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Thought For Today

Old people shouldn't eat healthy foods. They need all the preservatives they can get.

Quiet Please!

I am alone in the house at the moment. My wife, Angela, is spending a few days with my son, daughter-in-law and our young grandson. I was half way through writing an article for the Journal this evening, when it suddenly struck me how quiet it was. It was not just the silence that struck me but the stillness as well. Don't get me wrong! I'm not saying my wife is noisy, on the contrary, she hates noise more than me and is a very quiet person. In fact I drive her crazy, whenever I have a pen in my hand, I behave like a demented drummer tapping on everything in sight to create different sounds. Come to think of it, maybe that's why she's gone away for a few days. Anyway, getting back to the subject of quietness, the point I am trying to make is, that the more I thought about it the more I realised that it is a commodity that is in very short supply. In fact, in today's hectic society, the one thing that would bring back more happiness and contentment to people is quietness. Wherever we go, whatever we do, we are surrounded by noise. No wonder our ancestors were more contented with life than our generation, they did not have to contend with the noise levels we have today. It seems to me a spell of quietness allows the brain to rest and recharge itself, much the same as when we sleep. Certainly, in times of quiet the brain becomes much sharper, hence the saying 'I can't hear myself think'. Noise also has a bad effect on the nerves, if music is too loud we rush to turn it down. Why? Because it is getting on our nerves. This is why a long walk in the countryside is so enjoyable, it steers you away from the Hubble and bubble of everyday life. After all, which sounds would you rather listen to, the birds singing, the wind rustling the trees or the whirring of the washing machine and the television blaring out. God is that the time? Coronation Streets' on in a minute.

How Sad

How sad to read about Jade Goody. Since becoming a household name Jade has had a chequered career. Jade's early life was far from ideal, her father Andrew Goody, who was of mixed race, was a drug addict and habitual criminal, who served prison sentences including a four-year term for robbery. Despite this background she has made a name for herself, though not always for the right reasons, and has tasted success far beyond her wildest dreams. A few years ago her personal fortune was estimated at between £2m and £10m. It could never have been easy for Jade to handle fame and fortune, especially having to live out her life in the media spotlight. There is no doubt that to become the person she is today she has shown great strength and battling qualities. May those qualities now enable her to find peace and happiness during whatever time she has left.

Jade Goody Profile

Born Jade Cerisa Goody on 5 June 1981. Father, Andrew Goody, was of mixed race, a drug addict and habitual criminal, died of a drug overdose in 2005. Goody had two boys, Bobby Jack and Freddie, with TV presenter Jeff Brazier. Formed a relationship with Jack Tweed, her current partner, but following allegations of Tweed being unfaithful the relationship broke up. They then resumed their relationship until Tweed was imprisoned for assault, serving four months of an eighteen month sentence, before being released in February 2009. Goody was first tested for ovarian cancer in 2004 and again for bowel cancer in 2006. She was given the all clear both times. Cervical cancer was confirmed in 2008, whilst she was appearing in 'Big Boss', the Indian version of Big Brother. In February 2009 it was announced the cancer had spread to her liver, bowel and groin. Ten days later doctors at the Royal Marsden Hospital in London had given Goody just months to live. Goody is to marry Jack Tweed within two weeks. The marriage is to be a public affair and the rights sold to the media to provide money for her sons future. However, Tweed's 7pm curfew is complicating the arrangements.

Jade Goody first found fame as a contestant on the channel 4 television programme 'Big Brother 3', quickly becoming a household name which led to numerous television appearances, fitness DVDs and the launch of her own perfume 'Shh'. In 2007 she returned to the Big Brother house as a housemate in 'Celebrity Big Brother', together with her mother and boyfriend Jack Tweed. It was due to her unfortunate remarks on this programme, made about another contestant Shilpa Shetty, that led to accusations of racism and derogatory comments. In late 2007 Goody was portrayed in an unfavourable light by several polls, but in early 2008 she bounced back. She hit the headlines by purchasing a Bentley Continental GTC sports car worth £130,000. In March 2008 Goody again got bad press after a fight with a female party goer in an Essex night club. In October 2008 Goody released her new autobiography 'Jade: Catch A Falling Star'. The same month she opened her second beauty salon 'Homme Fatel' catering exclusively for men. In December 2008 she played the role of the Wicked Queen in Snow White at the Theatre Royal, Lincoln , before having to withdraw in January for health reasons. On 5 February 2009, Goody and Tweed exchanged rings on the banks of the River Thames.

Brainteaser - Monday's Answers

A fairly tough set of 10 Trivia questions was the brainteaser for Monday. How many did you get correct? Here are the answers.

01 Pompeii
02 The Pike
03 Sir Barnes Wallace
04 Salt
05 The Black Hole
06 Winds
07 Cricket
08 The Horse
09 In Washington DC
10 A Unit Of Currency

9/10 Excellent 7/8 Very Good 5/6 Good - Below 5 (Well they were difficult!)