Irving Kristol Quote – Equality Of Opportunity
“Democracy does not guarantee equality of conditions, it only guarantees equality of opportunity.” – Irving Kristol
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These 8 Cities Just Abolished Columbus Day
Following a growing trend, the city council of Albuquerque, New Mexico has voted six to three to recognize October 12th – typically known to most as “Columbus Day” within the USA– as Indigenous Peoples’ day in a new proclamation. Albuquerque has the highest concentration of Indigenous people in New Mexico. In the past two months, eight cities got rid of Columbus […]
Read moreAlbert Einstein Quote – I Should Have Become A Watchmaker
“The release of atom power has changed everything except our way of thinking. . . . The solution to this problem lies in the heart of mankind. If only I had known, I should have become a watchmaker.” – Albert Einstein
Read moreAndy Rooney Quote – Conversation
“In a conversation, remember that you’re more interested in what you’re saying than anyone else is.” – Andy Rooney
Read moreHoward Thurman Quote – Don’t Worry About What The World Needs
“Don’t worry about what the world needs. Ask what makes you come alive and do that. Because what the world needs are people who have come alive.” – Howard Thurman
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Poem – A Nuclear Childhood (By Donal Mahoney)
A Nuclear Childhood What if your parents had never met had never married had never yelled at each other and instead had wed someone they loved and lived peacefully all those years. That would have been their Eden but you shaking there now decades later wouldn’t be with us cursing the tremors of a […]
Read moreSnorkeler Mistakes Fake Skeletons for Real Human Remains, Sends Authorities on Hunt
A man snorkeling in the Colorado River near the Arizona and California border sent authorities on a hunt after he alerted them to what appeared to be “skeletal remains” at the bottom of the river. After he called police in Arizona, authorities launched a search for the remains on Monday, and divers from the Buckskin Fire Department swam down to […]
Read moreCartoon – Never Get A Tattoo When You Re Drunk And Hungry
Death from overwork – Can it be prevented?
The Japanese are working themselves to death. Labor activists have been trying to draw attention to the problem of karoshi, or death from overwork, for decades. Reliable statistics can’t be found, because it’s hard to prove causation in the case of someone who, say, worked 36 hours in a row several times in the same month and then died of […]
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