Irish Blessing- from Tom

His name was Fleming, and he was a poor Scottish farmer. One day, while trying
to make a living for his family, he heard a cry for help coming from a nearby
bog. He dropped his tools and ran to the bog.



There, mired to his waist in black muck, was a terrified boy, screaming and
struggling to free himself. Farmer Fleming saved the lad from what could have
been a slow and terrifying death.



The next day, a fancy carriage pulled up to the Scotsman's sparse surroundings.
An elegantly dressed nobleman stepped out and introduced himself as the father
of the boy Farmer Fleming had saved.



'I want to repay you,' said the nobleman. 'You saved my son's life.'

'No, I can't accept payment for what I did,' the Scottish farmer replied waving
off the offer. At that moment, the farmer's own son came to the door of the
family hovel.



'Is that your son?' the nobleman asked.

'Yes,' the farmer replied proudly.

'I'll make you a deal. Let me provide him with the level of education my own son
will enjoy If the lad is anything like his father, he'll no doubt grow to be a
man we both will be proud of.' And that he did.




Farmer Fleming's son attended the very best schools and in time, graduated from
St. Mary's Hospital Medical School in London, and went on to become known
throughout the world as the noted Sir Alexander Fleming, the discoverer of
Penicillin.



Years afterward, the same nobleman's son who was saved from the bog was stricken
with pneumonia.


What saved his life this time? Penicillin.



The name of the nobleman? Lord Randolph Churchill .. His son's name?





Sir Winston Churchill.



Someone once said: What goes around comes around.




Work like you don't need the money.

Love like you've never been hurt.

Dance like nobody's watching.

Sing like nobody's listening.

Live like it's Heaven on Earth.

Earth Hour Tom's Post

From: Live Earth

Date: Thu, Mar 19, 2009 at 2:43 PM
Subject: Turn off the lights March 28 for Earth Hour!
To: Tom Haynes-Paton

Earth Hour

Earth Hour
The World Wide Lights Out Event for a Greener Planet

To Participate:
Turn your lights off for one hour at 8:30pm. March 28.