MountainWings

[The Purple Fuzzy]

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MountainWings       A MountainWings Moment
#8249          Wings Over The Mountains of Life
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Borgs
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I looked around the restaurant. There were five tables,
counting mine, within sight. At every table (my table was the
exception), there was at least one person on a cell phone.

I thought as I surveyed the scene, "Is this what we've come to?
Permanently tethered to an invisible electronic line? Are we so
caught up that we can't even eat without being involved with
some electronic device?"

What a shame. What have we succumbed to? Are we becoming like
the Star Trek Borg creatures? Creatures who cannot exist without
being electronically tied into the collective?

I was so disturbed by the thought that I just refused to witness
it further.

Someone has to take a stand!

So I closed up my notebook computer and walked out.


~A MountainWings Original~

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[The Purple Fuzzy]

Improvement
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A little girl was sitting on her grandfather's lap as he read
her a bedtime story.

From time to time, she would take her eyes off the book and
reach up to touch his wrinkled cheek. She was alternately
stroking her own cheek, then his again.

Finally she spoke up, "Grandpa, did God make you?"

"Yes, sweetheart," he answered, "God made me a long time ago."

"Oh," she paused, "Grandpa, did God make me too?"

"Yes, indeed, honey," he said, "God made you just a little
while ago."

Feeling their respective faces again, she observed,

"God's getting better at it, isn't he?"

[Sis]

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MountainWings       A MountainWings Moment
#8249          Wings Over The Mountains of Life
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Borgs
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I looked around the restaurant. There were five tables,
counting mine, within sight. At every table (my table was the
exception), there was at least one person on a cell phone.

I thought as I surveyed the scene, "Is this what we've come to?
Permanently tethered to an invisible electronic line? Are we so
caught up that we can't even eat without being involved with
some electronic device?"

What a shame. What have we succumbed to? Are we becoming like
the Star Trek Borg creatures? Creatures who cannot exist without
being electronically tied into the collective?

I was so disturbed by the thought that I just refused to witness
it further.

Someone has to take a stand!

So I closed up my notebook computer and walked out.


~A MountainWings Original~

Forward this issue to a friend or send them the link below:
http://www.mountainwings.com/past/8249.htm

Well, taking a virtual friend to lunch is cheaper! 

[The Purple Fuzzy]

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MountainWings       A MountainWings Moment
#8268          Wings Over The Mountains of Life
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Just Pull The Plug
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A man and his wife are sitting in the living room and he says to
her, "Just so you know, I never want to live in a vegetative
state dependent on some machine. If that ever happens, just pull
the plug."

His wife gets up and unplugs the TV.

[Sis]

 

[World Traveler]

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MountainWings       A MountainWings Moment
#8249          Wings Over The Mountains of Life
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Borgs
======

I looked around the restaurant. There were five tables,
counting mine, within sight. At every table (my table was the
exception), there was at least one person on a cell phone.

I thought as I surveyed the scene, "Is this what we've come to?
Permanently tethered to an invisible electronic line? Are we so
caught up that we can't even eat without being involved with
some electronic device?"

What a shame. What have we succumbed to? Are we becoming like
the Star Trek Borg creatures? Creatures who cannot exist without
being electronically tied into the collective?

I was so disturbed by the thought that I just refused to witness
it further.

Someone has to take a stand!

So I closed up my notebook computer and walked out.


~A MountainWings Original~

Forward this issue to a friend or send them the link below:
http://www.mountainwings.com/past/8249.htm

Resistance if futile. You will be assimilated. 

[Brother Dad]

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MountainWings       A MountainWings Moment
#8268          Wings Over The Mountains of Life
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Just Pull The Plug
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A man and his wife are sitting in the living room and he says to
her, "Just so you know, I never want to live in a vegetative
state dependent on some machine. If that ever happens, just pull
the plug."

His wife gets up and unplugs the TV.

[Backseat Radio]

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MountainWings       A MountainWings Moment
#8268          Wings Over The Mountains of Life
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Just Pull The Plug
===================

A man and his wife are sitting in the living room and he says to
her, "Just so you know, I never want to live in a vegetative
state dependent on some machine. If that ever happens, just pull
the plug."

His wife gets up and unplugs the TV.

For most of us that could just as easily read "unplugs the computer"

[The Purple Fuzzy]

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MountainWings       A MountainWings Moment
#9028          Wings Over The Mountains of Life
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For Whom The Bell Tolls
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This happened a few mornings ago at work...

I work at a large company and we often get wrong numbers on the
office phones. My cube-neighbor, Steve, is in the habit of
answering all of his calls on speakerphone, which means I have
the pleasure of hearing them.

Yesterday morning, his phone rang and he picked up, saying
"[name of company], this is Steve.." The woman on the other end
said "Who is this?"

Steve said "With whom did you wish to speak?"

There was a long pause and the woman said

"Did you just say WHOM?"

Steve: "Yes I did..."

Woman: "I have the wrong number." Click.

[Sis]

[iridiscente]

[The Purple Fuzzy]

Laugh for the day:

A bus load of politicians were driving down a country road
when all of a sudden the bus ran off the road and crashed
into a tree in an old farmer's field. The old farmer after
seeing what happened went over to investigate. He then
proceeded to dig a hole and bury the politicians.

A few days later, the local sheriff came out, saw the crashed
bus, and then asked the old farmer, "Were they ALL dead?"

The old farmer replied, "Well, some of them said they
weren't, but you know how them politicians lie."

[Sis]

[Ashlee]

*cough*  I so did not have a good thought come into my mind at that moment. lol.  I started thinking of a few politicians I'd like to see on that bus. 

[The Purple Fuzzy]

Stopped
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My mother has a "lead foot," so I was not surprised when a
state trooper pulled us over as we were speeding through
Georgia.

Hoping to get off with a warning, Mom tried to appear shocked
when the trooper walked up to the car.

"I have never been stopped like this before," she said to the
officer.

"What do they usually do, ma'am," he asked,
"shoot the tires out?"

[The Purple Fuzzy]

Absolute Governmental Authority
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A U.S. Department of Water representative stopped at a ranch
and talked with an old rancher.

He told the rancher, "I need to inspect your ranch for your
water allocation."

The old rancher said, "Okay, but don't go in that field over
there."

The Water representative said, "Mister, I have the authority of
the Federal Government with me.

See this card? The card means I am allowed to go WHEREVER I WISH
on any agricultural land. No questions asked or answered.
Have I made myself clear?
Do you understand?"

The old rancher nodded politely and went about his chores.

Later, the old rancher heard loud screams and saw the Water Rep
running for the fence and close behind was the rancher's bull.

The bull was gaining on the Water Rep with every step.

The Rep was clearly terrified, so the old rancher immediately
threw down his tools, ran to the fence and shouted out.....



"Your card! Your card! Show him your card!"

[Sis]

Don't ya just love arrogance?   

[The Purple Fuzzy]

Questions and Answers
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A father and son went fishing one day. After a couple hours in
the boat, the boy suddenly became curious about the world
around him.

He asked his father, "How does this boat float?"

The father thought for a moment, then replied,
"Don't rightly know, son."

The boy returned to his contemplation, then turned back to his
father, "How do fish breathe underwater?"

Once again, the father replied, "Don't rightly know, son."

A little later, the boy asked his father, "Why is the sky blue?"

Again, the father replied, "Don't rightly know, son."

Worried he was going to annoy his father, he says,
"Dad, do you mind me asking you all of these questions?"

"Of course not, son. If you don't ask questions, you'll never
learn anything.

[The Purple Fuzzy]

The Value of Wine
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Sally was driving home from one of her business trips in
Northern Arizona when she saw an elderly Navajo woman walking
on the side of the road.

As the trip was a long and quiet one, she stopped the car and
asked the Navajo woman if she would like a ride. With a silent
nod of thanks, the woman got into the car.

Resuming the journey, Sally tried in vain to make a bit of
small talk with the Navajo woman. The old woman just sat
silently, looking intently at everything she saw, studying
every little detail, until she noticed a brown bag on the seat
next to Sally.

"What's in the bag?" asked the old woman.

Sally looked down at the brown bag and said, "It's a bottle of
wine. I got it for my husband."

The Navajo woman was silent for another moment or two.

Then speaking with the quiet wisdom of an elder, she said,

"Good trade."