Cartoon – Someday Son All This
Author: Antarctica Journal
Anthony Hopkins Quote – A Short Prayer
“I once asked a Jesuit priest what was the best short prayer he knew. He said, ‘Fuck it,’ as in ‘Fuck it; it’s in God’s hands.’ ” – Anthony Hopkins
Read moreWhy Did The Worlds 2nd Largest Emperor Penguin Colony Disappear?
In 2016, the world’s 2nd largest emperor penguin colony had been wiped out overnight. Thousands of emperor penguin chicks drowned after an ice shelf in Antarctica collapsed. In the years following the catastrophic collapse of the ice shelf at Halley Bay, Scientists have concluded that no breeding has been detected in the area since. On average, approximately 15,000 to 24,000 […]
Read moreAnais Nin Quote – Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one’s courage
“Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one’s courage.” – Anais Nin
Read moreHenry Ford Quote – Failure Is An Opportunity
“Failure is the opportunity to begin again more intelligently.” – Henry Ford
Read moreOregon city fires its grounds-keeping goats due to ‘barnyard aroma’
A crew of goats brought in to devour invasive plants at a popular park in Oregon’s state capital, Salem, have been fired because they ate indiscriminately, cost nearly five times as much as human landscapers and smelled far worse, a city official said on Friday. The 75 billy and nanny goats were supposed to eat Armenian blackberry and English ivy […]
Read moreCartoon – Written In Stone
Our culture’s worship of celebrity
It was in F. Scott Fitzgerald’s Jazz Age that the modern concept of celebrity was born, said George Packer. But if the worship of gaudy wealth and fame began in The Great Gatsby era, we’ve taken it to new, “perverse” heights in 21st-century America. Today, celebrity demigods dominate every field: There are celebrity chefs, bankers, computer engineers, chief executives, hip-hop […]
Read moreAlbert Schweitzer Quote – Attitudes Of The Mind
“The greatest discovery of any generation is that human beings can alter their lives by altering the attitudes of their minds.” – Albert Schweitzer
Read moreAbraham Lincoln Quote – I Have Been Driven To My Knees
“I have been driven many times to my knees by the overwhelming conviction that I had nowhere else to go.” – Abraham Lincoln
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