RISING OCEAN TEMPERATURES
The oceans, like the rest of the planet, set a temperature record in 2014, at 60.9°F (16°C), or 1.03°F above the 20th century average. Acidity is up as well—a bad combination for sea life.
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Martin Luther King Jr. Quote – If A Man Is Called A Street Sweeper
“If a man is called a street sweeper, he should sweep streets even as Michelangelo painted, or Beethoven composed music, or Shakespeare wrote poetry. He should sweep streets so well that all the hosts of heaven and earth will pause to say, ‘Here lived a great street sweeper who did his job well.’ ” – Martin Luther King Jr.
Read morePoem – Somnus Erat Demonstrandum (By Fern G. Z. Carr)
Somnus Erat Demonstrandum – By Fern G. Z. Carr Transitive Property of Equality: If a = b and b = c, then a = c. Lessons learned from parents – a string of pearls of wisdom passed on from generation to generation, dispensing one bead at a time lest we become overwhelmed. Therefore, if wisdom comes […]
Read moreCartoon Dont Make Me Come Down There
Cartoon – Dont Make Me Come Down There
Read moreTracing The Moon’s Origins
Some new thinking may have brought astronomers a step closer to solving the mystery of how our moon formed. Researchers have long believed that the moon was cleaved from a Mars-sized planet that collided with Earth some 4.5 billion years ago. Yet recent tests of lunar rock samples suggest that the moon’s chemical makeup is too similar to Earth’s to […]
Read moreChristopher Morley Quote – There Is Only One Success
“There is only one success—to be able to spend your life in your own way.” – Christopher Morley
Read moreCartoon – Anything to get out of dealing with the in-laws
Cartoon – The Future
Christopher Reeve Quote – A Hero Is
“A hero is someone who, in spite of weakness, doubt or not always knowing the answers, goes ahead and overcomes anyway.” – Christopher Reeve
Read moreOceans are dying
Oceans are dying due to… – sewage – radiation – heating up – acidity – dumping – overfishing If we do not become more proactive about the longevity of our planet’s resources and the lives of all creatures, then we may very well be our own ultimate demise. So many factors effect our planet’s sea life to the point […]
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