At the rate of one woman per night, that would take 13.7 years. “In 281, Emperor Wu took 5,000 women from Sun Hao’s palace into his own, and thereafter became even more concentrated on feasting and enjoying the women, rather than on important matters of state. It was said that there were so many beautiful
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A palliative care nurse reports the top five regrets that patients expressed to her: 1. I wish I’d had the courage to live a life true to myself, not the life others expected of me. “This was the most common regret of all. When people realise that their life is almost over and look back
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The postmodern rules for titles are: Use at least one “neo-” and/or “de-” prefix, indicate a “critical” stance towards “capitalist” and/or “patriarchal,” and stick a colon in the middle. Just keep refreshing this generator page until you find one you like and then “borrow” it. Credit to Andrew C. Bulhak of Monash University. Related: Explaining
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“Only through the group, I realised — through sharing the suffering of the group — could the body reach that height of existence that the individual alone could never attain. And for the body to reach that level at which the divine might be glimpsed, a dissolution of individuality was necessary. The tragic quality of
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Every other year or so I post that the United States Postal Service government monopoly loses billions while private-sector FedEx and UPS were profitable. It’s a multi-decade trend now. FedEx and UPS versus USPS. * USPS Loses $15.9 Billion – But Bosses Get Hefty Compensation Raises. * FedEx Income Statement. * UPS International Profit Rebounds.
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Some things are absolutes, and the brain-eaters are busy in many social sectors. All we want to do is eat your brainsWe’re not unreasonable; I mean, no one’s gonna eat your eyesAll we want is to do is eat your brainsWe’re at an impasse here; maybe we should compromise:If you open up the doorsWe’ll all
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Our culture war in three images. The one at right is from a bookstore. To which I contrast the two below from recent college visits: So a question for parents: Do you know where your children are? Related: “The Postmodern Critique of Liberal Education” | Pope Lecture | Clemson University | Professor Stephen Hicks
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Following up on School shooters — three hypotheses. Here now are the 12 deadliest K-12 school shootings in the USA since 1970, sorted by date and by deadliness (source: The New York Times): One observation: School shootings have become deadlier. Next adding the sex of the shooters and the school type, whether public or private
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