Cartoon – Nobody Knows Anything
Author: Antarctica Journal
Omar N. Bradley Quote – We Are Given One Life
“This is as true in everyday life as it is in battle: we are given one life and the decision is ours whether to wait for circumstances to make up our mind, or whether to act, and in acting, to live.” – Omar N. Bradley
Read moreEight Men Who Are Doing Quite Well
A notice appeared in the paper recently with the names and faces of eight men who have a combined wealth of $426 billion. According to Oxfam International, in 2015 this would have equaled the amount of wealth held by half the world’s population, the poorest half. Oxfam International is a confederation of charitable organizations in 90 countries seeking to stop the injustices that […]
Read moreBill Gates Quote – Success Is A Lousy Teacher
“Success is a lousy teacher. It seduces smart people into thinking they can’t lose.” – Bill Gates
Read moreDavid Brinkley Quote – A Successful Man
“A successful man is one who can lay a firm foundation with the bricks others have thrown at him.” – David Brinkley
Read moreIt Was A Good Week For . . .
Bird calls, after firefighters in Idaho rushed into a burning building when they heard voices calling “Help! Fire!” only to discover a pair of “talking” parrots. “There was nobody besides the birds inside,” said one fireman. “Smart birds.”
Read morePoem – Plain Girl Pretty (By Donal Mahoney)
Plain Girl Pretty Rose was a plain girl from a small town. She sang in the choir, never missed Bible study, left for the big city after high school. She worked nights in a shanty diner next to a bar where working men gathered. Depending on how much the men had to drink Rose looked appealing but she ignored […]
Read moreCold light shines on Paris climate pledges
The world’s leading economies are heading in the right direction on tackling climate change, but some still have a long way to go to make their undertakings politically credible, according to a UK research center. With the Paris Agreement barely two months old, the world now moves from talk to action − or at least that’s the theory. The Agreement […]
Read moreMaking schools better for kids
It’s not easy being a kid in America: play times have gotten shorter, homework has increased dramatically, obesity rates have sky-rocketed and children are not getting the sleep they need (at least for middle and high school kids). Looking back on the history of our education system, doctors, policymakers, and the government have all attempted to fix these issues by […]
Read morePoem – Overpass (By Allison Grayhurst)
Overpass In the gravel hole slumbering in cold fatigue open and open is tomorrow never arriving. But pale and pasty sickness in my mirror is all I see when I look at my changing body, changing again to form a great wonder. Weak as a broken limb, my mind is empty of inspiration and I am drifting with this […]
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