February 2012
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A cat with no legs
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interesting read
Speaking to an average man in the West today about history, it’s hard not to come away with the impression that public education did more harm than good. While his knowledge of his own national history may be functional for a quick exchange of words, his broader knowledge of the European world and its Greco-Roman roots is poor, usually amounting to a smattering of trivia about gladiators and...
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January 2012
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I’m in Las Vegas with the family and I can’t go to sleep right now. It feels like I’ve done nothing but eat and eat since we’ve been here and I’m too full to sleep, as bizarre as that sounds. So many Michelin rated restaurants I want my parents to try! (They aren’t very into food but I figure it’s a nice change of pace since the fanciest restaurant in...
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December 2011
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“There are, however, some who are foolish enough to maintain that when God made...”
– The Book of the City of Ladies, Christine de Pizan
November 2011
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New York pigeons are big, gross and fearless.
I left my window open by maybe half a foot to get some fresh air while making myself some tea and a pigeon decided to come visit me.
I tried to scare him back out by shouting and shooing him, but he just hops a few inches away and stares at me. He’s already walked across everything in the room save my bed, because I’m now sitting possessively on it and swinging my arms wildly when he...
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October 2011
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