brian watkins
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Word of the day is ‘catchfart’, from the 17th century, used of a servant who followed their master or mistress a little too closely.
In today’s terms, a catchfart is someone who fawns upon the boss or who follows the political wind.
In today’s terms, a catchfart is someone who fawns upon the boss or who follows the political wind.
September 2, 2024 at 10:49 AM
Word of the day is ‘catchfart’, from the 17th century, used of a servant who followed their master or mistress a little too closely.
In today’s terms, a catchfart is someone who fawns upon the boss or who follows the political wind.
In today’s terms, a catchfart is someone who fawns upon the boss or who follows the political wind.
To paraphrase Ann Lamott: If people wanted you to speak warmly about them on historical orientation tours, they should have behaved better.
unbelievable. a right-wing donor and member of the board of visitors has basically pressured UVA into suspending the University Guide Service, a highly-regarded student org that runs tours, because it tells prospective students and their parents that Jefferson was a slaveholder.
U.Va. suspends admissions tours led by the University Guides Service
The Guide Service is a student-run organization on Grounds that gave admissions and historical tours to prospective students, families and visitors.
www.cavalierdaily.com
August 29, 2024 at 1:17 PM
To paraphrase Ann Lamott: If people wanted you to speak warmly about them on historical orientation tours, they should have behaved better.
Republicans have Lee Greenwood. The rest of us have James Baldwin: "I love America more than any other country in the world and, exactly for this reason, I insist on the right to criticize her perpetually."
Republicans are much more likely to say they are “extremely proud” to be American than independents or Democrats. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
August 24, 2024 at 1:44 PM
Republicans have Lee Greenwood. The rest of us have James Baldwin: "I love America more than any other country in the world and, exactly for this reason, I insist on the right to criticize her perpetually."
"On the cusp of our first woman president, let's hear from Bill Clinton." Naw, let's not.
August 18, 2024 at 4:16 PM
"On the cusp of our first woman president, let's hear from Bill Clinton." Naw, let's not.
An article about Ellen Gilchrist by James McWilliams in Oxford American's Southern Lit issue, and a couple of chapters of Judi Dench's Shakespeare: The Man Who Pays The Rent...
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August 18, 2024 at 4:05 AM
An article about Ellen Gilchrist by James McWilliams in Oxford American's Southern Lit issue, and a couple of chapters of Judi Dench's Shakespeare: The Man Who Pays The Rent...
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And we are HERE FOR IT to HEAL 💖
August 7, 2024 at 1:05 PM
And we are HERE FOR IT to HEAL 💖
When you see that Dame Judi is trending and sigh in relief because...
Dame Judi Dench, on a TV chat show, flawlessly delivers a #Shakespeare sonnet. If you can’t spare 3 minutes, 36 seconds for the whole clip, start it at 1:20. Stunning.
Dame Judi Dench Masterfully Does A Shakespeare Sonnet | The Graham Norton Show
As if we all didn't need another reason to love Dame Judi Dench!#GrahamNortonShow #GrahamNorton #TheGNShowFollow us here:Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/t...
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October 28, 2023 at 1:45 PM
When you see that Dame Judi is trending and sigh in relief because...
First post. Thanks to @revcharjohnson.bsky.social for the invite code. Now begins the work of finding my people.
August 21, 2023 at 9:08 PM
First post. Thanks to @revcharjohnson.bsky.social for the invite code. Now begins the work of finding my people.