Bombarded with screeched messages, we develop coping mechanisms. We may wear out the “mute” button , or record everything on a DVR to fast forward through political ads. Perhaps we simply try to tune out most of the noise. Unless we stop watching or listening altogether, though, some pa...
‘In a room where people unanimously maintain a conspiracy of silence, one word of truth sounds like a pistol shot.’Czeslaw Milosz, poet and writer, in his acceptance speech for the Nobel Prize for Literature. In its citation, the Swedish Academy called Miłosz a writer who “voices man’...
Any town that had the word “beer” in its name couldn’t be that bad, I had figured. For two and a half hours, I had fantasized about the urinal that awaited me in Be’er Sheva. But instead the bus transfer took place in a deserted parking lot just off the highway. There was ...
My social media and search feeds are bombarded with ads for really bad homeschooling programs and well-meaning homeschoolers recommending those programs. If you’re new to homeschooling, there’s a good chance you’re being bombarded with them too. ...
The last two books I’ve read keep having blank pages and repeated pages, and the fact that the app never opens to my library is really frustrating, I just want to get back to the book I’m reading not be bombarded with random info about other books. also, the samples don’t hang...
As we get older, our schedules and calendars are bombarded with so many tasks. We wear so many hats and are responsible for so much. Of course, the grace of God is sufficient to get it all done in excellence. But sometimes, we don’t allow time in our schedule to breathe. Our lives...
You know, you might have been bombarded by e-mails and other messages regarding the GDPR effect (and that is annoying, no doubt!), butwe believe that the GDPR is actually a great step in the right direction, for any digital citizen. For this reason, we welcome and embrace it, with th...
My first awareness of Chris Gantry came when I heard his name in the spoken word introduction of Kris Kristofferson’s songThe Pilgrim: Chapter 33in 1971. Iwas a high school student who played guitar and had become fascinated with songwriting. I hung on the words of my heroes, including tho...
At least they wouldn’t be bombarded with Woke stupidity and utter lack of discipline. d says: September 15, 2021 at 4:24 pm Correct answer: So who’s going to do the housework, the cooking, the laundry, and the yard work? – Answer: We all do. Took a lot...
“feeds”would give people constant access to information and the ability to stay connected, at the price of being constantly bombarded by advertising tailored to their preferences by data-mining corporations. Facebook and Twitter haven’t directly implanted themselves in our brains, but given that ...