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“Quote of the Week…..“When I was younger, I could remember anything, whether it happened or not. But now my faculties are decaying, and it soon shall be that I cannot remember anything but the things that actually happened. It is sad to go to pieces like this, but we all have to do it.

I had never fired a rifle before basic training and this story make me think of myself. . .It was our first day on the rifle range at Lackland air Force Base. I felt confident as I aimed and squeezed the trigger of my carbine for my first shot. “Good news and bad news,” my instructor said.

Quote of the Week…”There are two ways to conquer and enslave a nation. One is by sword; The other is by debt.

I liked the old paths, when Moms were at home, Dads were at work, Brothers went into the army, And sisters got married before having children.Crime did not pay, Hard work did, And people knew the difference.Moms could cook, Dads would work, And children would behave.

July is National Hot Dog month and July 23 is National Hot Dog Day July is National Hot Dog month. It is estimated that Americans eat over seven billion hot dogs between Memorial Day and Labor Day. That’s approximately 818 hot dogs consumed every second.The biggest hot dog eating day is July 4.

“Good friends are like quilts – they age with you, yet never lose their warmth.”I have seen too many dear friends leave this world, too soon; before they understood the great freedom that comes with aging.

“You look great,” someone said to me last week. “Have you lost weight?” Which is always nice to hear, but it got me thinking.In the first place, I haven’t lost a pound, I assure you. I eat just as much bread as I always have, which is to say all the bread I can find.

An elderly gentleman had been having serious hearing problems for a number of years. Finally, he went to an audiologist to see what could be done to help. Once he was fitted with a set of hearing aids, the man’s hearing improved 100%.A month later, the gentleman returned for his checkup.

Have you ever asked yourself what the odds of you being you, are? The answer will bring you down some very geeky roads with large numbers, obviously. Using something tangible helps with wrapping our heads around some of the answers.

Brains of older people are slow because they know so much. People do not decline mentally with age, it just takes them longer to recall facts because they have more information in their brains, scientists believe.