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The Morgan Motor Company located in Britain doesn’t change in a changing world. Not only is it still independent, but it also makes each car by hand. A base model is about $44,000, with some cars costing up to $300,000. People wait for over a year to get their exclusive hand-built cars with the shell made out of metal and much of the vehicle made out of wood. Working on the wood interior, workers use metal shears to individually shape a hood because each car has to be different. Every year Morgan produces about 600 cars. The company will celebrate its 100th anniversary in 2011. It has a long and interesting history, and is still run by the same family: the Morgans. Founded by Henry Frederick Stanley Morgan known as “HFS”, it was then run by his son Peter, and is now run by Charles, the son of Peter Morgan. There are craftsmen and there are CRAFTSMEN

There's an old sea story about a ship's Captain who inspected his sailors, and afterward told the first mate that his men smelled bad. The Captain suggested perhaps it would help if the sailors would change underwear occasionally. The first mate responded, "Aye, aye sir, I'll see to it immediately!" The first mate went straight to the sailors berth deck and announced, "The Captain thinks you guys smell bad and wants you to change your underwear." He continued, "Pittman, you change with Jones, McCarthy, you change with Witkowski, and Brown, you change with Schultz." THE MORAL OF THE STORY: Someone may come along and promise "Change", but don't count on things smelling any better.

The woodpecker might have to go! Everything I need to know about life, I learned from Noah's Ark. One : Don't miss the boat. Two : Remember that we are all in the same boat. Three : Plan ahead. It wasn't raining when Noah built the Ark. Four : Stay fit. When you're 600 years old, someone may ask you to do something really big. Five : Don't listen to critics; just get on with the job that needs to be done. Six : Build your future on high ground. Seven: For safety sake, travel in pairs. Eight : Speed isn't always an advantage. The snails were on board with the cheetahs. Nine : When you're stressed, float a while. Ten : Remember, the Ark was built by amateurs; the Titanic by professionals. Eleven: No matter the storm, when you are with God, there's always a rainbow waiting. NOW, wasn't that nice? Pass it along and make someone else smile, too. : )

*---- Quotes For The Week ----* God gave you a gift of 86,400 seconds today. Have you used one to say "thank you?--William A. Ward ------------------------------------------------------------ The most fundamental form of human stupidity is forgetting what we were trying to do in the first place.--Nietzsche ------------------------------------------------------------ My father carries around the picture of the kid who came with his wallet.--Rodney Dangerfield ------------------------------------------------------------ **--- MYSTERY QUOTE ---** Let us go forth to lead the land we love, asking His wisdom and help, but knowing that here on earth God's work must truly be our own. See at the bottom for the answer. ------------------------------------------------------------ *---- More Quotes for the Week ----* Any excuse will serve a tyrant.--Aesop ------------------------------------------------------------ Democracy is inimical to imperial mobilization.--Zbigniew Brzezinski (The ...

A young Arab asks his father: What is this weird hat that we are wearing? It's a "chechia" because in the desert it protects our heads from the sun!. And what is this type of clothing that we are wearing? It's a "djbellah" because in the desert it is very hot and it protects your body. And what are these ugly shoes that we have on our feet? These are "babouches", which keep us from burning our feet when in the desert. Tell me, papa... Yes, my son? Why are we living in Detroit and still wearing all this crap?