Cartoon – Abandonment Issues
Author: Antarctica Journal
Frederick Douglass Quote – It Is Easier To Build A Child
‘It is easier to build a child than fix an adult.” – Frederick Douglass
Read moreShort Story – The Haunting of Piedras Blancas (By DC Diamondopolous)
The gulls perch in conference on the white rock. Beyond is the blue empty sky, the vast sea without sails, no horizon. Blue. Come, Jemjasee. Am I to roam this rugged coastline for eternity, this journey without distance? I feel doomed, my struggle invisible. You must come, Jemjasee. Save me from my weariness.
Read moreCartoon – Big Plans
Why There’s a Skyscraper in the Amazon
The $9 billion, 1,000-ft. (305 m) Amazonian Tall Tower Observatory—now the tallest structure in South America—recently entered the final stages of construction. It will be inaugurated in August and fully operational by 2017. Here’s what Brazil and Germany, which co-funded the project, are hoping it will accomplish: Gather data The tower’s height and state-of-the- art instruments will enable scientists to […]
Read moreCartoon – Battle of The Therapists
Eleanor Roosevelt – Use Your Heart
“To handle yourself, use your head; to handle others, use your heart.” – Eleanor Roosevelt
Read moreCarl Sandburg Quote – Discover Creative Solitude
“One of the greatest necessities in America is to discover creative solitude.” – Carl Sandburg
Read moreCartoon – Signs of Weakness
Greening 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 […]
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