<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:blogger='http://schemas.google.com/blogger/2008' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005" xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4597340911584953358</id><updated>2024-09-09T12:34:01.157-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Bi-weekly Bits of thoughtful Humor</title><subtitle type='html'>A blog for bits of thoughtful humor from the bits of thoughtful humor section of the inspirational, motivational ezine &quot;Inspirational Success Tips.&quot; &#xa;Now also featuring humorous gift items from Amazon.&#xa;Updated every other so often.</subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thoughtfulhumor.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4597340911584953358/posts/default?redirect=false'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thoughtfulhumor.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><author><name>James M. Becher</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13421369394269802277</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='23' height='32' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbfQ-X7zRdvzNevky3VWM2a3h_c-ZeDxhKIMvgHKdzOGWavZp5sXNNjHzMYRe7ilirWS6Mew_Ec_eIq0Sj4BgmKsXox3Bdx-qu-J-Oc7P44mPqLtT4GtpXzQitIBzyDg/s1600/Becherpic-s.jpg'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>5</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4597340911584953358.post-2642910701479977979</id><published>2012-03-08T11:57:00.003-08:00</published><updated>2012-03-08T11:59:49.866-08:00</updated><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGoixImPYqlA6Mtw7EYyN9U7UupBceXYIeRShIBSo5mTBOmtRxlAxE7l8ztWB4oV9OA_U22ScMaqEhkOHHcqJz6FLbCapgW7_qnYl4uUJFED1RZA4Jyi0AV8dbkFmFsmecqHim8LiOcy0a/s1600/thoughtfulClown.jpeg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;274&quot; width=&quot;184&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGoixImPYqlA6Mtw7EYyN9U7UupBceXYIeRShIBSo5mTBOmtRxlAxE7l8ztWB4oV9OA_U22ScMaqEhkOHHcqJz6FLbCapgW7_qnYl4uUJFED1RZA4Jyi0AV8dbkFmFsmecqHim8LiOcy0a/s320/thoughtfulClown.jpeg&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thoughtfulhumor.blogspot.com/feeds/2642910701479977979/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/4597340911584953358/2642910701479977979' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4597340911584953358/posts/default/2642910701479977979'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4597340911584953358/posts/default/2642910701479977979'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thoughtfulhumor.blogspot.com/2012/03/blog-post.html' title=''/><author><name>James M. Becher</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13421369394269802277</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='23' height='32' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbfQ-X7zRdvzNevky3VWM2a3h_c-ZeDxhKIMvgHKdzOGWavZp5sXNNjHzMYRe7ilirWS6Mew_Ec_eIq0Sj4BgmKsXox3Bdx-qu-J-Oc7P44mPqLtT4GtpXzQitIBzyDg/s1600/Becherpic-s.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGoixImPYqlA6Mtw7EYyN9U7UupBceXYIeRShIBSo5mTBOmtRxlAxE7l8ztWB4oV9OA_U22ScMaqEhkOHHcqJz6FLbCapgW7_qnYl4uUJFED1RZA4Jyi0AV8dbkFmFsmecqHim8LiOcy0a/s72-c/thoughtfulClown.jpeg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4597340911584953358.post-280362387131648262</id><published>2010-04-22T11:38:00.004-07:00</published><updated>2013-12-30T10:18:39.441-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Bits of Thoughtful Humor for the New Year</title><content type='html'>
&lt;br /&gt;  NEW YEARS PRAYER 
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May you get a clean bill of health from your dentist, your
cardiologist, your gastro-enterologist, your urologist, your
proctologist, your podiatrist, your psychiatrist, your
plumber and the I.R.S


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May your hair, your teeth, your face-lift, your abs and your
stocks not fall; and may your blood pressure, your
tri-glycerides, your cholesterol, your white blood count and
your mortgage interest not rise.


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May New Year&#39;s Eve find you seated around the table,
together with your beloved family and cherished friends. May
you find the food better, the environment quieter, the cost
much cheaper, and the pleasure much more fulfilling than
anything else you might ordinarily do that 

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May what you see in the mirror delight you, and what others
see in you delight them. May someone love you enough to
forgive your faults, be blind to your blemishes, and tell
the world about your virtues.


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May the telemarketers wait to make their sales calls until
you finish dinner, may the commercials on TV not be louder
than the program you have been watching, and may your check
book and your budget balance - and include generous amounts
for charity.


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May you remember to say &quot;I love you&quot; at least once a day to
your spouse, your child, your parent, your siblings; but not
to your secretary, your nurse, your masseuse, your
hairdresser or your tennis instructor.&lt;/br&gt;
</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thoughtfulhumor.blogspot.com/feeds/280362387131648262/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/4597340911584953358/280362387131648262' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4597340911584953358/posts/default/280362387131648262'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4597340911584953358/posts/default/280362387131648262'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thoughtfulhumor.blogspot.com/2010/04/sorry-but-i-thought-this-one-was-soo.html' title='Bits of Thoughtful Humor for the New Year'/><author><name>James M. Becher</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13421369394269802277</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='23' height='32' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbfQ-X7zRdvzNevky3VWM2a3h_c-ZeDxhKIMvgHKdzOGWavZp5sXNNjHzMYRe7ilirWS6Mew_Ec_eIq0Sj4BgmKsXox3Bdx-qu-J-Oc7P44mPqLtT4GtpXzQitIBzyDg/s1600/Becherpic-s.jpg'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4597340911584953358.post-7613437488400607119</id><published>2009-01-27T15:02:00.002-08:00</published><updated>2012-02-23T11:19:20.063-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Check back again</title><content type='html'>Check back again in a week or two (hopefully) for another bit of thoughtful humor OR just subscribe to &quot;Inspirational Success Tip&quot; (see below) &lt;br /&gt;
And for bi-weekly motivation quotes or Biblical quotes check out my other blogs:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;a href=&quot;http://inspiringmotivationquotes.blogspot.com&quot;&gt;bi-weekly motivation quotes,&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://biblicalproverbs.blogspot.com&quot;&gt;bi-weekly Biblical Proverbs&lt;/a&gt; AND &lt;a href=&quot;http://inspiringscripturequotes.blogspot.com&quot;&gt;bi-weekly Scripture Quotes&lt;/a&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;/em&gt; &lt;em&gt;&lt;/em&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thoughtfulhumor.blogspot.com/feeds/7613437488400607119/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/4597340911584953358/7613437488400607119' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4597340911584953358/posts/default/7613437488400607119'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4597340911584953358/posts/default/7613437488400607119'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thoughtfulhumor.blogspot.com/2009/01/bits-of-thoughtful-humor-for-jan27-feb3.html' title='Check back again'/><author><name>James M. Becher</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13421369394269802277</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='23' height='32' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbfQ-X7zRdvzNevky3VWM2a3h_c-ZeDxhKIMvgHKdzOGWavZp5sXNNjHzMYRe7ilirWS6Mew_Ec_eIq0Sj4BgmKsXox3Bdx-qu-J-Oc7P44mPqLtT4GtpXzQitIBzyDg/s1600/Becherpic-s.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4597340911584953358.post-1461845037038167058</id><published>2008-01-09T09:55:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-05-12T10:12:10.689-07:00</updated><title type='text'>For more bits of thoughtful humor, PLUS...</title><content type='html'>For more bits of thoughtful humor bi-weekly PLUS articles, poems and proverbs &amp; quotes, subscribe FREE to the &quot;Inspirational Success Tips Ezine.&quot;   &lt;br /&gt;See instructions below, OR for samples articles, poems &amp; quotes: &lt;a href=&quot;http://inspirationalsuccesstips.blogspot.com&quot;&gt;CLICK HERE&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;YOU MAY also want to check out some of the humor/joke BOOKS TO THE LEFT.</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thoughtfulhumor.blogspot.com/feeds/1461845037038167058/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/4597340911584953358/1461845037038167058' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4597340911584953358/posts/default/1461845037038167058'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4597340911584953358/posts/default/1461845037038167058'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thoughtfulhumor.blogspot.com/2008/01/for-more-thoughtful-humor-plus.html' title='For more bits of thoughtful humor, PLUS...'/><author><name>James M. Becher</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13421369394269802277</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='23' height='32' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbfQ-X7zRdvzNevky3VWM2a3h_c-ZeDxhKIMvgHKdzOGWavZp5sXNNjHzMYRe7ilirWS6Mew_Ec_eIq0Sj4BgmKsXox3Bdx-qu-J-Oc7P44mPqLtT4GtpXzQitIBzyDg/s1600/Becherpic-s.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4597340911584953358.post-8931938110615272442</id><published>2008-01-09T09:53:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-10-20T10:16:00.083-07:00</updated><title type='text'>HOW TO SUBSCRIBE To the bi-weeky ezine, &quot;Inspirational Success Tips&quot;</title><content type='html'>(The site is double-opt-in, so, what with spam filters, to insure that you receive the ezine, follow these 3 steps:)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;1)PUT the return address:  &lt;a href=&quot;mailto:inspirasucestips@bellsouth.net&quot;&gt;inspirasucestips@bellsouth.net&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;in your address book or list of approved senders. (procedures may differ depending on your service provider)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;2)SEND a blank e-mail to: &lt;a href=&quot;mailto:inspirationalsuccesstips@Freeautobot.com&quot;&gt;inspirationalsuccesstips@Freeautobot.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;3)Wait for the validation email (from the first address, with subject like &quot;Please validate you subscripton to Inspirational Success Tips&quot;), open it and CLICK ONCE on the long validation link (starting with &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.freeautobot.com/&quot;&gt;http://www.freeautobot.com/&lt;/a&gt;...) toward the middle of the email.&lt;br /&gt;You&#39;ll see a page that says you have successfully subscribed. You&#39;ll receive a more detailed welcome note right away and the first issue in a day. Normal delivery is every 2 weeks.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;WHAT IF THE VALIDATION EMAIL DOESN&#39;T ARRIVE? (SPAM FILTERS) (adapted)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Don&#39;t forget to add inspirasucestips@bellsouth.net to your email white-list (address book or list of approved senders, etc.). This should actually be done first before you send the subsribe email to &lt;a href=&quot;mailto:inspirationalsuccesstips@Freeautobot.com&quot;&gt;inspirationalsuccesstips@Freeautobot.com&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;ALSO: check your junk, bulk or spam folder.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If you don&#39;t receive the verification email, and don&#39;t have a whitelist, spam, junk, or bulk folder, then your email provider has probably deleted the verification email.&lt;br /&gt;This is especially likely if you use AOL, Comcast or Excite. I&#39;ve found these email providers to be especially poor in they way they handle spam-filtering.&lt;br /&gt;You will need to get an email address from a reliable provider, if you want to subscribe to Inspirational Success Tips. 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If it&#39;s not in your in-box, check the Bulk mail folder.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If you still have problems, write me at &lt;a href=&quot;mailto:inspirasucestips@bellsouth.net&quot;&gt;inspirasucestips@bellsouth.net&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I&#39;ll try deleting you and adding you again which will send another validation email.&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.blogger.com/inspirationalsuccesstips@Freeautobot.com&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;mailto:inspirationalsuccesstips2Freeautobot.com&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;mailto:&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;mailto:inspirationalsuccesstips@Freeautobot.com&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;mialto:&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;mailto:inspirationalsuccesstips@Freeautobot.com&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thoughtfulhumor.blogspot.com/feeds/8931938110615272442/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/4597340911584953358/8931938110615272442' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4597340911584953358/posts/default/8931938110615272442'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4597340911584953358/posts/default/8931938110615272442'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thoughtfulhumor.blogspot.com/2008/01/how-to-subscribe-to-bi-weeky-ezine.html' title='HOW TO SUBSCRIBE To the bi-weeky ezine, &quot;Inspirational Success Tips&quot;'/><author><name>James M. 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