Lucy and Ricky definitely recognize their names. But they very much don’t care. I love them anyway.

Yes. I was thinking of Selma Blair’s struggle to get her MS diagnosed. The symptoms would get you wellness crap not a refferal to a neurologist. I mean I spent most of a day being examined by ophthalmology residents in ugly office, but I got a pretty speedy diagnosis and steriod treatment to try and fix my eye right…

Because charter schools basically have to have a gimmick. That’s theirs. In some places it’s legally required that they have gimmick beyond “provide a quality education” to justify their existence. Some times it’s an educationally useful gimmick like being a dual language school or a recognized educational philosophy…

Right. I don’t even have strong feelings about this. But I do know the policy details will be messy unless we grapple with lots of details.

I’d love to see someone wrestle with the actual policy implications. Let’s assume that we could come up with a number that had consensus. (I don’t think we can.) And it’s a big number, a giant number per person even. Would be protect that number against asset limits for means tested programs like housing assistance…

To be honest I know "regular" people who have fallen into this trap. It's really hurt some people I know when the community has turned on them 

I suspect a mix of both. Honestly, I suspect he doesn't think that much about because they are so loving to him and it doesn't effect him. He doesn't strike me as a guy who gets structural oppression as concept.

That’s actually become a big thing. Lots of “hip” churches have realized that being bigots is a bad look. That the Chris Pratts of the world probably wouldn’t set foot in a church that says “no gays allowed” in big print. But once they are part of the group, they aren’t going to ask too many questions, and will accept…

That's useful. I'm curious about the truancy stuff because when that happened in MN I thought it was weird that more people didn't object, but I wasn't living there anymore or was finishing grad school. So I absolutely believe I could have missed an outcry. But sometimes I wonder if people got religion after the fact.

Screaming and throwing things definitely happens. And no one cares until it's a woman. So, yes, I think it's bad. But I think it's mighty convenient that no one actually cares until it's a prominent woman.

It shouldn't be acceptable behavior for anyone, so I don't want to defend the behavior, but the sexism is galling!

I’m curious about what black and black organizations thought of her actions at the time. Like was Children's Defense Fund or the NAACP or anyone saying her actions on truancy were as detrimental as we now know they were? Because ideas around what is good policy changes. We make mistakes. Unintended consequences play…

Pretty sure it is. Because it's not uncommon but no one cared until it was a woman.

I find it kind of amusing that people are *now* just starting to care about how Senator’s treat their staff. Screaming at people is pretty common. Like, yes, she’s a bad boss, but so are many other Senators. It’s the only job I’ve ever been screamed at in. This has been well known for decades.

It’s more hog farms than cattle

I know right? I hadn’t run into one of the kids in my building for a while and he’s grown like 6 inches. I resisted saying something. But I feel so old.

Restaurant tax is 10% in DC. I'd have to math to tip less than 20%.

I remember when 15% was good, but I'd say it's been more than 30 years since 7% was "good." That was a long time ago.

This isn't evidence, but when my father was a grad student in Texas in the 70s he also had a beard.

Dr. Ruth came to my junior high to talk about a book she was writing on the Holocaust with some's grandpa in 1987 or 1988. All I remember is that she seemed very sweet and that she said talking about sex was less nerve wracking. Seems reasonable.