Thoughts from 351 E Kansas

Random Facts that you may not have known:
In size, materials, and human labor, the Great Wall of China is the largest construction project ever undertaken by man. Enough stone was used in the 1,700-year project to build an 8-foot wall girdling the globe at the equator. The Great Wall snakes its way over more than one-twentieth of the earth's circumference.

In an effort to sell more licensed apparel, minor-league baseball teams were changing their names so often that the sport's governing body now limits franchises to team name changes every three years.

The sun burns 9 million tons of gas a second. At this rate, it has been estimated it will burn out in another 10 billion years.

For its release in France, the film City Slickers (1991), starring Billy Crystal and Jack Palance, was re-titled Life, Love, Cows.

Strange But True News:
Apr 12, 2006 (GILLETTE, Wyo.) - A teenage boy accidentally set himself on fire early Wednesday morning after allegedly trying to siphon gas from a firefighter's car.
Police first learned of the injury after a 17-year-old boy and a 16-year-old boy claimed that someone had thrown gasoline on the 17-year-old at the Common Cents service station and lit him on fire, said Lt. Rod Hauge.

The boy was taken to the hospital with second- and third-degree burns on his legs. Police were called to the hospital to investigate the incident and later learned that the 17-year-old spilled gas on his pants while siphoning gas. He then used a lighter to try to determine how wet his pants were and set himself of fire, Hague said. Both boys have been ticketed with larceny, Hauge said.

On a more serious note:
How is everyone's quiet time going lately? I find the early AM to be one of the best times to spend time with God. This quote is a great reminder of that:

"In the calmness of the morning before the mind is hearted and wearied by the turmoil of the day, you have a season of unusual importance for communion with God and with yourself."
By William Wilberforce