Cartoon – The Screen
Author: Antarctica Journal
Mark Twain Quote – Past and Future
“For the majority of us, the past is a regret, the future an experiment.” – Mark Twain
Read moreCartoon – A Super Day Off
Cartoon – American Exceptionalism
Mary McCarthy Quote – We Are The Hero Of Our Own Story
“We all live in suspense, from day to day, from hour to hour; in other words, we are the hero of our own story.” – Mary McCarthy
Read moreCartoon – Car Troubles
Poem – MOUNTAINVIEW (By Ray Gallucci)
MOUNTAINVIEW A sunrise in France, The same on Kauai. From window I glance At mountain so high. Though ages apart And half world away, Their natural art Is full on display. In France the Ardeche Took eons to carve The canyons that stretch Beyond Pontd’Arc. Kauai’s canyons formed Much quicker in time From torrents of […]
Read morehonest taxi driver to the rescue
■ Brazilian taxi driver Adilson Luiz da Cruz often finds lost phones and forgotten umbrellas in his cab, but last week he hit the jackpot: 40 tickets to the World Cup. Despite his lifelong dream of going to the tournament, plus the thousands of dollars he could have earned by scalping the tickets, the cabbie didn’t hesitate to do the […]
Read moreElephant Poaching – Slaughtered For Their Tusks
Elephant Poaching – Slaughtered For Their Tusks Warning: This article contains graphic images of elephants being slaughtered. Gaborone, Botswana States where the illegal ivory trade operates agreed to tougher measures to try to stop the slaughter of African elephants for their tusks. The African Elephant Summit in Botswana brought together negotiators from elephant habitat countries Gabon, Kenya, Niger, and Zambia; […]
Read moreCartoon – A Pirate’s Proposal
