Monday Morning Friends Report, July 14, 2008

Lots of people are off on vacations here and there, but some stay in touch even then with their friends back at BIRCHES.
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What some people are doing:

SCOT - planning fishing trips on the Great Lakes.

DASHMANN and SKUZZA - going up North for a few days.

ALICE - Back to Alabama? Maybe

IRISH MIKE and AMY - Son off to Europe for school and travel.

MARSHA - heading home for South Carolina after two weeks in Michigan.

SPARTY and GIGI - Heading for Wisconsin after a camping trip with the family

BILL FROM WNNCO - is back racing again. Good luck!

MARGARET - home from Missouri.
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What folks are smiling at: [Most images are enlarged if you click on them]

'True Patriotism' from DASHMANN:


FROM DIG S:



from MIKE C. almost from CARROLLTON: quotations from the church bulletin

1.The Fasting & Prayer Conference includes meals.
2. The sermon this morning: 'Jesus Walks on the Water.' The sermon tonight: 'Searching for Jesus.'
3. Ladies, don't forget the rummage sale. It's a chance to get rid of those things not worth keeping around the house. Bring your husbands.
4. The peacemaking meeting scheduled for today has been canceled due to a conflict.
5. Don't let worry kill you off - let the Church help.
6. Next Thursday there will be tryouts for the choir. They need all the help they can get.
7. Low Self Esteem Support Group will meet Thursday at 7 PM. Please use the back door.

from JERRY:


FROM JERRY: California Telephone Survey

The latest telephone poll taken by the California Governor's office,
asked whether people who live in California think illegal immigration
is a serious problem:
29% of respondents answered: 'Yes, it is a serious problem.'
71% of respondents answered: 'No es una problema seriosa.'


from BILL FROM WNNCO:



From JOE who does not read this blog:

Summer Classes for Men 

@ the

ADULT LEARNING CENTER

REGISTRATION MUST BE COMPLETED 

by Thursday, July 30th 2008 

NOTE: DUE TO THE COMPLEXITY AND DIFFICULTY LEVEL

OF THEIR CONTENTS, CLASS SIZES WILL BE LIMITED TO 8 PARTICIPANTS MAXIMUM 

Class 1

How To Fill Up The Ice Cube Trays--Step by Step, with Slide Presentation. 

Meets 4 weeks, Monday and Wednesday for 2 hours beginning 7:00 PM. 

Class 2 

The Toilet Paper Roll--Does It Change Itself? 

Round Table Discussion. 

Meets 2 weeks, S Saturday 12:00 for 2 hours. 

Class 3 

Is It Possible To Urinate Using The Technique Of Lifting The Seat and Avoiding The Floor, Walls and Nearby Bathtub?--Group Practice. 

Meets 4 weeks, Saturday 10:00 PM for 2 hours.

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What some folks have been reading or talking about :

DIG S - sent this reference to an article which is fascinating: "John McCain Does Know the Price of Gas .." Recommended : CLICK

JERRY -
Excerpt from "Where Have All the Leaders Gone?" by Lee Iacocca with Catherine Whitney
CLICK ?

ALICE - How employers are using a huge hole in Federal Law to deny benefits to workers who have earned thm. (Yes, it's happened to her!) CLICK