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“If everyone fought for their own convictions there would be no war.” ― Leo Tolstoy, War and Peace
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If you can't lie to yourself, who can you lie to?
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"Hey! We left this England place because it was bogus, and if we don't get some cool rules ourselves, pronto, we'll just be bogus too!" -- Thomas Jefferson
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It's the hardest thing we do and the most loving and rewarding thing we do.
You can't wait until life isn't hard anymore before you decide to be happy.
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Ms Daisy, thank you for sharing that.
There's a lot of things that need to change. One specifically? Police brutality.
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Ms Daisy and Vickaroo
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I always know when the end of Summer is approaching - I get my marathon road trips in before the bad weather comes. The Gummint will pay for travel time, but not per diem. So, no motels. Just 14 hour days and 280 mile round trips to visit two hilltops to complete only the work authorized. I pack plenty of food and water. On the road by 0530 and back home around 1930.
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I always know when the end of Summer is approaching - I get my marathon road trips in before the bad weather comes. The Gummint will pay for travel time, but not per diem. So, no motels. Just 14 hour days and 280 mile round trips to visit two hilltops to complete only the work authorized. I pack plenty of food and water. On the road by 0530 and back home around 1930.
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"Hey! We left this England place because it was bogus, and if we don't get some cool rules ourselves, pronto, we'll just be bogus too!" -- Thomas Jefferson
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https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/202 ... th-johnson
More than three centuries after a Massachusetts woman was convicted of witchcraft and sentenced to death, she’s finally on the verge of being exonerated – thanks to a curious eighth-grade civics class.
State senator Diana DiZoglio, a Democrat from Methuen, has introduced legislation to clear the name of Elizabeth Johnson Jr, who was condemned in 1693 at the height of the Salem witch trials but never executed.
“It is important that we work to correct history,” DiZoglio said. “We will never be able to change what happened to these victims, but at the very least, we can set the record straight.”
If lawmakers approve the measure, Johnson will be the last accused witch to be cleared, according to Witches of Massachusetts Bay, a group devoted to the history and lore of the 17th-century witch-hunts.
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I followed Nate Silver on Twitter for the stats talk.
I stayed because of a previously unsuspected addiction to watching a stats geek prove that he is out of touch with every single corner of society.
He is such a goober.
I stayed because of a previously unsuspected addiction to watching a stats geek prove that he is out of touch with every single corner of society.
He is such a goober.
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We had some rain out here. Don’t worry, I hear Mexico is going to pay to fix it.
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The Wall - Unhinged
representing the guy who ordered it.
representing the guy who ordered it.
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Thank you.
You can't wait until life isn't hard anymore before you decide to be happy.
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Thank you for that. I was suicidal as a preteen. I found a way forward.
My mother in law chose suicide due to Alzheimer's. I appreciate her choice. I might chose that as well.
My son lost a dear friend to suicide. He provided the eulogy. It was beautiful and very painful.
We need to talk openly about this.
My mother in law chose suicide due to Alzheimer's. I appreciate her choice. I might chose that as well.
My son lost a dear friend to suicide. He provided the eulogy. It was beautiful and very painful.
We need to talk openly about this.
You can't wait until life isn't hard anymore before you decide to be happy.
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"Hey! We left this England place because it was bogus, and if we don't get some cool rules ourselves, pronto, we'll just be bogus too!" -- Thomas Jefferson
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Wow, what a nightmare. I’m thinking of them.
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"Mickey Mouse and I grew up together." - Ruthie Tompson, Disney animation checker and scene planner and one of the first women to become a member of the International Photographers Union in 1952.
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"Mickey Mouse and I grew up together." - Ruthie Tompson, Disney animation checker and scene planner and one of the first women to become a member of the International Photographers Union in 1952.
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Cool!
After some seriously quantum something something cogitation and stuff, I have decided to call everyone else "citizen". Uncapitalized, we're not excessively formal here.
This will probably be most effective in regards to the kittehs.
"Would you like some breakfast, citizen?"
"Meow."
I'm anticipating an uptick in morale. Kittehs like to be taken seriously.
After some seriously quantum something something cogitation and stuff, I have decided to call everyone else "citizen". Uncapitalized, we're not excessively formal here.
This will probably be most effective in regards to the kittehs.
"Would you like some breakfast, citizen?"
"Meow."
I'm anticipating an uptick in morale. Kittehs like to be taken seriously.
We went for a ride,
We got outside,
The sand was hot,
She wanted to dance ...
We got outside,
The sand was hot,
She wanted to dance ...
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When you check the dictionary for "self own."
And it's all like this.