News Details (Posted: January 21, 2005):

Thursday's SEASIDE SCOOP By Peggy Fisher

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January 20, 2005 Triaging Time I get up every morning determined to both change the world and to have one hell of a good time. Sometimes, this makes planning the day difficult. —E.B. White, 20th century American writer Please share your time-saving tips and tricks via Seaside Scoop, if you have time ;-). Welcome! Welcome to Seaside Scoop, strengthening our word power and memories incrementally while linking friends and wildlife supporters across Florida and the globe. Seaside Scoop readers span Florida, 35 states, Guam and 15 countries abroad. (Your email address is safe. Seaside Scoop will never sell, rent or disclose your email address to third parties.) US Readers: See Tsunami Tax Update—tsunamitaxupdate ******************************­************ Word-a-Day tendentious ten-DEN-shus adjective : marked by a tendency in favor of a particular point of view : biased Example sentence: I always suspected I was getting a highly tendentious version of the town's notorious family feud from my mother, who worked for one of the families for many years. Did you know? "Tendentious" is one of several words English speakers can choose when they want to suggest that someone has made up his or her mind in advance. You may be partial to "predisposed" or prone to favor "partisan," but whatever your leanings, we're inclined to think you'll benefit from adding "tendentious" to your repertoire. A derivative of the Medieval Latin "tendentia," meaning "tendency," plus the English suffix "-ious," "tendentious" has been used in English as an adjective for biased attitudes since at least 1900. ******************************­****** Mail Call Eric Carson, Vero beach lifeguard: Golden Sands is now to the public. Treasure Shores has been closed for one week so that it can be utilized as a beach restoration staging area. Then, both parks will be open. No word on reopening Tracking Station at this time. Fellow writer Georgina in Coral Gables, FL: Loved today's pics -- blushing at all your promotion…. Follow your Muse, indeed: Time Triage. It's great! Paula Mathena from Orion, Ohio: Great article re Power of Tea.! I so enjoy your newsletter and wonderful quotes. My family and I visited Disney and Clearwater Beach this past Christmas vacation and I thought of you. I can see why people love living by the ocean. Have a wonderful day. Lee in Port St. Lucie: WOW! Looks GREAT! Thank YOU! I will share around the NET again...I was in Ft Pierce for awhile today ...by the library ..what a windy day on the water today!! Wishing you happy days this week! Saving the Rainforests in 2005: Martin Luther King, Jr. said, "Darkness cannot drive out darkness, only light can do that." Thank you for helping to illuminate the world through your generous actions at The Rainforest Site. Your efforts are making a difference... In 2004, clicks on the "Save Our Rainforests" button saved over 302.3 million square feet of rainforest threatened with destruction. In addition, purchases in The Rainforest Site store protected another 72.8 million square feet. Keep clicking and shopping -- together, we can preserve more of Mother Earth's natural treasures in 2005! ******************************­*********************** Publication Progress Another terrific clip Out of Africa from Virtual Agent Gayle in Wisconsin published in Tanzania Consumer Digest (See Puzzle Power: Pumping Mental Iron) ******************************­*********************** How You Can Help Tsunami Victims Photo from Shirley: Bodies lie on the roadside in Unawatuna, outside the southern Sri Lankan town of Galle, US Readers Tsunami Tax Update: Did you know that you can still make a contribution to aid survivors and claim it as a write off on your 2004 U.S. tax return? On January 7th, President Bush signed into law special legislation allowing donors to give through January 31, 2005. SRI LANKA DISASTER RELIEF I’m sure by now you would have heard of the terrible tragedy that hit among other nations, the island of Sri Lanka. Our immediate family is safe but I have yet to hear from some cousins who were in the affected areas.... and I know of friends and their families who perished. You will be pleased to know that the old Jaycee training works... deeply involved in mobilizing efforts in South Florida with fund raisers especially for the long-term rebuilding and restoration of a destroyed nation. A group of us Sri Lankans living in south Florida are collecting donations to help relief efforts and have set up a bank account at Washington Mutual Bank, Pinecrest. If you would like to help—and here any amount—no matter how small, will be gratefully accepted-please send your check, made out to: Sri Lanka Disaster Relief Fund and mail it to me at 6820 SW 28 Terrace Miami Fl 33155. I will be happy to make the arrangements to have the funds channeled through the RED CROSS in SRI LANKA where the relief efforts are already underway... If you have any questions or concerns, please give me a call at 305 661 8855 or 305 335 2373. Or email: shirleypw1@bellsouth.net Many Thanks. Shirley Wijesinha. ******************************­************ Cartoon Cavalcade Pease email cartoons that give you a smile to share. ******************************­***************** Peggy’s Pet Parade Mentor Al in Ft. Lauderdale went all the way to Ocala to find a new friend for his pal Maggie: Jack and Maggie together; can you tell who’s who? New Year cat collection sent by Laura in Atlanta, Geri in Ft. Pierce, Regina in Sarasota, mentor Al in Ft. Lauderdale and Management in Vero Beach—these are most popular felines. ? Jump over obstacles in 2005 Lydia Sacher in Miami: Express yourself creatively. ? Cuddling…. ? Bill Glynn, N. Beach Civic Ass. president If you have digital pics of your pet stars, please email them; once they join “Pets in Waiting,” Seaside Scoop stardom awaits via Peggy’s Pet Parade. ******************************­***************** Attachments/hyperlinks Fellow writer Georgina in Coral Gables: GOLDEN GLOBES—THE NIGHT OF THE COMEBACK KIDS Bill & Judy Wilson in Ocala: Top Fools in 2004 Lee in Port St. Lucie: Calendar re Environmental Events Puzzle Power: Pumping Mental Iron clip from Tanzania Consumer Digest. Seaside Scoop Web News For Seaside Scoops online, check: http://glgs.org/themes/Custom/­1/glg_articleView.asp?pid=68&t­id=14&articleid=29 2005 Cheers from Vero Beach Peggy Writing by Fisher Vero Beach, FL (772)388-4920 Turn the wheel of your life. Make complete revolutions. Celebrate every turning. And persevere with joy. —Deng Ming-Dao Writer ******************************­************* Seaside Scoop (AKA Word-a-Day) Content Any content may be copied; please credit Seaside Scoop . 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