POINTS TO PONDER LXXXVI 

I wonder if future generations will find contemporary houses as charming as we find present-day old houses. 

Author Unknown

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From Angel of the Battlefield 

          Isabel Ross

"Her courage on the battlefield legendary.....Clara Barton, by her own avowal, would rather 'stand behind the lines of artillery at Antietam, or cross the pontoon bridge under fire at Fredericksburg' than preside at a public function, make a speech, or cope with committees."

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From The Book of Kisses

          Danny Biederman 

"On Fiji Island, native fishermen catch sharks with their hands. They then flip the shark upside-down and kiss its belly. That kiss, for some unknown reason, has the effect of  completely immobilizing the shark."