Muhammad Ali Quote – Champions
“Champions aren’t made in the gyms. Champions are made from something they have deep inside them — a desire, a dream, a vision.” – Muhammad Ali
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Poem – Crossing the Red Line (triptychon III) By Frank Joussen
Crossing the Red Line (triptychon III) 1. On the Map On the map: The red line of the lignite opencast mine, an absurdly long compound noun for an absurd, behind the times mega project. What can be found, here and now, this side and that side of the red line? I experience it by bike. 2. That […]
Read morePoem – EVERGREEN TERRACE (By Joseph Cavera)
EVERGREEN TERRACE (By Joseph Cavera) What is this, this dance of life While we slide and step around pain of strife The music slowly plays To dj for all of us the measure of our days I love the way these chords echo throughout me I haven’t sensed a sight of such a nature since then, It can […]
Read moreHealth catastrophe
The Democratic Republic of the Congo is the worst place in the world to give birth, according to Save the Children. One in 30 Congolese women dies from complications of childbirth, and tens of thousands of them have been impregnated through rape by militants or soldiers. Save the Children ranked countries based on the rates of maternal death and infant […]
Read morePoem – A Good Customer (By Donal Mahoney)
A Good Customer I saw Al once a month for 30 years, maybe more, doing business together. He retired to hunt bear in Alaska, hook Tarpon in Florida, golf in Scotland. He had it all planned. Nothing would stop him. Months later I learned doctors said he had cancer of the blood. The outlook was bleak. I called Al and he said six months, […]
Read moreLexington Quote – Ideology
“Ideology is just a pejorative word for principles in which you happen not to believe.” – The columnist ‘Lexington’
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Herman Hesse Quote – If You Hate A Person
“If you hate a person, you hate something in him that is part of yourself. What isn’t part of ourselves doesn’t disturb us.” – Herman Hesse
Read moreBURGLARS IN AUSTRALIA USE CROCODILES
A group of four burglars stole some computers and office supplies from the Taminmin College in Humpty Doo, Australia. They used some crocodiles in their entry to the office by throwing them through the window to gain access. They must have known that they would be recorded during this caper because they were shirtless and had masks on their heads. […]
Read morePaul Valéry Quote – Love Is Being Stupid Together
“Love is being stupid together.” – Paul Valéry
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