Cartoon – I Don’t Work Here
Author: Antarctica Journal
The non-subject of gun violence
What’s the most forbidden topic in America? asked Timothy Egan. It’s not sex or religion. It’s gun violence. We are “the most armed society in the world,” with more than 300 million guns in private hands, and 9,146 gun homicides in 2009—a rate nearly 20 times higher than that of other supposedly civilized countries. “But don’t bring that up.” Sports […]
Read moreErich Heller Quote – Interpret The World
“Be careful how you interpret the world: it is like that.” – Erich Heller
Read moreCartoon – Trickle Down Prayers
Opportunity’s Mission On Mars Is Complete
The rover Opportunity has been roaming over the planet Mars since January 2004 and traveled over 28 miles. It has sent back 225,000 photos of the planets surface. The information from the rover has told us that the winter is twice as long as Earth’s winters. Since it is longer than Earths winters the scientists didn’t expect the rover to […]
Read moreCeline Dion – In Some Small Way
In her song, “In Some Small Way”, Celine Dion sings: “And if we give a little of our love away Maybe meet in the middle every night and day If we could hear just a whisper of what the heart needs to say It could sure make a difference in some small In some small way.”
Read morePoem – Darker (By Mike Matter)
Darker by Mike MatterThe lights linger through the ache in my head and a smile flashes for an instant The memory of a past and future to preoccupy me mindfully paces before my the end of day and I type once more in victory and defeat while settling for a middle ground like a battlefield where the warhorse struggles in […]
Read morePoem – An Act of the Will (By Donal Mahoney)
An Act of the Will If love’s real, not the puppy kind, it’s not just a feeling but an act of the will a constant giving whether one feels like it or not. After many years you don’t know why you’re doing it or why It must be done. Two begin as grapes purple with passion unaware you’ll be raisins wrinkling at the end.
Read moreCartoon – Beggars Mall
African Elephants Declining in Numbers
While poaching and the decline in habitat areas the Savanna Elephant of Africa is declining in numbers. Back in 1930 there were an estimated 10 million elephants over the continent of Africa. Since the year 2007 their numbers have declined by 500,000 with another 111,000 in 2016. Today there is an estimated 400,000 elephants left across Africa. While poaching is […]
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