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Page 12, PGA C.A.N.! December 2019 December 2019

Book Review:

Buzz, Sting, Bite: Why We Need Insects

By Nils A. Shapiro The professor was correct. As just one example: Bees and tracts of millions of cattle around the world. This fact has
There are more than other insects together are responsible for the pollination of sparked a serious international movement to sharply reduce
200 million insects for about 80 percent of the world’s plant-driven food supply we the amount of meat in our human diet, for both health and
every human being living humans depend on. And that may well be only the beginning. survival reasons. As the author points out, insects may turn
on the planet today. They This book takes no political stance whatever, yet it out to be our salvation:
even outnumber the grains is impossible to describe the state of our natural world “Insects are actually a very nutritious food ... they have
of sand on all the world’s without noting the rapid decline in the population, and even the protein content of beef but contain very little fat. They
beaches. And that doesn’t extinction, of many species of creatures – insects, animals, also have many other important nutrients: cricket flour may
even include spiders because birds, fish, etc. – as a result of such factors as loss of habitat contain more calcium than milk and twice as much iron as
these have eight legs, and (due to deforestation, increased pesticide use, sharp growth spinach. … It may be environmentally smart, too. ... To cut
insects are defined as bugs in human population), as well as the crisis of climate change. a long story short: insect minilivestock requires very little
that have six legs. While it may seem humorous to some, one of the most space, food, and water; reproduces at a tremendous rate, and
In fact, there are also so many spiders – which are dangerous contributors to global warming is the emission
members of the arachnid family – that they gobble up between into the atmosphere of greenhouse gases from the digestive Book Review on page 14
400 billion and 800 billion tons of insects each year! But
when it comes to these little “buggers” that surround us, if
you think that’s a bad thing, think again! The truth is quite
This wonderfully entertaining, delightfully illustrated and The Singles Scene Column
the opposite. ©

endlessly fascinating book by Anne Sverdrup-Thygeson, a
Norwegian biology professor and ecologist, makes perfectly Holiday Survival Secrets! 3. You will have no one to kiss on New Year’s Eve
clear how dependent we humans are on the approximately 2020. (The most important kiss of the CENTURY!)
million species of insects that dominate our planet, and which By Kelly Leary , Founder 4. You will be sleeping alone every night, even on the
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have existed here for millions of years before the first of us of Revolution Dating most romantic nights of the year--you will be alone.
ever showed up. “A very merry season, THE SOLUTION: Dodge the Single Bullet! (No
Harvard professor E.O. Wilson once wrote, “The truth is and a Happy New Year. matter what your age is--this can be done!) As you
that we need invertebrates but they don’t need us. If human Let’s hope it’s a good one, know, THE Florida Matchmaker can increase your
beings were to disappear tomorrow, the world would go on odds of finding sincere and attractive people to date
with little change. But if invertebrates were to disappear, I without any fear.”--John
doubt that the human species would live more than a few Lennon with one simple phone call...the same way we have
months.” As I sit at my desk, changed tens of thousands of lives over the last 28
writing the December years! It’s tough being single, newly single, or a widow/
issue of The Singles Scene widower this time of year. Just flip the coin over and
for the eleventh year in a get proactive. The BEST gift you can give yourself this
row, I can’t help but feel a month does not come in a box. The gift of love (from
rush of nostalgia and love YOU to YOU) will lift your spirits instantly. When
in my heart. We have changed the way Florida singles your relatives and friends say “You are still single?”...
find love, one date at a time, which is what my team and You can confidently say “Not for long!” and leave it
I dreamed of years ago. Dreams really do come true (as at there on the stage. Nothing more needs to be said
you have seen week to week in my column, in the press, and the action of doing something about it will change
and in our success stories). This is our busiest season and your whole month! You will have HOPE.
rightfully so, people fall in love during the holidays more Pity many of your married friends that are faking it
than any other time of year. It is the season of magic and through the holiday season “as if they were happy!” YOU
miracles. It is the season to love and be loved. are in a great situation of opportunity. You have choices.
In stark contrast, this time of year can bring on the YOU are the designer of your love life and you will
Holiday Blues. We may think of loved ones that are no choose who to kiss on New Year’s Eve 2020, with our
longer with us and we may also be paralyzed by fear of help of course. So let’s get going...your match is waiting
going to a party “single” while everyone else is paired off. for you.
It is a couples world, right? Well, read on to learn how to To close, I quote John Lennon one more time: “So
navigate the holiday season with ease and elegance. Do this is Christmas, and what have you done? Another year
follow my advice today, and you just might have a “Plus older and a new one just begun. And so this is Christmas,
One” by the time the ball drops! I hope you have fun.” I wish you happiness. This is our
If you are single this month, this is your wake-up birthright. Go out there and make this a memorable
call. You don’t have to be alone. You don’t have to dwell holiday season! Keep love and hope as your guiding light,
on your sad moments and memories. You can make new and you won’t go wrong. Let love and light guide you.
ones. This is my gift to you. Give your inner child the gift Let’s unite, bond, love, and connect. December holds
of love and we will wrap it up with a bow (and arrow). a mirror up to you and asks, “What do you want?” I know
The UPSIDE of Being Single in December: what you want because you are reading this column. The
1. You don’t have to buy your romantic partner next step is your responsibility (make your appointment
something you don’t like as a gift. (A third drill to add to meet us today) and we will take care of the rest.
to his drill collection or ANOTHER bracelet for her!
Wishing you an extraordinary Holiday Season 2019
F airway She has enough jewelry, right?). By the way, gentlemen, and a Happy New Year 2020! XoXo, Kelly
Thank You for Sharing Your YEAR with me once
most women will not decline jewelry. It is what it is.
Most men in love, enjoy making their lady happy. If you again.
don’t, maybe you should be doing some thinking and stop
Physical TheraPy
dating. Perhaps you are the problem...because you don’t #BeatTheHolidayRush #JoinTheLoveMovementToday
spoil your girl enough?) #HolidayLove #JoinUs #TellYourFriends
Brett Richman, PT Owner
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