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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.
I forgot to mention that one of the things I like about Wallander is that everybody has a different ring tone on their phone. I hate shows where they all have the same, generic ring tone - very few phones I hear ringing could be mistaken for someone else's, even though that's a staple of "hahahaha" moments in tv and movies....
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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 10:20 AM, September 27, 2012
Kathie had this to say...
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At 12:54 PM, September 27, 2012
The Ridger, FCD had this to say...
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At 4:30 PM, September 27, 2012
Kathie had this to say...
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At 1:36 PM, September 28, 2012
Kathie had this to say...
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<-- Older Post ^ Home Newer Post -->What a sad commentary on modern society that this has actually become something to be glad of. How I long for the days before cell phones, with less public noise pollution (including when we weren't subjected to strangers' private phone conversations), and when people didn't talk on the phone while trying to drive...
I decided a long time ago that if I wouldn't be annoyed if both parties were there, why was I annoyed if only one was? Back when everybody yelled into their phones, it was bad, nowadays I don't much notice it.
And I wouldn't give up my cell phone for the days of being out of touch, stranded if I couldn't find a pay phone that hadn't been vandalized, or late to work in a traffic jam.
Talking while driving is different.
I ADORE the freedom and defiance of being incommunicado whenever I set foot outside! Of course, I long ago came to hate talking on the phone at all, and now make at most perhaps two calls a week. Last time was to sing "Happy Birthday" to a 105-year-old family friend, since she doesn't do email, although she reports that her "baby sister" (who's "only" 85) does.
Pre cell phones, when people were out in public alone, they were blessedly silent most of the time. No longer, alas.
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