Everyone, let us all put aside this squalid bickering that has infested this froup as of late...all this fighting is childish and energy - wasting...

It is ARBOR DAY, when we honor our FRIENDS the TREES...they never argue or fight or war with each other, they are stolid and stalwart and upright...they ask for NOTHING...could anything be more BLESSED than to be a TREE...a grand SEQUOIA...a hardy OAK...a loverly GINKGO...a APPLE, PEACH, or CHERRY tree...???

Remember, kids, it takes JUST as much energy to be HAPPY as it does to be negative...happiness ALWAYS yields better results...on yer tombstone do you want inscribed, "I Died Old, Bitter, and Stupid", or "I Died HAPPY :-) "...so go out and say THANK YOU to a TREE today...!!!

Anyways, here is a lil' tribute to our friends the trees:

"I am a large PLANT that can make all yer dreams come true.....I can be the
Grand Piano in yer living room......I am the House that you live in........I
am the handle on yer Broom and the Guitar you love to play.......I am the
Paper you read or write on and I can provide your Kids a College Education
or buy you a new Car......I can be made into Gasoline or be simple Firewood
for a pleasant Family Evening.....I can be farmed like Wheat or
Corn.......If you cut me down and use me, another Tree will grow in a short
time to take my place.....I am one of the Resources that Man has available
for him to use and I will be around FOREVER because Man has a LOT of uses
for me......"

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Best
Greg