by Charles Norman | May 23, 2019 | Song of the Day
Human relations are like the irregular verbs in a number of languages where nearly all verbs are irregular. — Søren Kierkegaard Kierkegaard proposed to Regine Olsen as she played the piano. ‘Oh! What do I care for music?’ he shouted over the strains...
by Charles Norman | May 22, 2019 | Song of the Day
Aristotle defined a mixture as a substance whose ingredients alter each other until the individual elements cease to exist. Yet he also believed that it’s possible to separate the components from the solution. Natural philosophers have struggled for the past...
by Charles Norman | May 20, 2019 | Song of the Day
Excerpts from Pnin, chapter four, by Vladimir Nabokov It rained all the way. It was raining when he arrived at the Waindell terminal… Pnin suggested leaving the luggage and walking one block – if Victor was not afraid of the rain (it was pouring hard, and...
by Charles Norman | May 17, 2019 | Off the Wall
The blood and lifeline of a car trip, it is handed around the car so that all the homies can partake in playing their sweet jams until some shitter plays Nickleback then the aux cord is immediately yanked and not to be returned to said homie. — Urban Dictionary,...
by Charles Norman | May 16, 2019 | Song of the Day
If you’re three weeks into a relationship and haven’t been ghosted, you’re probably good for at least another month. Three weeks is long enough for your current interest to make a thorough background check on you, including the requisite stalking on...
