How to Make a Hero. A light supper, a good night's sleep and a fine morning have often made a hero of the same man who, by indigestion, a restless night and a rainy morning would have proved a coward.
— Lord Chesterfield
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How to Make a Hero. A light supper, a good night's sleep and a fine morning have often made a hero of the same man who, by indigestion, a restless night and a rainy morning would have proved a coward. — Lord Chesterfield
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Now I see the secret of the making of the best persons. It is to grow in the open air and to eat and sleep with the earth. — Walt Whitman, Song of the Open Road
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Blessed is the person who is too busy to worry in the daytime and too sleepy to worry at night. — Unknown |
— Millard Fuller, founder and president, Habitat for Humanity International
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I would there were no age between sixteen and three-and-twenty, or that youth would sleep out the rest, for there is nothing in the between but getting wenches with child, wronging the ancientry, stealing, fighting. – William Shakespeare The Winter's Tale
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Today's Word –
ATAVISM
at·a·vism noun 1. The reappearance of a
characteristic in an organism after several generations of absence, usually caused by the
chance recombination of genes. 2. An individual or a part that exhibits atavism. Also called
throwback. 3. The
return of a trait or recurrence of previous behavior after a period of absence.
"It is sad, Sola, that you were not born a million years ago," snapped
Sarkoja,
"when all the hollows of the land were filled with water, and the peoples were as
soft as the stuff they sailed upon. In our day we have progressed to a point where such
sentiments mark weakness and atavism.
A Princess of Mars
Edgar Rice Burroughs
Definitions from American Heritage Dictionary
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LUNA- Phases and Blue Moons The earth's moon appears to go through phases. These
phases are caused by the moon turning different portions of its illuminated hemisphere
towards the earth. When the moon is between the Earth and the sun, its daylight side is
turned away from the earth, so it is not seen. This is the phase called the 'new moon.' As
the moon continues its revolution around the Earth, more and more of its surface becomes
visible. This is called the waxing crescent phase. About a week after the 'new moon' half
of the moon becomes visible. This is called the first quarter phase. As the next week
passes, more of the moon becomes visible. This is the waxing gibbous phase. About two
weeks after the 'new moon' the moon and the sun are on opposite sides of the earth. At
this time the side of the moon facing the earth is the same side that is facing the sun.
All of that side of the moon is illuminated and seen from the earth as a 'full moon.' Over
the next two weeks the moon goes through the same phases in reverse. The moon moves
through a waning gibbous phase to a third quarter moon. In the fourth week of the moon's
phases it moves through the waning crescent phase with less and less of the moon visible
until a 'new moon' occurs again. A "blue moon" is a rather rare event that occurs on the average every 2.72 years. Even more rare is 2 "blue moons" in the same year. In 1999 there were two blue moons. There were 2 full moons in January 1999. (January 2, and a 'blue moon' on January 31, 1999). There was again 2 full moons in March of the same year. ((March 2, 1999 and a second full moon - 'blue moon' on March 31, 1999). There will not be two blue moons in a calendar year again until 2031 A.D. When can we expect to see the next "blue Moon"? The first Blue Moon of this century and of the millennium was November 30 of 2001. The next "blue moon will be on July 31 of 2004. Sources | Encyclopaedia Britannica | The Handy Science Answer Book |
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And God said, "Let there be lights in the expanse of the sky to separate the day from the night, and let them serve as signs to mark seasons and days and years, and let them be lights in the expanse of the sky to give light on the earth." And it was so. God made two great lights--the greater light to govern the day and the lesser light to govern the night ... Genesis 1:14-16a
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"Not to worry," said the Cardinal, "we'll call America and talk to Jack Nicklaus. We'll make him a Cardinal, he can play Shimon Peres... We can't lose!" Everyone agreed it was a good idea. The call was made and, of course, Jack was honored and agreed to play. The day after the match, Nicklaus reported to the Vatican to inform the Pope of his success in the match. "I came in second, your Holiness," said Nicklaus. "Second?!!" exclaimed the surprised Pope. "You came in second to Shimon Peres?!!" "No." said Nicklaus, "I came in second to Rabbi Woods." From: Kasha Linka Unable to attend the funeral after his Uncle Charlie died, a man who lived far away
called his brother and told him, "Do something nice for Uncle Charlie and send me the
bill." TRULY to become a Favorite of mine!! Another bird appeared in the sky thereafter. This time, the pediatrician drew a bead on it. He too, however, was unsure if it was really a duck in his sights and besides, it might have babies. "I'll have to do some more investigations," he muttered, as the creature made good its escape. Next to spy a bird flying was the sharp-eyed psychiatrist. Shotgun shouldered, he was more certain of his intended prey's identity. "Now, I know it's a duck, but does it know it's a duck?" The fortunate bird disappeared while the fellow wrestled with this dilemma. Finally, a fourth fowl sped past and this time the surgeon's weapon pointed skywards. BOOM!! The surgeon lowered his smoking gun and turned nonchalantly to the pathologist beside him. "Go see if that was a duck, will you?"
TRUE FACT ... Humans begin laughing at two to three months of age. Six year olds laugh about 300 times per day, while adults laugh from 15 to 100 times per day. SOURCE: NYT, Dr. William F. Fry, Stanford University
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