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from Cox & Forkum
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A Prayer to Go to Paradise with the Donkeys
When I must come to you, O my God, I pray It be some dusty-roaded holiday. And even as in my travels here below, I beg to choose by what road I shall go To Paradise, where the clear stars shine by day. I’ll take my walking-stick and go my way, And to my friends … Continue reading A Prayer to Go to Paradise with the Donkeys
Mathematics and life
I have slept through my springtime sleepiness, and am noticing things are settling into their warm-weather demeanor. The afternoon is sunny in a way that just doesn’t happen in January, regardless of the presence or lack of clouds. What is up with the world? I read earlier in the print edition of the WSJ that … Continue reading Mathematics and life
War is hell.
My father brought me up to revere General William Tecumseh Sherman, among others. In particular, he had me read the following letter that Sherman wrote to the mayor and city council of Atlanta, answering their request that he please not burn their city down. In it, he comes as close to saying “War is hell” … Continue reading War is hell.
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