Cartoon – Life’s Plan
Author: Antarctica Journal
Poem – Careless Consumption (By Gary Beck)
Careless Consumption The tide slowly ebbs from Florida shores so tourists walk the beaches without getting wet, never wondering why there are no more seashells. The ocean looks the same to them, not realizing the muddy water was once clear blue, completely untainted. The fishes are departing scooped up in massive nets that do not recognize the need to feed […]
Read moreGeorge Bernard Shaw Quote – The Liar’s Punishment
“The liar’s punishment is not in the least that he is not believed, but that he cannot believe anyone else.” ― George Bernard Shaw
Read moreOscar Wilde Quote – Smallest Act of Kindness
“The smallest act of kindness is worth more than the grandest intention.” – Oscar Wilde
Read morePoem – Cremation (By David Russell)
Cremation I’ve always believed in cremation; Flames bleach the world, unclutter living things. Let scum survivors, grasshoppers Leave cemeteries a mess Of living impulses dismembered. Not knowing fire’s totality But sickly honouring it stunting In tortured carbon stench. I’ve always believed in cremation Ever since I read of great skull mountains; Those potash handfuls are so clean […]
Read moreClimate report offers a grim forecast
What happened A United Nations panel of the world’s leading environmental scientists issued its most dire warnings on the dangers posed by climate change, saying global warming is already affecting every continent and threatens to devastate food supplies, cause mass extinctions of plants and animals, worsen droughts, and raise the risk of wars over resources. The longer society holds off […]
Read moreCartoon – Du-Wop Sheep
C.S. Lewis Quote – Friendship Is Born
“Friendship is born at the moment one person says to another: ‘What? You too? I thought I was, the only one.’” – C.S. Lewis
Read moreBalance your heart and mind
Ralph Waldo Emerson Quote – All Life Is An Experiment
“Do not be too timid and squeamish about your actions. All life is an experiment. The more experiments you make the better. What if they are a little coarse, and you may get your coat soiled or torn? What if you do fail, and get fairly rolled in the dirt once or twice? Up again, you shall never be so […]
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