  A new page in the book of life: Friday, 16 May, 2008  Text-only version | What is The Today Page? |
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A new page in the book of life: Friday, 16 May, 2008 Text-only version | What is The Today Page? |
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Toady's tidbits for today / Don't skip breakfast! Start the day with some food for thought. 
Words to keep "And I smiled to think God's greatness flowed around our incompleteness — / Round our restlessness, His rest." —Elizabeth Barrett Browning (Rime of the Duchess May) Literature & arts In Western film versions of the Arabian Nights tales, such as Aladdin, we often see a genie grant the main character three wishes. In most cases, the character then wastes one or two wishes by carelessly saying the words I wish. Actually, the original stories don't contain any scenes like that. The genies are slaves who obey all commands given to them by their masters, and there are no magic words that can cause things to happen accidentally. The wishing tradition is native to the folk tales of Northern Europe, and Westerners have transferred it to the Arabian Nights. Toady's teaser for today  /
Look tomorrow!
Q: Where did the English alphabet originate? Yesterday's teaser Q: What are the four "fearful things" in Japanese tradition? A: Lightning, earthquakes, fires, and fathers. In Japanese, the last two items rhyme: kaminari, jishin, kaji, oyaji. |
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Toady's triathlon for today /
Here are three quick exercises to get you going! [Note: The exercises may not work in all browsers.] |
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