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Dog At The CinemaA man goes into a cinema with his dog to watch a film. It’s a romantic
comedy and when there’s a funny scene the dog starts laughing. A little later on there’s a sad part and suddenly the dog starts crying.
This goes on throughout the entire film, laughing and crying at all the right places. A man sitting a few rows back has witnessed the entire thing and decides to follow the man out.
In the foyer, he approaches the dog owner and says, “That’s truly amazing!”“It certainly is,” the dog owner replied, “He hated the book!”
Empowering Thoughts
How Long Does It Take?
If you want to be respected by others the great thing is to respect yourself. Only by that, only by self-respect will you compel others to respect you. ~ Fyodor DostoyevskyIt is the highest form of self-respect to admit our errors and mistakes and make amends for them. To make a mistake is only an error in judgment, but to adhere to it when it is discovered shows infirmity of character. ~ Dale E. TurnerTo free us from the expectations of others, to give us back to ourselves; there lies the great, singular power of self-respect. ~ Marcus Aurelius
The lake is as smooth as glass. You paddle your canoe at a speed of 7 miles/hour headed for the stream leading to the fishing camp 14 miles upstream.
Buddy Deke is already there. The current in the stream flows at 3 miles per hour. Just as you start paddling upstream, Deke loses one of his bobbers in the water. How long will it take for you and Deke’s bobber to meet?
The speed of the stream is not a factor. Deke’s bobber is carried along at a rate of three miles per hour and so will you. It takes two hours to travel fourteen miles, at a rate of seven miles per hour.
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Sam’s March & April Line-Up:
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April 20 Jack Daniels Band
Be CheerfulDwaine, a 90 year-old man, went to the doctor to get a physical. A few days later, the doctor saw Dwaine walking down the street with a gor-
geous young woman on his arm. A couple of days later, the doctor spoke to Dwaine and said, “You’re really
doing great, aren’t you?” Dwaine replied, “Just doing what you said, Doc, 'Get a hot mamma and be cheerful'.”
The doctor said, “I didn’t say that. I told you that you have a heart murmur and be careful.”
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We all know that Art is not truth. Art is a lie that makes us realize truth, at least the truth that is given us to un-derstand. The artist must know the manner whereby to convince others of the truthfulness of his lies.
~ Pablo Picasso
On a single orbit around the sun, the earth travels more than one and a half million miles each day.
And if that wasn’t far enough, the sun and the rest of the solar system planets complete 1 orbit around the center of the Milky Way galaxy every 250 million years.
Still relatively young, the sun has an estimated lifetime of approximately 11 billion years.
Hearing ProblemsThree old guys are out walking. The first one says, “Windy, isn’t it?” The second one says, “No, it’s Thursday!” The third one says, “So am I. Anybody got some water?”
The Little Grass Hut The only survivor of a shipwreck was washed up on a small, uninhabited
island. He prayed feverishly for God to rescue him, and everyday he scanned the horizon for help, but none seemed forthcoming.
Exhausted, he eventually managed to build a little hut out of driftwood to protect himself from the elements and to store his few possessions.
One day, after scavenging for food, he arrived home to find his little hut in flames with smoke rolling up to the sky. The worst had happened! Every-thing was lost! He was stunned with disbelief, grief, and anger.
“God, how could you do this to me?,” he cried. Early the next day he was awakened by the sound of a ship that was ap-
proaching the island. It had come to rescue him. “How did you know I was here?,” asked the weary man of his rescuers. “We saw your smoke signal,” they replied. Moral of the story: It’s easy to get discouraged when things are going bad
but we shouldn’t lose heart because God is at work in our lives, even in the midst of pain and suffering. You may want to consider sharing this, because you never know who feels like their hut is on fire today.
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Tough On OffendersSan Fernando Valley laws are tough on offenders. Just ask Mayvis Coyle. The 82 year old cane toting senior was slapped with a jaywalking
ticket for taking too long to cross the street at a busy intersection. A policeman gave Coyle the ticket after telling her she was obstructing traffic. The officer, who was concerned for her safety, stated the woman stepped onto the road when the 'Don’t Walk' was blink-ing, while Coyle said she started across while the 'Walk' signal was displaying.
The $114 fine was later waivered by the courts and workshops on senior safety were sponsored by the local police department.
Strange LawsIn Ontario
• If you have a water trough in your front yard it.
must be filled by 5:00 a.m.
• The color of house and garage doors is regulated
by city bylaws (a purple door get you a fine).
• It is illegal to have a clothes line in your backyard.
• You can’t work on your car in the street.
• It’s illegal to climb trees.
Ever Wonder?• How do you know when it's time to tune your
bagpipes? • How does a shelf salesman keep his store from
looking empty? • How does a thermos know when to keep some-
thing hot, hot and something cold, cold? • How does the guy who drives the snowplow get
to work in the mornings? • How important does a person have to be before
they are considered assassinated instead of just murdered?
• How is it that we put man on the moon before we figured out it would be a good idea to put wheels on luggage?
Change Is HardConsider how hard it is to change yourself and you’ll understand
what little chance you have in trying to change others.
Famous QuotesKeep a diary and one day it'll keep you.
~ Mae West
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COMPETITIVE POSITIONING Brockville o�ers a high desirable cost-competitive business environment possessing signi�cant cost advantages that contribute to economic prosperity.• A Community Improvement Plan (C.I.P.) with tax concessions and fee waivers• No development charges or storm water management fees in our business park• Serviced industrial property environmentally audited commencing at $30,000 per acre• Facilitation for grants, tax credits, wage subsidies, angel investment and R&D assistance with federal and provincial government programs• Lower than average membership fees for social recreational activities in golf, curling, sports and arts and culture• Enviable livability and vitality community index• Superior attainment levels of academic testing results in both elementary and secondary educational institutes• Some of the lowest fees in Ontario for building permits, water rates,waste disposal fees and transit.
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Spotlight on Business
I am a Chartered Accountant and US Certifi ed Public Accountant and for the past 6 years have practiced with the “big 6“ accounting fi rms in Ottawa. Pri-or to this, I worked for a Brockville area chartered accountant. I have recently opened my own accounting practice with an offi ce located downtown on King Street above the Royal Bank.
I have resided in the Brockville area for almost 10 years, and I look for-ward to serving the area’s taxation needs this upcoming tax season. I will fi le Canadian tax returns and provide e-fi ling services to fi le returns directly to the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA).
In addition to fi ling Canadian tax returns, I am registered with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) with the required Preparer Tax Identifi cation Number (PTIN) to be able to fi le returns and represent clients with the IRS. US citizens and green card holders who reside in Canada are required to fi le annual tax returns with the IRS. Many of these individuals may not be aware of this fi ling requirement. Snowbirds may also be required to fi le information returns with the IRS. Please refer to my website, www.heatherchapman.ca for additional infor-
mation or contact me directly to set up a consultation.
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The Sweet Science A fountain of youth! Molly Reeves believes the secret of living a long
life is just to be happy! For this 100 year old gal from Manchester England, that means donning the gloves and stepping into the ring - that’s right! The boxing ring! Once a week Reeves laces up and practices her jabs and ducks to keep fit.
While it leaves her a bit achy afterward, Molly loves the sport and has no plans to hang up the gloves any time soon!
Cat DiariesEntry # 3
Today I decapitated a mouse and dropped its headless body at their feet.
I had hoped this would strike fear into their hearts, since it clearly demonstrates my capa-bilities. However, they merely made conde-scending comments about what a “good little hunter” I am.
A Fresh Perspective Invisible Mom
It all began to make sense, the blank stares, the lack of response, the way one of the kids will walk into the room while I’m on the phone and ask to be taken to the store. Inside I’m thinking, "Can’t you see I’m on the phone?" Obviously not; no one can see if I’m on the phone, or cooking, or sweeping the floor, or even standing on my head in the corner. I’m invisible. The invis-ible Mom.
Some days I am only a pair of hands, nothing more. "Can you fix this? Can you tie this? Can you open this?" Some days I’m not a pair of hands; I’m not even a human being.
I’m a clock to ask, "What time is it?" I’m a T.V. guide to answer, "What number is the space channel?" I’m a car to order, "Right around 5:30, please." I was certain that these were the hands that once held books and the eyes that studied history and the mind that graduated summa cum laude but now they had disappeared into the peanut butter, never to be seen again.
One night, a group of us were having dinner, celebrating the return of a friend from England. Kim had just gotten back from a fabulous trip and she was going on and on about the hotel she stayed in. I was sitting there, look-ing around at the others all put together so well. It was hard not to compare and feel sorry for myself. I was feeling pretty pathetic, when Kim turned to me with a beautifully wrapped package, and said, "I brought you this." It was a book on the great cathedrals of Europe. I wasn’t exactly sure why she’d given it to me until I read her inscription: "To Sharon, with admiration for the great-ness of what you are building when no one sees."
In the days ahead I would read, no devour, the book. I discovered what became for me four life-changing truths, after which I could pattern my work: No one can say who built the great cathedrals - we have no record of their names. These builders gave their whole lives for a work they would never see finished. They made great sacrifices and expected no credit. The passion of their building was fueled by their faith that the eyes of God saw everything.
A legendary story in the book told of a rich man who came to visit the cathedral while it was being built, and he saw a workman carving a tiny bird on the inside of a beam. He was puzzled and asked the man, "Why are you spending so much time carving that bird into a beam that will be covered by the roof ? No one will ever see it." And the workman replied, "Because God sees." I closed the book, feeling the missing piece fall into place.
It was almost as if I heard God whispering to me, "I see you, Sharon. I see the sacrifices you make every day, even when no one around you does. No act of kindness you’ve done, no sequin you’ve sewn on, no cupcake you’ve baked, is too small for me to notice and smile over. You are building a great cathedral, but you can’t see right now what it will become."
At times, my invisibility feels like an affliction. But it is not a disease that is erasing my life. It is the cure for the disease of my own self-centeredness. It is the antidote to my strong, stubborn pride.
I keep the right perspective when I see myself as a great builder. As one of the people who show up at a job that they will never see finished, to work on something that their name will never be on. The writer of the book went so far as to say that no cathedrals could ever be built in our lifetime because there are so few people willing to sacrifice to that degree.
When I really think about it, I don’t want my son to tell the friend he’s bringing home from college for Thanksgiving, "My Mom gets up at 4 in the morning and bakes homemade pies, and then she hand bastes a turkey for three hours and presses all the linens for the table." That would mean I’d built a shrine or a monument to myself. I just want him to want to come home. And then, if there is anything more to say to his friend, to add, "You’re gonna love it there.’" As mothers, we are building great cathedrals. We can-not be seen if we’re doing it right. And one day, it is very possible that the world will marvel, not only at what we have built, but at the beauty that has been added to the world by the sacrifices of invisible women.
Great Job, MOM!
Christie Aluminum Products
Custom windows that are a perfect �t!An air tight investment!High quality, energy e�cient vinyl windows and doors!
Canadian Hearing SocietyFree home or o�ce visits• improve communication
• improve safety in your home• assistive listening devices • hearing aid batteries
Please call us to �nd out more about our programs and servicesPhone 613-498-3933 TTY 1-877-817-8209
Or visit us at 68 William Street, Suite 205 Brockville, Ontario K6V 0A7
Itrix
51 King St. West, Brockville, ON613 - 498 - 2200
Fax 613 - 498 - 2205
• Quality Eyewear• Contact Lenses• Eye Exams Arranged• 24 Years of ExperienceRosemary
ColemanOwner
ROSEMARY’S OPTICAL SHOP
Need anelectrifying ad?
Call Jon(613) 342-0428
Golden Soles
Gift CertificatesAvailable 46 King Street East Brockville, ON
613-342-7111 Cell: 613-340-6330
Comfort Diabetic Socks
End Of Season Sale
Up To 70% O�
Your Business Should STAND OUT!and it will in your LOCAL McGu�y`s!
Call to place YOUR ad TODAY! 613.342.0428
Residential & Commercial
Gas ~ Oil ~ Propane FurnacesHeat Pumps ~ Boiler Service ~ Ventilation
Repairs & Service to Farm EquipmentJoe Cooke
Owner24 Hour Emergency Service
613-802-0384
Put Your Info
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100 Stewart Blvd. Brockville(Inside Quality Hotel) 613-345-1400 (ext 163)
A true health & wellness center focused on your success!Physical fitness & nutritional programs tailored to meet your needs.
We offer:Pool/Squash
Sauna/Steam RoomHot Tub
Private Fitness GymPersonal Training
“A Total Approach to Health & Fitness”
The Sweet Science A fountain of youth! Molly Reeves believes the secret of living a long
life is just to be happy! For this 100 year old gal from Manchester England, that means donning the gloves and stepping into the ring - that’s right! The boxing ring! Once a week Reeves laces up and practices her jabs and ducks to keep fit.
While it leaves her a bit achy afterward, Molly loves the sport and has no plans to hang up the gloves any time soon!
Cat DiariesEntry # 3
Today I decapitated a mouse and dropped its headless body at their feet.
I had hoped this would strike fear into their hearts, since it clearly demonstrates my capa-bilities. However, they merely made conde-scending comments about what a “good little hunter” I am.
A Fresh Perspective Invisible Mom
It all began to make sense, the blank stares, the lack of response, the way one of the kids will walk into the room while I’m on the phone and ask to be taken to the store. Inside I’m thinking, "Can’t you see I’m on the phone?" Obviously not; no one can see if I’m on the phone, or cooking, or sweeping the floor, or even standing on my head in the corner. I’m invisible. The invis-ible Mom.
Some days I am only a pair of hands, nothing more. "Can you fix this? Can you tie this? Can you open this?" Some days I’m not a pair of hands; I’m not even a human being.
I’m a clock to ask, "What time is it?" I’m a T.V. guide to answer, "What number is the space channel?" I’m a car to order, "Right around 5:30, please." I was certain that these were the hands that once held books and the eyes that studied history and the mind that graduated summa cum laude but now they had disappeared into the peanut butter, never to be seen again.
One night, a group of us were having dinner, celebrating the return of a friend from England. Kim had just gotten back from a fabulous trip and she was going on and on about the hotel she stayed in. I was sitting there, look-ing around at the others all put together so well. It was hard not to compare and feel sorry for myself. I was feeling pretty pathetic, when Kim turned to me with a beautifully wrapped package, and said, "I brought you this." It was a book on the great cathedrals of Europe. I wasn’t exactly sure why she’d given it to me until I read her inscription: "To Sharon, with admiration for the great-ness of what you are building when no one sees."
In the days ahead I would read, no devour, the book. I discovered what became for me four life-changing truths, after which I could pattern my work: No one can say who built the great cathedrals - we have no record of their names. These builders gave their whole lives for a work they would never see finished. They made great sacrifices and expected no credit. The passion of their building was fueled by their faith that the eyes of God saw everything.
A legendary story in the book told of a rich man who came to visit the cathedral while it was being built, and he saw a workman carving a tiny bird on the inside of a beam. He was puzzled and asked the man, "Why are you spending so much time carving that bird into a beam that will be covered by the roof ? No one will ever see it." And the workman replied, "Because God sees." I closed the book, feeling the missing piece fall into place.
It was almost as if I heard God whispering to me, "I see you, Sharon. I see the sacrifices you make every day, even when no one around you does. No act of kindness you’ve done, no sequin you’ve sewn on, no cupcake you’ve baked, is too small for me to notice and smile over. You are building a great cathedral, but you can’t see right now what it will become."
At times, my invisibility feels like an affliction. But it is not a disease that is erasing my life. It is the cure for the disease of my own self-centeredness. It is the antidote to my strong, stubborn pride.
I keep the right perspective when I see myself as a great builder. As one of the people who show up at a job that they will never see finished, to work on something that their name will never be on. The writer of the book went so far as to say that no cathedrals could ever be built in our lifetime because there are so few people willing to sacrifice to that degree.
When I really think about it, I don’t want my son to tell the friend he’s bringing home from college for Thanksgiving, "My Mom gets up at 4 in the morning and bakes homemade pies, and then she hand bastes a turkey for three hours and presses all the linens for the table." That would mean I’d built a shrine or a monument to myself. I just want him to want to come home. And then, if there is anything more to say to his friend, to add, "You’re gonna love it there.’" As mothers, we are building great cathedrals. We can-not be seen if we’re doing it right. And one day, it is very possible that the world will marvel, not only at what we have built, but at the beauty that has been added to the world by the sacrifices of invisible women.
Great Job, MOM!
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I am a Chartered Accountant and US Certifi ed Public Accountant and for the past 6 years have practiced with the “big 6“ accounting fi rms in Ottawa. Pri-or to this, I worked for a Brockville area chartered accountant. I have recently opened my own accounting practice with an offi ce located downtown on King Street above the Royal Bank.
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In addition to fi ling Canadian tax returns, I am registered with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) with the required Preparer Tax Identifi cation Number (PTIN) to be able to fi le returns and represent clients with the IRS. US citizens and green card holders who reside in Canada are required to fi le annual tax returns with the IRS. Many of these individuals may not be aware of this fi ling requirement. Snowbirds may also be required to fi le information returns with the IRS. Please refer to my website, www.heatherchapman.ca for additional infor-
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~ Pablo Picasso
On a single orbit around the sun, the earth travels more than one and a half million miles each day.
And if that wasn’t far enough, the sun and the rest of the solar system planets complete 1 orbit around the center of the Milky Way galaxy every 250 million years.
Still relatively young, the sun has an estimated lifetime of approximately 11 billion years.
Hearing ProblemsThree old guys are out walking. The first one says, “Windy, isn’t it?” The second one says, “No, it’s Thursday!” The third one says, “So am I. Anybody got some water?”
The Little Grass Hut The only survivor of a shipwreck was washed up on a small, uninhabited
island. He prayed feverishly for God to rescue him, and everyday he scanned the horizon for help, but none seemed forthcoming.
Exhausted, he eventually managed to build a little hut out of driftwood to protect himself from the elements and to store his few possessions.
One day, after scavenging for food, he arrived home to find his little hut in flames with smoke rolling up to the sky. The worst had happened! Every-thing was lost! He was stunned with disbelief, grief, and anger.
“God, how could you do this to me?,” he cried. Early the next day he was awakened by the sound of a ship that was ap-
proaching the island. It had come to rescue him. “How did you know I was here?,” asked the weary man of his rescuers. “We saw your smoke signal,” they replied. Moral of the story: It’s easy to get discouraged when things are going bad
but we shouldn’t lose heart because God is at work in our lives, even in the midst of pain and suffering. You may want to consider sharing this, because you never know who feels like their hut is on fire today.
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Tough On OffendersSan Fernando Valley laws are tough on offenders. Just ask Mayvis Coyle. The 82 year old cane toting senior was slapped with a jaywalking
ticket for taking too long to cross the street at a busy intersection. A policeman gave Coyle the ticket after telling her she was obstructing traffic. The officer, who was concerned for her safety, stated the woman stepped onto the road when the 'Don’t Walk' was blink-ing, while Coyle said she started across while the 'Walk' signal was displaying.
The $114 fine was later waivered by the courts and workshops on senior safety were sponsored by the local police department.
Strange LawsIn Ontario
• If you have a water trough in your front yard it.
must be filled by 5:00 a.m.
• The color of house and garage doors is regulated
by city bylaws (a purple door get you a fine).
• It is illegal to have a clothes line in your backyard.
• You can’t work on your car in the street.
• It’s illegal to climb trees.
Ever Wonder?• How do you know when it's time to tune your
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thing hot, hot and something cold, cold? • How does the guy who drives the snowplow get
to work in the mornings? • How important does a person have to be before
they are considered assassinated instead of just murdered?
• How is it that we put man on the moon before we figured out it would be a good idea to put wheels on luggage?
Change Is HardConsider how hard it is to change yourself and you’ll understand
what little chance you have in trying to change others.
Famous QuotesKeep a diary and one day it'll keep you.
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Dog At The CinemaA man goes into a cinema with his dog to watch a film. It’s a romantic
comedy and when there’s a funny scene the dog starts laughing. A little later on there’s a sad part and suddenly the dog starts crying.
This goes on throughout the entire film, laughing and crying at all the right places. A man sitting a few rows back has witnessed the entire thing and decides to follow the man out.
In the foyer, he approaches the dog owner and says, “That’s truly amazing!”“It certainly is,” the dog owner replied, “He hated the book!”
Empowering Thoughts
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If you want to be respected by others the great thing is to respect yourself. Only by that, only by self-respect will you compel others to respect you. ~ Fyodor DostoyevskyIt is the highest form of self-respect to admit our errors and mistakes and make amends for them. To make a mistake is only an error in judgment, but to adhere to it when it is discovered shows infirmity of character. ~ Dale E. TurnerTo free us from the expectations of others, to give us back to ourselves; there lies the great, singular power of self-respect. ~ Marcus Aurelius
The lake is as smooth as glass. You paddle your canoe at a speed of 7 miles/hour headed for the stream leading to the fishing camp 14 miles upstream.
Buddy Deke is already there. The current in the stream flows at 3 miles per hour. Just as you start paddling upstream, Deke loses one of his bobbers in the water. How long will it take for you and Deke’s bobber to meet?
The speed of the stream is not a factor. Deke’s bobber is carried along at a rate of three miles per hour and so will you. It takes two hours to travel fourteen miles, at a rate of seven miles per hour.
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Be CheerfulDwaine, a 90 year-old man, went to the doctor to get a physical. A few days later, the doctor saw Dwaine walking down the street with a gor-
geous young woman on his arm. A couple of days later, the doctor spoke to Dwaine and said, “You’re really
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The doctor said, “I didn’t say that. I told you that you have a heart murmur and be careful.”
