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.
Read moreAuthor: Antarctica Journal
Chesterson Quote – Adventure
“An adventure is only an inconvenience rightly considered. An inconvenience is an adventure wrongly considered.” – Chesterson
Read morePatton Quote – Lead me, follow me or get out of my way
“Lead me, follow me or get out of my way!” – Patton
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 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 […]
Read morePoem – DON’T LET THE SUN GO DOWN ON YOU (By Ray Gallucci)
DON’T LET THE SUN GO DOWN ON YOU (Based on the article “No Welcome Home” in The History Channel Magazine, January/February 2008, pp. 40-45; and other Internet sources) Ever hear of Sundown Town? Likely not, few tales around. History kept underground Lest embarrassment be found. Born and raised in Illinois, Town of Anna, since a boy? Went […]
Read moreHorace Mann Quote – Ask For Truth
“If any man seeks for greatness, let him forget greatness and ask for truth, and he will find both.” – Horace Mann
Read moreCartoon – What About My Needs
John Greenleaf Whittier Quote – It Might Have Been
For all sad words of tongue and pen, The saddest are these, ‘It might have been.’ – John Greenleaf Whittier
Read moreCartoon – Pet Squid
