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The original concept that humans complete the act of creation by making bread from wheat is from the Talmud! And the specific "wheat but not bread, grapes but not wine" phrasing is from Jewish theologian Abraham Heschel but it is missing "clay but not bricks".

And among trans Jews the sentiment was already popular before I ever started seeing this specific phrasing so I knew, knew, knew a Jew and likely a trans Jew was involved.

As it happens, Ortberg's friend Julian is Jewish and they have strongly negative feelings about the way the quote has been removed from the context of their life as someone trans and Jewish. They used to have a thread up on xwitter about it but have since made their account private and only have a very terse FAQ online from which you can glean the treatment they likely received when being more open about their Jewishness, relationship to transness, and the interaction of both.

1. Julian isn't Jewish.

2. The quote actually is influenced by Jewish theology, specifically Rabbi Akiva.

Since nobody gave the full latin name 🙄 here it is : she is called Pernis apivorus or Falco apivorus.

The European honey buzzard (Pernis apivorus) is a species of diurnal bird of prey belonging to the family Accipitridae. This protected, insectivorous, and migratory species is present only during the summer in Europe, constituting more than 75% of its total nesting area. The European Honey Buzzard is a long-distance diurnal migrant. This is partly due to her diet: she goes where her prey is. She lives in Europe during the summer and in Africa during the winter, south of the Sahara.

The species Pernis apivorus has been divided into two distinct species:

Pernis apivorus (European Honey Buzzard)

Pernis ptilorhynchus (Eastern Honey Buzzard, or Helmeted Honey Buzzard, or Crested Honey Buzzard)

2) If you are going to be an ass you could at least try being correct.

-I didn't include the "full latin name" because this is about the genus Pernis. There are multiple species in the image.

-Falco apivorus is long depreciated. Like, genus Pernis was described in 1816 depreciated. Falco is in order Falconiformes, which Accipitriformes(which includes Pernis) was seperated from. They are now in a completely different order than Falco

I can study tomes of ancient knowledge even if the books are larger than my body

I can transform into a bigger size if I wanted to; I am proud of my natural size

My staff is the perfect size for me to wield powerful forces.

Being small makes it harder for my enemies to aim their attacks

My magic protects me from larger beasts and other threats.

Small wizards can make big fireballs

Wind magic cannot yeet me

harder for my enemies

to aim their attacks

This tumblr sexyman is your son!

He knows.

He has always known.

Actual quote:

"I don't want some animation studio giving Hobbes an actor's voice, and I don't want some greeting card company using Calvin to wish people a happy anniversary, and I don't want the issue of Hobbes's reality settled by a doll manufacturer. When everything fun and magical is turned into something for sale, the strip's world is diminished. 'Calvin and Hobbes' was designed to be a comic strip and that's all I want it to be. It's the one place where everything works the way I intend it to"

This was in the 1990's, pre-AI, pre- Chris Pratt, pre- Cinematic Universes, and if he was opposed to it then, he sure as hell wouldn't be okay with it now.

They see electricity, the same electricity of your brain. If something is not charged they can't see anything at all, and a room of non-conductive objects would be a complete sensory deprecation chamber. They can see a little bit, but they are nearly blind and only use it to notice sudden changes. If you flash a light at them they scream. Instead they just bring a device that generates a charge everywhere they go. They claim their whole planet is charged, but you have doubts

This apparently allows them to see secrets of the universe. They knew about the big bang through out their entire history, because they can apparently just see the beginning of the universe. They find it beautiful, but not all that interesting. You are jealous

Despite being in space, they have not yet discovered steel or had the industrial revolution. It's basically still alchemists and philosophers, but the alchemy and philosophy works and got them to space. You are no longer jealous

They rely on the temperature being way below 40 degrees Fahrenheit so all the fat stays solid and frozen, and die if it's warm. They consider you burning

They get all their energy from air, like eating, to the point they cannot hold their breath at all. They get other things from food, but refuse to prepare it aside from digestion. They just plop it in basically untouched

They age in dog years, dying a few months after turning 9, and only reach adulthood at age 4. That's an absurd amount of time to spend as a child. The one you met is apparently 5 and considers himself a mature adult. The tantrums say otherwise. Yes, he also has arcane knowledge naturally. You are more surprised they live this long considering everything else about them

They have 4 genders and assigned you one, maybe randomly. Kind of rude, apparently very complex, but they have no idea how to explain it. You aren't asking

are *still* abysmal despite

that, lmao

Dick hard on the butt

Titty in my hand

Kiss ya neck

DICK HARD ON THE BUTT

TITTY IN MY HAND

KISS YA NECK