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The Cybersalt Digest - Issue #4983 - February 6, 2025

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Oh look, Chicken Thursday!

spinning disc and sound of signularityWe've had snow in the air (or on the ground) at Cybersalt World Headquarters since Saturday night. It's always nice for a snowy change of scenery in the neighbourhood, but Grandma Cybersalt are already over it, lol. On the plus side, the next rainy day we get is going to to feel so warm!

Today's video share is of this professor who really likes this spinning disc!
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~ Pastor Tim 



Speeding Juggler

Young man with long hair looking very surprised.A driver was pulled over by a police officer for speeding.  As the officer was writing the ticket, she noticed several machetes in the car.

"What are those for?" she asked suspiciously.

"I'm a juggler," the man replied.  "I use those in my act."

"Well, show me," the officer requested.

So he got out the machetes and started juggling them, first three, then more, finally seven at one time, overhand, underhand, behind the back, putting on a dazzling show and amazing the officer.

Another car passed by. 

The driver did a double take, and said, "I've got to give up drinking!  Look at the test they're giving now."



One-Liner #1897

A smiling teen boy looking directly at us.Once I started spending my own money, I realized my mom was right ... We do have food at home.



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A Killer Party this Saturday! 🎉

Two male hands holding a card that reads, Autopsy Club - Party here this Saturday!

Open Mike night!



Quote #2332

A young adult couple holding hands. The image only shows neck to knees."Never allow someone to be your priority while allowing yourself to be their option."

- Mark Twain



Mental Victories

The red and blue lights on a police car roof at night.A newly deputized police officer responded to a report of a bar room disturbance.

The "disturbance" turned out to be well over six feet tall and weighed almost 300 pounds.  What's more he boasted that he could whip the deputy and the "Heavy Weight Boxing Champion of the World."

Said the policeman, "I'll bet that you're also an escape artist too; probably better than Houdini."

The giant nodded.

"If I had some chains," the deputy continued, "you could show us all how strong you really are.  But all I've got is a set of lousy handcuffs. Why don't you show us just how quickly you can break out of them?"

Once in the cuffs, the man puffed, pulled and jerked for four minutes.

"I can't get out of these," the giant growled.

"Are you sure?" the deputy gingerly asked.

The fellow tried again.  "Nope," he replied.  "I can't do it."

"In that case," said the deputy, "you're under arrest."


Featured Illustrations are items well suited for illustrating or inspiring a point in a sermon, speech, or devotional. Funny, moving, or perhaps even graphic, the point of them is the point you make with them.


Susan Page writes . . . . 

I Wonder ... Who is at Fault?

Shaded paved pathway leading to a sunny lake, blue sky and autumn leaf trees.- photo by Susan PageMy word choice for 2025 is … Wonder. This word speaks to me in diverse ways. I love the wonder of creation. The fact that God knows every hair on our heads is a wonder!

The word wonder pops into my brain in question form. The first time it came up was on January 1st when I began reading the Chronological Bible Plan.

Let’s start at the very beginning where my wondering and wandering began.

It all started in the story of creation. It was in the Garden of Eden where God provided Adam and Eve with all they would ever need. Lush vegetation and beautiful trees that were pleasant to view provided their daily food. A clear pure sparkling river watered the garden. We can only begin to imagine how fertile and magnificent this perfect paradise was. Don’t you wonder what it would be like to have a glimpse of an unspoiled world?

In the middle of the garden was the Tree of Life and the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil. The Lord told Adam that he could eat from any tree in the garden, except for the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil. Then the Lord formed the majestic animal kingdom. He allowed Adam to name each species. I wonder how fun that was! After this, God made a suitable partner for Adam, a woman, called Eve, because she was made from one of Adam’s ribs. What a wonder!

We’re only three chapters into Genesis before perfection starts to crumble. The tongue-in-cheek question I asked as I read Genesis 3 was, “I wonder who is at fault?”

The devil, in the form of a serpent, goaded Eve into disobeying God. The devil seduced Eve with his lies. She saw that the fruit was pleasing and desirable and succumbed to temptation. She took the fruit, ate it and gave some to Adam and without resistance, he ate.

Yet, when the LORD God came for a walk in the garden in the cool of the day, Adam and Eve hid because they were ashamed. God called to them, “Where are you?” Adam answered, “I heard you in the garden, and I was afraid because I was naked?”

The blame game started when God asked if they had eaten from the forbidden tree. Adam blamed Eve and God, “The woman You put here with me, she gave me some from the tree and I ate it.” Eve said, “The serpent deceived me, and I ate.”

I wonder who is at fault?

I ask this question realizing that nothing much has changed over time. Think about it. Kids blame their parents for their issues, the adulterer blames their spouse, the criminal blames society and the politicians blame the opposing parties. We’re all familiar with the phrase, “The devil made me do it!”

I wonder who is at fault?

We live in a fallen world, and are all responsible for our choices, just as Adam and Eve were. God created us with the gift of free will. The Gospel news is that in the same chapter of Genesis, we see the first glimpse of the promise of redemption. “So, the LORD God said to the serpent, “Because you have done this, Cursed are you above all livestock … And I will put enmity between you and the woman and between your offspring and hers; He will crush your head, and you will strike His heel.”

When we stop rationalizing our sins, confess and ask Jesus to free us, cleanse us and be our Lord and Saviour, we can stop wondering who is at fault. We can confidently trust the One who came to this earth to die for our sins, ultimately crushing and defeating the enemy.

Instead of asking “I wonder, who is at fault?” I’d rather focus on acknowledging I am a sinner saved by grace so I can confidently sing, … “O the wonder of it all, the wonder of it all, just to think that God loves me!”

Praise God, it is a wonder!

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The Cybersalt Digest - Issue #4982 - February 2, 2025

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Sunday greetings, everyone!

Maria Joao Pires Practices Wrong SongIt snowed at Cybersalt World Headquarters yesterday, for the first time since the middle of January 2024. To celebrate and enjoy, I have changed our front garden LED lights to rotate through Christmassy colours - just because!

Have you ever had the nightmare where you walk across a stage and sit down at a grand piano in front of a huge concert crowd, expecting you to play, and suddenly realize and panic, "I don't know how to play the piano." But then you think that if you start to try it might come to you - and then realize that isn't going to happen and how cooked your goose really is!. Maria Joao Pires, an accomplished pianist, experienced something similar when she showed up to play with an orchestra and heard them start playing a different song than the one she had practiced! Today's video share captures the early moments of what turned out to be an amazing performance.
Click here to listen.

~ Pastor Tim 



"Grace"ous Host

child prayingA woman invited some people to dinner.

At the table, she turned to their six-year-old daughter and said, "Would you like to say the blessing?"

"I wouldn't know what to say," the girl replied. 

"Just say what you hear Mommy say," the wife answered.

The daughter bowed her head and said, "Lord, why on earth did I invite all these people to dinner?"



One-Liner #1896

A spotless open-concept kitchen in brown, natural tones with stainless steel appliances.The secret to a clean kitchen is simple - Don't cook. Ever.



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Ghandi Pun

Bare feet standing on rounded pebbly rocks at a beach.Mahatma Ghandi walked barefoot everywhere, to the point that the soles of his feet became quite thick and hard.

Being a very spiritual person, he ate very little, and often fasted.  As a result, he was quite thin and frail.

Furthermore, due to his diet, he ended up with very bad breath.

He came to be known as a....

"Super callused fragile mystic plagued with halitosis."



Quote #2331

Winter sky of grey and pink in Manitoba, Canada."The colour of springtime is in the flower. The colour of winter is in the imagination."

- Ward Elliot Hour



The Washington DC Metro Station Social Experiment

Only the neck of a violin and the violinist's left hand are visible against a black background.“In Washington DC, at a Metro Station, on a cold January morning in 2007, a man with a violin played six Bach pieces for about 45 minutes. During that time, approximately 2000 people went through the station, most of them on their way to work.

After about four minutes, a middle-aged man noticed that there was a musician playing. He slowed his pace and stopped for a few seconds, and then he hurried on to meet his schedule.

About four minutes later, the violinist received his first dollar. A woman threw money in the hat and, without stopping, continued to walk.

At six minutes, a young man leaned against the wall to listen to him, then looked at his watch and started to walk again.

At ten minutes, a three-year old boy stopped, but his mother tugged him along hurriedly. The kid stopped to look at the violinist again, but the mother pushed hard and the child continued to walk, turning his head the whole time. This action was repeated by several other children, but every parent - without exception - forced their children to move on quickly.

At forty-five minutes:

The musician played continuously. Only six people stopped and listened for a short while. About twenty gave money but continued to walk at their normal pace. The man collected a total of $32.

After one hour:

He finished playing and silence took over. No one noticed and no one applauded. There was no recognition at all.

No one knew this, but the violinist was Joshua Bell, one of the greatest musicians in the world. He played one of the most intricate pieces ever written, with a violin worth $3.5 million dollars. Two days before, Joshua Bell sold-out a theater in Boston where the seats averaged $100 each to sit and listen to him play the same music.

This is a true story. Joshua Bell, playing incognito in the D.C. Metro Station, was organized by the Washington Post as part of a social experiment about perception, taste and people’s priorities.

This experiment raised several questions:

  • In a common-place environment, at an inappropriate hour, do we perceive beauty?
  • If so, do we stop to appreciate it?
  • Do we recognize talent in an unexpected context?

One possible conclusion reached from this experiment could be this:

If we do not have a moment to stop and listen to one of the best musicians in the world, playing some of the finest music ever written, with one of the most beautiful instruments ever made…How many other things are we missing as we rush through life?”

- The Love Rabbi - Yisroel Bernat


Featured Illustrations are items well suited for illustrating or inspiring a point in a sermon, speech, or devotional. Funny, moving, or perhaps even graphic, the point of them is the point you make with them.


Rev. James Snyder, God's Penman, writes . . . . 

Did I Really Say That?

helloI was working on my computer when The Gracious Mistress of the Parsonage walked in and said, "Are you ready to go?" She caught me by surprise.

I looked up from my computer and, staring at her, said, "What are you talking about?"

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The Cybersalt Digest - Issue #4981 - January 30, 2025

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Oh look, Chicken Thursday!

man hides in shed to escape mooseHappy birthday to Grandma Cybersalt! She is the best person who ever happened to me in my life!

Today's video share is a good reminder to always have a shed handy: one never knows when they will need it!
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~ Pastor Tim 



All Roads Lead Back to Rome

The mane and eye of a horse looking to the side from the perspective of someone standing behind it.The U.S.  Standard railroad gauge (distance between the rails) is 4 feet, 8.5 inches.  That's an exceedingly odd number.  Why was that gauge used?

Because that's the way they built them in England, and the U.S. railroads were built by English expatriates.

Why did the English people build them like that?  Because the first rail lines were built by the same people who built the pre-railroad system tramways, and that's the gauge they used.

Why did "they" use that gauge then?  Because the people who built the tramways used the same jigs and tools that they used for building wagons, which used that wheel spacing.

Okay!  Why did the wagons use that odd wheel spacing?  Well, if they tried to use any other spacing the wagons would break on some of the old, long distance roads, because that's the spacing of the old wheel ruts.

So who built these old rutted roads?  The first long distance roads in Europe were built by Imperial Rome for the benefit of their legions.  The roads have been used ever since.  And the ruts?  The initial ruts, which everyone else had to match for fear of destroying their wagons, were first made by Roman war chariots made for or by Imperial Rome. They were all alike in the matter of wheel spacing.

Thus, we have the answer to the original question.  The United States standard railroad gauge of 4 feet, 8.5 inches derives from the original specification for an Imperial Roman army war chariot.

Specs and bureaucracies live forever.  So, the next time you are handed a specification and wonder what horse's rear end came up with it, you may be exactly right.  Because the Imperial Roman chariots were made to be just wide enough to accommodate the back-ends of two war horses.



One-Liner #1895

Close up of a black keyed computer keyboard.Ctrl + Alt + Del: Control yourself + Alter your thinking + Delete negativity.



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Sofa Nap: The Snors d'oeuvre Experience! 😂

A black and white photo of a man holding his head in his hand, asleep.Having a little nap on the sofa before taking myself up to bed for my main sleep; I call that a snors d'oeuvre.



Quote #2330

Aged man hands working clay on a pottery wheel."As Christians, we can't say we are seeking to love our neighbor as ourselves and then do our work with mediocrity."

- Jordan Raynor, Master of One



SIDNK

Black and white close up photo of military roll-call.During the Air Force Academy's basic cadet training, the new cadets, known as doolies, go through a ten-day encampment outdoors. Prior to being served in the chow tent, they are required to do pullups and then get in line to answer questions about the academy. If they answer correctly, they are allowed to proceed inside. If not, they are sent to the back of the line.

One doolie had been sent back a number of times because he didn't reel off the answers. When the poor cadet came up again, a sympathetic upperclassman asked him, "What does the abbreviation S. I. D. N. K. stand for?"

The doolie bowed his head and replied, "Sir, I do not know."

"Right!" the upperclassman said. "Go on in there and get some chow!"


Featured Illustrations are items well suited for illustrating or inspiring a point in a sermon, speech, or devotional. Funny, moving, or perhaps even graphic, the point of them is the point you make with them.


Susan Page writes . . . . 

The Crossroads

A partially frozen waterfall.- photo by Susan PageA good friend called and asked, “Do you want to go hiking tomorrow?”

I responded, “Have you seen the weather forecast?” Accounting for the wind chill the forecast predicted -19 Celsius.

"Oh, we’ll be fine!" was her enthusiastic response.

Always up for the challenge, combined with my love of the great outdoors and nature photography, I ate a hearty breakfast and bundled up for the weather conditions including wearing snow pants and a balaclava, which I rarely pulled out.

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The Cybersalt Digest - Issue #4980 - January 26, 2025

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Sunday greetings, everyone!

ice harvestingI received a very interesting letter in the mail this week from the federal government. They contacted me to let me know that I could start to collect my Canada Pension Plan as early as November, when I turn 60. What fun: it was a confirmation that I am in fact getting that much older! I am not 100% sure if I will start collecting it because the longer I wait the more my monthly cheque will be when I do decide to lock in, but as they say in Hollywood, "It's an honour to be nominated!"

Speaking of Grandpas, back in the day my Grandfather was an iceman. He and his brother would cut ice off of the lake in the winter and store it in an icehouse to sell to people for refrigeration in the summer time. Today's video share is a fun reminder of that work he did. However, he was an ice harvester but the people in this video are ice "havesters."  If you watch the video you will probably catch what the difference is!
Click here to listen.

~ Pastor Tim 



Top 17 Inspirational Messages Not Heard at Work

Large, open concept office with wood floors, potted plants and work stations along a windowed wall.(17) There is no "I" in "teamwork"...But there is in "management kiss-up".

(16) If you do a good job and work hard, you may get a job with a better company someday.

(15) The light at the end of the tunnel has been turned off due to budget cuts.

(14) Doing a job RIGHT the first time gets the job done.  Doing the job WRONG 14 times gives you job security.

(13) If you think we're a bad company, you should see the competition.

(12) Rome did not create a great empire by having meetings...they did it by killing all those who oppose them.

(11) We put the "k" in "kwality".

(10) 2 days without a human rights violation.

(9) Your job is STILL better than asking "You want fries with that?".

(8) We build great products when we feel like it and don't have any reason to call in sick.

(7) If at first you don't succeed, try management.

(6) Teamwork means never having to take all the blame yourself.

(5) The beatings will continue until morale improves.

(4) Pride, Commitment, Teamwork.  Words we use to get you to work for free.

(3) If at first you don't succeed, delegate it.

(2) Plagiarism saves time...

And the #1 Inspirational Message Never Heard At Work:

(1) Eagles may soar, but weasels don't get sucked into jet engines.



One-Liner #1894

Close up of a grey cat's face with bright blue eyes.Yesterday a friend gave me a plant and said that on the day it blooms, I'll meet my soulmate. Today it was eaten by my cat.



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The Cheesy Showdown!

Rectangles of cheddar cheese placed with cherry tomatoes an basil on a dark grey background.Medieval Knight 1: "Why are you attacking me with that block of cheddar?"

Medieval Knight 2: "It's extra sharp."



Quote #2329

prayer4"Religion is at its best when it makes us ask hard questions of ourselves. It is at its worst when it deludes us into thinking we have all the answers for everybody else."

- Archibald Macleish



Cheaper Insurance

An image of a passenger airplane coming in for a landing over some leafless tree branches in the foreground.Recently launched into the "real world" and shocked by the expenses that came with it, my brother was complaining about the high cost of auto insurance.

"If you got married," teased my dad, "the premium would be lower."

My brother smiled and said, "That would be like buying an airline just to get free peanuts."


Featured Illustrations are items well suited for illustrating or inspiring a point in a sermon, speech, or devotional. Funny, moving, or perhaps even graphic, the point of them is the point you make with them.


Rev. James Snyder, God's Penman, writes . . . . 

Ugly is as Ugly Sees

A sweatshirt with the word I was drinking a cup of coffee in the middle of the shopping mall. I don’t like going to shopping malls, but The Gracious Mistress of the Parsonage sent me to get a new dress shirt for Sundays.

I told her I could wear the same one I wore last year, but she has different ideas about the dress code.

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The Cybersalt Digest - Issue #4979 - January 23, 2025

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Oh look, Chicken Thursday!

emordnilap machineWell, that was a day that left me too tired to type any news!

Today's video share features some pretty fun wordplay - in either direction!
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~ Pastor Tim 



How to Avoid Mixing Your Metaphors

A young woman with a long braid and a blue shirt looking very confused.It’s not rocket surgery.
First, get all your ducks on the same page.
After all, you can’t make an omelette
without breaking stride.

Be sure to watch what you write
with a fine-tuned comb.
Check and re-check until the cows turn blue.
It’s as easy as falling off a piece of cake.

Don’t worry about opening up
a whole hill of beans:
you can always burn that bridge when you come to it,
if you follow where I’m coming from.

Concentrate! Keep your door closed
and your enemies closer.
Finally, don’t take the moral high horse:
if the metaphor fits, walk a mile in it.

~ Brian Bilston



One-Liner #1893

Individual bills rolled and gathered to be side-by-side.Two incomes are better than one so make sure your partner has two jobs. Follow me for more financial freedom advice!



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Engaging English Lessons for Kids in Mexico 📚

a young girl looking at us with her head to one side and hands raised with a questioning gesture.English teacher in Mexico:

“Hi kids! Today we will learn a new word: wheelchair. Does anyone want to do a sentence with that word?”

Gabriele: “I ordered a taco but my friend Juan didn’t have any money so I told him, don’t worry, wheelchair.”



Quote #2328

An older child kissing a younger child on the top of his head while sitting at the bottom of a slide together.Positions are temporary.
Ranks and titles are limited.
But the way you treat people will always be remembered.

- Unknown



Time, Marriage, Friends, Gifts

An image of a desktop with a laptop, phone and the hands of a woman writing a note on paper.Five years after my wife, Brigid, and I were married, we received our final wedding gift -- an ice-cream maker.

In an attempt to cover procrastination with humor, the friend who sent it included a note: "I wanted to make sure the marriage would last."

Brigid wasn't amused, but she thought the present deserved a thank-you note anyway, which she dutifully sent five years later.

Her note read: "I wanted to be sure the ice-cream maker would last."


Featured Illustrations are items well suited for illustrating or inspiring a point in a sermon, speech, or devotional. Funny, moving, or perhaps even graphic, the point of them is the point you make with them.


Susan Page writes . . . . 

He Has Shown Us

Pink painted rock that reads, Do small things with great love.- photo by Susan PageYears ago, when I worked in a Christian Bookstore, a title often asked for was How Shall We Then Live, written by Francis A. Schaeffer. Schaeffer was considered one of the foremost evangelical thinkers of the twentieth century. He wrote about the fate of the declining Western culture and argued that living by the Christian ethic and the Bible's morals and values is the only true solution.

Fast forward almost 50 years when this topic is just as relevant, if not more so.

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