[From nobody Sun Jul 9 18:07:40 2017 Return-Path: <robertmique@msn.com> Received: from rly-mc02.mail.aol.com (rly-mc02.mail.aol.com [172.20.118.144]) by air-mc04.mail.aol.com (v114.2) with ESMTP id MAILINMC41-109455353683d; Thu, 09 Nov 2006 11:13:13 -0500 Received: from hotmail.com (bay101-dav6.bay101.hotmail.com [64.4.56.78]) by rly-mc02.mail.aol.com (v114.2) with ESMTP id MAILRELAYINMC25-109455353683d; Thu, 09 Nov 2006 11:12:24 -0500 Received: from mail pickup service by hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC; Thu, 9 Nov 2006 08:12:23 -0800 Message-ID: <BAY101-DAV65780559C8283EF0D387FBCF00@phx.gbl> Received: from 76.183.131.144 by BAY101-DAV6.phx.gbl with DAV; Thu, 09 Nov 2006 16:12:18 +0000 X-Originating-IP: [76.183.131.144] X-Originating-Email: [robertmique@msn.com] X-Sender: robertmique@msn.com From: "Robert Hatch" <robertmique@msn.com> To: "chris cross" <chriscross56@yahoo.com>, "deanne devine" <devine813@adelphia.net>, "inez" <ldyinnes@aol.com>, "john brooks" <iambrooks23@yahoo.com>, "robert hatch" <miquerovin2@msn.com>, "vince borinsky" <vinceborinsky@yahoo.com>, "tatercake" <tatercake@msn.com>, "ralph/sandy/holly lucht/wagner" <lucht@epix.net> Subject: 1000 marbles Date: Thu, 9 Nov 2006 10:38:44 -0600 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_000C_01C703EB.3AE91460" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: MSN 9 Seal-Send-Time: Thu, 9 Nov 2006 10:38:44 -0600 X-MimeOLE: Produced By MSN MimeOLE V9.20.0029.3000 X-OriginalArrivalTime: 09 Nov 2006 16:12:23.0311 (UTC) FILETIME=[D71E01F0:01C70419] X-AOL-IP: 64.4.56.78 ------=_NextPart_000_000C_01C703EB.3AE91460 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Subject:1000 marbles >>The older I get, the more I enjoy Saturday mornings. Perhaps it's=20 >>the >>quiet solitude that comes with being the first to rise, or maybe=20 >>it's >>the unbounded joy of not having to be at work. Either way, the=20 >>first few >>hours of a Saturday morning are most enjoyable. >> >>A few weeks ago, I was shuffling toward the garage with a steaming=20 >>cup >>of coffee in one hand and the morning paper in the other. What=20 >>began as >>a typical Saturday morning turned into one of those lessons that=20 >>life >>seems to hand you from time to time? Let me tell you about it: >> >>I turned the dial up into the phone portion of the band on my ham=20 >>radio >>in order to listen to a Saturday morning swap net. Along the way,=20 >>I >>came across an older sounding chap, with a tremendous signal and a >>golden voice. You know the kind; he sounded like he should be in=20 >>the >>broadcasting business. He was telling whom-ever he was talking=20 >>with >>something about "a thousand marbles." I was intrigued and stopped=20 >>to >>listen to what he had to say. >> >>"Well, Tom, it sure sounds like you're busy with your job. I'm sure=20 >>they >>pay you well but it's a shame you have to be away from home and=20 >>your >>family so much. Hard to believe a young fellow should have to work >>sixty or seventy hours a week to make ends meet. It's too bad you=20 >>missed >>your daughter's "dance recital" he continued. "Let me tell you >>something that has helped me keep my own priorities" And that's=20 >>when he >>began to explain his theory of a "thousand marbles." >> >>"You see, I sat down one day and did a little arithmetic. The=20 >>average >>person lives about seventy-five years. I know, some live more and=20 >>some >>live less, but on average, folks live about seventy-five years. >> >>"Now then, I multiplied 75 times 52 and I came up with 3900, which=20 >>is >>the number of Saturdays that the average person has in their entire >>lifetime. Now, stick with me, Tom, I'm getting to the important=20 >>part. >> >>It took me until I was fifty-five years old to think about all this=20 >>in >>any detail", he went on, "and by that time I had lived through over >>twenty-eight hundred Saturdays." "I got to thinking that if I lived=20 >>to >>be seventy-five, I only had about a thousand of them left to enjoy.=20 >>So I >>went to a toy store and bought every single marble they had. I=20 >>ended up >>having to visit three toy stores to round up 1000 marbles. I took=20 >>them >>home and put them inside a large, clear plastic container right=20 >>here in >>the shack next to my gear." >> >>"Every Saturday since then, I have taken one marble out and thrown=20 >>it >>away. I found that by watching the marbles diminish, I focused more=20 >>on >>the really important things in life. There is nothing like watching=20 >>your >>time here on this earth run out to help get your priorities=20 >>straight." >> >> >>"Now let me tell you one last thing before I sign-off with you and=20 >>take >>my lovely wife out for breakfast. This morning, I took the very=20 >>last >>marble out of the container. I figure that if I make it until next >>Saturday then I have been given a little extra time. And the one=20 >>thing >>we can all use is a little more time." >> >>"It was nice to meet you Tom, I hope you spend more time with your >>family, and I hope to meet you again here on the band. This is a 75=20 >>Year >>old Man, K9NZQ, clear and going QRT, good morning!" >>You could have heard a pin drop on the band when this fellow =20 >>signed >>off. I guess he gave us all a lot to think about. I had planned to=20 >>work >>on the antenna that morning, and then I was going to meet up with a=20 >>few >>hams to work on the next club newsletter. >> >>Instead, I went upstairs and woke my wife up with a kiss. "C'mon=20 >>honey. >>I'm taking you and the kids to breakfast." "What brought this on?"=20 >>she >>asked with a smile. "Oh, nothing special, it's just been a long=20 >>time >>since we spent a Saturday together with the kids. And hey, can we=20 >>stop >>at a toy store while we're out? I need to buy some marbles. >>A friend sent this to me, so I to you, my friend. >> >>And so, as one smart bear once said..."If you live to be a=20 >>hundred, I >>want to live to be a hundred minus one day, so I never have to=20 >>live >>without you." - Winnie the Pooh. >> >>Pass this on to all of your FRIENDS, even if it means sending it to=20 >>the >>person that sent it to you. >> >>And if you receive this e-mail many times from many different=20 >>people, >>it only means that you have many FRIENDS. >> >>And if you get it but once, do not be discouraged for you will know=20 >>that >>you have at least one good friend... >> >>And that would be ME >> >> ------=_NextPart_000_000C_01C703EB.3AE91460 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=3DContent-Type content=3Dtext/html;charset=3Diso-8859-1> <STYLE></STYLE> <META content=3D"MSHTML 6.00.5730.11" name=3DGENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY id=3DMailContainerBody style=3D"PADDING-LEFT: 10px; FONT-WEIGHT: nor= mal; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #000000; BORDER-TOP-STYLE: none; PADDING-TOP: 1= 5px; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; BORDER-RIGHT-STYLE: none; BOR= DER-LEFT-STYLE: none; TEXT-DECORATION: none; BORDER-BOTTOM-STYLE: none" le= ftMargin=3D0 topMargin=3D0 acc_role=3D"text" CanvasTabStop=3D"true" name= =3D"Compose message area"><!--[gte IE 5]><?xml:namespace prefix=3D"v" /><?xm= l:namespace prefix=3D"o" /><![endif]--> <DIV> <DIV dir=3Dltr style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 11pt" align=3Dcenter><I><B>Subject:</B></= I>1000=20 marbles</DIV> <DIV align=3Dcenter> </DIV> <DIV align=3Dcenter><BR><BR><FONT style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 11px; FONT-FAMILY: t= ahoma,sans-serif"><FONT size=3D3><BR>>>The older I get, the more I e= njoy=20 Saturday  mornings. 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He was telling whom-ever h= e=20 was  talking <BR>>>with<BR>>>something about "a thousa= nd=20 marbles." I was intrigued and stopped <BR>>>to<BR>>>listen to wh= at=20 he had to say.<BR>>><BR>>>"Well, Tom, it sure sounds like you're= =20 busy with your job. I'm sure <BR>>>they<BR>>>pay you well but it= 's a=20 shame you have to be away from home and <BR>>>your<BR>>>family s= o=20 much. Hard to believe a young fellow  should have to=20 work<BR>>>sixty or seventy hours a week to make ends meet. It's too ba= d=20 you <BR>>>missed<BR>>>your daughter's "dance recital" he continu= ed.=20 "Let me tell you<BR>>>something that has helped me keep my own priorit= ies"=20 And that's <BR>>>when he<BR>>>began  to explain his th= eory=20 of a "thousand marbles."<BR>>><BR>>>"You see, I sat down one day= and=20 did a little arithmetic. The <BR>>>average<BR>>>person lives abo= ut=20 seventy-five years. 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I took <BR>>>them<BR>>>home and put=20 them  inside a large, clear plastic container right <BR>>>he= re=20 in<BR>>>the shack next to=20 my  gear."<BR>>><BR>>>"Every Saturday since then, I ha= ve=20 taken one marble out and thrown <BR>>>it<BR>>>away. I found that= by=20 watching the marbles diminish, I focused more <BR>>>on<BR>>>the=20 really important things in life. There is nothing like watching=20 <BR>>>your<BR>>>time here on this earth run out to help get your= =20 priorities <BR>>>straight."<BR>>><BR>>><BR>>>"Now le= t me=20 tell you one last thing before I sign-off with you and=20 <BR>>>take<BR>>>my lovely wife out for breakfast. This morning,=20= I=20 took the  very <BR>>>last<BR>>>marble out of the=20 container. I figure that if I make it until next<BR>>>Saturday then I=20= have=20 been given a little extra time. 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"Oh, nothing special, it's just  been a long=20 <BR>>>time<BR>>>since we spent a Saturday together with the kids= .=20 And hey, can we <BR>>>stop<BR>>>at a toy store while we're out?=20= I=20 need to buy some marbles.<BR>>>A friend sent this to me, so I to you,=20= my=20 friend.<BR>>><BR>>>And so, as one  smart bear once=20 said..."If you live to be a <BR>>>hundred, I<BR>>>want to live t= o be=20 a  hundred minus one day, so I never have to=20 <BR>>>live<BR>>>without you." - Winnie=20 the  Pooh.<BR>>><BR>>>Pass this on to all of your FRIE= NDS,=20 even if it means sending it to <BR>>>the<BR>>>person that sent i= t to=20 you.<BR>>><BR>>>And if you receive this e-mail many  t= imes=20 from many different <BR>>>people,<BR>>>it only means that you ha= ve=20 many FRIENDS.<BR>>><BR>>>And if you get it but once, do not be=20 discouraged for you will know <BR>>>that<BR>>>you have at least=20= one=20 good friend...<BR>>><BR>>>And that would be=20 ME<BR>>><BR></FONT>>><BR></FONT></DIV></DIV></BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_000_000C_01C703EB.3AE91460-- ]