Cartoon – Company Pension
Author: Antarctica Journal
Edward Tenner Quote – Going Very Wrong
“Sometimes things can go right only by first going very wrong.” – Edward Tenner
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Poem – Salvation Days (By R.T. Castleberry)
In the turn from wide to narrow streets seams in the street shudder my tires, loosed leaves flutter through the fog. Police on patrol secure the corner the five-columned church commands. Blocked by brush-wide blurs of contrails, the sun settles behind the storm. There’s a death in my house, a dearth of charity, a chastened child unwrapping his […]
Read morePope John Paul II Quote – Character In The Next Millennium
“You young people will live most of your lives in the next millennium. You must help the Holy Spirit to shape its social, moral and spiritual character. You must transmit your joy in being the adopted Sons and daughters of God through the creative power of the Holy Spirit. Do this with the help of Mary, mother of Jesus. Cling […]
Read moreMILITARY ANIMALS
2,500 – Number of U.S. military dogs on duty worldwide $2,000,000 – Amount the U.S. spent on developing a robotic mule
Read moreCartoon – Trash Talk
Destroying Antarctica While Attempting To Save It
Are the scientists working to save Antarctica’s fragile ecosystem inadvertently contributing to its destruction? Could they possibly be Destroying Antarctica? A new study has linked a chemical used in flame-retardants—called polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs)—that is contaminating the Antarctic environment to Australia’s Casey research station. Researchers found that dust and treated wastewater at the station contained PBDEs and another chemical that […]
Read morePope Francis Quote – True Love Is A Gift
“Do not listen to those who tell you that chastity is passé. In your hearts you know that true love is a gift from God and respects his plan for the union of man and woman in marriage.” – Pope Francis
Read moreSpread Your Wings
“If you don’t spread your wings, then you’ll never know how far you can fly.”
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