Margaret Gatty Quote – Too Short For Love
“The days are too short even for love; how can there ever be time for quarreling?” – Margaret Gatty
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Lorraine Hansberry quote – That which must also make you lonely
“The thing that makes you exceptional, if you are at all, is inevitably that which must also make you lonely.” – Lorraine Hansberry
Read moreCleaning Up China’s Dirty Streets
“The Chinese need to learn that public spaces aren’t garbage dumps”, said Raymond Zhou. During a recent national holiday, visitors dropped a staggering 32 tons of litter in Tiananmen Square in just four days. Beijing’s army of street cleaners rushed in and quickly cleaned up the mess. But large areas of the country don’t have those resources, and by the […]
Read moreCartoon – Billy The Kid, The Early Years
Cartoon – Life as defined by the government
Cartoon – Keep Your Marriage Interesting
Poem – I Shall Leave (By Wafula p’Khisa)
When, out of exhaustion To set hurries the sun; I will be on toes To respond to call of time. I shall leave With the little I’d have reaped From the golden stool of prominence; I shall leave Behind the sacred palm My people have tended and irrigated With oceans of sweat and blood. I will need no cry […]
Read moreMarcus Antonius Quote – Consider
“Consider how much more often you suffer from your anger and grief than from those very things for which you are angry and grieved.” – Marcus Antonius
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Poem – DEAR SPIDER (By John Grey)
DEAR SPIDER – By John Grey Ants are more efficient at what they do than people. Weeds can grow just about anywhere. Animals kill to survive not for pleasure. And they collect no gewgaws besides. A homeless man sits on the pavement, holding up a sign, with a cup before him that’s hungry for coins. Most people stride on […]
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