A Poor Substitute for Publius - I’m a fan of small government, civil liberties, and people who don’t take themselves too seriously. Just shouting into the wind.
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Three easy steps to better Twitter use:
1) Be skeptical of everything you read, especially things you want to be true.
2) Never join the Twitter mob, no matter how tempting.
3) Be gracious, especially to those who apologize or are persuaded to see your point.
The only logical way to organize your library is by spine color, then alphabetical by publisher.
How to organize your library is actually a fascinating question for me.
My own preference is:
1. Separated by genre (History, Theology, Philosophy, Fiction, etc)
2. Within genre, historical, oldest to newest.
3. A lot of books try me—is the Timaeus φ or θ?
4. Where to slot commentaries on any of the above?
I can't quite put my finger on it, but there is something fishy about this student's answer:
"but I couldn't verify the exact names of the two strategies your professor wants for this question. I don't want to give you a confident sounding answer that might not match what was taught. If you send the section of the election lecture where the professor explains the two strategies, I can write this answer in the same natural style and use the correct terms."
We took Sublet’s pacifiers away for good a few days ago and the withdrawals have not been fun for anyone.
I stopped at a Buccee's and only bought a cup of coffee. I'm probably going to find a hole gnawed through my tires in the morning.
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I asked 50 Japanese people, ages 9 to 91, one question.
"What do you admire most about Americans?"
Here are the top answers.
10. "They clap when the plane lands." (Office worker, 34)
9. "They say 'I love you' every time they hang up the phone. Even men. Even to other men." (Taxi driver, 61)
8. "A stranger told me she liked my shoes. Then she just walked away. She didn't want anything." (High school girl, 16)
7. "They thank the bus driver when they get off." (Bus driver, 55. He got emotional saying this.)
6. "They tell you their whole life story in the grocery line. I know about one man's divorce, his boat, and his knee surgery. We knew each other for four minutes." (My mother, 64)
5. "They stand for the anthem at a children's baseball game." (Little League coach, 47)
4. "When they lose, they shake hands and say 'good game.' And they mean it." (Sota, 12)
3. "They fly the flag on a regular Tuesday. No holiday. Just because." (Nurse, 28)
2. "They help a stranger push a car out of the snow, then leave without saying their name." (My cousin's husband, 52, who got stuck in Colorado once)
And the number one answer came from the oldest person I asked. My grandfather. He's 91.
He thought about it for a long time.
Then he said:
"They still believe tomorrow will be better than today."
I asked him what he meant.
"In 1946, we had nothing," he said. "The American soldiers I met were young and far from home. But they acted like the future was coming, and it was going to be good. After a while, we started to believe them."
I asked him if he thought Americans still believe that.
He nodded slowly.
"Tell them," he said, "not to stop."
This morning I introduced the kids to The Monster Mash and The Purple People Eater, the traditional Halloween songs of my people.
It’s @ItsToad_ , isn’t it.
All the events you watch the Olympics for are going to die.
'Star Wars' producer Kathleen Kennedy tapped to bring Hollywood magic to LA Olympics trib.al/MmAucsI
They've been Euro-friend-zoned.
🚨 BREAKING: EU countries have dropped the idea of offering Canada "associate member" status in the 27-member bloc, opting instead for softer language promising "ever closer association," according to a draft statement, seen by POLITICO.
Full story: vist.ly/5qd4s
“Maybe evil isn’t really that bad,” they wrote, feeling smart.
[NEWS] “Marnûkh is a character meant to challenge long-held perceptions of Orcs. He’s such a departure from past depictions that within the production, Marnûkh has picked up the catchy nickname, “the Orc with an arc.”
#TheRingsOfPower
It's funny how easy it is to tell the difference between your kid's "I'm scared" as an excuse to come out of the bedroom after bedtime and "I'm scared" as an honest statement.
