"Photography is a major force in explaining man to man."Edward Steichen
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Just The Fax, M’am
For years, I smugly prided myself as a non-fax machine person. I felt it beneath my dignity to own such a technical contraption. The quill is more my style than a computer but, being practical, I reluctantly use a computer, casting wistful glances at the ...
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Laughter and Health!
Laughter and Health! We've long known that the ability to laugh is helpful to those coping with major illness and the stress of life's problems. But researchers are now saying laughter can do a lot more -- it can basically bring balance to all the ...
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Laughter Really Is The Bet Medicine!
Did you know that according to research, children laugh about 400 times a day while adults only laugh about 15 times a day? Some how, as we got older we lost the ability to laugh. Could it be that putting more humour and laughter into our day will improve ...
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Learn To Recognize The Source Of All Blessings
In 1978, I was ordained to the gospel ministry. To mark this special event, my parents surprised me with a new 1977 Dodge Aspen, the most spectacular present I ever received. It was white, with a red interior and beautiful cloth seats.My old car had so ...
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Learning To Be Funny
For some people, being funny can be a bit of a challenge. As a matter of fact, I used to be one of them. When I would try to tell a joke that wasn't made up by someone else, people would look at me with an expression that said, "Would you like... a ...
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Lighten Up At Work
This article focuses on ideas to having more fun at work by employing amore light-hearted approach. I hope these ideas, obtained from severalsources, will spark you to share as well. Wouldn't it be great to smilemore while putting in all those hours on ...
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Looking for Harvey Weinstein
Two British women spill the beans on how to make it in Hollywood. Brash, ballsy and full of energy. A totem of two women’s struggle to do something worthwhile in life, it certainly knows how to serve up endless comical observations. This is what ...
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Make a wish on Titan and send it to your friends
A new type of eCard simulates science news webpageRecently a piece of news is widely spread on internet. It announces that NASA scientists have found mysterious characters on the rock of Titan and it might be the sign of civilization having existed on the ...
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March Madness &Amp; Merriment!
Copyright "The Quipping Queen" 2005.MARCH MADNESS & MERRIMENT!-- Or, eccentric events and odd occasions to celebrate in March 2005 --**Compiled by Lady Beatrice Blitterlees and edited by Lord Earl CraboonLet’s see…it’s March. According to the Calendar ...
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Marriage, Hollywood Style
Britney Spears' rapid walk down the aisle and subsequent annulment continued a long line of wild marriages in Tinseltown. The legendary union that began it all was between Silent Film Icons Douglas Fairbanks and Mary Pickford. Beneath the glamorous veneer ...
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Mary's Dream: A True Life Story
She walked several kilometers bare-footed through dangerous mountain terrain in cold winter to buy a Bible. But it was sold out before she got to her destination. What happened? Find out.There are dreams and there are dreams. And there are dreamers and ...
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Need a Hobby?
----------------------------------------------------------------- --------------- Need a Hobby? By John Sammon A man needs a hobby. I guess I'm not well-rounded. I seldom take a vacation (never, come to think of it), and I don't spend a whole ...
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O. S. ARI - Some Anecdodes of Him -he was famous also for his wit and wisdom
ANECDOTES OF THE LATE O. S. ARI“ ...Ari’s voice, full of wit, filled the room... ”(Mustafa Dogrusoz in ’Kibris’ -5 February 1999)" ...He always wore a smile... "(Harid Fedai in 'Halkin Sesi' -27 December 1992) (In his newspaper columns [mostly between ...
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Old Sparky! Needlephobia, Nerve Conduction Tests, and Electromyelograms
I felt queasy contemplating the nerve conduction test and electromyelogram (EMG) I was about to have. The nerve conduction test involves taping electrodes to the skin and sending a small jolt of electric current to them. During the EMG, the doctor inserts ...
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Out of Africa
Out of Africa An Improbable Tail A few weeks ago there was a small stir of excitement in our area, which briefly lit up the gloom of our northern Scottish winter like the Northern Lights, which are quite visible to us at this latitude. Apparently a man - ...
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That Tiresome Warning About Inappropriate JokesNew York Times, United States - Jan 5, 2009“That lady on the loudspeaker is threatening to arrest me if I make an inappropriate comment or joke about security,” I insist, braced for yet another ... |
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