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– Mother Teresa
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Joke of the day – Manic Depression
In a class on abnormal psychology, the instructor was about to introduce the subject of manic depression.
She posed this question to her students: “How would you diagnose a patient who walks back and forth screaming at the top of his lungs one minute, then sits down weeping uncontrollably the next?”
A young man in the rear raised his hand and suggested earnestly, “A football coach?”
Quote of the day – Nora Ephron
“Reading is everything. Reading makes me feel like I’ve accomplished something, learned something, become a better person. Reading makes me smarter. Reading gives me something to talk about later on. Reading is the unbelievably healthy way my attention deficit disorder medicates itself. Reading is escape, and the opposite of escape; it’s a way to make contact with reality after a day of making things up, and it’s a way of making contact with someone else’s imagination after a day that’s all too real. Reading is grist. Reading is bliss.”
– Nora Ephron
Joke of the day – Cows
A lady from the city and her traveling companion were on the train through Vermont when she noticed some cows. “What a cute bunch of cows!” she remarked. “Not a bunch, herd”, her friend replied. “Heard of what?” “Herd of cows.” “Of course I’ve heard of cows.” “No, a cow herd.” “What do I care what a cow heard. I have no secrets to keep from a cow!”
Easy Lemon Cake Recipe
Lemons – this zingy, sour fruit is my most loved flavors when it comes to cooking and baking. This versatile fruit is used to bring a tangy flavor and bright aroma in baking to sauce making to meat and vegetable cookery. So, when life give you lemons, don’t just make lemonade. Here’s an easy lemon cake recipe that will surely tickle your taste buds!
Ingredients:
125g butter
185g self-raising flour
100g castor sugar
2 large eggs
2 tablespoons plain yogurt or 4 tablespoon of milk
2 lemons, rind grated
Syrup
4 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
4 rounded tablespoons icing sugar
Method:
1. Preheat oven to 180°C. Grease and flour a 9 by 2-inch round cake pan or loaf tin.
2. Cream butter and sugar and beat in eggs.
3. Add sifted flour, lemon rind and yogurt and mix well.
4. Pour into tin and smooth top.
5. Bake for 25 – 30 minutes. (If using loaf tin, bake for 35 – 40 minutes)
Syrup:
Mix lemon juice and icing sugar.
After removing cake from over, prick the top with a metal skewer.
Pour over the lemon juice while cake is still hot.
Leave to cool before removing the tin.
Quote of the day – George Bernard Shaw
“You use a glass mirror to see your face; you use works of art to see your soul.”
― George Bernard Shaw
Happiness is …
… a colorful life!
Quote of the day – John Steinbeck
“All war is a symptom of man’s failure as a thinking animal.”
– John Steinbeck
Joke of the day – The cat in heaven
One day, a cat dies of natural causes and goes to heaven, where he meets the Lord.
The Lord says to the cat, “You lived a good life, and if there is any way I can make your stay in heaven more comfortable, please let me know.”
The cat thinks for a moment and says, “Lord, all my life I have lived with a poor family and had to sleep on a hard wooden floor.”
The Lord stops the cat and says, “Say no more,” and a wonderful, fluffy pillow appears.
A few days later, six mice are killed in a tragic farming accident, and all of them go to heaven.
Again, the Lord is there to greet them with the same offer. The mice answer, “All our lives we have been chased. We have had to run from cats, dogs, and even women with brooms. We’re tired of running. Do you think we could have roller skates so that we don’t have to run anymore?” The Lord says, “Say no more” and fits each mouse with beautiful new roller skates.
A week later, the Lord stops by to see the cat and finds him snoozing on the pillow.
The Lord gently wakes the cat and asks him, “How are things since you got here?”
The cat stretches and yawns, then replies, “It is wonderful here. Better than I could have ever expected. And those ‘Meals On Wheels’ you’ve been sending by are the best!”
Quote of the day – Terri Guillemets
“Don’t let the past steal your present.”
– Terri Guillemets
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