hate having to choose my words carefully so as not to offend anyone and have to answer to someone else for posts on my wall.

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  47. Kim, I’m somewhat in the same predicament. I tend to stay clear of any overt political subjects, etc.

    I was thinking of mumsee today while writing a skateboard park story — a piece of land identified for the park sits on top of what was once an extensive diatomaceous earth mine that stretched for miles underground on our local peninsula. 🙂

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  48. Teens are dropping out of FB at a rather fast pace. Those who “share too much” are invariably quite young. Sometimes I cringe at posts I see, thinking, Oooh, you really shouldn’t post that ….

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  52. A hostage situation in Suwanee, Ga. The reporters there are trying to find something to talk about.
    Some guy is holding five firefighters and, probably a girl hostage in a residence in Suwanee. Streets are closed off. Apparently they cut TV cable to the house.
    That’s all we know.
    That’s all there is to know.
    KBells may be familiar with the problem those reporters have.

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  53. It’s over. Culprit is dead. “Deceased” they say.
    Four fighters suffering superficial wounds.
    Policeman wounded in the hand.
    His demands were to have his power turned back on.
    They turned his power, cable and cell phone off and killed him.

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  55. Linda – I appreciate your advice. I usually try not to get into anything with Emily on Facebook. She has occasionally posted other things with a similar tone that I have ignored. In this case, I thought I could make a point in a gentle way, so I went for it. 🙂

    I’ll let you all know if there are any repercussions from it.

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  56. Hard, hard day at work today. Boss returned from Caribbean vacation and is now stressed because it was a slow day. Slow days mean too much time for her to think and plan and worry.

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  57. Kim, you should take the advice of a friend of mine. She has her real FB account and her “Business” FB account. She is careful to keep the two very separate. 🙂

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  58. It is also possible to group friends and only post to certain groups. I do that, but only rarely. I decided some time ago that — if you don’t like my posts — go ahead and unfriend me. 🙂

    (Okay, I’m not being entirely honest. I post a number of things that get people mad at me, but I don’t post HALF of what I *could* post to really get ’em riled. So, I do exercise a modicum of restraint. 😉 )

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  59. Tammy, some people do have separate work/personal pages, but in the beginning some of those nuances weren’t really known — it didn’t take long before it would be way too complicated (at least in my situation where I had a lot of “cross-over” friends who were both work-related but also somewhat social) that it was too late to undo and separate everything.

    I’ve been meaning to put friends in “groups,” but I also figure whatever I post (and I’m more or less pretty careful) is pretty much for public consumption (I also allow subscribers since so much of what I post is work-reporter related to the community I cover).

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  64. Chas, when I did what little News I did, I seldom got out of the studio. I was mostly the person who put up those annoying graphics that now take up a third of the screen.

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