John W. Gardner Quote – Life is the art of drawing without an eraser
“Life is the art of drawing without an eraser.” – John W. Gardner
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Dr. Seuss Quote – Be Who You Are
“Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don’t matter and those who matter don’t mind. – Dr. Seuss
Read moreLife is Short
“Life is way too short to be anything but happy”
Read moreAl Capp Quote – Know It The Loudest
“I’ve learned one thing — people who know the least anyways seem to know it the loudest.’ – Al Capp
Read morePrayer for Wisdom
“God, Grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference.”
Read moreCartoon – Missing Your Flight
Climate report offers a grim forecast
What happened A United Nations panel of the world’s leading environmental scientists issued its most dire warnings on the dangers posed by climate change, saying global warming is already affecting every continent and threatens to devastate food supplies, cause mass extinctions of plants and animals, worsen droughts, and raise the risk of wars over resources. The longer society holds off […]
Read moreSpring break riot
Santa Barbara, Calif. More than 100 people were arrested and dozens—including six police officers—injured last week when a large spring break party near the University of California, Santa Barbara, deteriorated into a riot. An estimated 15,000 people were at the all-day annual “Deltopia” party at the beach community of Isla Vista, near the Santa Barbara campus. Fighting broke out when […]
Read moreDixon Wecter Quote – Hero Worship
“At the boys level, hero worship gravitates toward the doer of spectacular deeds; on the average adult level, toward the wielder of power; and in the eyes of a more critical judgment, toward idealism and moral qualities.” – Dixon Wecter
Read moreFacebook post reunites woman with the niece
■ When Paula O’Brien met Abbey Donohoe at a party in Davenport, Iowa, in 2009, people said they looked like sisters.They hit it off despite an 11-year age gap, and became Facebook friends. But a chance posting by O’Brien this month clued Donohoe into a remarkable coincidence—the two are in fact aunt and niece. O’Brien noted the birthday of her […]
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