You guys beat me to it, here’s your article of how we are destroying the ocean!

Have you been wondering why fish is so expensive? Why fish like Tilapia are being raised in unregulated Chinese hatcheries? Why it is illegal to fish for Salmon in certain rivers? Like the title depicts, we are being over-fished. American [...]

They all tell me I’m Crazy
Because I speak My Mind
I don’t see why they can’t Understand
That someone’s gotta say it!
                      They say I don’t know
What I say all the time
But the truth is that I
Will not deny the truth.
Someone’s gotta say it!
                          They call me a fool
As they all remain silent
I guess they don’t know
That [...]

I am a ThunderHead. BIG TIME!!!!!! A “ThunderHead” is a person- such as myself- who is an ultimate fan of the band CELTIC THUNDER! Celtic Thunder is amazing. They write their own songs and remix classics. They are the FIVE MOST AMAZING SINGERS EVER!!!!!!!!!!!! (I think they MIGHT even top Frank Sinatra, they definatly are [...]

When you think of the word “future” what do you think of? Do you think of careers and jobs you may have later in life? Your children’s wedding days? Goals you have set for yourself? That’s all well and good….for the NEARBY future. What about for the long term future? Do you see wars or [...]

Just  breathe …. through your nose.  ( and say inhale…exhale ) 
More advice to come later ( right now all my energy is used up on breathing)
Jala

I would rather die than do something which I know to be as sin or to be against God’s Will.
*Love, Sarah*

Do you like reading a book that will warm the insides of your heart, teach you about human nature, show you the honest truth about growing up, and what life was like in the early 1900s?
Then A Tree Grows in Brooklyn is a classic that will make you shiver with delight as you touch its [...]

This one says it ALL….no commentary needed…so….im gonna shut up now….
I am not afraid. I was born to do this.
*Love, Sarah*

I hope the world and it’s people take time to notice change to relieaze what it does. Sometimes all you need is a little change… maybe we should all rearange the furnture.

So I tallied up page views and it turns out I lost count at 123 with Sarah’s pages. So the winner of our staff page count contest is….
SARAH!
Congrats, Sarah!
I would also like to recognize Jane as best new author this month. You two rock, and you’ll both be receiving a small prize along with a [...]

It’s Independence Day. It’s the Day that 55 men signed a Declaration in Independence Hall that would, in time, change the World. 
Some words break; some words mend. Some words hurt; some words heal. Some words help while some words hinder. Some confuse while other clear. Any way you slice it, though, words have power. These [...]

We have all heard the old saying :
Actions speak Louder than words
Of course we have all also wondered….”Is it true?”
I say to you now, “IT IS TRUE!” In that age-old battle words have, and ever will be, defeated by actions.
Think about it. Imagine yourself  in the following scenario.
It’s the first day of school and [...]

What do you think of when you hear or read the word, “Muslim” or “Islam”?
Do you think of the Qur’ an?
or…
-> the particular beliefs of Muslims?
-> the Middle Eastern region of the Earth?
-> How about this guy?

Let’s be honest with ourselves, most of us think of the word, “terrorist” when we hear the word, we [...]

On May 19th 2010, a Catholic nun, Sister Margaret McBride, was excommunicated for allowing abortion, sounds like it makes sense right? Well let’s be more specific, the mother, age 27 was 11 weeks pregnant with her fifth child and had “right heart failure” according to the Catholic hospital she was being treated at.

(Courtesy of J.D. [...]

First of all I would like to know why there is sooooo many social networking sites out there….
I can see why there would be one but why have 20s, 30s or even 100s out there?!
They all do the same exact thing?!
In the future our whole life will be nothing but one big social networking site.
We [...]

Abortion is just WRONG!!!!! I’m sorry, but it’s true. There have been many recent additions to my family and those families of my friends. After seeing these beautiful children, I began to truly think.
What would cause anyone to deny life to a precious human being? Who would deny them the chance to learn? The chance [...]

If there is one thing that bugs me more than corny spy shows (*Cough* BURN NOTICE *Cough*!), its hypocrites. Hypocrites are people who will say one thing and then turn around and do the opposite. An example of a hypocrite would be someone who says they care about the environment, then turns around and litters [...]

We now have a cafepress account! Check it out! More designs to come!
http://shops.cafepress.com/TheNearbyFuture
-The entire Staff

NO! No no no no no no no. (No * infinity). Hate to break it to you (The rest of the staff), but you are totally, 100%, absolutely and completely……WRONG! I am no superhero.
You see, I am not the hero doing the “derrin’- do”s. I am simply the sidekick to those heros (The TNF Staff), [...]

Many people don’t know what they want to do in life. John Kiriakou never guessed he’d end up a spy after college.
He was a man with a love of politics and world history. He would sneak into Consulate Dinner Parties with his friends to meet and take photos with the senators he’d read about. His [...]

~This post dedicated to Kelsie~
Toasters have advanced throughout the years. From little metal boxes with grates on one side so you could watch them cook…
To completely inclosed, dual- slotted things…
And now they even have FOUR slots for those with bigger families who need more toast quicker….
So I ask you: WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO TOASTERS IN [...]

Oh my dear lord, Sarah has saved the day.
OUR OFFICE:
As all of you wonderful people know, us writers at The Nearby Future don’t work nine to five at our office. We all meander in to work, make some coffee, and commence on our daily pillow fight. Sometimes we have to result to our tactical squad: [...]

Hey, so remember how yesterday I was saying I never shut up? (And it’s true, ask any of the staff members) Well….I, SARAH, have pretty much ran out of things to talk/post about. I don’t like this feeling. It scares me. It makes me feel as if I am in a dark, musty cavern, isolated [...]

Wow….I have been the ONLY staff member to post for the last WEEK!!! Hahaha! My plot for total domination of thenearbyfuture.com has OFFICALLY begun!!  *Insert Evil Laughter Here* ….Seriously, though. It’s kinda sad. I am the newest author and I post the most. ….Jala, you offically have competition……Maybe I just post so much because I [...]

Soldiers, it seems to me, get a REALLY bad and EXTREMELY unfair reputation. Ralph Waldo Emerson once said:
A hero is no braver than an ordinary man, he is only brave five minutes longer.
Think about it. Question: How many of us could actually do the job once that they do every day and have the mental and physical [...]

I have recently been obessed with the song Supergirl {ATTENTION GUYS: do not turn away from this post, because the rest of it applies to you as well} by Krystal Harris. One section of the chorus has really rung true to me. It goes:
I’m supergirl
And I’m here to
Save the world
And I wanna know
Who’s gonna save me
Sometimes we [...]

One word summary? Palindromes. Which, in fact, is not a palindrome. Huh. Anyhoo, palindromes are series of words, numbers or patterns that read the same both forward and backward. Some  examples include:
racecar
hannah     
343 and
1221
 

Those are some “short and simple” (if you will) palindromes. Then there are more complex, more lengthy palindromes.  The two longest palindromes [...]

Hey Everybody! I just wanted to share a few poems a friend of mine recently wrote. The First is called “Evermore”

I will live on, evermore
My memory shall never fade
My history will remain, evermore.
You shall live on, evermore
I’ll not let your mem’ry fade
You will- in my heart- remain, evermore
We forbid you to forget us, evermore
Do not [...]

well in the other Article “Unicorns!!!!!” there was supposed to be two pictures.
Here is other, more menacing, one. Sorry about that everybody!
*Love, Sarah*

The legendary horse with the enchanted horn. Are they miracle workers that should sparkle on a rainbow lighted stage? Or are they demons, to be feared and hated? While definately not the former, it is certainly the latter.

 Whether they be green, or purple or radiant white, Jala and I agree that the myth of unicorns [...]