Philosophy duder | Into phenomenology, existentialism, phil of mind, and Orioles baseball | fr/en/de
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People like Maddie don't care about boys reading. If they did, they wouldn't derail the conversation with unproductive retarded shit like this.
Boys: We want books about adventures, quests, and survival!
Librarians: May I interest you in some romantasy? It’s enemies to lovers with fairies!
Boys: *plays video games instead*
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Listen, I like to see Bauer lose his mind as much as the next guy. But let's not pretend he wasn't in the right to get mad.
Here’s the facts of this situation:
1) It was pouring rain and the mound was extremely wet. You could see 6 inch slash marks where my cleats were slipping every pitch. That’s what I was pointing to.
2) I asked for drying agent to be put on the mound so it was safe to pitch in the second inning. The umpire crew obliged and fixed the mound and I had no complaints in the second inning.
3) it started raining significantly harder in the third inning. By the time I took the mound for the third, the drying agent from the second was soaked. I calmly asked to have more drying agent applied because the mound was not safe to pitch on.
4) the umpire crew refused to put drying agent on the mound again. I asked my manager and pitching coach to help translate and told them it was not safe to pitch. They agreed and asked the crew to just apply drying agent again. The crew again refused.
5) I threw warmup pitches. I visibly slipped on multiple of them. I again said it was not safe to pitch. The umpires again refused to put drying agent on the mound and said we had to start the inning.
6) I threw 4 pitches. I slipped on every one. I nearly fell over on one because my foot slipped 6 inches. I had no idea where the ball was going because my feet were slipping all over the place. That is not safe for the hitter and that is not safe for me as the pitcher. I pleaded after every pitch to apply drying agent. The umpire refused.
7) after the fourth pitch I refused to throw any more pitches because I was not willing to tear a hamstring or groin or knee in those conditions. So finally the umpire crew asked the grounds crew to apply drying agent. At the same time, they correctly decided it was raining way too hard to continue playing so they pulled the tarp.
8) we had about 90 minutes of delay. When the grounds crew pulled the tarp off the field and looked at the mound, they said they needed 45 minutes just to get it in playable condition.
So decide what you want about the situation, but those are the facts. And I have all of this in the vlog, which will be out in a couple of days, so everyone can hear for themselves what was going on.
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Quelques nouveautés dans ma bibliothèque.
Vian. Romans, nouvelles, œuvres diverses.
Zweig. Œuvres, tome 1 : Romans et nouvelles.
Laferrière. Autobiographie américaine.
Apollinaire. La Beauté de toutes nos douleurs.
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C'est gênant en tabarnak.
La nomination de Jacinthe-Eve Arel comme cheffe de cabinet à Québec sème la controverse #polqc ledevoir.com/politique/quebe…
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Quelques magnifiques additions :
1. Harder, Yves-Jean (dir.). Emil Cioran. Flammarion, 2015.
2. Dostoïevski, Fédor. Œuvres romanesques, 1865-1868. Actes Sud, 2013.
3. Bergson, Henri. L’Énergie spirituelle. PUF, 2009.
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The PQ sounds retarded, but so does the suggestion that the Québécois owe Britain a permanent debt of gratitude for what was essentially a policy of imperial self-interest.
The French seem to forget that they were allowed to maintain their French language and Catholic faith because the British Crown protected them after the Seven Years’ War. They should be more grateful.
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Cul de foudre retweeted
Progress toward a U.S-Mexico tariff deal has stalled after opposition from Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, people familiar with the talks said, the second time that he has had a hand in upending advanced negotiations with a North American partner. on.wsj.com/4k5aKwy
Pretty tasteful.
On #SpiritDay, MLB stands together to send a message of acceptance and kindness to LGBTQ youth everywhere.
Bullying has no place in our game or our communities, and it is important that every single person feels safe and accepted.
As we wear purple on Spirit Day, let’s pledge to create environments where every young person knows that they are seen, supported and celebrated. #MLBTogether
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Cul de foudre retweeted
"You get one year, and if I don't start really getting paid next year, it's over."
- @JoeyVotto on life in the media.
Allons-y pour quelques femmes de lettres canadiennes : Gabrielle Roy, Anne Hébert, Marie-Claire Blais, Marie Uguay, Marie Laberge, Nancy Huston, Hélène Dorion, Kim Thúy, Antonine Maillet, Michèle Lalonde, Catherine Mavrikakis.
How about Canadian women?
Viola Desmond, Shania Twain, Sarah McLachlan, Sarah Nurse, Anne Murray, Diana Krall, Celine Dion, Dr. Roberta Bondar, Alanis Morissette, Jully Black, Avril Lavigne, Catherine O'Hara, Sandra Oh, Emily VanCamp, Joni Mitchell, Tatiana Maslany, Margot Kidder, Margaret Atwood, Carly Rae Jepson, Nelly Furtado, Pamela Anderson...
Should I keep going?
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1. I agree they belong in the HOF.
2. Better recovery alone is a huge advantage over a 162-game season. Less fatigue, faster muscle repair, and more training all affect execution.
Albert Belle argues steroid-era players belong in the Hall of Fame, saying guys mostly used them for recovery and still had to execute
Albert Belle: "I could've gotten it, but at the time, I weighed 225. I didn't think I could perform at a high level weighing 250 or 260. I didn't want to put on that much weight because I didn't know the side effects. I was already putting up 40 HRs and 120 RBIs, so I was happy with that."
Albert Belle: "Most of the guys doing it, it was for recovery. It is such a beating on the body playing game after game. At some points, you had to play 28 straight games before you had an off day, so guys just wanted to recover faster."
Albert Belle: "No matter if you were throwing 90, 95, or 100, you still got to execute. If you're bigger, you still got to hit the ball."
Albert Belle: "I think those guys should be in the Hall of Fame. If people had a problem with it, they should've brought it up a lot sooner instead of waiting until it gets to a congressional hearing."
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So the Yankees are about to win their 4th AL MVP and 2nd CY in 5 seasons. And they don't even have a ring to show for it? This is retarded.
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