Pictured here, it’s an indoor open flame, a fire outside of the fireplace if you will, the perfect present for a family with little kids. Some ads show five-year-olds preparing smores next to the Christmas tree, captioned, “bringing the whole …
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Philosophers have posited that there are aspects to our lives and the universe around us that are unknowable, e.g., the immortality of the soul and the existence of God. That seems to apply to the meme here. Stuff like this …
Let me first point out that there is no such rule prohibiting ending a sentence with a preposition. Anyone who asks, “For what are you looking?” as opposed to “What are you looking for?” is a fool. Now, to the …
A reader sent me this and notes, “This is what happens when you let the 16 year old employees make the signs.” My reaction: This is a good place to avoid.
From a reader, with my comments below: So, I started this sentence with ‘so’! And I followed up by starting another with a conjunction. But do I care? There are many people who object to these practices, condemning them as …
I’m not a billionaire, let alone one with the net worth of Jeff Bezos or Elon Musk, so maybe I’m the wrong guy to ask, but I would say that the answer to the question that this young man raises …
I recommend “A Word a Day” for those wishing to expand their vocabularies. But in fact there are other features on this site to look forward to, including “A Thought for Today,” quotes from notable people in history born on …
It’s a question of who you are and how you define winning. Suppose a) you’re filthy rich, b) Trump’s economic policies, e.g., tariffs, don’t send us into a tailspin, c) you couldn’t care less about the wellbeing of the common …
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It’s good to see this concept gaining ground. We have the resources to deal with each of our civilization’s woes: starvation, destitution, ignorance, baking temperatures, and so on. All we need is the political will.
Good quote here, but I’m wondering if the death of empathy and the fall into barbarism aren’t the same thing. In any case, life here in the United States is most certainly marked by our gross indifference to the suffering …
