Cartoon – Geographically Speaking
Author: Antarctica Journal
Song Lyrics – Comic Book Heroes Gone Wild (By Melissa R. Mendelson)
(Parody of Skid Row’s “Youth Gone Wild”) Since I was young, I couldn’t put them down Another misunderstood kid, another super identity found Some never played by the rules while other boy scouts really cared Some nasty villain’s reputation reigned everywhere I sit and read, forgetting all about me So many heroes have stood where others now stand […]
Read moreGlobal Warming: Here and Now
“It has happened,” said Philip Bump. For the first time in human history, atmospheric carbon dioxide levels hit a daily average of 400 parts per million (ppm) last week. “There is now more carbon dioxide in the atmosphere than at any point since 3 million years ago.” Back then, global temperatures were about 7 degrees higher, the Arctic was ice-free, […]
Read more5 family members arrested after woman dies in exorcism attempt
BERLIN (AP) — German police have arrested five South Koreans on suspicion of murder following the death of a relative in an exorcism ritual in the city of Frankfurt, prosecutors. Officers discovered the body of the 41-year-old woman in a hotel room when the suspects called a priest after it became apparent that the victim had died, prosecutor Nadja Niesen […]
Read moreShort Fiction – The Candle Lights (By Melissa R. Mendelson)
The Candle Lights by, Melissa R. Mendelson A soft glow slipped across the darkness. It chased the shadows away. All the unwanted emotions like doubt and fear became silenced. Peace was no longer a dream, and the body would know no war or struggle but a beautiful rest. And the eyes flashed open, mirroring the soft glow, and she […]
Read moreGeorge Bernard Shaw Quote – Hatred
“Hatred is the coward’s revenge for being intimidated.” – George Bernard Shaw
Read moreProperty Tax Paid Using Dollar Bills and Loose Change
A California man has paid off a $14,000 property-tax bill using only dollar bills and loose change. Larry Gasper says he wasn’t deliberately trying to inconvenience county officials with the unorthodox payment, which he transported to county offices in a wheelbarrow—causing the clerks’ jaws to drop. It’s just that he’s very short of money, and had to scrape up the […]
Read moreCartoon – Christmas Group Therapy
Thucydides Quote – Stories happen to those who tell them
“Stories happen to those who tell them.” – Thucydides
Read moreWinston Churchill Quote – Criticism Is Necessary
“Criticism may not be agreeable, but it is necessary. It fulfills the same function as pain in the human body. It calls attention to an unhealthy state of things.” – Winston Churchill
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