Posted: under Funny and Hilarious Jokes.
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While waiting for my first appointment in the reception room of
a new dentist, I noticed his certificate, which bore his full
name.
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Suddenly, I remembered that a tall, handsome boy with the same
name had been in my high school class some 30 years ago.
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Upon seeing him, however, I quickly discarded any such thought.
This balding, gray-haired man with the deeply lined face was too
old to have been my classmate.
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After he had examined my teeth, I asked him if he had attended
the local high school.
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“Yes,” he replied.
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“When did you graduate?” I asked.
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Apr 29 2012
Posted: under "A TASTE of the TROPICS", "SMILE" Jamaica ~ "Once You Go --- You Know".
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Jamaica’s
“Miss World 1976″
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Jamaican beauty, “Miss World 1976″, Cindy Breakspeare, as she appeared on the cover of the Miss World 1977 Souvenir Program
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Jazz musician and Miss World 1976 Cindy Breakspeare is the mother of Bob Marley’s son Damian Robert Nesta “Junior Gong” Marley (born July 21, 1978 in Kingston, Jamaica). He grew up to become a three time Grammy-winning reggae artist.
Stunning Cindy Breakspeare in official “Miss World” regalia in 1976
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Elegant Cindy Breakspeare attending “Miss World 50th Anniversary” in London, 2000
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Feb 19 2012
Posted: under "DID YOU KNOW".
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Whitney Houston (1963 - 2012)
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As would be expected from one of the most successful female singers of all time, Whitney Houston earned 26 Grammy nominations and six wins throughout her career. Here is a look back at some of her Grammy appearances over the years…

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Whitney Houston at the 36th Annual GRAMMY Awards on March 1, 1994 in New York City, New York. That year she won Album of the Year and Record of the Year for The Bodyguard Original Soundtrack and “I Will Always Love You.”
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Feb 12 2012
Posted: under "DID YOU KNOW", "LOVE is LOVELY".
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Aretha Franklin is engaged….

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Aretha Franklin is engaged to longtime friend William “Willie” Wilkerson.
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The Grammy-winning singer said in a statement Monday that she and Wilkerson are considering a summer wedding, perhaps in Miami Beach, Florida. The Queen of Soul wants to follow the ceremony with a reception on a private yacht.
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The 69-year-old jokes: “No, I’m not pregnant.”
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Franklin and Wilkerson became engaged over the holidays.
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Jan 03 2012
Posted: under "A Slice Of Life", "DID YOU KNOW", Inspirationals.
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As the First Lady of the United States, Michelle Obama has become a role model in the awareness arena for healthy eating, sharing her homegrown recipes via her cookbook. Next celebrity chef? She has also become a fashion icon and has been named by Forbes Magazine as the eighth most powerful woman in the world.
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First lady Michelle Obama speaks at the Democratic National Committee’s Women’s Leadership Forum in Washington….
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First lady Michelle Obama speaks on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Monday, Oct. 17, 2011, during an event to honor schools that met the first lady’s goal to double the number of participants in the HealthierUS School Challenge in year.
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Michelle Obama attends cultural performances in Brasilia, Brazil….
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Michelle Obama introduces President Barack Obama at a DNC fundraiser at Gotham Hall, New York-
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Michelle Obama gestures before introducing her husband President Barack Obama at a DNC fundraiser at Gotham Hall in New York. She’s mingled barefoot among Aspen’s elite, stirred a Vermont utility executive to tears and bucked up disenchanted New Yorkers. The 2012 presidential campaign is well under way for Michelle Obama, and the first lady is promising to put herself into the election effort like never before. More than a year from Election Day, she is hauling in millions in campaign cash and sketching a portrait of her husband drawn with an intimacy that no one else could duplicate.
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Michelle Obama speaks to children at Christ Church College in Oxford, England.-
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Michelle Obama speaks to children from Elizabeth Garrett Anderson school in London as they visit Christ Church College in Oxford, England.
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Dec 18 2011
Posted: under "A Slice Of Life", "When You're Down to Nothing God's UP to Something", Inspirationals.
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The Blessing Of Thorns
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Sandra felt as low as the heels of her shoes as she pushed
against a November gust and the florist shop door. Her life had
been easy, like a spring breeze. Then in the fourth month of
her second pregnancy, a minor automobile accident stole her
ease.
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During this Thanksgiving week she would have delivered a son.
She grieved over her loss. As if that weren’t enough, her
husband’s company threatened a transfer. Then her sister, whose
annual holiday visit she coveted, called saying she could not
come.
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What’s worse, Sandra’s friend infuriated her by suggesting her
grief was a God-given path to maturity that would allow her to
empathize with others who suffer. “She has no idea what I’m
feeling,” thought Sandra with a shudder.
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“Thanksgiving? Thankful for what?” she wondered aloud. For a
careless driver whose truck was hardly scratched when he rear-
ended her? For an airbag that saved her life but took that of
her child?
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“Good afternoon, can I help you?”
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The shop clerk’s approach startled her.
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“I….I need an arrangement, “stammered Sandra. “For
Thanksgiving?
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Do you want beautiful but ordinary, or would you like to
challenge the day with a customer favorite I call the
Thanksgiving Special?” asked the shop clerk.
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“I’m convinced that flowers tell stories,” she continued.
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“Are you looking for something that conveys ‘gratitude’ this
Thanksgiving?
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“Not exactly!” Sandra blurted out. “In the last five months,
everything that could go wrong has gone wrong. ” Sandra
regretted her outburst, and was surprised when the shop clerk
said, “I have the perfect arrangement for you.”
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Then the door’s small bell rang, and the shop clerk said, “Hi
Barbara…let me get your order.” She politely excused herself
and walked toward a small workroom, then quickly reappeared,
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Apr 06 2010