I’d take a whack at it.

On the House floor, Rep. Greg Steube (R-Fla.) blasted the metal detectors, calling them an “atrocity” and “appalling.”

“Moron Label” is all I ever see

All this confusion over Alamo TX / The Alamo seems to be obscuring the irony of using the Alamo as any kind of political backdrop because of, you know, what happened at the Alamo.

Can’t wait for the press conference from a random Alamo Rent A Car parking lot

While we’re on the topic of Ireland, I recommend the podcast Motherfoclóir, an English-languge podcast about the Irish language, and language in general.

I’m amazed by how strong the genetics are. I saw a photo of my great-great-grandmother who immigrated from Ireland in 1900 for the first time this summer, and DAMN - she looks like my dad in an old woman’s wig. 

Uhm his dad’s accent weirdly brought me to tears... it was the pride and Irish blubbering I loved!!!!!!! 

I think that “treason tourist” is the best description I’ve seen of these morons.

I took an intro-level astronomy class as an undergrad. One of the labs involved meeting at the Foucault pendulum on campus, where we were told to figure out the length of the pendulum. My classmates started timing the period and using a compass to calculate the length. I had been standing in the back near the…

Parenting goal for me is to focus on raising a competent child, not a clever child. If they want to be clever, that’s on them. I am covering the bare minimum here. I have no time for over parenting and passive aggressive ways to raise manipulative kids.

I got some version of, “Tenite is bright but just does the minimum, I’m expecting moooooooooooooore...” on every report card from kindergarten through the end of high school without ever having anyone able to articulate what “more” was supposed to be, given that I was doing the same assignments as everyone else,…

I am so grateful I got the public school education that I did. When I was in first grade the teacher wrote words on a chalkboard that were supposed to copy. I got a lot of them wrong. This being a long time ago I could have been written off as dyslexic or “slow” or willfully acting up. Instead, she called my parents…

I also distinctly remember learning how to use a manual can opener to open a can of cranberry sauce for a Sunday dinner. My grandfather narrated the entire thing like it was a horse race and it was a victory when I made it all the way around the lid. 

It was. I’m always surprised by how many things I do against my instincts that turn out to be amazing. Compounding it all was knowing that this was a year of incredible good fortune for us. I pray I never become like the couple we met at a restaurant who complained about their hotel, the neighborhood, how busy things…

When I was a kid, don’t recall the exact year, (but I remember we were watching Solid Gold as the New Year’s show, so 80-82?) and we were at a party at our neighbors apt in our building.

Most of our NYEs are total duds. We don’t drink, and we’re both introverts, so we stay home and go to bed early. However. A couple of years ago we were in France for the holiday. We’d arrived in Paris and checked into our hotel. Mr E wanted to go to the Eiffel Tower and the Champs Elysees and celebrate. I didn’t -…

Your post is very touching and honestly made me tear up a little. I think we can all relate to it in some way. I have some old dish towels that my mom (who died 14 years ago) gave me. I can’t get rid of them, even though they are quite worn and look awful.

Oh, shit! You’re the guy quoted! This is my brush with greatness.

You inspired me to look it up and it turns out there’s a shanty sing this weekend in Staten Island! (Plus that video absolutely rules.) http://www.noblemaritime.org/events/2018/9/16/sea-shanty-session