“The Earth is what we all have in common.”
Objects on Zoom Are Closer than You Expect
Either COVID-19 quarantines have turned people’s minds into mush or we need to start classes on the art of Zoom. A Canadian politician, William Amos, gave his Zoom audience more than they expected (or wanted) when he inadvertently appeared butt naked on camera. What makes this incident truly disturbing is that he was in his office. I think most of us could understand if this had happened at home, but at work? He has since apologized.
In some ways, I can empathize with Amos. Work-related stress used to compel me to engage in somewhat dubious antics. I just never had a laptop camera to assist me! But I often had Polaroids and would share them later.
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Retro Quote – Charles Baudelaire
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Word of the Week – April 17, 2021
Heuristic
Adjective
Greek, 19th century
Enabling a person to discover or learn something for themselves. A heuristic process or method.
Example: A college English instructor’s heuristic approach to literature prompted me to become a better writer.
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Tweet of the Week – April 17, 2021
Ivanka Trump getting a COVID-19 vaccine. The irony of this can’t be emphasized enough; considering her father demonstrated complete ineptness in dealing with the pandemic. If I never again hear about the Trump family, it won’t be too soon.
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Worst Quotes of the Week – April 17, 2021
“We had 15 days to slow the spread turn into one year of lost liberty. What metrics, what measures, what has to happen before Americans get more freedoms?”
Rep. Jim Jordan, to Dr. Anthony Fauci before the Coronavirus Select Subcommittee
“If you hate cops just because they’re cops, and you don’t know anything about them, then next time you get in trouble, just call a crackhead.”
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Best Quotes of the Week – April 17, 2021
“You’re indicating liberty and freedom. I look at it as a public health measure to prevent people from dying and going to the hospital.”
Dr. Anthony Fauci, to Rep. Jim Jordan, during a Coronavirus Select Subcommittee hearing
“You need to respect the chair and shut your mouth!”
Rep. Maxine Waters to Rep. Jim Jordan after his hostile exchange with Dr. Fauci before the Coronavirus Select Subcommittee
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Retro Quote – Tennessee Williams
“What is straight? A line can be straight, or a street. But the human heart? Oh, no. It’s curved like a road through the mountains.”
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Word of the Week – April 10, 2021
Obnubilate
Verb
Latin, 16th century
Darken, dim, or cover with or as if with a cloud; obscure
Example: Anxiety began to obnubilate my sense of self-worth, but reading and writing snuffed it out.
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