1. Eat less. I used to eat until I was

2. Drink more water. I used to try to drink 8 glasses a day, but I usually ended up either losing count or just going to the bathroom a lot. Now, on my way to the table I stop by the sink and grab a glass of water. I figure that’s more water than most people drink, it probably helps me eat less (see Rule #1), and sometimes it reminds me to drink even more. Close enough.

3.

4. Eat your vegetables. Yeah, still listening to my mother. But on the positive side, they’re so easy! No sauces, no mixing or blending or nothing! Raw, steamed or microwaved, they’re great for adding color to a meal (greens, yellows, and beans in all sorts of colors). I know fresh and organically grown is best, and sometimes

5. Eat more rice and baked potatoes. I score points with my doctor, my “significant other” and again, it’s about the easiest cooking I’ve figured out.

6. Stretch when you feel like it. I used to follow a routine that recommended stretching and yoga for about 30 minutes every morning. Wonderful stuff! Very healthy. And someday I’m going to give it another try! For now, every morning, and several times during the day, I stand up and try to reach the ceiling. I bend, twist, shake my shoulders, breath deep, whatever seems to feel good at the moment. Then I get back to work.

7. Avoid exercise and elevators.

8. Spend time with friends. Talking, sharing dreams, giving and receiving support, solving life’s great mysteries and debating politics or religion with a friend does wonders for the soul. And, hugs are good. And if you have a

9. Laugh every day. Tell a joke, wrestle with your dog or play with the kids next door, but have some fun! Life’s short.

10. Plan for dessert! At the end of the day, I really like something special to top it all off. So, I plan for a bite of chocolate or a cup of low-fat pudding or yogurt or a handful of fresh grapes. It sure seems to beat restlessly searching the cupboards and refrigerator for “something” and ending up with a big bowl of ice cream!

Finally, a few words of experience. It’s OK to “slip” once in

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The sister of the bride speech process isn t all that difficult really; you just need to break it down. If you aren t the maid of honor you may just need to make a quick sister speech at the wedding and then you can pass on the microphone to the next family member to let them sweat a bit! Still, you should have something planned so that your nerves don t get the best of you. Your speech needn t be overly polished or cheesy if that is not your style, then again if you want to get sentimental you can!

To close the speech you can tell your sister that you can only hope to look as beautiful as she does when you get married, if you aren t already. Also, welcome your new brother in law to the family. If you share a common sense of humor don t hesitate to make a few clean jokes and then congratulate the couple and pass the torch to the next family member so that they

Many sisters feel as though they need to write some prose or something to that effect for a sister of the bride speech, but that is not necessary. Of course, if you want to write a poem for the new couple, that would be great and very sincere. But, you can go casual and simply tell your sister and brother in law that you are happy for them! Since you are the sister, toast wedding congratulations and a bit more and you are off the hook. Just make it sincere and let both your sister and your brother in law know that you are happy for them, in whatever style most

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There are very, very few people who can get up at a moment’s notice and give a good speech totally impromptu and on the spur of the moment. There are plenty of people who think they can and/or who will tell you they can, but the truth is most

There are also plenty of speakers who get up and present and make it look easy, as though they hadn’t prepared anything beforehand. These are the real experts who, despite having years of speaking experience under their belts, if anything put more effort into preparation than people who speak for ten minutes once a year at the Golf Club dinner dance.

So, what about that preparation? Really, it’s about remembering those key golden rules that apply to all good business writing and they are:

1.Define exactly not so much what you want to say, as what you want your speech or talk to achieve - ask yourself,

2.Find out as much as you can about your audience and ensure your content is very, very relevant to them and their needs.

3.Use language and tone of voice that the audience will understand and identify with - and blend that in with your own natural style of speaking.

4.By all means use a bit of jargon and a few “in” phrases as long as you’re certain the audience understands them, but never use jargon others may not know.

The only extra point I would make here is, remember that people can’t rewind/replay or re-read you. For that reason you can’t

Knowing your audience is also unusually important here - you’ll find out very quickly if you’ve got it wrong, because you’ll see it in their faces and their body language.

Cut the clutter

Depending on the nature of the presentation you’re making, sometimes you will be giving out delegate packs or some other form of permanent record of your material, so details, expansions, etc can go in there. Whether you’re doing this or not, though, what you say must be clear and uncluttered.

With

Often senior managers are called upon to give speeches - usually to internal audiences - which cover a wide range of topics, for example a review of the company’s performance over the past year, announcements about new developments, etc. These presentations sometimes last for nearly an hour and attempt to cover more topics than a fat Sunday newspaper. At the end of it the audiences have absorbed very little,

Yet, argue the senior managers, we have to get all this information over to them at our conference. The answer? Split a one-hour speech down into four fifteen-minuters, interspersed with the other presentations throughout the day or half-day session. (Or if you can’t do that, split the one-hour presentation across four different speakers.) Fifteen minutes is much more comfortable for the audience’s attention span. And the fact that there are more, shorter presentations creates variety which, to totally misquote an old saying is the spice of live communication.

Start by

The right order

It is possible to change direction abruptly in a presentation,

Links are actually quite useful even if they are a little abrupt, because they act as punctuation to your material. They also tell the audience that we’re now moving on to something new. Your links can be as simple as a few words (”now that

Openers and closers

Many people will tell you that a powerful opening and close of a speech are terribly important and in fact as long as those are good you can say pretty well what you like in between. I don’t necessarily agree. I’ve seen (and written for) many speakers who have agonized during several sleepless nights over how to start their speech

It helps here if we re-examine just why openers and closers are important in the first place. To put it politely, they help to locate the audience, to act as a signal that you’re about to start talking to them about something interesting or that you’ve just finished telling them something interesting.

To put it crudely, sometimes the opener at least has to act as an alarm clock - waking the audience up after a narcolepsy-inducing previous speaker - or as air-raid siren, warning the audience to settle down, shut up and pay

But even if the speaker prior to you has been intensely boring and has had the whole audience shifting from one numb seatbone to the other for 45 minutes, you don’t necessarily have to go out there in a top hat and false nose riding a unicycle and playing a trombone at the same time. What will get the audience’s attention is for you to go out there and be yourself.

Say something amusing, heart-warming, witty, whatever, as long as it’s something you would say in “real life.” You probably don’t want to say something rude about the previous speaker, although it will be tempting, but an in-company joke if it’s an in-company audience, or even a

The opener and closer don’t have to be earth-shattering, but they do have to be part of you and your material. If you’re naturally a quiet, private sort of person there’s no way you should struggle with a passionate, emotive ending to your speech, even if others think you should be able to carry it off. One very important rule about giving speeches is if you don’t think something will work for you on the night, you’re right - it won’t. Don’t

On-stage nervousness greatly magnifies any little glitch. If a few, self-effacing words of “thanks for listening” are all you think you will feel comfortable with at the end of your speech then that’s what you say, even if you use a speechwriter who tells you otherwise (and some of my colleagues would.)

Spoken speech

Once you have created your structure and decided how best to open and close your speech, the best way to ensure it sounds natural is to switch on an audio recorder, talk through the structure to yourself, and transcribe

Spoken speech is simply, only, what it says it is. It is monologue or dialogue as you would speak, not as you would write the same information or thoughts down on paper or screen. All you have to do is forget trying to write out your speech material (or your drama dialogue or narration) and merely say it out loud or

If it sounds right, it is right, and if it sounds wrong it is wrong even though it may look right on paper or screen.

Even great playwrights interpret spoken speech in exactly the same, uncomplicated way. Where you see their tremendous talent and creative genius is in how they use that simple technique to capture the uniqueness of the characters and scenarios they create. Think Moli re, Anton Chekhov, Henrik Ibsen, Tennessee Williams, Jack Rosenthal, Alan Bennett and many more. Their characters’ dialogue may seem unnatural to us when we hear

I’ve lost count of the number of speeches I’ve listened to (not written by me I hasten to add) that came over as completely different from the personality of the speaker. This happens because many people believe that giving business presentations is a serious artform where the grander the verbiage and more ostentatious and self-important the oratory the more points they’ll score with their audience. It also happens because people write bad speeches so they are virtually indistinguishable from bad brochure copy or website text or any other manifestation of overstuffed corporate-babble.

Either way, it’s wrong.

Okay, you shouldn’t give a speech in the same ribald style you might use to tell a joke to your friends in the changing rooms at the gym or the 19th hole at the Golf Club. But you must ALWAYS be, and write for, yourself and your own personality. Unless you’re a trained actor, the

The right style is always conversational. The best speakers always talk to audiences as if they were talking to a friend over a cup of coffee - a natural, friendly, personal style. Gone are the days when being in a business environment meant that you should never use a short word where a long one would do. Only lawyers and doctors do this nowadays and that’s largely because of their respective jargon which

Why a full script?

You notice that I say you must write your speech, even though I know you may deliver it from bullet points or entirely from memory. Highly experienced public speakers often do not write their speeches but work only from a memorized opening and close. This is fine if you’re a very experienced public speaker. If you’re not, don’t risk it.

A full script offers a number of advantages:
It provides a detailed framework if you’re an inexperienced speaker
It allows you

The downside of creating a full script is that other people in your organization can tinker with it, if they know it exists. However this is a small price to pay

Anecdotes and humor

Unless your presentation is an information-heavy financial report or other totally factual speech, a few anecdotes (preferably personal ones) are highly effective in helping to illustrate the points you make. Especially in England where self-deprecation and extreme modesty are the required penances to be paid by the successful, audiences warm to speakers who tell stories against themselves. That’s probably because your admission of being

It’s also because audiences are naturally voyeuristic and love to feel they’re getting an inside glimpse of the real you. Whatever the reason, though, anecdotes work, as long as they’re short, to the point, and totally relevant to your other material.

Humor is something to be approached with caution, although used wisely it works superbly well. There is a big difference between being witty and telling jokes, and unless you are a first-class raconteur you must avoid the latter in your speeches, even if they’re for “after-dinner” or other social purposes.

If you’re not a naturally “funny” person you won’t suddenly transform yourself

If you do feel comfortable telling jokes, then use them sparingly, as punctuation - unless you’re to be “best man” at a wedding or the entertainment after a social dinner, wall-to-wall jokes are usually inappropriate. Jokes in a speech should always be tailored to the audience and material. Gag writing is a specialized writing technique and there are quite a few good books around on comedy

If you’re looking for jokes to adapt there are some good joke books available in bookstores (including one or two written by yours truly…) and of course you can find them online via the usual big sites - try keying in +JOKES+(YOUR SUBJECT). If you key the same thing into a search engine you’ll also come across jokes archived on websites devoted to the subject concerned.

Something you need to be mindful of is copyright and legally you may not have the right to use a joke as it appears in a book or on a website, because when you give the speech that could constitute public broadcast.

Rehearse, rehearse

I don’t want to be depressing, but once you’ve finished all the hard work of preparing your material, writing your speech and (if relevant) organising your visual support, you then get down to the really hard work - rehearsing. You’ve got to practise, practise, practise.

Not too soon before the event, or you’ll be so stale and fed up with the speech you’ll lose interest. But don’t wait until the night before, either. Memorize the speech

Then on the day, you will use your script or bullet points as a reminder - not as an essential element that you would be desperate without. All that rehearsal - in the shower, in the car, to your family or if they don’t appreciate your oratory, even to your dog - will pay off because you will be confident a) that your material is good and b) that you know it

If you’re giving your presentation in a large conference environment you may find yourself working with a show crew and a very sophisticated set and equipment. Novice speakers can feel daunted by all this stuff but what you must always remember is that it’s there to make your job easier, not harder.

Many times my elbows have been clutched nervously by speakers who’ve just caught their first glimpse of a teleprompting device, only to find that the next day when they’ve used it they wonder how they ever managed without one. I won’t go into how to use a teleprompter here because it’s a bit complex and in any case, when you rehearse your presentation one of

All I will say is that teleprompters are wonderful, because they free you to deliver your performance without having to worry about anything at all - your whole speech, or your bullet points, are always in the right place without you having to do anything. And provided that you don’t wander “off script” and start ad libbing with no warning, your visual support material will be cued by someone else too. All you do, is be the star.

Any further tips? Oh yes, cue cards.

I know they’re low tech, but the places where you may have to speak are not always going to be state-of-the-art theatres, so

And two, ensure that both sets are irrevocably tied together in correct order via a securing device looped through a hole in the corner of each card. That way you can turn the cards over as they’re used, but should you drop them you won’t have to fumble around trying to pick them up and re-order them. The securing device does not have to be sophisticated, as long

I once confounded the CEO of a major European telecomms company who, fortunately for me, was an engineer by trade, when I showed him the high-tech fasteners I’d used on his cue cards. “Good stuff,” he said, “they work well. Can my secretary get these at a stationery store?”

“No,” I replied, “from your local car dealer’s workshop. They’re wiring loom clips.”

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1. Relate to your AUDIENCE, not to your handouts or visuals.

Maintain steady eye contact. It connects you to your audience and personalizes your presentation. Think of S-T-O-P or Single Thought One Person (3-6 seconds per look)

Don t turn your back and talk to the screen.

2. Control your BODY LANGUAGE

Think of the three S’s — Use GESTURES that are:

o SUSTAINED (for longer than you would in one-on-one conversation)

o SPECIFIC to the message

STAND centered with your weight evenly distributed on both feet.

Don t fiddle with pen, change in your pocket, laser pointer or glasses.

3. Be CONVERSATIONAL

Slow down. No machine gun delivery.

In conversation we talk in word bursts and sentence fragments and then PAUSE to think of what to say next. It helps your audience, as well.

Keep your eyes out of your notes or you will sound stilted.

4. Be vocally CRISP. This will help you sound dynamic, and will eliminate a droning
monotone.

Intersperse short punchy sentences among your longer ones.

Purge the connectors and and so , which cause your sentences to go on and on.

5. Use POSITIVE LANGUAGE.

Take a stand. Here s what I think, and here s why. Avoid:

o TENTATIVE language — “I think this might work.

o APOLOGIES — Correct me if I m wrong.

o REPEATED FILLERS — basically , um , okay?

6. Organize a FOCUSED MESSAGE

Think strategically about the big picture and the business impact of your presentation.

Focus on the relevance or benefit of a product or service, not on how it works.

Don t talk too long or say too much.

7. Have a STRONG ENDING.

Don t overrun the meter.

Ask for action instead of the most common and least effective well, that s it, I guess , close.

8. REHEARSE. Like golf, improving your skills takes real work, not repetition.

Memorize your opening and your close.

Transitions are the key to a smooth and polished presentation. Use one rehearsal to practice only your transitions from one point to the next.

9. LIGHTEN UP

A light touch does not mean telling jokes. It means having a sense of humor.

10. Anticipate challenging QUESTIONS and practice your answers.

Prepare succinct answers with examples

Talk your answers into a tape recorder. Check to see whether they are too detailed / too defensive.

Perception often IS reality. These tips will ensure that when you give a presentation, the perception of you is positive and matches your ability.

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Founded in 1971 as Holiday Management Company with a general partnership made up of three current company shareholders, the Holiday Retirement Corp. was formed in 1987 and presently employs seven thousand five hundred people with about two hundred located in its company headquarters in Salem, Oregon.

With its forerunner Holiday Management Company, the Holiday Retirement Corp. has spent the last thirty years developing the infrastructure for the running of various retirement projects

Residents of Holiday Retirement Corp. takes pleasure in the organized social activities and the meal and maid services, making them probably feel like they re on a permanent vacation. Holiday Retirement ensures facilities management by hiring couples to live on-site and run the communities. Here are some of the Holiday Retirement Corp. communities in the US:

The Marquette

The Marquette is located at Park Lake Road, Michigan and features suites and apartments with studio types, one bedroom units, and two bedroom units. Amenities of The Marquette includes three meals per day, guest room, housekeeping, utilities included, laundry service, transportation, scheduled

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Yardley Commons is located at Laurel Road, New Jersey with suite and apartment features that include kitchenettes, one bedroom unit, two bedroom unit, and studios. Amenities feature housekeeping, guest room, three meals per day, laundry service, transportation, utilities included, scheduled trips, resident manager, thermostat control, and emergency call. Activities and Entertainment include Big-screen TV lounge, billiard room, library, craft and activity room, and exercise room.

The Bentley

This Holiday Retirement community

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In this article, we will outline seven ways by which to gain contentment in retirement.

1. PMA - Positive Mental Attitude. It has been said that ‘attitude is everything’ and it certainly holds true that if you are open to

2. Stay active, both physically and mentally. Do not get into the habit of sitting around the house vegetating, get out and enjoy doing what you never used to have time to do. Play more golf, go fishing, join a walking club, all for the social interaction as much as anything. If you are in the house, play sudoku each day and do a crossword to test the grey matter!

3.Travel to places you haven’t been to before. With the world a much smaller place now than before, a trip to Australia or America isn’t nearly as daunting, or expensive for that matter,

4. Make a point of meeting regularly with your peers. Perhaps each week for a cuppa or round of golf or whatever, just to keep in touch and help each other if problems arise. A lot of fulfillment will be derived from helping and supporting those in need.

5. Try to have fun, have a laugh and don’t take yourself too seriously. Be someone who brings a bit of happiness to others, even perhaps when you don’t always feel like it.

6. Try to learn at least one new thing each day. Whether it be from reading a

7. Most importantly of all, spend the time which you now have available with those who mean the most to you. Be it your spouse, your children or grandchildren, try to meet up for lunch or go out for dinner when possible, throw family parties, offer to babysit the grandchildren. Quality time with loved ones is to be cherished above all else, because it really does bring pleasure money can’t buy.

In conclusion, retirement is a new phase of your life which you should embrace with open arms. You now have the time to

Wishing you a wonderful, fulfilling retirement!

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Somehow you can get away with very corny jokes at a wedding; jokes that would fall very flat at any other venue. Perhaps it is that often half the crowd doesn t know the other half. Or perhaps it is that everybody is trying very hard to be polite, and make it a happy day for the bride and

The father of the bride traditionally has a special place at weddings. Most likely this is because he was usually expected to be the host and foot the bill for the reception in times past. Shades of another tradition in some cultures and older times of paying a dowry, and the daughter leaving home to live with the groom s family, I suppose. The bill is often spread around a little more widely between the families these days. But it is still a wrench

This special place for the bride s father sometimes means he gets the role of master of ceremonies for his daughter s wedding, and must step in from time to time and say a few words to keep the occasion moving along. Sometimes this role goes to the best man, to another guest who is an able speaker, or even to a professional entertainer, if the budget

Whether or not he is the master of ceremonies, the father of the bride is usually expected to give a short speech at the reception. The pattern is fairly well established by tradition:

1. A few opening lines, perhaps with some humor to get everyone s attention.

2. Thanks to the guests for coming and to the supportive people behind the organization of the event.

3. Some comments about the day so far, such as flattering comments directed to the ladies.

4. A few personal comments about how it feels to be father of the bride.

5.

6. Perhaps some comment on how the romance started and blossomed into the marriage.

7. A welcome to the family for the groom.

8. Some comments on the couple s plans, a few words of wisdom and advice, and best wishes for their future together.

9. A toast (or two), to the couple and their future, and perhaps to mention absent relatives and friends.

10. A few closing lines, often as the host wishing everyone a pleasant time for the remainder of the festivities.

Putting together a successful speech comes easy to some, but it

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How many times have you started a new golf season with very high scores, short drives, and aches and pains? Am I talking to you? Let s be honest. It happens more times than you d like. But why not do it different this time? Instead of going into deep depression that the season is over keep golf in the top of your mind by

Don t let your clubs get dusty and forget about your game. Prepare your body in anticipation of next spring. It s no fun to come off the course feeling spent (in more ways than one) when you could have energy to spare. You have between 4-6 months to greatly improve your strength, flexibility and stamina. It would be the wisest thing to do to improve your golf for next season.

When you begin the season with a broken body, you re taking two steps back. Take a leap forward and prepare your body by getting your golf exercise routine in motion. Think of it this way.

Finally, you ll get the chance to redeem yourself from a previous season that found you paying out more than receiving and being the brunt of all jokes in the clubhouse after every round. We ve all been there - but no longer right? This is the winter to make the commitment and do it! No excuses. No more reasons to put it off. You may realize it s not easy but nothing worth getting is easy.

Golf exercise is a very popular topic these days among all the

That s what we all want right? What a feeling to be the longest (and straightest) hitter in your group. Always hitting your approach shot last because you were the furthest down the fairway. Those are the kinds of thoughts you should have this winter while you re working out.

The simplist way to implement a golf exercise routine is to look at the golf swing. First off, it s standing on your feet. Not sitting down, like on a machine in

Secondly, you should be in your golf posture. Which is a bend forward at the hips, with your knees slightly flexed. Doing exercises in this position will create a very strong, stable golf swing.

A good example of a golf exercise would be the Golf Posture Lateral Raise:
Bend forward at hips just beyond normal golf posture.
Hold dumbbells in front of your thighs, palms facing each other.
Slowly raise dumbbell to the side and up.
Slowly bring back down to pre-stretch position.

Do you see how this would quickly build up the strength in the back of your shoulders for a strong take-away and downswing?

This is just one example of a simple golf exercise routine you can do quickly and conveniently in your home to dramatically transform your game!

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The lifestyle is very similar to that of college students, in a couple ways at least. Everyone is carefree and has plenty of free time to dedicate to fun things they enjoy like playing golf, swimming, shopping,

Caitlina Fuller is a freelance writer. Many seniors are opting out of staying in their old homes and just waiting for their last day to come in favor of living in a golf community that is thriving with other seniors. Retirement doesn t seem so bad when you can retire to golf course communities where there are lots of fun activities going on and plenty of other retired folks to hang out with. Golf communities have really become a popular place for senor to retire to even if they aren t golf fans.

Will Rogers was famous for his simple, insightful humor and his ability to connect honestly with everyone he met. His comments about politics in general and the politics of his generation are among his most memorable. The following are some of the best Will Rogers political quotes.

There s no trick to

Ancient Rome declined because it had a Senate; now what s going to happen to us with both a Senate and a House?

I am not a member of any organized political party. I am a Democrat.

I don t make jokes. I just watch the government and report the facts.

The more you read and observe about this Politics thing, you got to admit that each party is worse than the other. The one that’s out always looks the best.

The income tax has made more liars out of the American people than golf has.

On account of being a democracy and run by the

The man with the best job in the country is the Vice President. All he has to do is get up every morning and say, “How’s the President?”

An economist s guess is liable to be as good as anybody else s.

Alexander Hamilton started the U.S. Treasury with nothing — and that was the closest our country has ever been to being even.

If stupidity got us into this mess, then why can t it get us out?

Be thankful we re not getting all the government we re paying for.

Politics has become so expensive that

Diplomacy is the art of saying Nice doggie until you can find a rock.

A fool and his money are soon elected.

About all I can say for the United States Senate is that it opens with a prayer and closes with an investigation.

Our Constitution protects aliens, drunks, and U.S. Senators.

Anything important is never left to the vote of the people. We only get to vote on some man; we never get to vote on what he is to do.

Politics is applesauce.

Diplomats are just as essential to starting a war as soldiers are for finishing it You take diplomacy out of war,

I bet after seeing us, George Washington would sue us for calling him father.

There ought to be one day just one when there is open season on senators.

The country has come to feel the same when Congress is in session as when the baby gets hold of a hammer.

If I studied all my life, I couldn t think up half the number of funny things passed in one session of Congress.

If you ever injected truth into politics you d have no politics.

Things in our country run in spite of government, not by aid of it.

We don t seem to be able to check

Everything is changing. People are taking their comedians seriously and the politicians as a joke.

Liberty doesn t work as well in practice as it does in speeches.

Ohio claims they are due a president as they haven t had one since Taft. Look at the United States; they have not had one since Lincoln.

The 1928 Republican Convention opened with a prayer. If the Lord can see His way clear to bless the Republican Party the way it s been carrying on, then the rest of us ought to get it without even asking.

There is no more independence in politics than there

All I know is just what I read in the papers, and that s an alibi for my ignorance.

Will Rogers was asked about the nature of his humorous remarks about politicians. “I have often said in answer to inquiries as to how I got away with kidding some of our public men, that it was because I liked all of them personally, and that if there was no malice in your heart there could be none in your gags, and I have always said I never met a man I didn t like.”

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Garry Gamber is a public school teacher and entrepreneur. He writes articles about politics, real estate, health and nutrition, and internet