Em Adespoton

I knew someone who was like this; eventually they discovered lawyers, and all their relationships fell apart, including their marriage. They seemed to think that punishing someone by suing them (even if they lost — it was always their lawyers fault then) was a way of resolving their relational difficulties.

Personally, I did both — service jobs are generally part time, so you can use connections with teachers, family and friends to start up some tutoring, while also picking up shifts where you can.

I got to know the special education staff in my school district, and they connected me with kids on the spectrum who needed assistance that required someone who understood how they thought. Between the two, I made enough to get by while going to school.

I found Indeed and LinkedIn worked for keeping an eye on what was available and what people said they were looking for, but every job I’ve ever got was due to a personal connection.

Let’s play a word game. You can say “kill” and “all Christians” on TV, but put the two together and you’re likely going to be censored for inciting violence.

Words have meanings and so do sentences.

“Oh, God” when taken literally just means that you’re appealing to some more powerful being to sort out what you’ve witnessed.

“Damn it” means that you want ”it” to go to hell and stay there, with no chance for salvation.

“God damn it” means you’re calling on a specific interpretation of a deity that is associated with damning things to do so on your request.

And that’s all stuff that’s OK to say if you mean it. The blasphemy comes in when you say it without actually believing or wanting such a thing to happen, but just use the phrase as an outburst of frustration.

Kind of like shouting “bomb” in an airport. If you really believe there is one, you’re going to want to do it; otherwise, you’re going to get in a heap of trouble precisely because those in charge don’t want the word to lose its meaning in that context, because then people won’t respond properly when it’s said in earnest.

What do you think about him now being a millionaire?

Not much. I’m a millionaire and so is everyone on my street, and on all the adjacent streets. A million dollars doesn’t go as far as it did 60 years ago.

That trillion dollars for the military has to come from somewhere….

Exactly. The findings were correct, the sentence was correct, but the reasoning for the sentence was very problematic. A proper reasoning needs to be found that will survive supreme court appeal and provide precedent for any future similar behavior.

This launch included a bunch of “American superiority” drivel, and was done on a rocket that is unsustainable and uses leftover parts from the last millennium.

I wish they’d gone with “for all mankind” — instead they went with “America America” even though one of the mission specialists is Canadian and the module was made in cooperation with the ESA.