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The Potential for Influence

Posted in Life, News, People, Politics, Rambling, Rants, opinion on May 6th, 2009

I visited the Time Magazine website today, where they had a list of who they considered to be the 100 most influential people in the world.  The list was broken down into several categories.
Michelle Obama made the list, which isn’t surprising, considering who she married to.   Having the ear of the President of the United [...]

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Parrot Saves a Child’s Life

Posted in Animals, Life, News on Mar 29th, 2009

It seems as if the term “bird brain” to refer to a stupid person might not be so accurate after all.
In Denver, Colorado, a Quaker parrot named Willie has been credited with saving the life of a toddler, who was choking on food.
When the bird noticed the child’s distress, he began repeatedly yelling, “Mama, baby!”, [...]

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