Jazzmin's Garden

Dance as though no one is watching you
Love as though you have never been hurt before
Sing as though no one can hear you
Live as though heaven is on earth
--Souza

"To announce that there must be no criticism of the president, or that we are to stand by the president right or wrong, is not only unpatriotic and servile, but is morally treasonable to the American public."
-- Theodore Roosevelt

Vive Bene. Spesso L'Amore. Di Risata Molto.
Live Well. Love Often. Laugh Much.

His name was Fleming, and he was a poor Scottish farmer. One day, while trying to make a living for his family, he heard a cry for help coming from a nearby bog. He dropped his tools and ran to the bog.

There, mired to his waist in black muck, was a terrified boy, screaming and struggling to free himself. Farmer Fleming saved the lad from what could have been a slow and terrifying death.

The next day, a fancy carriage pulled up to the Scotsman's sparse surroundings. An elegantly dressed nobleman stepped out and introduced himself as the father of the boy Farmer Fleming had saved.

"I want to repay you," said the nobleman. "You saved my son's life."

"No, I can't accept payment for what I did," the Scottish farmer replied waving off the offer. At that moment, the farmer's own son came to the door of the family hovel.

"Is that your son?" the nobleman asked.
"Yes," the farmer replied proudly.

"I'll make you a deal. Let me provide him with the level of education my own son will enjoy. If the lad is anything like his father, he'll no doubt grow to be a man we both will be proud of." And that he did.

Farmer Fleming's son attended the very best schools and in time, graduated from St. Mary's Hospital Medical School in London, and went on to become known throughout the world as the noted Sir Alexander Fleming, the discoverer of Penicillin.

Years afterward, the same nobleman's son who was saved from the bog was stricken with pneumonia.
What saved his life this time? Penicillin.

The name of the nobleman? Lord Randolph Churchill. His son's name?
Sir Winston Churchill.

Someone once said: What goes around comes around.

Two Tough Questions

Question 1:
If you knew a woman whom was pregnant, who had 8
kids already, three whom were deaf, two whom were
blind, one mentally retarded, and she had Syphilis,
would you recommend that she have an abortion?

Read the next question before looking at the
answer for this one.

Question 2:
It is time to elect a new world leader, and only your
vote counts. Here are the facts about the three leading
candidates.

Candidate A - Associates with crooked politicians,
and consults with astrologists. He's had two Mistresses.
He also chain smokes and drinks 8 to 10 martini's a day.

Candidate B - He was kicked out t of office twice,
sleeps until noon, used opium in college and
drinks a quart of whiskey every evening.

Candidate C - He is a decorated war hero.
He's a vegetarian, doesn't smoke, drinks an
occasional beer and never cheated on his wife.

Which of these candidates would be your Choice?
Decide first, no peeking! Then click the stars

for the answer.
And, by the way, the answer

to the abortion question.

Pretty interesting isn't it? Makes a person think before judging someone. Never be afraid to try something new.

Remember:
Amateurs built the Ark
Professionals built the Titanic and in case you
never saw this one...

Can you imagine working for a company that has a little more than 500 employees and has the following statistics:

* 29 have been accused of spousal abuse
* 7 have been arrested for fraud
* 19 have been accused of writing bad checks
*117 have directly or indirectly bankrupted at least 2 businesses
* 3 have done time for assault
* 71 cannot get a credit card due to bad credit
* 14 have been arrested on drug-related charges
* 8 have been arrested for shoplifting
* 21 are currently defendants in lawsuits
* 84 have been arrested for drunk driving in the last year

Can you guess which organization this is?

Give up yet?
It's the 535 members of the 1994-2006 United States Congress.
The same group of idiots that crank out hundreds of new laws each year designed to keep the rest of us in line.

Not really new information, but in light of recent developments I think it's something professional politicians have forgotten. Don't judge
people.