la vida es una tombola

I'm in my 20s and live in Austin, TX.

La vida es una tombola: A tombola is a lottery, or the word can also refer specifically to the rotating drum full of bingo numbers. Which is what life is.

Sep 28
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Safire “rules for writers”: Remember to never split an infinitive. Take the bull by the hand and avoid mixing metaphors. Proofread carefully to see if you words out. Avoid clichés like the plague. And don’t overuse exclamation marks!!

Mr. Safire in 1984. From 1973 to 2005, Mr. Safire wrote his twice weekly "Essay" for the Op-Ed Page of The Times, a forceful conservative voice in the liberal chorus.
William Safire, Political Columnist and Oracle of Language, Dies at 79 - Obituary (Obit) - NYTimes.com

I am going to miss his On Word columns. In addition, so many of the images in the article (not “piece”) showcasing his career, work as a technological history of workplace writing.

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