Orson Welles Quote – I Prefer People
“I prefer people who rock the boat to people who jump out.” – Orson Welles
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A Moon With Water
Astrobiologists searching the heavens for extraterrestrial life have a simple motto: “Follow the water, ”says The Washington Post. Water is an essential ingredient in all earthly biochemistry, so scientists believe it’s logical to look for life first on planets and moons with liquid water.New data from NASA’s Cassini spacecraft indicate that Enceladus, a tiny, ice-encrusted moon orbiting Saturn, may be […]
Read moreCartoon – Post 911 Pilot Paranoia
Poem – DEAR SPIDER (By John Grey)
DEAR SPIDER – By John Grey Ants are more efficient at what they do than people. Weeds can grow just about anywhere. Animals kill to survive not for pleasure. And they collect no gewgaws besides. A homeless man sits on the pavement, holding up a sign, with a cup before him that’s hungry for coins. Most people stride on […]
Read moreFloating Laboratory Will Explore ‘Final Frontier’ of Polar Regions
A huge research ship costing £200 million has been commissioned, which will probe the oceans and climate of the arctic and Antarctic. They are the cruel seas where Britain’s greatest adventurers made their names. Now the territory of Scott and Shackleton, will be surveyed by a new generation of British explorers who will tackle the ‘final frontier’ of Earth’s […]
Read moreSong Lyrics – What’s 2017 Like (By Melissa R. Mendelson)
What’s 2017 Like by, Melissa R. Mendelson Parody of Everlast “What It’s Like” We’ve all seen the man on the tv promising to make us great The hair on my neck raises, making me worry about our fate She wanted us to believe when all those words were nothing but to deceive “It is what it is,” is all […]
Read moreCartoon – When God gets bored
Antarctica Air Is Getting Warmer
New South Wales and southern Queensland are going to be suffering from warmer weather and less rain than in the past. This temperature change is called “sudden stratospheric warming.” It happens when the air above the South Pole starts to warm up rapidly. Predictions are that the warming of Antarctic will likely be higher than a previous record high in […]
Read moreRobert Frost Quote – Life Goes On
“In three words I can sum up everything I’ve learned about life. It goes on.” – Robert Frost
Read morePoem: How Leaving Home Works (By John Grey)
HOW LEAVING HOME WORKS I need highways, infrastructure that can differentiate between the town where I grew up and the place I need to be. And a Ford that’s up to it, getting on but faithful, its leather bucket seats faded from their prime, but radio rock stations all preset and fifty times louder than the engine. Blacktop, […]
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