Cartoon – How To Be Happy
Author: Antarctica Journal
Poem – QUESTIONABLE CHOICE (By Ray Gallucci)
QUESTIONABLE CHOICE Gathered at the water hole Primates lacking hair. Cover selves from neck to toe Lest reveal what’s there. Feeding till they’re satisfied, Drinking till they’re full. Elders showing sagging hides From the planet’s pull. Try imagining these apes “Masters of the Earth,” Guzzling down fermented grapes, Adding to their girth. Evolution must have […]
Read moreChurch at the South Pole – A Beacon of Faith
Sophrony Kirilov pulls hard on the strings of the heavy Russian bells from inside the world’s southernmost Eastern Orthodox church, calling to Mass anybody wanting to pray on this remote Antarctic island. The 38-year-old Russian priest is clad in a loose black robe and a vest dotted with patches of penguins and seals, marking his four years of service […]
Read moreCharles Dickens Quote – Lighten The Burdens of Another
“No one is useless in this world who lightens the burdens of another.” ― Charles Dickens
Read moreDubai 3D Printed Building
Dubai has developed a 3D building that was built in 17 days using a rather large 3D printer that measures 20 feet high, 120 feet long and 40 feet wide. They use a mix of concrete, fiber enforced plastic, and glass fiber gypsum. United Arab Emirates is hoping to have building time cut by 70% and cost by 50% by […]
Read moreLive Eel In His Rectum
A New Zealand man showed up at a hospital emergency room with a live eel in his rectum. The man gave no explanation as to how the wriggling creature ended up where it was, but doctors were apparently able to remove it without complication. “The eel was about the size of a decent sprig of asparagus,” said a hospital employee, […]
Read moreCharles Wadsworth Quote – Maybe His Father Was Right
“By the time a man realizes that maybe his father was right, he usually has a son who thinks he’s wrong.” – Charles Wadsworth
Read moreSoren Kierkegaard – Life
“Life must be lived forwards but can only be understood backwards.” – Soren Kierkegaard
Read moreDodge, duck, dip, dive, and… dodge!
“Dodge, duck, dip, dive, and… dodge!”
Read moreHigh School Dropouts
Portion of high-school dropouts who say they left school to work: 1/4 Portion of those dropouts who earn less than $10,000 per year: 3/5
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