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9.29.2008 In this issue: 1. Reflections 2. FYI 3. What a guy 4. Reviews . . . TROPIC THUNDER, etc. 5. TV alert 6. One good deed 7. Websites 8. Computer tip 9. Where to live after retirement, part 2 of 2 10. A quote I like 11. Thought for the day 12. Advance planning department _________________________________________________________ 1. Reflections A. Cynthia, my beautiful bride, and I got through the attorney review process for the sale of our Belle Mead, NJ home . . . all went well, thanks in large part to the help our real estate attorney (John Dumont in Princeton; 609.688.8400, ext. 230) . . . he knows his stuff . . . the new buyers then had the house inspected, so we're now awaiting to hear from them about those results . . . and hoping that they can get through the process of obtaining a mortgage without tooooo much difficulty . . . keep your fingers crossed for us. B. Several folks have asked us about our plans for moving . . . if all goes well, we will have a closing sometime in October in New Jersey . . . we will then rent our home back from the new buyers until December 15 . . . we will probably move our stuff to North Carolina sometime in early December, then follow with the cats when we move out . . . I'll come up a few times per month from January to May, finishing my sabbatical and other work at Bucks County Community College and continuing as a mediator for the Trenton Municipal Court during the same time period. MANY THANKS to those who have already responded to my two questions from last week: * Any suggestions for the ways to make our move by car easier when traveling with our three cats? * Any ideas for a place for me to stay when I come up? (I'm looking for a room with a queen- or king-sized bed, TV, private bathroom, wireless access, and limited use of a refrigerator. A Bucks County locale would be my first choice, though Mercer County would also work. Naturally, I'd be willing to pay something.) Please continue to respond to either and/or both of the above. C. We then headed for Asheville for the weekend and the first few days of this week . . . our closing is tomorrow, September 30; more details on that in BLAINESWORLD #627. As we usually do when we go there, we're trying to check out places we've never been to . . . so one night we went to Kelsey's Restaurant in Hendersonville (828.693.6688) and ordered fish . . . see, a guy--yours truly--can change his spots . . . Cynthia enjoyed her salmon . . . my Alaskan whitefish was tasty, though I was disappointed that it had a light breading that had not been mentioned on the menu . . . if you go, see if you can sit by the fake waterfall . . . it's a nice view, and you even see the even faker mountains. Another night, our North Carolina realtor Suzanne Smith (828.254.7355) very graciously took us out for dinner to Province 620 in Asheville: http://www.province620.com Things started off well with great salads for all . . . I especially liked the raspberry balsamic dressing . . . Cynthia enjoyed her ribeye steak . . . the portion was very generous . . . my chicken was delicious, particularly the topping of cranberry, pecan and Mandarin oranges. We were joined by Don, her friend, who impressed us with his great looking shirt! On our final night, we went to Stone Ridge Tavern in Asheville (826.665.3333) . . . our herb tilapia dishes were both excellent, and we were appreciated the fine service we received from Jeremy. D. The folks in Asheville continue to impress us, too . . . specifically, we enjoyed meeting and working with: * Warren Fluharty, our decorator (832.271.1101) . . . he has already been most helpful to Cynthia, and we look forward to having him assist shaping up our home; * Jimmy Fox, manager of David's Bedrooms in Asheville (828.252.2337)--the place where we bought our new Tempur-Pedic bed . . . Monica Simpson, a sales associate, was also most friendly . . . we truly appreciated how she let us try out the mattress, even turning down the lights in the store for us so we could take a nap; and * Phil Murphy, whose Household Management company is designed to give us "less stress, more time" . . . he'll be helping us set up our electronic equipment, among other tasks . . . for more information, please click: http://go2guy.biz/ ***** BLAINESWORLD BEST AWARD ***** This week, it goes to Joan Weiss--my longtime colleague and friend at Bucks County Community College who passed away on Friday after a courageous battle with cancer.  There will not be a day that goes by when I won't think of her when I walk into Penn Hall, the building in which we both taught and had our office. Her enthusiasm and dedication were a constant inspiration to me, as well as to her many students. John McCabe, one of her many favorite students (in reality, I think all her students were her favorites), shared these thoughts about Joan with me: I was thinking, "What did Joan teach me?" Then, two seconds later, I stopped and said, "What didn't she teach me?" I have the quality of life I do now because of her. She taught me how to deal with any situation, how to treat people . . . and not only to be a success in life, but how to succeed as a person as well . . . overall, Joan taught me how to just give a damn. I also liked what Rabbi Elliot Perlstein noted at her funeral, "Today, a light went out in Bucks County." Joan taught in the Business Studies Department since 1983. She became a Sam Walton Free Enterprise Fellow by beginning a Students in Free Enterprise team at BCCC in 1990, which she led as faculty adviser for 15 years. Under her leadership, BCCC SIFE won international championships in 1997 and 1998; in 1997, she received the Jack Kahl Award as the Sam Walton Free Enterprise Fellow of the Year. In 2000-01, Prof. Weiss received the Lindback Distinguished Teaching Award. Prior to becoming a teacher, Joan was a buyer for Lit Brothers department store in Philadelphia. She also maintained her real estate license in Pennsylvania and was active with the YWCA of Bucks County, the Lower Bucks County Chamber of Commerce and Hadassah. Prof. Weiss leaves behind a husband, Dr. Frederick Weiss; a son, Saul, and his wife Alanna; a grandson, Darrian; and her parents, Fred and Sara Cantor. Contributions in her memory may be made to the Joan Weiss Legacy Scholarship Fund at the BCCC Foundation, 275 Swamp Road, Newtown, PA 18949 or by calling 215.968.8224. UPDATE: Several students have begun a push to have Penn Hall renamed Weiss Hall in Joan's honor . . . what a great idea! Back toTop _________________________________________________________ 2. FYI In working with others, consider this useful technique from Hale Dwoskin's THE SEDONA METHOD (see also Sections 4C, 10 and 11): Ask, don't tell. We've already discussed what happens when someone tells you that you have to, or should do, something. It immediately brings up resistance. Conversely, your imperatives also trigger resistance in others. So be clever. Avoid bringing up unnecessary resistance in others by asking them to do what you want them to do rather than telling them. If you get into this habit, you'll find that you get a lot more cooperation. By the way, I would also recommend that you communicate in this fashion with yourself, in order to get more cooperation and less resistance from within, as well. FYI, part 2 * Jason in Pennsylvania: Places to stay . . . we've had a lot of luck through a service called Couch Surfing: http://www.couchsurfing.com/ which is for short stays in people's homes. There is also a similar, more established program called the Evergreen Club: http://www.evergreenclub.com/ Thanks again for inviting us to your class; we enjoyed it. IF YOU'D LIKE TO ATTEND A CLASS: Your best bet is to check below, Section 12 . . . whenever I have something that I think would be of particular interest to readers, I post it there . . . that's where I also mention upcoming classes and/or seminars. * Arlene in Pennsylvania: Loved the story about the soldier who called his parents. Although a sad tale, it really made me think about the many who are coming home feeling like burdens. God bless them all. * Jim in Pennsylvania: My good friend, Ken McArthur is standing in a circus tent today asking 2,000 people to spread a message of hope to teenagers who don't think that life is worth living. I think it's a great message of hope for anyone and would love to see all of my readers think about spreading it today. Here's Ken's simple message for giving hope (and maybe saving someone's life!): G: Greet and meet: talk to others, smile, say hello, ask someone how they are doing. I: Involve yourself and others: find a cause you can support, volunteer, pledge resources. Get the people around you involved, especially if you see someone beginning to withdraw. Invite them to participate in some activity, to "get out" of their comfort zone. V: Validate others: tell others that they matter--especially family members and friends that you tend to see daily but may take for granted, give genuine complements. E: Empathize: be a listening ear, take time to be fully present, don't try to solve--just acknowledge someone's feeling/hurt. You can find out more about Ken's wonderful project with his Impact Action Team at: http://peek.snipurl.com/3vauy * Ruth in Pennsylvania: I keep reading your review of YOU CAN'T GET IT 'CAUSE YOU'VE ALREADY GOT IT! over and over again and love the passages you choose and how you introduced them to your audience. Thanks so much for the review. You really got it. Thanks! May we forward your quotes and this issue of your ezine to others? MY RESPONSE: YES to forwarding copy of both the newsletter and review. Other readers should feel free to do the same about anything they come across . . . and when you do, ALWAYS encourage your friends and relatives to sign-up for a FREE subscription to BLAINESWORLD . . . just have them drop an email to: bginbc@aol.com and put SUBSCRIPTION in subject line. * Arta in Pennsylvania: Have you seen the flyers for discounts at Borders for Teacher Discount on October 3 and 4? When I was there, they told me that Discounts were only for K-12 teachers, and I could not get a discount. Well, I was there last week and spent over $200.00. They said I did not qualify for any kind of discount because I am not K-12. I went to the website and saw something about Business and Educator Discount. I got an email, indicating that Professors do not qualify for either discount. I guess we are not Educators. MY TWO CENTS: This makes no sense to me . . . I believe Barnes & Noble has a similar policy . . . methinks that it is time to write them again . . . I've complained about this in the past to no avail, but maybe seeing Arta's email will get them to change their mind. * Carol in Pennsylvania, the proud grandmother, with a CORRECTION (sorry 'bout that): Mike & Nancy had their third son, Sean--not second. Ryan is son #1, Christopher is son #2 and Sean is now son #3. Back to Top _________________________________________________________ 3. What a guy Bill meets Doug shopping at the mall and sees he has a small gift-wrapped box. "It's my wife's birthday tomorrow." Doug said. "Last week I asked her what she wanted for her birthday." "And?" Bill inquired. "Well, she said 'Oh, I don't know. Just give me something with diamonds in it.' " "So what did you get her?" asked Bill. "I bought her a deck of cards!" Back to Top _________________________________________________________ 4. Reviews A. TROPIC THUNDER is still out in a few theaters . . . catch it, if you can; if not, put it on your list of films to rent when it comes out on DVD . . . it is a satire about Hollywood movie-making that had me laughing throughout . . . Ben Stiller, who also directed, stars as an action hero who has begun making many bad career choices . . . to redeem himself, he takes on a role in a Vietnam war flick that becomes complicated by the fact that real life druglords capture him . . . he is joined by Jack Black as an insecure comedy star going through heroin withdrawal and a very funny Robert Downey Jr.--so lost in his art that he undergoes an operation to become black . . . rated R. B. IRON MAN is now out in DVD format . . . my review from BLAINESWORLD #605 follows: You don't have to be a comic book fan to love IRON MAN, a terrific action film about a billionaire industrialist who changes the direction of his company after getting kidnapped . . . it has it all . . . there's great acting from Robert Downey Jr. as Tony Stark/Iron Man, Jeff Bridges (not playing his usual good guy) as the villain, Gwyneth Paltrow, and Terrence Howard . . . the special effects won't overwhelm you . . . there's some humor throughout . . . and even a touch of romance . . . also, the ending is as good as it gets . . . rated PG-13. C. Imagine if you could let go of any unwanted feelings . . . even better, think about how great it would be if you had a simple procedure that could help you achieve this state of mind in a very short period of time. That's the basis of THE SEDONA METHOD (see also Sections 2, 10 and 11) by Hale Dwoskin . . . the author actually gives you all the information that you would learn in one of his seminars. For example, to begin letting go, all you need to do is follow these five steps: * Step 1: Focus on an issue that you would like to feel better about, and then allow yourself to feel whatever you are feeling in this moment. Step 2: Ask yourself one of the following three questions: Could I let this feeling go? Could I allow this feeling to be here? Could I welcome this feeling? Step 3: No matter which question you started with, ask yourself this simple question: Would I? In other words: Am I willing to let go? Step 4: Ask yourself this simpler question: When? Step 5: Repeat the preceding four steps as often as needed until you feel free of that particular feeling. This seems so basic, yet the more I practice doing the above, the more it seems to get me "unstuck" from situations that have previously bothered me . . . part of this has to do with the tendency we all too often have to ask, "Why?" . . . Swoskin notes: * Wanting to understand or figure out why, or from where, problems arise can also be a major obstacle to letting them go. For we have to hold on to our problems in order to figure them out. Interestingly, if there is something that's important for you to understand, letting go of wanting to understand often brings the understanding that you've been seeking with a lot less effort. Ask yourself a question: Would I rather understand my problems or just be free of them? If you would rather be free, I highly recommend letting go of wanting to figure them out. As for the value of following the advice in THE SEDONA METHOD, I think nothing points it out better than the following passage: * There are a few important keys to improving relationships that are often overlooked. One is mutuality. If you are doing something internally or externally that is not mutual with your partner, it will only frustrate you both. Here is a simple example taken from my relationship with my wife. I used to enjoy only seeing "guy flicks," and Amy only wanted to see "chick flicks." It caused a dilemma with our TV watching and movie-going. Instead of trying to impose our will on each other, or assuming that one of us had to sacrifice for the other, which wouldn't have been a mutual solution, we openly discussed the issue, released our feelings about it, and began to identify movies that we both could enjoy. In fact, because we released to gain mutuality, we both are now more open to the other's tastes in movies and rarely disagree about our choices. When we do disagree, we simply go to see the movie our partner chose, if we feel mutual, or we go alone or with another friend. Either way, we're both a lot happier. I even enjoy most chick flicks now as much as I enjoy guy flicks. Amy likewise enjoys some guys flicks. One other thing I especially liked about the book were the many quotes from folks who have undergone training from Dwoskin or his associates. Such training--or reading THE SEDONA METHOD--should prove helpful to anybody who has ever had to inappropriately suppress his or her feelings. D. Heard SOMEWHERE IN HEAVEN: THE REMARKABLE LOVE STORY OF DIANA AND CHRISTOPHER REEVE by Christopher Andersen. Christopher Reeve, at one time, had it all . . . he was the star of four Superman movies and though his career had gone through some ups and downs, he was still a working actor who had both a loving wife and son . . . then in 1995, an equestrian accident paralyzed him from the neck down--making him "president of a club I never wanted to join." That is where his tale became even more interesting . . . his courage in fighting his battle inspired the nation until his unexpected death in 2004. Diana Reeve, his wife, stood by his side until the end . . . she then died, less than two years later, from lung cancer . . . perhaps no greater tribute to this woman was the fact that the foundation named initially by her husband was renamed the Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation. You'll be touched by SOMEWHERE IN TIME . . . I recommend it strongly . . . in addition, Edward Hermann's powerful narration will add to your enjoyment of the book. Back to Top _________________________________________________________ 5. TV alert A. The season finale of AMERICA'S GOT TALENT is on Wednesday at 9 p.m. on NBC . . . I'd like to see Nuttin But Stringz win, in large part because of the group's goal: to inspire as many people as possible with their sound and to let the world know that it's cool to play the violin! B. VICE PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE airs on Thursday at 9 p.m. on ABC, CBS, CNN, C-SPAN, FOX, FNC, MSNBC, NBC, and PBS . . . I'll be watching to see if Sarah Palin can keep up with smooth-talking Joe Biden. C. 4REAL is a new series that salutes community leaders around the world . . . the first show features Cameron Diaz spending time with a Peruvian medicine man intent on keeping tradition alive . . . premieres Sunday at 5 p.m. on THE CW. D. I'm a fan of Robert Carlyle (THE FULL MONTY, MARILYN HOTCHKISS' BALLROOM DANCING AND CHARM SCHOOL, etc.), so I'm looking forward to his role as a cold-blooded spy on "The Enemy," a five-part series on MASTERPIECE . . . begins Sunday at 9 p.m., but check local listings because PBS times and dates often vary. NOTE: If you also like Carlyle, make sure you catch him in the upcoming 24 prequel . . . he plays Jack Bauer's mentor. Back to Top _________________________________________________________ 6. One good deed A guy is at the Pearly Gates, hoping to be admitted. So St. Peter says to the guy, "I can't see that you did anything really good in your life, but you never did anything bad either. I tell you what, if you can tell me one really good deed that you did, you're in." So the guy says, "Once I was driving down the road and saw a gang of bikers assaulting this poor girl. So I pulled over, got out my car, grabbed a tire iron and walked straight up to the gang's leader--a huge ugly guy with a studded leather jacket, bald head but with hair all over his body and a chain running from his nose to his ear. "Undaunted, I ripped the chain out of his nose and ear and smashed him over the head with the tire iron. Then I turned around and, wielding my tire iron, yelled to the rest of them, 'You leave this poor, innocent lady alone! You're all a bunch of sick, deranged animals! Go home before I teach you all a lesson in pain!' " Impressed, St. Peter says, "Really? I can't seem to find this in your file. When did this happen?" "Oh . . . about two minutes ago." Back to Top _________________________________________________________ 7. Websites A. Ever need to be reminded to do something? If so, please click: http://www.hassleme.co.uk You can get FREE emails that will remind you about any goals you want to complete; e.g.: Go to the gym roughly every 4 days. Write an entry in my diary roughly every 3 days. Call your mother roughly every 7 days. Practice the piano roughly every 3 days. Go for a walk in the park roughly every 2 days. B. Is the customer always right? You can judge for yourself by clicking: http://www.NotAlwaysRight.com You'll find a compilation of actual conversations with customers, such as the following from Video Rental in Lansing, MI: Customer: “I want a free rental on my account for this movie!” Me: “Was the movie damaged? Did it skip or something?” Customer: “No, it sucked. I don't want to pay for a bad movie.” Me: “I'm sorry, ma'am. But we don't give free rentals on account of bad movies.” Customer: “But you people should have told me it was bad!” Me: “Well, I'm sorry. But we don't get to see all the movies we have here.” Customer: “I don't give a f***. This doesn't change the fact I want a free movie!” Me: “Like I said before, we don't give free rentals based on bad movies . . . [looks at movie] " . . . or bad taste.” Customer: “Huh? What do you mean?” Me: “You rented NINJA CHEERLEADERS. This would be like me going to a restaurant, ordering a rat on a stick, eating it, and then asking to get the meal free.” C. BLAINESWORLD, the website, remains up and running . . . to view it, please click: http://www.blainesworld.net In case you've always wondered how many other folks view it, make sure you check the counter in the lower left corner . . . pretty impressive, isn't it? D. D Anthony, a motivational author whose book I favorably reviewed in BLAINESWORLD #615: I've recently overhauled the book website: http://www.STSTheBook.com. If you get a chance to stop by, it would be great to know your thoughts. Back to Top _________________________________________________________ 8. Computer tip A friend sends me his newsletter by email . . . I have no problem with that . . . however, I do wish he would not send it as an attachment . . . my recommendation: just include the newsletter in the body of the email; e.g., like I do each week with this missive. Our college continually makes the same mistake . . . it sends out email with attachments and what happens is that many folks don't even bother downloading the attachments. In general, the attachments take time to download, and they may have viruses in them . . . also, every time you download such an attachment, you just add extra stuff on your hard drive that takes up valuable space. Back to Top _________________________________________________________ 9. Where to live after retirement, part 2 of 2 (concluded from last week) You can Live in the Deep South where: 1. You can rent a movie and buy bait in the same store. 2. "Y'all" is singular and "all y'all: is plural. 3. "He needed killin'' is a valid defense. 4. Everyone has 2 first names: Billy Bob , Jimmy Bob, Mary Sue, Betty Jean, Mary Beth, etc. You can live in Colorado where: 1. You carry your $3,000 mountain bike atop your $500 car. 2. You tell your husband to pick up Granola on his way home, and he stops at the day care center. 3. A pass does not involve a football or dating. 4. The top of your head is bald, but you still have a pony tail. You can live in the Midwest where: 1. You've never met any celebrities, but the mayor knows your name. 2. Your idea of a traffic jam is ten cars waiting to pass a tractor. 3. You have had to switch from "heat: to "A/C" on the same day. 4. You end sentences with a preposition: "Where's my coat at?" 5. When asked how your trip was to any exotic place, you say, "It was different!" AND You can live in Florida where: 1. You eat dinner at 4:15 in the afternoon. 2. All purchases include a coupon of some kind--even houses and cars. 3. Everyone can recommend an excellent dermatologist. 4. Road construction never ends anywhere in the state. 5 Cars in front of you are often driven by headless people. Back to Top _________________________________________________________ 10. A quote I like There is an acronym--FEAR equals False Evidence Appearing Real--that I often share with my students, because most people's fearful expectations are totally unfounded. Even when fears appear to have a foundation in reality, these are usually blown way out of proportion to the actual risk, if there even is any. It's clear that anything that can help us let go of fear more easily can make a tremendous difference in our lives.--Hale Dwoskin, author of THE SEDONA METHOD (see also Sections 2, 4C and 11) Back to Top _________________________________________________________ 11. Thought for the day You can tell when I REALLY like a book by the fact that I mention it four separate times in this missive . . . that's certainly the case with Hale Dwoskin's THE SEDONA METHOD (see also Sections 2, 4C and 10), source of the following passage: If you've ever been in a romantic relationship, you probably experienced what most people call the "honeymoon phase." Unless your relationship is brand-new, the kind of love, caring, and enjoyment that you experienced during that phase is probably only a memory by now. So, what's the difference between what you may be longingly looking back to as your honeymoon and what you are experiencing now? Simple: in the beginning of the relationship, you loved and accepted your partner as your partner was. You may even have loved your partner because he or she was a certain way, even if that way--or those certain qualities--now drives you crazy. Where a relationship can sour is at a point when your partner says or does something, or behaves in a particular way that you inwardly refuse to accept. You then start resisting that particular behavior or trait, while at the same time expecting the person to exhibit it again. . . . We change--or resist--about our partner, and then we start comparing everything they do to that internal list. If it matches, we add an inner check mark and resist it even more. Once we start this list, we are also constantly looking for items to add to it. This whole process usually spirals out of control and ends in separation, divorce, or in simply putting up with a relationship that is no longer supportive of both partners. There is a simple way to break this pattern and extend your honeymoon for the rest of your lives. First of all, burn your list. Unless you're determined to destroy your current relationship, continuing to add to and tweak your list is merely asking for trouble. Get into the habit of looking for what you can love and appreciate about your partner, rather than how they need to change or be fixed, and it will change the whole dynamic of your relationship. This is not a substitute for loving communication about things that your partner does that you would prefer he or she not do. Nor is it an excuse to allow your partner or you to continue indulging in obviously destructive behaviors. It is merely a way to start to tip the balance back to the way it was when you were enjoying your honeymoon. Back to Top _________________________________________________________ 12. Advance planning department A. McCarter Live: When Lanford Wilson's play "Talley's Folly" opened off-Broadway in 1979, Marshall W. Mason was the director. Thirty-one years later, Mason is guiding the acclaimed play again--this time at Princeton's McCarter Theatre. He comes to the Princeton Public Library at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday to discuss the Pulitzer Prize winning romantic comedy. Free. 6 Witherspoon St., Princeton. 609.924.9529. On the web: http://www.princetonlibrary.org/events/adults/b1c6d892-4b3b-9e47-bd5c-068d88d4efa1.html B. Charlene in Pennsylvania: COME VISIT MY STUDIO DURING THE 2008 PHILADELPHIA OPEN STUDIOS TOUR Saturday, October 11 and Sunday, October 12 Noon to 5 p.m. 1627 N. 2nd Street--3rd floor, Philadelphia, PA 215.925.2884 C. Natalie in Pennsylvania: Women’s Center presents Breast Cancer Awareness Day, Thursday, October 16, 11-3 p.m. Allied Health Building, Rooms 202-203, Newtown Campus, 275 Swamp Road, Newtown, PA. Drs. Beth DuPree, Catherine Carruthers and Stacy Krisher of the DSI Comprehensive Breast Care Center in Bensalem will discuss breast cancer screening and diagnosis; risk assessment and prevention and how women heal starting at noon. Lunch will be provided, so registration is required. To reserve your space, contact Natalie Kaye: 215.968.8015 or kayen@bucks.edu. D. With the theme of “GETTING DOWN 2 BUSINESS” Trenton Small Business Week is celebrating its 15th anniversary from October 20 to 24. The City of Trenton will play host to a weeklong celebration of activities for businesses, entrepreneurs, and individuals starting or changing careers. More than 35,000 business owners and entrepreneurs have benefited throughout the years from the activities of this special week, held in the fall of each year. Special seminars and workshops scheduled for the week include: The 4 Ways to Grow Your Business, What It Takes to Start Your Own Business, Lean tools for the Office, Green Cleaning, Podcasting--What It Is and the Advantages, Google Ad Words, How to Do Webinars, Your Guide to Purchasing a Franchise, and many more! For a full list of the week’s events, sponsorship opportunities and to register, visit: http://www.smallbizweek.com or call 609.771.2947. _________________________________________________________ PS. L' Shanah Tovah to all my Jewish friends and readers . . . this is Hebrew for a "a good and sweet year." Regardless of your religion, here's a way to make some big bucks . . . bet a nickel with any Jewish person that he or she doesn't know the actual year . . . very few will . . . the answer, by the way, is 5769. It seems like only yesterday it was 5768! Also, please join me in praying that we soon get our remaining soldiers back from Iraq and that peace resumes in Israel . . . and make it a great week! Back to Top ---------------------------------------------------------- SUBSCRIBE/UNSUBCRIBE INFORMATION To subscribe to this publication, please send an email to: bginbc@aol.com and put SUBSCRIBE in subject line . . . if you wish to unsubscribe, just send an email to same address and put UNSUBSCRIBE in subject line. |
