The GOP has traditionally stood for Grand Old Party. I think in the age of Donald Trump and Mitch McConnell, the initials should be changed. The alteration should be made to reflect what the party has become. Because the modern state of the Republicans would not be recognized by Ronald Reagan, although Richard Nixon would doubtless be
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You know, it occurs to me that I need to spell out something to the right wing blowhards who are still howling about Obama and Hillary rather than face the facts of the President’s incessant failures when it comes to managing the Coronavirus. When Trump was—well, not elected, but rather chosen by the Electoral college
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WHAT’S IN A NICKNAME? By Peter David What’s in a nickname? Presidential eras are oftentimes defined by their nicknames. Probably the most memorable one, off the top of my head, is that of John F. Kennedy. After JFK was assassinated, his widow, Jackie Kennedy, commented in a Life magazine interview that he was particularly enamored of
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FREAK OUT FRIDAY – March 5, 2020 So now it’s Obama’s fault. That is the latest claim from Trump and his team of sycophants, toadies and bootlickers. The reason that the United States has fallen behind in the race to be able to test for the Coronavirus (or, as Trump refers to it, the Caronavirus) is
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We’ve been through pandemic viruses before. Most recently it was in 2014 when Fox News relentlessly beat the drums declaring that we were all going to die of the much more lethal Ebola virus. And Fox & Friends regular guest Donald Trump was one of the loudest leaders of the opposition. He declared without evidence that Barack Obama
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It's been a long road, but the final book of the MegaTokyo: Endgames series is finally here. So let's get the actually important stuff out of the way. The following links should lead you to your format of choice: Paperback Kindle Kobo Nook With this, we are now at the point where Fred's omake/extras segments kick off, with Largo ready to launch his attack on the Domina of Kuith, and where my contribution to the works of Fred Gallagher end. I ...
While the manuscript for The Isle of Donne has been difficult (mostly because now I'm at the point where I have to start bringing stuff together to a set point rather than let them meander off wherever), I'm not completely without something to share. This particular piece is a short story that kinda came about because of a character I liked writing about when the opportunity arose... but there really weren't any real opportunities to do so. I...
It has been about a month since Mom entered into Hospice care. The past year or so has been a real struggle for me with her declining health as well as Dad's struggles with advancing Parkinsons. This is my second time dealing with needing Hospice care for a loved one. The last time it was very upsetting and I'm still haunted by the experience, so it was with great reluctance that I agreed to engage Hospice care for Mom. Thankfully, my experience wi...
Greetings, readers! An update here from the team of n1nj4s working behind the scenes to keep the Megatokyo site up and running: We've just finished migrating the comic site to a brand new server. Things may not look different, but you should see faster load times thanks to a combination of a new hosting provider and efforts to re-compress comic pages without degrading their quality. We're also pleased to be able to provide exciting new features lik...
Book 5 of the MegaTokyo: Endgames series is live for all platforms! Amazon Kindle and Paperback can be purchased here. Nook readers can follow this link. Of note, if you are completely unwilling to order through Amazon, you can also order the paperback through Barnes & Noble. And for the first time, Kobo users can go here and be a part of the launch day as well! Thank you again for all your support, and with luck it won’t be long...
"A little government and a little luck are necessary in life, but only a fool trusts either of them."
"The gambling known as business looks with austere disfavor upon the business known as gambling."
"Some people like my advice so much that they frame it upon the wall instead of using it."
"Never tell anyone that you're writing a book, going on a diet, exercising, taking a course, or quitting smoking. They'll encourage you to death."
"It has been my experience that folks who have no vices have very few virtues."
"If one is to be called a liar, one may as well make an effort to deserve the name."
"Most men pursue pleasure with such breathless haste that they hurry past it."
"Family isn't about whose blood you have. It's about who you care about."
"I have a simple philosophy. Fill what's empty. Empty what's full. And scratch where it itches."
"[The body is] a marvelous machine...a chemical laboratory, a power-house. Every movement, voluntary or involuntary, full of secrets and marvels!"
"You have to track every single thing you eat if you want to keep posting big numbers on the scale each week."
"That's what I consider true generosity. You give your all, and yet you always feel as if it costs you nothing."
"The highest proof of virtue is to possess boundless power without abusing it."
"In the end, I decide that the mark we've left on each other is the color and shape of love. That the unfinished business between us. Because love, love is never finished. It circles and circles, the memories out of order and not always complete."
"I was thinking about how disjointedly time seemed to flow, passing in a blur at times, with single images standing out more clearly than others. And then, at other times, every second was significant, etched in my mind."
"The customer doesn't expect everything will go right all the time; the big test is what you do when things go wrong."
"For myself I am an optimist - it does not seem to be much use being anything else."
がたい (gatai)
Meaning: Vm, ‾ difficult to
Example: hard to understand
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Notes:
Implies that something is so difficult that it can't be done. For something that's just really difficult to do it's better to use 〜にくい or 〜づらい.
Also, the verbs it's used as a pair with are pretty limited. Here are a few more:
賛成しがたい, but 反対しがたい you absolutely can't say.
表現しがたい
考えがたい
動かしがたい事実
受け入れがたい
Examples:
Note: visit WWWJDIC to lookup any unknown words found in the example(s)...
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