Author: Bryan Kemler
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Hemingway’s longest sentence
“George was coming down telemark position, kneeling; one leg forward and bent, the other trailing; his sticks hanging like some insect’s thin legs, kicking up puffs of snow as the touched the surface and finally the whole kneeling, trailing figure coming around in a beautiful right curve, crouching, the legs shot forward and back, the…
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O.S. date (old style) vs. N.S. date
Beginning in 1582, the Gregorian calendar replaced the Julian in Catholic countries. This change was also implemented in Protestant and Orthodox countries some time later. In England and Wales, Ireland, and the British colonies, the change of the start of the year and the changeover from the Julian calendar occurred in 1752 under the Calendar…
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The Founding Mothers
Elizabeth “Betty” Washington Lewis (June 20, 1733 – March 31, 1797) was the younger sister of George Washington and the only sister to live to adulthood. She was the first daughter of Augustine Washington and Mary Ball Washington. She is considered a “founding mother” of America.[1]
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My Favorite Books
TOP TEN The Bible (Catholic school nuns were the first storytellers in my life, and The Bible was the dark well from which their stories were drawn. Full of sacrifice and betrayal, sex and violence, love and murder, those nuns taught me very early which themes make for gripping fiction!) Crime and Punishment by Fyodor…
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Ten Ways to Modify Base Clause
10 ways of modifying the base clause. BC = base clause For BC: The woman closed the door, BC + verbal (ing): closing it with a bang. BC + adverb: grinning crazily. BC + Article: a door made of oak. a woman dressed in white. BC + article plus adjective plus BC Noun. the ominous…
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JOY
The fear of knowing it will end, the risk of uncertainty Joy is uncontrollable happiness. Joy cannot be bought or possessed Any fool can experience happiness but joy is reserved for the hungry of spirit, for the lusty livers, for the empty and abject. Joy feels creepy to the mongers of phenomena, who measure…
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THOUGHT DISCIPLINE
Thought Discipline 1. Omit extraneous considerations. For example, time, ability, assumptions, and perceptions that are real. 2. Become empty. 3. Discover, then release roadblocks. 4. Set your intention. 5. Start doing something, anything. 6. Repeat regularly.
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WORDS from 2013
Profligate Supercilious Sententious Erudition Haughty Apoplectic Paroxysm Ignomy Pertinacious Pertinacity Indutible Licentious Obsequiously = exhibiting servile compliance Sagacious Aspirated Aspect eschewed farinaceous (meaning starchy) food Luminosity Gleam Brooding Gloom Yellowed Sunken Acetic monkey tricks Concupiscence. Indefatigable Seething Keening Prodigiously