Humor 7/11/99: Too Much of 90's & Appearances are Deceiving

Hi everyone,

Many of you have asked me what I'm doing this summer. I'm working at a
small Internet start-up called WishClick. They are building an on-line
all occasion gift registry. The website for consumers will be up at the
end of the summer, but the website for merchant partners is up now.
Feel free to take a look at: www.wishclick.com. I'm doing marketing
and some business development there.

I'm sure all of you understand and may have used a wedding registry.
Basically, WishClick is doing an Internet based registry for all
occasions, such as birthdays, Christmas, graduations, Mother's Day,
etc. Let's say a person named Joe registered the gifts he would like to
receive for his birthday. Then his family and friends can find his wish
list and buy him the exact items that he wants. Let me know what you
think of the idea. For example, would you want people to give you gifts
that you have pre-selected, or would you rather be surprised as to what
you get?

This week's thought provoking question is: "If you were stranded on a
desert island and could have only one piece of music to listen to, what
would it be?"

This week's humor was forwarded by Anna Man, followed by an
inspirational story forwarded by Dominic Wong, all the way from
Australia. Enjoy!

-Josh.
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Signs That You Have Had Too Much of the 90's

1.) You tried to enter your password on the microwave.
2.) You now think of three espressos as "getting wasted".
3.) You haven't played solitaire with a real deck of cards in years.
4.) You have a list of 15 phone numbers to reach your family of 3.
5.) You e-mail your son in his room to tell him that dinner is ready,
and he e-mails you back "What's for dinner?"
6.) Your daughter sells Girl Scout Cookies via her web site.
7.) You chat several times a day with a stranger from South Africa, but
you haven't spoken to your next door neighbor yet this year.
8.) You didn't give your valentine a card this year, but you posted one
for your e-mail buddies via a web page.
9.) Your daughter just bought a CD of all the records your college
roommate used to play.
10.) You check the ingredients on a can of chicken noodle soup to see if
it contains Echinacea.
11.) You check your blow dryer to see if it's Y2K compliant.
12.) Your grandmother clogs up your e-mail Inbox, asking you to send her
JPEG files of your newborn so she can create a screen saver.
13.) You pull up in your own driveway and use your cell phone to see if
anyone IS home.
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Things are not usually as they appear..........

Two traveling angels stopped to spend the night in the home of a wealthy
family.

The family was rude and refused to let the angels stay in the mansion's
guest room. Instead they were given a space in the cold basement.

As they made their bed on the hard floor, the older angel saw a hole in
the wall and repaired it. When the younger angel asked why, the older
angel replied .

"Things aren't always what they seem".

The next night the pair came to rest at the house of a very poor, but
very hospitable farmer and his wife. After sharing what little food they
had the couple let the angels sleep in their bed where they could have a
good night's rest. When the sun came up the next morning the angels
found the farmer and his wife in tears. Their only cow, whose milk had
been their sole income, lay dead in the field.

The younger angel was infuriated and asked the older angel "How could
you have let this happen!? The first man had everything, yet you helped
him," she accused. "The second family had little but was willing to
share everything, and you let their cow die."

"The older angel replied, "Things aren't always what they seem." " When
we stayed in the basement of the mansion, I noticed there was gold in
that hole in the wall. Since the owner was so obsessed with greed and
unwilling to share his good fortune, I sealed the wall so he wouldn't
find it. Then last night as we slept in the farmers bed, the angel of
death came for his wife. I gave her the cow instead.

Things aren't always what they seem."

Sometimes this is exactly what happens when things don't turn out the
way they should. If you have faith, you just need to trust that every
outcome is always to your advantage.

You might not know it until some time later.

Feeling Sorry for yourself ?? Think about this:........
Should you find it hard to get to sleep tonight; Just remember the
homeless who have no bed to lie in.

Should you find yourself stuck in traffic; Know that there are people in
this world for whom driving is an unheard of privilege.

Should you have a bad day at work; Think of the man who has been out of
work for the last three months.

Should you despair over a relationship gone bad; Think of the person who
has never known what it's like to love and be loved in return.

Should you grieve the passing of another weekend; Think of the woman in
dire straits, working twelve hours a day, seven days a week, for $15.00
to feed her family.

Should your car break down, leaving you miles away from assistance;
Think of the paraplegic who would love the opportunity to take that
walk.

Should you notice a new gray hair in the mirror; Think of the cancer
patient in chemo who wishes she had hair to examine.

Should you find yourself at a loss and pondering what is life all about,
what is my purpose?; Be thankful, there are those who don't live long
enough to get the opportunity.

Should you find yourself the victim of other people's bitterness,
ignorance, smallness or insecurities; Remember, things could be worse.

You could be them!!!
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Joshua Li
420 James Road #1
Palo Alto CA 94306
(650)565-8674
Permanent Email: joshli@post.harvard.edu
http://personal.anderson.ucla.edu/joshua.li/