Grandma's Gleanings
Words and Thoughts from Grandma
Joe Rollino probably isn’t a name passed around the dinner table with much frequency. Although he weighed in at a modest 150 pounds, his ability to lift 635 pounds with his fingers and 3,200 pounds with his back would win him several accolades and strongman titles. But it would not be his Strongest Man …
We have all heard the stories at one time or another, stories of ordinary people exhibiting extraordinary strength during a time of crisis. Those heroic stories usually involve someone singlehandedly lifting heavy objects-cars, beams, trees-to free a trapped individual. There is even a story recorded from 1988, when a Vietnam veteran displayed superhuman strength …
He was perhaps the greatest American ultra-runner of the 1920’s, yet his rags-to-riches story is relatively unknown. Born in Finland in 1893, this top-rated cross-country runner immigrated to the United States at the age of 18, serving in the merchant marines during World War I. During his three-year tour of duty, he would complete …
The Chinese use two brush strokes to write the word ‘crisis.’ One brush stroke stands for danger; the other for opportunity. In a crisis, be aware of the danger-but recognize the opportunity. These motivational words were spoken by John F. Kennedy during a campaign speech in Indianapolis, Indiana, on April 12, 1959. That charismatic …
Um, you named your baby…what? Oh well, I guess I have officially crossed the old-age threshold and here’s the proof of that fact. Aside from the obvious physical limitations that pop up daily, the constant where-did-I-put-that memory struggle, and the technological haze that constantly envelops me, I have reached an age where I don’t always …
It was a first-of-its-kind campaign, ambitious and innovative, and highly successful! Huddled in a conference room in Sydney, Australia, a handful of executives would present a concept for Coke’s summer sales campaign, an idea that would make headlines and capture a country’s attention. Project Connect, later known as Share-a-Coke, swapped out the traditional Coke …