Favorite Quotes

Favorite Quotes

FAVORITE QUOTES

"Live as if you were going to die tomorrow; learn as if you were going to live forever." -- Mahatma Gandhi
"Life is a banquet - and most poor suckers are starving to death." Rosalyn Russell as Auntie Mame
"A bubbling brook will lose it's song if you remove the rocks." --unknown
"Even if you're on the right track, you'll get run over if you just sit still." -- Will Rogers
"Wisdom is divided into two parts; having a great deal to say, and not saying it." -- unknown
"Always do right. That will gratify some people and astonish the rest." -- Mark Twain
"We cannot change the wind, but we can adjust the sails." -- German proverb
"Preserve your integrity - it is more precious than diamonds or rubies -- P.T. Barnum
"Life is a great big canvas; throw all the paint on it you can." -- Danny Kaye
"In a world where you can be anything, be yourself." -- unknown
"The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched.
They must be felt with the heart" -- Helen Keller
"Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass, it's about dancing in the rain." -- unknown
"The drumbeat in your blood is the voice of your ancestors. Let the drum speak"
-- from Let the Drum Speak, a book by Linda L. Shuler
"To succeed in life you need three things; a wishbone, a backbone, and a funny bone'." -- Reba McIntire

Thursday, January 5, 2023

Caribou or Reindeer?

The answer to a long-standing question: what is the difference between a caribou and a reindeer?  Answer: there is NO difference!

Caribou live in Alaska and Canada. They are wild and are migratory.

The reindeer is a sub-species of the caribou and live in scattered areas of what has become known as Lapland, but actually encompasses parts of Finland, Sweden and Norway, as well as the Kola Peninsula in Russia. They are slightly smaller than the Caribou, and are kept as livestock by the Sami people, who have sparsely inhabited the region for several thousand years. The reindeer are utilized in much the same way cattle are in the United States: for food, milk and clothing.

The Sami people's physical appearance varies from very European-looking with blond hair and blue eyes like Finns or Scandinavians, to almost indistinguishable from East Asians, indigenous Siberians, or Inuit."

According to the University of Helsinki, ancient DNA shows the Sami and Finns share identical Siberian genes.

 

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