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Tuesday, January 24, 2012

Proof that God Loves Us

In case you ever doubted it:


  •    He carefully routed a river through every city
  •    And dug out a nice harbor for most of the coastal ones
  •    And, in the tropics, put in a nice reef passage too.


    • Coffee

    • He made sure Jesus was born right on Christmas Day, when everyone is celebrating anyway


      • When bits of stone crumble from bridges and smash to the sidewalk below, it always happens early on a cold morning so there’s no one there to get hurt.


        •  Making fire by friction is really hard.  Parents of boys, be thankful.


          •  But getting smoke is easy.  Boys, be thankful.


            •  When it’s icy out, the sun is always low enough to glint off it and warn you


              •  Break a twig off a maple or birch tree during the sap run, and the sugar concentrates at the tip of the sapsicle 

              Proof that he hates us:
              •   Alcohol speeds the process of sunstroke AND freezing to death, whichever you drank it to escape
              • So does humidity, and that’s not even fun.
              • Leaving sea salt on your skin makes you hotter or colder, whichever you don't want


                • Scrapes always occur in places that are hard to bandage
                • And blisters, in places that sweat


                  • Toxic mercury salts taste sweet
                  •  So does antifreeze, at least according to dogs
                  • And mercury’s fun to play with


                    • Cold-water immersion makes you gasp

                    • If you're dressed suitably for exercise, and hurt yourself, you'll get not only hurt but cold

                    • Behavior patterns specific to one sex, mostly impress members of that same sex: makeup, anorexia, manicures, machismo, mechanical tinkering, sports, gossiping

                    • Pick-two trifectas: Desire/Opportunity/Ability; Cheap/Lightweight/Long-Lasting.  

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