I guess I'm not supposed to talk about it.
lenity discuss | |
| Definition: | (noun) Mercifulness as a consequence of being lenient or tolerant. |
| Synonyms: | lenience, mildness |
| Usage: | I promise to show all the lenity in my power; but if the charges brought against this Bonapartist hero prove correct, why, then, you really must give me leave to order his head to be cut off. |
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 US President Abraham Lincoln Suspends Habeas Corpus (1861)In law, habeas corpus is a writ ordering that a person be brought before a judge, especially to decide whether a prisoner's detention is lawful. Its suspension means that prisoners can be held indefinitely without being charged. During the US Civil War, President Lincoln suspended habeas corpus to arrest and silence Southern dissenters. A legal battle ensued, and Lincoln prevailed. How was habeas corpus treated in the Confederacy at this time? More... Discuss |
 Ulysses S. Grant (1822)Though he served with bravery in the Mexican-American War, Grant resigned his post several years later, possibly due to his heavy drinking. However, he returned to serve in the US Civil War and won a string of brilliant victories. Three years after Confederate general Robert E. Lee surrendered to him, ending the war, Grant was elected president. Still, he spent his final years in poverty after being swindled by a friend. Days before his death, he did what to secure his family's finances? More... Discuss |
 Excess on occasion is exhilarating. It prevents moderation from acquiring the deadening effect of a habit.W. Somerset Maugham (1874-1965) Discuss |
7 comments:
do you have some sort of hearing aid?
Cochlear implants?
Or a hearing aid?
Eric
Are you pregnant? I don't know why I thought this, because I don't know you, and just stumbled upon this blog....but, that's my guess.
My guess was a hearing aid, but whose?
If it were yours, you could blog about it.
It could be some other transmitter. Has someone you know joined the CIA or Secret Service?
Hearing aid. It's crazy small.
And it's not mine!
It is cool that it's so small. I remember older one's as so conspicuous - though better than saying, "What?" or "Huh?" all the time.
Hearing aids aren't so bad...
I got that type, with the clear wire, but I had to go back to the totally obvious looking ones because they kept falling out.
And the only reason I had to get new ones in the first place was because my dog ate one and the other fell out during a ride on a superfast rollercoaster...hehe.
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