Dr Wingnut

Month: October 2008

  • Girlfriends & long time friends are so important

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    Young and newly married, I relaxed under a pecan tree on a hot Texas summer day, drinking iced tea and getting to know my new sister-in-law, Estelle.  Not much older than I, but already the mother of three, Estelle seemed to me experienced and wise.“Get yourself some girlfriends,” she advised, clinking the ice cubes in…

  • What great planning

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    Not only are we financing a pointless war in Iraq entirely by borrowing, but people are living not paycheck-to-paycheck, but entirely on credit.  The following excerpt is from the Time, 13-October-2008 article, The End of Prosperity?In the case of housholds, debt rose from about 50% of GDP in 1980 to a peak of 100% in…

  • Brutal honesty

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    People who are brutally honest get more satisfaction out of the brutality than out of the honesty.Peter F. Drucker

  • Friendship

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    Be kinder than necessary because everyone you meet is fighting some kind of battle.A sharp tongue can cut your own throat.If you want your dreams to come true, you mustn’t oversleep.Of all the things you wear, your expression is the most important.The best vitamin for making friends… B1.The happiness of your life depends on the…

  • Not a Cough in a Carload

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    An interesting online gallery at Stanford of “Images from the Tobacco Industry Campaign to Hide the Hazards of Smoking.”  A very good presentation of tobacco promotion by doctors, babies, Santa, and celebrities.

  • Purpose

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    Every man serves a useful purpose: A miser, for example, makes a wonderful ancestor.Laurence J. Peter

  • The divorce

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    She spent the first day packing her belongings into boxes, crates and suitcases.On the second day, she had the movers come and collect her things.On the third day, she sat down for the last time at their beautiful dining table by candlelight, put on some soft background music, and feasted on a pound of shrimp…