Based on a “true story”, Evelyn is as heartwarming as a movie can get. The storyline is not particularly dense, but it is aimed at people with a mind and humanity, rather than MTV droids who can’t tell arse from elbow. A fascinating element is the huge impact the events in the movie had on… Read More »
1. Judge your success by what you had to give up in order to get it.2. Learn the rules then break some.3. Marry a man/woman you love to talk to. As you get older, conversational skills will be as important as any other.4. Never interrupt when you are being flattered.5. Open your arms to change,… Read More »
Here’s the translation of a famous 1976 poem by Friedrich Gustav Emil Martin Niemöller: When the Nazis came for the communists,I remained silent;I was not a communist. When they locked up the social democrats,I remained silent;I was not a social democrat. When they came for the trade unionists,I did not speak out;I was not a… Read More »
Not to discourage you from anything, but here’s an interesting quote: “I’ve never done any exercise, so I think it would be very dangerous if I suddenly started.”– Simon de Pury, Phillips de Pury & Co. Related posts:The fastest way to slim downEat healthy, exercise often, die anyway Technorati Tags: Simon de Pury exercise interesting… Read More »
Most Important LessonDuring my second month of college, our professor gave us a pop quiz. I was a conscientious student and had breezed through the questions, until I read the last one: “What is the first name of the woman who cleans the school?” Surely this was some kind of joke. I had seen the… Read More »
Speaking to a crowd of roughly 1,000 people just before he and the rest of the Class of 2006 were inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame last Friday, Geno Auriemma, the head coach of the University of Connecticut (UConn) Huskies women’s basketball team, paid tribute to his players – past and present… Read More »