George Santayana Quote – A Country Of Madmen
“A country without a memory is a country of madmen.” – George Santayana
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It was a good week for . . .
. . . breathing deeply, after a Chinese travel company shipped bags of fresh mountain air to the smog-choked city of Zhengzhou as a treat for residents. “I felt my baby move right when I breathed in,” said a pregnant woman who waited on line for a sniff.
Read moreFelix Frankfurter Quote – No Inevitability In History
“There is no inevitability in history except as men make it.” – Supreme Court Justice Felix Frankfurter
Read moreEleanor Roosevelt Quote – Believe
“The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dream.” – Eleanor Roosevelt
Read moreA kind heart
Boston police found a scribbled checklist on suspected burglar Evan Dorsey that included such goals as “find crystal meth,” “sell drugs,” “rob a dealer,” and “do one altruistic thing for a stranger.”
Read moreSteven Wright Quote – When my foot falls asleep
I hate when my foot falls asleep during the day. That means it’s going to be up all night. ~ Steven Wright
Read moreCartoon – Anything to get out of dealing with the in-laws
Tracing 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 moreCartoon – Baby Jesus At Bath Time
U.S. Cities are at Risk for Coastal Flooding
There are five US cities that are at risk of flooding due to rising sea levels. They are Miami, Tampa, Boston, New York City, and New Orleans. Miami’s flooding risk comes not only from the high tides but from the porous limestone that is located under the state and has water seeping up under it. Back in 2017 Hurricane Irma […]
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