"I think the purpose of life is to be useful, to be responsible, to be honorable, to be compassionate. It is, after all, to matter: to count, to stand for something, to have made some difference that you lived at all." ~~Leo Rosten
The four passengers in the jeep must feel a whisker away from death as a lion jumps up on to their bonnet for lunch. But that's all part of the attraction. The jeep is a new zoo exhibit which allows visitors to get incredibly close to the lions.
I just finished washing the breakfast dishes and I'm sitting down with my pruned fingers to write this article. As I was doing the dishes and looking out the window at the leaves falling I began to wonder if I'm the only man on the Vine who helps with the house work.
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Black bears are often considered among the most dangerous animals in North America, depicted down the years as ferocious predators threatening to man. But, says one man, that perception could not be further from the truth.
Science emphasizes quantities. Art emphasizes qualities. Their mix, although paradoxical, moves us closer to completeness.
Hi boys and girls, and greetings from Glen Rose, Texas, home of the dinosaurs...and a really screwed-up bunch of people. I may have more on the really screwed-up people thing, later, but first...a word from our sponsor...
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For Brian Tapp, not even having a horror day could overcome his bowerbird instincts.
Women now make up almost half of the U.S. labor force, up from 38% in 1970. This nearly 40-year trend has been fueled by a broad public consensus about the changing role of women in society.
In life, we are all faced with challenges, from time to time, things tend to overwhelm us and make us wonder what our purpose is on Earth, we aren't sure if we can get through another day, but somehow we find the strength to move forward into our tomorrow.
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Have you ever had a period in your life that you have just had enough of one particular thing? Whether it's something you love, or something you hate; you reach the threshold where its just not good for you anymore.
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