Media Style Guide Note: It’s called “hostage taking” when North Korea does it, and “detention” when we do it.
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I created a Facebook account in 2012 but didn’t really post much until 2014. In 2018 I deleted my account (for secret reasons). It was a relief to let it go, but also a little sad. I quickly lost tabs of friends and extended family. Of course we still talk now and again, but I am much less aware of what’s going on in their day to day lives. Nevertheless I’m glad I left.
In an act of unbridled vanity, I have archived all the old posts here.
My Posts
I love you Ken. Thank you for so many things. Your depth of heart and your unwavering courage will always be an example to me. Until we meet again…
Confession: I love prom picture season on Facebook.
I saw power rangers so you don’t have to. A+ ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Moved me deeply.
This is what I would define as a mature work: we are made mature by it. Philip K Dick
Opinion: If you wouldn’t cut in on a personal conversation to tell me something then it isn’t important enough for a push notification.
We should start a support group for adult children of human parents.
When the story of this election is finally written I think overconfidence by the democrats will be a big part of it, from rolling over on the Merrick Garland nomination, to Obama silencing the FBI on Russian State interference. You can see how they got there in every case, but all of it was built on the faulty assumption that Clinton would win, and so there was no need to take political risks.
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The subtle difference between the “bloop” of a new message notification, and the “bloop” of someone else’s new message notification on the conference call.
This passage cracked me up when I read it yesterday and then cracked me up again today.
This stereotype of Asians being tiny is a long-held misconception. For centuries, Westerners have been asking themselves why some Asians are the size they are. According to recovered Ming dynasty diaries, the first question white women asked after stepping foot in China in the 14th century was, “Oh my God, how do they eat so much rice but stay so small?
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HELP WANTED: A facebook post copy editor. Flexible hours.
The most difficult decision I make each day is which people to put in To: and which to put in CC:
I’m currently unloading the dishwasher from the top down like some kind of anarchist.
I used to think that standard interview question, “What is your greatest weakness” was a pointless question but now I realize it’s an important defense against ever accidentally hiring someone like Donald Trump.
All my non-US-resident software developer friends please take note:
Canadian artist refused entry at the border to attend a conference because she had unfinished commission comic artwork with her, which she may have wanted to work on in her downtime. Apparently this is now considered “working” illegally in the United States.
Me: Are you hungry? Do you want dinner before rehearsal?
Sophia: I’m binge watching Star Wars so…
Huh. I guess I was wrong about him.
Naked I was born and naked I am now. I have not lost or gained a thing. Sancho Panza
I can’t wait til Fox fires Trump for being a serial abuser. Wait.
Star Wars question: If a robot can pilot a ship then why can’t the ship pilot itself?
Sophia: I’m ready to go. Who’s taking me?
Me: I’m taking you!
Mamie: I can take her!
Me: It’s ok. I like my morning Sophie time. But we can all go together!
Sophia: So what I’m hearing is I’m riding in the back seat?
If you cannot draw on the knowledge of three thousand years you remain in the dark, living from day to day. Goethe
When we were little my brother, George Coffey and I shared a room. Sometimes while we were going to sleep at night he would say “You hear that plane? That could be about to drop a nuclear bomb. It could happen at any time and It would kill us all. In case it happens tonight, I want you to know I love you.”
Good night, bro. Love you too.
Am I the only one who does his taxes in March?
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“And maybe this appeals to someone not in heels.”
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Remember when the military leadership wanted to use nuclear weapons against Moscow in 1950, but the civilian President Truman refused?
Remember when military leadership wanted to use nuclear weapons to ensure victory in Korea, but the civilian President Truman refused?
Remember when the military leaders wanted to invade Cuba and use nuclear threats against Moscow during the Cuban Missile Crisis, but the civilian President Kennedy refused?
If you ask me, it is the role of the military to win wars.
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It’s the anniversary of Lincoln’s assassination, so enjoy this 1841 personal account from a New York merchant upon bumping in to the President of the United States out for a stroll. And consider how times have changed.
[I noticed] an elderly gentleman dressed in black, and not remarkably well dressed, with a mild benignant countenance, a military air, but stooping a little, bowing to one, shaking hands with another, and cracking a joke with a third.
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I took Sophia out to lunch at the new pizza place across the street. The lady says “Are you here for free pizza?!” and I said “I did not know there was free pizza but I’ll take it!” and then she said “you just have to like us on facebook!” and then I felt like I would look snobbish if I said “I’d rather just buy the pizza.”
Thus I was socially-awkwarded into liking their page.
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It is so deeply disconcerting to think that someone with the brains and temperament of Donald Trump is involved in decisions about dropping bombs and launching missiles. :(
By helping you, perhaps I was trying to lift up my life a trifle. Heaven knows anyone’s life can stand a little of that. from Charlotte's Web
I will give spicer credit for one thing: he knows how to give a legitimate apology.
He should give pointers to that United Airlines guy.
It was so nice to be mad at something other than the Trump administration for a while. Thank you, United.
Alas, Spicer’s on a bender again. Must be Tuesday.
Sometime I wake up, check social media, and it is in full outrage mode over some twitter story that sounds very fishy. So I wait for the details to come out because the real story can’t possibly be as bad as the vague rumors make it sound.
And then sometimes United Airlines really does just “randomly” select a passenger, rough them up, and forcibly drag them off the plane after they’ve already boarded when they don’t want to miss the flight they paid for to make room for some last minute United employees.
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TIL when doing calculation with Spotlight on the Mac you can use some basic functions like floor(), ceil(), sin(), ln(), etc…
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Important historical note: The senate was designed to be insulated from the mob in three ways:
Senators were appointed by state legislatures rather than elected. (This was later changed by the 17th amendment in 1914)
Senators represented whole states, not constituencies, and are not proportionally elected.
Senators serve for 6 years, the longest term of any non-judicial federal office.
Note that a 60 vote super-majority was not on that list because that concept didn’t exist in any real form until 1837, and not in its current form until 1975.
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If a man on seeing a little black were to say it is black, but on seeing a lot of black were to say it is white, it would be clear that such a man could not distinguish black and white. So those who recognize a small crime as such, but do not recognize the wickedness of the greatest crime of all—the waging of war on another state—but actually praise it, cannot distinguish right and wrong.
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Is it better to be a “certified horse peeler” or a “texas brush popper”?
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Controversial opinion in these crazy times: Good riddance to the filibuster on supreme court nominees. Now let’s kill it for legislation too (or at least return it to its Mr. Smith Goes to Washington style glory days).
Every time I see this stupid headline I want to amend it:
“Teen works hard all his life, excels academically, probably did a bunch of extracurriculars, who knows, maybe even volunteered rescuing baby seals, anyway, probably a great kid in a million ways; also (this probably didn’t impact the decision very much but) on one of his multiple essays…”
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The problem with the phrase “DO NOT REMOVE CARD” is that it also says “REMOVE CARD” right inside it.
YouTube always offers me “no knead” bread recipes which is weird because I think kneading is the most fun part.
Sometimes I’m expecting a phone call to schedule a delivery, so I have to actually answer my phone. It’s the worst. I’m afraid I’m going to snap at the next sales call I get.