I have developed a set of personal rules on how to work in such situations. Contribute but never debate. Start with the mob's answers and trust my ability to improve upon them.
I remember, when 9/11 went down, my reaction was, "Well, I've had it with humanity."
But I was wrong. I don't know what's going to be revealed to be behind all of this mayhem. One human insect or a poisonous mass of broken sociopaths.
But here's what I DO know. If it's one person or a HUNDRED people, that number is not even a fraction of a fraction of a fraction of a percent of the population on this planet. You watch the videos of the carnage and there are people running TOWARDS the destruction to help out. (Thanks FAKE Gallery founder and owner Paul Kozlowski for pointing this out to me). This is a giant planet and we're lucky to live on it but there are prices and penalties incurred for the daily miracle of existence. One of them is, every once in awhile, the wiring of a tiny sliver of the species gets snarled and they're pointed towards darkness.
But the vast majority stands against that darkness and, like white blood cells attacking a virus, they dilute and weaken and eventually wash away the evil doers and, more importantly, the damage they wreak. This is beyond religion or creed or nation. We would not be here if humanity were inherently evil. We'd have eaten ourselves alive long ago.
So when you spot violence, or bigotry, or intolerance or fear or just garden-variety misogyny, hatred or ignorance, just look it in the eye and think, "The good outnumber you, and we always will."
I remember, when 9/11 went down, my reaction was, "Well, I've had it with humanity."
But I was wrong. I don't know what's going to be revealed to be behind all of this mayhem. One human insect or a poisonous mass of broken sociopaths.
But here's what I DO know. If it's one person or a HUNDRED people, that number is not even a fraction of a fraction of a fraction of a percent of the population on this planet. You watch the videos of the carnage and there are people running TOWARDS the destruction to help out. (Thanks FAKE Gallery founder and owner Paul Kozlowski for pointing this out to me). This is a giant planet and we're lucky to live on it but there are prices and penalties incurred for the daily miracle of existence. One of them is, every once in awhile, the wiring of a tiny sliver of the species gets snarled and they're pointed towards darkness.
But the vast majority stands against that darkness and, like white blood cells attacking a virus, they dilute and weaken and eventually wash away the evil doers and, more importantly, the damage they wreak. This is beyond religion or creed or nation. We would not be here if humanity were inherently evil. We'd have eaten ourselves alive long ago.
So when you spot violence, or bigotry, or intolerance or fear or just garden-variety misogyny, hatred or ignorance, just look it in the eye and think, "The good outnumber you, and we always will."
I can do better than that: When I was three, way back in 1971, my parents thought they heard someone stirring in the kitchen after dark. They found me sitting on the floor of the pantry eating Oreos dipped in Crisco then in sugar. I like to think of myself as the unacknowledged inventor of the Double Stuff Oreo.
I'm just trying to decide whether or not to judge. All I can do is think about when I was 6 on Saturday mornings while my folks were still in bed: the worst I did while watching cartoons was eat powdered sugar from the box with a spoon.
I've seen a lot said about delayed clamping and cutting of the umbilical cord in medical research, but by which they mean by only a couple minutes. There is a minor thing or two that it seems to increase the risk for, but are incredibly minor in the big scheme of things. But typically the fluid transfer through the umbilical cord is done within a couple minutes, so I'm not sure what the benefit would be of going any longer than that. And the process of clamping and cutting the cord is quite quick if you aren't trying to make a circus out of it, so it isn't some massive barrier in mother-baby interaction. Additionally, a lot of place still seem to leave a fair bit of cord on and allow it to dry off, so cutting after a couple minutes will not offer any more infection chance than not cutting or damage, as in either case where the cord attaches is still allowed to dry out on its own.
"They do not fly so much as... plummet". It'll be quite a while before these guys do the flap-flap-takeoff thing... ducklings leave the nest like hacky-sacks, never to return... watch the Nature special on ducks to get the full story.
I did not leave the ranks of healthy people. They left me.
I have been trying to buy a backpack for the last two months. None of them fit because they are built for adult males with waist sizes of 32" (references on request).
Of course (although we LOVE to beat ourselves up as a country, because it's not really *us* but some undefined *them* who are doing things wrong) the chart does not reflect a couple of things. First, a whole lot of people were suddenly dumped into the overweight and obese category when the powers that be got rid of the small, medium, and large body frame divisions. And, second, a lot fewer people are smoking today than they did in 1985, which also impacts weight. (I always loved this quote from Dead Like Me -- Daisy Adair: I died in 1938, for exercise we drank sloe gin and smoked Lucky Strikes.) I'm not saying people haven't gotten heavier but that the issue is more complicated than it looks.
The real truth here is that she lacked connections. Networking is what makes America go around these days. Connections are what lands you a $150k a year job. Hard work rarely does it anymore.
Call me jaded, but I can just about guarantee that if I were to apply to my company today that I would not be hired with the experience that I started with when I was hired many years ago. It's a sad state of affairs, but dad knowing Fred who plays poker with Joe on Thursday is what gets little Johnny his nice cushy job, not little Johnny having any sort of real experience or usefulness.
How about learning to enjoy life while you're young enough to enjoy life? If you don't get into college, remind yourself that most of the world's most successful and wealthiest people dropped out of college anyway.
I can see a lot of value from fast food jobs and similar work: diligence, getting along with people different from you, teamwork and how to get that toilet really clean.
I understand that, but in this day and age how is having a "whites only" prom even going to get enough attendees to be feasible? I know it's the South, but unless Wilcox County is a hotbed of the KKK or Aryan Nation, I wouldn't think more than a dozen students would attend such a thing.
As Miss Cellania said this is a problem with the culture in that area, and a big one.
I understand that, but in this day and age how is having a "whites only" prom even going to get enough attendees to be feasible? I know it's the South, but unless Wilcox County is a hotbed of the KKK or Aryan Nation, I wouldn't think more than a dozen students would attend such a thing.
As Miss Cellania said this is a problem with the culture in that area, and a big one.
How embarrassing for the State of Georgia. Hello, it is 2013. This is why the Federal courts have to continue enforcing integration, you simply can’t leave it up to the locals who don’t want or refuse to change. It is NOT a State’s Rights issue, it is a HUMAN RIGHTS issue.
I think, if you look around, you will find that the US isn't the only country with racial tensions. The problem is with HUMANITY, not specifically Americans.
I have developed a set of personal rules on how to work in such situations. Contribute but never debate. Start with the mob's answers and trust my ability to improve upon them.
I remember, when 9/11 went down, my reaction was, "Well, I've had it with humanity."
But I was wrong. I don't know what's going to be revealed to be behind all of this mayhem. One human insect or a poisonous mass of broken sociopaths.
But here's what I DO know. If it's one person or a HUNDRED people, that number is not even a fraction of a fraction of a fraction of a percent of the population on this planet. You watch the videos of the carnage and there are people running TOWARDS the destruction to help out. (Thanks FAKE Gallery founder and owner Paul Kozlowski for pointing this out to me). This is a giant planet and we're lucky to live on it but there are prices and penalties incurred for the daily miracle of existence. One of them is, every once in awhile, the wiring of a tiny sliver of the species gets snarled and they're pointed towards darkness.
But the vast majority stands against that darkness and, like white blood cells attacking a virus, they dilute and weaken and eventually wash away the evil doers and, more importantly, the damage they wreak. This is beyond religion or creed or nation. We would not be here if humanity were inherently evil. We'd have eaten ourselves alive long ago.
So when you spot violence, or bigotry, or intolerance or fear or just garden-variety misogyny, hatred or ignorance, just look it in the eye and think, "The good outnumber you, and we always will."
I remember, when 9/11 went down, my reaction was, "Well, I've had it with humanity."
But I was wrong. I don't know what's going to be revealed to be behind all of this mayhem. One human insect or a poisonous mass of broken sociopaths.
But here's what I DO know. If it's one person or a HUNDRED people, that number is not even a fraction of a fraction of a fraction of a percent of the population on this planet. You watch the videos of the carnage and there are people running TOWARDS the destruction to help out. (Thanks FAKE Gallery founder and owner Paul Kozlowski for pointing this out to me). This is a giant planet and we're lucky to live on it but there are prices and penalties incurred for the daily miracle of existence. One of them is, every once in awhile, the wiring of a tiny sliver of the species gets snarled and they're pointed towards darkness.
But the vast majority stands against that darkness and, like white blood cells attacking a virus, they dilute and weaken and eventually wash away the evil doers and, more importantly, the damage they wreak. This is beyond religion or creed or nation. We would not be here if humanity were inherently evil. We'd have eaten ourselves alive long ago.
So when you spot violence, or bigotry, or intolerance or fear or just garden-variety misogyny, hatred or ignorance, just look it in the eye and think, "The good outnumber you, and we always will."
I have been trying to buy a backpack for the last two months. None of them fit because they are built for adult males with waist sizes of 32" (references on request).
Call me jaded, but I can just about guarantee that if I were to apply to my company today that I would not be hired with the experience that I started with when I was hired many years ago. It's a sad state of affairs, but dad knowing Fred who plays poker with Joe on Thursday is what gets little Johnny his nice cushy job, not little Johnny having any sort of real experience or usefulness.
As Miss Cellania said this is a problem with the culture in that area, and a big one.
As Miss Cellania said this is a problem with the culture in that area, and a big one.
But I'm surprised that a quorum of students would prefer to be known as racists than to attend the integrated prom. That's a culture problem.