QUOTES AND QUOTABLE

“Trees can count, learn and remember; nurse sick neighbors; warn each other of danger by sending electrical signals and, for reasons unknown, keep the ancient stumps of long-felled companions alive for centuries ..."

Peter Wohlleben, German forest ranger

   BIG CUP: THE WEEK’S TOP STORIES

Two words to strike fear in the hearts of good people everywhere: President Cruz. Yes, he defeated The Donald in Iowa, helped hugely by a surge of evangelicals. Surely Trump is working behind the scenes even now to have someone, anyone, sue to prove Cruz is not a natural-born citizen and cannot occupy the White House. In the meantime, he’s accusing Cruz of stealing the caucuses as he edges further and further toward madness.

Did I Mention?

Millennial men and the people who love them are good with the gray hair. Possibly hot, always stylish (ask me, I know!). And the HuffPost Gay Voices is now the Queer Voices.

   NEWS FOR Qs

She? Ze? They? What’s in a Gender Pronoun?
New York Times

‘I’m gay, and I’m a priest, period.’
Washington Post

YouTube Personality Davey Wavey Says Respect Your LGBT Elders
Davey Wavey/Video

32 Mormon Youth Suicides Since LDS Announced Anti-Gay Policy
Towleroad 

   U.S. AND BEYOND 

Conditions at Native American Hospitals Called ‘Horrifying’
NBC News

Menacing Video by Chechen Leader Alarms Putin Critics in Russia
New York Times

WHO Declares State of Emergency Over Fast-Spreading Zika Virus
BBC World News

German Forest Rangers Find that Trees Have Social Networks
New York Times

   HEALTH, AGING & STUFF

Heart Attacks in Women Can Be Different and More Deadly
Washington Post

How Seniors Plow Through Lonely Winters
U.S. News & World Report

When NOT to Save For Retirement
Reuters

Will the LGBT Community Be Able to Retire?
Huffington Post

   ISN’T THAT SOMETHING?