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The days are getting shorter at Cybersalt World Headquarters. A couple of times this past week I walked to the edge of the hill next to us to watch the sunset: a nice break from working in my downstairs office. The Bible says there is no sun or moon in Heaven (Revelation 21:23, Revelation 22:5) which means sunsets and sunrises are things only for this life. I know I won't miss them in Heaven because there will surely be Someone better who lights the place up (Jesus) but I am going to enjoy them while I have them just the same.
Today's video share shows a spectacular volcanic eruption. The thing that gets me is that anyone who lives near the camera that recorded this totally missed the good part because it took so long for the boom to get to them so they could look to see what had happened. I personally would find that to be a huge bummer!
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Enjoy the rest of today's digest!
~ Pastor Tim
Wig Eye Witness
While my friend was working as a receptionist for an eye surgeon, a very angry woman stormed up to her desk.
"Someone stole my wig while I was having surgery yesterday," she complained.
The doctor came out and tried to calm her down.
"I assure you that no one on my staff would have done such a thing," he said. "Why do you think it was taken here?"
"After the operation, I noticed the wig I was wearing was cheap-looking and ugly."
"I think" explained the surgeon gently, "that means your cataract operation was a success."
One-Liner #1967
Incorrectly is the only word that, when spelled correctly, is still spelled incorrectly.
A Black Tie Affair
I threw a ball for my dog.
Extravagant, I know. But he looks amazing in a tuxedo.
Quote #2403
"If you find yourself on a committee discussing the needs of a particular group of people, but you look around the room and don't see anyone from that group, you should be HIGHLY skeptical of any conclusions reached."
- Jason EagleSpeaker
The Law of the Garbage Truck
One day I hopped in a taxi and we took off for the airport. We were driving in the right lane when suddenly a black car jumped out of a parking space right in front of us.
My taxi driver slammed on his brakes, skidded, and missed the other car by just inches! The driver of the other car whipped his head around and started yelling at us. My taxi driver just smiled and waved at the guy. And I mean, he was really friendly.
So I asked, "Why did you just do that? That guy almost ruined your car and sent us to the hospital!"
This is when my taxi driver taught me what I now call, "The Law of the Garbage Truck."
He explained that many people are like garbage trucks. They run around full of garbage -- frustration, anger, disappointment. As their garbage piles up, they need a place to dump it and sometimes they'll dump it on you.
Don't take it personally. Just smile, wave, wish them well, and move on.
Don't take their garbage and spread it to other people at work, at home, or on the streets.
The bottom line is that successful people do not let garbage trucks take over their day. Love the people who treat you right. Pray for the ones who don't.
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Rev. James Snyder, God's Penman, writes . . . .
What it Was, Was a Cookie
At least once a month The Gracious Mistress of the Parsonage and her daughter will spend a day visiting thrift stores in our community. I’m not sure, so don’t quote me, but I think there’s a 100-mile radius where they do their shopping.
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In case any of you are still thinking about picking a vacation spot, be aware of the following advertising lingo...
Every time I try to eat healthy along comes Thanksgiving, Christmas, Wednesday or Friday to mess me up.
In honor of Canadian Thanksgiving ...
"It's up to us to choose contentment and thankfulness now - and to stop imagining that we have to have everything perfect before we'll be happy."
1. Slow down; God is still in heaven. You are not responsible for doing it all yourself, right now.
Lately, the temperature in Florida has topped 100°. I saw on the news that the Northeast is also hitting 100°.
One year, at Western, there were these two guys who were taking Chemistry and who did pretty well on all of the quizzes and the midterms and labs, etc., such that going into the final they had a solid A. These two friends were so confident going into the final that the weekend before finals week (even though the Chem final was on Monday), they decided to go over to Toronto and party with some friends there during the Vanier Cup weekend.
I decided to make sure my wife woke up with a big smile on her face this morning; I can't have Sharpies in the house anymore.
If, like me, you've ever been accused of being raised in a barn and want to talk about it, remember ...
"Everybody wants to be a diamond but very few are willing to get cut."
It's important to have roots.
The Americans and Russians at the height of the arms race realized that if they continued in the usual manner they were going to blow up the whole world. 
If laziness were an Olympic sport, I would come in 4th just so I wouldn't have to walk up to the podium.
This morning I coughed up a pawn, a knight and a bishop.
"Make sure everyone in your 'boat' is rowing and not drilling holes when you're not looking. Know your circle."
I've been talking about you a lot with the Lord,
As a child, I remember my parents saying to me, "I'm not going to tell you this again." The only problem with that was they did tell me again. And again. And again.
On the first day of school, about mid-morning, the kindergarten teacher said, "If anyone has to go to the bathroom, hold up two fingers."
Woman: My mother gave birth to her youngest in a stairwell.
"All the powers of the world cannot take away my life, until God permits. All the physicians of earth cannot preserve it, when God calls me away."
I was playing 9 holes at Forest Park in St. Louis with my father, when I made an unbelievable shot that landed about three feet from the hole.