Month: March 2006
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Why an Unmade Bed Is Healthier
Neatniks, cover your eyes. New research from Kingston University in the United Kingdom [Not so new now, reported in the BBC January 2005] has concluded that an unmade bed is not only unappealing to the eyes, but also unappealing to house dust mites, which are thought to cause asthma and other allergies.The average bed can…
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Futile focus
A person will sometimes devote all his life to the development of one part of his body — the wishbone.Anonymous
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Bush blew it again
Bush Fails To Prevent East Coast Blizzard Minorities Hit Hardestby Brian Williams NBC 02/12/06As President Bush and his staff cowered in the White House, the snow continued to pile up on the many poor and African American victims who could not afford to get out of town or to safety in Florida. Crucial supplies of…
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A cup of coffee
A young woman went to her mother and told her about her life and how things were so hard for her. She did not know how she was going to make it and wanted to give up. She was tired of fighting and struggling. It seemed as one problem was solved, a new one arose. …
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Hugs
We need four hugs a day for survival. We need eight hugs a day for maintenance. We need twelve hugs a day for growth.Virginia Satir
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New words for 2006
Essential vocabulary additions for the workplace (and elsewhere)… SEAGULL MANAGER:A manager, who flies in, makes a lot of noise, craps on everything, and then leaves.ASSMOSIS:The process by which some people seem to absorb success and advancement by kissing up to the boss rather than working hard.SALMON DAY:The experience of spending an entire day swimming upstream…