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I’M writing this from an airport lounge — flight was delayed, of course. What else is new? I’m three espresso shots in (purely medicinal), and while I’m not jittery, my brain is staging a full-on TED Talk without my consent. Somewhere between gate changes, overlapping announcements, and restless babies crying in surround sound, I wondered if this was where humanity’s evolution quietly stopped.
THIRTY-six years. In human years, that’s just shy of a midlife crisis. In newspaper years, that’s practically an eternity, especially in an industry that’s seen more reinventions than Madonna. Yet, here we are, celebrating the Gold Star Daily’s 36th anniversary, and it’s fair to say we’re not just surviving; we’re still sparkling
IN case you’re hoping to lose weight through exercise, let’s say this loud and clear: YOU. CANNOT. OUT-EXERCISE. A. BAD. DIET.
IF we really know what the real and ultimate purpose of our life here on earth is, for sure we would do everything to organize our life in such a way that all the elements involved would work together to pursue that purpose.
TREMENDOUS words of Christ addressed to Peter! (cfr. Mt 16,19) If we would just pause for a while and savor the implications of those words and consider the person to whom they were addressed, we can only think that there is no way these words can be true. This must be a joke!