> > A man and his dog were walking along a road. The man
> > was enjoying the scenery, when it suddenly occurred to
> > him that he was dead.
> >
> > He remembered dying, and that the dog walking beside
> > him had been dead for years. He wondered where the
> > road was leading them.
> >
> > After a while, they came to a high, white stone wall
> > along one side of the road. It looked like fine
> > marble. At the top of a long hill, it was broken by a
> > tall arch that glowed in the sunlight.
> >
> > When he was standing before it he saw a magnificent
> > gate in the arch that looked like mother-of-pearl, and
> > the street that led to the gate looked like pure gold.
> > He and the dog walked toward the gate, and as He got closer, he saw
> > a man at a desk to one side.
> >>
> > When he was close enough, he called out, "Excuse me,
> > where are we?"
> >
> > "This is Heaven, sir," the man answered.
> >
> > "Wow! Would you happen to have some water?" the man
> > asked.
> >
> > "Of course, sir. Come right in, and I'll have some ice water brought
> > right up."
> >
> > The man gestured, and the gate began to open.
> >
> > "Can my friend," gesturing toward his dog, "come in,
> > too?" the traveler asked.
> >
> > "I'm sorry; sir, but we don't accept pets."
> >
> > The man thought a moment and then turned back toward
> > the road and continued the way he had been going with
> > his dog.
> >
> > After another long walk, and at the top of another
> > long hill, he came to a dirt road leading through a
> > farm gate that looked as if it had never been closed.
> > There was no fence.
> >
> > As he approached the gate, he saw a man inside,
> > leaning against a tree and reading a book.
> >
> > "Excuse me!" he called to the man. "Do you have any
> > water?"
> >
> > "Yeah, sure, there's a pump over there, come on in."
> >
> > "How about my friend here?" the traveler gestured to
> > the dog.
> >
> > "There should be a bowl by the pump."
> >
> > They went through the gate, and sure enough, there was
> > an old-fashioned hand pump with a bowl beside it.
> >
> > The traveler filled the water bowl and took a long
> > drink himself, and then he gave some to the dog.
> >
> > When they were full, he and the dog walked back toward
> > the man who was standing by the tree.
> >
> > "What do you call this place?" the traveler asked.
> >
> > "This is Heaven," he answered.
> >
> > "Well, that's confusing," the traveler said. "The man
> > down the road said that was Heaven, too."
> >
> > "Oh, you mean the place with the Gold Street and
> > pearly gates? Nope. That's hell."
> >
> > "Doesn't it make you mad for them to use your name
> > like that?"
> >
> > "No, we're just happy that they screen out the folks
> > who would leave their best friends behind."
> >
> > Soooo...Sometimes, we wonder why friends keep
> > forwarding jokes to us without writing a word.
> >
> > Maybe this will explain.
> >
> > When you are very busy, but still want to keep in
> > touch, guess what you do? You forward jokes.
> >
> > When you have nothing to say, but still want to keep contact, you
> > forward jokes.
> >
> > When you have something to say, but don't know what,
> > and don't know how, you forward jokes.
> >
> > Also to let you know that you are still remembered,
> > you are still important, you are still friends, you
> > are still cared for, guess what you get?
> >
> > A forwarded joke.
> >
> > So, next time if you get a joke, don't think that
> > you've been sent just another forwarded joke, but that you've been
> > thought of today and your friend on the other end of your computer
> > wanted to send you a smile.
> >
> > You are all welcome @ my water bowl anytime

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