Minneapolis now communicates with citizens via “paperless mail,” claiming it’s “the first practical alternative to traditional postal systems”

Ever heard of “email”?

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Aromas of…black raspberry jam lead to a palate of…chocolate and coffee as well as wet stone and lead pencil shadings.

-description of Calvet Thunevin Cuvee Constance 2005

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“Must-read” is a legit hyperbolic compliment for books, but when people think it’s literally true, I get nervous.

It smacks of colonialism.

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• Does the Bible imply a particular intellectual bent for pastors?

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Good communication isn’t mainly for repeating. It’s for listening to and incorporating into what you say.

You can quote me on that.

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Something nice about having to re-look up bathos with each encounter is that I can re-relish that there’s a word for that.

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