@destroya, @Superhero, I too love my stainless steel collar stays. Some from Amazon, some from Tyrwhitt (thanks for the Tyrwhitt link a while ago, SH).
However, today they became a trivial thing that made me surly. The washing machine stopped working. Wouldnโt drain or spin. No front access panel. Had to drain it with a siphon and then the water under the drum with a cup. It was messy.
Finally got to the pump, scrunched down between the wall and the washer, very limited working room. Two collar stays stuck in the pump, prohibiting it from spinning. Got them out, all is well.
Iโm surly that it happened but pleased that I fixed it.
Moral of the story: if you wear dress shirts, check and doublecheck for collar stays before you put them in the wash. And be somewhat competent with household repairs.
TLDR: collar stays are great until theyโre not, and it pays to have some basic household skillz.
The number 1 reason that bidets should be mandatory everywhere. Why does it matter that the feces smeared all over your backside is your own? Itโs still feces. Some of us arenโt savages.
99% of the people most of you encounter every day have feces smeared all over their backsides. Thatโs a nice thought.
You and I could be siblings. Very similar story with my dad that died from Alzheimerโs complications (as did his dad). Very healthy, hardworking lifestyle, lifelong runner, did all the right things. And that weighs heavily on me.
Completely endorsed. One can do all the things and still end up with dementia, or get hit by a piece of a falling airplane. The point is to make peace with that.
*Theyโre so beaten down that they have to resort to being grammar Nazis in order to feel good about their program. Itโs a tough spot.
Main Clause:
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โ They โโโโ
โโโโโโโโโโ โ
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โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ
โ are (they're)โโโโบ so beaten down
โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ
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Dependent Clause (Result):
โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ
โ they have to resort to being grammar Nazis โ
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โ
โผ
Purpose Phrase (why):
โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ
โ in order to feel good about โ
โ their program โ
โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ
Second Sentence (short commentary):
โโโโโโโโโโโโโโ
โ Tough spot โ โ (Elliptical: โItโs a tough spot.โ)
โโโโโโโโโโโโโโ
โThatโ is added to clarify the result clause.
โIn order toโ is more formal and clearer than just โtoโ when expressing purpose.
โItโs a tough spotโ is a clearer way to deliver the second sentence.