Abraham Lincoln Quote – One Day At A Time
“The best thing about the future is that it comes only one day at a time.” – Abraham Lincoln
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Poem – THE DOGE’S PALACE (By Ray Gallucci)
THE DOGE’S PALACE – By Ray Gallucci (in Venice, Italy) The bones remain, but flesh is gone, The lungs that breathed, heart pumping strong, The ruling brain that made it great – The Doge’s Palace, left to Fate. Amid the fossils, can you feel The power once it dared to wield, Controlling trade through maritime Predominance of Venice prime? […]
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Army Qualification
Just 30 percent of Americans aged 17 to 24 are eligible to become soldiers, according to the U.S. Army. The remaining 70 percent of young people are either too obese or are disqualified because they have a criminal history or didn’t finish high school.
Read moreMother Teresa Quote – Together
“There is a tremendous strength that is growing in the world through sharing together, praying together, suffering together, and working together.” – Mother Teresa
Read moreCartoon – Stocking Up
Food Stamp Benefits Spending Has Gone Up
The government spent $74.6 billion on food stamp benefits last year, up from $30.4 billion in 2007. With 15 percent of Americans now receiving food stamps, the program’s budget is equivalent to the combined budgets of the Department of Homeland Security, the Justice Department, and the Department of the Interior.
Read moreSaint-Evremond Quote – Wisdom
Wisdom has been granted to us principally that we may know how to handle our pleasures.” – Saint-Evremond
Read moreCovered In Bees
Wearing only his underpants, a Chinese beekeeper set a new Guinness World Record this week after he covered himself in 240 pounds of bees. Organizers placed several queen bees on Gao Bingguo, 55, to attract the workers, and then dumped boxes of bees on Gao until he was wearing a buzzing coat of 1.1 million insects. He smoked a cigarette […]
Read moreCartoon – I Double Dog Dare Ya
