George Santayana Quote – A Country Of Madmen
“A country without a memory is a country of madmen.” – George Santayana
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A kind heart
Boston police found a scribbled checklist on suspected burglar Evan Dorsey that included such goals as “find crystal meth,” “sell drugs,” “rob a dealer,” and “do one altruistic thing for a stranger.”
Read moreSteven Wright Quote – When my foot falls asleep
I hate when my foot falls asleep during the day. That means it’s going to be up all night. ~ Steven Wright
Read moreNorth Atlantic doubles carbon intake
The North Atlantic Ocean is responding rapidly to climate change: it has absorbed 50% more carbon from human activities in the last 10 years,than in the previous decade, a new study shows. In effect, it has become both a sink for the byproduct of the fossil fuel combustion that is driving global warming, and at the same time an index of the […]
Read moreCartoon – Advice for the young
The rise of ‘drunkorexia’
A scary new trend among college students combines starvation with binge drinking, says TheAtlantic.com. Researchers say “drunkorexia” now affects as many as one in four college students, who diet all day so that they can drink at night without gaining weight. In one recent study of 22,000 students at 40 universities, those who reported working out or dieting to shed […]
Read moreJohn Records Quote – Grace Is What Has Kept Me Going
“If you open yourself to grace working through you, then grace works on you and in you as well. Grace is what has kept me going.” – John Records
Read morePoem – The CPU of Your Soul (By Uduak Uwah)
THE CPU OF YOUR SOUL Elevated above all the hungry kids Scrambling for food like starving chicks Is an innate black hole The CPU of your soul Seated majestically on a throne deep within All the senses bring food like tributes to him He gives orders to the organs They bow at his feet for mercy like […]
Read moreCartoon – Have you herd?
With money you can buy…
“With money you can buy a house, but not a home. With money you can buy a clock, but not time. With money you can buy a book, but not knowledge. With money you can buy blood, but not life. With money you can buy sex, but not love.”
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