September 2010
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“If you believe everything you read, perhaps you better not read.”
– Japanese proverb
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“Marriage is a process of preparing somebody to love you when you get old.”
– S.K.Sundararajan Iyer, on LinkedIn (of all places)
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The Irish in me
It was in 1830 that my Irish ancestor, James Kelly, came from Ireland to New York City, then migrated west to Illinois. Nearly 200 years and 6 generations ago. The Irish has gotten pretty diluted by now, but all of us with the last name Kelly have some traces of it. Mine showed up on my head via red hair.
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“Most animals let out a cry when they are wounded. But plants, without a voice to...”
– The New York Times, “From a Desert Plant, A Scented Cry for Help”
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“It is doubtful that anyone with an internet connection at his workplace is...”
– Jonathan Franzen 