“You wonder why you make girls cry My mascara a mess, harsh words for your princess Boy, you and your promises If your goal was to love, you scored an … Continue reading “I can certainly try” is a Bunch of Linguistic Bullshit (Part 3: The Saga Continues)
“And another one bites the dust Oh, why can I not conquer love? And I might have thought that we were one Wanted to fight this war without weapons And … Continue reading “I can certainly try.” is a Bunch of Linguistic Bullshit (Part 2: Analysis)
“Tears on your pillow will dry and you will learn Just how to love again Oh my weeping willow Let your leaves fall and return Oh darling the seasons are … Continue reading “I can certainly try” is a Bunch of Linguistic Bullshit (Part 1)
“Choices, skillfully made, lead to freedom. You don’t have to be swept away by your feeling.”—Henepola Gunaratana It’s been a troubling week. I’ve skipped a lot of meals. I’ve cried … Continue reading “I’d certainly like to.” is not, after all, “yes.”
“Alchemy doesn’t work like that. He’s under the influence of unbound principles. You can’t flush those out the way you’d try to get rid of mercury or ophalum.”—Sim, The Wise … Continue reading Echos
“As critical illness abates and wounds progressively close, the roles of the physical and occupational therapists (as well as the demands on the patient) expand and become more difficult. Patients … Continue reading Alas, that love, so gentle in his view, Should be so tyrannous and rough in proof! (Part 3 of 3)
“Proper acute burn care minimizes the need for burn reconstruction. Even in optimal circumstances, however, a predictable set of reconstructive operations commonly is required during the first postinjury years. A … Continue reading Alas, that love, so gentle in his view, Should be so tyrannous and rough in proof! (Part 2 of 3)
“Survival was once the only gauge of success in managing serious burn cases. Today, however, the overriding objective of burn care has become reintegration of the patient into the home … Continue reading Alas, that love, so gentle in his view, Should be so tyrannous and rough in proof! (Part 1 of 3)
“First, some bullshit theory. The philosopher Harry G. Frankfurt defined what bullshitters do in his brief, bestselling book/essay ‘On Bullshit.’ Here’s my version of his definition: While liars say things … Continue reading Liars, Tigers, and Bears: Lessons in Detecting Bullshitters
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