On this day in [not 1756], Alexander Hamilton was born. You remember him- the Broadway guy from the $10 bill.
How would your kids react if they listened to the music you listened to at their age?
“[It is an] erroneous view that murder is primarily an offense not against [all of us] but against individuals.” -C. S. Lewis, “God in the Dock”
This suggests to me that we should care even more when police officers murder egregiously.
I finally got the "no vampires allowed" board game Twilight Struggle back on the table! It's been a while.
Around here it seems like we hopped straight from autumn to spring, with a month of "hey, let's make sure the Christmas decorations still work."
Lots of folks are posting about the books they read in 2023, but I don't see anyone bragging about the 70 books they've read in 2024. I guess nobody has read "The Time Machine" this year and figured out how the gizmo works.
Merry Christmas and happy new year!
Dear supervillains,
Please don't blow up the moon. It would make a mess even your minions couldn't clean up. It's not worth it.
Sincerely,
Me
I wouldn't mind it if both Trump and Biden were one-term presidents.
There's a difference!
Reign: to rule, as in a monarch
Rein: to guide using straps, rope, or other horse tack, "to rein in"
"To reign in hell" : what Satan wants to do
"To rein in hell" : what God wants to do
the best of all possible universes
We all have total confidence that the House can manage an impeachment inquiry and an on-time budget process, right?
"Return of the Jedi" turned 40 this year. It is now old enough to buy a convertible and take up a hobby of researching military history.
Pitch a Hallmark version of a movie or film genre.
Saving Private Ryan's Christmas: A crack team of Army Rangers search 1944 France to deliver a home-style Christmas to Private Ryan.
"She looked me over
And I guess she thought I was all right
All right in a sort of a limited way
For an off-night"
-Paul Simon, "I Know What I Know"
How incredible will Heaven's Bach/Handel/Haydn original collaborative Christmas album be?
Fictional vehicle models you don't want to ride in:
Mazda Miasma
Infiniti Stone
Ford Exploder
Honda Oddity
What is something you ought to be doing in your life that you're not? What do you need to change in order to build a better habit?
Time for my annual reminder that, when you're being thankful, it requires someone that you feel gratitude to. Someone has provided what you are thankful for, whether another person or God. Happy Thanksgiving!
There is a lot of overlap between "you deserve" and "you earn." Generally, we reap what we sow.
Joined Nov 2022
