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   Let's Not Fly South this Winter  

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   Say That Again, Sam  

   Where the Truth Lies    

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Lets Not Fly South This Winter:

A little robin named Sport decided he’d rather not fly south for the winter.    As snow began to fly and the streams iced over, he reluctantly came to the conclusion that he'd made a big mistake  --- that he'd better head south.   As Sport rose high into  the scurly sky, the air felt even colder and the winds more fierce.

He flew as straight south as he could and yet the wind threw him about with utter disdain.   After flying for what seems like forever, his wings began to ice over.   Fly as he might, his wings soon froze to the point of almost no movement and so, he half glided half plummeted toward earth.

Through frosted eyebrows he saw an open spot among the trees.   Navigating as best he could, Sport plummeted into a farm yard and landed among the cows.   He rolled over twice, skidded into a clump of hay and just lay there ruing the day he decided to spend the winter in Maine.   

At this very moment and with total unawareness of the robin,  one of the cows came along  and dropped a warm wet cow pie right on top of him.    Struggling frantically, Sport managed to stick his head up and take a breath.   He gasped at the smell,  but immediately noticed that whatever he was in, it was very warm.   He soon stopped shivering.   As he became warm and comfortable, he did as birds do,  he began to chirp.   Closing his eyes Sport thought thoughts of the southern sun.    Spontaneously,  he chirped again.   

Unfortunately for Sport, his chirping sparked the curiosity of Freddy, the barnyard cat.   So Freddy, who did as cats do, came along to investigate.   He found Sport, chirping away with his eyes closed.   Since Sport had no idea what was going on around him, he was an easy target for Freddy.   Freddy hauled Sport out of the manure pile and then promptly ate him.   

So in fond memory of Sport remember this.   Not everyone who dumps on you is not your enemy.   Not everyone who hauls you out of shit is your friend, and above all,  if you are warm and comfortable,  keep your eyes open and your mouth shut.  

____________________ Author Unknown

Quotes     

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Nowadays, if it looks like a duck and quacks like a duck, it probably isn't a duck at all, but only something someone wants you to believe is a duck.   Maybe, that's why they're called decoys.

_______________ Christopher Toussaint --  http://www.freespiritproductions.com

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God, grant me patience, NOW!

____________________ Author Unknown

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God, grant me chastity, but not now.

____________________ Saint Augustine, author of the Roman Catholic, anti-sexual theology that is still today the basis of Christianity.

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I've had a perfectly wonderful evening, but this wasn't it.

____________________ Groucho Marx

Years ago, when man cursed and beat the Earth with sticks, it was called witchcraft.   Today it's known as golf.

____________________ Author Unknown

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The human race has one really effective weapon, and that is laughter.

 ____________________ Mark twain

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Nobody ever died of laughter.

 ____________________ Max Beerborn

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