Henry Ward Beecher Quote – One’s Best Success
“One’s best success comes after their greatest disappointments.” – Henry Ward Beecher
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Poem – Misanthrope at Sunset Manor (By Donal Mahoney)
Even as a child Charles couldn’t forgive other children not for something they had done but rather for who they were. They were inferior and couldn’t help it, his parents both agreed. Charles couldn’t stand any of them. This continued his entire life. Charles almost married a woman he had hired only to discover later she wasn’t perfect, no better than the little people he had hired to wrap and mail thousands […]
Read moreCartoon – Life is not easy
Anger at Pope’s Mention of Armenian Genocide
Turkish leaders reacted with outrage this week after Pope Francis referred to the mass killings of Armenians by Ottoman Turks during World War I as “the first genocide of the 20th century.” Turkey recalled its Vatican envoy, and President Recep Tayyip Erdogan warned the pope “not to repeat his mistake,” saying, “It is not possible for the Turkish Republic to […]
Read moreCartoon – The Near Occasion of Sin
Martin Luther King Jr. Quote – I Still Have A Dream
“I say to you today, my friends, that in spite of the difficulties and frustrations of the moment, I still have a dream.”- Martin Luther King Jr.
Read moreAntarctic scientists face breathalyzer tests due to alcohol-fueled fighting and ‘indecent exposure’
Breathalyzers could be used to curb alcohol abuse among scientists at US bases in Antarctica following “unpredictable behavior” caused by excess drinking, including fights and indecent exposure. Officials from the National Science Foundation told an audit of healthy and safety at the two US-run bases — McMurdo Station and the South Pole — that drinking has led to “unpredictable behavior […]
Read moreMartin Luther King Jr. Quote – The Things That Matter
“Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about the things that matter.” – Martin Luther King Jr.
Read moreCartoon – The Worries of Today’s Kids
Poem – Hartwell Lake (By Danny P. Barbare)
Hartwell Lake Across the street from the lake house there is a bait shop. I go there to get gasoline for the boat. I can see the green swells, that slowly turn to navy. The wind forgets the clouds like the ones I forget. The sun is on my shoulders, as far as the wake I leave behind. Blue sky […]
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