Green Energy
Ok, considering everything we are trying to deal with lately, I thought this would be fitting.
I hired a plumber to help me restore an old farmhouse, and after he had just finished a rough first day on the job: a flat tire made him lose an hour of work, his electric drill quit and his ancient one ton truck refused to start.
While I drove him home, he sat in stony silence. On arriving, he invited me in to meet his family. As we walked toward the front door, he paused briefly at a small tree, touching the tips of the branches with both hands.
When opening the door he underwent an amazing transformation.. His face was wreathed in smiles and he hugged his two small children and gave his wife a kiss.
Afterward he walked me to the car. We passed the tree and my curiosity got the better of me. I asked him about what I had seen him do earlier.
'Oh, that's my trouble tree,' he replied 'I know I can't help having troubles on the job, but one thing's for sure, those troubles don't belong in the house with my wife and the children.. So I just hang them up on the tree every night when I come home and ask God to take care of them. Then in the morning I pick them up again.' 'Funny thing is,' he smiled,' when I come out in the morning to pick 'em up, there aren't nearly as many as I remember hanging up the night before.
Life may not be the party we hoped for, but while we are here we might as well dance. We all need a Tree!..
(Unknown Author)
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- A Different Christmas Poem
Someone just e-mailed me this poem that also certainly qualifies as a Thanksgiving Day poem: The embers glowed softly, and in their dim light, I gazed round the room and I cherished the sight. My wife was asleep, her head on my chest, My daughter beside...
Green Energy
The Trouble Tree
Ok, considering everything we are trying to deal with lately, I thought this would be fitting.
I hired a plumber to help me restore an old farmhouse, and after he had just finished a rough first day on the job: a flat tire made him lose an hour of work, his electric drill quit and his ancient one ton truck refused to start.
While I drove him home, he sat in stony silence. On arriving, he invited me in to meet his family. As we walked toward the front door, he paused briefly at a small tree, touching the tips of the branches with both hands.
When opening the door he underwent an amazing transformation.. His face was wreathed in smiles and he hugged his two small children and gave his wife a kiss.
Afterward he walked me to the car. We passed the tree and my curiosity got the better of me. I asked him about what I had seen him do earlier.
'Oh, that's my trouble tree,' he replied 'I know I can't help having troubles on the job, but one thing's for sure, those troubles don't belong in the house with my wife and the children.. So I just hang them up on the tree every night when I come home and ask God to take care of them. Then in the morning I pick them up again.' 'Funny thing is,' he smiled,' when I come out in the morning to pick 'em up, there aren't nearly as many as I remember hanging up the night before.
Life may not be the party we hoped for, but while we are here we might as well dance. We all need a Tree!..
(Unknown Author)
- Whiskey Tango Foxtrot
Uncle Barry Wraps His Blanket Around The Christmas Tree Industry The Foundry: Obama Couldn’t Wait: His New Christmas Tree Tax David S. Addington November 8, 2011 at 6:15 pm President Obama’s Agriculture Department today announced that it will impose...
- The Garden (of Hell)
Paul Bowles pictured here in a photograph by Allen Ginsberg Paul Bowles was a real freak, in my opinion. He wrote stories from a perspective that Liberals love. Some of his stories dealt with, or hinted at, pedophilia. He was also good friends with...
- Pa Religious Leaders Call For Genocide Of Jews
From Front Page Magazine (with thanks to Najistani): Twice in three days, PA religious leaders have openly called for the genocide of Jews. Broadcast on official PA TV, both called for the murder of Jews until the Jewish people are annihilated. Both...
- The Garden (of Hell)
There are few people in this world for whose intelligence I have more respect than Baron Bodissey of Gates of Vienna. But, guess what? I actually got the opportunity to tell Baron something he didn't know about. (I know, I know, you're saying,...
- A Different Christmas Poem
Someone just e-mailed me this poem that also certainly qualifies as a Thanksgiving Day poem: The embers glowed softly, and in their dim light, I gazed round the room and I cherished the sight. My wife was asleep, her head on my chest, My daughter beside...