Our Greatest Glory
“Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising up every time we fall.”
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Poem – fading scars are fading (By Robert Beveridge)
fading scars are fading Twenty-five years ago I unloaded a truckful of books. I’d done it a hundred times. Seventy-pound boxes into the back of the store, ten, twenty, before the bolt that jutted from the door handle caught my elbow. Three-inch tear extended the inner crease of my left arm. As the manager, what can you do? I […]
Read morePoem – PHANTOM-CIZING (By Ray Gallucci)
PHANTOM-CIZING (A poetic tribute to the original story by Gaston Leroux, prompted by seeing Andrew Lloyd-Webber’s Phantom of the Opera) His name is Erik, Though few who know This name by which Opera Phantom goes. Not burned by acid Or scorched by flame, His face cadaverous Born in shame. For years he traveled, A circus freak […]
Read moreCartoon – When Deregulation Goes Too Far
Wild Coffee Extinction Possible
Let it be known that you should enjoy your cup of joe now because it may become extinct due to climate change. Coffee beans need a certain type of climate to grow. Some of the coffee bean areas in Madagascar and Tanzania are disappearing due to climate change, deforestation, and disease. Wild coffee extinction is definitely a possible outcome. The […]
Read moreGertrude Stein Quote – Common Sense
“Everybody gets so much information all day long that they lose their common sense.” – Gertrude Stein
Read moreElbert Hubbard Quote – The Recipe For Perpetual Ignorance
“The recipe for perpetual ignorance is: Be satisfied with your opinions and content with your knowledge.” – Elbert Hubbard
Read moreEdward Abbey Quote – An empty man is full of himself
“An empty man is full of himself.” – Edward Abbey
Read moreThe children can’t take it anymore
Russian teens are killing themselves en masse, and the authorities “seem oblivious,” said Alexander Tretyakov. The country has long had one of the world’s highest teen suicide rates, and in the past decade it’s gotten worse. Thousands of teens have joined “suicide forums” on Vkontakte, the Russian equivalent of Facebook. There they share stories of abuse and desperation and trade […]
Read moreEdward Young Quote – Affliction is a good man’s shining time
“Affliction is a good man’s shining time.” – Edward Young
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