Cartoon – The American Dream
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Poem – Rethinking Things (By Gil Hoy)
Rethinking Things – By Gil Hoy I should have married a computer with high-speed internet at an early age. I wouldn’t have needed so much school. Just search for “Most useful info” and read on for four years. Grad school? Just search: “Most useful info—advanced.” It’s all there. If Bill Gates had thought of this, he could really truly […]
Read moreMark Twain Quote – Censorship Is
“Censorship is telling a man he can’t have a steak just because a baby can’t chew it.” – Mark Twain
Read moreBanana Republican – 2016 Campaign Collection
And now a word from our sponsor…. Banana Republican Featuring Their 2016 Campaign Collection – Original article appeared in Mad Magazine. ©2016
Read morePoem – Nocturne (By David Russell)
Nocturne Small specks at night Made light of all our thoughts Which grew, in wonder, And burned the flesh that knew them And found the first thoughts, the controlled desires, the boxed fires the thrusting shields. And spoke behind the pauses, And thought between the brain-tissues, And swarmed through infinite cells, And crowded out the millions And burned […]
Read moreMarianne Williamson Quote – Child of God
“You are a child of God. Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won’t feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine, as children do. We were born to manifest the glory of God that is within us. It’s not just in some of us; it’s in […]
Read moreJane Austen Quote – A Person May Be Proud Without Being Vain
“A person may be proud without being vain. Pride relates more to our opinion of ourselves, vanity to what we would have others think of us.” – Jane Austen
Read moreHeat is heading for new extremes
Heatwaves that used to arrive once every 20 years or so could become annual events by 2075 across almost two-thirds of the planet’s land surface – if humans go on burning ever more fossil fuels and releasing ever more greenhouse gases. Claudia Tebaldi, visiting scientist at the US National Center for Atmospheric Research, and Michael Wehner, senior staff scientist at […]
Read moreThe Lamb With The Human Face
In the Russian village Chirka, the fuss is all about a lamb. It was born with what appears to be a ‘human face’. Neighbors refer to it as the “angry old man with a big nose”. The farm owner could not believe his eyes when he first laid eyes on it. “We have a fairly heavy winter behind us”, said […]
Read moreJoe Frazier Quote – Life Runs At People
“Life doesn’t run away from nobody. Life runs at people.” – Joe Frazier
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