@thewado.bsky.social
Actor, Writer, Reader, Gardener, Swimmer, Dreamer
A THOUGHT FOR TODAY:
When plunder becomes a way of life for a group of men in a society, over the course of time they create for themselves a legal system that authorizes it and a moral code that glorifies it. -Frédéric Bastiat, economist and writer (30 Jun 1801-1850)
When plunder becomes a way of life for a group of men in a society, over the course of time they create for themselves a legal system that authorizes it and a moral code that glorifies it. -Frédéric Bastiat, economist and writer (30 Jun 1801-1850)
June 30, 2025 at 8:25 PM
A THOUGHT FOR TODAY:
When plunder becomes a way of life for a group of men in a society, over the course of time they create for themselves a legal system that authorizes it and a moral code that glorifies it. -Frédéric Bastiat, economist and writer (30 Jun 1801-1850)
When plunder becomes a way of life for a group of men in a society, over the course of time they create for themselves a legal system that authorizes it and a moral code that glorifies it. -Frédéric Bastiat, economist and writer (30 Jun 1801-1850)
A good one:
A THOUGHT FOR TODAY:
I used to think that the brain was the most wonderful organ in my body. Then I realized who was telling me this. -Emo Phillips, comedian, actor (b. 7 Feb 1956)
A THOUGHT FOR TODAY:
I used to think that the brain was the most wonderful organ in my body. Then I realized who was telling me this. -Emo Phillips, comedian, actor (b. 7 Feb 1956)
February 7, 2025 at 5:38 PM
A good one:
A THOUGHT FOR TODAY:
I used to think that the brain was the most wonderful organ in my body. Then I realized who was telling me this. -Emo Phillips, comedian, actor (b. 7 Feb 1956)
A THOUGHT FOR TODAY:
I used to think that the brain was the most wonderful organ in my body. Then I realized who was telling me this. -Emo Phillips, comedian, actor (b. 7 Feb 1956)
Finally, a word to explain me in so many ways....
melomania
PRONUNCIATION:
(mel-uh-MAY-nee-uh)
MEANING:
noun: An inordinate enthusiasm for music.
ETYMOLOGY:
From French melo- (music) + Greek -mania (excessive enthusiasm or craze). Earliest documented use: 1842.
melomania
PRONUNCIATION:
(mel-uh-MAY-nee-uh)
MEANING:
noun: An inordinate enthusiasm for music.
ETYMOLOGY:
From French melo- (music) + Greek -mania (excessive enthusiasm or craze). Earliest documented use: 1842.
February 4, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Finally, a word to explain me in so many ways....
melomania
PRONUNCIATION:
(mel-uh-MAY-nee-uh)
MEANING:
noun: An inordinate enthusiasm for music.
ETYMOLOGY:
From French melo- (music) + Greek -mania (excessive enthusiasm or craze). Earliest documented use: 1842.
melomania
PRONUNCIATION:
(mel-uh-MAY-nee-uh)
MEANING:
noun: An inordinate enthusiasm for music.
ETYMOLOGY:
From French melo- (music) + Greek -mania (excessive enthusiasm or craze). Earliest documented use: 1842.
A THOUGHT FOR TODAY:
I will remember that what has brought us up from savagery is a loyalty to truth, and truth cannot emerge unless it is subjected to the utmost scrutiny -- will you not agree that a society which has lost sight of that, cannot survive? -Learned Hand, jurist (27 Jan 1872-1961)
I will remember that what has brought us up from savagery is a loyalty to truth, and truth cannot emerge unless it is subjected to the utmost scrutiny -- will you not agree that a society which has lost sight of that, cannot survive? -Learned Hand, jurist (27 Jan 1872-1961)
January 27, 2025 at 6:25 PM
A THOUGHT FOR TODAY:
I will remember that what has brought us up from savagery is a loyalty to truth, and truth cannot emerge unless it is subjected to the utmost scrutiny -- will you not agree that a society which has lost sight of that, cannot survive? -Learned Hand, jurist (27 Jan 1872-1961)
I will remember that what has brought us up from savagery is a loyalty to truth, and truth cannot emerge unless it is subjected to the utmost scrutiny -- will you not agree that a society which has lost sight of that, cannot survive? -Learned Hand, jurist (27 Jan 1872-1961)
Love this woman. Fantastic actress.
“Incredibly enough, my career seems to be going better now that I’m older and wrinkled and fatter. So go figure it out.” Isabella Rossellini talks to Michael Schulman about aging, feminism, and why she never got plastic surgery.
For Isabella Rossellini, Acting Goes Beyond Words
The actress is touring a one-woman show about how animals express themselves. She’s also getting Oscar buzz for “Conclave,” a film in which she hardly speaks.
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January 24, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Love this woman. Fantastic actress.
Reposted
The second wife of Pete Hegseth, the defense secretary nominee who has been accused of threatening and abusive conduct toward her, is bound by a nondisparagement clause as a condition of the couple’s 2018 divorce, according to a copy of the agreement.
Samantha Hegseth Is Bound by a Nondisparagement Clause
Samantha Hegseth is contractually obligated not to speak ill of him, according to the terms of their divorce. A former sister-in-law has said Pete Hegseth was threatening and abusive toward Samantha H...
www.nytimes.com
January 24, 2025 at 7:58 PM
The second wife of Pete Hegseth, the defense secretary nominee who has been accused of threatening and abusive conduct toward her, is bound by a nondisparagement clause as a condition of the couple’s 2018 divorce, according to a copy of the agreement.
A THOUGHT FOR TODAY:
Nothing doth more hurt in a state than that cunning men pass for wise. -Francis Bacon, essayist, philosopher, and statesman (22 Jan 1561-1626)
Nothing doth more hurt in a state than that cunning men pass for wise. -Francis Bacon, essayist, philosopher, and statesman (22 Jan 1561-1626)
January 22, 2025 at 4:50 PM
A THOUGHT FOR TODAY:
Nothing doth more hurt in a state than that cunning men pass for wise. -Francis Bacon, essayist, philosopher, and statesman (22 Jan 1561-1626)
Nothing doth more hurt in a state than that cunning men pass for wise. -Francis Bacon, essayist, philosopher, and statesman (22 Jan 1561-1626)
A THOUGHT FOR TODAY:
In those parts of the world where learning and science have prevailed, miracles have ceased; but in those parts of it as are barbarous and ignorant, miracles are still in vogue. -Ethan Allen, revolutionary (21 Jan 1738-1789)
In those parts of the world where learning and science have prevailed, miracles have ceased; but in those parts of it as are barbarous and ignorant, miracles are still in vogue. -Ethan Allen, revolutionary (21 Jan 1738-1789)
January 21, 2025 at 3:22 PM
A THOUGHT FOR TODAY:
In those parts of the world where learning and science have prevailed, miracles have ceased; but in those parts of it as are barbarous and ignorant, miracles are still in vogue. -Ethan Allen, revolutionary (21 Jan 1738-1789)
In those parts of the world where learning and science have prevailed, miracles have ceased; but in those parts of it as are barbarous and ignorant, miracles are still in vogue. -Ethan Allen, revolutionary (21 Jan 1738-1789)
You can tell whether a man is clever by his answers. You can tell whether a man is wise by his questions. -Naguib Mahfouz, writer, Nobel laureate (11 Dec 1911-2006)
January 18, 2025 at 10:17 PM
You can tell whether a man is clever by his answers. You can tell whether a man is wise by his questions. -Naguib Mahfouz, writer, Nobel laureate (11 Dec 1911-2006)