AUTHOR R. ANN SIRACUSA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . It isn't the destination that matters -- It's the journey that counts!

September 1, 2023

It's The Journey That Counts!
Life's journey is not to arrive safely at the grave in a well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, shouting, "Wow! What a ride!"

Anna-grams

● Happy Birthday to my grand-daughter Sophia
09/19

● Special Birthday Memories for my dear, departed friend Shirley Wilder 09/04

● Happy Birthday to Joanne Laing 09/03

● I just finished reading:
Title: A Thousand Steps
Author: Charmaine Wilkerson

Monthly Anagrams
● Life is what happens to you while you're busy making other plans = Neatly weighs up mawkish philosophy about unfor-seen reality.
~ Tony Crafter (2005)

● The older generation = Their role? Gone at end.
~ Rick Rothstein (2004

● Boilermaker = Limo breaker
~ Jim Banholzer (2017)

Monthly Quotes
● “I wish offended people would react like fainting goats and quietly tip over.”

● “You Liberals think that goats are just sheep from broken homes.”
~ Malcolm Bradbury

● "We had five goats, two dogs, a cat and racks of commentaries on Shakespeare.”
~ Charles Dance

● “I think people should be free to engage in any s..ual practices they choose; they should draw the line at goats though.”
~ Elton John

You Had One Job!

Ouch!

MY BOOKS

GOOD NEWS!
All my book are available in print.

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Weekly Literary Term
That You May Never Need To Know
I'm not writing this any more undless there is a demand for it L.O.L.

Granny Mythbuster Rides Again
Commonly Believed Myths that Aren’t True

Sometimes it can be hard to separate fact from fiction, especially when so many of the "facts" we've spent our whole lives believing are actually enduring myths and misconceptions. For Example:

Myth: Antibiotics Can Be Used To Treat And Kill Viruses.

Mythbuster
Antibiotics are only prescribed to kill bacteria, not viruses. Bacteria can cause other issues in the body which is why antibiotics are given as a first response to most things testing one's wellness, but the practice has led to the misconception that antibiotics kill viruses.

Overuse and inappropriate prescribing of antibiotics worldwide is leading to the global healthcare issue of antibiotic resistance. However, if are told by medical professional that you cannot use an antibiotic for a viral infection, it is not because of “antibiotic resistance”, but because antibiotics are ineffective.

Antibiotics cannot kill viruses because viruses have different structures and replicate in a different way than bacteria. Antibiotics work by targeting the growth machinery in bacteria to kill or inhibit those particular bacteria. Antibiotics cannot kill viruses because they have a different way to survive and replicate. The antibiotic has no “target” to attack in a virus.

Viruses live and replicate inside of a human cell and cannot live outside of this environment. Viruses insert their genetic material into a human cell’s DNA in order to reproduce. Most viral illnesses do not need special medication and are “self-limiting”, meaning your own immune system will kick in and fight off the illness. The amount of time it takes varies. A cough and/or cold can last from 7 to 10 days.

Sources
iflscience.com
moonconnection.com
todayifoundout.com
drugs.com/article/antibiotics-and-viruses.html

Monday, 09-04-2023 is
LABOR DAY

Observation Days
September is:
● Hispanic Heritage Month
(Sept. 15-Oct. 15)
● Baby Safety Month
● Better Breakfast Month
● Classical Music Month
● International Update Your
   Resume Month
● Intergeneration Month
● International Strategic
   Thinking Month
● Library Card Sign-Up Month
● National Little League Month
● National Childhood Cancer
   Awareness Month
● National Childhood Obesity
   Awareness Month
● National Courtesy Month
● National Piano Month
● National Preparedness Month
● National Self-Care Awareness
Month
● National Sewing Month
● National Sickle Cell
   Awareness Month
● National Square Dance Month
● National Suicide Prevention
   Month
● Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome
Awareness Month
● Pulmonary Fibrosis
   Awareness Month
● Save Your Photos Month
● National Fruit & Veggies Mo.
● National Italian Cheese Mo.
● National Potato Month
● National Rice Month

Weekly Observations:
● National Childhood Injury
   Prevention Week (Sept. 1–7)
● National Waffle Week (Sept. 3-9)
● National Biscuit and Gravy Week
   (Sept. 3-9)
● National Historically Black
   Colleges and Universities Week
(Sept. 7-14)
● National Days of Prayer and
   Remembrance (Sept. 9-11)
● National Suicide Prevention Wk.
(Sept. 10-16)
● National Assisted Living Week
   (Sept. 10-16, starts Grandparent's
Day)
● National Arts in Education Week
   (Sept. 10-16)
● National Farm Animals
   Awareness Week (Sept. 16-22)
● Constitution Week (Sept. 17-23)
● National Singles Week
   (Sept. 17-23)
● National Indoor Plant Week
   (Sept. 17-23)
● Child Passenger Safety Aware-
  ness Week (Sept. 17-23)
● Tolkien Week (Sept. 17-23)
● National Farm Safety& Health
Awareness Week (Sept.7-23)
● National Keep Kids Creative
   Week (Sept. 24-30)
● International Week of the Deaf
   People (Sept. 19-25)
● National Fall Foliage Week
(Sept. 24-30)

Expanding Your Vocabulary
● dumbphone (n) = a cell phone that does not include advanced software features (such as email or an internet browser) typically found on smartphones.

● virtue signaling (v) = The act or practice of conspicuously displaying one's awareness of and attentiveness to political issues, matters of social and racial justice, etc., especially instead of taking effective action.

● atmospheric river (n) =
a concentrated band of water vapor that flows through the atmosphere and that is a significant part of the global hydrologic cycle and an important source of regional precipitation

Source of words: https://www.merriam-webster.com/words-at-play/new-words-in-the-dictionary