Cartoon – Mob Landscapers
Author: Antarctica Journal
A pill to burn fat
Tired of exercising to shed excess pounds? Scientists at Harvard University may have discovered a way to help you lose weight—just by taking a pill. The human body has two kinds of fat cells: white cells, which store excess calories in the form of flab, and brown cells, which burn energy to produce heat. “What we wanted to do is […]
Read moreMartin Luther King, Jr. Quote – Enemy Into A Friend
“Love is the only force capable of transforming an enemy into friend.” – Martin Luther King, Jr.
Read moreFrank A. Clark Quote – The Most Miserable Possession
“The most miserable possession a man can have is the thing he hurt somebody to get.” – Frank A. Clark
Read moreStanding Up For Your Family
A Tennessee woman was banned from her lifelong church after she refused to publicly condemn her lesbian daughter. The Ridgedale Church of Christ said it was exiling Linda Cooper for the sin of condoning homosexuality. “They’re exiling members for unconditionally loving their children,” said Cooper’s gay daughter, Kat.
Read morePoem – MY COUNTRY SIDE (By Akeredolu Tope)
MY COUNTRY SIDE {Where old misty mountains adorn the sphere competing with the sky in height and glory and boisterous antelope’s race and hide behind the shrubs from *ogún’s intrusion} ~Akeredolu Tope My country side Where unruly old vultures scavenge on hot excrement Threatening even the carriers Of the meal, the happy children Pouring out yesterday’s fill My country […]
Read moreMississippi Abolishes Slavery – 148 Years Late
Jackson, Miss. Belated ratification: Mississippi officially ratified the 13th Amendment abolishing slavery—148 years late. The approval came after University of Mississippi medical professor Dr. Ranjan Batra watched the Oscar-nominated film Lincoln, and began looking into whether the state had ever endorsed the end of slavery. Batra discovered that by December 1865 the measure had been ratified by the three fourths […]
Read moreQuote – Negative Emotions
“Negative emotions like loneliness, envy, and guilt have an important role to play in a happy life; they’re big, flashing signs that something needs to change.” Gretchen Rubin
Read moreHenry David Thoreau Quote – Leap In The Dark
“We must walk consciously only part way toward our goal and then leap in the dark to our success.” – Henry David Thoreau
Read moreBuddha Quote – Holding Anger Is Like Grasping A Hot Coal
“Holding anger is like grasping a hot coal with the intent of throwing it at someone else; you are the one who gets burned.” – Buddha
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