"Leaders should arise naturally. (I’m getting more harrumphy by the day.)"
Ha. I bet I'm more harumphy than you (and older). Plus thank you for the clarity on "alternate" vs "alternative." I always cringe when I see a detour sign that says "Seek Alternate Route." Arrgh.
On Esperanto, I think Americans who know more than one language, or at least have interest in the nuances of language, and more likely to be pluralistic and less likely to be bigoted. Same with those who travel out of their home state, if not the country. Language carries culture along with arguments. In colonial ports, you could walk down the pier and hear Portuguese, German, Italian, and Dutch without much alarm. I doubt “heritage Americans” would much want to recover or maintain that part of old America, though.
I recently teased a Bitcoin-fanatic friend that Bitcoin and its crypto progeny are trying to be financial Esperanto. The comparison might break down insofar as I don't believe Esperanto ever inspired a cloud of increasingly ridiculous pseudo-languages. And certainly the constant mutations of spoken languages which may strike the uninitiated as absurd or worse aren't meant primarily to cheat the next greedy sucker out of his cash.
But the utopian universalist urge is the same for each invention.
The pictures of Central Park were, well, exquisite. I have never been to New York City, but my wife and I hope to visit soon. It is very unCanadian at the moment to covet American cities, so I shall happily be known as the unCanadian Canadian.
If there is a better pure political writer than Kevin D. Williamson, I have yet to make his or her acquaintance. My favourite quote, if you don’t mind a little high jacking?
“When Democrats are in power, they act as if they will never again be out of power; when Republicans are out of power, they act as if they will never again be in power.”
Every time I sift through a collection of Jay’s musings, I find myself a little smarter compared to when I began.
Some fun today reading the column. If I ever get back to NY City, I've got to go to the "Hellbender Restaurant". Sounds like an old geezer retired fighter pilot would fit right in!! Oh, a comment of the Intrepid! Those Navy runways were way too short for comfort when at max load out of weapons!
Beautiful day wandering in Zoo York, I mean jaywalking in New York City…But speaking of “huh”, forgive me, but eternal troll in me cannot help but wonder if I would be welcomed at a seat of the table, sporting a Star of David, in the Gaza Grill the…Deli. Gotta run on, down with the spell chekas…Peace through superior mental firepower.
A podcast with you and Kevin would be so fun. A favorite typo was from my secretary in a divorce pleading: "The defendant is not in a penile institution." In her defense, it was one of the first pleadings she had typed for me. Thankfully, the mistake was caught before it became a public record. Yes, I proofread that last sentence to avoid embarrassing myself.
This is one of the wonderful traits we Canadians share with our American cousins: that is, you can have a quality Mexican restaurant run by a Syrian immigrant who is married to an Indian refugee.
"Leaders should arise naturally. (I’m getting more harrumphy by the day.)"
Ha. I bet I'm more harumphy than you (and older). Plus thank you for the clarity on "alternate" vs "alternative." I always cringe when I see a detour sign that says "Seek Alternate Route." Arrgh.
On Esperanto, I think Americans who know more than one language, or at least have interest in the nuances of language, and more likely to be pluralistic and less likely to be bigoted. Same with those who travel out of their home state, if not the country. Language carries culture along with arguments. In colonial ports, you could walk down the pier and hear Portuguese, German, Italian, and Dutch without much alarm. I doubt “heritage Americans” would much want to recover or maintain that part of old America, though.
I recently teased a Bitcoin-fanatic friend that Bitcoin and its crypto progeny are trying to be financial Esperanto. The comparison might break down insofar as I don't believe Esperanto ever inspired a cloud of increasingly ridiculous pseudo-languages. And certainly the constant mutations of spoken languages which may strike the uninitiated as absurd or worse aren't meant primarily to cheat the next greedy sucker out of his cash.
But the utopian universalist urge is the same for each invention.
Second time in the last 24 that I have seen portmanteau used...a word I never knew existed.And of course it came from two wonderful writers.
My goodness; what a delightful romp.
The pictures of Central Park were, well, exquisite. I have never been to New York City, but my wife and I hope to visit soon. It is very unCanadian at the moment to covet American cities, so I shall happily be known as the unCanadian Canadian.
If there is a better pure political writer than Kevin D. Williamson, I have yet to make his or her acquaintance. My favourite quote, if you don’t mind a little high jacking?
“When Democrats are in power, they act as if they will never again be out of power; when Republicans are out of power, they act as if they will never again be in power.”
Every time I sift through a collection of Jay’s musings, I find myself a little smarter compared to when I began.
Truly a treasure to consume.
Thx so very much.
A pleasure.
Some fun today reading the column. If I ever get back to NY City, I've got to go to the "Hellbender Restaurant". Sounds like an old geezer retired fighter pilot would fit right in!! Oh, a comment of the Intrepid! Those Navy runways were way too short for comfort when at max load out of weapons!
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Beautiful day wandering in Zoo York, I mean jaywalking in New York City…But speaking of “huh”, forgive me, but eternal troll in me cannot help but wonder if I would be welcomed at a seat of the table, sporting a Star of David, in the Gaza Grill the…Deli. Gotta run on, down with the spell chekas…Peace through superior mental firepower.
A podcast with you and Kevin would be so fun. A favorite typo was from my secretary in a divorce pleading: "The defendant is not in a penile institution." In her defense, it was one of the first pleadings she had typed for me. Thankfully, the mistake was caught before it became a public record. Yes, I proofread that last sentence to avoid embarrassing myself.
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Terry and Yaki, Halal Asian Kitchen
I have a friend from the Dominican Republic whose niece is married to a man from Pakistan. They have a Halal Latin Grill restaurant in Charlotte.
This is one of the wonderful traits we Canadians share with our American cousins: that is, you can have a quality Mexican restaurant run by a Syrian immigrant who is married to an Indian refugee.
True Love- and love of food- conquers all.
I will tell them how I heard all about it when I am Jaywalking in Charlotte later this summer