Cartoon – How the tissue came to be
Author: Antarctica Journal
David Brinkley Quote – A Successful Man
“A successful man is one who can lay a firm foundation with the bricks others have thrown at him.” – David Brinkley
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Scaphism – Most Horrifying Ancient Torture Technique
Scaphism was a method of torture that caused its victims to be eaten to death by bugs. It’s even more horriffic than it sounds. Scaphism, also called “the boats,” was an ancient Persian method of torture and, inevitably, execution. The victim would be placed in a boat, and then another boat would be placed on top. The victim’s feet, head […]
Read moreWinston Churchill Quote – Stood Up For Something
“You have enemies? Good. That means you’ve stood up for something, sometime in your life” –Winston Churchill
Read morePoem – Once this bedroom door is closed… (By Simon Perchik)
Once this bedroom door is closed the rug deals in flowers, its dark scent reaching up where your eyes expect sunlight and miles away the heady whiff from a firefly –already she’s naked the woman you just this minute inhaled, a deep breath who can’t see, has to feel along the grass though the dead still stake a […]
Read moreCartoon – I Love My Pit Bull
Bruce Barton Quote – Conceit
“Conceit is God’s gift to little men.” – Bruce Barton
Read moreAcknowledging Beijing’s Pollution
The smog which suffocates Beijing has gotten so bad that the Chinese media has concluded that something must be done. Poor visibility has led to canceled flights and highway closings. The level of particulates in the air topped 35 times the World Health Organization’s safety limit. China’s new leaders “appear to be sending a signal that they want to allow […]
Read moreMavis Gallant quote – now that he was rich
“Now that he was rich he was not thought ignorant anymore, but simply eccentric.” – Mavis Gallant
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