As for the connection between quitting my job and New York City, I think it is buried somewhere within the recesses of situational relevance - right here and now, in the fluid present, I’m in this situation and unhappy with it. In the past and future (if they can be separated as such) I’m in New York City and I’m happy. What’s happening here is making me think of what’s happening there, right here and now.
So I think I figured out why I’ve had such a hard time writing since Bush’s poll numbers began to tank and the GOP’s party-wide corruption began unraveling for public display.
I think its because I was right, and now everyone knows.
Marcus Porcius Cato (for you antiquity buffs out there - Cato the Elder, or Cato the Censor) used to punctuate every speech, motion, and point of order on the floor of the Roman Senate with this phrase. It means, basically, “Carthage must be destroyed.” He would append it to every declaration. Imagine.
“We recommend that taxes [...]
Here’s to the confusion of our enemies! - Frank Sinatra
Dear Government:
I would like to ask you a question. If I were in charge of Homeland Security (or just if we were living in that fantasy world where everyone listened to me and believed in my righteous rightness), can you guess where I would put all [...]
How well I have learned that there is no fence to sit on between heaven and hell. There is a deep, wide gulf, a chasm, and in that chasm is no place for any man. - Johnny Cash
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