Harry Emerson Fosdick Quote – World Surrounded By Mystery
“I would rather live in a world where my life is surrounded by mystery than live in a world so small that my mind could comprehend it.” – Harry Emerson Fosdick
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Queen Elizabeth II Quote – Kick Some Ass
“The world is not the most pleasant place. Eventually your parents leave you and nobody is going to go out of their way to protect you unconditionally. You need to learn to stand up for yourself and what you believe and sometimes, pardon my language, kick some ass.” — Queen Elizabeth II
Read moreJohn Steinbeck Quote – Searching For Security
“We spend our time searching for security and hate it when we get it.” – John Steinbeck
Read morePoem – It Sounds Dramatic (By R.T. Castleberry)
In this small, blue room— overheated, clenched by melancholy, I sit the night, guarding carnival goods, blood potions, the knife thrower’s serrated blades. Two buskers beach-walk a tune, harmonies muffled by wave’s insistence. A mathematical conceit of stars burning to earth enriches water’s lap against pier beams, a night sailor’s crossing. Taken on as apprentice, the alchemist insists […]
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Cartoon – Hell Travel Pamphlet
Cartoon – The Four Stages Idealism
Cartoon – The Sleaze Factor
US blocks India’s solar power plan
India has been told that it cannot go ahead as planned with its ambitious plan for a huge expansion of its renewable energy sector, because it seeks to provide work for Indian people. The case against India was brought by the US. The ruling, by the World Trade Organization (WTO), says India’s National Solar Mission − which would create local […]
Read morePoem – Stone Slate (By Melissa R. Mendelson)
Stone Slate – By Melissa R. Mendelson They tell me that I am alive. If that were so, shouldn’t I breathe? Listen to your heart, and I’m stupid for listening once more. I don’t hear anything. Check your pulse. “I am checking,” I scream. Nothing. Absolutely nothing. How could they tell me what they tell me, and how could I […]
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