Scotch And Soda

Scotch and soda, a jigger of gin. Ask anyone who reaches a certain age there is nothing to compare with a cup of rich coffee in the morning and a fine glass of Scotch to top off an evening. No matter where you are we all need a little relaxation after a day that for most of...

LOOK AT ME! Smart phone stoners & the pitch to save them

I really want to get one of those new smart phones. They’re so cool – all tiny, shiny and spankingly hip – you just know you’ve been left behind culturally if you haven’t yet joined in the fun. And...

Charles Darwin: The Man Who Came Up with The Revolutionary Idea

Darwin did not pursue his interest in plants and animals seriously until he became friend with the cleric and botanist John Steven Henslow at Cambridge University. On Henslow’s recommendation, he was invited to join the naval survey ship, HMS Beagle, as naturalist and...

Why people want to live long?

The reason people want to live long is instinctive. Even any animal under the control of man and have no consciousness wants to live long. What is the reason? Well, as I said the general conclusion is instinctive. But man has many reasons for living long of which the...

Baby boomers and young adults are in a holding pattern

Stay put, I guess. The trouble is that as you get older, approaching a more fixed income, you can’t afford to live in a community where people are earning more and more, and the cost of living continues to...

Is it immoral to preserve human parts from a dead person?

People suffer from eye blindness, kidney, lungs, etc. Would it be immoral to preserve human spare parts from a dead person to help people living but suffering from defective organs? Do modern legal systems forbid this? How about religions? I do not know about what is provided...

Prahlad Jani's is hoax, claims MCI

Prahlad Jani is popularly known as Mataji has baffled people from all walks of life by his unique ability to stay away from food and water for the past 82 years. In fact he is better known as the yogi who lives on nothing. "The Medical Council of India has come up heavily...

Residents flee as Philippines volcano threatens to erupt

Thankfully its miles away from where I live, the government have made statements that their aim is stop the loss of life by evacuating the area around the Mayon volcano. There has in fact been warning that Mayon...

Rotating house follows the sun

An Australian couple, the Evringhams, have built a house that rotates to follow the sun. The whole house is turned by a motor not much bigger than that in a washing machine and enables the house to make the...

You are alone (philosophy)

We are born into this world as single units there is no link of minds, we of course are nurtured mostly by adults of who smother us with love. Of who guide us, teach us to speak and how to behave. But from the start...

Mike Levine on Why Israel?

An honest heart felt personal story. " Over the years I have been asked many times, by many people, ‘Why Israel?’, meaning why did I choose to live in Israel, and more importantly, why do I stay? Hey, in the...

'Who Won In Gaza?'

.There were no winnersand the people of Gazawere the losers. ""I used to support Hamas because they fought for our country, for Palestine," says Sadala. Hamas stood for a new start, for an end of corruption, which...

Lucky being born in the right place and time

It’s an amazing world and so far I have had an amazing life, that’s has been because of my luck.   Yes I am lucky to have had this chance of life, mind you once or twice I have messed up, but all in all...

How to protect yourself in a recession

"Here are some things you can do to protect yourself in a recession:Debt: The government, and Americans as a whole are carrying large sums of debt. The fact is that you can't get to prosperity by borrowing. However, that has not stopped the federal government from increasing...

Live more comfortably, overseas!

In winter of 2006 I made a decision that has completely changed my life, I moved to China. Now I know what you're probably thinking.. Why on Earth would you move out there? Answer- I wanted a more exciting life...

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