ergo

Let’s give the last word, plus one of mine, to the famous phrase of French philosopher and scientist Rene Descartes: “Cogito ergo sum ridens” — “I think, therefore I am laughing.”

The thinking goes like this: Donald Trump, as a political figure, represents blowing up the status quo; Trump won and the incumbent vice president lost; ergo, a majority of voters are unhappy with the people and groups responsible for the status quo.

Ergo, by no means was it a given that Clyde, who was 18 weeks old when we tried to claim him, would devolve into an incorrigible face-eating menace during the two and a half weeks he would be without a feline companion.

This has been a quality year — ergo, the following list, presented in random order, shoehorns 18 series into 10 more or less themed slots.

Ergo, against this history Milioti’s physical attributes are entirely pertinent to how we perceive Sofia.