Mrs Whiggins

You're a good parent. My spouse most often has or had the children help with various tasks just as I do. I taught them the basics of lawn stuff because that's my jam (along with cooking and baking) but he's really good at plumbing and the vehicles and while at first, mom and dad were 'dumb' to make them do this stuff, it's funny how the older they've gotten the smarter mom and dad have gotten in their eyes. Although, the year we had a dump truck full of dirt delivered to top dress the entire lawn front and back may go down as the chore from hell because we were all happy to get that one done.

Once I figured out the rubric about eight configurations ago is was easy. If it helps you at all, you can do as I do: When you see one of the posts, just say in your head: HON-KEY and move on.

I don't believe many men even realize how difficult it can be for a woman sitting in an exam room regardless of whether the physician is male or female due to personal biases about women's health in general. I don't know if it relates to the common perception that 'women are EmOtiOnaL' and therefore are not to be believed or are stupid when they have concerns, questions, or are in pain but when I see the stats that specifically address women of color and health outcomes as compared to others I'm not surprised. I'm in a privileged class and run into this, I cannot imagine the obstacles that those women must face in finding treatment. It isn't all physicians/PAs/etc and the other issues with healthcare in general (shortages, corporate interference, insurance, etc) but to your point, Satchel, there is a very long history of men simultaneously ignoring women's health and yet regulating it when it was convenient for them to do so.

Thank you for posting that result; Neugebauer is a terrific athlete. The decathlon and heptathlon continue today, currently Neugebauer is in the lead for the men while Blazevica is in third for the women. Quite a few events on tap for today (Thursday).

Wonder what percentage of this group of supporters can give a clear concise answer to the question: What is the Establishment Clause?

This is a reasonable plan. Our oldest had very solid academics, was motivated and where using a prep course helped with the process was the mechanics you mention. Result was superscore (old SAT) perfect score and PSAT National Merit. Next oldest also had solid academics, was slightly less motivated but still did very well, I forget the SAT score but ACT was 34 and missed NM by thismuch and ended up commended. Thus far we're sticking with that but we aim, as much as possible, to not stress the kids out about it. Most children want to please their parents, and we get that but we've also emphasized that doing well keeps doors and opportunities open so that they have choices and are in the driver's seat.

This article discusses that a little: https://www.yahoo.com/news/led-nbc-u-corporate-media-005621422.html

Alexander Valley Cabernet Franc while cooking some rigatoni tossed with guanciale, tomatoes, onions, garlic and pecorino romano. Bruschetta and buratta baked in the oven for an app for a tomato heavy meal. Had a big salad for lunch so skipped the greens. A bit monochromatic but ya know if you have that second glass of wine that gets overlooked...

You evidently did not get the memo. Men's bodies are not to be regulated, only women's.

Of course and most who view that clip will not go and watch the entire five(!) minute talk to understand the context of that because...reasons.

'Fraid I'm not tech worthy enough to be able to change that phrase to "welcome to the GOP, pal."

From the Associated Press today:

To be clear, I don't usually note the make and model when having these experiences while out and about; it was a general comment.

Has anyone put a Texas DPS official in the passenger seat with one of these self-driving cars and, with no assist from the owner, tested the car to see if it could pass? Also, does the self-driving software enable the vehicle's cameras to look right before turning right because I've almost been killed (pedestrian/runner) numerous times had I not noticed the driver wasn't looking my way. That's all I got.

Thanks for the update. I think when I read his bio that he's from that area back East plus closer to the topic that he studies so makes sense.

Oh? Thank you, did not know that as he was still listed on the webpage. What's the story?

Thank you for your perspective because it's addressing the rather blase attitude wherein Haidt as author/speaker should select his words more carefully or explain himself further and not just wave away thoughtful questions about consequences. With respect to Haidt, there are plenty of activities to which we introduced our children that did not require Jack, Simon, Ralph, and Piggy in order to learn about fear and risk.

Over in the Hobbies>Books>Whatcha' Reading thread I mentioned I'm almost finished with Stephen Vladeck's The Shadow Docket: How The Supreme Court Uses Stealth Rulings To Amass Power And Undermine The Republic (2023). It's a good read by the UT Law prof and I've enjoyed his background into the origins of the shadow docket and how the Court elects to take on cases vs not taken on cases vs issuing unsigned and unwritten opinions vs arguing cases upon merit. More and more it has become difficult for the public to even learn the why or the who (w/o a public disclosure, which the shadow docket does not recquire) of rulings and/or votes by the Court due to the shadow docket rulings being handed down and the Court is increasingly using those methods in lieu of trying cases on merit. Quite the eye-opener it's been although admittedly I had little knowledge of the inner workings of SCOTUS (and am set to begin Jeffery Toobin's The Nine also about SCOTUS and one I'd heard of but never read). Anyway, Vladeck was commenting upon the Court post justice Kennedy's retirement and how the Court "might even be said to see the public less as its audience than as its enemy--a nuisance to be kept away from the justices as much while they're working as while they're not." (A nice little bubble if you can afford it, right justice Alito and justice Thomas? I mention Alito as he was the justice who seemed most upset at the criticisms lobbied at the Court recently after being accused of partisanship) But back to Vladeck--here is a quote within a quote from his book that is very relatable to your above comments Brisket: "...it's easy to see the wisdom in something my friend and former dean Ward Farnsworth wrote two decades ago, that 'those who accuse the majority of having partisan motives underestimate the good faith of the justices; but those who acquit the Court of partisan behavior may overestimate the utility of good faith as a constraint on wishful thinking.' Trust is earned.

Another difference between the two meets (besides the timing of the Texas Relays & District meets) is that the Bluebonnet Invitational was HS only whereas the Texas Relays is a longer meet with both HS and collegiate athletes. Texas sets the HS fields based on marks submitted and depending upon that (each year) as well as separate divisions for small/large schools it isn't always easy to qualify. For example, in some of the longer races (1600m/3200m) only the top 16 and 20 times respectively are admitted. The relay events are slightly more generous with entrants as it is the hallmark of the meet for almost a century. For Bluebonnet, it was top 90 athletes per gender for individual races and more events were held for those (i.e. Texas Relays does not hold 800m individual races). In addition, the Texas Relays offers the steeplechase whereas the Bluebonnet held a mixed relay (4x400). So it's a little of this and a little of that. Both tracks are great venues, I've enjoyed meets at the new A&M facility and it's hard to top the Texas Relay's atmosphere on a beautiful spring day so I'm happy that both are available. As someone who supports XC & TF, it's great to have choices for athletes and teams. For those of you with children participating in upcoming meets, good luck to them; it's a great sport with something for everybody.

Same--wedding related purchases, announcements push weight loss regimens and diet products to women....relative was relating this to me and it's really maddening and also sad.

We absolutely ran into some of this with our children and the worst offender was the ISD and I told them so. Setting aside peer pressure (and that goes for adults pressuring other adults as well), we had made the decision: no phone until 8th grade and had stuck by that but the *schools made it more and more difficult with classroom techniques ('everyone pull out your phones and ____") and so on. I met with teachers, administrators, etc but it was yelling into the fog. We used the phone as a tool, rather like a map, but many adults use it like a pacifier--both for themselves and for their children. *All of our children were post 8th by pandemic occurence.

NBC may believe that they are offering sanity in lieu of the bsc lunacy of the rank and file GOP by hiring McDaniel but they are craven for doing so, IMO. she needs to be a little bit more BY HERSELF i.e. ALONE instead of "be a little bit more myself." Bitch, please.

The text of Florida SB1365 is here for any who wish to read it; it's fairly short: https://m.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2024/1365/BillText/er/PDF As @Sawbonz pointed out, there is a push/pull aspect to this and for me, it is what is unwritten where things could easily go off the rails. For example, what is to stop a county from having a revolving carousel of migrating homeless people wherein the law (enforcement arm of the govt) drops off 'offenders' in another jurisdiction--I've heard this kind of happens now from rural to urban areas because rural areas lack social services, but I cannot vouchsafe for that rumor--which leads me to a different thought after perusing the bill/law: since counties/munis are on the hook for the land, services, etc and residents, business owners, and the AG can file civil suits (according to the bill lines 117-120) is another intended/unintended consequence to bankrupt these municipalities? I note this because a lot of the redress that a city (under financial difficulties) might have is regulated through the state (office of children and families) and seems like it would be possible to pick and choose whom to offer relief vs punish (cutting to the chase: blue county vs red county). I agree that criminalizing homeless persons is not only troubling but an indictment on our society--all of us. However, I have no solutions to offer but that this one has some aspects that could be positive or abused and per usual the vague and airy waving of hands about the details probably ensures that Abbott will encourage the Texas Lege to adopt this and then go after Houston, Austin, et. al. As I am not one of the Surly legal eagles, if anyone reads the signed document and has any thoughts to the above speculation, please offer them.