Funny Name: What’s in a Name from American Splendor
Harvey Pekar was an American comic book writer and music critic. While he was not officially labeled a comedian, you may remember his witty appearances on the David Letterman Show years ago. He …
Quote for Today: Milan Kundera
We don’t know when our name came into being or how some distant ancestor acquired it. We don’t understand our name at all, we don’t know its history and yet …
The Familiar Name of Earth
The planets of our solar system have grand names drawn from Greek and Roman mythology. Even their moons have appellations from Shakespeare or other literary or mythological sources, yet the …
Quote for Today: Stephen Schwartz
You think you own whatever land you land on The Earth is just a dead thing you can claim But I know every rock and tree and creature Has a …
Quote for Today: J.R.R. Tolkien
“My name is growing all the time, and I’ve lived a very long, long time; so my name is like a story. Real names tell you the story of the …
Quote for the Day: Arthur C. Clarke
How inappropriate to call this planet Earth when it is quite clearly Ocean. Arthur C. Clarke