Language Liberalism Freethought Birds
Verbing Weirds Language only if you're expecting it to work in a simple way. This is a special case of the more general truth that Language Weirds.
Only when a republic's life is in danger should a man uphold his government when it is in the wrong. There is no other time.
The church says Earth is flat; but I have seen its shadow on the moon, and I have more confidence in a shadow than the church.
If we can't find Heaven, there are always bluejays.
The champ didn't know the final question on Jeopardy! tonight but her answer was funny.
Since all their neighbors are this, Lichtenstein and Uzbekistan are considered double thisThe answer, of course, is "land-locked". But she said "great".
I used to teach Russian and Ukrainian, and some basic English, to civil servants. Now I teach Russian at a local continued-learning institute. I dabble in Gaelic and Welsh. I'm am amateur photographer and I love birding (in a small way). I'm a Progressive, and a Freethinker, and I know Evolution is a fact - that's FCD, Friend of Charles Darwin (look down the sidebar). I read a lot, and follow women's college basketball. Also I love astronomy, though I'm a rank amateur at it. Most of all, I like living in the reality-based community...
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At 4:43 PM, October 01, 2010
Laura Payne had this to say...
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At 5:44 AM, October 06, 2010
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<-- Older Post ^ Home Newer Post -->I got a kick out of that one too.
Speaking of Uzbekistan, my parents are in that vicinity right now, enjoying their Silk Route holiday:
http://www.captainschoice.com.au/Tours/Silk-Route
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