FROM THE INTERNET
From Internet Correspondent Anne Berstler
The other day, someone at a store in our town read that a Meth lab had been found in an old
farmhouse in the adjoining county and he asked me a rhetorical question, "Why didn't we have a drug problem when
you and I were growing up?" I replied, "I had a drug problem when I was young. I was drug to church
on Sunday morning. I was drug to church for weddings and funerals. I was drug to family reunions and community
socials no matter the weather."
I was drug by my ears when I was disrespectful to adults. I was also
drug to the "woodshed" when I disobeyed my parents, told a lie, did not speak with respect, spoke ill of the teacher
or the preacher, or if I didn't put forth my best effort in everything that was asked of me."
"I
was drug to the kitchen sink to have my mouth washed out with soap if I uttered a profanity. I was drug out to pull
weeds in mom's garden and flower beds and cockle-burs out of dad's field."
"I was drug to the
homes of family, friends, and neighbors to help out some poor soul who had no one to mow the yard, repair the clothesline,
carry in stuff from a car and, if my mother had ever known that I took a single dime as a tip for this kindness, she would
have drug me back to the "woodshed." "Those drugs are still in my veins and they affect my behavior,
in everything I do, say, and think. They are stronger than cocaine, crack, or heroin; and, if today's children had
this kind of drug problem, the world would be a better place."
God bless my parents who drugged me.
Interesting Information on EASTER !!!
(submitted by Internet Correspondent Gary Gabrielson)
Why was Easter so early this year?
Easter is always the 1st Sunday
after the 1st full moom after the Spring Equinox (which is March 20). This dating of Easter is based on the Lunar Calendar
that Hebrew people used to identify Passover, which is why it moves around on the Roman Calendar.
Here's the interesting part .....
This year is the earliest Easter any
of us will ever see the rest of our lives. Only the most elderly of our population have ever seen it this erly (95 years
old or above). None of us have ever, or will see, see it a day earlier.
Here's the facts:
1) The next time Easter will be this early (March 23) will be the year 2228, 220 years from now. The last time it
was this early was 1913. If you're 95 or older, you are the only ones who were around for that.
2)
The next time it will be a day earlier, March 22, will be in the year 2285, and that's just 277 years from now.
The last time Easter was on March 22 was 1818. So, no one alive today has or will ever see it any earlier Easter than
this year.
