Extraordinary ComeDOWNS: Scammed By Madoff: The Celebrities Who Lost Big in Bernie's Ponzi Scheme | Celebrity Net Worth

Scammed By Madoff: The Celebrities Who Lost Big in Bernie's Ponzi Scheme | Celebrity Net Worth: Major fortune and star power couldn't protect these celebs from the infamous Madoff Ponzi scheme. See which celebs were suckered by Bernie Madoff.

Adam Sandler fired in 1995, over next 25 years, goes on to earn $420 million

In 1995, Adam Sandler, then 28, was fired from NBC's Saturday Night Live after five years on the show.

Since then, his string of major movie hits has net him a net worth of some $420 million.

Celebritynetworth says: "At various points during his career, Adam has been the highest-paid entertainer in the world."

Gert Boyle, Columbia Sportswear chief known as ‘One Tough Mother,’ dies at 95 - The Washington Post

Gert Boyle, Columbia Sportswear chief known as ‘One Tough Mother,’ dies at 95 - The Washington Post: By the end of Ms. Boyle’s first year, sales had dropped 25 percent. She held on and spurned prospective buyers, including one who offered $1,400, telling him that for that amount, “I’ll drive it into the ground myself!”

Billy Carter: Death of the First Brother - Mobituaries

Billy Carter: Death of the First Brother - Mobituaries: America has a long tradition of unruly presidential brothers, none more famous than Billy Carter. Mo Rocca speaks to President Jimmy Carter and Billy's widow and six children about the surprisingly complicated man behind the caricature.

And one who made a comeback vis-à-vis alcoholism.

With his new podcast Mobituaries -- Mo Rocca seems to have a hit on his hands.

The Secret to Success Is Failure, or I Guess Not Failing Would Also Work | The New Yorker

The Secret to Success Is Failure, or I Guess Not Failing Would Also Work | The New Yorker

Whenever I get knocked off my horse....

....I get right back on my pony.

(Overheard).

Translation.  Take smaller bites, of whatever it is you are eating, but don't stop eating.

Comprende?  Capiche?

Don't stop.

Tamron Hall's faith in herself pays off with new show, life

Tamron Hall's faith in herself pays off with new show, life

The price they pay

Rafa Nadal has been fighting constant and crippling pain since 2005 and masking with medication



Novak, too:

https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/aug/28/novak-djokovic-deals-pain-roger-federer-faces-defi/



https://www.news18.com/news/sports/novak-djokovic-says-hes-playing-pain-free-at-last-1695293.html

NFL Comeback Player of the Year 2018 calls it quits; Luck retires, calls decision 'hardest of my life'

Luck retires, calls decision 'hardest of my life'

A comeback can be just a matter of getting medical help

Football legend John Elway on his debilitating hand disorder

Homeless guy talks his way into a tryout with the Browns scores 86-yard touchdown - CNN

A guy who talked his way into a tryout with the Browns scored an 86-yard touchdown - CNN

Car mechanic shifts gears, becomes a doctor at age 47 and helps address shortage of black doctors - cleveland.com

Car mechanic shifts gears, becomes a doctor at age 47 and helps address shortage of black doctors - cleveland.com

Definition of a champion

A champion is someone who gets up when he can't get up. 

Jack Dempsey

Michael Vick comeback story

Michael Vick is back in football, coaching in AAF

“The great thing about Michael is, he’s been all the way to the top and all the way to the bottom, right here in Atlanta as a matter of fact,” said Brad Childress, a former NFL coach ....

A note of encouragement

E.B. White’s Beautiful Letter to a Man Who Had Lost Faith in Humanity – Brain Pickings

As long as there is one upright man, as long as there is one compassionate woman, the contagion may spread and the scene is not desolate. Hope is the thing that is left to us, in a bad time. I shall get up Sunday morning and wind the clock, as a contribution to order and steadfastness.

Sailors have an expression about the weather: they say, the weather is a great bluffer. I guess the same is true of our human society — things can look dark, then a break shows in the clouds, and all is changed, sometimes rather suddenly. It is quite obvious that the human race has made a queer mess of life on this planet. But as a people we probably harbor seeds of goodness that have lain for a long time waiting to sprout when the conditions are right. Man’s curiosity, his relentlessness, his inventiveness, his ingenuity have led him into deep trouble. We can only hope that these same traits will enable him to claw his way out.

Hang on to your hat. Hang on to your hope. And wind the clock, for tomorrow is another day.

Sincerely,

E.B. White

Rafael Nadal lost a set to Dominic Thiem. It fueled him to a 12th French Open title. - The Washington Post

Rafael Nadal lost a set to Dominic Thiem. It fueled him to a 12th French Open title. - The Washington Post

Niki Lauda, Formula One legend: A story of fire and ice - Sportstar

Niki Lauda, Formula One legend: A story of fire and ice - Sportstar

Daniel Jacobs beat cancer but will he beat Canelo Alvarez?

Daniel Jacobs beat cancer but will he beat Canelo Alvarez?



Considered one of the most incredible comebacks in sports history.....

Redemption at the Masters

Tiger Woods and the remarkable redemptive nature of America – Redlands Daily Facts

The EXTRAORDINARY COMEdown of Elizabeth Holmes | The New Yorker

The Vexing Inscrutability of Elizabeth Holmes | The New Yorker

“Losers” -- is actually about "Winners"

“Losers” Tells Warm Stories About Some of Sports’ Hardest-Luck Cases | The New Yorker

‘The pain gave me strength’: Russian star Medvedeva reveals World Championships injury battle — RT Sport News

‘The pain gave me strength’: Russian star Medvedeva reveals World Championships injury battle — RT Sport News

A Soprano Survived a Vocal Crisis. The Met Found Its Brünnhilde. - The New York Times

A Soprano Survived a Vocal Crisis. The Met Found Its Brünnhilde. - The New York Times



Christine Goerke nearly quit opera before becoming one of the world’s top dramatic voices. Now she faces her biggest test: Wagner’s “Ring” cycle...

"The start of a glorious comeback?"

Slipped Disc | At 65, a tenor steps in at the Met after a 12-year absence

EXTRAORDINARY COMEdown: Liberal Justin Trudeau Is Being Taken Down

How did Canada’s Justin Trudeau go from ‘sunny ways’ to political scandal? - The Boston Globe

I'll have the tofu and a side of seaweed salad....

Alzheimer’s Disease: Could New Approach Lead to a Breakthrough? | Fortune

Could it be as simple as loading up on a particular amino acid, L-serine?  Stunning research by an industry maverick, and superb journalism from FORTUNE.  May change the molecules in your head --- figuratively, and literally.  Must read.

See also https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5343079/

Table 2

Ranked frequency of consumption of the 25 top food items in the Ogimi diet compared to rank content mg/g of l-serine

Overall rank	Item	Ogimi name	Median	SER rank	Serine (mg/100 g)
1	Citrus depressa juice	Kugani	1	15	162.7*
2	Oryza sativa	Gohan	2	19	128.1
3	Momordica charantia	Goya	5	21	64.0
4	Tofu	Tofu	6	1	2351.5
5	Undaria pinnatifida	Wakame	8	5	771.4
6	Saccharina japonica	Kombu	9	10	391.5
7	Glycine max	Edamame	9	3	1670.3
8	Ipomoea batatas	Beneimo	10	8	480.0
9	Ulva lactuca	Aasa	10	17	138.8
10	Artemisia princeps	Fuchiba	12	4	805.3
11	Sargasssum fusiformis	Hijiki	12	12	339.5
12	Pork	Samaniku	12	2	1799.5
13	Gynura japonica	Handema	12	6	649.3
14	Monostroma nitidum	Aasa	13	16	138.9
15	Hypnea charoides	Moi	16	14	196.5
16	Gracilaria vermiculophylla	Sunna	17	13	253.9
17	Cladosiphon okamuranus	Sunui	17	20	74.1
18	Gloiopeltis tenax	Funui	18	11	353.3
19	Chondrus ocealltus	Sinumata	19	22	52.8
20	Codium yezoense	Biru	20	7	512.5
23	Diginea simplex	Nachura	21	18	135.9
24	Cycas revoluta	Sotetsu	22	9	455.4
25	Katsuwonus pelamis	Kotsuo	Unranked

*mg/L

Sandra Lee Refused to Be a ‘Victim’ During Cancer Battle

Sandra Lee Refused to Be a ‘Victim’ During Cancer Battle

Could it happen here?

In Israel and UK, the political center is making a comeback (opinion) - CNN

EXTRAORDINARY COMEdown: The Todd Marinovich Story

Learning to Be Human Again

Tremendous in-depth feature at SI.....

Comeback Kid

December/January 2018 - Comeback Kid