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A Smaller Table

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When my wife and I were first married, we used to eat at a small kitchen table that could barely fit two plates, let alone two people. It was small, intimate and perfect.

Food for Thought

Food For Thought

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National Cheese Pizza Day September 5 “Beauty comes in all shapes and sizes. Small, large, circle, square, thin crust, thick crust, stuffed crust, extra toppings.”          – Anonymous “Anyone who says that money cannot buy happiness has clearly never spent their money on pizza.”          – Andrew W.K.

Labor Day – September 6 “Pleasure in the job puts perfection in the work.”          – Aristotle “Amateurs sit and wait for inspiration. The rest of us just get up and go to work.”          – Stephen King “All labor that uplifts humanity has dignity.”          – Martin Luther King, Jr.

Rosh Hashanah September 7 – 8 “Jewish tradition teaches us that for the next ten days, the Book of Life is open. As millions of Jews ask God to inscribe their names in that book, we recognize how much lies beyond our control, yet during these days of awe we recognize our tremendous power to make a difference in our lives and in our world.”           – Barack Obama “Forgiveness is the key to action and freedom.”          – Hannah Arendt

Teddy Bear Day September 9 “In a world where everyone seems to be larger and louder than yourself, it is very comforting to have a small, quiet companion”          – Peter Gray
“Bears being sent through the mail should never be squashed up to make them fit. It gives them indigestion.”          – Pam Brown
Teddy bears don’t need hearts as they are already stuffed with love.”
         –Unknown

World Trade Center Attack – September 11“If we learn nothing else from this tragedy, we learn that life is short and there is no time for hate.”          – Sandy Dahl, wife of Flight 93 pilot Jason Dahl“Time is passing.