MONDAY'S ENTRY # TWO THOUSAND & FORTY TWO.

" Time is so precious-do not waste it."
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I am glad to see another good Monday morning, I am wanting to get back to my keyboard, and the weather is improving a little. No snow this morning and A temperature of 18 at 3 a.m. I know that the birds will be happy to see me this morning.
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http://weather.aol.com/forecast/todays/usa/tennessee/knoxville/id/37920.
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.This above is the forecast for East Tennessee. You can also get your own local weather by typing in your zip code. This reports changes as the day goes on so the report you get is always current. At 3 A.M. the temperature is 14 degrees. I always look at our weather first thing in the morning this season of the year it is important to us . DAD.
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Record Relics ..Check on this today, you will be interested. Dad.
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'' Growing tomato plants is easy. They produce an abundance of fruit. The best tomato, is one that ripens on the vine. With a wide range of varieties to choose from, there is a tomato plant that's just right for every home gardener".I need to give credit to The Garden Net work for this above. DAD..
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.DAD'S FRIED GREEN TOMATOES Shared with everyone in the world On this site you will find the recipe for Dad's Fried Green Tomatoes, as well as other delicious tomato recipes.
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DAD'S MEMOIRS AND THOUGHTS Shared with everyone in the world ..SONGBIRD AND ROSE GARDEN Shared with everyone in the world.

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DAD'S TOMATO GARDEN Shared with everyone in the world...
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Dad's Tomato Problem Solver Site Shared with everyone in the world. .
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Look to your right in the side bar and see Dad's Tomato Garden Album. from the year 2009. Dad.
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Maybe you like Starbuck's coffee so much because you are like the strong coffee bean in this story. Thanks Betty and Joan.
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A Motivational Smile - Are you a Carrot, an Egg or Coffee Bean?
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By Author Unknown
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A young woman went to her mother and told her about her life, and how things were so hard for her. She did not know how she was going to make it, and wanted to give up. She was tired of fighting and struggling. It seemed as one problem was solved a new one arose.

Her mother took her to the kitchen. She filled three pots with water. In the first pot, she placed carrots, in the second she placed eggs and the last she placed ground coffee beans. She let them sit and boil without saying a word. In about twenty minutes she turned off the burners. She fished the carrots out and placed them in a bowl. She pulled the eggs out and placed them in a bowl. Then she ladled the coffee out and placed it in a bowl.

Turning to her daughter, she asked, "Tell me what do you see?" "Carrots, eggs, and coffee," she replied.

She brought her closer and asked her to feel the carrots. She did and noted that they got soft. She then asked her to take the egg and break it. After pulling off the shell, she observed the hard-boiled egg. Finally, she asked her to smell and sip the coffee. The daughter smiled, as she smelled and tasted its rich aroma. The daughter then asked, "What's the point, mother?"

Her mother explained that each of these objects had faced the same adversity- boiling water-but each reacted differently.
- The carrot went in strong, hard and unrelenting. However, after being subjected to the boiling water, it softened and became weak.
- The egg had been fragile. Its thin outer shell had protected its liquid interior. But, after sitting through the boiling water, its inside became hardened.
- The ground coffee beans were unique, however. After they were in the boiling water they had changed the water.

"Which are you?" she asked her daughter. "When trials and adversity knock on your door, how do you respond? Are you a carrot, an egg, or a coffee bean?"

Think of this: Which am I?

Am I the carrot that seems strong, but with pain and adversity, do I wilt and become soft and lose my strength?

Am I the egg that starts with a passive heart, but changes with the heat? Did I have a fluid spirit, but after a death, a financial hardship or some other trial, have I become hardened and stiff? Does my shell look the same, but on the inside, am I bitter and tough with a stiff spirit and a hardened heart?

Or, am I like the coffee bean? The bean actually changes the hot water, the very circumstance that brings the pain. When the water gets hot, it releases the fragrance and flavor. If you are like the bean, when things are at their worst, you become better and change the situation around you.

When the hours are the darkest and trials are their greatest do you elevate to another level?
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This above was sent to me by my Friend Joan. Joan tells me that her sister Betty who lives in Honolulu sent this to her. Thanks Betty and Thanks Joan this is so good. Dad.
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Web Cams and Skype Here is a note from Jim: "Our granddaughter, Kara, has a new web cam. And it motivated Dad and me to also get web cams. We now have web cams installed and are learning to use Skype. I think it will be interesting to keep touch with some of our friends that lives far away. We are looking forward to using the cams to keep in touch with our friends in Ireland, Columbia, Australia and Mexico as well in other places in the USA. If any of our friends would like to join Dad and I we will give you the way to get to us, DAD & Jim. J
(Jim's is jrw5255 and Dad's is Dad6416. )
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I am always in a hurry to get to Sara's link Sara's Dog Training blog on Monday morning which will always take me right to something that brings me my Smile. I do not bother them on Sunday morning. They all three need their rest. DAD.
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Shooting My Universe
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LEARN BIRD SONGS
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I Must stop, I imagine that you have already stopped reading way back up on the page, I really don't blame you. I am going to try and slip in again in the morning. I will try to be a little quieter. Just be sure to help me keep our smile and kindness going on. We might meet some one in need today.

BYE BYE DAD.

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