Human nature to get kicks dissing those whom you don't like. Do you get together to compliment those you do? Or is it a one-way street with a dead end?
I found the Nobel Prize for Physiology and Medicine very interesting. Today the Nobel Prize for Literature will be given and I know nothing about the author. That's terrible that I... moreI found the Nobel Prize for Physiology and Medicine very interesting. Today the Nobel Prize for Literature will be given and I know nothing about the author. That's terrible that I don't, because I read all the time. Have to read more! How about you? Nobel Prize for literature goes to Kazuo Ishiguro.
Freedom of religion. Freedom of speech. Freedom to peacefully assemble. Right to own "arms". Right to Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness. Awesome right? Which right/freedom... moreFreedom of religion. Freedom of speech. Freedom to peacefully assemble. Right to own "arms". Right to Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness. Awesome right? Which right/freedom is more so or are they all equally essential?
We LOVE EXTRAVAGANZAS! Fireworks! Loud. We don't notice small-scale quiet desperation. We are jaded. It takes a he** of a lot to get us off track and we go right back to that track... moreWe LOVE EXTRAVAGANZAS! Fireworks! Loud. We don't notice small-scale quiet desperation. We are jaded. It takes a he** of a lot to get us off track and we go right back to that track as if nothing happened once we get bored. We are blase. Sophisticated. Debonair. Detached. Aloof. Pretty soon we won't even notice massacres. We should be used to them by now. Soon nothing will affect us no matter how big or loud or devastating. It will be a fait accompli when we have all given up being human. Some are there already. They beat us to it. less
Do you love dictionaries? Do you visit them a lot and think they're useful, friendly, supportive? I know they are inanimate repositories of words but it is words after all that are... moreDo you love dictionaries? Do you visit them a lot and think they're useful, friendly, supportive? I know they are inanimate repositories of words but it is words after all that are required for communication/conversation. Unless you speak sign language of course but even so aren't words being communicated by the position of the hands?
A. Yes, of course it was! After all, we're talking about ME here. Duh!B. Yes, it was a common practice back then. C. No; newspapers had not yet been invented. D. No, on my planet o... moreA. Yes, of course it was! After all, we're talking about ME here. Duh!B. Yes, it was a common practice back then. C. No; newspapers had not yet been invented. D. No, on my planet of origin, we're hatched, not born. E. No; I was born into the Witness Protection Program.F. I'm not sure. G. What's a "newspaper"? If it's some kind of app, I'm sure I have it somewhere here on my smart phone. (I'm a Millenial, old man.)~
