Saint Patrick’s Day

March 17, 2009 
You are supposed to wear a little green today in honor of St. Patrick’s Day.  I have to admit that I don’t know a lot about this “holiday”, but we could learn a little from the following links:

• Wikipedia, On St. Patrick’s Day
• History of St. Patrick’s Day
• Customs of St. Patrick’s Day
  

The Air Traffic Flow
Have you every wondered how many flights were in the air during a day, and what the flow of air traffic looked like. Well, even if you haven’t, you’ll be amazed at this 72 second video that shows all the air traffic in a typical 24 hour time period. Each yellow dot represents an airplane.

After watching that, you may wonder how air travel is the safest way to travel. But isn’t that a a great visual method of showing lots of data in a meaningful graphical manner!?

Gone Fishing
I called Swann’s Marina yesterday and heard a good fishing report. So I decided that today might be a good day to head back to Douglas Lake for some fat crappie. The weather looks accommodating with mostly sunny skies, high around 70, with light winds. I’ll let you know tomorrow if we do any good.

A bad day of fishing is better
than a good day of work.

 

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Tennessee Granddaddy Says:
Be the first to smile at people you see today.
You’ll get repaid with a nice smile in return, I bet.

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Quote of the Day
Be not angry that you cannot make others
as you wish them to be, since you cannot
make yourself as you wish to be. 
~Thomas à Kempis

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Joke of the Day

Doctor Bloomfield, who was known for extraordinary treatment of arthritis, had a waiting room full of people when a little old lady, almost bent over in half, shuffled in slowly, leaning on her cane.

When her turn came, she went into the doctor's office, and, amazingly, emerged within 5 minutes walking completely erect with her head held high.

A woman in the waiting room who had seen all this rushed up to the little old lady and said, "It's a miracle! You walked in bent in half and now you're walking erect. What did that doctor do?"

"Gave me a longer cane."

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Thinking Fishing

Douglas Crappie
Warm weather is coming and I’m thinking about getting on the lake and doing a little fishing for some of those nice fat crappie.

I worked on my fishing tackle yesterday. I put new fishing line on 16 reels, and got the reels rigged on each rod, and I have a jig-head attached to most of the rods and reels. I also went through my plastic baits and organized them.  I hope to clean the boat tomorrow. I’m getting ready to a fishing!

Just so you will know what it’s like, here’s a short video I put together last year, showing my two fishing buddies catching a crappie on Douglas Lake.
 

I hope we have some days like that in 2009!

 

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Tennessee Granddaddy Says:
What are the “drivers” in your life?
Could it be pleasure, popularity, occupation,
guilt, bitterness, money? 
…Or are you driven by God’s purpose for your life?

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Quote of the Day

If a fellow isn't thankful for what he's got, he isn't likely to be thankful for what he's going to get. 
~Frank A. Clark

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Joke of the Day

“If I sold my house and my car, had a big garage sale, and gave all my money to the church, would that get me into heaven?" I asked the children in my Sunday school class.

"NO!" the children all answered.

"If I cleaned the church every day, mowed the yard, and kept everything neat and tidy, would that get me into heaven?"

Once more they all answered, "NO!"

"Well, then, if I was kind to animals and gave candy to all the children and loved my wife, would that get me into heaven?" I asked them again.

Once more they all answered, "NO!"

"Well," I continued, thinking they were a good bit more theologically sophisticated than I had given them credit for, "Then how can I get into heaven?"

A five-year-old boy shouted out, "YOU GOTTA BE DEAD!"

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