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Azerbaijan Independence
Day and Ethiopia Independence Day. * Ancestor Honor
Day. * Amnesty International founded (1961) * Dionne
Quintuplets birth (1934) five daughters. Emile died in 1954,
Marie in 1970, the others are still living. * Sakhalin
Island Quake, off the east coast of Russia, was struck by an
earthquake that measured 7.5 on the Richter scale. More than
2,000 or the town's 3,200 citizens were buried in rubble
while they slept. * Sierra Club founded (1892) *
Birthdays: James Francis (Jim) Thorpe, John
Fogerty, Joseph Ignace Guillotin, Ian Fleming, Louis
Agassiz, William Pitt, Barry Commoner, Kirk Harold Gibson,
Armon Louis Gilliam, Glen Rice.
If you give your child the same esteem you would give a
great lecturer, then the child will know him - or herself to
be valuable. There is no better and ultimately no other way
to teach your children that they are valuable people than by
valuing them. The
Road Less Traveled
The ordinary mistakes parents make all play a role in
raising children. The soul doesn't distinguish between good
and bad as much as between what is nutritious and what
isn't. Soul
Mates
Guide my hands where you want them to go. - Leslie, 23.
Best
of 1001 Sex Secrets Every Man & Woman Should
Know
Is your child having difficult spelling? Blame
it on Scripto, the lesser Greek god responsible for all
spelling a=errors. But Scripto can be blamed only for so
long. If the problem persists, talk to the teacher!
Dr.
Buff's 365 Day Parenting Calendar
Great Grabs. Your toddler is hungry and
grumpy! He needs to eat right now. Here are some
healthy foods you can hand him in a hurry. Ready, set,
go: orange "smiles", mini boxes of dry cereal;
cheese wedges; crackers with fruit spread; rolled up sliced
turkey or lean ham; single-serve juices; or low-fat yogurt.
Family
Feelings
The question is, how to prepare to enjoy a Second
Adulthood? The competitive struggle alone will
not satisfy a man's new appetites. But instead of taking the
risk of change, many men in middle life keep hanging on to
every vestige of power and pursue every opportunity for
one-upmanship. If they keep speeding along the old track,
they will age anyway, but it won't be fun. New
Passages
Happiness exists when the things we believe in are
consistent with the things we do. Achieve
Your Dreams
Things to Be Happy About: Sharing your season
tickets. Emerald lagoons. Spinning diner stools.
14,000
Things to Be Happy About
Every piece of the puzzle that doesn't fit gets you
closer to finding the one that does. Really
Important Stuff My Kids Have Taught Me
In developing our own self-awareness, many of us discover
ineffective scripts - deeply embedded habits that are
totally unworthy of us, totally incongruent with the things
we really value in life. We are responsible for using our
imagination and creativity to write new scripts that are
more effective, more congruent with our deepest values and
with the correct principles that give our values meaning.
Seven
Habits of Highly Effective People
Five reasons walking is the great stress
reducer: (1) It helps rid you body of harmful
stress chemicals. (2) A regular habit of walking will
increase your metabolism and help you lose weight or at
least help prevent weight gain. (3) It tones your
muscles and strengthens your bones, and a strong body is
less prone to various injuries. (4) Your energy will
increase, so you'll be able to accomplish tasks with less
fatigue and better meet the challenges of daily living.
(5) Walking on a regular basis can reduce your
risk of heart disease, the number-one killer of both men and
women. Stress
Busters
Talk in opposites with your kids. We talk to each other
in opposites the entire day. He might say, "Don't do your
homework!" when he means "do your homework." The
first one to mess up and speak correctly loses. Try it with
your kids. To
Do Today
You don't manage people; you manage things. You lead
people - Admiral Grace Hooper. Win
the Day!
Escriber (ehskreeBEER) To write. Escribe cuando
llegues! Write when you get there! Living
Language
TODAY'S ISSUE: PUTTING OFF LIVING
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Life cannot wait until the sciences may have explained
the universe scientifically. We cannot put off living until
we are ready. - Jose Ortega y Gasset
So many of us work-addicted men secretly believe that
once we've gotten our work done, once that report is
finished, just as soon as Friday rolls around, there will be
enough time for life - and, of course, there never is enough
time. There are always things left undone, loose ends that
need tying, one last project to complete.
We need to invest time in ourselves, for ourselves.
Selfishly. Without guilt.
The climate will never be perfect, our calendars clear,
our obligations finally met.
We need to make ourselves ready to live, to accept life,
to be open to it.
I don't want to spend my days promising myself that there
will be time just as soon as I complete whatever. I want to
keep the door open and not fear what life will bring me. I
know I cannot hide behind work. Meditations
For Men Who Do Too Much
Hey Man: Did you make a difference yesterday? Let
us know at Contact
Us. If you find yourself quick to anger, perhaps
anger is masking other emotions you've learned to avoid
expressing. What
Every Man Needs to Know
Want to make a difference but you don't know
where
to start?
Tragic Love by Tammy Rockett-Box and Mary Jane
Rockett. A suspenseful and electribying story of a young man
who engages in a forbidden love affair. From the beginning,
the relationship is tumultuous and eventually the young
man's life comes to a tragic ending. Evidence is overlooked
and questions go unanswered as police investigators rule the
death a suicide. However, the truth is right in front of
their eyes, and it takes a tenacious mother and daughter to
determine what really happened in the conclusion of the
tragic love. Publish America, www.publishamerica.com
ISBN 978-1-61582-293-5 

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AWARENESS EVENTS THIS MONTH
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May is: Skin Cancer
Awareness, * Masturbation
Month; Asian Pacific American Heritage;. Better Hearing
and Speech; Better Sleep; Correct Posture; Creative
Beginnings; Family Support; Foster Care; Get Caught Reading;
Helping American Youth; National Allergy/Asthma Awareness;
National Arthritis; National Barbecue; Good Car-Keeping;
Hepatitis Awareness; Mental Health; Osteoporosis Prevention;
Physical Fitness and Sports; Recommitment; Scholarship;
Self-Discovery; Senior Citizens Month
, Senior Travel; Sight-Saving; Stroke Awareness;
Teaching and Joy, Teen
Pregnancy Prevention, Tuberous; Sclerosis Awareness;
*Older Americans; Personal
History Awareness; Revise Your Work Schedule; and Strike Out
Strokes Month. The most tornados happen in May.
May 14-Jun 18: National Family Month. Apr
29-May 5: *National Science
& Technology Week.
May 1-7: Cartoon Art Appreciation Week.
May 5-11: National Nurses
Day and Week. May 6-12: Be Kind to Animals;
Flexible Work Arrangements; *Jewish Heritage; National
Family; National Pet; PTA Teacher Appreciation;
Suicide
Awareness; Wildflower; and Teacher Appreciation Week.
May 7-13 National Etiquette; and National Herb Week.
May 13-219: National Medical Services; *Nat Police;
*National Transportation; and *World Trade Week. May
19-25: *National Safe Boating Week. May
20-26: Good Stewardship; International Reggae
Music; National New Friends-Old Friends; and, National
Reflexology Awareness Week. May 21-28: Buckle Up
America; and, National Backyard Games Week. May 1:
May Day observed since ancient times and has become Labor
Day in most countries except the U.S., Bermuda and Canada.
Kindness Day, Teen Day, Freedom Riders Anniversary,
Executive Coaching Day. *Law Day. *Loyalty Day. Peace of
Mind Day. 40th Anniversary of the U-2 Incident with
Francis Gary Powers. May 2: Holocaust Rememberance
Day. May 6:: National Day of Hearing Testing.
May 8: V-E Day 55th Anniversary, World Red
Cross Day, May 9: National Receptionests Day,
National Teachers Day. May 10: National Small
Business Day. May 12: Chronic
Fatigue Awareness Day
May 14: *Mother's
Day. May 15: *Peace Officer Memorial Day
May 19: *National Defense Transportation Day.
National Bike to Work Day. May 20: *Armed Forces
Day. May 21: National Waitstaff Day, Neighbor
Day Youth Against Violence. May 22: *National
Maritime Day. May 25: National
Missing Children's Day. May 26: Morning
Radio Wise Guy Day. May 28: Ancestor Honor
Day. Memorial Day. (celebrated on Monday the *29th Memorial
Day Prayer for Peace requests flying the flag at half-staff
for the customary forenoon period.) May
31: National Senior Health and Fitness Day. World
No-Tobacco Day.
* Means a Presidential Proclamation was made.
May 25: National
Missing Children's Day
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Men are so competitive that we even "out-die" women in all
15 of the major causes of death in the U.S. Most of these
deaths are preventable with a positive change in life-style,
eating habits, and/or general health care. Let's not strive
so hard to hold on to this record. See what you can change
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