Thoughts Of Autumn
Winter is an etching, spring a watercolor, summer an oil painting, and autumn - a mosaic of them all.
- Stanley Horowitz
Be Kind To Your Eyes
To lessen eye strain for computer users, the Nova Scotia Association of Optometrists recommends increasing the text size on your screen at least three times the size of the smallest text you can read. "If you have to lean forward or backward to read what's on the screen, the text is too small," says Dr. Paula Gaudet, president of the association. "Increase the point size until you can read it easily while sitting back comfortably in your chair."
How To Commune On Your Commute
Career coach Rachelle Disbennett-Lee recommends that people who have long commutes on public transportation regard that time as their own "me time" and to use it wisely to think, relax, and regroup. "Using the commute time for relaxation, such as meditating, leisure reading, and listening to relaxation tapes will help you arrive at your destination ready to tackle the challenges of the day," she says, "and then unwind from your day on your way home."
What's That Colorful Corn?
Multicolored ears of dried corn often decorate doors and tables during the fall. Known as Indian corn, these varieties hark back to Native American crops of small, knobby ears of corn with red, yellow, blue, and black kernels. The Native Americans roasted some of the fresh corn and ate it, but much of it was dried and pounded into meal for cornbread or cornmeal mush.
Today, most people eat white and yellow corn developed by horticulturists, but colorful varieties of corn are still grown in the American Southwest and in Central and South America. In recent years, horticulturists have developed miniature versions of Indian corn, primarily for decorative use in bouquets and fall arrangements.
Quotes
Humor is the shortest distance between two people.
- Victor Borge
The harder I work, the luckier I get.
- Samuel Goldwyn
Wisdom is the reward you get for a lifetime of listening when you'd have preferred to talk.
- Doug Larson
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