One of our building’s inspectors said, “Thank you, young man” when I held the door this morning.
I haven’t been called “young man” in a couple decades (since I started teaching in 2003, IIRC).
At 48, I’ll take it.
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It’s mandatory when you hit 30.
I don’t make the rules.
The 4th Colombo is and will always be the only Colombo.
Dunno.
I just know that for my paternal ancestors it was “poor people’s” food because it was cheap &, once they cane to the U.S., they lived in Slavic Village where pretty much everyone made it.
My grandfather absolutely hated it. His dad (who came here as a kid) loved czernina.
The look of disappointment of Prince’s face when Dot said “No” …
Clearly that’s the work of revisionist, leftist “historians,” not real history (/sarcasm)
As an American: Jello molds (any of them).
From my Polish half: Czernina.
Officially started drafting entries for the Book of Many Books, vol. 2 today.
Looking at 40 entries (v. Vol. 1’s 28).
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Same.
36 coming into work, 76 going home.
Absolute bullshit, even for this state where we joke “If you don’t like the weather, wait 5 minutes & it’ll change.”
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This Is Just To Say
I have turned off
the AI features
that were in
the update
and which
you were probably
hoping
to monetize
Fuck you
they were stupid
so unnecessary
and so annoying
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Shiobe believes the enemy searches for something in the dragon's lair, but what does it conceal that they will brave dragon anger to obtain?
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On the Blog, new entries about the Achaean League and their Myrmidons, for the far future Cosmomachy setting.
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Pennsylvania's auditor general, a Republican, audited 210,000+ new voter registrations under Gov. Shapiro's new motor voter system to see if noncitizens were registering to vote.
They found one. One.
And that was because a PennDOT staffer erred. It was fixed before the driver left the office.
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That “j” is pronounced. It just makes an “h” sound.
Unless you pronounce the word as “unta”?
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“Bite my shiny metal ass!”
Wait, that’s my most used Futurama quote …
What’s your favourite bible verse?
(Wrong answers only)
“Never go in against a Sicilian when death is on the line!”
“It looks like your subscription to Targeting 365 has expired.”
Sorry, three.
Orthanc, Gondor, & Mordor (Minas Morgul).
The robot ran into a wall and collapsed 100 feet from the finish line. It needed human assistance to cross.
Does not count.
(Besides all the other reasons this doesn’t really matter as a comparison.)
Reading, comprehending, & analyzing are three rather different skills. In the latter two, readers unconsciously bring their biases, background, prior knowledge, etc. with them. Some who are trained to analyze also train to be aware of their biases & what they bring to the text as well.
To extend the parallels: The Palantirs were magical devices of Numenor, used by the Numenoreans who came to Middle-Earth & ruled over other Men to communicate with each other. Until Sauron corrupted the two remaining ones. Until the heir of Isildur reclaimed them.
Splitters!
This message brought to you by the Popular People’s Front, who also remind you to ask yourself, “What have the Romans ever done for us?”
Pretty good—1st self-pub ebook went live Friday, good class this morning, made some progress on ebook 2, started reading a book on Islamic history.
How’re things with you?