My nine year old daughter asked why she should be polite to someone who has been rude to her.
Courtesy is not a tip handed out to people who deserve it. Courtesy is not about being nice, it is not even about other people. Courtesy is a discipline with the goal of mental clarity under [...]
Posted on April 18th, 2007 by pwyll
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It is a contemporary habit of thought to look for shades of gray. Nothing is ever simple, not even simple things.
Posted on April 7th, 2007 by pwyll
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Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated on April 4, 1968, on the balcony of the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee. That balcony is pictured above.
(Simul-post)
One man come in the name of loveOne man come and goOne man come, he to justifyOne man to overthrow
In the name of loveWhat more in the [...]
Posted on April 3rd, 2007 by Paco Malo
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The day before Thanksgiving I received an email. Here’s what it said.
OK, here are some depressing photos of Cuba. Take a look, share with others, and thank our parents or inlaws for getting the hell out of there in time!
Included in the note was a PowerPoint presentation of some sixty or so photos of [...]
Posted on November 26th, 2006 by pwyll
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Ned Batchelder, writing about raising an autistic child:
If Socrates had had an autistic child, I imagine he would have also said, “The fully-examined life is an exhausting pain in the ass”. I would love to not have to carefully orchestrate every aspect of Nat’s life. I would love for him to be able to walk [...]
Posted on October 5th, 2006 by pwyll
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I spoke to an old friend today, and the subject of my youngest daughter came up. She is five years old, and autistic. She does not speak, and seems to understand only a little of what is said to her. My friend asked why it is that I never express my emotions. It is a [...]
Posted on August 10th, 2006 by pwyll
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