"Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it." -- George Santayana
"I really don't remember what I did in the past, but I'm 100% positive that I'm not repeating it." -- me
"I really don't remember what I did in the past, but I'm 100% positive that I'm not repeating it." -- me
January 8, 2026 at 7:48 PM
"Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it." -- George Santayana
"I really don't remember what I did in the past, but I'm 100% positive that I'm not repeating it." -- me
"I really don't remember what I did in the past, but I'm 100% positive that I'm not repeating it." -- me
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To the Duke’s house, and there saw “Twelfth Night” acted well, though it be but a silly play, and not related at all to the name or day.
January 6, 2026 at 5:07 PM
To the Duke’s house, and there saw “Twelfth Night” acted well, though it be but a silly play, and not related at all to the name or day.
I have a double-jointed thumb that helped me learn left from right when I was a child.
November 17, 2025 at 11:43 PM
I have a double-jointed thumb that helped me learn left from right when I was a child.
My procrastination techniques while studying for exams:
1 I cleaned my room to immaculate perfection.
2 I taught myself to juggle.
1 I cleaned my room to immaculate perfection.
2 I taught myself to juggle.
October 24, 2025 at 11:46 PM
My procrastination techniques while studying for exams:
1 I cleaned my room to immaculate perfection.
2 I taught myself to juggle.
1 I cleaned my room to immaculate perfection.
2 I taught myself to juggle.
I have never said "that being said...".
June 8, 2025 at 3:30 PM
I have never said "that being said...".
This taunting squirrel keeps returning. I think the orange cat has a new nemesis.
April 3, 2025 at 1:17 AM
This taunting squirrel keeps returning. I think the orange cat has a new nemesis.
My favourite running joke in the late-70s/early-80s Superman movies is that Lois Lane, a supreme journalist, was a bad speller.
March 8, 2025 at 7:30 PM
My favourite running joke in the late-70s/early-80s Superman movies is that Lois Lane, a supreme journalist, was a bad speller.
Xander has decided to copyedit my writing.
February 15, 2025 at 2:54 AM
Xander has decided to copyedit my writing.
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Encyclopædia Britannica will continue to use ‘Gulf of Mexico’ for a few reasons:
-We serve an international audience, a majority of which is outside the U.S.
-The Gulf of Mexico is an international body of water, and the U.S.’s authority to rename it is ambiguous.
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-We serve an international audience, a majority of which is outside the U.S.
-The Gulf of Mexico is an international body of water, and the U.S.’s authority to rename it is ambiguous.
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February 12, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Encyclopædia Britannica will continue to use ‘Gulf of Mexico’ for a few reasons:
-We serve an international audience, a majority of which is outside the U.S.
-The Gulf of Mexico is an international body of water, and the U.S.’s authority to rename it is ambiguous.
🧵⬇️
-We serve an international audience, a majority of which is outside the U.S.
-The Gulf of Mexico is an international body of water, and the U.S.’s authority to rename it is ambiguous.
🧵⬇️
I put a complete and like-new Monopoly game in my local Little Library today. I don't host games night, plus my sister has every board game known to humanity anyway. I am meeting a friend for coffee close by in the morning; looking forward to seeing if anyone has picked it up.
February 8, 2025 at 1:12 AM
I put a complete and like-new Monopoly game in my local Little Library today. I don't host games night, plus my sister has every board game known to humanity anyway. I am meeting a friend for coffee close by in the morning; looking forward to seeing if anyone has picked it up.
I haven't been reading much lately, but I just finished this. Dang this is a good one. WWI autobiography. Same author as "I Claudius."
February 7, 2025 at 10:03 PM
I haven't been reading much lately, but I just finished this. Dang this is a good one. WWI autobiography. Same author as "I Claudius."
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I've thought about those young London police officials who were called to halt the Beatles' 1969 rooftop performance. One: they witnessed the last Beatles live performance, and two: they had to stop it on threat of arrest. I bet their kids and grandkids heard stories about it to this day.
February 3, 2025 at 8:43 PM
I've thought about those young London police officials who were called to halt the Beatles' 1969 rooftop performance. One: they witnessed the last Beatles live performance, and two: they had to stop it on threat of arrest. I bet their kids and grandkids heard stories about it to this day.
Me to my cat: Hey Xander, did you have a nice cat nap?
Xander: I just call it a nap.
Xander: I just call it a nap.
January 31, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Me to my cat: Hey Xander, did you have a nice cat nap?
Xander: I just call it a nap.
Xander: I just call it a nap.
I was having a bad day until ZZ Top materialized out of thin air and handed me the keys to the Eliminator.
January 28, 2025 at 6:05 PM
I was having a bad day until ZZ Top materialized out of thin air and handed me the keys to the Eliminator.
Does anyone remember that great sci-fi series "Fringe"? I feel like watching it again.
January 21, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Does anyone remember that great sci-fi series "Fringe"? I feel like watching it again.
I just rewatched Airplane II after several years. Please don't judge me, but I feel it's one of the finest examples of William Shatner's acting. Maybe because he could let loose and have fun with a comedic role. A delight! #AlsoCanadian
January 12, 2025 at 3:29 AM
I just rewatched Airplane II after several years. Please don't judge me, but I feel it's one of the finest examples of William Shatner's acting. Maybe because he could let loose and have fun with a comedic role. A delight! #AlsoCanadian
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If you ever get lonely, just remember that the
Mars rover is programmed to sing happy birthday
to itself every year.
Mars rover is programmed to sing happy birthday
to itself every year.
January 9, 2025 at 11:09 PM
If you ever get lonely, just remember that the
Mars rover is programmed to sing happy birthday
to itself every year.
Mars rover is programmed to sing happy birthday
to itself every year.
When I was young my dreams and nightmares were extreme, fun and exciting. Last night I dreamt that I found my cat's missing toys.
December 25, 2024 at 3:13 PM
When I was young my dreams and nightmares were extreme, fun and exciting. Last night I dreamt that I found my cat's missing toys.
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I don’t like to brag, but by twenty minutes or so into any Columbo episode, I have figured out who the killer is.
December 24, 2024 at 3:50 PM
I don’t like to brag, but by twenty minutes or so into any Columbo episode, I have figured out who the killer is.
Now this is the type of world I want to live in - anagram TTC map.
(An oldie. See www.ttc-rider.ca/anagram.php)
(An oldie. See www.ttc-rider.ca/anagram.php)
December 13, 2024 at 10:33 PM
Now this is the type of world I want to live in - anagram TTC map.
(An oldie. See www.ttc-rider.ca/anagram.php)
(An oldie. See www.ttc-rider.ca/anagram.php)
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Some five-word horror stories for Friday the 13th:
Running out of tea bags
Someone talking in a lift
Unexpected knock on the door
Biscuit falling into your brew
Stuck on rail replacement bus
Forgetting to take an umbrella
Missing bin day before Christmas
Say a bit about yourself
Running out of tea bags
Someone talking in a lift
Unexpected knock on the door
Biscuit falling into your brew
Stuck on rail replacement bus
Forgetting to take an umbrella
Missing bin day before Christmas
Say a bit about yourself
December 13, 2024 at 1:38 PM
Some five-word horror stories for Friday the 13th:
Running out of tea bags
Someone talking in a lift
Unexpected knock on the door
Biscuit falling into your brew
Stuck on rail replacement bus
Forgetting to take an umbrella
Missing bin day before Christmas
Say a bit about yourself
Running out of tea bags
Someone talking in a lift
Unexpected knock on the door
Biscuit falling into your brew
Stuck on rail replacement bus
Forgetting to take an umbrella
Missing bin day before Christmas
Say a bit about yourself
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I am at the bookstore signing autographs! But get here quickly before the staff throws me out.
November 25, 2024 at 7:19 PM
I am at the bookstore signing autographs! But get here quickly before the staff throws me out.