 |
Life is an
Opportunity
Life is an opportunity, benefit from it.
Life is beauty, admire it.
Life is bliss, taste it.
Life is a dream, realize it.
Life is a challenge, meet it.
Life is a duty, complete it.
Life is a game, play it.
Life is a promise, fulfill it.
Life is sorrow, overcome it.
Life is a song, sing it.
Life is a struggle, accept it.
Life is a tragedy, confront it.
Life is an adventure, dare it.
Life is luck, make it.
Life is too precious, do not destroy it.
Life is life, fight for it!
Unknown
"If life gives you a lemon, make lemonade" Unknown
|
PILGRIM FRANCIS COOKE, 10th great grandparent
Pilgrim Francis Cooke was born in England, around 1583. By profession, he was a woolcomber. He was in Leiden as early as 1603 (before the Pilgrim Separatist community had emigrated to Holland) when he married Hester Mayhieu. They were members of the Leiden Walloon Church, a congregation of French-speaking Belgian people whose beliefs were very similar to those of the English Separatists. Francis arrived in Plymouth in 1620 on the Mayflower with his teenage son John. Hester Mayhieu Cooke and the couples two other children, Jane and Jacob, arrived on the Anne in 1623. Two more daughters, Hester and Mary, were born to Francis and Hester Cooke in Plymouth. Francis Cooke died in 1663.Francis is my gggrandparent in this way. Lineage: Francis Cooke>Jane Cooke > Jacob Mitchell I > Jacob Mitchell II > Noah Mitchell > Hannah Mitchell > Sarah Cox > Sarah J Whitney > Sarah F Seeley > Lorena Morgan > Augusta Cushing > Norman P Sprague > John Sprague(Me)
|
ANCESTOR HENRY SAMSON
Henry Samson was born in Henlow, Bedford, England, and came on the Mayflower at the age of about 17 with his uncle and aunt, Edward and Ann (Cooper) Tilley. He married Ann Plummer in 1635/6 at Plymouth, became a freeman in Plymouth around that time, and volunteered for service in the Pequot War of 1637, but Plymouth's company was not called into service. By 1643 he had moved to Duxbury, where he became constable in 1661, and tax collector for 1667 and 1668. He was on a large number of juries and grand juries, and was appointed a surveyor on a couple of occasions. His wife died sometime between 1668 and 1684; he died in 1684 at Duxbury.Below is my connection to Pilgrim Henry Samson. www.pilgrimhenrysamsonkindred.org
|
THE WILL OF HENRY SAMSON
The Will of Henry Samson,24 December 1684 Duxburrow this 24th of the: 10th 1684. The Last Will and Testament of henery Sampson of Duxburrow; In the Name of God Amen Know all prsons whom it may Concerne that I henery Sampson being in my right understanding Doe thuse will and bequeth my estate to be Disposed of, after my Death. I Doe Comitt and Comend my soule to God that gave it me whom I trust hath redemed it; and my body to the earth for a season; Desiring that I may be Decently buried; 2 It is my will that all prsonall Debts be payed out of my prsonal estate; and that my funerall Charges before any legacyes 3 I Doe Give and bequeath unto my son Stephen one third prte of my whole puchase of Land lying and being in the Township of Dartmouth; 4 I Doe Give unto my son John one thirds of my whole purchase of Lands lying and being within the Township of Dartmouth; 5 I Give and bequeath unto my son James the remaining prte of the other third of my Land lying within the Towneship of Dartmouth; That is thuse Joseph Russell is to have the Land which was my son Jameses sold to him the said Russell; and I signed it taken out of the Last third; and the remainder is that which I Doe bequeath to my son James for hee had the Mony for the Land that was sold to the abovsaid Russell; 6 I Doe further give and bequeath unto my son James one shilling; 7 I Doe give and bequeath unto my son Caleb one shilling; 8 I Doe Give unto my Daughter Elizabeth now the wife of Roberd Sprout one shilling; 9 I Doe Give and bequeath unto my Daughter hannah now the wife of Josias holmes one shillinge; 10 It: I Doe give and bequeath unto my Daughter Now the wife of John hanmore ten shillings; 11 I Doe Give and bequeath unto Mary my Daughter Now the wife of John Summers; one shillinge 12 I Doe give unto my Daughter Dorcas now the wife of Thomas Bony one shillinge 13 I Doe Constitute ordaine and appoint ; my son Stephen to be executor of this my Last Will and Testament to pay all my Debts and Legacyes and to receive all Dues; 14 It is my Desire that my trusty and honored frind mr Wiswall would be the overseer of this my last will and Testament; Thus Desireing to waite untill my Change shalbe; and that those that come after may be att Peace; I shall subscribe with my hand and seale the Day and yeer above expressed; signed and sealed in the prsence of the witnesses: Thomas Delano, Henery Sampson, Joseph Chandler his marke. www.pilgrimhall.org/willSampson.htm
|
|
|
|
|
|
PILGRIM RICHARD WARREN
A 1620 Mayflower passenger, Richard Warren was a merchant of London, England who joined the Pilgrims at Southampton and became the twelfth signer of the Mayflower Compact. Although William Bradford in his "decreasings and increasings" gives Richard Warren the honorific title "Mr.", he does not mention him at all in the text of his history of Plymouth Plantation, and very little is known about him except for a few brief mentions elsewhere. Bradford says of him, "Grave Richard Warren, a man of integrity, justice and uprightness, of piety and serious religion, a useful citizen, bearing a deep share of the difficulties and troubles of the plantation." In Mourt's Relation Edward Winslow lists ten men on an early expedition at Cape Cod, including Richard Warren, who were from London. He was "a useful instrument; bore a deep share in the difficulties and troubles of settlement," according to Nathaniel Morton in his New England's Memorial. Judging from land transactions of his widow, Elizabeth, the family appears to have been one of the wealthier ones at Plymouth. In the division of cattle in 1627 shares were given to him, to his wife Elizabeth, and to their children. Richard Warren was probably born in England between 1580 and 1590 and died in Plymouth in 1628. He married prior to 1610 Elizabeth. Despite what has previously appeared in print (e.g. Marsh, Jowett) her maiden name is unknown. She was born about 1580 and died in Plymouth October 2, 1673 aged above 90 years. She came over in 1623 on the ship Anne with daughters Abigail, Anne, Elizabeth, Mary and Sarah. Richard and Elizabeth Warren had two sons born at Plymouth, Nathaniel, who married Sarah Walker, and Joseph, who married Priscilla Faunce. This is how I am connected to him. RICHARD WARREN > Mary Warren > Elizabeth Bartlett > Matthew Sprague > Margaret Sprague > Zadock Hersey > Abigail Hersey > Margaret H Smith > Lavina G Morgan > Frederick M Cushing >Augusta M Cushing > Norman Sprague > John Sprague (Me) http://www.pilgrimhall.org/warrenrichrecords.htm http://www.mayflowerhistory.com/Passengers/RichardWarren.php
|
|
|
|
|
|
“Whatever you vividly imagine, ardently desire, sincerely believe, and enthusiastically act upon... must inevitably come to pass.” - Paul J. Meyer
"Success comes to those who become success conscious. Failure comes to those who indifferently allow themselves to become failure conscious." - Napoleon Hill
“Desire is the key to motivation, but it's the determination and commitment to an unrelenting pursuit of your goal - a commitment to excellence - that will enable you to attain the success you seek.” - Mario Andretti
“Desire! That's the one secret of every man's career. Not education. Not being born with hidden talents. Desire.” - Bobby Unser
Here is Another Time Tunnel
The Cars We Drove 1950s to 1960s
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
THE OLDEST 100 WEBSITES
Plus some others:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
MAYBE YOU DON'T KNOW THIS
“Stewardesses” is the longest word typed with only the left hand and “lollipop” with your right. (Bet you tried this out mentally, didn’t you?) Maine is the only state whose name is just one syllable. (I’ll bet you’re going to check this out.) No word in the English language rhymes with month, orange, silver, or purple. Dreamt is the only English word that ends in the letters “mt”. (Are you doubting this?) Our eyes are always the same size from birth, but our nose and ears never stop growing. The sentence: “The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog” uses every letter of the alphabet. (Now, you KNOW you’re going to try this out for accuracy, right?) The words ‘racecar,’ ‘kayak’ and ‘level’ are the same whether they are read left to right or right to left (palindromes). (Yep, I knew you were going to “do” this one.) There are only four words in the English language which end in “dous”: tremendous, horrendous, stupendous, and hazardous. (You’re not doubting this, are you?) There are two words in the English language that have all five vowels in order: “abstemious” and “facetious.” (Yes, admit it, you are going to say …… a e i o u) TYPEWRITER is the longest word that can be made using the letters only on one row of the keyboard. (All you typists are going to test this out) All 50 states are listed across the top of the Lincoln Memorial on the back of the $5 bill. A dime has 118 ridges around the edge. A cat has 32 muscles in each ear. A goldfish has a memory span of three seconds. (Some days that’s about what my memory span is) A “jiffy” is an actual unit of time for 1/100th of a second. A shark is the only fish that can blink with both eyes. A snail can sleep for three years. (I know some people that could do this too.) Al Capone’s business card said he was a used furniture dealer. Almonds are a member of the peach family. An ostrich’s eye is bigger than its brain. (I know some people like this.) Babies are born without kneecaps. They don’t appear until the child reaches 2 to 6 years of age. February 1865 is the only month in recorded history not to have a full moon. In the last 4,000 years, no new animals have been domesticated. If the population of China walked past you, 8 abreast, the line would never end because of the rate of reproduction. If you are an average American, in your whole life, you will spend an average of 6 months waiting at red lights. Leonardo Da Vinci invented the scissors. On a Canadian two dollar bill, the flag flying over the Parliament building is an American flag. Peanuts are one of the ingredients of dynamite! Rubber bands last longer when refrigerated. The average person’s left hand does 56% of the typing. The cruise liner, QE2, moves only six inches for each gallon of diesel that it burns. The microwave was invented after a researcher walked by a radar tube and a chocolate bar melted in his pocket. (Good thing he did that) The winter of 1932 was so cold that Niagara Falls froze completely solid. There are more chickens than people in the world. Winston Churchill was born in a ladies’ room during a dance. Women blink nearly twice as much as men. . … Now you know everything!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
WEBSITE ANALYZING TEST TOOLS
PLAY THE JUKEBOX
YOUR FAVORITE SONG 1950-1982
|
|
|
SOCIAL MEDIA NETWORKING SITES
by david Congreave
|
|
|
|
|
|
HARD WORK DEFINED 
Ant works hard in the withering heat all summer long, building his house and laying up supplies for the winter.The grasshopper thinks the ant is a fool and laughs and dances and plays the summer away.
Come winter, the shivering grasshopper calls a press conference and demands to know why the ant should be warm and well fed while others are cold and starving.
CBS, NBC, PBS, CNN, and ABC show up to provide pictures of the shivering grasshopper next to a video of the ant in his comfortable home with a table filled with food.America is stunned by the sharp contrast.
How can this be, that in a country of such wealth, this poor grasshopper is allowed to suffer so?
Kermit the Frog appears on Oprah with the grasshopper, and everybodycries when they sing, 'It's Not Easy Being Green. Jesse Jackson stages a demonstration in front of the ant's house where the news stations film the group singing, 'We shall overcome.Jesse then has the group kneel down to pray to God for the grasshopper's sake.
Nancy Pelosi, Barack Obama, John Kerry & Harry Reid exclaim in an interview with Larry King that the ant has gotten rich off the back of the grasshopper, and both call for an immediate tax hike on the ant
to make him pay his fair share. Finally, the EEOC drafts the Economic Equity and Anti-Grasshopper
Act retroactive to the beginning of the summer! The ant is fined for failing to hire a proportionate number of green bugs and, having nothing left to pay his retroactive taxes, his home is confiscated bythe government. Hillary Clinton gets her old law firm to represent the grasshopper in a defamation suit against the ant, and the case is tried before a panel of federal judges that Bill Clinton appointed from a list of single-parent welfare recipients.The ant loses the case.
The story ends as we see the grasshopper finishing up the last bits of the ant's food while the government house he is in, which just happens to be the ant's old house, crumbles around him because he doesn't
maintain it.The ant has disappeared in the snow.The grasshopper is found dead in a drug related incident and the house, now abandoned, is taken over by a gang of spiders who terrorize the once peaceful neighborhood. MORAL OF THE STORY: Be very careful how you vote in 2008
|
Want To See More Iraq Pictures
or to http://johnsprague.ws/page5.html
Want To See More of my Sprague/Williams Pages or Mayflower Pictures
"In seeking happiness for others, you find it for yourself"- Anonymous
"Happiness lies in the joy of achievement and the thrill of creative effort"
Franklin Roosevelt
"The secret of happiness is not in doing what one likes, but in liking what one does"
James M. Barrie
"Be happy while you’re living, for you’re a long time dead."
Scottish Proverb
"Happiness is like a butterfly.The more you chase it, the more it eludes you.
But if you turn your attention to other things,It comes and sits softly on your shoulder."
Henry David Thoreau
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
By John Sprague At the Army's Camp Arifjan, it was extremely hot. 140f was seen more than once that summer. The rainy season in Kuwait is Jan to March and the rest of the year, just a couple of sprinkles, blowing sand and high temperatures. In this place, all trees and shrubs need to be watered daily or they will dry up and keel over. There is not much grass or plant life on the desert, only a few critters like snakes,lizzards,scorpions and fleas. I often wondered what the sheep and goats ate while out there. They definitely were lean animals.They were nothing like the healthy looking sheep in England. The camels there covered a lot of territory so those animals found their food somewhere in their travels. At the end of the work day, it would take about a forty-five minute drive to get back to the hotel. There were a few places to go in Kuwait but most of the guys would just go straight to their rooms after eating the evening meal and then watched tv and slept. Sometimes there would be a ban on going into town because of security issues but the guys were usually exhausted anyway at the end of the long day. The heat alone can be draining to the system and not just the workday. Our work week was 84 hours and that was 24/7. Every 120 days,we could take a 10 day R & R. I always went somewhere. I usually went home to visit my family in Massachusetts. I also went to visit my sister and family in England two years in a row. While I was in Loughborough,England during the second visit, the London subway blast took place. I was just three hours away on July 7th that year. It reminded me of our own 911 in the US though it was not quite as dramatic. One thing that I thought of at the time was that it was on 77. Over here in the mideast, the emergency number is 777 and not 911 as in the states. We did go in to London for a visit via subway the following week. My sister and niece reluctantly went along on the "Tube". After we visited Madam Tussands and I bought them Fish and Chips at a landmark London Pub, they were happy they had come along. That year, I had a new Panasonic video cam with me and I took videos of London, Stonehenge and during our stay at a B & B down on the English Channel. We visited the Upwey and Dorsetshire area where some of my ancestors lived during the 17th century. I had a great time with that camera and most of the videos are still on Google Videos. Those videos will come up if you type in my name. After I returned to Kuwait, I sold the camera on Ebay and got all my money back.
http://rpc.technorati.com/rpc/ping
|
|
|
|
|
