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Results: 2 hours of sleep. Dammit.
The problem doesn't seem to be so much falling asleep as staying asleep. Not sure what to try next. -
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Fastest remedy for insomnia - BOOZE. Perhaps not the smartest idea, but I'd just like to be able to sleep, ya know? I'm hoping for at least 8 hours. We'll see. -
Let's talk about laundry, baby
For the ladies. Answers are private.
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The Power (And Peril) of Praising Your Kids
I just read a fascinating article about intelligence, effort, and praise in New York Magazine:For a few decades, it’s been noted that a large percentage of all gifted students (those who score in the top 10 percent on aptitude tests) severely underestimate their own abilities. Those afflicted with this lack of perceived competence adopt lower ( Read more... ) -
Why Don't Politicians Use Powerpoint?
I keep thinking that this entire health care debate would disappear if someone (*cough* Obama *cough*) would just get on national TV and explain the proposed legislation through the use of a clear, simple, powerpoint presentation.
Like this:
Or this:
But in my ~15 years of paying attention, I've never seen a politician give a powerpoint ( Read more... ) -
What Traffic Law?
I've previously ranted about how terrible Pittsburgh bicyclers are. (I still see at least one biker a week run a red light in the middle of the cycle without even slowing down.) Yesterday I tapped (or at least I think I tapped) one of these terrible bikers ( Read more... ) -
Separate but Unequal
It's mind boggling to me that there exist countries where citizens are subject to different laws based on their religion. I wonder if there's a process for renouncing your religion or converting, so that you can be subject to the less-stringent laws. -
Name Changing
via snailprincess, What Women's Lib?:Some 70 percent of the respondents in a new study feel [women] should also take their spouse’s surname - and 50 percent say that it should be a legal requirement for a woman to take her spouse’s last name. [emphasis mine ( Read more... )
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