Sunday Newscape Magazine

When the Japanese mend broken objects, they aggrandize the damage by filling the cracks with gold. They believe that when something's suffered damage and has a history, it becomes more beautiful. - Barbara Bloom

What's a 7 letter word for setting a goal, trying through thick and thin to make it happen and realizing you're just not going to make it?

On Father’s Day I received an early morning surprise…

“Thank you for taking care of me. I like your cakes. I love it when you play games with me and the jobs you do with me. You make me feel better when I’m sick. You read me a story at bed time and in the morning and you snuggle with me. I love when you play outside with me. I love you.”

Contrary to what many people believe, a good education doesn’t make you smarter, it makes you better educated and there is a big difference between the two. In most cases, education trains you how to use your intelligence.

I have always believed that, whether dealing with local community issues or with issues of national import, much common sense and wisdom can be found in many of the letters written daily by regular Americans to the editors of their newspapers. In a book dedicated to Letters to the Editor*, the authors make this comment:

Washington, DC - Researchers have discovered a key to the function of a specific protein that helps control the levels of other critical proteins within cells, including a protein that suppresses the spread of cancer. The new information about the mechanism of action of the protein, called gp78, may enable researchers to explore new types of therapies to prevent the spread of cancer.

Champaign, Illinois - When a zebra finch hears a new song from a member of its own species, the experience changes gene expression in its brain in unexpected ways, researchers report. The sequential switching on and off of thousands of genes after a bird hears a new tune offers a new picture of memory in the songbird brain.