Redrawing Borders
Italy and Switzerland have agreed to redraw their border because global warming is melting the Alpine glaciers that mark their respective boundaries. The border had been fixed since 1861.
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Chesterson Quote – Adventure
“An adventure is only an inconvenience rightly considered. An inconvenience is an adventure wrongly considered.” – Chesterson
Read moreCartoon – Auto-Matic-Mixup
Patton Quote – Lead me, follow me or get out of my way
“Lead me, follow me or get out of my way!” – Patton
Read moreOscar Romero on path to sainthood
Pope Francis has declared Oscar Romero a martyr of the faith, paving the way for the murdered Salvadoran archbishop to be beatified, a step toward sainthood. A right-wing death squad executed Romero in a hospital chapel in 1980 while he was celebrating Mass just a day after he preached a sermon asking government soldiers to stop their repression. No one […]
Read moreAcquire Perfect Pitch From A Pill
Only 1 in 10,000 people have absolute or “perfect” pitch, the ability to hear a tone and tell what note it is. This unusual ability is acquired early in life, typically learned during training at about four to six years of age, and there are no records of adults acquiring the ability. But a new study shows that people who […]
Read morePoem – A Wink (By Chanacee Ruth-Killgore)
A grey, blustery day And the sun breaks through More of a wink than a smile Reminding me To savor such moments For much is fleeting And often passes Unnoticed In the busy-ness of days Where we are pushed ever forward But when the wind has changed And the clouds linger It is the memory of such times That […]
Read moreShort Story – The Plane Home (By Douglas Robbins)
The Plane Home By Douglas Robbins I’m on my way this time. I’m tired of being lonely, a nobody, living in the shadows of my life. I’ve been on my way before and always got stuck. I’m heading home now to a place I’ve never been yet always felt. The signs in the airport corridor direct me where […]
Read moreColin Powell Quote – Excellence Is A Prevailing Attitude
“If you are going to achieve excellence in big things, you develop the habit in little matters. Excellence is not an exception, it is a prevailing attitude.” ― Colin Powell
Read moreChina’s Deadly Smoking Addiction
A study shows that the smoking addiction is growing in China and by the year 2050 it may be the cause of about 3 million deaths a year in China. This growing epidemic smoking addiction is the leading cause of premature death of half of the Chinese males. There are at this time about 300 million smokers and they are […]
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