> People who come to your aid in a time of personal crisis are people of genuine compassion and courage. More often than not, people will try to act as though nothing is wrong. Others are either afraid or refuse to get involved, and quietly drift away.

> Oscar the cat predicts patients’ deaths By RAY HENRY, Associated Press Writer Wed Jul 25, 7:25 PM ET PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Oscar the cat seems to have an uncanny knack for predicting when nursing home patients are going to die, by curling up next to them during their final hours. His accuracy, observed in…

> The Mayans have a calendar of 13 moons with 28 days. this makes 364, so one day a year, every July 25 is a Day Outside of Time. Since two years this day is celebrated in Holland and we were there.It was wonderful and non commercial, nice people, beautiful park. I am a Blue…

>Did a wonderful swim in Spaarnwoude yesterday, 1200 meters to and 1200 meters fro. I was surprising myself with my endurance and courage. On the photo’s you see me after the swim and you can see what I swam….All the way to the green at the end, back and forth took me less than an…

>Had a wonderful and wild holiday with wife and child in Engadin in Switzerland, the part near Italy where people still speak Romanisch, a beuatiful mix between Switzerdeutsch and Italian. We climbed mountains, walked, had wonderful food and slept.

> Everyone born in this world has a unique role that only he or she can fulfill. Were this not the case, we would not be here. The universe never acts without cause; everything invariably has a reason for being. Even the weeds people love to loathe serve a purpose. I might add that every…

> A wonderful drawing of all these animals that look so cutebut are murderers and killers Notice how they are eating.

> Ultimately, our battle is with ourselves. Whether in our activities in society, or whether in historical, political or economic developments, everything essentially boils down to a struggle between positive and negative forces.

>Never let life ’s hardships disturb you. After all, no one can avoid problems, not even saints or sages. Just chant Nam-myoho-renge-kyo, and when you drink sake, stay at home with your wife. Suffer what there is to suffer, enjoy what there is to enjoy. Regard both suffering and joy as facts of life and…

>We are having a snail plague here. Too many of them, they kill my plants, they eat them up. Within 12 hours they can become eight times as big while they are eating my plants.My girlfriend Rati is an animal lover, she doesn’t eat meat because she feels sorry for the animals, who can not…