I love apples. Not all, but those with the most pronounced smell: sweet or sour, but definitely fragrant. When I was little, my mother would always carry an apple for me in her purse. And whenever she offered me one I would always decline. I would tell her: “It smells bad”. I would throw a [...]
For whatever reason I can’t find anything exiting enough to write about. All the news is concentrated on the subprime loans crisis and politics, with an occasional speckle of fashion trends, art heists or health discovery. It’s almost a middle of February and the columns on income tax alerts and IRA plans are not making [...]
“Men consider themselves way smarter than they are while women underplay their brains, according to new research out today. The findings from a leading London psychologist show the male ego tends to exaggerate cleverness while females seem happy to play dumb. Professor Adrian Furnham, of University College London, examined the results of 25 studies [...]
” Named in honor of Charles Darwin, the father of evolution, the Darwin Awards commemorate those who improve our gene pool by accidentally removing themselves from it.” RUNNER UP # FIVE: THE LAPTOP STILL WORKS (Confirmed True by Darwin) ”Driving is not a time to be practicing your multitasking skills,” remarked CHP spokesman Tom [...]
I wish all my readers best of health, happiness all year round, prosperity, good luck, many great friends, and wishes that come true. Don’t forget to serve and say “Cheese” often, and the year of the Rat should be good to you. addthis_url = ‘http%3A%2F%2Fwww.infogift.info%2Fblog%2Fhappy-new-year-to-all%2F’; addthis_title = ‘Happy+New+Year+to+All%21′; addthis_pub = ”;
This is the time of the year, when many people come up with the goals for the next year: lose weight, learn a new language, change a job, organize the closet, start saving money, improve whatever is in need of being improved. And then, there are people who are actually content with their lives as [...]
The Real Christmas Spirit A platinum coin estimated to be worth more than $1,000 was donated to Salvation Army by an unidentified person on Friday. Since the coin wouldn’y fit into the kettle’s opening, the stranger just handed it to the bell ringer. “The coin’s face value is $100, but the Salvation Army had [...]
A few days ago my 5 year old niece came to the window, got behind the curtain, looked up in the starry sky and said: “Santa, Dear, I am very sorry, but I’ve changed my wish list. Would you please, instead of…bring me…”. Then she proceeded to recite her new short list of toys. After [...]
Magna Carta, often called the most important document in the world, is sold for $21.3 million. “The manuscript attracted only one bidder, Carlyle Group co- founder and Managing Director David Rubenstein, who offered $19 million before fees. Rubenstein said he would loan the manuscript to the National Archives in Washington.” The document was sold [...]
What is legacy? I googled it on Sunday morning. Here are a few results: According to Wikipedia: “In historical terms, a legacy is something that is handed down from one period of time to another period of time.” Read the entry in its entirety here: simple.wikipedia.org/Legacy. “a condition that is left or created [...]
