Joan Didion Quote – We Forget All Too Soon
“We forget all too soon the things we thought we could never forget.” – Joan Didion
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Cartoon – -Interesting Things To Look At During Mass
Henry Ward Beecher Quote – Judging People
“We should not judge people by their peak of excellence; but by the distance they have traveled from the point where they started.” – Henry Ward Beecher
Read moreCartoon – The LifeGuard’s Dilemma
Rising Temperatures Kick-Start Subarctic Farming In Alaska
We’ve heard a lot about the negative effects of climate change in the arctic and subarctic. But some Alaskans, like farmer Tim Meyers, are seeing warming temperatures as an opportunity. Now that potato harvest is underway at his Bethel farm, Meyers uses a giant potato washer, like a washing machine for root vegetables, to clean California white potatoes. They’re some […]
Read moreCigar-shaped UFO Zipped Past Earth
Astronomers and Scientists have discovered an asteroid from another solar system has traveled past the Earth on its long journey through space. This asteroid has been named Oumuamua (Hawaiian for “messenger from afar arriving first”) and was first observed back in 2017. The high-powered telescope that found this object is located in Hawaii. It has been estimated that the asteroid […]
Read morePoem – Early Morning, Tucson Foothills (By Lee Marc Stein)
Early Morning, Tucson Foothills Shadows jag over rock and cactus playing tag with the rising sun, nature’s Rorschach asking me what these immense ink blots mean. This one’s the boogeyman scaring/scarring my daughter, that one’s a tarp smothering moist green fields of my youth, the one crest high a black stallion galloping away with loved ones’ years. […]
Read morePoem – A New Etiquette (By Donal Mahoney)
A New Etiquette “One stall for all” is a new scenario for Wilbur. Thanks to his wife, he knew in the past the right thing to do but now he doesn’t know what “one stall for all” calls for after he’s through: Is it toilet seat up or toilet seat down? Author Bio: Donal Mahoney lives in St. Louis, Missouri. He has […]
Read moreSon of mugger makes amends
■ The 15-year-old son of an accused mugger met this week with his father’s alleged victim to make amends. Christian Lunsford sought out Tona Herndon—who had her purse snatched while visiting her late husband’s gravesite in Bethany, Okla.—after learning that his father, Shane, had been arrested for the crime. The teenager met with Herndon to apologize and give back $250 […]
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