Quote of the day : With the power of conviction, there is no sacrifice. ~ Pat Benatar (whose birthday it is today). Picture of the day : Taken in Chester Zoo, a lioness is having a mid-day snooze. Youtube video of the day : I’m a long time Scorpions fan so given it is Michael …
Quote of the day : Change your life today. Don’t gamble on the future, act now, without delay. ~ Writer and philosopher, Simone de Beauvoir, born this day. Picture of the day : I’ve taken the liberty of ‘borrowing’ this fantastic picture of frozen Chicago from MNN. Chicago or Chiberia? Just days after a massive …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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) …
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 …
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 …