Benjamin Disraeli Quote – When To Forgo An Advantage
“Next to knowing when to seize an opportunity, the most important thing in life is to know when to forgo an advantage.” – Benjamin Disraeli
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Short Fiction – The Camp (By Melissa R. Mendelson)
The Camp By, Melissa R. Mendelson White snow clung to metal, begging for escape. Its watery fingers traced the barb wire. Cold tears fell, circling and plummeting to the ground, eaten by oblivion. A glimpse of sunlight tried to catch it but failed, and the fence shook with sadness. More snow clung and fell to the metal barrier that […]
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Terry Pratchett Quote – Inside Every Old Person
“Inside every old person is a young person wondering what happened.” – Terry Pratchett
Read moreRobert Green Ingersoll Quote – The Soul of Man
“What light is to the eyes – what air is to the lungs – what love is to the heart, liberty is to the soul of man.” – Robert Green Ingersoll
Read moreStrange Recordings As Aging Space Probe Impacts Mercury
WASHINGTON, D.C. During a press conference last month, NASA released a slew of odd sound recordings and video from the Messenger probe just moments before it’s impact on Mercury. Scientists are working to decipher the meaning of the data, but some agree that the recordings sound like human voices crying out in agony. The Messenger probe had been orbiting Mercury […]
Read moreCartoon – Parental Brain Twisters
BPA linked to miscarriages
New research suggests that high levels of BPA, a chemical in many plastics and canned food linings, might raise the risk of miscarriage in women prone to that problem or having trouble getting pregnant. While the study is not nearly enough to prove a link, experts say it does add to “the biological plausibility” that BPA might affect fertility and […]
Read morePoem – When They Are Gone (By Strider Marcus Jones)
when they are gone, mourn them as you knew them soluble as the elements they were- water soil fire air. sat at the bar in smoke whiskey pint- slow craic drifting in out of banter in stories someone’s laughter turning to songs. her and him dirt in their fingernails voices in mist memories mounted in dry stone walls left […]
Read moreAlexander Theroux Quote – Hypocrisy Is The Essence Of Snobbery
“Hypocrisy is the essence of snobbery, but all snobbery is about the problem of belonging.” – Alexander Theroux
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