America's Healthy Future Act of 2009
Senate Finance Committee Health Reform Bill
S. 1796 = 1,502 pages Read It Here

 Bad Joke Monday

"The only advantage to living in the past 
is that the rents are much cheaper!" 

Q: What do you call a cow with only 2 right legs?
A: Lean beef

"Oil is under $80 a barrel 
and you know what that means for the American consumer?    
Nothing."  Jay Leno

                 Instructions For Life
There are more pleasant things to do than beat up people. Muhammad Ali

            TWEET of the WEEK 
"Liberty means responsibility. 
That is why most men dread it."  George Bernard Shaw

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   Thoughts While Watching Snow Boarders At The Great Divide
I come to the office each morning and stay for long hours
doing what has to be done to the best of my ability.
And when you've done the best you can you can't do any better. Harry S. Truman

Virtue means doing the right thing, in relation to the right person,
at the right time, to the right extent, in the right manner, and for the right purpose. 
Thus, to give money away is quite a simple task, but for the act to be virtuous, 
the donor must give to the right person, for the right purpose, in the right amount, 
in the right manner, and at the right time. Aristotle

To give real service you must add something which cannot be bought or
measured with money, and that is sincerity and integrity. Donald A. Adams

Americanism means the virtues of courage, honor, justice, truth, sincerity, 
and hardihood, the virtues that made America. Theodore Roosevelt

The real glory is being knocked to your knees and then coming back.
That's real glory. That's the essence of it. Vince Lombardi

    Quote Of The Week
Nothing in the world can take the place of persistence.
Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent.
Genius will not; un-rewarded genius is almost a proverb.
Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts.
Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent. Calvin Coolidge 

         Jokes that go over like a lead balloon

Actual instruction labels on consumer products:
* on a blanket: NOT TO BE USED AS PROTECTION FROM A TORNADO.
* on a hairdryer: DO NOT USE WHILE SLEEPING.
* on some jars of peanuts: WARNING - CONTAINS NUTS.
* on some sleep aids: WARNING - MAY CAUSE DROWSINESS.

          Pennyman - Economic Terrorist By Lonnie Lonnquist,  
A novel about a Montana talk show host who
has a plan to keep jobs from going overseas. 
Read The First Two Chapters of Pennyman here

Good Service Tip Of The Week
Happiness is not achieved by the conscious pursuit of happiness; 
it is generally the by-product of other activities.

        Classics From The Capital City
What happens when you don't pay your exorcist?
 You get "Repossessed"!

The essential thing in life is not conquering but fighting well.
Baron de Coubertin, The Olympic Creed

Nothing is unrealistic if you believe you can do it. If you are determined enough 
and willing to pay the price, you can get it done. Mike Ditka

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Buy the truth and do not sell it; get wisdom, discipline and understanding
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Fifty Cents an Hour The Builders and Boomtowns of the Fort Peck Dam
A great Montana book by Helena author/historian Lois Lonnquist  www.FortPeckBoomtowns.com

       Oh Thank You, Thank You, I needed to know this!
The human brain is grayish pink in color and has a texture much like tofu.

The first recorded earthquake in U.S. history occurred in 1638
in Plymouth Plantation, Massachusetts.

IWhat NFL team reads plays with alphabet soup?
T T T T   R R R R R R R R R

     The Writer's Block - Editing is a rewording activity
How many mystery writers does it take to change a light bulb?
It takes only one, but he has to give it a good twist.

Sometimes the majority only means that all the fools are on the same side.

Did you hear about the new band that Charles Heston is starting;
They are calling it Guns and Moses!

    Fortune Cookie
Ginger improves the blood circulation to the extremities?

OWIM (Oh Well It’s Monday)
Superficial: A really good referee
Beleaguered: Stuck in the semipros
Hermit: Girl's baseball glove
Saturnine: Baseball team that plays on weekends
Wrinkle: A small hockey arena

Montana Road Report - Great Job MDOT!

The Final Word From Herb Treebranch
A good advertisement should be like a good sermon; it must not only
comfort the afflicted, it must also afflict the comfortable. B.Fitzgibbon

Montana Facts & Fun Web Site Of The Month: Pennyman.MtSky.com
Read The First Two Chapters of Pennyman here

Puzzle answer "A backwards glance.

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