SLOW DOWN

Progress is man’s ability to complicate simplicity.

Thor Heyerdahl

Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated.

Confucius

As you simplify your life, the laws of the universe will be simpler; solitude will not be solitude, poverty will not be poverty, nor weakness weakness.

Henry David Thoreau

Our life is frittered away by detail. Simplify, simplify. Henry

David Thoreau

The greatest ideas are the simplest. William

Golding

The height of sophistication is simplicity. Clare

Boothe Luce

Simplicity is making the journey of this life with just enough baggage. Charles

Warner

There is no greatness where there is not simplicity, goodness, and truth. Leo

Tolstoy

Any intelligent fool can make things bigger, more complex, and more violent. It takes a touch of genius–and a lot of courage–to move in the opposite direction.

Ernst F. Schumacher

1. Is the book of Galatians in the Old or New Testament? Or neither?

2. In how many verses is the specific name of Satan used in the Old Testament? Is it 0, 1, 15 or 174?

Answers on pg. 31

1. Name the debut album of Curiosity Killed the Cat?

2. Who was Tom Dooley (of Kingston Trio 1958 song fame) and what did he do?

3. Name the ‘50s artist who wrote and released “Island in the Sun.”

4. How do you know if you’re a Parrothead?

5. Name the late 1980s song that contains these lyrics: “The scales are sometimes unbalanced, And you bear the weight of all that has to be.”

PAW’S CORNER

DID I GET SCAMMED?

A pet owner asks about ear infections

Q. My cat Chester seemed perfectly healthy, but when I brought him in for his annual checkup, the vet said that he has an ear infection. I didn’t notice any behavior or odd symptoms previously. I gave Chester the expensive eardrops he was prescribed, and he seems just fine. Is it likely the vet just made up the infection?

A: Cats are really good at hiding the symptoms of an illness. Regular checkups are helpful in catching hidden acute problems like ear infections. Now that Chester has been treated, keep an eye out for signs of the infection recurring. Look, listen and smell around his ears periodically. Hold Chester on your lap and shine a little flashlight into each ear. A healthy ear is pale pink, with little to no earwax visible and no debris. A strong odor, lots of earwax buildup, debris or discharge that looks like coffee grounds or yellow/black debris are danger signs of another infection.