I was just reading an article about excess and how this turn of events is like everything else containing good and bad aspects. AND certainly there's the down side with people being laid off while others lose a substantial amount of their savings {ouch}, we experienced that. AND even though thank goodness at this juncture neither of us is required to work to eat---it would be nice if hubby could. Not me I enjoy being a bum. Ha! Yes most definitely as anxiety levels sore with families wonderin... read more

Money is important certainly---because we can't function in this world without it. BUT being rich or accumulating as much as possible isn't, is it? Even though we aren't wealthy I enjoy the fact we're financially secure, and our faltering econonmy does give me reason for concern. However as our nation as grown more wealthy on the whole happiness collectively hasn't increased.

I have two uncles in their late 80's who--even though each would be considered good men, they didn't beat their wiv... read more

I just read that crows from Japan are anything but bird brained. It seems they gather walnuts in their beaks and then bombs away---at stop road junctions knowing when the light turns green automobiles will crunch the walnuts. Then when the light turns red they quickly swoop in for the prize----cracked walnuts with the meat ready for picking. Now that’s pretty damn clever I’m thinking.


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