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April
March 21 - April 20
You are enthusiastic, ambitious, and determined, with a heart for success and a head for business. Although you are quite methodical in the plans you design to overcome obstacles, you also have a strong artistic streak and alove for all things beautiful which is no less persuasive. People respect you for your honexty, generosity and original abilities, and these will take you far so long as you dedicate them to the pursuit of good deeds. Aries often become artists, architects, or writers, and are important participants in public affairs. They like to travel and are always on the lookout for a new adventure. Other Aries: David Letterman The David Letterman Show; Ed MacMahon The Tonight Show; Leonard Nimoy Star Trek; Conan O'Brien Late Night with Conan O'Brien; Paul Reiser Mad About You; William Shatner Star Trek; Christine Lahti Chicago Hope
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Roving Reporter Lois Lane’s recommendations for enjoyable chatting: Late Afternoon/Early Evening (depending on where you live): #Classics Late Evening/Early Morning (depending) #50&Fantastic
Prayers Needed - Jaye Jaye, owner of the #50&fantastic channel is in the hospital again, and at 8 AM Saturday morning the 16th was going to have cardiac catherization procedure. According to what they find, a decision will be made what to do next. She needs our prayers and our hugs.
This months travelventure has our intrepid ombie dragon flying north for the winter. Reports of kicking and screaming at 30,000 feet are apparently exaggerated. However, your snoopy spider has determined that dragons have wings. If they didnt theyd be snakes. Or possibly lawyers. (one of those differences only the opposite sex of the species would likely notice). But I digress .. how can a dragon not like to fly ? This is odd. Even for a new moon and a flying zippo. Probably not as odd as Geraldo being in Afghanistan (now THATs scary) and with a round trip ticket. (be afraid. be very afraid.) More research on this to come soon as this month's Dragons of US - Southeast issue comes out. Watch this space.
New Channel Owners:
101 Dumbest Moments in Business can be found at: …such as this one contributed by Alien: A dozen Burger King marketing execs suffer first- and second-degree burns while walking over hot coals as part of a team-building retreat in October. One of the injured, a VP for product marketing aptly named Dana Frydman, tries to put a positive spin on having her feet flame-broiled like so much ground chuck. "It made you feel a sense of empowerment and that you can accomplish anything," she tells the Miami Herald.
Nothing new this month
All Times Eastern North America
Note: All times are Eastern US
Other Random but Fun Events: #Just4Fun (OUTBURST); #Sunshine_Again ( MADGABS)
LOSS OF A FRIEND: We lost a friend this month. ^Turtle of #Winecellar, #chataway and #beulahland passed away March 2. Robert Leslie Williams Oklahoma GUYMON, Okla. - Robert Leslie Williams, 62, died Saturday, March 2, 2002, in Amarillo, Texas. Services were at Bunch-Roberts Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Mike Chaffin of Victory Memorial United Methodist Church officiating. Burial was in Hartville Cemetery in Hardesty. Mr. Williams was born Feb. 28, 1940, in Childress, Texas. He married Norma Robinson on May 27, 1972, in Hollis. Survivors include his wife; two sons, Kirsten Lesley Williams of Amarillo and J'ean Paul Williams of Guymon; a sister, Wilma Jean Dutton of Amarillo; and a grandson. The family suggests memorials be to Kidney Foundation and may be left at the funeral home, P.O. Box 1112, Guymon, OK 73942. Amazing reminds us that there may be other folks hurting, so take the time to think of them…and she wishes Happy Easter to everyone!
WHERE YOU LIVE Contributed by Donna Barton You're on the West Coast when . . . You make over $250,000 and still can't afford to buy your own house. The high school quarterback calls a time-out to answer his cell phone. The fastest part of your commute is going down your driveway. You know how to eat an artichoke. You drive to your neighborhood block party. You're in New York when . . . You say "the city" and expect everyone to Know you mean Manhattan. You have never been to the Statue of Liberty or the Empire State Building. You can get into a four-hour argument about how to get from Columbus Circle to Battery Park, but can't find Wisconsin on a map. You think Central Park is "nature." You believe that being able to swear at people in their own language makes you multi-lingual. You've ever worn out a car horn. You think eye contact is an act of aggression. You're in Alaska when . . . You only have four spices: salt, pepper, ketchup and Tabasco. Halloween costumes fit over parkas. You have more than one recipe for moose. Sexy lingerie is anything flannel with less than eight buttons. The four seasons are: almost winter, winter, still winter, and construction. You're in the South when . . . You get a movie and bait in the same store. "Y'all" is singular and "all y'all" is plural. After a year you still hear, "You ain't from 'round here, are ya?" "He needed killin' " is a valid defense. You're in Colorado when . . . You carry your $3,000 mountain bike atop Your $500 car. You tell your husband to pick up Granola on his way home and he stops at the day care. A pass does not involve a football or dating. The top of your head is bald, but you still have a ponytail. Your bridal registry is at REI. You're in the Midwest when . . . You've never met any celebrities, but The mayor knows your name. Your idea of a traffic jam is ten cars waiting to pass a tractor. You have had to switch from "heat" to "A/C" on the same day. You end sentences with a preposition: "Where's my coat at?" or "If you go to the mall, I wanna go with." Your first job was detasseling. When asked how your trip was to any exotic place, you say, "It was different."
COMMENTS MADE IN THE YEAR 1957 From Itsy's Dad "I'll tell you one thing, if things keep going the way they are, it's going to be impossible to buy a week's groceries for $20." "Have you seen the new cars coming out next year? It won't be long before $5000 will only buy a used one." "If cigarettes keep going up in price, I'm going to quit. A quarter a pack is ridiculous.." "Did you hear the post office is thinking about charging a dime just to mail a letter?" "If they raise the minimum wage to $1, nobody will be able to hire outside help at the store." "When I first started driving, who would have thought gas would someday cost 29 cents a gallon. Guess we'd be better off leaving the car in the garage." "Kids today are impossible. Those duck tail hair cuts make it impossible to stay groomed. Next thing you know, boys will be wearing their hair as long as the girls." "I'm afraid to send my kids to the movies any more.. Ever since they let Clark Gable get by with saying 'damn' in 'Gone With The Wind,' it seems every new movie has either "hell" or "damn" in it. "I read the other day where some scientist thinks it's possible to put a man on the moon by the end of the of the century. They even have some fellows they call astronauts preparing for it down in Texas." "Did you see where some baseball player just signed a contract for $75,000 a year just to play ball? It wouldn't surprise me if someday they'll be making more than the president." "I never thought I'd see the day all our kitchen appliances would be electric.....They are even making electric typewriters now." "It's too bad things are so! tough nowadays. I see where a few married women are having to work to make ends meet." "It won't be long before young couples are going to have to hire someone to watch their kids so they can both work." "Marriage doesn't mean a thing any more; those Hollywood stars seem to be getting divorced at the drop of a hat." "I'm just afraid the Volkswagen car is going to open the door to a whole lot of foreign business." "Thank goodness I won't live to see the day when the Government takes half our income in taxes. I sometimes wonder if we are electing the best people to congress." "The drive-in restaurant is convenient in nice weather, but I seriously doubt they will ever catch on." "There is no sense going to Lincoln or Omaha anymore for a weekend. It costs nearly $15 a night to stay in a hotel." "No one can afford to be sick any more; $35 a day in the hospital is too rich for my blood." "If they think I'll pay 50 cents for a hair cut, forget it."
An Irishman walks into a bar in Dublin, orders three pints of Guinness and sits in the back of the room,drinking a sip out of each one in turn. When he finishes them, he comes back to the bar and orders three more. The bartender tells him, "You know, a pint goes flat after I draw it, it would taste better if you bought one at a time." The Irishman replies, "Well, you see, I have two brothers. One is in America, the other is in Australia,and I'm in Dublin. When we all left home, we promised that we'd drink this way to remember the days we drank together. So I drink one for each o'me brothers and one for me self." The bartender admits that this is a nice custom, and leaves it there. The Irishman becomes a regular in the bar, and always drinks the same way: He orders three pints and drinks from each in turn. One day, he comes in and orders two pints. All the other regulars take notice and fall silent. When he comes back to the bar for the second round, the bartender says,"I don't want to intrude on your grief, but I wanted to offer my condolences on your loss." The Irishman looks puzzled for a moment, then a light dawns in his eye and he laughs."Oh, no, everybody's just fine", He explains, "It's just that me wife had us join that Baptist Church and I had to quit drinking.... Hasn't affected me brothers though.
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