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1. Fields Where They Lay by Timothy Hallinan 2. Charlie Thorne and the Last Equation by Stuart Gibbs 3. Dogs on the Trail: A Year in the Lif...

If I'm talking to one of the adults who was around when I was a kid and I mention one of my racism-related shortcomings, such as the fac...

Dear Miss Manners : I am a reasonably empathetic person. I’m not a sob sister, but I do feel true sympathy for other people’s misfortunes....

Currently, there seems to be a shortage of political will to lock down to stop the surging omicron variant of COVID-19. What I don't und...

Captain Awkward #1359 : Dear Captain Awkward, I (she/her) have a Dad (he/him) and Mom (she her) who value their traditional culture and re...

New: 1. This is a Book About the Kids in the Hall by John Semley  Reread: 1.  Strangers in Death

I was amused to see that season 2 of Good Omens will include an angel named Muriel , because the Good Omens sequel fic that lives in my head...

Toronto Star : The day brings a burst of energy and creative inspiration our way, which can bode well for work-related projects, as well as...

1. Markswoman by Rati Mehrota 2. North Korea Journal by Michael Palin

Conventional wisdom is that hard work is a virtue.  If you work hard, you will achieve success. I think we need to question the notion tha...

From time to time, you hear politicians talking about improving housing affordability by providing tax incentives or tax credits or rebates ...

One thing I've learned in recent years is that I'm bad at spotting racism.   There are innumerable racist (and antisemitic, and tran...

While rummaging through my box of 20 years of accumulated spare cables, I found some random unmarked floppy disks. I have no idea what's...

Captain Awkward #1352 : Dear Captain Awkward, I (they/them) am single, live alone, and have been working from home throughout the COVID si...

New: 1. Thanks for the Feedback: The Science and Art of Receiving Feedback Well by Douglas Stone and Sheila Heen 2. Shadows in Death by J.D...

When we talk about beauty standards - and, especially, when we talk about beauty standards for women (so much of the beauty standard discour...

1. Conventional wisdom is that, even when abortion is illegal, rich people can always get abortions.   I have no doubt that money facilitat...

This post is a full spoiler zone for Star Trek: Discovery, although I'm not talking very much about specific plot points. I just finishe...

 Physically helpful things:   - Do something right away. Last time, I tried to power through it. Bad idea. Take the bra off. Stretch. Take a...