Martin Luther King Jr. Quote – Freedom Is Never Voluntarily Given
‘We know through painful experience that freedom is never voluntarily given by the oppressor; it must be demanded by the oppressed.” – Martin Luther King Jr.
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ARE STARS REALLY EATING PLANETS?
Astronomers have found that Tabby’s Star has been at it again – going through a dimming phase. Tabby’s star is located in the constellation Cygnus which is about 1600 light years away. Researchers have come up with the explanation that this star at one time ate a planet which is causing it to flicker. Some also think that its possibly […]
Read moreChief Seattle Quote – We Do Not Inherit The Earth
“We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors; we borrow it from our children.” – Chief Seattle
Read moreCaptain Robert Lewis Quote – My God, What Have We Done
“As the bomb fell over Hiroshima and exploded, we saw an entire city disappear. I wrote in my log the words “My God, what have we done?”.” – Captain Robert Lewis
Read morePoetry – Excerpts From ‘The POND Project’ (By John L. Stanizzi)
2.5.19 7.48 a.m. 33 degrees Picking the boardwalk instead of the pond this morning, onward through the woods, the ground a mosaic of leaves necessary for the crosshatch of broken branches to fall silently, dim in the overcast, the cedar is possessed by bittersweet. 2.6.19 11.33 a.m. 41 degrees Pretended yesterday that spring was […]
Read moreWilliam Faulkner Quote – The Past Is Never Dead
“The past is never dead. It isn’t even past.” – William Faulkner
Read morePope Francis Quote – Sacrament of Reconciliation
“In this Sacrament [Reconciliation] you are freed from sin and from its ugly companion which is shame. Your burdens are lifted and you experience the joy of new life in Christ.” – Pope Francis
Read moreMaya Angelou Quote – Most People Age
“Most people don’t grow up. Most people age.” – Maya Angelou
Read moreRobert Frost Quote – The Road Less Traveled
“Two roads diverged in a wood, and I took the one less traveled by, and that has made all the difference.” – Robert Frost
Read moreA Changing Jet Stream
Climate change appears to be affecting the jet stream, altering the weather patterns over the U.S. so that regions can get “stuck” in extreme weather for weeks, a new study has found. The jet stream is the fast-moving, high-altitude air current that shuttles weather from west to east over North America and Europe. But the pronounced warming of the Arctic—where […]
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