From The Blog

Sugar tax needed, say US experts

From the BBC. Sugar is as damaging and addictive as alcohol or tobacco and should be regulated, claim US health experts. According to a University of California team, new policies such as taxes are needed to control soaring consumption of sugar and sweeteners. Prof Robert Lustig argues in the journal Nature for major shifts in [...]

Free Email Ezine

Every now and again I send the latest tips and best bits from my blog.



« | Main | »

The Monday Morning Quote #86

By alun | May 17, 2010

Two pieces on gossip from Marc Cooper’s consistently excellent newsletter, The Enlightened Dentist

Who gossips with you will gossip of you. -Irish Saying

My Name Is Gossip. I have no respect for justice. I maim without killing. I break hearts and ruin lives. I am cunning and malicious and gather strength with age.

The more I am quoted the more I am believed. I flourish at every level of society. My victims are helpless. They cannot protect themselves against me because I have no name and no face.

To track me down is impossible. The harder you try, the more elusive I become. I am nobody’s friend. Once I tarnish a reputation, it is never the same. I topple governments and ruin marriages. I ruin careers and cause sleepless nights, heartache and indigestion. I spawn suspicion and generate grief.

I make innocent people cry in their pillows. Even my name hisses. I am Gossip.

I Am Gossip – Unknown Author

Topics: Blog, Quote | No Comments »

Comments