Each of us has a unique palm print, and the palm print of one hand does not resemble the other. Even identical twins have different palm print patterns. These lines, ridges, and creases are formed during fetal development, and the principal palm flexion lines and ridges remain relatively unchanged throughout life. Palmistry, the practice of reading hands to assess character

I have a friend, Monica, who only reads books with “happy endings.” She says, “Why read sad books? Life is hard enough without reading about some tragedy.” Fair enough. Ending: the point where something ceases to exist; the conclusion; nearing a time when something is reaching completion; the opposite of beginning. I hear my friend about happy endings, but are

Today is Canada Day, a national holiday in Canada, honoring the birth of Canada as a country when the British North American Act came into effect in 1867 (originally called Dominion Day). Interestingly, Canada didn’t gain complete independence from the British Parliament until 1982, and the O Canada song didn’t become its national anthem until 1980. Growing up, I attended