All hail the Leaf Beast.

If you're not familiar: a lot of soldiers in WWI didn't want to wear their new-fangled combat helmets, because helmeted soldiers were more likely to sustain head injuries like severe concussion.

Today is Kansas Day. In this dark time, I find myself thinking about my state's motto: ad astra per aspera. In English it means, to the stars through difficulties. The world today is one filled with difficulties, but we must not lose sight of the stars. It so important, now more than ever, that we keep dreaming. That we keep believing in a better tomorrow. The path ahead is long and difficult, but at the end we will find the stars.

The Eyes of God, Prohodna Cave, Bulgaria.

The difference is shown below. Study it.

the library had a single page from a gutenberg bible (the bible had been damaged by fire and the remaining undamaged pieces cut apart and sold) and a CD sitting next to each other

we looked at the bible page, marveling at this 500+ year old page with its neatly set type, carefully kept under a sheet of glass to protect it

and then she held up the CD and pointed out that in 500 years, if a CD could even last that long, it was unlikely we'd possess the technology to read it

and we all got very quiet and look at the book page for a long time