Author: Antarctica Journal
Quote – Truth and Character
“It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye.” Antoine de Saint-Exupery
Read moreA country that can’t split the tab
Sometimes stereotypes are spot on, said Brian Melican. The German reluctance to bail out debt-ridden euro zone countries is rooted in a moral abhorrence of debt. Anyone who’s ever dined out with Germans knows they are sticklers for paying exactly what they owe and not one cent more or less. It is unheard of in Germany for two or more […]
Read morePope Francis Quote – Life With Ideals
“But—I ask you—is it better to be resigned to a life without ideals. . . or rather, . . . to seek the truth, goodness, justice, working for a world that reflects the beauty of God, even at the cost of facing the trials it may involve?” – Pope Francis
Read morePoem – DON’T GO GENTLY (By Ray Gallucci)
DON’T GO GENTLY – By Ray Gallucci Would you rather go Calmly like the snow, Or with memory Of a crushing sea? Ghosts seem seldom seen If they died serene. Most of manifests Come from violent deaths. Spectres who replay How they died that day Aren’t asleep in bed Or perceive they’re dead. Those were weren’t prepared […]
Read moreCartoon – Philosophy of The New Order
Cartoon – Dinosaur Collections
Howard Zinn Quote – Truth Has A Power Of Its Own
“Truth has a power of its own….A poem can inspire a movement. A pamphlet can spark a revolution. Civil disobedience can arouse people and provoke us to think.” – Howard Zinn
Read morePoem – FOOTPRINTS (By Brian T. Marshall)
FOOTPRINTS Brian T. Marshall I spotted them on my third day there. A question mark in the sand. First off a little background. I was never supposed to be there alone, walking on that beach. But Karen had decided, two weeks shy of departure, that we weren’t a couple anymore. And no, I don’t want your sympathy, it […]
Read moreOklahoma – The New Earthquake Epicenter
America’s earthquake epicenter was once California. Now it’s Oklahoma. In 2014 there were nearly 300 times as many magnitude 3.0 and greater earthquakes as there were in 2008—and more quakes of that magnitude than in the prior 30 years combined. The cause? Scientists can’t say definitively, but new research funded by the U.S. Geological Survey notes that as quakes increased […]
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