Food for Thought
Food For Thought
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International Joke Day
July 1
The Suffield Observer (https://thesuffieldobserver.com/category/columns/page/29/)
I do my best to get along and go along. I’m not some kind of incorrigible troublemaker. If there are rules or procedures put in place, I’ll comply.
A very strange thing happened at my house one Saturday night in the spring of 1993.
“A diet rich in fruits and vegetables plays a role in reducing the risk of all the major causes of illness and death,” – Walter Willett
Thirty-five years ago, I worked in a mailroom at a company outside New York City. It was a busy job, but it afforded wonderfully long breaks twice a day where employees would drink coffee and chit-chat.
The largest carnival parade is the Grand Parade through Oranjestad Aruba, held on the Sunday before Ash Wednesday. Chris McMann and Andrew Laureno were elated to share The Observer in this parade filled with music, luxurious floats and costumes in various designs and decorated with a wide variety of colorful stones and feathers, creating a unique display.
Among the many jokes and platitudes going around the Internet about the coronavirus, one of my favorites is the picture of Sir Isaac Newton with the story of his time during the plague.