Quote – Necessary Evils
“It may be necessary temporarily to accept a lesser evil, but one must never label a necessary evil as good.” Margaret Mead
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Poem – NO REGRETS? (By Ray Gallucci)
NO REGRETS? He desired fame, Played assassin’s game: As obsessive stalker, Took his shot at Walker. But his bullet missed, And it left him pissed. Fame elusive still, Sought another kill. Serendipity? Opportunity! Nation’s biggest fish To fulfill his wish. Kennedy’d progress Past his sniper’s nest Where he’d take his shots, Culminate his plots. […]
Read moreArnold Schwarzenegger Quote – Strength
“Strength does not come from winning. Your struggles develop your strengths. When you go through hardships and decide not to surrender, that is strength.” – Arnold Schwarzenegger
Read moreHelen Keller Quote – Character
“Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experience of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, ambition inspired, and success achieved.” – Helen Keller
Read moreTomorrow is another day
“Tomorrow is another day.”
Read moreActive Volcano Discovered Under Glacier in Antarctica
The Pine Island Glacier has been melting due to a volcano heat source that researchers have found underneath the glacier in Antarctica. The volcanic activity was first noticed in 2007 and then verified in 2014. This volcanic activity was discovered by some scientists at the University of Rhode Island’s Graduate School of Oceanography. From January to March of 2014 scientists […]
Read moreSydney J. Harris Quote – Life Is Hard
“When I hear somebody sigh, ‘Life is hard,’ I am always tempted to ask, ‘Compared to what?’” – Sydney J. Harris
Read moreScientists think octopuses ‘might be aliens’ after DNA study
Researchers have discovered a new map of the octopus genome that is so strange that it could actually be an “alien”. The first whole cephalopod gene sequence shows a striking level of complexity with 33,000 protein-coding genes identified – more than in a human. Not only that, the octopus DNA is highly rearranged – like cards shuffled and reshuffled in […]
Read moreWhat If You Are Attacked By A Shark?
FIGHT BACK! But forget that old saw about punching them in the nose. The International Shark Attack File recommends that you borrow a page from a pro-wrestling villain and gouge its eyes or claw at its gills, which are more sensitive than its nose. Or you could just befriend some dolphins. On at least two occasions in 2004 and 2007, […]
Read moreCharles F. Kettering Quote – Future
“My interest is in the future because I am going to spend the rest of my life there.” – Charles F. Kettering
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