Van Wyck Brooks Quote – To Find Our Bad Traits
“Nothing is so soothing to our self-esteem as to find our bad traits in our forebears. It seems to absolve us.” – Van Wyck Brooks
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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
Read moreAristotle Quote – Excellence Is A Habit
“We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.” ― Aristotle
Read moreCalcium Supplements Linked to Dementia
Researchers have found that in some women who take calcium supplements and have had a stroke may suffer from dementia as they grow older. Women who suffer from cerebrovascular disease which is a disorder that effects the blood flow to the brain are also at a risk to develop dementia. Strokes are the fifth leading cause of death in women. […]
Read moreDennis Wholey Quote – Treat You Fairly
“Expecting the world to treat you fairly because you are good is like expecting the bull not to charge because you are a vegetarian.” – Dennis Wholey
Read moreZipline Injuries
The more ziplining becomes popular the more injuries are soaring. A study shows that the rise between 2009 and 2012 rose about 50% where kids under the age of 9 rose about 45% of that number. Most of the injuries were broken bones, fractures and about 10% of the injured needed to be hospitalized. Most of the injuries occurred by […]
Read moreOh, That Smell
A specimen of the world’s largest flower, the titan arum, is about to bloom at the U.S. Botanic Garden in Washington, D.C. To attract carrion insects, the flower emits a stench botanists likened to “a very dead elephant.”
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Poem – S.Wish (By Rony Nair)
Keystones on the ledge, where wisdom cannot factor in for the unexpected; the delusional, the lame duck periods. of self-doubt. of death. The best are full of doubt ridden stasis. and the worst whore their talents around the sin bin. and sell their soul to the nearest parchment to the next slutty street that we call intellectual capital. […]
Read moreCartoon – Even Midas Had Problems
