Jonathan Swift quote – When a true genius appears
“When a true genius appears in the world, you may know him by this sign: that all the dunces are in confederacy against him.” – Jonathan Swift
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Poem – Action Paint Stripper (By David Russell)
Action Paint Stripper He did it: Bared around as a torn poster – Slashed in irrigation, blatant in life. Squeezing out worms, slugs And snakes ablaze; All burst to flood Then blended underlay – A laminated rainbow. His luminescence crossed exposure’s edge; Flesh writhed erogenous, Prime canvas scrubbed. Paint frames contorted To every edge and corner, […]
Read moreNapoleon Hill Quote – Do Not Wait
“Do not wait; the time will never be ‘just right’. Start where you stand, and work with whatever tools you may have at your command, and better tools will be found as you go along.” ― Napoleon Hill
Read moreDave Barry quote – Never Want To Share yours
“People who want to share their religious views with you almost never want you to share yours with them.” – Dave Barry
Read moreOrbital Chaos Inevitable
It’s a little bit less certain that the inner planets— Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars—will still be around to die that way. “There is a one percent chance the inner solar system will go dramatically unstable during the next five billion years,” says Laughlin. The problem is a weird long-distance connection between Jupiter and Mercury. When Jupiter’s closest approach to […]
Read moreGrim contest?
Newtown, Conn. Newtown shooter Adam Lanza may have been trying to compete with Norwegian mass killer Anders Breivik when he carried out the massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School in December. Citing law enforcement sources, CBS reported this week that Lanza wanted to beat Breivik’s “score” of 77—the number of deaths in his 2011 killing spree in Oslo and on […]
Read moreU.S. Black Children Living In Poverty
Percentage of black U.S. children under the age of five who live in poverty: 43
Read moreGeorge Santayana Quote – For Those Who Listen
“The earth has music for those who listen.” – George Santayana
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John Dewey Quote – Arriving At One Goal
“Arriving at one goal is the starting point to another.” – John Dewey
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