there are too many men like that. yet their grip on power was mostly dependent on others.

the worst thing about Stalin is that he poisoned the thinking of so many people in the Soviet Union. He was actually a coward in physical confrontation. The reason why Russia won the war was two fold;

it is a nice idea the matrix, more to it than people realise

I believe it is compulsory reading in Russian Schools?

the scenery is simply stunning. If I went more slowly I would see so much more, I only saw the small waterfall on my 4th run!

this is true, I bought a treadmill to use in the evenings; I have used it only twice!! Hope to change that this week.

the arrogance of "modern" times; people have always thought that they are smarter than their ancestors. :)

I remember from my geography classes when I first learned about the different types of clouds.

I could not help but chuckle, thanks

certainly our works cannot save us but they can change us. The Gospel demands change. Just because our works are filthy rags compared to the incomparable works of Christ does not mean we must not strive

we earthlings are like little toddlers who have learnt to look through a set of binoculars. So much amazing stuff out there. thanks for sharing. I wonder what causes the eruptions? gravity? hot centre?

:)

incredible detail

looks quite interesting. thanks for sharing; I will never travel "overseas", so steemit is one way to "see the world"

great article, same thinking as the Nazi regime and many previous societies. the driving force is "self interests" at all costs. Moral costs are glibly ignored.

the beauty is stunning

an orgy of self congratulations and self admiration. So much about so little.

I saw this on local news and had a good laugh.

If I were to strike a match while on the surface, could there be an unfavourable event?

that's funny, one hell of a big mold though