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@luxemiaa This just emphatically reminded me of the time that there was no TP in the bathroom at my parents’ place. I used a little Kleenex instead….and very quickly found out that it was Vick’s-infused. 👀❄️🔥
"what a shame to be 42 years of age not completely covered in scars. they're the evidence of a life fully lived." i love shrinking so much, man, what a show 🥹
@jaredhorton9@ColtonWilson23 I would argue that the state of sportsmanship today affects the game. It’s a conversation that needs to happen at some point, and I hope adults who need to be called out on it are ashamed of themselves.
And she will be traveling with a Knight, a Squire, a Yeoman, a Prioress, a Nun, Nun’s Priest, a Monk, a Friar, a Merchant, a Clerk, a Man of Law, a Haberdasher, a Carpenter, a Weaver, a Dyer, a Tapestry-Maker, a Cook, a Shipman, a Physician, a Wife of Bath, a Parson, a Plowman…
Here’s a reminder that civility, decency, and humility are not weaknesses in a democracy, they are strengths.
You can fight hard without being cruel.
You can stand your ground and still find common ground.
You don’t have to tear people down in order to lift others up.
Decency is not naïveté.
Civility is not surrender.
They are strengths and often the surest strategy for lasting success, for individuals and for our nation.
In a time when our president traffics in cruelty masquerading as strength, shameless hubris, and the weakness of meanness, our nation needs leaders who show something better: the value of vulnerability, the strength of virtue, and the courage to affirm the dignity of even your opponent—even when they refuse to affirm yours.