1.Too much modesty is half-conceit. 2. Ease destroys bravery, troubles–create strength. 3. A half-truth is a whole lie 4. Knowledge is a hoard from which nothing can be lost. 5. Let the wise be your guide, but not your god. 6. Our knowledge often gets in the way of our understanding. 7. The righteous of Continue Reading
It had always been my contention that if only all the countries in the world became functioning democracies, wars, violence and turmoil would become events of the past. Winston Churchill in a speech many years ago said that democracy was a terrible system, but the best that man has been able to devise. In recent Continue Reading
So you want a bacon, lettuce and tomato sandwich, or bacon and a sunny side egg. Here is the best way to do it. Take 2 or 3 slices of bacon and wrap them in paper towels. Both the top and the bottom. Put one piece on top of the other and into the microwave oven for Continue Reading
Women are sexual objects always, but not all the time. The editor of the British edition of Esquire, Alex Bilmes, in a public Statement at a conference “Advertising Week Europe” stated the obvious.–“Women are objects” in his magazine. They were,are ,and always will be, in his opinion because it is in the nature of men Continue Reading
The victory of the Jews in 1948 who lived in the area called Palestine (so named by the Romans in 70 C.E.) to form the land of Israel was completely unexpected, especially by the Arabs. After all the world of European countries and the Arab world in the middle east had persecuted and dominated this small religious group Continue Reading
Just as babies talk and walk at different ages so old people age at different rates. It is common to see the reflexes slow down, strength is diminished and movement is much slower. From my observations , in my tennis club while most older members suffer, there are one or two who avoid some or nearly Continue Reading