March 19, 2025

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BG’s Positively Speaking

A Great Philosophy

I received the following story in my email a while back. It has since gone viral and is also available on YouTube. In researching its origin, I discovered it was written by David J. Pollay in 2007. It originated with an unnamed taxi driver; Mr. Pollay gave it a name and a framework. It is now known as “The Law of the Garbage Truck”: “One day’, Pollay explained, “I hopped in a taxi, and we took off for the airport. We were driving in the right-hand lane when suddenly, a black car pulled out of a parking space right in front of us. My taxi driver slammed on his brakes, skidded and missed the other car just inches! The other car’s driver whipped his head around and started yelling at us. My taxi driver just smiled and waved at the guy. And I mean, he was really friendly. So I asked him, “Why did you just do that? That guy almost ruined your car and could have sent us both to the hospital!” This is when my taxi driver taught me what I now call “The Law of the Garbage Truck.” He explained that “many people are like garbage trucks. They run around full of garbage, frustration, anger, and disappointment. As their garbage piles up, they need a place to dump it, and sometimes they’ll dump it on you. Don’t take it personally. Just smile, wave at them, wish them well and move on.” If we take the time to learn how to apply this philosophy in our lives, it will help us cope with the stresses of daily life we all have to face.

Reduce Your Stress….Don’t Be A Garbage Truck!

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Editors Quote Book

“If someone tells you ‘You Can’t’, they really mean ‘I can’t.’”

— Sean Stephenson

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My Dad Makes Big Money

Three boys are in the schoolyard, bragging about their fathers. The first boy says, ‘My Dad scribbles a few words on a piece of paper, he calls it a poem, they give him $500.’ The second boy says, ‘That’s nothing. My Dad scribbles a few words on a piece of paper, he calls it a song, they give him $1000.’ The third boy says, ‘I got you both beat. My Dad scribbles a few words on a piece of paper, he calls it a sermon, and it takes eight people to collect all the money!’

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Least Competent Criminal

Leahman Potter, 48, neglected to conceal the evidence after he stole a pot of meatballs from a neighbour’s garage in Hazle Township in Pennsylvania. The meatball owner returned home to find Potter outside his garage, covered in red sauce, and his meatball pot missing. When Pennsylvania State Police arrived shortly afterward, they found the pot in the street and Potter at his home, where he was charged with burglary, trespass, and theft.

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Multitasking

Jill is sitting on the couch watching TV with her son Ben when his phone, which he had left in the kitchen, beeps that he has just received a text message. Ben gets up and goes to see what the text is about. The message is from Jill and says, “Please bring the potato chips and a Coke on your way back.”

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Think About It

If you use a Samsung phone to call a friend living on another continent, you’re calling from a Galaxy far, far away.

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Trivia Quiz

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Serendipity

The pandemic had the effect of exposing us to the best and worst in us. Luckily, the best of us has dominated. The video below is a prime example of the worst of times bringing the best in us to the surface. If only we could all give something of ourselves and brighten the day of someone who is having a bad day. The little girl in this video has been given a gift that will shine through for the rest of her life. Click and be moved.

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Your Horoscope

For Amusement Only

Aries March 21 – April 19: Overspending will not make you feel better. However, practicing self-control and avoiding debt will raise your spirits.

Taurus April 20 – May 20: You are not ready to commit long-term. Complete unfinished business before jumping into new ventures.

Gemini May 21 – June 20: Remember those resolutions you made at New Year’s. There is still time to complete them.

Cancer, June 21–July 22: Give others an opportunity to voice their opinions. Not taking time to listen to their concerns will only make things worse.

Leo, July 23–August 22: You will never know what you can do until you try. Find new projects, expand your horizons, and test yourself.

Virgo August 23 – September 22: Give yourself a reality check. You must live in the real world, not the one you dream of.

Libra September 23 – October 22: Spring is here. Time to pamper yourself. Take a spa day with friends or with your partner. You deserve it.

Scorpio October 23 – November 21: Give in to an older relative. In years to come, you’ll fondly look back on this time and be touched.

Sagittarius November 22 – December 21: Too many things happen simultaneously. Reschedule your social activities. Pick and choose the most important ones.

Capricorn December 22 – January 19: The week will be difficult and demanding. You will need time to unwind at the end of it.

Aquarius January 20 – February 18: Dreams do come true, but you need to work for them. Don’t wait for yours; go out and make it happen.

Pisces February 19 – March 20: Patience and understanding are often the keys to solving a problem. Including those you inherit from others.

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Life Imitates The Movies:

 

Northumberland, England, a car thief making a getaway in a Mini Cooper S discovered the small car was not small enough to navigate a narrow stone staircase in Carlisle Park. Northumbria police were called to the park around 11:30 p.m., where they found the car and its unnamed 31-year-old driver both wedged tightly between the staircase walls. Area residents speculated that the driver might have been trying to re-enact a scene from “The Italian Job,” a 1969 movie. “I’m sure the older Minis would have got down no problem,” said one amused observer.

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“Holy Cow! Pete, Is That You?”

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Oops!

Back in 2018, the Carelse family of Lakewood, Colorado, picked up some groceries at the Walmart in Littleton, including a box of Quaker 100 Percent Natural Granola with oats, honey, and raisins. When they sat down for breakfast the following day, Anthea Carelse noticed that the “best by” date on the box was February 22, 1997—more than 21 years earlier. Her husband, Josiah, ate his bowl and suffered no unpleasant consequences, but Anthea stopped after two bites.

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Washed Up:

Environmentalists decry all the debris washing up on beaches worldwide, but a discovery near Perth, Australia, has historians thrilled. The Washington Post reported that Tonya Illman and a friend were walking along the beach when she spotted “a lovely old bottle.” Inside was a damp note tied with string. “We took it home and dried it out … and it was a printed form, in German, with very faint German handwriting on it,” she said. Experts at the Western Australia Museum have determined the note was 132 years old — 24 years older than the previous record for a message in a bottle. The note was dated June 12, 1886, from a ship named Paula. Further study revealed that a German Naval Observatory program was analyzing global ocean currents in the area between 1864 and 1933, and an entry in the Paula’s captain’s journal made note of the bottle being tossed overboard. Thousands of other bottles were released into the sea as part of the program, and only 662 have been returned. The last one discovered was in January 1934.

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What On Earth…!

I have said before that the positive of the internet is that it can expose us to the amazing things of our planet, things we didn’t know were even there. Just like this video. Click and be amazed.

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The Last Word

Common sense is like deodorant,
those who need it the most don’t use it.

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