Cartoon – Pet Friendly
Author: Antarctica Journal
Poem – BLACK MADONNA (By Bob Trabold)
BLACK MADONNA Altoetting, Germany Robert Trabold Dark chapel pierced by candle light. Silver – gold glittering! Stately candles on the alter add solemnity. Many yellow roses blend with gold – silver. In the middle, small dark statue – woman with a child dressed in black – gold holding a golden rose. Silence reigns in the chapel. Many people […]
Read moreCartoon – Future Archaeologists
Carbon Emissions In China
Portion of China’s carbon emissions that is produced by manufacturing goods for export: 1/4
Read morePaul Fix Quote – Lost In Thought
“The only reason some people get lost in thought is because it’s unfamiliar territory.” – Paul Fix
Read moreThe Seasons Of Antarctica
Winter in Antarctica, it is dark all of the time. In the Antarctic summer, (between January and March, when there is plenty of daylight—twenty-four hours a day! In September, the Sun rises, and then doesn’t set again until March. Why does Antarctica have six whole months of darkness in the winter and six whole months of lightness in the summer? […]
Read moreMargaret Thatcher Quote – You Can’t Lead From The Crowd
“You can’t lead from the crowd.” – Margaret Thatcher
Read moreCartoon – Mental Baggage Claim
Man Bitten By Shark Goes To Pub
A New Zealand man who was bitten by a shark calmly stitched up his own wounds, then joined his friends at the pub while still bleeding and drank a beer before heading to the hospital. James Grant was spearfishing when the shark clamped down on his leg. “[| thought], ‘Bugger, now I have to try and get this thing off,’ “he said. […]
Read moreDoes Planet Nine Really Exist?
There’s a controversy in planetary science — some researchers propose that the Solar System has a ninth planet with a distant orbit around the Sun. In search of a ninth planet has been on astronomers minds for some time. They suggest that there is a planet nine since some strange orbits have been found in our solar system. Researchers believe […]
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