HAPPY NEW YEAR...

The Gift of a New Year

Here’s to the year
that’s almost past its expiration date—2007.
We all had some surprises, didn’t we?
Some good, some distressing.
Let’s use everything we got from our experiences,
everything we learned,
to enrich the new year.

Here’s to the new year, 2008,
a gift we haven’t opened yet.
May its bright, shiny package
contain even more than we hope for.

And even while we’re delighting in new treasures,
let’s appreciate fully what we already have—
the blessings we take for granted.
Make a list, and check it twice.

I hope in the new year
you see yourselves the way I see you:
intelligent, interesting, and likable.

To 2008:
May it give a whole new meaning
to the phrase, "the good life."

By Joanna Fuchs

Strange laws....

Here's our fabulous collection of Strange Laws that can
date back very far. Most of these laws remain in the books
today, even if rarely enforced.

• In Miami, it is forbidden to imitate an animal.[ bow bow,meow meow...]
  
• In North Carolina, it is against the law for dogs and cats to fight.[ poor dogs :-) ]
  
• In Georgia, it's against the law to spread a false rumor.[ i think this one s necessary...]
  
• In Virginia, chickens cannot lay eggs before 8:00 a.m., and must be done before 4:00 p.m.[ this s crrazy ]
  
• In Kentucky, it's the law that a person must take a bath once a year.[ mm lucky people]