Do today what others won’t
“Do today what others won’t, so that tomorrow you can do what others can’t.”
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David Kadlec Quote – Isolation Is Critical To War
“It is isolation that is critical to war. You can’t be abusive when you realize your connectedness.” – David Kadlec
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Cartoon – The King
When the Red Planet was partly blue
Astronomers have found the strongest evidence yet that ancient Mars had a massive ocean for millions of years— an indication that the Red Planet once had everything necessary to support life. Shortly after Mars formed 4.5 billion years ago, NASA scientists say, the planet was wet, with enough water to cover the entire planet to a depth of about 450 […]
Read moreOur sun’s hotter sister
Stars are not born alone. Rather, they emerge from clouds of gas and dust in groups of up to 10,000, then slowly scatter through space. For the first time, astronomers have identified a star that came from the same solar nursery as our sun, some 4.5 billion years ago. This stellar relative—located 110 light-years away in the constellation Hercules—is hotter […]
Read moreGilbert K. Chesterton Quote
“To love means loving the unlovable. To forgive means pardoning the unpardonable. Faith means believing the unbelievable. Hope means hoping when everything seems hopeless.” ― Gilbert K. Chesterton
Read moreThe human side of the oil industry
The temporary housing settlements of Williston, N.D., might seem like an unlikely haunt for archaeologists. Nonetheless, a team of “punk archaeologists” are there, finding the history in the present by peering into the lives of people at the heart of North Dakota’s oil industry. Thanks to the lucrative nature of the “Bakken boom” — the ongoing oil drilling in North […]
Read moreCartoon – Easter Dying Contest
St. Catherine of Sienna Quote – Good and Bad Luck
“To a brave man, good and bad luck are like his left and right hand. He uses both.” – St. Catherine of Siena
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