Enraged, they sent a huge fleet of ships under the command of a celebrated admiral. Again, the ships did not return and the badly injured admiral made his way back. The Portuguese then decided to subjugate Ullal and capture Rani Abbakka. When they came to Ullal, they found it deserted. ...
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Had thoughts of teaching myself how to mortar stone since someone ran over our mailbox (and I DID build a French well on my own last year). At the quarry I could be in the sun and think. And I could be FAR away from people unless I wanted to be squished by a backhoe. There w...
Though the phrase quickly became a meme across the web, it failed to ensnare Dakota's attention—subsequently leading to another meme-able moment when she later expressed her confusion over its popularity. "Why did that go viral?" she stoically asked an interviewer who mentioned th...
recurrent. When I was eight, my younger brother Fernando’s birth complicated things even further. As my step-dad slipped away, my mom continued working, and Fernando’s care was left to Jose and me. I cooked, Jose cleaned, I dressed Fernando, Jose put him to bed. We did what we ...
Maybe they’re intended for a whole new generation to adopt into their own teenage pop culture canon, just as I did with my mom’s bell bottoms in 1998. From fanny packs and track pants to sports bras and mom jeans, each ’90s trend has cycled its way through to ...
Parenting is so hard we can’t (or don't know why we should) do it sober—#sendwine tops nearly 17,000 posts on Instagram, most of them starring a wild-eyed mom and/or child. The joke is everywhere, and it’s totally messed up. How did we get here? Pan out a few decades, ...
A: Oh, perhaps you can write a letter to explain that you don’t like what she did to you. B: 5. I hope my mum could understand me in that way. ?;A. OK, thanks. I’ll take your advice. B. What should I do? C. I’m looking forward to your reply. D. Why don’t you...
"God let me see you" and a star shined brightly. But the mandid not notice. And the man shouted,"God show me a miracle" and a life was born. But the mandid not know.So the mancried out in despair, "Touch me God, and let me know you are there" Whereupon God reached down ...
Over so people could at least imagine such a possibility. We dashed exultantly up Fifth Avenue, disrupting traffic. I can't remember whether the late great Phil Ochs did his song "I Declare the War Is Over" just before the caper or just after. (Hey, all honor to Phil's name, too!