#gentility

Okay, well, I would be kind for you. I would reject the impulses to indulge in my violent nature for you. I would wake up and get out of bed an hour early every morning to make coffee and breakfast for you. I would be there for you no matter what. I would leave the light on for you until you felt safe and I would hold you so tight until you felt at peace. Sure, I can be strong, if I have to. I can fight if it’s truly necessary but when I think about the way that I love you, it does not make me feel violent. It makes me feel quiet and gentle and calm.

- Joshua David MG 9-5

Fashion is gentility running away from vulgarity and afraid of being overtaken.

- William Hazlitt

Punch Pot vs. Teapot, Earthenware with lead glaze, ca. 1765, from the Staffordshire region of England.  Though these cauliflower-inspired pots look very similar, the punch pot is larger and represents an attempt to domesticate 18th-century men who were behaving badly at punch houses while women attended polite tea parties.  Here is a brief, interesting article about that.

* Oh, Gen…!

* Uh. Yeah, I guess so.