2015 October PASO Magazine

“When we are unable to find
tranquility within ourselves, it is
useless to seek it elsewhere.”
- Francois de la Rochefoucaula
Riddles for the Kids
Why did the lion spit out the
clown?
Because he tasted funny!
I’m light as a feather, yet the strongest
man can’t hold me for more
than 5 minutes. What am I?
Breath.
What do you call a
sleeping bull?
A bulldozer
What did the baby corn
say to the mama corn?
“Where’s Pop-corn?”
Bits and Pieces
“I have an impersonal trainer. We
meet at the gym, we don’t talk, he
works out alone and I go home.”
“I wonder if a classical music composer
ever intentionally composed
a piano piece that was physically
impossible to play and then stuck it
away in a trunk to be found years after
his death, knowing it would forever
drive perfectionist musicians crazy.”
“You know what you never see
anymore? A guy with a pencil
behind his ear.”
- George Carlin
“Unless you try to do something
beyond what you have
already mastered, you will
never grow.”
- Ralph Waldo Emerson
Repair a hose
Repair a punctured garden hose by
inserting a toothpick into the hole
snap it off flush with the hose’s
outer skin, then wrap mailing tape
around the spot. the wooden toothpick
will absorb water, swelling to
seal the hole.”
- Offbeat Uses for Everyday Things
by Joey Green
Tallest?
Q: What’s the name of the tallest
mountain in the world?
A: Mauna Kea, the highest
point on the island of Hawaii.
The volcano is a modest
13,799 feet above sea level,
but when measured from
the seabed to its summit, it
is 33,465 feet high - about
three-quarters of a mile taller than
Mount Everest.
As far as mountains are concerned,
the current convention is
that the “highest” means measured
from sea level to summit; “tallest”
means measured from the bottom
of the mountain to the top.
So, while Mount Everest, at
29,029 feet is the highest mountain
in the world, it is not the tallest.
- The Book of General Ignorance
by John Lloyd and John Mitchinson
By Meagan Friberg
Mighty Oaks Men’s Fight
Club participants, after a week
filled with intense, life-changing
moments at SkyRose Ranch
in San Miguel, were honored by
nearly 400 community members during
a graduation and 9/11 remembrance
ceremony held at the Paso Robles
Event Center. In all, 26 veterans took
part in the September program; 21
new participants and five returning for
Leadership Training.
185 Niblick Rd., Paso Robles
(In Albertson’s Shopping Center)
“All of our instructors have seen
combat, and we knew that having
a 9/11 remembrance was vital;
our program exists primarily as
a result of 9/11 and all of our lives
have changed,” said Jeremy Stalnecker.
In addition to being a pastor, USMC Infantry
Officer, and Iraq War Veteran, Stalnecker
is the Director of Veteran Affairs for Serving
California, the organization that oversees
Mighty Oaks Warrior Programs.
With a reported national daily suicide rate
that includes 22 veterans and one active
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duty service member, Mighty Oaks wants
to ensure its program participants do not become
a statistic. With 802 graduates to date,
Stalnecker said not one has taken his life.
“If you are looking for a program for
yourself or a veteran that you care about,
please consider Mighty Oaks,” said Stalnecker.
“We have been blessed with an excellent
track record and high success rate.”
For information on becoming a participant
in Mighty Oaks Warrior Programs including
Fight Club for Men, Fight Club for
Women and Marriage Advance, or to lend
A graduate of the Mighty Oaks Fight Club
program walks the stage at the September
graduation and 9/11 Remembrance event.
Photo courtesy of Mighty Oaks Warrior Programs.
financial support, call 296-3255, email
eric@mightyoaksprograms.org, check
out the www.mightyoaksprograms.org
website, and follow them on Facebook.
10 Paso Robles Magazine, October 2015