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9-20-19, 6:15pm
I've read most of it; I considered doing so my civic duty. Trump and his gang are in it up to their eyebrows. There's plenty of meat in that sandwich.
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9-20-19, 4:34pm
I had only one job that required a degree, and I'm not sure even of that one. My silly little Arts and Letters degree wasn't and isn't worth much,...
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9-20-19, 3:32pm
It seems to me there's a veritable avalanche of facts, but the White House stooges--notably Trump's fixer, Barr--are holding it at bay. For now. The...
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9-19-19, 4:14pm
The idea is to discourage whistle-blowing. Look what happened to Reality Winner.
This latest one should be very, very careful. I believe their life...
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9-19-19, 11:09am
I couldn't agree more. We need more tradespeople, and a solid apprenticeship structure.
All this wrangling about college loans is probably...
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9-19-19, 10:20am
I got rid of a broken surge protector, which required rearranging a lot of computer equipment and moving an awkward piece of furniture, before...
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9-18-19, 6:42pm
Of course they are--to hear some of the more vocal wacko "Christians*" out there, they're the cause of hurricanes, earthquakes, meteor...
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9-18-19, 6:00pm
You always start negotiations with some pie in the sky thrown in, and work down from there.
Good for the kids. My siblings demonstrated at that age...
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9-18-19, 3:52pm
You're right that (Republican) presidents have steadily eroded respect for the rule of law while enriching themselves and their cronies, but we have...
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9-18-19, 12:47pm
I don't know that my life needs meaning, but I'm happy to be here.
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9-18-19, 12:11pm
"Sorry about bugging out on the G7 climate change talks and then lying about it." "Sorry about the emoluments clause, non-stop grifting and...
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9-18-19, 10:38am
The new president will also have to deal with the nightmare of reversing all the damage Trump has wrought with his slash and burn approach to...
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9-18-19, 10:31am
Also, type 2 diabetes is eminently reversible in a 30 year-old, if you seek out the right resources.
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9-18-19, 10:28am
It wasn't that Pollan's recommendations were wrong--who can argue with "eat whole foods"?--but that it was delivered with such dismissive smugness in...
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9-18-19, 9:46am
If I consider that plants seem to show a level of consciousness along with the fact that in all but the tiniest, most ethical organic farms, small...
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9-17-19, 4:11pm
I knew he was a Rhodes Scholar--he and Rachel Maddow were talking about the delicacy of coming out before or during studies abroad--and I'd heard...
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9-17-19, 3:44pm
I just ran across this interesting anecdote--he's not number one on my list, but I have a lot of respect for him:
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9-17-19, 3:34pm
Diet most likely plays a part, for a variety of reasons. Vegans are particularly susceptible, probably because of numerous deficiencies. Food...
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9-17-19, 1:44pm
Pollan was pretty dismissive and deprecating, too.
I stand by my assertion where people with families and (particularly) manual labor or 8 hours...
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9-17-19, 1:40pm
British Medical Journal: https://www.bmj.com/content/358/bmj.j3697/rr-4
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9-17-19, 12:16pm
I've had only a few months' experience with SSRIs--and none with other Pharma psychoactives, but I suspect their ubiquity has a lot to do with the...
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9-17-19, 11:09am
What soured me on Pollan was a presentation wherein he and some foodie friend of his were making a meal of fresh foods and Pollan pointed out how...
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9-17-19, 10:20am
Oregon is going to have a psilocybin legalization measure on the ballot coming up. My experiences with "magic mushrooms" were not transformative, but...
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9-17-19, 10:07am
Good news! I personally attended the Midvale School for the Gifted. :idea:
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9-16-19, 2:40pm
I'm not a housekeeper, and don't aspire to be, so I can relate. I figure the more "germs" I'm exposed to, the better. Fortunately, I'm the only one I...
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9-14-19, 3:16pm
Medical cannabis is long-established:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_medical_cannabis
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9-14-19, 3:07pm
I've never confused sex with love--sex is great fun, but love is altogether different, and more satisfying in the long run. Sex and infatuation may...
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9-14-19, 11:30am
Sourdough by Robin Sloan (who wrote Mr. Penumbra's 24-hour Bookstore, which I also read. His books are engaging and light, with a backdrop of IT...
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9-14-19, 11:17am
In the film, Karina's coach warns her that she may see her friends die, and she might very well die herself, or be seriously injured. I guess that...
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9-13-19, 6:42pm
Conservatives seem to use "virtue signaling" a lot.
Cannabis is here to stay; it's been around forever. And friends who use it for sleeping and...
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9-13-19, 5:51pm
You have to be actively dying to get suicide assistance in Oregon--if I remember correctly--with only a few months to live. "Very broke" wouldn't cut...
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9-13-19, 5:46pm
I don't know why anyone would want to try rock climbing or BASE jumping or team sports or ballroom dancing, but people do. Adults altering their...
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9-10-19, 11:32am
Interesting article on emissions from chemical fertilizer plants:...
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9-9-19, 2:06pm
Ruminants--unmanaged or properly managed--are necessary for fertile soil. ...
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9-8-19, 5:48pm
I think it's called "flexitarian."
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9-8-19, 1:05pm
I get so tired of hearing "plant-based" and "ethical" when it comes to food (everything edible is "plant-based" one way or another) that it makes me...
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9-6-19, 11:25am
The Obesity Code, by Jason Fung, MD. I finally got around to reading this excellent exploration of how we gain weight, and why.
Beauty in the...
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9-5-19, 6:54pm
I swear I heard my neighbor's house went for $900,000K, but I can't be sure of that and it sounds ridiculously high. I remember when a friend and her...
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9-5-19, 5:15pm
There were class rankings? >8)
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9-5-19, 4:02pm
People who bought real estate when it was affordable, is my guess. Old people. I couldn't begin to buy my house today.
Maybe they'll leave their...
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9-5-19, 3:28pm
It's almost necessary to be a desperate striver these days--there are only so many jobs one can support themselves decently on, due to sky-high costs...
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9-5-19, 12:50pm
I feel like I was born about 50 years too soon, personally. I do feel fortunate not to have missed the seventies and the freedoms they brought; I...
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9-5-19, 12:09pm
I'm also completely happy being a non-striving, middle-everything individual.
But I do support gifted programs (and schools, for that matter) for...
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9-5-19, 10:38am
Well said.
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9-4-19, 9:49am
I was listening to Bob Cesca this morning, and he remarked on this--apparently Trump is an old hand at manipulating the stock market in similar ways....
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9-4-19, 9:33am
Hong Kong was given a raw deal, in my generally uninformed opinion. Why weren't they allowed to maintain their ties with the UK? I suppose I should...
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9-2-19, 7:01pm
I almost never use my smart phone, but I plan to use it tomorrow to listen to internet stations while I run errands. Otherwise, it's the "burner...
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9-2-19, 4:27pm
I couldn't agree more about the planet; maybe if we just made assault weapons more readily available, we could speed up the process. (But I have to...
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9-1-19, 2:40pm
I didn't notice my ethics changing as I transitioned from omnivore to vegetarian and back.
I'd date a vegetarian, but probably not a vegan. I'd...
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9-1-19, 12:43pm
I saw a breakdown of Impossible Burger and its ingredients were indistinguishable from dog food. I generally avoid engineered food-like substances.
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8-31-19, 11:06am
I like a good salad, and sandwiches made into salads, like Reuben and Big Mac and taco salad. Caesar and Green Goddess are also favorites, which is...
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8-30-19, 3:22pm
Don't give me any ideas...:~)
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8-30-19, 11:01am
"Barking mad."
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8-29-19, 5:23pm
I'd consider it a compliment.
After all, I had a distant cousin who answered to "Dummy." :~)
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8-29-19, 4:46pm
And here I thought we were having an amazingly polite conversation, given the subject matter. I keep waiting for "Jane, you ignorant slut!"
Anyway,...
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8-29-19, 4:38pm
I know. I find myself reeling from his unspeakably cruel policies to his insane proclamations to his crude insults to his incessant lying to his...
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8-29-19, 2:17pm
Not to worry, Brazil's Bolsanaro is burning down the rain forest to make room for additional food crops. He can fill up his bolsos with the profits...
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8-29-19, 2:09pm
I would say that--considering that many, many straight persons have gay friends and relatives--flying the rainbow flag may simply be a declaration of...
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8-29-19, 1:28pm
There are all kinds of flags; personally, I like the Cascadia fir and the Canadian maple leaf.
Scoundrels have traditionally wrapped themselves in...
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