The tiny flame from a candle in a glass jar that a young girl holds up high for the world to see is stronger than the shouts and middle fingers of cowards who roar by on the street in the night on their way to hell.
Tag: Society
Nothing silly about Trump, Nugent, Palin
"Silly rural Americans" are the last socially acceptable target for liberal mockery, a guy named Matt Bai tweeted today. I'm not sure that's true. I have liberal friends and family who openly stereotype Walmart shoppers, as just one example. To state the obvious, those rural Americans and Walmart shoppers are all people. Humans, we all have … Continue reading Nothing silly about Trump, Nugent, Palin
When they is (are?) one person
Is there no better alternative to "they" for an individual who identifies as neither male nor female, but as non-binary? I've seen many alternatives but am not persuaded that any of them are better. This has come up a a few times recently in my little corner of the world. The most recent example was in … Continue reading When they is (are?) one person
The real definition of insanity
Don't ever tell me that doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results is the definition of insanity. That is both trite and untrue. I looked it up: Definition of insanity Doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results is more like the definition of playing Powerball.
The Smith Compound 