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And here it is (with an introduction by Petula Clark)

You are correct, my friend, although the piece was actually written by Christian Petzold and found among the collective possessions of J. S. Bach. It was written in 3/4 time and recorded in 4/4 time. Lyrics were added by Linzer and Randell. Rock on, GSG!

The secret to living a 'holy life" is to learn the fine art of rationalization. (And then master the practical application of said rationalization.)

I asked my grandson Cletus(That's his name.) "Geeze, Grandpa Waysider, don't you old guys know nothin'?", he said. "Scritpures are fuzzy little critters that live in caves and only come out in the darkest part of the night on account of their bein' so painfully shy." "They have cute little bobbed tails and call back and forth to one another with a call that sounds something like this: Wacko!---Wacko!---Wacko!" (Dang kid's been watchin' too much of that there Recovery Channel.)

Well, there's still plenty of good seating available in "The Reading Room". :)

Little Black Egg-----------The Nightcrawlers How gentle is the rain That falls softly on the meadow? Birds, high up in the trees Serenade the flowers with their melodies. Oh, see there beyond the hill The bright colors of the rainbow? Some magic from above Made this day for us Just to fall in love.

Blast that dag- gone comma! Does the word "big" modify the word "boys" or the word "club"?

dmiller As always, thank you for your kind assistance.

Dean Martin did a song back in the '50s or '60s that went like this: Lucky, lucky, lucky me I'm a lucky son of a gun I work 8 hours I sleep 8 hours I save 8 hours for fun :)

WQA(The Water Quality Association ) is a watch dog, of sorts, for the water treatment industry. They( the WQA) have a certification program for those who work in the industry. CWS stands for Certified Water Specialist. In order to obtain certification, one must undergo a rather extensive series of instruction.(and testing) CWS1 is the "foundational class". It is the most difficult certification to achieve ( in most people's opinion) because it is wide in scope. After level 1, all other certificates are peripheral , a bit like *Witnessing and UnderShepharding* or* Keys To Research* were peripheral to PFAL. We have technicians working for us who are level 6. This is the highest level currently attainable. On days like today, when the temperatures are hovering at the 100 degree mark,they all freeze bottled water and take it with them for consumption as the day progesses. Though it's no guarantee for absolute truth, one would certainly think these technicians would have an inside track on whether or not this practice is unhealthy. WQA has a very good website and an online library of sorts that might address this question. ------www.wqa.org--------- -Sorry, I don't know how to link you directly.

Ya know, for as much as VP groused about no one knowing which end of a shovel to hold, how many people can say they witnessed HIM putting in a hard day's work?( ie: scrubbing toilets, polishing doorknobs, etc,) Oh, sorry. He was busy "working" The Word. My mistake.

Now, this would be BIG ,BIG news in view of VeePee's ties to White Supremacy and John Birch propaganda. Anyone have any specifics?

I'm a card carrying member of the Water Quality Association(CWS1) I have never heard this before or seen it in any tech. journal.

From 1958---The QUEEN of Gospel, Mahalia Jackson----"The Lord's Prayer".

Hmmmm. Let's see now. You put pickles in a can that says peaches but the contents fail to morph into what the label declares. Now where did I hear that before?

When I first took the class, it was presented on cassette for classes of 7 or less and on reel- to- reel film for more. Geeze! Louise!---Those projectors were a real pain in the butt. If the film broke, you had to splice it right then and there. And, they were noisy. The tapes or film cans had to be stored in a very "secure" location per HQ. They were never to be left at the class location which was usually a VFW or Amer. Legion hall or such, even though the rest of the eqt. could be. Then along came those clunky Beta machines that top loaded.(playback only) I remember shopping for a replacement for my jalopy that bit the dust and passing up some sweet deals because they didn't have enough trunk space for all the crud we had to haul. Then, at one point, HQ let branch and twig leaders in on a special one time bulk purchase they were going to make on Beta players(pre-VCR days) They were ONLY $800 dollars!!!! And you thought they only sold classes and books!!! That was "pert near" a years pay for me.:-(

While they're at it, maybe they could sue the estate of Frank Sinatra. How dare he record anything so blatantly obvious as "My Way"?

Larry Re: Your post #67 Just thought I would point out that the topic being discussed is not an "and" question. It is an "or" question. "Do you think he was a false prophet-----OR----- a minister who, at one time, was good---- BUT--- "went bad"?"

snipI have had some trouble with that myself but you know what? Why exactly is it so danged important that I refuse to consider that maybe(just maybe) that issue is just not as cut and dry as they insisted? Maybe they were even wrong. The spiritual, philosophical magnitude of the subject is too large for human understanding anyway. So why worry about it? God will not punish you because you DON'T "know that you know that you know." Maybe He is, maybe He isn't.(JC= God) It's just not that important that you swear your unrelenting vow of loyalty to either side of the argument. PHEW! Guess I got carried away there.

Gosh, golly, gee! You would have thought a "prophet" would have had the inside scoop.

Oh had I a golden thread And a needle so fine I'd weave a magic strand Of rainbow design In it, I'd weave the bravery Of women giving birth In it, I'd weave the innocence Of children all over the Earth.--------------Pete Seeger

Sorry, I was not around for the fog years. I do remember, though, that in the early 1970s, some of us who were on the class crew(Stringing chairs, running the tape recorder, etc.) wanted to get together and listen to the class tapes in an unofficial setting. We were quickly informed that the tapes were NEVER, EVER to be listened to outside of an official class setting. Knowing what I do now about sales presentations, I understand the logic. Outside of its showcase setting it might have been a bit more transparent. Couldn't have anybody listening to it without the proper emotional hype, dontcha know!

OK---While the old geezer mode is still on. Anybody remember how, when color T.V. first came out, you could buy a plastic sheet that had green on the bottom for grass, blue on the top for the sky and something else(I'm thinking red) in the middle? It was for people who couldn't afford color T.V.(which would have been my family) What a hoot! I think I was about 35 before I ever had a color T.V.(bought it used.) OK--- I know that was but, HEY!, we're only talkin' about Raisin Bran!

Not to worry, Sky Someone should stop by tomorrow to rationalize it for you. (History tends to repeat itself.)

Please pardon my poor syntax. When I stated" Dispose of the good along with the bad.", it was not intended to be interpreted as a directive. Allow me to rephrase the expression as a question in order to convey the manner in which it is generally used. "Should you throw out the baby along with the bathwater?" (It is usually used in a rhetorical sense.) The baby can be anything you want it to be that represents "good" and the bathwater can be anything you want it to be that represents "bad". Identifying which is which is where the process can start to become complicated.