Healthy and Simple

I was watching the news, which reminded me of the beginning of a Beatles song: “I heard the news today… oh boy..”
…and I was thinking about how we don’t consider what we consume in thoughts.  Right – thoughts.  We consider our diets and what is good for us, we consider our fitness and how much [...]

The UK newspaper, The Guardian, has a great section called “Did I say that?” in which it highlights things people really did say but probably wish they hadn’t.
Here’s a few excerpts from Prince Philip, Queen Elizabeth’s husband.
On age
We shall all be old one day – provided, of course, we can avoid being slaughtered on the [...]

Sam and Edith were 85 years old, and had been married for sixty years. Though they were far from rich, they managed to get by because they watched their pennies.
Though not young, they were both in very good health, largely due to the wife’s insistence on healthy foods and exercise for the last decade. One [...]

So, the Shirlmeister and I were heading out for a cup of coffee this morning when we noticed this fella out walking his dog. I use the phrase ‘walking his dog’ very loosely. He was actually just standing there watching his dog walk around by itself – including taking a poop on the sidewalk without [...]

The Pope took a couple of days off to visit the rugged mountains of Alaska for some sightseeing. He was cruising along the campground in the PopeMobile when there was a frantic commotion just at the edge of the woods.
A helpless Democrat, wearing sandals, shorts, a ‘Save the Whales’ hat and a ‘To Hell with [...]

We’re odd creatures aren’t we. We spend years striving to make money, to build financial stability, to own our homes, to have a nice car, to be secure as we get older. Yet all too often along the way we forget to take care of one tiny detail that can make all the other details [...]

Two old men had been best friends for years, when one of them suddenly falls deathly ill. His friend visits him on his deathbed, as they’re reminiscing about their long friendship, the dying man’s friend asks, “Listen, when you die, do me a favor. I want to know if there’s baseball in heaven.”
The dying man [...]

I was working with one of my favorite friends today.  She has accomplished a lot.  She has written many books and has traveled extensively.  She is well known in her field and is a sought after speaker and teacher.  She is extremely kind, a good cook, wife and mother and ….well, she’s pretty darn happy, [...]

I always thought it would be fascinating to be able to see myself as others see me. Well, perhaps fascinating is not quite the right word, scary might be more accurate. Nonetheless wouldn’t it be interesting to see how we appear to others?

Sometimes you don’t even have to make this stuff up!
According to the Chicago Tribune, the following statistic was given in the press notes for the June 7 Chicago-Oakland game:
“The Oakland Athletics are 32-0 in games in which they have scored more runs than their opponents.”
Well, it’s hard to argue with that isn’t it.