“There are times, sir, when men of good conscience cannot blindly follow orders. The claim ‘I was only following orders’ has been used to justify too many tragedies in our history.”

Captain Jean-Luc Pic […]

“The reason I talk to myself is because I’m the only one whose answers I accept.”

George Carlin

Fiction by Algernon Blackwood

Chapter 1

A considerable number of hunting parties were out that year without finding so much as a fresh trail; for the moose were uncommonly shy, and the various Nimrods […]

“A nation of sheep will beget a government of wolves.”

Edward R. Murrow 

“One of the things that baffles me (and there are quite a few) is how there can be so much lingering stigma with regards to mental illness, specifically bipolar disorder. In my opinion, living with manic d […]

“All too often women believe it is a sign of commitment, an expression of love, to endure unkindness or cruelty, to forgive and forget. In actuality, when we love rightly we know that the healthy, loving r […]

“A well-developed sense of humor is the pole that adds balance to your steps as you walk the tightrope of life.”

William Arthur Ward

A Poem by Marion Strobel

O day—if I could cup my hands and drink of you,And make this shining wonder beA part of me!O day! O day!You lift and sway your colors on the skyTill I am crushed with beauty. Why i […]

“History will be kind to me for I intend to write it.”

Winston S. Churchill

“The test of the machine is the satisfaction it gives you. There isn’t any other test. If the machine produces tranquility, it’s right. If it disturbs you, it’s wrong until either the machine or your mind is c […]

“People use drugs, legal and illegal, because their lives are intolerably painful or dull. They hate their work and find no rest in their leisure. They are estranged from their families and their neighbors. It s […]

“We are just an advanced breed of monkeys on a minor planet of a very average star. But we can understand the Universe. That makes us something very special.”

Stephen Hawking