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Jacob, age 92, and Rebecca, age 89, from Florida , are all excited about their decision to get married. They go for a stroll to discuss the wedding, and on the way they pass a CVS Drugstore. Jacob suggests they go in.Jacob addresses the man behind the counter: "Are you the owner?"The pharmacist answers, "Yes."Jacob: "We're about to get married. Do you sell heart Medication?"Pharmacist: "Of...

After my surgery in August, I had to temporarily change my workout routine. Instead of biking I took long walks. When I biked, the same people I saw in passing every day at the same time and place nodded or smiled to me. But without my small Huffy bicycle, face-distorting riding helmet and tight biking shorts, I was ignored. As I walked unnoticed, I wondered about these familiar strangers. Where...

As the snowstorm was hitting on our island yesterday morning, not many people went to the harbour to see what the ferry brought in. That I was there as it arrived, was because I was just taking a walk to stay fit, but as the weather was much worse than I thought, I decided to seek shelter near the terminal and watch the ferry disembark. There were only three old men doing the same thing, it is...

When we think about the phrase, “bless you”, what immediately comes to mind is that someone has probably sneezed and, for some reason, we believe that offering them this comment brings some relief to their allergies or head cold or whatever they’re suffering from. Come to think of it, I have no idea why this tradition was started. Perhaps it is designed to counteract any potential...

Roz Savage is a British ocean rower, author, motivational speaker and environmental campaigner....