Quote of the day : Obviously, because of my disability, I need assistance. But I have always tried to overcome the limitations of my condition and lead as full a life as possible. I have traveled the world, from the Antarctic to zero gravity. ~ Stephen Hawking, born this day, putting things into perspective. Picture […]
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Quote of the day : Wear the old coat and buy the new book. Austin Phelps (born today, 1820) Picture of the day : Chosen a colourful Rhinoceros Hornbill, taken in Chester Zoo. Youtube video of the day : As it was the birthday of Addams Family creator, Charles Addams, I’ve searched out a video
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As yet another program airs to show the ‘truth’ about the easy life of scrounging benefits claimants and the masses of Twitter in the UK rage about #benefitstreet I thought I’d take a look. A road of 137 houses with 90% receiving benefits. Well that’s a crowd drawer on it’s own, surely. Front page news
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Quote of the day : The historian will tell you what happened. The novelist will tell you what it felt like. ~ E. L. Doctorow (born today). Picture of the day : Lion-tailed Macaque, taken at Chester Zoo Youtube video of the day : I must be getting old, I was going to find a
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Quote of the day : How far you go in life depends on your being tender with the young, compassionate with the aged, sympathetic with the striving and tolerant of the weak and strong. Because someday in your life you will have been all of these. ~ George Washington Carver (possibly born on this day)
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On this day in history Quote of the day : I’m Death, and I make sure that everyone is equal. ~ Jacob Grimm Picture of the day : An abandoned, derelict air-raid shelter in a woods in Lincolnshire in the 80’s Youtube video of the day : Going with a little culture and some pretty
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Quote of the day : We are motivated by a keen desire for praise, and the better a man is the more he is inspired by glory. The very philosophers themselves, even in those books which they write in contempt of glory, inscribe their names. Marcus Tullius Cicero ~ (born today, -106 bc) Picture of
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Quote of the day : The true delight is in the finding out rather than in the knowing. ~ Isaac Asimov (born today, 1920) Picture of the day : As it’s David Bailey’s birthday today I was tempted to look for one of his I could use but instead I’ve gone with an old black
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