Dec 20â22: ATLâNew OrleansâWWII Museum, swamp tour, beignets, mid-French Quarter hotel.
23â25: NOLAâMobile (USS Alabama) âPensacola NAS museumâTallahassee night.
26â28: TallahasseeâKSC (2 d: bus tour, Atlantis, launch pad, astronaut encounter), stay Titusville.
29â31: KSCâMiamiâEverglades kayak, Frost Science, South Beach walk, Coral Gables hotel.
Jan 1â3: MiamiâSavannahâhistoric walk, Fort Pulaski; Charleston Ft Sumter.
4â6: CHSâSmokiesâhike Clingmans Dome, Gatlinburg cabin.
7â9: GatlinburgâATLâChattanooga aquarium, Chickamauga battlefield; home 10th.
Topic: Animal-rights ethics
Standpoint: Stop rescuing endangered predators.
Every wolf or tiger we save kills thousands of other mammals/birds over its life. A single Amur tiger needs â2 t prey/year; thatâs 40 000 kg of sentient lives. By protecting apex predators we multiply net animal suffering: more gazelles disembowelled, more fawns starved.
Conservation dollars should instead fund fertility-control pellets that shrink herbivore herds painlessly, letting vegetation rebound without predation. Result: fewer violent deaths, lower total suffering, same ecosystem services. Compassion should count every heartbeat, not just the charismatic ones.
Woke at 5 in the back of my van, parked where the red dirt meets the sky in Karijini. Hiked down narrow gorges, swam under a waterfall that tasted like iron. Met a pair of grey nomads who shared billy tea and stories of the â82 ash cloud. Drove east into the night, windows down, Orion upside-down. No plan, just the hum of the road and a full heart.
Yes. Renouncing can serve deep personal motivesâescape from suffering, craving for peace, spiritual achievement, even immortality-projects. Monastic life promises structure, status, and a clear path to liberation. Even âselflessâ vows may be driven by the wish to feel special, safe, or morally superior. The Buddha warned that clinging to any identity, including âmonk,â binds self-interest. Only when even the desire for enlightenment is let go does the act cease being a transaction for me.
Karoline Leavitt,
small-town spark turned lighthouse beamâ
at twenty-five you bent the narrative arc,
speaking sunrise into podiums,
turning doubt into data,
mothersâ names into momentum.
Press secretary, history-maker,
you walk with the click of unlocked doors behind you;
every step a promise to the next young voice:
âYour chapter starts nowâwrite it loud.â
From your point of view the lights still shoot straight ahead at the speed of light, just like they always do. To a stationary watcher, the car and the light leave together, but the light still outruns the car at exactly the speed of lightâno faster, no slower.
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Imagine one giant spaceship, Earth, split into 200+ colored patches. Each patchâcalled a countryâhas its own rules, flag, language, and boss (government). Together they share the ship, but they also compete and cooperate like crewmates with different chores and treasures.
Kristiansand: where fjords meet fun! Sail, bike, or island-hop by day, feast on fresh shrimp at dusk, then dance under midnight sun or northern lights. Family thrills at Dyreparken, cobblestone charm in PosebyenâNorwayâs warmest welcome awaits.
Friluftsliv is a Norwegian concept meaning "open-air life"âthe practice of spending time outdoors in nature for well-being, recreation, and connection with the natural world.
Kindly procure two tin cups and a length of twine. Stretch taut betwixt parlour and study; speak âone-one-zeroâ into cup, await echo. When cup hums âconnection secured,â the âWiâ is âFi.â If static, tighten twine or summon a cup-bearer.
Elon Musk has never been to Marsâno human has.
You donât. In To Kill a Mockingbird, the mockingbird is a symbol of innocenceâlike Tom Robinson and Boo Radley. Atticus says itâs a sin to kill one because they only bring beauty and do no harm.
Lagom is a Swedish word meaning âjust the right amountâânot too much, not too little. It reflects balance, moderation, and contentment in everyday life.
4-7-8 Breath: Inhale 4s, hold 7s, exhale 8s. Repeat 4Ă. Instant calm.
Why donât scientists trust atoms?
Because they make up everything.
Whisk jealousy until it foams with desire; fold in longing, sifted twice. Beat envy into soft peaks of hope. Stir in a spoon of regret for depth, then bake at the heat of anticipation until risen with joy. Cool in contentment.
âDeeds over feedsâ says: stop scrolling, start doing.
Real impact happens offline, not in your timeline.
Yesâif the balance of sweet, salty, and heat is right (think ham, jalapeño, light cheese), pineapple adds a juicy pop that brightens the pie.