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So...that would also mean ALL people of European descent, as well? I mean, ALL immigrants and their descendants, right? I used to tell my father-in-law, the difference between the status of our families is what YEAR our ancestors got off a boat in N America: his, the 1600s; mine the 1900s.
January 13, 2026 at 5:17 PM
So...that would also mean ALL people of European descent, as well? I mean, ALL immigrants and their descendants, right? I used to tell my father-in-law, the difference between the status of our families is what YEAR our ancestors got off a boat in N America: his, the 1600s; mine the 1900s.
Nah; she's a pretty tough cookie and could probably take POTUS one-on-one. He would try to charm it out of her. Think of "Romancing the Stone" where DeVito says, "Well, at least I'm honest. I'm stealing this stone. I'm not trying to romance it out from under her...."
January 12, 2026 at 8:22 PM
Nah; she's a pretty tough cookie and could probably take POTUS one-on-one. He would try to charm it out of her. Think of "Romancing the Stone" where DeVito says, "Well, at least I'm honest. I'm stealing this stone. I'm not trying to romance it out from under her...."
Of course, if we take a broader view: we do NOT give routine vaccinations for diseases that USAnians are unlikely to encounter. Those in our vaccine schedules are the ones that are real risks to our kids. When we travel abroad to places with different diseases, we get vaccines to deal with those.
January 12, 2026 at 8:16 PM
Of course, if we take a broader view: we do NOT give routine vaccinations for diseases that USAnians are unlikely to encounter. Those in our vaccine schedules are the ones that are real risks to our kids. When we travel abroad to places with different diseases, we get vaccines to deal with those.
Probably not, but the odds are that mortality will arrive before morality. Not to mention self awareness: Imagine the nerve of the Iranian regime's killing peaceful protesters! We must put a stop to THAT!
January 11, 2026 at 6:46 PM
Probably not, but the odds are that mortality will arrive before morality. Not to mention self awareness: Imagine the nerve of the Iranian regime's killing peaceful protesters! We must put a stop to THAT!
African green monkeys are the "Yogi Bears" of the primate world. They love all the delights that humans scatter around their environments. And they are not shy about grabbing a tasty treat.
January 11, 2026 at 5:43 PM
African green monkeys are the "Yogi Bears" of the primate world. They love all the delights that humans scatter around their environments. And they are not shy about grabbing a tasty treat.
Sure, I still remember my HS English teacher's warning as we went off to uni about learning more & more about less & less. I see now that he also was encouraging us to fight it (a little). Luckily, one of our grad faculty repeated: "If your only tool is a hammer, every problem looks like a nail!"
January 11, 2026 at 5:19 PM
Sure, I still remember my HS English teacher's warning as we went off to uni about learning more & more about less & less. I see now that he also was encouraging us to fight it (a little). Luckily, one of our grad faculty repeated: "If your only tool is a hammer, every problem looks like a nail!"
What? No! A PhD is the gateway to professional "studying": the credential that certifies we have the research and writing skills to tackle complex problems and to learn how to resolve them. Sure, the content focus is "learning more & more about less & less". PhD is about skills, not just content.
January 11, 2026 at 3:52 PM
What? No! A PhD is the gateway to professional "studying": the credential that certifies we have the research and writing skills to tackle complex problems and to learn how to resolve them. Sure, the content focus is "learning more & more about less & less". PhD is about skills, not just content.
Can you say "Mayflower" boys and girls?
January 10, 2026 at 10:33 PM
Can you say "Mayflower" boys and girls?
A lot of the rest of us came to that conclusion between 2017 and 2021. We had just HOPED some of it had been clawed back. Not enough! SAD!
January 10, 2026 at 10:25 PM
A lot of the rest of us came to that conclusion between 2017 and 2021. We had just HOPED some of it had been clawed back. Not enough! SAD!
So, a paleolithic silicon-based technology?
January 10, 2026 at 10:24 PM
So, a paleolithic silicon-based technology?