Mignon McLaughlin quote – the fear of being laughed at
“The fear of being laughed at makes cowards of us all.” – Mignon McLaughlin
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The 5.1 earthquake that rattled Southern California
La Habra, Calif. Quake fears: The magnitude-5.1 earthquake rattled Southern California, raising fears that the tremors could presage the long-dreaded “Big One”—a catastrophic quake that could devastate the region. The temblor and its more than 100 aftershocks originated in La Habra, Calif., along the Puente Hills thrust fault that stretches from the suburbs of northern Orange County into Hollywood. Residents […]
Read morePoem – Donald Trump and Mother Teresa (By Donal Mahoney)
Donald Trump and Mother Teresa Time’s a jet plane when you’re young. You go to school get a good job marry someone nice and have a family if that’s your calling. Then the kids grow up and move out and things start falling apart even if you have a pension and many now won’t. Poor health sneaks in like a submarine and in […]
Read morePoem – Separation (By Hannah Willingham)
Separation A prose by Hannah Willingham I speed down the three lane highway with the music blaring and the sun burning. Everywhere that I look there is light. I crest the final hill and wiggle with anticipation. I see the ocean on my right and the concrete waves to my left. “There’s no going back now!” I sing as […]
Read morePlastic Crisis Resolution
The European Parliament has put in to affect a ban on single use plastics to battle the plastic crisis. The new law would make it so that all plastic will need to be recyclable by the year 2030. Europe will not be importing any foreign products for recycling. By doing this they plan on creating business opportunities like the way […]
Read moreBrian Koffman Quote – Shatter My Ego
“I spent a week at a Buddhist monastic retreat, where I sat silently for hours at a time in an uncomfortable position trying to shatter my ego. Why bother? Two minutes with my wife and kids does the same thing.” – Brian Koffman
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William Faulkner Quote – Be Better Than Yourself
“Don’t bother just to be better than your contemporaries or predecessors. Try to be better than yourself.” – William Faulkner
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Lance Crouther Quote – Stereotype
“There’s a stereotype that black people are lazy. I don’t know if that’s true, but I know white people went all the way to Africa to get out of doing work.” – Lance Crouther
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