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A Gen X Girl Who Grew Up (but doesn’t sell out) – Part Five: Kicking and Screaming into Middle-Age

A Gen X Girl Who Grew Up (but doesn’t sell out) – Part Five: Kicking and Screaming into Middle-Age

Back in the 1980’s ‘selling out’ was like when a rock star gave the okay to have their songs used in commercials for stuff like soda and stuff. In fact, Neil Young wrote a song called ‘This Note’s For You’ explaining that quite well. But selling out to Madison Avenue is one thing. Selling out your beliefs and past is another. I’ve heard over the years that people tend to get more conservative as…

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Milton, on his decision not to pursue a career as a clergyman:

"I thought it better to prefer a blameless silence before the office of speaking bought and begun with servitude and foreswearing" 

from Johnson's Life of Milton p.g 48

Johnson notes that "these expressions [of Milton's] are applied to the subscription of the Articles [outlining the doctrine of the Anglican church at the time]; but if seems more probably that they relate to canonical obedience. I know not any of the Articles which seem to thwart his opinions; but the thoughts of obedience, whether canonical or civil, raised his indignation."

Johnson, Samuel. "Life of Milton." The Six Chief Lives from Johnson's "Live's of the Poets," with Macaulay's "Life of Johnson." Ed. Matthew Arnold. London: Macmillan and Co., 1921. 45-120.

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keeping on with the good stuff, not long till release!

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CHILDISH GAMBINO IN A COMMERCIAL.

~ Taylor