Lorne Michaels Quote – Talent and Character
“Sadly, talent and character do not often reside in the same person.” – Lorne Michaels
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Charles Bukowski Quote – Intellectual and Artist
“An intellectual says a simple thing in a hard way, an artist says a hard thing in a simple way.” – Charles Bukowski
Read moreEdith Konecky Quote – I Never Forget A Thing
“I have a terrible memory; I never forget a thing.” – Edith Konecky
Read moreExplanations are excuses and excuses are lies
“Explanations are excuses and excuses are lies.”
Read moreTrying anything to find water
A growing numbers of drought-afflicted California farmers began hiring dowsers to locate underground water. “Scientists don’t believe in it,” said vintner Marc Mondavi, “but I do and most of the farmers in the [Napa] Valley do.”
Read moreCartoon – Drug Warnings
Poem – Bodies Exhibit (By Fern G. Z. Carr)
Bodies Exhibit – By Fern G. Z. Carr Black walls, track lighting, spectators milling about silently, reverently surrounded by vascular systems preserved in fluid, skeletons, diseased organs, foetuses in jars. Hollowed out corpses in life-like poses play soccer, hold hands, boast their musculature – a post-mortem artistic rendition of red meat. In a display case, a […]
Read moreCartoon – Current World Peace Status
Climate Research Expedition to Antarctica via Airbnb
If you are interested in a research expedition to Antarctica then Airbnb is looking for you. It will be an all expenses paid trip for five lucky travelers. You will get to work with some researchers to study the climate on this freezing continent. The trip will be with Ocean Conservancy with Kirstie Jones-Williams. Kirstie studies the impact of microplastics […]
Read moreSir Peter Ustinov Quote – Terrorism
“Terrorism is the war of the poor, and war is the terrorism of the rich.” – Sir Peter Ustinov
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