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harpercollins

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  1. My husband has really gotten into his Blackstone, now making dinner multiple nights a week. He loves to experiment and tweak recipes, so I thought I’d make or buy him a journal/cookbook to document his experiments. Any recs? What would you want in something like this? I only cook from my laptop so I can’t really imagine writing notes on paper. I definitely want it to have tabs and pockets—what else?
  2. I’m not a golfer so can’t weigh in on the course but views at cabo del sol are awesome.
  3. You missed out. It was so great. Ended with acoustic crowd only unison of vanderlyle with Matt leading us like a choir director.
  4. Good show, a third of it was really great. Venue and crowd sucked. One of my favorite bands, but Matt may have the most limited vocal range of anyone I’ve ever seen live, maybe 6 notes before he gets really pitchy. I absolutely love how The National uses horns. It’s so innovative and adds really amazing depth. I guess I’m getting old because I really hated smoke detector. Felt like that phrase was in the song twenty times at least.
  5. This looks just like the defined dish one I love—is that the recipe? The tagliatelle is awesome. I live in a small city where I can’t get it.
  6. It looks like subtitles are a young person thing. So that makes me feel a little better. Maybe in the future you’ll be able to choose between subtitled/non subtitled and imax/nonimax. Or some goggles or something. https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-59259964
  7. Wouldn’t every single post on every internet message board by definition be a request for attention? Not sure where this post is giving brave/faux unpopular vibes, or how I’m even supposed to know that there’s an internet consensus about this, but this post is actually about me no longer loving something I used to really enjoy. I came on to give my take on Oppenheimer and realized most of what I was thinking about wasn’t about the film at all.
  8. Oh I forgot commercials/previews. Absolutely horrific and 35-40 minutes long.
  9. Uncharacteristically I went to three movies in theatres in the last three weeks. I think I’m over movie theaters. - bad behavior from other viewers is increasing, and it’s too much of a gamble that your experience will be ruined. Not only did the guy next to me at mission impossible not silence his phone, he literally answered three calls on it. - even normal human behavior is annoying when you’re lying next to a stranger watching a movie. I don’t want to hear a stranger chew or gulp or see him scratch his balls. The recliners are nice but I’d prefer a regular seat that gave me space between strangers. - I love my subtitles. I really miss them at the movies. - my theatre evidently is infested with Indian meal moths. They’ve been annoying/distracting to varying degrees at shows in three different rooms. - at Oppenheimer tonight, it was so loud it hurt my ears and shook my seat. I get that its Nolan’s style, but I need some environmental controls. All of a sudden I’m old. I actually don’t think going to the movies is too expensive, really. I love movies. Just turning into a hermit I guess.
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  11. This was at my Hâ€'Eâ€'B in temple. [emoji30][emoji30]
  12. Those chicken oysters look ginormous. Is that a perspective thing? Or is it because I only roast the smallest chickens I can find?
  13. Like you live in Beaumont.
  14. oldie but a goodie https://twitter.com/Kurokenji_/status/1309522719600447488?s=20
  15. What grade is this? This is educational malpractice.
  16. Had a consult with Mrs. Garrett this morning. She was great. @DalTxHornFan was correct—ABLE is the way to go, but she said Ohio is the best ABLE program.
  17. This is a really good example of an absurdly false dilemma. The only two options available are smartphones with social media at 12 or complete social isolation? No, not remotely to the same extent. That's one of the theories about why girls are especially damaged by the smartphone age. Girls have higher participation rates in social media (which I would liken to poison for a developing brain), and boys have higher participation rates in video games (less harmful). This is kind of the point of my original post. In my experience, parents who permit young children on social media are victims of some pretty serious cognitive distortions about the benefits and detriments that decision brings. I'm sorry that I posted my little rant on a good thread about your very upsetting situation. It was not intended to be pointed. You're a good parent obviously well-connected with your daughter and her relationships, and I did not intend to insinuate anything otherwise.
  18. I’d really like to know one teacher, principal, practicing physician, or therapist who thinks social media use is beneficial for a middle schooler’s developing brain. Some weaker-willed may allow it, but I don’t know anyone in those categories who thinks it’s beneficial. Truly, this is as close to a consensus in these circles as could possibly exist.
  19. Anyone know anything about terry garrett in Austin?
  20. No. 12 is not nearly old enough. It’s not about sheltering your kids from the real world. It’s about allowing them to live in the real world and not a virtual one. Take a close look at what CTOs and CIOs are doing with their own children. (It was a tangential rant, and I’m not calling out OP for the situation he’s in. It’s not the smartphone’s fault. Ease of access is definitely a factor though.)
  21. Is there any consequence to me footing the bill for the attorney? Is that considered taxable income?
  22. No, he’s just brilliant, and we need him more.
  23. tangentially related rant I just want to know when people are going to wake up and stop giving little kids smartphones and social media. Look at the research. Your kid (especially your daughters) is not some special super kid immune to these very real, very present dangers. The cognitive bias at play in that decision is beyond disturbing.
  24. I’m an employer wanting to transition one of my best employees from part-time to full-time. He is profoundly disabled (I suspect cerebral palsy though he’s never actually said). How can I do this without bankrupting him? He’s in a special class where he cannot make more than $24k annually nor can he ever have more than $2k in assets at any time. He has Medicaid, disability benefits, and home health. He is maybe 35 and lives with his grandmom who is 90 and likely not long for this world. I’m thinking some type of trust is in order? I feel kind of shocked that his grandparents don’t seem to have discussed this very much.
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