Michael P. Garofalo

Peter Garofalo: American Librarian, supervisor, grant writer, webmaster, yoga and taijiquan instructor, blogger, teacher, public library administrator, workshop leader and lecturer, and fitness trainer. Born in 1945 in Los Angeles, California, USA. The last seed falls from the sunflower, empty pond. The long awaited rattle of rain on rooftops. Thanksgiving Day. Frozen puddles, the crack… Lees verder Michael P. Garofalo

John Templeton

Sir John Marks Templeton: (29 November 1912 – 8 July 2008). American-born British investor, banker, fund manager, and philanthropist. In 1954, he entered the mutual fund market and created the Templeton Growth Fund, which averaged growth over 15% per year for 38 years. A pioneer of emerging market investing in the 1960s, Money magazine named… Lees verder John Templeton

Elizabeth Lawrence

Elizabeth Lawrence: (May 5, 1904 – June 11, 1985). American horticulture writer and landscape architect. In 1932, she became the first woman to graduate with a degree in Landscape Architecture from (present-day) North Carolina State University.She is best known for her columns and books on Southern gardening. Lawrence wrote for House & Garden, The American… Lees verder Elizabeth Lawrence

Erma Bombeck

Erma Louise Bombeck: (née Fiste; February 21, 1927 – April 22, 1996). American humorist who achieved great popularity for her newspaper humor column describing suburban home life, syndicated from 1965 to 1996. Fifteen books of her humor have been published; most became bestsellers. Between 1965 and April 17, 1996 – five days before her death… Lees verder Erma Bombeck

Bill Bullard

Opinion is really the lowest form of human knowledge. It requires no accountability, no understanding. The highest form of knowledge is Empathy, for it requiers us to suspend our egos and live in another’s world.