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Tim Acuting. Why “despise”? Why “condemn”?
Ars rhetorica
Yeah I’ve Been Feeling Pretty Good Lately Except For
Oh, hey man – how's it going? – Yeah, I'm doing okay – I don't know –
lately I've been really craving ice – like a lot of ice –
The Pleasures of Saying "Boy, They Just Don't Make 'Em Like That Anymore"
It's pleasantly folksy-sounding, but not so folksy it becomes off-putting or makes you sound inauthentic. Like how you sometimes seem inauthentic when you're talking to someone with a Southern accent and then you start talking with a Southern accent.
The State of Philosophy Five Minutes Before Cynicism
There's a little artificiality in almost all human conduct and affairs. That's understandable!
"I was known as the Baby of the World"
"I became a National Treasure at 5 or 8 yrs. old and l have lots of honors. I was known as the Baby of the World, when I was a child."
Point/Counterpoint: The Thing No One Wants to Talk About Is How Good That Mess of Pottage Was vs. That Wasn't Even One of My Better Messes of Pottage
People have a lot of opinions about what happened between me and my brother Jacob but no one ever wants to talk about how good that mess of pottage looked!