E. E. Cummings Quote – To Be Nobody But Yourself
“To be nobody but yourself in a world doing it’s best to make you everybody else means to fight the hardest battle any human can ever fight and never stop fighting” – E. E. Cummings
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Ralph Waldo Emerson Quote – Always do what you are afraid to do
“Always do what you are afraid to do” – Ralph Waldo Emerson
Read moreCalcium Supplements Linked to Dementia
Researchers have found that in some women who take calcium supplements and have had a stroke may suffer from dementia as they grow older. Women who suffer from cerebrovascular disease which is a disorder that effects the blood flow to the brain are also at a risk to develop dementia. Strokes are the fifth leading cause of death in women. […]
Read morePoem – Today (By Melissa R Mendelson)
Wings of angels slice through darkness, and the sun rises again on a world torn. And lines in the sand vanish, and the tide of war grows red. But we are still here. They take us in their arms, their life for ours, and battle keeps them from home. But as the sun sets, we look to the skies, seeing […]
Read moreBaby Boomer Drug Use
Baby Boomers who frequently used recreational drugs like marijuana and cocaine in their youth are now turning back to drugs like Oxycontin for relief of age-related pain and illness. As a result, the fatal-overdose rate for people ages 45 to 64 has become higher than that for 25 to 44-year-olds for the first time. More than 12,000 Boomers died of […]
Read moreChina’s Attitude of Hands-Off Costs Lives
“None of my business” is the motto of most Chinese and it is costing lives. A school bus full of South Korean children was traveling through a tunnel near Weihai, China when it caught on fire. No one stopped to help these children and the eleven kindergartners died. Back in 2011 a toddler was run over a couple of times […]
Read moreHelen Keller Quote – The only thing worse than being blind is having sight but no vision
“The only thing worse than being blind is having sight but no vision.” – Helen Keller
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Helen Keller Quote – Peace
“I do not want the peace which passeth understanding; I want the understanding which bringeth peace.” – Helen Keller
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, […]
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