NO PAIN NO GAIN

THOUGHTS FOR THE DAY

Patty B

The Amusement Park Diet: Eat hot dogs, cotton candy and soda pop. Ride a roller coaster. The hot dogs, cotton candy and soda pop will be right back.

The Child Diet: Eat taco shells, marshmallow creme and candy. Complain of a tummy ache.

The House work Diet: "Dust" powdered sugar onto donuts, the "vacuum" them into your mouth.

HISTORY OF LABOR DAY

The First Labor Day

The first Labor Day holiday was celebrated on Tuesday, September 5, 1882, in New York City, in accordance with the plans of the Central Labor Union. The Central Labor Union held its second Labor Day holiday just a year later, on September 5, 1883.

In 1884 the first Monday in September was selected as the holiday, as originally proposed, and the Central Labor Union urged similar organizations in other cities to follow the example of New York and celebrate a "workingmen's holiday" on that date. The idea spread with the growth of labor organizations, and in 1885 Labor Day was celebrated in many industrial centers of the country.

By 1893, more than half the states were observing a "Labor Day" on one day or another, and a bill to establish a federal holiday was passed by Congress in 1894. President Grover Cleveland signed the bill soon afterward, designating the first Monday in September as Labor Day.

ENJOY THE HOLIDAY!!!!

SUNDAY TRIVIA

Did you know...

Mockingbirds can imitate any sound from a squeaking door to a cat meowing.

About one-tenth of the earth's surface is permanently covered with ice.

A "Blue Moon" is the second full moon in a calendar month (it is rarely blue).

Elephant tusks grow throughout an elephant's life and can weigh more than 200 pounds. Among Asian elephants, only the males have tusks. Both sexes of African elephants have tusks.

All gondolas in Venice, Italy must be painted black, unless they belong to a high official.

The Atlantic Ocean is saltier than the Pacific Ocean.

A zebra is white with black stripes.

About 10% of the world's population is left-handed.

Gerald Ford, George Bush, Tommy Lasorda, Ted Koppel, John F. Kennedy Jr. and Bill Clinton are all left handed.

A magic potion or charm thought to arouse sexual love, especially toward a specific person, is known as a "philter."

CELEBRITY BIRTHDAYS SEPTEMBER 4

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!
Actress Mitzi Gaynor is 80.
Actress Jennifer Salt ("Soap") is 67.
Actress Judith Ivey is 60.
Actress Khandi Alexander is 54.
Actor-comedian Damon Wayans is 51.
Singer Richard Wingo of Jagged Edge is 36.
Actor Wes Bentley is 33.
Singer Beyonce Knowles is 30.

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Ten years later, the group of 25-year-old girlfriends discussed where to meet for dinner. Finally, they agreed to meet at the Ocean View restaurant because the beer was cheap, the restaurant offered free snacks, the band was good, there was no cover and there were lots of cute guys.

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THOUGHTS FOR THE DAY

Patty B

There is good sex and there is bad sex but chocolate is always chocolate.

You never have to marry chocolate.

You're parents don't care what kind of chocolate you bring home.

A chocolate rush can last for an hour.

You can get ill from chocolate, but it goes away.

9-11 REMEMBRANCE CAKE

"There's rosemary; that's for remembrance. Pray, love, remember." Shakespeare, Hamlet
Ingredients
1 Empire or Granny Smith apple

1 small sprig and 1 long sprig rosemary
1 teaspoon sugar
Juice and zest of ½ lemon
1 teaspoon butter

For the cake batter
2 tbs butter
1 cup sugar
3 eggs
2 1/4 cups flour
2 teaspoons baking powder

Peel, core and roughly chop the apple and put into a saucepan with the small spig of rosemary, the teaspoon of sugar, the lemon zest and juice, and butter. Cover the pan and cook on a low heat for 4-8 minutes until the apple is soft. Leave to cool, and fish out the rosemary sprig when it is cold.

Preheat the oven 350.Butter and line the bottom of  a loaf pan with baking parchment.

Put the cooled apple into a food processor and puree. Then add the butter,  sugar, eggs, flour and baking powder and process to a smooth batter. Spoon and scrape into the loaf tin and smooth the top. Sprinkle the surface with the remaining tablespoon of sugar and then lay the long sprig of rosemary along the centre of the cake. On baking, the rosemary sheds its oil to leave a scented path down the middle of the cake.

Bake the cake for 45-50 minutes or until a cake tester comes out clean, then leave to cool on a rack. Slip the paper-lined cake out of the tin once it is cool.

FROM FUNK TO FISHNETS...BRINGING SELF BACK

Dawn Boyle
It's here. The very last week of "summer". I feel like it was over in a blink of the eye. I feel that the days, months and now years are going too fast. I feel like I am entering into a new phase of my life...

A handful of months ago I turned 40. I handled it pretty well, if I may say so. I celebrated with my family and friends (somewhat - I think someone slipped me a mickey that night...you know who you are). I barreled into my new coming of age year with balls to the wall. I have to admit, I fell short of all the personal promises to myself. I wanted to accomplish way more than I did. I will say I kept to my word on a number of key issues, but once again let myself and my attempt at continuing it to be a "ME" year flat line.

I am not one of those people who believes in making resolutions, but I have to do something to bounce back. To get out of the funk that has encompassed me for a while now. I am taking the starting of the school year as my key to unlock the bullshit I have allowed into my own head and release it.

I had a good summer, not a great summer, but a pretty good one. I feel that I really need to start reading the Soul Food on our site, I need inspiration. I need a boost. I need a fresh start.

My friend Mary Sunshine tells me all the time that it starts with believing it and making it happen. So I say this...I believe. I believe that it's time to snap out of it and MOVE FORWARD. Leave all the crap of what is coming up on the year anniversary behind me. To let go of the issues other people have that for some reason I take on as my own. I need to embrace my immediate future and make it happen...what "it" is, I am excited to reveal within myself.

It's time to pull on the FISHNETS and let it ride!!! START SOMETHING POSITIVE TODAY. MAKE A DEAL WITH YOURSELF TO MAKE THIS A YOU YEAR!!! SHAKE IT UP  AND LIVE THE LIFE YOU WANT TO LIVE...I am going to give it my all!!

WANNA LAUGH?!?!?! - COMPUTER WOMEN

In keeping with today's What's Shakin' Tech Theme...

HARD-DISK Woman: She remembers everything you say and do,FOREVER.!!! 

WINDOWS Woman: Everyone knows that she can't do anything right, but you can't live without her. 

EXCEL Woman: They say she can do a lot of things but you mostly use her for only four of your basic needs. 

SCREENSAVER Woman: She is good for nothing functional, but at least she is exciting, colourful, and lots of fun! 

INTERNET Woman: Difficult to access and hard to keep running.!!! 

SERVER Woman: Claims to be available to you, but Always busy when you need her. 

MULTIMEDIA Woman: She has a way of making horrible things look very beautiful. 

CD-ROM Woman: She always has you on the move, going faster and faster.!!! 


E-MAIL Woman: Out of Every ten things she says, eight are plain nonsense. 

VIRUS Woman: Also known as "WIFE"; when you are least expecting her, she shows up, installs herself, and starts gobbling up all your resources. If you try to uninstall her, you will lose almost every thing. If you don't try to uninstall her, you will still have nothing. 

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