Franz Kafka Quote – Frozen Sea Within Us
“A book should serve as the ax for the frozen sea within us.” – Franz Kafka
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Cartoon – Over Protection
Poem – The Savior (By David B. Axelrod)
THE SAVIOR You ask me, “If the house were burning, what would you save?” Would it be my photo albums? Odd how printing pictures has all but stopped. I don’t own jewelry, though I imagine gold melting to nuggets in someone else’s fire. The cat can save itself with a leap when the door is opened. I’d […]
Read morePoem – Cruelty (By Melissa R Mendelson)
The cruelty of mankind is to be blind to innocence. When the streets run red, some awaken to the pain, but others stay cold, hard. The beauty of humanity is strangled by hands fumbling with knowledge, minds refusing to open, and some see while others stay blind, ignorant. The streets behind me are covered with the dead, innocence caught in […]
Read moreSteve Jobs Quote – Invent Tomorrow
“Let’s go invent tomorrow instead of worrying about what happened yesterday.” – Steve Jobs
Read moreCRIME IN JAPAN
Police in Japan have reported that crime is at a minimum and that they have nothing to do. They say that there has only been one gun homicide since 2015 when they made firearms illegal. Gun control is the major reason for this low homicide rate. Japanese Law states that no person is allowed to own a firearm or sword. […]
Read moreMeditation and Yoga’s Genetic Impact
Plenty of research has proved that meditation and yoga can lower blood pressure, improve mood, counter stress, and benefit your mental and physical health. Now a new study has shown for the first time that these ancient centering practices can actually affect your genes, turning beneficial ones on and harmful ones off. Researchers analyzed the genes of 26 volunteers who […]
Read morePoem – Home is Where…. (By Gary Beck)
Home is Where…. Our masters no longer reside in fortified castles that dominate the lives of all who dwell nearby, nor in grandiose palaces that dazzle the eyes of servants, the envious, seeking crumbs from tables of abundance, not in great mansions that people pass with respect, curious about hidden lives sheltered by prosperity far removed from daily toil […]
Read moreAfrican Elephants Declining in Numbers
While poaching and the decline in habitat areas the Savanna Elephant of Africa is declining in numbers. Back in 1930 there were an estimated 10 million elephants over the continent of Africa. Since the year 2007 their numbers have declined by 500,000 with another 111,000 in 2016. Today there is an estimated 400,000 elephants left across Africa. While poaching is […]
Read moreCartoon – Intentions
