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A few years back, when I was broke and suicidal, I decided to get a job on a whale boat to hasten my demise.
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Systems librarian. Learning the violin.
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A few years back, when I was broke and suicidal, I decided to get a job on a whale boat to hasten my demise.
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John Boggs
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My wife's (white) family emigrated from South Africa when she was about 5, in1975 or so. Apparently the government didn't like what her father was saying against apartheid and it was safer to go elsewhere.
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John Boggs
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I, for one, only follow you here.
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Am 60, and can confirm the same for myself. Continually working to improve, and not slipping towards conservatism in the least.
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Sometimes it feels like anyone who's enough of a sucker to actually stop at a 4-way stop loses their right of way.
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This is much better than what I usually see on push-button door openers, which is for some reason "Activate Switch to Operate."
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And his "explanation" that it's good because tigers do it is -- not convincing. I mean, don't tigers sometimes kill their young? The whole perspective of this family is fucked up.
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I know this isn't your main point with this post, but I never saw any shame in running from my bullies in school. And I could always run faster than them, too.
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There's a kid's grave in my local cemetery that says, "Take a nap, Morrie." Gets me every time.
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David Eddings wrote a book about this: High Hunt.
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There's a dedicated bus lane in East Oakland that people use as a speedway. Several people have been killed and one building collapsed because an out-of-control car hit a support pillar in the front.
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I'm getting sick of drivers in Oakland & Berkeley running the stop sign at speed while I'm actually in the crosswalk.
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Kindest, most gentle man I know. He welcomed me with open arms as a friend when a friend in common died.
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What an asshole.
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Peter's been telling me about this book for ages -- he seems really excited about it and told me he's worried because he "can't find anything wrong with it." Of course he wrote it. Is this the dude who tried to steal his publishing rights making the claim?
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I once plotted out a novel tentatively titled "Nor Gods Nor Men His Neighbors." Didn't go anywhere, but I still think it's a great title.
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I would argue that criminalizing homelessness or allowing a hellscape of people sleeping outdoors are not the only two options available, in spite of what Grants Pass is arguing.
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I've not yet found it. My hankie is as stiff as a teenage boy's sock.
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The Earth says hello.
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Thanks a lot. Now I need to go check my oven.
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Well, now I'll have to go find the story. I did not realize they altered it for the show.
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Maybe that seal was just doing a spit take. "Holy shit, an eagle!"
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Ugh. Yes.
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Thank you! I've always felt dehumanized being referred to as a "resource." Even if they do put that word "human" in there.
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A few years back, my high school bully died in a terrible car crash. I, also, was made thoughtful. I did not grieve him, but it brought up confusing feelings and reflection. So, within the limits of not knowing the specifics of your brother or your thoughtfulness, let me say I understand.
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Not to be that guy, but: is "phenomena" really accepted as a singular now? I'm seeing it in publications that I otherwise respect.
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I think I just call myself Boggs. May be telling, though, that I'm not 100% sure of my answer, and it's stuff that's going on inside my own head!
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One of Harry Harrison's comic sci fi series has slimy aliens who think humans are gross. Someone points out to them, though, that we *do* have a wet slimy thing in our mouths, so we're not too bad.
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When we were looking at EVs a couple of years ago, all I wanted was an electric Accord or Camry -- bigger than a Volt or Leaf but not humungo. Except for the Polestar they just didn't exist. (And the Polestar literally went up $4,000 in the week after we test drove it, so that was a no-go.)
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The problem with finishing a book is that I never know what to start next.
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Singing. Not too loud, because I'm shy, but singing. Sometimes with modified lyrics about how cute Norman is.
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Was sorry to run across this obit today. I've enjoyed Hill's novels and was hoping more might be forthcoming.
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My time at Marlboro College (about 185 students when I was there -- very small fishbowl) taught me a good lesson that carries over to email / social media: If you don't want *everybody* to know something, don't tell *anybody.*
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I've finally gotten to the place where if I have more than 3 rubber bands in my kitchen rubber band & stuff drawer I will cut the ones on my egg carton and throw them in the trash. Same with twist-ties, but I don't need to cut them, of course.
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I'm from Upstate New York, and a friend of mine from New York City maintains that Upstate is actually Midwestern. He's not too far wrong.
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Wait, how do I make a link work here?
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I finally got around to reading this article about the merging of Spanish & English in Miami. When I studied Latin we would speak English in Latin word order so we could get the feel of the language, and it was great fun.
Opinion | Two Languages Walk Into a Bar - The New York Times (nytimes.com)
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That seems cumbersome to me.
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I first encountered that when I lived in Iowa & Minnesota some decades back, and assumed it was a Midwest construction. I have heard it more here in California lately, though.
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Especially if there are two lanes going your direction. The people in the other lane aren't going to stop for bikes / pedestrians just because you do. In fact they'll speed up to get around you wondering why you've stopped.
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Nice! Took me 3.
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When you write of Sarpedon in your introduction to The Iliad, and how his public spiritedness cannot overwhelm his need for personal honor, it made me think of basketball stars like LeBron James and how they dominate the court, rarely sharing the glory with their teammates.
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