This week Andrew Brietbart passed away. Voices on the political left have expressed happiness, or even gloating elation. They understand the contempt in which Brietbart held liberals, and the damage he could do to their causes. His reply eighteen months ago to slanders from the NAACP is outstanding in my mind. That was the summer [...]
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A few weeks ago I asked my wife, “How can I know if you’ll want toast with your breakfast? I never know whether to make it or not.” She replied, “When I wake up, I know whether I want toast. In fact, there’s usually a reason — but that would be a lot to explain. [...]
Most mornings I drive my son to school. Leaving the school, I come to an intersection where buses are also heading elsewhere. Often one or two big yellow buses are waiting at the stop sign. I can drive past them; instead I usually stop my car, blocking my line of traffic, and wave at them [...]
We’re left to imagine that the “rival” is a kind, gifted and generous person. As for the person is speaking through the poem, imagination isn’t required. This is a remarkable spoof of the self.
They say an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. Why then does the cure always gets more attention?
I hope you were able to find the right tag — because if you want to “Link” with them on the popular networking site LinkedIn, those are the choices.
“Our speaker has told a joke. Unfortunately, it’s an English-language joke and it won’t translate into Korean. So please laugh now.”
President Obama relates during a speech that “A lot of people have asked, why is it you seem so calm?” The answer he provides is, remarkably, over 300 words in a single sentence.
The knife is attached to the table with a length of chain, so you can use it while sitting at your spot. It’s one knife per table.
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