Quote
"Govern a family as you would cook a small fish – very gently."
Chinese proverb
Joke
The tallest building in my city is the library because it has the most stories.
Fun Fact
There is official Wizard of New Zealand.
In 1990, the Prime Minister of New Zealand appointed Ian Brackenbury Channell, who was an old friend, as the Wizard of New Zealand. He is even given an annual stipend.
Reading fact
Ebooks and Audiobooks will probably be the future of reading.
History Fact
Richard Nixon Plotted to Assassinate a Journalist
He was a paranoid dude, and Richard Nixon wanted to kill Washington columnist Jack Anderson, according to NBC News. His plot included ideas such as putting poison in Anderson's medicine cabinet or exposing the journalist to large amounts of LSD. Thankfully, the plot was abandoned.
Movie/TV Trivia
Disney turned down the chance to make Back to the Future claiming the mother/son relationship was too risqué.
Movie/TV Quote
"Not the bees!"
The Wicker Man (2006)
According to Ethan Hawke, Nic Cage is "the only actor since Marlon Brando that's actually done anything new with the art of acting." He's right. Cage doesn't inhabit a role so much as he grabs it by the scruff of its neck and beats it into submission, and nowhere is that technique more evident than in Wicker Man, the mid-aughts remake of the 1973 British horror classic. It's a quintessentially insane Cage performance; some might call it bad acting, while we choose to recognize its unhinged gonzo genius. Throughout a film that has Cage running around yelling at children, punching and kicking women, the scene where the neo-pagans finally exact their punishment is among his finest work. "Not the bees!" concentrates all of Cage's brilliance into a primal scream, a desperate cry against unjust torture. It's outstanding.
Conversation Starter
What are some things you want to accomplish before you die?
Writing Prompt
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