Category Archives: Lifelong Learning
The Downside of Organic Food
I never eat organic food. At my age I need all the preservatives I can get. —Anonymous Thanks to the efforts of the wife, a couple lived a healthy lifestyle and were doing fine until they were killed in a … Continue reading
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Different Ways of Looking at Things
Do you agree with Ben’s reasoning in the comic above? Do you think that question is a valid test of IQ? Which doesn’t belong in the following group: cow, rooster and hay? David Brooks recently wrote an article in … Continue reading
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Beginning With the End in Mind
I created the above graphic to remind myself of how I used to prepare my speeches years ago when I was in Toastmasters International. It may seem strange to start by writing the conclusion, but that’s why the method is … Continue reading
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To Do or Not To Do
How do you feel about exercise? Do you agree with the Enthusiast or the Couch Potato? The Enthusiast: I love the way I feel when I exercise. Not only that, it will add years to my … Continue reading
Posted in Lifelong Learning, Stress Trap
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Sometimes You Just Can’t Win
The Young Man and the Shirts A young man was visiting his folks at Christmas and his mother gave him two new shirts. The fellow was pleased and immediately went upstairs to change into one of them. When he came … Continue reading
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The Art of Keeping Balanced
billbalance – busy. Used with permission. All rights reserved. (To see a video of how pictures like this are taken click here.) It’s been a busy two weeks: I finally switched my video editing over to the Mac, which … Continue reading
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Why Didn’t We Know About This?
I learned about the Russian memorial to the victims of 9/11 (and of the 1993 bombing of the World Trade Center) from a post by Conrad Hake. The monument is officially named To the Struggle Against World Terrorism, but it … Continue reading
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April in Paris
…April in Paris, chestnuts in blossom Holiday tables under the trees…. I never knew the charm of spring… ‘Till April in Paris…. —April in Paris, song by Harburg/Duke This picture above reminds me of the year we lived in France. … Continue reading
Posted in Humor, Lifelong Learning
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My Easter Egg Hunt
It’s not only kids who go on Easter Egg hunts. Every year when Easter candy appears on store shelves my husband invariably looks for the candy shown in the picture. He’s usually disappointed, but he keeps trying. And last year, … Continue reading
I Can't Believe I Did That Again!
Ben McLeod. Creative Commons license. The Woman and the Elevator A woman was waiting for the elevator, throwing her keys up in the air and catching them as they came down. When the elevator appeared she threw the keys … Continue reading
Posted in Change, Lifelong Learning
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