Ivan Illich Quote – Consumer Society
“In a consumer society there are inevitably two kinds of slaves: the prisoners of addiction and the prisoners of envy.” – Ivan Illich
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Buddha – Concentrate on the Present Moment
“Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment.” – Buddha
Read moreA mind-control parasite
A parasite lurking in your cat’s litter box could make you suicidal. A study of 46,000 Danish women found that those who were infected with Toxoplasma gondii, a common parasite that lives in the guts of cats and is transmitted through their feces, were 1.5 times more likely to kill themselves than those who weren’t infected and the more T. […]
Read moreExtreme Weather Predicted After Hottest Decade on Record
Due to high temperatures recently the UN (United Nations) has declared that the high temperatures will influence extreme weather conditions now and in the near future. The World Meteorological Organization has reported that 2016 was the hottest year on record and getting a lot warmer. With the devastating bush fires in Australia 2020 is turning out to be a very […]
Read moreCartoon – Cut Your Own Christmas Tree
H.S. Football Team of Deaf Players Wins Title
A high school football team of deaf players in Fremont, Calif., has won a league title for the first time. The Eagles of the California School for the Deaf, already national champions among schools for the deaf, won the regular North Central ll/Bay League title with a 10-2 season. Despite fielding a squad without a single player over 200 pounds, […]
Read morePoem – LIFE AFTER DEATH (By Ray Gallucci)
LIFE AFTER DEATH (One Day in Pompeii) We walk the stones of Pompeii Where grooves from chariots live And try to fathom that day When Mt. Vesuvius heaved. The mountain belched now and then Whenever Vulcan saw fit To blow his bellows again And clean his forges of grit. Some smoke and ashes the norm. The […]
Read moreC.P. Snow Quote – The Pursuit Of Happiness
“The pursuit of happiness is a most ridiculous phrase; if you pursue happiness you’ll never find it.” – C.P. Snow
Read moreA Dementia Epidemic
Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia are afflicting far more Americans than ever before. An alarming new report by the Alzheimer’s Association shows that one in three seniors have dementia when they die, and deaths from the disease increased nearly 70 percent between 2000 and 2010. “It’s an epidemic, it’s on the rise, and currently there is no way to […]
Read moreMavis Gallant quote – now that he was rich
“Now that he was rich he was not thought ignorant anymore, but simply eccentric.” – Mavis Gallant
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