Quotes of the Day

Means Contribution - an arrangement in which you and your date contribute to expenses according to your means. For example, you can say, "I know you love the ballet. What if I contribute the tickets and dinner and you pay for the parking?" Or, "Tell you what, what if I take us out this weekend and you make dinner at your place the weekend after?" [2014] - Pepper Schwartz

A living trust places your portfolio in the hands of an independent manager, usually a trust company, with family members as co-trustees. The trust receives your investment portfolio and the trustees manage it such that you receive a stable income for life, similar to an annuity. The remaining capital is distributed to family members on your death. The provision of the trust agreement should provide instructions for the financing of your care should you require long-term medical attention. The main requirement for trustees is that they be competent, independent parties who will manage your affairs in your best interest. [2020] - Douglas Gray

If you're standing and waiting at the bus stop or watching a football match on the sidelines, and you have good balance, do some low-level jumps - just a few inches off the ground. Try a jog/walk - walk for 2 minutes, do 10 (or 20) jogging steps, walk for 2 minutes and so on. Aim for at least 50 joggings steps during your walk. If you have had spinal fractures or are breaking other bones easily, do lower-impact activities like brisk walking, especially if you still have pain. [2019] - Diana Moran

Search engines usually read the first 500 words from each page and use that text to create a relevance index for a particular search term. [2004] - Dan Gooder Richard

The greatest indicator of life span isn't genetics, diet, or the amount of daily exercise, as many have suspected. It is lung capacity. Our ability to breathe full breaths is liberally a measure of living capacity. Any regular practice that stretches the lungs and keeps them flexible can retain or increase lung capacity. Moderate exercise like walking or cycling has been shown to boost lung size by up to 15%. [2020] - James Nestor