Paul and I have really enjoyed this series. It was really an eye-opener at how much a part of our culture it was (even though we haven't watched the show in almost 2 decades) that we never once stopped and wondered about the ethics of it all.

Sounds like the latter to me. For many years I practiced tolerance of people who had extremely conservative Christian views, because so many of my family members are like this, and it was hard for me to take it personally if that meant damaging the relationships. Now that I have kids, or maybe sinc...

I'm down 27 lbs, Paul is down almost 125. I've hit a plateau but am hoping that in a few weeks things will start to move again. Mountain biking, almost daily trips to the Y, lots of walking, and better eating have been good to us. Also, a huge thanks to the gluten free and vegan communities for push...

I'm game. I may have to attempt something like this at home.

Absolutely I'm racist, but it's something I'm working on. Being in W Michigan and being surrounded by Trump supporters, DeVos types, and a VERY strong missionary culture has really tainted my view of white people. I'd say I'm a 4. I have to actively remind myself that "not all white people"...

I'm a super happy morning person; the alarm goes off at 5 and usually I sing the good morning song from Family Guy as I'm puttering around before work. I hit a pretty hard slump every day around 2-4 and then feel great in the evenings until 22:00. Once that time comes around my body shuts down incre...

How many of you live in cities that use Bioswales for stormwater management? A bioswale is a median or roadside easement that has been dug out, the soil level lowered a bit, and plated with native plants. There are openings in the concrete curb around the edges so that stormwater can run in, be trap...

Yeah, about the fitness thing;with school being back in session for both Turkish and I and Paul still unable to drive, I am now working full time, taking 3 classes, working around Turkish's senior year activities, and doing the lion's share of the driving for doctor appointments, groceries, and othe...

We've got a couple of local distilleries that make wicked-good gin. New Holland's Nickerbocker Gin and Long Road Distillery's Michigan Gin are both outstanding. I'll pour one out for you and your friend, Akiva. I didn't think I liked gin till I had GOOD gin, damn that goes down smooth. Same. I'd on...

We had to create our ReadySet accounts at work to get them this year. They think they will be delivered to our office next week.

We've got a couple of local distilleries that make wicked-good gin. New Holland's Nickerbocker Gin and Long Road Distillery's Michigan Gin are both outstanding. I'll pour one out for you and your friend, Akiva.

Mostly reel-to-reel and vinyl when I was a kid (I think dad's reel-to-reel still works) and then we made the jump to CDs. I had a few cassette tapes which were definitely big when I was a kid (I was born in 81), but my family pretty much skipped a generation of media. Now it's almost exclusively Pan...

I don't swear a ton and definitely not in front of my students. If I really need to swear to release some tension in front of them, I usually just go, "Aw, swear words." Which works surprisingly well. Turkish has taken to doing this lately as well, and I think it's pretty effective. She'l...

Yes, for three reasons. 1) I don't want the flu. That shit sucks, yo. 2) Civic duty. I do NOT want to be spreading it around. 3) My work mandates it. I work in a medical office and so it's not really optional, which is just fine by me.

Plus Collins and Manchin. Don't forget to give them credit. I have a tough time giving credit when there were all kinds of non-partisan red flags and they sat there and hemmed and hawed, drug their feet, and wouldn't commit one way or the other until the 11th hour. Sexual assault allegations aside,...

I swear all the time, but rarely at work and never at school, unless it's my psych class. My psych prof (the chair of the department) drops the f-bomb all the time and asked me very pointedly in front of the whole class if I had fucked up his presentation, to which I responded "I'm not fucking ...

Glad that's resolved! Sorry I couldn't be there for the game though. I have to call my daughter's school today and one of the reasons is that they are placing unreasonable demands upon her for gym class attire. If it's good enough for her soccer league, I think it should be good enough for gym clas...