Cartoon – Truth in Advertising
Author: Antarctica Journal
Barbara Kingsolver quote – figure out what you have to say
“Don’t try to figure out what other people want to hear from you; figure out what you have to say. It’s the one and only thing you have to offer.” – Barbara Kingsolver
Read moreCartoon – Power Trip
Gary Snyder quote – find your place on the planet
“Find your place on the planet, dig in, and take responsibility from there.” – Gary Snyder
Read morePoem – Following the New Guru (By Lee Marc Stein)
Following the New Guru Before True Detective McConaughey took the wheel and became Zen Master of the Lincoln auto, he layed down the gospel according to St. Matthew: “My rule is to break one sweat a day.” Farshvitst, I contemplate the sound of one hundred six beads of perspiration splashing on the dashboard of my treadmill. Stop running […]
Read moreCartoon – GMO Food Testing
Poem – Infrastructure Swallows a City (By Donal Mahoney)
It was an ancient city. All the young people left as soon as they could but the old remained in their mortgaged huts surrounded by evergreens that offered a haven for cardinals and jays, robins and finches. No matter the season birds flew from tree limbs to feed on seed and suet put out by too many widows […]
Read more2 Neutron Stars Collide in a Far-Off Galaxy
A century ago Albert Einstein predicted that two neutron stars collided over 130 million years ago in his Theory of General Relativity. He said that when it happened it caused gravitational waves (a ripple in the universe) that travel at the speed of light at the same time as gamma rays. When gamma rays burst, they send out deadly radiation […]
Read moreHerodotus Quote – It Is Better To Be Envied
“It is better to be envied than to be pitied.” – Herodotus
Read moreRobert Heinlein Quote – Progress
“Progress isn’t made by early risers. It’s made by lazy men trying to find easier ways to do something.” – Robert Heinlein
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