Thoughts For The New Year
~ For every minute of anger we lose
sixty seconds of happiness.
~ There are 52 bones in the human foot,,,,something to remember the
next time you put your foot in your mouth.
~ All the flowers of tomorrow are in the seeds of today.
~ The world is made up of the haves, the have nots, and the haven't
paid for it yet.
~ Don't be so open-minded that your brain falls out!
~ If at first you DO succeed, try not to look astonished.
Some Little Known Facts
...
The next time you are washing your hands and complain because
the water temperature isn’t just how you like it, think about how
things used to be...Here are some facts about the 1500’s.
· In
the late 1700s, many houses consisted of a large room with only one
chair. Commonly, a long wide board was folded down from the wall and
used or dining. The "head of the household" always sat in the chair
while everyone else ate sitting on the floor. Once in a while, a guest
(who was almost always a man) would be invited to sit in this chair
during a meal. To sit in the chair meant you were important and in
charge. Sitting in the chair, one was called the "chair man." Today
in business we use the expression or title "Chairman" or "Chairman of
the Board."
·
Common entertainment included playing cards. However, there was a tax
levied when purchasing playing cards but only applicable to the "Ace
of Spades." To avoid paying the tax, people would purchase 51 cards
instead. Yet, since most games require 52 cards, these people were
thought to be stupid or dumb because they weren't "playing with a full
deck."
