The Paralympics show us quite clearly that the disabled deserve equal rights. Like every other athlete they train hard and are totally committed to their sports. Unlike others, though, they have to master a disability to enable them to participate. It is likely that they have more illnesses than non-disabled athletes which will cut into their training schedules. It is only when we see them at the Paralympics that we really begin to appreciate their bravery and their sportsmanship.
They do not get anything like the same media coverage and appreciation as other athletes. Yet they should. After all they represent their countries too. They are living examples of the will to win. They show us what can be done despite having a disability. They find it more difficult to get sponsors and government agencies are likely to give them less funds than those participating in the Olympic Games.  For them every day is like the day of an Olympic event. They are living proof that sport is for all.

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Health – it’s in your own hands. That is not to say that people are not struck down with illnesses over which they have no control.  Nonetheless we know that many sicknesses are caused by the way we live and the food we eat. It would pay us then to consider our lifestyles.
Take junk food, for instance. Eating it means we are literally killing ourselves with kindness. How many people suffer from Diabetes and heart problems caused by being overweight?  It’s not easy to diet but perhaps you could introduce a new fruit or a strange vegetable into your diet each week until you got used to healthier meals. You could leave the car at home and walk. You might find it’s far more relaxing than being stuck in a traffic jam.
Many people suffer from depression and of course it is an illness but how often do active, caring people suffer? They are usually too busy to think about themselves and their problems. We must ask ourselves is loneliness another name for selfishness?  If we want to be fit and healthy the prescription is simple. Eat well, get lots of exercise and volunteer to do something for others.

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Choosing a wedding gift can be difficult. Many couples choose to have a bridal registry with a big store which can, of course, ensure that you buy something they actually want.
If you have been asked to speak at the wedding, though, you can ensure that your gift of speech is very personal and will be treasured for life.
If you are the best much you will know about the groom but may not know much about his bride. So if you want your speech to be special the first thing to do is to do your homework. Naturally you will discover any story about the courtship but you must do more. Speak to the bride’s mother, sister or best friend and find out what she loves and hates. Ask for treasured memories of childhood. Speak to the groom’s people too and find out childhood stories and fantasies. Did they have invisible friends? Do they love The Beatles?  Did they have a teddy bear that went everywhere with them? Find out about their secret dreams and wishes and give a brilliant best man’s speech by painting a picture of the groom who ran away from home when he was five, insisted on eating beans at every meal and helps out at the local homeless shelter. Speak about his kindness and his wonderful sense of humour. Speak too about his parents and his family life. In other words know your subject and his bride.
Whether you are speaking as a father of the bride or as the mother of the groom ensure that your speech is personal and loving and shows the couple in a wonderful light. They will love you for it and they will remember your speech when the flowers are dead and the cake well eaten.

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As we know from the damage done in New Orleans, hurricanes happen. Sometimes though they tail off as has happened with Hurricane Gustav and the worst of the damage is avoided.  Despite all the modern technology available Mother Nature still has us at her mercy. All we can do is monitor the situation and warn people to leave areas that are in danger of devastation.
Whether it is hurricanes or earthquakes the human consequences are soul destroying.
Besides the death tolls homes and livelihoods’ are swept away as happened in the Tsunami. The third world suffers most but are we responsible?
We have never been able to master nature but we can surely do much more to stop the
rivers flooding for instance. We’ve got to recognise the fact that town planning must take heavy rainfalls into account. Councils must ensure that homes are not built in areas likely to be flooded.  It’s time we all recognised that we cannot keep destroying the Ozone lawyer.
We don’t have a choice. It’s up to each of us to accept responsibility. Every one of us has to recognise that our automobiles kill people and the environment. We’ve got some hard choices to make if civilisation is to survive.  It’s got to the stage that we have to make a choice between transport as we know it and tragedy.

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An acceptance speech was given
T’will go down in our history
As Obama was duly elected
The new hope for democracy.
He promised troops out of Iraq
But to keep them in Afghanistan
He’d make America great once more
His party political fundraisers saw that he ran
On a ticket that promised great reform
Of tax and health and that he would storm
With his election campaign he’s surely be
In the White House claiming a victory
But McCain says the same, they’re neck and neck
Exciting times ahead surely by heck!

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