Simply beautiful. Beets sliced for pickling.
I teach in an Adult Education program. I am a very liberal individual in an extremely conservative area. None of my posts etc.. on any account represent views, opinions, or endorsement by my employer. My views expressed are mine alone.
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Simply beautiful. Beets sliced for pickling.
They also changed my solar credit structure so my extra credits from summer expire before I could use them in winter. I got a power bill due to incandescent Xmas lights the next year. They also do hit pieces in the news on how solar ppl like me aren't paying our fair share.
Pacificorp under Berkshire Hathaway. When Rocky Mountain Power was sold to them they immediately demanded rate increases. They regularly cut off power due to wind to reduce their liability. That's the lesson of the camp fire. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camp_Fi...
What confuses me is where do they get the cash? Guns and ammunition are not cheap.
Before I got solar my electric bill in the summer was 250/mo. Climate affects usage of energy. Bills are going up as monopolization continues coupled with infrastructure improvement. Data centers are increasing demand. This subsidizes their large usage charging all higher rates.
That is extremely creepy. I don't believe people who fantasize about violence are stable enough to own weapons. When I worked in armed security I avoided people like that.i I believe that government failure to collect data causes blind spots.
I understand you want published research and there are websites dedicated to such things. If we only discuss using our biases nothing changes. Would you be willing to consider my position that guns in the hands of trained, responsible, individuals deter violence?
If I took time to look up research would it even change your mind? Why not look at areas we might agree with such as red flag laws? Please realize I don't Google research to back my position then post a link. I have to read its methodology and look for bias or flaw. It's a quirk of mine.
To me it's like comparing drinking and driving to people who drink. The statically inherent risk goes up. Also the study cited is regarding cohabitation with firearms owners. Correlation does not equal causation.
My experience is much different. I held 2 guys at gunpoint for 20min once. The math teacher in me questions the sampling choices of the article as well. If you have guns in your house you're more likely to die from one. If you're a safe gun owner likeliness goes down.
I have always told my daughter something that seems appropriate. "You are a bold, brilliant and beautiful woman, don't let the little boys waste your time." I also gave her a 9mm for protection. You should start a GoFundMe for hiring a pro hacker and buying a gun. I'd contribute $5 to see him doxd.
Makes sense to me. Horse dewormer for a bunch of horses' asses. Btw telling my coworker that taking Ivermectin proves to me he is a horse's ass caused another one of "those" meetings. It was totally worth it.
I believe that bodily autonomy is a key freedom. I believe that people marry who they wish and society needs to respect that. History will judge this era harshly for the maltreatment of others. Put me on the record as one who loves his fellow human and abhors mistreatment of him.
Let evil people make their lists of dissidents and put me on it. I believe in Christ, I believe in humanity having dignity. I believe that laws need to be secular. I believe hell will be a perfect knowledge of how we hurt others. In my beliefs knowledge is key to actualization.
www.wired.com/video/watch/... I don't have much power to affect things. For the record, Fuck ICE and their American Gestapo bullshit. I support the constitution of the United States and the right to free governance. "Illegals" are part of We the People. Denying one person's rights is denying all.
My town has a baker who makes tasty sourdough bread. He bought a cyber truck and labeled it with his logo. I've suddenly had a low carb dietary reaction every time I drive by. Nope, no more bread for me.
What else can we expect from a guy seriously promoting miasma theory? I have dirt in my backyard that I could sell to crackpots like that, except for my ethics.
One thing I wish I could get the general public to understand is the fact you will pay taxes for education. The difference is whether the taxes are allocated for incarceration or creating a stable education population. I pay more property taxes for jail because people don't understand this.
I suffer from this social malady as well. It frequently gets me into trouble.
Ty for the insight, I had always assumed crappy coding.
The good news is I can afford to see my doctor. The bad news is my deductible resets 9/1 and paying $400 per month for prescriptions after meeting my max out of pocket plus a hospital bill means I can't afford my medications. Thank God my raise this year went instead to insurance premiums.
He was self conscious at hearing such a beautiful dialect and decided to rudely interrupt as you were clearly discussing him and his small genitals. Spanish is too beautiful of a thing for such closed minded humans.
I'm a white Mormon dude who loves spicy food. To illustrate this to servers I ask them to have it dipped in gasoline. The food in Ut tends to be bland and many here view pepper like habaneros.
I doubt they have a clue as to the can of worms being opened. If all blue states retaliate there will never be a Republican majority in the house again.
Can we outlaw poor coding?
Also bodies and generics vary so what works for me may not work for you. Hyperglycemia is something that takes time to figure out. You aren't alone in this and others have helped me over the years. Check out drugs.com and metformin, it has similar things there. Binge/starve is a part of the disease.
Give yourself some grace on diet etc... Diabetes and insulin resistance are issues that cause more overeating etc. Diabetes has a lot to do with genetics. I found out mine is related to sleep apnea. Dm with questions as my type 2 has been mostly controlled for the last fifteen years.
For the love of all that is clean underwear ask for metformin xr. Also carbs and sugars are not necessary for humans. I wish someone told me that years ago. Increase fats, and proteins, decrease carbs. Walmart testers are cheaper and good enough to track sugars.
Omg! Trump fixed gas prices they're below $2 a gallon. Oh wait, my mistake. I've begun texting a pic of the price to my Maga coworker who says things like that.
If it's about protecting children, why does it affect us adults? I support a block chain token for age verification. Let a parent setup an anonymous token and change the settings on devices that parental controls enabled= verify token age permissions.
Putting $700 a month into our HSA and it has a zero balance. We met our max out of pocket 9 months ago.
They get annoyed with me anytime I try to teach them what the maximum means. Seems we understand different mathematics. I specialize in mathematics and get annoyed when they talk down to me explaining deductibles. Then they look up my account and say "oh, that shouldn't happen" Healthcare is broken.
My health insurance has a new trick. They just say "we're not paying for that." They called my wife to tell her they won't pay for medication my dr prescribed. We're paying 400 a month for medications they refuse to cover. Our deductible resets soon. The agent was upset my wife told her to fuck off.
My neighbor straight piped his Harley. He sits revving it in the driveway for 20-30 mins before leaving on a ten minute trip for beer. Every rev I pray for the engine to blow a gasket.
Brazilian meat conglomerate known for shady business.https://substack.perfectunion.us/p/the-scandal-ridden-meatpacking-company
Your post appeared in my feed and I was attempting to share insider knowledge as my district just considered the option. Sorry if you felt condescended to. FYI if we're labeling people in groups I'm bi. I do my best to treat everyone with dignity even maga people.
It's likely to only get worse. JBS has been allowed to run rampant and tariffs are making it worse. Add rampant monopolization and squeezing farmers dry. Smithfield farms last year screwed our local farmers royally to consolidate markets.
School is a cost benefit analysis for babysitting and educating. Salaries would need to increase to reflect the days worked or wages would need to drop. Having a degree means wages would increase. Districts cannot afford it. Many families also depend on child labor during summer.
But, they killed my rabbits.
Why release it and compromise their assets? They have his handler in the white house with him. She wrote Putin a special note. Red carpets for Russian Dictators says it all.
This is sad and heartbreaking. I listen to the scanner when I'm not working. I listened to the response and it was rough. Note the shooter faced charges one year ago. The system failed these officers. Red flags are too common with events like this. www.ksl.com/article/5136...
I don't know what's worse. Their love of cruelty or inability to see they're next in line.
Imagine the world if everyone could self actualize rather than struggle to survive.
He actually did succeed on his most important goal. He transferred historic amounts of wealth to those who arguably needed it the least. Tariffs are a tax paid for by all of us.
I think it's a staggering amount. I'm guessing it pales in comparison to publishers with standardized testing and curriculum.
It's definitely terrorism and needs to be pursued as such. Shooters often seek soft targets with the intent to cause fear. Luigi did murder IMHO. The guy in MN did terrorism. Many shooters are known to their local community as unhinged. Enforcement of existing laws would help a lot.
I support transfers at police stations with background checks. I believe there should be a financial liability for those who sell a weapon without a proper transfer. I've only sold one gun to a stranger and did my due diligence. He asked if the paperwork we did was normal. It's not unfortunately.
I have no perfect answers but see actionable trends. www.theviolenceproject.org/key-findings/ Maybe we start holding enablers to account for access to guns. Maybe we provide better healthcare and mental services. No one strategy will fix it. We have serious social issues. Gun violence is a symptom.
They also teach using the Trump Bible in many schools. Oklahoma is where I was born. The best thing I ever did was move away. I was poor and headed down the foster care/school to prison pipeline.
There are too many cases of existing laws not followed. I like the idea of red flag laws. Ultimately I think we need a combination of laws and policies. I dealt with a student last year who brought a "gun" to school. He faced no consequences even though it was an assault. Maybe we pay attention.
I don't know about a majority unless we categorize by age. I do know there are no perfect solutions as laws don't stop crimes. Maybe a requirement of enlistment to the military for younger people to have access to military style weapons. I think there are things we can do.
As a "Bubba," with an arsenal, I want effective gun control too. I am torn to bits inside every time I hear of children dying in gun accidents (adult negligence). Mass shootings and accidents need to be a relic of the past.
I've been told it's inappropriate to comment on political things when I say it's my job to educate my students not police them. Statistically speaking if you have a shooter they were likely a student at your school. I couldn't shoot one of my students.
Well intentioned idiots made that call. I worked security for a number of years prior to teaching. Threats of violence cause escalation. My state allows concealed carry in school. That would be a complete recipe for disaster. We need to act to prevent shootings, not acclimate.
I often tell my students that attending class without doing the homework is like attending a body building competition and expecting to build muscle. I show them how to gain muscle. They must do the heavy lifting.
I could join ICE for student loan forgiveness I suppose. I wouldn't make it past the first raid since I'd only stop MAGA clothed individuals who looked privileged. Why bother poor migrants when you could impede fascists? I think I'll just keep teaching and hope to make a better tomorrow.
Crazy that this is sixty dollars worth of food.
I wish it was just pencils. They also dick around with my loan forgiveness but will forgive the student loans for ICE agents.
There is a famous verse about deporting foreigners, how adultery and rape is encouraged, starving children, and other bad behaviors. It definitely doesn't suggest being like that woke Jesus dude. I know there are no verses about mill stones and death rather than harming a child.
The Israeli government wishes to commit genocide. All the gold in the world won't buy anyone in Gaza a bit of rice. I do not have anything to donate other than prayers for peace.
Today I tried my best to feel bad for Republican, Trump voting, colleagues as I calmly explained how the cuts to budgets work. I failed at this task and gave a classic sardonic grin. Yeah, they suddenly care when it affects them or someone they know.
They'll pay to fix all of the damages just like every other environmental issue since the Exxon Valdez. Ask the residents of East Palestine Ohio. Corporations never make messes hoarding profits and subsidizing losses.
Why aren't we starting schools later? Why are we preparing students for the job market we entered? I came to the conclusion that education is about pacifying the crazies and babysitting. We try to change lives where we can in spite of systems. Systems support themselves, not students.
But Canada is nothing without us. That's why we're begging it to join our union. We didn't mean to ogle the other nations. Also Mexico is paying for a wall. Plus where can Canadians get things like maple syrup or hockey without the USA? Yeah our government is being a crazy ex.
Here's a little secret for you. Teachers are required to get continuing education credit. Many states allow no teachers to sign up for free accounts and take cheap courses. Also use udemy.com has some fun courses.
I upset my coworker every time he says something is science by applying logic. I had him very upset yesterday when he stated being gay is a mental illness. Applying his logic I got him to state people with mental illness should be institutionalized. Then I pointed out his ADHD. Checkmate.
The new components always break in the middle of a lesson. There's also the trendy thing replacing the research backed thing. It's not unusual to pay through the nose for items that will be ineffective and surplus auctioned in two years.
Already back and feeling it. Last year I felt so isolated and alone. I got into arguments with paraprofessionals and a sped teacher so they tried to get me fired. The sped teacher accused me of grooming a student. It's easy to feel alone.
Just made a huge batch of homemade sweet and sour sauce. I'd share a recipe but I haven't used recipes since I finished culinary school about 26 years ago.
Ultimately I wish we could master those skills earlier allowing us to drill down into more complex topics. Instead us teachers teach to a test. I'm guilty of this as well. I wish students had more enriched activities including the arts and were more educated. To me it's about priorities.
It might seem that way but I'm a teacher who loves and specializes in mathematics. I teach Adult Education and see many 16 year olds who can't do basic multiplication or read above a third grade level. Employers in my area ask us to teach them to play nice.
I guess I grew up in a different Gen X. I suppose you could always eat my shorts.
I advocate teaching less due to many primary skills being glossed over. I prefer kids who have the ability to read, write, do arithmetic, think critically and work well with others. We're too busy trying to get every kid to graduate college early to focus on these skills.
I'm afraid you have it wrong. Most gen xers don't give a shit what anyone thinks. Go ask the Boomers who bitched about it all the time.
To me, the sick part is how close to home it hits conservatives that it could be true. In my forties crying, laughing, and cringing at it. Plus it has a disclaimer that it shouldn't be watched by anyone. But Trump will release Epstein files and won't pardon Ghislane.
Yeah it's an obscure game for sure. I love the satire that 8 bit players like me relate to. That villager who just says, I'm here to be in your way. The healer wanting to be a pirate reminds me of a few D&D players.
We also need to support all humans with ways to reduce outside stressors caused by poverty. I love my students and wish to see them empowered by education.
4. Many arguments are against a system we haven't used since I was in school. I love feedback that is informed, data driven or relevant to the students learning or experience. To fix education we need to end standardized testing systems that are self serving moneyed interests.
As a teacher I sometimes come across as dismissive due to some culture war issues. 1. I'm not turning children gay/trans etc. 2. I don't teach CRT. 3. I'm a male educator and I tire of being treated like a pedophile. I was accused last year of grooming a student.
Doom and Destiny Android - great satirical 8 bit style RPG. Reminds me of old school FF. Dysmantle Xbox - great for couch co-op Nethack - old game exceedingly difficult
To think they could leave her locked up in max without a deal and just believe the victims.
Sorry for your loss. We immortalized ours by paying for an artist to paint him on an Xmas ornament. We also have his paw print hanging on the wall.
Our health secretary also recommends a pocket full of lavender to drive away miasma that disease thrives in. He vouches for its effectiveness on sewage stream smells.
Count me in with that group of 41%. I have a flock of dinosaurs in my backyard(chickens).
The best flour on Earth.
For anyone wondering I tested the software while discussing the local EMS scanner events with a co teacher.
So today I tried a new AI feature to give feedback on my lessons. It even draws a picture. Guess we can only go up from here.
We are teaching them that they aren't safe from predators who have money, learning and science are for losers. More importantly they don't need to work as everyone will treat them like the royalty they imagine themselves to be. The constitution doesn't matter.
Thanks to this, people in my red state have no idea that those funds were withheld. I know because those funds allow me to teach adults who desperately need it.
When I was in college 10 years ago I thought many of my professors were up in the night. I paid to be there so I leaned in and learned how they suggested to do things. Much of it is surprisingly useful later on. Education is a screwed up system where everyone is an expert b/c they were a student.
Some things need memorization. Times tables, integrals, compound formulas to be able to perform in ways that allow you to understand the process. I serve adults whose lack of times tables memorization leads to an inability to divide. There are times when tech fails to react faster than mankind.
I already see the damage of parents who homeschool for free labor as an Adult Education teacher. I abhor the idea of adding financial incentives.
As a teacher I have concluded school is not about academic achievement, workforce readiness, or college preparedness. School is about profits for publishing and testing companies, parent appeasement, and babysitting. Advocating for years has only gotten me into trouble.
As I prepare for another school year my top three concerns have me wondering if this will be my 10th yet final year. 1. Federal funds make my job possible. 2. My average students don't even have third grade reading skills. 3. Will my adherence to facts sink me in a red state? I teach 16+ year olds.
I would like to thank Trump for fixing inflation. During Biden's presidency the 10 lb ground beef went from $29 to $32. With Trump's policies it went from $32 to $43. More bigly winning for my family. We love inflation that isn't temporary or transitory.
The same applies to the children dying in Gaza whose parents or grandparents voted for Hamas. How about some empathy for families who have gone from summer vacationing to planning funerals. Do you believe the sins of the father should transfer to the child?
I would have gotten away with it too, if it weren't for you meddling kids!
Actually it is true in my case. I teach for a living and specialize in mathematics. Anytime climate change, stolen elections, or budget comes up I have to be sensitive to people who don't believe in facts.
If you post this daily I doubt it would be irrelevant for the next 3.5 years.
Don't forget he was appointed by God and Jesus approves of his every action. It doesn't matter how many commandments he breaks. It will be interesting to see how many evangelical people disavow him publicly later on. For now many I know are in the cult of Maga.