Robert Louis Stevenson Quote – Don’t Judge Each Day
“Don’t judge each day by the harvest you reap but by the seeds that you plant.” – Robert Louis Stevenson
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The pill and prostate cancer
Hormones found in birth control pills could be polluting the water supply and increasing men’s risk of prostate cancer. That’s the suspicion of Canadian researchers who found that countries that have the highest percentage of women using oral contraceptives also have the highest rates of men with prostate cancer. Women who take birth control pills excrete estrogen from the medication […]
Read moreVoltaire Quote – Leave Nothing Out
“The best way to be boring is to leave nothing out.” – Voltaire
Read moreCartoon – Hail Mary
89-year-old Californian gets to graduate
■ Don Miyada was just a month shy of graduating in 1942 when he was pulled from school and sent to an internment camp in Arizona along with 17,000 other Japanese-Americans. Miyada received his diploma in the mail, but he always regretted missing the ceremony. Last week, the 89-year-old Californian donned a cap and gown and joined Newport Harbor High […]
Read moreCartoon – Souvenirs From Hell
Les Brown Quote – Wanting Something Is Not Enough
“Wanting something is not enough. You must hunger for it. Your motivation must be absolutely compelling in order to overcome the obstacles that will invariably come your way.” ― Les Brown
Read morePoem – Tomorrow Things (By Chanacee Ruth-Killgore)
Tomorrow Things I have this list Started long ago Though I cannot recall when The paper’s crumpled Folded and stained With edges torn and thin From time to time I pull it out Allow my eyes to scan down through Before I click my pen And quickly Scribble a new word or two No lines mar These […]
Read morePoem – Dial ‘M’ for Memories (By Donal Mahoney)
Willie in his 80s now hadn’t made sense in years. His wife understood his grunts from the recliner where she propped him up till bedtime where snoring was music in the night. His grandson told neighbors Gramps had Old-Timer’s Disease, an excellent diagnosis with which doctors agreed. It was time to move Gramps to a home so his wife began […]
Read moreHomelesness In New York City
Percentage by which New York City’s homeless-shelter population increased under Bloomeberg: 65 Portion of the city’s shelter population who are children: 2/5
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