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As the old saying goes, "Tough times never last, but tough people do." One such tough person was a Mousketeer named Annette. Annette Funicello was born in Utica NY in 1942. She relocated with her family to Southern California when Annette was four years old. In the...

Walt Disney was one of the great dreamers of the twentieth century. He dreamed about making great movies, and he made that dream come true. Then, he dreamed about creating a magical kingdom where kids’ dreams could come true, so he built Disneyland. Mr. Disney said,...

Her husband, a man named Daniel Curtis, died, so Martha Curtis was left to raise her two surviving children alone. Two years later, she remarried, this time to a man named George Washington, and the former Mrs. Curtis became Martha Washington, America’s first First...

The legendary basketball coach John Wooden once said, “A person may make mistakes, but he isn’t a failure until he starts blaming someone else.” Coach Wooden knew that it’s never smart to play the blame game. Why? Because it’s a game that nobody wins! Instead of...

Sometimes you have something you need to do, but you keep putting it off. There’s a word for that; it’s called procrastination. If you’re having trouble getting started, here’s a tip: begin by carving out a small part of the job, and get started. You don’t have to...