I have always found our vet bills reasonable, but it is a small local independent. The problem is that private equity firms are buying up smaller vets, exploiting the workers and ramping up profits. … (View Post)

It is a common American delusion. I used to get a lot of it in my five years in High School in Atlanta. A lot of my fellow students just couldn't handle that we were British citizens and had no … (View Post)

I used to see a lot of the monks from St Bernard's Abbey in Shepshed. They are Cistertians and while not a silent order, they do live a life of simplicity and withdrawal from the world. They als… (View Post)

Sounds great. There's a reason that silence is a part of so many spiritual disciplines. (View Post)

We have always been at war with Eastasia. (View Post)