Saturday, February 25, 2012
Friday, February 24, 2012
KEEP ON KEEPIN' ON
- Albert Einstein didn't speak until he was four years old and didn't read until he was seven. His teacher said he was "mentally slow, unsociable and adrift forever in his foolish dreams." He was expelled and was refused admittance to the Zurich Polytechnic School.
- Beethoven handled the violin awkwardly and preferred playing his own compositions rather than improving his technique. His teacher called him hopeless as a composer.
- Thomas Edison's teachers said he was too stupid to learn anything.
- Henry Ford went broke five times before he finally succeeded.
- Walt Disney was fired by a newspaper editor for lack of ideas. He also went bankrupt several times before he built Disneyland.
- Babe Ruth was famous for setting the home run record, but he also holds the record for strikeouts.
- Grandma Moses didn't begin painting until she was 76 years old and kept painting for the rest of her life. She died at 101.
- Winston Churchill failed sixth grade. He did not become Prime Minister until he was 62, and then only after a lifetime of defeats and setbacks.
- Louisa May Alcott, the author of Little Women, was told by her family to find work as a servant or seamstress.
- Stephen Hawkings never let his severe disabilities stop him from using his brilliant mind.
Celebrate every small success. Regard failure as a learning experience and move on.
Labels:
alcott,
churchill,
don't give up,
einstein,
grandma moses,
persevere,
stephen hawking
Thursday, February 23, 2012
NON GMO FOODS
Here goes the crusader again! Our crusade today is the avalanche of Genetically Modified food that is overtaking our markets. Ever since those busy little scientists started tinkering with cross-species genetics, i.e. Monsanto bringing us RoundUp resistant crops, etc., it has become more and more of a challenge to find foods that haven't been tinkered with. The FDA is currently deciding whether or not these foods should be labeled as GMO. (Why should that even be a question?)
For those of you who want to know which foods are non-GMO - yes there still are some - you can download a PDF booklet that gives you a list of all the presently non-modified foods that are available. Download it, print it off, and take it with you when you grocery shop.
http://mercola.fileburst.com/PDF/GMObrochure.pdf
Our advice? If ain't in the booklet don't eat it.
For those of you who want to know which foods are non-GMO - yes there still are some - you can download a PDF booklet that gives you a list of all the presently non-modified foods that are available. Download it, print it off, and take it with you when you grocery shop.
http://mercola.fileburst.com/PDF/GMObrochure.pdf
Our advice? If ain't in the booklet don't eat it.
Labels:
genetically engineered,
GMO,
gmo food,
Monsanto,
non-GMO food
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