Perhaps reusable bags aren't the winning solution they've been purported to be.
What do you think of this home?
This account of the racial issues surrounding policing, more than any account I've read from the activists and Black Lives Matter crowd, seems more persuasive as a true look at the difficulties of dealing with interactions between many black people in tough neighborhoods and the police.
This might be the sissy's way out of cooking a perfect steak, but perfectly cooked steak may be worth it.
Why do Americans dress so casually?
McKernan sent this article about quality time around.
There's a short documentary from ESPN on one of the moments after 9/11 that I remember most.
Responses:
1. I don't like his writing, I'm not sure I understand his thinking, I really don't like that "I was in deep meditation" is a valid excuse for being late, and I don't like his writing (I guess I really don't like his writing). But that said, to the extent that it was helpful for you to see that punctuality can be a trigger in others, then that's good.
2. I would definitely try it - I've never liked the bun that much. The only issue is that a bun is helpful to keep your hands clean and keep things together (as well as to provide some balance). If the bun substitute is different (e.g. mac and cheese, chicken, donuts), it may not perform that role as well.
3. I don't think changing the whole fabric of society is necessary. I think with each passing day, it's becoming easier and easier for women to ask for raises, take chances, etc., because social conditions are changing gradually, the only way they ever change. But if there are women (or men too - not every guy is irrationally overconfident) who reject this way of doing things and want to create a different kind of business where you don't have to ask for raises or exaggerate your experience or whatever, then there are opportunities to do that, and we have seen partial examples recently.
4. Would this be available on a plane? In any case, it does solve some problems.
5. You should have seen the pictures my Instagram friends took - just as lovely as this one.
R2R:
1. There are likely legitimate questions about the optimal level of homework, and I suspect that some students need more practice, some students want a more in-depth look at a topic, and others have it cold after fewer repetitions and aren't that interested in exploring further. And perhaps one student could wear any of those hats depending on the subject or even topic within a subject. It's yet another reason why a more individualized approach might be useful. More broadly, there are questions about the purpose of homework, and I think those get at your observation about how we are measuring this issue.
4. I agree about Monopoly. I think there is a generally modern liberal trend that shuns tradition in favor of newer, allegedly better ways, but I'm retired from learning new board games.
R2R2R:
1. I've only ever had it at wine tastings, and it's never been that impressive. It's not that I don't like it at all, but rather that I'll never pick it and don't get the appeal, which I'm persuaded is just the color.
2. If you watched The League, you should know that good-natured ribbing is an essential part of being in any fantasy football league. :)
5. It was point 7 in the article. It's just kinda insane that over the (thousands of) years we've managed to turn dogs (or other animals) from wild beasts into legitimately man's best friend. And yes.
7. It's a joke that Jamitto and I loved to deploy in college (but one that extends beyond us, certainly). Whenever someone who has typically been opposed to your general belief structure (usually in politics) says or admits something that can generally be construed as in support of your position, contrary to previous statements, you are suggesting that they are slowly (but surely) coming around to your position completely, or becoming "one of us" (you and your fellow position-holders). It's usually said in a sort of chant, as if it's happening at some sort of initiation welcoming you to the club. Also, I don't think I can keep explaining jokes to you because pretty soon it means you're not going to find anything funny. :P
R2R2R2R:
1. What counts as objectively offensive does change over time. People in Birmingham can't say the n-word in public anymore, and doing so would be objectively offensive compared to 1925, when it may not have been. But the rules for determining what is objectively offensive (i.e. as a member of society, you are on inquiry notice that saying or doing that thing is likely to offend people) should stay the same. My fear is that, with this trigger warning crap, not only is the content of what is objectively offensive changing (I don't really care as much), but also the manner by which we determine what is objectively offensive is changing as well (from some version of societal consensus with inquiry notice to trigger warnings where notice is impractical or even impossible).
4. Basically, the presence of a highly educated Asian-American minority in the United States has led some people to believe that all of Asia has the same level of education as this Asian-American minority, and that is not accurate. The sample of Asian-Americans in the United States (and probably in Western Europe as well) is not representative of Asians as a whole, in part because highly educated Asians leave Asia for the United States and Western Europe, which have more opportunities for prosperity. Our public education leaves a lot to be desired, but, like the article, I am working against the stereotype that Asian-Americans are generally smart because Asians are smarter than everyone else in favor of the more accurate statement that Asian-Americans attain high education levels because their parents did and do focus on education and have high education levels themselves, which is one of the reasons why their parents are in the United States in the first place. Rather than looking at Asian-American students as a threat to the ability of other American children to attain a high level of education (which is what the first, wrong statement suggests), we can look to Asian-American parents as role models for other parents and a sign that any student can boost his educational level if teachers, parents, and society hold him to a higher standard.
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