Wilfong's Love of Life

TRIVIA & MORE 11/22/09

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 19:37:00 GMT

Good afternoon friends..It's a beautiful day here in Indiana..Not a cloud in the sky...I am so jubilant about this gorgeous day God has given us that I thought of an old gospel song that about sums up my feelings on it...Here are Willie Nelson and Dyan Cannon singing Unclouded Day...This scene is from the movie where they starred together "On the Road Again "...Turn up your volume on this one as the sound is a bit subdued..All of you have a wonderful Sunday and my your day be unclouded ....Hugsss...Pat

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TRIVIA ANSWERS:

REPOSSESSED

FROM HERE TO ETERNITY

THE WAY IT IS(BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN)

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BLESSINGS

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TRIVIA & MORE

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 19:52:00 GMT

Good afternoon friends...Finally a beautiful sunny day with the temps in the 50's...My kind of fall weather...:)..It's going to be a busy weekend with preparations to leave on Tues. for a few days...Making a 4 hr . road trip to my sister's for the Thanksgiving celebration and will not return until Friday...

Today my post is so heart-warming with a valuable lesson we can all learn...the lesson of sensitivity and TLC...As to the validity of this story , I can't say...But it is worth the read whether true or imagination...Wishing each if you a safe and pleasant week -end ..hugsss...Pat

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TEDDY

Teddy

As she stood in front of her 5th grade class on the

very first day of school, she told the children an

untruth. Like most teachers, she looked at her

students and said that she loved them all the same.

However, that was impossible, because there in the

front row, slumped in his seat, was a little boy named

Teddy Stoddard.

Mrs. Thompson had watched Teddy the year before

and noticed that he did not play well with the other

children, that his clothes were messy and that he

constantly needed a bath. In addition, Teddy could

be unpleasant. It got to the point where Mrs.

Thompson would actually take delight in marking

his papers with a broad red pen, making bold X's

and then putting a big 'F' at the top of his papers.

At the school where Mrs. Thompson taught, she was

required to review each child's past records and she

put Teddy's off until last. However, when she

reviewed his file, she was in for a surprise.

Teddy's first grade teacher wrote, 'Teddy is a

bright child with a ready laugh. He does his work

neatly and has good manners... he is a joy to be

around..'

His second grade teacher wrote, 'Teddy is an excellent

student, well liked by his classmates, but he is

troubled because his mother has a terminal illness and

life at home must be a struggle.'

His third grade teacher wrote, 'His mother's death

has been hard on him. He tries to do his best, but his

father doesn't show much interest, and his home life

will soon affect him if some steps aren't taken.'

Teddy's fourth grade teacher wrote:,

'Teddy is withdrawn and doesn't show much interest in

school. He doesn't have many friends and he

sometimes sleeps in class.'

By now, Mrs. Thompson realized the problem and she

was ashamed of herself. She felt even worse when

her students brought her Christmas presents,

wrapped in beautiful ribbons and bright paper,

except for Teddy's. His present was clumsily

wrapped in the heavy, brown paper that he got from

a grocery bag. Mrs. Thompson took pains to open it in

the middle of the other presents. Some of the

children started to laugh when she found a rhinestone

bracelet with some of the stones missing, and a bottle that

was one-quarter full of perfume.. But she stifled the

children's laughter when she exclaimed how pretty

the bracelet was, putting it on, and dabbing some of

the perfume on her wrist. Teddy Stoddard stayed

after school that day just long enough to say,

'Mrs. Thompson, today you smelled just like my Mom

used to.'

After the children left, she cried for at least an hour.

. On that very day, she quit teaching reading, writing

and arithmetic. Instead, she began to teach children.

Mrs. Thompson paid particular attention to Teddy. As

she worked with him, his mind seemed to come alive.

The more she encouraged him, the faster he respond-

ed. By the end of the year, Teddy had become one of

the smartest children in the class and, despite her lie

that she would love all the children the same, Teddy

became one of her 'teacher's pets..'

A year later, she found a note under her door, from

Teddy, telling her that she was the best teacher he e

ver had in his whole life.

Six years went by before she got another note from

Teddy. He then wrote that he had finished high school,

third in his class, and she was still the best teacher he

ever had in life.

Four years after that, she got another letter, saying

that while things had been tough at times, he'd stayed

in school, had stuck with it, and would soon graduate

from college with the highest of honours. He assured

Mrs. Thompson that she was still the best and favorite

teacher he had ever had in his whole life.

Then four more years passed and yet another letter

came. This time he explained that after he got his

bachelor's degree, he decided to go a little further.

The letter explained that she was still the best and

favorite teacher he ever had. But now his name was a

little longer.... The letter was signed, Theodore F.

Stoddard, MD.

The story does not end there. You see, there was yet

another letter that spring. Teddy said he had met this

girl and was going to be married. He explained that

his father had died a couple of years ago and he was

wondering if Mrs. Thompson might agree to sit at the

wedding in the place that was usually reserved for the

mother of the groom. Of course, Mrs. Thompson did.

And guess what? She wore that bracelet, the one

with several rhinestones missing. Moreover, she made

sure she was wearing the perfume that Teddy

remembered his mother wearing on their last

Christmas together.

They hugged each other, and Dr. Stoddard

whispered in Mrs. Thompson's ear, 'Thank you Mrs.

Thompson for believing in me. Thank you so much for

making me feel important and showing me that I

could make a difference.'

Mrs. Thompson, with tears in her eyes, whispered

back.. She said, 'Teddy, you have it all wrong. You

were the one who taught me that I could make a

difference. I didn't know how to teach until I met

you.'

(For you that don't know, Teddy Stoddard is the Dr

at Iowa Methodist in Des Moines that has the

Stoddard Cancer Wing.)

Warm someone's heart today. . . pass this along.

I love this story so very much, I cry every time I

read it. Just try to make a difference in someone's

life today? tomorrow? just 'do it'.

Random acts of kindness, I think they call it!

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TRIVIA ANSWERS:

Dr. Strangelove

Cape Fear

Poison

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BLESSINGS

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TRIVIA

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:48:00 GMT

Good evening friends..

.It has been one of those days..In and out of this place like a Jack -in-the-box!.Just got on the computer a few minutes ago...Hope this day has been a good one for all of you...The sun finally appeared today and it was a welcome change from all of the rain and dreariness...The week end is going to be especially busy for me making preparations for the upcoming Thanksgiving...May you all have a relaxing evening this evening and TGIF...:)...Hugsss...Pat

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Trivia Answers:

The Nutty Professor

Fargo

Turn

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BLESSINGS

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TRIVIA & MORE

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 20:19:00 GMT

The Afterlife

A couple made a deal that whoever died first would

come back and inform the other of the after life.

Their biggest fear was that there was no

after life. After a long life, the husband was the first

to go, and true to his word he made contact.

'Mary. Mary. Are you there?'

'Is that you, Fred?'

Yes. I've come back like we agreed.'

'What's it like?'

'Well, I get up in the morning, I have sex, I have

breakfast, then off to the golf course, I have sex,

I bathe in the sun, and then I have sex, I have lunch,

another romp around the golf course, then sex pretty

much all afternoon. After supper golf course again.

Then have sex until late at night. The next day it starts

all over again.'

'Oh, Fred you surely must be in heaven.'

'Not exactly, I'm a rabbit in Saskatchewan .'

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Good afternoon friends...Another gloomy, chilly, rainy day here ...I thought a little humor would be in order to lighten one's spirits...Got this from, a friend and I'm passing it on to you ...Hope you got a chuckle or two...:)..Blessings and big hugsss...Pat

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TRIVIA ANSWERS:

HARVEY

THE TROUBLE WITH HARRY

VENTURED

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BLESSINGS

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TRIVIA & MORE

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:51:00 GMT

Cough Cure

John was a clerk in a small drugstore but he was

not much of a salesman. He could never

find the item the customer wanted.

Bob, the owner, had had about enough

and warned John that the next sale

he missed would be his last.

Just then a man came in coughing and

he ask John for their best cough syrup.

Try as he might John could not find the

cough syrup. Remembering Bob's warning

he sold the man a box of laxatives

and told him to take it all at once.

The customer did as John said and then

walked outside and leaned against a lamp post.

Bob had seen the whole thing and came

over to ask John what had transpired.

"He wanted something for his cough

but I couldn't find the cough syrup.

I substituted laxatives and told him

to take it all at once," John explained.

"Laxatives won't cure a cough!"

Bob shouted angrily.

"Sure it will," John said, pointing at

the man leaning on the lamp post.

"Look at him. He's afraid to cough."

TRIVIA ANSWERS:

HIGHLANDER

TRIGGER HAPPY

TIME

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BLESSINGS

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DOGGIE AT SCHOOL

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 04:56:00 GMT

DOGGIE AT SCHOOL

A dog had followed his owner to school. His owner was a fourth

grader at a public elementary school. However, when the bell

rang, the dog sidled inside the building and made it all the way

to the child's classroom before a teacher noticed and shooed

him outside, closing the door behind him. The dog sat down,

whimpered and stared at the closed doors. Then God appeared

beside the dog, patted his head, and said

' Don't feel bad fella'...they won't let ME in either'

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IN GOD WE TRUST!!

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TRIVIA & MORE

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 18:22:00 GMT

Good afternoon friends...It is another chilly , rainy day here...Nice for the ducks but I can do without it...:(.. To lighten the spirits I have chosen a video by two "heavy weights" in the industry...( No they are not over weight--LOL)..These two sound great solo or together as they are doing both in this number...Willie Nelson and Sheryl Crow sing 'City of New Orleans'...This has always been one of my favorites and I hope you enjoy it too...May you be blessed with all of those treasures of the heart...Hugss...Pat

TRIVIA ANSWERS:

ORDINARY PEOPLE

HIRED TO KILL

THE BOYS OF SUMMER( DON HENLEY)

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BLESSINGS

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TRIVIA & MORE

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 18:45:00 GMT

Climb Until Your Dream Comes True

Often your tasks will be many,
and more than you think you can do
Often the road will be rugged
and the hills insurmountable, too

Always remember, the hills ahead
Are never as steep as they seem,
And with faith in your heart start upward
And climb 'till you reach your dream,

Nothing in life that is worthy
Is ever too hard to achieve
If you have the courage to try it
And you have the faith to believe...

Faith is a force that is greater
Than knowledge or power or skill
And many defeats turn to triumph
If you trust in God's wisdom and will

Faith is a mover of mountains,
There's nothing that God cannot do,
So start out today with faith in your heart

And Climb Until Your Dream Comes True.

~ HELEN STEINER RICE ~

Good afternoon friends...It is a wet rainy day here ...I hope each and every one of you find your mountains not too steep and your dreams within reach...Hugsss.....Pat

TRIVIA ANSWERS:

ANALYZE THIS

AND JUSTICE FOR ALL

DONE

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BLESSINGS

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TRIVIA & MORE...11/15/09

Sun, 15 Nov 2009 17:14:00 GMT

Good afternoon friends...Our sun decided to hide its face behind an overcast sky, today ...But I'm feeling so much better, now..In fact I'm nearly back to my old self after that mild case of flu I've had all week...

We know that angels come in many forms and ages...Today's post is about one such individual...This little girl is amazing for one so young...She surely must be an emissary from God...This story was in Guidepost and I've snagged it from there to share with you...May you be inspired by this account and may God bless you abundantly...Hugsss...Pat

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Friend in Deed

Arabella Uhry's mission: to help kids with

serious illnesses by giving them the most

important gift of all: friendship.

By Jen MacNeil, New York, New York

Ten-year-old Arabella Uhry has a busy schedule—

school, fencing, Chinese classes, homework. But she's never

too busy to brighten the life of a child who is too sick

to do all that she does.

A few years ago, Arabella heard about a girl named

Marissa, who had an inoperable brain tumor. There

was a connection there: They'd both been adopted

from China as infants.

"I started writing to her," Arabella says. "Marissa

fought so hard. When she passed away, I wanted to

remember her by helping other kids with serious

illnesses." How? By just being their friend.

Arabella understands that for kids with cancer,

their illness is a constant topic of discussion.

Her letters give them a chance to think about something else.

"I pretend I'm writing someone who doesn't have

cancer," says Arabella. "I base my letters on things

I talk about with my school friends. Like, 'Have you

seen the new Harry Potter movie?'" She's careful,

though, not to make her pen pals feel left out.

"I won't mention going ice-skating if they can't do

it anymore."

Arabella also wants to raise awareness about childhood

cancers. She's writing a book about the healing powers

children have with each other and plans to include a

diagnosis card to help parents determine whether a

child has a brain tumor.

"When you're five years old, you don't know how to

tell someone you don't feel well," Arabella says, noting

that brain tumors can cause personality changes.

"An adult might think the child is just misbehaving."

The message Arabella hopes to pass on to other kids

is one she learned from her friends with cancer:

"You're never too young to make a difference.

It's not the number of years of a life, but what someone

does with them." At 10, Arabella's done a lot, we think.

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TRIVIA ANSWERS:

MESSAGE IN A BOTTLE

BULLETS OVER BROADWAY

PEOPLE ARE STRANGE (THE DOORS)

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BLESSINGS

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TRIVIA & MORE

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 17:59:00 GMT

Good afternoon friends...For some reason I'm

having posting difficulty . Hopefully you will

be able to access this link , even if you have

to copy it and enter it manually..It is worth

the effort..This is like nothing I've ever

seen before...Wishing many blessings on you and

all you hold dear...Hugss...Pat

  
    
    
    http://www.snotr.com/video/3331
    
    
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    TRIVIA ANSWERS..
    
    CROCODILE DUNDEE
    BLADE RUNNER
    MOUTH
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    BLESSINGS

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