Cartoon – Philosophy of The New Order
Author: Antarctica Journal
Internment Camps in the United States
Internment Camps in the United States Miyuki is old enough to have been a child during World War II. Indeed, some of her students are that old as well but they are eager to learn and listen to her carefully. She is a teacher of floral arrangements in the Japanese style of Ikenobo but her face always seems sadder […]
Read morePeggy Noonan Quote – Anonymous Heroism
“Most people aren’t appreciated enough, and the bravest things we do in our lives are usually known only to ourselves. No one throws ticker tape on the man who chose to be faithful to his wife, on the lawyer who didn’t take the drug money, on the daughter who held her tongue again and again. All this anonymous heroism.” – […]
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Nora Ephron Quote – Never Marry A Man
“Never marry a man you wouldn’t want to be divorced from.” – Nora Ephron
Read morehow many surgeons does it take to remove a polish screwdriver?
■ A Polish man impaled his head on a screwdriver, but only realized it later, when he saw himself in his rear-view mirror. “I don’t remember what happened that day,” said the 25-year-old, who doesn’t want to be named. “At some point when I was working in my garden I slipped and fell down.” Only later, after feeling some pain, […]
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Poem – Quick Picks (By Gary Beck)
Quick Pics A baseball player wanting to win stands for the National Anthem hand on heart, but not really listening intent on getting a hit. A concentration camp guard wanting obedience listens to a Beethoven sonata, swept away by its beauty, while his prisoners, live in terror. A business man wanting greater profits listens to classic rock on […]
Read moreMartin Luther King, Jr. Quote – The Capacity To Forgive
“We must develop and maintain the capacity to forgive. He who is devoid of the power to forgive is devoid of the power to love. There is some good in the worst of us and some evil in the best of us. When we discover this, we are less prone to hate our enemies.” – Martin Luther King, Jr.
Read moreCriss Jami Quote – Criticism
“The motive behind criticism often determines its validity. Those who care criticize where necessary. Those who envy criticize the moment they think that they have found a weak spot.” – Criss Jami
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