Off-Topic / Things We Love [307]

@Atch

Nice poem. Who wrote it?

The "veils of the morning" phrase is a little off, but it doesn't ruin the poem.


Looks wonderful.

Off-Topic / Things We Love [307]


You live near this place? You're lucky, it looks wonderful.

Life / Polish church music versus African-American gospel [29]


I'd say what is banal is the misuse of the Novus Ordo. The liturgical changes that occurred post-Vatican II were not the intention of Vatican II. The document on liturgy even states that the organ is to be the prime instrument, latin should be preserved, and Gregorian chant is best suited for liturgy.

History / Pol-Shorpy Photo Thread [950]


Praying for that.


Holy smokes! He was a human drill.

History / Pol-Shorpy Photo Thread [950]


Oh, yeah, the stuff is an absolute mess. My mom would have to hose me off.


🙂. If the pedagogy only paid as well, we'd constantly be pestering one another for tips and best practices.


Let's hope he hears her whispers about the need to find a way to bring this war to an end.

History / Pol-Shorpy Photo Thread [950]


Here in USia we call it cotton candy. I loved the stuff as a kid. It was good for the soul. Once i'd catch whiff of the smell of that hot sugar in the air my heart would flutter and a sense of bliss would consume my being.

When my youngest eats it, she's transported to a different dimension-one of near ecstasy. I explain to her heaven is cotton candy only infinitely netter. The proposition of something being netter than cotton candy to her is unfathomable.

News / Lech Walesa urged to "reduce Russia" to 50 million people [366]

@Paulina

Again, you approach this whole topic from a jaundiced radical feminist point-of-view. We would first have to deconstruct that POV to have a real and honest conversation. And, as you can see by my paltry number if posts in PF, I don't spend that kind if time on PF.

But, to put it briefly, men like me din't view women as chattel, but as complementary partners. We see that by nature, men and women have differences. But, these differences complement each other-they din't compete against each ither. We each have our distinct roles-these roles have some overlap, to be sure. I don't view my wife as property but a unified partner.

The problem with feminism is that it springs not from a complementarian approach to the sexes, but a competitive and divisive approach. It boxes masculinity into a non-masculine brutishness.

Anyhow, I am off to do manly things that my wife sucks at.

News / Lech Walesa urged to "reduce Russia" to 50 million people [366]

@Torq

🤣🤣🤣


All I can say is your impression is misinformed.

News / Lech Walesa urged to "reduce Russia" to 50 million people [366]


Well, we don't have that need. Your conditioned feminism is misinforming you.

News / Lech Walesa urged to "reduce Russia" to 50 million people [366]

Looks like a pretty good idea. I could see something like that having a sizeable positive economic impact.

News / Lech Walesa urged to "reduce Russia" to 50 million people [366]

What is CPL?

News / Lech Walesa urged to "reduce Russia" to 50 million people [366]

@Paulina

I don't buy feminist theory, and frankly I'm bored with it.

News / Lech Walesa urged to "reduce Russia" to 50 million people [366]


That is unassailable.

The idea of getting rid of co-education is interesting. Here in the states, all Catholic high schools used to be segregated by sex, it worked very well.

News / Lech Walesa urged to "reduce Russia" to 50 million people [366]


Because we are not naturally suited the type of nurturing young people need at that age-we simply don't have the same level of nurturing genius women have. Nature has a place in all this.

News / Lech Walesa urged to "reduce Russia" to 50 million people [366]


How's that worse? Every teacher I know say that those are the great grades to teach. Most of the students aren't trouble, the rewards of seeing new learners learn to read and such are great.

Nature has it that women are just a helluvalot better at nurturing than men. Those younger grades are still in need of the nurturing a woman is better at giving.

News / Lech Walesa urged to "reduce Russia" to 50 million people [366]


Especially for boys. By time they hit 11 (probably that's even too old) they should have men (not effeminized twats who have XY chromosomes) as a majority teaching them.


Why were they suffering? Could it be because they didn't have the intellectual skills or interest and were being forced to attend what they perceived as a torture chamber?

Students don't need to adapt, the schools and curriculum do the adapting for them. Ergo, they aren't challenged to reach their fullest potential because their schooling has been adapted to the lower level student.

News / Lech Walesa urged to "reduce Russia" to 50 million people [366]

One clarification regarding the feminization of teaching. Feminized teaching has its place and is important in the primary grades. Probably even preferable in 4th and 5th grades.

News / Lech Walesa urged to "reduce Russia" to 50 million people [366]


Bingo!


Bingo!

Torq's entire posting on this topic is one big B-I-N-G-O

News / Lech Walesa urged to "reduce Russia" to 50 million people [366]

@Bobko

Your observations are the same as mine. Standards have been drastically lowered in the name of self-esteem...or to ensure enrollment doesn't tank.

There's also the cultural aspect. Disruptive crass and self-centered behaviors are tolerated, the quashing of viewpoints other than what is popular, catering to abnormalities, etc.

In grade schools and high schools the curricula are weak or tortuous. I have hope, as we are seeing more and more schools with classical curriculums popping up.

News / Lech Walesa urged to "reduce Russia" to 50 million people [366]


What makes it good?

Our education system has turned to absolute junk.

News / Lech Walesa urged to "reduce Russia" to 50 million people [366]

I'm interested in knowing the answer, so hurry up Paulina!

Off-Topic / What's your hobby? [191]


Me too!

One of my favorite things is to get lost while driving along country roads. You see some interesting stuff you'd never come across if you weren't lost.

History / Pol-Shorpy Photo Thread [950]


He's still here and not gone out of his mind...and he still has a couple aquariums.

History / Pol-Shorpy Photo Thread [950]


Haha. I know what you mean.


When I was a kid, my uncle had this addiction. He spent his money on beer and fish. Beer to deal with memories of Viet Nam and 6 fish tanks...to help forget his memories of Viet Nam.

History / Pol-Shorpy Photo Thread [950]


The wife, kids, and I have been talking about getting a fish tank. What kind of fish you got?

News / How will Polish-American relations change if Trump is elected president again? [635]


Mexicans are still crossing at a good rate, nevertheless you do make a good point-they aren't the majority. Last stats I saw they make up roughly 25% of the encounters with Border Patrol.

Venezuelans seem to be trending high right now.

Did you know we are even getting Chinese illegaly crossing the border? Freaking Chinese. Plus, citizens of African nations.


I disagree, it should kick you out of the line. You get in line through your country's US consulate.

History / Pol-Shorpy Photo Thread [950]


We are in the midst of the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity. What a dream fulfilled that'd be.


Come 'ere ya big lug!

History / Pol-Shorpy Photo Thread [950]


I think the place is marvelous. I don't get the criticisms. It has taste, elegance, symbolism, and that element that any Cathedral/Basilica is meant to have: it inspires awe-it allows the worshipper to sense his smallness and the grandeur and beauty of God. I highly recommend it.

History / Pol-Shorpy Photo Thread [950]

The post directly above shall be copied and blown up to a size that even a blind man could read it and posted all over our suburban-ish shack. 😄

History / Pol-Shorpy Photo Thread [950]

They don't call me Mr. Sophistication for nothing😁

At first glance, my sophisticated eye thought the photo was about a guy who has a red claw growing from his finger.