January 12, 2006

I am quite serious when I say that I do not believe there are, on the whole earth besides, so many intensified bores as in these United States. No man can form an adequate idea of the real meaning of the word, without coming here.

Warren Buffett

Don't
Try passing
On a slope
Unless you have
A periscope
Burma-Shave



A lot of good arguments are spoiled by some fool who knows what he is talking about.

Miguel de Unamuno

WHY BANANAS ARE GOOD FOR YOU
part 5 of 5

Stress: Potassium is a vital mineral, which helps normalize the heartbeat, sends oxygen to the brain and regulates your body's water balance. When we are stressed, our metabolic rate rises, thereby reducing our potassium levels. These can be rebalanced with the help of a high-potassium banana snack.

Strokes: According to research in "The New England Journal of Medicine," eating bananas as part of a regular diet can cut the risk of death by strokes by as much as 40%!

Warts: Those keen on natural alternatives swear that if you want to kill off a wart, take a piece of banana skin and place it on the wart, with the yellow side out. Carefully hold the skin in place with a plaster or surgical tape!

So, a banana really is a natural remedy for many ills. When you compare it to an apple, it has four times the protein, twice the carbohydrate, three times the phosphorus, five times the vitamin A and iron, and twice the other vitamins and minerals. It is also rich in potassium and is one of the best value foods around. So maybe its time to change that well-known phrase so that we say, "A banana a day keeps the doctor away!"

He has achieved success who has worked well, laughed often, and loved much.

Elbert Hubbard

"I had to read and write six book reports." -- Girl, in an email to her friend, attempting to explain what she had to do over the summer. She later tried sending a correction, which read, "I had to read and write six books."

OUR FOUNDING FATHERS
I know of no pursuit in which more real and important services can be rendered to any country than by improving its agriculture, its breed of useful animals, and other branches of a husbandman's cares.

George Washington

I'm one of five, I'm not alive.
The one who sent me forth became king,
The one who received me died.
What am I?

hint:  from a Biblical story


"It puzzles me how they know what corners are good for filling stations. Just how did they know gas and oil was under there?"

Dizzie Dean

For me, the worst part of playing golf, by far, has always been hitting the ball.

A man does what he must - in spite of personal consequences, in spite of obstacles and dangers and pressures - and that is the basis of all human morality.