The above picture is a beach a couple of miles from Bob's house

I Received this from Bob in a recent email:

If you woke up this morning    with more health than illness, you are more blessed than the million who won't survive the week. If you have never experienced the danger of battle, the loneliness of imprisonment, the agony of torture or the pangs of starvation, you are ahead of 20 million people  around the world.  If you attend a religious meeting without fear of harassment,  arrest, torture, or death,  you are more blessed than almost  three billion people in the world. If you have food in your refrigerator, clothes on your back, a roof over   your head and a place to sleep,  you are richer than 75% of this world. If you have money in the bank,   in your wallet, and spare change   in a dish someplace, you are among  the top 8% of the world's wealthy. If your parents are still married and alive,  you are very rare,  especially in the United States. If you hold up your head with a smile on your face and are truly thankful,  you are blessed because the majority can, but most do not. If you can hold someone's hand, hug them  or even touch them on the shoulder,  you are blessed because you can offer God's healing touch.  If you can read this message,  you are more blessed than over   two billion people in the world   that cannot read anything at all.

 You are so blessed in ways  you may never even know.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bob Giannola

Talk about your good old everyday inspiration:  Here was a guy who was instrumental in helping me shape my life's path.

I met him in Wakkanai, Japan, where we both worked at the local FEN (Far East Network) radio station.

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This page is important, and there'll be lots more to add as I gather the materials.  Meanwhile, enjoy some of his latest photos and a look at the beach near his Oregon home.

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Click on the picture, and just like Bob's story, the fish get bigger:

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Bob would like to hear from old friends around the world

E-mail him at:

 

aleebob@hotmail.com

Always a hit with the ladies, Bob's charm, good looks and positive personality are not his only assets --  -- he has a radio voice "to die for".
  

 

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I've heard fish stories, BUT.....