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.
This is some bad news.
She sounded like herself in saying: "There’s not going to be any pity party and I’ll make sure of that."Hang in there, Pat. We're all behind you.
"I feel better just knowing what I’m dealing with," she said. "And as far as I’m concerned it’s not going to keep me from living my life, not going to keep me from coaching."
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 11:51 AM, August 25, 2011
Kathie had this to say...
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<-- Older Post ^ Home Newer Post -->Dear Ridger,
I realize how heart-breaking this news must be for you, not only as a women's college basketball fan in general but of the Lady Vols in particular. Thank you for the article you linked, plus comments, some of which reduced me to a puddle of sorrow (especially those from fans of rival teams, who nonetheless respect Pat Summitt's contributions to the sport).
By sad coincidence, early-onset dementia has been much in my own thoughts lately, because the past two summers I've been translating a novel by a once-brilliant, lovely, much-beloved professor diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer's several years younger even than Summitt -- and whose condition, mutual friends report, has deteriorated precipitously the past couple years. By the time I began the English translation of her novel, her disease had already advanced far too for her to understand about the project.
Again, my condolences to you, and my kind wishes to Pat and Tyler, and all who love them.
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