Something ominous

The following was published on Monday, April 9:

"Everybody has this uneasy feeling ... You're out enjoying this nice March weather, but you know it's not a good thing."

-- Jerry Meehl, climate scientist at the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Boulder, Colo., warning that the record temperatures in March may be a sign of global warming
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Is this really what we want, people?

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Okay; he has a point.....

Tragic, really

Oh, this is SO good:

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True, I'm afraid

And it grieves me deeply:

Interesting way of putting it....

My choice for quote of the day

Found on Facebook:

"A whole bunch of folks voted Republican because the Democrats would 'take away their guns.' Now the have their guns and no jobs."

-- Robert L Harris, member of The Christian Left
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Yes.

So VERY difficult to understand

Why?

I actually understand this. I really do. I can easily imagine being in this man's predicament. What I don't understand is how humanity, as a species, can allow its members to be brought to this point.

"I find no other solution than this dignified end before I start searching through the trash for food."


-- THE SUICIDE NOTE OF AN ELDERLY GREEK MAN who shot himself in the head in front of Greece's parliament over his financial troubles; demonstrators took to the streets of Athens, clashing with riot police
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A real eye opener

Here's a very illuminating short essay I saw on Facebook:

I am a 21 year-old student from Finland.


It makes me sad to hear how Americans are suffering.


Here, our taxes are high but we all benefit from them.


I grew up in the countryside and always had access to the same services that people in the city did.


My university is known around the world in my field and my education is not only free, but my government pays ME to go to university. Everyone has a right to this.


Everyone has a right to the best healthcare, there is no such thing as health insurance.


I am young now and able to take risks and pursue my passion because I will never have to worry about starving if I loose my job or my business fails.


I know that when I am old my state pension will be there for me so that I can enjoy my retirement.


We call this the Nordic Model, and under it we live well and our businesses are among the most competitive in the world. I am grateful to have been born a citizen of a country that cares for its people, and I hope that one day the USA will take example from us.


I am the 99%.

I think no comment is necessary.
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“Capital punishment is our way of demonstrating the sanctity of life.”

~ Republican Senator Orrin Hatch, declaring that executing people is pro-life


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Wow!

This is one of the Time Magazine quotes of the day:

"It is not so much our triumph as a triumph of the people who have decided that they have to be involved in the political process in this country."

-- Aung San Suu Kyi, democracy advocate in Burma, after her party's landslide victory in the country's historic by-elections

She is a powerhouse.
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Nah, it's too logical.....

Well, this sums things up....