Christ is risen from the dead, and with him, we too rise to new life! This Easter proclamation embraces the mystery of our lives and the destiny of history, reaching us even in the depths of death. #Easter
Thanks for caring about a character I created when I was 24 and a book I wrote when I was 33. I'm old now, still trying to come up with truthful stories, and glad to know that you've taken Ender Wiggin to heart. @thomas_garrard
*I’m also happy to see how many fellow humans have volunteered to replace Grok in a book discussion.
**And speaking of being old, I first posted this incorrectly. Grok may have to replace me.
I cannot overstate how unlikely you are to find yourself in a situation where you require this knowledge but here we go.
A fully-grown kangaroo can kill you, but even the most jacked roo will leave you alone with this one simple trick: punch it in the face as hard as you can. 🦘
My son has until he’s 3 years old to display any athletic/intellectual talent and if I’m not seeing it he’s going on the corn syrup and red dye diet for operation Rizzler
Milton Friedman famously suggested the function of government be limited to
1. Courts to enforce contracts and settle disputes
2. Police to keep the peace at home (enforce laws, protect property rights)
3. Military for national defense
America is great because you can be goldplated elite (Groton, Yale, Yale Law, then Deep State, married to the national security advisor) and you have to debate an insane libertarian Chinese immigrant mum who will insult you in broken English and she may beat you at the election.
Here's a cool sports story...
Luke Combs grew up in North Carolina as a Panthers fan, so after Hurricane Helene, he organized a charity concert at Bank of America Stadium to raise money.
But rather than charging Combs the standard rate, Panthers owner David Tepper donated everything.
Tepper let Combs use the venue for free. He didn't keep any of the parking, merchandise, food, or beer money. He also paid the salaries of all the employees who worked the event and even covered 100% of the tax bill.
The result?
It was the largest concert in stadium history, with over 82,000 people showing up to donate $25 million.
And since Tepper paid for everything, every single dollar that was raised went to hurricane victims.
That's incredible 👏