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Love and laughter. . . January’s picture shows the 25-meter-tall statue of the Maitreya Buddha at the Likir Gompa (temple) in Ladakh, India. Maitreya is also known as “the laughing one” and “the compassionate, loving Buddha.”
The list below shows the current and planned policies regarding smoking in public in various countries in Europe. Note that in many, various versions of legislation are still being debated and challenged in courts. In general, however, most countries in Europe still allow smoking in bars and restaurants but require separate smoking and nonsmoking sections.
From London, ENGLAND, Jan. 12, 2007. . .
by Janet Denninger
by Julie Skurdenis
To me, it’s always been one of the most vivid passages in the New Testament.
by Philip Wagenaar.
(First of two parts)
Traveler’s diarrhea is nobody’s favorite topic — until they have it.
Q:Dear Steve, I’m a large lady, and on a recent domestic flight a gate agent took me aside and requested that I buy a second seat for myself. Fortunately, both the flight and my credit card had room on it, so I was able to do this, but I wondered, ‘What if I were traveling overseas?’
I’ve asked several international airlines what their policy is regarding “passengers of size” — inquiring how big the seats in the plane are and when a person would be required to buy two — but I cannot get a consistent answer over the phone.
