Simsam

Social media fumbler, chef, cradle catholic, recovering addict, husband, gamer and arm chair activist, PTSD survivor

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@LegacyKillaHD That’s pretty good actually considering the current market.

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@BishopBarron @PetriOP Thank you Bishop Barron I am grateful this is brought to light yet worried other more disturbing rumors about the Vatican and its members are also true as well. I pray for the strength of Her shepards to find the wolves in dark corners.

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The fact this person hasn't been criminally charged is a travesty. @WalterHudson There are so many scam artists why should i pay taxes in this state. I can't trust the govt to use the money responsibly. https://t.co/0dxqjQgKLK

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@Ahshanti @justgamesbro @Nine4West he did have one but the family hired Mike Howard later on so both can be true

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@JJWatt I take Menards over Fleet Farm but i dont have a fleet or a farm...

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@Cernovich Started putting some cash into USOY it pays a weekly dividend and writes covered calls on USO. I think oil goes higher for longer DYOR

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@TexansCommenter @chargers I saw this and was confused why they did it.. just dumb

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@TheQuartering Remove ads on long form vids but keep them for short content across the board.

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@RealCandaceO @barnes_law Candace you need to go to a convent and give up the socials.

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A powerful scene in the Odyssey happens when Odysseus finally returns to Ithaca after twenty years of war and wandering.

You would expect the story to end with celebration, with the hero coming home, the family reunited, and order restored.

Homer does something far stranger.

Odysseus arrives disguised as a beggar, because Athena warns him that the palace has been taken over by more than a hundred suitors who have been living there for years, eating his food, drinking his wine, and pressuring his wife Penelope to marry one of them.

They believe Odysseus is dead and in their minds the kingdom is already theirs.

So the king of Ithaca walks through his own halls dressed in rags while the men stealing his house sit comfortably at his tables. They mock him, throw scraps at him, and one of them even strikes him, and Odysseus takes it. That is the remarkable part, because the same man who blinded the Cyclops and survived twenty years of disasters now stands quietly while strangers insult him in his own home. Homer tells us his heart burns inside his chest and that he wants to attack them immediately, yet he restrains himself and waits.

Instead of striking, Odysseus studies the room carefully. He counts the men, watches their habits, and quietly observes which servants remain loyal and which have betrayed him. The hero of the Odyssey does something most people cannot do, which is delay revenge until the moment is right.

Eventually Penelope announces a contest and brings out Odysseus’ great bow, declaring that she will marry the man who can string it and shoot an arrow through twelve axe heads lined up in a row. One by one the suitors try and fail, because none of them can even bend the bow. Then the beggar asks for a turn. The suitors laugh at first, but the bow is eventually handed to him.

Odysseus takes it in his hands and strings it effortlessly. Homer says the sound of the bowstring tightening rings through the hall like the note of a swallow. Then he places an arrow on the string and sends it cleanly through all twelve axe heads.

In that moment the beggar disappears. Odysseus turns the bow toward the suitors and reveals who he is.

What follows is one of the most brutal scenes in Greek literature. The doors are sealed and the suitors realize too late that they are trapped inside the hall. Odysseus, his son Telemachus, and two loyal servants begin killing them one by one. There is no escape, no mercy, and no negotiation. The men who spent years consuming another man’s house die inside it.

It is a violent ending, but Homer wants you to understand something important. The real danger to Odysseus was never just the monsters and storms on the long journey home. It was the possibility that someone else might take his place while he was gone. When Odysseus finally returns, he reminds everyone in Ithaca of a simple truth: a man’s home is not truly his unless he is willing to fight for it.

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@twotone_podcast Oilers and Texans fan here and I am totally fine with yall having the oilers gear and colors. Oh and the owner cause I want nothing to do with that family in Houston sports again.

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@Colteastwood I have no faith in their plan but good luck to them

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@IfindRetards https://t.co/r44T4H5x7q

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@amuse @TomFitton We are not a serious country. disgraceful

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@esaagar Operation dstraction complete. Lol.

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You Won’t Own Your PC Much Longer https://t.co/Y2UAPXB17g via @YouTube

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I’ve said this before if they were serious about building a Super Bowl winning team. Then you use the same method both sides of the ball. So on defense the Texans hired a veteran play call to assist DeMeco and then acquired veteran Hunter to work with the young guy. They did everything opposite on offense. It’s no wonder we did not succeed and CJ looking like a bust out there. Still fixable though

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@LandryLocker I think they also have a more than competent OC and a head coach who has been to a championship game before. We will get there Texans fans. Keep chopping wood.

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@averytomascowx Here is the best weather app I have found not affiliated with them just love the retro look https://t.co/nXBK6GAkXG