Month: September 2006
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The meter’s running
Life is like a taxi. The meter just keeps a-ticking whether you are getting somewhere or just standing still.Lou Erickson
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Negative Thinking
When a person drowns himself in negative thinking he is committing an unspeakable crime against himself.Maxwell Maltz
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Children Writing About The Sea
This is a picture of an octopus. It has eight testicles. (Kelly age 6)Oysters’ balls are called pearls. (James age 6)If you are surrounded by sea you are an Island. If you don’t have sea all round you, you are incontinent. (Wayne age 7)Sharks are ugly and mean, and have big teeth, just like Emily…
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Mimics
Children seldom misquote you. In fact, they usually repeat word for word what you shouldn’t have said.Anonymous
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Coffee?
USA Weekend’s, 27 August 2006, “Eat Smart” column talks about studies showing that drinking coffee is good for your heart, liver, is a diabetes foe, and a Parkinson’s disease fighter. Could it be that the types of foods we eat have nothing to do with any of those diseases; but show that people who’s genetics…
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Language
Language is simply alive, like an organism… Words are the cells of language, moving the great body, on legs. Language grows and evolves, leaving fossils behind.Lewis Thomas