The National Transportation Safety Board recently divulged they had
covertly funded a project with the U.S. auto makers for the past five
years, whereby the auto makers were installing black box voice recorders in
four-wheel drive pickup trucks and SUV's in an effort to determine, in
fatal accidents, the circumstances in the last 15 seconds before the
crash.

They were surprised to find in 44 of the 50 states the recorded last
words of drivers in 61.2 percent of fatal crashes were, "Oh, Shit!"

Only the states of Oklahoma, Tennessee, Missouri, Arkansas, Alabama and
Texas were different, where 89.3 percent of the final words were: "Hold
my beer, I'm gonna try somethin."
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A DECALOGUE of CANONs
for
OBSERVATION in PRACTICAL LIFE

1. Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.
2. Never trouble another for what you can do yourself.
3. Never spend your money before you have it.
4. Never buy what you do not want, because it is cheap; it will be dear
to you.
5. Pride costs us more than hunger, thirst, and cold.
6. We never repent of having eaten too little.
7. Nothing is troublesome that we do willingly.
8. How much pain have cost us the evils which never have happened.
9. Take things always by their smooth handle.
10. When angry, count ten, before you speak; if very angry, a hundred.
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THE BATHTUB

During a visit to the mental asylum, a visitor asked the Director which
criteria defined whether or not a patient should be institutionalized.

"Well," said the Director, "we fill up a bathtub, then we offer a
teaspoon, a teacup and a bucket to the patient and ask him or her to empty
the bathtub."

"Oh, I understand," said the visitor. "A normal person would use the
bucket because it's bigger than the spoon or the teacup."

"No" said the Director, "A normal person would pull the plug. Do you
want a room with or without a view?"
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IT BEGINS WITH a DREAM

The agricultural school dean was interviewing a freshman. "Why have you
chosen this career?" he asked.

"I dream of making a million dollars in farming, like my father,"
replied the freshman.

The dean was impressed. "Your father made a million dollars in
farming?"

"No," the student said. "But he always dreamed of it."

At least this student has a dream! In fact, anything truly worthy will
be accomplished only after it is dreamed. The dream, big and beautiful,
comes first. Then the effort begins.

It was put well: "When we are motivated by goals that have deep
meaning, by dreams that need completion, by pure love that needs expressing,
then we truly live." (Greg Anderson)

* Goals that have deep meaning... What are your goals? Are they
worthy of your time and talent?

* Dreams that need completion... Are you dreaming big enough that
your vision may take time to complete? Like newscaster Belva Davis
reminds us, "Don't be afraid of the space between your dreams and
reality. If you can dream, you can make it so."

* And pure love that needs expressing... Are your dreams and goals
making you a better, more loving person?

When you're motivated by goals that have deep meaning, dreams that need
completion and pure love that needs expressing, then you will know what
it is to truly live. And, after all, isn't truly living what you really
want?
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THE ANIMAL in YOU

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