Showing posts with label Funny. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Funny. Show all posts

Tuesday, June 28, 2011

THE SHOEBOX



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A man and woman had been married for more than 60 years.
They had shared everything. They had talked about everything.
They had kept no secrets from each other except that the little
Old woman had a shoe box in the top of her closet that she had
cautioned her husband never to open or ask her about.

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For all of these years, he had never thought about the box, but
One day the little old woman got very sick and the doctor said
she would not recover.

In trying to sort out their affairs, the little old man took
down the shoe box and took it to his wife's bedside.
She agreed that it was time that he should know what was
in the box. When he opened it, he found two crocheted dolls
and a stack of money totaling $95,000.
He asked her about the contents.

'When we were to be married,' she said, ' my grandmother told me
The secret of a happy marriage was to never argue. She told me that If I ever got angry with you, I should just keep quiet and crochet a doll.'
The little old man was so moved; he had to fight back tears. Only two precious dolls were in the box. She had only been angry with him two times in all those years of living and loving. He almost burst with happiness.
'Honey,' he said, 'that explains the doll, but what about all of this money? Where did it come from?'
'Oh,' she said, 'that's the money I made from selling the dolls.'
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Dear Lord, I pray for Wisdom to understand my man; Love to forgive him; and Patience for his moods; Because Lord, if I pray for Strength, I'll beat him to death, Because I don't have time to crochet.

(My girlfriend Kathy sent this to me!! Thanks Kath!!)

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Tuesday, September 16, 2008

The Full Moon - Harvest Moon



The Harvest Moon is the full moon closest to the September equinox. In 2008, this equinox takes place on September 22. The closest full moon is on the night of September 14-15. The precise moment of full moon will come in the early morning hours on September 15 according to clocks in London. So, to astronomers, the September 15 full moon is the Harvest Moon.

What’s so special about a Harvest Moon? In autumn, the ecliptic – or path of the sun, moon, and planets – makes a narrow angle with the horizon. Every full moon rises around the time of sunset, and – on average – each successive moonrise comes about 50 minutes after the one the day before. But, in the autumn, the narrow angle of the ecliptic to the horizon in the evening causes a shorter time between successive moonrises. So, instead of rising 50 minutes after sunset the day after full moon, the moon might rise only 30 minutes, or less, after sunset.

That fact doesn’t seem earthshaking to us. But it was important to people in earlier times. For farmers bringing in the harvest, before the days of tractor lights, it meant there was no long period of darkness between sunset and moonrise for several days after full moon. And that meant farmers could work on in the fields, bringing in the crops by moonlight. Hence the name Harvest Moon.

(I condensed the article)

Written by Deborah Byrd , 14 September 08

Here is the view of the Harvest Moon in my backyard.

 

 

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OOPS!  Wrong Moon!!!!  

 

I should have got outside just as the sun was setting to take a picture of the moon. I'm sure I would have gotten the orange glow.  Oh well.  What do you expect from a Full Moon!!

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Have a Great Evening Everyone!

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Saturday, July 19, 2008