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[Final decade = to test your knowledge of more recent history]   1. 2010 = – An explosion and fire on the _____________________ oil rig in = the Gulf of Mexico sends millions of gallons of oil into the sea. =   2. 2011 = – For the first time…

[Here is a = collection of quotations from famous authors to warm your hearts this = January]   &qu= ot;Advice is like the snow. The softer it falls, the longer it dwells = upon and the deeper it sinks into the mind.” – Samuel = Taylor Coleridge   &qu= ot;No…

[Hanukkah, = Advent, Christmas, New Year, Epiphany have all passed into history for = another year. Here is my unvarnished opinion of the holiday time, some = original and some borrowed from people far funnier or more insightful = than I will ever be.] I got my wish for Christmas…

Q: What do you = call an old snowman? A: = Water.   Q: Why = don’t mountains get cold in the winter? A: They wear = snow caps.   Q: What two = letters of the alphabet do snowmen prefer? A: = I.C.   Q: How do = Eskimos…

Did you hear = about the nurse who always carried a red pen? She wanted to = be able to draw blood if needed.   Did you hear = that 2019 and 2020 got into a fight? 2021=   Did you hear = about the steam engine that added bubble-gum…

A wife texted her husband at his office on a cold January = morning: "Windows frozen, won’t open." Husband texted her back: = "Gently pour some lukewarm water over it." Wife texted back 5 minutes later: = "Computer is really messed up = now.”     ~~ANSWERS FOR = 2000-2009…

[A new year = often means looking back. In this case, only a couple of decades = back]   1. 2000 = – Health fears over ____________________ spread over Britain and = Europe from tainted food.   2. 2001 = – The ____________ government in Afghanistan fail to hand over…

If 2020 was a = year of pain, I pray that 2021 will be a year of = healing.   If 2020 was a = year of joy, I pray that 2021 will be a year when that joy is = doubled.   If 2020 was a = year of…

[On the = 1st of each month we try to share interesting = word-plays.  Again, this month, we fail.]   *Humans are = scared of hippos because they think they are violent and responsible for = hundreds of deaths per year.  In reality, people kill way more = people per…

There will be = times when you feel like giving up… Keep going!   There will be = times when you will feel frustrated by your lack of = progress… Keep going!   There will be = times when others will tell you to stop = trying… Keep going!  …

I’m sure = that you’ve heard of Murphy’s Law:   >“If = anything can go wrong, it will.”   And then there = are a few other laws that have been added to the list over the = years:   > “If = there is a possibility of several things…

Prayer for = December 31, 2020:God, = grant me the senility to forget the people I never liked anyway, = The good fortune to run into the ones that I do, = And the eyesight to tell the difference.   Prayer for = January 1, 2021: Dear Lord, So far…

[Another = Monday batch of trivia, this time from the 1990’s, so most of us = will remember.]   1. 1990 = – Iraqi troops invade __________, leading to the Persian Gulf = War.   2. 1991 = – The old Soviet Union breaks apart after President = Gorbachev’s resignation,…