The tiny, remote Italian island of Alicudi is home to only around 100 residents and, ideally, about 100 wild goats.

This year, however, the ratio of humans to animals has become wildly unbalanced.

The goats have reproduced at an astonishing rate.

The island has been overrun by six times its desired number of goat inhabitants and has more of the animals per capita than anywhere else that counts such things.

Mayor Riccardo Gullo is calling on anyone who can help to pitch in to solve the issue.

If not today, when?

How did Taiwan’s tallest building survive the largest earthquake in 25 years?

Taipei 101 (name of the building) has a 660-tonne pendulum that transfers energy into giant shock absorbers.

They help the 1,670ft high skyscraper to sway rather than topple.

Photo above shows the moment 508-metre high Taipei 101 building sways as earthquake hits Taiwan.

The force of the quake was such that it could be felt in Shanghai, around 500 miles to the north of the epicentre, as per intitial reports. (CNN)

She has the great quality of persistency.

If she could talk, she would have a great career in sales.

She just won’t take “no” for an answer.

I could make a lot of money off that dog.

She’s also very opinionated.

Sometimes she looks at me as if to say, “You’re not too smart, are you?”

If she had her way, I would toss the rubber ball all day.

When I want to stop she has the look, “don’t be a quitter!”

Well, maybe I’m glad she doesn’t say everything on her mind.

(Dalai Lama)

What does HAPPINESS mean to you?

Lots of money?

Popularity?

Good health?

Someone who loves you?

Personal safety?

Freedom?

Loved ones’ happiness?

Peace of mind?

For me, I’m happiest when my loved ones have peace of mind!

It’s a rare thing and worth pursuing!

If not today, when?

We were in a hospital yesterday on Easter morning.

Emergency was fully staffed as usual.

A CTscan was ordered and the results were back so decisions could be made.

Who are these people who keep these hospitals running day and night?

I know you might say, “They make good money. That’s who they are.”

Sorry, there’s more to it than money.

They see fellow human beings in their worst moment.

And yet they put on a smile and come to the assistance of a complete stranger.

That’s who they are.

Even on Easter!

Have the difficulties of your life left you with a hardened heart?

It could happen to any of us.

It probably depends upon the severity of your setbacks.

As naive as it sounds, we must try to put the past in the past.

The only way we can improve the quality of our life is to thank GOD for today!

Every morning offers us an opportunity to start anew.

This approach gives us a chance to find some peace with the past.

And hope for the future!

If not today, when?

I’ve always had tremendous admiration for WOMEN!

Frankly, I’ve been surrounded by great women all my life.

To begin with, they have to live with such complicated bodies.

Men’s bodies are so simple when compared with the ladies’.

And how about PREGNANCY???

Why does such a MIRACLE have to begin with MORNING SICKNESS?

That’s why SALTINE CRACKERS were invented!

The physical adjustments a woman’s body endures to produce the MIRACLE is major!

And then the moment of DELIVERY is the unique contribution to the continuation of the human race.

And that moment is painful.

And a mom’s life has only just begun.

The hard part lies ahead.

To any man reading today’s blog:

BE GRATEFUL!

Yes, the great American pasttime has returned.

And so has the hot dog in all its glory!

Of course, I’m a Detroit Tigers fan.

If you’re a sports fanatic, baseball is the game to watch.

Why?

Because they play another ball game almost everyday.

So, you get constant entertainment.

Another nice improvement is a rule that the pitcher must throw the ball based on the clock.

Go out to a ball game!

The hot dogs are just as good as ever!

If not today, when?

“Peggy and Molly” were a match made for the internet.

Peggy is a stout and muscular Staffordshire bull terrier, and Molly is a magpie, an Australian bird best known for swooping on humans during breeding season, not for befriending dogs.

In the four years since their unlikely bond was posted online, the odd couple has attracted almost two million followers on Instagram and Facebook.

But in an emotional video posted online Tuesday, Peggy’s owners, Juliette Wells and Reece Mortensen, announced that the animals had been separated.

“It breaks our heart to make this announcement today,” said Wells. “We had to surrender Molly to the DES – Department of Science and Innovation – as we had a small group of people constantly complaining to them.”

Fans online were quick to demand justice.

“Our tax-payer funded departments should be using their resources to help out the community and save mis-treated wildlife, not harm them!!” said the comment, which attracted more than 1,000 likes. (CNN)

At 1:30AM, Eastern Time, a large container ship hit a support column of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, MD.

This collision brought the entire bridge down including approximately 20 vehicles.

Probably most those vehicles were occupied by people returning home from work as they had many times before.

Little did they know this crossing would be their last.

So, the title of today’s blog is “BE PREPARED!”

Are you at peace with your relationships with loved ones and friends?

And with your GOD?