Scott Colom will become Mississippi's first Black senator since 1881.
The last Black senator from Mississippi was Blanche K. Bruce, who held office during the Reconstruction era 145 years ago.
Three rings for the Elven kings under the sky. Seven for the Dwarf lords in their halls of stone. Nine for mortal men doomed to die. One for the Dark Lord on his dark throne.
I was in 4th grade, and my entire class was sitting on the classroom carpet while our teacher read aloud from a book… I already have a reputation for being “the smelly kid” (deep trauma) and I was fighting internally with a fart for 10-15 minutes. A fight that I, unfortunately… was destined to lose.
The teacher asked for volunteers to answer a question about the book, my classmate excitedly raised his hand. Ben. He was a classic kiss ass with a dumb, annoying lisp. Just a real scumbag. During his enthusiastic answer, I figured it was a good time to try to sneak the fire out of the hole.
The fart reverberated throughout the room like THX surround sound. In the middle of his answer, without skipping a beat, he added “that was Colin by the way” and kept answering. The whole class laughed. The teacher laughed. I think of him every time I fart.
they confirmed, again, that the ring and sauron are one and the same to galadriel
we know the temptation is real and will endure. her desire for the ring, power and sauron are all intertwined. it will burn in the darkest corners of her heart for millennia
will we see it though?