Friedrich Nietzsche Quote – Is Life Not Too Short
“Is life not a hundred times too short for us to stifle ourselves?” – Friedrich Nietzsche
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Cartoon – If No One Had Ever Invented Eyeglasses
Poem – Cover To Cover (By Gil Hoy)
Cover to Cover – By Gil Hoy I’ve loved to read, listen to the melodious flow and tempo of another man’s written words and sentences through my eyes but in my brain, for as long as I can remember. In elementary school, I trekked each day along the cobblestone alley behind our house with a carrier full of books on […]
Read moreMichel de Montaigne Quote – A Man Who Fears Suffering
“A man who fears suffering is already suffering from what he fears.” – Michel de Montaigne
Read moreMilitary Hazing In South Korea
“How did we end up with a military like this?” asked The Hankyoreh in an editorial. Hazing in South Korea’s conscription army is shockingly brutal—and increasingly deadly. Within weeks before this writing, two soldiers have hanged themselves to escape bullying. And just months before that, one young recruit snapped after military hazing In South Korea and killed five soldiers at […]
Read moreCartoon – Standards
ARE STARS REALLY EATING PLANETS?
Astronomers have found that Tabby’s Star has been at it again – going through a dimming phase. Tabby’s star is located in the constellation Cygnus which is about 1600 light years away. Researchers have come up with the explanation that this star at one time ate a planet which is causing it to flicker. Some also think that its possibly […]
Read morePoem – The Titanic Tale (By Adebesin Ibraheem)
The Titanic Tale 1908 launched the gloomy history The making of mystery story A sea vehicle that took away all’s breath A beast wrought with unequalled strength A poignant parable of vainglorious hassle A doomy debut foiled the fun of the fleeting vessel That age that science carved a niche Technological dexterity fuelled an ingenious itch To sculpt […]
Read moreWendell Berry Quote – The Past Is Our Definition
“The past is our definition. We may strive, with good reason, to escape it, or to escape what is bad in it, but we will escape it only by adding something better to it.” – Wendell Berry
Read moreCartoon – Auto-Matic-Mixup
