Wokebloke for DemocracyFrom The New Yorker-
Today’s cartoon, by Adam Douglas Thompson:
WIST QuotationsA banquet is probably the most fatiguing thing in the world except ditch-digging.
Mark Twain (1835-1910) American writer [pseud. of Samuel Clemens]
Dictation (1907-07-30)
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Twain, Mark - Dictation (1907-07-30) | WIST Quotations
A banquet is probably the most fatiguing thing in the world except ditch-digging. In Benjamin Griffin and Harriet Elinor Smith, eds., Autobiography of Mark Twain, Vol. 3 (pub. 2015). Also recorded in Bernard DeVoto, ed., Mark Twain in Eruption, "The Last Visit to England," ch. 1 "White and Red" (1940).…
Bill BernardIt's that time again, the 3rd Thursday of the month, and that means time to meet up for @BurbSecWest. I look forward to seeing everyone out there. Details for where and when are available here: https://burbsec.com/west/, but the TLDR version is 6:00pm at Granite City, Naperville.
I look forward to seeing you there.
Front PageWorried you’re boring? 5 conversation tricks that can make you more fun to talk to.
blog.TOWhy Toronto residents are done with the late night party scene
For years, a night out in Toronto meant pre-drinks, packed dance floors, and a morning hangover. These days, however, more people are quietly opting out of the "traditional party" playbook.It's not to say that clubbing and bar hopping are disappearing completely; that culture is still very much alive. For some, its app...
#Socializing #Partying #Community #Toronto
https://www.blogto.com/radar/2026/02/toronto-late-night-party-scene/
For years, a night out in Toronto meant pre-drinks, packed dance floors, and a morning hangover. These days, however, more people are quietly opting out of the "traditional party" playbook.It's not to say that clubbing and bar hopping are disappearing completely; that culture is still very much alive. For some, its app...
#Socializing #Partying #Community #Toronto
https://www.blogto.com/radar/2026/02/toronto-late-night-party-scene/
unspeakablehorrorI definitely only expect to get along with a limited number of people since that's just the nature of people, that we don't all get along with each other, and also I am not optimized for getting along with others anyway.
Still, I think I'm rather friendly considering I could get most if not all my socialization needs met as a forest hermit. I don't need to socialize for the most part, and I find it rather difficult, but I nevertheless still enjoy talking to people and find it very worthwhile.
Still, I think I'm rather friendly considering I could get most if not all my socialization needs met as a forest hermit. I don't need to socialize for the most part, and I find it rather difficult, but I nevertheless still enjoy talking to people and find it very worthwhile.
Henning UhleLeute, ihr müsst mehr #socializing machen. Ich hab mich mit nem guten Freund in einem Pub getroffen. Wir haben gut gegessen, Newcastle Brown Ale und verschiedene Whiskeys getrunken. Scheißt auf den Schwachsinn, den sie euch als Social Media verkaufen. Es ist echt, wenn ihr einen in der Lampe habt und eine gute Zeit hattet.
It's that time again, the 3rd Thursday of the month, and that means time to meet up for @BurbSecWest. I look forward to seeing everyone out there. Details for where and when are available here: https://burbsec.com/west/, but the TLDR version is 6:00pm at Granite City, Naperville.
I look forward to seeing you there.
Why chasing 1,000 rejections might be the key to your biggest dreams
A quotation from Samuel Johnson
It is commonly observed, that when two Englishmen meet, their first talk is of the weather; they are in haste to tell each other, what each must already know, that it is hot or cold, bright or cloudy, windy or calm.Samuel Johnson (1709-1784) English writer, lexicographer, critic
Essay (1758-06-24), The Idler, No. 11
More about this quote: wist.info/johnson-samuel/20468…
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Johnson, Samuel - Essay (1758-06-24), The Idler, No. 11 | WIST Quotations
It is commonly observed, that when two Englishmen meet, their first talk is of the weather; they are in haste to tell each other, what each must already know, that it is hot or cold, bright or cloudy, windy or calm.