Cartoon – Aerobics In Hell
Author: Antarctica Journal
Henry Miller Quote – Youth Has To Do With Spirit
“Youth has to do with spirit, not age. Men of seventy or sixty are often more youthful than the young. Theirs is the real youth.” – Henry Miller
Read moreGreening The Hood
■ South Central Los Angeles is more famous for drive-by shootings than well-kept gardens, but one native son is getting locals to trade their sawed-off shotguns for shovels. Ron Finley, who styles himself the “Gangsta Gardener” is encouraging Angelenos to cultivate vegetable and fruit gardens in vacant lots in deprived neighborhoods. He has co-founded a charity, L.A. Green Grounds, to […]
Read moreSue Patton Thoele Quote – More Permeable Than We Imagine
“The veil between us and the divine is more permeable than we imagine.” – Sue Patton Thoele
Read moreBrenda Hammond Quote – You’re Already Defeated
“If fear alters behavior, you’re already defeated.” – Brenda Hammond
Read morePLASTIC IS TRASHING OUR PLANET AT ALARMING RATES
We invented plastic to make our lives better but the dependence on plastic has caused an environmental crisis. Will we be able to reduce our use before it’s too late? Your day has begun by turning off the alarm of your cell phone, you have brushed your teeth, brushed and combed your hair, gotten dressed, grabbed a juice bottle, water […]
Read morePoem – PAPERS FLUTTER (By John Tustin)
PAPERS FLUTTER Papers flutter Pears fall And fall All Fall In orchards Of near-death Where you Reside Hiding behind Trees and Piles of over- Ripe fruit Waiting for Snow blankets Waiting for No sun I feel you Your presence Your feet like Quicksand And eyes bigger Than the bang That birthed The sun
Read moreCartoon – Time is Money
Self-harm in Girls and Young Women
The rate of girls and young women causing self-harm is on the rise starting with girls as young as 10 years old. These women and girls are taking more pills, cutting themselves, poisoning, and other forms of self-harm. This rate in 2014 was 6.4% of 16 to 74-year-olds up from 2.4% in 2000 in a study from Lancet Psychiatry. Very […]
Read moreJ. A. Dever Quote – Quality Is Never A Problem
“In communities where men build ships for their own sons to fish or fight from, quality is never a problem.” – J. A. Dever
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