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Apr. 6th, 2012
Casanova (Preface) 1797
Apr. 6th, 2012 11:36 amCasanova’s memoirs, written in old age and during his last years, cap his life and serve as a ‘looking back’.
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I have reached, in 1797, the age of three-score years and twelve; I can not say, Vixi, and I could not procure a more agreeable pastime than to relate my own adventures, and to cause pleasant laughter amongst the good company listening to me, from which I have received so many tokens of friendship, and in the midst of which I have ever lived.
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By recollecting the pleasures I have had formerly, I renew them, I enjoy them a second time, while I laugh at the remembrance of troubles now past, and which I no longer feel. A member of this great universe, I speak to the air, and I fancy myself rendering an account of my administration, as a steward is wont to do before leaving his situation.
For my future I have no concern, and as a true philosopher, I never would have any, for I know not what it may be: as a Christian, on the other hand, faith must believe without discussion, and the stronger it is, the more it keeps silent.
-- Casanova, The Memoirs
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If there is nothing after death, that is fine. If there is still some kind of experiencing after death, well, won’t that be something? But whereof we cannot speak, thereof we must remain silent.
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I have reached, in 1797, the age of three-score years and twelve; I can not say, Vixi, and I could not procure a more agreeable pastime than to relate my own adventures, and to cause pleasant laughter amongst the good company listening to me, from which I have received so many tokens of friendship, and in the midst of which I have ever lived.
[...]
By recollecting the pleasures I have had formerly, I renew them, I enjoy them a second time, while I laugh at the remembrance of troubles now past, and which I no longer feel. A member of this great universe, I speak to the air, and I fancy myself rendering an account of my administration, as a steward is wont to do before leaving his situation.
For my future I have no concern, and as a true philosopher, I never would have any, for I know not what it may be: as a Christian, on the other hand, faith must believe without discussion, and the stronger it is, the more it keeps silent.
-- Casanova, The Memoirs
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If there is nothing after death, that is fine. If there is still some kind of experiencing after death, well, won’t that be something? But whereof we cannot speak, thereof we must remain silent.
Casanova (Preface) 1797
Apr. 6th, 2012 11:36 amCasanova’s memoirs, written in old age and during his last years, cap his life and serve as a ‘looking back’.
_ _ _
I have reached, in 1797, the age of three-score years and twelve; I can not say, Vixi, and I could not procure a more agreeable pastime than to relate my own adventures, and to cause pleasant laughter amongst the good company listening to me, from which I have received so many tokens of friendship, and in the midst of which I have ever lived.
[...]
By recollecting the pleasures I have had formerly, I renew them, I enjoy them a second time, while I laugh at the remembrance of troubles now past, and which I no longer feel. A member of this great universe, I speak to the air, and I fancy myself rendering an account of my administration, as a steward is wont to do before leaving his situation.
For my future I have no concern, and as a true philosopher, I never would have any, for I know not what it may be: as a Christian, on the other hand, faith must believe without discussion, and the stronger it is, the more it keeps silent.
-- Casanova, The Memoirs
_ _ _
If there is nothing after death, that is fine. If there is still some kind of experiencing after death, well, won’t that be something? But whereof we cannot speak, thereof we must remain silent.
_ _ _
I have reached, in 1797, the age of three-score years and twelve; I can not say, Vixi, and I could not procure a more agreeable pastime than to relate my own adventures, and to cause pleasant laughter amongst the good company listening to me, from which I have received so many tokens of friendship, and in the midst of which I have ever lived.
[...]
By recollecting the pleasures I have had formerly, I renew them, I enjoy them a second time, while I laugh at the remembrance of troubles now past, and which I no longer feel. A member of this great universe, I speak to the air, and I fancy myself rendering an account of my administration, as a steward is wont to do before leaving his situation.
For my future I have no concern, and as a true philosopher, I never would have any, for I know not what it may be: as a Christian, on the other hand, faith must believe without discussion, and the stronger it is, the more it keeps silent.
-- Casanova, The Memoirs
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If there is nothing after death, that is fine. If there is still some kind of experiencing after death, well, won’t that be something? But whereof we cannot speak, thereof we must remain silent.
Marion Barry
Apr. 6th, 2012 05:41 pm"We've got to do something about these Asians coming in, opening up businesses -- those dirty shops ... They ought to go. I'll just say that right now, you know. But we need African-American businesspeople to be able to take their places, too."
-- Marion Barry
I didn't know Marion Barry was still around. An early retirement would have suited him so well.
-- Marion Barry
I didn't know Marion Barry was still around. An early retirement would have suited him so well.
Marion Barry
Apr. 6th, 2012 05:41 pm"We've got to do something about these Asians coming in, opening up businesses -- those dirty shops ... They ought to go. I'll just say that right now, you know. But we need African-American businesspeople to be able to take their places, too."
-- Marion Barry
I didn't know Marion Barry was still around. An early retirement would have suited him so well.
-- Marion Barry
I didn't know Marion Barry was still around. An early retirement would have suited him so well.
Switching to the Democrats
Apr. 6th, 2012 09:24 pmA conservative Republican warrior has experienced a political conversion. I think I had heard of John Cole's name before, but he did not really make it onto my radar, but I like his statement on this transition. I'll quote the paragraph about why the switch took so long considering those wild and reckless Duby years.
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I really don’t know why. I believed it [the Republican worldview]. I identified with it. It was part of who I was for years. It was my deference to authoritarianism after years in the military. It was tribalism. A lot of it is because Democrats just seem like such spineless wimps who never fucking fight for anything they believe in. I’m a Democrat now and more sensitive to language than I once was, so I’m hesitant to call Democratic officials pussies because I know it will result in 20 emails yelling at me for my sexism, but good Christ the Democrats were and still are pussies. It’s enough to make you want to smash your head through your computer monitor when you see them constantly capitulating. Republicans might be crazy, but at least they fucking fight. Whether I am right or wrong, I stand up for what I believe. I’ll put my name, my ass, and my money on the line. So watching people repeatedly cave just makes me have no respect for them whatsoever. Sure there are political realities, but good grief, stand for something. I’m honestly shocked that other than a few jackasses, the Democrats fought the good fight on this latest contraceptives bullshit. It was all of these things and above. Having said all that, eventually I hit my breaking point with the GOP.
-- John Cole
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I really don’t know why. I believed it [the Republican worldview]. I identified with it. It was part of who I was for years. It was my deference to authoritarianism after years in the military. It was tribalism. A lot of it is because Democrats just seem like such spineless wimps who never fucking fight for anything they believe in. I’m a Democrat now and more sensitive to language than I once was, so I’m hesitant to call Democratic officials pussies because I know it will result in 20 emails yelling at me for my sexism, but good Christ the Democrats were and still are pussies. It’s enough to make you want to smash your head through your computer monitor when you see them constantly capitulating. Republicans might be crazy, but at least they fucking fight. Whether I am right or wrong, I stand up for what I believe. I’ll put my name, my ass, and my money on the line. So watching people repeatedly cave just makes me have no respect for them whatsoever. Sure there are political realities, but good grief, stand for something. I’m honestly shocked that other than a few jackasses, the Democrats fought the good fight on this latest contraceptives bullshit. It was all of these things and above. Having said all that, eventually I hit my breaking point with the GOP.
-- John Cole
Switching to the Democrats
Apr. 6th, 2012 09:24 pmA conservative Republican warrior has experienced a political conversion. I think I had heard of John Cole's name before, but he did not really make it onto my radar, but I like his statement on this transition. I'll quote the paragraph about why the switch took so long considering those wild and reckless Duby years.
_ _ _
I really don’t know why. I believed it [the Republican worldview]. I identified with it. It was part of who I was for years. It was my deference to authoritarianism after years in the military. It was tribalism. A lot of it is because Democrats just seem like such spineless wimps who never fucking fight for anything they believe in. I’m a Democrat now and more sensitive to language than I once was, so I’m hesitant to call Democratic officials pussies because I know it will result in 20 emails yelling at me for my sexism, but good Christ the Democrats were and still are pussies. It’s enough to make you want to smash your head through your computer monitor when you see them constantly capitulating. Republicans might be crazy, but at least they fucking fight. Whether I am right or wrong, I stand up for what I believe. I’ll put my name, my ass, and my money on the line. So watching people repeatedly cave just makes me have no respect for them whatsoever. Sure there are political realities, but good grief, stand for something. I’m honestly shocked that other than a few jackasses, the Democrats fought the good fight on this latest contraceptives bullshit. It was all of these things and above. Having said all that, eventually I hit my breaking point with the GOP.
-- John Cole
_ _ _
I really don’t know why. I believed it [the Republican worldview]. I identified with it. It was part of who I was for years. It was my deference to authoritarianism after years in the military. It was tribalism. A lot of it is because Democrats just seem like such spineless wimps who never fucking fight for anything they believe in. I’m a Democrat now and more sensitive to language than I once was, so I’m hesitant to call Democratic officials pussies because I know it will result in 20 emails yelling at me for my sexism, but good Christ the Democrats were and still are pussies. It’s enough to make you want to smash your head through your computer monitor when you see them constantly capitulating. Republicans might be crazy, but at least they fucking fight. Whether I am right or wrong, I stand up for what I believe. I’ll put my name, my ass, and my money on the line. So watching people repeatedly cave just makes me have no respect for them whatsoever. Sure there are political realities, but good grief, stand for something. I’m honestly shocked that other than a few jackasses, the Democrats fought the good fight on this latest contraceptives bullshit. It was all of these things and above. Having said all that, eventually I hit my breaking point with the GOP.
-- John Cole