Plato Quote – Those Who Are Too Smart
“Those who are too smart to engage in politics are punished by being governed by those who are dumber.” – Plato
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Poem – The Confluence (By Naushena)
The Confluence It sprang as a result of The piercing eyes of the sun That disrobed the Alps of their lily-white sheets. There it set off to its long journey, Trickling on the face of the mountain like a tear, Diverging from the path – the path Others were not taking For it was a rebel like a youth, Unstoppable […]
Read morePoem – Bumping Into the Sky (By Michael H. Brownstein)
BUMPING INTO THE SKY You think intolerance a white paste you can spread across the air. Day comes with a break between minutes, the red flash of the red-winged blackbird, a greeting from your I’noGo tied* slung not to your belt, but to your insides: If you say you cannot tell what is true and what is not true, you […]
Read moreAncient Boiling Oceans
In its early days, Earth became hell. About 3.3 billion years ago, new research indicates, at least two massive asteroids 30 to 60 miles in diameter smashed into this planet, boiling the oceans and sending atmospheric temperatures soaring to an unimaginable 932 degrees Fahrenheit. Stanford University scientists have found evidence of this extreme era in a geological formation in South […]
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Barbara Kingsolver Quote – Boundaries and Bondage
“The most assiduous task of parenting is to divine the difference between boundaries and bondage.” – Barbara Kingsolver
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Could “ice cauldrons” Reveal Life on the Red Planet?
We may be closer to discovering life on Mars from the finding of some depressions on the surface of the planet. Researchers have found some ice cauldrons that may have the ingredients to contain life. These funnels were found in the Galaxias Fossae Region and Hellas Basin areas several years ago. In order to have these formations they need to […]
Read moreAnais Nin Quote – No Fear Of Death
“People living deeply have no fear of death.” – Anais Nin
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